Hi guys, welcome back to another chapter. If any of you haven't read the last chapter make sure you read that before this one. The majority of this chapter is based around what happened in the previous chapter. Thank you for the reviews as well on the previous chapter, I'm glad that you're enjoying my story.
Wow, last night's episode was awesome. I don't know about you guys but I'm not sure how I feel about what's going on with Hailey. I think it's a good storyline but I just want Upstead to be happy. Hopefully this storyline they're continuing to develop for Hailey will push them together next season. But in the meantime I'm going to have to rely on the amazing writers on here to feed my Upstead hunger.
During this time of uncertainty a lot of us are going to be challenged mentally, myself included. I've learnt the hard way in the past that not reaching out to people only makes things worse. So if anyone wants someone to talk to feel free to message me on here or reach out to me on twitter (my twitter name is the same as on here). I can't promise that I'm going to be helpful at all but we could all benefit from talking to someone.
Anyway enough of my waffling. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Stay safe and healthy out there everybody. :)
Jay woke up the next morning happier than he had been in a very long time, he was still running on a high of the raw emotions from the previous day. But at the same time he was in shock, he felt like he was in a dream and all of this wasn't real, he was shocked that for once everything was going right for him, like he was riding a wave of positivity and that wave just kept on going with no end in sight.
Jay woke up earlier than Hailey for the first time in a couple of days, the last few mornings Jay had woken up to an empty bed and the sounds of Hailey vomiting. But this morning was different, Hailey was exactly where he wanted her, cuddled up close to his body, her head resting on his chest. As he looked down to her he couldn't help but smile, she was glowing, for the first time in a couple of days she looked well rested and energised. But at the end of the day, Jay didn't care whether she looked tired or whatever, Hailey was still the most beautiful woman on this planet in his eyes and the woman that he absolutely adored more than anything.
Jay was nearly blinded when the morning spring sun invaded their bedroom and caught the edges of engagement ring that was sitting proudly on Hailey's hand. Jay's smile grew even wider as he carefully took hold of Hailey's hand and admired the ring, nothing had ever looked more perfect than his mother's engagement ring on her hand. The ring not only signified Jay's love for Hailey but it signified how thankful he was to have her in his life. Hailey had saved his life in many ways, without Hailey Jay would probably would have got himself killed or lost his job by now. But instead he was lying in bed with the perfect woman, who is pregnant and who he is about to get married to.
Jay's thoughts were interrupted 15 minutes later when he felt Hailey move slightly and interlock her hand with his. Jay quickly moved his attention down to her face as he saw her eyes flutter open for the first time this morning. Her eyes was one of the many things that jay loved about Hailey, it still amazed him to this day how beautiful her eyes were, every time they locked eyes Jay felt himself get lost in her eyes.
"Good morning babe, how are you feeling?" Jay spoke softly as he gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
"I'm feeling fantastic. Did you know, this crazy hot detective proposed to me last night? It was a hard choice but I said yes after a lot of deliberation." Hailey teased Jay as she let out a big smile as they locked eyes, her teasing earning a quiet chuckle from Jay.
"Oh wow, whoever that person is they are damn lucky to have someone as beautiful and sexy as you are as their fiancée. How did you celebrate with this person?" Jay replied as he played along with Hailey's game. Hailey blushed slightly as Jay called her beautiful and sexy, she would never get tired of hearing Jay admire her beauty.
"Well the hot detective showed me how much he loved me. He used his skills that no one else gets to see and made me orgasm multiple times. It was the best I've ever felt during sex." Hailey spoke as she lowered her tone of voice, trapping her bottom lip between her teeth as she remembered the events of last night.
Jay decided her didn't want to communicate in words anymore, he rolled them over so he was towering over her, his arms either side of her head. They were both in the exact same state as they were when they finished having sex, the only piece of clothing in sight was the garter belt and stockings that Hailey was still wearing. Jay slowly lowered his lips to her and started kissing her, Hailey soon reciprocating the action. Their lips melted into one another's as they continued kissing, their kissing wasn't rushed but it was still fiery and full of passion.
After a few intense passionate moments Jay pulled away from her lips, he smiled as he saw her breathing a little heavily and her lips slightly swollen, he took that as a sign that it was enjoyable. Jay moved to her neck and started trailed light kisses along the column of her throat and down to her collarbone. He smiled against her skin as he heard a few stray soft moans fill the room as he kissed and sucked on sensitive skin. Jay started to trail one of his hands down her body, he slowly made his way past her breasts and the garter belt. He was just about to reach his intended destination, her bundle of nerves, when Hailey grabbed hold of his wrist. Jay immediately pulled away from her neck, he didn't want to overstep and do anything she was uncomfortable with.
"What's wrong Hails? I didn't overstep did I?" Jay asked nervously as he towered over her. Hailey had always admired how Jay acted around her if she showed any signs of discomfort or hesitancy, he would always act like a proper gentleman around her and it was one of the things she noticed first when they met.
"Don't worry Jay, you haven't done anything wrong. It's just... you made me feel so damn good last night that I'm very sensitive down there this morning. I think if we went for round two this morning I wouldn't be able to walk and that probably isn't best with my parents arriving in a couple of hours." Hailey explained as she gave him a reassuring smile. She saw a cocky smile form on his face as she explained the reason, he was clearly very impressed with his work last night.
Jay planted one more kiss on her lips before he settled back down next to her. He gently pulled Hailey back into his side, she quickly moved her head to rest on his chest and moved her hand back to his chest as well. "How are you going to tell your parents about this Hailey?" Jay questioned as he once again took hold of her left hand, bringing the ring into a better view for both of them.
"I think I'm just going to wait until they notice, it's not going to be hard to see this beautiful ring on my finger. My mom notices everything that changes about me, she knows I don't wear rings so she'll notice within a couple of seconds." Hailey replied, smiling at the ring.
"What about everyone else? I think we should tell them whenever we see them next, but I'll leave it up to you. If we do tell them they will focus on that and they might not take much notice of me being over protective at work when you go back." Jay spoke, Hailey found it cute how Jay admitted to being over protective, in the past she would've found it annoying when he was over protective. But now she enjoyed it, the fact that he wanted to do anything in his power to make sure her and their baby was safe just made her love him even more.
"Yeah we will tell them, my dad was rambling on about wanting to Molly's tonight so see Hermann when I spoke to my parents yesterday so we could announce it then."
"That sounds good Hails. Rojas already knows that I was going to propose so it's only fair we tell everyone else."
"I'm surprised that Rojas has managed to keep the secret that I'm pregnant so far, when's she's drunk she can't control what comes out of her mouth. I don't think it will be long though before they start noticing something has changed, especially when I'm running to the bathroom every 5 minutes and coming out looking like a zombie." Hailey chuckled, Jay laughing at the end slightly as well.
"You will always be beautiful in my eyes Hails, regardless if you look like a zombie or not." Jay replied as he let out a big cheeky smile.
"Always the charmer aren't you Jay Halstead." Hailey teased him back.
"Well it was my charm that won your heart and made you fall in love with me. You couldn't resist my charm could you Upton, or should I say future Mrs Halstead." Jay teased back, he saw Hailey shake her head slightly and let out a laugh.
"We should probably get up Hails, I don't think it's appropriate for your parents to see us like this. I'll go and run you a nice hot bath and you just relax and take care of our baby. I'll go and clean up downstairs and sort out some breakfast for you, how does that sound?" Jay continued, he saw a big smile instantly form on Hailey's face.
"That sounds perfect Jay." Hailey spoke with the big smile still on her face. Jay lowered his head to hers again as he gave her a quick kiss. He pulled away a few moments later and shifted to the edge of the bed, looking for some underwear to wear for the time being. After finding some he quickly hoped out of bed, pulling the covers back over Hailey and made his way out of their bedroom. Hailey just sat there for a moment appreciating how lucky and how happy she was in life at the moment. She honestly couldn't think of a moment in the past that could beat how happy she was at the moment.
It was nearly two hours later, Hailey and joined Jay for breakfast while she was waiting for the bath to fill up. Hailey had dashed to the bathroom a couple of times during breakfast, Jay cringed as he heard the dreaded noises of Hailey vomiting take over the silence in their house, that was one noise he wouldn't mind erasing how his mind. After that Hailey went for her bath, she wasn't in any rush to move after she got in, she let her tired body relax and surrender to the warm water.
"Hails I'm putting some coffee on, do you want a cup?" Jay shouted from the bottom of the stairs to Hailey who was in the bedroom. Hailey ended up staying in the bath for a long time, Jay was grateful that Hailey was allowing herself to relax and take care of her body. She was usually so stubborn when people told her to take a step back and let herself relax but now that she was pregnant Jay noticed her change immediately, she now accepted that she had to rest a lot more and find ways of relaxing.
Jay started to make a pot of coffee, while he was waiting for the pot to brew he heard a knock on the door. He looked down at the time confused why someone would be here this early, it was 10am, he knew Hailey's parents landed at about 9 but they said they were heading to the hotel and wouldn't be here until 12.
Jay moved slowly to the door, he slowly opened it and before he could even process who was at the door he was engulfed in a massive hug. "There he is. You have no idea how happy and excited I am to see you." Jennifer, Hailey's mom, spoke excitedly as she held on to Jay tightly. Jay was shocked when he felt her arms around him, he didn't really know what to do in the moment. Did he hug her back? Or did her just stay still and wait until she pulled back? This at the end of the day is his future parents in law.
"Bloody hell Jen, give the poor lad some room." Alexei grumbled out from behind Jennifer, Jay chuckling quietly at the older man's comments.
"Oh stop it Alexei, this is the man who has treated our baby girl like a princess and given us another grandchild. So I think he deserves a big hug at the minimum." Jennifer spoke out as she pulled away from Jay. Jay stood to the side and let her into the house, Alexei finally came into view, and he was holding both of their suitcases. Alexei put down one of the cases and offered his hand, Jay quickly shaking it as they shared a smile. "It's great to see you again Jay. Jennifer has been bouncing up and down in excitement the whole way here so I would expect a few more big hugs coming your way." Alexei chuckled, Jay joining in once again with Hailey's father.
Jay helped Alexei with the suitcases and they settled around the island in the kitchen, Jay poured four cups of coffee and joined them at the island. "Where's Hailey Jay?" Jennifer questioned, Jay could see the excitement of Jennifer clearly as she waited for her daughter to appear.
"She should be down any minute now, she was just getting changed and sorting her hair out as she just got out of the bath just before you arrived." Jay replied and right on cue Hailey appeared from the stairs. Jay smiled as he took in her appearance, she looked so cute, she was wearing her favourite pair of soft leggings as well as one of Jay's soft old hoodies that she would always steal off of him.
Both Hailey and Jennifer's faces lit up as they saw each other for the first time, Jennifer rushed over to Hailey and engulfed her in a massive hug, similar to what she had done to Jay only moments before. Jay sent a smile in Hailey's direction as she peaked her head over her mother's shoulder. They both pulled away from each other after a few moments and stood there smiling at each other. "It's so good to see you my darling. To need to tell me everything about your pr... hold on a moment. Hailey Anne... What is that?" Jennifer questioned excitedly, she carefully took hold of Hailey's left hand and set her eyes on Hailey ring finger and the diamond engagement ring.
"It's what you think it mom." Hailey smiled back at her mom. Before she knew it, Jennifer once again engulfed Hailey in a big hug and was screaming out in celebration at the fact her daughter was engaged. Alexei was still sat at the kitchen island with Jay, bewildered at what Jennifer could be screaming about now. Alexei noticed the massive smile on Jay's face and was about to ask him what was going on but Jennifer cut him off.
"Alexei, our baby girl is getting married." Jennifer shouted out, probably a little louder than she had intended to.
Alexei's face lit up as he heard the news, he turned to Jay with a big smile on his face. He got up and made his way to Jay, Jay offered his hand as he expected Alexei to handshake him but instead Alexei engulfed him in a hug of his own. He pulled away for Jay a few moments later and returned to his seat. "Congratulations Jay. I couldn't think of anybody else that I would rather my only daughter marry. You have done wonders for our baby girl Jay, I have never seen her this happy." Alexei spoke, he felt himself get a little emotional in this moment. Alexei was never someone who got emotional but learning that his daughter was not only pregnant but was getting married as well had managed to affect Alexei a little.
"Thank you Alexei. I was planning on asking for your blessing however I couldn't wait any longer, yesterday just presented the perfect opportunity to ask her to marry me." Jay replied as he looked on a little nervously trying to gauge her father's reaction.
"Don't worry about it Jay, the answer would have been yes anyway. As I said a moment ago you've done wonders for my daughter Jay. I've never seen Hailey this comfortable around a person before, she's been trying to find someone to settle down and start a family with for a long time and you're the person that has given her everything she's wanted." Alexei responded putting an end to Jay's nerves, they both shared a smile as they saw Hailey and her mom celebrating in the middle of the open plan living area.
"Come on Hailey, tell me everything." Jennifer demanded as her and Hailey moved to the couch.
"Jay proposed to me right here last night. I know it doesn't seem like a spectacular romantic gesture but it meant to me than anything else he could've done. This is the place where we originally built our friendship and now this is the place where we've built our relationship and started a family. I could think of anything else that is more meaningful to the two of us." Hailey explained.
"That sounds perfect to me darling, I've always believed that proposals to be more meaningful then spectacular. The ring is stunning though darling, I absolutely love it. He must've spent a fortune on that." Jennifer spoke, still unable to contain her excitement. Jennifer was once again taking hold of Hailey's hand and admiring the ring close up, the sunlight once again catching the edges of the diamond.
"It's Jay's mother's engagement ring, she left it to him when she passed away and told him to wait for someone special to give it to. I absolutely adore it, it's the nicest piece of jewellery I think I've ever seen." Hailey replied to her mom, she joined her mom as she admired the ring, unable to take her eyes off of it.
"Have you thought about when you're going to have the wedding Hailey?" Jennifer questioned a few moments later.
"No we haven't talked about it yet. I've got an idea on when I want to have the wedding but obviously I need to talk to Jay about it. With me being pregnant it does make things a little trickier but I'm sure it's something we can easily work past." Hailey replied as she smiled to herself at the idea she had in head.
"Remember darling that me and dad are here to help you with anything you and Jay need. I'm sure Alice will be jumping at the chance to help you, remember she did organise her and Tim's wedding on her own while Tim was on deployment."
"Thanks mom I really appreciate it. But there's no rush at the moment, I'm going on desk duty in a couple of weeks so that will give me more time to organise this wedding. Even though I'm desperate to get married to him, our main priority is our baby and making sure that he or she is safe and healthy." Hailey smiled back at her mom as she placed her hand over her flat stomach.
"Before I forget I've got something I want to show you Hailey." Jennifer spoke excitedly, she quickly started ruffling through her handbag looking for her phone.
"What is it mom?" Hailey questioned curiously at her mother's excitement.
"Here watch this." Jennifer spoke as she handed Hailey her phone, Hailey took hold of the phone and pressed play on the video. After a few seconds of darkness her nephew Tom, Her oldest brother Michael's son, popped up on the screen. 'Hi Auntie Hailey, my mommy and daddy told me that you are having a baby. I was really happy when they told me as it means I have some new to play with. Me and my mommy made you and Jay a card saying congratulations. I love you so much Auntie Hailey, I can't wait to see you again.' Hailey felt a few tears threaten to fall as she watched her nephew congratulate her and Jay, she would never get tired of seeing and hearing her nephew, it was just a shame that she didn't get to see him more often.
Hailey moved onto the next video, this one of Michael and Laura. 'Hi Hailey, me and Laura just wanted to congratulate you and Jay on the fantastic news that you're pregnant. We're so happy for you guys and we're extremely excited to meet the newest addition to the Upton family. We're very sorry that we couldn't make it to Chicago for your birthday or come and congratulate you in person but Laura is ready to give birth any day now. Hopefully we can make it to Chicago soon so you can meet your niece for the first time, until then stay safe. We love you lots Hailey.' The tears that had been threaten to fall had now fallen. A few tears made their way down Hailey's cheeks, she knew that her brother's would be extremely happy for her but seeing these videos just made Hailey even more emotional than she had expected to be.
Hailey moved onto the last video of Chris, her youngest brother, and Amber. 'Hi sis, I'm going to keep this short and sweet as you've probably been congratulated a million times already. We're extremely happy for you and Jay and we're so excited to meet your little baby. We're planning on coming to Chicago in the summer to visit you and Jay. I'm really proud of you little sis, take care of yourself and your baby. Me and Amber love you lots.' Hailey was still trying to contain her tears as the last video came to an end, she couldn't help but laugh at the use of 'little sis'. Even though it was a fact, she was younger than all her brother's, Hailey was only 14 months younger than Chris and she definitely acted like a bigger sister to him when they were growing up.
"I hope you enjoyed those Hailey, they were going to send them to you directly but they didn't want to disturb you or overwhelm you with anything after your crash so I said that I would show them to you."
"They were perfect mom." Hailey stayed as she managed to contain her tears and let out a big smile.
"I've got one more thing for you Hailey." Jennifer replied as she pulled up FaceTime and called her intended target. A few moments later Tim, Alice and Zara popped up on the screen and Jennifer quickly passed the phone back to Hailey. "There's the mom to be, Congratulations Hailey." Alice was the first to speak as she beamed a smile to Hailey through the phone.
Before Hailey could reply she heard her niece Zara speaking. "Mommy, daddy can I speak to Auntie Hailey please." Hailey smiled as she heard her 4 year old niece through the speakers.
"Of course to can sweetheart. Just remember what you wanted to say to Auntie Hailey." Alice spoke. She turned the camera so Zara was the one who filled up most of the space on the phone.
"Auntie Hailey." Zara spoke out, obviously confused why she couldn't see Hailey clearly in front of her.
"Yeah I'm here Zara. What did you want to tell me sweetheart?" Hailey smiled as she moved the camera so Zara could see her a little better.
"Mommy and daddy told me you were having a baby with Jay. I wanted to say con...grat...ulat...ions to you and Jay." Hailey let out a chuckle as she watched her adorable niece struggle to say the big word.
"Thank you Zara. I've got a little surprise you Zara, me and Jay are getting married, so Jay will be your uncle soon." Hailey responded with excitement laced in her voice, she saw the camera quickly change to Tim and Zara, a look of shock on their faces.
"Wait, did Jay propose to you Hailey?" Tim questioned.
"Yeah, he proposed to me last night." Hailey responded almost immediately.
"Wow, Congratulations Hailey. As soon as I met Jay I realised that he was good for you and how much that you loved him. I'm really happy for the both of you." Tim smiled back at his younger sister.
"Thanks Tim. Its means a massive amount to me that you like Jay, you've always been very protective over me so I'm happy that you see what I see in him." Tim has always been the brother that she was closest to, they were very similar in a way, both strong and confident people. It meant a lot to Hailey to get Tim's approval of anybody she brought to meet her family, even though she had no doubts that Tim would like Jay, just hearing him say that he liked and trusted Jay meant a lot to her.
"How could I not like him Hailey? I've seen the way he treats you, the way he looks at you, I've never heard him once bad mouth you and when he talks about you he's a proper gentleman. But most importantly he makes you happy, as long as you're happy I'm happy for you." Tim explained
"Where's Uncle Jay, can I see Uncle Jay?" Hailey heard Zara talking in the background. Hailey just smiled and called Jay over to come and sit by her. Hailey placed the phone in between them as Jay came into view.
As soon as Jay came into view of Zara, she was so excited, jumping around in circles of joy. "Uncle Jay, Uncle Jay, Uncle Jay." Zara kept on shouting as she stopped spinning for a moment. Hailey and Jay shared a smile together, at Christmas Zara had really taken to Jay, she wanted to spend as much time with him as possible, by the last day when Tim and Alice left Zara was moaning that she didn't want to leave Jay.
"Hey there Zara, have you been good for your parents and grandparents?" Jay smiled at the 4 year old on the over end of the video.
"Yes I have haven't I Mommy." Zara spoke as she turned to Alice who was sitting there smiling and nodding her head. "Mommy when can we see Auntie Hailey and Uncle Jay again. I really want to see them." Zara pleaded with her mom, Alice looked like she was about to speak when jay jumped in front of her.
"Zara you can see me and Auntie Hailey soon. Maybe if me and Auntie Hailey can get some time off work we will come and visit you in Virginia Beach in a few weeks. How does that sound?" Jay replied to the little girl. Hailey grabbed hold of Jay's hand and squeezed it tightly, as he looked at her she had a knowing look in her eyes. A look of love that Jay had become familiar with and that he would never get tired of seeing.
Their little moment was broken as they heard Zara celebrating. "Yay Auntie Hailey and Uncle Jay are coming." The four year old was once again jumping up and down in joy.
"Right Hailey, I'll let you go and enjoy some time with mom and dad. Congratulations once again on your pregnancy and your engagement, I'm really proud of everything you've achieved sis. Thank you as well Jay for treating my sister like a princess, I've never seen my sister this happy before." Tim replied.
"Bye guys." Hailey and Jay both said in unison, they shared a chuckle together as Tim disappeared off the screen.
It was now early evening, Jennifer and Alexei had left Hailey and Jay's home shortly after midday, Jennifer had told Hailey that she was cooking for them tonight, Hailey had tried to protest and say that it was unnecessary but her mom shut her down and gave her no choice in the matter. Jennifer and Alexei had arrived back after spending a day in the city at just after 5. They sat around the kitchen island together while Jennifer was cooking and ate there together as well.
It was just after 7 and they 4 of them were planning on heading to Molly's for a couple of drinks, obviously Hailey couldn't drink so she was the designated driver. However before they left Hailey had one more little surprise for her parents.
"Mom, Dad. I've got something I want to show you." Hailey called out as she headed upstairs and grabbed hold of the ultrasound photos. She quickly made her way back downstairs and was meant by her parent's faces, eagerly waiting for whatever Hailey needed to show them.
Hailey handed her mom the envelope of ultrasound photos and retreated to sit by Jay as she waited for her parents reactions. Jennifer slowly pulled out one of the latest ultrasound photos and was left speechless at the sight of her daughter's baby. She instantly felt herself tear up as she studied the photo, she tried to wipe away the tear that started rolling down her cheeks but they kept coming, more and more each time. This wasn't new to Jennifer, she already had two grandchildren and a third was days away. But seeing Hailey's baby felt a little more special to her, seeing her only daughter's baby for the first time was something that she would treasure for the rest of her life.
Even Alexei, the man who was usually only emotional when he was drunk felt himself get emotional for the second time today. He was looking at his baby girl's baby for the first time, nothing could describe how happy he was, no words could, no actions could. Hailey's parent sat in silence for what seemed like an eternity, neither one of them could find their voices. "You can keep those." Hailey smiled at her parents as she broke the silence. Alexei opened his wallet and placed the photo right at the front, so he could see it every time he opened his wallet, to remind himself of how proud he was of his only daughter.
"Wow." Was all Jennifer managed to say, no words could do justice to how she was feeling right now, inside her body fireworks were going off, each second that passed by she became happier and happier. "That was beautiful Hailey." Jennifer spoke out once again a few moments later.
"I second that princess, that was extremely beautiful." Alexei followed up with. Hailey was surprised by her parent's reactions, she expected them to be happy and excited but she didn't expect this. She thought that they had already been through this with Tim and Michael that I wouldn't be like this.
"How about we go and celebrate this momentous occasion. Before you say anything princess I know that you're not telling your friends yet about your pregnancy so I promise I won't get too drunk." Alexei smiled, Hailey smiled back at her dad and chuckled at his comment.
The four of them left for Molly's, Hailey driving Jay's truck as her car was still in the shop after the accident. They arrived 15 minutes later, Jay and Hailey letting her parents go first as they trailed behind slowly, Hailey leaning into his side as he pulled her into him.
"The party king is back in Chicago." Alexei shouted as he entered the bar, everyone in the bar turned to him and let out a cheer as they realised who had arrived.
"Damn right he's back, papa Upton is in the building everybody." Hermann shouted from behind the bar before coming round to share a hug with Alexei. "It's great to see you Alexei, I'm going to warn you, if you get up on the bar topless again that's 5% extra on your drinks." Hermann teased Hailey's dad, who just started laughing in response.
"Trust me Christopher I've already had a stern word from my daughter about that, I just don't think she's happy that her dad is the biggest party king in Chicago." Alexei joked as he turned to Hailey, who sent him a scowl as a joke and started laughing quietly.
"Anyway what can I get you?" Hermann asked as he went back into business mode.
"Whiskey on the rocks for me, red wine for Jen, beer for Jay and water for Hailey." Alexei ordered, when hearing Hailey's order Hermann sent the old man a confused look. "Hailey's still on meds after her accident." Alexei clarified, it was a lie but true in a way, Hailey had been on meds for a couple of days but she wasn't taking them anymore.
"Oh right, how she doing anyway? We responded to the crash and Casey pulled her out, a few of us wanted to reach out but we didn't want to intrude into her and Jay's business." Hermann questioned, Alexei could see a slight look of concern.
"Physically she's fine, mentally she's seems alright to. I know Jay's been by her side pretty much 24/7 since it happened, and he's the only person that she needs in her life so I'm sure she's doing fine."
"That's good to hear. Anyway there's your drinks, enjoy." Hermann smiled back at Alexei as he walked off with the drinks.
Jay and Hailey split away from each other for a little while, Hailey going to a table with all of her girls and Jay moving to a table with the lads. Jay was tiring with Casey, Severide, Cruz, Ruzek and Atwater. "Hey Casey, Severide. I know you were just doing your jobs but thank you so much for everything you did for Hailey. She told me about what you did for her, well everything she could remember, but she said that especially you Casey calmed her down and helped her relax a little. So thank you guys, next round is on me and I'm not taking no for an answer." Jay spoke, he had been wanting to thank them ever since it had happened, it meant the absolute world to him that he had the best firefighters in the city looking after Hailey.
"You don't have to thank us Jay. I'm just glad, we're all glad that she was ok and his now on the mend." Casey spoke on behalf of everyone at 51, Jay let out a smile at the firefighters before ordering them another round.
Meanwhile at Hailey's table, Hailey hadn't been paying much attention to the girls that were chatting away next to her. Hailey only had one thing of her mind and that was her fiancée who was laughing and joking away at his table. There was something about him that she found super attractive about him tonight, nothing had changed about him though, he was still the same person that she woke up to this morning. Hailey just blamed the pregnancy hormones, she wasn't complaining about feeling more attracted to him though, if anything she was excited that her pregnancy hormones was doing this to her body.
"Hello... earth to Hailey?" Rojas spoke as she waved her hand in front of Hailey's face, breaking Hailey from her thoughts about her very hot fiancé.
"Oh sorry, I just zoned out for a moment. What were you saying?" Hailey questioned as she heard the girls chuckling at her. Hailey caught a glimpse of Rojas turning to see what Hailey was staring at, Rojas spotted Jay sitting directly in Hailey's line of sight, she quickly turned back to Hailey and gave her a knowing smile and look.
"We were saying how are things going with you and Jay? I haven't seen you for over a week so I need some juicy gossip." Burgess questioned as she smiled back at Hailey. Hailey smiled to herself internally, she had some big news that would definitely get the girls riled up.
"Well something big did happen with me and Jay this week." Hailey teased, she saw all of the girls faces light up, eagerly waiting for this big news. After a few moments of teasing Hailey lifted her left hand from under the table and laid it out on the table in front of her. Natalie was the first to notice the engagement ring on her left hand, she let out a loud scream of joy as she rounded the table and engulfed Hailey in a big hug, being a little cautious as she knew about Hailey's pregnancy. The others quickly followed suit and Hailey was quickly surrounded by the friends hugging her as they celebrated this news with Hailey.
"What the hell are all those girls screaming for now?" Severide grumbled out as the high pitches noises filled the bar.
"I know what they're celebrating... I proposed to Hailey and she said yes." Jay replied calmly, like this was the most normal thing that had happened to him recently.
"Oh shit. Congrats man. I didn't even realise you guys were at that stage yet." Severide replied as he smiled at Jay.
"Yeah it was the right time to ask her. We sort of skipped the whole dating stage as we were both dumbasses and didn't admit our feelings for each other that had been building up in the last two years. But the crash just made me think why wait, she is the only person I want to be with so I didn't see the point of waiting any longer." Jay explained, all of the men sharing a look of understanding with Jay.
"Well were all really happy for you Jay. Let's have a toast, to Hailey and Jay." Ruzek spoke up from the corner. All of the men lifted their glasses and clinked them together.
Just after they finished their toast to Jay, Mouse walked by the table. Jay grabbed his arm stopping him in his tracks. Jay had been wanting to tell Mouse that Hailey was pregnant since he found out but hadn't found the time or the place to tell him yet.
"You got a moment Mouse?" Jay questioned as he turned away from the group.
"Yeah sure Jay, I've always got time for you brother." Mouse smiled back. Jay excused himself from the table and moved into a quieter corner of the bar, Mouse already looked confused at why Jay was being so secretive.
"I've got something big to tell you Mouse but you can't tell anyone, not yet anyway."
"Ok, I won't tell anyone Jay. What is it?"
"Well I'm sure you just heard that me and Hailey are getting married but that isn't the biggest news. Hailey's pregnant, were having a baby." Jay replied with pure excitement on his voice, he had been desperate to tell his best friend that he was going to be a dad.
"Wow Jay, that's awesome news. Congratulations I'm so happy for you. I know you've wanted to start a family for ages so that's really great to hear." Mouse smiled back just before sharing a quick hug.
"There's something else I want to ask you. I know it's only early and I haven't even talked to Hailey about this but I was wondering if you would be our baby's godfather." Jay questioned, he couldn't think of anybody else but mouse that he wanted as his child's godfather. Jay and Mouse had been through so much together, survived a war together, battled against PTSD together.
"Of course I will Jay, that shouldn't have been a question. You're my best friend and I'll do anything to help you, Hailey and your baby. Whatever you need I'll be there to help you." Mouse quickly replied before pulling Jay in for another hug.
"I love you brother, I don't know where I'd be without you." Jay admitted while he was still hugging Mouse, he felt a couple of tears roll down his cheeks as he shared this moment with Mouse.
"I love you too brother." Mouse fired back as they continued hugging for a few more moments.
Jay and Hailey stayed at Molly's for a little while longer, celebrating their engagement with their closest friends and Hailey's parents. Hermann got out the karaoke machine as it got later into the night, Jay and Hailey took this as an opportunity to put on a performance. They sang 'Living on a Prayer' together, a song that they loved and reminded it of them slightly. Luckily throughout the night Alexei didn't get to drunk which meant he managed to keep the secret about Hailey's pregnancy, something that she was highly relieved about.
They left the bar just after 10, Hailey was starting to feel tired the longer the night went on and by 10 she was on the brink of falling asleep in the middle of the bar. Hailey's parents wanted to stay out a little longer so they said would get a taxi back to the hotel. They left the bar holding hands, Hailey leaning into Jay's side as she struggled to stay awake. Jay had only had the one beer so he could drive them back.
Within seconds of relaxing into the comfort of Jay's truck's heated seats Hailey was fast asleep. Jay kept looking over to her at every opportunity he got, his heart melting at the sight of her, she looked so adorable and cute. If this is what Jay's future entailed then he was going to be a very happy man.
The rest of the journey home was silent except for the occasional cute quiet snores from Hailey, every time he heard her snore it brought a massive smile to Jay's face. It wasn't long before they arrived home, Jay just sat there for a moment, letting Hailey sleep for a few more minutes while he admired her, he was one very lucky guy.
Jay rounded his truck to her side a couple of moments later, he slowly opened the door and gently shook her arm. "Come on Hails, we're home now babe." Jay spoke softly as he saw he eyes flutter open.
"Carry me please Jay, I'm too tired." Hailey groaned out in frustration as he woke her up.
"How do you expect me to open the door Hails with no hands?" Jay chuckled.
"You'll find a way. Use those skilled hands of yours." Hailey groaned out once again, Jay laughed at her comment, he knew she was talking about something else when saying his 'skilled hands'.
"Just walk to the door Hails then I'll carry you upstairs." Jay replied, he seemed to get through to her as she slowly moved from her seat and leaned into his side. They slowly and carefully made their way to front door, Hailey still leaning into him as he opened the door, they got inside and Jay locked the door. Jay carefully moved his arms to her knees and back as he picked her up, he smiled as he felt Hailey relax into his arms.
Jay slowly weaved his way past the obstacles that the living room presented and reached their bedroom. He helped Hailey step out of her jeans and hoodie that she was wearing and into the T-shirt and shorts she slept in. Jay quickly tucked Hailey in as he moved to the bathroom. When he re-entered the bedroom he chuckled slightly as he saw that Hailey had moved the covers of herself for some reason. Jay took this as an opportunity to talk to their baby, even though he had only done it once so far it was one of his favourite things to do already.
"Hey in there little one, it's your daddy again. I know you don't know what's going on but today was a very special day for you. You met your grandparents for the first time, Alexei and Jennifer, they already you love so much. You also have got a godfather today, his name is Mouse. Mouse has saved your daddy's life more times than I can count in the past. He means an awful lot to me, not as much as your mommy does but he's not far behind." Jay stopped for a moment and looked up at Hailey's face, he was still fast asleep, completely unaware that Jay was talking to their baby.
"Let's talk about your mommy for a moment. Your mommy is incredible, each day she never ceases to amaze me. Whether it's her beauty, her kindness, her funny comments that she makes, I could list another 100 things that I love about your mommy. But she continues to amaze me and make her love her more each day that passes by. I hope you're like your mommy when you're born, your mommy is the strongest woman I've ever met and if you're anything like your mommy then you're going to be very special. It's about time I let you and your mommy rest up, stay safe in there little one. I love you and your mommy so much, I can't wait until your born and I can hold you in my arms and love you like I love your mommy." Jay planted a light kiss across her flat stomach as he finished talking to their baby. Jay pulled his T-shirt that Hailey was wearing back down her body and pulled the covers over them. He cuddled up close to Hailey as he locked him arms around her waist. It wasn't long before he was fast asleep.
If anybody is confused about Hailey's relationship with her father in this story please check out the bottom of Chapter 19, there's a small explanation there.
One last thing, these last few chapters have been a lot longer than my previous chapters. Do you guys like the longer chapters? Now that I've become a little more confident in my writing after seeing all the great positive feedback, I've enjoyed writing longer chapters.