Hold On As Tightly As You Held On to Me

Author: LexysCPD
Words: 1,023
Disclaimer: I don't own Chicago PD, or the plot.
Author's Note: Thanks to those who reviewed. This chapter is Loight-Centric. I promised one chapter by today, and your guy got two. One more chapter left. Enjoy.

Title of Chapter: To Built a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra

Uploaded: October 22, 2014


Jay opened his door, and walked inside. Behind him, Erin closed the door. She smiled at him and followed him to the couch. They sat next to each other, and stared at nothing.

"So we're out of work for a while," Jay said, breaking the silence. He chuckled, and Erin laughed with him.

"At least we still get paid," Erin commented, as she turned to face him.

Jay stared at her. He's conversation with Voight was still in his head. He was waiting for the right moment to ask her out. He wanted to be one hundred percent healed, not with a broken arm, and he wanted her healed. Not because she would look better (she was beautiful no matter how many scars she had), but he wanted her to be up for anything, and not in the sexual sense. He wanted to take her out somewhere that is fun, not a movie, and not a restaurant.

The second he gotten the approval, he started planning for the date.

Erin looked around with her eyes. She got the control and turned the television on. She left it on a random channel and leaned against Jay. The man put his arm around her and stared at her. He kissed the top of her head and slowly fell asleep. Erin fell asleep next to him.

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Voight kept the phone on speaker, as he looked through his cabinets. He shoved things aside.

"Hello?" a sleepy voice said.

Voight smiled, knowing he had woken her up. "Are you asleep?"

"Yes, this is a machine speaking to you. The person you were trying to talk to is asleep," Erin answered, sarcastically.

"Since you're going to be a smartass, I won't talk to you," Voight told her, humor in his voice.

"I'm already up. What do you need?" Erin asked. He heard her moving around.

"I wanted to know if you wanted to talk. There are some things I want to show you," Voight told her.

"I'll be over soon."

Voight hung up with a smile. He looked at the photographs he had found and placed his phone down. He sat on his bed and looked through the pictured, waiting for Erin to arrive.

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Voight smiled as he looked at the picture. Erin was looking at him, and then at the picture.

"You were there," Erin whispered, as she looked at the picture.

Voight nodded. "I will never forget this moment. It was the most special moment in my life."

Erin smiled and looked down. In the photograph was Voight holding a baby Erin, right after her birth.

"Do you want to be in there?" Camille asked, as she sat next to her husband in the hospital. After hearing about the affair, she wanted to divorce Hank, but she had loved him. He was willing to fight for her, and it made her fall more in love with him.

But it wasn't just an affair; the woman had become pregnant. She was going to give birth to Hank's son or daughter. She knew she could punish her husband by keeping him away from the child, his child. But then, she would be punishing the child, and that child had nothing to do with the affair.

Hank didn't answer. He just stared at the wall. He didn't know what to say. He wanted to meet the child, but he didn't know how to be a father. He didn't know what to do. "I-I don't know," he whispered.

"Go," Camille answered, as she pointed to the door. "You're that kid's father. They deserve to have both its parents in there."

Voight nodded slowly and walked into the delivery room. He heard Caroline's screaming. He flinched at the sound, but continued on. He stood next to her head. He reached over and grabbed her hand, showing her support.

"One more push," the doctor said a few moments later.

Voight watched as Caroline cried out and the doctor pulled something out. He heard the crying of the child, the baby.

"Congratulations, it's a girl."

He watched as he wiped the child down, and cleared her lungs and mouth. Soon, the doctor was done and gave Caroline the child, her daughter, his daughter.

Voight was so captivated by the baby, he didn't hear anyone talk to him. He looked at Caroline, and saw her holding the baby out to him. Voight slowly reached over and grabbed her. He held her close, and had tears in his eyes.

"Hey, I'm your father, and I'm going to protect you," he whispered, as he held the little girl close. He watched as she slowly opened her eyes. Voight looked up at the flash, and sees his wife with the camera, having taken the picture.

"I was the first person you saw," Voight whispered, as he placed the picture down.

Erin smiled when she heard that.

"You remember that?"

Voight nodded. "For a while, Caroline let me in your life. She let me be a father, your father."

Erin nodded. "Until she stopped. Dad, Colton got out of prison and came home. Before he went back, he became my father for a while."

Voight nodded. "Look, I miss years of your life. I want to make up for it."

"You did."

"I know. Erin, I want to spend time with you, not as someone I took in, but as my daughter, as a family."

Erin nodded. "Yeah, I want that too."

"How about we have Sunday dinners? You, me, Justin?"

"I would love that."

Just then, Justin entered the house. He smiled when he saw Erin there.

"Hey sis," he exclaimed, as he took her in his arms.

"Hey Justin," Erin whispered, as she hugged him back.

"So how about we do that dinner?" Voight suggested, as he stood up.

Erin and Justin nodded. Erin looked at Voight, "We'll help."

"Already being the annoying sister," Justin muttered, earning himself a shove.

He laughed, while Erin shook her head and Voight rolled his eyes.

"I'm happy you guys are my real family."

"We're happy for that too," Voight whispered, as all three walked to kitchen.


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