Author's Note: Hello, everyone! Welcome to my Chicago P.D. fanfic. My OC's name is Evelyn Li. She is an Asian-American. Her parents divorced when she was in middle school and she lived with just her mom until she moved out to enter college. She is currently a detective in the Intelligence Unit. Her mom is Korean and her dad is Chinese. If you're wondering why I'm explaining this to you, it's because her family background may actually contribute to the story later. Coming from Asian parents myself, I've experienced cultural differences regarding opinions on educational expectations, dating, marriage, sex, homosexuality, etc. so it's something that I wanted to put in and explore. That way, my character won't be just some random name, but a realistic character who could be an actual person.

Btw, I know Voight has a rule against dating within his unit. Let's pretend just for this story to make sense that the rule does NOT apply to the members who have been a part of the Intelligence Unit for at least a whole year.

Just so you know, this first "chapter" is actually just the prologue, which is why it's so short. The next chapter will be a lot longer and will be the official beginning. Enjoy!

-PinkStar46 (Jessica)

Prologue

"Hey Kim." Evelyn smiled at her friend as she slipped into the chair across from her. "I hope I didn't make you wait too long this time."

Kim Burgess and Evelyn Li were close friends. Their friendship began the first day they met each other at the Chicago Police Department. The two had bright and easygoing personalities and it had allowed them to get to know each other very fast. Evelyn was twenty-five, a few years younger than Kim and she was the youngest member of C.P.D's Intelligence Unit.

As Kim observed Evelyn as she settled down in her seat, she could tell that the girl was still trying to catch her breath. Her friend probably ran her way down the street after finding a parking space that was way too far away from the restaurant that they were meeting at. It was typical of her to be clumsy and late, but she didn't mind that about her friend. It was normal and it was what made her her. Kim checked what time it was on her phone. "Only about ten minutes late. Not bad!" she said with a chuckle.

Evelyn looked guilty. "God, Kim. I am seriously so bad at making it to places on time."

"I know." Kim rolled her eyes. "How do you even show up to work on time?"

"Well, that's because Jay and I ride togeth-" Evelyn abruptly cut off her sentence. "Never mind. Of course we don't anymore."

"Have you found a place yet?" Kim questioned with concern.

"Nope. I'm still working on it."

A waitress approached their table and their conversation stopped momentarily. "Hello. Can I get you anything to drink?" she asked Evelyn since Kim had already gotten hers a few minutes ago.

"Just water please."

"Okay," the teenage girl nodded with a bright smile. "Should I give you two a little more time to see our menu?"

"Yes, please," Kim replied.

"All right. I'll be back soon."

The employee walked away and Kim went back to the previous conversation. "Are you sure you don't want to stay at my place? I mean, how can you live with your ex-boyfriend?" She shook her head with disapproval.

"You make it sound like it's totally strange. We broke up only like a week ago," Evelyn defended herself.

"Oh, come on. It is strange. How do you break up with someone and sleep in the same apartment as them like everything's normal?" Kim asked since she couldn't understand the whole idea. "Plus, even after you move out, you'll still be around him all the time since you obviously work with him."

Evelyn sighed. "Well, to be honest, I guess it is a bit awkward. It's no lie that Jay and I want to end with an amicable break-up. It's just…not as easy as it sounds."

"Maybe it's because you two still have feelings for each other," Kim guessed. "You two were so happy together even up until the beginning of this month. Couldn't it be possible that you're already regretting breaking up with him?"

"I don't really know…Maybe," Evelyn ended up reluctantly agreeing. "He's a really great guy. Kind, protective but sweet, passionate, humorous, and also serious when necessary. He's pretty much perfect…"

"So what was the exact problem?" Kim asked trying to help her friend understand what was going on in her head.

"We were together for just a little over seven months. It just…It felt like we were moving too fast and I didn't even notice until recently. He asked me to move in only after five months of dating and I actually did it. Is that even normal?"

"There isn't a 'normal' for when a couple should start living together or not," Kim replied. "It all has to do with chemistry. Besides, you two knew each other before you dated. That made the whole getting to know each other process faster and easier, didn't it?"

"Yeah, you're right."

"So then do you think the age difference had anything to do with what you were feeling?" Kim indirectly reminded her of how Jay was six years older than her. But six years was nothing, to Evelyn at least.

"No." Evelyn shook her head. "I never cared about that…It just felt like he wanted to settle down, but I'm still kind of experimenting with my life and I guess I was just…scared?"

Kim nodded in understanding. "Did you tell him about any of this?"

"No." Evelyn shook her head. "I don't know why, but I can't get myself to tell him what I'm really feeling…I guess it's because I'm scared to admit that I've been doubting our relationship for a while. I was happy with him and I wanted things to stay the same, but it didn't feel right…I just think the right thing for us to do at the moment is to separate. Besides, when I told him about this, he was okay with it. He decided to let me go. He wasn't mad or anything like that, which was good."

"So have you thought of moving in with your mom as a temporary thing?" Kim suggested.

"No way. You know how Asian moms are. I can't move back in," Evelyn said with a shudder. "She'll be all over me. Besides, she would know that something was wrong if I did that. She still thinks that I'm living with my old college friend, Hailey. She would kill me if she found out that I moved in with Jay, a boyfriend that she didn't even know I had."

"No. She would kill you if she found out that you gave up your virginity to him," Kim said with a smirk. "Before marriage."

Evelyn nodded as her cheeks slightly reddened with embarrassment. "Exactly, which is why I don't want to live with her ever again. She's overprotective and strict about everything. I was done dealing with her after graduating from high school. I definitely don't want to live through it again. She and I aren't on good terms anyway. Not since I quit college to be a cop."

"But you worked hard for it and now you're a detective! She should be proud of you."

"I wish that was true."

"You know what? Just come move in with me! You don't have to look around for another place. We can just be roommates. I assure you that you won't have to feel bad about it."

Evelyn didn't want to barge into her friend's life and bother her, but the look on Kim's face showed her that she really did want her to come live with her.

Evelyn finally agreed after a moment of hesitation. "Thanks, Kim. You're always looking out for me."

"That's what friends do," was her simple response.