Jamie remained upstairs for most of the afternoon staring at the blank wall as his mind wandered back in time. Eddie checked on him several times deciding she needed to hear he would be okay.
After her last trip upstairs Eddie picked up her phone off the counter calling Danny's phone. The seasoned Detective picked up snapping at the caller, "Reagan."
"Bad time Danny," Eddie asked hearing her brother in law sigh into the phone.
"No sorry what's going on Eddie everything okay? How's the kid doing?" Danny pressed the phone against his ear allowing his free hands to continue typing while he talked.
Eddie checked the back door making sure the kids were still playing out in the yard. "Sorry to bother you at work Danny but I just need to ask you something. Jamie wont talk and I'm worried about him."
"You have to understand Eddie he internalizes everything and it takes a lot to make him talk. When we were kids Joe was the one who was able to make him talk. If it makes you feel better I'll come by and see if he'll talk to me okay?" Danny sighed seeing Jamie was going to take whatever happened on the case hard and Eddie just confirmed it for him.
While she was on the phone Sophia snuck upstairs to see her daddy. She pushed open the door, slipping in and went to the bed. "Daddy are you awake?"
The sound of his little girl's voice made Jamie smile as he leaned over to put her on the empty spot beside him. "Daddy I have to see the eye doctor today can you come with me please?"
"Of course princess let me shower and eat something okay?" Jamie leaned over to kiss his daughter's head before throwing the covers back allowing him to gather clothes for a quick shower.
While she waited Sophia returned downstairs to play looking up when she heard Jamie coming down. "Hey babe how do you feel," Eddie asked kissing him softly, relieved to see him up.
"I'm okay Eddie, remembered Sophia has a doctor's appointment today. "Want me to take one of the other kids," Jamie asked pouring himself a cup of coffee rushing to finish so they could leave.
"You can see if they want to go maybe Joe will," Eddie answered turning to wash the dishes from breakfast.
Jamie finished his coffee, headed upstairs to wash up before checking in on the kids in the back. He smiled as both girls and Joe ran to hug him around the hugs. "Hey guys, I'm taking Sophia into the city for dinner anyone want to come," Jamie asked and signed.
I will Joe volunteered before his sisters could jump in eager to spend alone time with his father. Jamie kissed the girl's heads reaching to take Joe's hand , taking him back inside.
"See you found a volunteer be careful okay," Edie kissed him softly smiling watching Jamie holding his kids hands as they headed to the R train station around the corner.
He bought a metro card with enough for all of them to get into Manhattan and back stopping towards the middle of the platform. The R rolled in two minutes later slowing to a stop in front of them. Holding both kids hands Jamie led them onto the car.
"hold on here guys," Jamie said letting go so they could hold onto to the pole. Sophia looked up at her father standing right in front of him dazed by the scene around her. A young man sitting behind the pole stood up allowing Sophia and Joe to squeeze into a seat.
Jamie moved to stand in front of them smiling when Joe put a hand around his sister protectively. "We're going to take this to Atlantic and transfer to the D okay?"
Sophia turned excitedly looking out the window blinking her eyes tiredly. "Get some rest princess I'll tell you when we have to get off." Sophia shook her head reaching her hands up wanting to be held.
Using the pole to keep his balance Jamie picked up his little girl letting her rest against him while Joe watched for their stop. When it was time to get off Jamie took Joe's hand leading them to the D platform boarding five minutes later.
Joe sat in the middle seat near the door allowing Jamie to lean and hold his daughter while keeping an eye on his son. Sophia wrapped her eyes arms tightly around Jamie's neck keeping her eyes closed feeling secure.
Daddy what stop do we get off Joe signed three times before Jamie noticed. Holding onto Sophia Jamie signed back with one hand 42nd street thanks buddy.
Joey tugged on Jamie's arm when they hit 42nd street and Jamie took the children off the train. "Daddy, stings..." Sophia fussed. "I want Mommy."
Jamie sighed, "I know sweetie, but Daddy is right here, all right."
It broke Jamie's heart that his baby girl suffered. There was literally nothing that he could do. "We'll see Mommy in a little while all right? For now we are see Dr. Patrick to see if he can make you feel better." Jamie kissed Sophia's head. Joey was pulling on his arm for attention. Jamie looked down and Joey signed, "Why is sissy sick?"
Jamie replied. "She's not sick buddy, her eyes hurt her. Stay close to Daddy it's crowded here."
Jamie ushered the kids into the tall office building. In his knapsack he had coloring books for Joey and feel and sound books for Sophia. "Sophia Reagan," Jamie told the receptionist then sat down to wait.
Fifteen minutes later a male doctor stepped out smiling calling "Sophia Reagan."
Taking Joe's hand Jamie followed the doctor to an exam room in the back cramped with equipment. Sitting in the middle a chair with a headband that connected to a small television screen.
Sophia shyly went to the chair climbing up allowing the doctor to place the headband over her. "Do you remember how to hook it up," Dr Patrick asked while setting the machine up. Eager to show what she remembered Sophia connected the wires until she heard beeping from the machine.
When the doctor was ready he listened to the machines beeping while Sophia tried to focus on small dots that appeared. Joe colored on the chair looking up every so often to check on his sister.
"She says her eyes sting is there anything we can do for that," Jamie spoke up as the doctor unplugged the machine handing Sophia a copy of her eye movement.
"Yea I can write a prescription for good eye drops. Is she still getting a device for text to speech from the doe or a private company. Right now take short breaks close your eyes and try not to strain them." The doctor smiled apologetically having only some options at this point.
