I have major writer's block for my other two stories so I have been just writing other Jamko stories in the mean time. Hope you enjoy. Be sure to comment and tell me what you think!
Also if things are familiar, it's because I've probably been inspired by another tv show I've watched recently.
Jamie and Eddie had just completed their tour and were currently ridding themselves of their radios when a man's voice caught their attention.
"Officers Reagan and Janko?"
Jamie and Eddie turned to two men and a woman, dressed in suits with grim expressions on their faces.
After a beat, Jamie replied for both of them, "Yeah, that's us."
"Detectives, Martin and Fletcher." The man said pointing to the man and woman backing him up. "And I'm Detective Sportelli. We're from Internal Affairs."
Jamie and Eddie side glanced each other with confused expressions and then Eddie spoke up with, "Internal Affairs? What does Internal Affairs want with us?"
Detective Sportelli looked from Eddie to Jamie, sighed and responded with, "Officers Regan and Janko as of this moment you are being ordered to turn in your weapons and shields pending an ongoing investigation into your alleged misconduct over the past three years."
Both Eddie and Jamie's eyes went wide and their mouths dropped slightly in shock, speechless as to what was happening.
"Martin, Fletcher?" Sportelli asked.
"Sir?" both responded.
Sportelli waited a beat before replying firmly with, "Take their shields."
Martin and Fletcher nodded and moved forward but stopped in their tracks when Jamie raised his hand, as a gesture for them to stop moving towards them. He then spoke up finally finding his voice, "Ok, hold up. what's this all about alleged misconduct? What alleged misconduct?"
Sportelli rolled his eyes, "That will all be explained in due time Officer Reagan. So please, don't make this any harder than it has to be."
Fletcher and Martin then moved forward when Jamie just scoffed and shook his head, admitting defeat for now. Jamie and Eddie each stared down the detective that stood in front of them. Eddie was the first to relent, continuing to stare down the woman in front of her and not losing eye contact when she un-holstered her weapon, handing it over with her shield.
Detective Fletcher accepted Eddie's gun and shield.
"You better have a damn good reason for taking away my shield…detective." Eddie said with controlled anger in her voice.
Fletcher just gave Eddie a firm nod, "We wouldn't be doing this if we didn't."
"Officer Reagan, Sportelli won't ask again. Give me your gun and your shield." Detective Martin said to Jamie in a firm voice.
Jamie held true, not wavering forcing Martin to speak up again, "Give it up man or the next order you hear out of Sportelli's voice will be for me to take it from you by force."
Jamie chuckled lightly, "I'd like to see you try."
Martin just scratched his forehead in frustration.
Eddie rolled her eyes, "Come on Jamie, just give it to him."
Jamie turned his head to Eddie.
Eddie stared at him, waited a beat before replying with, "Don't make a bad situation worse, I don't like this anymore than you do, let's just ride this out, we know we haven't done anything wrong."
"Listen to your partner." Fletcher spoke up.
Jamie shook his head, finally relenting, handing over his gun and shield. He then looked to Sportelli, "Like my partner said you better have a damn good reason for this Detective Sportelli."
"Fletcher, find an empty interrogation room and take Officer Janko with you, Martin begin the search, their lockers, phones and begin the interviews with their co-workers."
Eddie pinched the bridge of her nose and then covered her mouth to stop herself from mouthing off while Jamie just shook his head with his eyes closed.
Sportelli continued with, "Officer Reagan, you're with me."
After about half an hour of mindless back and forth in the interrogation room, Jamie finally had enough, speaking up with,
"Can we just stop beating about and get to it. What is it exactly that IA want with me and my partner?"
"We've had reports that your relationship with Officer Janko extends outside of this precinct."
Jamie looked back at the detective, "What? That's it? That's why you took away our shields because Officer Janko and I are friends and sometimes hang out when we're off duty?"
"Play dumb with me all you want Officer Reagan but I can see through your little act."
Jamie shrugged his shoulders, "What act? What're you talkin about?"
Sportelli smiled and then leant forward eyeing Jamie, "I'm talking about claims that you and your partner Officer Edit Marie Janko have been seeing each other of the romantic nature since shortly after she was assigned to you as a rookie three years ago. I'm talking about loss of judgement on both your parts and every arrest you two have made coming into question. I'm talking about both of you being suspended for conduct unbecoming."
"That's completely ridiculous. Officer Edit Marie Janko is my partner and that's all there is to it." Jamie responded with irritation and wide eyes as he sat back in his chair and crossed his arms across his chest defensively.
"You and I aren't so different Officer Janko," Detective Fletcher said casually with a shrug as she closed the file she was reading and sat back.
Eddie gave the detective a sarcastic smile, responding with, "Is that so?"
"Both women, fighting our way up the ranks of a male dominated profession. However, there is one thing that differs you and me."
"And what's that?" Eddie replied with a frustrated sigh.
Fletcher eyed Janko off, waiting a beat before replying with, "I would never sleep my way up to the top. I prefer the more honourable approach of plain hard work."
Eddie's anger boiled over, "Excuse me!"
"That why you partnered up with the Commissioner's son Janko so that you could make detective in record time?"
Eddie scoffed in disgust as she took in a breath to compose herself before leaning forward and replying back with a clear voice, "If you're going to accuse me of something, get it straight. I was assigned to Officer Reagan; I didn't ask for it and for the record I have never used his name as a hook for anything when it comes to the job."
Detective Fletcher nodded, acknowledging Eddie's words, "Ok, say I believe you…"
Fletcher was cut off with, "Say you believe me? Believe what exactly? What is it that my partner and I have done so wrong to warrant a visit from the rat squad."
Fletcher ignored the last comment, instead revelling in the reaction of Eddie when she replied with, "Breaking the don't sleep with your partner rule is enough to warrant us to investigate not only you and your partner but every single arrest you two have made together."
Eddie's mouth dropped slightly, "You think Officer Reagan and I are sleeping together?"
Detective Fletcher just looked back at Eddie pointedly.
Eddie laughed lightly, "I have never heard of anything more ridiculous. You don't know my partner. My partner has memorised every single word and every single rule in the patrol guide. Not to mention, Officer Jamie Reagan is the most professional, by the book person I have ever worked with. He would never abuse his position, not to mention my honour by pursuing something like that with me."
"You have a lot of fire in you Janko, especially when it comes to defending your partner."
"I have his back both on the streets and in the precinct. I honour and respect my partner."
"Ok, maybe this isn't about you using him to move up the ranks, maybe this is about something more hormonal, like your biological clock."
Eddie sat back as she brushed her brow in frustration.
"Oh come on Officer Janko, believe me I get it. We kissed away any form of a dating life the second we became cops. I mean Mr. Drug Dealer, Mr. Domestic abuser, Mr. Career criminal; those are our kind of guys."
"What's your point?"
"My point is that maybe you fell for you partner," Eddie's face faltered slightly at that as Fletcher continued with, "maybe spending eight to twelve hours a day with him, six days a week was too much for your heart to handle." Eddie frowned as she tried to keep her emotions in check, "Maybe it was inevitable." Eddie looked down at that.
Fletcher softened, "We all have three hearts Officer Janko. The first heart we show to strangers; to perps we collar. The second heart we show to people closest to us, family and friends. The third heart however is the thing we never let anyone see," Fletcher shrugged slightly, "there's too much truth inside."
Fletcher could see the tumblers in Eddie's head moving at record speed as she tried to digest everything that was being said to her.
"Has Jamie seen your third heart, Eddie?"
"That would be kind of hard for him to see through my bullet proof vest." Eddie replied back sarcastically.
Fletcher couldn't help but smirk at that, "Officer Reagan has been with you through all your firsts as a cop." Eddie frowned in confusion, "First time you pulled your weapon, first time you arrested someone, first time you shot someone." Eddie flinched slightly at that, remembering her first kill.
"Not to mention all your personal struggles you've had to deal with off the job, from your sexual assault, to your confliced feeling when it comes to your father."
Eddie's eyes glazed over at the pain Fletcher was dredging up for her.
"You can't possibly tell me that he wasn't there for you through those times. Sometimes the lines can get blurred."
Eddie controlled her breathing before replying with, "We're partners, nothing more and I am done talking to you, to anyone."
Fletcher took one last glance at Eddie and then got up, leaving Eddie to sit and think in the interrogation room.
Sportelli was waiting for Fletcher when she walked out.
"She admit to it?" Sportelli asked.
Fletcher shook her head, "No, but I've gotta say I kind of believe her."
"Well, Sergeant Langley's put in a formal accusation that we can't just ignore."
"So, what do we do now?"
Sportelli thought for a second, "Put them in the same room. Let them stew together and then we'll continue questioning them."
Jamie rubbed his temples when the interrogation room door was opened by Fletcher, letting Eddie in. Eddie turned to see Fletcher give them both a look before closing the door, leaving Eddie and Jamie alone together.
"You don't look good Janko. What did she say to you?"
Eddie ignored the question being blunt, replying with, "They think we're sleeping together."
Jamie nodded, "They're planning on charging us with conduct unbecoming."
Eddie closed her eyes, letting out a sigh, "my god." Eddie then made her way to the seat across from Jamie.
"Someone must have reported this to IA, accusing us of having a romantic relationship outside of the precinct." Jamie stated.
"Yeah, but it's not true so who would do something like that to us?"
Jamie shrugged lightly, "I don't know, maybe another officer or a detective we might've pissed off."
Eddie looked down wringing her hands, making Jamie's eyes soften, "Hey, they've got nothing on us. We're going to be ok."
Eddie nodded, "No, I know. It's just some bad memories that have come to the surface."
"What memories?"
Eddie shook her head, "It doesn't matter."
"Yes, it does."
At that Sportelli and Fletcher came in.
"So Detective Martin has had a good talk with your boss Renzulli and he supports what you have both said about not being in a romantic relationship, in fact he says that you two have drifted apart this last year."
Jamie looked to Eddie who just looked down.
"However he did enlighten us to a conversation he had with you Officer Reagan about two years ago." Fletcher chimed in.
Recognition became apparent on Jamie's face.
"A conversation where you were given an ultimatum to either choose your partnership with Officer Janko or to choose to pursue a relationship with Officer Janko."
Eddie's mouth parted in shock as she looked to Jamie who was looking away, shaking his head.
Sportelli then made an observation, "And judging from the look on your partner's face, she had no idea that this conversation ever took place."
Eddie's shocked face turned to anger as she looked away.
"Seems to me like you two have some trust issues going on here. Do you or have you ever had romantic feelings for your partner Officer Reagan?"
Jamie looked to Eddie who stared at a spot on the table in front of them with a far away stare. He then sighed, "No, I've never had romantic feelings for Officer Janko. If I did, I would've have requested a new partner." Eddie's eyes slowly closed in pain at that as Jamie's eyes softened in guilt at the obvious hurt Eddie was going through.
"You have anything you want to say now Officer Janko?" Detective Fletcher asked.
Eddie looked up, "Yeah. Are we done here?"
Fletcher looked to Sportelli who gave her a tight nod.
"Yeah, you two are good to go, we'll continue this first thing tomorrow morning."
Eddie was the first to get up, walking to the locker room, her anger dictating the speed. Jamie was waiting for Eddie when she left the locker room. Eddie rolled her eyes, "Not now Reagan."
Eddie tried to side step Jamie who blocked her path, "Eddie, hey." Jamie said as he grabbed her elbow gently.
"You chose the job over me."
Jamie was taken aback as he dropped his hand, "Is that what you think?"
"What am I supposed to think Jamie?" Eddie asked as her voice rose with her temper.
"Let me explain."
"I don't want you to explain anything. I want you to be straight with me."
Jamie looked back at Eddie.
"Were you lying when you said that you didn't have feelings for me?"
"I don't think this is the right time to be talking about this."
Eddie scoffed, "There's never going to be a right time. I think the only thing that was the truth in there was what they said Renzulli told them."
Jamie frowned back confused.
"That we have been drifting apart." Eddie then gave Jamie one last pointed glare before side stepping him and walking away leaving Jamie as realisation hit him that Eddie was right.
