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Now that we got some ‘worried jay’ moments re upstead, I can’t stop thinking about the possibility of maybe getting a ‘jealous jay’ moment at some point for upstead too? Like some guy flirts with Hailey, maybe when she’s undercover or after work at Molly’s (if they ever do another Molly’s outing on this show lol), and later she teases him for being jealous and he admits to it? I know it might not happen this season (or at all), but I can’t stop thinking about how good it could be.
In a moment, everything can change...
Created by the lovely @cpdhalstudfan I kind of wanted to do it on Tumblr too (I hope that’s okay!!) 😃⬇️ [posts below — I think I’ll come back & update it each day if I can]:
Favorite episode: 5x18 Ghosts 🥺🤍
because not only did it give us concerned partner moments between Upstead (aka worried husband vibes from Jay about his work wife Hailey) but Tracy’s performance was EPIC + we learned so much about Hailey’s backstory. Not to mention it was the beginning of the thing that works between them. 🥃👀
Favorite quote: “it’s the thing that works between us.”
if I had to pick just one because it encompasses how Upstead’s partnership works. It’s built on trust respect honesty care and thoughtfulness. Emotion too. They’ll always be there for each other no matter what & I think that’s beautiful. 😌
favorite scene: 🌹 from 7x16
BECAUSE JAY HALSTEAD COULD’VE SAID HIS MOM SISTER COUSIN AUNT IDGAF BUT NO THE MAN SAID “my uh, my GiRLfRiEnD” AND THEN WALKED TO HIS TRUCK AND SHOWED HAILEY THE FLOWERS TO WHICH SHE RESPONDED WITH “what a guy” AND HAD THE HUGEST SMILE ON HER FACE— so since he technically gave the roses to hailey then — HAILEY UPTON IS JAY HALSTEAD’S GIRLFRIEND 😊
favorite video edit:
idk if I can choose just 1, there’s like 4 I loveeee always so...
⬆️By @itsjohannaaa
⬆️By @easilyobsessedauthor
⬆️By @ManonEditing
⬆️By @haileyupstead
Favorite picture(s): Upstead looking pretty in the lights during s6 & looking so fucking badass in S7 🌟😎
Can we please talk about this underrated Upstead look from 7x12 that Jay “concerned husband” Halstead gave to his work wife Hailey “in love with my partner” Upton?? 🥺👉👈🥺
random upstead time: only around hailey does jay turn into jay “tongue’s out” halstead 😛 (mad, sad, whenever)
Two is Better Than One: another Upstead one-shot
Hailey thought she had hospitals handled. Besides, it was her that held Jay’s hand the first time he finally got the flu shot.
That was eventful, she thought to herself, thinking back to the morning almost two years ago. Jay was a wreck, complaining the whole way there and back as Voight made it a new requirement for their yearly physical. Hailey knew it was usually required period, so she didn’t know how Jay avoided getting it for so long — especially since his brother, Will, is a doctor at Chicago Med, of all places.
Close and easy. But no, not for Jay. Jay preferred to do things the hard way, which made things interesting for Hailey, though she was used to it by then.
About 6 months after that, Hailey had too much to drink at Molly’s and Jay drove her home. She thanked him for taking such good care of her. “You’re the best partner ever, I love you,” She had said before slowly closing her eyes.
Jay didn’t know what the hell to do with himself, but he knew he wasn’t gonna leave her alone. So, as she passed out in her bed, he camped out on her couch until morning. He even woke her up with the smell of fresh coffee.
“What? No breakfast too?” She quipped, coming out to her kitchen in an oversized shirt and pajama shorts. She must’ve changed, he thought to himself.
Her hair fell in very messy waves around her face, and even with the smudges of mascara underneath her eyelashes, Jay couldn’t help but think she was the most beautiful woman.
And that’s when he realized he loved her too.
It took him a week of semi-awkward surveillance nights and early morning coffee runs before he worked up the courage to invite her to his place. She figured it was just for one of their famous “things that worked,” as their caseload had been ridiculous.
It was. But it also set the stage for Jay’s confession, err, confessions, as he fessed up to Hailey that he never stopped thinking about her slurred words from the week prior.
A very much sober Hailey told him for real that she meant every word, and a very sober Jay repeated those 3 little words back to her. Their whiskey and tequila laid untouched that whole night on his countertop.
They were safe every single night they’d been together. Well, Hailey remembered, except for at Adam and Kim’s wedding.
Oops. In her defense though, they were in Aspen, it was gorgeous, and where else were you supposed to have crazy, over-the-top sex?
That was 2 months ago, and they’d been so busy with work that they barely had time for date nights, let alone time in the bedroom.
They maybe spent 2 nights together since the wedding, one of which they actually just fell asleep on his couch after talking, and the other they both passed out after a night of karaoke with Kevin and Vanessa.
She sighed, as Natalie Manning’s voice brought her back to the present moment, aka: the reason why she was standing in Gaffney Medical Center in the first place. She’d been chasing a suspect when he clocked her on the head with a crowbar.
She had told Jay to go, that she’d be fine as she found her way back to her feet. But, when she faltered a second later, he insisted she go to Med.
She was just thankful Voight forced him to do his statement and finish his paperwork on the incident right then, so he had to duck out of the hospital early.
Will had assured him she’d be fine, if anything she had a concussion. But, upon further inspection, she did have a laceration on her forehead. He gave her a tetanus shot, and pulled her medical chart just to make sure she was up to date on everything else.
When he noticed her oxygen level was low, he consulted Natalie. He wasn’t sure why, since she was perfectly healthy. She countered that maybe he read it wrong, that it was her iron levels. Either way, she ordered a blood draw.
And what she discovered made her stand in front of Hailey as opposed to Will. Natalie white lied and said it was a female issue she needed to discuss with Hailey, she just didn’t tell Will what kind of feminine issue.
“Hailey?” She asked the blonde that sat in front of her.
“Yeah?”
“Have you been feeling lightheaded, nauseous, or anything like that lately?”
“You mean aside from today thanks to my pounding headache?” She tried to joke, but stopped after she saw Natalie’s face didn’t change.
“Yeah, I mean aside from that.”
“Yeah, a few times. But we’ve been working crazy hours trying to catch that burglary crew, which is why I was so pissed off I let the one guy get the jump on me—“
“Hailey,” Natalie said firmly, making the detective go silent.
“You’re pregnant.”
Hailey was shocked. She always, in the very back of her mind, wondered, but she just figured it wouldn’t happen to her. Not like that, anyway.
“Does Jay know?”
“Does Jay know?!” She scoffed, running a hand through her damp hair as Will had to clean her scalp free of any debris from the pipe. “I didn’t even know until five seconds ago! I mean, I suppose I did know...I had this gut feeling, but I brushed it off.”
Natalie sighed, looking down for a moment. “So, you haven’t told him, have you? Or talked to him at all about the possibility?”
Hailey stayed silent, too embarrassed to have been so stupid. She was a cop, for god sake. She should’ve known better, been better.
Natalie looked back up at Hailey, a twinge of solemness in her eyes. “Do you even know if he wants kids?”
Hailey nodded. “He does, I mean, we haven’t talked about it in a formal manner, but I remember he told me at Kim and Adam’s wedding that he wanted this, the whole nine yards. And he grabbed my hand and looked at me like I was the most special thing in the world and was like, ‘and you’re the one I want that with.’ It was the sweetest thing,” she said, getting emotional over it now with the new meaning it held.
Natalie smiled. “See, he just wants the best for you. And I’m sure he wants what’s best for you too. Which means you can’t be so reckless anymore. You could have lost the baby.”
Hailey nodded, realizing she wasn’t just caring for her own life anymore. “I know.”
Natalie added, “And Jay deserves to know, too, Hailey.”
She nodded again, giving Natalie a small, slightly sad smile. She had no idea how on earth she was going to tell her boyfriend that their world was going to change. But, they’d made it through so much together, she knew she had to try.
So, that night when Jay picked her up from the hospital — Will, still clueless as ever to whatever female issue Natalie had talked to Hailey about, told Jay that they were just “finishing up their girl talk.” Natalie had nodded and said Hailey was good to go — she knew she wanted to tell him.
He was walking her up to her door and had helped her inside to her sofa when she asked him if he could sit with her.
“Of course,” he had said, asking her if she wanted anything to eat or drink first.
She shook her head no, but told him she did have something she needed to say.
He got serious, an adorable crease in his forehead taking shape as his brows furrowed in concern.
“What is it, Hails?”
“I—“ she sucked in some much needed air, willing herself to push through.
“Jay,” she tried again. “I’m pregnant.”
He was speechless. And Hailey opened her mouth to tell him anything, like she didn’t mean for it to happen (she really didn’t), or that she didn’t mean to spring this on him (she really hadn’t)...when she realized Jay’s eyes were teary.
“Jay?” She whispered, feeling tears well up in her eyes too.
He just took her hands in his, and looked deeply into her eyes. “Hailey, I love you. So so much. And I’m gonna love our baby just the same. I just— wow, I know it’s not something we planned, but after everything we’ve been through, it just seems like the perfect little miracle, doesn’t it?”
She sniffled, laughing lightly. “Yeah, it sure does.”
She leaned forward and kissed him, Jay kissing her back with just as much softness. He released one of her hands, and he put his on her stomach. Hailey laughed, knowing she definitely wasn’t showing right now.
“What’re you doing?”
“I’m just trying to suss out whether it’s gonna be a boy or a girl” he said excitedly.
“Jay, we can’t tell the sex for months! Plus, I already know you want a boy.”
He looked at her, his forehead creasing once again.
So, she continued. “Don’t you? That way Owen would have a playmate, you could teach him all the sports trivia or to love that damn truck as much as you do, or—“
She paused mid sentence when he vehemently shook his head, disagreeing with her sentiment.
She was shocked. “Wait. You’re actually okay with a girl?”
He smiled, pulling her intertwined hand in his down to her stomach. “Yeah, I am. Because she’ll be just like her mom. Brilliant, brave, and beautiful.”
Hailey knew a few tears slipped down her cheeks that time. “Really?”
“Yes really.” Jay said, smiling earnestly. He brushed her tears away with his thumb. “Plus, I can scare all her future boyfriends away by putting them in the cage or showing up with a shotgun.” He broke into one of those boyish grins that made Hailey roll her eyes.
“You’re impossible, you know that?” She said, trying to stay a tiny bit annoyed.
“Yeah, I know. But I also know that you love me anyway. And I love you—“ he paused, leaning down to talk to her belly. “And whatever this little one turns out to be, a whole hell of a lot.”
“Heck, Jay, language!”
Now it was his turn to roll his eyes. “Whatever you say, Hailey Anne.”
She stuck her tongue out at him. “You love me anyway.”
Yeah, that he did. And she just the same.
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*original prompt by @upsteadlover on Twitter; request made by @onechicagofam_ on Twitter; photos of Natalie & Hailey w/in prompt tweet by @onechicagoedits on Twitter; gif by @xofeno (: // words by me, of course*
Onto the second 6x22 Upstead scene:
Just wanted to remind y’all that surveillance vans are their thing 😉😏 yep yep ⬆️
Didn’t realize Hailey had her gun sitting on their little table there. Did Jay have his? I’m assuming it was in his holster? But you never saw him w/it in this quick scene, so idk why they had Hailey grab hers (only to drop it I assume after jay grabbed her to pull her down from the bullets.) ⬆️
I JUST NEED A MOMENT — ⬆️
HER HEAD TUCKED INTO HIS CHEST BYE I AM DONE HE SAID *I’M GONNA PROTECT HAILEY UPTON W/MY LIFE* god bless Jay Halstead
Peep Tracy’s teeny tiny hand grabbing onto the vest to hold it there 🥺 BLESS JAY AGAIN FOR RISKING HIS OWN SAFETY TO GET THE VEST DOWN FROM THE WALL TO ACT AS AN ADDITIONAL SHIELD FOR HAILEY ⬆️ also excuse me even their legs are intertwined no one talk to me I’m fucking FRAGILEEEEEE
JAY HALSTEAD BEING A HUMAN SHIELD FOR HAILEY UPTON I LOVE ONE SELFLESS MAN ⬆️ (also 🖐)
idk why but I still can’t figure out why they used this camera angle for a quick shot. Like...what’s it of? I know it’s of Jay and Hailey obviously (cause you can see Hailey’s ponytail) but that’s Jay’s hand/arm you can see above her, right? Maybe it was done so you could see the trajectory of the bullets (aka: where their van resembles Swiss cheese🙃) ⬆️ also LITERALLY HE IS HOLDING ONTO HER FOR DEAR LIFE GOSH CAN THEY JUST GET MARRIED ALREADY PLS THAT MAN LOVES HER
HIS. HANDS. ARE. SO. TIGHTLY. WRAPPED. AROUND. HER. I. CAN’T. ⬆️ so tight that you can see the vein/wrinkle in his forehead okay I am dyinggg (if you watch the clip, you can hear Jesse say “ugh” or like let out a groan as the bullets finish going - I always wonder if little itty bitty things like that are written or if the actors take liberty w/it
Full scene below:
“6x22 - reckoning © nbc universal • #upstead #chicagopd https://t.co/GutuYCpA1U”
Cont. of 7x16 w/these two scenes:
Teamwork moment #3 ⬆️ also please guys do sit closer YOUR KNEES ARE PRACTICALLY TOUCHING
Another look between them, this time Jay’s contemplating going in again, and he’s looking to Hailey for reassurance or backup (which you know she’ll always back his play), and while she tries to reason w/him, he still wants to go, so out jumps Jay w/Hailey right behind him as always (because the work wifey always has to make sure her dumbass husband doesn’t get himself into more trouble😂🙃, though Jay has good intentions always god bless him & his ❤️) ⬆️
So they go and end up taking Shane into custody and I just like how Hailey went to Michelle first to separate her from her husband, and Jay’s arresting Shane because he’s wanted to since day 1. So their teamwork works well here is what I’m trying to say ⬆️
And of course, cue Jay needing reassurance from Hailey again that he made the right call (which she happily obliged him with) ⬆️ because in a way, yeah he was right to go in because they did end up finally getting Shane into custody and Michelle admitted to him hurting her so that was a win in their book (mine too)
On the other side of the same coin, I can’t help but wonder about this look Hailey shows when Jay’s gone from the breakroom. Is she regretting her support? I don’t think so. At least I doubt it. I’m thinking maybe it’s more like she’s thinking back to her own life and how maybe, if someone had arrested her dad for hurting them and her mom that maybe things would’ve been different(?) idk. If y’all have any other theories, lemme know cause maybe I’m just thinking about it way too much... but I just couldn’t help but notice the change in her face when Jay left ⬆️
Both scenes posted below ofc:
“7x16 - intimate violence © nbc universal • #upstead #chicagopd https://t.co/k5w8eXVZC3”
“7x16 - intimate violence © nbc universal • #upstead #chicagopd https://t.co/9WZVdXxLXK”
