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Part 1
Today was a Fairytale
Hailey’s stomach has been in knots for hours. She can’t seem to keep her legs from bouncing and she is unable to think of a single time where she has ever been this nervous. If she didn’t love Jay so much, she would grab him and head to City Hall instead of this. They had decided to get married as quickly as possible, not caring for anything big or flashy.
It’s only been three months since Jay proposed in the hospital, and they have had more than enough time to get everything done that they needed for them to get married. They both had been opposed to a big wedding and had decided to invite some close friends and obviously that included the members of the Intelligence unit. When the majority of the venues they looked at were either too large or way to flashy, Adam suggested his rooftop. She hadn’t seen it at night all lit up, but in the daylight she could tell it was going to be perfect. The men of the unit had gotten together a couple of weekends in a row to make some lattice fences and string tiny Edison bulbs across the rooftop. They had insisted it was a surprise and she couldn’t wait to see it.
She jumps at the quick knock on the door and she hurries to open it secretly hoping it is Jay. She smiles slightly as Clara rushes into the room. The smile grows as Clara lets out an excited squeal and tells Hailey she looks beautiful.
“Hailey seriously! You’re like a woodland fairy.”
Clara thinks she has never seen anyone more beautiful in her entire life. Hailey had gotten some small highlights to lighten her hair even more, and she had opted to keep her make up natural. Her hair was mostly down in her signature waves, with tiny braids woven in and pulled to the back of her head. Tiny blue and yellow wildflowers completed the enchanted look.
“Thank you sweetheart. You look beautiful too.” Clara had chosen a simple chiffon dress in a deep emerald color. It accented her red hair perfectly and her eyes were shining brightly. Clara thanks her and joins Hailey in front of the mirror. She wraps her arm around Hailey’s and leans her head against her shoulder.
Hailey reaches up with her opposite hand and brushes at Clara’s cheek. “What are you thinking about?” Clara’s eyes had gone a little watery, and Hailey thinks maybe she is sad.
“I just realized how lucky I am. What I went through was awful and it’s taken a lot of work to get where I am today, but it brought you and Jay and Trudy and Randy into my life. Do you believe in fate?”
“I never did before...but I guess, yeah I do now.” She turns to look Clara in the eye instead of through the mirror and then continues. “I could have gotten assigned to any precinct and I think it’s more than a coincidence that I was placed here, where the one person from my childhood that cared about me works. Having Jay as my partner too...we both got lucky Clara, and I am so very glad that you are here with us.” She pulls her in for a tight hug. Suddenly the nerves are gone, and she is so ready to do this.
Trudy comes to collect them minutes later and as they take the freight elevator to the roof, Hailey decides to make a last minute change.
“Walk me down the isle?” She grips Trudy’s hand tightly, a tiny part of her afraid she will say no.
“Yeah?” Trudy feels so privileged that Hailey wants her to walk down the isle. At Hailey’s watery laugh she quickly agrees and then tells her to hold off on the water works until after the pictures. “No one likes a blotchy bride...”
Jay holds his breath as the elevator signals its arrival followed by Clara. He smiles at her as she begins to walk down the isle sprinkling the same tiny wildflowers from Hailey’s hair. His heart skips when he sees Hailey at the end of the isle. He briefly registers that Trudy is next to her and he is happy about that, but his eyes are glued on his bride. He had imagined a thousand ways she could look today when she told him she was keeping it simple. He thinks she looks like a Queen from a distant enchanted forest and he can’t believe how lucky he is. That of all the guys she could have chosen to give her heart to, she chose him. The closer she gets, the steadier his heartbeat is.
He thanks Trudy, and shockingly accepts the kiss she presses to his cheek before turning and doing the same to Hailey. Then he’s gripping Hailey’s hands in his and knows they can face whatever is thrown their way as long as they are together.
Part 2
In my life
“Hey. Where did you disappear to?” Jay walks along side Hailey upstairs towards their desk.
“Just had an errand I needed to run.” She knows he wants to ask more about it, but thankfully Voight is telling them they caught a case and she is extremely grateful for the interruption. She hates keeping things from him, but this one is definitely going to be worth it. She hopes...
The case ends up being a simple open and shut, and its over not even a full day after being assigned. It works perfectly for Hailey because while she had wished Jay a Happy Birthday along with everyone else this morning, her lunch hour escape yesterday is his surprise for tonight.
“Halsteads!” Adam insists on addressing them this way and it never fails to make them both smile. She chose to remain Detective Hailey Upton at work, but legally she is Mrs. Jay Halstead and she has never been prouder.
“Come drink with us tonight! We closed the case, and it’s your birthday man.” Adam tries unsuccessfully to convince them both to join them at Molly’s.
“Sorry man...it’s the first birthday with the wife.” He gives Adam a sly smile and then he’s grinning at the blush that heats Hailey’s cheeks. He doesn’t actually know what she has planned, but he hopes it has something to do with the upscale boutique store bag she has stashed in the top of the closet. He can’t wait to get home to celebrate with her.
They pick up a pizza and some extra beer on the way home because no matter how many suggestions Hailey had made about a nice dinner out, Jay had insisted that this was how he wanted to spend his birthday with her.
Dinner is casual and nothing out of the ordinary for them. They end up on the couch with their beers and Jay begins to wonder is maybe she isn’t actually planning anything for him. They watch three episodes of Schitts Creek before Hailey gets up to use the restroom. She’s gone about ten minutes when he hears her call out for him.
“Jay, can you come here for a sec?” She doesn’t sound hurt or in a panic so he doesn’t race back to her. He pushes open their bedroom door and the bottle he was raising pauses mid air.
Hailey is propped on the bed in the sexiest lilac bra and panty set he has every seen. And she looks amazing in her simple cotton sets, so to see her like this...he marvels again at how fucking luck he is.
The beer spilling out on his shirt shakes him out of his thoughts and then he is setting the bottle on the small table by the door and he stops at the side of the bed to stare at her. God he loves her...
“Happy Birthday Jay.” She smiles but it’s a little shy. She has never done this before. She has never basically offered herself up as desert so blatantly before. The nerves slide away almost as quickly as they came when she sees the hunger in his eyes. She sits up and then slides off the bed to stand in front of him.
Her hands trail up his arms and stop at his face to pull him towards her. Her lips meet his and then his hands are tangling in her hair, tilting her back to deepen the kiss. She loses herself in the kiss and her hands roam his body to his back and up under his shirt. She pulls back slightly and drags in some much needed air. Her hands move to stop his from undoing the clasp on her bra and then she lightly shoves at his chest.
“Not yet. This is about you tonight.” She turns them and pushes him back onto the bed until he is sitting on the edge. She lowers to her knees in front of him and her hands automatically move to the buckle on his jeans.
Jay leans back on his hands and lifts his hips so she can pull his jeans and boxers and he quickly removes his shirt. His eyes close and he can’t help the groan that leaves his throat when her cool hand grips him. She is like his own living fantasy right now and has to grip the sheets to keep him from reaching out for her. If this is her gift to him, he’s gonna enjoy it.
He holds off for as long as he can before he can’t stem the urge to pull her up onto the bed with him. She’s naked and under him in record time and his only regret is that he didn’t savor her in this outfit. He grins down at her and lets out a little growl of approval that she is wet and ready. He pushes slowly into her and he swears every time is like coming home.
Later, Hailey is resting on top of Jay, drawing meaningless patterns on his chest. She’s a little nervous to tell him his real present. It’s been a while since they talked about it, but she hopes he will be just as happy and excited as she is.
“So there’s something else I have for your birthday.” She pushes herself up and waits for him to join her. She tucks the sheet around her chest and under her arms.
“Should I close my eyes?” A laugh bubbles up from her and in this moment he looks so young and happy. She reaches for his hand and brushes his fingertips over the underside of her left arm at the small incision there.
“I had my birth control implant removed yesterday. It was due to be replaced and I just thought...I wanted to do something special for you.” She thinks maybe she missed the mark completely because he’s just staring at her with a shocked look on his face. “I can have it replaced if you...”
He doesn’t let her finish, just hauls her up against him and holds her so tight she can hardly breathe.
“Hailey.” All words seem to escape him in this moment and he is so happy his heart feels like it could burst. It’s only her name, but in it, he hopes she hears everything she needs to hear. This is the best birthday present he has ever and will likely ever receive. He pulls her so she is straddling him and then their hands are everywhere at once. He tips her head back so she has to look at him and he gives her one of the naughtiest smiles she has ever seen from him.
“I’m gonna have so much fun trying to make a baby with you every chance I can.” He flips them so she is under him. “Starting right this second.”
When they finally make it back to the bed after another intense round in the shower, she curls up against him and whispers Happy Birthday to him and then chuckles at his response.
“Best birthday EVER!”