"Connor, Will just collapsed, need you to help us" April rushed out
"Fuck, ok, do you know why?" Connor asked, throwing his paperwork on the desk and following April into a treatment room where Ethan was currently attaching IV fluids to Will
"He has a fever, was he feeling ok this morning?" Ethan asked, turning round to face Connor
"Yea, he was a bit warm but I gave him some tylnol before we left the house" Connor said, sitting beside Will who was curled on his side in the recovery position
"Ok, we'll get him cooled down, he'll wake up soon" Ethan said, squeezing Connors shoulder gently
"Can you call Hank and Jay?" Connor asked
"Of course, I'll being you some coffee too, he'll be ok Connor" Ethan soothed, walking out the door and leaving the pair together
Connor looked at his husband who was facing him, his face pale, his hair laying limp on his forehead. He knew the man had been getting sick, but the Halstead brothers were bith as stubborn as each other.
A knock on the door made Connor look up, and he smiled as he saw Hank Voight standing in the doorway. The Police Sergeant walked into the room, and Connor took notice that the smaller Halstead brother was not present.
"Where's Jay?" Connor asked
"Being calmed down by Ethan, had a bit of a panic attack in the reception area" Hank sighed, running a hand through his oldest sons hair
"Sorry Hank, I know this probably brings back horrible memories for Jay" Connor whispered
"It's all fine, it doesn't help that Mouse is away on a training week" Hank sighed, sitting down beside his son in law
"Have you spoken to Mouse recently?" Connor asked
"Yea, he's coming home" Hank said, "Jay doesn't know yet"
"And how is Jay getting on?" Connor asked
"Not great, nightmares every night, he's lost weight form not eating properly, and just over all always anxious" Hank sighed, grabbing Wills limp hand
"Dad" a voice whispered
"Hey buddy, you feeling alright?" Hank asked, helping Will sit up
"I don't know, I'm sorry Con, I thought I was ok" Will mumbled, reaching a shakey hand out to his husband
"It's ok baby, you're alright" Connor soothed, wiping away tears that fell from Will's eyes
"You're ok kid, you have a fever but it's all under control" Hank said softly, turning when the door opened again revealing the younger Halstead
"Hey little brother" Will smiled, reaching for his little brother who stayed pressed against the door
"He's ok Jay, he has a fever, just been overworking" Connor said softly, inching towards the trembling Halstead
"You promise?" Jay asked quietly
"I'm ok little brother, come lay with me" Will said softly, reaching out for his little brother who shuffled over and climbed carefully into the bed
Hank looked at his two sons, the two of them falling asleep, Jay curled up against Wills side while the elder had his arms wrapped around the younger tightly.
"Mouse is on his way, I need to get back, will you be ok?" Hank said quietly
"Yea, tell Mouse the room number, visiting hours will be over soon and I don't want Jay getting into trouble" Connor said, smiling tiredly while keeping an eye on the two brothers
Connor knew that the brothers hadn't had the best time growing up; abusive father and then having to watch their mother die of cancer had left them both vulnerable men. They both suffered flashbacks of the abuse, and had many physical scars still present even 20 years later.
"Connor, how's he doing?" a voice asked, and the trauma Surgeon turned to see Mouse standing in the doorway
"Better, think he overworked himself a little" Connor sighed
"The two of them are the worst at it, I just spoke with Ethan, we're going to start a treatment plan for Jay, he's loosing too much sleep and weight" Mouse sighed, looking at his fiancée who was curled up in his older brothers arms
"I hate to do this, but we need to wake Jay as visiting hours are over" Connor whispered
"M wake Con" Jay mumbled, rolling over and sitting on the edge of the bed
"Come on babe, home time" Mouse whispered, smiling softly at his lover's surprised face
"Mouse" Jay whispered, falling into the older mans arms with a sigh
"We'll see you later in the week" Mouse said, kissing the side of Connors head before guiding Jay out of the treatment room
Having felt the bed shift, Will woke up slowly and Connor saw the look of panic cross his face as he realised the smaller Halstead wasn't in the bed with him any longer.
"It's ok sweetheart, Mouse took him home, just breathe" Connor soothed, running a hand through Wills hair
"Can we go home too?" Will sniffled
"No baby, we need your fever to go down first and also get you rehydrated" Connor said, holding Wills hand and gently squeezing it
"But I don't want to stay here, please Con" Will whimpered, trying to climb out of the bed
"Baby, you have to, you collapsed" Connor said softly, stopping Will from ripping out the IV from
his arm
Will just burst into tears, pulling away from Connor and curling up facing away from his husband. Connor sighed, standing up and walking towards the door, he turned around to face Will who had now covered his head with the blanket.
The trauma surgeon found Ethan standing just outside the trauma room, looking at paperwork from another patient. He looked up as he heard Connor approaching, a worried smile on his face as he took note of the facial expression on the other mans face.
"I need to take him home" Connor sighed
"Con, we really can't, he's dehydrated and still has a fever" Ethan replied, resting against the desk as he looked at Connor
"Ethan, he's just tried to escape, he doesn't want to be here" Connor said
"Ok, you promise to call me if he gets worse?" Ethan said, handing Connor an AMA form so that he could take Will home
"Yes, thank you" Connor smiled, signing it before whanding the clipboard back to Ethan
"Just keep him hydrated Connor, and make him eat something" Ethan said, watching Connor walk away
Connor shut the door softly, and sighed as he heard the sniffles coming from underneath the blankets.
"Will, baby, can you sit up for me?" Connor said softly, sitting on the bed beside Will
"No, I want to go home" Will sniffled
"I'm taking you home babe, but I need to remove the IVs so we can get home" Connor said softly, reaching to uncover Wills head
"You're serious?" the red head whispered
"Yea baby, I've got some tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie, now can you sit up for me please?" Connor said softly, running a hand through Wills hair
The red headed Halstead sat up slowly, wiping away the tears he had let fall, and looked at his husband tiredly.
"Let's get that IV out, and then I'll take you home" Connor whispered, kissing Will softly to distract him as he took out the IV from the paler mans arm
"I love you" Will whispered, standing up slowly with the help of Connor
"I love you too beautiful" Connor smiled, helping the younger man into the tracksuit bottoms and then pulling the hoodie over his head
