Ok so here is chapter 7, hope you enjoy :-) No Copyright Intended!

Chapter 7

Erin's Point of View

A week after we were admitted to the hospital Alex and myself were ready to be discharged. However as we got ready to leave Voight came into the room. "Erin can I talk to you a minute?" he asked. "Sure what is it?" I replied. "Outside?" he said. Alex looked a little confused as I followed Voight out of the room. "Hank you are freaking me out. Will you just tell me what's wrong?" I cried. "Erin the guys who did this, we still haven't found them. But they seem to know who Alex is, her apartment was broken into." He told me. "What? When?" I asked. "The day you were shot, look its obvious they are holding a grudge so I think you should tell Alex to stay at your place." He suggested.

Before I could reply Alex walked out of the room, "Um Erin, sorry to interrupt but my rides outside. So see you later?" she said. Voight looked at me with concern as I turned to face Alex. "Your ride? You didn't say you had one?" I replied. "Um sorry, must have forgot. I have to go they don't like waiting, see you later?" she said again. "Actually Als, we need to tell you something. So think you could send your lift on?" I suggested. "No not really, its my boyfriend and I haven't seen him in a week!" she cried. "BOYFRIEND?" I yelled. "Erin stay on point here!" Voight scolded.

"Right, your right. We can discuss you not telling me about this later. Alex I'm sorry but your going to have to send him away, your apartment was broken into so you can't stay there. At least not until we catch the guys who did this." I told her. "Why didn't you tell me this earlier? When did it happen?" Alex asked. "I just found out, apparently it happened the day we were brought in here." I explained. Alex ran her hand through her hair in frustration, "Fine I can stay with my boyfriend, he won't mind. Can I go?" she asked.

"Actually Alex I would feel more comfortable if you stayed with me. Just so I know where you are and that your safe." I replied. Alex didn't look impressed about my suggestion; "Sorry but there is no way that is happening, I will be fine at my boyfriends. I have known him longer and staying with you, after only really knowing you a week would be too weird." She told me. "Alex I don't think….." I began to say but she cut me off. "Look Erin I get that you care about me, I do. But staying with you isn't a good idea. I will be safe with Steve I promise. Look I got to go." She said as her phone began to ring. She gave a small wave as she answered, "I'M ON MY WAY, YOU KNOW THE DECENT THING TO DO WOULD BE COME IN AND GET MY BAGS!" I heard her scream down the phone as she left.

Once she was gone I turned to Voight, "Well that went well. Please tell me you know who this so called boyfriend is?" I begged. "Not yet, but judging by that phone call he isn't exactly a charmer." Voight replied. I must have looked incredibly worried as Voight put his arm around my shoulders, "Don't worry Erin, we will find out where she is staying and make sure she is safe. I promise." Voight assured me. "Thanks Hank, anything else you have been keeping from me?" I laughed. However when Voight didn't join in, I knew he was. "WHAT?" I yelled. "Erin they placed a bounty on Alex's head." He replied.

"WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT BEFORE SHE LEFT?" I screamed. "I didn't want to worry you, and honestly you told me things were going well so I thought she would come stay with you no problem!" Voight explained. I gave a heavy sigh and threw my arms up in frustration, "You should have told me, we need to find her NOW!" I hissed.


Back at the station I had everyone on the team working on finding Alex as I called her cell. The first three times I got voicemail but on the fourth attempt someone answered. "Look Lady you have to stop calling, Alex is asleep!" the apparent boyfriend complained. "Excuse me? Don't call me lady, now I am only going to ask once, go and get Alex and put her on the phone. Tell her it is an emergency." I told him. "She's asleep!" he protested. I was slowly losing my patience with him, "Look Steve is it? Go and get my daughter right now and put her on the phone!" I hissed. "Erin calm down, we are tracking the call!" Voight whispered to me.

"Daughter? Alex doesn't have a mom." Steve replied. "Steve please just get ALEX NOW!" I screamed. Unfortunately he didn't like to be yelled at and he hung up. "He hung up!" I muttered as I put the phone down. "Really? Wonder why?" Jay smirked. "SHUT UP!" I laughed as I threw a pen at him. "I'm worried about my kid, its acceptable!" I told him. "Ok we have an address for where Steve is, it's not far from here if you want to…." Olinsky started to say. "Give me it!" I said cutting him off. "Ok then." He said passing me the address. "Erin hold up, I'm coming with you!" Voight called after me.

As we pulled up at the house Voight turned to me, "Don't go screaming at her and giving orders ok? Remember she didn't have a mom as a kid so she probably wont like you acting like one now." He explained. "Fine, but if that idiot Steve tries too…." I began to complain as Voight raised his hand to stop me. "Don't call him an idiot either, he has probably been around a lot longer than you. Even if he is an idiot you cant say it!" he instructed. "But…" I started to protest. "ERIN DO YOU WANT TO STAY IN THE CAR?" Voight yelled in frustration. "No." I mumbled. "Right, then listen to what I am saying otherwise we will be leaving here without Alex and she will be pissed at us!" he told me. I nodded reluctantly in agreement as we got out of the car.


We knocked on the door, which didn't open right away. Eventually we heard someone walk to it, and a lot of locks being undone. Thankfully it was Alex and not Steve who opened it. However, one look at us and Alex was hiding behind the door. "What are you doing here? I told you I would see you later!" she cried. "We need to make sure you are safe kid, and judging by the way you are acting your not!" Voight replied. "I'm fine look just go I will see you later!" she said as she tried to close the door. Lucky for us Voight was holding it open with his foot. "Alex if something is wrong you need to tell us!" I said.

"GUYS please just go away!" she hissed. "Ok you know what I have had enough of this. Alex get out of the way!" Voight said as he shoved his way inside. As he pushed the door fully open we could see why Alex was hiding half her face, on top of the faded bruises was a brand new one. "Was that Steve?" I cried as I gently turned her face to look at the damage. "No!" she whispered. "Hey you don't have to protect him, where is he?" I asked. Alex looked at the floor before answering, "He did a runner while I was talking to you guys." She mumbled. "She's right he's not here." Voight said upon his return from inspecting the house.

"Why the hell did you come with him? We can protect you kid there is no need to go running to people like him!" Voight said as he too inspected Alex's injuries. "He was always there for me, he never used to be like this. It only started when I became a cop!" Alex cried. "Alex why didn't you defend yourself, like you said you're a cop, we seen what you did to those guys why is Steve any different?" Voight asked. "Because I love him…." Alex cried as she flung herself into my arms crying. I held her as tight as I could as we walked to the car, "So you ok with staying with me?" I asked her. "I guess so?" she mumbled in response. I knew I wasn't her first choice, but it felt good to have my daughter in my arms as we took off back to the station…

Ok so that was chapter 7, hope you enjoyed :-) Until next time ;-)