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Chapter 2: Goodbyes

" Do you have everything," Jay asked putting the finial plate from breakfast in the dish washer? " Yes Jay you have asked me a million time and it's been the same answer ever time," Erin said as she wheeled her suitcase by the door. " Here take this." " Jay handed her one of his sweatshirts the one that when she came over she always wore. " Really," She asked? She looked up at Jays eyes the blue ocean ones she would miss so much and he replied with yes. She put the hoodie on the suitcase and wrapped her arms around Jays neck giving him a tight hug. " I'm gonna miss you so much," she said as tears poured down her face and landed on Jays shirt. " I'm gonna miss you too but we can call and text whenever you want," Jay said softly. " That would be nice." " Yeah we can do that how about this for the next year we venture out see other people because we never know what's gonna happen when you come back." " Ok deal." They kissed one last time a kiss that said a million words. " Bye Jay." " Bye Erin be safe." She looked into his eyes one last time slipped the hoodie that he gave her on and went out of his apartment. That's it. She's gone. He let her go the women he loved he let her go. It's what he wanted but he needed to focus on that it's what she wanted. Saying goodbye to Jay was very hard for Erin she pulled up to her parents house to say goodbye which was extremely hard. " already crying," Hank asked? " I just said good bye to Jay," Erin said as she wiped her eyes. " Come here Kid." She gave her father a huge hug her parents are the most important people to her ever they cared for her gave her a place to live and now she was saying goodbye. " I love you dad." " I love you too go kick some ass in Argentina." " I will bye momma." " Bye baby I'll miss you," Camille said as a couple tears fell down her face. " I love you guys so much." " We love you too." " You better send me pictures of Whits baby," Erin said before heading out the door. " We will." She said one last goodbye and drove to the airport to meet her team. Her plane took off she was leaving. It was real. She was leaving Jay. Her parents and siblings. Her team. Goodbye Chicago.