Jay signed as his mom threw up again.

The pregnancy had been hard on his mom.

The divorce also didn't help their situation.

They had divorced when Jay Halstead, Hyacinth Halstead, Izzy Halstead, and Thomas Halstead were 3 years old.

She then started dating Clint Barton, and they started dating and got married in a year. They had kids, Mallow Barton, Ashley Barton, Dylan Barton, and Miguel Barton.

They are 15 years old and very smart.

Jay said," I wish I could get buy more  medicine for your morning sickness mom, but we barely have enough money to buy groceries and pay bills. This is not the life you should have. I will become rich so I can get you more medicine to make you well again, mom.  I don't want to lose you, mom.

Susana said," Jay, it doesn't matter to me. All I need is a great son in my life, and I do.

Jay said," Please let me do this, mom. I can't lose you. You're my mom, and I need you more than you will ever know, Mom.

Susana said," Hey.... it's... ok.. Jay. I... love... you....my....son. Rememer..be...strong.

Susana's water then broke, and  Angelina Barton, Carla Barton, Camillus Barton, and Camillus Barton were born healthy, and after that, His mom Susana passed away.

Jay started crying while he held her hand. He couldn't believe he had just lost his mom. She was the only one whom he cared about. She supported his dreams for years.

His step-dad came home along with his step-siblings Mallow Barton, Ashley Barton, Dylan Barton, and Miguel Barton and saw Jay crying and Susana unmoving on the couch and he was devastated.

Clint softly asked," Jay, what happened?

Jay said," Mom passed away from her pregnancy. What are we supposed to do now?

Clint said," I don't know, Jay. Get a job and pay for the funeral expenses. That's all we can do at the moment, unfortunately, Kevin.

Jay said," Okay. I'm going to go on a walk.

Clint said," Alright, see you soon, Jay.

Jay went to his room, gathered up what money he had left over, which was a lot walked to the store, purchased a laptop, and is looking for a job. He saw Dolan Rhodes was hiring, and he filled out an application.

Jay made dinner for him, his step-siblings, and his step-dad.

Kevin then heard back, and they accepted his application right away . He had an interview for tomorrow at 12 pm.

Kevin went through his closet and selected a long-sleeved blue button-up shirt with nice khaki pants and a pair of black dress shoes.

He got a shower, dressed in PJ’S, brushed his teeth, and headed to bed for the night.

The next morning.

Jay made breakfast for himself and ate.

Jay then washed his dishes and headed upstairs to his bedroom to get ready for his interview at Dolan Rhodes. He was nervous.

He got dressed and used the last of his money to book an Uber to the store and back home. He hoped they hired him today.

He needs the money for business/economics classes, especially if he wants to own his own business someday. Which will be soon.

He got his references, resumes, and a list of  questions as well on his notebook finished.

He heads to the Uber and buckled up, and Uber takes him to the Dolan Rhodes store.

A girl with dark hair and brown eyes noticed him and said," Hi. I'm Izzy Lightwood. Connor Rhodes will be with you in just a moment.  have a seat and wait.

What Jay didn't know was that Izzy Lightwood was actually a shadowhunter undercover because there were reports of demons in the Dolan Rhodes store recently.

Jay nods and says," Thank you, Ma'am.

Jay sat down in the chair and waited patiently for his name to be called out.

Connor said," Jay Halstead. I'm ready to interview you now.

Jay took a deep breath and walked inside.

Jay talked about his experience selling clothes and how he was good at it.

Jay handed Connor his references and  resumes for him to look over, and Connor looked everything over, and he nodded at everything he was seeing.

Connor said," You're hired. You start now.

Jay said," Thank you, Mr. Rhodes. You won't ever regret giving me a chance.

Connor said," You're welcome. Let's get started working now. Here is your uniform.

Jay heads to the bathroom and gets changed into his uniform, and starts working right away, making jewelry.

Jay took college business/economics classes, and boy, they were brutal.