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A/N: Okay, this chapter sucks. I've had a really bad day - both personal and work and I thought writing would help.
Caught Out Part Three
Erin POV
"Hey girl, you're holding out on me." Burgess corners me in the locker room and I send her a confused look.
"What?"
"You and Jay." I gulp, knowing shock grips my face but trying to play dumb.
"Ummm."
"Adam and I saw you last night." Kim shrugs a little at me.
"Damn it. You did see us… Great, so everyone will know by the end of shift." I grumble slamming my locker.
"I told him to keep his mouth shut."
"You think that will work?" I raise my eyebrow at her while moving my hands into my pockets.
"Good point."
"I need to warn Jay." I mutter mostly to myself.
"You could have told me." Kim tells me softly, a touch of hurt.
"I'm sorry, it's just so new. I'm surprising myself by committing and not running… not pushing him away. It's so great Kim, he makes me really happy. I'm scared like hell I'll mess it up."
"I'm so happy for you. FYI I totally saw this coming. You guys have this chemistry… and major sexual tension."
We stay in the locker room giggling together while I fill Kim in on all the details.
"Is Hank okay with it?" Kim asks after a moment of silence.
"Apparently. I mean he doesn't know that we have gotten back together but Jay said he all but gave him his blessing after my… sabbatical."
"Hey, there you are Erin." I smile over at Jay who is carrying two cups of coffee.
"Thanks." Kim is standing there smiling at the two of us with a knowing look while Jay just looks confused.
"Linstead. Oh wow, that's perfect." Kim clicks her fingers triumphantly.
"What?" Jay and I reply together, completely confused.
"That's your couple name. Love it." Kim winks before disappearing from the locker room.
"Okay?" I say to no one in particular.
"Not really sure why we need a couple name…" I mumble as I turn to Jay who has his eyebrows raised.
"What?" I raise my eyebrows.
"Kim knows? You told her?" Jays got a hint of a smile as he asks.
"Oh! No, she saw us last night on our date." I roll my eyes taking the offered coffee.
"Oh. Okay, yeah."
We exit the locker room and catch the end of the unit's discussion.
"I'm telling you it was Halstead and Lindsay on a date… did any of you know this was a thing?" Ruzek is saying.
"Are you sure it was a date?" Antonio questions, doubt in his tone.
"Well considering they were making out like a couple of teenagers, I'm fairly certain, yeah." Adam fires back without a beat.
"Shit... If Kim knows then Ruzek also knows." Jay raises his eyebrows at me.
"I told you he knew, last night… but did you listen? No." I send Jay a mock glare and he smirks.
"Can you blame me? When I have you naked in bed, I don't feel like discussing Adam."
"I remember." My hazel eyes twinkle up at him recalling the previous nights orgasms.
"Great, so everyone will-" Jay shakes his head with a sigh.
"Know by end of shift? Yeah, pretty much." I finish for Jay as we continue walking down the hall, everyone in intelligence turns to look at us completely caught off guard.
Everyone looks between Jay and I waiting for some sort of confirmation.
"So are you guys together or what?" Ruzek asks after a few awkward moments.
"Yeah, thanks man." Jay places his coffee on his desk as I take a sip from mine wanting to distract my mouth from answering these questions.
"Well I did give you the chance to tell me last night." Adam throws his hands up in mock surrender.
"You hijacked our date and tried to get us to tell you… by the way for a detective you didn't do very well. We didn't crack." I smirk at Adam as he huffs.
"Well I caught you didn't I?" He's triumphant.
"Oh please Adam, we saw them purely by accident." Kim interjects herself in the conversation, standing at the edge of the room.
"Ha." I stick my tongue out a Ruzek and he pouts over at Kim.
"So, since when?" He presses.
"This time? Since you were in that sticky situation with the shooting." I shrug as I put my coffee down.
"Seriously?"
"Seriously man, some of us can keep things professional." Jays voice is teasing and Adam rolls his eyes.
"I was in trouble and you were hooking up… rude." Ruzek's face is wearing a smirk.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He questions us.
"Because we were keeping it quiet and you are not known for keeping secrets." Jay answers resting his hands on hips.
"Not true."
"Adam, you literally just told everyone less than twelve hours after you saw us together." I shoot back at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Wait, wait, wait. What do you mean this time?" Antonio asks.
"We had a thing last year, before Hank found out and we cooled it." Jays reply is simple and I nod along.
"Well that would explain things. Congrats guys, I'm happy for you." Antonio steps out from behind his desk to pull Erin into a hug before bumping fists with Jay.
"We done here?" We all freeze at Hanks voice and Jay and I exchange a look before turning around to face him.
"Yes, sir." Jay nods as he makes his way around to his seat.
"Good, we have a case. But first, Halstead and Lindsay my office."
Jay and I walk into Hank's office and he shuts the door behind us.
"Look, sir. Before you say anything. You told me you didn't care what our relationship was anymore, as long as I'm there for Erin. I'm here for her… 24/7… always. It's not going to change." I'm warmed by Jay's words and reach out to squeeze his hand gently before dropping it, fully aware that Hank is scrutinizing our every move.
"Yeah. I'm not letting him go this time Hank. Not even for my loyalty to you. I will choose him over this unit if I need to."
Jay and Hank turn to me shocked by my words and Jay can't help the smile that spreads over his face.
"I appreciate what you're saying but truthfully? I just like to mess with the kid out there." Hank nods behind us with a smirk and we turn our heads to find Ruzek peering in. When Ruzek catches Hanks eyes he spins around and collides with the filing cabinet, we all chuckle.
"As long as you don't break her heart, Jay – we're good. And Erin, don't you break his either. Remember, I need him 100% effective, not throwing-"
"Pebbles at my window… I remember." I chuckle in shock at how easy this exchange is going.
"Good. Get out." Our heads snapped back to Hank's even more confused.
"What? So you're really okay with this?" I ask needing to understand.
"I figured this was bound to happen eventually, you love each other. I can see that. Hell, everyone can see that. You are here fighting for each other so I know it's serious to you both. You've proved you can keep it professional. Keep it up."
"Love? Well we didn't say love." Nervous stutters fly from my mouth as I look over to see Jay rubbing the back of his red neck.
"It's obvious you do. But you guys can discuss that later, we have a case." Hank gets up and walks out of his office leaving Jay and I are frozen in place. After a few moments we avoid the others eyes and make our way to our desks.
Jay and I exchange a look when we first sit down, silently agreeing to talk about this later.
A/N: I hope it's not as bad as I think. Leave a review, I'm going to try and get You're An Angel up.