A/N: Thank you so much for the great response! Here's chapter two, I'm sorry for the slow updates but it's going to be like that for a while because I have my exams. Be sure to leave a review, ideas and feedback are welcomed!
Eddie appeared beyond uncomfortable perched on one of the stools of her breakfast bar. Jamie woke her up directly after his call with Danny informing her of what he'd discovered. She'd gone quite ever since. She didn't seem to mind that Danny and his partner were coming over; maybe she was even slightly relieved. Jamie had checked the lock an unreasonable amount of time adding to Eddie's concern. Every time he checked her fingers seemed to curl tighter around the mug in her hands. Jamie was pacing around the apartment bags forming under his eyes from pure exhaustion. Jamie wasn't going to let anything happen to Eddie, he was adamant of it.
"Open up," Danny's thick accent called through the door. Jaime hurried across the room to open the door with a hand still resting over his weapon; Eddie didn't expect anything less from him. Jamie was as protective of her as she was of him. Danny and his partner Baez entered Eddie's apartment with a small police file in hand. Eddie placed her mug down and stood up awaiting Danny's questions.
"Hi Eddie," Baez called receiving a disregarded smile from Eddie. Danny held out a photo to Eddie and knew the answer he was about to receive when the colour drained from Eddie's face.
"That's him," Eddie told them before Danny could even speak, pointing him out from an array of photos. Danny nodded and Baez shot w sympathetic look towards Eddie.
"Well, what happens now then?" Jamie questioned rather impatiently.
"Well, that's up to Eddie," Baez replied, filling Eddie with confusion.
"What do you mean?" Eddie questioned glancing at the woman with a confused expression.
"This Oliver creep, we can't pin anything on him because the girls he's been harassing are missing, we haven't been able to find any leads on them. We don't technically have any solid evidence, nothing solid enough to take him down that is," Danny replied.
"Oh god, I had no idea," Eddie spoke starting to feel sick. She knew this guy was odd, but she never thought he could be taking these girls, even killing them for all she knew. Eddie almost immediately knew what they would ask of her. Subconsciously she wished they wouldn't as she knew she couldn't live with herself if she didn't say yes despite the strong reluctance she had.
"We can't force you to do anything you don't want Eddie and what we're suggesting is dangerous. If you say no we'll completely understand," Baez said with an intense look of sincerity.
"What do you mean dangerous?" Jamie demanded, he was clearly becoming increasingly agitated with his brother. He called Danny here to help Eddie, protect her, and not put her in an unnecessary amount of danger.
"We were hoping Eddie would go undercover for us. She'd have a bug, we'll hear everything. It'd be kind of like the previous undercover Eddie did, as soon as soon as you find any sort of evidence we'll pull you out. You'd be as safe as possible," Danny answered; Eddie began to open her mouth when Jamie abruptly interrupted.
"No way, she isn't doing that Danny. You have no idea if the victims are still even alive, this is too dangerous Danny," Jamie was almost shouting at that point, his voice full of anger.
"She can speak for herself," Eddie said sending a glare to Jamie, "it'll be like the last undercover I did for you?"
"Pretty much, you wouldn't need too much of an elaborate cover this time though you'd simply be you. But, this guy has already established some sort of connection with you, which slightly elevates the danger. It's nothing you can't handle though," Baez replied giving an encouraging half smile to Eddie.
"Okay, I'll do it," Eddie replied, she couldn't leave this guy out on the streets. Jamie on the other hand, didn't agree with Eddie in the slightest.
"You're pressuring her into Danny it's too dangerous. Eddie think about it," Jamie urged, Eddie was having none of it though.
"I have Jamie, I have thought about it. And I don't need to justify my decisions to you, I'm doing it," Eddie replied to Jamie her voice rose. Jamie shot an agitated look at Danny before storming out the room.
After Danny and Baez left Eddie sat with her mug but this time she added something a little stronger. She couldn't deny she was petrified. She had a terrible feeling rising within her and every limb in her body was screaming for her not to go along with it. Yet how could she, how could she knowing that people could die because she was too coward. Besides she knew that Jamie, Danny and Baez would keep her safe, she trusted them. She also trusted herself; she had experience now with undercover work so she was now capable of thinking under pressure. Jamie would have to get over himself because she was doing this. She has to do this. Eddie's line of thought was broken when Jamie came back from wherever he was sulking. He timidly edged closer and joined her on the sofa.
"Look that was out of line of me, I get that. But are you sure you can do this," Jamie asked, looking Eddie straight in her eyes. There was a pause; everything within Eddie willed her to say she couldn't. "I have to Jamie," Eddie answered, her voice barely above a whisper.
"You don't Eddie, you can say no, no one will blame you for it," Jamie said edging closer to his best friend.
"Jamie I can't have these girls deaths on me. I have to help them," Eddie told Jamie sincerity laced through her voice. In that moment Jamie knew she couldn't change her mind. He knew she didn't want to do it but at the same time he knew she couldn't say no.
"I know," Jamie simply replied giving her a sad smile. Eddie gave him one in return. They sat there for a while in complete silence. It wasn't awkward at all surprisingly. It was peaceful. Jamie was looking deeply into Eddie's eyes searching for anything he could think of for her to rethink it. Yet however subconscious this thought was, he knew he couldn't. She was stubborn and selfless and he couldn't change that, so instead, he decided he'd help her in any way possible. She needed him, now more than ever.
"Thai?" Eddie asked him a smirk plastered on her face breaking their silence.
"Eddie it's literally 2 in the morning," Jamie laughed watching Eddie lean over to grab her phone.
"I know a 24 hour place," Eddie replied calling the number laughing.
