Jamie dropped heavily into the driver's seat of the RMP and handed Eddie one of the two cups of coffee he was holding.

"Here you go, Shorty."

"Thanks!" she replied cheerily, warming her hands around the cup. "So, what do you say we hit Anton's tonight?" She asked as Jamie reached around to grab his seatbelt. "It's been a few weeks, and, I know, I know, it's hard to believe that I'm craving some ribs."

Jamie squirmed slightly in the driver seat. He shifted the coffee cup in his hands and took a slow sip to avoid answering for another moment. "Umm...rain check? I actually have a date," he said, trying to sound casual.

Clearly caught off guard by his response, Eddie paused, her mouth hanging open just slightly. It had been a long while since he made any mention of dating anyone. After a beat, she cocked her head slightly, asking, "Really? On a Tuesday?"

"Yeah, well, we're off tomorrow and she happened to have the day off also, so…." He shrugged and took another sip of his coffee.

"Off on a Wednesday? What does she do?", Eddie inquired. She felt that familiar quickening of her pulse that was unavoidable whenever Jamie spoke of a date with someone else.

"She has the week off for the holidays, but she's a lawyer." Jamie half-mumbled that last part into the lid of his coffee cup.

Eddie couldn't help the scoff that escaped her mouth.

"Oh, shut it." he chuckled, rolling his eyes. "We met at that holiday fundraiser Erin dragged me to last weekend. She's nice. You'd actually like her."

Nodding slowly, Eddie pressed her lips together tightly before asking, "And she knows you're a cop?"

"Yes...she does. Why?" he furrowed his brow and narrowed his eyes at his partner.

"But has she dated a cop before?" she shot back, slightly more pointedly than she intended.

Jamie settled back in his seat, leaning slightly on the door behind him. "Jeez, this is quite the inquisition, Janko. What's the problem?" he asked gently.

"No problem. It's just you've had issues in the past with girls, specifically girl lawyers, that have not been able to accept you being a cop. I just don't want to see you get hurt again. That's all." She busied herself settling her coffee cup in the cup holder before meeting his gaze again.

"That's all?" he asked, leaving the question hanging between them.

Eddie gently bit her lower lip as she turned to look out of the front windshield. Jamie couldn't help but notice how her lips glistened as she raked her teeth over them. He had to look away, always finding her mouth more attractive than he should. "Yeah, that's all" she replied quietly.

Jamie cleared his throat and sensing the seriousness in the car, tried to bring some levity to the moment. "Well, I haven't gotten her full dating history just yet, but I will be sure to find out and give you a full report by start of tour on Thursday." He winked at her, which was always her undoing. She rolled her eyes as he eased out of the parking spot, carefully checking over his shoulder first.

"Just looking out for you, partner." she replied coolly, shooting him a tight smile as they headed back to the station.


A/N: What do you think of the role reversal? Should I continue it or is this lame and ruining the original?