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Chapter 21 – I Need To Tell You Something

Jay paced the apartment. It had been hours since Erin had stormed out and Jay was beginning to get very nervous. He'd tried calling her, only to find her phone ringing on the coffee table in the living room.

He glanced at his watch and decided enough was enough. He would drive around the neighbourhood and if there was still no sign of her, he'd start calling their friends. If none of them had heard from her, then he could really panic. He was just grabbing his car keys when there was a noise at the apartment door and a second later, Erin was revealed.

"Where the hell have you been?!" Jay fired at her, his relief at her reappearance clashing with his frustration at her staying out so late.

Erin took in Jay's expression and guilt trickled into her. She could see how worried he'd been and knew it was all her fault.

"Jay I'm sorry. For everything. I should never have left and I shouldn't have taken things out on you and I'm so so sorry, please believe me," she apologised and begged to him.

Jay could hear the genuineness in her words and his frustration at her melted away as he saw how bad she felt. He crossed the room and pulled her into his embrace.

"It doesn't matter," he breathed into her hair. "I'm just glad you're back now."

"No, Jay, it does matter," Erin said as she pulled away from him. "You don't deserve the way I've been treating you and…"

Her words were lost as Jay caught her lips in a soft kiss, telling her wordlessly that he accepted her apology and everything was forgotten.

They broke apart but stayed close to each other. Erin took a few deep breaths, trying to work herself up to what she knew she needed to say.

"Hey, um, I need to tell you something," she said eventually, looking at his chest rather than his eyes.

"Okay," Jay said, his interest caught. "Is this an 'I'm being sent undercover in Bolivia for six months' kind of something, or…" he grinned, remembering their conversation from almost a year ago which had also started by her saying she needed to tell him something.

Erin glanced at his face quickly, before dropping her eyes again.

"Okay, Erin you're starting to scare me, what is it?" Jay said as his joke failed to draw a smile from her.

Erin swallowed hard and took a deep breath before raising her eyes to meet Jay's bright blue ones.

"I'm pregnant," she whispered.

She saw her own shock reflected in Jay's eyes. He ran a hand through his hair and leaned on the back of the couch for support.

"Pregnant?" he finally said and Erin nodded. "You're sure?"

Erin reached into her back pocket and pulled out the pregnancy test. Jay took it and stared down at it.

"Well, this explains the mood swings and nausea," he smiled weakly at her. He set the pregnancy test down and moved from the back of the couch and took both her hands into his. "How d'you feel about it?" he asked nervously.

Erin gazed into his eyes. "I don't know if I can do it Jay," she confessed hoarsely. "I know we said maybe one day, but right now? I'm not ready for a baby, I don't know the first thing about being a mom!" Tears were leaking down her cheeks as she revealed her deepest fear. "What if I turn out like Bunny?"

"I won't let that happen, Erin," Jay reassured her, squeezing her hands comfortingly. "You're so much stronger than Bunny. And besides, you and me, we're unstoppable! We chase down drug dealers and murderers for a living, how hard can a baby be?" he grinned at her.

Erin let out an involuntary gasp of laughter at his words and looked at him exasperatedly.

"Okay, I know it won't be as simple as that," Jay confessed. "But we're partners. We can do anything as long as we have each other, and I know we can do this. Besides, look how good you were with Audri. That girl loved you and she only knew you for a day. I know you'll be an amazing mom." He moved his hands to Erin's face and gently wiped away the last of her tears.

"I'm so scared Jay," Erin admitted in a terrified whisper.

"So am I," Jay told her. "But this is our baby Erin," he said as he moved his hands to her waist and rubbed his thumbs over the thin material of her shirt that covered her still flat stomach.

"And you're not mad at me? I mean, the timing's not great…" she began, but Jay cut her off.

"Why would I be mad at you?" he asked in disbelief that she could even think that. "This is as much my doing as it is yours. Besides, the woman I love is giving me the best gift I could have ever asked for. How can I be mad at that?"

Erin felt her heart expand with all the love she felt for Jay and his words that always made everything seem like it would be okay.

"We're really gonna do this?" she asked, letting his infectious excitement begin to fill her as well.

"We're really doing this," he confirmed, a massive grin spreading over his face as he lowered his forehead to rest on hers.

"We're having a baby," Erin said, and felt a smile claim her face too.

Their lips met in a soft, tender kiss. When they parted, Jay stared down into Erin's face and his whole body felt consumed with all the love he felt for her. They were going to be a family. A proper family. Jay knew what he had to do.

"Marry me Erin," he said, gazing deep into her eyes.

"What?" Erin breathed in shock, unsure if she'd heard him right.

"Marry me," he repeated, grinning at her astonished expression. "Wait, don't move," he said quickly, and ran across the apartment before disappearing into their bedroom.

He emerged a second later with a small velvet box clasped in his hand. He approached Erin, who felt her heart rate pick up at the realisation of what was in the box.

Jay stood before Erin, who was staring at him.

"Erin, I love you so much, and I've wanted to do this for a long time now, but I kept waiting for the perfect moment. Well, I don't know what's more perfect than the night you told me we're going to be parents. This is the start of the rest of our lives, and I want it all with you. So, Erin Lindsay," Jay bent down on one knee and opened the velvet box, "Will you make me the happiest man on earth and say you'll marry me?"

Erin stared down at Jay kneeling before her, her heart pounding.

There was a buzzing in her ears. Was this really happening? Was Jay, her partner, her rock, really asking to spend the rest of their lives together? She had never expected to fall in love with such a good man, such a caring, passionate man, and the knowledge that he was just as in love with her sent shivers up and down her back.

She gazed into Jay's bright blue eyes as he waited for her answer.

Erin's face broke into the biggest smile she thought she'd ever given as tears filled her eyes and she gasped, "Yes! Yes, I'll marry you!"

Jay extracted the ring from the box and slid it onto Erin's finger. It was a perfect fit. As he stood up, Erin threw her arms around his neck and crashed her lips onto his. She was overcome with joy.

Jay grasped at her, feeling as if he'd never known true happiness until now. Everything paled in comparison to this feeling. The feeling of the love of his life agreeing to spend the rest of their lives together and knowing their baby was on its way.

As they broke apart, Erin gazed down at her ring adorned hand, admiring the effect. Her breath caught in her throat as she recognised the ring.

"Jay, this is…"

Words failed her and fresh tears filled her eyes as she stared into Jay's smiling face.

Jay nodded.

"But how…?" Erin began, but again, the words seemed to get lost on the way out.

"I talked to Hank right after I got back from Vegas, and he gave me the ring. Told me to make you happy," Jay informed her, knowing what the ring meant to both Hank and Erin.

Erin was in a state of disbelief. Firstly, over Jay asking Hank's permission to marry her, and secondly, over Hank giving it.

"This is the best night of my life," she whispered as she and Jay gazed at each other.

They went to bed that night happier than either of them had ever thought possible. Erin crawled in beside Jay and snuggled into him as he pulled her closer.

"You know, if you'd told me this morning that I'd be going to bed pregnant and engaged, I would've said you were crazy," she grinned at him, her dimples deepening.

"It's been a day full of surprises," he grinned back.

"Hey, talking of surprises," Erin said as she remembered something. "You'll never guess who Nadia's dating?"

"Who?" Jay questioned, intrigued.

"Mouse!" Erin revealed, smiling.

"Really? Wow," Jay said, feeling happy for his friend. "Good for them."

"I know, right! It makes so much sense, I don't know why I didn't think of setting them up before," Erin continued, and Jay smiled to himself. He loved how happy she was for their friends.

As Erin yawned widely, Jay reached over and turned his bedside lamp off. The room was plunged into darkness. As their eyes adjusted, Erin held out her hand. They could just about make out its outline in the darkness, but the ring on her finger sparkled in the dim light of the city that penetrated through the curtains.

The next day was a Saturday, and they spent a lazy morning in bed, enjoying the glow of their engagement. Jay was rubbing his hand over Erin's flat stomach, excited at the prospect of their baby growing within her. Erin watched him in fascination as he caressed her.

"So when d'you wanna tell people?" Jay asked, lifting his gaze from Erin's belly.

"I don't know," Erin began and thought for a second. "I guess we should wait until we see the doctor and go from there," she decided. "Nadia knows, but she won't tell anyone."

"I could call Will, see what doctor he recommends? I mean, we want the best," Jay suggested.

Erin agreed on the condition that Jay made Will promise not to tell anyone, before she headed into the bathroom to take a shower.

Jay reached for his phone to make the call to Will.

Ten minutes later, Jay hung up. Will had been over the moon at the news of their engagement and pregnancy, and said he knew a doctor who owed him a favour. Jay was just waiting for him to confirm the time of their appointment.

He could still hear the sound of the shower running and decided to surprise Erin by having breakfast ready for her when she got out, so he headed into the kitchen and started pulling out ingredients from the refrigerator.

A while later Erin emerged from their bedroom, rubbing a towel through her wet hair. She caught sight of Jay cooking in the kitchen and grinned at his domestication. If this was what she had to look forward to for the rest of her life, bring it on, she thought.

The smell of frying bacon reached her and all of a sudden, nausea came crashing down on her. Jay caught sight of Erin standing in the living room with the towel in one hand and the other hand clasped over her mouth. She turned and rushed for the bathroom, making it just in time as she heaved over the toilet.

Jay rushed to her and crouched down to rub her back as another wave of nausea engulfed her. When the feeling had finally passed, she leaned back against the cool bathtub, her eyes closed.

"I guess the baby doesn't like bacon then," Jay joked and Erin rolled her eyes at him.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and are happy for Erin and Jay! As always, please review and let me know what sort of pregnancy scenarios you'd like to see Erin and Jay face... :)

The next chapter is called 'Seven Weeks'