{major time skip}
{the day before the wedding}
Erin made her way downstairs after washing her face and hair making sure not to have throw up on it as she didn't want Jay to know she was sick
Erin=Leah come here
Leah's ran into the living room
Leah=yeah momma
Erin=are you hungry
Leah=yeah
Erin=good me and Jay were thinking of going to "Bistro's" is that okay with you
Leah=what is "Bistro's"
Erin=it is a new restaurant I made reservations
Leah=what are reservations
Erin=it's were I booked a certain time to make sure we get to eat
Leah=oh do I have to dress up
Erin smiled
Erin=well no but you can not go in there looking thrown away
Leah=IM MOT THROWN AWA!
Erin=I know that that's why you have to wear decent clothes
Leah=are decent clothes comfy
Erin=I'm sure we can find something suitable for tonight that's not uncomfortable
Leah=okay can I go play now
Erin=sure
Leah ran out the room
S he passed jay in the hallway
Jay=hey baby
Leah=hey daddy
She continued running to her playroom
He walked into by ye living room and sit beside Erin
Jay=what are you doing beautiful
Erin=nothing much I just told Leah we were going to bistros
Jay nodded his head
Jay=so are you ready for our big day tomorrow
Erin=I'm so excited
Jay=are we sure things are ready
Erin=yes everything is taking care of
Jay=are you sure like 100 percent sure
Erin=Jay! You're going to make me nervous jeez I'm supposed to be the anxious bride not you
Jay=okay okay I'm sorry
Erin=everything will go fine I promise
Jay=yeah I'm sure you're right
Erin=I usually am
Jay chuckled
Jay=what time are dinner reservations
Erin=6 o clock
Jay=so that means we have time to take leah down to north avenue beach
Erin=why do you want to take her to the beach
Jay=because she's been driving me insane about going to the beach for some reason
Erin=it's way too cold to swim
Jay=I know but I thought maybe we could just walk down the beach
Erin=can you imagine taking a five year old to the beach and telling her she can't go swimming
Jay=well lets just ask her
Erin= I don't know
Jay=please
He said attempting to give her puppy eyes
Erin laughed at how ridiculous he looked
Erin=do you know how stupid you look
Jay=I know how ridiculously cute Leah would look running down the beach
Erin sighed
Erin=fine but you better explain to her that she isn't getting in that water
Jay=yep
He yelled as he was already running up the stairs and went into Leah's playroom
Leah was sitting down in front of her Barbie house playing
Jay=Leah
Leah turned around and looked at him
Leah=yes daddy
Jay=do you want to go to the beach
Leah=yeah!
She jumped up
Jay=okay but listen you can't go swimming
Leah=aww
Leah looked disappointed
Jay=I know I'm sorry
Leah=but we can still walk down the beach?
Jay=sure we can
Leah=and get ice cream?
Jay=we'll have to ask mom about that one
{at the beach}
Leah was running down the beach and building San castles
Erin=leah you having fun
Leah=yeah!
Jay=I told you she would
Erin=I'm so ready but so nervous for tomorrow
Jay=me too
Erin=and I know we talked about this already but you still want a kid right
Jay=of course I told you that
Erin=great I just wanted to make sure we were still on the same page before tomorrow
Leah grew tired
Leah=I'm ready to go home
Erin=me to
Leah=daddy can you put me on your shoulders
Jay=sure I will princess
Leah smiled
He picked her up and put her over his head
Erin=look at that view
Jay=it's beautiful
Erin took a picture of them on jays phone{at the restaurant}
Erin=we had a reservation for three
Hostess=what's the name under it
Erin=Erin Lindsey
Hostess=okay right this way
She led them to their table
Erin=thank you
Hostess=of course your server will be right with you
Jay=okay leah now when we get our food we are to eat it okay no playing with it
Leah=okay daddy
They started looking over the menu
Jay=I think I'll have that house stoked steak
Erin=that looks huge Jay
Jay=I know thats why I want it
She laughed
Erin=I'll probably just have a salad
Jay=why
Erin=what do you mean why
Jay=you come here and just get a salad
Erin=last day of wedding diet
She turned her attention to Leah
Erin=what do you want baby
Leah=I don't know
Erin started reading the kids menu
Erin=what about the mini pizza
Leah=no
Erin=hot dog
Leah=no
Erin=chicken tenders?
Leah=no
Erin=how about the macaroni and cheese
Leah shrugged her shoulders
Leah=fine
Erin=great
Jays=that's the easiest we've ever got her to decide on what to eat
Erin=don't jinx us
The server came
Server=all right can I start off by getting y'all something to drink
Jay=I'll have a bud light
Server=okay and for you ma'am
Erin=I'll have a strawberry daiquiri
Server=all right and for the little one
Erin=she will have a water
Server=okay and do you need more time to order or are you ready now
Erin=I think we're ready
Server=okay
She grabbed her pad and pen out her pocket
Jay=I'll have the house stoked steak
Server=all right
Erin=and I'll have the chicken salad and she'll have the kid's macaroni and cheese
Server=okay I'll put those in
Leah crawled into jays lap
Jay=what are you doing
Leah=I want to sit with you
Jay=okay then
Erin of course took a picture as usualErin=I'm gonna go to the bathroom Leah do you have to potty
Leah=yes
Erin=okay come on
They got up to go to the restroom
Jay sat at the table by himself
Suddenly a man walked up to him
Man=excuse me
Jay=hi can I help you
Man=yes you look familiar
Jay=oh well you don't
Jay chuckled
Man=yeah I'm Jules Wilson
Jay froze
Jay=oh umm
Jules=yeah I just want you to tell Erin that I will be seeing her very soon
Jay stood up
Jay=is that a threat
Jules=no of course not but I just want y'all to know you can't keep my daughter from me
He walked out the restaurant
Server brought their drinks
Server=is he with y'all
That brought Jay out his thoughts
Jay=no he's not
Server=oh well here are the drinks your food should be out shortly
Jay=thank you
Erin and Leah walked up
Erin could tell something was wrong with Jay
Erin=Jay? You okay
Jay=yeah yeah I'm fine
YOU ARE READING
The life they should've had
FanfictionErin Lindsey and Jay Halstead are both detectives who are engaged now. Erin has a 5yr old daughter from her previous bf who's never been involved and all the sudden shows up out of nowhere. If you watch Chicago pd there are some changes about some c...