Notes: Chapter Three will have a lot more of the other Characters and a welcoming of the members of SVU.
- A Fifth Of Jack -
Chapter Two: Med
Hank tightens the blanket around his daughter's sleeping body. She was awake only for a few moments when he walked in. Hank saw her whole body relax when he entered the room. He feels a little happiness knowing that he could do that for her. He kisses her forehead, promising to stay put until she wakes up.
He walks forward, out of the room and shutting the glass door after him.
He pulls out his cellphone, to see eight missed calls and over ten missed text messages. He sighs, dialing Alvin's phone number. "You called?"
"I got in touch with the commander. We got the case with a few limitations. Both Jay Halstead and you are off the case, of course. And we matched to a similar case that happened in New York City. There was four weeks of an attack in the city. Olivia Benson called, she is coming herself with one of her detectives."
"Okay." Hank says. "Have you talked to Jay?"
"He hasn't answered yet." Alvin hears the other man sigh.
"Get a hold of Jay. Find the crime scene. Keep me updated."
Alvin says, "We got it. We will handle it. And of course, I will keep you updated. How's Erin?"
Hank sighs. That was a tough question to answer. "She is...she sounds broken, Alvin. I haven't heard her like this since she was a teenager."
Alvin sighs. Like Hank, he had his own feelings towards the woman in the hospital. He looks at Erin as a second daughter, a niece. He loved her. She was family. "She is tough. And we will be with her every step of the way."
"I know. I just feel useless." Alvin can feel the angry sigh coming from his friend. "Someone attacked her. I want them found and I want them gone."
He doesn't have a chance to say anything when he hears a small voice on the other line. "She's up. I gotta go. Keep me updated, okay?"
Erin's eyes are closed when Hank ends the phone call, slipping the phone in his front pocket. "Hey…" She breathes out. "You stayed."
"I promised." Hank takes a seat in the chair next to the hospital bed. "How you feeling?"
"Okay. I think Will gave me some good pain meds. I feel numb. And I am okay with feeling numb. I rather feel numb than anything." She feels her heart drop when Hank's face goes to sadness. She reaches out to cover his hand with hers. "Don't be sad. I'm here."
"And I am so happy you are." He whispers, bringing up her hand and planting a gentle kiss on her hand. "Can I get you anything?"
"See when I can leave?" Hank nods in agreement. "Thank you."
- A Fifth Of Jack -
Jay Halstead rubbed his head, moaning as he got up from the couch he has been crashing for almost a week. He pulls on his arms, stretching. He feels a small crack in his back before stepping up and making his way to the kitchen.
He fills a cup with ice, getting water from the faucet before grabbing his cell phone from the charger. He goes through his notifications. He pulls aside his Facebook, Instagram, and GMail notifications. He frowns at the thirteen missed calls, seven missed calls from Alvin and six calls from Will. Then he notices he has twice as many text message. He sees one text message from Alvin.
"Halstead. Not sure why you aren't answering. But give me a call, soon. Erin is in trouble."
He drops his cup against the counter, leaning against it and dialing his coworkers and friend's number. "Jay." He could tell that something was off, the sound of his voice as filled with worry and fear. He has heard that once before, months before when Lexi passed away.
"She's hurt." That explains the multiple text messages and calls from Will. "What happened?"
"She was attacked last night, on her run. She made herself to Hank's. They are both at Med right now."
"What happened? Do we have the case?" He is making the way to his duffel bag, ready to get dressed and move.
He sighs, "We have the case as a team. But because of your personal relationship with Erin, as long as Hank's, you both can not be apart of the investigation."
"What?" He begins to protest.
"We have detectives from the SVU in New York City coming to help us with the case…"
His voice breaks, "She was raped.."
"She was. Olivia Benson said she is coming to our city with one of her people. They are working on the case similar to Erin's. We are just waiting for DNA to match. I'll handle the case with everyone else. Get to the hospital. Go see Erin and Voight. Maybe bring her something to remind her of home, just be there." He says.
"Okay…" He quickly hangs up the phone.
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"How is she?"
"She has a nightmares. She keeps falling asleep promising that she is no pain than wakes up screaming." Hank stands against the glass of the doors to the room. He looked to Jay. "She's not ready to see anyone. She's only letting Will and I into the room."
He frowns but he nods. He understands. He is a cop, who has worked with some victims and kind of understands how they react. "I understand. I won't push her. But I will be here for you and her. Do you need anything, Sarge?"
Hank could see in the young man's face, he needed a distract and he needed something to do. He understood about not wanting to be lost in his own thoughts. "I could use a good cup of coffee." He slips out his wallet, taking out a fifty and giving it to Jay. "Maybe you can get some good food for Erin. I use that to get her to eat."
"Sure thing, Sarge. You want anything for lunch?"
"Just get me a turkey club someone?" Jay leaves, with the weight on his world. He sighs, looking into the room seeing her asleep and praying that Erin will sleep without nightmares.
