Chance Meetings
Chance Meetings
Morgan Rielly Story
Chapter One:
Word count: 3.4 k
September 2018
“Hails, can you come here for a minute?” called Jess from her home office. I was folding the children’s laundry when I heard her voice so I quickly put finished folding Max’s onesie and put it in the pile I had already finished.
The Green family hired me to be their nanny when Nate was three, Ella was one year old, and Jess was just starting her fashion line in Vancouver. Initially, it was only supposed to be a one-year contract. However, three years later I am still happily working for their family. Since joining the Green family three years ago they had another son Max who has just turned 16 months yesterday. Jessica became a world-famous fashion designer. Tom got a job offer to be the official team doctor of the Toronto Blue Jays. When they asked me if I would be willing to move to back to my home province with them it was a no brainer to pack up everything and move with them. They had never treated me like I was just their employee; they made me feel like a part of the family since day one.
So here we are 5 months later settling into our new house, our new routine and our new city.
“Would you try this on for me?” asked Jess once I stepped into her home office. I noticed that hanging by the window was a beautiful black strapless dress.
I grabbed the dress from the hanger and made my way to the makeshift change room Jessica created. As I was putting on the dress I couldn’t help but look at my reflection in the mirror. What I was not expecting was for my breath to be taken away as I looked at my reflection. The dress accentuated my curves perfectly and made me feel confident in my body. All throughout elementary school and high school, I was always chubby. Finally, in college, I took a hard look at myself in the mirror and realized I needed to make some changes for myself so I could be comfortable in my own skin. The next day I started the journey to living a healthier lifestyle and started working out four times a week and eating healthy. A year later I had lost 20 pounds and I had the curves in all the right places and I had lost my stomach fat.
I took a deep breath and stepped outside of the change room. Jessica’s eyes widened and she gasped as she looked at me in her dress.
“Oh Hailey, you look absolutely breathtaking. This dress will be perfect for tonight.”
“Um…. What’s tonight?”
“Oh my gosh! I thought we told you. The Maple Leafs are hosting an event for the season ticket holders and Tom and I can’t go. We thought you and Katie could go instead.”
Katie is my best friend since kindergarten that lives in Toronto and works for sick kids.
“Haha, no problem. I will text her now so that she gets a dress ready.”
“No, No. I have a dress here she can wear for tonight. It's my fault you guys didn’t get a heads up, it’s the least I could do.”
“Oh, Hailey. You just look so beautiful in that dress. That dress was made for you. Would you mind if I took your picture in it before you go so that I can post it on my Instagram?”
I grabbed my phone and took a picture in the mirror and airdropped it to Jess so that she could post it on her professional Instagram account.
@jessgreenfashion while designing this dress this beauty came to mind #modelstatus #hotnannyalert
As I was looking at the mirror, Jess walked behind me and whispered in my ear “the players will not be able to resist you.”
I quickly turned around and faced her “you know I don’t date athletes after what happened.”
“I know hails, but it will still be a confidence boost if they can't keep their eyes off of you.”
“Thank you, Jess, I appreciate everything you do for me.”
“Tom and I owe you more than this, you do an amazing job with our children. We love you and could not be happier that you are a part of this family.” Jess said as she pulled me in for a hug.
“It’s Friday night I can take care of the kids. Your off duty nanny Hails, go get ready for your evening.”
I grabbed the dress and headed towards my wing of the house. Our house in St Louis has a separate part of the house that has a kitchen area, and master bedroom separate from their living quarters. It is perfect for me as a 24-year-old as it gives me my own space from the family.
Once I got to my part of the house I set the dress down on my bed and pulled out my iPhone to call Katie to invite her to the event.
“What are you doing tonight?” I asked as soon as I heard Katie’s voice on the phone.
“No hello first?” she questions giggling on the line.
“Hello… Now answer the question!” I asked laughing.
“I have no plans”
“Well, now you do. Jess and Tom can’t go to the maple leafs season ticket holder event so we are going instead. Jess says she has a dress here for you.”
“That’s so exciting! I will head over to your place after I shower.”
“Okay, see you soon,” I said as I disconnected the call
Once Katie arrived Jess gave her the dress and we headed to my part of the house to get ready. I quickly curled my brown hair into loose waves and did my make up so that my blue eyes would pop. Next, I grabbed my beige heels and slipped into the black dress.
Once ready we both walked into the main area to leave for the event. When we walked into the room Nate quickly ran up to me and gave me a big hug saying that I looked beautiful. Ella stated that I looked like a Disney princess and Max toddled over to me and gave me a big hug.
As we were standing at the front door Jessica came up to us.
“Oh, girls you guys look amazing, enjoy your evening and the open bar!”
“Thanks, Jess” we both smiled as we gave her a big hug.
With that, we were out the door and into the uber heading to the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. When we got to the gate we handed our event tickets to the security guard standing at the front of the building and headed into the event. Once we walked into the banquet hall we were handed a glass of champagne.
“To an awesome year of being in the same providence again” stated Katie as we tapped our glasses together, raising it up to our lips and taking a sip.
As we looked around the room from our seats Katie noticed Brad the guy she was dating walk into the room. She pointed him out to me and linked her arm with mine as we made our way over to him to say hello.
“Brad, this is Hailey my best friend I was telling you about!” exclaimed Katie as she gave him a big hug.
Brad looked at me over Katie’s shoulder and stuck his hand out to shake mine.
“It’s very nice to meet you, Hailey, Katie has told me a lot about you.”
“All good I hope! We have gone on some crazy adventures together.” I exclaimed as I started giggling at the memory of losing my purse after a few too many drinks. That night ended with a phone call from the police stating they found my purse and meeting up with them to get it back.
I could tell Katie had told him about that night because when I looked at her she couldn’t stop giggling.
“Katie, says that you’re the trainer for the leafs. That must be a cool job”
“I am very lucky to be able to do what I do.”
“Babe would you be able to take a picture of Hailey and me?” she asked as she handed him her phone.
We quickly sat down on the couch, holding up the wine bottle and wine glasses that we had been drinking since arriving at the gala.
Just as we were posing for the photo brad tried to get us to laugh for a candid photo.
“Try not to lose your purse tonight Hailey.” He said laughing.
We couldn’t contain our laughter as we remembered that adventure. As we were laughing Brad kept taking our picture getting natural laughing photos.
“Hahaha, I’m not planning on drinking that much tonight. It’s your girlfriend here that is the bad influence.”
“Now that I believe,” added Brad as he sent a wink Katie’s way.
“Hey,” Katie said not being able to keep faking her anger as she burst out laughing.
Brad handed Katie her phone back and we scrolled through the photos.
“Oh My God, these pictures are amazing,” I stated as I looked at the photo of us laughing. “Send it to me so I can post it onto my Instagram account!”
@haileybaker95 fancy dresses, free wine, laughs and best friends. #reunited #bestfriendsforlife
tagged: @katiegraham @jessgreenfashion
location: Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Katie and I headed back over to the table we were assigned and sat down. Once at the table, a beautiful blonde came up to us
“You guys look beautiful in your dresses. I’m Lucy.”
I gave her a smile “Thank you. You look beautiful as well. My name is Hailey.”
“I’m Katie.”
“I must ask where did you get your dresses. They look amazing.”
“Jess Green designed them for us,” Katie said as she smiled at Lucy. ‘Hailey here is her children’s live-in nanny” Katie added.
“Wow, that’s amazing. How old are the children you look after?” asked Lucy as she sat down at the table with us as she had happened to be assigned to the seat, Katie.
“They are 6 years old, four years old and sixteen months old.”
“wow, you have your hands full. My son is eight months old.”
“awe, would I be able to see a photo?” I asked.
“Of course,” Lucy said as she pulled out her phone and showed me a picture of her son.
“We will have to have a play date in the park soon” stated Lucy “What’s your Instagram?”
“sounds good. It’s @haileybaker95.”
“You should meet my friend Morgan…. he won't admit it but you have him nervous and he has been trying to work up the courage to come to talk to you since you walked into the event,” Lucy whispered into my ear.
I looked around her a noticed that Morgan Rielly was looking our way. I’m not going to lie he was very attractive. He was wearing a blue suit with a burgundy tie.
Lucy waved at him and he slowly made his way over with Jake trailing behind him.
Once Morgan got to the table he sat down in his spot that happened to be beside me.
“Morgan this is Hailey and Katie. Girls this is Morgan and Jake my husband.”
“Morgan, Hailey lived in Vancouver as a nanny for three years and they just moved to Toronto,” Katie said sending me a wink.
“Really! That’s awesome where did you live?”
“We lived in North Vancouver”
“I grew up in North Vancouver and go back every summer.”
“I absolutely loved living in BC… it has beautiful waters and breathtaking mountains.”
“What brought you back to Toronto?”
“The family I work for got a job as the team doctor for the Toronto Blue Jays so we made our way here. I grew up just outside of Toronto so it's nice to be home.”
“I love living in both Toronto and Vancouver.”
“Mo did you actually stick to the diet this summer?” asked Jake as he started teasing him.
“I didn’t break the diet I just bent it a little.” Added Morgan as he started laughing.
“Mo here is notorious for buying chips every time he is at the grocery store.” Added Jake.
“You always need sweet chilly heat chips in your shopping cart.” Added Morgan.
“Chips are my weakness… well, that and ice cream on top of freshly baked chocolate chip cookie.” I said.
“I can’t even go down the frozen aisle or I am game over!” Morgan exclaimed. “Warm cookies and ice cream are the A plus of desserts! You get warm from the cookie and the cold from the ice cream and the cookie starts to melt the ice cream.
“Hailey here is an amazing baker” added Katie.
“You will have to bake me some cookies then” stated Morgan as he started to flirt with me.
“Sounds good,” I said as I sent a smile Morgan’s way.
I couldn’t help the wave of emotions that took over me as I felt this connection with Morgan that I never felt before. It was like something was pulling us together.
Immediately flashbacks of Lucas came rushing into my head, specifically his words of “no one will ever love you as I do.”
I quickly excused myself from the table and headed to the ladies room, both Lucy and Katie following me.
“You’re probably wondering why I basically ran to the bathroom,” I said as I looked at Lucy through the mirror. “I’m not going to lie. I’m scared of the connection I already have with Morgan and I just met him. I promised myself that I would not date another athlete after what happened.”
Lucy stepped right beside me “may I ask why you don’t want to date another athlete?”
“I dated a hockey player while I was living in Vancouver. He had just been called up to the Canucks and he made me fall for him fast. I was so in love with him I thought we would be getting married and starting a family. What I didn’t know was that throughout our 2-year relationship he was cheating on me the whole time. When I found out I was heartbroken and I couldn’t believe that the person that I thought was going to start a life with betrayed me in such a way. When I broke up with him he convinced me that he would change and that I was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.”
I took a deep breath and continued with the story.
“I stupidly gave him another chance and he manipulated me into believing that no one would ever love me besides him and that he was the one for me. For months I couldn’t get them throughout his affairs out of my mind. But every time I thought about leaving I couldn’t get his words out of my head… What if no one else would ever love me? What if he was it for me? What if no one could love some who was too weak to leave a bad situation?”
As I finished telling her what Lucas had done, she pulled me into a big hug
“Oh Hailey, I can not even imagine what that must have been like. But I can promise you that Morgan would never do that. I have known him six years and I can tell you he is one of the sweetest guys I know.” She said as she pulled out of the hug.
I quickly wiped the tear that fell from my eyes and smiled at Lucy “Oh my god, I am so sorry that was an emotional story for just meeting someone but thank you for being here for me. I guess I needed to get that off my chest.”
We headed out of the bathroom and I walked towards Katie and Brad, Lucy made her way towards where Jake and Morgan were standing. Throughout the rest of the evening, Morgan and I could not stop locking eyes but neither of us made the move to talk to each other again.
As the event was winding down, I pulled out my phone to call an Uber. As I made my way outside to wait outside Morgan came towards me and opened the door for me to step through.
“Thank you.”
Just as we walked out of the hotel my uber arrived.
“That’s me,” I said as I gave Morgan a hug.
“Have a good night Hailey. I hope I can see you soon. ” He replied giving me a smile.
“Maybe Morgan. Have a good night” I turned around and said as I stepped into my ride.
Once in the car, I couldn’t believe I had just hugged Morgan… Like who does that to someone they just met and had a couple of conversations…. Especially one who was as well know as Morgan in the city of Toronto that was like hugging a celebrity after meeting them in the streets.
Morgan’s Point Of View
All night I couldn’t help but look at the mysterious brunette in the black dress as she stood across the room from me. I noticed her as soon as she walked into the room and she took my breath away when I saw her in that black dress. She looked absolutely beautiful but I couldn’t work up the courage to talk to her. I watched as her blue eyes had a sparkle to them as she laughed at what her friend had said.
Lucy noticed my staring and gave me a reassuring smile as she headed towards the mystery brunette that had captured my attention.
Once Lucy introduced me to her I found out my mystery girls is named Hailey. Once we started talking about Vancouver and our favourite junk food I knew I was in trouble and that I could see myself pursuing something with her.
Throughout the rest of the night, I couldn’t help but lock eyes with Hailey, as I was walking around the room and engaging with the other fans.
I noticed that Hailey was making her way outside to head home so I quickly ran to the door and held it open for her. The uber came to quick for my liking and I did not have the chance to ask for her number. Defeated I headed inside to find Lucy hoping that she had better luck than me.
Once inside the hotel, I found Lucy and Jake walking out of the banquet hall. I walked towards them.
“Hailey huh” Jake stated as he moved his eyebrows in a suggestive manner.
“I didn’t even get a chance to get her number.”
“I have her Instagram handle Morgan. I didn’t even think to get her phone number,” added Lucy as she gave me a smile.
I handed Lucy my phone and she opened a note on my iPhone and typed in Hailey’s Instagram. We said our goodbyes and I headed back to my place.
Once in bed, I opened my Instagram app and typed in her account name and clicked follow. I scrolled through her pictures and I couldn’t help but smile.
With each picture I saw on her account the more I wanted the chance to get to know her better.
Hailey’s Point of View
Our new place was in Forrest Hill so I hopped into an uber and headed home after the event ended. Once I got home I quietly opened the front door and made my way through the house to my wing. I opened my door and placed my jacket and wallet on my coat rack and made my way into my bedroom to put on my pajamas. Once in my pajamas, I made my way into my adjoining bathroom and started my nightly routine. My bed was calling my name so I quickly jumped into bed and laid my head on my pillow, just as my head hit the pillow I heard a ding from my bedside table. I looked over at my phone and noticed that I had a notification from Instagram. I opened the app and saw that some followed me. I assumed it would have been Lucy since I gave her my account name but to my surprise, I saw that two people follow me.
@morganrielly now follows @haileybaker95
@lucygardiner_ follows @haileybaker95
Chapter One:
Word count: 3.4 k
September 2018
“Hails, can you come here for a minute?” called Jess from her home office. I was folding the children’s laundry when I heard her voice so I quickly put finished folding Max’s onesie and put it in the pile I had already finished.
The Green family hired me to be their nanny when Nate was three, Ella was one year old, and Jess was just starting her fashion line in Vancouver. Initially, it was only supposed to be a one-year contract. However, three years later I am still happily working for their family. Since joining the Green family three years ago they had another son Max who has just turned 16 months yesterday. Jessica became a world-famous fashion designer. Tom got a job offer to be the official team doctor of the Toronto Blue Jays. When they asked me if I would be willing to move to back to my home province with them it was a no brainer to pack up everything and move with them. They had never treated me like I was just their employee; they made me feel like a part of the family since day one.
So here we are 5 months later settling into our new house, our new routine and our new city.
“Would you try this on for me?” asked Jess once I stepped into her home office. I noticed that hanging by the window was a beautiful black strapless dress.
I grabbed the dress from the hanger and made my way to the makeshift change room Jessica created. As I was putting on the dress I couldn’t help but look at my reflection in the mirror. What I was not expecting was for my breath to be taken away as I looked at my reflection. The dress accentuated my curves perfectly and made me feel confident in my body. All throughout elementary school and high school, I was always chubby. Finally, in college, I took a hard look at myself in the mirror and realized I needed to make some changes for myself so I could be comfortable in my own skin. The next day I started the journey to living a healthier lifestyle and started working out four times a week and eating healthy. A year later I had lost 20 pounds and I had the curves in all the right places and I had lost my stomach fat.
I took a deep breath and stepped outside of the change room. Jessica’s eyes widened and she gasped as she looked at me in her dress.
“Oh Hailey, you look absolutely breathtaking. This dress will be perfect for tonight.”
“Um…. What’s tonight?”
“Oh my gosh! I thought we told you. The Maple Leafs are hosting an event for the season ticket holders and Tom and I can’t go. We thought you and Katie could go instead.”
Katie is my best friend since kindergarten that lives in Toronto and works for sick kids.
“Haha, no problem. I will text her now so that she gets a dress ready.”
“No, No. I have a dress here she can wear for tonight. It's my fault you guys didn’t get a heads up, it’s the least I could do.”
“Oh, Hailey. You just look so beautiful in that dress. That dress was made for you. Would you mind if I took your picture in it before you go so that I can post it on my Instagram?”
I grabbed my phone and took a picture in the mirror and airdropped it to Jess so that she could post it on her professional Instagram account.
@jessgreenfashion while designing this dress this beauty came to mind #modelstatus #hotnannyalert
As I was looking at the mirror, Jess walked behind me and whispered in my ear “the players will not be able to resist you.”
I quickly turned around and faced her “you know I don’t date athletes after what happened.”
“I know hails, but it will still be a confidence boost if they can't keep their eyes off of you.”
“Thank you, Jess, I appreciate everything you do for me.”
“Tom and I owe you more than this, you do an amazing job with our children. We love you and could not be happier that you are a part of this family.” Jess said as she pulled me in for a hug.
“It’s Friday night I can take care of the kids. Your off duty nanny Hails, go get ready for your evening.”
I grabbed the dress and headed towards my wing of the house. Our house in St Louis has a separate part of the house that has a kitchen area, and master bedroom separate from their living quarters. It is perfect for me as a 24-year-old as it gives me my own space from the family.
Once I got to my part of the house I set the dress down on my bed and pulled out my iPhone to call Katie to invite her to the event.
“What are you doing tonight?” I asked as soon as I heard Katie’s voice on the phone.
“No hello first?” she questions giggling on the line.
“Hello… Now answer the question!” I asked laughing.
“I have no plans”
“Well, now you do. Jess and Tom can’t go to the maple leafs season ticket holder event so we are going instead. Jess says she has a dress here for you.”
“That’s so exciting! I will head over to your place after I shower.”
“Okay, see you soon,” I said as I disconnected the call
Once Katie arrived Jess gave her the dress and we headed to my part of the house to get ready. I quickly curled my brown hair into loose waves and did my make up so that my blue eyes would pop. Next, I grabbed my beige heels and slipped into the black dress.
Once ready we both walked into the main area to leave for the event. When we walked into the room Nate quickly ran up to me and gave me a big hug saying that I looked beautiful. Ella stated that I looked like a Disney princess and Max toddled over to me and gave me a big hug.
As we were standing at the front door Jessica came up to us.
“Oh, girls you guys look amazing, enjoy your evening and the open bar!”
“Thanks, Jess” we both smiled as we gave her a big hug.
With that, we were out the door and into the uber heading to the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. When we got to the gate we handed our event tickets to the security guard standing at the front of the building and headed into the event. Once we walked into the banquet hall we were handed a glass of champagne.
“To an awesome year of being in the same providence again” stated Katie as we tapped our glasses together, raising it up to our lips and taking a sip.
As we looked around the room from our seats Katie noticed Brad the guy she was dating walk into the room. She pointed him out to me and linked her arm with mine as we made our way over to him to say hello.
“Brad, this is Hailey my best friend I was telling you about!” exclaimed Katie as she gave him a big hug.
Brad looked at me over Katie’s shoulder and stuck his hand out to shake mine.
“It’s very nice to meet you, Hailey, Katie has told me a lot about you.”
“All good I hope! We have gone on some crazy adventures together.” I exclaimed as I started giggling at the memory of losing my purse after a few too many drinks. That night ended with a phone call from the police stating they found my purse and meeting up with them to get it back.
I could tell Katie had told him about that night because when I looked at her she couldn’t stop giggling.
“Katie, says that you’re the trainer for the leafs. That must be a cool job”
“I am very lucky to be able to do what I do.”
“Babe would you be able to take a picture of Hailey and me?” she asked as she handed him her phone.
We quickly sat down on the couch, holding up the wine bottle and wine glasses that we had been drinking since arriving at the gala.
Just as we were posing for the photo brad tried to get us to laugh for a candid photo.
“Try not to lose your purse tonight Hailey.” He said laughing.
We couldn’t contain our laughter as we remembered that adventure. As we were laughing Brad kept taking our picture getting natural laughing photos.
“Hahaha, I’m not planning on drinking that much tonight. It’s your girlfriend here that is the bad influence.”
“Now that I believe,” added Brad as he sent a wink Katie’s way.
“Hey,” Katie said not being able to keep faking her anger as she burst out laughing.
Brad handed Katie her phone back and we scrolled through the photos.
“Oh My God, these pictures are amazing,” I stated as I looked at the photo of us laughing. “Send it to me so I can post it onto my Instagram account!”
@haileybaker95 fancy dresses, free wine, laughs and best friends. #reunited #bestfriendsforlife
tagged: @katiegraham @jessgreenfashion
location: Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Katie and I headed back over to the table we were assigned and sat down. Once at the table, a beautiful blonde came up to us
“You guys look beautiful in your dresses. I’m Lucy.”
I gave her a smile “Thank you. You look beautiful as well. My name is Hailey.”
“I’m Katie.”
“I must ask where did you get your dresses. They look amazing.”
“Jess Green designed them for us,” Katie said as she smiled at Lucy. ‘Hailey here is her children’s live-in nanny” Katie added.
“Wow, that’s amazing. How old are the children you look after?” asked Lucy as she sat down at the table with us as she had happened to be assigned to the seat, Katie.
“They are 6 years old, four years old and sixteen months old.”
“wow, you have your hands full. My son is eight months old.”
“awe, would I be able to see a photo?” I asked.
“Of course,” Lucy said as she pulled out her phone and showed me a picture of her son.
“We will have to have a play date in the park soon” stated Lucy “What’s your Instagram?”
“sounds good. It’s @haileybaker95.”
“You should meet my friend Morgan…. he won't admit it but you have him nervous and he has been trying to work up the courage to come to talk to you since you walked into the event,” Lucy whispered into my ear.
I looked around her a noticed that Morgan Rielly was looking our way. I’m not going to lie he was very attractive. He was wearing a blue suit with a burgundy tie.
Lucy waved at him and he slowly made his way over with Jake trailing behind him.
Once Morgan got to the table he sat down in his spot that happened to be beside me.
“Morgan this is Hailey and Katie. Girls this is Morgan and Jake my husband.”
“Morgan, Hailey lived in Vancouver as a nanny for three years and they just moved to Toronto,” Katie said sending me a wink.
“Really! That’s awesome where did you live?”
“We lived in North Vancouver”
“I grew up in North Vancouver and go back every summer.”
“I absolutely loved living in BC… it has beautiful waters and breathtaking mountains.”
“What brought you back to Toronto?”
“The family I work for got a job as the team doctor for the Toronto Blue Jays so we made our way here. I grew up just outside of Toronto so it's nice to be home.”
“I love living in both Toronto and Vancouver.”
“Mo did you actually stick to the diet this summer?” asked Jake as he started teasing him.
“I didn’t break the diet I just bent it a little.” Added Morgan as he started laughing.
“Mo here is notorious for buying chips every time he is at the grocery store.” Added Jake.
“You always need sweet chilly heat chips in your shopping cart.” Added Morgan.
“Chips are my weakness… well, that and ice cream on top of freshly baked chocolate chip cookie.” I said.
“I can’t even go down the frozen aisle or I am game over!” Morgan exclaimed. “Warm cookies and ice cream are the A plus of desserts! You get warm from the cookie and the cold from the ice cream and the cookie starts to melt the ice cream.
“Hailey here is an amazing baker” added Katie.
“You will have to bake me some cookies then” stated Morgan as he started to flirt with me.
“Sounds good,” I said as I sent a smile Morgan’s way.
I couldn’t help the wave of emotions that took over me as I felt this connection with Morgan that I never felt before. It was like something was pulling us together.
Immediately flashbacks of Lucas came rushing into my head, specifically his words of “no one will ever love you as I do.”
I quickly excused myself from the table and headed to the ladies room, both Lucy and Katie following me.
“You’re probably wondering why I basically ran to the bathroom,” I said as I looked at Lucy through the mirror. “I’m not going to lie. I’m scared of the connection I already have with Morgan and I just met him. I promised myself that I would not date another athlete after what happened.”
Lucy stepped right beside me “may I ask why you don’t want to date another athlete?”
“I dated a hockey player while I was living in Vancouver. He had just been called up to the Canucks and he made me fall for him fast. I was so in love with him I thought we would be getting married and starting a family. What I didn’t know was that throughout our 2-year relationship he was cheating on me the whole time. When I found out I was heartbroken and I couldn’t believe that the person that I thought was going to start a life with betrayed me in such a way. When I broke up with him he convinced me that he would change and that I was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.”
I took a deep breath and continued with the story.
“I stupidly gave him another chance and he manipulated me into believing that no one would ever love me besides him and that he was the one for me. For months I couldn’t get them throughout his affairs out of my mind. But every time I thought about leaving I couldn’t get his words out of my head… What if no one else would ever love me? What if he was it for me? What if no one could love some who was too weak to leave a bad situation?”
As I finished telling her what Lucas had done, she pulled me into a big hug
“Oh Hailey, I can not even imagine what that must have been like. But I can promise you that Morgan would never do that. I have known him six years and I can tell you he is one of the sweetest guys I know.” She said as she pulled out of the hug.
I quickly wiped the tear that fell from my eyes and smiled at Lucy “Oh my god, I am so sorry that was an emotional story for just meeting someone but thank you for being here for me. I guess I needed to get that off my chest.”
We headed out of the bathroom and I walked towards Katie and Brad, Lucy made her way towards where Jake and Morgan were standing. Throughout the rest of the evening, Morgan and I could not stop locking eyes but neither of us made the move to talk to each other again.
As the event was winding down, I pulled out my phone to call an Uber. As I made my way outside to wait outside Morgan came towards me and opened the door for me to step through.
“Thank you.”
Just as we walked out of the hotel my uber arrived.
“That’s me,” I said as I gave Morgan a hug.
“Have a good night Hailey. I hope I can see you soon. ” He replied giving me a smile.
“Maybe Morgan. Have a good night” I turned around and said as I stepped into my ride.
Once in the car, I couldn’t believe I had just hugged Morgan… Like who does that to someone they just met and had a couple of conversations…. Especially one who was as well know as Morgan in the city of Toronto that was like hugging a celebrity after meeting them in the streets.
Morgan’s Point Of View
All night I couldn’t help but look at the mysterious brunette in the black dress as she stood across the room from me. I noticed her as soon as she walked into the room and she took my breath away when I saw her in that black dress. She looked absolutely beautiful but I couldn’t work up the courage to talk to her. I watched as her blue eyes had a sparkle to them as she laughed at what her friend had said.
Lucy noticed my staring and gave me a reassuring smile as she headed towards the mystery brunette that had captured my attention.
Once Lucy introduced me to her I found out my mystery girls is named Hailey. Once we started talking about Vancouver and our favourite junk food I knew I was in trouble and that I could see myself pursuing something with her.
Throughout the rest of the night, I couldn’t help but lock eyes with Hailey, as I was walking around the room and engaging with the other fans.
I noticed that Hailey was making her way outside to head home so I quickly ran to the door and held it open for her. The uber came to quick for my liking and I did not have the chance to ask for her number. Defeated I headed inside to find Lucy hoping that she had better luck than me.
Once inside the hotel, I found Lucy and Jake walking out of the banquet hall. I walked towards them.
“Hailey huh” Jake stated as he moved his eyebrows in a suggestive manner.
“I didn’t even get a chance to get her number.”
“I have her Instagram handle Morgan. I didn’t even think to get her phone number,” added Lucy as she gave me a smile.
I handed Lucy my phone and she opened a note on my iPhone and typed in Hailey’s Instagram. We said our goodbyes and I headed back to my place.
Once in bed, I opened my Instagram app and typed in her account name and clicked follow. I scrolled through her pictures and I couldn’t help but smile.
With each picture I saw on her account the more I wanted the chance to get to know her better.
Hailey’s Point of View
Our new place was in Forrest Hill so I hopped into an uber and headed home after the event ended. Once I got home I quietly opened the front door and made my way through the house to my wing. I opened my door and placed my jacket and wallet on my coat rack and made my way into my bedroom to put on my pajamas. Once in my pajamas, I made my way into my adjoining bathroom and started my nightly routine. My bed was calling my name so I quickly jumped into bed and laid my head on my pillow, just as my head hit the pillow I heard a ding from my bedside table. I looked over at my phone and noticed that I had a notification from Instagram. I opened the app and saw that some followed me. I assumed it would have been Lucy since I gave her my account name but to my surprise, I saw that two people follow me.
@morganrielly now follows @haileybaker95
@lucygardiner_ follows @haileybaker95
