Here is my take on the last few episodes of season 8! Contains spoilers if you have not seen the end of the season yet.
"So Jamie what night are you free this week?" Eddie asked as she got into the passenger seat of their RMP
"I don't know, most nights. Why?" Jamie said as they pulled out of the 12th precinct lot.
"Jamie" Eddie said seriously looking down at her hands.
"What's up Eddie?" He asked glancing over at her.
"I was wondering if you would go to dinner with Barry one night. We have a date tonight but what about tomorrow. I want you guys to spend time together, to be friends" Eddie said nervously.
"Eddie" Jamie started to say before she cut him off.
"Jamie please you are the most important person in my life. I need for you to be ok with who ever I date" Eddie said
"Yes, most important. Huh" Jamie said under his breath.
"What?" Eddie asked
"Oh nothing, must be getting a cold" Jamie said fake coughing, Eddie just gave him a look that said she knew he was lying.
"So what do you say maybe tomorrow we can meet Barry for dinner?" Eddie asked
"What is this? Need your body guard to go on a date?" Jamie asked huffing.
"No Jamie, I'm serious. You're my best friend. I'm not willing to risk that just because I'm dating someone else" Eddie said genuinely
"I'll think about it. I've already talked to him twice" Jamie said
"Yes for a few seconds and you didn't look thrilled"
"I just figured as your partner that I would be the one to take you hope after you got shot. You also never mentioned him since the fortune cookie night when we were suspended"
"I was waiting to see how he would be about me being with you all the time before I brought him up to you" Eddie said
"You know you never told me what you were thinking about the night you turned us down for drinks" Eddie said
"You had that concert to go to and Barry clearly said there was only two tickets" Jamie said shrugging.
"Request a coffee break" Eddie said
"We have coffee" Jamie said pointing to the cup holders between them.
"Then a break to drink the coffee Jamie" Eddie said slightly annoyed
Jamie pulled over, they had been on patrol for a little while so central granted them their break.
"So you can't drink your coffee while I drive? I don't make you car sick" Jamie said with a small smile
"Jamie, come on you've been playing it aloof for a few weeks now. Since I got shot I feel like things have been weird between us and I don't know why. Then you just hand me your Sergeants test application and tell me not to ask questions but I think I should take it. Talk to me Reagan what's going on with you?"
"Nothings going on with me"
"Yea and I might believe that if it was true so try again" Eddie said
"I'm serious ..." Jamie said before their radio came to life and their break was immediately over.
"12-David, child abduction outside of St. Bens. Infant taken, suspect was wearing scrubs" The radio announced
"Poor baby" Eddie said as she hit the lights and sirens
"Here we go, gotta find the kid, its supposed to drop down again with the impending Nor'easter" Jamie said
"Snow in April is not one of my favorite things in the world" Eddie said
"You can say that again"
"Reagan this conversation isn't over" Eddie said as they jumped out of the car at the hospital.
Once they gathered all of the information and the statements they got the call to go back to the precinct but Eddie had other ideas.
"Eddie you bucking for detective now? It's no longer our case, desk Sarge wanted us back twenty minutes ago"
"Jamie come on let's just keep looking. You said yourself we gotta find the kid since it's getting colder" Eddie said as they were looking around.
"Alright" Jamie said looking around.
"I mean do you really think that someone from their family would stage this? Like I get they don't get along but coming from someone with a crappy home life, this is taking it a little too far"
"Jorge and Sophia seemed genuinely upset, I don't think either of them were in on it"
Jamie was still thinking about what Jorge had said "You don't know what something means to you, until you have lost it" He obviously knew that Jorge had lost his baby but Jamie felt like he was losing Eddie, especially since she was so concerned with him getting along with Barry.
"No, I really think that the only reason he broke up with her was because of her father" Eddie said
"Five minutes Janko then we're going back in. It's starting to snow, I'm sure we will be on accident duty soon enough" Jamie said, just as he finished telling Eddie to hurry up he spotted something on the ground.
He pulled out a glove and bent down to pick it up.
"Eddie" Jamie said
"What is that?" Eddie asked as Jamie showed her what was in his hand.
"Baby's hospital ID tag" Jamie said
"Isn't this something that a family member would want to keep. And if they didn't, why would they throw it near the closest dumpster to the hospital?" Eddie asked
"Well isn't that the new million dollar question?" Jamie asked.
"We keep looking?" Eddie asked "I mean there has to be something else that was left with the bracelet. Like maybe the scrubs?" Eddie asked. She handed Jamie and evidence bag before she started to look around again.
"I'll call it in" Jamie said nodding.
Jamie walked back to their RMP and put the baggie on the seat and requested more time to keep searching, which was denied.
"Janko come one, they really want us back" Jamie said walking back to where they had been standing.
"Janko?" Jamie asked his hand instantly going to his gun.
"In here" Eddie said popping her head out of the dumpster.
"What the?" Jamie asked shocked that she willingly got into an actual dumpster with garbage.
"I figured there had to have been something else that she threw out, maybe a blanket or clothes or something that the kidnapper would have dumped near the ID tag"
"Well the precinct doesn't agree and are mad we're still not back" Jamie said
"Could you just let me finish?!" Eddie said rolling her eyes
"You are going to smell like the Staten Island garbage dump when you go on your date tonight" Jamie said rolling his eyes
"That's not as important as finding this baby" Eddie said
"Alright" Jamie said holding his hands up in surrender.
"So you'll help me look?" Eddie asked happily as she continued to look
"Oh no, your the dumpster diver not me" Jamie said smirking
"Seriously?" Eddie asked putting her hands on her hips.
"Someone is gonna need to help shorty out of the dumpster" Jamie said
"What ever, I just have this back corner to search" Eddie said turning around.
Eddie was searching through and Jamie was trying to come up with a plausible excuse that wouldn't get them their potential third suspension within the last six months.
"Reagan" Eddie yelled
"What did you find?" Jamie asked
"Scrubs" Eddie said holding the clothes up.
"Any blood or fluids?" Jamie asked
"No, thankfully" Eddie said
"Alright garbage girl time to get out" Jamie said putting his hand out to help Eddie out of the dumpster.
"Well aren't we Oscar the Grouch" Eddie said taking his hand.
"Yea, you so quick to jump in cause it reminded you of your own apartment?" Jamie asked letting go of the rest of the tension he had about the Barry conversation earlier.
"Just get me out of here" Eddie said
"You smell, I might leave you in here"
"You wouldn't?!" Eddie said
"Try me Janko" Jamie said putting his other hand under her armpit.
"Swing your feet over" He instructed her.
Eddie did as she was told put both of her hands on Jamie's shoulders and kicked her feet over to get out of the dumpster.
"Humpf" Eddie groaned as Jamie placed her feet on the ground and she steadied herself.
"God you stink" Jamie said backing away from her and taking the scrubs and putting them into an evidence bag.
"Please, it can't be worse than your boxing gloves" Eddie said rolling her eyes
"I'm gonna have to find the Vick's and crack a window on the ride back. Thankfully it's still cold out" Jamie said smirking
"Officers can I help you?" A man said walking out of the deli.
"Yea do you happen to have security cameras that would have a view over here?" Jamie asked
"Yes I do" The man said nodding and turning back into the store.
"Did you also happen to see anyone come in that had a baby that seemed like they really shouldn't?" Eddie asked
"A young girl came in earlier, didn't have enough money for food for herself. Paid cash for basic baby supplies"
"Ok we are gonna need those tapes please sir" Jamie said
They got the tapes and went back to the precinct to hand everything over. Jamie and Eddie were finishing up their paperwork for the night and Eddie showered and put on a clean uniform"
"I think you still smell" Jamie said as Eddie sat back down at her desk.
"Seriously? I shampooed and body washed I think 3 times. I even borrowed someone's peppermint oil to mix with my conditioner thinking it would mask the scent" Eddie said smelling her hair
Jamie started smirking and laughing.
"I think its just in my nose, my hair smells good"
"Sure it does" Jamie said still laughing
"Oscar the grouch, you should've been the on in the dumpster. What happened to chivalry?" Eddie asked
"You were the one that didn't want to be treated any differently because you had boobs and not a penis" Jamie said leaning back in his chair
"Damn I knew that would bite me in the ass one day" Eddie said laughing
"Let's just finish up so you can get on with your date" Jamie said, as soon as he said that Eddie noticed a sadness that washed over him.
"This conversation isn't over Reagan. There's still something eating at you" Eddie said
"Reagan, Janko. A Sophia is here to see you" Officer Miller said
"Bring her over" Eddie said nodding
"Hey Sophia" Eddie said gently
"Officers the detectives won't tell me anything, I don't know what to do" Sophia said crying
"Here have a seat" Eddie said sitting down next to the young mom.
"The detectives told me they aren't any closer to finding out who took my daughter" She cried
Jamie and Eddie both put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"We'll find her, I promise" Eddie said looking at Jamie.
She knew the look Jamie was giving her, it was the look that they frequently gave each other to not save every puppy in the pound.
"Sophia, the detectives are working on it, and so are we. Ok, you will get your baby back" Jamie said trying to calm down the young woman.
"Thank you both, you two are the only ones that seem to be actively looking and telling me what is going on. You two are good together" Sophia said
"Officer Reagan and I are doing everything that we can ok Sophia. You just need to remain claim" Eddie said giving her a hug.
Sophia left and Jamie and Eddie went back to their locker rooms to change.
"Jamie" Eddie said knocking on the men's locker room door.
"Hey" She said to the other officer as she walked in.
"So I've been thinking" Eddie said
"Here were go. You don't even give me time to change my pants" Jamie said standing up
"No keep them on" Eddie said
Jamie just gave her look.
"What Jorge said about losing something you never had. What if the woman who took the baby lost one of her own?" Eddie said
"I mean that's incredibly sad but at the same time kinda a stretch, don't you think?" Jamie said taking stuff out of his duty pants and putting it in his locker.
"You got a better idea?" Eddie asked
"The detectives have already warned us about treading on their turf and you and I are almost capped out on our overtime" Jamie said
"When has that ever stopped us?"
"And I thought that you had plans. Don't you have trivia night with Barry?" Jamie asked
Eddie steeled herself before she continued. "This is more important Jamie"
Jamie just tilted his head back and nodded and grabbed his shirt out of his locker.
"You put yourself back together and I'll grab our radios" Eddie said walking out
Eddie and Jamie were following the head ER nurse
"Look this is the third hospital we've been to tonight. We're not blaming anyone" Eddie said
"We're just trying to figure out who could've done this" Jamie said pulling up the picture from the security footage at the deli.
"Maybe someone who recently lost a baby or child" Eddie said
"Do you recognize her mam?" Jamie asked handing the head nurse his phone
"Oh that's Alice, our little frequent flier"
"Alice, Alice who? Where do you know her from?" Jamie prodded
"She's been here a few times " The nurse said
"What did you mean by frequent flyer?" Eddie asked growing worried
"You have your ways of coping, we have ours" "She had a stillborn a few years ago and has been back at least twice since then"
"Twice?" Eddie asked
"She claimed she was pregnant, but tests showed she wasn't. Blood tests don't lie" The nurse said
"A hysterical pregnancy?" Jamie asked
"Hysterical pregnancy?" Eddie asked slightly unsure
"Sydney's friend had one back in law school, convinced herself she was pregnant to get out of midterms" Jamie said and Eddie nodded.
"She was a sweet girl, a little wacky, but losing that baby really unhinged her" The nurse said
"Do you know where she lives know?" Jamie asked
"No, last I heard she was homeless"
Jamie and Eddie looked at each other and knew that they had to go check out the Prospect Park family housing.
They ran up to the room that the manager had said they had been saying in.
"Hit it" Jamie said nodding as he was right behind Eddie. Eddie opened the door the they ran in.
They ran over to the window and saw her. "Alice, Hey Alice, Stop" Eddie yelled out but Alice kept running.
"Reagan we have to get to her" Eddie said
"We will" Jamie said as he radioed it into central to look for her.
Eddie and Jamie were back at the precinct when Sophia came back to the precinct.
"Where is she?" Sophia asked Jamie and Eddie.
"We're pushing on all fronts"
"You're not making me any promises anymore?" Sophia said
"We can't" Jamie said gently
"But what happens when the temperature drops?" Sophia said crying
"You can't think like that. We're doing everything we can to find her. She stayed at a shelter last night and by all accounts she seemed like a healthy baby" Eddie said
"A few days ago I have never even seen her and now she's the most important thing in my life and I may have lost her" Sophia said crying
Jamie looked at Eddie knowing that she was trying to stop herself from crying. He didn't know why but for whatever reason, this was hitting her more than most cases.
The next day Eddie and Jamie responded to a park that Alice had last been seen in with the baby after fleeing the shelter.
"So how mad was Barry that you're trying to save a baby?"
"You always have to rain on my parade?" Eddie asked
"Just trying to not get your hopes up" Jamie said
"Sometimes you need some hope Reagan. You taught me that years ago"
"You hear that?" Eddie asked putting her hand on Jamie's chest to stop him.
"Hey it's her" Jamie said starting to run after her.
Jamie and Eddie were chasing her through the park when other squad cars cut her off and she went up onto a ledge.
"Alice, Alice" Eddie yelled closing in on the ledge
"Hey Alice" Jamie added
"Back off, I'll drop her" Alice yelled
"You don't want to be doing that Alice" Jamie said putting his hands up in a defensive position
"You don't know what I've been through to have this baby" Alice said panicked
Jamie made the split decision that she might relate better to Eddie and figured someone needed to be a net incase she did drop the baby.
"Keep talking, I'm gonna go be net" Jamie whispered to Eddie before he took off running to get to below the ledge.
"Alice you're right, no one can under stand the pain that you have been through" Eddie said. She followed what he had seen Jamie do for the last 4.5 years and took tiny steps closer to Alice and held her hands in a defensive position to try and gain some leverage on her.
"Damn right" Alice said looking down
"Think about the baby's mother, think about how much pain she is in" Eddie said hoping it wasn't the wrong thing to say
"Do you really want to spread that?" Eddie asked
"What are you talking about? I'm her mother"
"I know how much you want that to be true but you gotta give her back Alice" Eddie said sadly
"No" Alice yelled
"You've had that baby awhile now and you have been taking care of her, but you can't keep doing it. You need to take care of yourself Alice" Eddie said taking small steps towards Alice
"If that baby means anything to you, you will return her and we will take her back to her mother. That's what any mother would do for her child"
"I just wanted somebody to love" Alice said
"Everybody does" Eddie said compassionately
Alice looked down at the baby and back at Eddie before she stepped off of the ledge. Eddie ran over and grabbed onto her jacket and put one arm under the baby to take her. The other officers took Alice and cuffed her and Eddie held the baby close to her not knowing how she was treated or protected from the elements in the last few hours.
"Shh, I got you baby girl" Eddie said softly and she hugged the baby to her.
As soon as Jamie saw that Alice was off the ledge, he sprinted back up the hill.
Eddie was standing there holding the baby and couldn't contain her emotions any longer. She was trying to swallow her tears but at that moment she needed Jamie. She needed Jamie to tell her that she did everything that he would have done. She was terrified the entire time thinking that Alice was going to jump or drop the baby and it would have been her fault that she couldn't have talked her down.
"Jamie" Eddie said with a shaking voice as she turned around to see her partner running up behind her.
"She ok?" Jamie asked putting a hand on Eddie's arm and looking down at the baby.
"Yea. Oh my God" Eddie said bending her knees and letting out a breath she hadn't realized she was still holding
Jamie just put a protective hold on the back shoulder of her vest and smiled and nodded, giving her the confirmation she needed.
They took the baby to the hospital and stayed until Sophia walked out form the exam room with her. Eddie didn't miss the way Jamie had been looking at her, a mix of love and admiration. They talked to Sophia and Jorge before they congratulated them and started walking out of the hospital.
"Nice work there Officer Janko" Jamie said with a smile and Eddie just nodded, overcome with emotions again.
"Hey what are you still doing here?" Jamie asked walking out of the locker room seeing Eddie playing with her phone.
"I work here" Eddie said following behind Jamie as he walked
"I thought you had a date with Barry?" Jamie asked
"Turns out he couldn't make it" Eddie said laying
"What an hour before?" Jamie asked
"Something apparently came up" Eddie said
"Sorry to hear" Jamie said
"You got plans?" Eddie asked putting her phone away
"Yea to not be second fiddle " Jamie said
"Hey, you're not" Eddie said stopping so Jamie turned around to look at her
"Seriously. It's. This thing it's not good you me. You and Barry" Jamie said trying to hide the hurt in his voice
"Alright. I lied. Barry didn't cancel. I did" Eddie said coming clean.
Jamie took a step back, shocked. "Why?"
"Because. This week has been kind of emotional. He wouldn't get it. You would" Eddie said trying to stop her emotions from coming back up.
"We went through it together. Please" Eddie said stopping to compose herself
"If we do go, we gotta talk about it the whole time?" Jamie asked
"No" Eddie said
Jamie just stood there making her sweat it out a little and rolling his eyes around like he was thinking. "Ok, what do you feel like?" Jamie asked
Eddie started playing with her necklace nervously as they continued to walk out.
"What ever you want as long as it's Thai or Vietnamese"
Jamie smirked as he held the door open for her and wondered what was going to be said tonight.
"How about good old NYPD Irish American bar food?" Jamie said. He figured he'd be less likely to tell her how he was really feeling if there were other cops around.
"Ugh" Eddie said
"You said I could pick and then placed the demands so I should get to pick. Plus I need a good beer" Jamie said
"Fine. Next time I pick" Eddie said
"You usually do" Jamie said
Eddie had a hunch that Jamie wasn't thrilled with Barry but she couldn't keep waiting for Jamie. It wasn't fair for either one of them, but she thought that Jamie might be getting closer to telling her how he felt. She had confessed her feelings to him, he knew how she felt. It was up to him. She couldn't force him to have those feelings if he truly didn't want to date her so she figured she should give into his food cravings.
They drove over separately and walked into the bar where they grabbed a high-top table away from the small crowd.
"So" Eddie said looking over the food menu after they ordered their beers
"So" Jamie said
"Jamie"
"Eddie stop. You're allowed to date. I know I've made that clear and I know we agreed to be each other's best friends so if it means that much to you I will give a friendship with Barry a chance" Jamie said, wanting to throw up with everyone that just came out of his mouth
"Thank you. I don't ever want to lose you Jamie" Eddie said feeling tears growing in her eyes
"I mean, I'm gonna have to get used to it when I'm the godfather of this kid that Barry knocked you up with" Jamie said taking a long sip of beer.
Eddie just started coughing on her own beer.
"I probably should drink yours too" Jamie said holding his hand out.
Eddie slapped his hand out of the way, took a sip and regained her composure.
"And what makes you think I'm pregnant Reagan?" Eddie asked
"I mean clearly, you said yourself that it was an emotional week and when I walked up you were holding onto that baby for dear life" Jamie said
"I promise you I'm not pregnant but thank you for that assumption" Eddie said slightly annoyed
"Janko I was kidding" Jamie said
"You want to go to a drug store, get a test and I'll prove it" Eddie said
"Eddie. I was kidding. I'm sorry" Jamie said holding his hands up defensively.
"It's fine. I guess I handed that one to you" Eddie said
"I mean yea this was a tough case but you usually are more sure of yourself when we go play detective" Jamie said
"I was terrified that we weren't going to find this baby. I told you before I never even knew if I wanted kids but after helping you deliver the baby something inside of me changed and I wanted a baby. Everytime I saw one I just got this sense of protection and desire and love" Eddie said growing misty again.
The waitress came over and Eddie couldn't form the words to order her food but she knew Jamie would know what she wants.
"We'll split the mozzerlla sticks and chicken wing apps and we'll each have a cheese burger. No onions or olives on either and you can put her tomato on mine. Both cooked medium please. And another round of beer. Thank you" Jamie said handing her their menus.
"I didn't know you felt your biological clock ticking Janko" Jamie said smirking
"Reagan" Eddie said
"I'm serious. I don't know if it was the baby earlier or what, or getting shot. But this whole lone wolf, no family thing is starting to affect me. I mean these kids were barely past 20 and they had this love between each other and this baby and then it was just all ripped right from them. You heard Sophia's gut wrenching cries. To long barely know someone but love it like that. I want that Jamie" Eddie said letting the tears fall
"It was a tough week. I mean I remember when Nicky was kidnapped and when Sean was in a coma, it was my niece and nephew and I couldn't stand the thought of not being able to save and fix them I can't imagine what my brother and sister went through. What my dad went through with Joe" Jamie said
"Jamie. I'm sorry" Eddie said seeing something cross over his face.
"No need to apologize. You're the one that hormonally pregnant" Jamie said smirking and swallowing to hide his true emotions.
Eddie just rolled her eyes and laughed.
"You want kids Jamie?" Eddie asked
"Yea. Always have" Jamie said
"I do too now" Eddie said
Jamie wanted to tell Eddie that he wanted to be the one to have kids with her but he figured that wasn't the best way to tell his partner that was in another relationship that he loved her. Nothing like oh hey let me impregnate you and by the way I love you.
"Well you have Barry" Jamie said
"Yea I don't think that's working out well"
"No?" Jamie asked trying to sound sad about it.
"He just doesn't understand this or me the way that you do. You have shown me how a girl should be treated and I'm still holding out hope that I can find that" Eddie said
Jamie knew he needed to change the conversation and thanked God when their food was placed in front of them.
"Eddie I'm really proud of you. You trusted your gut and you went with it. You did a great job talking her down off the ledge" Jamie said
"I was terrified. Like way to let me handle an EDP holding a freaking baby Jamie" Eddie said eating a mozz stick.
"I knew you could do it. And I thought she might relate better to you. You know you can always use fake stories to try and connect with jumpers. I couldn't really tell her I knew what it was like to give birth to a stillborn" Jamie said
"Yea you wouldn't be this nonchalant if she had dropped the baby or jumped"
"And that's why I ran down to be a net. I knew you could do it Eddie. You've seen enough of them by now. I trusted you. You have to trust yourself" Jamie said
He wiped his hands on his napkin and got off of his chair and went over to Eddie's side of the table.
"You did good today Janko. Just remember to trust yourself" Jamie said as Eddie started to cry. He gave her a reassuring hug that was long enough to comfort her but not too long to draw suspicion.
"Thank you Jamie. I had a good teacher" Eddie said wiping her tears.
"This red meat fix your emotions?" Jamie asked
"This your way of telling me you're done talking about our emotional week?" Eddie asked
"Yup" Jamie said taking a bite of his burger and smiling at her
My take on 8X21. I plan on doing the proposal as well and then after that continue with season 9 stories. Don't forget to review I love them!