Later that night Naomi stood outside of Jay's apartment door she knew she had to talk to Jay about everything she told Stella but boy she was nervous, nervous of rejection from Jay but she knew she had to tell him, he did deserve to know. Naomi knocked and waited until the door opened Jay stood there smiling back at her.

"Hey babe, good day?"

Naomi nods walks in and stops by the couch "Jay we need to talk"

"Everything OK?"

"Yes actually no, oh god why is this so hard?"

Jay placed his hands on Naomi's shoulders "Talk to me, we can deal with it together"

Naomi nods and sits on the edge of the couch "I need to tell you something and I really need you to listen or I'll never say it and it needs to be said"

Jay nods and leans against the breakfast bar "OK I'm listening"

Naomi took in a deep breath "Jay, first of all thank you, knowing you are here for me and always will be well that means more to me than you will ever know. I know you don't know my history and my job well it's really grinding me down at the minute. I'm in love with you Jay and I really want us to take the steps to having a family but mentally I can't do it" Jay's head snapped up at the mention of kids, Naomi held up her hands, "I don't think I will ever want to have my own kids despite this yearning inside of me to have my own family so I can feel complete."

Jay goes to speak but Naomi continues. "Please let me get this out. Otherwise I will never say it out loud. I'm scared Jay, more scared than I've ever been, as I was abandoned and rejected in my childhood. I fear that if I was to have a child with you Jay then you would reject me, tell me you never wanted me and it was all just fun, but more than that I worry that if I was to have a child that I wouldn't be able to bond with that baby despite it being mine. You see Jay I have borderline personality disorder. I've been keeping it to myself because through the years I've been abandoned by everyone I ever had a bond with and that feeling still resides within me. Yes I'm learning to trust but it's a slow process. I've always had issues with never believing that I was good enough to be loved. With my parents dying when I was really small and then being dumped in to the care system by my so called auntie. Jay you shower me with affection and I know your ready for more but I'm just not there yet. I'm happy with it being the both of us. I need to build that trust but I know I vowed to myself I'd never have children and threw myself in to my work. Now with the work I'm beginning to see it's all I ever wanted."

Jay takes a moment to absorb all the information he's just been told, he takes a minute before going to the kitchen. He slams the beer bottle down on the unit and turns around to Naomi "Why didn't you tell me all this when we first got together? Were you ever going to tell me? Naomi we talked about children and even then you never told me anything, I can't do this right now, just go!"

Naomi bursts into tears and runs from the apartment and gets into her car, she drives away from Jay and heads towards 51 and Jess, Sylvie and Stella. Naomi got out of her car and walked quickly towards 51, she didn't see anyone around so slumped beside 61, burying her head in her hands and sobbed loudly.

Not long, maybe five minutes later Naomi heard footsteps coming towards 61, she recognised Jess' voice and Sylvie's as they come nearer "The joys of inventory"

Jess giggles "Yeah but needs doing Sy...Nai what are you doing here?

Sylvie walks around the side of 61 to find Naomi slumped against 61, Sylvie quickly realised that Naomi had or was still crying, Sylvie pulled Naomi into a sideways hug "What's happened?"

Naomi sobs "I told Jay everything and he lost it, told me he couldn't handle it and told me to get out!"

Jess was pissed off, she grabbed her phone and waited for it to be picked up "HALSTEAD ARE YOU A COMPLETE JACKASS?"

"I know, look do you know where Nai is?"

"OF COURSE I DO!"

"Will you stop shouting at me?"

"PISS OFF JAY! YOU'VE UPSET MY SISTER AND YOU'RE TELLING ME NOT TO SHOUT AT YOU, YOU'RE LUCKY IM NOT STOOD IN FRONT OF YOU BECAUSE I'D OF LAUNCHED YOU ACROSS THE ROOM, IF YOU REALLY MUST KNOW SHE'S AT 51, COME SEE HER BUT DON'T COME ANYWHERE NEAR ME OR SO HELP ME I'LL KILL YOU!"

"OK got it, I'm on my way, I'm sorry"

"I'M NOT THE ONE TO BE APOLOGISING TOO, BYE JAY!"

When Jess came off the phone she had an audience, Sylvie and Naomi stared up at her from the floor in shock, everyone else was also looking open mouthed at Jess "WHAT? NEVER SEEN A PISSED OFF WOMEN BEFORE?"

Jess walked over to the punch bag hanging from the ceiling and threw a punch, before quickly attacking the bag and taking out her anger on the bag instead of its intended target Jay's face. She was still near the bag when Jay appeared, he saw Jess staring at him, boxing gloves down by her side.

"I'm sorry Nai, my reaction wasn't great"

Naomi rolled her eyes "You think?"

Jay looked over his shoulder "Do you think Jess can stop looking at me as if she's going to snap my head from my shoulders?"

"Even I'm not going near her, that punch bag took a pretty good beating, she even scared me!"

Jay nodded at Jess "Ever thought about battle of the badges?"

Jess glares at Jay "That a challenge Halstead?"

Boden comes out to see Jess and Jay staring at each other "Can I ask what is going on here?"

Jess looks at Boden "Jay suggested battle of the badges Chief, I suggested me and Halstead"

Boden shakes his head "No battle of the badges has ever had a woman against a man, I can't agree to this"

Jess walks back over to the punch bag and slams her fists into it "You don't think I can handle it?"

Boden sighs "Jess that's not what I meant and you know it"

"I'm doing the battle of the badges and Halstead is who my opposition will be, I will go above your head Chief if I have too"

Boden looked over to Jay who looked visibly pale "Do you agree to this?"

Jay looks between Naomi, Boden and Jess "Honestly don't have a choice now do I?"

"Jess seriously you don't need to do this? Jay's apologised everything is fine"

Jess keeps punching the bag before answering "No I've said I'll do the battle of the badges so I'm going to do it, scared I'll scar him Naomi?"

Jay's eyes shoot into his head "Seriously?"

Boden stops Jess going for Jay "Halstead go now!" Boden sighs "I can't believe I'm agreeing to this, battle of the badges is in three days, will you both be ready?"

Jess walks back to the punch bag "Oh I'm ready, question is will Halstead be ready?"

Jay nods and gives Naomi a hug before walking away, Naomi walks towards her sister and smiles at Boden "Jess you don't need to do this for me"

Jess sighs holding the punch bag "I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing a for me!"

Naomi nods and hugs her little sister before walking out of 51, Jess looks up at the Chief "I know what I'm doing and you can let all of them know that too, now I've got to get some practice in"

Boden walks away from Jess once again hitting the punch bag and into the common room, he looks around the room and shakes his head he knows fine well how his next sentence will be received.

Boden takes a deep breath and speaks "Guys I have an announcement to make" everyone stops what they are doing and looks up "Battle of the badges is in three days and firehouse 51 has their participant"

Kelly looks around the room and realises that Jess is missing "No way in hell!"

Boden holds up his hands "Do you want to be the one to tell Jess that Kelly?"

Kelly shakes his head "Who is she fighting?"

"Jay Halstead"

Cruz jumps up "Chief she can't do that he's never lost to anyone he's fought before"

Boden groans "Thank you for that input Cruz, you all need to support Jess in this because it's happening"

Boden walks to his office leaving the rest of 51 in shock, Kelly eventually stands and walks out onto the apparatus floor to find his little sister punching the stuffing out of the bag in front of her.

Jess looks around the bag at Kelly "If you're here to tell me to not go through with it you might as well go back the way you came"

Kelly laughs "Not here to tell you anything about quitting you are part Severide after all, I'm here to give you pointers. Jess Jay's never lost a battle once and I don't he'll want to loose to a girl"

Jess stares at Kelly "What's wrong with me being female? Women never get a fair deal, were classed as the weaker sex, well I Jessica McHolland will prove everyone once and for all how wrong they are!"

Kelly holds his hands up in defence "I didn't say you couldn't do this I'm just telling you he's never lost yet, hell even I couldn't beat him, Jess I've never seen you so angry. I'm worried you'll kill him"

Jess rolls her eyes "I won't kill him even though as tempting as that sounds, maybe he needs to be taken down a peg or two"

Kelly giggles "Or ten, you really think you could beat him?"

Jess nods walking away from the punch bag and towards Kelly taking off the gloves "I'm sure, in three days you'll see"

Jess walks away from Kelly just before she goes into the doors towards to common room Kelly jogs up beside her "OK you have me convinced and I know you'll have the support of 51, but there's one person you'll have great difficulty convincing that this is a good idea"

Jess looks at Kelly "OK then who?"

"Mom and Voight"

Jess slaps her forehead "Damn it" before shrugging her shoulders "That's two people not one, learn to count brother"

Kelly laughs hugs Jess and follows her into the common room, everyone smiles at her, Peter and Cruz stand up and pretend to box with her, Kelly was correct she had the support of her firehouse family just wondering how her mom and uncle would take the news.

Three days later came a lot quicker than anyone really wanted it too, it found Jess warming up surrounded by her brother, Stella, Sylvie, Matt, Peter, Mouch and Trudy, the rest of 51 sat outside waiting for the fight to begin.

Stella was finishing putting Jess' long hair into two braids and helping her with her helmet, that was the one rule that had to be followed, because Jess was a female participant she had to wear the boxing training helmet. Jay had also decided to wear the helmet not because he was scared of Jess, of course not, he wanted some protection at least.

Jess smiled as the time came for her to enter the boxing ring, Kelly hugged her and helped her put the gum shield in, she noticed her mom talking to Jay and he looked worried, Trudy walked back over to Jess "Knock him on his feet!"

Jess smirked and hugged her mom "Oh I intend too"

Jess and Jay were stood in one corner each of the ring, both staring into each others souls, they didn't stop until the announcer came into the middle of the ring.

"In the right corner we have Paramedic Jessica McHolland of firehouse 51 for the CFD" he waited for the bellows of cheers to die down "In the left corner we have Detective Jay Halstead from the 21st district Intelligence unit for the CPD, fight fair"

Jess and Jay walked to the middle of the ring patted gloves and then waited for the referee made for the jester for the game to begin, when he lowered his hand Jay was too slow and Jess punched him in his jaw sending him backwards and hitting the outside of the ring.

"Holy hell!" Herrmann yelled "Remind me never to piss off Jess ever again"

Cruz nods "We should have done a betting pool, she's beating his ass out there"

Looking back up at the fight, Jess was indeed kicking Jay's ass, he'd not got one hit in and the first round was over, he slumped on the stool and looked over at Jess who was smiling at Kelly, Jay felt a hand on his shoulder "Jay she's kicking your ass, do something"

Jay shook his head "Kev I can't she's a girl"

Kevin giggles "Yeah well that girl is kicking your ass, you've got a reputation to uphold man"

Jay nods and then gets a shock as Jess removes the helmet and gives Jay a look 'Of come on Halstead bring it' Jay shakes his head, the referee notices Jess without her helmet on and goes over to her.

"I insist you wear the helmet"

Jess shakes her head "Make it a fair fight"

The referee shakes his head "May I remind you with you being female this is not a fair fight"

Jess stands up from the stool and looks over at Jay "We both agreed to this fight, now let us carry on"

The referee looks at both Jess and Jay who have both removed their helmets now "Do you both agree to continue?" both nod the referee then nods at them both "OK both of you to the middle and we'll start round two"

Jess walks over to Jay in the middle and touches his pads "Bring it Halstead, you scared of little Miss Severide here?"

Jay looks up "Shit I forgot you have Severide blood in you, but no not scared bring it"

The referee waves them on to continue the fight, Jay takes a swing at Jess who ducks under his fist, when she stands back up straight she swings out and hits Jay above his right eye, once again sending him backwards, Jay stands up and walks back to Jess who's smirking.

Jay swings his right arm out and attempts to hit Jess who grabs his hand and twists it, bringing Jay to his knees, the referee separates them and allows the fight to continue, everyone from 51 and Intelligence look on in shock as the second round comes to an end.

Jess sits back on her stool, not even breaking a sweat, Jay on the other hand is sweating and having ice and a towel pressed to the cut above his right eye, Voight walks to the back of Jay "My niece is literally kicking your ass Halstead, now I'm conflicted of who to watch out for, my niece or my officer"

"With all due respect I'm trying but she's really good"

Voight laughs "I'll take that as a compliment Halstead"

Jay turns to Voight "You taught Jess how to box? Wait that explains the black eye and burst lip a month back"

Voight nods "What can say she's a fire cracker" Voight laughs at his comment "Fire cracker now that's a good one"

Jay turns back around and looks at Jess he sighs "I'm so screwed"

Kev nods "Yeah you so are" Kev hands the gum shield back to Jay "Nice knowing you bro"

"Yeah thanks for that"

Jay walks back to the middle and pats the mitts of Jess, watches as the referee waves the start of round three and is once again punched to his left eye this time, he sees stars before he hits the mat, the referee counts from one to ten, he gets to eight and Jay manages to get to his feet, he focuses on Jess who for the moment is watching Jay, when the referee starts the round again, Jay takes a swing at Jess and misses.

Jess takes the opportunity to hit Jay again, Jay falls to the mat again and doesn't even hear the count down from the referee, all he sees is stars and plenty of them, next thing he knows is Jess talking to him "Jay? Jay? Come on Jay talk to me"

Jay groans "Hey Rocky, god I ache?"

Jess smiles helping Jay with his gum shield "Where does it hurt?"

Jay smiles "I think the question is where do I not hurt? You had Voight training, you need to be part of the intelligence team, with you, Hailey and Kim no one would ever mess with us guys ever again!"

Jess helps Jay up from the mat and towards his stool "Go get checked at Med for any concussion, you seem OK to me, but still get checked, don't want my sister kicking my ass because I nearly killed her man"

Jay nods "Noted, hey I am sorry for how I reacted, with the kicking of one's ass just now I'm never going to do anything to upset you, Nai or Severide, no way, nope"

Jess smiles and squeezing his right shoulder gently "Go talk to Nai"

Jay nods and walks over to Naomi who's with Trudy and Mouch "Hey can I talk to you please?"

Trudy giggles "Well Chuckles looks like my daughter really did kick your ass, how do you feel?"

Jay groans "Like I've been hit by a fire truck and then trampled on by a herd of elephants"

"Elephants you say?"

"Mom can we have a moment please?"

Trudy looks at Jay and Naomi "OK, get some ice on those bruises"

Jay nods and smiles at Naomi "Nai I am truly sorry for now I treated you when you bore your soul to me"

"Jay what I told you was me telling you about me and my quirks and you lost your temper and told me to get out, you hurt me!"

Jay nods "I know and I can't tell me how sorry I am but maybe I can show you?" Jay got down on one knee and held a engagement ring box up at her "Naomi White-McHolland will you do me the honour of becoming Mrs Naomi Halstead?"

Naomi looked up to find everyone looking at her and Jay, she started to get nervous her heart was in her mouth and her hands felt damp from sweat, she looks back down at Jay "No"

Jay looks upset as Naomi runs from the place, Jay stands up grabs his truck keys, jacket and leaves, everyone else stands in shock.

A few days later found Stella, Sylvie, Jess, Violet and Naomi in Naomi's house having a girly night, they would have invited Hailey, Kim and Natalie but they were all working, nobody had really touched on the subject of Naomi's quick departure from a fight a few nights ago, Jess thought now was a good a time as any.

"So how are you Naomi?"

Naomi looked at Jess "I'm OK Jessica, how are you?"

Jess knows exactly what Naomi is doing "So what you been up too?"

"Working and stuff"

Jess nods "Stuff? What stuff?"

Stella, Sylvie and Violet watched the sisters conversation intently, looking from one to the other when one would speak, it was like a mini tennis match going on and they were enjoying it, Violet passed the popcorn between them.

"Stuff Jessica, you know stuff I don't have to explain everything to you"

Jess smiles "Oh but you do, I'm your little sister Naomi"

Naomi groans "You are impossible"

"Am I?"

Naomi stands and notices the others watching she has to giggle they are half way to eating a piece of popcorn "You guys really?"

Stella smiles "I'll cut to the chase, what the hell happened?"

Jess giggles "I was getting to that"

Sylvie also giggles at Jess "Was you really?"

Violet nods "Yeah we were starting to get neck ache from watching you and Nai"

Stella shakes her head "Focus ladies"

Naomi sighs and hugs herself "I was scared I don't do well in large crowds and everyone was watching waiting for my answer I said no and ran"

"Did you mean it?"

Naomi looks at Jess "Mean what?"

Jess rolls her eyes "Saying no"

Naomi shakes her head "No I didn't mean to say no, I don't know why I just didn't run instead my mouth engaged before my brain"

Jess whispers in a joking tone "Nothing new there then"

Naomi points her finger at Jess smiling "I heard that Jessica McHolland"

Jess laughs "You were meant too Naomi White-McHolland"

Stella groans "Will you two give it a rest its tiring"

Sylvie and Violet giggle as does Jess and Naomi, the girls fall into a group hug and giggle again as Jess and Naomi have another debate about some random subject none of them are sure where or why it started, Naomi's phone starts to ring "Hello Naomi White-McHolland speaking"

"Hi Naomi it's Kim, can you get to Med its Jay"

"Kim what's happened?"

Kim sighs into the phone "Jay's been shot, you need to come to Med, your his POC"

Naomi gasps "Am I? OK I'm on my way"

"See you soon"

Naomi disconnects her phone and stares at her sister and friends letting tears fall "Oh my god!"

Jess pulls Naomi into a hug "Nai what's happened?"

Naomi starts sobbing "Jay's been shot, I've...I've...I've got to get to Med"

Jess pulls Naomi to her feet "I'll drive Nai to Med, Stella can you drive Sylvie and Violet?"

Stella nods "I'll also ring Matt, Kelly, Peter and Gallo, moral support"

Jess waves her hand over her head and drags Naomi out of her house and towards her SUV, Jess helps her sister into the car, straps her in and once in the drivers seat drives towards Med as fast as possible, without breaking any traffic laws, Jess pulls into the parking lot of Med and helps Naomi out of the car and towards Med.

As soon as Jess and Naomi walk through the doors, Naomi is pulled into a hug by Kim and Hailey, Trudy walks up to her daughters and hugs them both, Natalie walks out and towards Naomi "Hey he's OK his vest caught it, just bruising, you can go see him Naomi, room three"

Naomi nods and quickly walks towards room three and stops as she notices Jay's eyes are closed but he's holding the engagement ring box and a note, Naomi smiles a watery smile and walks into the room, she can tell Jay's sleeping so carefully takes the note out of his hand sits beside his bed to read.

To my dearest Naomi,

Words any words I express will never show you how much I love you, all of you. I wouldn't be lying if I said how I'd feel if we never have any children, it would be hard but I'd get over it, because I love you.

The ring in this box, was my moms ring, she gave clear instructions that who ever out of me or Will were to find the love our lives first would give it too our girl or boy, yes she did say boy.

So even if I'm in a coma, hopefully not but you get my point, I want to call you my wife.

So I ask again Naomi White-McHolland will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?

Yours forever Jay

Tears were flowing from Naomi's eyes, she put the letter on the chair and gently removed Jay's hand from the box, she bit her lip and opened the box to find the beautiful ring gleaming back at her, she smiled through her tears, leaning over Jay "Ask me again"

Jay stirred and smiled at Naomi looking back at him "What did you say, didn't hear you"

"I said ask me again"

Jay beams with happiness "Do I have to get on one knee again?"

Naomi giggles "No Jay, ask me"

Jay takes a deep breath "Naomi White-McHolland will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"

Naomi squeals "Yes of course Jay I will marry you"

Jay places the ring on Naomi's finger and groans as Naomi squeezes him in a hug "Bruises babe"

Naomi giggles "Sorry"

Jay nods shuffles over in the bed and pulls Naomi on the bed beside him, they fall asleep together and that's now Natalie finds them thirty minutes later, Naomi's left hand on display showing the engagement ring she does her checks and leaves the couple alone in their embrace.

A/N- Aww so cute, I know the fight in the battle of the badges is maybe a little, can't even think of the proper wording right now, but at least now with this chapter written my sister can stop pestering me, who am I kidding her exact words will be 'So what's happening next, come on don't leave me waiting too long this is so good, love ya sis' and once she reads this authors note she'll laugh call me a cow bag maybe? Then actually agree with everything I've said.