The day started out horrible, first the hot water in your apartment stopped working for some odd reason when you tried to take a quick morning shower, then you were late to work due to traffic and Voight wasn’t that pleased with you.
Could this day get any worse? Apparently the universe was against you today, since your paperwork was also magically missing which meant you had to rewrite everything. Every. Single. File.
Seeing everyone’s pitiful eyes on you made you slightly cringe. You hated people when people pitied you. It made you think of how after losing one of your closest friends, you felt like everyone was treating you like some glass object which in your opinion was the worst feeling ever. It was so annoying when people felt like they had to treat you so carefully, you knew they meant well and it was supposed to be a nice gesture but still.
It all got worse when it was lunchtime, since you discovered your wallet was missing. After asking Voight if you could quickly get something from your apartment since you had completely forgotten about it. You ran down the stairs of the bullpen towards your car, nearly tripping down the flight of stairs. The desk sergeant gave you a weird look but after giving her an awkward smile you were gone. You had somehow managed to get to your apartment and back to the district without any more bad things happening. Luckily for the rest of the day you didn’t get any new cases, which was kind of nice and calm since for once you could catch up on all of your paperwork.
At the end of the day you were so overwhelmed, you just wanted to curl up in bed and stay there forever. Today was really tough, you thought to yourself. Soon hours passed and you still couldn’t sleep, and your anxiety was getting worse and worse and you were starting to feel more restless and overwhelmed. Not knowing what else to do or where else to go, you quickly put on your shoes and coat and grabbed your car keys and locked the door to your apartment. There was only one place that felt safe enough for you - Erin’s place. When you first joined intelligence, she was the first one to welcome you. While the rest took their time to warm up to you. She always made you feel so safe and protected. As silly as it might sound she had became your safe place in such a small amount of time.
Driving the short distance from your apartment to hers, you started to feel even more anxious and overwhelmed. It was all too much for you. You quickly parked under her apartment building and got out of the car running up to her door. You rang the bell a few times until you heard footsteps coming to the door. The brunette opened the door not expecting to see you there with such a panicked expression.
“Y/n are you okay? What happened?” She asked stepping out of the door towards you.
“I’m really sorry to bother you. I just can’t calm down and I’m so anxious and I just- I-I didn’t know where else to go…I’m so sorry” You replied, starting to cry. “Oh Y/n sweetheart, come in please. It’s okay and you're never bothering me. I love spending time with you. Why don’t we sit down on the couch and just sit there until you feel a bit better, okay?” You simply nodded and took off your shoes and coat, heading towards Erin’s couch with her guiding you, while gently rubbing your back to comfort you. She sat down next to you and wrapped her arms around you. You quickly hid your face into her shoulder not wanting Erin to see your tears. She continued to gently rub your back while whispering into your hair that it’s okay and to let it all out.
After a bit you started to calm down and you felt like you could finally take a deep breath. Slowly pulling away from her warm embrace, you looked at Erin. Her worried expression broke your heart, since you weren’t the best with intimacy and feelings due to the way you were raised. She gently wiped away your tears from your cheeks. You let out a half sob half chuckle. “Are you feeling better now?” She asked you in a worried tone. “Yea, a little bit. I’m really sorry for ruining your evening.” You said finally finding the courage to look her in the eyes. “C’mere. You're not ruining my evening. I love spending time with you Y/n” She gently pulled you into a big hug. You hugged her back so tightly, Erin’s hugs were the best and most comforting hugs ever in your opinion. And that’s when you knew it would all be okay.
As hard as this day was, at least it ended well. Since it ended with you and Erin curled up on her couch drinking wine and laughing at silly romcoms. That was one of the best ways to end such a bad day. With someone like Erin by your side you knew you would be alright, even in the hardest and toughest moments. The evening ended with you both curled up close to each other on Erin’s couch. You fell asleep with a small smile on your face, you were finally safe.