Note: I don't own any character of the series.
As always I would be grateful for every statement concerning the story.
Here we go...
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"What does it mean…The baby has to stay at our station because of that blizzard. We are an intelligence unit. Not a shelter home. It's… hello?", Hank Voight yelled into the speaker before a steady sound started.
Groaning he dropped his phone, looking at Lindsay who rocked the small human in her arms, while she started to sing the melody of some fisher price song.
"Sounds like we got a visitor till Monday", he walked towards Erin, stroking the babys cheek, who suddenly started to cry in her arms.
"Oh come on, you little rug rat. Uncle Hank is a nice guy", he comforted the infant who even disturbed an incoming Halstead with his crying.
"Kid is still here?"
"Looks like a new team member", Voight joked laughing and viewed Lindsay with a devilish glance, who already took his words for granted.
"…and he can't waite to meet his uncle Jay", Lindsay laughed, handled the baby to Halstead, who remained in a state of shock.
"Waite, Lindsay. You can't do that to me."
"He probably needs a diaper change. But I have to work on the latest case and maybe have a sandwich. I feel like I haven't eaten in years", Erin excused, when walking to the kitchen in the office.
Overwhelming Halstead looked at the crying baby, which was joined by Ruzek, who didn't already know about it.
"What's this?", Adam asked in confusion resulting Halstead rolling his eyes.
"A baby. A small human being with 10 Fingers and 10 toes."
"I'm not stupid. Just wanted to know where this kid came from?"
"He was left on the doorsteps at the station. Paramedics said he's physically fine."
"Halstead are you kidding me? That's not funny."
"No! Someone really dropped him there. His mum even left a note. Saying that he has to find a new home, cause she can't take care for him. The problem is: The whole city is trapped in snow, even child service can't take him out of here."
"It's a boy?"
When he started to cry, Halstead rocked him again.
"Yeah, no doubt about it."
"Well, my sister has a kid, nearly the same age."
"Cool."
Halstead looked behind him, just to make sure Erin was out of the way.
"Would you mind showing me how to change a diaper."
"Is it because of Lindsay?"
"I don't want her to think that I'm a loser."
Ruzek smirked deeply, before he waved towards the rest room.
"Come on. Let's go."
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10 minutes later…
"Halstead, what are you doing?"
Jay looked at Adam, a mix of overwhelming and confusion in his face, like he just spends his first day on earth.
"As you said, I'm just closing the stripes."
Unenthusiastic Ruzek watched Halstead changing the diaper. Or better: To made another try.
"You did it back to front."
"No, it's right."
"It's definitely not", Ruzek overtook the task, while the kid started waving with his arms and legs.
"Look at the picture of the packaging. The bigger part has to be in the backround."
The situation was interrupted by an incoming Hank Voight, who obviously just wanted to use the bathroom, but glanced at the cops in a shocked way, when he realized what happened with the baby.
"Oh my god, I hope you two would never have children on your own."
"Ahhh…Why sarge?"
"You don't really wanna know?"
Ruzek shrugged his shoulders, when Voight rolled his eyes and undressed the kid again.
"It's too taight in the waist, unless you want him to get a sore butt, because there is no air coming in. Just to remind you: This is a baby not a bundle of potatoes", he shoved Halstead and Ruzek away, reaching for the babylotion and groaning put some of the dressing on the skin.
"See, that's how it looks like. Am I right rug rat?"
While smiling confident, the baby had it's own way to show his ongoing mood, when a wet splash hit Voight's face, followed by a loud giggle from Halstead and Ruzek. Hank closed his eyes, before he started to wash the pee from his face.
"I'm sorry, Sarge. Don't take it too serious."
Jay did a hard fight to hide the laughter from his face, straightly looking at the ground when an concerned Lindsay took a peek behind the door and started to laugh hard when she realize what was going on minutes before.
"Well, you're sure you get along with the kid? It's just a question", Lindsay ironically asked, resulting a pissed look from Voights side.
"You're creepy little monster" , Hank laughed, when he completed the diaper change and put the baby on his arms.
The boy started to giggle in amusement. Voight looked at the round, weakly smiling in amusement, before he became serious again, washing his hands and talking to his colleagues.
"We've got to talk in the meeting room. I need new information about the Carter case. Afterwards we have to consult about the mother. The baby is around 4 month old. Safe haven law isn't working at this age."
"Waite, you mean we've got to arrest her for dropping this kid", Lindsay worried, eventually not comfortable with the thought to judge an desperate mother.
"I know it sounds cruel. But I can't avoid this. Safe haven baby law lasts until 30 days after birth. This kid is more than 3 month old."
A whisper went through the crowd of cops, leaving Voight with a sad impression on his own. But life had to go on.
"Lindsay, you gonna take care of the baby. Halstead, you join to help and replace her, if she needs a break. The kid has top priority right now."