Once again thank you all for your support. I decided to write first a prompt story by Candy Couture since it's a sequel to chapter 4. I will make all your requests come true :)

Damn I am getting old!

Jay thought to himself as he filled the largest cup he could find with hot coffee. Apparently the older he got, the longer it took for his body to recover from a hangover.

His head was pounding. How did that happen? It was not like he drank a whole bottle by himself. Or did he? No! There was definitely whiskey but he couldn't have drunk more than 5 glasses.

At least Hailey was kind enough to let him sleep on her bed. He woke up in the morning to the smell of fresh coffee and his partner's intoxicating scent that surrounded the covers. Thankfully his partner hadn't removed his clothes. He would never get over the embarrassment. He took a sniff at the collar of his t-shirt and it was still there. Magnolia and vanilla. A smile formed on his lips without even noticing.

When Hailey suddenly walked in the District's kitchen he turned around and coughed nervously, hoping she hadn't seen him. It was already 7 am and they were the first ones to arrive.

"How are you feeling?" she asked standing next to him near the sink.

"I am not going to lie, I've been better," Jay smiled and swallowed an aspirin to help him with his headache.

As the gentleman he always was, he took a mug from the wall, filled it with coffee and offered it to his partner.

"Thanks," she kindly smiled as they both sat on the table.

"Again, I am sorry you had to sleep on the couch," he apologized taking a sip.

"Don't worry about it," she shook her head. "Besides, you Mr Halstead, snore!"

"What?" Jay exclaimed. "No one has ever complained about me snoring"

"Really?" Hailey teased. "When was the last time you slept with a woman?"

Jay opened his mouth to speak but froze once he realized he didn't know the exact answer to that question. Thinking about it, the last time he had sex was with Camilla, and that was over a year ago.

"Well, it may have been a while but still. No one has ever complained," he chuckled clearly trying to avoid the Camilla conversation.

Right then, just as they shared an awkward laugh Adam walked in.

"Hey," they both said in unity, their faces turning serious at once.

"Hey," was all Adam had the strength to say as he stood by the door. Dark circles had formed below his red eyes. A clear sign of sleep deprivation.

"How is Kim?" Hailey asked, worried about her friend.

"They are going to keep her for another day," Adam ran his fingers through his hair.

"Ok, but how is she emotionally?" Jay looked at his teammate.

Adam shook his head. "I don't know. This will take a while for her to heal."

"Look," Adam continued and sat right next to Hailey. "There is something I've been meaning to ask you."

"Sure," Hailey gladly said.

Adam took a deep breath and all of s sudden his jaw stiffened. "Yesterday, when I walked into that bathroom you were already giving CPR to the victim."

"Yes," the blonde detective confirmed, curious to see where this conversation was going.

"Kim was in the bathtub," Adam stated.

"Yes," Hailey nodded and looked over at Jay puzzled.

"So, there she was, pregnant and wounded but you CHOSE to help Emma first," his voice was harsh and cold.

"Adam I…."

"You CHOSE to help a stranger over your pregnant friend," Adam was now yelling directly at her.

"Listen to me! Emma was not breathing. Kim asked me to help her first," Hailey's voice was shaking. Adam's accusations started building up unwanted guilt.

Ruzek stook up in anger, his hands clenched into fists.

"You should have helped her first," his shouts echoed through the floor.

"Our baby's blood is on you," Adam's face was inches away from Hailey's, his finger pointed directly at her, hate feeling his eyes.

Hailey was speechless and scared. Maybe Ruzek was right. Maybe she should have helped Kim first. Her heart was pounding fast, ready to explode at any minute. Her breathing became heavy as she desperately tried to fight back her tears.

Just then Jay jumped up and gently placed his hand on Adam's shoulder in order to push him away from his partner.

"That's enough brother," he tried to calm him down. "That's enough"

Ruzek though, was not willing to let it go. He shoved Jay's hand away and pushed him hard with both hands.

"Don't touch me" he growled.

Hailey jumped up from her seat to separate the two men but Jay kept her behind him with one hand. He could understand that Adam was hurting, but he was off the line. Hailey was not his punching bag.

The two men had locked eyes, just like two Alphas fighting over dominance.

Jay's left hand remained behind his back and on Hailey's waist, while his right one was up in the air trying to keep Adam away.

"You are not thinking straight and you know it," Jay tried to reason him. "You arrived five seconds after Hailey did. Do you really think that five seconds would have made a difference?"

"They might!" Ruzek simply responded. "When you were shot, I don't recall Hailey giving any form of aid to Angela. She helped YOU first. So don't give the whole doing the right thing crap. "

"Angela was not a victim," Hailey exclaimed but Jay still kept her behind him. "She was the one that shot Jay. She was the one that dragged him into that mess. And for the record, Angela was still alive. Emma was not!"

Adam was breathing heavily as he covered his eyes with one hand to hold back the tears.

"Brother," Jay's voice softened as he slowly placed his hand on his friend's chest. "This isn't you. I know you are hurting. I know you are trying to make sense out of all this. But this was nobody's fault. For whatever reason that baby was taken away from you too soon. Take the pain you are feeling right now and multiply it by 1000. That is how much Kim is hurting right now. All you have to do is be there for her. That's all."

Adam's rough features softened as he threw himself into Jay's arms sobbing uncontrollably.

"There it is, just let it out," Jay sighed as he held his friend tight.

Hailey hesitantly approached and placed he hand on Adam's back, gently stroking him.

"How can I miss someone I never got the chance to meet?" Ruzek wondered crying.

"Because only when you lose someone, you realize how much you needed them in your life," Hailey felt the tears, hot and unwelcome stream down her cheeks as she looked directly at her partner. "You realize how much you loved them."