"Push, Erin! Come on, he's almost there", the doctor said, forcing Erin to continue fighting.

Staying at the hospital, because her contradiction already started, it was just a matter of time until the baby was born.

"I can see the head", another nurse informed, when Erin screamed in pain.

"Help me!", she cried into Jays shirt, when another contradiction hit her hard.

"I can't take this. I can't take this anymore. Please", she begged Jay to end the pain, but he finally couldn't. He was just sitting on a chair, rubbing her back, while she was screaming the pain out of her lungs.

"Baby, one more try. Come on. Do it for us", he asked in a low voice, gasping for air, while an unfamiliar dizzyness reached him.

"Detective Halstead. Is everything alright? Your looking a little bit pale right now?", the doctor announced. But Jay denied.

"I'm fine", he lied, feeling how Erins nails, buried into the skin of his arms.

"It hurts so much", she cried, so Jay took one of the wet cloth to moisten her forehead with water.

"I know, Erin. I know. Just think about the baby."

Thats when she pushed for one last time. She screamed and cried until she felt a weight coming out of her body and seconds later a deep cry filled the silence with joy and happiness.

"Alright. Good job. There he is."

Jay felt his eyes getting wet when he looked at the little bundle that was placed on Erins chest seconds later.

"He totally looks like you", Lindsay cried, sharing butterfly kisses with he babies head, before Jay was allowed to hold his son for the first time.

"Hello, buddy. I'm your daddy", he whispered in a raspy voice, breathless watching how his son was wrapping his finger around his own.

Thats when he knew that he was in love…

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"I could watch him all night long. Look at this little hands", Jay smiled, touching the babys fist.

"And his toes. He definietly got the toes from you. Not to talk about the cheeks", Erin stared at their baby boy, who yawned, letting his parents know that he was awake.

They nearly died of cuteness, creating a bright smile on their faces.

"Look, Terry. This is your daddy. Don't worry. He will always protect you. Because he loves you like nothing else in the world", Erin went into raptues.

The baby glanced at both parents like it was fascinated by the things they said.

Finally it was the smell of food from the oven that dusturbed the harmonious atmosphere.

"Seems like dinner is ready. Can you keep an eye on him?"

"Sure."

"He's all yours", Erin said when she wanted to go upstairs.

Suddenly a loud noise filled the silence.

Jay looked up , frightened from the noises that came from the staris.

"Erin, are you okay? What happened?"

But all she got was an whimper from his girlfriends side…

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"Jay, she has to stay at Med. Her injury is more complicated than we thought. That's why she needs a further operation. I can't send her home with you. She needs to be monitored closely.", Will informed his brother after Erin was taken to the ER, because a wet towel brought her to fall down the staircase.

"You have to take care of the baby", the older Halstead told his brother, who still looked at him in shock.

"Will, he's just 7 days old. I can't. He needs his mother."

But the doctor shook his head.

"You're the father. It's your job. There is no other choice. You have to."

Jay, who was ready to cry, followed the doctor to the neighborhood room, where Erin was lying in a hospital bed, tears streaming down her face. Within a minute his whole world changed from good to bad.

"I'm so sorry. I should have been more careful. I'm stupid", Erin sobbed.

Jay denied, sitting down on a chair that was placed next to the bed, taking her hand in his own, trying the best to comfort her.

"Hey, you're gonna be okay."

"Where is Terry?"

"Ruzek is watching him. Trust me, he's doing a good job", Jay soothed her, stroking circles around the skin of her arm.

"I can't even breast-feed my baby. I'm worse than bunny", Erin continued with her self doubts, so Jay placed a kiss on her head.

"Baby, I'm taking such a good care of him. I promise you", Jay told the detective, unaware, that it would be a hard challenge to fulfill the deal…