Misunderstanding | Jay Halstead
Request: Could you write an imagine with Jay Halstead x reader where they are both best friends and Jay is in a toxic relationship? The reader tries to convince him to break up with his girlfriend but he is stubborn and decides to stop talking to the reader. And he eventually realizes his mistakes and tries to fix everything which leads to them discovering feelings for each other.
Pairing: Jay Halstead x Reader11Please respect copyright.PENANAKswFw6pQlQ
Originally posted by halstudandruz
“Hey! Are we still meeting at Will’s tonight?” you asked Jay as you saw him coming into ER.
“Oh hey Y/N. Actually, I can’t go today. I promised Claire that I’ll meet with her.” he smiled at you weakly and hugged for goodbye. “I gotta go, I need to catch Will before his shift will be over, bye!”
“Yeah, bye…” you stared at him till he got into the elevator. Of course, you were mad at him. Wednesdays were the only day you could meet after shift, but since he met his girlfriend, he stopped coming. You knew him since you were in high school, because of Will. He was teaching you math, as he was older and already knew more things than you. Jay was so sweet, from the first day you saw him, your heart was sure that this friendship will last long. Until now.
You focused on your work since you decided to meet Will alone and spend this evening with him.
“What’s on your mind Y/N?” April asked you in the break room as you were changing into your casual clothes.
“Nothing, it’s just… Since Jay met his new girlfriend he totally forgot about us. I mean Will and me. He doesn’t even want to go out anymore and don’t get me wrong, I know how the relationship works, but she’s… I don’t know, I don’t like her.”
“Or maybe you’re just jealous? You know him better.” she said.
“April, don’t even start this…” you laughed. “I gotta go, see you tomorrow.” you hugged her and went to your car.
You unlocked your phone to call Will but before that, you noticed that he sent you a message that today you’re gonna meet at Molly’s. It was only 7 pm, so you decided to go home and change into something more comfortable.
As you reached your apartment, you saw a person standing next to your door. At first, you thought it was Jay, as he always was picking you up when you were going to Will’s, but he already told you that he’s not gonna make it.
“Y/N, great, I can finally say to you what I think.” Claire looked at you with a fake smile and stopped you before taking the keys out of your pocket. “Can you stop making Jay feel guilty about everything? He’s finally happy with me and all you can do is tell him what he can’t do and how bad he’s, stop it. I don’t know, maybe take a hit with Will if you want to fuck somebody that much, but get out of Jay’s life please.”
“Excuse me? Jay is my friend I can’t stop seeing him because you said so.”
“You’re so wrong then, I’ll make sure he’s not gonna see you again.”
“You’re just jealous Claire, am I right?”
“I don’t have anything that I can be jealous about.”
“Then get out of here.” you passed by her and unlocked your apartment doors. You went straight to your kitchen and took wine from the fridge. You didn’t mind taking a glass and taking a sip from the bottle.
You went to your bedroom and took a black short dress from your wardrobe. Putting on matching shoes you checked your phone and sent Will a message that you’re gonna meet with him in 15 minutes. Fixing your hair you put lipstick on your lips and fixed your mascara. Adding eyeliner you thought that the best idea for the night will be going out somewhere else after Molly.
When you arrived for your surprise the place wasn’t crowded that much. You noticed Will and waved at him. Soon as you walked closer you noticed Jay and Claire going from the bar to another Halstead. Fuck this, you thought. Tonight is your night, no one can change it.
“Hey Will.” you hugged him and sat next to him.
“Hey, what’s that occasion you dressed up for?” he asked. “You look beautiful.”
“Thank you, there isn’t an occasion, we’re going to the club after Molly.” he looked at you surprised, and took a sip of his beer.
“Really? I didn’t know.”
“Me too until someone showed up at my doors a few minutes ago.” you pointed to Claire.
“Oh, right. To be honest, when I saw her there I wanted to go out but you already have sent me a message that you’re on your way, so.”
“Big Halstead can’t handle a woman? You don’t like her?”
“Please, if you could be my sister-in-law, that would be something amazing, but her? Even Hailey said that Jay changed because of her and at work, it’s not him anymore.”
“Y/N, what a surprise.” Claire smiled at you and wanted to hug you but Jay stepped in her way.
“Yeah, what a surprise.”
“We’re going out, so it was nice to see you both.” Will started to stand up, but you stopped him.
“No Will, my friend told me that they can meet us in an hour so let’s stay.” of course, you lied, but you couldn’t let her win just like that. She couldn’t ruin your night just because she’s jealous to death of Jay.
“Okay I guess, let’s order a drink then.”
“It’s not necessary, I got it.” Jay appeared from the bar and put it on the table 3 beers.
“Thank you, baby.” Claire took one of them as the rest of them.
“You said you’re not drinking tonight.” Jay pointed at the beer in his girlfriend's hands.
“I changed my mind.” of course she did. You stood up and said that you’ll go order something for yourself.
“Hailey, hey!” you hugged her.
“Hi, I haven’t seen you in a while, how’s it going?” she asked. You ordered a beer and sat next to her.
“Awful I can say? I mean at work everything is great but private? Yeah, look at the table and you’ll know the answer.”
“Oh, right. I have the same situation at work. She won’t let him… Just be.”
“I can’t even focus on myself cause my thoughts are full of what she’ll do next.”
“You don’t know?” she asked.
“About what?” you looked at her confused.
“She told him to move to New York with her because her family lives there.”
“You’re kidding me right?”
“I wish. He already gave papers to Voight. I don’t know, he’s really thinking about this transfer. I’m telling you, she’s not the one who he thinks she is.” she stood up and took her jacket. “I need to go, but thanks for the little conversation, we should go out together soon, I’ll call you, bye Y/N.”
“Yeah, definitely, thank you.”
After getting that information you took the beer you’ve ordered and went back to Will. He was sitting there trying to catch up on the conversation Jay and Claire were having, but he looked so uncomfortable there.
“What took you so long?” he asked.
“I met Hailey at the bar and you know, girls needed to catch up, I haven’t seen her in a while.”
“Yeah, 'cause you were too busy trying to meet with Jay.” Claire said.
“And you were too busy minding my business over yourself.” you stood up, took your stuff, and went outside. Going straight to your car you didn’t pay attention to Jay who was calling your name.
When you were trying to unlock the doors to your car, you felt someone’s hand on your arm.
“Why are you acting like this? Claire did nothing wrong.” you turned back to face Jay.
“I can’t believe you really don’t see what is happening between us. She did nothing wrong? She’s trying to do everything to tear us apart, why can’t you just break up with her?”
“There’s nothing between us, what are you talking about, how could you make me even think about it?”
“Oh, so now we don’t exist anymore? Cut the bullshit Jay, you’re doing everything she’s saying to you.”
“We’re just friends what do you expect me to do? I don’t understand.” those words cut deeper than you thought. Of course, he felt nothing.
“Maybe I just don’t wanna lose you? Fuck, Jay! You’re moving with her to fucking New York! After everything, we’ve had together. What about Will huh? Does he know? Does he know that the only family he has with the same blood is moving because of his girlfriend who his brother knows for 3 months? Oh my god, I can’t believe you.” you got in the car, but he still followed you.
“No, he doesn’t, but it doesn’t matter. You know, I thought you were different, I thought that you want me to be happy.”
“I want you to be happy you idiot! I love you too much to let you go, but at the same time, I can’t make you stay. That’s your choice.” you couldn’t believe what just happened. He stood there on the driveway when you left. He didn’t say anything back.
Weeks passed by, you didn’t hear from him anything since that night. Will told you that he spoke to his brother, but he didn’t say him about moving to New York.
You had a day off, so you decided to clean up the house and go for some shopping and coffee with Hailey. When you were washing the dishes, you heard knocking on the doors. You opened doors to see Jay.
“I can’t lose you.” he said and walked into your apartment.
“What are you talking about?”
“I don’t love her Y/N. After you told me that I should break up with her, of course, I was mad at you, but I had too many feelings that I couldn’t understand and now I realised what I did wrong.”
“I don’t understand, you wanted to leave Chicago for her, what happened?”
“You. I did it because I wanted to forget about you. Us. About my feelings for you. About how much I lost because I didn’t notice. I mean, firstly I really thought that she is the one, but days were passing, you and Will were so close and-”
“Wait, hold up… You thought that me and your brother?”
“And what I suppose to say? Yes? You work with him, you see him every single day. That’s why I stopped seeing you on Wednesdays. Claire told me that moving is the best option to start over and I believed her. But when she told me that I can’t see you anymore because she’ll leave me… I wanted you to be happy, to be happy with him and I realized that I need to give you both space for that.”
“You idiot. Have you ever thought about why Will asked you to come over? Because I asked him. I wanted you there. This was the only place I could meet you after work, besides work. Oh my god.” you laughed.
“Why are you laughing, I hurt you.” he said.
“What do you want me to do? I thought we would never see each other again till for the wedding with Claire and now you’re telling me that you thought that I was in love with your brother.”
“I’m an idiot?”
“Yes? I mean, Jay. It hurt me when you treated me like this at Molly’s but I can’t blame you. We just… Didn’t know what was going on so. It’s okay.” you went closer and hugged him. “I mean it’s not like nothing happened, it’s still in my mind, but we can’t live arguing all the time.”
“You’re right, I’m so sorry Y/N.” he kissed your forehead as you hugged him tighter.
“Come on, I’m meeting with Hailey now, so you can’t stay here, but after that, I’m all yours.”
“Mine?” he chuckled.
“Yeah Halstead, we need to catch up with our lives I think.”
“You know I love you?”
“I love you too Jay. More than you think.”
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