UPSTEAD ONE SHOT(S)

In Case You Didn't Know (1)

"Something bout that kiss,
Girl it did me in,
Got me thinking,
Mmmm, got me thinking"- Brett Young

After a torturously long week working a mentally and physically taxing case, the unit gathered together back at Jay's apartment for drinks and just to relax together. It wasn't often the entire team hung out together outside of work- especially after a very rough week- however, non of them were ready to be alone yet. They needed to lean on each other for just a little bit longer. To see each other smile and laugh so they could sleep just a little easier during the night.

After a few too many drinks from them all, incredibly silly game ideas spilled from Adam and a few of the other guys- one of them being the Strip Poker game from Friends, curtisy of Adam ofcourse.

"Absolutely NOT, Adam! Not at all!" Jay shook his head, no way was he stripping down- nor did he want to see any of his close friends in just their birthday suits.

"It'll be fun and funny" Adam argued with argued with a groan.

"Only if you enjoy being scarred and therapy" Hailey butted in, swigging her last mouthful of her second beer.

"What you wanna do then...we gotta do something more fun other than UNO and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" Adam moaned, starting to get ants in his pants like a toddler.

"Hailey's bottle is empty" Kim smirked, raising her eye brow suggestively and mischievously. "It's not quite Strip Poker but...."

Everyone looked at each other, all of them catching on to what Kim was hinting at. They'd all played it before, hasn't everyone as a teenager? It did seem fun and amusing...but also slightly awkward, but with the tiny amount of alocahol in their systems, that part went flying out the window.

With nothing but looks, the group of friends shifted around to form a circle: Kim, Jay, Kevin, Adam, Hailey and then Rojas. With the bottle now in the middle of them, and the eni-meni-miney-mo song choosing which one of them went first, Kevin spun the bottle. The bottle landed on Kim, her face immediately blushing and a sting of regret shooting through her.

"It was your idea, Kim!" Jay shouted through all the chants of encouragement and laughter. For a small group, they were incredibly loud when they wanted to be.

"Fine" Kim rolled her eyes, crawling forward to meet Kevin in the middle and quickly pecking him on the lips. "Happy now?" Kim sassed, shaking her head at how celebratory the group were.

"Very happy" Hailey winked.

Naturally, it was Kevin's turn to spin and he got Jay....making it the most awkward kiss- but they all agreed to play. The kiss went off without a hitch, exept pretend "ewwwww"'s coming from Jay out of childishness.

"Alright, Halstead, let's see who's gonna be the next lucky person" Hailey teased, earning a sarcastic "Haha" of her partner.

Coisidentally, the bottle landed right infront of Hailey. Not slightly off so she could have pushed it to Rojas or Adam, right infront of her. Jay felt just as stuttery as his partner.

It wasn't they didn't want to kiss each other, it was the fact they wanted too so badly that had them in an internal tizz. Jay and Hailey were both scared that if they ever kissed, everything would be ruined- or, in this situation, they wouldn't be able to just leave it as a peck. "Go on, Hails!" Rojas screamed, the most drunk out the lot and the one who had heard all the stories and knew the truth about the two, due to being roomies with Hailey. "What she said" Kim added, seeing what had brewed between the two detectives over the years. It wasn't lost on anyone that the pair had deep feelings for each other.