Note: Please remember that this is a work of FICTION. I have no idea what type of Undercover Technology they use or the process they must go through. This is simply a story that I think would be enjoyable to read or watch. I do not own any Rights to any of the characters or places used in this story. Please Enjoy!
"This place is NICE." Eddie remarked. They were settling into the NYPD's safe house for this particular undercover job. It just so happened to be a high-rise apartment in Tribeca. "We might as well live it up while we can."
"Oh Ellie," sighed Jamie using her UC name, unable to keep the laughter out of his voice. "You deserve all the finer things."
Eddie laughed and continued looking around. They had tonight to settle in and tomorrow they would be reporting to the office where Jamie's "Law Practice" would be stationed out of. The CI had made a meeting bright and early for them to meet with the partners Tyler, Monroe and Duff. Eddie wasn't nervous. She was excited. She wanted to get this done with and get these bad men off the streets. She also loved using her Serbian Heritage while on the job. It was a way for her to remember her mother and grandmother and the memories she made as a child.
"Let's make some dinner and relax." Jamie suggested. "We know our parts, over studying and over analyzing is not going to help. We've got this and we've got a full fridge of food." He walked over to the Fridge and started pulling stuff out. "How about Chicken Parmesan?"
"That would be great, you start on the chicken, I'll work on the sauce." Eddie smiled as she stood across from Jamie in front of tomatoes, onions and a cutting board with a long knife. "I could get used to this. I know we don't really know how our future will play out with work schedules but I'm glad this could be a part of it. But I've been meaning to talk to you about the future and our careers..."
Jamie looked up quickly. A look of confusion was already spreading over his face when Eddie looked up from the tomatoes.
"Jamie. You are the best cop I know. I understand your issue with moving forward in your career because you're the Commissioners Son. But you should be taking the Sergeants test as well. You are an amazing TO. You deserve to see where this can take you. And as your fiancé, your future wife, your partner and your fellow cop, I want you to take it. If not for you, then for me. Please?"
"Eddie." Jamie leaned onto the counter closer to her. "Do you know what people will say if I get promoted?"
"Jamie, do you know what they will say if I get promoted? The same type of things they said when they thought we were having an affair on the side. People will always talk. In my opinion, you might as well give them something good to talk about. And Jamie?" Eddie walked around the counter and cupped his face. "The people who matter, will know you deserve this. Your Family, the Brass and me."
Jamie reached his hands up and placed them on Eddie's which were still on his face. "I love you. I don't think I will ever be able to tell you or show you how much I really do. I will take the test. But any promotions either of us are offered, we'll decide on together. Deal?"
"Deal, handsome." Eddie leaned up and kissed him long and sweet. "And I love you."
Knowing that they needed to get a good night's sleep, Jamie and Eddie went to bed shortly after dinner.
"Are you nervous, Ed?"
"No Jamie. We'll be there together. I don't have anything to be nervous about."
The alarm went off at 545AM. They needed to be at the office by 730 so they could familiarize their selves with it as well as prepare for their meeting with the Partners. After groaning and grumbling, the pair got up and got ready for the day.
"Are you KIDDING ME?" Jamie yelped seeing his fiancé walk in the room.
"What? I'm an office assistant. Baez approved of everything, I made sure to show her."
"Eddie…you look – I mean. Wow." Jamie couldn't get his eyes to go back into his head. Eddie was wearing a tight pencil skirt with heels that made her legs look a mile long, a crisp white blouse with the top four buttons undone enough to show a lacy camisole and librarian type glasses with her hair in waves. "I'm glad my UC is also for you to be my fiancé." Taking a few steps forward so he could put his lips on hers.
"Mr. Reagan, after work we can finish this. We need to go!" Eddie smiled and grabbed her bag off of the entryway table. Jamie followed her out of the door and onto the street, ready for whatever the day threw at them.
"Hi, please make yourself at home. Can I get you anything to drink?" Eddie stood and greeted the three partners as they entered the office. "My name is Ellie Janson, this is my fiancé's practice. I help out in the office."
The three partners took turns shaking Eddie's hand and making small talk. Jamie entered the front office with a large grin. "Gentlemen! My name is Justin Rugen. Thank you so much for meeting with me. I see you've met my future wife, Ellie?" Jamie put his arm around Eddie's waist. "Sweetheart, hold my calls for our meeting." He kissed her lightly on the temple and waved for the partners to follow him.
As the three partners passed Eddie, she smiled and waved goodbye. "I'll be here if you need anything!" She pulled out her tablet and started a message to Danny and Baez: They're in the meeting. All is good now. I'll be patch you in to listen with us. She set her tablet down and stood up from her desk to make sure they were all in Jamie's office. She quickly logged into the Solitaire App, which was a decoy App for the FBI's Top Surveillance system. The entire office was secretly bugged, including Jamie's Office. This meant that Eddie could listen and watch Jamie's meeting from her desk, while Danny and Baez watched from their lookout at the diner across the street. Inputting her password and sending an invitation for the Detectives to join, Eddie put the earbuds into her ears and focused on the screen.
After a round of introductions, Jamie began talking. "Gentleman, thank you for meeting with me on such short notice. Mr. Tripp spoke very highly of you and your firm. Rhode Island is home, but Ellie has always wanted to live in New York City. I'm anxious for us to start our life here."
"Understandable, Mr. Rugen. Your fiancé is lovely. Is she Serbian, by chance?" The man in the middle asked.
"She is, Mr. Monroe! How could you tell?"
"Oh, just a lucky guess my boy. Was she born in the United States or was she brought over with family?"
"Her mother was pregnant with her when she came to the US for citizenship. Her mother and father, along with her maternal grandmother entered the country together. She holds her Serbian Heritage very close to her heart." Taking a break and laughing he added, "I have to watch myself. If I really upset her she starts speaking very quickly in an English – Serbian mix that I have no idea what she is saying. It wouldn't be so bad if she didn't look so good while doing it!"
The three men all laughed heartily and immediately started to relax. Eddie couldn't help but smile as she watched. Jamie was good undercover. "He's good under my covers." She said quietly to herself, laughing at her joke.
"That is disgusting and makes me want to gauge my eyes out, Janko." Came Danny's voice in her ear piece.
Eddie's mouth dropped open in horror, forgetting that there was a microphone under her pen holder on her desk.
"That's right…Big Brother can hear you." Danny laughed.
After about 45 minutes, Jamie walked the men out of his office to the front door. "I look forward to starting this journey with you fellows. Thank you for the opportunity." Shaking their hands, the men left and Jamie locked the door behind them. "Well, that went well I think. They are really interested in your Serbian Heritage."
"Yeah?" Eddie got up from her desk. "I was watching and listening but I'm interested to hear your take. Let's patch in Danny and Baez and we'll discuss."
"As far as I can tell, we are all good to go." Jamie said as him and Eddie sat on the sofa in the office waiting room with the tablet on video chat. "They seemed to really trust what I was feeding them. And Monroe pinned Eddie as Serbian right away. So many questions about her and her heritage."
"Alright Jamie, when is your next meeting? I think you should find a way to make it out of the office if possible, like a lunch. Take Eddie. Eddie, you will need to play the quiet fiancé card, UNTIL you are questioned. At that time, you should make sure they feel the love you have for your heritage. Make them feel like they cannot do this operation without you." Baez explained.
"No Problem," Eddie said.
"The office assistant at their firm is supposed to reach out to me in later today. I will see what I can do for it to be an outing." Jamie looked at his fiancé. "You still good?"
Without taking her eyes off of Baez inside the tablet, Eddie replied, "I'm good Jamie. All good."
Later that night Jamie got an email from the office assistant at Tyler, Monroe and Duff requesting a meeting to further discuss their partnership the next day. Jamie quickly responded asking if they could make it a lunch meeting at Jean Georges claiming they would already be there to check the place out for Ellie's possible Bridal Shower location. After confirming that they could in fact meet there at 1PM, Jamie made sure that Danny and Baez knew so that they could case the place for a meet up. Jamie knew they would have to be wired but he was surprised to hear that Eddie's necklace would be the device. Technology sure has come a long way, he thought as he walked into the bedroom where Eddie was curled up with a magazine. After explaining the plan for tomorrow, he sat at the end of the bed and grabbed her feet.
"You know, I just care. It's not that I don't think you can do it. You are capable of doing anything and everything and I trust you with my life. That doesn't mean that I don't worry, just like I know you worry about me." Jamie started massaging her feet while he talked. "I love you, Eddie. I just want you to remember that."
Eddie put her Magazine down which Jamie could now see was a Modern Bride Magazine. "I know Jamie. And I love you for it. I've just accepted that I need to continue telling you I'm good. I expect you to do the same."
"I will, don't worry. Anything interesting in that magazine? Wanna talk wedding plans for a while?" Jamie asked.
"YES!" Eddie sat up quickly, with a thousand-watt smile on her face. "So, I was thinking. We don't want to spend a ton of money. And with my dad not being able to walk me down the aisle, I was thinking maybe something low key. Like the BBQ we talked about. I was thinking that maybe…. we could get married at your Dad's house? In his backyard and just have the reception there? What do you think?"
"Really?! Are you sure? You don't want a big wedding with all the fancy stu…" Eddie silenced Jamie with a kiss. When she pulled back Jamie could tell that this really was what she wanted.
"Jamie, I want you and me. Your family. Renzulli, Baez, Walsh, McKenna…. Hayley, Spencer. But I want it to be at a place that's important to you. Your home was a big part in making you the man you are today. I want our home to be that important to our kids. And I want to have fun and be with you. That is the big wedding I want." Eddie didn't take her gaze away from Jamie. "If that's weird or you don't think your dad would be okay with having a bunch of cops at his house, I understand. It is a lot to ask."
Jamie smiled. "I don't know how I got this lucky. That sounds like the perfect way for us to get married. Although all I really care about is making you happy."
"I know that, Jameson!" Eddie squealed as she launched herself onto him and laughed as he rolled her over underneath him. I am the luckiest girl in the world, she thought to herself. She guessed he was thinking something very similar as they laughed and kissed, trying to make up for all the time lost in the past four years.