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A/N: Thanks to everyone who left a review on the first chapter. I wasn't too sure of the turn out for an idea that is probably far off people's radar so I'm glad people are liking it. Here is number 2 and sorry for the Chicago street names that probably don't work in real life.
Jay had spent the night at Gabby's and found her spot empty the next morning. He propped himself on his elbows and listened to see if he could spot her in her apartment.
"Why didn't you wake me?" His voice was filled with sleep when she made it back to him, dressed in her CFD uniform.
"I figured I'd let you sleep. I woke up early and went for a run."
"And deny me that hot sweaty body of yours?" He grinned, extending his hand and pulling her to him when she was close enough.
"You don't want that kind of sweaty me." She leaned down and kissed him.
"What time do you have to be at the firehouse?" He questioned as he held her close.
"Soon, you going in today?"
"My boss gave me a few days to recover."
"Good. You can hang around here if you want then."
"I have to get back to my place and change, got paperwork to file about the case." He released her so he could get out of bed himself.
"Don't you think you should rest your shoulder today?" She frowned, sitting closer to the edge of the bed.
"Gabby." Jay knew that he couldn't take the worry away from her and he knew that it wasn't her first time dealing with police injuries but this time was different for her. She was dating a cop and she needed reassurance. "My shoulder if fine to do some paperwork. I'm not going into the field anytime soon plus it's not even my writing arm so I'll be fine, promise." He rubbed her thigh.
"Fine." She huffed, knowing he was right about it.
"You can go to shift with a clear head." He pulled his pants up and leaned down to kiss her. "See you at Molly's later?" He asked hopefully.
"I'll be on shift tonight, remember, 24 on 48 off."
"Oh yeah." He would need to get used to that kind of schedule. "Text me later, we can grab breakfast in the morning."
"Sure." She smiled at him while she watched him get dressed. She needed another cup of coffee and poured one for him too. "I realized that I don't even know what you put in your coffee." She said sheepishly.
"There's plenty of time to find that out." He pulled her to him in the kitchen.
"I guess there is." She chuckled. When she saw the time over his shoulder, she cursed under her breath. "I'm going to be late, Boden is going to kill me." She pulled herself away from his grip.
"We wouldn't want that." He chuckled, enjoying to see her squirm a bit. "Come on, let's get out of here." He grabbed her cup and placed both of them in t he sink before they were out the door. "Be careful out there."
"Always am." She got in her car quickly and Jay watched her drive away.
He drove back to his place and slipped into the shower. His shoulder was starting to hurt and he knew that he should have put the sling back on last night before he went in search of Gabby but in his rush to get to her, it had slipped his mind and he was going to pay for it now. The wound looked good enough but it was red as he stood bare chest in front of his mirror. He popped two of the pain pills he had been given and slipped on a fresh shirt before he put the sling back on. He drove himself to the district and found his desk in Vice, a pile of paperwork staring him in the face.
"Damn it, this'll take forever." He growled, knowing he had all day at least until he could manage to clear all of it up.
"Hey Halstead." He looked up about an hour later to find his partner Winston sitting on the corner of his desk.
"Yeah what's up?"
"Boss wants to see you in his office."
"What the hell did I do now?" He wasn't really in the mood right now to get stuck in a small office with his boss. Since Antonio had been promoted to Intelligence, he had been stuck doing shit work and he had been hoping that something would change and he would get out of there.
"No idea, boss wants to see you. It's all he said." And Winston just returned to his desk and kept his head down. They were still waiting for a case and the whole unit was antsy. Jay pushed his chair away from his desk and stood, making his way to his boss's office down the hall.
"You wanted to see, me, Sarge." He stuttered his words, unaware that his boss had visitors.
"Yeah, take a seat." He gestured to the chair in front of his desk.
"I'm good thanks Sarge." He locked eyes with Antonio first but his expression stayed neutral and next to him, Jay figured was his own boss Sargent Voight. He had heard a lot of stories about him but he also knew that Intelligence was the best unit in Chicago and he wanted in.
"Dawson here has been talking about you to Sargent Voight in Intelligence." His boss said.
"Sir." Jay acknowledge the other superior in the room.
"Dawson's told me great things about you Halstead and after the way you handles your last undercover case, I think you'd make a great addition to our team."
"Thank you sir."
"So finish whatever open case reports you got and you report to the 21st and Intelligence as soon as that shoulder heals." Voight cracked a smile, one Jay figured was a rare occurrence.
"I'll be there as soon as I get the green light from the doctor. Thank you Sargent Voight." He shook Voight's hand. "Dawson." They exchanged a formal handshake but he knew that they would talk later or in the very least bump into each other at Molly's later in the evening. The two left the office after exchanging a hand with the other Sargent, leaving Jay alone with him now.
"Get that paperwork on my desk as soon as your done. Now get out of my sight Halstead." Sargent Riviera was a tough son of bitch devoid of emotions and Jay didn't expect anything from him now either.
"On it Sarge." When Jay was about to leave, the older man stopped him.
"Congratulations on the promotion Detective." Jay looked back at him with a smile that he couldn't stop.
"Thank you sir." And he was out the door, ready to attack what was left on his desk. He sent a quick text to both Gabby and Antonio and he kept his head down until he was done.
Gabby and Shay had just returned from a call when Gabby's phone dinged. "Is that a message from that Jay guy?" Shay asked suggestively.
"It is a message from that Jay guy. You really need to meet him Shay, he's great." Gabby could finally move on from the longing she had for a certain Lieutenant in the house now that she was in a relationship.
"Next time at Molly's, you should bring him."
"Maybe I will." Shay knew all about it but she had left out the part about Jay being a cop.
"Well I gotta meet that guy that's giving you that sex glow you got going on." Gabby blushed and Shay only laughed. "Come on, let's restock the ambo." Shay pulled Gabby along as they disappeared behind the ambo doors for inventory first.
It was almost nine when Jay dropped the last of his paperwork on Riviera's desk and he was almost glad to not bump into him on the way out. He had been assigned to Vice not too long after graduating from the academy and he was here now because of Antonio Dawson's guidance and it was time he celebrated. He walked into a packed Molly's and quickly spotted Antonio sitting at the bar with what he assumed was the rest of the unit.
"Hey Dawson." He clapped a hand on his shoulder and Antonio turned on his stool to face him.
"The man of the hour." He pulled Jay in for a hug, minding his sling.
"Thanks for everything man, I owe you one."
"Don't sweat it, you're a great cop Jay and you've earned your spot in Intelligence."
"I don't disappoint you, that's a promise."
"So you and my sister?" Antonio held onto Jay's hand harder.
"Don't know how lucky I got there but she decided to give us a real shot."
"If anything happens to her."
"Don't sweat it, I know." He didn't need the warning because he had seen Antonio's protective side over his kids so Gabby being his baby sister was just about as worst.
"Good, now let's drink to your promotion." He called the waitress over and he ordered shots for everyone.
"Oh yeah." He couldn't the grin on his face.
"Here's to the best unit in the city and to another great addition." Antonio raised his glass as everyone did. "To Halstead."
"To Halstead." Everyone else cheered and Jay and the rest of the unit spent the evening getting to know each other and taking a few glasses.
Jay walked back to the bar and grabbed a new beer and when he turned around, that's when he spotted her. He made his way through the crowd, under Antonio's stare and made it to her.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you on shift?" He pulled Gabby to him and kissed her.
"Thought I'd stop by a few minutes to get in on the celebrations."
"So this is the famous Jay Halstud." Gabby blushed as she pulled away from Jay under Shay's stare, Jay laughing at the new nickname.
"Really Shay?" Gabby all but hid in Jay's neck at the comment.
"What? You've been all glowy and I kind of like it plus he's hot, you know, for a woman." Jay gave Gabby a raised eyebrow.
"She's gay."
"Oh." Jay smiled, he was never one to judge or label. "Nice to meet you."
"Leslie Shay." They shook hands and Gabby's radio cackled to life. Fire at first and lower Wabash.
"That's us. Have fun baby." She kissed him as he released her.
"You girls be careful." He called after them but they were already out the door. He rejoined the rest of the unit but his mind was on Gabby.
"Everything okay in there?" Antonio could practically see the clogs turning in Jay's head.
"Yeah, all good." He smiled at him and took a pull of his beer.
"Wanna try that one more time?" Jay should have known that his lie wouldn't work on Antonio.
"Your sister ever get in dangerous situations on a call?"
"Don't even go there Jay." Antonio warned. "If there's just one thing you need to learn about my sister is that she doesn't take shit from anyone, least of all a man so before you take those thoughts any further, don't."
"Copy that." And with that new information, Jay continued to celebrate with his new team, looking forward in the morning when he could celebrate with his girl.
A/N: So here it is. This is my imagination cooking up how Halstead was told he was being brought up to intelligence and I wanted to included Shay because I love her and miss her. I really hope you guys liked it and please take a few seconds to review before you go, I always love to read your thoughts - Sarra