The days flew by fast, and before they knew it, Jamie and Eddie found themselves at another Sunday dinner. Everyone had already eaten, and Jamie and Eddie decided to get seconds. They were wordlessly passing each other the butter and different jellies for their biscuits, and neither of them noticed everyone looking at them. It wasn't until they had passed each other the meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and ketchup that they realized that it was creepily quiet, and that everyone was staring at them.
"What's everyone staring at?" Jamie asked out of embarrassment and confusion.
"You were handing each other exactly what the other one wanted without thinking or talking again." Nicki told her uncle honestly.
"Yeah Uncle Jamie, how do you do that? I mean, you don't even talk or glance at each other." Sean asked in amazement. Jamie and Eddie glanced and each other and grinned.
"Well Sean, after you spend 4 years of your life eating just about every meal with someone, you get to know how they like their food. Then you add on 3 years of marriage, and it's safe to say that you know what kind of jelly they like and whether they like ketchup on their meatloaf." Jamie answered his nephew as he got up from the table to refill his and Eddie's glasses with Iced tea.
A minute when he sat back down and handed his wife her glass, he could see the pain on her face and he instantly knew something was wrong. Jamie's forehead wrinkled in worry.
"You okay, Ed?" Jamie asked his wife, his voice full of concern.
"Yeah, I think so. I've just been getting these weird pains in my back and stomach today. I just didn't want to worry you." Eddie told him honestly. Linda and Erin shot each other a look.
"Um, Eddie, how often have these been happening?" Linda asked her sister-in-law.
"Oh, it's been happening more and as the day goes on. I'm not sure." Eddie told her, not sure why that really mattered.
"When's your due date again?" Linda asked, slightly concerned.
"A week from tomorrow." Eddie answered, becoming worried. Linda asked several more questions before she got up from the table and nodded at Erin.
"Eddie, I want you to start timing the amount of time in-between the pain. Jamie, can Erin and I talk to you in the kitchen please?" Linda told everyone firmly. Jamie was worried now. He and Eddie gave each other a worried look, before he got up and followed Erin and Linda into the kitchen.
"Jamie… Don't freak out, everything's going to be okay but" Erin started.
"We think Eddie's in labor." Linda blurted out. Jamie's eyes grew wide.
"She's WHAT?" He said, practically screaming from the panic. He knew that everyone else probably heard it too.
"Jamie, calm down. She might as well be full term. It's not uncommon to go into labor a little early. It's just a week. Everything should be fine." Linda told him comfortingly.
"We just wanted you to know what was going on. We didn't want to worry Eddie until we knew you were aware of it all, and you knew that she would be okay." Erin explained.
"Exactly. Now go be with your wife. I don't how far apart her contractions are, so you probably need to get her to the hospital soon." Linda told him calmly. The three went back to the dining room.
Jamie stood behind his wife's chair and gently put a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey Ed, can we talk in the kitchen for a sec?" Eddie nodded and the couple headed to the kitchen while Erin and Linda filled everyone else in. Everyone laughed when they heard Eddie's panicked reaction of "I'm WHAT?" in the same tone that Jamie's had been when he found out a couple minutes before. Jamie did a pretty good job of calming her down though, because she seemed fine when the couple came back into the dining room a few minutes later.
"Well…" Eddie said sighing. "I guess we're going to go have a baby." The more she thought about finally having her little boy in her arms, the more the worry turned into excitement.
Jamie grinned. "If someone could do us a favor though and grab the bags from our place… I think you all have keys…"
"Sure thing, kid. You don't worry about anything but your wife. We'll see you at the hospital in a little while." Danny told his little brother, excitement written all over his face. Jamie and Eddie walked out of the house together for the last time without a baby.
It was about two hours later when the doctor came in, introduced himself, and explained that Eddie's normal doctor had been called into surgery. He confirmed that Eddie was definitely in labor, and that they would be parents soon. By now Eddie's water had broken, and they were just waiting on the baby to make his appearance. The family came in and told Eddie that she had their prayers, and then headed to the waiting room.
It was about 11 that night when Eddie was finally ready to push. It wasn't long before the cries of a newborn could be heard.
"We have a little girl!" The doctor said smiling as he had Jamie cut the cord. He handed the baby to Eddie, before looking at the confused looks on the couples faces.
"What is it?" The doctor asked concerned.
"A girl?" Jamie and Eddie replied in unison.
"Yeah…" The doctor was confused.
"It's just that we were told it was a boy…" Jamie explained confused and Eddie nodded in agreement, as she cradled the baby lovingly and kissed her forehead.
"The ultrasound I did earlier today clearly showed a girl, and the other baby hiding behind her. I guess the babies just like hiding behind each other so you could only see one at a time during the other ultrasounds. That's why you're a week early; it's very common with twins actually." The doctor explained. Jamie and Eddie's eyes were both wide, shock across their faces.
"Other baby?" They half screamed in unison, their jaws dropping.
"You didn't know that?" The doctor asked confused. He chuckled when he saw the couples matching open mouths, giving him his answer. Just then, Eddie cried out in pain.
"Yep. Definitely another baby." Eddie said, her voice filled with sarcasm.
"I'm sorry. I saw it earlier and just assumed you knew. Anyways, are you ready to do this again?" The doctor asked her. Eddie nodded, and handed the baby to a nurse, making a metal note to speak to Jamie about her name ASAP. It wasn't long before the cries of another newborn were heard. Jamie and Eddie shared a smile now that the shock had worn off. The doctor chuckled.
"Now this one's a boy." The doctor told them with a smile before handing him to Eddie.
The doctors and nurses cleaned everything up, before leaving the couple alone with twins. Jamie had the little girl, and Eddie had Joseph. They were both smiling, excited to have two new little ones.
"Ya know Jamie, we really do need to pick a name for her, though." Eddie said.
"We really do. We just weren't at all prepared for this. I couldn't be happier with our little family though." Jamie told her kindly.
"Hey… what about Josie Erin?" Eddie asked seriously.
"Josie and Joseph. I love it!" Jamie told her, his smile even bigger.
"Why don't you have your family come on back?" Eddie asked her husband.
"Yeah, that's a good idea. I'll text them." Jamie replied pulling out his phone.
It didn't take long for the room to become crowded.
"Everyone meet Josie Erin Reagan." Jamie told them with a smile, trying to distract them from the baby in Eddie's arms.
"Aww, she's so cute!" Nicki exclaimed as she looked at the baby lovingly. Everyone was crowded around Jamie now, oblivious to everything else.
"Wait a sec…" Nicki said getting confused.
"She?" Sean asked.
"I thought it was a boy…" Erin said in confusion.
"Well… we did too. Then we got here." Jamie told them. Eddie rolled her eyes.
"I've got Joseph over here." She explained. Cries of "Oooooooh" could be heard by just about everyone, as they went back to fawning over Josie. All at once, everyone jerked their heads up and looked over at Eddie as their jaws dropped when they finally realized what they had heard.
"But… but… no one ever said anything about… TWINS?" Danny exclaimed as he looked between the babies in Jamie and Eddie's arms. Jamie and Eddie just laughed and nodded.
"Wow, for being a detective your slow. Anyways, the doctor said that the second baby was probably just hiding at the ultra sound. He said it's not that common, but it does happen sometimes." Jamie explained laughing as the babies started getting passed around. Frank just chuckled as he held his newest grandson. He had picked up on it as soon as he stepped in the room, but he didn't want to let on and ruin the fun.
Everyone left after about half an hour, leaving the new family of four alone for the night.
"I love you Jamie. Our kids are perfect" Eddie whispered exhausted but happy, as she fell asleep.
"I love you too, Ed. And our babies." Jamie whispered from the chairs he had made himself comfortable in, before falling asleep with a smile on his face.
This wasn't at all how they had planned to spend their day, but neither one of them would have changed a thing.
A/N- I hope you liked it, and my little plot twist. What do you think of Josie's name? I can't decide if the Erin sounds good with it or not lol.
I know I said I probably wouldn't post another update till like Friday, but I was so excited to finally get my laptop that I couldn't resist finishing the part of the chapter I had already written. I'm not quite sure why the paragraphs aren't breaking up... I'm so sorry! It looks fine on my phone but on my laptop it's all messed up. I tried the line breaks and they aren't really working.
Please review… I enjoy writing so much more knowing people actually read it. I appreciate those of you who took time to review last chapter, but out of alllllll the people who read it, I'm kinda disappointed that only two people reviewed. Even if it's constructive criticism, I really appreciate the input so I can improve the story. For those of you who have either reviewed or sent me a message, I really appreciate the support. Thank you!