Nicky-

Jamie pulled up his sister's apartment building and waited for his niece to come down. Since she was 21, they didn't do this kind of thing often anymore, but he had promised her that he would take her out for coffee or something, so they could talk about the police exam. She was home from college for the weekend, so he figured it was a good time. He had been waiting for no more then two minutes when Nicky came out of the building and hopped in the passenger seat.

"Hey Uncle Jamie!" She greeted happily.

"Hey Nic! Which coffee shop?" Jamie asked smiling.

"There's this one a couple blocks away by the library that's good. Just head towards the library and you won't miss it." Nicky explained.

"So, how's school? You glad to be settling back into the semester?" Jamie asked.

"It's going good! I wish break was longer, but it's good to be back. How's work? How's Eddie? I know you weren't happy about the suspension" Nicky asked, a twinkle in her eye.

"I feel that. Work's good. Eddie's good, but she got dumped again last week. And no, the suspension sucked." Jamie explained.

"She got dumped, huh? Wonder why." Nicky questioned teasingly.

"Something about her talking about me too much." Jamie explained defensively. Nicky busted out laughing.

"What's so funny?" Jamie asked in confusion.

"The fact that she talks about you as much as you talk about her. Does she get the look?" Nicky asked.

"What look?" Jamie asked confused.

"The 'Oh, she's perfect' look you get when you talk about her." Nicky teased, as she tried recreating her uncle's facial expression.

"I do not get that look when I talk her." Jamie defended himself.

"Oh, but you do." Nicky grinned.

"It's ridiculous." Jamie mumbled.

"Ridiculous." Nicky echoed.

"I think it's ridiculous that you two aren't legally married yet." Nicky added on. Although if she was being honest with herself, she wasn't sure they weren't secretly in a relationship. Deep down, Jamie knew she was right. Honestly, the feelings weren't even that deep. He knew that he loved her, but he didn't at all know how to handle it.

"Seriously Uncle Jamie, you gotta talk to her. I know you're happy where you are. Things are gonna change though, and it'll be too late." Nicky continued.

"We both know you love her. You're gonna lose her if you aren't careful- either to another guy, or worse, the job. I can imagine the two of you, ten years from now. Married, with almost 8-year-old twins. For some reason you took a vacation to Maine. You're all so happy. The kids are adorable, with Eddie's hair and face, but your eyes and skin. They have your smile, and Eddie's infectious laugh." She finished. Again, Jamie knew she was right. Was he ready to face the consequences though? Nope. If he didn't do anything, eventually he would lose her; Jamie knew that. But for now? He could hardly remember riding with anyone else. It must be so boring without the jokes, the banter, the friendship. No other partner that he ever had could have told him what he got his dad for his birthday, and he wanted to keep it that way. He knew he couldn't have both, but would it really hurt for a little while longer?

One day. He thought to himself as he imagined the future that Nicky had so vividly painted for him. One day.

A/N: Did anyone from the "Great Valentine's Day Jamko Twitter Freak Out of 2018" pick up on the Maine reference? :P

Hi everyone, I appreciate your support and patience. As some of you know, I have taken a forty day fast from Fanfiction and Jamko. I am currently 25 days in. I did not want to make you suffer with me though, so I have pre-written some chapters for you. With what I had time to pre-write, I have it worked out so that for the next 40 days you will get a chapter of something every five days. I look forward to reading your messages and reviews when I get back on March 27th. On March 27th, I plan on writing and posting as many chapters as I can that day. After that, I plan on updating each story once a week. For now though, here is the update schedule from today- March 22nd:

Sat 3/17- The Life and Untold Stories of Lindsey Reagan

Wed 3/22- Jamko: Undercover