A/N: Hello everyone! Obviously, this chapter took me a little longer to update and unfortunately may be one of my last for a little while as I have exams and end of school coming up soon. Then it's finally summer! The only sad thing about summer is no Chicago PD :( I won't spoil anything about the finale, but if anyone wants to talk about it feel free to private message me!
Anyway here is the next chapter. I really hope you guys enjoy it. Please read and review so, I know what you guys think and I can try and get a chapter up ASAP!
Erin awoke the next morning, luckily in her own bed and fully clothed, but with someone's arm draped around her waist. Turning onto her side, she made eye contact with Jay's sleeping form. The memories of last night came back to her in what felt like an instant. They were foggy and maybe not all put together, but she remembered drinking, practically attacking Jay, and crying until she fell asleep.
Through all that, Jay had stayed. He had stayed right by her side, held her while she cried and ended up falling asleep right beside her. Erin did of course remember asking him to stay. She had meant it too. She couldn't be alone last night.
Beginning to sit up, Erin felt Jay's hand squeeze her waist before she could even lean against her headboard. "You are going to be feeling the effects of last night in less than two minutes", he said all of a sudden.
Erin laughed quietly, knowing he was right. She was already feeling nauseous. "I will get you some ibuprofen", Jay stated getting up and walking off to her kitchen.
He returned in less than two minutes with three ibuprofen and a tall glass of water. "Thank you", Erin said taking the medicine from him and taking it quickly.
There was silence in the room for a little while, until Erin decided this was her opportunity to apologize. "I'm sorry", she stated.
Jay raised his eyebrows in confusion as he sat at the edge of her bed. "I practically jumped you last night and you didn't deserve that. I didn't mean to get that drunk. I just wanted to forget for awhile", she explained looking down at her hands feeling ashamed at her actions last night.
"Forget about the fact you found Mia", Jay decided to just tell her plainly.
Erin raised her eyebrows as she set the glass down on her nightstand, taking notice of the Mia's missing file. Turning back to Jay, she saw him holding it in his hands.
"You can't look at that", she said leaning up and trying to snatch it from him.
"I'm the lead detective, Erin. You put it in the file. I have every right to look at it", Jay responded pulling rank.
Jay watched as she sat there with her mouth slightly agape, probably trying to find the right thing to say. "Why didn't you tell me", he asked deciding he would be the first to speak.
Erin shook her head as Jay scooted a little closer to her, trying to get her to speak. "I wasn't sure about it, okay", she answered looking towards him.
"Then I got that picture yesterday and...and it has the same girl we saved from the house. She's standing right next to Mia", Erin continued.
"I went to go tell Hank, but he wouldn't really listen to me. So, I got frustrated and drunk and here we are", she finished.
Jay listened as he picked up the picture again and saw the girl she was referring to. She had been sent to social services when they returned to the district.
"I'm sorry", she repeated for the second time that morning. "I was going to tell you. I just didn't want you to worry", Erin explained.
"It could have be nothing", she said in barely a whisper.
"But, it's not nothing, Erin", Jay sighed. "She's has a connection where Clark was getting his kids", he said.
"And we can find her", he finished gently reaching for her hand. Erin glanced down at their intertwined hands. Lifting her head up, Erin's messy bed head curls were swiped from her face so she saw Jay's gentle smile.
He was right. They could find her. Why did she waste her time keeping this secret to herself? Jay obviously is willing to help her with this. Jay is always there to help her.
The shrill ring of Erin's cell phone interrupted her thoughts, causing her to slip her hand from Jay's, immediately missing his touch. Looking down, Erin saw a number she didn't recognize.
"Detective Lindsay", she answered.
"Detective? It's me Danny", the teenagers voice came over the other line.
"Hey Danny, what's going on", Erin asked as she looked towards Jay as he raised an eyebrow.
"You told me to call you when my brother's friend showed back up", Danny said.
"Where are you", Erin asked quickly.
"I'm in my room. They can't hear me, but they are arguing. I think you should get here", Danny said.
"Text me your address", Erin said quickly before hanging up.
"Wherever you are going, I'm going with you", Jay stated seconds after she hung up the phone. "So, go get dressed", he nagged her giving her a goofy grin.
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"Look, detectives I don't know what you think I did, but I have been clean for almost two years now", Eric Webb ranted as Jay brought him into the district with Erin on his heels.
When Erin and Jay had showed up to Danny's house, the guy they arrested - Eric Webb - was fighting with Danny's older brother. It got violent as soon as Erin and Jay busted the door down, leading to Eric Webb's arrest.
"Burgess. Roman", Jay called out getting the patrol officer's attention. "Can you make sure our friend here is comfortable in interrogation", he asked.
"Of course", Roman said taking Eric away from Halstead.
"You two have some explaining to do to Voight", Platt observed as Erin and Jay made their way over to the stairs to Intelligence.
Erin wasn't even listening as she scanned her palm and opened the gate for her and Jay. The guy they arrested today was the key to finding Mia. He was the one who was going to shed light on the kidnapping ring. As long as Voight let them.
"You two", Voight practically yelled at the sight of his two detectives coming up the stairs two hours late.
Erin and Jay stopped in their tracks, noticing everyone looking at them. "My office. Now", Voight stated turning back into his office. The short walk to Voight's office, felt like going to the principal's office, but in their minds they didn't do anything wrong.
"Are you two crazy", Voight said as soon as the door was shut. "You go out thinking you're Bonnie and Clyde arresting whoever you want when we don't have one open case", he lectured.
The office went dead silent after Voight finished what he had to say and Erin and Jay were almost too scared to say anything in return. "Say something. Anything", Jay's mind lectured him. He was the one that encouraged Erin to do whatever she needed to do.
"Eric Webb is a suspect in the kidnapping of Mia Lindsay", Jay finally announced after a few seconds of eerie silence.
Voight's eyes widened in disbelief as to what one of his best detectives was saying. "Show him the file, Erin", Halstead gently nudged his partner.
Erin took a deep breath as she brought the file from behind her back, opening it to show Voight. "I received this picture a couple of days ago", she began handing him the original picture with Mia circled.
"It came with this small note and the next day there was this", Erin said taking out the hand drawn picture by Mia. Jay and Voight watched intently as she took out each thing. Jay could tell she was nervous because her hands were shaking uncontrollably.
Taking another deep breath, Erin took out the last picture she had received with the larger circle around Mia and the girl they had found yesterday. "This is the same girl we rescued from the house where Ethan Henderson was kept", Erin explained handing him the last one.
"I located the kid who was delivering the notes to me, which is what lead us to Eric Webb", she finished looking towards Voight. "I think he is running an abduction ring", she stated confidently.
Voight took in all of the information that Erin had provided him. Everything seemed valid and in order. Looking up at both detectives, Voight made eye contact with Jay watching as the young detective nodded his head in approval as to what Erin had just explained.
"Contact your delivery boy and put Webb in an interrogation room", Voight said beginning to walk out of his office.
"Listen up everyone", Voight announced standing in the center of the bullpen and immediately getting everyone's attention.
"Mia Lindsay's abduction case is being re-opened. Antonio and Ruzek talk with Lindsay about the location on her CI", he immediately began to explain.
"Halstead, you and I are in interrogation", Voight stated turning towards Jay and Erin.
"Let's get moving people", he said walking towards interrogation. Erin watched everyone pull their files from their desk and begin reviewing the notes.
Suddenly, Erin felt Jay's hand reach down and intertwining it with her own, giving it a squeeze. Erin smiled looking up at him as he smiled back before walking away towards interrogation.
They were gonna find her.