"So Barry and I broke up yesterday" Eddie said quietly as they walked through the hallway to the break room.
Jamie was still flipping his hat in his hands and they walked, not completely listening to Eddie.
"Jamie. Did you hear what I said?" Eddie asked
"Huh, what?" Jamie asked
"Reagan, you in there?" Eddie asked
"Yea sorry, I got a lot on my mind" Jamie said shaking his head trying to clear his thoughts.
"What did you say?" Jamie asked
"I broke up with Barry yesterday" Eddie said
"I'm sorry Eddie, beer and darts at his picture tonight? I'll even let you drunk call him to let bootycall Barry know what he's missing out on" Jamie said smirking
"Ugh I was hoping you wouldn't remember that he called me and asked me that after we went out after getting Sophia's baby back for her"
"Do not ever let me drunk call anyone, you remember what happened after you soberly told that guy I was a catch" Eddie said groaning and handing Jamie a coffee cup.
"Oh he tracked you down and you had to get a restraining order against him" Jamie said laughing
"Ugh the worst" Eddie said
"I was right though Eddie, you are a catch" Jamie said passing her the sugar.
"Thanks Reagan" Eddie said smiling
"You seem pretty calm for getting dumped yesterday" Jamie said
"Wow thanks, you really know how to flatter a woman. And for your information it was mutual" Eddie said
Jamie just cocked an eyebrow and gave her a look that he didn't believe her.
"It was mutual. He didn't like the fact that we hang out after work and when I suggested to him having a friendship with you he pretty much gave me an ultimatum" Eddie said growing nervous of this conversation.
"Really?" Jamie asked smirking.
"I told him you were my partner at work and were easily my best friend and that he couldn't stop me from being friends with you. I swear Reagan if you get a big head about this again I'm gonna scream" Eddie said rolling her eyes.
"I'm flattered that you chose your handsome, talented partner over that weirdo" Jamie said
"Oh I know that you ran him through the system so he couldn't be too much of a weirdo or you would've told me"
"He had small feet Eddie. You know what that means" Jamie said smirking
"Here we go. You don't need to get into a pissing contest over whose penis is bigger Jamie. I already told you I picked our friendship. Chicks before dicks Reagan" Eddie said
"Ouch" Jamie said laughing
"What you tell me I'm one of the guys" Eddie said walking out to get her radio.
"Yea" Jamie said sadly, thinking that maybe he finally had a chance to be with Eddie now that Barry was gone.
After they grabbed their assignments and radios they headed out to their RMP.
"What was on your mind earlier when you spaced out?" Eddie asked him getting into the car.
"Oh there's another hit out on the Reagans" Jamie said shrugging.
"Well I know you and I know you're more worried about this than you are letting on. Does it have to do with the Prospect Park 6?" Eddie asked
"Yea, Frank Reagan was playing detective last night and he thinks that everyone that has been killed has been connected to the Prospect Park 6 somehow" Jamie said
"And what do you think?" Eddie asked
"That Frank Reagan hasn't lost his touch yet" Jamie said
"Seriously Reagan, you need to stop being on hit lists. It's getting old having to watch your back from the usual low lifes that are trying to kill us. People hate us enough" Eddie said laughing
"Well they won't think we are actual cops, they will just think you're over eager for Halloween" Jamie, making a shocked face.
"Or they will just think you're an Eagle Scout. No scruff you still look like a teenager" Eddie said laughing
"Trust me I was not this jacked in highschool"
"You're jacked?" Eddie asked with her own fake shocked face
"Shut up Janko" Jamie said laughing
Eddie and Jamie had been on patrol for a while when they started talking about the Prospect 6 again.
"And lastly I would spend the money to create some kind of Reagan Family Foundation in Joe's memory to help support the families on fallen officers" Jamie said
"Yea I can't fault that in any way" Eddie said
"Well that's a first" Jamie said laughing
"I'm still saving beagles with my own money"
"To each's own" Jamie said
"Her own" Eddie said
"Alright" Jamie said holding his hand up in defense
"Ooh, they make good coffee. Pull over?" Eddie asked taking off her seatbelt.
Jamie obliged and pulled the car over.
"What do you want? I'm buying" Eddie said turning to face him
"Three pound lobster and a Dom Perignon"
"You're such a jerk" Eddie said smiling
"All right, I'll have a tea" Jamie said nodding
"Thanks" Jamie said as Eddie got out of the car.
Eddie walked into the coffee shop and Jamie was sitting in their RMP when they both heard dispatch come over their radios.
"All patrol units be advised. The earlier message about the '05 Nissan has been amended" Jamie and Eddie both heard as they turned up the volume on their radios knowing it could be life or death for them if Jamie was the target. "Is now amended to add a black '05 BMW series 7. Registration is not confirmed but also possibly bearing ND Jersey registration. Operator may be Donte Sorrento. Dob 3-9-1964. Male, white, 5'9. 54 years of age. Be advised if contact is made, he may be armed and dangerous and responsible for five homicides."
Eddie felt something compelling her to turn around and look out at the car that was parked behind them. Jamie decided to roll the window down to get a better look at the car parked behind him. Eddie looked back one more time while Jamie reclined in his seat. Eddie looked back one more time and her hand immediately went to her gun as she ran out of the shop.
"Move! Jamie!" Eddie yelled as she ran.
"Police! Move our of the way" Eddie said heart racing as she tried to get out of the shop as fast as she could.
"Excuse me, officer?" Donte asked
Jamie didn't say anything but as soon as the car pulled up next to him he knew he was the target. His hand went to his gun on his right side but he knew any sudden movements were going to result with him taking a bullet. His only hope was that Eddie had Spidey sense and brought her cape today.
"JAMIE!" Eddie screamed as she ran out.
Donte shot and luckily Jamie ducked at the last second and laid on the seat and the bullet went through Eddie's window.
Eddie stood at the door and shot through both windows hitting Donte in the head and the headrest.
"Jamie" Eddie yelled after she fired.
"Stay down. Stay down. Jamie" Eddie yelled as she ran into the street, passed a woman on the ground.
Jamie cleared the glass off of himself and was able to get out of the car, draw his gun and run up behind Eddie. Eddie fired again at the back windshield.
"Jamie" Eddie yelled
"Jamie" She yelled again as she heard foot steps behind her.
"I'm ok" Jamie said
"Go, go" Jamie said and they both took off running to the now crashed car.
They switched sides and Jamie ran up to the drivers side and Eddie took the passenger's side. They both slowed their run and bent their knees as they got closer to the car, ready to duck at a moments notice. Jamie opened the door and put his hands where Donte's pulse should have been.
"Jamie?" Eddie asked
"He's DOA" Jamie said
Eddie breathed a sigh of relief and realized that her heart was in her stomach.
Jamie cuffed him to the wheel and he turned around to look at Eddie. He knew without her it would be a very different situation. He didn't know how she made it in time, but some how he knew that she would always have his back no matter what. He knew that at that point he couldn't not tell her how he felt. He felt a wave of emotions run through him as he took two stumbling steps away from the car. As he stepped away his knees buckled but he caught himself before he fell. He looked at Eddie still in a straddle position, gun in hand pointed at the ground and overwhelming look of relief on her face, struggling herself to contain her own emotions.
"That was some shot. You saved my life" Jamie said still in shock
"Jamie, it was like I heard a voice, I swear to God" Eddie said still panting
"That's called a radio" Jamie said regaining his own breath and pointing to her shoulder
"No serious" Eddie said
"Like, like I, I knew you were in trouble before you even ... were" Eddie said, her voice cracking with emotion at the end.
"Like I was w-warned" Eddie said out of breath again
Jamie just looked at her again and just wanted to tell her everything that he had bottled up since their first kiss. All of the times they spent together, happy times, fights, the times they needed each other to be strong ran through his head. He loved Eddie, and he realized that they have had too many close calls to ignore it any longer.
"Jamie" Eddie said holstering her weapon and running into Jamie's arms. He instantly put his arms around her tightly.
He held onto her tight, swallowing his own emotions, and feeling her tears on the side of his cheek as she held on as tight to him as she could. He turned his head and whispered into her ear.
"I'd spend the five million on you" Jamie said softly
Eddie didn't say anything, but she let out a small laugh.
She was still crying softly and gripped her smaller hands onto the top of his jacket as tight as she could until her fingers turned white. She needed to feel his warmth and heartbeat to finally convince herself that he was still alive and unharmed. He hugged her back just as tightly, his larger hands taking up the majority of space on her back. He wanted to rip her vest off and hold her as tight as he possibly could and never let go. They held onto each other just as tight as the they heard the sirens and started to see other officers from their precinct get out of their RMPs.
"Janko, Reagan are you guys ok?" One of the officers asked
"What happened?"
"Why are you hugging?"
The questions kept coming but neither could form the answers to their questions.
Once they finally answered their questions and went to the hospital, per department policy they were back at their desks filling out paperwork.
"Eddie, are you ok?" Jamie asked softly.
Eddie just shook her head and got up and went into the locker room.
Jamie gave her a second but got up and walked over to the women's locker room and knocked on the door.
"Yea. Just me" Eddie said
Jamie walked into the locker room and saw Eddie sitting on the bench in front of her locker, with her head in her hands.
"Hey" Jamie said walking up behind her and putting a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm ok, here in the flesh because of you" Jamie said
"I, I thought I lost you" Eddie said crying again"
"I got you" Jamie said hugging her from behind. She stood up and turned around and he climbed over the bench and pulled her to him tight.
"You can't get rid of me that easily" Jamie said giving her a kiss on the cheek
"If I hadn't gotten out in time" Eddie said still crying into his shoulder.
"But you did. You saved my life" Jamie said trying to get rid of the lump in his throat.
"I, I" Eddie said before she started crying harder.
"Shhh, I'm right here" Jamie said feeling his own tears slip out onto the top of her head.
"We're ok" Jamie said and Eddie nodded into his shoulder.
"Why don't we finish the paperwork on Monday and go get a drink and some food? You're treat since I never got my tea" Jamie said pushing her back and putting his hands, one on each shoulder as he looked her right in the eye.
Eddie didn't say anything, she just nodded and let out a few more tears.
Jamie used the pad of his thumb to brush them away and gently kissed her lips. Eddie was so surprised, and Jamie's kiss was so light and quick that she didn't have time to react until he had pulled back.
"Get changed ok?" Jamie said as he gave her another hug before he walked to the men's locker room to change himself.
Eddie just nodded and with her still shaking hands took off her duty belt. Jamie grabbed one of her hands and gave it a squeeze before he walked out.
He was back in the men's locker room and was sitting on the bench, instantly tired as the days events washed over him.
"You ok Harvard?" Renzulli asked walking up behind him.
He brushed a few tears away before he stood up and turned around to his former partner.
"Hey Sarge" He said swallowing
"Heard you and Janko gave everyone quite a show"
"She saved my life Sarge. I mean I came thisclose to dying today. To having my brains splattered all over the car" Jamie said out of breath
"You two still in shock?" Tony asked
"I think so. She just came out of coffee shop and shot through three windows to hit him, and somehow before she shot him when he shot me by some grace of God it missed me. I mean he hadn't screwed up before that, point blank range and he misses Sarge. I don't know how I'm still sitting here perfectly fine, because God knows I should be in a morgue somewhere" Jamie said feeling the lump back in his throat
"You and Janko, take a few days off. Calm your nerves and the we'll talk and your future as partners"
"I gotta tell her how I feel. She was shot, I was shot at. We delivered a baby, we saved a baby. I think the universe has given me enough of a push to tell her how I feel. She saved my life Sarge, today wasn't the first. She saved me the first time she stood in front of me. How do you tell someone who means so much to you, that you can never repay them for saving your life?" Jamie asked
"You tell her what's in your heart. It doesn't have to be a grand gesture, or anything big. Tell her how you feel. I know you don't feel this way just because she saved your life today. You're finally accepting what we all have known. Just tell her what's in here and here" Tony said pointing to his heart and his head.
"Thanks Sarge" Jamie said nodding.
He turned around to walk out when he turned around.
"Reagan" Tony said
"Yea Sarge"
"I'm glad she saved your life too" Tony said swallowing his own emotion after thinking of his former partner laying in a morgue.
Eddie was walking over to the men's locker room when she passed Renzulli.
"Good work today Janko. Thank you for saving his life"
"I wouldn't be able to live with my self if something had happened to him" Eddie said
"Go in, there's no one else in there. I know you sneak in there sometimes" Tony said smiling.
Eddie walked over and barged into the men's locker room and saw Jamie just standing in front of his locker still in his NYPD t-shirt and duty pants.
"Jamie?" Eddie asked, as she could feel the tears forming. She had already been cleared by the borough shooting team and she wasn't really upset about killing this guy but she couldn't look at Jamie without crying. She really hoped him telling her that he would spend the five million on her translated to I love you.
"Ed, I love you" Jamie said running over to her and hugging her and picking her up.
"I love you too" Eddie said crying as she wrapped her legs around Jamie
"I know I should've said this sooner but God Eddie, I love you so much, and I couldn't not tell you any more. You're my best friend, my everything, and I love you and there's not enough words to tell you how much and how hard I love you. And I promise to spend the rest the of my life telling you how much I love you and thank you for saving my life" Jamie said putting her down and hugging her.
"I love you too" Eddie said, tears still running down her face.
Jamie still had his left arm around the back of Eddie's waist and as soon as she said she loved him he put his the fingers of his right hand through her hair and stroked his thumb across her cheek and kissed her. She wrapped her left hand around his back and put her right hand at the base of his neck and kissed him back. They were still kissing and Jamie opened his mouth a little wider and took more of Eddie's in his and she moaned into the kiss and pulled Jamie to her even tighter. Once they pulled away for air, Jamie wrapped Eddie in the biggest hug he could mange.
"I don't want to waste any more time, Eddie Janko will you go out on a date with me?" Jamie asked still hugging her.
"Of course" Eddie said nodding into his chest.
"I may not have five million but I will take you where ever you want. You saved my life, it's the least I can do" Jamie said
"Jamie I can't live without you. I saved yourself for selfish reasons" Eddie said smiling as she wiped her tears away.
"I'm ok with that, it's hot" Jamie said kissing her again.
"Are we ever gonna make it out of this locker room?" Eddie asked
"I knew the men's locker room was a turn on for you" Jamie said laughing putting his forehead against hers.
"Oh no, just you" Eddie said
"I told you some guy would find you knowing how to kick ass and use a gun to be a turn on" Jamie said smirking
"Who knew you were talking about you that day" Eddie said
"I know I've been hiding my feelings really well" Jamie said
"Uh-huh" Eddie said hugging him tighter
"Ed, I can't breath. You saving my life isn't gonna matter when you hug me to death" Jamie said
"I just need to keep reminding myself that you are safe" Eddie said
"I know" Jamie said nodding, knowing exactly how she felt.
"Now I know why you practically were stalking me after I got shot" Eddie said apologetically
"I didn't want to leave your side. I didn't believe that you were ok. I should've told you then how I felt. I'm sorry"
"Well you finally did even if it took me getting shot and you getting almost shot a month later"
"You think we can just go to one of our apartments tonight? I'm not sure I'm up for a big crowd"
"Of course" Eddie said nodding. "Get changed, we can go back to mine" Eddie said
"I love you" Jamie said kissing her again.
I hope you all like my take on this part. I am gonna do more of them talking about the day and I promise I will have a proposal and the families reaction!
I loved how they had Eddie save Jamie's life, it was pretty bas-ass and he finally acknowledging how he felt. Who doesn't want a hot guy to hug them and tell them they would spend 5million on them, I mean I do!
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