Disclaimer: I don't own Chicago PD. If I did there would be so much more Linstead.

A/N: I really love the idea of Jay and Erin having a moment together during this intense episode 'A Shot Heard Around the World'.

Stolen Moment

My heart breaks as my eyes follow Jay pace around intelligence and hears his voice falter after speaking with his brother.

Two cops have now been targeted in our city. Murdered.

My heart constricts when my mind conjures images of Jay laying on the ground with blood coming out of his head. I squeeze my eyes shut and push it away.

I can't handle losing Jay. He's the one person in my life I cannot live without. He's the light shining through my darkness; he gives me the strength to overcome bad news and he pulls me through the mess in my life. He gives me reason to live and breath.

I will crave Jay and his love until my last day.

My focus is snapped back to present when I catch Jay sneak off to the locker room, I look around to see the others busy with tasks before getting up and following the man I love.

"Jay," my raspy voice is quiet as I walk through the door. I see him straddling one of the benches with his head in his hands.

I know he heard me as he lets out a grunt but doesn't move his position, I approach him quietly before sitting across from him. My position mirroring his.

"Jay please talk to me." I plead my voice catching, I hate seeing how broken he is.

"I should have seen it was a trap… watching it happen…" Jay fights back tears as he tries to remain strong. I reach out and grab his hands in mine pulling them completely away from his face.

"It felt like I was back in Afghanistan. I should have seen it, Erin. I should have." He looks away and I feel his hands try to break free, my immediate response is to hold tighter.

But after only a moment I let his hands go and reach up for his face while I slide closer so our knees are touching.

I pull his face towards mine so our foreheads are touching, not caring about being professional at work or showing no public displays of affection.

"Erin, we're at work." Jay reminds me gently, knowing exactly how I feel about it all. Knowing that if we want to remain partners and in the same unit Hank can never see our relationship affecting our job.

"I don't care right now. The whole unit, hell the whole precinct could be watching and I would stay right here… with you. Jay you're hurting and there isn't anywhere else I want to be. I belong right here."

I reach my lips up to press against his; it's a gentle and chaste kissing reaffirming my point.

"This wasn't your fault babe, none of us saw this coming." I whisper, searching his eyes.

"I should have clicked on about the radios sooner, the staging of the car… God damn it, I'm trained for this." His voice is full of anger, his blue eyes ablaze.

"Jay, we couldn't have known what his plans were… we didn't know his sophistication and training… there was nothing you could have done."

I feel tears run down his face and I brush them away with ease, I wish he would open up more about his time with the Rangers. I know it still haunts him, he carries that weight and guilt around and it crack's his façade bit by bit.

He starts to nod against my hands and his eyes are piercing mine.

"I love you Erin. More than you will ever know." He presses his lips against mine urgently.

"I think I have some idea… it's about as much as I love you." I whisper against his lips feeling him smile.

"Step by step until we find him okay?" He nods when I repeat the words he whispered to me months prior during a difficult case.

"Keep your head up today, I can't lose you. That may sound selfish but I just can't Erin." His hands caress my thighs and I feel myself smile back.

"I know. I felt you pull me behind the dumpster."

"I won't apologise for that." He cuts me off, his smile gone and eyes serious.

"I have your back out there, always and shots were coming down and my instincts will always be to protect you. Always."

"I wasn't going to ask for an apology, I know you know I'm good police and can handle myself but we all need back up."

We share another intense kiss before breaking out of our bubble and standing up.

"Jay." I hear myself call as he's almost out the door; he turns and walks back to me.

"Keep your head up, I can't lose you either. I won't recover from that." I feel a tear slip down my cheek and he swipes it away.

"We're going to be fine Erin."

"You don't know that. He's targeting cops Jay, with a sniper rifle taking shots at us from a distance. He has no target list, just any cop he can get."

"Yes I do, because our story hasn't ended yet. We'll be home together tonight, I promise." I look into his eyes and release a breath before nodding slowly.

I start to make my way to the door before turning abruptly and pressing my lips to his in haste trying to convey every feeling to him without words.

"What was that for?" He answers out of breath.

"You may be right, but there is still a madman shooting cops, so if this is the last chance I have to kiss you - I'm going to take it and I'm going to make it worth remembering."

He kisses me again with as much passion as he can muster, his hands drop from my cheeks to my hips and mine move to wrap around his neck pulling him close.

Our bodies are flush against each other when he backs me into the lockers, I can feel him against me and can't help but groan.

He uses this opportunity to slip his tongue into my mouth as they battle for dominance.

We pull away out of breath as he trails some kisses down my neck before resting his head there.

"We need to get back." I whisper while stroking his hair, not wanting this moment to end. I'm savoring the feel of Jay's warm body, his beating heart and his breathing against my skin knowing I need him to be okay.

"Yeah. Thanks for this Erin." His head comes up and eyes meet mine.

"Anytime, baby."

A/N: Sorry for any mistakes, please leave me a review if you enjoyed this. Also, let me know if you would like another chapter - perhaps after the case? Maybe Erin will actually tell Jay about her Dad straight away?

Ideas welcome.

Thank you.