*Set after the Ray Burke time and Will returns home from Witness Protection*

Will Halstead had finally returned home to the Windy city of Chicago after being in Witness protection for over 6 months after being sent away for his own protection after being involved with a mobster, Ray Burke. When Jordan had heard of it she couldn't believe Will had done something that insane and he was whisked away on his wedding day of all days.

The entire time he was gone Jordan would ask and question Jay on where Will went, if he was alright. Jay couldn't answer her. He couldn't endanger her or his brother, all he could give her was, 'I don't know'. Jordan knew he was lying but for good reason he was protecting his brother. Hell she would do it if that had been her brother.

But finally after 6 long months Will had returned to Chicago and Jordan couldn't wait to see him. Will had been going back for his first shift back at the hospital, he was wearing his dark maroon scrubs and carried his backpack. The entire time as he walked in he hadn't realized he was being followed by Jordan.

The teen ran up and jumped on his back scaring the living hell out of him. "Welcome home Will!"

The redhead chuckled. "How did I know that be you?"

"You're very lucky" She chuckled. "I missed you"

"I missed you too squirt. You can hop off now. The express has stopped"

She chuckled and hopped off. "How are you? What you went through must have been a lot"

"I'm getting there. Day by day. Just taking it one day at a time"

"If you ever need anyone to talk to. You got me, I'm here for you anytime you need it"

"Thanks kiddo. I take it you're here to see me?"

"Well that and my dad's working. I was hoping I could stay here and hang out with you. We need to catch up on stuff, you've been gone 6 months. We got months to catch up on stuff"

"I'll do my very best to hang out but for the time being I got my actual work to do and I'm sure you have some kind of school work to do"

"You are good"

"Let's go"

"So how are things with you and Natalie since you've been home"

"Kinda rough. It's been an adjustment for both of us. I'm not staying with her right now, I'm staying with Jay"

That had caused the teen to stop and go in front of him. "What do you mean you're staying with Jay?"

"Just that. I'm staying with Jay"

"Why are you staying with Jay?"

"I shouldn't be showing you this but" He took his backpack off and unzipped it.

Inside the bag was some of Will's clothes, his white coat, and what looked like a hand gun. Jordan's eyes went wide seeing the piece.

"Is that what I think it is?"

"If you mean a gun yes"

"You took Jay's gun?"

"What? No. This is my gun. I bought it for protection"

"Oh Will" She hugged him.

The teen knew all to well how she didn't feel safe after a couple of incidents with guns, she knew Will wouldn't feel safe for a little while. She pulled away from the older Halstead.

"This is why Natalie kicked you out? Does she not understand what you've been through?"

"I don't like talking about it"

"I won't force you to but you know I'm here for you"

"I had a gun held to my head"

"You..what?"

"The day of mine and Natalie's wedding I went to get my suit, Ray's sons found me and wanted me to go help their father. Before I knew what happened they had accused me of ratting on them to the cops and feds. They brought me to a warehouse or some place. Next thing Ray was on the ground and a drill was shoved into my hand they forced me to do brain surgery with a power drill. I did try and manage to get him stable. They took Ray and left. Tomy stayed back and tried to kill me. I told him he didn't have to do it but he didn't listen he kept coming at me next thing I know I'm covered in his blood as Jay and everyone stormed in. They wanted to take me away but I couldn't go without seeing Natalie. They didn't give me much time with her before they took me. I was on a plane after an hour. I then spent the next 6 months in Phoenix. I couldn't go out and they wouldn't let me. I had no human physical contact in months, I had all my groceries delivered to me. It was hell"

Jordan felt tears falling from her eyes, she thought she had it rough. Will went through more than her. Being forced to do brain surgery with a power drill at gunpoint then whisked away from his life. His friends, family, everything for months with no kind of contact.

"I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I couldn't begin to imagine being taken away from everything for months. Not being able to see my friends and family"

"I never told Natalie because I did wanna protect her. I was trying to protect her and Owen from getting hurt"

"Like Jay was trying to protect me when I was asking questions. He didn't want me involved because he knew I would try something and something could have happened to me"

"It's over and done with now. I just wanna move on from it and you, don't start anything with Natalie please. I know you Jo, you just wanna help but this is something you need to leave alone"

Jordan would leave it alone for the most part. Will was like her brother. He looked out for her and has looked out for her since she was 11. He was like her big brother. He was her family. And she wasn't going to stand by when someone in her family was hurting. When she saw that it had brought out her fierce protectiveness of them. They protected her, now it was time for her to return the favor.

"Alright, I'll leave it alone. I don't know everything that happened so it should just be best if I leave it be"

"Jordan, I mean it. Don't start anything"

"I won't Will. I promise. Let's go before you're late"

The young Voight and older Halstead had gone into the hospital, when Maggie saw them she smiled.

"And two of my favorites are here. Welcome back Will, Jo it's always a pleasure" The head charge nurse said.

"The pleasure is ours Maggie" Will replies to his friend.

"I got your stuff Will, you go save lives" Jordan tells him.

"Thanks kiddo and remember what I said"

"Yes dad"

He ruffled her hair and she took his stuff to the locker room and set it under his locker. She then went to the table and started her school work she had to do over break. Natalie walked in and got some coffee. She glanced and saw the teen.

"Hey Jo, how's school going?" Natalie asked.

"It's going, I'm doing an essay," Jordan replied. She then closed her notebook. "Can we talk Natalie? You and I are friends right"

"Of course we are. Whatcha wanna talk about?"

She sat across from the teen and Jordan leaned back some. "I wanna talk about Will"

"What about Will?"

"Will's like my brother. He's looked out and protected me since I was 11. He's my family and when it comes to my family I get a tad protective of them. They protect me, I protect them. And today, I'm protecting and defending Will. I heard you kicked him out of the house"

"He can come back any time once he gets rid of that gun"

"Have you ever had a gun held to your head?"

"Excuse me?"

"Really not in the mood for this. Have you ever had a gun held to your head? Been forced to do something you don't want to at gunpoint? Because Will had. Hell I had guns pointed at me numerous times. He's terrified right now and he doesn't feel safe. And you don't really seem to care"

"I do care about Will more than you know"

"Really? You care about Will? That's why you kicked him out in a time when he needs you the most. He almost died! Then he was whisked away from his life, his friends and family, his home for months. You think it's hard for you right now? What about Will? You don't know how he feels about this. You don't know if he's suffering from nightmares, from post traumatic stress. You don't know because you don't seem or want to care"

"That works both ways Jordan. He can open up to me and talk to me but he won't"

"Because he's scared! I've witnessed a guy get killed in front of me and I didn't talk for two weeks because I was scared. He was trying to protect you from the truth. I know that all too well. My dad lied to me, hid the truth from me. Was I angry at first? Damn straight I was. My dad was a dirty cop, did things he wasn't proud of and he never told me the things he did. He hid everything he did from me to protect me. He didn't want what he did to follow me, he didn't want people to hound me and question me about the things he did. But when it was told to me and I confronted him about it he told me the truth. Told me the things he did to people I care about, told me how he ended up in jail, how my brother ended up in jail when I was 11. Was I angry when he told me the truth? Damn straight. Because I didn't wanna believe my dad was capable of doing those things. But when I finally calmed down and thought about it, I then knew why. He was protecting me from everything that would come from it, protecting me from the people that would potentially hound me for answers. Will lied to you to protect you from the truth because he knew if things had gone south he didn't want you or Owen in the crossfire of things. He'd never forgive himself if something happened to you or Owen. Take it from someone who's been where you are, Natalie. I've been where you are. Instead of pushing him away let him come to you about what's wrong. Stop forcing him into things because if you keep doing that you're going to have him go off, you pushing him away because of a gun because he wants to feel safe again. To try and protect himself. You're pushing him into a much further state of depression. He's depressed because the person who he needs the most doesn't care about how he feels, doesn't care that he doesn't feel safe, he's trying to feel safe again and you won't let him. He's trying to process everything. Trying to get back to a state of being normal. I've been where Will is. I've seen things that still haunts me to this very day. It's going to take time for him to open up, he's opened up to me. He won't open up to you because you keep forcing him. You forcing him is going to send him into either a spiral or psychotic break. Let him come to you and for once listen to him. I've been where you both are, I've been on the receiving end of lies and something traumatic. I may just be a kid but I've survived a lot of things. Came out of bad situations. But if I have to pick a side in this, it's going to be Will's. He's been like my brother for so long. He's done a lot for me, watched out for me. I'm going to do the same for him. You need to see where he was coming from, he lied to you to protect you and Owen. And if you can't see that then you don't really love nor care for him like you claim. Because if you really love and care for him, you'd come to the realization that in the end he wanted to protect you. He's been through a lot and he needs you but you seem to care more about yourself. You're worried about Owen getting the gun? I grew up in a house full of guns my dad wasn't stupid nor is Will. He knows how to keep it away from Owen and he knows to put it out of reach. How about for once you stop thinking of yourself and think about him. Will's been through a lot the past few months and all you're doing is adding salt into an open wound making things worse"

Natalie had been in complete shock when Jordan was finished, Jordan was like her father. She didn't bite her tongue, she told people how it was whether they wanted to hear it or not. She told the truth no matter how harsh it was. Whether they wanted to accept it or not. When it involved the people she cares about, all bets were off. She wasn't afraid to speak the truth to anyone.

The tension in the room grew, it was thickening so much you could cut through it with a knife. The room went quiet as both of them stayed quiet. What had broken the silence was the door opening and Will entering the room, the two females looked at him. Natalie's eyes were glossed with tears and full of shock. Jordan had a straight normal look on her face. Without a word Natalie got up and walked out going past Will.

The redhead looked at Jordan with an angry glare. "Jordan what did you do?"

"I told her the truth. She needs to stop forcing you to open up, she needs to understand that you're scared and you're trying to find your normal again. That you need to feel safe again you wanna get your sense of security back that you lost"

"Dammit Jordan, I told you to stay out of it!"

"And I've been where you are Will!" She hadn't meant to raise her voice. "I know what it feels like to have gone through something traumatic. I was kidnapped, locked in a damn trunk half the time, I witnessed someone getting murdered in front of my eyes Will. The blood on my skin, covering my face. Having a gun to my head, waved in front of my face. Thinking I was going to die. I thought I was going to die, thinking I'd never see my dad again. My brother. My nephew. I was so terrified I'd never thought I'd go home. When Yates kidnapped me and he brought me to that house and put that bag over my head, I thought that's how it was going to end for me. Me dying at 13 in a dirty destroyed house. Not seeing my family ever again. He had it in my head that I was responsible for my mother's death. My mom died when I was a baby. Between him saying that and everything he put me through. I didn't wanna talk because of how scared I was. I was scared to tell my dad the truth about what he said about my mom. I was terrified if I told my dad, he might have confirmed I was responsible for my mother's death. And that would tear me apart so bad I thought I wish I had died. Everywhere I went I saw him, even in death he played with my head. Toyed with me. Adam took me out one day and I freaked out because I saw someone who looked just like Yates. I thought he came back for me. I ran like a bat out of hell when I finally stopped. I still thought he was after me so I picked up a 2x4 and went at people. Gabby, Brett, Antonio, I accidentally hit Jay with it because he came up behind me catching me off guard. When I finally had enough and I couldn't take it anymore I told somebody. I talked to my dad about it. Over time I got better but it still haunts me. To this day I still blame myself for that guy getting shot because he was trying to save me, I got that guy killed. I never forgave myself for that. I've been where you are, I know how you feel. I wasn't whisked away but I know how it feels to have your sense of security threatened. That feeling of wanting to be safe again. To do anything to feel safe again. Get that sense of normality. Being scared of saying what you went through because you wanna move on and put it behind you but something stops you. Whether it be everyday life or something in your head. I've been there. I became your voice because I know you're still afraid. I became your voice because you are my brother. You are my family. You'd do anything to look out and protect me, you always have and you always will. This time, you need someone to protect you. Whether it be Jay or even me because that's what family does. We look out for each other. We protect each other. You guys are all I have aside from my dad. I may come off hard and strong but that's because I care, because I can't lose somebody else. You are my family. You, Jay, everyone. I don't have a lot of family besides my dad, Olive, Daniel, and Josh. That's it. That's all I have. My mom's gone, my brother's gone, my daughter's gone. I hold onto the family I have tightly because family is forever and we will always have each other's back through thick and thin. Through good times and bad. Because that's what family does for each other and I will always hold on to the family that I have. Family is so much more than just who's blood related to you. Family is who cares about you, who loves you, who will go to the ends of the earth to protect you. That's what I do for the people I care about"

Both of them had tears falling from their eyes, Jordan had taken a deep breath. She still always had a hard time mentioning Yates and what he had put her through. She hadn't mentioned it in a long time, since after she's healed or so she had thought she was healed. Will had walked over and pulled her into a hug.

"I told you, no matter what I've always got your back" She sniffed.

"And I'll always have yours but Jordan, there are some things you need to leave alone"

"I'll try"

"I have an idea. Why don't we heal together? Help each other"

"I think that be a good idea"

"It's time for the healing to start"