Second Chances

Chapter 2-you dont look so good

(Her grasp on her jacket tightened as she walked through the front doors of the district, slowly making her way up the stairs and too the front desk)

Tr<"Erin! How's it going"?(she asked, setting her pen down and looking down at the younger lady)

E<"hey platt, how have you been"?

Tr<"I've been good, you here to see your pops"?(she asked, watching Erin nod)

E<"wanna ring me up"?

Tr<"I'll bring you up,(she walked out from behind the desk and pressed her hand against Erin's back, whipping her hand away when she saw her flinch),sorry"

E<"it's fine...(she swallowed),just scared me"

(Trudy gave her a small smile before walking up the stairs and using her palm to unlock the gate. She opened it for Erin and followed her up, stepping beside her when they stood at the last step of the bullpen)

Tr<"lookie who decided to stop by"!

(The team looked up and smiled)

A<"Erin!(he yelled, pushing out his rolling chair and walking up to her, opening his arms up to her. He didn't ignore the way she tensed up),how've you been"?

E<"been good,(she said, before hugging Olinsky, Antonio, And Atwater),hey"

K<"hey...you okay"?

E<"what? Yeah...why"?

K<"you look sick"(she laughed)

E<"thanks"(she scoffed. Her gaze turned to her dads office door as it opened. She watched as some guy walked out and took a seat at a desk and then hank walking out behind him)

H<"hey kid...didn't know I'd see you five days after I stopped by your apartment"(he smiled)

E<"yeah...finally got outta that dungeon"(she giggled, making her way up to hank)

H<"you say hi to the team?(he watched her nod),we got a new one,(he nodded his head to the side),jay...this is Erin. She's like my daughter"

J<"hi it's nice to meet you"(he gently shook her hand)

E<"you as well,(she gave him a small smile),how long you've worked for hank"?(she asked)

(Jay looked up at voight. No one called him hank)

J<"uh boutta a year now"

E<"I haven't visited in that long?(she asked, turning her attention to hank. She watched him nod),I'm sorry"

H<"don't worry about it, you got your own life kid,(Erin nodded slowly),we gotta talk"

(Erin's POV)
Shit

E<"okay.."

H<"my office,(he directed her towards his office and shut the door after she walked in),sit...(he walked around his desk and sat down),wanna explain to me why your job has been calling me about as to why you haven't shown up in two months or arent returning their calls"?

E<"what"?

H<"Erin...I've been keeping track. Ever since you started dating that Jackson kid you haven't shown up for work. You promised you wouldn't be one of those kids"

E<"one I'm not a kid anymore two...he's not the reason I've not been showing up to work..."

H<"why are you lying,(he asked. Just as she was about to deny it he cut her off),Erin I had to study body language you know that...i can tell when your lying. Explain!(he said. He watched her carefully as her hands started to fidget. He leaned forward in his chair as her eyes filled with tears),Erin what's going on"?