One week later


Jay slowly walked between the bars, his legs giving in at the end and he almost collapsed, his therapist holding him in time and slowly helping him sit down.

''Have you been walking since the last time?'' The therapist asked as he helped Jay sit down in the wheelchair again and Jay nodded.

''I have been trying to walk as much as possible in the office. To the printer is about three steps, unaided. I can make it.'' He said and the therapist nodded.

''That's great Jay. You also did very well today. How are Erin and the baby doing?''

''Great, she is having her baby shower today.'' Jay smiled and the therapist nodded.

''How many weeks is she now?'' The therapist asked as he helped Jay lay down on the floor to stretch his legs and Jay smiled proud. ''Thirty weeks. It's not long anymore. When you see her, you'd think we are going to be parents in a week, with twins.'' Jay said as Erin's baby bump was already pretty back, but it probably just seemed to him like that because she had always been petite and she wasn't very tall.

''You must be so excited.'' The therapist said and Jay nodded. ''But I am also worried. What if I will mess up with the baby? I also am worried I can't walk when the kid gets older and I can't do the things with her other dads do with their kids.''

''Ah, it is going to be a girl?'' The therapist asked and Jay nodded, feeling stupid he let it slip again but he knew it didn't matter, as long as he didn't to Antonio or somebody else at the station or his family.

''Your daughter won't care if you can walk or not. I trust that you will be able to, but it won't matter to her, Jay.''

In their apartment, Erin opened the front door as she returned from grocery shopping and surprised she looked at the pink and blue balloons hanging around the living room and at the circle of girls awaiting her. She started to smile as she saw the cakes on the kitchen table and the gifts they were all holding and Laura walked towards her; ''Surprise! You did not think we were going to let you become a mother without a baby shower, right?'' She said as she hugged Erin and Erin just kept smiling, moved that they arranged this for her.

''Can I see the nursery?'' Eva, Antonio and Laura's daughter asked as she was sitting on the couch and Laura looked at her and back at Erin.

''She helped with the cake and then she insisted on taking her with me. I didn't have much of a choice.''

''It's great having you here, Eva.'' Erin said, though as she thought it was nice for the young girl to be there too. Kim was there, too and the two detectives from homicide she was pretty close with. There was Voight's niece, whom she was pretty close with and it was even more of a surprise that Nadia was there. It was a small group but she thought it was very nice. There was a large stash of presents on the table and Laura saw her looking.

''That the man weren't invited doesn't mean they didn't leave any gifts.''

''Oh my.'' Erin said as she looked at the enormous stash and Laura nodded.

''You got more than a few things to unpack.''

In the hospital, Jay looked surprised because of what his therapist just told him.

''You daughter will never think that you are any different from the others daddy's, because you are her daddy. But you will walk again, I promise.'' The therapist said as he helped Jay stretch his legs and Jay nodded.

''But what if I mess up with taking care of her, because of the brain damage?''

''You won't. But Jay, stop worrying. Nobody is a perfect parent, all we can do is do our best.'' The therapist said and Jay nodded, understanding. The session was over and he got back in his wheelchair.

''How are your driving classes coming along?''

''I keep failing theory.'' Jay admitted as he had been studying a lot to get a permit for a adjusted car so he could drive himself around again but he kept forgetting it when he got the test. He could drive the car hand controlled, but as long as he kept failing theory he knew he wouldn't get the permit.

Now Antonio was here to pick him up and bring him home and Antonio waited for him in the hallway.

''How did it go?''

''Walking? Shitty.'' Jay said as he had been talking to the end of the bars last week and now he could barely make it halfway. But he did feel a lot better about what the therapist had said about his worries.

They went to Antonio's car and Jay lifted himself up, holding himself by the roof of the car and he sat down on the chair, pulling his legs in and Antonio drove them home.

''You know, the baby shower is going on right now? I know that we should go out for lunch and avoid all the baby talk, but everybody is there for you and Erin and the other men are going to be there, later too. I think he should go home because of that.''

Jay nodded and Anotnio drove to their apartment. They went inside and met Ruzek by the door.

''Here already?'' Antonio asked and Ruzek nodded; ''Kim said it was time to party crash.''

Jay smirked, that the man were going to party crash but he knew it would be fun with all of them. Jay opened the door and they joined the women sitting in the living room. Ruzek sat down next to Burgess and laid his arm around her. ''Babe, we bet for twenty dollars that they are having a boy.''

''But I think it is going to be a girl.'' Ruzek said and he laid twenty dollars in the bowl with dollars that said girls and Kim laughed. Jay transferred himself from his chair to the couch and sat down next to Erin.

''I guess we don't have much choice than telling the gender now.'' He said as Antonio handed him a glass of drink and gave some cake to everybody.

''It is going to be a girl.'' Erin said then and Laura and Antonio and Ruzek looked triumphantly. Nadia smiled. ''We were right.''

They all got another round of drinks and Erin and Jay started to unpack the presents. Jay unpacked the box in his hands and looked at the tiny little shoes, Erin taking them from him. They looked like tiny, red converse sneakers and both of the soon-to-be parents smiled.

''These are so cute.''

''Yeah.'' Jay said as he took them again and looked at them.

''Knew you would like them.'' Antonio said and Lauren hit him against his knee.

''Obviously after I bought them.'' Laura said and everybody laughed.

They unpacked the present from Burgess and Ruzek, a belly band that said ''Jay did it'' and the couple burst out in laughing and Erin almost cried from laughter.

''This is so good.'' Antonio laughed and Ruzek nodded. ''I know. I was pretty proud for thinking about it but Kim thought it was lame.''

''So we got you another present too.'' Kim said as she handed it to him and her and Jay and Erin smiled as it was a tiny CPD shirt. It would fit their baby perfectly.

''Thank you.''

Nadia stood up and handed them a tiny present.

''It's not much...but it is -''

''It is okay Nadia, thank you so much'' Erin said as she knew Nadia could not afford a lot as a recovering addict.

They unpacked it and looked at the pacifier with little hearts.

They unwrapped all of the presents and enjoyed the night with their friends. As they all were leaving Jay was about to get ready for bed, exhausted by the therapy and the good party when there was another knock on the door. Erin opened the door, Voight walking in with a large wrapped present.

''See I am a little late for the baby shower.'' He said and Erin shrugged.

''You kind of are...but we can still offer you a beer and left offer cake.''

''Can't say no to cake.'' Voight said as he threw his jacket on the kitchen chair and walked to the living room, that was open from the kitchen and sat down on the sofa. Jay put his chair beside the couch and looked at Voight. They hadn't talked to each other since Erin had told Hank that she was pregnant and the least thing that they had expected was him coming by now.

''Who had guessed that you would be at a baby shower from me and Erin someday.''

He didn't want to tease Voight but he couldn't let it pass.

''Not me...but you are going to be good parents.'' Voight said. He was fine with their dating now. They really loved each other, they had proved that after all they had been through and Jay really treated her right.

''Here, a beer and cake.'' Erin said as she handed it to Voight and sat down in front of him. Jay and Erin knew it was special he was finally here as before he never acknowledged their relationship.

''Are you going to unwrap my present or what?'' Voight finally asked, looking up as he ate the cake and Erin and Jay nodded, started to rip the paper of, both one side and looked at the stroller, yellow and blue.

''It had wheels that can either be added or clocked off and then you can click the frame to a wheelchair. I thought it would be perfect, so you can both walk the baby.''

''Thank you so much, Voight.'' They both said as it was indeed perfect for them.

''I can't wait for the little one to be here. You are going to do great.'' Voight said then and Erin laid her hands on Jay's, so glad the man that felt like her father finally seemed to be okay with them becoming parents, as he never talked about it before.

''Thank you so much.'' Erin said as she could not imagine anything that meant more to her right now.


NOTE: The little girl already got her first welcome in the CPD family and Voight finally approved their relationship officially!

I hope you liked long this chapter, it showed some of his recovery and of course the baby shower. Please tell me what you thought by leaving a review and thank you so much for reading!