Jay Halstead walked up the steps to his partners apartment. She hasn't been to work in three days and Halstead told everyone that he would check on her. Voight insisted that he knew that Erin was fine and that he had been talking to her, but with all the weirdness going on, he wanted to check himself. When he got to her apartment he found that her front door was open. Jay immediately grabbed his fun and went into the apartment. He walked in and was checking rooms one by one. He walked into the spare bedroom where Nadia was getting dressed. Nadia screamed and Jay out his gun down.
"Jesus Christ! You scared the shit out of me!" Nadia told him as she turned off her blow dryer. Jay looked around and then looked back at her.
"Sorry. I was just checking on Erin. She hasn't been at work." Jay told her. Nadia looked over at him. "Yeah, she's been staying with her fireman. She's been really shaken up and I guess she feels more comfortable over there." Nadia told the cop. Nadia really liked living at Erin's. She was really glad that Erin was there for her and she was also glad that she was finally able to get clean, thanks to Erin. However with Erin not being around the past few days, Nadia was really worried about her.
"Oh. Okay well I'm gonna go check up with him and see how she's doing." Jay told her. This made him really uncomfortable. He would never admit this, but deep down he does have romantic feelings for his partner and the thought of her with Severide really made his blood boil. Jay really longed for a chance with Erin but at the rate things were going, it was a slim chance.
Jay walked out and went back to his car. He drove over to the firehouse. He really didn't want a confrontation but he needed to make sure that Erin was okay. The cop sighed as he walked into the firehouse. He walked over and found Kelly. Severide was sitting at a table with Mills and Casey when Jay walked over to him.
"Hey, can I talk to you for a second?" Jay asked the lieutenant. Severide really didn't like this guy. He didn't like him when he was with Gabby working undercover and he really didn't like that this guy was with Erin everyday. Severide would be the first to admit that he was a little jealous when it came to Halstead. Just thinking that this guy gets to be with Erin all day really annoys him. Kelly got up from the table and walked over to his office, signaling for Jay to follow him. Kelly closed the door behind him.
"So I stopped by Erin's place and Nadia told me that she was staying with you. I just wanted to make sure that she was okay. She hasn't been to work in 3 days." Halstead told him. Halstead looked around the office and noticed the bed. He wondered if Erin and the lieutenant had ever had sex on that bed. He was shook out of his thoughts when the other man started talking.
"Yeah, she called me the other night and she was freaking out. She had been having nightmares about that Charlie guy and about your friend getting murdered. She's spooked and she's feeling incredibly guilty. She's been staying with me." Kelly told him. A part of him wondered why he was even bothering. He didn't owe this man an explanation. Erin was an adult and if she wanted to stay with her boyfriend, then she had every right. Well, actually, Kelly wasn't exactly sure if they were officially together or not but in his head, she was his girlfriend. He sure as hell cared about her.
"Can I come see her?" Jay asked the other man. He didn't really need his permission. As a cop, he had access to DMV records and he could easily just to get the address to Severides apartment. Severide looked at the clock that hangs on the wall. "I have an hour left on shift, then you can just go with me." Severide told him. "Okay." Jay just faked smiled and left the office.
Meanwhile at the apartment, Erin was a mess. She was emotional and confused. She had been questioning everything. She felt helpless. Was all of this really worth it? She sat down on Severides bed and took a deep breath. He was so good to her and she really didn't deserve any of it. Earlier, she had gone home to get some more of her things. Erin walked over to her back and pulled out a handful of needles that she had confiscated from Nadia when she let Nadia stay with her the first time. Erin took the cap off of the needle and gently injected it into her vain. Something that she hadn't done in 12 years and she had to admit that it felt damn good. She closed her eyes and let the drug make it's why through her body. She smiled and did it again. It was almost as if it made everything go away. She didn't need anyone else. She was back with the one thing that was always there for her.
Severide and Halstead walked into his apartment. "Erin." Kelly said as he closed the door. She didn't answer, so both guys headed upstairs. Kelly opened the door and Halstead was right behind him. Neither could believe what they were seeing. Erin sitting on the floor leaning against the bed with the needles in her lap and spots of blood on her arms. She looked up at both of them and smirked in satisfaction.
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