Chicago PD One Shots

Allergic Reaction (Upstead)

(Set in season 8)

It was a normal Thursday morning in Intelligence. Since they had just closed a case, Voight told them they could have a delayed start and to be there by 10:00. Everyone had started to slowly stroll in around 9:45 except for Kim. Voight had declared today a paperwork day and everyone had started their work as Kim walked up the stairs.

"Good morning everyone" Kim said putting her stuff down 

"Morning Burgess, what's that?" Kevin asked pointing to the container she had set down 

"Oh, I let Makayla stay home yesterday since we had the day off and we baked cookies and brownies together. She made me promise to bring you guys some today" Kim said starting to walk around with the container of cookies and brownies 

"Sweet, what kind are they?" Adam asked

 "The cookies are chocolate pecan and the brownies have nutella filling. Makayla wanted to try it" Kim said, opening the container going around the unit. 

"Oh" Hailey said nervously to herself. 

Hailey was very allergic to tree nuts to the point if she was even near them she would break out in hives. If she ate them, her throat would close up and she would get incredibly nauseous. She didn't however want to make Kim feel bad by not eating them. She could tell just how hard her and Makayla worked on them and she had the biggest smile on her face. Nobody in the unit knew about this, not even Jay who she had been dating for over a month. She hasn't had a reaction since she came into Intelligence so she just kind of kept it to herself. She stayed at her desk pretending to do work, so she would not have any attention drawn to her and maybe Kim would forget to give her one. 

"You're welcome Sarge, I'll be sure to tell her" she heard Kim say to Voight as she came back from his office. She then accidentally made eye contact with Kim and she came over 

"Hails, you want one?" Kim asked smiling and Hailey stared at them apprehensively thinking what should she do 

"Are you ok Hailey?" Kim asked confused, 

"Um yeah, just trying to decide. They both look amazing" Hailey said chuckling nervously, fiddling with her fingers 

"You can have one of each if you want, we made so much it's no problem" Kim said assuringly 

"Really, I don't want to impose" Hailey said 

"It's fine Hailey, just take them" Kim said smiling. 

Hailey proceeded to take a brownie and cookie and set them on her desk. She then excused herself to the bathroom but really went to see if she had anything that could stop a reaction from happening. She had her epi pen in her purse but that was an absolute last resort for her. She then actually went to the bathroom to wash her hands because she had touched the desserts. She came back to everyone talking and enjoying the treats Kim brought. 

After a while, Hailey's arms had started getting itchy and she couldn't keep from scratching them. She didn't want anyone to notice, since she was wearing a short sleeved shirt, so she put on her sweater she keeps behind her chair. Jay noticed she started acting weird and had put on her sweater 

"Hey, you ok? " Jay asked on the side 

"Yeah why?" she asked not looking up from typing 

"You haven't touched your brownie or cookie and you put on your sweater but it's warm in here and you're sweating. Are you sick?" He asked trying to feel her forehead but Hailey flinched, not wanting to be touched when her skin was already making her feel uncomfortable