With Christmas fast approaching I really wanted to do a Jamie centric story. I had an idea. We've all see 'It's a Wonderful Life'. The twist is it's Reagan style (of course). So do enjoy. Set during season 2. It's a short one. Couple of chapters no more then 5. Of course I could be wrong. *wink*

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Jamie walked into the family home. "Dad," Called Jamie.

"Good you can help me drag the tree in out of the garage. I don't know how I let your mother talk me into buying one of those artifical things."

"I'm allergic." Reminded Jamie.

Frank frowned slightly. He'd forgotten. "Sorry Jamie."

"It's good. Where is everyone else?"

"Danny and Linda are on their way. Erin is picking up Nicki from Jack'a. Apparently things didn't go very well." Frank frowned deeply.

"Gotcha. Well what do we have?" Jamie bent down and began digging into the ordament box. His hand froze on one of the trinkets. "I forgot about this." Jamie held up the ordament. It was a small picture frame his mother had made inside of it was a picture of all four of them. Jamie, Joe, Erin and on the end Danny. "I miss him."

"We all do. Especially this time of year. Joe was such a fanatic about Christmas and decorating. Mary and him would spend the day after Thanksgiving digging out all the lights hanging them up outside." Frank sighed.

"Hey everyone." Greeted Danny behind him was the rush sound of the boys, Sean and Jack. Linda rounding out the group. "That old thing again?" Groaned Danny as he fell onto the couch.

"Yes. You're mother loved this tree." Frank pointed out with an eyebrow raised.

"Why don't we get a real tree this year?"

"Because Jamie is allergic to pine."

"Sissy." Poked Danny.

"Bite me Danny." Growled Jamie.

"Enough I will not have you two ruin this. Like Thanksgiving, Christmas holds a lot of meaning for the Reagan's. You kids use to drive us nuts on putting up the tree. Decorating it. Then you all would sit down and write letter's to Santa. Put out cookies on Christmas Eve. Jamie you even fell asleep under the tree one time." Frank smiled.

Jamie remembered that well. He had fallen asleep but Joe had come down stairs and joined him. "Yeah and Joe joined me." Chuckled Jamie.

The living room went silent with a heaviness. It had been a nearly two years since Joe's death. No one really talked about it. When they did it was suffacating. "I need something to drink." Jamie quickly left. Escaping to the kitchen he slowed his breathing. His chest was tight. His heart clinched in a painful grasp of painful memories.

"You alright?" Danny asked joinging his brother.

"Good. You?"

"Okay. Christmas isn't my thing." Danny admitted.

"Why it's a great time of year. New York gets transformed over night it seems like." Jamie smiled

"And crime goes up. Tourists come in my droves." Danny complained.

"You are such a sour puss."

"That's me. How's your undercover work going?"

"It's fine. OCCB thinks it'll be done in anther month or so."

"Just don't get yourself killed."

"I'm not going to get myself killed. You really don't have any faith in me do you?"

"Honestly I don't think you should have quit. You could have done anything with that law degree of your's."

"My life. My decision." Defended Jamie.

"It's not a game Jamie. What you are into all that undercover work it's not a game."

I know that. I don't need you telling me this. You don't think I don't have that notion dancing in the back of my head? Because I do. But I also have the opportunity to put some very dangerous people behind bars." Jamie slammed the bottle onto the counter.

"You've only been a cop for what? It hasn't even been two years."

"So does that mean I'm not a cop? Sarge says I've got good insticts. Not to mention OCCB is impressed with my work." Jamie hottly defended.

"Oh well look at you Mr. 007" Quipped Danny.

"I'm done." Jamie stormed off. Danny hot on his trial.

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Jamie looked over at his dad. "Tell Erin and Nicki I'm sorry I'll catch them anther time." Picked up his coat and walked out.

Frank turned to look at his eldest. "Danny I asked you, no let me correct that I told the pair of you to be civil. You two can't even do that." Barked Frank.

"Sorry dad. I just don't know why he had to get wrapped up in undercover work. " Danny told them.

"Well it's his life. What he wants to do with it is his buisness. We all have to understand that." That had been the Commissioner speaking. The father in him was terrified. Everytime Garrett came in, or his phone rang. His heart sank. Memories of that day he learned of Joe's death crept into his heart, into his mind.

"Yes, sir."

"Hello." Erin came in followed by Nicki and Henry.

"Hey sweetie. Did you and grandpa get your shopping done?" Frank half heartly smiled.

"Ugh," Henry began. "No the stores are mobbed. I need to go out tomorrow again."

Nicki shook her head as she hung up her coat. "Well I'm done."

"Where's Jamie?" Erin scanned the room- no Jamie.

"Ask your brother." Frank raised his eyebrow.

"They got into anther fight." Scoffed Erin.

"That they did."

"When are you going to lay off him?" Scolded Erin.

"Look I'll go look for him okay." Offered Danny as he grabbed his coat.

"Good don't come back until you two have resolved your issue." Ordered Frank.

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Jamie made his way towards his brother's grave. Now covered in a white sheet of snow. Untouched. "Hey Joe. Merry Christmas." He sat the wreathe up against his tombstone. "Danny and I got into anther arguement. Somehow I think you already knew that. Sometimes I wonder if everyone would have been better off if I wasn't born. At least I wouldn't make Danny so mad. I wouldn't feel so heartbroken over loosing you."

"Is that what you think?" The voice said.

Jamie looked up. "Joe," he gasped.

"Hey Kid. So you think things would be better off if you where never born. Let's find out." Joe snapped his fingers.

"What just happened?" Jamie looked up at Joe.

"You no longer exist. You where never born." Joe told him.

Jamie looked over at the tombstone. Joseph Reagan, his mom, his gandma and grandpa. "Grandpa?"

"This is just the begining. Shall we." He spoke up nodding towards Jamie to fall into line with him.

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Things get worse for Jamie as he realizes what an impact he truly had in his family. Not to mention his investigation into a certain group of dirty cops. As always don't forget to R & R.