Jay had been constantly in motion for the last four hours. Isaac had missed two feeds and the outlook was perilous unless he could be found. Snake Shit and Too Tall had been using their expertise and elite training to try and pinpoint the culprit. When their Sergeant had contacted them three months earlier to ask for their help to watch over his family out of loyalty and the fact that army was family they jumped at the opportunity. Jay had always been their brother. After spending all their time together in the Afghanistan bunkers and desert they were never going to lose contact. Solidarity always reigned supreme. Snake shit and Too Tall had been circulating the perimeters of the hospital since Isaac was born and Jay had noticed the lurking figure. He knew exactly who it was and he was going to deal with it. Reinforcements were definitely needed. Jay had even called in the favour from Gilmour. Snake Shit and Too Tall were behind enemy lines once more and could barely get the news out.
Snake Shit sat in the Mustang waiting for the figure to resurface. She was a creature of habit despite her sporadic actions in the previous three months. That took a turn for the worst when Isaac had finally been born. The figure had been following Naomi for months and Jay had no clue until Naomi had arrived at the hospital for her scan and Snake Shit had broken silence to get the info to him.
Snake Shit had made sure that Too Tall had kept the information to himself. Gilmour had made it that way. Now as communications officer for the little gang of military brothers Jay had no clue that Too Tall had infiltrated the east side gang and had been acting as a skivvy for the last two months. Fetching, carrying, borrowing, threatening and acting on any order given. He had always had back up in the form of Snake Shit.
Twenty-four hours ago saw Snake Shit telling Jay he had eyes on Isaac. Jay had no idea the bitch would pull a stunt like this although he also never thought he would need to call in favours from his old army buddies. Gilmour had been getting antsy in civilian life and not adjusting well at all. Snake Shit had got himself a job as security guard for the celebrities of LA and had recently moved back to the area. He was bored of babysitting the over privileged. He decided he deserved some happiness and that was why after four long years of coming out of the army and choosing not to sign back up he had returned to Chicago. Back on his home turf. Snake Shit pulled his phone out as it sat vibrating in his pocket.
"Go."
"It's happening. Call Sarge. I've got thirty minutes or less before the psycho comes back and realises the shit has hit the fan."
"He's already patched in on this call, did you get that Sarge?"
"Got it send me the address we are going to hit it when the bitch gets back."
"She is moving the package."
"You need to be here now."
"I'm there as I've got eyes on her at the Walmart down the block."
"Halstead to all units. Prepare to mobilise."
"Done. Voight to Halstead. You sure about this."
"She fucked up the minute she ordered the hit on my critically ill son and my vulnerable wife. I could handle what she did to me but not to them. She has it coming. Not to mention for all the drugs cartel shit as well. We have enough to throw the book at the bitch and I'm going to be there to watch it all go down."
"Agreed. No-one orders a hit on my family."
"Snake Shit tell Too Tall to evac. We are ready for the hit."
"Done. Too Tall?"
"Yes corporal?"
"Evac now."
"Have it running we are go."
A familiar face entered the Walmart two blocks down and resurfaced holding formula feed and a stroller and clothes. Jay watched on. What a fucking nerve to do that for MY son. She deserves to take a stray bullet for this. She had no clue she was being watched by Jay. She had been made to think that the intelligence unit of district twenty-one had stopped watching her movements. They hadn't.
She just thought that they had. She had tracing units on her cars. The wonders of an infiltrated gang.
Too Tall had made it through initiation to the gang with such ease. He proved his skills when he took on Morales and killed him with one swift movement. Little did anyone know but Morales, who Upton took the Mexican cartel from wasn't dead. Too Tall along with Jay and Voight had concocted the whole thing and he had been in witness protection ever since. Hell they had even brought Benny in to witness protection after dragging his sorry behind from Statesville penitentiary. The ironic thing was that Morales had been placed in the property right next door to Benny and as soon as he had discovered this Morales actually made friends with his neighbour. Morales even confirmed that it was all a façade and that he had been playing the game all along. He had been brought in to go undercover to see how far Upton would go and this definitely takes the biscuit. He didn't know her but he had been brought in as a deploy and the court will take that in to consideration. The most ironic thing is that Morales had actually served under Gilmour in Ireland. Gilmour had suggested to Jay that once the dust had settled that he should actually reach out and make contact. Jay had done just that. He found Morales actually undercover in New York. Morales was happy to help. Morales had worked his way up the chain of the command in the east side and Mexican cartel. Jay had utilised this. The whole time Morales had been gathering evidence against the snake in the grass known as Upton.
Elsewhere Naomi was beginning to come round and wake herself from the induced coma she had been placed in for her safety. Due to the lack of eating for seventy-two hours and the date rape drug along with a fatal dose of insulin inserted in to her cannula while she was asleep after taking oramorph Naomi had slipped in to a diabetic coma. She had been struggling and fighting to bring herself out of the coma for hours. She had been in a whirlwind in the seventy-two hours since Isaac had been born. When she heard Jay kicking off in the corridor she knew she had to get to him but she had no clue it was going to end up the way it has. Naomi was in and out of consciousness. She was in a blurry haze. She had only heard three voices who were even vaguely familiar and that was Will Dawn and Hank.
"We need to find him its of the upmost importance. Naomi can't be told it would kill her and you would literally have to use those handcuffs if she knew despite her present condition."
"Agreed. Jay has some of his military contacts out looking."
"Halstead to Voight."
"Come in Halstead."
"Suspect is currently at Walmart. There's eyes on my son. They're running a hot evac right now. She's written her own death warrant."
"Exfiltrate him then bring the witch in for questioning. We have enough to go for it now."
"Done see you in a few."
"Halstead?"
"Yeah?"
"She's done for. I will handle it from here. You're needed back in ICU."
"Is there any news?"
"Yes she is coming round."
"This never happened."
"Agreed. Mobilising to scene now. Voight out."
Well Naomi had shut her eyes as tightly as possibly imaginable and laid listening to the exchange. What the hell had happened to her son and where was he? It didn't sound like he was in NICU like he should be. She should never have left him but Uncle Hank was a force to be reckoned with. And he practically pushed her down the corridor and away from her critically ill son who needed her and she would never forgive him if something had happened to him.
Upton entered the apartment with the supplies. She had enough to take Isaac and run that afternoon. She had all the fake passports and documents such as birth certificates made.
"Mallory is that you?" Upton called out.
"Mallory you lanky son of a gun answer me. Where are you both?"
Too Tall had already left clearing all the evidence of Isaac and him ever being there and taking it with him including all the fake documents. He left the police radio he had been given by Upton on the side table. The apartment was a small one. There was a cot and kitchen facilities. All prepared with boys clothes and baby equipment everywhere. It was clear that Upton had been planning this for months. She had divulged the plan that she was never going to return Isaac to his parents.
"Too Tall to Regas. Come in."
"Regas to Too Tall. Where are you?"
"The baby needed fresh air. I took him for a walk but don't worry I wrapped him up properly."
"Get back here now."
"Ok. Will do. Regas you need to watch your back there's a lot of police presence in the area"
"I'm aware of that. I am the police remember."
All of a sudden Upton saw the windows being smashed and smoke grenades thrown in to the apartment.
"Fuck. I need backup Too Tall. Call it in."
"I'm afraid it's too late for that Upton. SWAT are already heading in. By the way there's no use going for the backup weapon I disabled it before I left. One thing you should know about me is that my loyalties are with my comrades. There was never any doubt you were going to go down but all this was an intelligence collecting mission so thank you for telling me the truth it's all evidenced and documented. You fucked up the minute you took a hit out on my Sergeants wife and son. I'm going to enjoy the comeuppance that's going to hit you tenfold. You've pissed a lot of people off and there's no way on this earth with what we have that you are going to escape this."
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
The last bullet hit her shoulder and she screamed in pain. Upton hit the floor knowing it was futile. She held her hands in the air protesting her innocence. The shooter of SWAT pulled his balaclava down revealing his face.
"You?" Upton realised she was screwed when she saw who was face to face with her. She pushed him in the chest. The rest of the unit closed in on her and revealed their faces on the order from the senior. Voight, Dawson, Matt Gilmour, Snake Shit, Ruzek, Atwater and Jay all stood surrounding her.
"What the fuck Matt? How did you grow a leg back?" Jay was confused. He was under the impression that Matt had an amputation and he clearly saw Matt in the wheelchair in Afghanistan and even bought him a drink in the NAAFI.
"I'll explain more when we get this cretin out of here and in to custody. At least then I know she's secure. Right now we are a sitting duck."
"He's right neph. We need to get her in to secure custody with a twenty-four hour guard but these guys here have already offered their services. And we need to get you back to the hospital to Naomi and Isaac."
"Come on then Uncle Hank lets get going."
The man put Upton in to handcuffs. She tried to restrain catching one of the men with a punch to the face and the nether regions. She tried to run but was blocked in the doorway.
"Yes me. You're going down for everything you have ever done. We have the evidence and five eye witnesses to your crimes who are all protected where you will never be able to get to them. Not only that you've been using police radios. Did you think when they went missing that they wouldn't be monitored and every conversation documented? Trust me they've been listened to for twenty-four hours a day for the months that you've been on the run. You may as well come quietly and think about how long you are going to have fun with all the east side women in the penitentiary you are going to. You said you want to negotiate. The time for you to do that has long gone. This is the end so you may as well tell us everything. There is no way out for you now."
"Lets get her out of my sight Too Tall before I do something I regret. Alright Morales we will."
"I think we all second that. Halstead get back to that hospital. Take as much time as you need."
Dawn saw Naomi clenching her eyes shut and poked her hand with the cannula in.
"Ouch. What was that for?"
"Didn't your family ever tell you its rude to eavesdrop?"
"It was about my son I was entitled to eavesdrop. I know he's not on the NICU that was obvious so I'm going to ask you this once nicely. Where is my son and what has happened?"
Dawn nervously started to shift glancing towards where will was standing outside the room talking to the doctors.
"WWWWIIIIIILLLLLLLLL"
Will turns at the prolonged lengthening of his name and wonders where it came from when he sees Naomi shouting at him from her hospital bed.
"Oh shit. Great fucking timing like always." Will mutters.
"Hey sis how you feeling?"
"Don't fucking hey sis me. And I feel like a fucking freight train hit me at over a hundred miles an hour. Where is my son and my husband."
"Always intrigued."
"Yes and I also know my son isn't in his NICU bed where I left him so one opportunity is given. Where is my son and husband."
"She always knows how to put me on the spot. Sister in laws are evil beings Dawn I hope you never get landed with one."
Dawn tries to stifle a giggle.
Naomi looks more pissed off than she's ever been in her life and Will had seen her at her worst when she was seeing Dr Charles every week. Jay had better hope he doesn't walk in now.
Will was still staring in to thin air wondering how she was going to tell Naomi when all of a sudden his knight in shining armour in the form of Jay walked in.
"Ah the cavalry has arrived. Bye bro have fun. She knows by the way."
"Shit. Great fucking timing."
Jay takes a look at his wife who was sat bolt upright in bed as Dawn and Will practically run from the room scarpering in different directions.
"You have about thirty seconds before I crawl out of this bed and fuck you up husband of mine. Where the fuck is Isaac and what the fuck happened. And when the fuck were you going to tell me you had been in the military?"
"Wow that's a lot of fucks. Where do I sign up for one of those?"
"Really Jay? You're a prick."
"Yeah but I'm your prick." Naomi smiles a shy smile hating him for making her smile and deescalating the situation.
"You wont be for much longer if you don't tell me what the hell has been going on when I've been in a coma."
Jay sighs and slaps his forehead. This was going to take time and be confusing. God even he was confused. Well to a certain extent. He knew when Upton had threatened the family it was going to be a hard hit. He pulls up a chair expecting this to go horribly wrong. Hell it wouldn't surprise him if his wife left him after all this and the secrets.
It started years ago….
