She couldn't stop, the moments replayed in her head like a never ending horror movie. She could see everything as clear as day; the look of helplessness and fear on Jay's face and the blood… the blood, there was so much of it, how was that possible for him to lose that much and still be alive. She was going crazy as the fear consumed her. There was no one with her, she was alone, the rest of the team had left to find Maria in hopes to bring her to justice but she stayed behind to be there or Jay and Antonio.

"Jay Halstead," A male doctor called, she jumped up and walked to him, her eyes puffy and red and tears still fell.

"I'm his partner," She said flashing her badge to the man who gave her a suspicious look.

"I can only release the information to the family…"

"He doesn't have one, I am all he has," She said angrily, she just wanted answers.

"Okay, well I think we should sit," He said moving them to the chairs that she had just sat in for two hours.

"Is it bad," She asked fearful of the response.

"Detective Halstead was in awful shape when he came in here, they had lost him in the ambulance twice and then two more times on the operating table. He lost so much blood, more than we put in. His neck was a real problem."

"But the other Doctor said that his neck was fine, he told is that it was the chest wound."

"Both were, I don't know what Doctor Emmis told you but he wasn't there and he should not have given an update without clear facts. The knife nicked his carotid, and it was enough to cause a slow bleed, we have to keep a watchful eye on this because right now, it is exposed and even the slightest break could end badly. His chest was bad too, it hit his lung and just barely missed his heart, we were able to fix the lung but he had to have a chest tube put in. Unfortunately, we have a possibility of a slow bleed, so we are monitoring him closely. His brain went a while without oxygen so we are unsure if there is damage there. Unfortunately I am unsure if he will survive through the night."

Erin threw her hands over her mouth and collapsed into the chair behind her. Her mind was swimming, was this real, did the doctor really just say that Jay might not make it through the night. Jay Halstead the man who had served in the rangers, the man who had had her back for years, the few people she trusted, was he really dying.

"He is in recovery, as soon as he can have visitors I will come get you." He waited for her to acknowledge him but she was still in shock so instead she was left alone with her terrifying thoughts and the most difficult phone call she would ever have to make.

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"Damn," Voight yelled, slamming his fist had down on his desk. This caused Atwater, Ruzek, and Olinsky to flinch, they knew this phone call could go one of two way, either Jay was seriously injured or he was… no one wanted to think about the other option it was one that they had every day on the job but right now it was real, the fear was there. All three men had their eyes glued on Voight he said something else, hung up the phone and stormed into the bullpen. He was met with three sets of longing and terrified eyes as they waited for anything.

"He is alive but the report from the other doctor was wrong, he is a fighter so we need to focus on that. Right now Maria is out there and she is capable of anything, she has already killed four and wounded our two so let's go get her before she hurts anymore." Voight walked back into his office, he was aware that Alvin followed him and when the door shut behind them Voight let out a sigh before turning to his friend and giving him a sad look of despair.

"How bad Hank?" Olinsky asked crossing his arms across his chest.

"The doc told Erin that he might not make it through the night, I told her to stay with him I know she won't be able to focus." He fell into a chair, scrubbed his face with his hands, and let out a groan of anger.

"We will catch her; she can't go unpunished for her selfish and heinous acts. We will get right on it, and don't worry so much for Erin, she will be okay," Had Olinsky just read his mind. He was afraid of what would happen if Jay did not make it, if she was going to be able to make it through the pain and emotional damage it would bring. Voight nodded and Olinsky excused himself to go catch the bitch that had done this.

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Erin had only cried a few times in her life, of course with the childhood she had she had grown a thick skin that repealed any emotion but here she was elbows on knees and face covered by hands sobbing her eyes out. Jay was… is the best partner she had ever had, he always helped her out with the problems that she had, she never had to second guess if he was going to be there. She knew that she had been awful to him, it was like he had been her punching bag because Severide hadn't been there for her to yell at. She heard the door open of the waiting room and she immediately tried to compose herself, wiping away the tears and scrubbing her nose with her sleeve.

"I'm sorry Erin, I didn't mean to barge in."

"No Gabby, you're fine, how is Antonio?" Gabby looked at her with the most heartbreaking sympathetic look as she took a spot next to Erin.

" Awake, and asking for the team, he keeps asking if Halstead kicked the girls ass… that was the hardest lie I have ever told," Gabby said looking down at her hands as she fidgeted with them, tears welled up in her eyes.

"What did you tell him?"

"That Jay didn't catch her, instead he helped him, he told me he was going to have to yell at him, he should have gone after her instead." Erin let out a faint laugh letting a small smile appear.

"Is he going to be okay?" Erin asked, her face turned so serious.

"Well the doctor said he had a slight concu…"

"No, I mean… I mean will he be okay if Jay dies?" Gabby felt the ping in her heart when Erin asked, honestly, she did not know. So many times at a dinner between them Antonio would talk about the crazy things that Jay would do, Halstead was one of Antonio's best friends and she knew that Antonio only had few friends like Jay he trusted.

"I don't know but we have to believe that Jay will be okay, even with our past I want him to be okay and I think he will." Erin nodded and gave a fake smile, she knew that Gabby meant well but with the news from the doctor, she was afraid that the team would have a loss on their hands.

"So is Antonio awake?"

"Yeah and driving Matt nuts."

"Do you think I can go see him? I have been so worried and I have to wait until a doctor comes with news on Jay." Gabby smiled softly and nodded helping her to her feet and leading her to her brother's room. She took a deep breath and walked in.

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Ruzek slammed his hands on his desk; there were no new charges or withdraws on either Maria or Rosalyn's bank accounts. He rubbed his face with his hands, this was the most frustrating case, the whole team had been blind about the truth with Maria and in turn, two of their own got hurt.

"I have nothing; she hasn't taken out any money or charged anything so I don't know how she was is getting out of here."

"Yeah, I mean all Maria has for an income was her being a prostitute and most of her money went to drugs," Atwater said pushing away from his as he too was frustrated.

"Any for Rosalyn, all her money was in the bank for her job as a waitress." Olinsky spoke, he stood up and went to the board and looked over their pictures of all their information and crime scenes. Something hit Ruzek and Olinsky could see the wheels turning in his head as an epiphany. The man turned to his computer and began to look to the contents on the screen.

"What do you have Adam," Voight had just walked in and could see that a possible lead had surfaced.

"Nothing that is going to help us, Maria is not going to be very traceable unless someone sees the BOLO." Ruzek turned his computer screen and showed the transactions on Rosalyn's accounts.

"What am I looking at," The husky , gravelly voice of Voight boomed.

"All of the transactions are either deposits or withdraws, these four here are the same amount or pretty close to the same and my sister was a waitress at one time, this amount here is what they actually paid but that's not including tips."

"Okay," Atwater tried to follow.

"And, that means that Rosalyn hasn't been depositing those, and as I can see all charges for groceries and gas, even rent, they are all on the card. The question being what she does with the tips, she saves them and I think Maria knew."

"So she took the money and is using it," Olinsky said angrily.

"This is a possibility, so let's just hope that out BOLO catches."

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The fake smile was always the most complicated task to master but somehow over time and with her background, Erin Lindsay had gotten it down to a science though her puffy red eyes may give her away. She immediately running to Antonio, and gave him a hug to show how grateful she was that he was okay.

"Hey are those tears for me, I'm okay, see." It was perfect for a cover and she used it to her advantage to hide this huge secret.

"I was just so worried so Voight let me stay behind for you; I am so glad that you are okay."

"Yeah after getting my ass kicked by a girl." Antonio let out a painful laugh, the movement made his head hurt. Gabby walked to him, took his hand, and looked to Erin giving her a sad look.

"Any luck catching the broad?"

"No, the team is working on it, I know when Voight gets her she would wish she was her dead twin."

"I can't believe that she got us, I mean Halstead got it from a picture but by the time we figured it out it was too late, next thing I know I am being hit in the head." Erin stiffened at the use of Jay's name, as did Gabby; this one did not pass by Antonio so easily.

"What's going on," He asked raising his eyebrow. Erin panicked, she did not know what to say but Gabby was quick to answer and a good explanation for being put on the spot.

"You caught us, Antonio don't freak out but we knew if we told you, you would object, Erin is here for security purposes, to make sure this woman doesn't come to finish the job." Erin could not help but smile in amazement at the lie that Gabriella conjured up.

"I do not need Security Detail," He protested.

"Okay hot shot but Voight assigned me anyway," Erin rolled her eyes.

"Fine, well I guess if it was anyone I would choose you, I you can kick ass." Antonio said as he yawned, his eyes beginning to droop.

"Get some sleep Tonio, I will keep an eye on you." She smiled softly receiving the same look from him and within a few minutes, he had drifted off.

"I can't keep lying to him, it is so tough." Gabriella said as she looked at her peaceful brother.

"That lie you came up with was pretty damn good but I swear when he gets better we can tell him but until then we have to stay strong." Gabby nodded just as a light knock on the door got their attention.

"Detective, you can visit Detective Halstead now." The same doctor who broke the news stood in the door way. Erin looked to Gabby who just smile and nodded.

"Thank you Erin, I'll be fine, Matt is off shift soon." Erin smiled with tears in her eyes as she turned and followed the doctor who took her up to the next floor, the ICU.

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I am so sorry this took so long, the wait was a combination of being busy and being lazy… mostly being lazy ( That is basically my middle name). I am so grateful for your support and love and I will continue on because of it, please Review I love hearing your thoughts. Love always Layna