A/N – Warning mention of rape, I'm not going to go into details but maybe JJ's strange behaviour will make more sense soon.
The longer the knocking continued, the more JJ sunk into the arms of Stella sobbing, Sylvie stood up opened the door to find Mouch looking in discomfort at the door.
"Hey sorry ladies, but your occupying the only bathroom and I really need to pee"
JJ stood quickly from Stella's arms and ran from the room, JJ moved quickly from the bathroom to the apparatus floor not hearing Severide, Cruz, Capp or Tony calling her name, she just needed out.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh"
Squad 3 stood from their table after the scream from JJ from the apron, Severide looked at his team and then at JJ he was about to go over to see if she'd talk to him but just then the bells went off signalling that 51 was needed.
"Ambo 61, Engine 51, Squad 3, Truck 81, house fire 21st and Ashworth"
JJ wipes at her face and runs to 61, where she waits for Brett to join her. As soon as Brett sits down JJ pulls out of 51 behind Squad 3, in convoy to the scene Brett keeps glancing at JJ as if she was made of glass.
"Seriously Brett stop staring, I'm fine"
"Are you though? Not mere ten minutes ago you were distraught"
JJ groans placing her free hand on Sylvie's and giving it a squeeze "Sylvie we've got a job to do, I'm focused and that's all there is too it, OK?"
Sylvie nods and gets out of 61, quickly followed by JJ. JJ can already see Squad 3 entering the building quickly followed by Herrmann and Ritter, Gallo brings a really upset woman towards Brett and JJ.
"This is the neighbour, she doesn't seemed to think her neighbour Addison Baker came out"
Gallo returned to 81, preparing to vent the roof.
"I'm Sylvie and this JJ, can you come sit over here with us?"
Suddenly Herrmann's voice comes through the radio "Chief fires contained to the kitchen, Capp and Tony heading out, Cruz and Severide went to the second floor to look for the homeowner"
"Chief I need Brett or JJ to the second floor far bedroom, victim's in distress and won't allow me or Cruz near her"
Boden turned to look at Brett and JJ to see who could go in, Brett was busy helping the neighbour who was currently in the middle of a panic attack, which left JJ. Boden turned back around and spoke into his radio.
"Severide it will be JJ but does she need to gear up?
"No she'll be fine, Herrmann and Ritter have the fire under control, I'll not be far from her"
JJ grabbed the jump bag and made her way to the house as she got inside the door she met Cruz on his way out, Cruz gave her arm a gentle squeeze and left the house.
"Severide call out"
"Up here JJ"
JJ quickly made her way up the stairs and at the top could hear the loud sobbing coming from the far room, it also helped that Severide was stood there with the expression of a dear caught in headlights.
"Oh thank god, she's really freaking out in there"
JJ nodded and slowly made her way into the room "Addison? My names JJ can we talk?
"No you can't help me, no one can"
"Hey its just you and me, nobody is going to hurt you, I promise"
Addison looks at JJ and realises they are the only ones in the room, JJ moves closer to Addison and can see the bruises to her face.
"How did you get the bruises to your face?"
"I have more"
JJ gently lifts Addison shirt to find bruises across the whole of her stomach "Oh my god"
"When? When did you get these?"
"I...no I can't tell you"
JJ sighs knowing that Kelly is stood just outside the room "You have to talk, I've made that mistake and it's eating me up inside"
JJ stands up and starts to pace, being watched by Addison "I know how you got those bruises across your stomach, you see I have them too" JJ lifts her CFD t shirt and shows the bruises on her stomach "I haven't told anyone, well apart from you"
"You were...were"
"Raped" JJ gasps and let's tears flow freely "I blamed myself did I do something to make them think that it was OK? But now I'm realising it was a warning to keep my mouth shut"
Kelly stood by the door, wiping at tears listening to JJ pour her heart and soul out to a total stranger he hated that he couldn't pull JJ into a hug telling her everything will be OK and that he'd be there for her, now was not the time.
"My last firehouse wasn't great, the Captain hated me, they all did" JJ stops pacing and sits beside Addison and taking her hand "Was out on a shout with the paramedic from that house, he made a mistake I corrected it, didn't go down well. The paramedic trapped me in the turnout room as soon as we returned to the house"
Kelly couldn't stand it any longer he walked into the room, falling onto his knees arms outstretched, JJ scrambled into his arms sobbing clutching Kelly's turnout gear.
"Sssh JJ, I've got you"
"Kelly I'm so sorry I didn't tell you sooner"
Kelly pulled JJ gently away from him "It's OK, you needed time, talking to Addison here helped you through the first initial stage, now you need to do the next best thing and report it"
JJ shook her head in protest and buried her head into Kelly's chest again, Addison watched as Kelly hugged JJ tightly allowing all her emotions out, god only knows she needed this, JJ loved Kelly not as a boyfriend but as a big brother she'd never had, Kelly sensing JJ needed those exact words he kissed the top of her head.
"JJ I love you as the annoying sister in my life, but we need to get of here, we all do"
JJ smiles at Kelly and looks at Addison "He's right of course, come on let's go"
Kelly places JJ back on the floor, JJ holds out her hand for Addison to take. Kelly grabs the jump bag and follows JJ and Addison down the stairs and out the front door. Everyone notices the tear stained face of JJ, who ignores everyone staring and makes her way to 61 with Addison and Kelly. Kelly has a protective hand on the bottom of JJ's back, which doesn't go unnoticed by Stella.
JJ helps Addison onto the gurney and then turns to Kelly "Thanks Kelly"
"No problem anytime"
JJ places a hand on Kelly's chest and smiles, Kelly helps JJ get the gurney into the back of 61, closes the doors tapping the glass letting Brett know she could start to make her way to Med.
After dropping Addison off at Med, JJ promising to check in later, Sylvie and JJ make their way back to 61. Sylvie sat in the drivers seat waiting for an explanation as to why JJ seemed it appropriate to be touching Severide at the scene the way she was.
Sylvie finally lost it "What the hell was that back at the scene? Severide's with Stella remember? Stella your friend"
JJ snorts "It's not like that Sylvie, he's a protective brother"
"That's not what it looked like"
"I know, it's complicated"
"Complicated? Really?"
JJ sighs shakes her head "I...I was" JJ had to scramble out of 61, she threw up at the side of the road.
"JJ?" Sylvie leaps from 61, rubbing JJ's back "Talk to me"
"I was...I was" JJ starts to hyperventilate returning to throwing up.
Sylvie starts getting more worried than angry, something was wrong with JJ and she hated not knowing, Sylvie decided to start walking JJ back to Med, this doesn't go unnoticed by JJ.
"I don't think so, no way I'm not going back in there"
"JJ your hyperventilating, throwing up and your starting to scare me"
JJ looks at Sylvie and stops walking abruptly "I was raped OK? Over at 37"
JJ starts crying, Sylvie let's tears flow too "Oh JJ I'm so sorry, you told our last patient Addison all this and Severide heard it?"
"Uh huh"
"Who else knows?"
"Well Kelly and you, I can't do it anymore, please can we just go back to 51, I'll tell everyone else when I'm ready, I'm not ready yet"
Sylvie stands hugging JJ for quite sometime, before JJ moves away and giggling at their teared stained faces, they walk together back to 61, seated in 61 they look at each other smile and Sylvie drives to 51. On arrival JJ notices Severide and the rest of Squad at their table, JJ acknowledges Severide and follows Brett to the locker room. Stella walks in giving JJ a look of you better start talking.
"Stella it's..."
"Ambo 61, Squad 3 person trapped 2325 West Wold street"
"I...got to go" JJ gave Stella an apologetic look and placed her hand on her arm "I'll come find you when back"
Sylvie waited for JJ to get into 61 and bit her lip.
"I know I'll tell Stella when we get back" JJ rolls her eyes and giggles "Getting easier over time"
61 pulls out of 51, ahead of Squad 3. On arrival JJ notices Ambo 16 already there, she turns to Sylvie and shrugs her shoulders.
"Your guess is as good as mine, the call out was only for 61 and Squad"
Sylvie gets out before JJ "What the hell Owens, why are you here?"
Owens looks up to see JJ approaching and smirks "See you got the spare"
JJ rolls her eyes "See you're still the biggest jerk in history"
Owens grabs JJ's arm tightly "Now, now that wasn't very nice"
"Remove your hand from my arm right now!"
"Oh come now JJ that's no way to great an old friend"
JJ visibly pails, Kelly notices as does Sylvie. Kelly reaches JJ first just as she suddenly out of nowhere gets very angry.
"Owens I told you once I'm not going to tell you again let go of my arm"
Owens pulls JJ closer to him and pushes her against 61, he licks JJ's neck and the sheer horror on her face turns to anger. With strength from nobody knows JJ brings her knee up towards Owens and thrusts hard causing him to loosen his grip and fall to the floor, whilst Owens is on the floor JJ punches him sending him a few feet further away from herself and Ambo 61, Cruz runs to JJ as she launches herself at Owens again, Severide pulling Owens away just as Chief Boden arrives in his buggy.
Cruz is struggling to control JJ, she's become super human. Sylvie's stood in shock until Boden's booming voice causes everyone to stop.
"What is the meaning of all this?
"That crazy bitch attacked me"
JJ launches forward again "And I'd do it again"
"Brett take JJ back to 51, I'll deal with you later. Ambo 16 move away from the scene now I'll follow you to 37 and deal with you there, MOVE!"
Chief watched as 61 and 16 moved away, Boden looked over at Severide and sensed he needed to listen to Kelly.
"Is there something going on I'm not aware of?"
Kelly moved Boden away from Cruz, Capp and Tony before speaking "Owens raped JJ whilst she was at 37, just after the call where he gave the patient an overdose on morphine as a warning to keep her mouth shut"
"God damn it" Boden rubbed his face "Finish up here and go back to 51, JJ's going to need you, I'm going to 37 and telling that slime ball Owens he's gone, she needs to tell 51, they are going to start thinking she's crazy"
Boden left Severide and the rest of Squad to deal with the scene, Ambo 20 arriving just as he was leaving. Boden wasn't happy, not with JJ oh no, he was down right disgusted at Owens and he was going to make sure he knew it.
So that's chapter 3 not the most pleasant to write, hope I've not offended anyone that wasn't my intention, if I have sorry.
