Driving to work without Hailey was boring. Jay couldn't wait to get to work so he could apologize. He saw her car in the lot when he parked, and he took the stairs two at a time, ready to grovel. But when he got to the top of the stairs, he stopped at the sight.
Hailey was sitting on Adam's desk. Adam was in his chair, joking about something, and Hailey was laughing. When she saw Jay at the top of the stairs, she reached out and touched Adam's arm, smiling her gorgeous smile at him.
Jay brushed past them, muttering to Hailey, "not a thing, huh?" Flopping down at his desk, he tried to ignore them.
"Alright," Voight called, getting their attention. "We're going to wrap things up from yesterday, then we have a new case." Pulling out the whiteboard he had already written all over, he began. "We've got a night club on the west side where someone's selling roofies. Slipping the into girl's drinks. We've already got 4 sexual assault cases from this past weekend and 1 girl dead. After some recon, you all can go home and get some sleep, then be back here at 9 in your best party clothes."
Hailey sat at her desk. Maybe she'd been a little mean flirting with Adam this morning. Jay had obviously been bothered. And it wasn't fair to lead Adam on. Voight approached her. "Are you alright to be the bait tonight?" He asked.
"You bet, Sarge. I've been dying to wear my new dress." She winked at him.
Voight sent them home around 2pm. They were supposed to rest since they'd be up all night, but Hailey was just laying in bed staring at the ceiling. Ugh, she hated fighting with Jay. She packed her bag and headed to his place.
Jay heard a knock around 3pm. Opening the door, Hailey was there with her bag slung over her shoulder.
"I need help picking out my outfit."
Jay was confused. "I thought you were pissed at me?"
Hailey sighed. "Yeah, I was pissed. But I know your just trying to protect the team and protect me. And I'm sorry I snapped about the Foster thing. Truce?"
Jay smiled. "Truce. I'm sorry I snapped about the Ruzek thing."
"Good. Cause seriously, I have no idea what to wear. I have no style," she said.
"What makes you think I can help?" He questioned.
"Well, your a guy. You know what guys like," she explained.
"That's valid," he laughed. "Alright, shoot."
Hailey went to Jay's room, putting on a hunter green dress. It was strapless, tight fitting down to her waist, then flared out at her hips.
"Option 1... " She said, walking out to Jay.
He shook his head. "To middle school dance."
She went back to his room, returning a few minutes later in a black dress with a deep neckline, showing a lot of cleavage. The bottom of the dress hung loosely to her knees.
"Option 2!"
Jay swallowed hard. "Better." He said.
"Alright I've got one more."
Hailey returned wearing a red dress that clung tightly to her petite frame. Her entire back was exposed, thin straps around her arms held the neckline along her collarbone. The bottom of the dress was skintight around her butt and hit about mid-thigh.
"Option 3."
"That one." Said Jay, breathlessly.
"Cool, I'm gonna change into my sweats till it's time to go" She turned to go back to his room, and he watched her go, her blonde hair spilled over her shoulders. "Damn." Jay whispered to himself. She was beautiful.
Hailey came back in sweatpants and a Blackhawks t-shirt. She flopped on the couch next to Jay. "Ugh, I barely slept last night, can we just chill till it's time to go?"
"Sure." He said. Even in sweatpants she was beautiful. Why was it suddenly so obvious?
They started watching Criminal Minds, one of their favorites. After a few episodes, he felt Hailey's head gently fall on his shoulder. Looking over he saw she was asleep. He dared not move, sitting rigid for hours watching her sleep more than he was watching the TV. Finally around 7, he gently woke her up. "Hey," he teased, "Quit drooling on me."
"Damn. What time is it?" She said, stretching and rubbing her eyes.
"Time to start getting ready."
The ate some supper and got ready, Hailey putting on her dress and attempting make up. "Jay, you don't happen to have an artistic gift, do you?" She laughed. "I probably should've had one of the girls help me."
Jay was hovering at the bathroom door, not quite sure what to do.
"Yeah, i didn't have a sister, sorry," he managed.
"Alright." She said looking in the mirror. "What do I do with this birds nest?" She pointed at her blonde head.
"Just leave it, it makes you look a little wasted," Jay laughed, easing back into their playful banter.
She gave him a look. "I can still beat your ass, even in a dress."
The met up with the rest of the team. Jay, Hailey, Kim and Vanessa would be patrons to the club. Adam was acting as a bartender and Kevin was a bouncer. Jay arrived at the club first, the girls showed up soon after, pretending to be a bachelorette group.
Sitting at the bar, they were loud and obnoxious, cheering Hailey for her 'upcoming wedding.' Jay slid into the seat next to her.
"Can I buy you a drink?"
"Only if you're buying for my friends," Hailey slurred.
Adam poured her a drink. Unbeknownst to other patrons, it was just water.
Jay bought Hailey some more 'drinks', pretending to flirt with her while she giggled. Getting up to go to the bathroom, Jay left his seat empty.
"May I buy you a drink?"
Hailey turned. A man with dark hair and a goatee sat next to her. She batted her eyes. "Are you buying for my friends, too?"
The man smiled, but the smile didn't meet his eyes. "Of course."
Adam came over to pour drinks, but the man shook his head. "Id like a knew bottle, could someone bring it from the back?"
Odd. Adam went into the back storage room, but before he returned, another bartender was pouring. The bartender put an umbrella in her drink.
"I don't usually get an umbrella in my martini?" She questioned the bartender.
He smiled mischievously. "For the future bride."
Adam was watching from the other end of the bar. "Boss," he said into his radio. "I think there's something on the umbrellas."
"Take them." Voight responded.
Jay had returned. He stepped behind the man next to Hailey saying "Chicago PD."
The man whipped the glass in his hand into Jay's face. Hailey and Kim took off after him, while Adam and Vanessa grabbed the bartender. As the offender neared the door, Kevin tackled him, pinning him to the ground.
In his haste to get out the door, the offender had pushed a woman on the ground and she had been trampled in the commotion.
"Call an ambo." Hailey said into her radio. "Geez Jay," she said, walking back to him. "Better have them look at your eye."
A nasty cut was over Jay's eye, blood running down the side of his face. They cleared the area, making space around the injured woman and bagging up the evidence. The bartender and the man who had sat beside Hailey were already flipping on each other for deals.
The paramedics arrived, tending to the girl on the floor. One of them walked over to Jay.
"Want me to take a look, handsome?" Foster grinned.
Jay internally groaned. But cleared his throat and said, "Sure." Emily cleaned his wound, putting medical tape over the cut. "Should be good, just keep it clean." She told him.
Emily winked at him. "If you need any other nursing, you know where to find me."
Hailey rolled her eyes and scoffed, Emily giving her an odd look.
"Uh, yeah. Can we talk?" Jay pulled Foster to the side. "Look, I think the other night was just a one time thing. I'd like to keep things professional between us."
Foster shrugged. "Fine by me." She walked away to help load the victim in the ambulance, and Jay returned to Hailey.
"What, did you ask her to marry you," Hailey joked, but she was genuinely curious what Jay had said to Emily.
"Nah, I just said that there wouldn't be any repeats of the other night."
"Oh. Probably for the best, right?" Hailey told him.
"Mhmm," he agreed. She was right. Workplace relationships were definitely a bad idea. Voight at one point had a rule against them, but his team was bad at following that rule. It was hard to find someone outside the CPD to date when 75% of their time was spent working. The other 25% was usually devoted to sleeping.
Adam walked up beside Hailey. "Loving that dress," he winked. "Want me to give you a ride home?"
Hailey glanced at Jay. "Um, no thanks Adam, my car is actually at Jay's so..."
Adam nodded."Okay, cool. See you guys tomorrow... Well I guess later today," he said noting the time.
Jay and Hailey drove back to his place. It was almost 3am. She went with him up to his apartment to grab her things, complaining "Man, what's the point of even going home. We have to go back in in a few hours."
Jay unlocked his door, entering the apartment. "Hey, you're welcome to sleep here if you're too tired to drive home?" He suggested.
"Seriously?" That actually wasn't a bad idea.
"Yeah. You can have my bed, I'll take the couch."
She wrinkled up her nose, pretending to be disgusted. "Mmmmm no thanks, I'll take the couch. No offense, but I saw the other morning what happens in that bed," she said with a laugh.
"Fair enough."
Hailey took a shower, surprised by how neat Jay's bathroom was. When she was done, she peaked in the closet for a towel, but found none. "Jay!" She shouted. "Where do you keep your towels?!" She heard his feet padding down the hallway, then a knock on the door.
"Sorry, I keep them in the hall closet." She peaked around the door and he handed one to her, keeping his eyes on the floor. Once she was dry and dressed, she returned to the living room.
"Alright, I'm gonna shower and go to bed," he said. "Night, Hail."
"Night." Hailey said, snuggling into the couch, drifting off into a restful sleep.
Until she was woken up by Jay's screams.