Welcome back to another chapter everyone. Thank you to everyone that read my last chapter and to everyone that left a review on the last chapter. I'm glad that you are all still enjoying my story.

I might start doing two chapters a week more frequently in the future. I'm not going to promise that it will be all of the time as some weeks I feel good and some I feel pretty crappy. But you will see two chapters a week being uploaded more often in the future, hopefully that can help bring some of you some happiness during this tough time that we are in at the moment.

I hope you enjoy this chapter, I hope you will like me again at the end of this chapter. :)

"Hailey, please respond to me baby. You can't leave me like this."

Radio silence...

Jay just sat there slumped against the car he had taken cover at, unable to find any strength to move as he broke down into tears. He hoped, he prayed that Hailey and their baby was alive. The walls of the car park felt like they were closing in around Jay as there was no response from Hailey. Jay knew that this day would come, everything had been going too well in Jay's life lately, in the past every time Jay's life had been going well something came up which would put an end to that. He didn't want to believe that history would repeat itself but now he was faced with that reality.

After what felt like a life time, whereas it was only around a minute since he had broken down, Jay found the strength and courage to face reality. He couldn't just sit there and break down while Hailey's condition was still unknown. He had to be strong now, there were two people that needed him, and those two people were relying on him to save them.

Jay picked himself up off the floor and started sprinting towards the van. He sprinted towards the van quicker than he had ever done before, however it felt like he was moving in slow motion. Every possible scenario was running through his head. Had Hailey been shot and killed? Had Hailey been shot but still alive? Was Hailey unharmed? Jay was once again stuck in tunnel vision, he could hear the faint sounds of the voices of the team, but he ignored them as he continued running the short distance to the van. His entire attention was fixated on the van and the two special people that were inside of that van which had been ripped to shreds by bullets moment earlier.

Jay was at the rear doors of the van within a matter of seconds, he gripped the handle to the door harder than anything before in his life, his knuckles turning white as he mentally prepared himself for what was on the other side of the door. Jay slowly opened the door and gasped as he finally set his eyes on Hailey. Hailey was curled up in a tight ball, seemingly lifeless, clutching onto her bulletproof vest. Jay felt tears roll down his cheeks as he looked over his fiancée, his hands trembling in pure fear, he tried to say her name but nothing came out of his mouth.

Jay scanned her body looking for any signs of injury, he breathed out a tiny sigh of relief as he didn't see any blood on her or her clothes. Jay's eyes scanned over the rest of the van, the screens in the van were shattered, he could see Hailey's radio lying on the desk with a bullet hole through the middle of it. Hailey was covered in a thin layer of shattered glass, destroyed bits of plastic and shards of metal from the sides of the van.

Jay was just about to move closer towards Hailey when he was stopped dead in his tracks. He was left motionless as he saw Hailey's head move slightly, Jay had never been more relieved in his life. Hailey, the love of his life and the mother of his child, was alive. Jay was still standing there motionless as Hailey started to move the rest of her body, after a few moments of manoeuvring herself, Hailey finally turned and set her eyes on Jay. Jay's heart broke at the sight of his fiancée, the look of fear in her eyes was something that he had never seen before. "Jay..." Hailey whispered, her whole body trembling as she broke down right in front of him, the sounds of her crying was like a knife to the heart for Jay, Jay felt his own tears start to fall as he saw Hailey shrink into a tight ball right in front of him.

Jay quickly moved into the van and wrapped his arms around Hailey's trembling frame, he pulled her into his chest as he held onto her like his life depended on it. "I'm here Hails, I'm here. You're safe Hails, I've got you and I'm never going to let go." Jay whispered against the top of her head as he tried to console her. This was when it hit Jay once again, tears started continuously rolling down his cheeks as he started crying quietly. Jay had wanted to stay strong and be the rock that Hailey needed but he couldn't hold back his emotions in this moment. The look of fear on Hailey's face as he saw her for the first time was already taking over his mind, that look of fear would haunt Jay for the rest of his life, that look of fear would be something that Jay would relive in a future nightmare.

Jay and Hailey sat there holding onto each other for a while, neither one of them wanting to move as they held onto each other. The rest of team had wanted to check they were alright but Rojas pushed them away. Rojas understood that they needed to share this moment alone, that the one person that the other needed was each other.

Over the next few minutes Jay felt Hailey's tense body start to relax slightly as she melted into his embrace. The air around them was silent except for a couple of sniffles from Hailey as she calmed herself down after breaking down in Jay's arms. Jay rested his head against the top of her head as he listened to Hailey breathing, her breathing hurried from the fear of what just happened.

After a few more moments passed, Jay finally made a move, he pulled his head away from the top of Hailey's. He gently moved his hand to Hailey's chin and tilted her head up to meet his gaze, his heart broke again at the sight of her, her eyes were puffy and red, her bottom lip still trembling slightly. "Are you in any pain Hails?" Jay questioned softly as he gently brushed away a tear that threatened to fall down her cheek.

"No... I don't think so. Oh God... I landed on my stomach when I dived off the chair. The baby Jay... our baby..." Hailey once again broke down as turned her mind to their baby. She nuzzled her head into Jay's chest, she couldn't look Jay in the eyes, and she couldn't face the look of disappointment that she had expected to be on Jay's face.

"Don't get upset Hails, you've got to believe that our baby is fine. Let's get you to med and get Natalie to check you over." Jay whispered softly. He saw Hailey nod her head as she continued to cry against his chest. Jay moved his arms to her knees and her back, he picked her up gently as he started to make his way towards his truck, Hailey's head nuzzled into the crook of his neck. Jay ignored the stares of the team as he passed by them, the only person he acknowledged was Rojas as he offered her a small smile when he passed by.

The ride over to med was silent, Hailey just stared out of the passenger window the whole way there, her hand sat protectively over her stomach. She still couldn't bear to look Jay in the eyes, she was scared about what he thought about her, if she was the reason that their baby was harmed she would never forgive herself. Jay had been dreaming of having a baby his whole life and Hailey fully knew that.

Jay was heartbroken that Hailey couldn't bear to face him, he knew that she was blaming herself for putting them in this situation. Jay wanted to let her know that none of this was her fault but he couldn't find the right words to say to her, no words in this moment would help take any of that guilt away from Hailey. Jay just held onto her left hand tightly, stroking the back of her hand with his thumb as he attempted to make her feel better.

Jay rushed into the ED with Hailey cradled in his arms, his eyes were furiously scanning the busy ED looking any sight of his brother or Natalie, he spotted Will making his way out of the doctor's lounge. "Will, where's Natalie? I need her to check out Hailey now!" Jay pleaded as he approached his brother. Will's head snapped around as he heard Jay, his face immediately turned into a look of worry as he saw Hailey cradled in Jay's arms.

"I'll... I'll get her now. Please tell me that this isn't something to do with the baby." Will spoke as he looked back nervously at his brother. Jay tried to respond to his brother but no words came out, he couldn't bear to say that their baby was possible in trouble. Jay just looked back at Will with a glassy sheen on his eyes as tears started to form. This was like a punch to the gut for Will, he even felt a few tears of his own form as he stood there in front of his brother. Will quickly ducked into the doctor's langue and reappeared with Natalie seconds later, Natalie ushered them into a free room. Jay carefully placed Hailey down on the hospital bed and moved to her side, holding her hand tightly.

"Hailey can you tell me what happened?" Natalie questioned.

"I was sitting in the surveillance van when a suspect opened fire on me. I dived down off my chair and landed on my stomach." Hailey replied, her voice barely above a whisper as she relived what had happened. Jay tightened his grip on Hailey's hand as she spoke, Hailey turned to Jay for the first time since the scene, she was surprised to be meet with a small warming smile, she had expected to be a look of anger or something like that on his face.

"Are you in any pain or discomfort?" Natalie questioned in her serious doctor's tone. Hailey quickly replied with a shake of her head. "Ok then, I'm going to do a scan to check up on your baby but the fact that you aren't in any pain or discomfort is a good sign." Natalie replied with a small reassuring smile on her face.

Natalie started the scan with 3 sets of prying eyes on her, eagerly waiting for her next words. Natalie was silent for a few moments, the silence was terrifying for Jay and Hailey, neither one of them had ever been more scared in their lives than they were right now. Jay and Hailey locked eyes together as they awaited the results, Jay cupped Hailey's cheek with his free hand as he rubbed away another tear. "Everything is going to be fine Hails." Jay whispered to her, he was so quiet that Natalie and Will couldn't hear him.

"Good news, everything looks good with your baby. I can't see anything that I wouldn't expect to be there. You are coming to the end of week 10 of your pregnancy and the baby is developing at a healthy rate." Natalie finally spoke, her reassuring smile growing a little wider on her face. Both Jay and Hailey breathed out the biggest sighs of relief in their lives as they heard their baby was still perfectly healthy. Will's look of concern and worry had changed into one of relief and happiness as he watched on from the background of the room.

Hailey pulled Jay down to her lips and kissed him passionately, not caring that they were doing it right in front of Natalie and Will. Jay could feel all of the emotion that she had been holding in being put into her kisses, she was attacking his bottom lip as she tried to force her way into his mouth, Jay granting access as their tongues started battling. Jay pulled away a few moments later, he was meant by a groan in frustration from Hailey, which he couldn't help but chuckle at.

Just as they pulled away from each other Will's pager went off signalling he had an incoming patient. Before he left, he approached Jay and engulfed him in a big hug while smiling at Hailey over Jay's shoulder. He pulled away a couple of moments later and exchanged a couple of goodbyes just before rushing off.

"Now that you're getting further into your pregnancy Hailey you need to be a little more careful. Your body is going to wear down the deeper you get into this pregnancy as you're providing for two people now. You're going to need to take care of yourself and get lots of rest. You've probably already discussed this but you can't keep working full duty throughout your pregnancy. I'm ok with you continuing to work full duty for a little while longer but the deeper into this you get, you will have to limit the strain on your body." Natalie explained.

"Yeah we've already discussed that. This was my last day on full duty anyway, I was going to go on desk duty starting next week." Hailey let out a smile back at Natalie as she spoke.

"That's good to hear. If you guys haven't got any other questions I'll leave you to get dressed and you can leave whenever you're ready." Natalie smiled back at the couple just before giving them some privacy.

Jay moved onto the bed and pulled Hailey into his side, he instantly felt her relax into his side. Jay moved his hand down to Hailey's exposed stomach, gently running his hand in circles over the soft smooth skin. Hailey tilted her head up to meet Jay's eyes, she was met by a look of love in his eyes as he continued running his hand over her stomach. Hailey was just about to say something to Jay when he pressed a quick kiss on her lips, silencing her effectively.

"I know what you're about to say Hails. You have no reason to say sorry, you didn't do anything wrong, you didn't do anything that could've caused harm to our baby. You shouldn't feel guilty for anything that you did, you didn't decide to be put in that situation, you were put in that and the way you acted was truly remarkable. Now let's move forward and try and forget about what happened today." Jay spoke, he planted a kiss against her forehead as they both shared a small smile. Jay was right, Hailey shouldn't feel guilty for what happened, the fact that he wasn't annoyed at her really made Hailey feel better about everything.

"I think we should go back to the station now and tell Voight that I'm pregnant, and then we can tell the rest tomorrow." Hailey replied, a small smile still being displayed on her face.

"Let's go then Hails. Even though I'm going to miss my sexy fiancée being my partner I am glad that you are going on desk duty." Jay replied with a charming smile, Hailey blushed slightly as Jay called her sexy, she would never get tired of hearing that would coming out of his mouth.

Hailey and Jay slowly made their way through the ED, heading for the exit when they were stopped in their tracks by a familiar voice. "Policeman Jay, Policeman Jay." A joyful high pitcher voice came from beside them. Jay turned and immediately spotted Alex in one of the trauma bays to his right.

"Hey buddy." Jay smiled as she made his way into the room and approached Alex's bed, Hailey trailing behind him.

"Right Alex, your X-ray... oh hi Jay, thought you had already left." Will spoke sounding a little startled as he looked up from the X-ray on his tablet.

"This is my brother Alex, he better being taking good care of you. If he isn't let me know and I'll kick his ass." Jay chuckled, earning laughs from everyone in the room, the loudest coming from Alex.

"Look Policeman Jay, I hurt my wrist when I fell off my bike earlier." Alex spoke as he tried to life his wrist to show Jay, but was stopped as he winced out in pain.

"Hey buddy, you keep that sitting right there. My brother will take good care of you, he sees this sort of stuff all the time so he's an expert at this." Jay smiled back at Alex as he rested his hand on the 7 year old's shoulder.

Hailey had a big smile on her face as she looked on in admiration at Jay interacting with Alex. She already knew that Jay was going to be a wonderful father to their baby, but if she needed any evidence that he would be, this was it. She was amazed by how effortlessly Jay would make Alex laugh, she was still amazed at how easily Jay had got Alex to trust him at the scene they met at earlier in the year. Seeing Jay interact with Alex pushed the events of today to the back of her mind as she caught a glimpse of her future, the future where she would watch Jay playing with their kids as they grew up, the future where hopefully they would become a bigger family, more than just the three of them.

"Why are you here Policeman Jay? You're not hurt like me are you?" Alex questioned, a hint of sadness on his voice as the happy look on his face had faded away slightly.

"No buddy I'm fine. I'm here with my fiancée." Jay replied as he squeezed Alex's shoulder slightly. Jay turned his attention to Hailey as he gently pulled her a little closer towards Alex's bed and into his side. "You remember Hailey don't you Alex, she was one who drove us back to the station." Alex quickly nodded his head as he smiled at Hailey, who was tucked into Jay's side. "Well, Hailey is pregnant so we have to come here so we can see our baby." Jay continued.

"Can I see your baby Policeman Jay?" Alex questioned eagerly. Jay and Hailey shared a smile together after seeing Alex's excitement to see their baby.

"Alex..." Alex's mom started to try and warn him from her position in the chair opposite Jay and Hailey.

"Of course you can Alex." Jay spoke as he cut Alex's mom off. Jay handed the ultrasound photo they had just got to Alex. Jay turned to Hailey for a moment, she was still tucked into his side with a massive smile on her face. Jay was so happy to see her smiling after what had been a tough day so far for her.

"It doesn't look like a baby Policeman Jay." Alex claimed as he continued looking over the ultrasound photo. His comment was met by round of chuckles from all of the adults in the room.

"It won't do yet buddy. The baby is only 10 weeks old so it still has a lot more time to keep growing and developing." Jay smiled back at the young boy as he saw the slight look of shock on Alex's face.

Hailey and Jay said their goodbyes to Alex and his mother as they let Will treat Alex. Both of them left the hospital in a good mood, a complete contrast to when they arrived. Seeing Jay with Alex had really helped Hailey take her mind off of what had happened earlier in the day, the little insight to what Jay was like with young children really excited her for their future. Jay was just relieved to see Hailey smiling again, that look of fear on her face that he witnessed earlier was something he hoped he would never see again.

Jay and Hailey arrived back at the station and made their way up through the back entrance, even though they were feeling pretty good, they didn't need to be crowded by questions from their co-workers. They made their way up into the bullpen and were slightly relieved to see that the others except for Voight were out.

"Hank, have you got a moment? We need to speak to you about something." Jay greeted as he knocked on the Hank's door. They were waved and were met by a look of concern on Voight's face as they sat opposite him.

"I was hoping that I could be put on desk duty. I can't do my job anymore to my full capability." Hailey spoke, she felt a little nervous inside for some reason. Once Hank contemplated her words she was met by another look on concern and confusion on his face.

"Is it because of what happened today? You're not injured are you?" Hank questioned nervously.

"No I'm not injured and it's not entirely because of what happened today. I was going to be asking to go on desk duty today anyway. After my crash we found out that I am..." Hailey spoke before cutting herself off. She looked back at Jay for a moment just to make sure that he definitely wanted to do this. Jay understood why she stopped and turned to him, he just replied with a big smile on his face and a nod of his head.

"After my crash I found out that I was 7 weeks pregnant." Hailey continued after taking a moment to compose herself. As soon as the words came out of her mouth she felt a weight lifted off her shoulders that she hadn't realised was there. The news of her pregnancy was finally out in the open and Hailey had to admit that it felt good that it finally was.

Hank's face immediately lit up to some extent at hearing the news that Hailey was pregnant, his lips formed into the biggest smile that either one of them had ever seen. "Oh wow, congratulations to both of you. I'm so happy for the both of you. Of course you can go on desk duty, I wouldn't let you risk harming yourself or your baby if you wanted to stay on full duty anyway." Hank rounded his desk and pulled both of them into hugs. Both of them were surprised to see his reaction, especially Jay. Jay had only seen Hank show this sort of emotion with Erin and Justin, in the many years that Jay had worked with Hank, the most he had ever got out of the older sergeant was a handshake.

"I'm guessing that you would like to continue working up here alongside us." Hank claimed as he returned to his chair.

"Yeah of course I would like to. Only if that's ok with you of course." Hailey smiled back at her sergeant.

"That's no problem. I will probably get a temporary replacement for you however as you're not going to be able to work in the field for some time. If either or both of you need to leave work or take some time off then don't hesitate to ask. I understand that your priority is going to be each other and your baby so take all the time off that you need." Hank explained.

"Thanks Hank, we both really appreciate that." Jay smiled as he got up and shared the sergeant's hand.

"Go on you two get out of here and go home. Congratulations once again." Hank smiled as he watched the two leave his office.

As the two left the office they were met by 4 sets of eyes, each one of them waiting for one of them to ask if Hailey was alright. "Before each one of you ask the same question I'm fine. Obviously it was a scary situation to be in but I'm good, I've been to med and I've been given a clean bill of health so don't worry guys." Hailey smiled as she saw the look of relief displayed across the faces of their team members.

Rojas was the first one to move as she engulfed Hailey in a massive hug. "I'm so relieved that you're alright Hailey. I should've stayed with you, I shouldn't have left you alone in that van." Rojas spoke, a hint of sadness in her voice as a couple of tears formed on her face as she held onto Hailey.

Hailey pulled away from Rojas slightly and placed her hands on the younger officer's shoulders. "Hey don't get upset Vanessa. You didn't do anything wrong, you had no reason to believe that I was in any danger so don't beat yourself up about it. I'm fine, we're both fine." Hailey spoke softly and quietly as she looked back at Rojas with a small warming smile. Rojas let out a small smile as Hailey said 'we're fine', fully understanding what Hailey meant by that. Rojas pulled Hailey back in for another hug as the guilty feeling in her body was replaced by a feeling of relief.

"I know this is probably a long shot but do you two fancy joining us a Molly's for a drink this evening. I heard a beer is a good way to take your mind off of things." Adam questioned with a big cheesy smile on his face.

"No offence guys but the only person I want to be with right now is right here." Hailey smiled back at Ruzek as she cuddled into Jay's side.

"Seriously bro, you had to have seen that coming. You're a great cop Adam but sometimes you can be such a dumbass." Kevin chuckled from beside Adam, Adam playfully punching Atwater's arm in response. The rest of the group chuckled at the banter between the best friends.

"We were hoping that you guys could make it to our house tomorrow evening. We've got a surprise that we've been hiding from you and it's feels like the right time to share that now. Adam, before you ask we're not telling you now, you'll have to wait until tomorrow." Hailey smiled back at the rest of the group as she saw a look of shock but excitement on all of their faces.

"Anyway enough of you guys, me and my hot fiancé are out of here. See you tomorrow guys." Hailey continued just before pulling Jay down to her lips and kissing him in front of the others. They both smiled as they heard numerous whistles coming from Kev and Adam, Jay sending them the middle finger as they made their way down the stairs.

It was later in the evening, the couple had just chilled out and relaxed since getting back. They cooked a simple but delicious pasta dish together and sat together on the couch as they enjoyed their food. Jay ran Hailey a bath after finishing off eating and while she was letting herself relax in the bath he quickly headed out to the store for her. Hailey had been craving chocolate chip cookies over the last week so Jay headed out to pick her up some of her favourite cookies, white chocolate and raspberry cookies. When he got back he was happy to see that she was still in the bath.

20 minutes after he got back, Jay was relaxing on the couch when he heard Hailey shout from upstairs. "Jay, come up here quickly." Jay was instantly worried, he couldn't tell from her tone of voice whether she was in any pain for not. As he made his way upstairs he prayed that he wouldn't find her slumped over in pain, he hoped that whatever she wanted wasn't something to do with what happened earlier in the day.

He quickly found her standing in the bathroom looking at herself in the mirror just in her bra and panties, he was instantly confused at what was going on, he scanned what he could see of Hailey with his eyes. Nothing looked out of place, he couldn't see any marks or bruises on her body that weren't there this morning, and most importantly she didn't look in any pain. "Hailey..." Jay called out quietly as he was still very confused to what was going on.

"Give me your hand babe." Hailey replied as she turned on the spot, a massive smile on her face. Jay extended his hand out to her as she wrapped her hand around his wrist. Hailey turned around again as she moved backed up until her back was against his chest. Hailey moved his hand down to her stomach and slowly started running his hand up and down her stomach.

"Can you feel that?" Hailey questioned, within a couple of seconds she heard a slight gasp escape Jay's lips as he understood what she was referring to. Jay could feel the slight roundness of her stomach, the slight change was very subtle but Jay could feel the change as clear as day. Jay was left speechless as he continued running his hand gently over Hailey's stomach, he turned his head to look in the mirror. Any other person that knew Hailey wouldn't be able to tell a difference but Jay could, Jay could see the slight roundness of her stomach of her stomach.

Jay turned Hailey around in his arms and locked back at her with a look of love and lust. Hailey was more attractive to him right now than she had ever been, Jay was amazed at how each day Hailey got more and more beautiful and now that she was starting to show she was pregnant it just made him want her even more.

Jay captured her lips in a passionate kiss, Hailey hands find the back of Jay's neck as she pulled him closer to her, leaving now room between them as their chests collide. Jay's tongue bounced off her bottom lip as he tried to part her lips, as soon as she did their tongues were quickly dancing with one another as they both tried to dominate the kiss. They both forgot about everything around them for a few moments as they lost themselves in one another.

After a few passionate moments their need for air became apparent and they pulled back from each other's lips. Jay rested his forehead against her's as their noses brushed, Jay smiled as he felt her hot breath tickling his stubble. "I find you even more attractive now that your bump is starting to show. You have never looked more beautiful than you do right now." Jay whispered against her lips just before planting a quick kiss on her lips. Jay smiled as he saw her blushed cheeks and the look of love in her beautiful eyes.

"You always find the right words to make me feel special don't you my beautiful fiancé." Hailey really felt like she was the only girl in the world when Jay was around her. The love and affection that Jay gave her was something she had never experienced with anybody else before. She felt like she had butterflies in her stomach whenever she was around him. Hailey had never felt this passionately about someone before, and the fact that she had an engagement ring sitting proudly on her left hand just showed how deeply and truly loved up and happy she was right now.

"We could have a little bit of fun right now Hails, let me show you that I truly meant what I said." Jay whispered, his voice getting deeper and huskier, Hailey could feel herself getting aroused as Jay's sexy seductive voice rung through her ears.

"As much as I would love for you to show me how beautiful you think I am, I'm too tired babe. I just fancy cuddling up close to you on the couch and watching a movie or a TV show."

"That's fine by me Hails, I'll do whatever you want to do." Jay smiled back at her before sneaking in a quick kiss.

The two of them retreated to the couch after Hailey had thrown on one of Jay's hoodies and her comfy leggings. The couple decided to watch the new series of Brooklyn nine-nine as they cuddled up on the couch. Hailey rested her head on Jay's chest as she was tucked tightly into Jay's side, Jay's hand rested protectively over her tiny bump, Jay couldn't feel it through the fabric of the hoody just he knew it was there.

They had watched two episodes and were part way through a third of the show when Jay decided he was going to have a bit of fun and tease Hailey. Hailey didn't dislike many things but there was one thing she hated, she hated it when Jay tickled her. She always found it funny and laughed when Jay did it but she always would find a way to squirm away from him.

Jay moved his hands to the one place where she especially hated being tickled, her rib cage, and started his mini onslaught on her. She immediately started squirming in his grip but he was too strong for her and she found herself helpless to stop his tickling. Jay increased his pressure slightly as Hailey turned to get away from him, as he continued her infectious laugh that he could pick out in a crowded room came out. He loved her laugh so much, everything about it was perfect, whether it was a slight laugh from her or a continuous one like now, Jay mood would always brighten up from hearing it.

Hailey managed to get away from Jay slightly as his concentration dropped for a moment as he lost himself in the sound of her laugh. She thought she was free however Jay's hand gripped her hips and stopped her dead in her tracks. Hailey knew what was coming next, there was one other weak spot on her body at Jay knew about and that was her thighs. Jay started tickling the inside of her thighs, Hailey was squirming more than ever as Jay continued, not letting up this time. "Jay! Stop, you know I hate this. Stop it please." Hailey moaned out as she tried to suppress her laugh, she couldn't hold it for long as she was met by a dorky boyish smile from Jay.

"I'll stop if you come here and give me a kiss." Jay challenged her after a few more moments of teasing her.

"I can do that, but you promise that you'll stop tickling me?" Hailey glared back at him as he slowed down his tickling slightly, Jay nodded his head, the cheesy grin still on his face. "If you break that promise you'll regret it mister." Hailey warned as she moved closer to his face.

Jay kept his promise for now as he stopped tickling her and moved his hands up to cup her cheeks. He pulled her into a kiss, kissing her passionately much like before in the bathroom. "Right now can we continue watc..." Hailey was cut off by her laugh as she felt Jay's hands tickling her rib cage again, she wanted to be annoyed at him but she couldn't lie, she was really enjoying having some carefree fun with Jay on the couch. "Stop it asshole." Hailey groaned as she elbowed him gently in the side, it seemed to work as Jay stopped his teasing and pulled her back into his side, Hailey could hear his gentle quiet chuckle escaping his lips as she huffed and puffed, pretending to be annoyed.

"You're going to regret that Halstead trust me. I will find a way to get revenge on you." Hailey Warner as she shock her hand jokingly in front of his face, like he was a naughty little boy. Hailey was once again meant by a cheeky chuckle from his lips as he kissed the top of her head.

The rest of the night was spent like this on the couch, Jay taking the opportunity when she let her guard down to tickle her a little more, his teasing meant by a constant reminder that she was going to get revenge on him for teasing her. The couple sat happily on the couch deep into the night, the events of earlier almost forgotten after what had been a special and fun evening for the couple. Hailey fell asleep on Jay's shoulder as it got closer to midnight, her cute quiet snores that Jay loved making an appearance. Jay carefully picked her up and carried her to their bed, waking her up to help change into her bed clothes.

Hailey nuzzled her head into the crook of Jay's neck and was asleep with a few short moments. Jay stayed awake for a little longer, quietly listening to Hailey's calm breathe which tickled the skin of his neck. He snuck his hand underneath her shirt and ran his hand gently over the warm smooth skin of her tiny baby bump. Jay took a moment to appreciate how lucky he was in life at the moment, he had a fiancée that was perfect in every single way, a beautiful little baby on the way and he had a wonderful group of friends looking out for them.

In the back of his mind was the thought that this was too good to be true and something was going to happen to them. But today proved that it wasn't too good to be true, today life threw another obstacle at them and they had powered through that and came out the other side stronger than ever. Today proved that the demons in his mind weren't able to overpower him anymore, today closed that book of doubt in his mind.

Jay feel asleep feeling happier than he had felt for a while, it had been a tough day but it had made them stronger. He was beyond happy and excited that Hailey's baby bump had started to show, even if it was very minimal, it was another step forward in his life.

I hope that the outcome of what happened wasn't an anti-climax to any of you. I was debating whether or not to have Hailey shot in the vest but in the end I decided against that. I was never going to hurt Hailey or the baby, you guys probably would have rioted if I did that and I probably would've hated myself if I did that.

If any of you are new to this story and don't know who Alex is, make sure you go back chapter 12, that is where you meet him.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'll be back for another chapter in a few days. Stay safe out there everyone!