Dodging Bullets || Antonio Dawson

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Alejandra walked to her car and Erin caught up with her and grabbed her arm.

"I'm sorry about the-"

"Erin , it's fine."

"But-"

"Erin." Alejandra gave her a hug. "Don't stress out about it. It happened , I'm over it." She pulled away and smiled. "I'm going to go have fun and so should you."

"Where are you going ?"

"I'm grown Erin." She laughed and walked away to her car.

"You are a year younger than me."

"Still grown." Alejandra shouted behind her as she got in her car. Erin sighed and went back to her boyfriend's car and plopped in the passenger seat.

"You talk to her ?"

"She says it happened and I'm over it but I can tell she's not. I know she's not."

Jay Halstead grabbed her hand and interlocked it with his.

"But if she says she's okay , take her word it. Trust her."

"Only because you say so. Now drive , I want to go home." Erin told him. Jay let go of her hand and drove off. Alejandra saw Kelly Severide's text with his address and he told her what beers to get.  She drove off and got the beers and some pizza to go before going to his apartment. Thank god he lived on the first floor so she didn't have to up stairs or get on the elevator. She knocked on the door and the door unlocked and opened to show Kelly Severide.

"Wow , you said seven and you were on time."

"Brought beer and food."

"And food ? Why didn't we become friends earlier ?"

"You know why ?" She said , walking in and going to his couch and taking off her jacket. "Can I take my shoes off ?"

"I hope your feet don't stink."

"They don't." She said , taking off her small boots and placed them neatly on the side of the coffee table.  The pizza box was opened and the beer tops were off. "So how was work today ?"

Kelly rolled his eyes and she laughed.

"What ?"

"Had to rescue a fucking cat from a tree."

She started laughing to the point tears raised in her eyes.

"You guys really do that ? I thought that was only in movies ?"

"Haha , laugh at my pain."

"I'm sorry but that is too funny."

"What about you ?" He asked her.

"Well two teenage boys got caught selling at school with this new drug-"

"Taxi right ? The drug that makes you feel like Fast & Furious ?"

"That one." She said before sipping on her beer. "So I told them I would show them my boobs if they told me who their dealer was. I was only looking for the name but they told me literally everything they knew. Who it was , the time , the location. Everything over some titties." Alejandra said , giggling. Kelly laughed.

"Why would you do that to them ?"

"I didn't think they were going to fall for it."

"So Ali , you never told me where you are from and why Chicago ?"

"Well." She started before wiping her fingers with her napkin and putting it on her empty plate. Alejandra turned to him wrapping her arms around her legs. " First it's Alejandra."