I am writing this for a friend of mine that I also consider one of my fan fiction mentors and this one-shot is one of two requests I've gotten from my loyal fans.

First Choice…Always
Her back & forth rocking motion concerns Kenny Rixton when he uses his key to let himself into Hailey's apartment, stepping over to her in slow strides. "Hailey." No response though she does turn her eyes toward him standing behind the couch in the living room of her apartment. "Hey. Upton. Talk to me. What happened today?"

"It … it was bad. One of my old cases came back to bite me in the ass, Rix," Hailey finally murmurs, hands trembling as her gaze falls upon them in front of her. "Everyone told me to make a choice. As if I had one, Rix. I had a fling with the man for goodness' sake. While I was undercover! A fling. Me. I got knocked up, had to go to New York and give the baby up so he wouldn't find out. Lucky for me, a nice couple that Olivia knew are her foster parents. They let me see her whenever I want."

With a gentle touch, Kenny reaches out to tuck some of her hair behind one ear before leaning forward to press a soft kiss to her forehead. "Give Olivia a call. We're going to have her brought back here to Chicago. I'll formally adopt her as my own."

"You'd do that for me?" Hailey asks, her voice soft.

"Her father may be someone you met undercover but we both know I'd put you both first above everything," Kenny replies in the same soft voice.

Maybe she hadn't been as lucky in the relationship department after sleeping with a suspect on the clock undercover but Hailey knew that with Kenny Rixton around, she was going to be his first choice.

Always.