I stayed with Hank a couple more nights after the funeral, I needed to make sure he was okay. No one should be alone in grief, alone in pain. He left before I did every morning, never said a word at work but every time his eyes met mine he would smile.

"Whats the deal with him?" Antonio asked me after he had walked into the office. I shrugged my shoulders, "Gimme a break Lindsay something happened between you two... I've never seen him smile like that."

"I have but not since..." Alvin started As he turned to look at me questioningly.

"Since when?" Jay piped in, even he did not know I had been staying with him.

I glared at Al but he answered anyway, "since Camille was still alive."

"Enough. Just drop it, he has been through enough this week." I said changing the subject just in time for him to walk out of the office and got us all going on a new case.

In the car a couple hours later Jay wouldn't stop staring at me, "just ask." I told him while shaking my head.

"Are you two...hooking up?"

"God no! He is my Dad for crying out loud."

"He keeps smiling at you and you used to live with him..."

"Thought he could use family this week." I answered hoping it would be enough.

"Seriously Linds you expect that to fly? Cut the crap. Something changed...you were so pissed at him..."

"He is my Dad...when Camille died...it almost killed him...he shut off his humanity...when Antonio told him Nick was killed..."

"Dawson said he started cryin on the roof...said it weirded him out."

"Anyways, after we closed the case I went by to check on him...he has no one lookin out for him."

"Uh huh."

"I called him Dad for the first time...that is why he keeps smiling at me. You happy?"

"I know that isn't the whole story."

"You can get the rest from him. I dare you to try."

"Whatever happened to partners tell each other everything?"

"You tell me. What is going on with that hit ot on you?"

"I'm used to it."

"You are insane." I told him as we got out of the car and we're back in work mode.

That night I got a text from him while I was having dinner with Hank. I had gone to find him after the wedding...only he would understand how I was feeling without having to tell my whole life story.

He let me ramble about the puke...me covering for her...when I told him he was my family though...he knew it was different than it was the other night... This time I needed him. "You are the best thing that ever happened to me." He said...with those words it was like a dam broke.

All the tears I had been holding in my entire life...he got up and came over and shut his door and pulled the curtains then came towards me. He picked me up and then sat down and he held me like a small child. "Erin I should have done this years ago...and I really suck at the whole comfort thing but you are my daughter and the day you came into my life my whole world changed. You made me a better person, you have been here for me, for Justin through everything...your Mother is stupid...she doesnot know what she is throwing away. You are so strong Erin, so strong." He told me.

He held me until I was able to pull myself together and then he took me to Our favorite restaurants. It was nice to just go out and relax with family.

"Dad have you heard anything about Halstead?"

"More of the same. Something happen?"

"Eh he just wants me to go meet him at a bar halfway across town."

"He trying to get in your pants again?"

"He know's I am seeing Kelly." I reminded him, I don't know if seeing was the right world though, I had barely talked to him since Shay had died...

"Go see what he wants, he shouldn't be alone anyway."

"I will let you know when I get home." I said as I kissed his cheek.

"Alone Erin. When you get home alone."

"Got it Dad." I said smiling and walking out to my car.