The night was still fairly young so the pair made their way to Erins apartment. Jay had always loved her place. It was neat, clean, modern, and homey. It had a great view of the city they vowed to protect. Right next to Michigan Avenue. A close enough distance from Soilder field, just in case you wanted to see the Bears lose in person. Erin always preferred to watch the game on he couch snuggled into Jays side.
They made it to her complex. Jay following close behind Erin as they made their way up to the third floor. Upon entering her apartment, shoes were being shedded and jackets were taken off as the warmth propelled through their bodies. It had been a fairly cold night in Chicago. Although it hadnt snowed much this winter, and they've been dodging polar vortexes, they'd be lying if they said the cold wind didn't slap their faces and caused their teeth to chatter.
Erin grabbed ahold of the stuffed bear Jay had won her and placed it on her bed. The bear was half her size and she smiled at the thought of having a reminder of Jay in her bed with her every night she went to sleep. She was disturbed from her thoughts when she heard Jay call out from the living room.
"Okay, it's either Safe Haven or...wait. They set a house on fire in this. Let's watch this." Jay said as he read the back of the DVDS case.
Erin smiled from across the room as she made her way to the couch. " I know you want to watch that because of the love story. Don't lie to yourself, Jay."
"Maybe it's because Josh Duhmel is so dreamy. Oh look. Single dad with two kids. Swoon." Jay joked as he plopped the disk into the player and met Erin on the couch. She immediatly placed her toes underneath Jays thighs. He loved these little quirks. Her toes were always cold.
The movie began with intense domestic violence scenes that caused Erin to freeze. It brought her back to her times on the street with Charlie. Jay felt Erin tense up and gave her a reassuring squeeze to her knee. He always knew what to do to make her feel better. She maneuvered her way over to him and cuddled into his chest, slightly gripping his tshirt as he gently stoked her arms and played with her hair. This is every girls weakness, and Erin was a puddle in Jays arms. They carried out the movie in comfortable silence as Erin was drifting off. It was only 11:30 but they had a long week. Jay switched the TV off and softly carried Erin to her bedroom. She nuzzled her head into the crook of his neck. Her soft breaths caused shivers to go down Jays spine and made the hair on the back of his neck stand straight.
He placed her on her bed, pulling the covers over her as she gently stirred. He just looked at her admiring how peaceful she looked. Tonight he had seen a different side of Erin Lindsay. A softer. More vulnerable. The real Erin. He knew he shouldn't be staring but he couldn't help it. He placed a kiss ontop of Erins head.
"Goodnight, Erin." He said then turning on his heels to leave he felt Erins grip on his hand.
He heard a soft, barely audible "Don't go." She said as she scooted over and patted the space next to her.
He climbed into bed next to her when she lifted her head to look at him. She leaned in closer and gently placed a soft, feathered kiss onto his lips.
"Goodnight, Jay" she said moving back to her position sprawled out on his chest.
Jay thought to himself, "Yeah, it really was."
A/N: this is sort of a continuation of Chapter 1 just uploaded as a second chapter. The next chapter will be longer. Thanks for reading!