Welcome back to another chapter everyone. First of all, I'm really sorry for the long wait between chapters, since uploading the last chapter I've had a few rough days again and I haven't been in the right mind set to do a lot. I didn't want to write a chapter that was rushed or anything like that. I hope that I will start to feel in a better mind set and start producing chapters quicker for you guys soon but I can't promise anything, so please but be patient with me.
Also, I really hope that you are still enjoying this story and aren't finding in boring in anyway. I know I've taken a long time with Hailey's pregnancy, but I didn't want to rush it and miss out on all of the special moments that happens throughout a pregnancy. If you have a moment after reading any of these chapters, please let me know what you thought of it, I love reading all of our feedback and it makes me so happy to see that you enjoy my story.
Also make sure you check out the previous chapters if you haven't already. :)
Three weeks had gone by since Hailey and jay returned back to Chicago after their trip to Virginia Beach, they spent the last few days of their trip doing much of the same, simply enjoying the relaxing fun time with Hailey's family. The trip had helped both of them so much, it helped the two of them forget about everything that had happened with Jay's kidnapping and they were now moving forward stronger than ever before.
Hailey and Jay had spent many hours on the couch since getting back looking through nursery ideas, trying to find ideas that would help them create a perfect space for them and their little girl. After going back and forth on different ideas for days they finally settled on a design that suited them perfectly, an idea that gave them exactly what they had imagined their nursery to be like, a space that was cute, cosy and not over the top.
Over the last few days, with the help of Mouse and Will, Jay had been emptying out what used to be their office and had started decorating the room for their little girl. They had agreed on a colour pretty quickly, they had chosen to paint the walls of the nursery light grey, a colour which felt calming, they had also decided to paint the skirting boards and the ceiling white. They had seen the colours they had decided on in many of their favourite design ideas they had found, they didn't want their little girl's nursery to be over the top with bright pink colours, they both wanted a space that felt cosy and comfortable, and the colour way they had agreed on fitted their wishes.
Hailey woke up shortly after nine in the morning on what was a beautiful sunny early September morning in Chicago. Hailey felt a little bit disappointed that she woke up alone in bed, she really missed the feeling of being cuddled up against Jay's body in the morning. Hailey's disappointment was short lived as her body was filled with an overwhelming feeling of excitement, today was going to be a special day for both of them, and Jay had no idea that today was going to be another special day in their journey.
After getting back from Virginia Beach, Vanessa had told Hailey that she was throwing her a baby shower for little Sophia, Vanessa was doing this now in hope of bringing happiness and joy to Jay and Hailey's lives after what had been a difficult time recently with Jay being kidnapped and shot. Even though Hailey had been feeling good since the incident, she couldn't help but be so grateful that her best friend was throwing this for her and Jay, and the reason behind it only made her love her best friend more and more. Rojas had done all of the organising for the event later in the day, the only request from Hailey was that all of their close friends were to be invited, both male and female. Hailey didn't really want to spend her baby shower with just her girls, she wanted to share this special moment in her pregnancy with everyone she was close to and most importantly Jay.
Hailey carefully slipped from under the cover, throwing on one of Jay's hoodies and went in search of her fiancée, desperate just to feel the warmth of his body again. It didn't take Hailey long to find Jay, he was in a place where they will be spending many hours for the foreseeable future, in Sophia's nursery. A massive smile formed on Hailey's face as she leaned on the doorframe of the nursery, her eyes settling on Jay who was dancing to the music quietly playing in the background as he applied paint to the walls. Hailey's mind cast back to one of the first days after Jay was released from hospital last year, she pictured Jay dancing in her kitchen as he prepared a meal for the two of them.
Hailey was snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of Jay's voice. "Hey, you look absolutely beautiful this morning, Hails." Hailey's cheeks instantly heated up and blushed from Jay's compliment, her eyes settling on his face, a massive smile displayed across his lips. Jay placed down his paint brush and tray and moved over to Hailey, pulling her into his arms, her head nuzzling into his chest as he gently kissed the top of her head.
"I missed waking up cuddled into your body this morning babe." Hailey whispered as she lifted her head to meet his eyes, the smile on her face quickly disappearing as Jay captured her lips with his, the two of them sharing a soft gentle kiss before pulling away moments later.
"I did to baby, but I couldn't get back to sleep so I thought I would make a little more progress in here while you were sleeping." Jay replied, his voice barely above a whisper as they stayed close to each other, their noses brushing as their foreheads rested against each other's.
"How are you getting on?" Hailey questioned, her lips still formed in a massive smile.
"Really good, nearly done with all of the painting, just got that small patch left to do." Jay explained, turning Hailey in his arms as he pointed out the unpainted strip left in the corner.
"Everything is starting to feel so real now babe, this is a space that is for our little baby, our little girl who is going to be here in less than ten weeks. I can't wait for our nursery to be completed, even just imagining what this room will look like has got me so excited, it's going to be so amazing when it's all completed." Hailey confessed as her head moved back to rest against Jay's chest, feeling herself get a little emotional as pictured Sophia's completed nursery, every single little item that she pictured bringing a tear to her eyes.
"I know babe, everything about our lives at the moment excites me. Designing and building the nursery, the fact that there is less than ten weeks until Sophia is born, waking up next to you every morning, it all excites me Hails." Jay replied, neither one of them able to contain their growing smiles as they stood in the middle of what was soon to be a cute nursery for their little girl.
"Even though building this nursery is making me very excited, I can't help but feel a little nervous. This is the place where I'm going to nurture our daughter, a place where I need to be a good mother, I don't want to mess anything up and be a bad mother." Hailey confessed once again, her tears turning from happiness and joy to fear that she wasn't going to be a good mother.
Jay pulled Hailey into his body even tighter as he kissed the top of her head, taking a moment to comfort her before replying. "Of course you're going to be nervous Hails, I'm nervous as well, this is a massive change in our lives so it's only natural to be nervous. You're going to be a great mother to Sophia babe, there's a reason why you have been the only person I could see being the mother of my child. You have so many qualities that are going to make you such a good mom to Sophia, you're kind, caring, thoughtful, you protect the people you love with everything you have, I could list so many other qualities that you hold. Both of us will make mistakes along the way, but as long as we love Sophia with everything we have, everything else will fall into place." Jay replied, his voice gentle and quiet as he held onto his fiancée, the smile on his face not moving as he felt Hailey's arms wrap a little tighter around his body.
Hailey's tears had stopped half way through Jay's words, her cheeks once again blushing as he complimented her. After taking in Jay's words, she finally lifted her head from his chest and planted her lips on his as her hand moved from his waist to pull him down to her. Both of them had giddy smiles on their faces after pulling away from the passionate kiss. "I've got a surprise for you later." Hailey teased, chuckling under her breath as she watched Jay's face light up in excitement.
"Oh yeah, what is it?" Jay questioned, excitement building in his body.
"Well if I told you, it would ruin the surprise wouldn't it babe." Hailey laughed, laughing even more as she heard Jay grumbling to himself in frustration. "But don't worry babe, you won't have to wait long and it will be worth the wait. Now you better get painting, you haven't got much left." Hailey teased, imitating Jay's dancing from before as she swayed her hips slightly after pulling away from him.
"If you keep swaying your hips like that Hails, finishing off the painting will be the last thing on my mind." Jay fired back, looking at little hot and bothered as he caught his bottom lip between his teeth, the same affect happening to Hailey as heat rose quickly to her cheeks and they were quickly bright red.
"Just get your ass over there and start painting Halstead." Hailey chuckled, continuing to sway her hips slightly, teasing Jay that little bit more as she left the room and headed off to make them some breakfast.
It was approaching three in the afternoon, the rest of their morning was a quiet one, Jay had quickly finished off the last piece of painting in Sophia's nursery and had joined Hailey on the couch, the two of them going back over the design they had chosen for the nursery. Jay had been trying to force the surprise out of Hailey ever since she had told him about it in the morning, Hailey didn't budge though, in a way it was a surprise for her because she had no idea what Vanessa had planned for the baby shower.
Jay and Hailey had been getting ready for a little while, Hailey taking a long bath as she relaxed and rested her body for a while. While Hailey was relaxing in the bath, Jay had showered and picked out his outfit for the day, Hailey telling him to wear something nice, Jay choosing to wear a smart white shirt with navy blue suit pants and smart brown shoes.
Jay was sitting on the edge of their bed when Hailey walked into their bedroom, his jaw practically dropped when his eyes settled on Hailey. "Wow... you look absolutely stunning Hails." Hailey was wearing a light blue dress that hugged her body closely, the dress finishing just above her knees and the long sleeves rolled up to just below her elbows. Her look was finished off with the pieces of jewellery Jay had brought her last Christmas, the diamond heart necklace and her bracelet with three little diamond hearts on it, each one signifying their family.
Jay stepped off the bed and approached Hailey, his eyes now dark in lust and love for his fiancée, his hands settled on the lower of her back as he pulled her into him, her lips quickly being captured by his. The two of them shared a passionate kiss for what felt like an age, the only reason they pulled away was the sound of knocking on the front door of their house.
"That'll be Vanessa." Hailey announced breathlessly after pulling away from Jay's lips, her lips forming into a small smile at the confused look on Jay's face, his hands still keeping her tight against his body. "If you want to find out what your surprise is, we should get a move on babe." Hailey continued, planting a quick kiss on his lips before taking one of his hands in hers and leading him out of their bedroom.
Once downstairs, Hailey quickly made her way to the door and let her best friend in, the two of them sharing a massive hug before pulling away a few moments later and moving into the living space. "You look amazing Hailey." Rojas complimented, a big wide smile on her face as she took in the sight of her best friend.
"You look amazing yourself Vanessa, your dress looks so good on you." Hailey returned the compliment. Vanessa was wearing a pale pink dress, the style very similar to Hailey's dress.
"Before we head off Hailey, here's a little gift that I wanted to give to you and Jay. Wait until we get back before opening it." Vanessa spoke, smiling at Hailey as she handed over the gift bag, Hailey returning the smile before placing the gift bag down beside the couch for later.
"I guess we should head off and see what it is you've organised for the two of us." Hailey replied. The three of them headed out to Jay's truck and headed off to the destination of their surprise.
It didn't take them long to make the short journey to Molly's, Jay was still completely in the dark to what was happening, the whole of the journey he was acting like a little kid, asking loads of questions as he tried to get the smallest hint out of Hailey and Vanessa.
As they approached the old wooden door of the bar, Vanessa stopped them for a moment as she stepped in front of them, blocking the doorway. "Right you two, close your eyes and don't open them until I say so." Vanessa warned, both Jay and Hailey smiling at her before closing their eyes. Vanessa's hands moved to their arms and helped them through the doorway of the bar, leaving the couple by themselves in the open space by the entrance before backing away to join the group of people awaiting Jay and Hailey's arrival. "You can open your eyes now." Vanessa called out.
At the sound of Vanessa's words, Hailey and Jay's eyes slowly opened. Both of them were left speechless for a moment at the sight in front of them, all of their closest friends, Hailey's parents, Alice and Zara were all standing in front of them with massive smiles. To their left was a table filled with gifts surrounding a two tiered cake, the bottom decorated with flowers out of pink frosting, the second tier covered in white fondant icing, a pink love heart on top with the name Sophia written in the middle in white icing. There was decorations displayed throughout the whole of Molly's, a mixture of pink and white balloons floating above them.
"What's going on Hails?" Jay questioned, finally finding his voice after the initial shock of the event wore off slightly, turning to face Hailey who looked just as shocked as he did at the sight in front of them.
"This is our baby shower to our little girl Jay. Vanessa told me when we got back from Virginia Beach that she wanted to do this for us, after everything that has happened recently she wanted to create a special day for us that would make us so happy. All of this was Vanessa's idea, she organised all of this for us." Hailey explained, feeling herself getting a little emotional as she watched Jay's eyes start to water as he listened to her words, a smile on her face as she lifted her hand to brush away a tear from his cheek.
"I thought a baby shower was just for you and your girls to share together." Jay commented, still struggling a little to contain his emotions.
"That's what a lot of people do but I didn't want it like that, because it would've meant that I couldn't share it with you. We've shared absolutely everything together throughout this journey and I don't want to change that now, this journey has been the best few months of my life and that is because you have been by my side at all times." Hailey replied, she was quickly pulled into Jay's body as his arms wrapped around her waist, her lips were quickly engulfed by his, the two of them kissing met by whistles from the crowd of their friends, mainly from Adam and Kev.
After pulling away from Hailey, Jay headed straight for Vanessa and pulled her into a big hug. "Thank you so much for organising this for me and Hailey, Vanessa. Hailey has probably told you this many times but, we really appreciate everything that you've done for us during this massive change in our lives. I'm so happy that you are Sophia's godmother and I can't wait for you to meet her." Jay whispered as the two of them continued hugging, finally pulling away after a few moments, the two of them sharing a massive smile with one another.
"Thank you so much for saying that Jay." Vanessa replied, a little taken back by Jay's kind words. Vanessa wasn't used to being a big part of someone's life before, it wasn't until she moved into the unit that she felt like she had a group of friends that really cared about her and liked her for who she was.
The next hour of the baby shower was spent playing funny ridiculous games. The first that was played was guessing who the baby photo was of, everyone had a photo of them as a baby somewhere in the bar and whoever got the most right won, Platt was the person who came out on top in that game, with Maggie and Hermann a close second and third. Another game that caused a lot of laughs was bobbing for dummies, a game where they had to get as many dummies out of the bucket of water in a minute without using their hands, Ruzek surprised everyone by getting all 12 dummies out of the bucket in just over 50 seconds.
The game that Vanessa had saved for last turned out to be the funniest, Vanessa had setup a beer chugging competition but they had to chug the beer out of baby bottles, without removing the nipple on the bottle so progress was slow. After many rounds of laughs and failures, the final four came down to Hailey's dad Alexei, Stella, Severide and Chief Boden. Eventually both Alexei and Boden were handed the victory as it became too hard to judge who had finished quicker out of the two of them.
After the games had finished, Jay and Hailey moved on to opening the gifts that everyone had got for them. There was a large pile of essentials that they would need when little Sophia arrives, diapers, baby wipes and other baby toiletries and supplies that would be used a lot. There was lots of little outfits, shoes, hats, mittens for Sophia, each small piece of clothing melting Hailey's heart as she imagined her little daughter in the cute clothing. There was a few soft and fluffy blankets, each one of them cute in their own way, the one that Hailey found the cutest was a light blue blanket that came with a little bunny with floppy ears, Sophia's name embroidered on the blanket.
There was no shortage of cuddly soft toys either, Sophia probably had enough to last her for a lifetime, Adam gifting them a cuddly duck and sheep while Kev gave them a husky dog and a penguin toy. Along with some clothes and blankets, Natalie and Will had got a few books for Jay and Hailey to read to Sophia as she grows up.
There was one big gift that was left to surprise the couple with. Casey and Cruz quickly headed to the back of the bar where it had been kept under cover and moved the gift to where Jay and Hailey were standing. As Casey and Cruz lifted the cover off the gift, Hailey and Jay were left motionless, in complete shock as their eyes settled on the hand crafted crib in front of them. The crib wasn't anything fancy or over the top, it was a good looking crib made from high quality wood, wooden slats lining the sides while the ends were hollowed out, giving Jay and Hailey to option to customise any way they wanted. The simplicity of it was what made it so beautiful to Hailey and Jay, it was exactly like the crib they had agreed on when designing the nursery.
"Wow... you didn't have to do this for us." Hailey spoke, struggling slightly to get her words out, still in shock as her hand ran along the smooth wood of the crib.
"This was originally Cruz's idea, as a massive thank you for everything you and Jay did for him and Chloe when she was assaulted. When Cruz told us the idea he had, all of us from 51 wanted to chip in and give the two of you a gift that represented how much we appreciate everything that the two of you have done for us over the last couple of years." Casey explained, him and Cruz sharing a massive smile together as they saw how happy Jay and Hailey looked as they looked over the crib for their little girl.
"Thank you so much, Casey, Joe and everyone from 51. This is absolutely beautiful." Hailey replied, only moving her attention away from the crib as she moved around the crib to give Casey and Cruz massive hugs, Jay following closely behind as he thanked the two of them for the gift.
"I left the crib like this for now as I wasn't sure what colour you wanted. Vanessa put me in touch with your mom, so that's how I knew what design the two of you wanted but I waited until now to do anything with the colour. So please let me know what you want and I'll finish off and get it brought over to your house." Casey explained once again, still smiling from ear to ear at the look of happiness and joy on the faces of Hailey and Jay. Hailey letting Casey know that her and Jay wanted a white crib for Sophia, thanking Casey and Cruz once again.
After finishing off opening all of the gifts, Hailey and Jay finally took a moment to relax and sat down with her parents, Jay and Alexei laughing and joking with each other as they shared a whiskey together. "Me and dad want to pay for whatever else you need for your nursery Hailey." Jennifer announced out of the blue.
"You really don't have to do that for us mom, you and dad have already done so much for us ever since finding out I was pregnant." Hailey replied.
"We want to darling, you are our only daughter and you are giving us another little granddaughter. You have no idea how much happiness you and Jay have brought us over the last few months, all me and dad have ever wanted is for you to find someone to settle down with and start a family, and now that you have done that it feels like a dream come true. So me and dad are doing this for you because you have made us so happy, we have never been so happy in our lives when we are right now." Jennifer explained.
"Thank you so much mom." Hailey replied, admitting defeat in her argument as she knew there was no way her mom wasn't going to change her mind.
For the next hour, Jay and Hailey floated around each of the tables, thanking everyone for coming to share with special day with them and of course thanking them for all of the gifts they had been given. By 6 o'clock, the party was starting a wind down, a few of people had already left but the majority of their friends were still enjoying the baby shower. After packing all of the gifts into Jay's truck, Jay and Hailey were ready to head off home for some alone time but before they did they wanted to thank everyone again.
"Me and Hailey just want to thank each and every one of you for coming along today. We both appreciate all of the support you have given us throughout this change in our lives, we are so lucky to have such an amazing group of friends close to us that would do anything for us. Thank you all so much for all of the gifts you have given us and Sophia, were so grateful for how thoughtful these gifts are, we love all of them and we know Sophia will do as well. So once again, thank you for making today another special day, having all of you here with us through this journey has made it so much for special and unforgettable." Jay announced, unable to contain the growing smile on his face throughout the whole of his speech.
Before they left, both Jay and Hailey personally thanked Casey and Cruz for the gift of the crib and then turned to Vanessa, thanking her for such amazing day that she had organised. Jay and Hailey left the bar hand in hand, both of them feeling on top of the world after what had been such an amazing three hours.
It had just past nine in the evening, after getting home from the baby shower, Hailey headed straight up for a bath, her body aching after being on her feet for the last three hours. While Hailey was in the bath, Jay had moved all of the gifts from the baby shower into Sophia's nursery and then heading to the kitchen to prepare a meal for the two of them.
After finishing off their food, they had moved to the couch where they hadn't moved since, Hailey's head rested on Jay's chest as she cuddled into his body. As Jay quickly got up to get himself another beer from the fridge, Hailey caught a glimpse of the gift bag that Rojas had left for them next to the couch. Hailey grabbed hold of the gift bag, settling it down beside her as she waited for Jay to return. "I almost forgot about the gift bag Rojas left us earlier babe." Hailey announced as Jay returned to his position next to her.
"Open it then babe, she did say open it when we got home." Jay replied, smiling down at his fiancée, the cute smile displayed across his lips always would bring butterflies to Hailey's stomach. Hailey nodded her head and pulled out a cardboard sleeve from the gift bag, as she opened the sleeve Hailey pulled out a book with a note on the front, Hailey handing off the book to Jay as she returned to her position on his chest.
"To Hailey and Jay. I wanted to make this for the two of you, but more importantly your daughter. I made this book so in the future you can look back on the journey you've experienced with each other, I want you to be able to show your daughter what her mommy and daddy were like before she was born. I've left a few gaps throughout the pages that I've completed so you can add your own photos that just the two of you have and obviously there's loads of free pages for you to put more photos on in the future. I love the two of you so much. Love Vanessa." Jay read out the note that Vanessa had left on the front of the book. By the end of the note both Hailey and Jay were nearly in tears, it was such a thoughtful gesture from Vanessa that neither one of them had expected, it meant a lot for them that Vanessa would create this for not only them, but for their daughter.
As Jay peeled off the note, it revealed a piece of writing on the front of the book. 'Jay and Hailey. Our journey.' Before Jay opened the book, he looked down at his fiancée, who was still struggling to power through the tears that Vanessa's gesture had caused. Jay gently kissed the top of her head a couple of times as well as tightening his grip on her waist with his other hand, before turning his attention back to the book as he opened it.
The first page was covered in photos of them sitting next to each over on one of the first days Hailey was part of the unit, both of them with beers in front of them as they read through a book of karaoke songs. "This is where your journey began. Both of you completely unaware your future was going to be a lot brighter with each other." Jay read out the first of many hand written notes that Vanessa had left for the couple.
The next couple of pages were filled with more photos of them back when they first partnered up, a mixture of photos from when they were working and from nights that they had spent in Molly's with the unit. There was another little note underneath a photo of Jay and Hailey smiling and laughing with each other as they sipped on a whiskey. 'We all know if we ever get on your bad side, all we have to do is buy a whiskey for either of you and all will be good again.' Both Jay and Hailey chuckled at the note, mainly because it was true.
After flicking through a few more pages, they reached a very powerful page with Rojas had created for them. The note at the top of the page reading, ' Your journey has hit a few rough patches, but what has made you the couple you are today is how you've powered through those hard times, by each other's side and came out the other side stronger.' The pictures underneath the message hit both of them hard, both of them struggled to contain the tears as they looked over the photos. There was a photo of Jay and Hailey sitting on the back of an ambulance after Jay was shot chasing his dad's killer. There was a couple of photos of Hailey clutching onto Jay's hand while he was on the ventilator after getting shot last year. On the opposite page, a photo of Jay hugging a battered and bruised Hailey in the locker room after she was kidnapped with Burgess.
Both of them took a moment to themselves, both of them thinking exactly the same thing. Even though those times were hard, those were the moments that brought them closer together and made their special bond even stronger. "Are you okay Hails?" Jay questioned as he broke the silence, Hailey looking back towards him through her teary eyes as she nodded her head, her hand gesturing for him to continue.
The next page put all of their thoughts just then into words as the photos showed them smiling at each other in Jay's hospital room, their hands joined in each one of the photos. As they continued powering through the pages, they reached a photo that Jay would always remember forever, it was nothing special, it was just a photo of him and Hailey asleep together on the couch in the early days of their relationship. He just loved everything about that one photo, he loved how beautiful Hailey looked in the photo, how comfortable she looked fast asleep on his chest and how comfortable he looked with Hailey in his arms and his head nestled in her soft blonde hair.
The last few pages that Vanessa had completed were of all the moments that either her or others had captured of the two of them during Hailey's pregnancy. One of the first pictures was of Hailey holding two little onesies in her hands, those onesies being the ones which Hailey used to announce her pregnancy to Jay. There was photos one them sitting together on one stool at Molly's with the biggest smiles on their faces.
Jay stopped for a moment as he heard soft snores escaping from Hailey's mouth, as he looked down the biggest smile formed on his face as his eyes settled on Hailey, who was fast asleep on his chest, her arms loosely draped around his waist. Jay felt his heart melt at the cute sight of his fiancée fast asleep on his chest, he moved his head down and softly kissed the topped of her head again, his hand slowly stroking across her hip as he turned back to look through the last couple of pages of the photo book.
The next page he turned to was dedicated to a day that Jay would never forget, it was the day of the gender reveal of his baby. There was only a couple of photos on the page but those photos were some of Jay's favourite ever photos of the two of them. The first photo was of the moment that the confetti cannons went off and pink confetti filled Molly's, and the second was seconds after the first, when Jay picked up Hailey and kissed her right in front of everyone. Seeing these photos again brought more tears to Jay's eyes as he remember back to what was one of the happiest days of his life, that feeling of happiness he experienced on that day would only be beaten by the birth of Sophia and the moment that he and Hailey would officially become husband and wife.
After looking through the last couple of pages, jay placed the book down on the coffee table and gently woke Hailey up. The two of them slowly made their way up to their bedroom, Jay helping her into bed before quickly heading off to the bathroom. After finishing in the bathroom, Jay carefully slipped in next to Hailey, her back instantly hitting his chest as she snuggled into the warmth of his body, Jay's hand wrapping around her body to rest against her bump. "Goodnight Hails, I love you so much." Jay whispered close to her ear, his lips moving to place a couple of light kisses on her neck.
"I love you too babe." Hailey replied, her voice shallow as she was practically already asleep. The two of them quickly dozed off into a much needed sleep in each other's arms, both of them feeling so happy after another wonderful day they had shared together.
I really hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I did really enjoy writing this chapter so I hope that I turned out good in the end.
Once again, I'm sorry for the long wait. I'm not going to promise a day when I upload the next chapter, but I aim to have the next chapter up for next Tuesday for Wednesday.
Stay safe out there everyone :)