Hi all, welcome back to another chapter. I hope all of you are doing well during this crazy time.
Thank you to everyone who read and left feedback on my last chapter, it makes a lot that you're still enjoying my writing. If anyone hasn't read the last chapter, feel free to do that before reading this chapter.
Hailey had just started week 26 of her pregnancy, the couple of weeks that had passed since the Mark Rhodes case had been very exciting and enjoyable for both Jay and Hailey, Hailey more so as she could feel the baby moving around. Every single movement from their baby girl was starting to become more and more obvious, her kicks were getting a little more powerful every single day that passed by, however neither one of them could feel them yet with their hands.
The last couple of weeks had fallen into a routine that had become familiar to the couple throughout the time they had been together, they spent the majority of their free time outside of work cuddled up together on the couch, drawing up ideas for both their wedding and for the nursery for their little girl. They had decided to convert the office next to their bedroom into the nursery, it was a spacious room that neither one of them used so it was perfect for their little girl. Plus, they wanted to keep the spare bedroom in case Hailey's parents or other family members stopped over.
Jay was still undecided on the name he wanted to give their daughter. He had settled on the two names he had loved, Sophie or Sophia, but he couldn't decide which one he loved more. Hailey was the same as well, she loved either one of the two names, Hailey was slightly leaning towards the name Sophia, Sophia Christina Halstead just sounded so perfect in Hailey's mind. Even though Jay hadn't decided on her name yet, he would often call their baby girl 'Soph' when he spoke to her against Hailey's bump. Hearing Jay call their little girl 'Soph' would bring a tear to Hailey's eye as her love for Jay only kept growing and growing, it was one of the most adorable moments that she had experienced throughout her pregnancy.
It was a sunny August Wednesday morning, it was just after 6:30 when Jay woke up. As Jay's eyes opened for the first time he was met by a sight which would never fail to bring a smile to his face. Hailey was fast asleep on his chest, cute quiet snores escaping her lips every few moments, Jay could feel her bump pressing gently against the side of his body and her left hand, which her engagement ring proudly sat on, was loosely draped around his waist.
For the next fifteen minutes Jay laid still in silence as he admired Hailey's beauty, his left hand sneaking underneath her shirt as he gently ran it along the soft skin of her side. Jay's attention changed when his eyes settled on Hailey's eyes as they fluttered open for the first time this morning. Hailey could feel Jay's eyes on her, she couldn't keep but smile as they felt her body warm up, he had that effect on her even though she couldn't see him yet.
Hailey moved her head slightly to rest against his shoulder, she tilted her head up to meet Jay's eyes, her small smile growing wider as she settled her gaze on his vibrant green eyes. "Good morning babe." Hailey broke the silence, her voice a little harsh and groggy after just waking up.
"Good morning, Hails. How did you sleep babe?" Jay questioned as he smiled back at her once his eyes met hers. Over the last week Hailey hasn't been sleeping great, with the baby's more pronounced movements and all of the other effects that pregnancy had on her body, this week had been a little rough for Hailey.
"Not too bad I guess, it was probably the best night sleep I've had in the last week. I woke up once or twice but the feeling of being cuddled up against your body makes me relax and get back to sleep quickly." Hailey answered, her eyes still firmly locked onto Jay's.
"That's good to hear Hails, we can ask Natalie for some tips when we go for your next scan later today. How's our little Soph doing this morning?" Jay questioned once again, Hailey's smile continuing to grow wider as Jay called their little girl 'Soph'.
"Our little girl had been quiet all night and this morning so far. I think she needed her rest after all the acrobatics she was doing yesterday evening. She did tell me one thing, she told me that she loves her daddy so so much." Hailey replied, still smiling as she felt Jay's hand that was still underneath her shirt move to her bump.
"Tell her that I love her so much as well, and that I'm so excited for the day that she arrives into this world." Jay replied.
"Why don't you tell her for yourself babe, I'm sure little Soph would love to hear from her daddy. She tells me all the time that she loves hearing her daddy talking to her." Hailey replied, smiling at the excited happy look on Jay's face at the opportunity to talk to his baby girl once again.
Hailey shifted her body so she was lying flat on her back as Jay started to move down the bed, just as Jay started to move his phone started buzzing away on his bedside table. Jay begrudgingly reached over and read the text message, letting out a massive sigh of frustration as this was something that he needed to go to. "Sorry Hails, I've got to go. My CI just messaged me saying he had something that he needed to talk to me about, apparently it's urgent." Jay spoke, his facial expression dropping, his voice clearly slowing the disappointment that he had to head off.
"Don't worry Jay." Hailey replied, offering a small warming smile his way.
"Will you be alright to make your own way into work? I'm not sure how long this is going to take." Jay questioned.
"Of course I will babe." Hailey chuckled. "I'll get Vanessa to pick me up on her way into work, she's always saying how she misses driving to work together." Hailey carried on.
"Ok babe, I'm going to get ready. I love you Hailey." Jay replied, planting a kiss against the top of her head before heading off into the bathroom to shower. Jay quickly got ready after finishing his shower and headed out to meet his CI, not forgetting to tell Hailey that he loved her once more before leaving.
Jay walked into the alleyway where his CI had told him to meet him, a fresh cup of strong coffee in his hands as he was still half asleep. This sudden meeting seemed a little odd to Jay, he had only spoken to his CI last week and he had told Jay that he had no new information to give him, so Jay senses were on over drive, he was constantly scanning the area around the alleyway for any source of danger.
Jay had been standing in the alleyway for close to fifteen minutes and there was no sign of his CI, he was just about to leave and head to the district when his CI walked around the corner into the alleyway, his head constantly turning to look behind, almost like he was paranoid he was being followed.
"It's about god damn time Shawn." Jay grumbled as he extended his hand out to shake Shawn's hand. Shawn was very similar in build to Jay, he was a couple of months older than Jay, slightly taller than Jay and his hair was a little darker in colour.
"Well, I'm sorry Halstead. I just wanted to take some extra precautions to make sure I wasn't being followed." Shawn replied nervously, his eyes furiously darting around the area.
"Shawn, what's going on? What was so urgent that you needed to tell me?" Jay questioned, Jay was slowly starting to get nervous himself, he had never seen Shawn this cautious and nervous before.
"Before I tell you this, I need you to promise me something. I need to be protected after this, whatever that means I just need to be protected Jay." Shawn replied.
"I'm sure I can arrange that for you Shawn. Now tell me what you've got for me." Jay pushed.
"Damien Williams, I've been doing a few odd jobs for him and his crew, nothing major, just moving a few cars and dropping off some money. But a couple of Friday's ago he invited into his poker game, said he liked that I didn't ask questions and just did whatever he wanted me to do. Anyway, he's got me doing jobs for him, jobs that he only gives to people he likes and trusts. Last week he showed me a shipment of AR-15's that have been converted to shoot 458 socom rounds. He said that they were hot so he needed to get rid of them, I told him that I knew someone that was looking to buy some guns, that's why I'm here with you." Shawn explained.
"Shit... CPD has been trying to tie this guy down to ten unsolved murders, but every time the bastard somehow manages to cover his tracks. Right, listen to me Shawn. I want you to stay low unless Williams needs you, I'm going to speak to my boss and we will get back to you with a plan on how we will move forward. This opportunity to too good to miss out on, so we can't fuck this up." Jay replied, Shawn agreeing with Jay before quickly leaving the area. Jay immediately headed straight for the district, ringing Mouse on the way to get him Damien Williams five ready for when he arrived.
Jay arrived at the district ten minutes after leaving the meeting with Shawn, Jay already knew what Voight's reaction was going to be, he was going to be apprehensive about going after Damien Williams. The majority of the different units in the CPD had taken a shot at Damien Williams and had failed on every single occasion. But there was something different about this one, Williams had done something that he had never done and put the word out that he was looking to sell these guns.
"Voight you got a moment?" Jay questioned as he knocked lightly on Voight's door, the older sergeant waving him in immediately. "I've got something that you're going to want to hear." Jay started off as he handed Williams's file to Hank.
"Damien Williams, this slippery son of a bitch has managed to get away from us so many times. So what's new now Halstead?" Voight questioned as he scanned through the file.
"Well, one of my CI's has managed to work his way into Williams's inner circle and apparently Williams is looking to offload a set of those stolen 458 socom AR-15's that we're used in that triple homicide last week." Jay explained, earning an uneasy look from Hank.
"Something doesn't seem right about this Jay. Williams has always been so tight and sneaky with his deals, he's never openly said that he's looking to offload any weapons he's ever had in his possession. So what's changed now? Why is he going off his business plan that's worked so well for all these years?" Voight questioned.
"I can't give you an answer for sure, but my guess is that, these rifles are hot at the moment. After that triple homicide every law enforcement agency in Illinois is going to be looking for these rifles. So if he's caught red handed with these things that is going to confirm that Williams's crew behind the robbery to get them and then they are selling them. He's probably trying to offload them and make them someone else's problem." Jay replied.
"So if we do go ahead with this, what's the plan with your CI?" Voight questioned once again.
"My CI has already mentioned that he knows someone that might be interested in buying the guns. So I'll go undercover with my CI where he will introduce me as someone he's known since high school and we worked in a crew together before he both had to blow out of town." Jay explained.
"Ok Jay, I'm still not entirely convinced on this but this is one opportunity that might be too big to miss out on. Before you do anything, I'm going to loop Crawford in, see if he goes along with it and gives us the resources that we will require. But I mean it Jay, don't not do anything further before both me and Crawford have given the green light for this to go ahead." Hank warned, Jay nodding his head in agreement with his sergeant.
"Oh, one more thing Sarge. Can me and Hailey take off for an hour or two, she's got her latest scan at eleven. I'm sorry to let you know last minute." Jay stopped himself half way to the exit of Hank's office.
"Of course you can Jay, remember that I said if you or Hailey needed any time off you can have it, that hasn't changed. Let me know how it goes." Hank replied, the corners of his curving into a small smile. Jay leaving his office after thanking his sergeant and leaving with Hailey to head off to the hospital.
On the ride to the hospital, Jay explained to Hailey about his meeting with his CI and then the subsequent one with Voight. Hailey was slightly on Voight's side with this, something didn't feel quite right about all of this but she understood that they needed to case this new development as everyone had heard about the destruction that these guns had caused recently.
Their minds were shifted away from the case as they arrived at the hospital, they had been to the hospital for a scan every week since Hailey had found out she was pregnant. But, each scan felt like it was the first, both of them were so excited to be able to see their baby, it still amazed both of them that every week they could see a life that they had created growing and developing into a perfect little baby girl. The excitement and happiness they both felt every time their eyes settled on their baby was like nothing they'd ever experienced, that amazing feeling would probably never be topped.
The two of them strolled into the hospital, waking hand in hand with wide beaming smiles on their faces. "Hey you two, go and get yourselves ready in bay four, I'll be with you in just a minute." Natalie smiled as she greeted the couple just before heading off in the direction of another trauma bay.
Jay and Hailey headed into the room, Hailey lifted up Jay's T-shirt that she had stolen off of him once again and lay down onto the bed. "Ready to get started then Hailey?" Natalie smiled as she entered the room a couple of minutes later, Jay and Hailey both nodding their heads in excitement.
Like before Natalie took a moment to make sure that everything was normal with Jay and Hailey's baby girl, writing down a few notes as she slowly moved the stick over the top of Hailey's bump. This short moment of time was still so nerve racking for the couple, even though every scan previously had confirmed their baby was perfectly healthy, both of them were still so nervous that something might have changed and their baby might be in trouble.
"Right you two, your little girl looks perfectly healthy. She is continuing to grow and is at the size that we expect her to be at. Your baby had now manoeuvred so she is now upside down, which is the position that we want her at for when you give birth. So overall, your little girl is doing wonderful, she's right in track to be a perfectly healthy little girl when she arrives." Natalie explained, her small smile growing wider as she took in the happy smiles and looks on the couple's faces.
Natalie turned the screen so Hailey and Jay could see their little girl, even though she looked pretty much exactly the same from the last scan, but Jay and Hailey were both lost for words. Jay was still amazed that he was looking at a little girl that they had created and a life that Hailey had been providing for, caring for and protecting for 26 weeks. Hearing that their baby was perfectly healthy only made Jay love Hailey even more, he loved hearing that all of Hailey's hard work throughout the last 26 weeks had resulted in them having a healthy little girl up to this point.
Over the next five minutes all Jay and Hailey could do was stare in awe that their baby girl, they were both still speechless, completely overwhelmed by the happiness of seeing their baby. They couldn't help but be a little disappointed as Natalie moved the stick off of Hailey bump and the image of their baby disappeared off the screen. "Having either one of you got any questions you'd like to ask?" Natalie asked as she sat smiling at Jay and Hailey.
"When is it likely that we will be able to feel the baby kicking?" Jay questioned almost immediately.
"I'm guessing you've already been feeling the baby moving and kicking slightly Hailey?" Natalie started off, Hailey quickly nodding her head. "There's no set point in Hailey's pregnancy that you'll be able to feel the baby kicking with your hands. But anywhere between 24 weeks and 28 weeks along will be the time where you will most likely feel that first kick. I was 27 weeks along when I first felt Owen kick, I was right here in the ED when I felt him kick. So anytime in the next two weeks is when you'll most likely feel your girl kicking. I've heard on some occasions that talking to the baby can prompt a kick as she starts to recognise your voices." Natalie explained.
"If you don't have any more questions, I'll head off and get some photos sorted out for the two of you." Natalie continued, smiling at the couple as she left the room.
Jay and Hailey left the hospital feeling on top of the world, it had once again been another special moment that both of them would treasure. It was just another picture that they could add to the memories of this crazy journey that both of them had loved every single second of.
Jay and Hailey entered the bullpen to the sound of tapping keyboards, Jay immediately noticed that Voight's office door was closed and he was on the phone to someone. Jay was hoping that it was Crawford who Hank was speaking to and that they could power ahead on the Williams case.
After ten minutes of sitting at his desk, Jay's name was called out by his sergeant's deep harsh tone of voice, Jay swiftly springing up from his desk and joining Voight in his office. "So that was Crawford, he said something similar to me, that something didn't quite sit right about this development but it is something that we can't ignore. So we've got a green light to go ahead and go after Williams. Some asshole from homicide tried to take the case off our hands but Crawford shut him down so we've got the lead on this. Homicide are sending over everything they have on Williams so let's set up the case board and fill everyone else in on what's happening. Call your CI and get him to set up the meet." Hank explained as he sat across from Jay. Jay could see that Voight was still uneasy about going ahead with this, this confusing Jay slightly as Voight was the one who normally would take an opportunity when one came up.
Jay headed out of Hank's office and headed downstairs to call Shawn and get him to set up the meet. Fifteen minutes later Jay returned to the bullpen just as Voight exited his office. "Right listen up, even got a new case that we need to move on quickly. Jay, fill everyone in on what's going on and the plan." Voight ordered as he leaned up against Jay's desk, holding out the relevant files for Jay to put on the case board.
"The person we're going after is Damien Williams, the well-known gun runner that every law enforcement agency is after in Illinois. One of my CI's had managed to engineer a way into Williams's crew and has gained the trust of Williams. My CI informed me that Williams is looking to offload 30 AR-15's that have been converted to fire 458 socom rounds, these are the same rifles that were used in the triple homicide on the south side last week." Jay explained as Mouse handed out files to the other members of the unit.
"So what's the plan to nail this prick?" Ruzek questioned from his desk as he scanned through Damien Williams's file.
"My CI will introduce me as someone he's known since high school, someone that he used to run with as part of a crew but we left Chicago after the police were close to catching us. Hopefully Williams will buy that and agree to sell us the guns. Then at the second meet it will be a normal takedown that we're used to." Jay explained, he noticed the worried look on Hailey's face as he explained the plan, she had openly expressed her concerns about this before and to be honest Jay had his own doubts. But both of them knew how important this opportunity was, they needed these guns and Damien Williams of the streets of Chicago, so Hailey accepted that Jay needed to do this even though she wasn't entirely comfortable with it.
"My CI just let me know that the meet is arranged for 4pm so we've got a few hours to prepare for this." Jay continued.
The next few hours were spent preparing for the meeting between Williams and Jay. Vanessa and Atwater were sent out to recce the rundown multi-storey car park where the meeting was taking place. Mouse and Hailey went through every camera in the vicinity of the car park, making sure that they had eyes on Jay and Shawn throughout the duration of the meet. Jay went through his cover story over and over again, just perfecting every single small detail. Ruzek and Burgess looked through all of the known associates linked to Damien Williams, making sure that no one was going to surprise them at the meeting.
Everyone was working tirelessly to make sure that this meeting happened without any hiccups, not only because who the target was, but because who was going undercover. Out of anyone in the unit, it was Jay who had the most to lose and everyone was fully aware of that. He had a little girl on the way, he had an amazing fiancée in Hailey who he was due to get married to in the close future, he had everything he had ever dreamed of in life at the moment. Every single person in the unit was making sure that Jay got back safely to his fiancée and his little baby girl.
It was 4pm and Jay and Shawn were leaning against the hood of Jay's undercover car in the meeting location. Jay and Shawn has run over their cover stories five times during the trip to the car park, they were in sync with one another.
Another twenty minutes passed and there was still no sign of Williams, they were slowly start to lose hope, maybe they had been screwed over by Williams. Their hopes were suddenly lifted when a black BMW entered through the west entrance to the car park. The tinted windows meant that neither Jay nor Shawn could identify the people inside the vehicle.
The car stopped around five metres in front of Jay and Shawn, the doors slowly opened and out stepped Damien Williams and one of his trusted members of his crew, Terry Coates, someone who wasn't unfamiliar to the unit. "Phone in the bag and arms up." Terry demanded as he approached Jay. Terry was just over 6'3, stocky in build and had scars varying in size scattered across his arms, neck and face. Jay did as Terry asked, placing his UC phone in the bag and lifted his arms as Terry searches him for any weapons or a wire. "He's clean Damo." Terry called back to Williams who was leaning against his car smoking a cigarette.
"So it's Lawrence right?" Williams questioned, looking Jay up and down suspiciously.
"Nope, it's Ryan, Ryan Jacobs." Jay replied quickly, not falling for any of the games that Williams was trying to play.
"You met Shawn in college right, something to do with drama club." Williams once again tried to catch Jay out.
"Me and Shawn met in high school, on the football team. He was the quarterback and I was a wide receiver. He wore number 75 while I was number 10." Jay once again fired back.
"So what's someone like you need all of this fire power for?" Williams questioned.
"Me and my boys have been fucked over one to many times why this crew who think they're bigger and better than us. So when Shawn told me about someone looking to offload some AR-15's and showed me a video of how powerful these things are, I knew those were the weapons that me and my boys needed." Jay explained.
"So how many are you looking for Ryan?" Williams questioned as he stamped out his fag and stood up from the hood of his car.
"As many as I can get my hands on. This sort of firepower doesn't come around every often so I need as many as possible." Jay replied.
"Alright Ryan, we can come to some sort of agreement. I've got thirty of these rifles but they're not going to come cheap. Seven and a half grand each, no room for negotiation."
"Me and my boys have got the cash, just tell me when and where." Jay replied.
"I'll message Shawn later with the meeting point. Terry, give him his phone back." Williams ordered as he got into the drivers set and after Terry gave Jay his phone back the two of then sped off away from the car park.
It was approaching eight in the evening and Jay was getting his stuff ready for the meeting later in the evening, Williams had called Shawn confirming that the deal was taking place in some abandoned warehouse at ten in the evening. Voight had sent Jay and Hailey home after the earlier meeting to get some rest.
Even though the earlier meeting had gone off without a problem, Hailey was getting more nervous as the day passed by. It wasn't that she didn't trust Jay to handle himself, she was just fearful that Jay could get injured in anyway. Hailey was scared that Jay could be in trouble and she couldn't be there to help him, she had to wait at home and hope that Jay would walk straight into her arms later in the evening alive and well.
Hailey had cooked some dinner for the two of them for a change while Jay had been sleeping, throughout their relationship Jay had done the majority of the cooking and after finding out that Hailey was pregnant he had done all of the cooking, just because he loved taking care of his Hailey and his baby daughter.
Jay could tell how worried and nervous Hailey was that he was going undercover this evening. He was heartbroken that Hailey was so nervous and scared that something might happen to him, it was so difficult for jay to watch her get so worked up over something that might not happen. Jay fully understood though, because we would be the exact same if it was Hailey in his position, Jay has always been worried whenever Hailey went undercover ever since the booth case and when both Hailey and Kim were kidnapped last year it had only increased how scared he was when Hailey went undercover.
"Hails look at me baby." Jay softly spoke against the top of her head, they had cuddled up on the couch after they finished their dinner, Jay could see the nervous energy radiating off of Hailey's body. "There's no need to be scared Hails, it's going to be a simple takedown, nothing that we haven't done before." Jay continued as Hailey tilted her head slightly to face Jay.
"I know babe but I can't help it, you mean absolutely everything to me and the thought of you in a dangerous situation just scares me. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you." Hailey replied, her voice breaking as a few tears started to slowly trickle down her cheeks.
"I know you're scared Hails but I promise you that I will do anything and everything in my power to make sure that I'm back home tonight with you and our little Sophia." Jay replied, his voice quiet and soft as he attempted to calm Hailey's nerves. Hailey's mood change as she heard Jay call their daughter Sophia, her lips formed into a small smile as she looked into Jay's eyes.
"Did you just say Sophia Jay? Have you decided that you want our little girl's name to be Sophia?" Hailey questioned as her smile starting to grow a little wider.
"Yes Hails, I want our little girl's name to be Sophia. I've been set on the name Sophia for a couple of weeks now but I didn't want to jump to a decision, but seeing our little girl today at the scan and seeing her little face made me realise that she is a Sophia, there is something about her that made the name Sophia absolutely perfect." Jay explained, smiling as he felt Hailey snuggle as close to his body as possible and hug him with all her strength.
Over the next twenty minutes Hailey continued holding onto Jay with all of her strength. Hearing that Jay had decided on Sophia to be their daughters name had helped calm Hailey down a little and she felt so happy that their little girl had been named.
"I've got to head off now Hails, I promise I will call you the second that we arrest Williams. I love you so much Hails." Jay softly spoke against the top of her head, before Jay could go anywhere Hailey pulled his head down to meet her lips as she kissed him passionately, putting all of her emotion into the kiss.
They pulled away a few moments later both of their breathing significantly heavier. Jay's hand moved down to pull up Hailey's shirt as he kneeled down in front of her, his head moving close to her bump. "Make sure you look after your mommy tonight Sophia, she's a little worried about your daddy so she needs all of your love and affection tonight to make her feel better. I don't really need to be saying this because I know how much you love your mommy, but make sure you give her a little extra love tonight because she deserves it. I love you so so much Soph, I'll see you later baby girl." Jay spoke quietly against Hailey's bump, finishing off by planting a couple of light kiss against her bump before pulling Hailey's shirt back over her bump.
Hailey was almost in full blown tears as Jay talked to Sophia, every time he had done this while she was awake it would always bring a tear to her eye but this time felt different. Not only because of how scared Hailey was tonight about Jay but knowing that this was the first time Jay had ever spoken to their daughter as Sophia, had just meant even more to Hailey.
"Come here Hails." Jay smiled as he helped her up off the couch and wrapped his arms around her. "I love you so much Hailey, please relax tonight and look after yourself and little Sophia, I don't want anything to happen to either of you because you are worrying so much. I know it's hard but I'm going to be fine." Jay whispered as he continued holding onto Hailey, he could feel his damp shirt clinging to his body where Hailey had been crying in this embrace.
As Jay pulled away he moved his hand to Hailey's cheek, brushing away a tear before pulling her in for a quick kiss. "I love you Jay, please stay safe for me and Sophia." Hailey spoke quietly as she pulled away from Jay's lips.
"I will Hails. I love both of you so much." Jay replied, capturing her lips one more time before he slowly made his way out of their house and into the darkness of the night.
It had just passed 10:30 in the evening and Hailey hadn't heard anything from anyone yet. Her aching body was screaming out for her to sleep but she couldn't, she couldn't get to sleep without knowing that Jay was okay. She kept checking her phone every thirty seconds, desperate for that call that Jay had promised her. The first hour after Jay left, Hailey had managed to take her mind off everything as she watched a couple of episodes of Brooklyn nine-nine but there longer into the evening she got, the more she thought about Jay being in danger.
Hailey felt her chest tighten as she heard a couple of soft thuds on the front door to the their house, she almost felt sick to her stomach, Jay would've unlocked the door with his own key so Hailey immediately knew whoever this was it wasn't Jay. Every single possible scenario was running through her scrambled mind. Was this someone coming to tell her that Jay had been killed? Had Jay been seriously injured? Had Jay simply lost his key and all of her worry and fear was for nothing?
Hailey stopped slightly as her hand gripped the door handle, her grip was that tight on the handle that her knuckles were slowly turning white. Hailey slowly opened the door and was met by Vanessa, still dressed up in her tactical gear. Hailey heart immediately broke as she saw the look on Vanessa's face, she looked like she was about to burst into tears, her eyes already red and puffy. Vanessa was looking at anything but Hailey, she couldn't bear to look her best friend in the eyes.
Hailey could feel her heart rate starting to rise as she felt herself starting to cry, tears were starting to stream down her face as her best friend still struggled to look her in the eyes. "Vanessa..." Hailey's voice cracked as she didn't have the strength to say anything else as she felt herself crumbling, her legs becoming increasingly wobbly as her whole body started to feel numb.
Vanessa finally turned to face Hailey, a glassy sheen covering her eyes as a couple of tears started to trickle slowly down her cheeks, her hands were trembling slightly as all sort of emotions ran through her body. She was nervous, scared, and heartbroken that she was having to do this.
"It's Jay Hailey. He's been...
I'm sorry guys, I'm sorry. Most of you probably hate me for leaving you with yet another cliff hanger. I'm probably going to upload the next chapter either Thursday or Friday so make sure you check that out to see what's happened to Jay.
I hope that you liked the name that Jay had decided to give his daughter, personally I really like the names Sophie and Sophia so that's why I chose for Jay to like those names.
Anyway, I hope you don't hate me too much :) look out for the next chapter later in the week. Stay safe out there everyone.