Hello, it's me again with the second chapter of this little story. This chapter is longer than the first one and that should be the average length for the rest of the story. Enjoy!

She has been laying on the ground of the locker room for half an hour now and she is exhausted, she was taken out of that nightmare by her phone ringing, it was Vanessa and Hailey was scared to answer as she didn't know what Vanessa was about to say.

How is he?

For now, he is okay, where are you?

I'm at the station.

What are you doing there? How did you get there?

I needed to do something, can you come to pick me up I don't want to drive back.

Sure I'll be there in 10.

With that Hailey hang up the call and came down the stairs to seat on a bench in front of the building, here in the cold night with only Jay's sweetheart to protect her from the wind of Chicago and just like that she was lost in her memories of her partner.

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When Vanessa turned in the station street the first thing she noticed was the silhouette which she quickly recognized as Hailey's. She stopped the car right in front of her but Hailey did not even acknowledge her room-mate arriving to pick her up and that's when Vanessa realized that her friend was lost in her thought.

Hailey, I'm here. said Vanessa while squeezing Hailey's shoulder

Oh, hey. Hailey look at her and Vanessa could finally see her puffy red eyes, she felt bad for her friend as she was clearly struggling to not break down again.

Come on, let's get in the car it's cold here you're going to get sick.

Okay. Hailey mumbled

When they entered the car Vanessa noticed Hailey was wearing one of Jay's sweatshirts or at least she guessed so because who else sweatshirt's could it be? She decided to try to get Hailey talking so she uses this as a starting point.

Why did you come here? I thought you would have stayed at the hospital to be with Jay

I..i..I had to grab something

Was it Jay's sweatshirt?

Yeah, I don't know why I did that I mean it felt like a good idea at first but it really wasn't. It's so hard to not know if he's gonna make and yeah I don't know.

I understand, when times are difficult like that you want to be close to the person you love the most and for you that person is Jay.

Of course, I love him, Jay is my partner and best friend. Hailey said with tears coming back in her eyes. She grabbed her head with her arm to be able to hide her tears from Vanessa and inhale Jay's smell from the sweatshirt at the same time. Yeah, she loved him but she shouldn't, as she said he's her partner and best friend, she can't just ruin everything for some feelings.

After that little discussion, the ride to the hospital was silent, Hailey was looking at the street lights while Vanessa was focused on her driving and how to help Hailey feel better. eventually, she came to the conclusion that there was nothing she could do, the only thing that could have helped would be some good news from Halstead.

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it was now around 3 AM in Chicago. Hailey was sitting on a hospital chair with her legs against her chest, she was trying to be comfortable as she knew she will be there for as long as Jay. it's at that moment that Will entered the room with a better look on his face, he was looking a little bit more stressful and Hailey couldn't wait to hear what he has to say while he came straight for her.

Jay survived. he is certainly not out of that yet but he is now on the right path for recovery.

oh my God thank you Will! Hailey was so happy to hear that she cried again, but this time it was tears of joy.

If you want you can follow me to his room, I'm sure he would like to see you when he woke up.

Yes, please.

Hailey stood up and followed Will to Jay's room in ICU, she was only allowed to be there at that time of the night thanks to Will so she was the only one to be allowed there and the rest of the team left med for their own beds.

if you need anything just press that button and I'll be there, nice sweatshirt by the way. And with that Will left her in the corridor while she was looking at jay through the glass. He looked so small in that bed compared to the Jay she knows.

As she slowly entered the room she focused on his face and the sound of his cardiac monitor to try not to cry again. As she sat on the chair next to his bed, she closed the gap between him and her chair to be as close as possible to him and then she took his hand, it was warm and it was a good reminder for her that he was alive.

As it was now 4 AM she felt exhausted so she put her head on the mattress of Jay's bed with their hands still connected and she finally fell asleep.

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Jay tried to open his eyes but for some reason it was almost impossible today, he couldn't remember what happened yesterday but he knew it wasn't good when he felt a weight on his hand and sudden pain. While the atrocious pain slowly fades away he slightly turned his head on his right to see what was the weight and he saw her, she was sleeping in what he supposed to be a very uncomfortable position and she looked worried. He could also see the lines formed by the tears and he suddenly felt bad. She was sleeping on a chair because of him, she cried because of him and she was worried because of him. What kind of partner his he. Trying to help Angela was now one of the biggest mistakes in his life he was sure about that, if only he had listened to Hailey.

speaking of whom, she started to move meaning she was waking up. When she opened her eyes the first thing she saw was Jay's eyes looking at her in a way she couldn't describe, but he was awake and that was the most important.

Jay, you're awake! Hailey said with a sleepy voice

Hey hails, are you okay?

Jay was still worried about his partner, she looked a bit better now but he could still see on her face what she went through yesterday.

Of course, I am. Now how are you? are you in pain do you need anything? Do you want me to call Will?

Hey hey slow down I'm okay. You know I'm gonna be fine right?

No, I don't and you know why? Because last night my partner was in surgery after bleeding out in front of me so no I'm not gonna slow down until I see you out of there and standing on your two legs.

Yeah sorry, I should've listened to you.

Yes, you should have.

Also hails, is that one of my sweatshirts?

Huh yeah, I was cold waiting for your pretty face last night and that's the only one I've found.

It wasn't totally true but she still fell cold so it's not totally a lie too? And the look on Jay's face showed how little he cared about that, at least he wasn't mad.

In Jay's head, on the contrary, he was worried about the real reason that pushed Hailey to take his sweat. He knew if she was really cold she would have taken her's so something must have happened and he doesn't know why. He tried to ask but she gave him a lie. He will have to find the truth by other means, maybe Vanessa might know?

At the same time, Will entered the room with a few papers in his hands.

Time for you to get back home, you just need to sign those and you're good to go.

Already? isn't that a little bit too early?

No, he's fine and as long as you stay with him tonight he will be in good hands I'm sure. said Will winking

Okay then I'm gonna take the car to the main entrance I'll wait for you there.

Sure, I'll meet you outside.

When Hailey left the room Jay knew it was time for him to ask Will about his partner. He needed to know how she really was.

How's Hailey?

You're the one who got shot and you're asking how's your partner?

Come on Will you know why I'm asking that. So are you willing to tell me how is she?

She's gonna be fine, she cried a lot, I mean she was totally wiped out but I guess it's not surprising since she is your "Partner". Will proudly said making quotation marks in the air with a big smile on his face.

Yeah. Jay wasn't in the mood for that, he was still worried about Hailey if not even more and Will wasn't helping at all. He will have to speak to Vanessa now, let's just hope she won't tell it to Hailey or she's going to finish him for sure

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They were now at Jay's apartment, sitting on the couch watching TV and it was nice. The stress of the previous days was gone, nothing had to be said, they just enjoy the company of each other.

A few minutes later Hailey's phone started vibrating on the table and that's when Jay realized she was asleep on her side of the couch. He grabbed the phone and saw it was Vanessa so he answered.

Hello? he whispered trying not to wake Hailey up

Jay? How you doing?

Yeah I'm good, I'm already back at home so yeah I'm great

Oh really? Where's Hailey?

She is sleeping right now, why did you call in the first place?

Nothing, I just wanted to check on Hailey but since you're awake I guess she's fine now.

I don't know, how was she last night and please tell me the truth. Jay really wanted to know what happened in his partner mind while he was out in surgery

So you want to know the truth right? Well...

So, do you think Vanessa is gonna go in the details of what happened last night? Is she going to push them in the right direction? How do you think Jay will react to that? Anyway I hope you liked it and I'll be back soon with the third chapter