AN- Well hello! I wasn't planning on make a part two to this, but I love this fic so much I had to add another part. Thanks for the reviews/follows/favorites. I love you all. Enjoy!
They should feel overwhelmed, but surprisingly they felt calm and at peace. Every last detail was finished with what would be perfection. They just couldn't believe that today would be the day. April 25.
They should be a ball of nerves, but today just felt like any other day. They were already basically married, this just made it official. They both knew for a long time that they would be forever, that they would be each other's epic love that would last a lifetime.
They should be worried that something could go wrong, but they really didn't care about the wedding details. Sure they had spent all of those months planning every little thing, but that was just because Voight had given them freedom to plan the perfect wedding and they wanted to make sure the wedding was perfect for their guests.
They should be stressed that something could go wrong and knowing their jobs they should be, but they weren't. Voight had promised them that nothing would interrupt their day: no Intelligence business, no scorned ex-lovers, and no person who opposes their relationship at all. It would be a serene and effortless day for them.
Their wedding day would be a celebration of their relationship, how it had been indestructible and full of love from the day it had started. Sure their relationship was kind of a whirlwind, but they wouldn't have it any other way. Their love was built on over a year of friendship, but to be honest they wish that had started their love story sooner. They wish they hadn't let Voight get in between them and they could have been together longer. Maybe their relationship would have been different, maybe it would have been better, but none of that mattered anymore.
Today was their day. The day they became Mr. and Mrs. Jay Halstead. Jay and Erin Halstead. April 25 would be their day for the rest of their lives.
Tradition. Jay's family was obsessed with tradition. All Erin and Jay wanted to do was spend their last night before be official in the city of Chicago together, but Jay's family wasn't having it, "It's against tradition. You aren't supposed to sleep in the same bed the night before your wedding". They tried to explain that they weren't traditional people and they could sleep in the same bed without having sex, but Jay's family won and they spent the night sleeping in separate beds. Or at least trying to sleep.
It was around midnight and Erin had been tossing and turning for over an hour until she had enough. She texted the one person who could make her feel better. Hey. Are you awake? She set her phone down and took a deep breath and thought there was no way he would answer her until the morning, but about ten seconds later her phone started to go off. Jay. She picked it up and started babbling, "Jay. I'm so sorry if I woke you up. It's just… nevermind. You know what you can go back to sleep. I think…"
"Erin." He cut her off, "I can't sleep. I'm guessing you can't either."
She sighed, "No. I'm not used to sleeping in our bed alone."
"At least you don't have to sleep in your childhood bedroom." He chuckled.
"Why did we ever agree to this? This is our wedding! Can't we make our own decisions!"
"We could at least give them this one thing. I mean we completely cut them out of the whole process. My mom was a little disappointed she couldn't go dress shopping with you."
"Jay. I didn't let anyone go with me. I only let Voight come. Lot of help he was."
"Well I can't wait to see you in your dress tomorrow. You're going look beautiful."
"You don't know that."
"You always look beautiful, babe."
"Are you sure you aren't just saying that to get me into bed tomorrow night."
"You won't be able to resist me in my tux, so it's already a done deal."
"Why am I marrying you again because all you do is annoy the hell out of me." They both laughed and fell into a comfortable silence for a few seconds before Erin broke it, "Thank you."
"For what?"
"For everything. But mostly for calling because I really needed to hear your voice."
"I'm here for you any time."
"I never want to spend another night away from you after tonight."
"That's the plan."
"Well. We should probably get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow."
"I wouldn't miss it for the world. I love you Er."
"I love you too. Goodnight." She hung up the phone and minutes later fell into a deep sleep dreaming of her knight in shining armour.
The morning of the wedding went by fast, and before they knew it, the wedding party was making their way to their respective places on the altar. On one side stood Jay and next to him Antonio and on the other side stood Nadia waiting for Erin to walk down the aisle.
Music started to play as the doors to the church opened and Erin made her way down the aisle with Voight on her arm. She immediately made eye contact with Jay; he looked like he was about to cry. Erin leaned over to Voight and whispered, "Thanks for this. All of this. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for you. Hell, I wouldn't be getting married to Jay if it wasn't for you. So thank you for everything."
Voight smiled, "This was all you kid. Camille would be so proud." Before Erin could respond, they had reached the altar and Jay stepped down to meet them. "Don't mess this up Halstead."
"I wouldn't dream of it, sir. Thank you."
"I think since we've made it to this point you can call me Hank now." He turned and gave Erin a kiss on her cheek, "It's been a long road kid."
She gave him a vibrant smile, "You can't get rid of me that easily." Voight laughed and made his way to the front row and sat down next to Alvin.
The rest of the ceremony was a blur; they said their vows and put rings on each other's fingers and were declared husband and wife.
Their reception was short and sweet. The wedding party said their respective speeches about their best friends. Of course, Ruzek needed to butt in and say how he called it from the beginning and how he couldn't believe that Jay actually got the girl. Erin sat there cuddled under Jay's arm, a smile never leaving her face. When Voight stood up, Erin felt Jay tense up, "Babe, we're married. He can't say anything now that will ruin us, okay?" She grabbed his hand trying to calm him.
Voight starts, "I guess you could say that I've never been Halstead and Lindsay's number one fan when it came to them being a couple even though I was the one who partnered them up in the first place. I guess part of me was trying to protect the both of them. Nobody would've been able to know for sure that they would be this happy and married none the less. My dream for Erin was that one day she would find someone that will love her unconditionally and protect her even though she thinks she can protect herself, and Halstead, you are that one person. Over the past few months, I have watched them interact with each other at work and outside of work and their relationship reminds me a lot of my marriage to Camille," Voight clears his throat, "It's been hard for me to accept that Erin won't come to me now whenever she has a problem that needs fixing, but I know now that she's in capable hands and she is the happiest I've ever seen her and for that I am forever grateful for you, Halstead." He takes another deep breath, "So, for that I wish you both a future full of love and happiness." Erin stands up to give Hank a long hug and she pulls Jay with her.
"Thanks Hank. This means the world to me." Erin says as tears start to prickle from her eyes.
By the end of the night, Erin and Jay are exhausted as they drive back to their apartment. "So what time do we leave in the morning again?" Jay asked.
"Our flight is at 10 A.M. so we should probably leave the apartment around 7ish. God, I can't wait to go to some place warm after the winter we've had."
Jay smirked, "Me too, but I don't think we'll be leaving the hotel room very often."
Erin started blushing, "Get our money's worth, huh. I think I can deal with that." She sighed, "Today was amazing. I think I can get used to being called Mrs. Halstead."
"Now that we're married though, none of those myths about married couples will be true with us because trust me, I don't think there will ever be a day when sex with you becomes less than mind-blowing."
"That's good to know." Erin laughed and stared at Jay as he drove.
Jay could see in his peripheral vision that Erin was staring at him, "What's up?"
"I love you."
"I love you too." He grabbed her hand.
Jay was right, just because they were married didn't mean the sex got more boring, in fact it got better. Like way better. Erin couldn't even understand how it could be possible.
The first two months of marriage were amazing. After they got back from their honeymoon, they returned to their same routine. Nothing had really changed in their relationship.
Fourth of July had just passed and Erin had gotten some sort of stomach bug and had been home laying in bed for just under a week. Jay had stayed home with her the past two days because she seemed to just get worse.
"Jay, can you make me some soup please." She asked as she laid in his arms in their bed.
"Sure." He kissed her on her forehead and made his way to the kitchen. Fifteen minutes later, he returned with her soup and a glass of water, "Here you go."
"Thank you." She lightly smiled. She started to take a sip of the soup when she felt her stomach churn again. "Jay. Take it. I can't." She passed on the bowl and ran to the bathroom with Jay right behind her so he could hold her hair. After she spilled what was left in her stomach she stood up so she could brush her teeth. "I can't do this anymore, Jay. Maybe I should go to the doctor."
Jay leaned against the door frame and laughed, "Oh, so now you want to go to the doctor. I wanted to bring you in a few days ago."
"I just want to know what's wrong with me and why I'm getting worse and not better."
Jay sighed. He knew it was a good possibility that it was what he thought it was, but he didn't want to have Erin freak out. They've talked about it a few times, but they thought they would eventually have children, just not now. "Er."
"What?"
"Could you be pregnant?"
Erin sighed, "It's been in the back of my mind, but I didn't really want to think about it, but I guess I should. I mean it's possible. Ever since we've gotten married, we've had sex more often and we've gotten more careless when it comes to protection, it was eventually going to come to this."
Jay walked over to her and hugged her placing his chin on top of her head, "It'll be okay."
"I know I was just hoping it wouldn't be so soon."
"Do you want me to go get a pregnancy test so we will know for sure?"
She looked at him with her puppy dog eyes, "Pretty please. I'll probably take a shower when you're gone."
"Do you want me to pick up anything on my way home?"
"Now that you're asking, pizza sounds amazing." She smiled up to him.
He laughed, "Okay. I'll be back soon." He gave her a light kiss.
It turned out that she was pregnant. They decided to wait until her first trimester was over to tell everybody and when they did, nobody was happier than Voight. He didn't tell anyone but he couldn't wait to pamper the little Halstead.
Jay couldn't wait to be a dad, but part of him was still nervous about bringing a life into their world because of how dangerous it was. He secretly hoped it would be a girl, but would be okay with a boy.
Erin was nervous. She didn't have that great of a role model with her mother. But that didn't mean she wasn't excited. She couldn't wait to see the life that her and Jay made. She hoped that the boy or girl was the perfect combination of them both.
February 13th. Jay and Erin were getting ready for bed when Erin's water broke. They had been preparing the nursery for weeks now, painting it a light green. They had moved to a town home in the outskirts of Chicago because they had decided their apartment wasn't big enough for the three of them. They were ready, at least they hoped they would be.
Once they arrived at the hospital, Erin got settled in and Jay called the Intelligence team. Erin wanted Voight in her room until she went into labor and he happily obliged.
She went into labor around 3 in the morning on Valentine's Day. According to Jay, she cursed like a sailor and almost broke his hand and told him more than once that she was never doing this again, but she knew eventually she would want another child.
She gave birth to a breathtakingly beautiful baby girl. Erin couldn't believe how much she looked like her and Jay. She could tell she had Jay's eyes and Erin's dimples. She was precious.
The new family was moved to a private room and the Intelligence unit was invited in. When they walked in, Erin was holding their baby girl in her arms and Jay was sitting next to them mesmerized by his daughter.
Voight spoke first, "How are my two favorite girls doing?"
Erin looked up, "We're perfect. I'm a little tired, but she's perfect." She looked back down.
Antonio spoke, "She's adorable. What did you guys name her?"
Erin and Jay looked at each other, "Guys, I would like you all to meet Kennedy Rose Halstead." Jay beamed.
"I love it. Now can her grandpa hold her for a little." Hank asked.
"Of course." Erin smiled as she handed her daughter over. She laid back in her bed and snuggled into Jay's chest. "Someone get a picture of this." She laughed.
"Oh trust me, Voight will never live this down." Antonio joked and the whole room filled with laughter.
Jay placed a kiss on top of Erin's head, "Thank you."
"For what?"
"For giving me the best Valentine's Day gift ever. I love you."
"I love you too." Erin was filled with the most love she's ever felt and she couldn't feel more content with her life. She had the most beautiful daughter and her husband wasn't that hard to look at either. She honestly doesn't know how it could get any better.
AN- Thanks for reading! Hope you all have an amazing Valentine's Day!
