'Partners forever' // An Upstead Story 🤍

Chapter 14: night out

Hailey's POV
We arrive back to the district and I am so ready to kick this guys ass but as I head to the door of the interrogation room I feel someone grab my hand. I stop and turn around to see Jays sad eyes looking down on me "Hailey you know you can't go in there" he says calmly "why not! He nearly killed me twice not you so yeah I am going in there" I say back defensively as I pull my hand from him. "I could of died as well when I went in there to get you" he says "yeah well I didn't ask you to did I" I say back brutally and I can tell he is hurt by it "Upton listen to me I don't care if you nearly died twice okay you are not allowed in there with him Voights orders, so either you grow up and watch from the other room like a real detective would or go home" he says angrily.

I know I was been a bit mean today but I had right to be upset and he just shut me down. He has never down that before and calling me Upton I mean who the hell does he think he is. I can feel my heartbreaking a bit as I register what he just said and when I look back up at him I can tell he regrets what he just said. "Sorry Jay or should I say Detective" I say as I walk away from him and into the observation room.

I walk close up to the mirror and wipe my tears away quickly as I hear people enter behind me. I waited a couple of seconds then Adam and Voight entered the interrogation room with David. He was just sitting at the table with a smug smile on his face as he looked directly towards me even though he can't actually see me he knew I was there.

"So David why did you set that fire?" Adam asks and he starts to laugh "that detective...emm what's her name...oh yeah Upton" he laughs again and I feel a slight shiver down my spine. "How the hell he know your name?" I hear Kevin ask behind me but I just shrug. "How do you know her name?" Voight asks "ohh I know all about her from a old friend I used to go with" he says then look up at me again "You know Hailey R.B misses you" he says and I suddenly feel my legs go weak. My world around me fading to black, my body frozen like ice, my blood draining from my body. I feel sick, I haven't even heard his name in years.

My hands began to tremble, and my jaw was clenched tight. I wanted so badly to walk in there and smack that stupid smirk off his face but I was stuck in here with Kev and Jay and I knew I wouldn't get past them. Eventually, I break my gaze away from the interrogation room and I turned my back to the mirror. I start to walk out and I make it to the interrogation room "Hailey I-" Voight started but I cut him off "sarge can I talk with him alone for a minute" I ask and I see him pass a look with Adam "2 minutes" he says as they stand up and exit the room.

I sit in front of David and look him dead in the eyes, "when did you work with him?" I ask "a couple of weeks before the New Years party" he laughs and I feel myself tense up, "how do you know who I am?" I ask "please we all know you a snitch every one been keeping tabs on you, I was just lucky enough to find you. See when you and lover boy came to get us I recognised you, so I decided to finish. You got lucky with the fire but if your team hadn't of been there I would of beat your ass." He laughs "funny coz it seemed to me I was the one kicking your little ass" I said back but he looks pissed off "I will end you one way or another you just gotta wait and if I don't you sure as hell can hope that B is gonna" he says threateningly.

I shake off his comment and look back at him "well dumbass you are going to prison so have fun with that" I say as I close the file and start to walk out "running away are you?" He asks but I just turn around to him "listen here you stupid prick I have 5 cops back there that would have to drag me off you so I think you should count yourself lucky that they are there" I say through gritted teeth and close the door behind me. I take a long deep breath and try to control all the feelings I have inside of me right now, I can feel eyes on me but instead of telling them what was happening I just walk back to my desk without saying a word.

I see everyone come back into the bullpen and they were all just in silence. I knew they all had questions but i did want to tell them today I had no energy left in me. "Hailey my office" Voight says and I head through after him. He closes the door and then sits in his chair "what to tell me what that was all about" He says "no not really sarge" I say "well I wasn't really asking to be honest" he says sternly "look sarge I don't want to talk about it today okay, I just want to survive the rest of shift without having to relive the past" I say as I start to well up. "You can tell me anything" he says and I feel my self start to fall apart a bit "I know and I am so grateful but today is really not the day." I say as I slowly walk out his office, but everyone looks up to see me crying and I can tell Jay is really concerned but I just walk past them all and head to the locker room.

After the shift we had we all really deserved a night out. I knew that we all needed some drinks especially me so Adam hooked us up at this new night club in town. I decided to get ready with Burgess at my apartment. We both got take out and headed back to mine to get ready. Kim had this beautiful red dress on and I wore a green bra with a long sleeved black fish net top over it with some black jeans. I know I didn't want to be around Jay tonight but I needed to drown the pain out with alcohol.

Kim and I got a cab to the night club and we arrived inside by 10:00, I was looking around to see if any of the unit were here but they weren't so me and Kim headed to the bar to start drinking. I knew she was worried about me but at the same time she was going through a ruff patch with Adam just like me and Jay are. "You know you guys will work it out" I say to her as we both take a shot of tequila "I know and so will you and Jay" she says with a wink "you know?" I ask "we all know Hailey and we are really happy for you guys" she says as we take another shot.

I have had about 8 shots and I can feel the affect already, I am laughing with Kim and we are both flirting with the bar tender who is very cute, but the more I look at him the more I miss Jay but then I think about what he said to me and get upset again.

I am drowning each cocktail quicker than the last and I can feel the guys eyes burning on the back of my head. They had arrived about 30 minutes ago and Kim went off with them but I stayed at the bar. I know that I am slipping into old habits and building my walls up higher but I just want to numb the pain. I feel really bad that Jay is watching me from the table with the unit as I sit here talking with the bar tender.

Jays POV
I feel horrible about what I said to Hailey and I know that it was a cheap shot and that it hurt her, I never wanted to but I am just worried about her. Adam and Kim are all over each other and Kevin and I are just drinking our beers but I can't take my eyes off Hailey. I know that she needs space from me right now but at the same time she is really drunk and they guys is getting to close for my liking.

I pushed her away and now she is too pissed to realise what she is doing and it's me fault. She is already quite a light weight and now she is not drinking for fun but to fix her pain breaks my heart even more. "You okay" I hear Kim asks and I look over at her "yeah I just wish I didn't say that to Hailey" I say honestly "jay halstood listen to me" she says drunkenly "that girl loves you and you hurt her, she trusted you and you used it against her. Buttt very big but, she will forgive you coz she hass the biggest heart ever okay and when we were up there she admitted to me that she wished she was with you instead" she slurs but I smile. "I gonna fix it" I say to her as I stand up and leave the table but when I look to the bar I can't see Hailey.