Ch 2

"hey Reagan how's it going?"

Jamie gave his Sgt a grin brushing past to his locker before opening it. "Hey Sgt everything's good you know Thomas is getting big."

Renzulli tied his shoes then sat up watching Jamie change into his uniform. "How are you doing kid honest?" Jamie adjusted his collar looking in the mirror to make sure his uniform was neat. "I'm fine Sgt I have my boy so I'm good." Jamie put his gun in the utility belt closing his locker.

Renzulli gave Jamie a quick eye leading out towards the RMP sure things weren't as good as he claimed. "Renzulli my office." Giving Jamie a quick glance telling him to meet outside Renzulli joined his CO quickly.

Jamie headed outside standing by the car waiting for Renzulli so they could start tour. "Hey you Reagan?" Jamie looked up at the unfamiliar female voice surprised to a young looking blond at five foot three with blond hair pinned back walking towards him.

"Hey Eddie Janko Sgt says we're riding together."

Jamie eyed the blind looking her up and down thinking this was a joke and this young woman who looked like she was eleven was in on it. "Something wrong," Eddie asked with an amused smile.

"No cool uh let's go." Jamie went around to the driver's side getting in still dazed at his new partner.

The radio stayed pretty quiet allowing them to get to know each other. Towards the end of shift central called in for a robbery in progress. "Hey keep behind me okay." Jamie said as they got out approaching the store. Eddie moved behind him nodding holding her gun out.

"Police give it up."

The kid fired a single shot in response taking off down the street with his friend in tow. "Damn hey police stop," Jamie ordered authoritatively chasing after them. Eddie followed in the street squaring up as a perp tried to cut across them, colliding into him.

"Cuff him and call it in." While Eddie read his rights and cuffed him Jamie chased down the second perp bringing him back. "Good job you got your first collar let's go." Jamie pushed his perp back towards the car.

Jamie gave both their names to give her a collar. "Congrats on your first collar," Jamie smiled meeting her eyes lost in sudden realization how pretty she was. "Thanks," Eddie accepted the handshake batting her long eyelashes at him purposely. He also had a baby face and although being the Commissioner's son was more down to earth then she thought.

Jamie's cell rang interrupting their short conversation receiving a groan from the older officer. "Excuse me Jamie Reagan." He turned into the small pantry pretending he was making a cup of coffee before they headed back on the street while he talked.

"Hey Jamie."

Sydney, even after all these years Jamie recognized the voice of his former fiancé. "What do you want Sydney I'm on duty." Jamie poured a cup of black coffee into one of the cups reaching for sugar despite his heart staring to race.

"I'm in New York on a major case and I wanted to see you and Thomas before I left."

Jamie slammed the sugar down his anger boiling over at the mention of their son's name, the son she left over a year ago. "Hey you had a chance to see him every day but you left us so why all of a sudden do you want to see him?"

"Jamie he's my son too I just couldn't handle it but that doesn't mean I don't love him and won't want to see him. We raised him together for three years Jamie both of us not just you."

Jamie let in a sharp breath forgetting for a second where he was as his Reagan temper started to show. His hand wiped the counter meaning to pound it with a closed fist instead knocking the small amount of coffee he managed to pour. "Bullshit Syd it was easy raising him as an infant and toddler but once he was diagnosed with autism and things got hard you ran. You abandoned him and you abandoned me now that I've been raising him alone you want to see him. Try sticking around otherwise don't go near my son."

With that Jamie ended the call standing over the counter now soaked with spilling coffee. "Uh you okay?" Eddie stepped in cautiously watching him ball his fists. "Fine thanks our shift is over anyway good job today."

Jamie wiped up the counter while Eddie went to change going to do the same already running late picking up Thomas. When he finally arrived at the school Thomas sat on a chair with his teacher flapping his arms anxiously not understanding why he couldn't go home.

"I am so sorry got stuck at work processing an arrest." Jamie reached for Thomas' hand but Thomas jumped up on his own babbling while flapping his arms and stomping a foot. "Hey use words Thomas what's wrong."

Thomas had followed Jamie through the double doors onto the sidewalk but he continued stomping his feet. "Wait tell me what's wrong use your words."

Thomas raised a hand to Jamie frustrated he didn't know to express how sad he felt when Jamie didn't come pick him up on time. Luckily Jamie anticipated it able to catch it before Thomas could hit.

"Put your hand down you know not to hit," Jamie snapped firmly. With two hands Jamie lifted Thomas into his car seat making sure to buckle him in before driving off. Thomas sat quietly humming to himself and when Jamie checked on him in the mirror he saw the sad look in his son's eyes.

Sighing Jamie pulled into the house taking a breath calming himself down before he got Thomas out bringing him inside. "Hey I'm sorry I got mad buddy I didn't mean to snap at you. It's been a really long day and a lot is going on I don't know.."

Jamie collapsed on the couch putting his hands over his face gently massaging the stress away. Thomas hummed climbing into his father's lap cuddling against him. Smiling through tears Jamie wrapped his arms around Thomas giving him a hug.

Thomas looked up not making direct eye contact placing one hand over his heart then reaching the same hand up to Jamie's chest.