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Chapter 29 – Stuck with Me

Lexi could hear voices in the distance, she could feel a warm touch on her forehead, but everything was foggy, her eyes were heavy. She wanted to open then, find the voices but she was so sleepy. She flicked her eyes open quickly, the bright light of the room stung her eyes, she blinked quickly adjusting her eyes to the room. "GUYS" she heard a voice call out beside her. Lexi moved her head to see Gabby sat beside her smiling.

"Hey" Gabby spoke softly stroking her hair gently. "Welcome back"

Lexi heard a commotion at the door and looked to see Jay and Kelly file in to the room. "Who are you people?" Lexi asked groaning slightly. Gabby, Kelly and Jay all exchanged a worried look. Before any of them could speak Lexi laughed, instantly regretting it as it pulled her side. "Ow, ow, remind me not to laugh"

"That was not funny" Gabby chided her.

"It was a little funny" Jay said smirking sitting on the other side of the bed taking Lexi's hand in his own. "How are you feeling?"

"Weak" Lexi admitted "Tired"

"What happened?" Kelly asked the burning question everyone had.

"He got loose" Lexi spoke slowly, it hurt to breathe, as well as talk. "Got hold of a piece of metal before I could subdue him"

"Cam sent you a message" Jay explained to her "it's over, it's done" Lexi sighed and nodded she couldn't talk anymore, it hurt.

"More importantly" Gabby started "did he suffer?"

Lexi managed a small smile and one word "Immensely"

Lexi's eyes fluttered and Gabby knew she was struggling to stay awake. "Okay she needs to rest" Gabby told the boys standing and ushering them out of the room.

Jay had called Will back up from the bar after Lexi had woke and asked him to check on her which he was doing when Hank arrived twenty minutes after Lexi had fallen to sleep. Hank and Kelly sat at Lexi's breakfast bar, Jay stood leaning his back against the wall by the kitchen window. "Did she say much?" Hank asked Jay.

"Just that he got loose and attacked her." Jay explained

"Did she tell you where she was?" Voight inquired.

Jay shook his head as Kelly raised his hand a little. "I may have that answer" He began explaining. "She asked me to borrow my Grandfather's old boating cabin"

"What? You knew?" Jay asked, "YOU KNEW WHERE SHE WAS?" Jay shouted walking towards Kelly in the chair who stood up ready for anything.

"YOU NEVER ASKED ME!" Kelly yelled back "AND IT'S NOT LIKE SHE TOLD ME WHEN SHE WAS GOING!"

"HEY" Gabby shouted entering the kitchen interrupting the budding argument. "Do you hear yourselves?" she asked standing in Jay's path and pointing for him to go back by the wall. "The only thing that matters right now" she began watching Jay walk back to lean on the wall and Kelly sit back on the stool. "The only thing that matters period is that she's okay, she's going to be okay."

"Look, she told me you were going with her" Kelly clarified looking at Jay. "If I had known you weren't, I would have told you"

Will entered not giving Jay a chance to respond, looking at Kelly he asked, "You up for giving some more blood?"

"Is she okay?" Jay asked quickly

"She's fine" Will enlightened nodding looking at his worried brother. "I just think she could do with another pint, give her a boost" Will looked back at Kelly.

"Whatever she needs" Kelly said standing from the stool ready to follow Will in to the bedroom.

"She's not up for an interrogation" Will advised looking from Hank to Jay "and she won't be for a couple days. She needs to rest, and to not be stressed out."

Hank nodded, he understood what Will was telling him. "We need to know what happened" Hank stated.

"Give her three days" Will told him rather than asked "three days to rest, recover a little then you can ask all the questions you want."

"You're the Doctor" Hank agreed.

Jay entered Lexi's bedroom to see Kelly slumped asleep in the chair, the needle in his arm was dripping slowly in to the already half full bag. Jay figured it was a good sign that Will had thought Lexi didn't need a direct transfusion again.

Will and Hank had left, Hank promising to return when Will decided she was well enough for visitors, Gabby was sleeping on the sofa, staying close by in case Lexi needed her.

Kelly stirred and woke sitting up in the chair. "You need anything?" Jay asked him quietly not wanting to disturb Lexi.

Kelly shook his head "No I'm good."

Jay watched Lexi's chest rise and fall. The colour had returned to her face, Gabby had removed her blooded clothes and dressed her in shorts and t-shirt pyjama set, if Jay didn't know any better, he would have thought she was sleeping peacefully and not been practically dying hours ago.

"Kelly listen, about earlier" Jay started "I'm sorry for being an asshole"

Kelly interjected "I get it." Kelly shrugged gazing at Lexi sleeping "she drives you crazy"

"That she does" Jay agreed sitting on the edge of the bed.

"I'm sorry too" Kelly admitted "for being an asshole not just earlier but every other time too"

"I get it" Jay smiled "she drives you crazy."

They both laughed. They sat in silence for a minute, both watching the woman they love sleeping.

"I'm going to back off" Kelly announced breaking the silence. "let her be happy"

"Appreciate it" Jay nodded smiling.

Kelly said he was backing off like Jay needed him too, like he needed Kelly to leave Lexi alone in order to keep her. He made it sound like he was doing Jay a favour but now wasn't the time to argue who Lexi was more in love with.

"I get it now, you're better for her than I ever was. I see that now." Kelly confessed, Jay felt a little awkward, he wanted to agree but didn't want to come across as cocky. "But just know I'm going to be around the second you screw it up"

Jay laughed a little, there was the Kelly he knew. "I wouldn't hold your breath" Jay advised him "on second thought" he joked only partly serious.

Lexi woke up in her bed to find herself alone in her room. The curtains were drawn but Lexi could tell it was daylight outside. She looked over at the clock on her nightstand which told her it was just after nine in the morning. She remembered waking a few times during the night, needing to use the bathroom. Gabby had assisted her twice and Jay once, but the few steps it took to get to the bathroom and back to the bed exhausted her and she fell asleep quickly after getting back in to bed. She wasn't sure if she had dreamt it. She thought she remembered seeing Kelly asleep in the chair by the bed at some point but couldn't be sure.

Lexi's stomach rumbled, she was hungry. She pulled herself to a sitting position and swung her legs off the bed slowly, planting her feet firmly on the floor. That simple motion was hard work, she sat on the edge of the bed for a second catching her breath.

"Jay, Gabby" Lexi called out knowing she wouldn't be able walk to the kitchen unaided.

She heard footsteps outside the door then Will entered the room. "Hey, you shouldn't be moving around" Will told her walking quickly to her side.

"Will?" Lexi questioned, now she wasn't sure if she was still dreaming or not. "What are you doing here?"

"Jay called me asked me for help" Will explained helping lift her legs back on to the bed. He plumped her pillows and put them up so she could sit up. "I stitched you up"

"Thank you" Lexi smiled

"I wouldn't thank me too much" Will smiled grimacing a little. "You're going to have a scar, I'm not a plastic surgeon"

"I can deal with a scar" Lexi assured him "my bikini days were numbered anyway" she laughed a little. "What did Jay tell you?"

"Enough to know you couldn't go to the hospital. Not quite enough that I could go to prison"

"Will, I'm sorry you're caught up in this" Lexi started to apologise "I never meant…"

"Stop" He interrupted "as long as you're in Jay's life, your family, you're my family, this is what family do for each other."

Lexi couldn't stop the tears that fell from her eyes. "You Halstead's definitely have a way with words"

Will laughed at her sitting in the chair that was still beside the bed. "I taught Jay all he knows"

"I don't doubt it" Lexi chuckled wiping the tears from her cheeks. "Speaking of, where is the younger, less charming Halstead?"

"Don't forget less handsome" Will added laughing. "Jay went to get breakfast. Gabby and Kelly had to go to work. Gabby and I are going to take it in turns, making sure one of us is always here for a while, keep an eye on you."

"Thank you again" Lexi smiled, she inhaled and exhaled sharply, sighing she asked, "can I ask you something, as a Doctor?" Will nodded. "I had a real vivid dream about Shay, it was so real,"

"You were in serious trouble there for a second" Will explained "it's not surprising you'd dream about her"

"It's just after everything. It's not what I was expecting to dream about"

"Well I don't know what exactly happened and matters of the mind are not my area of expertise, so maybe you're asking the wrong brother what to expect after a traumatic series of events" Will advised opening the bottle of painkillers that sat on the night stand, he handed her two pills and a glass of water.

Lexi took the pills swallowing them down with a swig of water as she heard someone ascend the stairs. Jay entered the bedroom carrying a plastic bag from Jerry's.

"Hey, you're up" Jay crossed the room as Will vacated the chair snatching the plastic bag Jay carried as he passed him.

"Thanks bro" Will said leaving the room allowing them to be alone.

Jay sat beside her on the bed and kissed her deeply. Lexi had to push Jay away from her to catch her breath. "Sorry" Jay said smiling "I was scared I wouldn't get to do that again for a minute there."

Lexi smiled and kissed his lips quickly. She understood he meant he thought he was going to lose her, that she was going to die. "Sorry I scared you but I'm not going anywhere" she told him. "You're stuck with me Jay Halstead" Jay kissed her again.