Characters: Jay Halstead x FemReader / OC Dahlia "Lia" Halstead / CPD
Warnings: angst/ swearing/ violence/ kidnapping
A/N: Hello my beautiful readers. I worked really hard on this one and I'm really excited for you all to read. Portraying Dahlia "Lia" Halstead is Abigail Cowen. Here is a request from @hngbrooks
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It was the call you never expected or wished to have, your daughter screaming at the top of her lungs. Nothing was supposed to happen she was at her friendâs house for a sleepover, it was supposed to be a calm and quiet night. Now a couple of hours after the horrible call, the team had reunited at the district to take on the case. You and your husband both replayed in your heads her words and the desperation that came with them.
You and Jay laughed as you sat in the living room both appreciating the night alone and off work. Your 16-year-old daughter Dahlia -Lia as she likes to be called- was currently at her friendâs house. Her parents had planned it for Lia and Lucy -Liaâs friend- and since you had interacted with them before, you both agreed to let her go. It was approximately 11pm when Jayâs phone rang Liaâs face popping on the screen, he answered putting it on speaker.
âHi honey. Everything alrightâ Jay asked between chuckles as he laughed at something you said
âDadâŠâ the tone of her voice made both of you freeze and sit up straight on the couch
âBaby whatâs going on? Everything okay?â you asked leaning slightly towards the phone on Jayâs hand. Shallow breathing could be heard from the other line, along with silence.
âThere is someone in the houseâ she whispered. At this your eye widen as your hand on reflex grabbed your husbands forearm, his hand falling into the grasp
âLia. Listen where are Lucyâs parents?â Jay asked trying to maintain calm during the situation but inside he was as panicked as you were
âI donât know. I think they left without me. There is no one here, not even Lucy⊠Dad Iâm scared, I donât know what to doâ her voice broke as she still whispered into the phone. You shared a look with Jay before you both jumped into action, grabbing your keys and rushing to climb into the truck.
âLia babe. Where are you?â Jay asked as he pulled out of the driveway
âIâm in Lucyâs roomâ she said as you heard her shuffle around the room silently
âJay-â you started to talk before getting quiet as you heard noise from the phone. There was a banging on the other side of the line that made you jump, a small cry followed by hurried footsteps.
âDad- theyâre here. I locked myself in the bathroom. But I think they saw meâ Lia sobbed as she panted panic invading her senses
âBaby, listen to me alright. Weâre on our way. I promise. Stay where you are. Weâre coming to get youâ Jay said sternly at the thought of something bad happening to his daughter
âMomâ Lia cried into the phone as screaming was being heard, a banging noise after making your heart drop.
âIâm coming Lia. I swearâ you exclaimed, making Jay go faster as you both heard struggle from the other side
âMOM! No. Let me go. Dad. DAD!â Lia screamed before there was a thud on the other side. You thought they had done something to make her quiet, but Lia exclaimed one last time.
âThree guys. Dragon tattoo on their necks!â before you heard a slap over the line and silence after that.
Jay started cursing, his hand hitting the steering wheel as your eyes stayed on the screen of the truck her name still there. Hearing shuffling which you could only imagine was her being dragged away. As you arrived at Lucyâs house you both entered guns pointed in case they were still in there. But luck wasnât on your side, clearing every room you both arrived at the bathroom. The door was ripped from the hinges and there were clear signs of struggle.
âShitâ you barely heard Jayâs curse, as you shook your head. The denial.
âNoâ you whispered as you frantically moved to look around the bedroom again, almost hoping she was hiding somewhere. Your husband noticed your panicked state so he went towards you.
âHey Y/N. Listen weâre gonna find herâ Jay said cupping your cheeks as your breathing picked up
âYou donât know that Jayâ you cried, as he brought you into his arms whispering reassuring words. But nothing made it easy for either of you.
An hour later you were sat at your desk your head in your arms as you silently cried. Jay stood next to you a hand on your shoulder for support as the team was silent, none knew what to say to their friends. Being woken at almost 1am by the news the team didnât hesitate to spend extra hours trying to find Lia. By now everyone had changed into tactical uniforms prepared for anything that could come up.
âAnything on camera?â Jay asked Kim, the brunette shook her head painstakingly
âShe said they had a dragon tattoo on their necksâ you said, as you straightened yourself sniffing
âIâll look into itâ Kevin answered as rushing to his desk.
Hank called both of you to his office after he finished his call, neither taking a sit arms crossed with a mixed of concerned and pissed looks on both your faces.Â
âPatrol found Lucyâs father, Jason. But. Before we take on this. Are we doing this my way or yours?â Hank asked looking between you and Jay. Nor you neither Jay said a word looking straight at the sergeant, he nodded.
âI donât give a flying fuck how we do this. Just bring my daughter back. You bring her backâ you said jaw tensed as tears burned your eyes.
âWhatever it takesâ Jay nodded beside you agreeing with you while he gently squeezed your shoulder.
The older man nodded gesturing to both of you to follow him down to the garage. As you three entered you saw him sitting inside the cage. As he made eye contact with you, you fasten your steps grabbing a bat and opening the door with a swing. Jay wasnât going to stop you, and neither would your sergeant.
âWhere were you? Where is she?â you asked inching yourself closer to him, he shook his head in response
âI SWEAR IâM GOING TO SWING THIS BAT INTO YOUR SKULL!â you screamed, before you raised the bat, he recoiled raising his cuffed hands -you werenât gonna hit him, not yet at least-
âWhere is my daughter, Jason? Talk you coward piece of shitâ Jay said next, standing in front at the door of the cage
âYou know who has herâ you said pointing at him threateningly
âI donât know what you meanâ he said looking directly at you, trying to hide a smile. When you saw this you felt helpless, he was supposed to look after Lia while she was in his house and here he was nonchalantly like he didnât care.
âYou were supposed to look after her, why didnât you?â Hank asked inching closer, Jason shrugged his shoulders, turning his head avoiding all eye contactÂ
âWhy did you leave her alone at your house!?â you continued grabbing his jaw harshly and turning his head back to look into your eyes. You were met with Jasonâs stoic unbothered face.
âI swear to god! I donât even care if I go to jailâ in a swift motion Jay pushed himself of the door and grabbed Jason by the collar of his shirt pulling him to his feet and into the wall behind.
âTalk. Or Iâll let her swing. You wanna play tough, huh, how about nowâ your husband said grabbing his gun and pointing it at Jasonâs throat
âOkay. Okay, Iâm sorry I owe them moneyâ Jason said trying to wiggle out of Jayâs hold,
âAnd you left my daughter at your house! You knew they were coming after you. You ran like the coward you are, taking your family. What about mine?! You left her there! You should be grateful I donât put a bullet to your fucking headâ Jay exclaimed before smacking Jason with the gun.
âYouâre going to regret doing thatâ your husband said putting his gun away grabbing Jasonâs arm pulling him off the ground fixing the latterâs shirt. Standing toe to toe with him, face inches away.
âYou canât. Youâre a copâ Jason said eye wide as he looked between the three
âWhoâs going to stop meâ Jay said in a tone so cold it made shivers run doing your spine, he turned to looked towards you taking the bat from your hands.
âGo upstairsâ Jay said as you looked up at him with a confused expression on your face. Before you gazed at Hank,
âGo Y/Nâ the older man said nodding to the stairs
âJay-â you whispered shaking your head, you were both in this together
âIf things go south, one of us has to be out of the loopâ Jay gazed into your eyes, making you shake your head in protest
He wanted to make sure that if this got out, somehow, that you would be clear and Lia wouldnât be alone. Before you could object, you shared a look with your sergeant who nodded encouraging. Hank Voight wouldnât let anything get out; he would have both of your backs.
âTrust me. Heâs gonna talkâ Jay said tightening the grip on the bat. You looked towards Jasonâs frozen form; he didnât know how much and with whom he had messed up.
âDo itâ you said looking back at Jay and nodding once, before rushing upstairs.
At the same time in some place in the city of Chicago a 16-year-old girl was sitting in the dark, knees pulled to her chest as she laid her head in them. She was tired, confused and scared.
-Who are this people? Are they after my parents?- these were one of her many questions. She was pulled out of her thoughts as she saw the doorknob shake slightly before a man walked in.
The way he held himself made Lia understand he was important, his face was still in the shadows so Lia couldnât see who it was, the only visible thing was his blonde hair. The three men that had dragged her out of Lucyâs house -thing 1,2 & 3- still wore their ski masks as they stood behind him. Lia recoiled to the corner of the room, silent tears ran down her face as she waited for the man to move or say something.
âYOU HAD ONE JOBâ the new voice screamed.
He had an accent that Lia recognized -Russian-. She sobbed silently daring to raise her eyes slightly, confused as she saw that the man wasnât looking at her instead she was staring at his back as he raised a finger towards the other man.
âSir?â thing 1 said but was interrupted,
âWho is this kid?â blonde man asked looking over his shoulder at Lia who immediately snap her eyes down, before he turned back to the three.
âThatâs-. Thatâs Jasonâs kid. I thought you wanted us to bring her hereâ
-So, heâs the boss- Lia thought as the kidnapper laughed slightly thinking his boss was joking -oh but he wasnât-. As she gazed at them again the blonde started laughing making the thing 3 laugh nervously. He turned to Lia,
âLittle lady cover your eyesâ he said, Lia confused followed what he said putting her head back on her knees. Jumping and covering her ears as she heard a loud popping sound -gunshot- she thought
âYou DUMB FUCKâ he screamed at the bleeding body.
âGod damnit! I gave you a picture. Sheâs a redhead! Jasonâs kid is a brunette, you dumb assholesâ he screamed rubbing his forehead, biting his lip as he raised his fist like he was about to punch the other two guys.
âYou both are gonna fix this. Now. Iâm not happyâ the blonde man said as he turned around at the teenager whoâs arms covered her head, before he shook his head. The sound of gunshots were heard between the silence.
Back at the district you sat at the edge of your desk. It felt like it had been hours since you left the cage but in reality it had been 20 minutes. Being pulled out of your thoughts when you saw Hank walking into the bullpen, Jay trailing behind
âWeâve got a location. Letâs go!â not a second was waisted after hearing those words as everyone ran to the cars. Jay drove both of you, you took a shaky breath that broke into a sob. You felt your husbands hand on the back of your neck thumb caressing it as you cried.
âPlease let her be okayâ you kept repeating between sobs bending forward slightly.
Still rubbing his hand on your back Jay was no longer trying to hide his tears. You were both emotionally exhausted and the uncertainty of Lia not making it was destroying you from the inside out. As you arrived at the abandoned building the team dispersed, you followed Hailey as Jay went with Hank.
The place was cold, wet and dark it made you tear at the thought of your daughter being in this place, alone. Room by room, you felt your hope disappear at the emptiness of each of them. The team had cleared the rooms on their side and were coming towards you and Hailey for backup.
âItâs the last oneâ you whispered voice breaking, Hailey took a deep breath before turning the doorknob and pushing the door open. Both gasping at the sight in front of you.
âLia. Let her go!â âDrop it!â both Hailey and you exclaimed as you saw a blonde man pointing a gun at your daughters head while she sat tide to a chair tape on her mouth. You could hear her muffled screams and the tears running down her cheeks at the sight of you -her mom- but you were unable to understand anything.
âNo, I think I wonâtâ the man said, as you barely heard Hailey
âThereâs bodiesâ she whispered to you as you flickered your gaze to the floor looking back at your daughter as she closed her eyes
âLia. Baby open your eyesâ you said taking your eyes off the man threatening the life of your only daughter and looking directly at her.
Lia followed what you said making eye contact with you as you gave her a reassuring smile. She knew you were going to save her because, if there was anyone in this world that could do it. That would be you and her dad.
âHow cute. You must be momâ the man laughed nudging the tip of his gun into Liaâs head
âYou wanna know what your biggest mistake was?â you clenched your jaw as you spoke to the man
âSending this dumbasses to do a job I couldâve doneâ he asked humorously
âYeah- and taking my daughter you assholeâ you said before firing your gun.
You breathed out as you ran into the room to your daughters sitting figure. Her eyes closed tightly afraid to open them. As you slowly took it off the tape on her mouth and arms, she started crying in relief
âMomâ âHey sweetie. Youâre okayâ you said pulling her to her feet and hugging her tight, hearing heavy footsteps from the hallway.
âJay! Sheâs in hereâ Hailey screamed at the latter who had come into her view.
The rest of the team following closely behind guns raised since they had heard the gunshot echo through the building. Your husband ran like hell towards where Hailey was pointing. He thought of all the possibilities, all of the outcomes and prayed.
As he came into the room he sighed in relief before running towards you engulfing both into his chest as he kissed Liaâs forehead. After a minute you pulled away letting Jay wrapped Lia into a bone crashing hug. His hand protectively tucking her head into his neck your daughter sobbed as she buried herself deeper into her dadâs arms while you caressed her hair.
âYou guys came for meâ she cried in Jayâs chest, making tears escape your eyes
âOf course, we didâ you whispered
âHey sweetheart. Did they hurt you?â Jay said in her ear desperately, as he silently prayed they hadnât laid a finger on her hair.
âNo. Iâm okayâ when you heard Liaâs confirmation, both you and Jay breath in relieve as the team closed their eyes relishing in the same feeling.
âHalstead letâs get her to Medâ Hank said as he made eye contact with you
âJust give me a minute to hold her, alrightâ Jay said voice breaking as he locked eyes with the older man who nodded, signaling the team to give you some privacy.
Hours later of rushing Lia to the ED and dealing with a panicked Will Halstead as he saw his niece in a stretcher with the whole team behind it. He had been informed of the whole situation briefly by Hailey, he had mixed emotions about it. He felt hurt Jay hadnât contacted him as fast as it happened -maybe he couldâve helped- but Will understood the priorities, he knew he wouldâve only been in the way.
Now you and Jay sat beside your daughters sleeping form. While she laid on her left side, one hand in yours and the other on Jayâs. Jay brushed the fallen hairs off her face with his free hand as you rested your head on his shoulder. Both looking at your most prized possession, a gift that couldâve easily been snatched from existence.
âI thought we were going to lose herâ you whispered trying not to wake your daughter up. At your voice Jay turned his head slightly pecking your forehead before sighing.
âI know, me too. But sheâs right here and nothing will ever happen to her. I swear on my lifeâ Jay said as he continued looking at his daughter and brushing her hair.
Before she had fallen asleep Doctor Charles had visited. Lia told the three of you what had happened, what she heard and what the man said to her. You listened carefully; still on edge as parents hearing what she endured. The fear in her voice hunted you both even after hours of looking at her because after this, life would never be the same again.
