A/N: I hope you guys like this chapter. It's very Sam heavy! Also a couple things, I decided that since Erin never existed, Jay's relationship to Voight is the same as Erin's on the show. And I originally wanted them to go to a Joe's Crabshack, but I don't think they have those in NC, so they went to a nameless seafood restaurant instead haha. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! THANKS! J

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After several minutes of awkwardly standing in front of Brooke's door while she talked with the young girl, Jay decided it was time to go home. He walked up to Brooke, and lightly put his hand on the small of her back to get her attention, "Hey, I'm gonna get going. I'll call you." He removed his hand from her back and started walking towards his car.

Brooke was so invested her conversation with Sam, she had momentarily forgotten about Jay, "Wait! Let me introduce you two first." She said with a smile and Jay held back a minute. "Jay, this is Sam, my first daughter," Jay's eyed nearly bugged out of his head in confusion, until Sam stepped in.

"Well, foster daughter. Brooke let me stay with her a few years ago when I was going through some stuff." Jay smiled at the thought Brooke taking care of Sam the way Voight had done with him when he was a teenager. "It's nice to meet you, Jay."

"Yeah, you too," he said sincerely. There was a short pause, until Jay realized Brooke didn't have a car so to rid the silence he cleared his throat, "Brooke, did you want me to pick you up in the morning to get your car?"

Brooke had completely forget she left her car at Nathan and Haley's, "Yeah, that'd be great actually. I need to open the café at eight, so do you want to swing by around 7:30?"

"7:30 sounds great, I'll see you then." With that, Jay waved goodbye and headed home, leaving Brooke and Sam alone, after not seeing each other in over a year.

As soon as Jay drove away, Sam's nosiness started to peak, "So. Who was that?" She asked with a grin.

Brooke rolled her eyes, "A friend. Let's go inside, I missed you!" She grabbed Sam's arm and took her inside.

Pg brk.

A couple hours later, Brooke and Sam had gotten all caught up on what they'd been up to since they last saw each other, which was right after 'the Julian thing' happened. "Alright Sam, I love you, but I need to know why you showed up at my door at midnight."

"You said I always have a home here."

Brooke sighed, she had to find out what drove Sam away from her white picket fence, "I did, and you do, but what's your reasoning for coming back?"

Sam took in a deep breath, "Rebecca has a new boyfriend. I'm not really liking him so much. She and I got in a huge fight and she kicked me out, I just- I didn't know where else to go." She was trying to hold in tears, "And it wouldn't have been that big a deal if it was the first fight. But it seems all we do anymore is fight and I can't handle it anymore."

"You can stay as long as you need, unfortunately the boys took your room, so you'll need to sleep on the couch." She said with a laugh as she went to grab extra pillows and a blanket for Sam.

"Oh yeah, I haven't seen 'em in a while. How are they doing, since ya know…" Sam kind of froze, remembering what a sensitive subject Julian was for Brooke.

Brooke returned and looked into Sam's eyes, "They're good. We're good." For the first time in months, Brooke wasn't lying, after meeting Jay, everything seemed to have changed. "I'm going to bed. Breakfast is as 7." She winked and walked away.

Pg Brk.

It was 7:18 and Brooke was preparing to see Jay again. "Sam would you mind watching the boys for a few hours? Haley asked me to open the café and their sitter just bailed. I should be home by eleven."

Sam was a little nervous about watching the twins alone but agreed after all Brooke had done for her, "Sure, as long as you're back by eleven!"

A few minutes later the doorbell rang, signifying Jay's arrival. As Brooke was walking to the door she shouted random instructions to Sam like "Extra snacks are in the left cupboard." and "They shouldn't need to nap until I get home." When she answered the door, there stood Jay with the grin Brooke had started to fall in love with. "Hey."

"Hey yourself. Ready to go?"

"Yeah, let me just say bye to the boys and grab my purse. Come in, stay there, whatever." She walked away and Jay let himself in the house. It looked different in the daylight. It was cute, he could tell Brooke decorated it.

"Sam, right?" He asked when he saw the brunette walk into the kitchen, baby on hip.

"Uh, yup. That's my name, don't wear it out." It was a little uncomfortable for the pair, but thankfully, Brooke walked out just in time. "Bye Brooke!"

Jay opened the door and let Brooke out, taking a final look at Sam, he noticed something he hadn't the night before. Her necklace. It looked an awful lot like one of the missing necklaces from one of The Replacer's latest targets. He took note, but decided he'd keep his mouth shut for now. "Bye Sam, nice seeing you again." He spoke with a smile and followed Brooke out the door, closing it right behind him. As soon as the door shut, he pulled Brooke into his body and gave her the kiss she missed out on the night before.

The kiss was electrifying. It was the completely different from any kiss she shared with Julian, and even Lucas. Jay pulled away after a few seconds. "Well hello to you too." Brooke said with a huge smile on her face, their noses still touching. "It's 7:47, the store needs to be opened in thirteen minutes. As badly as I want to do that again, we better go." She gave him a quick kiss and headed to the driver side of Jay's car. Jay gave her a confused look, "Your driving almost made me sick last night. No more for you." She laughed, but was completely serious, and Jay couldn't say no to her quite yet, so he tossed her the keys and sat in the passenger seat. "I'm actually going to head straight to the café, no time to get my car. I'll go by and pick it up later. Will you be coming by for lunch?" Jay didn't hear her, he was still focused on the necklace. "Detective?" That snapped him out of thought, God her voice is sexy, he thought to himself.

"Sorry, what'd you say?"

"I asked if you were coming by for lunch today. Haley and I switched shifts today, so if you are, we can eat together." She was smiling. A real smile which had been rare for her in these past few months.

"Of course I'll be in for lunch. Hey, maybe you could bring Sam and the boys? I'd like to get to know them better." While he did want to get to know them better, he really wanted to know the story behind Sam's necklace.

Brooke loved how interested he was in her family, and instantly agreed. "Yeah, that's a great idea, but you'd need to pick them up?" I'm kinda stuck here." She laughed again, by this point they were on Grace St., right in front of Karen's Café.

"I'd be happy to pick them up." He opened his door and she did the same. They met in front of the passenger side of Jay's car, and he gave her one more peck on the lips before leaving for the station.

Pg. Brk.

When Jay got to Brooke's, he realized Jude and Davis' car seats were still in his car, so he casually got out and went to knock on the door. Sam answered moments later, "Twice in one day? You realize you already picked her up, right?" Jay laughed and brushed the comment aside, he honestly didn't really know how to define the relationship he had with Brooke.

"Very funny. I'm actually here to pick you up. Brooke and I were thinking of taking you and the boys out for lunch." He looked down at her pajama pants, "You better get dressed. I'll get the boys. You have ten minutes before I leave you here." Jay walked into the boys' room to find them playing happily with some toy trucks. "Hey guys! You ready to go see mommy?" Both boys jumped with excitement and Jay walked them out to the car.

Sam came out a few minutes later, dressed in her signature skinny jeans and converse. The drive to the café was silent, apart from a giggle or whine from either Jude or Davis. Jay didn't think it was the right time to bring up the necklace yet.

As much as Jay loved the café, he decided to take them somewhere else to eat. He quickly texted Brooke just that, and after picking her up, he drove them to a small seafood joint he discovered right when he moved to town.

The five unloaded from Jay's Chrysler 300, and walked into the restaurant. Just like at Karen's Café, Jay was pretty regular here, and got several greeting as he walked in the door. "Someone's popular" Brooke teasingly said with a wink.

"I actually haven't been here in a while, in case you haven't noticed me eating at your restaurant every day for weeks."

"Detective Halstead!" Brooke noticed a tiny blonde make her way to Jay and immediately felt jealous, resulting in her unconsciously grabbing his hand. "You brought friends, how many?" The flirty blonde noticed the hand holding, but it wasn't going to stop her from flirting with the seemingly single (before today) hot cop that comes in every so often.

Jay smugly smiled when he felt Brooke grab his hand and responded by intertwining their fingers. "Uhh, well, there's the three of us and the boys will probably need high chairs, right Brooke?"

"Yeah, they need high chairs. If I were you, I'd sit us a larger table." Brooke kept her cool with the waitress, even though a fire was building inside of her.

The waitress led them to a six top towards the back of the restaurant, and introduced herself as Mandy. She quickly got their drink order and pranced off. The three adults and the toddlers were starved, so not much conversation was made while they hungrily looked over the large menu. When Mandy returned, everyone knew what they were going to get. Brooke ordered Mac&Cheese for both boys, and ordered herself a salmon filet. Sam ordered a burger, and Jay got crab.

Conversation was limited as they waited for their food. Jay decided now would be a good time to get to know Sam, maybe figure out how she got hold of that necklace. "So, Sam, how do you know Brooke?"

Sam was liking Jay a lot, but then again, she also really liked Julian, so she was trying not to get too invested. "She took me in when I was 15. The first time we met; I actually stole from Clothes Over Bros. A couple days later I showed up in Haley's class, completely uneager to learn. Haley asked her to take me in, and to my surprise she did. Even after what I did." Brooke was looking at Sam with tears dwelling, both happy and sad. "It was a rocky start, but I eventually learned to let her in, and she really helped me out. When my birth mother contacted me and asked me to go live with her, it was one of the hardest decisions of my life." She also mumbled how she wished she didn't make that choice, but Brooke didn't hear, and Jay barely caught it.

Jay looked across the table at Brooke, and they shared a look. Jay admired her for what she did with Sam. "How long ago did you move out?" Jay was 100% invested in the story now.

"She left about a two and a half years ago. God, it's been a long time Sam. I've missed you so much." Brooke gave her a side hug, as they were sitting on the same side of the table.

Jay smiled at the moment the women were sharing, "Okay, no crying today Brooke. Now it's my turn for questions." Sam had a sly smile on her face, "How did you meet Brooke, Jay?"

Jay looked down and laughed, "My story isn't nearly as exciting as yours. I needed a place to eat lunch, a coworker suggested Karen's Café, and well, here we are." Just then, Mandy and another server who was infatuated with Jay brought over their food. He didn't ever look away from Brooke though, even when Mandy basically shoved her cleavage into his face as she set down his dish. "Thanks." The words came out harsher than he expected. He never even flirted with the girls here when he came alone, he didn't understand her forwardness.

The waitress was talking to all of them, but it appeared like Jay was the only one the table, "Enjoy. I'll be back in a few to check on y'all." She did a sexy walk when walking away, and again, Jay didn't notice, but Brooke did.

They were all enjoying their food, and Jay thought it'd be a perfect time to bring of the necklace around Sam's neck, but he had to do it in a no accusing way, mainly out of fear of saying the wrong thing and pissing off Brooke. "Sam, I've been eyeing that necklace all day, it's beautiful. Where'd you get it, I might need a reference for the future." He winked at Brooke when said those last words.

"Oh this?" She asked, taking a look at diamond around her neck, "I dunno, my mom's newest fling gave it to me after the last time I got pissed at him do try and butter me up." She shrugged it off like it was no big deal, "It's probably not even a real diamond. He doesn't make enough money to bring home all the nice stuff he does." That's when everything clicked for Jay. He had to find out more about this guy, maybe he'd be able to get the guy's name from Sam. Jay just got a huge lead, and it's all thanks to Brooke.

A/N: I know! I suck so much. It's been like 2 months since I've updated, but I haven't had any inspiration at all. I hope this super long chapter makes up for it though! I started college ( S) which is helping me get back into writing again. I ordered my Season 1 Chicago PD DVD, did you? I meant for Jay to actually solve the case during this chapter, but it was starting to get SUPER long, and I had to end it. But for sure, NEXT CHAPTER, "The Replacer" will be caught and we can have some more Bray action! Hopefully I will update soon, but only if people are still reading this story! So please, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! The more reviews I get, the more pressure I feel to write, so the story is in your hands, readers.