Shane woke up next to Caroline the next morning, he smiled then rolled out of bed after looking at the time.
"What time is it?" Caroline asked.
"I'm sorry for waking you. It's 5." Caroline smiled then got up out of bed. She put her scrubs on then grabbed her phone.
"I'll see you tonight." Her phone beeped then Shane's beeped.
"Hunter woke up. I gotta go." Caroline yelled kissing him then walking out the door. She drove to the hospital. Shane smiled big then walked out the door.
Shane walked up the steps people were saying sorry. "Halstead, they have the guy who did it." Shane chuckled then walked down stairs. Kyle was down there watching him. Shane took his gun out of his holster then handed it to him.
"Don't hurt me." He yelled. Shane let out a tiny chuckle.
"You killed my best friend. He has two daughters and a boy on the way. He has a wife. YOU KILLED HIM COLD BLOODED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I'm gonna kill you!" Shane yelled, he grabbed his neck then started strangling it.
"Shane, stop a little bit." Kyle shouted.
He turned his head and shot him a look. "Kyle, what would you do if it was Blake? Or Alex? You would do the same. So don't fucking tell me to stop."
Gracie sat in the desk answering calls she couldn't wait to get these babies out of her. "When is this gonna be over?" Erin chuckled.
"Oh Gracie, you are in the beginning. It worse." Gracie started crying.
"Whoa baby what's wrong?" Mikey asked hugging her.
"Nothing. I'm sorry but emotions are kinda fucked up."
"What am I supposed to do? My best friend is dead. His wife is gonna raise her three kids alone." Shane yelled storming up the steps.
He got a call. "Shane, I need you at the hospital." Shane moaned then walked out of Intelligence. He stormed into The hospital and looked around.
"What happened? Is he gonna be okay?" Shane asked. Caroline shook her head as they walked closer to the room. Shane noticed Morgan sitting In the room.,
Morgan pulled out a gun as Shane walked into the room.
"Morgan, leave now! You don't belong here. You said you didn't care about him. Leave. This isn't fair to him. He's only a kid. He's 14, you are drugged high. Just leave and let me take Hunter. We don't even have to go to court. He's fourteen."
"No. I'm not giving him up." Shane stepped back as she was still waving the gun in his face.
"Put the damn gun down." He yelled. Morgan kept waving it. Shane grabbed it from her and emptied the chamber. Shane grabbed Morgan and pulled her out the room.
"You are going to leave and give custody to me. It's the best thing." Morgan smiled then went and signed the papers. Shane didn't tell anyone about it yet.
"I'm sorry Dad. I I took drugs before I was kidnapped. It's just she made me." Shane sat on the bed and hugged him.
"Bud it's okay. You are going to live with me and Caroline. And Maddie."
"I'm sorry Dad. I'm sorry for not telling you." Shane hugged him tighter.
"It's fine." Grant watched as Maddie started waking up. Will said to give her some space so he is.
"Where am I?" She asked. Still doped up on medicine.
"You are in the hospital baby. I'm your dad."
"No you aren't. You aren't my dad." Grant moaned.
"Maddie, I'll leave you alone."
"Can I see Uncle Shane?" Maddie asked , She sat up in the bed and watched as Grant left the room. Tyler walked in, Maddie started looking confused.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"Your cousin, and best friend. I'm Tyler."
"Why are you in here?" She asked.
"Because you are my best friend and I was worried sick about you.. I didn't know what I'd do if you ever died." Maddie let out a tiny chuckle.
"I'm sorry for nearly giving you a heart attack." Shane paced around the hospital, he looked around and saw Grant.
"What happened? Is Maddie alright?" Grant shook his head no.
"No. She doesn't remember me and I'm leaving in a few days and Shane this is not good." Shane sighed then stepped back before his best friend punched him.
"Grant, chill out. She's gonna remember you. I promise."
"You don't understand Shane. She's the only thing I have left of Emily.. Since she left me I have been heartbroken.. I just need my baby girl to remember me."
"I know bro." Shane hugged him.
Shane walked into his house to see Caroline cooking dinner. It had been a long day and he would rather just go to sleep.
"Hey, I thought you'd might like dinner." Shane gave her a kiss before he walked into the bathroom and took a shower.
"Mom!" Kyle yelled
"What the hell do you want?" Erin asked
"Nevermind.. Do you know where Dad is?" Erin shook her head. Jay came in the door with a shovel in his hand
Kyle and Erin both laughed.. "Wait what?" Jay chuckled
"I was shoveling the yard.. Remember it's January.."
The next day
Kyle hopped into school with the crutches. It was his first day back and he would rather be at home sleeping in his bed. He walked into the class and sat down.. He pulled out the dog tags and let them hang on top his shirt. His teacher Ryan Garret came up and stood in front of him.
"Hello Kyle, take the necklace off. You know the rules.." Kyle laughed looking around
"Do you realize what I'm wearing.. First of all a cross and second I'm wearing my dad's and uncle's dog tags.. I'm not taking either off. Sorry.."
"You will or you have a detention.." Mr. Garrett said
"Give me one, because it shouldn't be against the law to wear a necklace professing my faith and it shouldn't be a rule that I can't wear something that protects me.. I will wear these until the day I die. End of story now you can call the principal, call anyone else but I'm not taking them off. My dad and uncle protected this country wearing these dog tags.. My grandpa gave me this cross, he almost died twice protecting this city wearing it. You honestly think I'm gonna take it off.. My god, he protects me everyday of my life.. I will die professing my love for him.. I will die protecting that flag and that cross if it meant I could see him and meet my uncle." Kyle said proudly
I don't usually bring politics into my stories.. I'm telling you now, but one thing I love is God and if I can profess that any kind of way than I will.. This won't be the last you'll see of him in my stories. Also if you don't like stop reading my stories if you don't like that Kyle stood up for his faith and his dog tags, then so be it. But I'm not gonna stop writing about him.. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this..