Knock. Knock

"Hey you two."

Danny and Baez walked in with two big bags from Eddie's favorite restaurant.

"Hey Danny" Jamie said.

"That smells heavenly" Eddie said with a smile.

"It does... we were tempted to eat some on the way over here" Baez said with a chuckle. Danny placed a bag down at the bedside and leaned over to hug Eddie. "How's it going Janko? Honestly."

"I mean... I'm alright... I'll be a little better once I eat" Eddie replied.

Danny chuckled. "Alright lets get some food in you, then we'll talk."

...……...

After they had sat and talked for awhile, Danny decided to bring up the elephant in the room.

"Okay Janko... I need you to tell me everything that happened that night. At least everything you can remember."

"Okay." Jamie reached over and grabbed her hand. "I was walking home from softball practice. We had gotten out a little late so it was already getting dark. I always walk to and from practice because it's not very far from our apartment. I was maybe a block away when I decided to call Jamie to see if he could bring home a pizza from that place that's right beside Finnegans since I knew the two of you were there." Eddie slowed down and took a breath.

"I slowed down to pull my phone and then I just felt someone jerk me hard by my backpack. It really dazed and scared the shit out of me. He pulled me so hard that I tore the straps of my backpack. Before I knew it... I was on the ground. He just went to town on me Danny... hit after hit, over and over again." Eddie went quiet and shivered. Jamie squeezed her hand in comfort.

"You're doing great Janko. I promise you that we'll find this bastard" Danny said with reassurance.

"He started to get tired quickly. So I'm guessing he was an older man... late 30's, early 40's. No taller than 6'3." Eddie's detective instincts started to shine through. "I was able to gain some leverage on him. I kicked and punched hard... I'm pretty sure I messed up his jaw in someway. But... I don't even know why I didn't try to reach for my bat. He was getting really mad that I was wailing on him that he grabbed it and knocked me over. I tried hard to fight back. He beat on me till I passed out."

"Ok... Do you remember if he said anything to you? Anything?" Danny replied softly.

"Uh... he did call me a couple of names... that's the only thing I can really remember. Wait... I do remember something! He said "This won't be the last time" Eddie said as her face fell.

"You didn't tell me he said that" Jamie whispered to her.

"I honestly just remembered it." Jamie looked over at her in concern.

"Good... Good. We do have a lead on who this guy possibly is. Does the name Joseph Lansky ring a bell Janko?"

"Joseph Lansky..." she whispered to herself. Eddie sat there and racked her brain for a minute. The name sounded vaguely familiar. Then, it finally clicked. "Oh yeah I remember him..." she said as her voice got quieter. "Jamie and I helped with an arrest involving him a long time ago. After he got out, he found me and started threatening me."

"Wait... What?" Jamie looked over at Eddie. "Babe... why didn't you tell me about this? When did he do it? Has he done it recently?"

"It happened a long time ago. We weren't even together yet Jamie. It lasted for a few months. At first, I thought it was just a secret admirer. I would get flowers, candies, love notes and just small stuff delivered to my place. I thought it was just Gonzales from the precinct because he had a crush on me. No man had ever done that type of stuff for me so I just enjoyed it while I could. When I went to thank him for it, he looked at me all confused and said it wasn't him. When the next delivery of flowers came in, I asked the delivery guy if he could tell me who the flowers were from. He wasn't allowed to say it but he slipped me a piece of paper that had the address on it. I looked it up at work and I found out it was Joseph Lansky."

"Good... that's very good Janko" Danny replied. "With the stuff you just gave us, it will get that scumbag in jail for life. I can promise you that. What happened after you found out it was him?"

"I found him snooping around my place one day when I was leaving for work. I mean... I couldn't arrest him or anything because he hadn't done anything to me. I told him to please stop sending me things and he said he'd stop. A few days later, I found a small note taped to my door. It said I was trying to be nice and you didn't appreciate it. You'll regret it. I think he had a crush on me. I mean... who wouldn't?" Eddie said with a chuckle. Danny and Baez laughed. Jamie sat stone faced. "It happend for a couple more weeks after that then he stopped. I never saw him again. That's why I didn't say anything about it."

"Ok Eddie. That was good. This will definitely help a lot with the case. It's getting late so we'll head out. I'll keep you updated." He gave Eddie a hug. "Take care of yourself kid. I want to see you back at family dinner soon."

"I will and thanks to the both of you for dinner."

...

Eddie noticed that Jamie hadn't said anything since Danny and Baez had left. They were still newlyweds but she has known her husband for over 5 years so she knew when something was up with him.

"Jamie... Babe... what's wrong?" she asked. He was sitting on the recliner beside the bed watching a video on his phone.

"Why do you think something is wrong?" he replied.

"Well... I spent almost everyday in a car with you for 5 years so I think I know you pretty well babe."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Jamie said quietly.

"Huh?"

"Why didn't you tell me? Did you not trust me?" he said as he raised his voice.

"Of course I trust you! I trust you more than anyone!" she replied.

"Then why didn't you tell me? I would have done anything in my power to help you."

"I know that" Eddie said quietly. " We were great partners but I didn't want to bother you with it. I feel like I handled it just fine. He stopped after a few months so I didn't want to dwell on it anymore. Look I'm sorry that I didn't tell you but I'm fine now. Not exactly where I want to be but it's gonna get better."

"Yeah and I'm grateful for that but... I'm going to go take a walk. I'll be back." Jamie kissed her cheek and walked out of the room.

Eddie watched as he left. She could tell that he was mad because he felt like she couldn't trust him. When he proposed, she was ecstatic because she was going to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved the most. With their engagement and marriage, they realized that they were still learning about each other. She knew that this was another roadblock that they were going to need to get over.

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I was completely blank on how to write this chapter until 3:30 a.m. this morning (it's 5:49 now). Wrote it on my phone so things look a little weird but I really enjoyed writing this chapter! Enjoy!