"Erin, Jay, he was shot! He's on a flight here right now. They should land in about 3 hours. They say he's doing fine and that he should recover quickly, he's stable, but there may be some type of spinal injury too. It's too soon to be sure right now, all I know is he's on his way over now." Mouse stated.
"It's cool. I'm gonna go to Med right now, you tell Hank that? Okay? Thanks." Erin grabbed her jacket and ran down the steps and to her car.
"Erin, didn't think I'd see you here." Will stated.
"Can we go somewhere private. There's something important I'd like to talk to you about and I don't think that everyone should hear it." Erin stated.
"Yeah, sure. Follow me." Will led her to a room. "I honestly don't know why I kissed you. It was totally unprofessional. I just assumed that you wanted me to. I'm stupid,but let me tell ya, that kiss... that kiss was amazing. You're amazing."
"Will! Stop! That's not... no. Just, let's move past that. I came to tell you Jay's been shot. He's on his way. About 3 hours out. They've stabalized him, they just are unsure if he has any other injuries and his closest family is here, us." Erin sat down in a chair.
Will closed his eyes. Will couldn't think, he couldn't breathe. He leaned up against the wall and slid down until he was finally sitting on the floor.
"Will... Are you okay?"
"Jay probably never told you this.... Our father, he was a really abusive guy. He used to hit me and Jay. One day, he told my father that he should stop hitting me and start hitting him only. My little bro, my brave little bro. He did it because he knew I was getting bullied too. I struggled my childhood, and I promised myself that's the last time I'd let Jay be brave for me. I told myself, that's the last time Jay will ever get hurt. Damn it, I knew he'd still get hurt but I can't lose him, too."
"Too?" Erin asked.
"My mother killed my father in self-defense. Actually, our defense. My father came at Jay with a broken bottle. The bottle was broken because I knocked it onto the ground. My dad, he took the bottle and slashed Jay. That's what his scar is on his side. It was my fault. Well, after that, he kept going after Jay. Kept trying to... I don't know... kill him and he almost did but my mom took a knife and stabbed it through his chest. I killed my father and I almost killed my brother." Will confessed. A tear fell from his eye.
"No, you didn't. Don't ever think that. Just because you knocked over that bottle doesn't mean it was your fault. Just because Jay went back into the military doesn't mean it's your fault. If anything, it's mine. And hell, I know you love Jay, but if he wants to go and get scars to protect you, let him. He always wants to protect everyone... everyone but himself. You can't blame yourself for that. It's just who he is." Erin gave Will a hug.
"Thank you." Will pulled away from the hug. He looked into her eyes and down at her mouth. "And somehow when you're crying, you still look beautiful," Will stated. He leaned in for a kiss but Erin backed away.
"I love Jay, Will. You know that. I'm sorry. Maybe if I'd have met you first, but even then, I think Jay and I would have ended up together. Jay and I are meant to be, we... we are not." Erin stated.
"Just don't tell Jay, please. It'll destroy our relationship." Will begged.
"Don't worry, I won't. I don't want you guys to have a falling out. We take it to our graves, right?"
"We take it to our graves."
