The elevator door opened allowing Frank Reagan to step out onto his floor leisurely. As he turned the corner to the large office he resided Detective Baker, DCPI Garret Moore and assistant Lieutenant Sid Gornley waited right outside the door all sharing similar frowns. "Good morning sir," Baker greeted following him inside with a quick exchange of raised eyebrows with the two men.

"Morning Baker..Garret..Sid.. What's wrong?" Frank shrugged his large overcoat and sat behind his desk searching all three familiar faces tensely. It was rare he found them congregating outside his office when he came in which could only mean bad news.

Baker remained quiet as she hung up the commissioner's coat letting Garret and Gornley deliver the news. Gornley and Garret exchanged a look debating who should start. Gornley stepped forward extending a piece of paper he received. "I got this from the mayor's office earlier today."

Frank took the paper while putting his glasses on and scanned what he's just been handed. An official budget cut from the mayor's office for his department with new costs in each area. "He cut my budget," Frank threw the paper into the desk.

"That's not all boss, he's mandating we let go of some officers to help and your not going to like the list," Garret spoke handing his boss a second piece of paper with a list of names recommended for termination. Frank scanned the list recognizing some names stopping at two towards the top.

"Jamie and Danny.."

Frank gave a long frown staring at the list to make sure he read it correctly. Seeing his two boys names confirmed forcing a sigh out of the older man. "I hate this job sometimes."

"Do you want us to call Danny and Jamie in so you could earn them yourself," Sid shifted back and forth hoping for once his boss didn't worry about what people thought and did something for his sons who like it or not was on the job.

"No that's their CO's job let them do it. Besides Danny is going to explode and id rather his CO deal with that. Renzulli is good with Jamie's emotion," Frank sighed. He swirled his chair to face three of his closest workers. "Was that it or is there more?"

"Boss didn't Jamie and Eddie just have twins? It might be better to hear the news from you," Garret spoke up slowly eyeing his boss. Jamie was not quick to the temper like his brother but big news like this deserved a personal delivery.

Frank sighed, "moving on.."

Across town the 12th precinct buzzed with activity as shifts changed from midnight to early morning. Among them Jamie Reagan entered the precinct he'd started as a rookie having made so many memories. It was there that he found out what really happened to his brother Joe, lost a partner, met his wife Eddie who he trained as a rookie and went undercover.

Smiling Jamie started towards the locker room to change although he was still early. Leaving Eddie with their two week old twin boys Conor and Daniel proved harder then he thought but he had no choice.

"Hey kid welcome back. How are Eddie and the boys?" Renzulli smiled seeing his old boot back with them.

"Hey Sergeant, they're great I'm still amazed we have two boys," Jamie's face glowed thinking about his boys already missing them. "Eddie is tired but she's amazing." Fishing into his pocket Jamie pulled out a picture of his boys to show his friend.

Renzulli smiled seeing a good mix of both mom and dad in the twins."They're beautiful kid congratulations. Twins huh.."

Jamie pulled his uniform out starting to change laughing. "Yea but considering so far they're good babies. You were right Sarg the feeling holding them for the first time was indescribable. Shocking part is Eddie wants a daughter."

"Wow well bless her kid. I always knew there was something special with you two." Finishing tying his shoelaces Renzulli closed the locker turning back to Jamie who just finished changing. "I'll see you outside kid."

Jamie nodded making sure his uniform was perfect before reaching for his utility belt to wrap around his waist. Sighing he tucked his phone away to call Eddie during meal, closed the locker and went to find his partner.

Renzulli's office door was wide open but empty when Jamie checked causing him to frown. "Hey have you seen Sarg," he questioned another officer passing by.

"Yea he's talking to captain, something big too hope it isn't about the cuts." Officer Lee sighed seeing the younger officer's confused expression. "I'm surprised you don't know. The mayor is issuing cutbacks and forcing layoffs."

Jamie turned watching him walk away wondering why he hadn't heard about the cut backs. "Yea I uh I'll wait, we're supposed to ride together." Parting ways Jamie sighed signing out his radio while looking back hoping to see Renzulli coming to join him.

He checked the squad car they would be driving making sure everything was ready for when they rolled out, which unfortunately never came. Ten minutes after Renzulli walked out from the captain's office into the larger room spotting Jamie. "My office kid now."

Sighing Jamie met his boss following to the office turning to try and read the older man's expression. Renzulli closed the door behind them sighing himself going around to his desk. "Plans have changed kid. I was just with the captain..Jamie I'm sorry kid .."

"What do you mean Sarg what's going on?"

Renzulli shook his head, giving the kid a sad look. "There have been some cutbacks kid so the mayor is forcing mandatory layoffs to handle the budget and your on the list. Jamie, I'm sorry but for what it's worth the commissioner is fighting it."

Jamie remained frozen in his chair unable to even respond with a