Jay Halstead - Overnight Dad
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Chapter 5
Four months had passed since you moved in and shifted everything, for the better. The three of you had settled into a good rhythm. Jay and Hailey had finally settled on a sitter to pick you up from school and look after you until they came home. The team were taking bad with Jay actually leaving at a decent time. Hailey had come up with the idea that at least one of them needs to be home to put you to bed so they took turns.
You and Katie had become good friends and started going to dancing together on a Thursday after school together. It took Jay two weeks to finally put the pieces together that Katie was Kelly and Stellaâs daughter from firehouse 51. So they had come to the agreement of taking turns on who drove the girls to dancing and picked them up.
Tonightâs turn was Kellyâs, he usually just sat in his car with a coffee as class was only an hour. He was surprised to see Elsie the dance teacher coming out looking panicked as she searched the parking lot. He placed his coffee in the holder and got out the car.
âEverything okay?â He asked as he closed the gap between him and the panicked dance teacher.
She looked terrified, âJamie, itâs Jamie.â She breathed out â One of the girls had peanuts in her bag and we canât find her epi pen. Katie told me you would be out here. Iâve called 911 but she canât breathe.â Kelly ran in to find you lying down struggling to breathe as his daughter emptied the contents of your bag desperately searching for the epipen.
âHow long did they say theyâd be?â Kelly asked, his instincts taking over.
âTen minutesâ
Without a word Kelly scooped you up and told Katie to grab everything and get to the car.
âPhone her dad and tell him to meet us at Chicago med. Itâs only around the corner. Katie letâs go,â She did as her dad said taking comfort that her dad was being so calm.
You, however had never forgotten your pen. You didnât have a clue where it could be. This was your first reaction where you felt like you might die and that terrified you even more.
It only took Kelly five minutes to get you into the ED but you felt like it was forever. Before you knew it you had doctors all around you. They gave you an injection to calm the reaction and an oxygen mask to help calm your breathing. Will overheard the commotion and once he realised it was you in the hospital bed he came running over and asked what was going on.
âShe was at dancing and one of the girls had peanuts in her bag. Jamie took a reaction but she didnât have her pen. The ambo was going to be ten minutes so I got her here quicker.â Kelly explained as he held onto his terrified daughters hand.
âWhereâs jay?â Will asked knowing his brother was probably going to have a melt down.
âHer dance teacher phoned him. He should be here soon,â
Will looked back at you, giving you a smile as you focused on your breathing. âI can stay with you until he gets here if youâd like?â He asked, knowing that he was still a bit of a stranger to you. But you were thankful for the company and took hold of his hand and nodded your head.
Jay however had his phone on silent and didnât hear it buzz as he joked about with Adam in the bullpen. Trudy had been told as Jay had made sure to put the desk sergeants contact information on everything incase he couldnât answer. She rushed up stairs knowing that chaos was soon to erupt in the form of hurricane Halstead.
âHalstead,â she said grabbing his attention.
âDonât panic, Jamieâs dance teacher has been on the phone. She took a reaction and didnât have her epipen. Kelly rushed her to Chicago med,â Without a word Jay had his things and was running out the back door followed by Hailey. How could this be happening?
He put the sirens and light on, he didnât care. Nothing had prepared him for this feeling. The dread. The worry. The sick feeling of knowing that you were in trouble and he didnât hear his phone. Heâs meant to protect you.
He was interrupted from his thoughts by Hailey âKellyâs messaged. Sheâs fine. Will is with herâ she knew not to press too much as her husband was currently mentally torturing himself right now. But she knew he needed to know that she was okay.
















