Hi everyone, here's chapter 4 for you guys.

This chapter sets the foundation for the next chapters which will be themed around Christmas.

I've really enjoyed writing these chapters so far and seeing all your nice reviews makes me want to get these chapters out quicker for you guys. So I want to thank each and everyone of you that has read this story so far.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Jay woke up the next morning feeling amazing, he was finally out of the hospital and was starting to feel like himself once again. He reached out for his phone to check what time it was, as the screen flashed on Jay couldn't help but smile at his new background photo on his screen. The picture was a something Jay had taken while at the pier yesterday, Hailey looked so cute in it, she was tucked into the side of Jay's body with a scarf and a woolly hat on. They both had big smiles on their faces and one had formed on Jay's face now as he stared at the photo. Jay sat there for a little while answering a few messages he had received from people asking how he was doing, he would look down at Hailey who was still asleep on his chest, smiling to himself as he was so happy they were finally together.

Hailey woke up around 30 minutes later, Jay was still on his phone catching up on a few things. Hailey moved her head off Jay's chest and settled it on her pillow, rolling over onto her side facing Jay. "Good morning Hails." Jay spoke softly, a big smile on his face as he looked towards Hailey.

"Good morning Jay." Hailey grunted, it was obvious to Jay she was still half asleep. Jay placed his phone back down on the bedside table, rolling over on his side turning to face Hailey. They both sat there for a little while, their eyes locking onto each other.

After around 10 minutes Hailey was the first to speak. "What's going on it that head of your's Halstead?" Hailey questioned as she brought her hand up poking the side of Jay's head.

"Well, I was thinking about this girl that I like." Jay responded, a big cheeky grin forming on his face. Jay knew Hailey was asking a serious question however he wanted to have a bit of fun with Hailey.

"Oh really, hmmm, why don't you tell me about her then." Hailey spoke slowly, a smile also forming on her face as she knew what Jay was doing.

"She's a smoking hot blonde detective that has these amazingly beautiful blue eyes." Jay responded as he looked into her eyes, Hailey blushed slightly at the sound of Jay's words.

"Wow she sounds amazing, tell me more about this woman." Hailey continued playing along with Jay's little game.

"She's my partner at work, the best partner I've ever had. Also she's the most kindest and caring person I've ever met and she's saved my ass on more occasions than I can remember." Jay spoke, a cute shy smile forming on Hailey's face.

"Well, I think you should ask this person out on a date, she sounds like she deserves it." Hailey teased.

"I was going to but I know how much this person eats so it's going to cost me an absolute fortune so I'm reconsidering." Jay teased Hailey back, Hailey punching Jay's arm in response. Both of them ending up laughing together at Jay's comment.

"Seriously though, of course I want to take you out on a proper date, however I want to make it as special as possible. So I wanted to wait until I'm a little more mobile and ensure that our first official date would be perfect." Jay spoke.

Hailey moved her head closer to Jay's as she brought her lips up to his, sharing a small kiss, Hailey pulling away a few moments later, her head still very close to Jay's. "That sounds perfect, I can't wait." Hailey spoke, her voice barely above a whisper.

A few days had passed since their little morning chat in bed. Jay had been sticking to the rules Will had set when he was discharged, he and Hailey went for walks twice each day and Jay was slowly starting to build his strength back up. One of the nights Jay and Hailey had joined members of both the intelligence unit and firehouse 51 for a drink at Molly's, Jay enjoying this greatly as it felt like ages since he had shared a beer with his friends. Slowly he was getting back into his old routine which he was relieved to be doing, however this time with a slight difference, Hailey being with him at all times.

Jay strolled into the restaurant where he had agreed to join Will for lunch, they hadn't seen much of each other since Jay was discharged, Will was working a lot of the time and Jay was with Hailey all of the time. Jay saw Will seated to his left and joined him, sitting across from him. Will signalled the waited over, both of them ordering drinks and some food.

Will noticed how happy Jay looked, Jay's face glowing much more than he had ever seen before and Will definitely knew something had happened. "Alright spill it Jay, what's got you so happy?" Will questioned.

"Nothing's happened, I'm just happy to be here with my brother that's all." Jay tried to deflect, Will not believing his answer one bit.

"Yeah right Jay, you're never this happy to see me." Will laughed back at Jay, Jay chuckled to himself a little. "What's happened between you and Hailey, you're only this happy when it concerns her." Will kept pushing, knowing his brother wasn't telling him something.

"Fine I'll tell you, I asked Hailey to be my girlfriend and she said yes." Jay responded, a big smile now on his face.

"Damn, detective loveeeeee is back." Will teased Jay, a big dorky smile on his face.

"You're the worst." Jay said, shaking his head at Will's reaction, Will just laughing.

"No seriously, I'm really happy for you guys. I know how happy she makes you and it's really good to see you happy again after what has been a tough couple of years for you." Will spoke

"Yeah the last couple of years have been rough, I honestly don't know where I'd be right now if Hailey wasn't here. She's been my rock throughout the time we've been partners." Jay responded.

"Anyway enough about my love life, what's going on between you and Natalie." Jay questioned Will.

"That's a little more complicated." Will laughed to himself. Will explained to Jay what had happened with Phillip and that Natalie had told Will get stay out of her life, which Will had done. He also told Jay how he had met up with this blonde paramedic called Juliet at Molly's a couple of times.

"You've just got to go with what's best for you." Jay spoke as Will just nodded his head In agreement.

"I'm just not sure what that is at the moment." Will spoke sounding a little defeated.

The brothers sat in the restaurant for a little longer, talking about various different things. When they had finished both of them left in separate directions. Jay walking the short distance back to Hailey's place and Will heading back to his apartment to get ready for his shift.

Hailey had been back to the 21st district for the first time since they day of Jay's shooting while Jay was at lunch with Will. She was greeted there by Platt first, they had enjoyed a little chat with each other, Hailey filling in Platt with how Jay's recovery with going. Hailey always got on well with Platt as she was the reason why Hailey wanted to become a cop. She also stopped to have a chat with the other members of the team, all of them really happy to see Hailey as they hadn't seen much of her recently as Hailey spent all of her time with Jay.

The main reason she came to the district today was to talk to Voight about getting some time of over Christmas, she had some holiday saved up so she intended on using that to take some time off over Christmas and New Year. Voight allowed Hailey the time off as he knew how hard the last few weeks had been for Hailey and he understood that Hailey didn't work as well without Jay as her partner. Hank explained that she didn't need to come back until the New Year and that he would get a temporary replacement as he was down his only 2 detectives. Hailey left the district for little after that as she chatted a little while longer with the team.

Hailey arrived back home to the smell of Jay cooking. Jay was cooking his favourite meal of spaghetti bolognese with some garlic bread cooking in the oven as well. Hailey didn't let Jay know of her presence, she just took in the sight of her boyfriend, Jay was dancing around the kitchen as some 90's hip hop was being played through the speakers. Hailey took her phone out to film what Jay was doing, wanting to have this as a small memory and something to tease Jay with in the future.

"You've got some fine dance moves there detective." Hailey chuckled as she walked towards the stove.

"You'll be even more impressed when I show you my best moves." Jay responded, earning another laugh from Hailey.

Hailey walked over to where the bubbling pot of bolognese was, trying some off of the spoon. "Ummmm... this is tastes amazing Jay." Hailey groaned as she kept trying more of Jay's cooking.

"My girl deserves only the best." Jay spoke softly as his hands reached around Hailey's waist while he rested his chin on her shoulder. Hailey's cheeks heated up a little at the sound of Jay's words. She loved it when he called her 'his girl' as it made her feel so special.

The two of them finished making their food together, Jay served up the spaghetti as Hailey grabbed a couple of beers out of the fridge. Both of them enjoyed their food as they relaxing into the softness of the couch, watching a TV show while eating. After they had finished Jay collected all the dishes, placing them in the washing machine and collected a couple more beers on the way back to the couch.

"What were your plans for Christmas?" Hailey questioned Jay.

"Erm, I'm not really sure, I haven't thought about it to be honest. I'll be spending it alone with you I guess. I'm pretty sure Will is working and I haven't got another family." Jay replied, sounding a little dejected.

"Well Jay, I've got a little surprise for you." Hailey spoke, sounding very excited.

"What is it?" Jay spoke a little confused, he noticed how excited she was as she had a big smile on her face.

"Voight gave me some time off work and so I was planning on us getting out of Chicago for Christmas and spending it together at my family's lake house." Hailey spoke, Jay's face lighting up when he head Hailey's plan.

"That sounds amazing Hails." Jay replied, a big smile now formed on his face. He leaned towards Hailey, giving her a quick kiss. "How long has Voight given you off?" Jay questioned.

"I don't have to go back until the New Year as I had some holiday saved up, so I was thinking that we could go up a few days before Christmas and stay until New Year." Hailey spoke, still sounding very excited.

"That's sounds perfect to me babe, I can't wait to spend our first Christmas together as a couple." Jay spoke, his voice sounding very excited as well.

"Also Jay one more thing." Hailey spoke, Jay looking a little confused once again. "You're going to meet my family for the first time as well." Hailey continued.

"I can't wait to meet to meet them Hails." Jay replied sounding excited. Hailey had expected him to be a little nervous however she was so happy to see that Jay was excited to meet her family.

"It's always been a family tradition that we'd always spend Christmas together at the lake house. My mom always makes a massive amount of food and my dad always gets drunk, which is always a good laugh." Hailey chuckled, as she thought back to previous Christmas's.

That sounds wonderful." Jay spoke as he paused for a moment. "I haven't had a proper family Christmas since my mom passed away." Jay spoke softly, his voice barely above a whisper as his eyes started to water slightly.

Hailey's heart ached for Jay as she saw how emotional he got about his mom. From what Jay had told her about his mom, she would always support Jay in everything he did where as his father didn't. Hailey moved over towards Jay and wrapped her arms around Jay, she didn't say anything but she just held Jay letting him know she was there, letting Jay get all of his emotions out.

After a few moments Jay shifted back to his original position, his eyes a little redder than before. "We're going to make this Christmas special for you Jay and celebrate all of the happy memories of your mom." Hailey spoke softly, as she took Jay's hand in hers.

"You're an absolute angel Hails, my mom would of loved you." Jay stated, a small smile forming on his lips. Hailey flashed him a big smile back.

"Does your family know that we're a couple?" Jay questioned, after a few moments of silence.

"They don't know that we're a romantic couple no, I was going to surprise them by bringing you along and we'd announce it then. My mom already loves you though, I've told her a lot about you and she has been dying to meet you for a while now." Hailey exclaimed.

"Well, I can't wait to meet the woman who made you into the beautiful person that you are." Jay replied with a big cheeky grin on his face. Hailey flashing him a dorky smile in response.

Hailey and Jay cuddled up together on the sofa as they continued watching TV. Jay found himself staring down at the blonde beauty tucked into his side more than actually watching the TV, Hailey smiling to herself as she caught him a few times.

"I still can't believe we're spending our first Christmas together as a couple." Hailey was the first to speak as she locked eyes with Jay.

"I know, I wouldn't want it any other way though, you're the only person I need." Jay spoke as he gave Hailey a quick kiss.

"I love you." Hailey spoke softly as she nuzzled her head into Jay's chest.

"I love you too babe." Jay replied as he gave the top of Hailey's hand a kiss. Both of them relaxing into each other.