A/N Okay folks giving that it is the festive period over I have decided to write a chirstmas Linstead Story. Just a little DISCLAIMER I do not own the show or the characters I do however own my ideas and my own characters. In this chapter Jay's texts are in italic and Erin's will be bold.

CHAPTER ONE –Distracted

Erin sat at her desk staring at the paper work they had all been told to have completed by the end of their shifts, however she had barely made a start to hers because her mind was so preoccupied that she couldn't concentrate. The young detective was that lost in her thoughts that she didn't realise she was tapping her pen avidly off of her desk annoying everyone else and making them all stair at her, and when Antonio called her name she didn't hear him so he turned to Jay.

Jay stood walking over his girlfriend of six months, not that they had told anyone and tapped her on the shoulder. When she looked up he smiled nodding his head telling her it was their turn on the coffee and lunch run. Smiling she nodded grabbing her purse then they put on their jackets and headed out side to pick up the lunch. Jay could tell there was something on her mind but he knew if he asked her and she didn't tell him then he would have to wait because if he pushed her into telling him that would just result in pushing her away. Watching her as she climbed into her usual driver side of the car he smiled and he too climbed into the car.

"Erin are you okay?" Asked Jay
"Hmmm…..ohh um right yeah I'm fine babe."
"You positive?"
"Yep I'm sure just a bit tired don't really feel like this Christmas girl's night in with Nadia, Laura and Kim tonight."
"You don't need to go baby"
"Yeah I know but I'm sure it will be fun once I get there."

Jay knew there was more than that to it but she had opened up a little so for just now that was enough. Felling satisfied for just now they got everyone's usual order from their local dele and headed back to the station. As soon as they were back in the intelligence unit Ruzek was moaning at them straight away that they took longer than they usually did but they just ignored him and told him that it was busier than normal.

Finally Erin got her mind to focus and by the end of her shift she had more of her paper work completed than the men had. Grinning she sat with her feet up on the desk playing a game on her Iphone as she teased them for taking longer than she has. By the time five thirty came around they were all putting on their jackets getting ready for their boys and girls nights although the boys had been sent to Jays for the night but first they were all going home to freshen up a little bit.

Dressed in a pair of tight fitting jeans a white vest top and a grey figure hugging jumper and her hair tied back into a pony tail Erin touched up her make-up and walked into the kitchen grabbing her bottle of wine that Jay had dropped off because she forgot it. Smiling when she seen a green sticky note that said have fun with the girls baby she smiled and took it off laying it on the counter and headed of the Laura and Antonio's house finally in the mood for their Christmas girls night it.

Knocking on the door she walked in calling out that it was her and found the rest of the girls in the living room. Smiling she greeted Laura with a hug and handed the bottle of wine over as she said hi to Nadia and Kim. Laura smiled and took the wine putting it on the coffee table with the rest of the alcohol.

"Can what would you like to drink red or white wine or a beer?" Asked Laura
"Um Just a soda if you have it please?"
"You're not drinking, cola or sprite?"
"No I'm uh driving tomorrow morning, cola is good thank you"

Once everyone had their drinks they set out some food on the coffee tables and settled down on the couch and of course the first topic of conversation was Kim and Adams relationship or whatever it was exactly they were doing. At first Kim tried to deny that there was anything going on between them but that got ignored I mean it's not like they were subtle or anything like Erin and Jay were because they never showed any sort of affection at work and Kim and Adam could not say that about them self's.

Like Jay though Laura could tell that there was something on Erin's mind because although she was interacting with everyone she seemed to in her own little world at the same time and looking just a little lost.

Nadia looked about the house mesmerised by the Christmas decorations because it had been a while since she had seen a house decorated like that probably when she was about fourteen. But the house truly was beautifully decorated.

Feeling her phone buzz in her back pocket Erin reached into it and pulled out the glowing device and looked at the screen smiling. Looking up as she teased Laura about the fact that Antonio has said he was going to get her a totally ridicules Christmas present.

Are you having fun with the girl's baby xoxo J

Erin smiled as she tried her hardest to convince Laura that she really did not need to set her up with any of her single friends because she was happy the way things are.

I am actually it's been better than I thought, will you be at mine tonight when I get home?xoxo

Erin looked up as they started talking about how Laura and Antonio had been trying for a baby and the smile immediately fell from her face.

There is no place I would rather be xoxo-J

As they talked about how things were going between the couple Erin couldn't help but get nervous about the topic because truth was she needed to talk about. Looking away from the three woman she nervously moved about her cell phone between her two hands as she tried her hardest to avoid looking at their faces as she willed for the tears building in her eyes not to fall down her cheeks. Closing her eyes tights she composed herself and looked up at her three friends to see them staring at her.

"Erin you okay, ever since we started talking about babies you looked pure white and like you are away to cry, what's going on?" Asked Laura
"Yeah of course I'm fine" smiled Erin weakly.
"That might work for Jay but not for us. Now spill missy." Said Nadia.
"I'm late like over a month late."
"Are you normally irregular, have you taken a test?" Questioned Kim
"No same time every month I just thought it was stress of everything but that calmed down a good few weeks ago."
"Okay here is what we are going to do. I have a pile of tests in my en-suit so we are going to go through there and you are going to pee on a few then we will take it from there." Spoke Laura.

Erin nodded putting her cell phone into her back pocket grabbing a bottle of water of the coffee table and the four of them went through to Laura and Antonio's bedroom. Kim and Nadia sat on the bed while Laura took the nervous detective into the en-suit. Handing her three pregnancy test out the cupboard she smiled softly at her and joined the two girl out on the bed closing the door behind her to give her some privacy to pee on the white sticks.

Erin took the three boxes and smiled a little as she whispered her thanks watching the door close leaving her alone with the three daunting little white tests. Deciding it was best to just get it over and done with she downed the bottle of water before taking the test.

After putting the caps back on the sticks she set the timer on her phone and washed her hands before grabbing the sticks. With them in her hand she opened the door to the bathroom walking out to the bedroom and climbed on to the bed joining everyone else. Once comfy in the middle of the bed she reached over setting them on a night stand and set her phone in front of her on the bed so that everyone could see the time count down.

To them in felt like it was taking forever but it had actually only been four minutes leaving only another minuet of waiting. Erin was nervously chewing at the side of her thumb nail as she watched the timer of her phone decrease by the second. As the time got closer and closer to being up Erin was starting to wish that she had never of taken them because now she was going to have to face the outcome whatever the outcome is.

Finally the timer beeped loudly at everyone making them all jump at the sudden intrusion of sound to room that had been deadly quiet for the last five minutes. Once again reaching over Erin grabbed the three tests and turned them over as three your pregnant positives stared back at her from the clear blue tests. Standing up she grabbed the test and dropped them into her purse before turning to look at her three friend sitting waiting expectantly on the bed for the answer. Before she told them she walked back over to the bed and lay back with her on both pillows and sighed as they all lay down huddled up beside each other.

"Well what did they say are we going to be aunties?" Asked Kim
"It looks like I'm having a baby" Said her horse raspy voice cracking.
"Who's the dad?" Asked Nadia
"It's Jay isn't it?" spoke Laura
"Yeah but please don't tell him I need to get my head around this and got to the doctor."
"We won't tell anyone but you need to tell Vought straight away."

Erin nodded as she reached up and brushed away a stray tear that had rolled down her cheek. Smiling softly at her Nadia and Laura took her hands in theirs as Laura assured her that she was not alone because she had them and there was no way that Jay would walk from her.

"Hey Erin?" Asked Kim after a while of silence.
"Yeah Kim?"
"How long have you and Jay been together?"
"Just over six months we didn't want to tell anyone because then Hank would spilt us up in probably more ways than one. You know what he's like"
"Do you love him?" Asked Laura
"For the first time in my life I can say without wanting to run that I'm head over heels in love with that man"
"It's about damn time" Said Nadia

The three of them laughed at Nadia's comment and for the rest of the night they lay there until one am talking and laughing with each other. When they realised just how late it was Erin got her cell phone out to text Jay telling him that she was on her way home she was just going to drop off Nadia and Kim at their houses because they got cabs there and they had been drinking.