Hands shoved deep in his pocket Jamie started walking back in the direction of his apartment. He'd had fun the most fun in a very long time. Even though they just met they seemed to just click instantaneously.
Busily reviewing the evening in his head Jamie didn't notice the black car parked feet in front of him until its two passengers got out. "Jamie Reagan?"
"Yea?" Jamie snapped his head up curious who these two were. They both wore dress clothes, the kind Detectives wear.
"Agent Sisco, this is Special Agent Anderson we'd like to talk to you. Have you ever seen one of these?" Agent Sisco lifted a small gold pin with a blue symbol in the middle between his thumb and fingers for Jamie to see.
Jamie narrowed his eyes trying to come up with something for them. The pin did look familiar if memory served him he'd seen it before but couldn't place where. "What's that?"
"It's a pin they give a cop when initiated into a group called the Blue Templar," Sisco answered for him.
"The Blue Templar, I thought that was a fairy tale. My grandfather used to tell me stories about the secret organization within the police department," Jamie laughed wondering if this was real.
"It's real they took care of their own but we've also tied them to money laundering, murder for hire." Jamie turned to Anderson with a disbelief shake of his head. That was not how his grandpa described them when he was a kid.
Jamie looked between the two special agents amused at this elaborate rib someone was playing on the rookie. "Have you gone to my father about this?" Anderson and Sisco exchanged looks that told Jamie his answer. "You're investigating his department and haven't told him? I'm out of here."
Sisco stepped in his path to block while Anderson reached into her jacket pocket taking out a small recorder. "You should hear this," she spoke softly, pressing play.
The amused grin on Jamie's face slowly faded once his brother Joe's voice played on the tape. "It's me, I think I'm in. I'll get a location so I can wire up." Redness brimmed Jamie's eyes shocked and confused.
"Joe wasn't killed in a bad bust, the Templar made him then killed him working for us to catch them. We want you to finish your brother's work."
For the next few weeks after tour and on their days off Jamie and Eddie would meet for a beer and dinner well into the night.
Jamie arrived at the 12th twenty minutes before tour to allow him enough time to get ready without rushing. He entered the locker room bust with five other cops changing for their own tours. Seeing the rookie their conversation came to a halt replaced by low mumbles.
Jamie went to his locker and started changing keeping to himself. He adjusted the belt and sat down taking a breath.
"Hey Reagan right?"
Jamie looked up at the group of five now standing to his right. "Yea, Jamie how you doing?"
"Not bad this is McKenna, Rhegetti, Reynolds, and Todds, I'm Patrick's. How you liking the 12th so far kid?" The one Todds nodded introducing each officer associated name with faces. Theyd all been eager to meet the commissioner's youngest.
"It's good just adjusting still. Sergeant has been great," Jamie nodded admitting he had doubts about his training officer who turned out to be a funny guy.
"Yea Sarg is cool. Hey look, don't hesitate to ask if you have questions okay? We were all rookies so we know it can get overwhelming. You must be prepared though being the commissioner's kid, your whole family on the job," Reynolds commented getting straight to the point.
Jamie gave a shrug of his shoulders as he got up to close his locker. "I received the same training you guys did. My dad didn't show us any special treatment."
Patrick offered an obvious look towards Reynolds following Jamie out for role call. A small group of officers gathered around the precinct tv intriguedby the District Attorney's press conference.
Among them Eddie, who turned hearing approaching footsteps. She smiled spotting Jamie among the group and moved aside so he could see."and we will do whatever it takes to make Webster avenue safe again, thank you," Erin finished, walking away among questions from the press.
"That's your sister isn't it? She's going after Pablo Torress and the Webster avenue boys," Eddie said, following him into the roll call room.
"Yea that's her. You uh doing anything about after your? I was thinking you could come after maybe watch movies and we can order in." Jamie quickly changed the subject away from his family avoiding tons of questions.
"Yea that sounds good. I'll meet you after your usual spot." Eddie finished just in time for Renzulli to begin roll call turning their attention to work. Jamie tried focusing on the meeting but his mind kept wandering to hanging out with Eddie afterwards.
Erin barely sat down when a knock tapped against the office door sending a groan through her body. "Come in," she allowed, looking up, narrowing her eyes seeing Danny and Jackie. "What the hell are you doing here? Finally come to apologize?"
"In your dreams sis, you should be apologizing to me for the comments you…" Before he could finish Jackie interrupted, "enough both of you. We're here because boss put us on the detail okay?"
Erin and Danny continued glaring at each other ignoring the question forcing Jackie to repeat it again firmer. "Okay?"
"Okay," the siblings chorused, continuing to glare as they got to work.
Tour passed relatively quiet with more nuisance calls, a woman screaming there was a huge spider in her apartment, another claiming there were shots fired only to find kids playing with the poppers.
After getting back to the precinct Jamie went to change immediately glad he chose a tight black t-shirt with blue jeans for their semi casual hangout until he got the nerve to ask her on a real date. The shirt fit him just right showing off his sculpted arms while hugging his waistline inward. His gun placed carefully under his shirt on the right with his badge on the left side.
"Hey Reagan want to come out for drinks," Rhgetti called from his locker hearing the rookie's locker close.
"Thanks I actually have plans tonight maybe another time." Jamie stepped into the hallway waiting by their usual spot for ten minutes before Eddie finally appeared. Taking one look told Jamie what took her so long.
Her blond hair usually pinned up in a bun swept loosely across her back in small waves. She chose to wear a baby blue u shaped t-shirt that fell on the brim of her blue jeans. "Hey you look nice," Jamie complimented, needing to take a breath after seeing her.
"Thanks, you look pretty good yourself there. " Eddie whisked a loose piece of blond hair back behind her ear with a soft smile. "Besides you've only seen me in uniform. I look like a kid dressing up for Halloween."
Jamie couldn't help but laugh at her analogy opening the precinct door her for. "Well let's go hang out before its your bedtime," he teased following her out, receiving a teasing bump from Eddie for his comment.
As they walked back to his apartment only a few blocks away Jamie remained close to her. Their hands swayed at their sides brushing against each other from time to time but neither wanting to initiate the first move.
Back at his apartment Jamie ordered from a local Chinese place while Eddie picked the movie. With the aroma of freshly made rice and chicken Jamie and Eddie settled on the couch to eat and watch the movie.
"How was tour today," Eddie questioned, realizing she never asked how he was doing. She twirled a large ball of lo mein onto the fork and took a bite while giving him a quizzical look.
"Usual mostly got nuisance calls so Sergeant was telling me more about the job. He's really funny."
Eddie smiled knowingly finishing her food before answering. "Yea he's one of the coolest Sergeants we have. Can be strict when he needs to be though."
Jamie twirled his food around thinking back to the conversation last night after he dropped her off. "How long have you been in the squad?"
"Been a year now why?"
Dropping his fork to look up at her a serious twinkle changing in his eyes. "Have you heard of the Blue Templar?" Eddie shook her head telling him she hadn't but now curious how a rookie knew not even on the job a month.
"My grandpa used to tell me stories about them, a band of brothers on the inside looking for dirty cops. All the men in my family were cops starting with my grandfather, my dad and my brothers. My brother Joe was killed two years ago during a bad bust, thought there was one perp but it was two."
Taking a deep breath still feeling the loss of his brother Jamie continued. "Last night two special agents approached me. They had a recording of Joe who worked for them trying to nail the Blue Templar. The Templar made him and killed him and the agents want me to finish what Joe started."
Eddie set her food aside sucking in a breath of disbelief at what she just heard. "Are you going to help them?"
"I don't know," Jamie admitted. "If what they say is true and Joe was killed by dirty cops I want them to pay but how do I know?" He looked up to meet her eyes so many questions still unanswered.
"I don't know either but if your down to find out so am I. I'm against cops going against other cops but it seems like these cops did and they should know better," Eddie locked her eyes with his firmly to let him know she meant what she said.
