Agent Severide

Chapter 20

Jay Halstead's Apartment, Chicago 

It was around 3 am when Zoey woke up startled from a nightmare about the Doll unsub they put away not long ago. The blonde looked around the unfamiliar room remembering she came back to Jay's apartment last night and hooked up. A smile formed on her face when she saw the dark-haired detective fast asleep next to her. 

Zoey pushed herself out of the bed tip-toeing around the dark room throwing her clothes back on before carrying her shoes out of the room. The blonde pulled her boots on before leaving the apartment making sure to stay quiet as she made her way out of the building stumbling still a little drunk from the tequila she chugged a few hours prior. 

The cool evening air greeted her as she walked down the street pulling out her phone noticing she had 2 messages from her brother.

'Hey, I'm leaving Molly's see you at home?' -Kelly 

'Hey Just got home, where are you?' -Kelly

Zoey smiled at her brother's over-protectiveness as she dialled his number, the line rang twice before it was answered. "Zoey! Where are you? Are you okay?" Kelly answered the phone sounding worried and concerned. "I'm okay Kells, just had a few drinks and ended up hooking up with someone... Sorry, I worried you," Zoey said through the phone as she walked down to the end of the street trying to figure out where the hell she was. "It's okay, are you staying there tonight?" her brother asked, "Well I mean staying over would mean having an awkward conversation in the morning, I'm not about that so I'm kinda walking back to your place." She said the last part more slowly knowing her brother would hate that she was walking around Chicago in the middle of the night alone. 

"Where are you? I'm coming to get you now," Kelly said as she could hear his keys jingle on the other end of the phone. "Stewert Rd and Cook st?" Zoey asks more than says. "Stay where you are I'm 10 minutes away," Her brother said as Zoey stood by the stop sign waiting on the phone until Kelly's mustang pulled up.

Zoey hung up the phone walking over to the car climbing in the passenger seat sending her brother a huge smile. "Hey," was all she said earning a smile and eye roll as he just shook his head. "Was he that good?" Kelly asked smugly as he drove off towards his apartment. "Better than Jack that's for sure, but Jack's 1 minute quit it's were just fucking annoying," Zoey said causing Kelly to laugh. "Like I said, he was a loser and you deserved better," her brother said as he parked his car in front of his apartment. 

Kelly's Apartment, Bucktown Chicago

"So who's this mystery guy anyways? Do I know him? since you guys met at Molly's" Kelly asked as she pushed open the apartment door. "Why do you wanna know so bad? Worried I'm screwing one of your firefighters?" Zoey asked smirking at her brother that sent her a glare. "So it is someone in the firehouse." he says more than asks as she giggled, "He's not, so don't worry. And you do know him and you do think he's a decent man" Zoey told him with a smile. Kelly walked over sitting on the couch, "Thought you said you were done dating?" he asked looking at his baby sister with his eyebrow raised. "We're not I fuck him, we passed out and I snuck out, Sounds more like a one-night stand" she replied with a smile. "Anyways I'm heading to bed, thank you for coming to pick my ass up," Zoey said as Kelly stood up hugging his little sister. 

It had always been just the two of them especially since their dad was never around growing up, and walked out on the family at one point. Had many affairs and even in adulthood they still had a rocky relationship with their father. Kelly had always been so overprotective of her because of this fact especially when she didn't have Benny showing her what a good male role model is, not that Kelly was any better at times. "I'll always be there for you Zo, No matter where you are. I love you" Kelly said placing a kiss on her forehead causing Zoey to smile at him. "I love you too Kells, I'll see you in the morning?" she asks letting go of the hug. "I gotta work, so you have the place to yourself. But I can take it off if you- No Kelly I'll be okay, you head to work I'll see you when your off shift," Zoey says cutting him off not wanting him to take more time off because of her. 

"I um. Might head back to my place," Zoey said as she chewed the inside of her cheek. "You don't have to leave," Kelly said with worry on his face. "I know, it's just. I'm gonna have to go back eventually." Zoey told him honestly since that's where her badge, FBI access card and gun were all locked in her safe. "Well if it's too much, just come back here okay?" Kelly said worried about the idea of how Zoey would react to being alone in a house she used to be beaten in. "Kelly, I'll be fine. I promise" Zoey said giving him one last hug and a reassuring smile before she walked off to the spare room heading to bed instantly. 

Zoey woke up startled by the sudden sound of her phone ringing, the blonde reached over for the device pressing answer without looking as her head began pounding from the intense hangover. "ssa severide" Zoey answered half asleep, Morgan's familiar chuckle rang through the line. "Good Morning, Super Woman. Busy night?" her partner asked causing her head to pound more. "double shots of tequila whyyyy did I think it was a good idea?" she asked groaning to Morgan who laughed. "Tequila eh? So you end up rebounding?" he asks as Zoey went quiet for a moment trying to think of what to say. "Yea, something like that," she replied with a smirk, "Look at you go Super Woman, tell me all about this guy," Morgan said. "Guy? There's a guy?" Zoey heard JJ asks through the line. "There's no guy, it was a drunken one-night stand. Calm down, I've still sworn off relationships for a while," she said through the line. 

"Alright so tell us about this mystery one-night stand," Prentiss said now, "What's there to say? I had some shots at the bar with a hot detective and we hook up no big deal," Zoey said. "A detective? was he one of the detectives we worked with in Chicago?" Reid asked now joining in on the conversation. "No, and why is everyone so interested in my sex life?" Zoey asked laughing, "Stop changing the subject and tell which detective before I pull your phone records," Garcia said. "I don't even think he has my number, and he's never called or messaged me so good luck" Zoey replied with a light laugh as her phone buzzed notifying her of a new message. 

'Hey, where'd you run off to this morning? It's Jay BTW :P - Unknown 

"Mystery man just messaged didn't he?" Morgan asked taking the silence, "Come on, just tell us" JJ said. "Guys we got a case," Rossi said through the line. Saved by David Rossi, thank goodness, "Well we'll talk later, I wanna know all about this guy. By superwoman" Morgan said before the line disconnected. 

'Didn't know you wanted me to stay... sorry...' -Zoey 

Was all, she replied not sure of what to tell the detective.