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Chapter 9
Later that night, Jay and Erin gave Jaylyn a bath and got her ready for bed. Once she was in bed, Jay and Erin laid down too. "I never knew a child required so much energy." Erin chuckled as she laid her head on Jay's chest. "What are we going to do tomorrow?" she asked.
Jay rolled over and grabbed his phone. "I text the sitter earlier and she said we could drop JayJay off at 7:30." Erin nodded. "We can be at work about 8/8:15 and talk to Voight." Jay nodded at this. It wasn't long before they were both asleep. Keeping up with JayJay had worn them out.
The next morning Jay heard Jaylyn crying about 6:30. He squeezed out of bed around Erin and went to Jaylyn's room. Once there he saw his baby girl lying in the bed crying. "What's wrong baby?" he asked as he picked her up. "Mommy gone, mommy gone." Jaylyn cried. Jay sat down on her bed holding her and rocked her back & forth, back & forth. "I know baby, but daddy's here and he is going to love you and take very good care of you." Jay kept rocking her back and forth. "It's going to be okay baby, I promise."
Once Jaylyn settled down, he carried her into his room. Erin was just waking up when he set her down in bed. Jaylyn scrambled out of Jay's arms and snuggled close to Erin. "Well good morning JayJay."
"Ewin, you my mommy?" Jaylyn asked.
"Umm, do you want me to be?" She knew it was crazy asking a two year old, but she hadn't talked to Jay about it.
"You here and wuv dada so you wuv me. Mommy said you would. She weft and you here" Erin and Jay exchanged a look. She was smart for a two year old.
"Okay JayJay. If you want me to be your mommy and your daddy is okay with it, I will be." Jaylyn threw herself at Erin and Erin wrapped her in a hug.
"Okay princess, daddy and Erin have to work today, so you are going to stay with Ms. Kristy." Jaylyn nodded. "Come on; let's get you ready while Erin gets ready." Jaylyn jumped into Jay's arms and he took her to get ready. He had her dressed and sitting in a high chair eating oatmeal when Erin came into the kitchen. "JayJay, I'm going to go get ready now. So finish eating and be good for Erin."
Jaylyn nodded as she continued to eating. Erin fixed herself a cup of coffee and sat down next to Jaylyn.
"Ewin, you reawwy my mommy now? I not have one." Erin managed to keep her tears at bay, but just barely. "Of course princess. I'll always be here for you."
Once Jaylyn finished eating, Erin cleaned her up and took her to the living room. She packed Jaylyn's diaper bag and was waiting on Jay. When Jay came out, he found his girls sitting on the couch with Erin reading Jaylyn a princess book. He cleared his throat, "Come on girls. We're going to be late." Jay picked Jaylyn up and Erin grabbed the diaper bag and car seat. "One car?" she asked. Jay nodded and they left.
At the babysitter's, Jaylyn was reluctant to let Jay and Erin leave, but Kristy took her into the play room. Jaylyn finally settled in enough to let them leave. On the way to work, Erin could see Jay was in deep thought. "She's going to be okay Jay. She knows Kristy and Kristy knows to call if there is any kind of problem."
"I know. It's just going to take some getting used to." Erin grabbed his hand; "I know, but it'll get easier. We'll get a routine down, and everything will work out." Jay nodded as he parked at the precinct.
Once inside they let go of each other's hands. They hadn't gone public yet, and they wanted to at their own pace. Once upstairs, Jay went straight for Voight's office. No one else was there yet, so Erin hung back. This was Jay's news to share, and she would wait for one of them to need her.
Voight was sitting at his desk, and when he say Jay at the door, he motioned him in. "Halstead, glad to see your back. I assume you're in here to explain about yesterday?"
"Of course, sir. I, um, was handed a surprise the night before. You might have heard that my ex was back from under cover." When Voight nodded, Jay continued. "Well anyways, the night before she told me I had a two year old daughter that she was leaving with me in the morning to go back under cover. I needed Erin for support and help because I know nothing about kids, much less little girls."
The surprise was obvious on Voight's face. "I know, it was a surprise to me too. She's at the sitter's today and I don't foresee any problems or fear she will interfere with my work."
"Halstead, I get it. I have a kid too." Jay and Hank shared a laugh. "Of course, right, sorry. I'm still trying to get used to it."
Hank nodded. "Welcome to fatherhood. We're all here for you, anything you need." Jay let out a big sigh of relief. "Thank you, sir, it means a lot."
"Does she have a name, Jay?"
"Oh, right, yea. It's Jaylyn Faith but she usually goes by JayJay. Here, here's a picture of her."
"She's beautiful Halstead. Now I know Erin told you about our talk yesterday and before you say anything, hear me out. Erin made it very clear that yall were together and I couldn't stop you. She also said nothing had happened before yesterday and that if I didn't give my blessing for this, she would transfer because you were worth it." Jay was a little surprised. Erin never said anything about transferring. "Before you jump to conclusions, hear me out. Erin isn't transferring anywhere. I told her if yall kept it professional on the job then it was fine. So I just wanted to say that and that you treat her right. But just know, if you break her heart, Halstead, and they will never ever find a single part of your body." Jay nodded; he had seen Voight' wrath before and knew he was speaking the truth. "Now go reassure Erin that I didn't just rip you apart before everyone gets here."
Jay chuckled as he walked out of the door. Before he got too far, Erin asked, "Well?"
"Everything's fine, Er. He was happy for me about JayJay & he told me that he gave you his blessing & that we just needed to keep it professional." Erin sighed as she wrapped Jay in a hug. About the time she did it, Ruzek & Dawson came walking up the steps.
"SEE! I told you something was going on between them!"
"Shut up Ruzek! You don't know what that was about."
"Should we tell them?" Jay whispered.
Erin nodded; "Might as well. Once they meet JayJay she will tell them all about how I'm her mommy now." Jay chuckled.
Once Olinsky and Atwater arrived, Jay got everyone's attention.
"Okay guys listen. I need to explain where Erin and I were yesterday. As you all know, my ex, Emmalyn, was back in town. Well night before last, she met me at Molly's for a chat. Anyways, she told me that we had a two year old daughter that she'd kept secret from me because she was under cover. She also told me that the next morning, which was yesterday, that she was bringing my daughter to live with me and she was signing all her rights away because she was going back under. I asked Erin to be there because I don't know much about kids, much less little girls."
Everyone was silent for a minute.
"What's her name, Jay?" Antonio asked.
"Jaylyn Faith, but she usually goes by JayJay. Here I have a picture." Everyone gathered around to look at Jay's picture.
"She's gorgeous Jay."
"Yea, she looks just like you."
"Thanks guys. It's taking some getting used to."
"Any help you need, just let me know," Alvin offered.
"Yea, I've got a little girl too," Antonio added.
Jay nodded. "Oh there's something else," Erin added. Once they all looked at her, she spoke. "Jay and I are a couple now, and Hank knows so it's not a secret. JayJay thinks I'm supposed to be her mommy now because her mommy left. So don't be surprised if she calls me mommy. We're taking it a day at a time, trying to adjust."
"I TOLD YALL!" Ruzek said. Antonio and Atwater pulled out their wallets.
"Seriously guys?"
"Yall were betting on us?"
Olinsky nodded. "They sure were. They both thought, Ruzek here, was wrong, and I remained neutral."
Jay and Erin laughed, and about this time, Voight walked out of his office. "Suit up. We got a call from CFD needing assistance. They believe O'Hare has been bombed & there could be another one inside." Jay and Erin exchanged a look. This could turn out to be a long night.
In the car on the way over, Jay sent Kristy a text. "Just caught a case. Could be a long night. We have reason to believe O'Hare has been attacked. How's JayJay?"
He got a reply really quick. "I understand. Emmalyn explained your situation before she left. Jaylyn has stayed the night with me before so it won't be a problem. She has been good. Just give me a call if you don't think you will be able to get her tonight, and you can talk to her before bed."
Jay didn't get a chance to respond before they pulled up at O'Hare. Voight went straight to Boden to find out the situation. Jay took in the scene around him. There was smoke everywhere, and people where running trying to get out of harm's way. Boden let Voight know that Cruz and Mills were looking for the other bomb, and Voight shared that bomb squad should be right behind them.
Just as he returned to brief his team, there was a loud explosion. Jay covered Erin as they were thrown to the ground. He felt debris falling around them and said a prayer that they would make it back to Jaylyn tonight.
A/N: So there is chapter 9. I really haven't used cliffhangers this story, and I felt it was time for one. *evil laugh I know* ;) I know there is already a CFD story about O'Hare being bombed, but I have not read that story, and I am not stealing the idea. I'm modeling mine after the episode where the hospital exploded and the two shows had a crossover. Next week is finals, so right now my time is spent studying, but after that I should have a lot more time to write. Tomorrow is my bday so I'm not sure how much writing I'll get done tomorrow, but my goal is to get Ch. 10 out by the end of the week! I really hope you enjoyed this update and will let me know what you thought.
P.S. I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
