I Have Something To Tell You…..
Chapter 1
Taylor unlocked the apartment door in a hurry when she heard yelling. No doubt Joe was upset about something, but with whom he was upset, she didn't know. She opened the door and stepped inside, calling out "I'm home," to give him a heads up. She kicked off her Dansko's and made her way to the kitchen.
As she stood in the doorway, her eyes took in things she would have never believed. Leon was sitting at the table, Joe was standing and alternating glares between Leon and the one hardass she despised more than the Devil himself. Sergeant Hank Voight. She looked at Joe, eyes questioning. He shrugged.
"Ma'am," Voight greeted, surprising her. His usual greeting for her was "Get the fuck out of my way, I got work to do."
"Sergeant Voight," she said evenly, staring him down, letting him know that this was her house, her territory, and he had better not think of pulling any shit. "Is there something I can help you with?"
Hank took her in. Taylor Williams was the last person he had expected to see entering this party. Chicago Med's UCAN Chief Nurse and ER nurse must have something going on with Joe Cruz. She was trying to be polite, but he got her message loud and clear that she wasn't going to take anything he was dishing out. They had had their tussles in the Chicago Med ER, mostly her trying to keep him out and keep him from doing his job. She never seemed to get it that he had a job to do as well. She always believed her job trumped his on any day of the week. He found it amusing that she was standing there voice, tone and stance telling him he had better not try anything. As tough and spunky as she was, Voight couldn't help but like her. She, however, had made it very clear to him that she despised him and his whole cowboy cop routine.
"I was just leaving. You have a good night now." He looked and Cruz and Leon, giving them both an 'Oh, shit, you are so in trouble now,' look.
When the apartment door closed, Taylor looked at Joe. "Ok, so do you want to tell me why Voight of all people was here?"
"Stopped by for coffee," Joe tried, knowing she wouldn't believe him.
"Nice try. Next?" She glanced at Leon. "I have a feeling this involves you, Leon. I thought you were straightening up and flying right."
"I was!" he exclaimed as he jumped up from the table. "It's all Joe's fault!"
Taylor looked at Leon. The kid had been trying so hard to set his life right since leaving the gang several months earlier. Obviously, Voight's visit had something to do with Leon's past associates. "You want to tell me what happened?" she asked gently. While Joe was the protective older brother, Taylor had tried to get Leon to open up in the past, but he never would.
Joe walked over to the table and pulled out a chair. "You'd better sit down, Tay. I have something to tell you and you're not going to like it."