*Will mention Justice*
Jordan- 14
It's been almost seven months since Jordan got clean and sober, she's been going to meetings and therapy but she was still fragile. She was still in recovery and everyone knew to be very cautious around her, they had to be careful with what they said and did around her or else she'll fall off the wagon.
During the time Antonio made the switch from Intelligence to the State's Attorney's office to be a lead investigator. Jordan missed her surrogate uncle it was as if her family wasn't complete.
One afternoon after getting out of school the fourteen year old headed to the State's Attorney's office to see her uncle. She had texted her father telling him where she was going and not to worry. She was on the bus heading to the office.
Antonio Dawson rubbed a hand down his tired face, they had just finished another case. It was almost the same as Intelligence but different. Everyone worked, there wasn't any joking around that he was use to, if he were to tell the truth he missed his old team. He missed the jokes, he missed how his niece and Adam had their prank wars, he really missed his niece. He didn't know if she was the same as before he left, he didn't know if she was still clean and sober, he didn't know any of it.
His new partner, Laura looked at him. "You ok?"
"Yeah. Just thinking". He replied tiredly.
"About what?"
"Just stuff".
Jordan was walking through the office getting lost, Peter and Anna were heading to there offices when they seen the teen. Peter knew who she was and heard about what happened. Anna heard of Jordan but never met her, the two head over to her.
"Jordan how are you". Peter said with a smile.
"Hi Peter". Jordan replies with a smile.
"This is my colleague Anna Valdez".
"Nice to meet you Jordan". Anna spoke.
"Nice to meet you too and please call me Jo, I'm not once for being called by my full name I sound like I'm in trouble".
They all chuckle, Anna excused herself as her phone ran leaving Peter alone with the teen.
"How have you been? Really". Peter's voice lowered a bit.
"Good. I feel a hell of a lot better now. I'm clean, sober, going to meetings and therapy. I'm a new me".
"Jo, were here for you if you ever need to talk".
"Thanks".
"So what brings you by?"
"I was looking for Antonio but I think I got lost".
"Follow me, I'll take you to him".
The two then began walking, as she walked an idea had popped into her head. "Hey Peter, I know it's a lot to ask and you'll probably have to ask my dad but. You think I could get a part time job here. It'd be after school and on weekends and whenever I don't have school I could be here. I really need to keep busy, keep my mind off of things. Besides I'll be perfectly safe here, nobody would think to look here for me".
"I'll think about it and talk to your dad about it, if he says it's ok then we'll figure something out".
"Thanks".
They finally made it to the office, Antonio was reading over a case file so he didn't see his niece or Peter, a mischievous grin appeared on Jordan's face. She was gonna surprise her uncle. The teen tiptoed around the office making her way to Antonio's desk, she was right behind him.
"Hi Antonio!" Jordan says excitedly.
That caused the investigator to jump out of him chair in shock, he placed a hand over his chest as he felt his heart almost pop out. Jordan was giggling then stopped.
"How's it going".
"What are you doing here?" Antonio asked.
"I came to visit and before you ask yes my dad knows where I am, I told him I came to visit you. I missed you, not the same without you".
He then hugged his niece. "Believe me I know".
Laura then came from around her desk, Antonio then looked to his partner who has her eyebrow raised a bit.
"Jo this is my partner Laura Nagel, Laura this is my niece Jordan Voight". Antonio introduced the two.
"Nice to meet you Jordan". Laura says shaking her hand.
"Likewise and please call me Jo". Jordan replies.
The teen looked to her uncle. "You mind if we go somewhere, I wanna talk to you about something".
That had caused the investigator to become very concerned. "Everything alright sweetheart?"
"Yeah. There's something I wanna talk to you about".
Antonio grabbed his jacket and looked to his partner. "I'll be back".
"No worries. I got this".
The two then left and Peter passed by them, he needed to discuss something with Antonio but didn't mention it at the moment.
"Dawson, when you come back I need to talk to you". Peter tells him.
"Alright". Antonio replied.
The investigator left with his niece, he knew to keep his guard up around her. He'd glance around looking for any threats. Jordan knew whenever she was with anyone from the team they'd do that to make sure she was safe.
One thing she knew for sure, they didn't care what happened to them they cared about what happened to her.
The two walked down the street to a cafe, they each ordered a coffee and a sandwich. While they waited Jordan took a deep breath and started.
"My therapist said I should make amends with everyone that I hurt when I was...ya know". Jordan starts.
"Jo, I already forgive you". Antonio told her.
"I need to do this. That day when I was in the bar, I drunker than hell, probably high as a kite. That wasn't me Antonio for the first time in my life I didn't know who I was. I said a lot to you and Erin, stuff I never meant, I was just angry. Losing Justin it broke me, it was like my world crashed down on me. I was never able to grieve with my mom and when Justin died, all of it came down on me like a ton of bricks. I didn't know what to do".
"Death isn't easy for anyone to handle, nobody knows what to do, how to cope".
"Normally I stayed pissed for a couple days but after I lost my brother I was just angry, angry at myself, at the world. I wanted to help my brother and I couldn't".
"Sweetie there wasn't anything any of us could do to help him, the doctors tried everything".
"I should have followed him and maybe he still be here".
"If you had then you're father would have lost the both of you".
"Anyway, that day in the bar when I went off on you and Erin I didn't know who I was. I thought I was a sister who lost her brother, for the first time in my life I didn't recognize myself. I used the whole let me grieve thing as an excuse. I honestly have no clue why I ever went to Bunny, at that time I figured she was the only person who wouldn't rat me out to my dad so I trusted her she gave me whatever I wanted. Drugs, booze, money, I thought she was my friend and I trusted her. I don't know what happened for her to rat me out to….to Damian". She whispered the last part.
"Jo what happened with Damian wasn't your fault".
"Yes it is. If I never trusted Bunny and never went to that party then he would have never done what he did".
Antonio knew that there was a lot that Jordan wasn't gonna tell her father so she confided in other people. She only told her father some stuff about the whole Damian situation because everyone knew if the older father was told anymore he was gonna go to jail for murder.
He bit his lip, he felt as he was stepping out of his place. He was an uncle figure but he was starting to become a parent. He coughed trying to get rid of the lump in his throat. Normally Hank or someone else would ask this but he didn't know if Jordan told anyone. He had to ask this.
"Jo, did he ever…
"No. He was about to when Adam and Kim came in, I never seen Adam that pissed before. He ripped Damian off me and pinned him to a wall while Kim came over to help me. They switched places Kim arrested that son of a bitch and Adam came over to me, he gave me his jacket and we left. That whole thing made me more depressed, I still drank, cut, I used from time to time". She stopped and looked at him in the eye. "Thank you for being there for me, I know I wasn't easy to handle or deal with but you guys. You were there. I think after you guys caught me buying and I went to rehab, being in rehab opened my eyes I knew if I kept doing what I was doing my dad would have to bury me. I was being selfish and only thinking of myself but after sometime in rehab it opened my eyes after I got out I was a new me and I wouldn't have gotten there without all of you".
"You never have to thank us because we're family and we stick together through good times and bad, through thick and thin. No matter what. We'd do it all over again for you".
After they ate they walked back to the office and Antonio argued his niece down insisting that he'd drive her back to the District. He wanted to make sure she got back to her father safe. They set off for the District. As he drove he'd glance over at his niece, Jordan was very strong for a kid, for everything she's been through.
Shorty they arrived and Jordan hopped out and he watched as she headed inside, he then made his way back to the office. Once back there he went to find Peter, he looked to see Peter going over something and knocked on the door. Peter looked to see Antonio there and closed the file.
"Come in". Peter said.
"What was it that you wanted to talk about?" Antonio replied.
"How's Jordan been? Really. I talked to her earlier you seem to be more connected with her".
"She's good really, we just had lunch and she told me everything. She feels better after getting out of rehab, going to meetings and therapy. Jordan's a new person".
"I'm glad to hear that". His smile then dropped. "You remember Damian".
Antonio's body stiffened. He very well remembered the sick bastard. Why was Peter asking?
"I remember him. Why". Antonio's voice got hard.
"Right after he was taken to the District he disappeared. No trace of him anywhere".
"Ok. What about it?"
"Did Voight do anything to him?"
"Really? How would I know that? Why would I know that?"
"I read the reports Dawson, I know what he did to Jordan".
"Then if you know it be very wise for you to drop it. I'm not gonna watch my niece relapse if this gets back to Hank or any of them. You don't know what she went through in that room, you don't know any of it. All you're going by is what a piece of paper says, the only two people who know what he did to Jordan are him and her that's it. It took her nearly this long to finally open up about him. Peter, I'm asking you drop this now because if you don't the only person who's gonna get hurt by this is Jordan. You aren't gonna hurt her".
"I'm not gonna hurt Jordan and it won't get back to her, all I'm asking is if Hank did anything".
"What's going on Peter?"
"We're looking into Damian's disappearance, he was last seen going to the District. After that he's gone".
"He could have bailed out of town after being released, after what he did to Jo he probably got the hell out of Dodge".
"Either you talk to Voight or I will".
"I'll do it. Peter, I'm telling you that you just opened a can of worms. A can that you should have never opened".
After that Antonio stormed out leaving the office again only to head back to the District. He didn't have to question his former boss, he already knew that Hank somehow made Damian disappear after what happened to the teen. There wasn't no question about it.
His blood was boiling, why were they investigating the son of bitch's disappearance? He didn't know but he did care because if it got back to his niece she could end up relapsing and that wasn't about to happen. Not a cold chance in hell.
He shortly arrived to the District and headed inside, Trudy looked up from her paper and saw him.
"Looked at what the cat dragged in". Trudy jokes.
"Is Hank in?" Antonio replies.
"Up in his office. What's going on?"
"The State's Attorney's is investigating Damian's disappearance".
"What?" A terrified voice said.
They looked to see Jordan, a sheer look of fear on her face. Her heart racing in her chest, she felt as if she couldn't breath, she felt as if she was gonna throw up. Antonio had a feeling this would happen.
"Jo-" Antonio was cut off by his niece.
"Why do they care about what happened to him? Don't they care about what happened to me?"
"It's not like that"
"Aunt Trudy, can you please buzz me upstairs".
The older woman buzzed her goddaughter up to the squad and she ran up the steps with Antonio hot on her heels. The fourteen year old continued to run up the steps, it caught everyone's attention especially Hank's.
Jordan ignored everyone and went straight to the lounge and slammed the door. Everyone looked over to see Antonio sighing sadly.
"Antonio, can you explain why Jordan just ran into the lounge like that". Hank spoke.
"I need to talk to you". Antonio answers.
Hank signed for him to go to the office and they shut the door. Erin headed to the lounge to check on her sister.
Antonio took a deep breath as he faced his former boss. " The reason Jo ran like that is because…I told Platt that the State Attorney's office is investigating Damian's disappearance".
"What?!"
"Hank, I don't wanna do this but I have to".
" Antonio, you and I both know what that sick bastard did to Jo. I did what I had to, to protect her".
"He was last seen coming to the District with me after that he vanished. No trace. What did you do Hank?"
"Do you know what it was like for Jo after what he did to her? When she was in the hospital she wouldn't let no man touch her, she wouldn't let me or Erin leave her, Jordan woke up night after night for almost two weeks screaming and crying from nightmares. She acted the same way after what happened with Yates only worse".
"I understand what you did, if anyone ever did that to Eva. I'd kill them. I'm not here to charge you with anything, it's just a conversation".
"I didn't do a damn thing to that son of a bitch".
"Hank-" He was cut off by him.
"Erin and I took Jo to the hospital then took her home. I stayed with her after that".
"Then where'd he go?"
"Don't know, don't really care. Just know he ain't ever gonna hurt my little girl or anyone else ever again".
Erin saw her sister curled up on the couch, her knees pulled to her chest. Silent tears running down her face.
"Jordy, you ok?" Erin asked softly.
"Why do they care about that sick son of a bitch? Don't they care about what happened to me? I was the real victim not him". Jordan said bitterly.
" I don't know why they're doing this sweetie, don't let this cause you to fall".
"It's like with Justin all over again except with me they care more about the bastard that did it and not us. They don't care about us, nobody does".
" Hey we care, we always have and we always will".
"They don't. None of them do".
" Come here".
Jordan flung her arms around her sister and buried her face into her shoulder. Erin held onto her sister in a protective hold, if she could she'd take all the teen's pain.
A moment later Hank opened the door to the lounge, Jordan looked at her father from Erin's shoulder. He opened his arms and she ran from her sister to her father. Hank held his little girl, he kissed her head as she buried her face into his shirt.
"It's all gonna be ok sweet girl, I promise". Hank whispered.
" Don't let him get me daddy". Jordan whispered in a terrified voice.
"He can't ever hurt you again".
The older father felt his little girl shake like a leaf in his hold.
"It's all gonna be ok sweetheart, I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere".
After that day the State Attorney's dropped the case since they had lack of evidence.
It's been nearly a year, it was a few weeks shy of Jordan's 15th birthday. During that time Denny Woods had came back but Jordan didn't know it.
Late one afternoon he and a whole unit of officers were in the lakefront pulling a body out of it. The body was pale as a ghost, his fingers we're disfigured, half of his face was gone. If Denny had to guess he knew who it was.
The ME on sight was able to run his prints and it came back, the body was in fact Damian.
Denny then headed to the 21st to inform his former partner. Hank was at the District just sitting in his office, the team was catching up on paperwork, Jordan was still at school. His mind running a hundred miles an hour. He was broken out of his thoughts by Denny coming in his office.
"Denny". Hank greeted the older man.
" Hank". Denny replied.
"What's up".
" A body was pulled from the river today".
"Ok. What's it gotta do with me?"
" When we ran the prints it came back to Damian".