Hailey's POV
I think I am so drunk that I have no idea what I am doing, luckily I found out that billy the bartender is Gay and he is very sweet to me. "Billy where's your bathrooms?" I ask "Ohh there down the corridor, I am on my break would you like me to take you?" He asks and I nod. I fumble out of the stool and try to walk but I can barely see straight. He takes my arm and guides me down the corridor. He stops and let's go of means and leads his arms to a door."Just in there" he says sweetly as he points to the woman's room "ttthank you" I laugh as I stumbled inside. Once I finish I can barley walk, I manage to get the door open and I wobble outside but I feel very dizzy, I end up falling against the wall and sliding down until I feel someone's arms around my waist. At first I panic until I remember those strong hands.
Jays POV
I go straight into panic and protective mode as I storm towards the bar. I see her purse and phone still sitting on her stool but she is nowhere to be seen, I see the bartender come out from the corridor "where is she?" I asks protectively "hailey's boy?" He asks and I nod "bathroom, I told her I won't serve her anymore coz she is way pissed but she was talking about you." He says "don't hurt her again because if that is how she deals with pain she is gonna end up seriously hurt" he says as he hands me her keys and I nod "I know and thank you for looking after her" I say back and smile. I pick up her purse and put her keys in my pocket then head down the corridor.When I turn left I see her stumble out of the bathroom but she is swaying so much, she starts to fall back but catches herself on the wall but she then starts to fall sideways. I quickly walk up to her and grab her waist before she falls, at first she looks scared until she looks up at me. I try to give her a smile but she looks sad "nooooo I mad at you" she slurs as she try's to get out of my grip but she is too drunk for that "I know and I am so sorry okay but you need to go home, you are wasted" I say and she looks up at me "jus coz I is drunk and mad at you does not mean I do not love you" she says sweetly and I smile "I know and no matter what I say I love you too" I say as I start to guide her out.
Her apartment is to far away from the club so I am walking us to mine which is only a couple of blocks down. I can tell she is really cold so I stop and prop her up against the wall as I take my jacket off and put it on her. "What time i it?" She slurs again "2:55" I say as I wrap my arm back around her and guide us home. "Why did you call me Upton not Hailey?" She asks and I sigh "I don't know why, I didn't mean anything I said I was just really worried about you" I say honestly "well we are partners and we don't do that, we alway have each other's backs and never be mean" she says sadly "I know and I will fix it tomorrow when you are all or to remember my apology" I say as I pull her closer to me. "So who is RB" I asks but she kind of looks scared and stops "is he here" she asks panicked as she looks around in the night "no no he's not here" I say as I try to calm her down "let's just get home" I say as I start to take her closer towards me and think about who this guy is and why she is so scared of him.
When we arrive back at my apartment I unlock the door and slowly guide her into it "I don't live here" she says tiredly "I know it's my place" I say as I guide her to the couch. "Wait her one sec" I say and grab a glass of water then head to the bathroom to find some aspirin. I walk back over to my couch but when I get in front of her she is already sleeping. Her once vibrant makeup now fading away, her curly hair now turning straight. I knew I couldn't leave her here on my couch like this, she was still in my jacket and it did not look like comfy clothes either.
"Baby" I whisper as I rub her hand "you need to wake up" I say as I sit her up and she slowly opens her tired eyes. I let her take a sip of water then some aspirin, I help her stand and remove my jacket, "come on" I say as I slowly guide her up the stairs. I sit her on my bed and take a spear hair bobble of hers that she leaves here and I attempt to tie her hair back. It wasn't great but it would work and then I took her to the bathroom and helped her wash her makeup off. Then brushed her teeth as she attempted to stay awake. I then help her change into a top of mine that she loves then a pair of my boxers as well.
"Now you can go to bed" I say as I walk her out of the bathroom and place her on my bed, I kneel down in front of her and stroke her cheek as she drifts off. "I am so sorry I did this to you" I whisper as I kiss her forehead then head to the bathroom to get changed. I take my pillow from my side and a sleeping back and sleep on the floor next to the bed. I don't want to push boundaries and take advantage when she is drunk but I also wanted to be here incase she needed help. I laid awake for awhile just thinking about who RB was and why people were out for this amazing human that I love.
Next morning
Hailey's POV
The tingling in my fingers hurts so much that it pulls me out of my deep sleep. I can't even open my eyes fulling without my head pounding, I try to sit up but it hurts so much I can't so I slowly roll onto my back. My throat is so dry it's hard for my to breath but when I open my eyes slowly I realise that I am not in my apartment. At first I feel sick because I think that I have cheated on Jay but when I look around the room I realise that I am at his.I see a tall glass of water and some aspirin on the bed side table next to me and I immediately take it. I look down and I see that I am in my favourite top of his and I can't help but smile. I don't remember anything from last night apart from the alcohol but sadly I do remover the shift from hell, I sit there for a second thinking about what I am going to do when I hear a knock at the door. I look up to see Jay standing there with a cup of coffee "your lucky we aren't working today" he laughs as he walks in "ugh what time is it" I ask "11:30" I say "W-what?!" I say a bit to loud as it affects my head.
"That hangover is gonna suck" he says as he places the coffee next to me then sits on the bed "Hailey I- ugh want to say I am really sorry for what I said, I was just really scared for you and I was worried about you going back in a room with the guy who clearly wants you dead, I just. I broke our trust that we build by trying to hurt you and I don't ever want to do that again" he says sweetly and I can feel myself getting upset. "I love you and I am really sorry that I didn't have your back because I do I swear, I have it always" he says as he looks up at me with sad eyes. I know he is sorry it's just what happens when he is being protective he just doesn't understand it in the heat of the moment. "Jay you have told me that you and Erin bumped heads sometimes, and that you guys didn't talk that much out okay but I am not like that, we are not like that, we talk things out and face them together." I say as I take his hand in mine "and I am sorry to, the only reason I am sitting here is because you risked your life running into a burning building for me. So I owe you a huge apology and thanks" I say but he just smiles "you don't owe me anything you have done this a lot for me it was my turn to return the favour" he says as he pulls me into his arms and places a kiss on my forehead.
"I feel pretty crappy so why don't we take they duvet down stairs to the couch and watch some movies?" I say as I look up at him "sounds perfect" he smiles back as he kisses me. We both stand up and he heads over to his closet and grabs one of his hoodies that I love and passes it to me. I quickly throw it on and fix my hair into a better pony tail then head down stairs to see him waiting for me.
3 hours later
Jays POV
We were on our second movie and I could feel that Hailey was heavy on my chest and I knew that she had fallen asleep, she just looked so cute and cozy, I could stay like this forever with Hailey. She is really light so I can actually get comfortable and not need to move her off me. So I pull the covers over her more and pull her closer to me, she stirs slightly but is to deep a sleep to wake up. I smile as I take in the smell of roses her hair gives off and her perfume that is still there from last night, I place a kiss on the top of her head then cuddled up closer with her and close my eyes.
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'Partners forever' // An Upstead Story 🤍
Teen FictionA great Upstead love story 🤍 Together we face Jay and Haileys problems together and see what troubles they get into on their way. Will they survive all the dangerous that come with the job? Will they manage to juggle both a relationship and work...