Tw for sexual assualt i will be mentioning rape but it wont be explict/

Vanessa had her first date with a guy named Payton she met on tinder. She got ready and then walked out to the kitchen where Hailey was.

"Hey how do I look" Vanessa asked

"You look amazing" Hailey replied

"Thanks" Vanessa replied

"Keep your phone all night. Call me or text me the code word if anything happens. Have fun and stay safe" Hailey told her.

"Thanks, Hails" Vanessa replied.

Vanessa drove to the restaurant they were meeting at and waited for Payton to get there. He got there 5 minutes later and they went in. once they got to their table they made small talk about their personal life. Vanessa excused herself to the bathroom and Payton slipped something in her shrink. Once she got back their food came and they both ate. Vanessa started to feel weird but thought it was just anxiety so she ignored it. After Payton paid he offered to take her back cto his place.

"Wanna head back to my place and watch a movie?" Payton asked

"Sure" Vanessa replied

She got in her car and shot a quick text to Hailey.

V Hey ill be home late. I'm heading over to Payton's for a movie.

H Ok, glad you're having fun stay safe. Text me when you're on your way home

Vanessa followed Payton to his house. When they got there they sat down on the couch together and started watching a movie. Halfway through the movie, he grabbed her chest. She tried to pull away and get up but he pushed her back down hard.

"STOP MOVING" Payton screamed

"DONT TOUCH ME" Vanessa screamed

She thought she saw another opportunity to escape and tried to get up. He grabbed her wrist and yanked her back hard. She felt her wrist pop out but then pop back in when she tried to pull away. He overpowered her and slammed her to the floor. He got down to her level and lifted her up by the collar of her shirt pulling her inches away from his face. He had her lifted up so she couldn't kick anything. He screamed in her face.

"STOP MOVING YOUR NOT LEAVING" Payton screamed

He pushed her back on the couch and she was trembling.

"STOP SHAKING" Payton screamed hitting her hard in the back multiple times knocking the wind out of her. He got on top of her and raped and groped her. Vanessa was frozen. She was paralyzed with fear and couldn't fight back. Once he finished assaulting her he got up from the couch. This caused Vanessa to unfreeze. She got up and started running towards the door. She grabbed her keys and was about to get out the door when he grabbed her. He started to kick and hit her. She was able to fight back. She jammed her keys into his stomach and when he doubled over in pain she kicked him as hard as she could down there three times before getting up and running out. She got in her car and peeled out of the neighborhood shaking and sobbing, she was too distraught to drive so she pulled over in a neighborhood. She got her gun out of her car safe and texted Hailey.

V SOS help

As soon as Hailey got her text she called her while running out to her car.

V h-he-help

H Vanessa what happened are you ok what happened

V N-no he he ra-rape-raped and gr-gro-groped me. He h-hur-hurt m-me

H OK ok ssh just breathe I'm on my way everything s going to be oo. Are you safe?

V Y-yes-i have-my gun and my c-car-doo-doors are-locked

H Ok do you need an ambo

V I don't think so

H Do you want me to call the team

V no no men I -don-don't wan-want to be-around-men-right now

H ok that's ok ssh just breathe I'm almost there

Hailey got there a minute later and ran to her car. She helped get Vanessa in her car and buckled her in.

"What happened"? Hailey asked

"He be-began to to-touch me halfway the-through th-the movie. He he g-gr-grop-groped and r-ra-raped m-me. I tried to -es-escape-but he-he overpowered me" Vanessa said shakily

"Oh my god I'm so sorry can I hug you"? Hailey asked

Vanessa nodded and she hugged her.

"Its-its my fa-fault-i didn't try an-and st-stop it. I froze." Vanessa sobbed

"Ssh no this was not your fault none of this is your fault. Your body has 3 responses. Fight, fight or freeze. You cant control it. This was not your fault." Hailey told her

Hailey pulled her into another hug

"We need to get to med your face and wrist are really swollen," Hailey told her

"I don't want to be touched" Vanessa replied shakily

"I know I know but we need to make sure you're ok. I'll be with you the whole time. I'll call Natalie so just women treat you" Hailey told her

'Ok' Vanessa replied

Hailey held Vanessa's hand and called Natalie. She knew she was on tonight.

H Hey, I'm on my way in with Vanessa she was attacked. She only wants women to treat her

N Ok I can do that. How far out are you

H 5 minutes

As soon as they got to the hospital Vanessa began to have a panic attack.

"Ssh ssh your safe it's okay I'm here I've got you he's not going to hurt you again. No one is going to hurt you again just breathe for me. Breathe in 1,2,3,4 out 1,2,3,4" Hailey soothed

This was not working. She was getting worse. She opened Hailey's car door and threw up.

"Ssh ssh you're ok it's ok your safe just breathe" Hailey soothed

Vanessa stopped throwing up and was hyperventilating really hard. Hailey put her hand on her wrist and felt her pulse; it was racing.

"You need to breathe honey your heart s beating way too fast just breathe for me," Hailey told her

Vanessa tried to breathe but it wasn't working. Vanessa passed out from how hard she was hyperventilating and how fast her heart was beating. As soon as she passed out Hailey picked her up and ran towards the doors. Natalie saw them and ran over to them with a wheelchair. She woke up right as Hailey got her in the wheelchair.

"What happened," Natalie asked

'She had a really bad panic attack and passed out in the parking lot. Her heart rate hit 203." Hailey replied

"Ok, let's get in a room," Natalie told them.

They got in the room and Natalie Helped her onto the bed. Once she was on the bed Hailey grabbed her hand and put her hand on her back.

"Can you tell me what happened sweetie?" Natalie asked

"I went on a-a dat-date with a guy fr-from tinder. He raped, groped hit, and kicked me" Vanessa said starting to cry again

"Ssh your safe squeeze my hand" Hailey soothed

"I'm so sorry sweetie what hurts," Natalie asked

"Wrist, face, and back mainly. I think my wrist dislocated and popped back in." Vanessa replied

"Ok sweetie we're going to get you taken care of. Do you want to do a kit?" Natalie asked

"Y-yes I do-dont want him to do th-this to any-anyone else" Vanessa replied

"Ok, sweetie I'm going to get some X-rays first can you sit up so I can take a look at your back?" Natalie asked

"Yeah" Vanessa replied shakily

She sat up and groaned in pain.

"Ssh just squeeze my hand I've got you" Hailey soothed

"Ok sweetie I'm going to lift your shirt. Is that ok?" Natalie asked Vanessa nodded

Natalie lifted up her shirt and saw her back was covered in bruises.

"Ok, I want to get X-rays of your back. Can I look at your wrist now?" Natalie asked

She waited for her to nod then lifted her wrist. Vanessa hissed in pain when her wrist was lifted.

"Ssh your ok its ok im here squeeze my hand as hard as you need to" Hailey soothed

"I know I'm sorry. I dont think it's broken it's sprained and I think you dislocated some tendons." Natalie told her

Natalie got a portable x-ray machine in her room and did her X-rays.

"Ok Vanessa you have 4 cracked ribs but none are broken. You have a level 3 sprain in your wrist. I think you dislocated some tendons as well. We can diagnose that with an MRI" Natalie told her

"Ok" Vanessa replied

"Do you think he gave you anything?" Natalie asked

"I dont know. I didn't drink much of my tea but I felt weird leaving the restaurant. I thought it was just anxiety I'm so stupid" Vanessa sobbed

"No, you are not stupid. You couldn't have known" Natalie told her

She gave her a couple of minutes to calm down. Maggie walked in a couple of minutes later.

"I'm going to have maggie draw some blood. Do you want any meds?" Natalie asked

"I dont know" Vanessa replied shakily

"Ok that's ok," Natalie told her

"Ok sweetie I'm going to draw some blood," Maggie told her

She got her arm prepped to draw blood.

"Ok sweetie here we go 1,2,3' Maggie said as she got the needle in.

Vanessa flinched when she felt the needle go in. she was usually fine with needles but was extra skittish because of what happened.

"Ssh I've got you" Hailey soothed

"I know I'm sorry I'm done," Maggie told her

"Ok sweetie I'm going to start the kit now. If you want to stop at any time just tell me. We can stop at any time." Natalie informed her

"Ok I just want to get it over with" Vanessa replied shakily.

Vanessa began to panic as Natalie got her prepped.

"Do you want something to help calm you down sweetie?" Natalie asked

"Yeah" Vanessa replied

Maggie came back and started an IV. she pushed Ativan.

"Do you want any pain meds?" Natalie asked

"Yeah" Vanessa replied

"Ok sweetie we can do that. Maggie, can you push morphine?" Natalie asked

Maggie pushed morphine and left the room. Natalie finished prepping her and Hailey grabbed her hand and began stroking her hair.

"Ok sweetie here we go we're going to start with swabbing your chest" Natalie informed her

Vanessa flinched as soon as the swab touched her.

"Ssh focus on me I've got you dont think about it just squeeze my hand" Hailey soothed running her hand through Vanessa's hair.

"Do you want me to stop or keep going?" Natalie asked

"Keep going" Vanessa replied

Vanessa got the kit done and squeezed Hailey's hand the whole time. Hailey comforted her through the whole thing.

"Ok, I'm all done sweetie I'm so proud of you. The MRI machine will be ready in 10 minutes" Natalie told her.

Maggie came in with the blood results right as Natalie finished

She showed Natalie the results.

"Ok, Vanessa so you have a very small amount of ketamine in your system. It's a very small amount and should be out by morning. You are so far clear for STIs and STDS. you'll have to come back in 6 weeks for another blood test.

10 minutes later they went to do the MRI

"I dont want to be alone," Vanessa said shakily

"I'll be with you the whole time honey," Natalie told her

They did the MRI and Natalie held Vanessa's hand the whole time.

"Ok, so you have a very minor tendon dislocation. That can be fixed with ice and anti-inflammatories. You'll be in a brace for 3 months. For your eye ice often but you dont have a concussion." Natalie told her.

Natalie got her set up in a brace and got their discharge paperwork ready.

"What do you want to do to report it?" Hailey asked

"Can we see if Trudy can come by the house to take my statement dont want to go into the station right now" Vanessa replied

"Sure what do you want me to tell her?" Hailey asked

"Just tell her I was assaulted and I want her to come over so I can make my report"

Hailey called Trudy

H Hey Vanessa was assaulted tonight. Can you come over for a bit to take her statement?

T oh my god I'm so sorry. Yeah of course I can come over.

H ill text you when we get home. We're at med right now. We're about to get discharged.

They got discharged and Natalie walked them out to their car.

"Ok, so your pharmacy opens at 6 am so you should be able to get your pain pills right as the morphine wears off. I'm so sorry this happened to you." Natalie told Vanessa

"Thanks" Vanessa replied

Hailey drove home and held Vanessa's hand the whole way home. When they got home she let Trudy know they were ready for her. Vanessa's anxiety was through the roof so she set their security alarm. Trudy got there 30 minutes later.

"Hey, honey what happened are you ok?" Trudy asked

"I went on a date and when we got back to his house he touched my chest so I tried to leave and he pushed me back down on the couch. I thought I had another opportunity to escape but when I tried he grabbed me by my wrist hard. I felt my wrist dislocate and then pop back in e. He threw me on the floor. He picked me up by the collar of my shirt and-and" Vanessa had to stop mid-sentence because she couldn't breathe.

"Ssh take your time sweetie" Trudy soothed

"He push-pushed me back on the couch and I was shaking. He-he hit my back multiple times and knocked the wind out of me because I was shaking. He then-the-then g-got o-on to-top of me-and r-ra-rape-raped an-and gr-groped me" Vanessa told her starting to hyperventilate.

"I'm so sorry sweetie none of this was your fault. He is not going to get away with this. Trudy told her.

"I didn't try to stop it though I froze. I'm a cop and I froze" Vanessa said holding back tears

"Hey no, this is not your fault. The freeze response is completely normal." Trudy told her.

Trudy gave Vanessa a couple of minutes to collect herself before asking her next question.

"What's his name and address," Trudy asked

"Payton Adams 684838 first street and McKenzie" Vanessa replied

"Ok, we're going to get him. He's going to pay for this. Can I loop in Voight?" Trudy asked

"Yeah I was gonna tell him tomorrow" Vanessa replied

"I'm so sorry this happened to you honey text me if you need anything

"Thanks" Vanessa replied

Trudy left and looped in Voight. Vanessa got changed out of the hospital scrubs she had been given and changed into her pajamas. She went into Hailey's room and they watched movies in her bed. Vanessa lay with he head on Hailey's shoulder. Hailey held her hand and rubbed her back.

Voight and Trudy met a block away from Payton's house. They both went up to his house together and Voight pounded on the door

"PAYTON ADAMS CHICAGO PD OPEN UP" Voight yelled

Payton came to the door and played dumb.

"What can I help you with officers?" Payton asked

"You are under arrest for the rape and assault of Vanessa Rojas," Voight told him

Payton ran as soon as he heard this and Trudy and Voight chased after him. Trudy caught up to him and slammed him to the floor/

" HOW DOES THAT FEEL? HOW DOES IT FEEL TO GET SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR? GET UP!" Trudy screamed

They walked him back to their cars and Trudy put him in her car. They drove back to the distinct and got him booked. He was being charged with evading police, rape, and assaulting an officer.

Back at Hailey and Vanessa, they were still watching movies in bed. Vanessa dozed off but woke up from a nightmare 30 minutes later.

She shot up in bed screaming.

"STOP STOP DONT TOUCH ME" Vanessa screamed

"Ssh ssh you're ok it was just a dream. Your safe I've got you. You're at home with me. He's not going to hurt you again your safe ssh" Hailey soothed

Vanessa cried into Hailey's arms and she held and soothed her for 30 minutes

"Ssh ssh you're ok it's ok ssh" Hailey repeatedly soothed until Vanessa calmed down.

Trudy picked up Vanessa's meds and filled them in.

"Payton is being charged with rape, assault on an officer, and evading police. He's going away for a long time." Trudy told them

"Thanks, sarge" Vanessa replied

"Can I give you a hug?" Trudy asked

"Yeah" Vanessa replied

Trudy hugged her and Vanessa began to cry.

"Ssh ssh your safe now it's over he's not going to hurt you or anyone else" Trudy soothed

Trudy held Vanessa for a bit before she pulled away.

Trudy left soon after and they watched more moves. Vanessa wanted to shower but didn't want to be alone.

"I want to take a shower but I dont want to be alone," Vanessa said shakily

"Ok ok, that's ok. I can sit on the toilet when you shower if you want" Hailey told her

"Ok" Vanessa replied

Vanessa took a shower and Hailey sat on the toilet the whole time so she wasn't alone. After her shower, Vanessa iced on and off until lunch. They ordered a pizza for lunch and ate it in bed. Soon after lunch, Voight called.

HV Hey Vanessa, I heard what happened I'm so sorry. This was not your fault, he's going away for a long time. Take the next 3 weeks to recover. Text me if you need anything.

V Thanks sarge

They hung up and Hailey's phone went off. It was a text from Voight.

V Take the next 3 weeks to take care of Vanessa. I forgot to tell Vanessa but you are both on paid leave for the next 3 weeks.

H Thanks sarge

They watched movies until dinner. Hailey made some mac n n\chse for dinner and they ate. Vanessa fell asleep soon after dinner but woke up from a nightmare an hour later. Hailey was scrolling through her phone when Vanessa started to whimper and thrash around in the bed.

"Ssh ssh you're ok it's ok your safe it's not real" Hailey soothed

Vanessa shot up in bed and began to hyperventilate.

"Ssh ssh you're ok its ok just breathe for me. Breathe in 1.2,3,4 out 1,2,3,4" Hailey soothed

Suddenly Vanessa shot out of bed and ran into the bathroom and started throwing up. Hailey was close behind her.

"Ssh your ok it's ok just let it all out your safe in here" Hailey soothed

Once she was done she pulled her in her lap and wiped off her face and held a cold washcloth to the back of her neck.

A couple of minutes later Hailey got her back in bed. She turned on the tv again and they watched a movie. Vanessa fell back asleep after the movie but woke up from a nightmare soon after. Hailey comforted her the whole time. She fell back asleep after her second nightmare but then had a third one. She threw up again after her third one and Hailey comforted her the whole time. Once she was done they went into the kitchen.

"Do you want some ginger tea? it should help soothe your stomach." Hailey asked

"Sure" Vanessa replied

Hailey made her some tea and went back to the couch with her. Vanessa slowly drank her tea and Hailey sat next to her rubbing her back. After she finished her tea they went back upstairs.

"Do you want to lay with your head on my chest so you can hear my heartbeat?" Hailey asked

"Yeah" Vanessa replied

Vanessa laid with her head on Hailey's chest. Hailey held her hand and rubbed her back. She was able to get a couple of hours of sleep before waking up from anxiety. They watched movies all day and Vanessa stayed close to Hailey. They went to bed around 10 and Vanessa had multiple nightmares. Hailey helped her through each one. Vanessa was sick of not being able to sleep.

"I'm sick of not being able to sleep," Vanessa told Hailey

"I know I'm sorry. I can instacart some stuff to help" Hailey replied

Hailey ordered some sleep stuff on instacart and waited for it to get there. Vanessa jumped when the doorbell rang an hour later.

"Ssh you ok it's just instacart," Hailey told her.

Hailey got the stuff put away and went back to Vanessa.

They watched tv all day and Hailey made Vanessa some melatonin tea.

"Here drink this it's melatonin tea. Hopefully, it'll help you sleep." Hailey told her

"Thanks" Vanessa replied

Vanessa drank her tea and they went to bed. She slept for 5 hours before waking up from a nightmare. Hailey woke up to her thrashing around and whimpering.

"Ssh you're safe it's not real you're at home I'm here you safe you ok it's ok" Hailey soothed while putting a hand on her back.

As soon as she touched her Vanessa shot herself into Hailey's arms.

"Ssh ssh I've got you your safe it's over he's not going to hurt you you're ok it's okay your safe just breathe for me" Hailey soothed while rocking her gently.

Vanessa fell back asleep in her arms 30 minutes later. She slept for another 2 hours before having another nightmare. Hailey helped her through the nightmare. It was 6 am after the second one so she decided to get up for the day. They spent the day watching movies again. This was a comforting activity for them. Vanessa had multiple nightmares that night despite drinking the melatonin tea before bed. Hailey helped her through each one.

"I'm sick of not being able to sleep through the night Vanessa said

"I know I'm sorry honey it will get better it's just going to take time. I will be here with you for every step of the way." Hailey told her pulling her into a hug

"Thanks" Vanessa replied

They watched movies for a bit before Vanessa decided to take a shower.

"I want to shower but I dont want to be alone. Can you sit in the bathroom with me?" Vanessa asked

"Of course" Hailey replied

Hailey waited on the toilet when Vanessa was showering. As Vanessa was showering she started reliving what happened. She turned up the water and began to scrub her skin hard. She did this for 20 minutes then got out. She was crying when she got out and Hailey noticed right away.

"Hey ssh your safe" Hailey soothed

"I can't stop reliving it. I can feel him" Vanessa said shakily

"I'm so sorry sweetie," Hailey told her.

They sat there holding hands for a couple of minutes before Vanessa stood up to go change.

When Vanessa was changing Hailey began to think of ways to help her. She then remembered a conversation they had a few weeks ago. They talked about getting a cat but then they got a huge case and forgot about it. When Vanessa got back from changing and they watched tv again. As they were watching tv Hailey looked up cats and healing from trauma. She found that cats can help with healing from trauma and decided to talk to Vanessa about it.

"Hey remember a couple of weeks ago when we were talking about cats?" Hailey asked

"Yeah" Vanessa replied

"Well, they are good at helping with healing from trauma. Do you want to get one?" Hailey asked

"I would love to" Vanessa replied

They first went to a pet store and got treats, food, bowls, a litterbox, toys, and a collar. They went to the shelter and got a 6-month-old tuxedo cat. They named her Raven. As soon as they got home they got everything set up for Raven. They both played with her for a bit until she fell asleep. Later that night Raven joined them in bed. She cuddled in between them. A couple of hours later she woke up from a nightmare. Hailey comforted her and Raven moved closer to Vanessa. Once Vanessa calmed down Raven nuzzled up to her. Vanessa began to have another nightmare and Hailey went to help her when Raven climbed on Vanessa and laid down on her. She calmed down as soon as Raven lay on her. The next day Raven stuck close by to Vanessa. She would rub up against her and Laid in her lap. Raven helped with Vanessa's anxiety even though they had gotten her less than 24 hours ago. They bonded pretty much instantly. They spent the day playing and cuddling with Raven. When they went to bed Raven curled up by Vanessa's head. Raven's purring helped Vanessa to fall asleep. Vanessa started to stir a little and Raven climbed on her again. Vanessa fell back asleep soon after and slept the rest of the night. When she woke up she felt the best she had in 4 days. She wanted to get out of the house and do something.

"It's nice out today we should do something" Vanessa suggested

"That sounds like a great idea. How about a bike ride?" Hailey asked

"I would love that" Vanessa replied

They went on a five-mile bike ride and came home and ate breakfast. After breakfast, Vanessa decided to do some research. Upon doing some research she found out that cat purring is healing and can help with anxiety and nightmares. They spent the rest of the day watching movies with Raven.

2 weeks later Vanessa was nervous but ready to go back to work. This was the first time she had been around males since her attack and she was nervous. Hailey could tell she was nervous.

"Hey, it's ok ill be there the whole time. We dont have to stay the whole day if you dont want to" Hailey told her

"No I'm not letting him take this from me" Vanessa replied

They went to work and Hailey held her hand as they walked into the bullpen. All of the guys made sure to give her space. Vanessa was grateful for this. She was unable to go on calls because of her wrist so Trudy would come up to the bullpen and stay with her when the team was out. Her first day went better than expected and she and Hailey went out to dinner with Kim and Trudy after they got off. When they got home Raven ran up to Vanessa and cuddled up to her. Vanessa was able to sleep through the night without nightmares because of Raven. A week after that she was finally able to sleep alone. Even though she was on desk duty she was still able to talk to suspects and victims. A week after going back a rape victim came to the district to file a report. Hailey was the only female detective in the district at the time, so trudy came into the bullpen to get Hailey.

"Hey, Hailey there's a rape victim here. I need you to take her statement"

"Ok" Hailey replied standing up.

Vanessa stood up as well.

"No Vanessa it's ok I've got this stay here" Hailey replied

"I want to do this, I need to do this" Vanessa replied

"Ok but let me know f it gets to be too much," Hailey told her.

They went and got the statement from the young girl.

"I feel like it's my fault. I froze I let it happen"

"No, the freeze response is completely normal You can't help it. You did nothing wrong" Vanessa told the young girl.

Hailey and Vanessa went back up to the bullpen after getting her statement. Helping a victim made Vanessa feel better.

When they got home they watched movies with Raven.

2 months later Vanessa got her brace off and was able to go back into the field. The trial for her case was a month later. She chose to testify: she wanted closure. She didn't want him to hold any power over her.

On the day of her trial, she was nervous. Hailey reassured her that it was all going to be ok.

"Hey, you're ok. After today everything is going to be over. You are so strong you can do this" Hailey told her

"Thanks" Vanessa replied

"I would like the victim to give their testimony now." the judge said.

"I went on a date with you expecting to have a good time but instead you raped and groped me. You violated me. You might've taken my sense of safety for a couple of days but I took it back. I am not going to let you take anything else from me. I'll be living my life while you'll be rotting in a jail cell" Vanessa said making everyone cry.

"What do you have to say, inmate," The judge asked

'I didn't rape her. She's lying to get attention" Payton said

When Vanessa heard this she gripped the armrests of her chair out of anger.

"If you didn't rape her then why did your DNA come back up in the rape kit?" Vanessa's lawyer asked

"She wanted it to show consented to everything" Payton defended himself.

"That wasn't consenting you left her with a severely sprained wrist and 4 cracked ribs," Vanessa's lawyer asked

"No, I did not i did not want it. I tried to escape I told you no multiple times. That is not consenting that is rape. You groped and raped me that night"

The judge hit his gavel right as Vanessa finished

"I have reached a verdict. Payton Adams, you are being charged with rape, sexual assault aggravated assault, and evading police. You will be in jail for the next 70 years. You will die in a jail cell" the judge told him

They all went home after that and Vanessa felt much better now that she had closure. This is what she needed to heal. 9 months after getting raped and groped she went on her first date. It went amazingly. They dated for 2 years and were engaged for 6 months before getting married. A year after getting married they had their first kid. 2 years later they had their second one. Vanessa didn't let Payton take her happiness from her. He was rotting in a jail cell while she was living her best life. She was happily married with 2 kids and had been promoted to detective.

A/N to any victims of sexual assault you didn't deserve it and it was not your fault. You are not alone. If you ever need to talk my messages are open. Also while I am devastated that Jay left I'm glad upstead isn't technically over. I hope he'll come back. There are a lot of hints pointing that it is a possibility. First he said " it's only 8 months" i could be looking too much into it but that doesn't seem coincidental. Second, in Tracy's Insta post she said until next time Jay Halstead I don't think that's a coincidence either. Lastly the 8 month mark is around the season finale. This is just speculation but I hope it's true.