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Thirtyone

Bailey's POV

Today has been quite the hectic day and it's not even 2pm.

Hayden ended up getting a cold from playing out in the snow all weekend long. I kept telling her to wear gloves and wear more layers, but she just wouldn't listen to me. And there was that time she went out to take Nugget outside in shorts and a hoodie while it was snowing. I'm surprised that she hasn't gotten sick earlier if this is how she is in the winter.

Since she's sick, she stayed home. She should be back to work tomorrow, but she couldn't work in her condition. I've been calling to check in on her throughout the day, but she's just been resting in bed with Nugget.

Maggie has her after school class and then Jordan is going to get her and bring her home. I think she's gonna hang out at the house until I get home so that Hayden doesn't have to be responsible for Maggie while she's sick.

I've also just been hounded at work. It's like today everyone decided to throw their work onto me and leave me to fend for myself. I had been hoping to get out of work about an hour early, but the chances of that happening now are slim to none.

The good thing is that I was able to get Hayden's birthday present ordered during my lunch break, and I made us a reservation at her favorite restaurant for the night before since her family is gonna want to spend her birthday with her.

I'm definitely a little nervous to meet her family, mainly because I have a kid and sometimes parents get weird about their significant other dating a mother. She says she's told them about me and about Maggie though, and that they're excited to meet us.

I just want Maggie to grow up with a good family. Yes, Reese's parents love Maggie, but they definitely enable Reese and hate me. They think I'm the one messing up Maggie because he told them I dumped him. Of course he didn't mention the abuse and how he wasn't even there when Maggie was born. I wouldn't be surprised if they were the ones who put kidnapping Maggie into his head.

I want Maggie to be able to spend the holidays with a big family. I wouldn't be opposed to one year spending the holidays in London with Hayden and her family. And I'd love to be able to host a big Christmas celebration one year with both of our families together. Maybe in the future if we get married or have a kid. But thinking about that makes me excited.

Maggie deserves a normal life. No kid should have to deal with an abusive father, and I just want her life to be happy from now on. That is going to be my main goal.

My phone rings and I smile when I see it's Hayden. I quickly answer it, putting the phone between my ear and shoulder so I could keep typing an email. "Hey, what's up?"

"Nothing, just missed you. Being home all day is boring." She complains, but she definitely sounds sick. She keeps sniffling.

"Aww, I missed you too. Did you have the soup that I left for you? Did you like it?"

"Yes I did have the soup, but I must say, it's strange having chicken noodle soup without the chicken. So I guess it was just noodle soup. But it was amazing love, thank you for making it for me."

I laugh slightly. "Can't feed my vegan meat. She might die."

"Got that right. I don't even want to know how I would react to having meat again. Or dairy."

We both laugh, "Well, I'm glad you liked it. And I already warned Maggie that there will be no playing in the snow today. You two snow bunnies could stay inside today and enjoy the warmth."

"Okay, fine we'll stay in. You said Jordan's gonna be here right? It'll be nice getting to hang out with her."

It's actually nice that my best friend gets along great with my girlfriend. Jordan was definitely right when it came to Hayden, and I wish I would have been a little more open to her sooner, but we're together now and that's all that matters. Jordan cannot stop gushing about how amazing Hayden is for me and how she better be my maid of honor for setting us up. As if I have any other friends who would take over that role.