Author's Note: I've had so many positive feedback and I'm so glad that you guys are liking this story. Anyone else on here understands how great it feels for someone to show appreciation for something you did. I've decided against writing a separate chapter for every day, but I'll still do as many chapters as I can get ideas for. Don't be afraid to send any ideas to me, I love trying to make your visions into something. Alright, here goes nothing.

Disclaimer: I do not own Blue Bloods or any of the characters.

Sunday May 4th, 2005

The past three and a half months had passed all too quickly for Jamie. Between attending travel meetings, fundraising, and preparing for the trip, he had tried to spend as much time with his family as possible, especially with his niece and nephews, to make up for lost time while he was gone.

Now it was the day before he was leaving, and Jamie was honestly very nervous. He hadn't met any of the other people that were going with him on the trip, not even the guy who would be his roommate for almost a month. From what he had gathered based on the list of names, many of them were the children of rather wealthy or popular people, as he recognized quite a few of the last names. What if these people didn't like him because of his family's attitude towards money? What if they recognized his last name and assumed him to be a sucker for the NYPD?

As Jamie looked down at the floor during Sunday mass, he tried to push these thoughts out of his mind and focus on the good things that were to come, but he couldn't help but feel those subtle doubts in the back of his mind. His family had been a great help in preparing him for the trip, his mother and sisters (sisters because I'm including Linda) had taken him shopping for new clothes for the trip. His brothers had taken the liberty of teaching him how to "properly" talk to women, as they assumed he may meet a nice girl while he was over there.

Jamie's flight was leaving at 8:00 in the morning the next day, so he needed to be sure to say all of his goodbyes today. But he really didn't want to say goodbye, to any of them. He had never been away from home longer than going to a sleepover at a friend's house, let alone spending a month in another country entirely miles away from your family.

As mass ended, Jamie smiled as he realized that today would be the last family dinner he would have for a while. Even though all of his meals were taken care of from that fundraising, he would still miss his family's home cooked meals every Sunday.

His brother in law had helped him set up a Skype account on his laptop so that he could communicate easier with his family and actually be able to see them instead of just talking over the phone.

Throughout dinner, Jamie was trying to eat as slow as possible without looking suspicious, though he knew his family had probably figured him out and caught on. He was trying to make the dinner go slow so that he could savor it while it lasted, he never wanted to leave.

After dessert, Jamie went up to his room to make sure everything was set. He was allowed three items, two suitcases and one carry-on to have with him on the plane that included his phone, computer and other necessities. Sighing, he went through everything he owned, both in his bags and in his room to make sure he didn't forget anything. He didn't want to get to Liverpool and realize there was still something important at home.

As he was wandering, making sure everything was good, there was a quiet knock at his doorframe.

"You can come in." Jamie said, not turning to see who was there.

"Uncle Jamie?" Jamie turned around and saw his nine year old niece, her eyes red and puffy. Jamie frowned when he saw her, immediately concerned. "What's wrong Nik?" When she shook her head, he sat on the bed and opened his arms. "C'mere."

Nicky went to her uncle and hugged him tightly, crying into his shirt. " I don't want you to go." She said, looking up at him.

Jamie sighed and kissed her head. As the youngest of his siblings, he was often more loving towards the little ones, as he could relate to them more. He picked the little girl up and set her gently in his lap. "Nicky, you know I love you right?"

Nicky nodded, sniffling slightly. Jamie wiped her eyes and continued. "Then know no matter what happens, I will still love you no matter what when I come back. And I am coming back okay? I'll still be able to talk to you because of that thing your daddy set up. I promise you can call me anytime you want to if you want to talk to me okay?"

She nodded, a small smile appearing on her face. "Good. Now I need you to promise me something as well."

"Anything Uncle Jamie."

"Your mother loves you very much, and she works very hard to make sure that she and your daddy can take care of you, and sometimes she can be harsh, but she just does it because she loves you. I need you to promise me to be good for her alright? She wants the best from you and I don't want to hear that you've been acting up with her, or your father for that matter." Said Jamie tersely.

Nicky smiled and nodded. "I promise!"

"Good. Now I should probably say goodbye to everyone else before they go don't you think?" Jamie asked.

Nicky smiled "Mommy said earlier she was going to miss you too. She cried because she said you were old now."

Jamie chuckled "I think your mommy is right."

Together the two went downstairs to face the rest of the family.

The first thing Jamie did was kneel down by his little nephews, who at three and five weren't quite old enough to understand where he was going and why. "I need to talk to you two little bugs" He tickled their stomachs lightly, causing both Jack and Sean to giggle.

"I'm going away for a little bit to go to a cooler school than the one I'm at now. I'll make friends and get to learn lots of cool things. But that doesn't mean I'll forget about you alright? You can call me anytime you want to and Uncle Jack set up a cool video chat thing we can use on Sundays when you're all here okay? I love you guys and I'm going to miss you a lot." He gave both of them kisses, to which the two boys cringed and wiped off their faces.

Jamie then stood and turned to his siblings. Erin immediately threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly. "I'll miss you a lot little brother. Do great things over there." She whispered in his ear before giving him a gentle kiss on the head.

Danny came up to him next, patting him on the shoulder. "I'm proud of you kid. I hope you meet all kinds of pretty lawyer chicks." At that, Jamie's face turned red.

Finally was Joe. He knew out of all of his siblings, this would be the hardest goodbye. Joe wrapped him tightly in a hug. "I'm so proud of you Jamers. I know you'll do great though, because you're smart and you'll kick all of their butts. Don't you forget to call me every single day and tell me what's going on you hear me?"

"Yes Joe."

"Alright. Bon Voyage little brother." Smiled Joe.

Even though Linda and Jack weren't technically his siblings, saying goodbye to them was hard as well, as he had known them both since he was fairly little. And after some final hugs and goodbyes between Jamie and everyone else, including his grandfather, the family left, leaving just him and his parents in the house.

The goodbyes had taken an emotional toll on Jamie, and he could feel his eyes start to moisten, so he thought it would be best to get out of there as soon as he could.

"I should probably head up to bed, early morning and all you know?" Said Jamie, who after some goodnight kisses went up to his room. He didn't know how long it took him to fall asleep that night, but he knew it was probably already morning by the time he did so, and once he finally did, the sleep he got was not very restful.

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The next morning, Jamie's mother woke him up at 5:00 to make sure he was at the airport on time to go through security and everything. He would be meeting the rest of the group at the gate before their seven hour flight to Manchester, and from there another two hours to Liverpool. By the time they landed, it would be around 10 PM in Liverpool time.

The mood in the house was fairly quiet, partially due to the early hour. Neither parent wanted to address the fact that he was leaving until he had to.

After a quick breakfast, Jamie got dressed and started lugging his bags downstairs. As he walked to and from his room, he took a look at all of the pictures of his family on the wall and was saddened knowing that it would be so long before he could see them and hug them again.

Once everything had made it downstairs and was loaded into the car, they headed off towards JFK Airport. On the way, his mother had started with the nerves, asking every question possible. However, she was somewhat unenthusiastic. Maybe she was just coming down with something?

"Did you remember your toothbrush?"

"Yes mom."

"Are you sure you have enough pairs of underwear?"

"I'm sure mom."

"Did you remember to bring all of your chargers?"

"Mom please. I remembered everything, I checked last night." Said Jamie, slightly annoyed even though he knew his mother was only trying to help.

Finally they arrived at the airport and it was time to say goodbye. Frank helped Jamie unload all of his bags and take them into the airport, towards security. Once they reached the line, Jamie turned to his parents. His mother had tears in her eyes and his dad was just staring back at him with pride.

Jamie stepped forward and hugged his mother first, suddenly feeling the urge to forget about this trip and go back home. But he knew he had too much invested into this already, and he couldn't back down now. Mary squeezed him tightly, whispered over and over again that she loved him and was proud of him. Sadly, she eventually let go and Jamie hugged his father, whose embrace was both gentle and strong at the same time, giving him the love and reassurance he needed.

"I'm scared." Came the words. Jamie hadn't wanted to admit it, but he was. He was scared to meet these new people. Scared to go to another country.

"I know son. But you're smart and brilliant. You'll do just fine. Now go out there and show them how a Reagan works." Frank said, smiling.

Jamie grinned. "I will dad. I promise. I love you guys. "

"We love you too." Said Mary, giving him one last kiss. Jamie grabbed his things, and without looking back athis parents, walked to the security line.

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Security took a lot longer than necessary, but Jamie understood. After 9/11 airport security had taken a huge step in the right direction, but only unfortunate part being that it literally took forever. With his boarding pass in hand, he started trying to find the gate his flight was leaving from. It was 7:45, so he had a little bit of time to talk to his new family for the next month.

Not everybody was there yet when he arrived, but right away he noticed that most of them were dressed a bit…over the top for a plane flight. Granted, he realized that these people most likely came from money valuing families, but they were at least somewhat nice to him.

Jamie was then introduced to his new roommate, Josh Gordon, who unfortunately he didn't like at all. Josh was obviously a rich boy, who had tried to hold back a cringe when he saw the simple t-shirt that Jamie was wearing. So much for comfort. He also seemed to think that he would be the best of them all and completely dominate them all.

Fortunately, there was another guy in the corner who while he was dressed nice, also appeared to be very nice. Jamie walked over to him and decided to introduce himself.

"Hey. I'm uh. Jamie Reagan."

"Nice to meet ya Jamie. I'm Spencer. Spencer Croft. All these people, they seem kind of snobby to me, what do you think?"

"I totally agree." Jamie smiled, hoping this would be the beginning of a new friendship. Until boarding started, the two spent their time talking to each other and becoming fast friends. Jamie was happy to know that there was at least one person on this trip who wouldn't be obsessed with perfection or money the entire trip. Or both.

As they started boarding the plane, Jamie took a deep breath and looked to his new buddy Spencer. They then both instantly knew that this was the beginning of something amazing.

Author's Note: I hope you liked that, and the introduction of Spencer. I thought it would be nice for them to have a little background and for Jamie to have somebody on his side in these endeavours. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, please review and offer any prompts or ideas you have for the story! Also, I need help. Anyone who knows things about Liverpool such as the weather and lifestyle would be great so that I can make this story as accurate as possible. Thanks!

What's Next: Jamie arrives in Liverpool and their adventure begins!