𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 (𝟏𝟖+) 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 ✓

Chapter 1.1 | First Meetings

Jason P.O.V

"I'll see you tomorrow morning okay Oli, sweet dreams," I say to him when I hear him yawning. "Pass the phone back to Charlotte."

"Goodnight Uncle," he tells me and I hear him talking to someone behind him before Charlotte's voice comes through the phone.

"Your nephew is so adorable Jason," Charlotte gushes as she has the phone in her hand. "He was half asleep when he came downstairs asking if I could call because he didn't say goodnight to you." It's one of those nights Oli is staying at Charlotte's place since I'm working overnight and I always make sure to call him before he goes to sleep; it's our regular ritual at this point. Fuck, haven't missed a phone call either until today that is.

"I feel bad that I didn't call earlier," I sigh as I lean back into my chair. When it comes to everything that happens in my life, Oli is always my top priority. From the time I adopted him after my sister and brother-in-law passed away I swore that I'd be there for him no matter what and that I'd be the best parental figure possible for him. So when I forget things like this, I feel like fucking shit.

"Don't beat yourself up over it Jason, you've got a very understanding kid to realize you were probably busy and that's why you didn't call," she surmises.

"You don't know the half of it," I say as I pinch my brow, the minor headache I had earlier coming back as I think everything that's fucking gone wrong tonight.

First it started off with three officers calling in sick, the flu is going around so I'm not surprised if people started calling out of work. Then two people that were arrested for causing a disturbance in their apartment decided to fight one another.

Even more ridiculous is that they don't fucking know one another and why they think it's okay to try and throw hands in the precinct off all places, I don't have the energy to try and understand. It ended up with me having to separate the two of them while adding additional charges on top of what they already had.

"It's only eleven right now so you only have another six hours to go," Charlotte says in a positive tone while I laugh dryly.

"Yeah, thanks for reminding me," I reply sarcastically.

"No problem, what are best friends for," she answers and I can picture the smug expression she's probably wearing.

"Chief." I turn around in my chair to see Natalia standing at my door a severe expression on her face and I already know it's nothing good.

"I'll talk to you in the morning Charlotte, somethings come up," I tell her.

"Stay safe Jason," she says before hanging up the phone.

"Give it to me straight, what the fuck happened now?" I ask as I stand up and pocket my phone while grabbing my jacket.

"Shooting at a bar not too far from here, so far all we know is that there is one victim," she says as we walk out of the precinct.

"Who's there right now?" I ask her as we get into one of the station's cars.

"Nash, Jax and some others from the fiftieth division," she answers as she starts the car and drives out of the lot. I take out my phone and pull up Nash's number to call him; it's better we know now what to expect when we get there.

"Are you on your way here Chief?" he asks when he picks up the phone.

"Natalia and I are heading your way right now, update me on what's been happening," I instruct as Natalia turns on the sirens so other cars get out of the way.

"We have one male victim that was shot, EMS already on route to the hospital along with a nurse that was also working here as a bartender," he explains. "There are some more EMS here for some people who got injured running out of the bar.