It was a few weeks later and Jay was finally back at work. Erin and Jay walked through the district hand in hand.
Jay walked into the bullpen and was surrounded by all his team, "I'm happy to be back" Jay said.
"You alright?" Voight asked
"Yeah little pain now and then but I'm good"
"Hows Jamie doing?"
"Getting by. He's gonna come by later."
"Yeah ok"
Jay sat down and looked at the blank board, "what's going on?"
"Nothing yet... we are waiting for a case but finish your paperwork till then"
"Yeah cool" Jay slid the drawer open and pulled out the stack of files.
It has been a few hours and everyone was still doing paperwork. Jay lent back in his chair as he felt an excruciating pain in his stomach. Erin watched as he stood up and walked into the break-room and he closed the door behind him. She was wondering what was going on with him.
Jay's POV
I stared at the cupboard door as all the memories came flooding back. All I keep picturing is me running out of that house on my own and no one followed me and then I'm being stabbed over and over again. I took a deep breath and walked back out of the break-room and sat back down.
Nobody's POV
A case had finally came in and they were sat working when Jay kept checking his phone, "You alright?"
"Jamie should be here by now"
"I'm sure he'll be here soon"
"Yeah I guess" Jay took one last look at his phone and put it into his pocket.
Trudy was working at the front desk when someone came stumbling through the door. "I need to see Jay Halstead"
"Who are you?"
"I'm Jamie"
"Oh yeah... yeah go on up" Trudy watched him as he walked up the stairs almost falling over as he did.
"Jamie?" Trudy stepped down from behind the desk and went to see if he was okay but as she did, she noticed the blood on the floor but as she went to see him, he was gone.
Voight was stood in front of board telling everyone about the case, "Right two gangs at war ok, three dead in one and no sign of the other gang. Let's try and find them" as he slid the board out of the way Jay looked and looked back as he saw Jamie dragging himself up the stairs.
"Jamie... jamie?" Jay ran out of his seat and caught him as he fell at the top of the stairs. Jay saw the blood dripping on the floor and pulled up his sleeve to see his whole wrist covered in blood, "What happened Jamie?" Jay said as he tapped the side of his face and opened his eyes.
"I'll call an ambulance" Erin said picking up her phone.
"I didn't mean to... I just miss him"
"Jamie it's ok, your gonna be alright"
"Pleas don't be mad" he whispered as he passed out.
"Jamie... come on Jamie... Erin?"
"There was a pile up there's no ambulances available. Jay stood up off the floor and picked Jamie up off the floor, "Jay be careful" Erin said standing up
"I don't have any other choice... Tony drive" Jay chucked him the car keys and he helped him carry Jamie outside.
At Chicago med
Jay pulled Jamie out of the car and carried him inside, "WILL!" Jay shouted as he stopped him.
"What happened?"
"He tried to kill himself"
"Get him in Trauma one... April get blood and Jay you need to wait outside" Jay put him down on the bed and looked at him, "but I"
"He's gonna be alright Jay just sit outside"
Jay walked out and sat down next to Antonio, "I shouldn't have come back yet"
"You have to at some point Jay"
"He wasn't sure with it at first and then he told me to go... I shouldn't have listened"
Antonio watched as blood soaked through Jay's shirt, "Jay You're bleeding"
Jay lifted up his shirt and put it back down, "I'm alright it bleeds now and again"
"You been struggling Jay"
"No I just... I don't know. Just nightmares again"
"Yeah Jay that's called PTSD and I'm not surprised you have it... maybe talk to someone"
"I can't... not while Jamie is with me"
"Why not?"
"Because it will mess everything up"
"Mess what up?"
"I'm adopting him"
"Really"
"Yeah i signed the paperwork this morning and he doesn't know and now this has happened and I-" Jay was getting more and more agitated.
"He'll be alright Jay"
"Yeah..." Jay said as he watched his brother treat him.
Jay was sat with Erin and Antonio when Will came out, "How is he?"
"He awake now and he's lucky... it was a really deep cut Jay"
"I know, I just want to see him"
"Yeah go ahead"
Jay walked into Jamie's room and he walked over to him and hugged him, "please Jamie, promise me you will never do anything like that again"
"I promise. It was really stupid."
"What happened?"
"When me and Jack were growing up we were in different foster homes and there were some horrible people. Our last one was this guy and he'd beat us both and we left because Well I was 15 And jack was almost 18 and jack knew I would be on my own so we left and then we met that guy while we were sleeping on benches and he said he was going to help us. Then he killed Jack and I was at home and all in could think about was Jack"
"I know you miss him Jamie but that isn't going to happen again"
"But I know how social services work and they review and they'll take me away again"
"Jamie there not going to take you away because I finished adopting you this morning"
"You What?" He looked up at Jay.
"I've been planning it since we were in the hospital and you are officially a Halstead"
"Why would you do this?"
"Because I care about you Jamie and I'm not gonna let some stranger take you away" Jay sat back in the chair as there was a knock at the door and Erin walked in. Jay put his hand out she grabbed it.
"You're Erin right?" Jamie said
"Yeah I am"
"Are you two together?" Jamie looked at Jay
"Well Yeah we are happily"
"Does she know"
"Yeah she does" Jay wrapped his arm around her and looked at Jamie, "You have a family Jamie and nothing is going to change it now"
"Thank you both of you"
Jay sat listen to Erin and Jamie talk as he thought about how one mistake in the team gave him a family.
I hope you liked this one. It was just a short one this time.