Voight and Halstead were the last two members of intelligence in the office on Wednesday night. Since Jay had to go to the wedding this weekend, he wanted to get as much work done as possible. The unit had been hard at work on a new case involving the illegal distribution of drugs to teenagers in a high school in the city. The case got serious when a student overdosed in the bathroom after school. The team had reason to believe that the dealers were dangerous as well. It was a big case, and the unit new it wasn't going to be easy to take down the dealers.
Voight came out of his office. "Halstead, we need to talk."
"What's up Sarg?" Jay said, looking up from his computer screen.
"I'm going to need you to go undercover on this case next week. We're gonna send you into the school among the kids. I don't have the details for you yet, but I will this weekend. We still have to work out a few things with the school and the commander. You should be gone for about 2 weeks, give or take a few days." Voight said.
"Yes, sir. Just let me know when," Jay said.
"Alright. Go home, Halstead. It's late." Voight said, before disappearing back into his office.
Jay walked to his car with his thoughts distracting him. Him and Erin were leaving for Minnesota on Saturday for his sister's wedding, and he didn't want to overwhelm her with the idea of him going undercover next week. He wanted the weekend to be a time for them to get away from their work. When was he going to tell her?
Jay and Erin waited by the gate in the airport to board their plane. Jay had been distracted by the idea of him going undercover next week, and he still hadn't told Erin about it.
"Are you okay?" Erin asked, noticing that he was distracted.
"What? Yeah I'm fine. Just tired." Jay said, briefly.
They boarded their flight and took their seats. Both of them fell asleep quickly on the short flight, and the plane landed in Minnesota on time. They picked up their luggage, and took a car to the hotel.
They arrived at the hotel at 10 am, and checked in. They went up to their room, and had a look around. "Alright so, we don't have to be ready until around 5, and it's only 10 am. Have any ideas of what we could do to kill time?" Jay asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.
Erin walked over to him, and looked into his eyes with a mischievous smirk on her face. "I think I have an idea," she said, before kissing him passionately.
When they broke for air a few seconds later, Jay laughed. "I like where this is going," he said, before removing his shirt and kissing her more passionately than before.
Jay was pacing around the room, waiting for Erin. He really didn't want to be late to his sister's wedding. His parents would give him grief about it forever.
"Erin, please hurry," Jay said, adjusting his black skinny tie, "my parents are gonna drive me nuts if I show up to Kayla's wedding late even though she never gave a sh—"
Jay stopped talking when he saw Erin walk out of the bathroom. She wore a short red dress that fit her figure perfectly. Her hair fell in loose curls at her shoulders. This was the second time Jay saw Erin dressed up like this, and like the first time, he was at a loss for words. How did he get so lucky?
"Quit staring you perv," Erin said, sarcastically.
Jay shook his head and laughed. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah let's go," she said, reaching for his hand, and leading him out the door toward the car.
They drove to the church. Erin couldn't help but stare at Jay while he drove, admiring how good he looked in the black suit he was wearing.
"So it's okay if you stare at me, but I can't do the same?" Jay asked.
Erin felt her face get hot, thinking that he didn't notice. "Just drive, Halstead."
Jay and Erin walked into the church hand in hand, and were greeted by Jay's parents at the door.
Jay's mom gave him a big bear hug and has dad gave him a firm handshake. "Mom, dad this is Erin, my girlfriend," Jay said, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze.
"Nice to you meet-" Erin started saying before Jay's mom grabbed her for a tight hug. Jay's father did the same.
"It's so nice to finally meet you. Jay's been talking about you for the last year. It's good to finally put a face to all of the lovely stories." Jay's mom said.
Jay's face turned bright red, and Erin laughed. "We're gonna go find our seats now," Jay said.
As they walked to their seats in the church, Jay's phone buzzed. The screen lit up with the word, Voight. Jay thought about answering it, but figured it's not the right time. He declined the call.
Halfway through the ceremony, Jay's phone buzzed again, which earned him a look a of disapproval from his mother. He pulled the phone out of his pocket, and again, the phone lit up with Voight's name.
"Why is Voight calling you on your weekend off?" Erin whispered to Jay.
"It's nothing. We'll talk later," he whispered.
The reception went smoothly, but not without Jay getting two more phone calls from Voight, the final of which he answered. Voight gave him the details of his undercover assignment, which brought Jay's mood down significantly. Erin noticed and couldn't wait to ask him what was wrong when they were alone.
They drove back to the hotel in silence; Jay was dreading the questions he knew Erin was going to ask.
"So, why was Voight calling you?" Erin asked, bluntly.
Jay parked the car in the hotel's parking garage and took a deep breath. "He was calling me to let me know about the undercover assignment I'm being sent on."
Every emotion possible went through Erin in that moment. "When? Why you? How long are you gonna be gone?"
"He trusts me and I know I can do it. I want to show him that I'm more than capable of being on his team…I leave Monday night. And he thinks I'll be gone for a few weeks." Jay said.
"Damn it, Jay! Why didn't you tell me before we left? What am I supposed to do while you're gone? I'm just barely getting back into the rhythm of being back on the job and you're just going to leave a week after I get back on the job? You are the motivation I have to go to work and to make it through everyday. What if something happens to you?" Erin shouted, feeling the tears burn her eyes.
"I didn't want to ruin the weekend with you. Nothing is going to happen to me. Everything is going to be fine." Jay said, trying to comfort her. He reached for her hand, and she pulled it away. "Erin…"
"How long have you known?" Erin asked.
"Since Wednesday." Jay said, looking down, "I'm sorry, Erin, I should've told you."
"I just…I can't do this right now." Erin said, before opening the door and getting out of the car.
Jay watched her walk toward the hotel, before feeling a wave of anger take over him. "Smooth, Jay, real smooth," he thought to himself, before punching the steering wheel.