Filling your Daddy's Shoes

Chapter 10: There's no Good in Goodbye

(Title Credit to Carrie Underwood.) 

Kyle looked down on his son's picture. He smiled kissed it then put it in his shirt. He pulled his necklace with a cross and kissed it

Kyle sat in the lead humvee waiting for the Go ahead to keep moving. His Sergeant gave him to go. The Person driving the humvee kept moving. They hit something, an IED and it blows the humvee up. Kyle was in the front.
"Uncle Jay,Can I go to the movie's with Reese and Grant and Mikey and Gracie?"

"Yeah sure why not."

Jay,Shane and Gracie hopped into Jay's truck and drove to the district.

"Hey Shane! Hey Gracie!" said Platt

"Hey!" Shane and Gracie kept moving

"Uncle Jay,When can I go on a ride along with you?"

"Dad,Can I go too?" asked Gracie

"Whoa Gracie. You could get hurt." said Shane

"Oh Shane. Shut it!" She slapped him

It's been over a couple months since He's seen his Dad. And Jay was getting worried.

"Hank,Is it ok if Shane and Gracie tag along with Intelligence today?"

"I don't see why not."

Hank went back into his Office.

Erin was in the break room pouring her coffee. Jay walked and picked up a cup.
"Erin,I'm worried about Shane. He's been sad."

"Yeah. I have noticed that. It's probably because of his Dad."

Jay and Shane sat in Intelligence, talking when Jay got a call. He got up and walked to the Interrogation room.

"Hello?"

"Is this Jay Halstead?" asked a Sergeant

"Yes Sir,May I ask who's calling?"

"I'm Sergeant Karton from the Army. It's nice to talk to you again Mr. Halstead."

"Yeah,It is. It's been a while. Why are you calling?"

"I am calling to inform you that Kyle James your friend, He was killed by an IED. Kyle will always be honored as a hero to this country. I am sorry for your loss and I know that you are the emergency contact on his papers so I called you. Thank you for your service Mr. Halstead."

Jay say down in the chair and looked at the wall. A thousand things were flowing through his mind. One of them was How to tell Shane. He got up wiped the tears from his face and walked into the break room. He motioned for Erin to come see him.
"Jay,What's wrong?"

Shane and the guys were throwing a ball back and forth.

Shane started laughing because the ball hit Kevin in the face. Kevin chugged the ball at him.
Gracie started laughing

"Kyle,I just got a call. He was killed. I don't know how to tell Shane. That's his Dad and now He doesn't have a Mom or Dad. Er,I told him that We were going to meet him in the airport and see his Dad. It's gonna be like I Lied. That could've been me in  there. What am I going to tell him?"

"Jay,Calm down. Ok. How about you and I take Shane out to dinner and break the news to him. That way it may be easier to do. I'm gonna be here for you and Shane. I know that you were here for me when Nadia died. You and Shane are going to get through this."

"Erin,Thank you."

Jay and Erin walked out the break room and Jay went into Hank's office. Before He went in He looked at how happy Shane was.