"Will! Please please find out what the hell is going on with Erin!" Shouted Jay. Will stared at his brother, never had he seen him so stressed. "Jay, you need to calm down! Shouting is not gonna help her." Said Will reasonably. Jay hated to admit it but Will was right. He couldn't do anything but wait for Natalie and Connor.

Jay paced for hours, praying he'd find out about her. The rest of the team were sat anxiously in the waiting area. Each staring at a different inanimate object. After a while, Jay broke the silence. "Damnit." He shouted, he punched a wall angrily, then fell to the ground. Crying. Hank threw himself out of his seat to kneel in front of the young man. "Kid. I know you're scared. But it's gonna be okay, I swear to god." Hank pulled the young man into a hug, letting him weep into his shoulder.

A few more hours passed. Will Halstead had joined them in the waiting area. He sat beside his brother in silence. Jay appreciated his brother. He didn't try and reassure him. He just sat there and silently supported him.

Natalie entered the waiting room. Each member of the unit looked her in the eye, desperate for answers. "Erin had lots of internal damage. The man had obviously put her through quite the amount of damage. We've had to take skin grafts from her leg as her burns were so severe. The next few hours... They're gonna be tough. But she's a fighter, they both are." Jay collapsed to the ground clutching his legs. They made it.

"Can I see her?" Asked Jay

"Come with me." Smiled Natalie

Jay entered the familiar maze of rooms in the hospital. He reached her room in the ICU. He found her sleeping peacefully in a bed. She was so bruised. That sick man deserved to rot in the darkest, most violent depths of hell. Jay stepped into the room, floating over to the chair beside her bed and collapsing in it.

He took her hand, moving it to his lips. "Never leave me again Erin." "Or you bump" he added. For the first time in hours, Jay Halstead could rest.

...

Erin opened her eyes, she realised she wasn't with Yates anymore. Her family had saved her. She turned her aching head to the side. Jay was still asleep, he had his head resting on her hand. Erin looked down at her ever expanding belly. Her family was together again.

...

The whole unit had been into Erin's room to wish her well. When they left Erin gave Jay a confused look. "Jay. What happened to him?" She asked

"He's in a morgue. Not here of course. Back in New York, SVU took the body away this morning. He's gone baby." Erin let tears fall from her face. Now she could really rest. The man who murdered her best friend was in hell whilst she was in heaven. Even Erin had her own little taste of heaven. Her family and a world without Yates.

...

Erin was discharged the following day. Rather than going home they did some shopping. "Erin look, we can get her a daddy's little girl T shirt!" Said Jay happily

"Just chuck it in the cart Halstead." Said Erin, chuckling. They had managed to buy every baby item they would need for a while. They had a crib, clothes, nappies, bottles and a highchair. When they reached the checkout the woman beamed at the pair of them. "You two look so happy." She grinned.

"We really are!" Relied Erin. Smiling at Jay.

"Well what can I say, I'm having a child with the love of my life, who has for some unknowable reason, agreed to be my wife." Grinned Jay, kissing Erin on the cheek.

...

Erin lay on the couch whilst Jay cooked dinner. Damn he was a good house husband. She couldn't help but stare at him as he cooked happily, singing to himself. If only Ruzek could see him now, Jay would never live it down! Jay turned and caught her staring. "Oi Lindsay, stop staring at my ass!" Teased Jay

Erin stood up, waddling over to him. "Well it's not my fault my soon-to-be husband is sexy." She flirted, "he's also a good househusband. I like that." She added. Jay playfully kissed the top of her head. "You know how much I love you right?" He asked

"Better be a damn lot since I'm carrying your baby Halstead!" Joked Erin

"Well it is!" Said Jay sweetly

"I love you too, Jay." Said Erin, smiling at her lovely man.

Voight came over after dinner. He helped Jay set up the crib. Voight was such a big help, without him, the crib would've been a chair after a variety of Jays swear words. Erin could tell Voight was also excited about the baby. He kept the photo from the scan of their baby in his wallet. When Erin asked why he simply said "she's my good luck charm, she already lights up my world." He was such a wonderful man.