"We really should get out of Hank's hair," Erin mused, rubbing Jay's chest lightly as they lay snuggled in Erin's childhood bed. Following her nap, Erin was feeling infinitely better. Kate had instructed Jay to stay with Erin, which he was glad to do. He felt better being close to her, considering everything that had happened in the past few days. "There's already patrol outside our apartment. If Jackson tried anything, we'd get him."
"You really want to go back so soon?" Jay raised his eyebrows skeptically, "I mean, Kate's room isn't a crime scene anymore but you also got bashed over the head."
Erin sighed, snuggling in closer to her partner. Jay was laying atop the blankets while she was burrowed underneath, a result of being absolutely frozen by the icepack that was now resting on the floor beside the bed. "I don't know. It's our home, Jay. And as much as I like having you sneak in here every night and leave in the morning, I want to be back in our bed and on our couch and in our shower."
"Now you're just rattling off places where we like to do it," Jay joked, earning a soft swat on his pectorals from Erin. "I'm kidding."
"You're so not," Erin scoffed, turning her face into his neck, "I just want to go home. And even though Kate likes hanging out with Hank, I think she wants to go back too. Hiding out isn't something we do really."
"I know, babe." Jay pressed his lips against her forehead, "I guess I just like the idea of knowing that you're safe. And that Kate's safe."
"I just want it to be over," Erin whispered, "I guess I thought that maybe if he knew where we were, he'd do something stupid and then we could get him."
"Me too." He threaded his fingers through her hair, toying with the idea of returning back to their apartment, "What if we give it another day? Tomorrow evening maybe we go check it out, and if it feels right, then we stay? Wait a little bit until you're feeling a bit better."
"That sounds like a plan," Erin replied, wrapping her arm tighter around her partner. The couple stayed like that until Jay heard the familiar sound of Will slamming his car door shut.
"Will's here to take a look at your head, babe," Jay said softly, scratching her scalp gently in an attempt to rise her from her sleepy state, "And maybe we could get something to eat, too?"
"But I'm comfy," Erin mumbled, not removing her face from her partner's neck, "Can't we just let him sweat it out with Hank for a few minutes?"
Jay chuckled, hearing the doorbell and the pitter-patter of Kate's footsteps, followed by Voight's longer strides. A joyous "Uncle Will!" echoed up the stairs. "I'm not sure, I think Kate will diffuse the situation," Jay carefully unwound his arm from Erin's shoulder and sat up, receiving a grunt in annoyance. "Come on babe, the sooner Will looks at your head, the sooner you can go back to sleep."
"Fine," Erin pouted, sitting up and gingerly getting to her feet, extremely grateful the room had stopped spinning.
"Be nice," Jay warned her jokingly, wrapping an arm around her shoulder after picking up the melted ice pack from the floor. He received a pat to the chest in response as he helped his girl down the hallway.
"Uncle Will, I'm so glad you came!" Kate exclaimed after Hank had opened the door and let the redheaded doctor over the threshold. He grinned widely and scooped her up in his arms, holding her tightly.
"I'm glad to see you too," Will tickled her gently, causing the little girl to giggle, "Maybe when it gets a little warmer you and I should take a trip to the zoo again, does that sound like fun?"
"Yes!" Kate squealed, "I went to the aquarium with Grandpa Hank and Mommy today!" Her voice dropped, "But then Mommy got sick." She wrinkled her nose at the memory, "You gonna make her feel better?"
