I pulled some more characters into this chapter and it was really fun to do. I especially enjoyed writing Burgess. I think Erin is more reserved and likes to keep to herself in comparison to Kim who seems more outspoken, so I though some dialog between the two could be interesting. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think.

Monday morning Jay rolled out of bed feeling hangover and dreading having to see her at work. The last thing he wanted to do was relive last night over again. The wound was still fresh and the rejection hurt like a bitch.

When he arrived at the precinct he walked up the stairs directly behind Ruzek. Adam was in his typical chipper, eager to begin the day mood. This annoyed Jay even more than it usually did. When they entered the unit Erin was already at her desk sipping her first cup of coffee and beginning her day's paperwork.

Whenever Erin is upset about something she buries herself in her work and this was no exception. She went to the station an extra 45 minutes early because she couldn't sleep and needed something to focus on beside Jay.

"Hey Linds how was your weekend?" Ruzek asked sincerely.

Jay's ears perked up curious about what her response would be.

"It was fine" was all she said without even looking up from her desk.

Jay felt like he'd been punched in the stomach. 'Fine' isn't exactly the word he'd use to describe the weekend they had just spent together, and 'Fine' is definitely not how he'd choose to describe how he felt after she rejected him last nigh. 'Fine' is the furthest thing from what he was feeling right now.

Ruzek talked about his weekend of wedding planning with Wendy as Jay and Erin both pretended to listen. Then Adam asked "Hey Halstead what did you do this weekend."

Now Erin was listening. She couldn't look up from her paperwork because Jay would notice but she was extremely curious about what his response to Adam would be.

"Oh nothing special." Jay said this coldly with spite and a sense of maliciousness Erin had never seen from him before. The words felt like poison on his lips but he was too angry to really care.

Ouch. I probably deserved that she thought to herself. Jay looked over to her to see her response to his comment, but she refused to give him the satisfaction of seeing her upset. She just sat in her chair sipping her coffee.

Erin wasn't sure if they were lucky they didn't have a case today so they didn't have to be in confined to a car together, or unlucky because they were stuck in the bullpen doing their best to ignore one another all day.

The entire day was incredibly awkward. When she went to get another cup of coffee he was in the break room. When she went to use the bathroom she had to walk past him at his desk. When she was at her own desk he was right across from her at his. Wherever she looked there he was.

The second she could leave she bolted out of there. As she was walking down the steps of intelligence she saw Burgess turning in her squad car keys for the night.

"Burgess"

"Oh hey detective what's up?" Kim asked happily.

"Are you free? I need a drink."

"Yeah I'm up for a night at Molly's but I carpooled with Atwater this morning so do you mind stopping by my place so I can change out of my uniform real quick."

"No that's perfectly fine with me. Lets go."

Kim lived in a small apartment just a few blocks away. Erin came in with her and walked the five flights of stairs because the elevator was broken. The officer's place was a bit messy. She had clothes strewed in every room, and takeout containers, and empty beer bottles covering the countertop.

"Sorry about the mess. I wasn't expecting company."

"No big deal" Erin replied moving a pile of clothes to clear a seat for herself on the couch.

"I'll be done in five minutes and ready to go."

Kim yelled through the bedroom door while changing "Don't take this the wrong way I'm glad you asked me, but why didn't you just go with Halstead like usual?" she inquired. Kim was curious she always had to ask question, and when she got her answer she always had another question to follow up with. But she was a cop trying to become a detective, so asking question was kind of part of the job description.

"Umm we're not really on speaking terms right now." Erin replied, immediately wishing she wouldn't have for fear of Burgess' next question.

"You guys are fighting?" She yelled again through the door.

"I guess kind of. I don't know it's complicated."

Kim came out in a pair of dark wash jeans and a black low cut shirt. Kim took interest in the 'it's complicated' line Lindsay had given her, and now she wanted to hear more. She plopped down in the chair across from Erin disregarding the pile of clothes she was sitting on.

"It's complicated eh?" She said rising her eyebrows "Care to elaborate on that?"

"What are you trying to imply Burgess?" Erin asked with a bit of annoyance in her voice.

"Oh nothing" she smirked "I just see the way you two act in public, and can't help but think more goes on behind closed doors. If you know what I mean" she said slyly with a hint of accusation.

Erin let out a sarcastic laugh "That's where you're wrong Burgess. Nothing is going on with us outside of work." She stressed the word nothing for emphasis.

Kim didn't believe her for one second. "Ok, but you want there to be right?"

Erin was taken aback and at a loss for words. Burgess was balsy she'd give her that. "I don't think my personal life is really any of your business." She stood up to make her way towards the door. "Never mind Molly's I'm going home."

"Ok I'll just ask Jay then." She said it nonchalantly knowing it would stop Erin.

She whipped around quickly. "You wouldn't."

"Well I'm curious and if you're not going to tell me what's going on I have to find out somehow." She said smugly knowing she'd just won.

Kim was good. Erin couldn't help but respect her conniving way of getting what she wanted. "Fine." Erin sat back down onto the leather couch. A smile appeared on Kim's face showing how pleased she was with herself.

"We went to his cousins wedding this weekend. After the reception we almost had sex, but I stopped it because we were at his parents house in his old childhood bedroom. When we got back home last night I ended things because with work it's just too complicated." She was talking so fast trying to get it all out and be done with the conversation.

The pleased expression faded from Kim's face. This time she was the one at a loss for words, because she could tell Erin was really upset.

Erin looked down and played with her fingers. She wanted to run out of the apartment but that seemed too obvious. She felt vulnerable and exposed and she absolutely hated it.

She finally stood up "I think I'm gonna call it a night. I'll just see you tomorrow at work. I'm not really up for Molly's anymore" and she headed for the door.

Kim called out "Erin, I'm sorry I shouldn't have pried."

"It's fine" She lied. "I'm just… I'm just gonna go now." And she left.