Hailey was fine, a little shook up, but she was fine. Everything happened so fast. One minute she was on the train, scrolling through her phone, and the next thing she knew she was on the floor. It took her a minute to realize what had happened and to snap out of it and get up. She looked around, it seemed like everyone was hurt.

A man was suddenly in front of her. "I'm a doctor, can I have a look?"

"What?" She asked, confused.

"Your head, it's bleeding." He said as he put his hands on her head. "That needs stitches, but you'll be alright."

Hailey moved her hand to her head, wincing with a gasp as pain suddenly shot through her. The doctor turned back around, but she shook her head. "I'm fine, it's nothing."

He nodded and disappeared through the train to help the other passengers. She didn't want to go to the hospital, but she couldn't avoid it, no matter how much she insisted she was okay, she was still taken with the others. The hospital was packed and she did her best to not be seen by her brother. He'd just overact and he had worse patients to look after.

"Are you becoming a frequent flyer?" April said with a grin when she came into the room.

"Apparently," she half smiled. "Do me a favour? Don't tell Will, okay?"

"Not up for the protective brother today?" She said. "He means well."

"I know," Hailey shrugged. "I just don't want him worried about me when he's at work."

The door opened and the stranger from the train stepped into the room, looking down at the chart. "Hailey, I'm Dr. Rhodes." He grinned as he looked up from the chart. "Now, you I remember. Are you still fine?"

"Pretty much," she said. "I have this cut and I got knocked around a bit, but that's all."

"Mind if I make sure that's true?" He asked and she let him examine her. "Well, you were probably thrown into something and have some bruising here on your side, possibly your wrist too, but nothing is broken."

"Told you," she smiled.

"I still have to stitch you up though," he said as he grabbed the tray. She winced a bit at the needle, but relaxed as he began. "So, is there a reason you didn't fill out the forms with your last name?"

"Clever, wait until you have a needle in my face before you ask me questions." She said. "I know April filled it in, even though I told her not to, which means you have access to my history."

"True, and if I didn't actually see you on the train I'd probably be more suspicious." He said. "I also know you don't have an emergency contact listed. What about your parents?"

"My Mom's dead and my Dad hasn't stopped drinking since," she said.

"There's no one else?" He asked. "You probably have a concussion, so I'd rather you didn't leave alone."

"I have brothers, but their jobs are a little intense so I don't want to pull them away."

"Why not?"

The door opened and the curtain was ripped back as Will stood there with his hands on his hips, frowning down at his sister. "That's why." She mumbled.

"Can I help you Dr. Halstead?" Dr. Rhodes said, unaware what was going on. "Would you like to question me about my stitching skills?"

"What makes you think I wouldn't find out you were here?" He asked her, ignoring Dr. Rhodes.

"I didn't want you to worry." She said.

"You don't get to make that decision for me." He said with a raised voice. "And you don't get the right to tell a nurse to keep it from me either."

"Dr. Halstead, we're a little busy here." Dr. Rhodes said. "Whatever personal business you two have going on, this is not the time."

"Jay is coming to get you, we'll talk about this at home." He said as he left the room.

"The suspense is killing me," Dr. Rhodes joked.

"He's my brother," she said with a smile. "I already surprised him once in the emergency room. I didn't want to do it again."

"I can see why," he said. "Family relationships can be a little rocky."

"I hadn't seen him in a couple years so we're trying to figure it out." She said. "I got used to being on my own, not counting on anyone, but they kind of stepped back into my life like nothing happened."

"I know that feeling," he said. "But maybe it will work out."

"Yeah," she smiled as he finished. "Maybe."

The door opened again and Jay walked in this time. Hailey scanned his face but didn't get much of a read, his years of military service and working undercover allowed him to mask just about any emotion he was feeling. She knew he wasn't upset though, and she wasn't worried about his reaction being like Will's.

"You alright?" Jay asked, dropping a hand down the back of her head before slinging a protective arm around her. She nodded and he frowned just a bit. "Good, let's try to break this habit of me picking you up in the hospital."

"The other brother, I assume, Jay?" Dr. Rhodes asked as he noticed his badge on his hip. "Detective?"

"Intelligence," he nodded. "Can I take her home?"

"You can, she has a mild concussion and some bruising, but other than that she checks out." He said as he turned to Hailey. "Take it easy for a few days, alright?"

She nodded and let Jay lead her from the room and out to the car. She was glad Will was still busy and didn't see them leaving. Jay guided her into the car, she wanted to say she didn't need the help, but it was kind of nice.

"Why were you even on the train, I thought you had class?" He asked when he started driving.

"And how do you think I get to class?" She glanced at him. "It's not like I have a car."

"Alright, Hails, I don't need the attitude."

"Well, I don't need the accusing tone from you." She said. "I was in the hospital, it's not like you picked me up from jail and this is exactly why I didn't want either of you to know."

Jay was quiet for a moment and Hailey sighed as she looked out the window. "You know we just worry about you, right?"

"Where was that worry two years ago, and last year, and six months ago?" She asked. "It's not worry Jay, it's guilt and you're putting it on me. I didn't do anything wrong, you two did, so you two can figure out how to deal with it."

"Just because I feel guilty for losing touch, doesn't mean I don't worry about you now." He said as they parked in front of the district.

Hailey got out of the car and followed him inside. They barely made it through the gate before Jay was leaving on a call. She sat at his desk and looked around the unit. It was eerily quiet with everyone gone. She logged onto her student account, checking for the notes for her classes and email her professors.

Curiosity got to her and she opened the desk drawer to look for the picture that Lindsay told her about. She wanted to know if it was true, and underneath a file, there it was. She pulled it from the desk and looked closely at it. It captured a rare moment when they all seemed to be happy.

"Is that the Christmas picture?" Mouse asked as he came out of the other room. "He had that with him over there."

"Feels like another life," she said. "And sometimes like it was someone else's memory."

Mouse studied her for a moment. "You never forgave him for leaving, did you?"

"It wasn't the leaving part I didn't understand," she said as she put the picture back. "It was the staying gone."

He grabbed a chair and sat across the desk from her. "Over there, it's hell on earth," he shook his head. "The things we saw, the things we did, I don't even want to think about it let alone talk about it. We came back and everything here was still the same, like nothing happened, because it didn't for people here. It's hard to come back the same person and pretend like everything was good."

"Mouse, I know you were there for him when no one else was, and I know I was just a kid, but that's the point." She said. "I was just a kid when she died and Jay and Will walked out and left me alone, with him. Jay knew what he was like, and he just left me there."

"He feels really guilty for that." He said. "And he wants to make it right."

"That's the problem, Mouse." She shook her head. "He doesn't want to, he feels like he has to. If he wanted to make things right he would have answered my calls, and when I stopped calling he would have come and found me. Everyone around here tells me how he talked about me and had my picture, but that just makes it worse to know that he chose to stay away."

"I don't think I'm the one you need to be talking to about this," he said. "I will say that it may have been easier for him to stay away. I'm not saying it was right and this may not make sense to you, but it wasn't personal."

"I know," she sighed. "But, didn't it ever cross his mind to find out if I was okay?"

"Of course it did," Jay said from the top of the stairs. He walked over to them, stopping briefly at his desk as he looked at Mouse and then turned to his sister. "Come here,"

Hailey followed Jay to one of the break rooms. He closed the door and sat down at the table with her. "I didn't mean for you to hear that," she said.

"No, but you did mean it." He sighed. "Look, Hails, I know you resent me for leaving and I wish I could take it all back. I guess I just thought because I came home, that was enough."

"It was, until you stopped coming around." She said. "It felt like I had no one, Jay. I used to call you and you wouldn't answer, and I'd text you and you'd take forever to get back to me. I stopped reaching out because I couldn't handle the pain of not hearing back from you."

"I have no excuse for that, or any of it, and I'm sorry." He said. "But all you need to know is that I'm here now and that I love you."

Hailey smiled. "I love you too."

OOOOO

Will came home later that night to what looked like an empty apartment. He knew Jay was probably just working late and he wasn't sure where Hailey was. He felt bad for getting upset with her at the hospital, but he was still a little mad that she tried to hide it from him.

The bathroom door opened and Hailey stepped out. She was wearing a hoodie and yoga pants with her hair thrown up in a ponytail. Her eyes were red and it was clear she had been crying, in fact she was still crying some but she tried to hide it once she saw him.

"Hey," he said softly. "What's wrong?"

She shrugged, shaking her head as she started to cry again. "It's a long story," she said.

Will frowned and hesitantly wrapped her in a hug, holding her as she cried. "Come on," he said as he pulled her to sit on the couch. "I'm a pretty good listener."

"Have you ever been in love with someone who doesn't love you back?"

"Well, yeah, I think everyone has had feelings that aren't reciprocated."

"I don't mean like a crush you have on a stranger, I mean you're actually in love with someone who doesn't see you in the same way."

Will frowned. "I'm a little lost here, Hails, what's this about?"

"Scott and I aren't together like people think." She said. "He's one of my best friends and I've been in love with him for like a year, but we're not really official."

"But, you lived with him?" He said. "And at the hospital he told me you were his girl."

"He didn't want you to think I had no one." She said. "We're just really close friends, he's always been there for me, and he knew about our family. So, when the stuff happened with Dad, I called him and he brought me to the hospital. He knew I didn't have anywhere to go, so he let me stay with him."

"Oh," he nodded, understanding the type of relationship his sister was in.

"We had plans tonight, but I haven't heard from him. He's not answering my calls, and this happens all the time, even when I lived with him he'd disappear sometimes." She said. "He always has a reason, and I always forgive him because I'm so in love with him I can't stand not being with him."

Will sighed. "Sometimes guys, especially young guys like Scott, they're stupid when it comes to relationships."

"Maybe I'm the stupid one," she mumbled. "Waiting around for something that's probably never going to happen."

"Hey," Will ran a hand down the back of her head and leaned in a bit. "You did nothing wrong, okay? Whatever Scott has going on, his mistakes are his mistakes, it's got nothing to do with you, but he does care about you, trust me."

"I know he cares about me. I just don't think he loves me." She said. "So, what am I supposed to do? Wait around? Walk away?"

"You do whatever you think is right," he said. "When you love someone, it's hard to walk away, no matter how much they hurt you."

"I feel like I'm never going to be able to walk away unless he tells me we're never going to be together, because somewhere inside of me I honestly believe we're meant to be together." She said as she looked at him. "I can't explain it, I just know."

"Sometimes it's the right person at the wrong time, but it doesn't mean it won't work out, or it can't work out." Will said. "But, I don't like seeing you crying over a boy, so if it happens to often I may have to hurt him."

Hailey smiled. "Thanks, Will, for listening."

"Yeah," he said as he pulled her close, kissing her head. "Always, Hails."