Don't worry, I'm still working on Tomb Raider and KHIII!

But, I had this idea a few days ago.

I've always loved "Modern Family", especially the characters. Well, Claire is my least favorite; I mean seriously, there's like a million things wrong with her.

My favorite's are probably Jay and Haley. God, Haley, she's had the most character development throughout the show. But I was not happy about the latest thing that happened to her. Specifically, that she married Dylan and that they had kids together!

Now listen, listen, listen; Dylan is without a doubt a sweet guy. That whole speech he gave in S1E4 about how accepting Haley's family is, that made me think "Wow, that's deep". But, the biggest problem with Dylan; *cringe* How can I put this gently...oh hell, I can't! HE'S DUMB AS A STONE!

Nobody can deny that, and if you try to; you need to get your fucking head examined!

Haley's been in a lot of relationships throughout the show. Some we've seen, others we didn't. I think the best one she had was with Andy, and it's a damn shame he left.

Now, in honor of Sarah Hyland's engagement to Wells Adams; I wanted to make a story where Haley meets an original character and ends up with him instead of Dylan.

So, without further ado...

I don't own Modern Family. All OCs belong to me and Fang

Oh yeah, I owe a big thanks again to Fang for helping me with this!

Chapter 1: The Meeting

~1st PERSON POV~

I jogged down the sidewalk toward the coffee shop. It was a typical day for me; wake up, eat, feed the dog, stretch, morning jog, stop at coffee shop, jog back home, shower, and go from there.

Not gonna lie...it kinda got a little boring, but what can you do?

I entered the coffee shop and got some water. As I took my first sip, I turned and nearly choked! Thankfully, I managed not to make a mess.

The reason for nearly spitting up my water was sitting at one of the tables, drinking some coffee and checking her phone.

She was fairly tan, had short hair that looked like a mix between blonde and brown. She was wearing a sleeveless, slim-strapped coral Henley tank top with three buttons, with the top button undone to show more of her cleavage and blue jeans. She was wearing big loop earrings and three bracelets on her right arm.

Now trust me, I've dated my fair share of girls, and all of them were pretty. But this girl was the prettiest I've ever seen.

And when I say pretty, I mean DROP-DEAD pretty. My god, it was like someone just lit up a dark room for the first time in years!

~Normal POV~

Haley put her phone down and took a sip of her coffee. That's when she saw him; a super gorgeous guy in exercise attire and the body of an athlete. He had black hair in a combed back style and blue eyes.

Her beautiful green eyes widened and she did her best to smile, despite having a mouth-full of coffee.

'Don't make this awkward, Haley...' she thought.

The guy walked over to her table, put down his water and sat in front of her.
"Just a fair warning, I'm calling the cops. Because it's gotta be a crime to look so pretty."

Haley just swallowed so she could giggle and tucked her hair behind her left ear.
"Well, I guess if you're gonna do that, I'm going to have a life sentence."

He laughed at that, "Nice come back! I'm Kevin, by the way, Kevin Turner."

"Haley Dunphy," Haley introduced herself.

They gently shook hands in greeting.

"So, what's a nice place like you doin' in a girl like this?" Kevin quipped.

"Oh, you know," said Haley. "Just...hanging around."

"Just need some alone time, away from a crazy family?" Kevin guessed.

Haley scoffed and laughed, "Ugh, you have no idea!"

"How many?" Kevin asked.

"Mainly, there's me, Mom, Dad, my little sister Alex, and my younger brother Luke," Haley started. "Then there's also my Uncle Mitchell, who's married to Cameron. They're gay, but super cool. They have a daughter named Lilly. Finally, my grandpa Jay, who's married to his second wife, Gloria, who's a Columbian bombshell. Her son Manny, and their son Joe."

"Jay...Jay Pritchett?" Kevin did a double-take.

"You know my grandpa?" Haley asked surprised.

"I live a couple houses down from him," Kevin said. "Well, me and my roommates. We first met at the dog park and we hit it off. We've worked on cars together, shared some drinks, made us feel welcome in the neighborhood. Also, I totally agree about Gloria!"

"I know, right?!" Haley exclaimed.

They both laughed, heartily.

"Man...it's nice to have someone to talk to about this," she said. "Can't remember when I was able to just...you know...vent."

"Who's toughest on you?" Kevin asked.

"Ugh, Mom..." Haley scoffed. "She is such a psycho control-freak and my sister is such a condescending know-it-all."

"Well, what family doesn't have problems," Kevin said. "But we still love them."

"I know, and I do love my crazy family," Haley defended herself. "But they get on my nerves sometimes."

"Completely understandable," Kevin said before checking his phone. "Crap, gotta get ready for work."

"Wait, will I...see you again?" Haley tried not to sound desperate.

"Undoubtedly," he replied. "Hold out your phone, please."

Haley held out her phone, where he touched it with his. A second later, DING; a new number appeared on both of their screens.

"Easier way to exchange numbers," Kevin said, then kissed her hand. "It was nice to meet you, Haley Dunphy."

With that, he left the shop and jogged down the sidewalk.

Haley watched him leave, blinking rapidly and holding her chest, wondering why her heart was pounding.

'What in the hell is happening to me?' she thought.

This takes place during early Season 8. So she never gets together with Rainer Shine (Nathan Fillion.) I mean, there was too much of an age difference for that relationship to be appropriate.

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