Erin's POV

1 year. It's been a year since I looked into his eyes, since I smelt his cologne and felt safe in his arms. 1 year has passed since I left Chicago. I needed a fresh start, away from all the chaos, away from Bunny and away from whatever was left of Jay and mine's relationship. I left everything behind and didn't look back, just like Hank told me to do.

At the time the walls were closing in on me. The CPD wanted nothing to do with me, Bunny had done another stupid mistake and, most importantly, Jay… He left our Home. It might have been my apartment in the beginning, but it never felt like a true Home until he moved in. And the worst of it all was that I didn't understand fully why he did that. He wouldn't let me in. So what I thought was a done deal and a relationship that would never fall apart, turned out to be the contrary.

I didn't tell him, and he would never know, but when he left, a part of me left with him, and suddenly I couldn't be alone in there anymore. So the weeks before I left, I was sleeping at Hank's house, because it wasn't filled with memories of us, and it didn't have unspoken dreams and hopes on the walls.

Hank, the one person that I know will forever be with me, even if I'm thousands of miles away. He told me several times that I'm all he has left, but he is all I have left too. He may not be my blood, but he for sure is like a father to me. He was the only real thing keeping me in Chicago, and yet I left because I knew he wanted me to be happy. And at that time my happiness wasn't there, or so I thought.

One year later I am not so sure anymore. Here, in New York, I can be whoever I wanna be without all the baggage that I carried in Chicago. But even if there are a thousand possibilities of new beginnings here, there are a million more dreams of my life in Chicago. I can try to convince myself that I'm happy here all I want, but deep down I know the truth. Chicago will forever be my home. And that's why Today I'm taking control once again and going back to where I belong. I want to get back to barbecues at Hank's, hangouts at Molly's and Happy moments with my family: Hank, Kim, Kevin, Ruzek, Antonio, Al and, most importantly, Jay. It won't be easy, and I don't expect it to be. I know I left suddenly. But when I come back, I won't ever leave again.

No one's POV

Today is the day Erin is quitting, or at least, tries to. She has been working up the courage to talk to her boss Amelia. She has grown fond of her team here, even though they aren't family, they are good people, and she has trusted them with her life more than once.

Erin arrived at the FBI office in downtown New York earlier than usual, at 8 am. She wanted to talk to Amelia while the others weren't here, so that they could have some privacy. As she expected, her boss was already at work, with a pile of paperwork in front of her. Erin knocked gently on her office door.

"Come in!" Said Amelia. " Hi Lindsay, you are early today. Late with the paperwork on the last case, are we?" She smiled as she said this, everyone knew that as brilliant as Lindsay was as a Special Agent, her hatred for the more boring parts of the job burns deep.

" Morning Amelia" Erin entered and closed the door, sitting in the chair in front of her boss' desk. "Actually I wanted to talk to you about something. I've been trying to talk to you for some time, but I didn't know for sure ig this was right for me, until I couldn't take it anymore."

"Erin you are worrying me, is something going on in here that I don't know of?" Amelia was clearly confused as to what Erin was talking about. For the last year she had proven to be the rising star of the FBI, one of the best undercover agents she ever trained, and very disciplined, even though sometimes she broke the rules, for all the right reasons she might add. But Lindsay had never been nervous.

Erin was very quick to respond."No! Nothing is wrong with the team or the job. The problem is me. You know I came here to start fresh and, through the past months, I've considered you a friend, and we talked a lot about Chicago and what I left behind. You guided me through this year and I could never repay you, but I can no longer deny what is right in front of me."She admitted, trying to keep tears at bay.

Amelia knew exactly what the young woman was trying to say. " You want to go back, don't you?".

"Yes, I do. I'm not happy here, I could never be, not when I left the people I love behind without saying goodbye, without trying to start over. I loved the job here, it was everything I wished it would be, and it filled a void that CPD left, but I can't do it anymore. I know it might not be possible, and if it isn't, that is fine, but I would like to transfer to Chicago." Erin finally felt free, knowing she was fighting for her happiness.

"Well, I know how important this is for you, and I will write you the best recommendation letter I can. So I am going to talk to a friend of mine and make sure this works for you." Amelia was happy that Erin had finally figured out that the job wasn't the most important thing in the world and that she was fighting for her dreams. She was sad, of course, to see her go. " Are you sure this is what you want? I know things with the CPD got tough, are you ready to get back to those streets?"

"I think I'm as ready as I will ever be" Erin smiled, knowing this was it.

"Well then, good luck. You are one of the best Agents I ever put my sight on, so go show them what you got" Amelia got up and hugged Erin. " I will fill out the paperwork. Goodbye Erin, I hope you find what you are looking for. Call me if you need anything."

"I will, thank you for everything" Erin started to hear her colleagues arrive, so she headed to her desk and told everyone the news. They were sad, but also happy that Erin was going back to where she belonged.

At the end of the day, Erin arrived to her apartment, with her desk belongings in a box in her hands and the transfer papers burning a hole on top of it. " I am really going to do this" she said to no one in particular. It was time to call Hank, tell him the news. He will probably be shocked, but also happy. She can't wait to go back home.

*Chicago*

It was 5pm in Chicago, and the Intelligence unit had caught a case that morning, so everyone was hustling in their desks, trying to find the son of a bitch who was selling bad heroin to kids and teenagers of 3 schools in their district.

Right now Voight and Jay were in Voight's office, talking about the case and figuring out a game plan.

In the last year Jay had thrown himself onto his work. Erin leaving took a piece of him, Voight knew that. Unexpectedly the Sergeant and the young detective had created a good relationship. Antonio was working less hours to be with his kids more and Al was starting to show signs of the time, so Jay had become his right arm in some ways. The two were very different people, but Jay had found a way to learn from Voight, without compromising his morals, which meant that he was growing immensely as a Detective.

" Sarg we have to catch this guy, Will just called me, in the last hour Med had 10 kids overdose from this stuff" Jay was definitely worried, it wasn't the first time this happened in Chicago, but it was becoming very critical, very fast.

" I think it's time that we start talking to our CI's. The pods haven't caught anything. What about patrol?" Voight was racking his brain trying to come up with a plan.

"Patrol his canvassing the blocks around the schools, but they have yet to find anything." Jay said. Both of them stood up so that Voight could talk to the team.

" Ok people it's time to talk to your CI's. Press them and find me something about this. We'll regroup tomorrow at 9. Bring me something. "

Burgess and Atwater were the first one's to get up and leave to talk to a mutual CI. The rest of the team was getting ready to leave when Voight's phone started ringing. Jay noticed, as his boss entered his office, that his mood changed when he heard the other person on the line. Jay had his guess about who it was, he knew they stayed in touch, and although he was still hurt that she left, a part of him was relieved that Erin was ok. He would never stop loving her, and he knew that if he had shown her that a year ago, she wouldn't have left. So, today, Jay left the 21st thinking about her, about where she was, how she was and if she would ever come Home.

At the same time, Hank was in his office talking on the phone. " Hi Kiddo, you missed our call this Sunday".

"Hi Hank, I know. I am sorry, but I have been having a lot on my mind. I made a big decision and I don't know if you are going to love it" Erin was a little fearful of his reaction. She didn't want him to think she was making bad decisions. " Hank, I'm coming Home".

Voight was not sure what to say " Erin are you sure?". Erin was very quick to respond " Yeah I'm sure. I'm not happy here and my transfer went through. I have a job there. I don't know why I waited so long to do this, but it's what I want".

"Well Kid, then come already, I miss ya" Erin was so happy, Hank was on board. And Hank was also over the moon, he knew this wouldn't be easy for her, and God knows what Halstead is going to do when he sees her, but nothing matters. Because his little girl is coming home.

Hi guys! I am so excited to start this fanfiction. I always wanted to see some sort of conclusion to Linstead, and even though I still love Chicago Pd, it's hard to watch without Erin. So I decided to bring to life my imagination. I hope you like it! Please review and give me your opinions!