Author's Note: Hi everyone, this is my first ever Fanfiction story so I can't promise how good this is going to be.
I've watched all of the Chicago shows since they have started and they have brought me great joy. I've only recently discovered this whole world of fanfiction and through watching the shows and reading everybody's stories on here they have helped me through a tough time recently. So I thought why not have a go at writing something.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy and feel free to let me know what you think, any feedback will be appreciated.
5 hours had passed since Jay, Hailey and the rest of the intelligence unit had stormed the hospital after the shooting, which during the 5 hours all of the team had been kept in the dark regarding Jay's condition.
Hailey's emotions had been similar through this though, however the emotions were of pure fear and she was terrified of the outcome. This was shown by the red puffy nature of her eyes and the sting that brought with it. She had been sobbing none stop since she arrived with Jay to Chicago Med which was only intensified by not knowing Jay's condition.
The sound of a single gunshot and the eerie silence after that has been playing on her mind since arriving in the waiting room, she was questioning whether she could have done more to save him. Her mind continued playing games with her as every time a doctor or nurse would enter the waiting area she would see a slight glimmer of hope that everything would be okay, however that was quickly turned to terrifying pain every time that there was no new news on Jay.
The rest of the intelligence unit and Platt had been on edge around Hailey since arriving at the hospital. Hailey has always been a private person and that was only increased when it came to her and Jay, and the state that she was in at the moment no one wanted to say or do anything that was going to offend her or make her more emotional then she already was. The unit continuously comforted her and attempted to make her feel a little better without saying or doing anything to drastic.
Rojas was actually the one who comforted Hailey the most, even though being the new member of the unit and having 2 different personalities, Rojas being very energetic and bubbly where Upton kept to herself most of the time. Since Rojas had become Hailey's roommate they both began opening up to each other and developed a deeper trust with her that at first she hadn't expected to happen.
Hailey had managed to fall asleep for a little while as she had exhausted herself worrying about Jay, she had been asleep for about 45 mins when Will Halstead walked into the waiting area, himself looking mentally and physically drained. "Hi guys, I sorry you've been kept in the dark for so long, as you can imagine this has been a very difficult situation to process however I do have some important information about Jay" Will spoke softly barely above a whisper.
Each member of the unit almost jumped at the sound of Will's words, eagerly wanting to know about Jay, however they all realised that Hailey needed to hear about Jay before any of them and this was voiced by Adam who nudged Will in the direction of Hailey. "You need to speak to Hailey before any of us man, I think we all know what's going on between them deep down" Adam stated and Will simply nodded his head in response. When in front of Hailey Will's heart ached for her, her eyes still puffy and red and she looked absolutely exhausted. Will knew how close Hailey and Jay were from all the times his brother spoke positively about Hailey, he knew that Jay confined his deepest secrets to her and she helped with beginning to properly deal with his PTSD which Will was forever grateful for. Will slowly and softly started shaking Hailey's arm to try and wake her up while softly saying her name, trying not to worry or startle her.
Hailey's sleep was interrupted by the feeling of someone's hand on her arm, when she opened her eyes she could make out the red outline of an object in front of her however as she frantically blinked to try and gather her bearings she slowly began to realise who it was. Her eyes darted around the room and locked onto Will's face, he looked worried, her chest started getting tighter and tighter has her heart sank fearing the worst. "W...Will" was all she could manage to get out as muffled sobs caused her to stutter and small tears trickled down her cheeks.
Will took Hailey's hand in his as she continued to sob in front of him, he noticed that she was looking at the floor and his heart continued to break at the sight of her. "Hey, hey look at me" Will softly whispered, when her eyes finally looked onto him, his lips moved slightly into a reassuring smile and she instantly guessed what that meant.
"He's alive.?" Hailey questioned nervously, Will shuffled a little closer to her, "Yeah he's alive..." when those 3 words came out of his mouth he was cut off by Hailey giving him a massive hug, Will was taken back by this as what he knew about Hailey was that this was massively out of character for her. They both held there savouring the moment and after a few minutes Will pulled back to continue. "The bullet hit his heart and had damaged part of it, Dr Latham performed emergency surgery, there were a few minor complications during the surgery" hearing the words coming from Will caused lines of fresh tears on Hailey's cheeks and a lump formed at the back of her throat forcing her just to listen to Will." However even with the complications the surgery went as well as possible and Jay is now up in ICU recovering, He's in a coma and also on a ventilator to allow his heart to recover without putting too much strain on his body. However as long as there are no further complications he will be taken off the ventilator and breathing on his own within a couple of days"
Hearing those finals words from Will lifted Hailey's spirits and she managed to form a tiny smile on her lips, relief shot through her whole body knowing that Jay was alive. "Can.. I.. See him?" Hailey struggled to get her words out as her emotions were running wild. Will gave her hand a reassuring tug and softly spoke, "Of course, I'll take you up in a few minutes, let me just fill the others in on Jay then I'll take you to his room". Hailey smiled back at Will as he turned to talk to the rest of the team, as soon as she was on her own again her emotions once again got the better of her however this time it was caused by pure relief rather than pure fear.
Once Will filled the rest of the team in one Jay's condition, Will lead Hailey up to the hospital's ICU area, leading her into Jay's room Will just smiled at her and gave her shoulder a supportive squeeze. " I'll let you have some time on your own" was all Will needed to as Hailey flashed him a smile and mouthed the words 'Thank You' back towards him. Will slowly retreated from the room slowly closing the curtains and doors, having just one last look towards his brother before disappearing down the hall.
Once Hailey was by herself she quickly sat down next to Jay's bed taking his hand in hers, another wave of fresh tears rolled down her face as she took in Jay's appearance. His skin was paler than usual however he had regained some color from when she last saw him lying on the floor of a dirty basement bleeding out. His usually vibrant green eyes that she loved also had lost that sparkle and she could still see the left over dried blood splattered through his hair from the gash on the side of his head. Hailey just sat there holding on to Jay with everything she had, Hailey was never a religious person, however in this moment she prayed that Jay would be ok and that all of his pain and suffering could end quickly.
After what felt like hours had passed when really only 25 minutes had passed, Hailey found the courage to speak to Jay, even though he was in a coma she needed to talk him and let him know her true feelings as this whole experience has taught her that tomorrow is never guaranteed and life is too short to hid her feelings any longer. "J..." Hailey stuttered struggling to get her words out, however after staying quiet for a few moments Hailey gathered the courage to say what she wanted to say. "Jay, I really need to to wake up and come back to me, I know we're both terrible at saying what we both really feel however I think we both know that there is something so special between us and it stretches further than just being friends."
Hailey once again stuttered and stopped talking at the sound of her own voice, she would usually be embarrassed laying her feelings out to someone however with Jay it felt natural and comfortable, so gathering her bearings once again she continued confidently. "Jay you are my rock, my voice of reasoning, you are the only person who puts up with my angry moments without moaning and the one person who calls me out when I'm being a jerk. I really don't think I can live my life anymore without you being next to me at all times" and then the final sentence left her mouth, with more power behind these words then anything she had said in her life. "I'm falling in love with you Jay Halstead, more and more every day"
After finally letting her feelings out into the open, Hailey sat there looking over the man she had completely fallen for, and every second that passed by since her highly emotionally charged confession the weight of the pain and the fear of the day's actions slowly started of ease off as she let out the biggest smile she had managed all day. Jay, her Jay, was alive and stable at the moment and she had never felt so relieved. Slowly she stood and reached over towards Jay, she brought her face closer and closer to Jay's as she kissed his forehead, while doing this she placed Jay's hand which was still interlocked with hers over the area that her heart was. This small gesture signifying that she was here with him regardless whether he could feel it or not, as Hailey settled back into the recliner chair next to Jay's bed the exhaustion caught up with her and she slowly dozed off. However before she let herself fall into a deep sleep Hailey angled her tired body towards Jay so that she could watch over him. Slowly she dozed off into a much needed sleep.
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed. I will have the next chapter up shortly.