6. Chapter 6

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Chapter 5

Erin walked into the station, still in her gym clothes, carrying her gym bag in one hand and her cellphone in the other. Dawson and Ruzek were following her. Both of them were in their gym gear as well. They made their way to the keypad and scanner. Dawson began putting in the code while Ruzek put in his fingers.

"Hey Halstead!" Erin hissed down her phone. "You better have a good excuse for missing our workout. I had to spar with Ruzek! I didn't burn enough calories to work off the salsa, never mind the burrito!" She slammed her phone closed.

"I'm sorry but you're all boobs and ass...I didn't know where to put my hands." Ruzek said as they made their way up the steps.

"Really, cause you sure seemed to touch them a lot." Dawson laughed.

"Ah, but it looks like our little Jay got a workout." Ruzek stated, catching sight of Jay in the car park from the window.

"What?" Erin asked, pushing Ruzek out of the way to get a better view.

Jay stood in the car park, in front of his car. He had his arms wrapped around Allie's waist. In return, she had her hands wrapped around the collar of his leather jacket. They were kissing, what looked like soft sensual kisses.

Jay pulled away, signalling he had to go but Allie pulled him in for another, before Jay took his arms away from her waist and cupped her face in both his hands. He gave her three quick kisses and then pulled away. The both of them had pretty big smiles on their faces.

"That chick is a little hottie." Erin could hear Ruzek say as he and Dawson continued up the stairs. "How the hell did Halstead grab a slice of that action?"

Erin was frozen on the spot, unable to shake the sickening feeling in her stomach.

"That chick is Allie, his high school sweetheart." Erin could hear Dawson tell Ruzek. "She's also the big sister of Ben, the kid Lonnie Rodiger killed."

"His high school sweetheart?" Ruzek exclaimed. "How the hell did Halstead get the hot girl in high school?"

Erin could hear Jay cheerfully greet Sergeant Platt. She suddenly realised where she was standing and ran to follow Dawson and Ruzek, not wanting Jay to know what she witnessed.

When Erin finally made it into the break room after showering and dressing in the locker room, she found Dawson and Ruzek already there, along with Nadia and Jay. They were all drinking coffee, except Nadia, who was drinking orange juice. Erin paused outside the door.

"But seriously man, I don't get how you could get a girl like that?" Ruzek exclaimed. "'Cos her ass..."

"Hey, don't talk about Allie like that!" Jay protested. "And I am really taking offence to the insinuation I'm punching above my weight."

"I could totally see you getting the hottest girl in school." Nadia defended Jay.

"To be fair, we used to think the same when it came to him and Wendy." Dawson stated.

"True." Jay agreed, laughing.

"Hey!" Ruzek objected.

"Wait!" Nadia interrupted. "Who's Wendy?"

"Ruzek's ex fiancée." Jay replied.

"Oh so did you two break up because of you and Burg..." Nadia began but trailed off when she saw Dawson from behind Ruzek signalling to kill the conversation. "So, um...how long is Allie in town?"

"Just a few days." Jay replied. "She's thinking about moving back home. Her parents are continuously dropping hints about wanting her home."

"And have you said anything?" Dawson asked.

"I encouraged it." Jay replied.

"Ah man!" Ruzek groaned.

"What?" Jay asked, confused.

"That girl is going to have you putting a ring on it." Dawson replied.

"What?" Jay scoffed. "No way, Allie is totally cool. She knows the deal."

"Jay, no girl is going to give up her life and move half way across the country just because her parents want her home." Nadia said. "There's always a guy involved." She gently patted Jay's arm and began to exit the break room.

"What? No..." Jay began to stutter.

"Oh hey Erin!" Nadia stated as she exited the break room, bringing attention to Erin's presence.

"Morning everyone." Erin said as she walked towards the coffee. She began to pour a cup of coffee.

Jay cleared his throat and began to move towards Erin. Dawson and Ruzek looked at each other and then at Jay and Erin; debating whether or not they wanted to watch the showdown. They decided not and cleared out of the break room.

"Sorry I missed our workout." Jay apologised. Erin said nothing. She looked him right in the eye and continued drinking her coffee. "But I'll make it up to you. I'm all yours...you can use me as your personal punching bag tonight."

There was silence. Erin put down her coffee cup and crossed her arms. "Thanks but no thanks." She replied. "I have plans with Severide so I think I'll be burning plenty of calories, if you get what I mean."

Erin had no idea why she said what she just said. All she knew was she wanted Jay to feel the way she was feeling. She studied his eyes; they did cloud over, ever so slightly.

"Are you seriously pissed because I missed sparring with you this morning?" Jay hissed. "You blew off our morning runs I don't know how many times for your fireman! Allie is only in town a few days. Your boyfriend only lives a few blocks away."

"Yeah but at least when I cancel on you, I let you know!" Erin retorted. "I don't leave you hanging!"

There was silence. "Sorry." Jay apologised. "Next time I get an unplanned morning quickie, I'll try my best to let my partner know first." He left the break room.

Erin knew he was being sarcastic but was her request really that unreasonable? She sighed and picked up her coffee just as she heard Voight shout. "Lindsey! Get your ass in here! We got a case!" She left the break room, taking her coffee with her.

Erin sat at her desk, staring at the board, trying to brainstorm something to get their latest case moving. So far, all they had was some chatter between a few rival gangs, hinting about shipments of guns that could cause serious damage in the wrong hands.

She glanced over at Jay. He was on his phone. "Yeah Allie, tell your folks that, all being well, I should make it to dinner tonight." He said. "Yeah no, my plans changed. Okay, see you then. Bye."

Erin looked back at the board, aware that Jay had glanced over at her. She was beginning to feel a little bad. By the sound of it, Jay was going to blow off dinner with Allie and her parents to make it up to her for this morning and she completely blew him off. Maybe he did feel bad after all and she didn't make it any better when she never accepted his apology.

She stood up and walked towards his desk. She perched herself on the corner and began twirling a pencil in his desk tidy. She could feel him looking at her but she waited for him to speak.

"Can I help you?" He asked, cautiously.

"I just wanted to say I'm sorry." She whispered. "I may have possibly overreacted. It's just, Ruzek is awful at sparring. He freaks out if he accidently grazes my boobs were you just carry on, trying to get the win."

"The accidental graze of the boob is my favourite part of sparring." He teased.

"Oh I know...and I can even tell when they're not accidental." Erin teased back. She paused. "Well I just wanted to say that." She stood up.

"Erin?" Jay replied

"Yeah?" She asked, leaning over.

"I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have left you hanging." Jay whispered.

"Hey, you weren't to know you'd be offered a quickie with an old friend." Erin replied, trying to sound nonchalant.

"Yeah but still..." Jay sighed. He knew what happened with him and Allie was anything but a quickie, and he was sure Erin knew too. "...Have fun...tonight...with..."

"Yeah, you too." Erin replied, before returning to her desk.

Erin sat on a stool at her breakfast bar, with a glass of wine in front of her, watching as Severide washed her dishes. He had insisted because she had cooked. Not that there was much cooking involved. She had stopped by her local Italian restaurant and picked up some lasagne and garlic bread. Still, he didn't know that.

She was listening to him describe his day. He was telling her how a man had decided to set his home on fire with his wife and the guy she was cheating on him with still inside. "I mean, love and deceit really screws people." Severide said. "Honesty is definitely the best policy. Now that guy has no home, a broken heart..."

"And he's probably facing at least 2 counts of attempted murder." Erin added. "But, you can't help who you love I guess."

"Yeah but you can try and stay faithful." Kelly replied, drying the dishes. "If you're into someone else, break it off first before you act."

"Yeah but sometimes that's easier said than done." Erin stated.

"I guess." Kelly agreed. He knew he was no angel in the past. He put the last plate away. "But enough about my day...how was yours?"

"Oh nothing much except you realise how screwed up the world is when you have 10 year olds brokering gun deals." Erin replied.

"Huh?" Severide asked.

Erin sighed, sliding off the stool and making her way around to Kelly. "Oh nothing, just a case we're working on." She retorted, slipping her arms around Kelly's neck. "So, are you ready for dessert?"

"What are we having?" Kelly responded, a grin forming on his lips.

Erin returned the smile and pressed her lips against his. With one swift movement, Severide scooped her up and carried her towards her bedroom, their lips never breaking contact.

Erin stood at a bench in her local park, dressed in her running gear, stretching. It was a little after 6am. She was about to put on her IPod when she heard a familiar voice.

"So, same deal as every morning?" The voice asked. "Loser buys breakfast?"

"I don't know. I kinda feel bad that you pay for it almost every morning." Erin teased, turning to face Jay, dressed in his running gear, stretching.

"Not today." Jay replied, confidently.

"We'll see." Erin retorted. "I'm kinda surprised you're here."

"Why wouldn't I?" Jay asked, faying confusion.

Erin nodded, knowing to change the topic. "So um, where's your old friend?" She asked.

"Probably in her childhood bedroom." Jay replied. "Where's your fireman?"

"I hope he's at his place or we'll have some serious talking to do." Erin replied, teasing.

"So, are we going to get started or talk about our feelings some more?" Jay asked, a cheeky grin spreading.

Erin playfully tapped his arm. "Okay...ready, set..." Jay took off running. "Hey...cheater!" Erin laughed, before taking off after him.

To be continued...