Nadia Decotis

Nadia stepped out of the charger, her gun drawn as she made her way into the building. She had been the closest unit to the shots fired call and so she was the first on scene. "Dispatch this is 5044 Eddie, plainclothes on scene of the shots fired call " she announced over her radio as she stepped over broken glass, clearing rooms as she went.

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It should have been a simple knock and talk get a reading on a suspect that Intelligence suspected knew someone who was behind a string of murders. Nadia, having been at the door knocked on the door before she had been blasted with a shotgun after which she had been rushed to Chicago Med and needing to go into surgery. After which she woke up finding herself in a medical bed. “Ugh why am I in the hospital?” She asked after looking up to find Will Halstead. “I feel like I’ve been hit by a semi. So what’s the prognosis doc am I gonna survive” She spoke, attempting a laugh but quickly stopped in pain. 

“Well, hello there,” he said, lightly, smiling at her, “Nice to see you awake.” he didn’t really want to discuss how incredibly touch and go it had been for her. “You took a hell of a shot, I’m not going to lie,” he told her, tone gentle, pulling up a chair and sitting next to her, resting his arms on the bars next to the bed - holding his tablet loosely.

“We’re doing everything we can for you.” he said, gently, “But - you’re pretty hurt. It’s going to be a good while before you’re up on your feet.” he said, shaking his head just a little, “Lots of shrapnel had to be removed, but we’ve patched you up.”

“I didn’t even know I got shot, one second I was knocking the next I was on my back and going in and out of consciousness.” She admitted. with those words and the amount of pain she was in, she was sure she didn’t want to see how extensive the bandages covered. Nadia looked over at the doctor. 

It was good news to hear that she was patched up but it upset her that she’d be out of commission for who knows how long. “Will, I can’t do that I have to get back to the unit, find the guy that did this to me.” She protested weakly, though she knew that he was right in the long run, and he was only bringing her the news, not suggesting it.  Nadia didn’t even know if she could walk if he had wanted to at the current moment. 

He nodded, with a soft frown, keeping his expression as neutral as he could whilst still offering her a little sympathy for what she’d been through. It was hard, what they did. Jay was evidence enough of that, after all.

“They hit you damn hard,” he commented, “I’m not surprised. It might take some time, you might gets bits of the event coming back or you might not get anything. Brains are fickle.” he explained. Sam was more knowledgable but his bedside manner - eh, something left to be desired. It wasn’t something he was going to bring in here.

“I’m sorry, Nadia,” he kept his voice low, “But it’s not going to happen like that. I know what your lot is like, but honestly - you’ll do the world one better by focusing on getting healed up. You’re lucky the damage isn’t more extensive than it already is.”

I at least remember the guys face, that’s a plus to a certain extent.” She told Will. “Though I do have to say it hurt a whole lot less than what you’d think being blasted with a shotgun would, though I hope you never have to find out doc.” She chuckled trying to joke with him.

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“I don’t think I want it shiny and new honestly.” She admitted with a shrug. Nadia put the chain back around her neck as she still grinned from how her life had changed so much for the better. “You gave me a reason to work towards it. When you found me I was a underage and always looking for the next score. You are the one that pushed me to go to rehab, to actually change my life. You cared about me like the sister I never had.” Nadia told her, not wanting to get emotional about it.

“Aww, I kinda liked my old desk, I’ll miss it.” She said with a slight laugh as she looked at her new desk. Right as she was about to start moving her things though Voight came up, and informed them they had a case after congratulating Nadia. “Erin do I ride with you?” She inquired curiously.

“Shiny and new puts a target on your back.” Erin said with a shrug of her shoulders as she looked at her watching as she pulled the chain back over her head. “Yeah I might have but you’re the one who put in all the work here Nadia. Everything you accomplished that was all you.” She said smiling as she looked at her reaching out and squeezing her shoulder. “I’m proud of you.” She murmured softly as she looked at her grinning slightly. Leading her towards the desk she smiled slightly. 

“Well you can always visit it if you really miss it so much.” She teased as she looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Standing up she looked at Voight smiling when he congratulated Nadia. “Yeah you’re riding with me.” She nodded her head as she grabbed her jacket. 

“I bet it does, and I don’t think that I want that, I don’t think any officer wants a bigger target on their back. Here in Intelligence we already have a bigger one than most officers.” She spoke, knowing that it was the truth. “Yeah I guess you’re right Erin, but I do have to be humble and include you and Sergeant Platt.

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“Thank you, I know I can go to anyone in the unit. You all have taken care of me, helped me out when things got tough for me. Helping me with my police exams….” She trailed off, knowing full and well this had pushed her more for wanting to be a cop, to get guys like Yates off the streets. “Adam it’s not over yet, I have to face him in trial and I’m gonna need all the help I can get when that time comes.” She admitted, knowing it was going to come sooner or later. Nadia liked hearing that she was considered part of the family, especially since she didn’t really have much anymore, only her father.

Nadia wouldn’t care if anyone thought differently of her for accepting hot chocolate. It was a nice warm drink and would allow her to take her mind off of all the madness that had gone on. Nadia watched as Adam prepared her drink, smiling as he brought it to her. “Thank you so much looks delicious and you are a true gentleman. She commented, taking a sip from the steaming drink.

“Adam be honest with me, do you think after all I’ve been through do I deserve to be a cop? Like not just this but my past in general?” She inquired as her thoughts drifted to her future. “I don’t just want to stay up here and answer phones all day I want to be up here and working on cases as a part of Intelligence.

   “And you will have it. We’ll all be there, I promise. Before, during and after. We’ve got your back, Decotis.” He winked playfully and poured himself a cup of chocolate as well, then shook his head at being called gentleman. He laughed and sat back down. “Ohh, don’t say that… I wish I was, I do. And I try. But I think we all know I’m a work in progress on that front.”

   “Thanks, though.” Ruzek took a sip of the drink, licking his lips and leaned back in the chair.

   At her question, he tilted his head again as he often did and watched her for a moment or two, maybe causing her a bit of anxiety for being forced to wait for his answer. His honest answer. Eventually he gave her a genuine smile.

   “Yeah, I do. I think you deserve to be a cop because you have perfect qualities for the job, but also much because of what you’ve been through. You have a lot of knowledge about things on the other side of the law, out of pure personal experience. It’s bitter-sweet, and it sucks that you have been there and struggled, but… Honestly? It’ll be a great asset for you, too, I think.” He nodded.

   “You will do awesome as undercover, if you’d want to do those kind of jobs now and then. Requires a hell of a lot of self-discipline, though. But I know you’ve got that, too. I wouldn’t worry about it that much, if I were you.   – You’ll school those other recruits, C’mon.” At this, he reached out to give Nadia a gentle shove to her shoulder.

   “You’re Nadia Decotis. Basically Erin’s twin sister. You’re a badass.”

“Nah you’re a gentleman, you might still be trying to be the best gentleman but all it takes is an effort.” She chuckled, her figurative shell opening up slightly as she put her guard down for the first time since she had been rescued.

Nadia wouldn’t have said that whatever his answer would have been was causing her anxiety as she waited for the response, she was full well prepared to hear whichever side of the answer that she would get. She immediately knew though with his smile what it was going to be before he even answered it though. Nadia listened as he explained that what she had been through would make her a good cop. She had never thought of it that way and for sure the CPD brass didn’t know too much about her past, but it would still help her out on cases, though she could see it also hindering her on other cases. 

Nadia took a sip of her hot chocolate before responding to Adam. “Careful, I’m secretly joining the CPD to steal all the drugs for myself.” She chuckled, obviously joking  before getting a bit more serious. “ No I wanna do undercover work when I join. I might pick your brain about things at the Academy though if I do get accepted. I’ll only have the best who’ve taught me how to school the other recruits.” She joked, pushing him back with a laugh.

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It should have been a simple knock and talk get a reading on a suspect that Intelligence suspected knew someone who was behind a string of murders. Nadia, having been at the door knocked on the door before she had been blasted with a shotgun after which she had been rushed to Chicago Med and needing to go into surgery. After which she woke up finding herself in a medical bed. “Ugh why am I in the hospital?” She asked after looking up to find Will Halstead. “I feel like I’ve been hit by a semi. So what’s the prognosis doc am I gonna survive” She spoke, attempting a laugh but quickly stopped in pain. 

“Well, hello there,” he said, lightly, smiling at her, “Nice to see you awake.” he didn’t really want to discuss how incredibly touch and go it had been for her. “You took a hell of a shot, I’m not going to lie,” he told her, tone gentle, pulling up a chair and sitting next to her, resting his arms on the bars next to the bed - holding his tablet loosely.

“We’re doing everything we can for you.” he said, gently, “But - you’re pretty hurt. It’s going to be a good while before you’re up on your feet.” he said, shaking his head just a little, “Lots of shrapnel had to be removed, but we’ve patched you up.”

“I didn’t even know I got shot, one second I was knocking the next I was on my back and going in and out of consciousness.” She admitted. with those words and the amount of pain she was in, she was sure she didn’t want to see how extensive the bandages covered. Nadia looked over at the doctor. 

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Nadia stopped talking as he responded rather quickly. “Sorry, I just assumed you’d be like everyone else, asking me how I am and trying to tell me I’ll be alright.” She said with a sigh, looking down to the ground. “It all happened so fast, I just wanted to surprise Erin with a cake.”

Nadia watched Adam as he sat down next to her. She felt some sort of comfort by it. Sure she didn’t interact with him too much but he was still a friend.

“Thanks for sticking around, I really need someone. I thought I was gonna die, I gave you guys all those clues thinking I’d die.“she told him, looking back at him before letting out a chuckle at his words. It seemed so long ago that she had met the Intelligence team. "Hey listen I’m sorry about that, I dont think I ever apologized for that.” She commented, giving him a genuine smile for a short moment at least. “If I’m gonna kick anyone in the balls it’ll be Yates.”

The offer of hot chocolate was a kind gesture in her opinion. “ I guess if you’re offering Adam.” She accepted with a nod.

   “Yeah…” He nodded slowly. He couldn’t say he understood how she felt and he was not going to say it’d be alright. Hopefully it would be, eventually, in a while, but he wasn’t going to say it since she clearly didn’t want to hear it.

   “For what it’s worth… I’m sorry this happened to you.” He tapped his finger tips lightly on the table, watching her. “We might not be best friends yet, but… just know I’m here for you. Ok? Anytime. Whatever it is. You’re part of this Unit. We’re family, so…”

   Adam stretched his smile a bit wider before getting up from the chair and started preparing the hot chocolate for her. Warm drinks had a good tendency to ease the nerves. Keeping warm was important when being in shock. Coffee worked, probably but… Had it been him; then he’d preferred chocolate instead of caffeine. Maybe it was a bit childish but perhaps that was the whole point? Feeling a childish comfort in hot chocolate. Maybe he should whip some cream for it, too. Just to go that little extra mile. Too bad they don’t have mini-marshmallows.

   Why the Hell don’t they have mini-marshmallows? They should. He’s definitely buying some to stash there.

   With a gentle dust of cocoa powder on the dollop of whipped cream, Adam called it done and presented it with a little bow. “Bon Appétit.”

“Thank you, I know I can go to anyone in the unit. You all have taken care of me, helped me out when things got tough for me. Helping me with my police exams....” She trailed off, knowing full and well this had pushed her more for wanting to be a cop, to get guys like Yates off the streets. “Adam it’s not over yet, I have to face him in trial and I’m gonna need all the help I can get when that time comes.” She admitted, knowing it was going to come sooner or later. Nadia liked hearing that she was considered part of the family, especially since she didn’t really have much anymore, only her father.

Nadia wouldn’t care if anyone thought differently of her for accepting hot chocolate. It was a nice warm drink and would allow her to take her mind off of all the madness that had gone on. Nadia watched as Adam prepared her drink, smiling as he brought it to her. “Thank you so much looks delicious and you are a true gentleman. She commented, taking a sip from the steaming drink.