Jay turned the door handle, entering the already steamy bathroom. Hailey's clothes were laying on the floor in a path to the shower, her lacey red bra draped over the sink. He suddenly felt very nervous. He could hold a sniper rifle steady in pouring rain and gusting winds to make a 100 yard shot, but right now his hands were shaking like he had never experienced before. He quickly and silently stripped off his clothes, stepping up to the shower curtain he paused. Should he announce his presence? Ask for permission? Just jump in?

"You just gonna stand out there all night?" Her voice beckoned from behind the curtain.

Jay blushed, taking a deep breath, he stepped into the warm shower. Her beaming face greeted him, and she stepped closer to him with dripping hair. He stammered a quiet, "hey" trying to not be too obvious as his eyes scanned down her body.

Jay let out a soft moan. Damn, she was perfect. And then her naked body was pressed against his own, warm water falling over their shoulders as she pulled his lips to hers. Her hands ran down his bare chest, his hands slid over her hips, settling low on her back. He trailed kisses down her neck and she sighed, prompting him lower. They continued to explore each other's bodies until she asked him quietly, "my room?"

She didn't have to ask him twice. After a quick dry with a towel, he scooped her up in his arms, carrying her to the bed. She kissed him, more urgently this time, as he pulled her on top of him, caressing her arms. "Do you want to do this?" He whispered, as her kisses moved down his abdomen. She looked at him and gave a small nod, and he flipped her under him, his gaze inches from her own. "I do." She replied, confidently. Jay smiled. He forgot what it was like to be so happy with someone.

"Hail?"

"Mhmm?" She mumbled as she stroked his chest.

"I think I love you." He said in a husky voice.

"I know." She smiled up at him, pulling his body against her. Nothing had ever felt so right to them, and they were lost in each other, forgetting the stresses of the job and the horrors they had seen, they finally focused on just this one, good thing.

The next morning Jay peeked his eyes open, elated to see the sleeping blonde beauty beside him. That was definitely not just a dream, he thought. He slowly pulled his arm out from under her body, pulling on his pants he headed out to the kitchen and started making breakfast. He was busy scrambling eggs when he heard a voice behind him.

"Hey, I was afraid you left."

He turned, smiling at the sight of her in just his t-shirt. "Not without refueling first. I worked up an appetite last night," he teased.

She laughed, sliding onto a barstool at the island. Taking in the sight of a shirtless Jay in the kitchen she commented, "I could get used to the view."

He grinned at her, turning back to the stove he said, "I think we can come up with some type of arrangement."

She hopped off her stool, moving behind him she slid her hands over his bare abs, resting them at his waistband. "Maybe you could do without these pants too..."

He looked at her, very serious. "While cooking? That's not a risk I'm willing to take, but I like where you're going," he said with a smile.

He dished up breakfast, and they ate quietly. Jay glanced at his phone. "We'd better soon get ready."

Hailey put their plates in the sink, strolling back to the bedroom she called, "I think we've got some time to kill..." She winked at him before turning the corner to her room.

Jay glanced at his phone again. What the hell. He rushed back to the bedroom, unbuttoning his pants on the way.

"Where the hell are Halstead and Upton?" Voight said angrily to the rest of the Intelligence team. They were 30 minutes late, and hadn't informed anyone of their absence. The unit had odd hours, it was common for people to always be coming and going, but not without checking in first. It made Voight worried.

"Here Sarge, sorry." Hailey and Jay were jogging up the stairs. "We stopped to check on one of my CIs and got to talking," Hailey explained.

Hank sighed. "Okay, well next time, let me know." He turned, addressing the team. "Alright, we've got a random video -" he looked around again. "Now where the hell did Burgess go?"

"Bathroom." Adam piped up.

"Sorry, sorry," Kim came hurrying down the hallway.

Voight looked around at his team, a annoyed look flashed across his face. "Are we all ready to work now?"

There was the nodding of heads and some mumbled "yeahs."

"Okay, good." He turned back to the board. "Ransom video came in, Teddy Stewart's daughter was kidnapped. You all know Teddy from the Friends in Uniform banquet a few weeks ago. He's a millionaire tech guy, big supporter of CPD cracking down on gangs and the opioid crisis, and very vocal about it." He pointed at a picture of a young girl. "His daughter Felicity was taken from their home overnight. She's 12 years old, kidnappers are demanding five million by noon. Ivory tower wants this to be everyone's first priority, so I'd appreciate it..." He turned, looking at them sternly, "if you all could focus."

They nodded as Voight continued through details. The exchange of the five million was supposed to happen at noon at the front of the Garfield Park Conservatory. Stewart had fronted the five million, but the CPD had no intention of letting it leave the park. They would grab the perps and save the girl.

"Sarge, you know the chances of them actually bringing the girl are slim, they probably have her stashed at a secondary location," Kim said.

Hank nodded. "This isn't my plan. This is from the top. Trust me, I argued it, but they insist it'll preserve the most life so..." He shrugged.

"So we're just extra hands on this?" Jay asked.

"Yeah."

The team prepped and loaded up their gear, joining the rest of CPD's elite at a meeting spot a half mile from the drop. Superintendent Crawford was their, addressing the plan for the group. The money was to be dropped at the gate, then Stewart would go to the entrance of Lincoln Park across town to pick up his daughter. Officers were stationed at both locations.

Glancing at her watch, Hailey saw it was 11:30. They were finishing prepping Stewart, and he was getting in a van to drive over to the park. The Intelligence team was ready to move to their positions for the drop, when Hailey noticed a little girl down the block running towards the group of CPD'S finest.

"Sarge, isn't that the girl?!" Hailey asked, confused. The team turned, and Hailey rushed towards the little girl, her team started to follow, but the other CPD members were still focused on moving towards the park.

Hailey reached the girl first, and the breathless child told her urgently, "It's... It's a set up."

And that's when the bomb went off.