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„Good morning, everyone!" said Ruzek as he entered the bullpen. "How was your weekend?" he asked with a very bright smile on his face and sat down on his chair, legs immediately appeared on his desk.
"Uh huh, we can only guess how perfect was your weekend." Antonio fired back, stressing the word 'your'.
"Oh yeah, mine was perfect, thanks for asking." Antonio passed Ruzek teasing his younger colleague by bucking his legs off the table. Everybody laughed.
Jay and Voight walked out of the interrogation room, rather angry than satisfied.
"And?" Olinsky asked the men.
"Nothing. He's just playing us off." Voight replied.
"We need to bust his brother. We have no other option right now." Said Halstead.
"But careful here." Olinsky slapped them down. "Arresting younger Harris may piss his not-really-mental-healthy friends off."
"I know, Alvin, but do we have another choice?" The room went silent for a while.
"Nope."
"It won't be the first or the last time we deal with riots like them. No time to waste, take Burgess and Roman from downstairs and let's go." Voight announced and everybody spread out.
Halstead and Lindsay walked downstairs and Jay started a conversation.
"So…"
"So?"
"Will asked me if I can remind you about the hanging out you promised when he visited…"
"I know, he called me."
"He did what?!"
"We talked. Be ready for today's evening, looks like we're going out." Lindsay's face showed her amusement, unlike Jays.
"Well, well, well, threesome." They both jumped, scared by the voice that spoke just behind them "You, Halstead, I can understand, but Lindsay…" Platt definitely was having a good fun.
"But… we… it's not…" Jay tried to explain the real matter of their talk, but he couldn't help feeling speechless and surprised. Erin just laughed and went out, leaving her partner alone with Platt.
"You don't have to explain anything, Mr. Detective." Platt cut him off. He looked relieved, although still confused, but Platt hasn't finished yet.
"Burgess and Roman are already waiting outside." She added.
"But… how?!"
"Just go!"
He didn't have to be told twice, he almost ran out of the building, just to get out of Platt's face.
"Couldn't you just pick Molly's?" Jay asked as he and Will entered a pub, in the evening that day.
"Nope." Was all Will answered.
"Why's that? We all always go to Molly's."
Will snapped his fingers "And that's exactly why I don't want us to go there tonight."
I'm afraid I don't follow."
"It's simple." Jay raised his eyebrows.
"Too many people we know that may interrupt. I just want the three of us to have a good time, talk. That's all."
"Why you only want you, me and Erin? What are your intentions?" asked Jay, clearly anxious.
"Well, it's not that much my idea. More like Erin's."
"She told you that?"
"When we met at the district for the first time, remember?"
The older Halstead reflected for a while. "She never said that she means just the three of us."
"Ah man, you always have to cling to the details!" It seemed like Will just wanted to get away with explaining himself.
"Maybe because I'm a detective?" Jay responded with a dose of irony.
"Fair enough, let's sit down, cause she should be here any minute." And both brothers went to the nearest free table. Will was right, just a couple of minutes later Erin appeared by their table.
"Nice place, who picked it?" She asked as she sat down across the brothers.
"You don't like it here?" Jay was the first to respond.
"No, actually I do really like it. Matches my style."
Will grinned and said "It used to be a game pub. Me and Jay liked to come here while we were a little bit younger."
"So it's you who chose it." Will just nodded and smiled.
"Alright, I'm gonna get us something to drink." Said Jay and walked towards the bar to come back two minutes later.
"You brought yourself an orange juice?" asked Will.
"Yup. I figured we need at least one person who is sober enough to drive my car." He replied giving the two a beer each.
"Oh, right…" Will murmured.
"You can always call a cab and come back for the car tomorrow." Erin offered.
"No, it's fine, really." And with that sentence Jay cut the topic.
"So… " Erin started "I've heard you plan to stay in Chicago for a while."
"Well, maybe I am."
"You applied for a job at Chicago Med."
Will looked a little surprised by the fact she knew that much. He only told Jay about this, but would never suspect the two are talking about him at work.
"Yeah, I did. Actually I'm 99% sure I'll get the job, but I'm still figuring out if that's the change I want in my life."
"You're thinking about coming back to New York?"
"No, I don't think so. It's more about… Chicago Med is something bigger than the practice I worked before in NY. I'm not sure if I'm ready for the change, you know."
"So why did you leave New York? If I can ask, of course?"
After hearing that question, Jay looked at Will and started to listen more intense than seconds before. And Will knew Jay is waiting for that answer.
"New York just wasn't really me."
'Smooth move.' Jay thought.
"Besides…" Will eyed Jay "My whole family's here. I had my time, I had a blast, but it's time to come back." Both brothers smiled. Will was right. They've been always close, loved to have some family time.
"It will be really good to have you at Chicago Med." Said Erin "Cause when last time I had to drive Jay to ER…" she couldn't finish the sentence, because both brothers interrupted her at once.
"Don't you dare, Erin! I told you not to tell this to anyone!" Jay begged.
Will, on the other hand, got worried and slightly nervous, cause his brother never mentioned him that something has happened to him lately. So he wanted Erin to explain.
"That moron just cut his fingers while slicing a cake that Ruzek's mom got for us."
Will, visibly relieved, pillowed his head on his hand he braced with against the table.
"It wasn't anything spectacular." Lindsay tried to pretend she's bored with the story she's saying.
"I'm sorry, I'll try harder next time." Said Jay voicing a fake guilt.
They spent the rest of the evening talking and laughing. Then brothers drove Erin home and were just about to walk into Jay's apartment when Jay noticed that the door was slightly ajared. With his hand he stopped Will who was right behind him and slowly began to open the door. Jay sneaked inside, feeling uncomfortable not having his gun. He slowly searched the rooms, but no one was inside. He let Will in and just then they both looked around the living room where was complete mess. He just couldn't believe his apartment was broken into again in that short time.
Looking at his younger brother, all he could tell was that he was puzzled and confused.
"Are you in danger again?" asked Will referring to the case when a bounty was put on Jay's head.
"No, don't worry. But it happens sometimes." He wished he could believe in what he just said. He took his cell phone out of his pocket and picked a number of a person who first came to his mind.
"Antonio? It's Jay. I think I may have a problem."
A/N: So how do they say, a lightning never strikes twice in the same place? Well, maybe somebody didn't know this saying. Anyways, looks like the broters are going to need some help from their CPD family in the next chapter.
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