Bailey Hart

Cassidy
 Brody
 Tuck
 Beau (Boss)

**Bailey** is a main character that first appeared in the Series premiere.. She is portrayed by Katharine McPhee.

## Throughout The Series

### Season 1

In Crazy, there's a bad storm hitting the Haywood ranch, when there’s a knock at the door. Tuck ends up answering the door, thinking that Bailey, who is at the door is their new nanny. Unfortunately, she is not. Instead, she’s a woman whose car has broken down near the Haywood property. Bailey has no cell service and needs to use their phone to call for help. The kids end up deciding to let her in without thinking twice about it, even though she repeatedly says that she’s not the nanny.

Chloe, the youngest of the Haywoods, is terrified because of the storm, and grabs onto Bailey. The boys are all for her being the nanny, whereas Chloe continues to hang onto Bailey; feeling protected by her and is not ready to let her go.

Eventually the kids let her know that if she stays as their nanny, Bailey would be nanny #10. This horrifies her and Bailey asks the kids what is wrong with them to have gone through nine nannies. Tuck is quick to say it’s all because of Cassidy, who has anger issues. Cassidy takes one look at Bailey and then looks at her brothers. She then tells them that they are not hiring her just because they all think that she’s hot. Bailey asks them if they think that and they all say she’s smoking. In return, she tells them that it means so much to her that they think she’s hot. Cassidy asks for Bailey’s resume, but she says that she doesn’t have one. Eventually, Bailey breaks down and tells her that she’s not equipped for anything.

When Beau Haywood, the owner of the house and father to the children comes in with his girlfriend Summer hanging onto his arm, he asks what is going on. Bailey explains to Beau and the other how she was previously in a band and that she and her boyfriend Boone were singing at Tootsies. Which their band had been playing at that club forever. But the night before, Mr. Sam Gold, from Sam Gold Records came in to see her band. As it turns out, he is one of the biggest producers in country music. Unfortunately, he didn’t like their performance. The band blamed it on her and so they told her boyfriend, who is also in the band to fire her and replace her with a younger blonde version. Needless to say, she left them and went driving.

Eventually a tornado warning comes in and the kids go running into the basement. Beau follows suit, and he allows Bailey to get to safety with them in their basement.

While in the basement, a pole comes through the window all of a sudden and the boys rush to cover the window with a tarp. In an effort to take everyone’s mind off the tornado, Bailey grabs a nearby guitar and uses it to start singing.

Everyone starts grabbing instruments and singing along. Although Summer doesn’t grab an instrument, she does start singing along with everyone else.

Unfortunately, tears begin to swell up in Cassidy’s eyes. She runs up to Bailey and rips the guitar away from her hands, and then runs into an interior room. Effectively slamming the door behind her.

After Cassidy runs out in the barn, Bailey takes off after her. Outside, Bailey is looking for her and heads into the barn. She knows that she has to be in there, cause it’s the only place with a cover. While Bailey is looking for Cassidy, she ends up mentioning how last night she thinks she heard the voice of God, who was sending her signals via Kelly Clarkson lyrics.

Cassidy comes out and starts screaming about how it was her Mama’s guitar and she doesn’t have anything else from her.

Bailey simply tells the young girls that her Mama would want her to be happy. Cassidy lashes out though by telling Bailey that it’s not like she’d know what her mama would want.

Cassidy eventually does confide in Bailey by telling her how everyone around her is always telling her what to do and how to feel, but she doesn’t want to hear it. Cassidy also admits that she hates Summer and wants to know how it’s possible that her Dad could be with someone like her. Cassidy wonders if his dad simply just loved her Mama anymore. But Bailey is quick to say that of course her Dad loves her mama.

Bailey says she knows how painful it is and starts dragging Cassidy in.

The next morning Bailey comes down the stairs in a pajama top, sans pants and is looking for her clothes. Beau has washed her clothes and looking at the pile of clothes he’s folded.

Beau offers her the job just when Summer shows up. She’s ready to send Bailey on her way, but Beau has made the case for Bailey staying. He tells Summer that he has never seen the kids respond so well to any of the previous nannies like they did with Bailey. Bailey says that she’s a singer by trade and can’t be a nanny since she still wants to be a singer. Tuck asks her why she simply can’t be both a singer and nanny. Chloe mentions how Maria from *The Sound of Music*, was a singer, a nanny and a nun. Upon hearing the news, the kids are excited, which leads to Bailey to come around to the fact that she may be needing a change of pace and that being a nanny couldn’t be that bad.

The kids leave it up to Cassidy to decide if Bailey can stay. Cassidy of course goes with it saying that if they don't take her in, then who will?

In Teardrops on My Guitar, Bailey is setting in to be a nanny, even though she doesn’t have a clue as to what she is doing. The kids make their way downstairs and are excited over the food. Summer’s not liking the fact that they are talking to Bailey, and that the boys want to impress her. Tuck in particular comes in with a white tank top as he tries to show his muscles and flirting with Bailey, As he makes his way to leave, he is quick to flex his arms.

Chloe comes downstairs and is dressed like Bailey. Meanwhile, Cassidy doesn't like that her friend Lilly is dressed in the exact outfit as her. So Bailey gives her the jacket that Boone gave her to wear. To which Cassidy takes this as an opportunity to remind her of whining in the barn during the tornado.

Dylan comes down, and already has a manager's contract for Bailey, as he’s been making calls on her behalf.

Later that day, when she comes home with Chloe he calls and tells her that she needs to get to the bar, as the CMA Fest is having auditions and he’s gotten her a spot.

He can’t make it to her audition, but tells her to go. She’s debating because she has Chloe and a kid in a bar isn’t a good idea. Dylan asks her if she wants to achieve her dream or not. Chloe is willing to go and she tells Bailey that it's 2021, and women can have it all.

When they get to the bar, Chloe tells Bailey that her mama’s guitar is gonna bring her such good luck and that’s when all hell starts to break loose. Bailey wants to get home quickly so Cassidy doesn’t know that the guitar is gone, but her name is called. Chloe convinces her to stay, citing the fact that Cassidy is at school and then has soccer practice until 4:30 PM.

Bailey kills the audition, but one thing leads to another and they stupidly leave the guitar alone. When they come out of the bathroom it’s gone. Bailey knows that she’s gonna be in trouble, but also doesn’t want to let Cassidy down.

She calls the boys for help, but one is worried about Bailey’s audition, the other one is worried about helping Bailey cause he has a crush on her, and another one is just freaking out. In the end, the boys don’t help because they get caught trying to help her. Bailey’s phone dies, and Beau finds out that something is up when he has to come get the kids from the cops.

Back at the Haywood Ranch, no one knows where Bailey and Chloe are because her phone died, and when they finally make it home, Summer is there to “hope she doesn’t lose her job”. When she does end up getting home safe and sound with Chloe but without Cassidy's precious guitar, Beau ends up firing her.

In Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign, The Haywoods are in the kitchen getting ready for the wedding of Summer’s little sister, but Chloe complains that it never hurt when Bailey did her hair. Beau reminds her that Bailey doesn’t work for them anymore because she was irresponsible and has bad judgement. Just as Beau tells them to stop talking about Bailey, Tuck asks the other if it’s just him, or does it smell like Bailey. He eventually realizes it’s Brody, who used Bailey’s perfume on himself. Brody explains that it was just a squirt from the bottle of perfume Bailey left behind, and that he only did it because he misses her. Eventually, the kids see Bailey in their house, who had used the spare key Beau gave her to take the rest of her stuff with her. The kids run to her and hug her in excitement. then calls We have a bunch of kids that are running wild. And then there is Bailey, who is more lost than that single sock that somehow the dryer eats.

Cassidy however, doesn’t want to go, and when Bailey asks why, her brothers explain that their sister hasn’t stepped foot inside since her mother’s funeral two years earlier.

Bailey eventually asks for a word with Beau, and proceeds to say that she feels confident enough to get Cassidy to go to church. Beau isn’t so easily swayed after how badly she messed up the week before. Beau reluctantly agrees to let Bailey be in charge of getting Cassidy to the church.

In Bailey’s quest to help Cassidy find faith, she is failing miserably. Bailey sees a car on the side of the road and wants to pull over to help. Cassidy is against it, especially when it turns out that it’s Summer and her sister.

Now at the wedding, Bailey ends up being the one task with singing the song that April will use to walk down the isle.

Some time later, Beau decides to give Bailey her nanny job back.

In My Girl, Bailey is worried about Beau and wants to make sure that he’s okay. Eventually his “being okay” makes him lash out at Bailey and remind her not to buy so much sugar.

After Brody gets embarrassed at not being able to properly talk to Jo and runs to his room. Bailey goes to talk to him to try and explain young love to him by using *Dawson’s Creek* and the relationship with Joey and Dawson as a guide book on relationships.

Bailey says he should tell Jo how he feels about her. But Brody admits that he’s never had a problem talking to her before. He continues by saying he missed the window when she was best friends, totally out of league. Brody says he can’t talk to girls. Bailey says he should sing his feelings out.

Later, Bailey drops hints to Jo that someone likes her, and she thinks that Jo likes Brody, but finds out that she likes Tuck instead.

Brody eventually comes down and sings a song that he wrote for Jo. Meanwhile, Bailey and Beau are fighting over who is gonna tell him.

When Dylan and Tucker arrive back home, Dylan tells them Jo asked Tucker out. Brody is crushed and as usual Tucker is oblivious. Bailey tells him that Brody likes Jo and Tucker makes this big show about how he’s gonna back off.

Bailey tells Beau everything is fine. She brought out the forget about it lemonade. Beau continues to say that he doesn’t want to talk about it or anything at this moment. Bailey breaks into song. Beau keeps telling her that he’s fine and eventually yells at her, which results in Bailey stopping her singing.

Bailey tries to comfort by saying that there is more to life. She tells him that he’s been consumed with making sure his kids are okay that he hasn’t taken the time to grieve himself. It’s now his time to allow himself to feel. She is there, she loves the kids and she’s gonna be there while he takes time for himself.

Later, once Beau is more calm and closer to being back to normal, he tells Bailey that she’s the worst nanny ever, but she’s got a heart the size of Texas. In that moment, Beau lets down his walls and lets his kids know that he hasn’t been okay, but he will be.

In Blue, two months have passed Bailey was hired as the nanny to the Haywood children. Cassidy ends up asking Bailey to go with her to a LeAnn Rimes concert with her. Bailey happily accepts but tells the young her girl, that first she has a big meeting with a record label she needs to go to first earlier in the day.

Unfortunately Bailey ends up running so late and so while talking with Cassidy she tells her to go with her friends and she will meet them there. Only when she gets there, Bailey finds out that Cassidy didn’t come. Her best friend Lilly and her Mom are making Bailey feel bad because she failed to be there for Cassidy.

At the Haywood Ranch, Beau wants to know why Cassidy is there and Bailey comes in and explains. She’s trying to talk to Cassidy about missing the bus, and since it’s her fault that she missed the show, Bailey brought her something amazing home. Cassidy is in shock when the thing that Bailey brought homes is LeAnn Rimes herself, who walks through the door. LeAnn then tells Cassidy she decided to visit her after Bailey told her Cassidy’s story, which really moved her.

The two then proceed to talk about Cassidy’s Mom recording a song for her. Cassidy gets a little overtaken when she hears her singing and turns it off. But then they agree to sing, and LeAnn finishes singing the song along with Bailey. Ultimately, Cassidy feels really loved. In the end, everyone finishes the night by all singing *Can’t Fight The Moonlight*.

In Summer Lovin', Bailey and Beau end up talking about how Summer wants Beau to sleep over at her place. He explains to Bailey that he’s not ready, and goes on to blame it on the children. But Summer has put down an ultimatum, as she wants to know that she’s wanted and loved. In turn, Bailey asks him if he’s talked to the kids about staying out, but he doesn’t want to talk to them about his life.

Beau and Bailey move into the other room to talk, and he admits that he doesn’t want the kids to hate him. She tells him that the kids want him to be happy and that the kids could never hate him

Eventually, he does end up deciding to stay the night with Summer, but chickens out at telling the where he will be at. Instead, he lies and says he will be in Alabama for work.To make matters worse, he draws Bailey into his lie. Eventually the children figure it out and confront his dad about the lie at Summer's place.

In You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You, Bailey finds out she is in the top 5 for the audition she had at the record company. Dylan tells her she’s soon to be the biggest nobody of all time. Seeing herself for the first time so close to making her dreams a reality, she ends up at Tootsies to rub it in Boone's face.

Bailey goes towards the stage and Boone sees her. Boone says it is good that Bailey is there as he announces that Paisley is leaving to go on tour, and open for Maren Morris. Bailey is trying to spill her news, but Boone is all dramatic and he says there are just a lot of lows for him that week.

When Bailey won’t tell him the news, Cassidy stands up and tells him the news that Bailey made it.

Boone tells her that she’s gonna crush it and this leads her to feel bad and says they should get the band back together. As a result, the kids are mad because they don’t want to see Bailey get hurt again.

In talking to Beau, Bailey realizes Boone manipulated her into sharing her success with him, so that he could stay singing too. Thus, when Boone comes over to rehearse, she confronts him about. He denies everything, but ends up walking away. Which ultimately leaves Bailey sad once more.

Later, the kids are outside her door singing Kelly Clarkson's *Stronger*.

Which ends up being the same song Bailey sang to Cassidy in the barn when they first met. They are giving Bailey a pep talk. Which leads to Bailey says that her heart gets in the way of her head. When the girls hug her to cheer her up, Bailey says Beau was right. Which leads to Beau being outed that he got involved.

But he says that he got involved because Bailey is family. In the midst of all this, The owner at Tootsies calls and wants Bailey to come in and sing. She’s crushing it, but stops singing when Boone comes in. He swears that he wasn’t manipulating her and also swears that he loves her.He then gets down on one knee and proposes.

In Back in the Saddle Again, instead of immediately giving Boone an answer, Bailey busts into singing Celine Dion It's All Coming Back To Me Now in her head. But in the end, she rejects his proposal.

She doesn’t want to be with him personally, but says she still wants to sing with him.

The next day, Tuck admits that he feels bad for Boone, when they are talking about it. Not long after, Boone shows up at the ranch and serenades Bailey, thinking that he can sweet talk her into saying yes.The kids are looking on, but she closes the window on him and says she said no.

Bailey continues to say that she’s over him because she knows what she wants and she doesn’t want Boone personally.
The kids and Bailey stop talking when Beau comes down. He thinks that at this point they stopped talking because it’s his birthday coming up.

Eventually, Bailey decides that she’s going to plan a surprise party. The kids remind her that he didn’t want one, but she isn’t paying attention.

Later, Bailey and Summer have a talk, in which Summer admits to her that she has been listening to her mom who said to not cave first.

Bailey heads back to the bank and walks into Summer’s office to see her wrapping the gift for Beau.

Bailey tells her she can’t go to the party and not because of the picture. Summer says no party no loan. Bailey anticipated that and opened the door to see the kids smiling. Summer slams the door in their face and says no party no loan.

Bailey then goes onto say that Summer tried to manipulate Beau and that she’s basically gotta own up to it. Summer says she’ll wait as long as it takes. Bailey tells her she has to tell Beau how she feels.

Summer then admits that she’s been miserable without Beau. She admits that she’s bad at vocalizing her feelings and so Bailey says that she should sing for him. However,when Summer starts to sing, it is off-key. Bailey tries to give her pointers, but Summer still can’t sing.

Back at home, Bailey is thinking of all the things that Boones did for her. She’s crying and admits that she doesn’t think she’s over Boone. They have a heart to heart and she tells him that she can’t trust him, which is why she said no to him. She further tells Boone that it’s not okay to just go from A-Z; that you have to earn all the letters in between and that takes time. In the end, she tells Boone that it’s a no for now.

In You Matter to Me, it’s a big day for Bailey, as she’s about to film part of her video for the contest. She’s excited and really wants to make a good impression. She also admits it’d be great if the kids could tell the producers how great she is.

Since it’s Bailey’s big day, the kids really want to be there for her. Unfortunately, Tuck is as sick as a dog, and Bailey tells him to go away because she needs to be healthy and has this big contest going on.

When the crew shows up, Bailey is ready to impress. Boone is late as he comes through the door and is carrying Krispy Kreme’s..

Due to the fact that the kids love her, when Boone shows up, Dylan has a lot to say. Bailey tells Dylan that they will be singing a song that Boone wrote. But that isn’t what Dylan and Bailey had agreed to. Boone keeps insisting that they are going to sing the song that he wrote.

Dylan can see that Boone is using Bailey and ends up getting so pissed that he quits. He doesn’t want to deal with the man that is going to hurt Bailey again.

Later, Boone and Bailey have to be interviewed and it’s all for the contest. Unfortunately, the kids end up screwing up the interview, even though it was not their intentions.

Tuck heads outside to meet the cute girl and breaks into song. Bailey is trying to get him back inside and the producers follow. They’ve turned off the camera and need to leave. There is a reception that night they need to film. Bailey wants to tell them so many stories, but they have turned off the cameras because well, this interview has gone bad.

Bailey knows that it is a trainwreck and she’s not afraid to admit it. The kids are also sorry because it was Bailey’s day and they somehow managed to make it about themselves. Boone says it wasn’t that bad. Bailey is mad and doesn’t believe that they would do this to her. It’s her last hope. Boone tries to tell her it's gonna be okay. He tells her that people love train wrecks.

When Boone and Bailey leave for the reception, Beau comes running in. He needs the kids’ help, because something is wrong with My Girl. She’s sick and the vet is on her way.

Boone is trying to hype Bailey up and tells her to smile. Eventually, Chloe calls and tells her that My Girl is sick and is in tears. Bailey has found someone to love more than herself, because she automatically thinks of the family. She has to go back for the family that took her in.

In the end, her dream is pushed to the side as she rushes home to be with the family. They need her and she needs to be there for them.

She then walks in on Beau telling the kids that he wouldn’t blame Bailey for quitting after the way that they acted today. Bailey knows that the kids are heartbroken and that Dylan needs to have My Girl come through because he feels bad for accidentally letting her out.

Cassidy wonders why Boone isn’t there. Bailey informs them that he stayed behind at the reception. Summer shows up again, and everyone ends up spending the night in the barn, because if My Girl doesn’t get up, there is a chance that she won’t be better. So as a family, they are all sticking together.

In the end, My Girl does get up and everyone cheers. Dylan and Cassidy talk now that it hit them that when Bailey wins, she will leave them behind and won’t be their nanny anymore.

In Bless the Broken Road, the kids want to be supportive of Bailey, but they can’t imagine a life without her. She’s become such a big part of who they are. They want her to know that they want the best for her.

But when Cassidy reminds them that they are celebrating Bailey leaving because this means she will leave them once she gets a record contract and goes out on tour. When they see her they hug and shower her with their love. When Beau comes down, Chloe looks at him and says that they are going to be orphans.
When it’s time for Bailey to leave, Cassidy says that she’s not coming. Bailey doesn’t want to leave without talking to her, but Beau tells her to go. He will make sure that Cassidy is there.

When everyone arrives at the event there is a lot going on. Boone is there networking. Bailey is so excited over her dressing room. She’s nervous, but she feels like everything is falling into place.

Bailey is getting ready and along with Boone, they are watching the video that the competition made. It becomes quite obvious that the kids love her. They can’t imagine a life without her. Boone eventually shows up on the video. He talks about how from time to time he would drive out to the ranch and wanted to go and talk to Bailey, but would drive away instead. He didn’t come to see her because he couldn’t give her the moon. She can’t believe how much time that they wasted.

Later, Boone has a phone call and Bailey goes to get changed. Meanwhile the kids are out enjoying themselves. Tuck is looking for Maria, but realizes she doesn’t really like him. He ends up talking to Brody and tells his brother that he should realize that he didn’t get rejected by Jo. The reality is that Jo probably didn’t know he liked her because Brody never told her.

Summer has gone to Bailey’s dressing room to use the bathroom and she overhears Boone and Bailey fighting. Boone has made a choice, after he got a call that Keith Urban’s tour wanted him on it. Bailey is not understanding what is happening and he feels like he can still be with her and do this.

Summer runs to tell Beau what happened. He instantly runs to help Bailey.

When Bailey comes out to leave, she’s called to the stage. The kids are up there, ready to support and get her through it. She’s staring at them, unsure of what to do, because she doesn’t think she can do it. But Cassidy tells her that she’s not going to let her give up on her dream because of a broken heart and when Bailey says that’s not it, Cassidy reminds her that it’s not about hers. Cassidy knows how hard it is to watch someone leave.

When Bailey takes the stage, she can’t manage to sing. But the kids started it for her and she is able to go through it. Summer claps but when she turns to Beau, she sees the way he is looking at Bailey.

## Personality

Bailey is the kind of person who has a knack for helping others, and if she sees someone that’s in need, she feels an urge to help them no matter what. With Beau in My Girl saying that she's got a heart the size of Texas.

## Physical Appearance

Bailey has short brown hair that is parted in the middle and falls on her shoulder in curls. She is described to be pretty and "hot", like in Crazy. She is slim and tall.

## See Also

Cassidy HaywoodDylan HaywoodBooneSummer