One Chicago: Linstead

Chapter 48: Not A Goodbye

"I'm gonna go say bye to everybody and then I'm all yours." Jay smiled.

"Okay, well hurry. You leave in 2 hours and I want to spend a bit of time together before I go." Erin insisted.

"Okay, okay...," Jay laughed. "I'm going."

An hour and a half later, Jay finally said his goodbye's to everyone except for Erin.

"Erin, I'm so sorry I couldn't get here quicker. I have to leave in like five minutes." Jay sighed.

"Five minutes? Okay. So stay out of trouble and don't get hurt." Erin teased.

"I won't. But I love you. Remember that. Okay? I love you."

"I love you. I'll talk to you...?" Erin started.

"Next Tuesday. 4 o'clock. I promise." Jay promised.

"Okay, goodbye. I love you too."

"Wait. This isn't a goodbye. I'll be back. I'll see you again. I will kiss you again. I love you, I'll see you later."

"See you later." Erin kissed Jay and waved as he got on a bus.

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Tuesday (One Hour Before Erin Talks To Jay)

"How are you?" Natalie asked.

"I'm good. What about you! How are you...?" Erin asked.

"Great actually." Natalie replied.

"So when are you guys talk about more children." Erin smiled.

"Well, we just got married and we already have Owen. I don't wanna rush things. But we have talked about it and let's just say..." Natalie laughed, "Owen should have a brother or sister in about nine months."

"You're pregnant!?" Erin jumped up, "oh my gosh, that's great!"

"I know! I'm so happy!" Natalie exclaimed.

"I'm so happy for you! I have to go, but tell Will when he get's back thanks for taking the kids and that I would be so happy if he could drop the kids off at Hank's. Thanks. I'll talk to you later. Congratulations." Erin ran out. She looked at her watch, 3:30. Quickly she drove home, and by then, it was already 3:45. She logged onto her computer and her Skype account and waited for his call. At 4:39, she finally logged out and thought maybe he had somewhere to be. 

A knock on the door startled her. She opened the door to two Soldiers.

"Are you Erin Lindsay?" One of the men asked. And by then Erin was already in tears. "Mr. Halstead, Jay, was leading a troop in battle against the known terrorist group, ISIS when his platoon was under fire. Currently he is MIA but we think he and his troop are dead. So far we have heard nothing from anyone there but it doesn't look. I'm sorry for your loss."

"No. No!" Erin fell to her knees and her head fell into her hands as she cried.

"I'm sorry, but we have to go." The man said. "Again, very sorry for you loss."