Welcome back everyone. Thank you to everyone that read the last chapter, and to those of you who left feedback. If any of you haven't read the last couple of chapters please read those before reading this one.
I'm really sorry for the long wait between this chapter and the last, I had a few rough days over the last week so I needed some time to relax and clear my head. I didn't want to produce a chapter that was low quality and rushed.
It was the next morning, the sun was beating down on the calm waters of Chesapeake Bay on what was going to be another beautiful summer day in Virginia Beach. After getting back from watching the sunset last night, Jay and Hailey joined her parents, Alice and Zara on the couches, laughing and joking as the family continued having a great time together. Hailey had noticed two things last night, her mom seemed very excited about something, even more excited than she usually was when she spent time with Jay and Hailey. The other was that Zara didn't seem like the bubbly four year old that she usually was, she seemed upset and Hailey knew exactly why. She was missing Tim so much, Zara had always been a daddy's girl so whenever Tim had to leave with his team it always hit her hard, especially on deployments.
It was just after nine in the morning when Jay and Hailey were woken up, both of them stirred from their sleep suddenly as there was a loud commotion coming from downstairs. "What the hell is going on down there?" Jay grumbled into Hailey's hair, taking a moment to adjust to the bright light that invaded their room before planting a few kisses on the top of her head.
"God only knows babe, it's probably just my parents doing something stupid with Zara." Hailey whispered against the skin of Jay's bare chest, smiling to herself as she felt Jay's arm wrapped around her body, a feeling that she would never get tired of.
"How did you sleep Hails? Was our little girl active last night?" Jay questioned, making himself smile as he mentioned their little girl.
"She was peaceful throughout the whole night, she must've tired herself out after how active she was over the last few nights." Hailey replied, tilting her head up to catch a glimpse of Jay's smile as he looked down towards her position on his chest.
"She must've listened to her daddy then, me and Soph had a little chat about you after you fell asleep and I told her that she needed to let her mommy catch up on her beauty sleep. We were also saying how wonderful you are and how you're going to be such a great mom to little Sophia." Jay replied, his smile on growing wider as he continued talking to Hailey about their daughter.
Hailey nuzzled her head further into Jay's chest as she felt a heat rise to her cheeks. She still couldn't believe that Jay could make her feel so special and loved with a few words, she had always dreamed of finding someone who would make her feel that way and she had finally found that in Jay. The months that they had been together had been the best in her life, not only because of everything that's happened but simply, the feeling of being truly loved by someone was a feeling that Hailey had never experienced, that feeling would never ever get tiring.
Just as the two of them were prepared to go back to sleep for a little longer, they heard Hailey's mom yelling their names from the bottom of the stairs, telling them to get downstairs quickly. "I guess we better go and see what's going on." Hailey stated, sighing a little in disappointment as staying in bed with Jay for longer sounded perfect to her.
The two of them reluctantly got out of bed and got themselves ready, Hailey throwing on a pair of soft leggings and one of Jay's hoodies, while Jay was in a T-shirt and shorts. Before they let the privacy of their room, Jay pulled Hailey into his body, wrapping his arms around her waist as he captured her lips in a passionate kiss, Hailey's hands wrapping around the back of his neck as she deepened the kiss. They pulled away moments later, resting their foreheads against each other as they stared into one another's eyes, both of their eyes darkening with love and lust for the other.
As Jay and Hailey made their way downstairs they could hear the sounds of laughing and talking, the sounds getting louder as they got closer to the opening living space. When they entered the living space, it became quickly apparent where the source of the commotion had come from. Michael, Hailey's oldest brother, and his family had arrived at Tim's house. "Auntie Hailey!" Hailey nephew Tom yelled as she started running towards Hailey, slowing down slightly as he remembered that his auntie was pregnant.
Hailey leaned down and was quickly engulfed in a hug from her nephew. "Hey there champ, I've missed you so much." Hailey spoke quietly, a massive smile forming on her face as she continued holding onto her nephew.
"I've missed you to Auntie Hailey." Tom replied, his voice muffled slightly as he buried his head into Hailey's hoodie. They pulled away from one another after a few moments, sharing a smile before Tom went to greet Jay, the two of them sharing a fist bump together and laughing with each other.
Hailey and Jay moved further into the living area, Hailey was once again engulfed in a big hug, this time by her brother Michael. "I've missed you so much Hailey. I'm so glad we could make it down here and see you and Jay." Michael was the first to speak after they pulled away from one another, both of them sharing a smile together.
"I've missed you to Michael. Where's my niece anyway? I need to see your tiny little girl that's brought you so much joy." Hailey replied, smiling to herself as she saw Michael's face light up at the mention of his baby daughter.
"Laura has gone to put her to sleep for a little while, with our early flight she didn't get as much sleep as we hoped and she didn't sleep that well on the plane either so she's really tired." Michael explained as him and Hailey moved towards the kitchen island, leaving Jay, Tom and Hailey parents laughing and joking together.
"So, how's it been how that you've got another child in the house?" Hailey questioned once they took their seats at the island.
"It's certainly a lot busier and chaotic." Michael chuckled, earning a laugh from Hailey as well. "But it's been really great, it's been a big change but a change that's been so enjoyable. Laura has been great with everything, I've done as much as I can but when I've been at work she's took such good care of our girl. She's loves the bonding times that her and Emily get, she loves that's she got a daughter that she can treat like a princess." Michael replied, still smiling ear to ear as he spoke about his wife and daughter.
"How's Tom been now that's he's got a little sister?" Hailey questioned.
"It's obviously been a big change for him as well but overall he's been great. The first few days that Emily was at home he caused a bit of trouble, it took him a few days to adjust to not having all the attention only on him but after he adjusted he's been really enjoying having a little sister. He's always asking us if he can hold Emily, we've found him on a few occasions sitting in the chair in the nursery reading a book as he held onto Emily. He was the one who heard Emily laughing for the first time a couple of weeks ago, he was sitting in the chair waving one of her teddy bears in front of her when Emily laughed and ever since he hasn't stopped talking about it." Michael explained, a stray happy tear slowly trickling down his cheek as he thought back to the little memory that Tom had told to him.
"Aww, that's so cute Michael, it's so wonderful to hear that Tom is loving having a little sister." Hailey smiled back.
"How about you sis? How have you been getting on recently?" Michael questioned. Out of all of her brothers, Michael was probably the one Hailey least spoke to, they still spoke frequently however Michael's life had been very hectic lately with the birth of his daughter four and a half months ago and his job had also been taking up a lot of his time.
"There's been a few difficult moments recently but the past few months have been the best of my life, I never thought I would be this happy in life ever. Every small moment that me and jay have shared over the last few months have felt so special and I'll never forget anything we've experienced. We felt our little girl kicking for the first time last week, it wasn't exactly how I imagined it happening but it is a moment that will stick with me forever." Hailey explained, a big smile on her face as she thought back to the night in the hospital that her and Jay shared.
"I'm so happy for you Hailey, I'm so happy that you've finally got the life you've always wanted. How are you feeling about becoming a mother?" Michael questioned.
"I'm obviously so excited to become a mother, but I'm just nervous and scared that I'm not going to be a good mother to my daughter." Hailey replied, breathing out a big sigh as she turned her head away from her brother, feeling herself tear up slightly as she thought about being a bad mother.
"Hey, look at me Hailey." Hailey turned her head back to her brother, met by a small warming smile from Michael. "I know how scary this massive change in your life is for you, I was exactly the same in the weeks building up to when Tom was born. But, you're going to be a great mother Hailey, everyone in the family can see that, you're so good with Tom and Zara, they're always saying how they want to see their Auntie Hailey. No new parent will be prefect from day one, you will make some mistakes along the way, but as long as you give your baby lots of love you'll be such a good mother to your little daughter." Michael spoke, still smiling back at his sister as he tried to reassure Hailey that she was going to be a great parent.
Hailey took a moment to contemplate Michael's words, she knew that what he was saying was right, she knew that both her and Jay were going to make mistakes along the way and they were going to learn from those mistakes. All of her family had expressed that they knew Hailey was going to be such a great mother but she still couldn't help but worry that she wasn't going to do a good job of raising her daughter. "Thank you Michael. I just worry about what I'm going to be like as a parent. I want to give my daughter a good childhood and make it as fun as what our childhood was like. I want her to grow up with so many memories during her childhood that one day she can look back on and smile." Hailey replied, the smile returning on her face as she thought about having fun with her little daughter.
"You're one hundred percent going to give that to your daughter Hailey, you and Jay are going to create so many memories that you'll be able to look back on with your daughter as she grows up." Michael replied, Hailey nodding her head back at him with a big smile on her face. "Just remember Hailey, you can always ask me or Laura anything if you need help, we've been through this before and we know how scary it can be at times. So please don't hesitate to ask me anything if you ever need some advice."
"Thank you Michael, I really appreciate all of the support you and Laura have given me throughout my pregnancy." Hailey replied, standing up to give her oldest brother a big hug. After a few moments, Michael and Hailey were joined by their parents and Jay, the group talking about different things while Jennifer cooked some bacon and eggs for the family.
It had just passed one in the afternoon, Jay and Hailey were relaxing on the couch together, watching the rest of the family playing in the pool as they took a moment to rest their aching bodies in the shade of the open living area. Both of their attention was turned to the approaching sound of footprints behind them, as Hailey looked over her shoulder a big smile formed on her face as she saw Laura approaching them, slowly rocking baby Emily in her arms.
"Hey you two, you both looked nice and cosy there." Laura greeted the couple, sitting down on the smaller section of the corner sofa, smiling at Jay and Hailey before looking down to her daughter who was waving her little arms.
"She's so adorable Laura, you can definitely tell she's looks a lot more like you than Michael." Hailey replied, smiling towards the little girl in Laura's arms who seemed to be wide awake after her nap.
"Yeah, she definitely does, but she does have Michael's eyes, she has been blessed with the Upton family blue eyes." Laura replied, laughing slightly as her daughter started pulling on her finger. "Do you want to hold her Hailey? You haven't had the chance to hold her yet." Laura questioned moments later.
"Yeah of course, I'd love to." Hailey replied. Laura shuffled a little closer to Hailey as she passed her daughter over to Hailey. Hailey's arms slowly started gently swaying as the little girl settled in her arms, the little girl seemed to be perfectly happy as she was giggling quietly and her arms were waving about in search of something to hold onto, her little hands latching onto one of the drawstrings of Hailey's hoodie. Holding her niece felt so amazing to Hailey, not only because it was her first time holding her little niece, but because this was something she was going to be doing with her own daughter in less than thirteen weeks.
Hailey continued rocking little Emily in her arms for a few minutes, massive smiles painted across Jay and Laura's face as they took in the sight of Hailey holding the little girl in her arms. Jay couldn't help but feel an overwhelming feeling of happiness in his body as he watched Hailey with the baby, this was what the months ahead of them were going to look like, filled with moments where they would be holding onto their little daughter, smiling at the adorable little human that they had brought into this world. Jay was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Hailey speaking to him. "Do you want to hold her babe?" Jay's head turned towards Laura, almost looking for permission of her to hold her daughter, Laura just looking back at Jay with a massive smile on her face.
"Yeah." Jay responded to Hailey, a nervous smile displayed across his face as little Emily was placed into his arms by Hailey. Any nerves that Jay might have held were quickly forgotten as his eyes settled on the cute bundle of joy in his arms, little Emily still giggling away as her arms were flapping around in front of her face. Jay held out one of his fingers next to the flapping hands of the little girl, Emily's little hands squeezing around Jay's finger and started pulling on his finger, Jay couldn't help but chuckle slightly at the funny faces that the little girl was pulling.
Hailey had shuffled around closer to Laura, she wanted to have a better view of Jay holding Emily in his arms, wanting to savour the image of Jay holding a baby in her head. "It's not going to be long until it's your little girl he's holding Hailey." Laura spoke, her voice quiet as they both continued enjoying the sight of Jay with Emily, Laura smiling at the sound of her little girl's giggling.
"Only thirteen weeks left until little Sophia is with us, I'm so excited for day that she arrives." Hailey replied, her eyes still locked onto Jay. Hailey and Laura couldn't stop laughing as they watched Jay pulling faces to the little girl as his finger rubbed her belly over the soft light pink onesie that Emily was wearing, the little girl giggling louder than ever as she started squirming around his Jay's arms.
"I don't think you could've picked a better person to be the father of your child Hailey. Jay is one of the kindest hearted, most caring and thoughtful person I've ever met. I'm so glad that you found him because I have never seen you this happy before in all of the years that I've known you. All of the family is so happy for you Hailey, were absolutely over the moon to be able to witness the life that you and Jay are creating together, a life that we know is only going to get better and better for the two of you once your daughter arrives." Laura spoke, both Laura and Hailey's attention turning away from Jay for a moment as they shared a smile together.
"I just feel so lucky to be his fiancée, even before we made that step to be in a relationship I felt so lucky to have him as my best friend and my partner at work. Even though we did disagree on a few things, Jay would always protect me and put my needs before his, I guess I just feel lucky because no other person has ever matched what Jay has done for me. He's done so much for me, he's given me a life where I feel loved every single second of the day and happy all of the time, Jay is the only person who could bring that feeling to me." Hailey explained, feeling her eyes stared slightly in tears of happiness and joy.
"If you needed any more confirmation that Jay is going to be a great father Hailey, that confirmation is right there. I don't think I've ever seen Emily giggle for this long before, I think Jay might be her new favourite person." Laura chuckle as the room was still filled with Emily's quiet baby giggling.
"To be honest, I've never been worried about Jay's ability to be a dad, there's been many different occasions at work where he's taken care of a child and he's always been able to gain their trust so quickly. There's this little boy, Alex, that Jay found at a scene, within five minutes Jay had got Alex to trust him and once back at the station they were laughing their heads off with each other. I know it's different with a new born baby but I know he's going to be the best father to little Sophia that I could ever wish for." Hailey replied, a wide smile on her face as she struggled to contain the tears of happiness that were trickling down her face.
After a few more minutes, Jay handed Emily back to Laura as it became clear that she was getting hungry. As Laura headed off to feed Emily, Jay and Hailey headed upstairs to get changed into their swimsuits, heading down to the pool to join in the fun with the rest of the family.
It was just past five in the evening, the family had spent most of the afternoon in the pool messing about and having fun. Hailey had been watching on from the couch for a little while now, the heat of the sun and the fact that she was heavily pregnant meaning that she was shattered and needed to rest her tired body.
Hailey was half asleep when the quiet sounds of feet padding across the wooden floor stirred her fully awake, there was a trail on wet footprints across the floor leading to the chair where Zara was sitting wrapped in a towel, the little girl looking like she was about to burst into tears. "Zara? Come here sweetheart." Hailey called out, her niece quickly making her way over to Hailey and sitting down next to her. "What's the matter darling?" Hailey questioned, the little girl still looking like she was about to burst into tears.
"I miss my daddy, I want to see daddy again." Zara replied, her voice breaking slightly as she started quietly crying next to Hailey, trails of tears forming on her little cheeks.
Hailey pulled Zara into her body and wrapped her arms around her niece, it was breaking her heart to see Zara crying that she missed Tim, it had always been hard for Zara not having Tim around, especially on the long deployments like what Tim was on now. "I know you miss him sweetheart, all of us miss your daddy. But remember what your dad always told you, he always said he wanted you to have a good time with your mom, grandma and grandpa. Your dad is out there thinking about you and sending all of his love to you and your mom." Hailey whispered against the top of Zara's head, her hand slowly running in circles around her back as Zara cried into the fabric of Hailey's hoodie.
Zara continued crying into Hailey's hoodie for a few minutes, Hailey's heart continuing to break at the sight of her little niece crying over her dad not being here with her. "I'll message your dad for you Zara and see if he can video call us later." Hailey spoke, her voice still quiet as she rested her head on the top of Zara's, whose head was still buried in Hailey's hoodie.
"Thank you Auntie Hailey." Zara replied, the little girl's voice muffled by Hailey's hoodie.
Zara finally pulled her head from Hailey's hoodie a few moments later, moving her head to rest against her Auntie's shoulder as she cuddled up against Hailey. The two of them started giggling with each other as Hailey could Zara some funny stories about her dad, Hailey's stories going back to her childhood when her and Tim would go on long adventures with each other. Just as Hailey as telling Zara a story, a familiar feeling happened in her stomach. It was a kick from Sophia, one that was quite powerful compared to others over the last few days. "Give me your hand sweetheart." Hailey spoke out, taking hold of Zara's hand, lifting to her bump where the baby had just kicked.
After close to thirty seconds of no movement, Hailey was ready to give up, but Sophia kicked again in the exact same place, Hailey smiling as she heard a quiet gasp from Zara as she felt the jab against her hand. "Did you feel that sweetheart?" Hailey's smile growing wider as Zara nodded her head. "That was my baby kicking, Zara." Hailey spoke, Zara's face covered in a look of confusion, shock and excitement.
"Really Auntie Hailey?" The little girl questioned.
"Yes Zara, that jab you felt against your hand was my little girl kicking. Do you want to see a picture of my little girl Zara?" Hailey questioned, a laugh escaping her lips as she saw Zara excitedly nodding her head in response. Hailey unlocked her phone and opened the album of all of the ultrasound photos that she had stored of her phone, the first one to pop up was the seven week ultrasound, the one that Natalie had done on the morning she found out she was pregnant. "There's my little girl Zara, this was when I first found out I was pregnant." Hailey explained, having to point out the small blob that was her baby in the photo to her niece.
"It doesn't look like a baby Auntie Hailey." Zara commented, her eyes still studying the photo on Hailey's phone.
"I won't do darling, my baby was only just starting to develop at that point, she was the size of a blueberry in this photo." Hailey explained. Hailey continued showing Zara through the ultrasound photos, pointing out the week by week development of her little girl, Zara constantly pointing out that Hailey's baby didn't look like a baby yet which Hailey couldn't help but laugh at. "This is my latest one Zara, my week 26 ultrasound scan from last week." Hailey stated, flicking onto the next photo. Hailey pointed out all of the facial features of her little girl to Zara, little Sophia was sucking on her thumb in the photo, bringing a tear to Hailey's eye as she thought back the scan last week.
While Hailey was pointing out different things in the photo to Zara, Alice walked into the open living area from outside, smiling at the sight of her daughter and Hailey cuddled up closely on the couch. "There you are trouble, you better not be causing any problems for Auntie Hailey." Alice called out as she made her way past Hailey and Zara on the couch, still smiling as she saw her daughter's head shot up from Hailey's side.
"I felt Auntie Hailey's baby kick mommy and Auntie Hailey showed me pictures of her baby." Zara shouted as she jumped off the couch and ran up to her mom, giving her a big hug.
"That's wonderful darling, did you enjoy seeing Auntie Hailey's baby?" Alice questioned, Zara nodding her head eagerly. "That's great darling, now go back to Auntie Hailey, but make sure you be careful, remember what we said about being careful around Auntie Hailey." Alice continued, Zara once again nodding her head at her mom.
Zara ran back to Hailey and cuddled up close to her Auntie, Hailey kept a close by on her niece, making sure she didn't get upset again about missing her dad as they watched Jay, Michael and Tom jumping about in the pool while laughing and joking with each other.
It had just reached eight in the evening, the family had finished their dinner that Alexei had cooked up for them. The family had spilt up after finishing dinner, Jay and Michael were enjoying a whiskey together on the back porch, Laura had put Emily down to sleep and dozed off herself, Alexei and Jennifer had left the house for a short walk leaving Hailey, Zara and Alice together, Zara cuddled up against her Auntie just like earlier in the day.
Unknown to Zara, Hailey and Alice had got a little surprise for her, they had managed to get through to Tim and he had agreed to call them any moment now as he had some free time. Right on cue with the arranged time, Alice's laptop started buzzing away as Tim's icon flashed up on the screen, Alice answering his call and his face popped up on the screen.
"Daddy!" Zara yelled as her eyes settled on her dad's face and the big beaming smile on his face as he saw his daughter's excitement.
"Hey trouble, I've missed you so much. I hope you been good while I've been away." Tim replied, the beaming smile still on his face as all three of them came into view.
"I have been good daddy, mommy hasn't told me off since you left." Zara replied excitedly, a big smile across the little girl's face at the chance to speak to her dad for the first time in a few days.
"I'm glad to hear that, I hope that it stays that way. Have you had fun with Auntie Hailey and Uncle Jay darling? Auntie Hailey was telling me how much fun she was having with you." Tim questioned.
"Yes daddy, me and Auntie Hailey have had so much fun. I felt Auntie Hailey's baby kick earlier daddy and then she showed me photos of her baby, it was so cool daddy." Zara replied, there was so much energy in the little girl, she was pretty much bouncing up and down her in position between her mom and Hailey.
"Aww, that was nice of Auntie Hailey to show you that Zara, I'm so happy that you are enjoying your time with Auntie Hailey..." Tim was cut off by Zara before he could say anymore.
"Uncle Michael is here to daddy." Zara shouted, the little girl not intending to be so loud but she was just so excited.
"It seems like I'm missing out on all of the fun aren't I." Tim chuckled, Alice and Hailey chuckling as well at his comment. "I hope you've had a great time with Uncle Michael and his family sweetheart, I know how much you've missed them." Tim continued.
"I miss you to daddy."
"I know you do Zara, and I miss you so much. But I'll be home soon, I haven't got long left here so I'll be home before you know it darling. Make sure you be good for your mom and grandparents, I don't want to come home hearing you've been naughty." Tim replied, brushing away a couple of tears that had rolled down his cheeks.
"I will daddy, I'll be good for mommy. I love you daddy." Zara replied, yawning in the process as it was getting past her bed time.
"I love you to Zara, now get yourself off to bed darling. Let me and Auntie Hailey have a little chat."
"Bye daddy!" Zara shouted, waving towards her daddy who blew a kiss and waved back at his daughter, brushing a couple of tears away again as he watched his wife and daughter head off upstairs.
Hailey and Tim chatted for a little while, Hailey letting Tim know about everything that had happened in the time since they last spoke a few weeks ago, including everything that had happened to Jay when he was kidnapped. Hailey had always felt comfortable opening up to Tim, Tim was the one out of her three brothers that she was closest to and would always go to Tim for advice if she ever needed it. Tim excused himself after a little while as his team was needed for something, Hailey promising Tim that she would call him in a couple of weeks to let him know how she was getting on in her pregnancy, Hailey appreciating that Tim was looking out for her all of the time.
Hailey and Jay had just settled into their bed, it was a little after ten and both of them were absolutely shattered after what had been another great day with Hailey's family in the sun. Hailey had snuggled into Jay's side, resting her head on his firm chest, Jay's fingers slowly tracing along the side of her body.
"Today was such a good day babe." Hailey broke the silence, her voice barely above a whisper as her attention was on the diamond engagement ring what was sitting proudly on her left hand.
"Yeah it was Hails, you must've been so happy to see Michael again and your niece for the first time." Jay replied, his voice quiet as he smiled down at his fiancée.
"Obviously it was great seeing Michael and Emily for the first time. But what made today so great was seeing you hold Emily in your arms, it was truly wonderful seeing you make little Emily giggle her head off as you held her. Seeing you make Emily giggle first proved to me what I already knew, you're going to be such a good father to Sophia, I'm just so excited to see you with our little girl in your arms, that excites me for than anything." Hailey explained, tilting her head up on his chest so look into his eyes, being met by his soft smile and his sparkling green eyes.
"Seeing you hold Emily today was truly wonderful as well Hails, I saw our future today Hailey, I saw what my life was going to look like for the next year and I can't wait for then that becomes a reality. You're going to be such a good mother to our little girl Hails, there is no one else that I would want to be the mother of my little girl. The image of you holding a little baby girl in your arms has been something I've dreamed about ever since I found out you were pregnant, and today I saw that image in real life and nothing had ever looked more perfect." Jay confessed, smiling down at Hailey as he watched her smile grow wider as she took in his words.
"When we get back, we should use the time we both have off to get the nursery ready. I was talking to Laura about what she has done for her nursery so I've got a few ideas that we can go through." Hailey replied, slightly changing the subject.
"Definitely Hails, I saw you looking through ideas on Pinterest the other night so we can look through those when we get home. But let's just enjoy the next couple of days we have here with your family, once we get back to Chicago we can start worrying about building the nursery." Jay replied, already sounding half asleep as he let out a big yawn, his hand stopped running along her side and wrapped around her waist, pulling her as close into his body as possible.
"Goodnight Jay, I love you so much babe." Hailey whispered, nuzzling her head into the crook of his neck, placing a couple of light kiss on his neck.
"Goodnight Hails, I love you and Sophia so much." Jay replied, his voice soft and quiet, Jay gently kissed the top of her head and buried his head into her soft hair. Both of them falling asleep with a few moments in the comfort of each other's arms.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'm still not feeling 100% but I felt good enough to write this chapter so I hope it turned out well.
If anyone is confused about Hailey's relationship with her dad in this story, I changed it slightly from the show so that Hailey has a good relationship with her dad in this, I just wanted to add this to clear any confusion that any of you might have.
Thank you for reading, I'll be back with another chapter early next week. Until then stay safe and healthy out there everyone. :)
