Author's Note: I'm just watching the start of Season 3 on Netflix. I didn't expect Bay to join the field hockey team, but when I realized she and I share similar feelings about sports, it sparked something and this resulted. I like getting inside a character's head sometimes. This probably won't be my last SAB story, and I'm sure I'll be writing Bemmet eventually! :)

Bay sighed. Field hockey practice was about the last place she wanted to be right now. But, at least she was on the bench and not the field. Not playing was about the best thing she could do for the team. She watched as Daphne stole the ball and passed it to a teammate. The Kennish genes at work, she thought. It was no wonder Daphne and Toby had bonded over this. Sports had never been her thing. Art, on the other hand, was.

The past few years had been a blur. All because of one innocent little biology lesson, her world had been turned upside down. If the teacher had wanted to impress upon the students exactly how important blood types were, Bay had certainly gotten the message. Her science class had led to a visit to a genetic counselor, who gave her family a shocking bit of news: there had been a mistake at the hospital sixteen years earlier. An overworked maternity nurse had switched a couple of name bracelets, and just like that, two families had been changed forever.

Had it not been for that twist of fate, she definitely wouldn't be here. She'd still be at Buckner. Well, the switch had been a blessing in at least one way! Who would have thought Bay would actually find a school where she fit in? And that it would be a School for the Deaf? Even Bay herself couldn't believe she'd led a protest last year to stop Carlton from being closed. The plan hadn't been entirely successful, since even more hearing kids were admitted. But Daphne was happy here. And, surprisingly, so was Bay.

Everyone thought Bay had wanted to come here because of Emmett. But they'd broken up a long time ago. She forced aside thoughts of Simone, and the circumstances which led to the end of their romantic relationship. Emmett was definitely still in her life, though. He'd been there for her in a way no other guy had.

Bay thought back to when her family and Daphne's first got to know each other. They were worlds apart, with the Kennishes living in their upscale Mission Hills neighborhood, while Daphne and Regina lived in the less-affluent East Riverside. Her family had never even known that the Deaf community existed, much less seen it in their literal backyard. Her parents had been reluctant to allow Daphne to ride to school on Emmett's motorcycle. But Regina had stood up to them. There was certainly no doubting that Bay and Regina shared the same DNA.

It had been little surprise that Bay's biological mother shared a love for art. In meeting the small Vasquez family, Bay had found a piece of herself that had been missing. And she hadn't even realized it was lost, just as John and Kathryn never suspected they were raising a child that wasn't theirs.

But Regina had known since Daphne was three that they weren't related. On one hand, Bay wished she'd come forward then. It would've spared her the experience of growing up in a place where she didn't belong. But, knowing Regina's situation, it was hard to blame her. Had there been a custody battle, it would not have been pretty. It was bad enough that the switch had cost Regina her marriage.

Things would have been so different if Bay had gone home from the hospital with her rightful parents. She would have grown up with Emmett, just as Daphne had. Her art would have been celebrated. The list of If only's was a mile long. If not for the switch, Daphne would likely still have her hearing.

Bay's mind was brought back to reality as Daphne scored a goal. The team cheered, even the deaf players. As Daphne received high-fives, it was clear she didn't regret not being able to hear. Not one bit. Daphne wouldn't want to give up her Deafness any more than Bay would forgo her hearing.

The switch had changed everything, in more ways than Bay could count. Sometimes it seemed as if the changes still weren't over. They probably never would be. Everything was more complicated now. But, if not for the hospital's mistake, Bay wouldn't have the life she had now, or any of her friends. She would always be close to Emmett, and several of the other kids here at Carlton. But the bond Bay shared with Daphne was unique. She wouldn't trade it for anything.

The End