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Chapter 4: Revelation

The little girl in Erin's arms begins to stir and a tiny voice breaks the tension in the room, "Mommy where are we?"

Erin looks down at the little girl in her arms and says, "We're at the hospital visiting someone very special to mommy."

"Okay" she replies as she plays with a necklace around her mother's neck.

Sensing the tension in the room, Natalie decides to break the silence that has once again taken over the room. "Why don't I take this little one down to the cafeteria to get some food."

Erin looks over a Natalie grateful for the offer. "Hey sweet pea. Are you hungry?"

The little girl nods her head and Erin sets her down on the ground. "Can you go with my friend Dr. Manning? She is going to get you something to eat while mommy talks to some of her old friends."

"Okay mommy."

"Thank you."

Natalie nods her head and holds out her hand for the little girl to take. The two walk down the hallway and away from the tension filled room.

Atwater is the first to break the tension in the room. He walks up to Erin and gives her a big hug. "It's good to see you"

Erin lets a small laugh, "You too Kev." I've missed you."

"Who knew all took to get you back he was Voight being shot," Adam says as he comes to give her a hug. Trying to break the awkwardness in the room.

Erin gives him rolls her eyes at as Kim hits him on the arm, "Adam!"

"Sorry too soon. Just trying to lighten the tension."

Erin nods her head in understanding. Kim comes to give her a hug, "I've missed you"

She gives Kim a small smile. Kim moves out the way so and Antonio and give her a hug as well. Jay stands rooted in the same spot he has been in since she arrived. He makes a move toward her but stops himself. They lock eyes once again as Erin takes a step forward and whispers his name, "Jay."

Jay shakes his head at her which halts her movement toward as he strolls out of the waiting area. Hailey follows after him.

Erin stares after them with tears in her eyes. Al puts a comforting arm around her and leads her to the chairs, "Come on kid. Let's have a seat."

"Jay!" Hailey says as she runs after him, "Jay!

Jay stops and turns around and yells, "What!"

Hailey is stops in her tracks taken back at Jay yelling at her. "I just wanted to make sure you where okay?"

"Does it look like I'm ok?" He sees the hurt look in her eyes. He sighs and closes his eyes. He opens them back and says, "I'm sorry."

"It's ok" She says as she moves closer to him.

"No, it's not. I'm taking my anger out on you and your just trying to be a friend."

Hailey places a hand on his shoulder, "You know I'm here if you ever need to talk?."

"I don't. I just need to be alone right now."

"Okay. But if you need me I'm here." She gives him a small smile and turns and heads back up the hallway to the waiting room.

"Thanks for calling me Al."

"No problem kid. Voight would want you here and it's good having you back."

Erin and Al look up has Hailey heads back into the waiting room. She gives Erin a look and makes her way over to the rest of the team.

"At least you guys seem to want me here," she says bitterly.

"Don't worry about her, she just protective over her partner. He's been thought a lot since you left"

Erin nods her head in understanding and moves to take her jacket off.

"So a kid huh?"

Erin laughs, "Yea came as a shock to me too. Who would have thought me as a mom?" But she's the best thing that ever happened to me."

"You look happy kid."

"I am and that's all thanks to this little girl."

Mommy!" They both look up at the sound and see the little girl running towards Erin.

"Slow down sweet pea." Erin says laughing at the little girl.

"Dr. Manning and I got food for everyone."

"Is that so."

Natalie places the food they bought on the table, "Don't look at me. This was all her idea."

"Well thank you little lady," Adam says.

She laughs at Adam and Erin helps her out of her coat.

"I also got her some coloring books to keep help keep her occupied."

"Thanks Natalie." Natalie gives Erin a smile and says, "Alright I have to head back to down to the ED."

"Thank you so much Natalie. I really do appreciate it." Erin says as she stands to give the Natalie a hug.

"Hey sweet pea," her daughter looks up at her mother when she hears the familiar nickname, " Can you thank you and bye to Dr. Manning."

"Bye Dr. Manning and thank you," she says as she goes back to looking her coloring books.

Dr. Manning waves by to everyone and leaves the waiting area.

Erin turns her attention back to her daughter, "Why don't you color everyone a picture?"

"Okay." The little girl replies has get on her knees and bends over the table begins to flip through the coloring book and trying to find the right pictures.

Jay reenters the room quietly and stands off to the side away from everyone. No one notices him in the room and he takes this opportunity to watch Erin. She is watching her daughter as she colors and carrying on conversations with everyone. She changed a lot since he last seen her. Her hair which once had streaks of blonde is now dark. Her body has changed as well but he thinks that is due to that fact that she had a kid. But she's still looks beautiful to him and maybe even more so now. He is pulled from his thoughts as he feels someone staring at him. He's moves his line of vision toward the eyes staring at him. He is expecting Hailey to be the one staring and he readies himself to reassure her that he is fine. But he is shock when the pair of eyes looking at him are coming from Erin's little girl. The little girl is beautiful with dark hair just like her mothers. He gives the little girl a small smile and she smiles back at him before ducking her head shyly.

Erin looks up to see who her daughter is smiling at but before she can Dr. Rhodes comes in with an update. Everyone immediately stands and moves toward him.

"How is he?" Erin asks.

Dr. Rhodes sighs, "It's still too early to give a prognosis but he is still alive."

Erin breathes a sigh of relief, "Oh thank god."

Dr. Rhodes continues, "We were able to get the bleeding under control. But we had to put him into a medical induced coma in order to give his body the time it needs to recover from all the trauma that his body went through. We had to place him on a ventilator as well to help him breathe since he can't breathe on his own yet. The next 24 hrs. are going to be crucial but if he stays stable he will try and revive him. If he regains consciousness soon after then there is good chance at make a full recovery.

"Can I see him?" Erin says desperately.

"Soon. He's still in recovery right now but they should be moving him to a private room in the next thirty minutes. I'll come and get you when they do but there will only be two visitors at a time."

"Thank you."

Dr. Rhodes gives everyone a nod and leaves.

Everyone begins hugging each other thankful that Voight was still alive and fighting. Jay feels a tiny tug on his hand and looks down.

A little voice breaks him out of his fog, "I'm sorry your sad."

At the sound of her daughter's voice Erin looks around for her. She sees she is not at the table where she was coloring so she follows everyone line of vision and sees her daughter standing next to Jay. Her breathe quickens.

Jay bends down to the little girl's level and says, "Thank you"

"I remember you from the picture in my room."

Jay ignores the gasp that comes from Erin as he continues to stare into the little girls blue eyes that are so familiar to him. Erin hearts starts to thump violently in her chest at her daughter revelation. She knows what's coming and she knows that there is no way to stop it.

"You have a picture of me in your room?"

"Yup it's one of you and mommy hugging."

"Huh" He says as his eyes glance toward Erin and she looks very nervous right now. There's sinking pit that enters his stomach. Erin hasn't given much information about the little girl since she arrived and he knows that he never heard her say her name so he decides to ask her, "Can you tell me your name munchkin?"

"Nadia Emily Halstead."

So there it is Erin's daughter is Jay's. How is Jay going to react to the news? When coming up what I wanted to name the little girl Nadia was the first thing that came to mind. I felt it was a good way for Erin to honor Nadia.

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