"I'm surprised you two aren't together."
Hayden Stewart is Tiffany, |Sam and Ralph Stewart’s father and Gwen Stewart’s husband. He is the maternal grandfather of Lucina Stewart, the father-in-law of Jalen Long, the grandfather-in-law of Bryce Summers, the maternal great grandfather of Lucien Summers and the great grandfather-in-law of Luna Snow.
He is portrayed by David Deluise.
Biography
Early life
Hayden Stewart was born in the 1970s in Lacey, Washington. Not much of his information is known accept that he married Gwen Stewart and have two daughters together; Tiffany and Sam Stewart. He also had a son Ralph Stewart but he died after birth due to breathing problems. When Tiffany was a little girl, a young boy Jalen Long comes over and plays with her and Hayden and his family always welcomes him to their home. After hearing that Jalen lost his parents and lives in a foster home, Gwen and Hayden decided to adopt Jalen, however, they hear that Jalen ran away from his foster home due to the police thinking he raped his foster sister Elena Margaret and beat their foster dad for silence which was later proved to be false.
In mid-winter of 2005, a family move next door to Hayden where he and his family gets to meet the Stone family where Kendall Stone is the chief of police and Lucas Stone became Tiffany’s best friend and Sam developed a big crush on him.
Forever Together
Hayden made a few appearances in the story. The first was during homecoming where he and his family joined Tiffany on her senior night during the football homecoming game. He also appeared taking pictures for Tiffany and Sam for the dance. Hayden appeared with his family at Lucas’s place where their friends and family get ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve. He made another appearance on prom day where he and his family took pictures of Tiffany with Lucas who she is going to prom with. There, Hayden kept teasing believing Lucas and Tiffany would end up together.
One night while Tiffany and her friends went out to a party, Lucas’s house was on fire with his family in it. Hayden along with Spencer Belisle, Beth Warner’s boyfriend at the time, rescued the family but they died shortly after.
Full Of Surprises
Hayden appeared in the story where he, Gwen and Sam came to the Cullen house to find Tiffany there, (who by now had become a vampire) after not hearing from her in a while and traced her here. Hayden then tells Tiffany that he’s been promoted at his work and will be travelling and Gwen will be going with him. Because of it and with Sam going to study in Arizona and will move in with her fiancé Ethan, Tiffany allows them to meet her daughter Lucina Stewart unaware to them that Lucina is half-human and half-vampire and will grow rapidly so Hayden, Gwen and Sam have no clue about the supernatural. Hayden coos over Lucina constantly before he and his family said goodbye. He once again teases about Lucas and Tiffany ending up together as a couple.
Have A Purpose
Tiffany video chats with her parents where they see her now dating Jalen who she reunited with. Later on, Jalen contacts Gwen and Hayden for their blessings to marry Tiffany which they did so. Gwen and Hayden were unable to attend their wedding however due to intense weather in England. Luckily, Alice Cullen FaceTime the wedding for them to see. On Lucina's birthday, Gwen and Hayden send her birthday money.
A Christmas Surprise
Hayden, Gwen and Sam came to the Cullens on Christmas Eve to spend the holidays with Tiffany by a surprise visit. They were completely shocked to see that Lucina is all fully grown up despite that she's only six.
As the new Volturi, the Cullens told Hayden, his family and the guests of their story and the events that have happened revealing about the supernatural and what Tiffany, Lucina and the Cullens truly are. They made one adjustment to the law about revealing their existence; if a civilized vampire has any living family member or someone connected to, they have the right to know as long as they don't reveal the existence to other humans.
In the epilogue of the story, Hayden and Gwen finished traveling and moved back to Washington living together with Sam who is pregnant and lost Ethan in an accident.
Long Live Life
Hayden made a cameo appearance on Lucina's marriage to Bryce Summers. He also appeared years later to his great grandson Lucien Summers's marriage to Luna Snow.
Physical appearance
Hayden has thinning dark brown hair and blue eyes standing at five six and two inches.
Relationships
Hayden is the husband of Gwen Stewart and the father of Tiffany, Sam and Ralph Stewart. He is also the father-in-law of Jalen Long and Ethan and the maternal grandfather of Lucina and Kellan Stewart and the maternal great grandfather of Lucien Summers as well as the grandfather-in-law of Bryce Summers and the great grandfather-in-law of Luna Snow.
Tiffany Stewart
Hayden's daughter: Tiffany Stewart.
Tiffany Stewart is Hayden’s oldest daughter.
Not much interaction was seen between Tiffany and Hayden but Tiffany is very close to her father although he does tends to tease her believing she and Lucas would be together. Tiffany shows concern for her father's safety since Tiffany's been introduced into the supernatural and cannot tell him but since Hayden will be traveling with Gwen, it was safe for them to meet Lucina due to less time they will visit them.
In A Christmas Surprise, Hayden surprises Tiffany to spend the holidays with her and the Cullens where Hayden has been told of the supernatural and Lucina's true nature since the law has made a change thus bringing the two closer even though it was a lot to take in.
Lucina Stewart
Hayden's granddaughter: Lucina Stewart.
Lucina Stewart is Hayden’s granddaughter.
After Lucina's birth, the Cullens were unsure on how to conceal Lucina from Tiffany's family since they must not know about the supernatural until they hear that Hayden got promoted and he and his wife will be traveling which means that Hayden won't be able to see his granddaughter that often so it was safe for Lucina to meet him. The two meet and gotten close instantly and haven't seen each other since then. Hayden would send money to Lucina as a birthday present.
In A Christmas Surprise, Hayden makes a visit to spend Christmas with Tiffany and Lucina and the Cullens. When he saw Lucina, Hayden was shocked at her appearance in a teenager's body at a young age. Hayden soon was told about the supernatural and about Lucina's true nature since the law has made a change thus bringing the two closer even though it was a lot to take in. Lucina even allowed Hayden to communicate with her mentally.