Jay was sitting in a chair by the window, looking out into Chicago, completely unaware of the world around him. Only is a world of his own, most likely where everything is okay and life is normal. But they were the Intelligence Unit for the Chicago Police Department. No matter how hard they tried, they would never be normal. But this was their normal. Dodging bullets everyday, car chases, people dying. That was normal to them. What wasn't normal was having one of their own, a member of their team fighting for their life in the hospital. It was almost so depressing to all of them. Heartbreaking. They were all so used to helping people and being the ones people go to for help and being able to save people, help people. But he found it that when one of their own needs help, it's different.

He wasn't there was Jules was shot, and he always wondered if what Erin saw still stayed with her. Her best friend's blood on her hands, holding her hand in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, just talking to her, hoping she was holding on enough to be able to hear what she was saying. To able to hear the words "hold n" and "it's gonna be okay". And then, even after all of that, all hope being lost when she was told that her best friend was dead. He felt tears coming to his eyes, but pushed them back.

He partially knew what it felt like. He knew the feeling of panic when he saw her there, on the ground, bleeding. He can still see the blood that was covering his hands and his clothes. He can still feel her sticky hand in his and the siren of the ambulance they were in when she was going to the hospital. But he doesn't know, at all, what it felt like to be told that his best friend didn't make it. That she was dead. He turned his head slightly and looked at her sleeping form laying on the bed in her hospital room. He listened to the steady beeping of the monitors and watched her chest rise and fall.

She was here. She was alive. And a smile came to his lips as he looked at her. He heard the doorknob rattle slightly as the door opened and he turned his attention to Ruzek and Dawson who walked in quietly as they saw that she was asleep. Jay stood and joined them at the foot of her bed. "How's she doing?" Antonio asked softly, breaking the silence. Jay sighed. "Better. She's been asleep for a while, which is good. The nurse said that she needed as much rest as she possibly could." "Good." It was silent once more as they looked at the usually strong and smiling detective laying in that hospital bed, the cords from the monitors on her chest coming out from the neck of her gown, the sling that held her should in place.

Antonio thought back on the time he got shot at the roll up by Pulpo and she came to see him at least five times a day, just making sure he was okay, and talking to him, not wanting him to be lonely. He loved her like she was his sister. Actually, she was pretty much already his sister. Seeing her on the ground outside of Molly's, his mind went to mush, and he didn't remember what to do to help her, at all. He called for Gabby and she did what she does best, her job, but him... Since then there was a part of him that had felt bad that he didn't do anything. He'd never admit it to anyone, but on the way to the hospital, he actually cried a little bit.

Adam looked over at Jay who's eyes were fixed on the ground. He knew these two cared for each other. He knew that the first day he showed up after being pulled from the academy. But after last night, he wouldn't doubt it if they stopped hiding they were together. He looked over at Erin. She looked so peaceful that he didn't feel so nervous as he did when they first entered the hospital after she had been shot. He had never felt that feeling before and he actually didn't if it would ever go away, but seeing her here, safe and alive. It was gone. He smiled, reaching out and setting his hand lightly on her leg.

As he did, she stirred slightly and them opened her eyes. "Hey kiddo." Antonio said. She smiled. "Hey guys." They moved over to give her small hugs and kisses to the cheek and forehead. "How are you feeling?" Jay asked, not having moved from his stop at the foot of her bed, but his hand was lightly touching her foot. "Really just sore, and tired."She said, slightly annoyed at how tired she was even though she had been asleep most of the day.

"Do you need something for the pain?" Adam asked. She shook her head. "No, it's not quite that bad yet." she chuckled, cause the boys to smile. It got silent once more and Erin's face turned serious. "So..." Jay moved over to stand next to Adam. "Do you have anything on who did this?" she asked. Antonio and Adam exchanged looks. Jay looked from one to the other, wanting to know the answer as well. Antonio cleared his throat and pulled out his notepad. "The only thing we got was someone who lives in an apartment across the street ran to the window after the first gunshot. She claims to have seen the flash of the second gunshot come from a car parked on the street across Molly's, on the left side. I called Gabby and asked if Herrman could give us any security footage they had. They have a a couple camera's inside and one out front. Mouse is at the district now looked through all the footage from before and after you were shot, trying to find any suspicious people lingering around or leaving the scene after the bar cleared out last night."

Erin nodded. She still couldn't really remember if she saw anything. She remembers the gunshots, but anything else she remembers after that is all a blur until she woke up that morning. "Erin." she was brought out of her thoughts by voices. "Voight just called. He thinks Mouse has something." Antonio and Adam bid goodbye to Erin and Jay and left. Erin looked at Jay who started to pace.

"Jay, if you want to go with them you can. I'm fine." Jay just shook his head. "No Erin, I'm gonna stay here with you. Not only do we know who did this, but we don't know why. If this person finds out that you're still hanging on, there's a good shot they could find you here and finish the job or at least try. And I'd rather die before I let that happen. "He said really fast. He stopped pacing as he saw Erin looking at him. "Thank you." she said. He smiled and walked over to her. "Of course." he bent down and gave her a kiss. She kissed his back softly. As they broke apart, the door opened once more as the nurse came in to check on Erin. Jay sat back and let her work, thinking about calling Mouse to see what he found.

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