A/N: Hi,

Two updates in one week, I'm as surprised as you are. Haha. But thanks to the amazing fast editing work of my beta reader upjamisforever, the next elopement story is already here! Once again, these are all one shots. So each chapter is a complete story on it's own. The chapters are unrelated to each other.

I've truly been so overwhelmed by the response to the last story. I am so glad you all enjoyed reading about the drunk Halstead brothers as much as I enjoyed writing it. Not gonna lie, today's chapter is a bit more 'plain' and 'boring' (and short, sorry). But I hope you'll still like it.

I gotta admit, with all the teasers and interviews we have gotten about 901, I'm more and more convinced that Upstead is gonna be engaged (and potentially may even elope) by the end of the season 9 premiere! And I'm so thrilled. I know some people think it's fast (and maybe even wrong considering the less than ideal circumstances in which Hailey proposed). But these two have been acting like the most married unmarried couple for the past four seasons. And the love is clearly there. So yeah, I'm excited. Like I've mentioned before, I can just so clearly picture Upstead eloping, these fics wouldn't exist otherwise. So, I hope that these stories get you excited for a potential Upstead marriage in season 9! I still have so many more prompts planned for you all.

Hope you enjoy this story in which Jay once again spills their secret (can you blame the guy, I'd wanna tell the whole world too if I married Hailey Upton). Hope to see you all for the next one (soon?)!

Chapter 3 Summary: Jay informs their friends that Hailey is no longer his girlfriend.

or

Jay Halstead once again cannot keep their secret.

friends break up (friends get married)

"Hailey isn't my girlfriend anymore." Jay announces, a tad bit dramatic.

"What the fuck do you mean?!" Kim whips around so fast that Jay is concerned she might have given herself a whiplash injury.

"Didn't you guys walk in here holding hands?" Kevin questions.

"Upton and Halstead broke up?" Adam sounds almost upset.

"I didn't say we broke up… I just said she 'isn't my girlfriend anymore.'" Jay clarifies.

"I swear— you better make some kind of comment about how she is your fiancée now, or I swear." Burgess threatens, going as far as pointing her index finger in her friend's face for full effect.

"Wife, actually." Jay beams.

Ruzek spits out part of the adult beverage he had been sipping on as he tries to quickly recover from the sudden coughing fit.

"YOU GUYS GOT MARRIED?!" Kim all but screams in disbelief.

"Without inviting us to the wedding?" Kevin quips in, shocked at this news.

"Wait, does that mean we call you both Detective Halstead now?" Adam offers once he has regained enough composure to find his voice again.

"Hey, there you are." Hailey reconnects with the group, a drink in each of her hands. Handing one of them off to Jay. "Here."

"Thanks." Jay gratefully accepts the glass his wife is holding out for him.

"Uh-oh." Hailey exclaims as she takes in the puzzled looks on her friends' faces. "What happened while I was gone?"

"Well, Upton," Atwater states, emphasizing Hailey's maiden name. "Apparently Jay no longer has a girlfriend."

"Is that so?" Hailey raises an eyebrow at her husband, wondering what the hell he did while she grabbed their refreshments from the bar.

"Yeah, does that mean you also do not have a boyfriend anymore?" Kim uses the same tone she would when talking to a small child.

"I, uhh—" Hailey stumbles over her words, unsure of how to save herself from this situation. Her eyes find Jay's out of desperation. "What did you do?"

Her husband raises his arms in self-defense.

"I'm gone for two minutes. Two measly minutes." The blonde remarks, running a hand through her hair. She isn't really upset with Jay, but she would have appreciated the heads-up that they were going to tell their friends about their elopement tonight.

"So it's true?!" Kim concludes.

"I can't believe you actually agreed to marry him." Adam expresses.

"It would never have worked out between us, Ruze." Hailey jokes with a cheeky wink.

"Ha-ha. Very funny." Jay interjects.

"I can't believe you guys really eloped." Kevin attempts to steer the conversation away from the more sensitive subject of Hailey and Adam's fling, observing how both Kim and Jay appear a bit uncomfortable when the former bedpartners dance around the elephant in the room.

"Yeah well, we didn't really feel like having a big wedding." Hailey shares. "Plus, this guy apparently couldn't spend another minute not being married to me. His words."

"That's actually so romantic. Who knew Jay had it in him?!" Kim teases.

"Hey!" Jay says defensively at Hailey's comment. "There's no need to spill all our secrets!"

"Who started spilling our secrets tonight, dude?!" The blonde chuckles, playfully shoving her husband's shoulder.

"Okay, well no need to be spilling any more!"

"I think it's sweet." Kim admits. "Although I am still mad we weren't invited to the Upstead wedding!"

"You guys really need to stop calling us that." Jay feigns complaint.

"Technically, it no longer works either. I'm a Halstead now. Only using Upton at work." Hailey explains.

"Hailey Halstead." Ruzek tests out the name. "Gotta admit, it has a nice ring to it."

"It does." Hailey beams. Her smile only grows when her eyes find the matching grin adorning Jay's face.

"Well, let's make a toast, to Mr. and Mrs. Halstead!" Kevin proposes, signaling for the bartender to prepare a celebratory round.

"It sounds so official when you say it like that." Hailey groans.

"Excuse you, the wedding certificate wasn't official enough for you?!" Jay quips back.

"Oh hush, you know what I mean!"

"I do not! Please explain yourself, beautiful wife of mine." Jay challenges further, mostly so he can compliment her in front of their friends.

''Oh God, please tell me we won't have to deal with this all the time!" Burgess feigns offense at the gushy married couple.

"I just mean it sounds very official: when our friends say our names together out loud like that, instead of just being written next to each other on a piece of paper we stuffed away in a drawer." Hailey clarifies. "It feels good."

"Really good." Jay agrees, immediately capturing Hailey's lips with his own.

Meanwhile, Atwater passes everyone a drink after the bartender places them all in front of him.

"To Mr. and Mrs. Halstead! May they always be this annoyingly in love with each other." Kevin raises his glass.

"To Mr. and Mrs. Halstead!" Kim and Adam echo, following his lead with their drinks.

But the newlywed couple are too engrossed in each other's radiant smiles to notice their friends clinking champagne flutes to theirs. Too happy that they are finally aware of the best thing they have ever done in their lives.

A/N: Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this little Upstead story I wrote.

Chapter title is once again from a Taylor Swift song (this is a thing now): right where you left me.

As always, kudos and comments are very much appreciated, so are tweets (you can find me on Twitter under the name mrsavalance). Reading your guys' reaction to these stories, and what was your favorite part honestly brightens my day.