Good Hello Readers, it is I, Layna back from the depths of writers block and procrastination. For real though, I am super sorry for not updating but I hit a snag in my story and if anyone has read my other stories I like to get quickly to the conclusion yet I find myself wanting to continue this one, hence the writer's block. I really want to thank everyone for the positive comments and love, you keep me going and I cannot express how much I love you all! I hope this makes up for my hiatus and as usual Read and Review ~Love Layna~

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His heartbeat at a rapid pace as his lungs worked hard to keep oxygen flowing but with his current state it was a hard job. Jamie could not remember the last time he had run this hard, or this far but right now his life depended on it. It happened so quickly, Renzulli and an office named Roderick where on guard and Danny told Jamie to run as soon as he was told to. Jamie was always a rule follower but once Danny and Renzulli gave the go ahead Jamie ran and he had not looked back. Danny had slipped him a paper and Jamie was told not to look until he was at least ten blocks away and not in front of police, well here he was in a side street in the dark night as the city noises surrounded him. He looked to the lone street lamp that dimly lit the alley; he looked around but saw no presents of anyone.

The crinkled paper lay in his shaky hand, it was the last thing he had from his brother, and he prayed that his family would be okay. Slowly he smoothed out the paper and looked at the sweet cursive writing he knew to be his big sisters, he could almost hear her calming voice say the words. An address, one was only about six blocks away. He looked at the paper and squeezed it in his hand before shredding it up and throwing it into multiple places before escaping out into the night.

His lungs burned as he finally reached his destination, it was in a sketchy part of the city, an old run down building where the druggies or prostitutes would rent rooms for a question free transaction. Jamie remembered that this was a place where Jamie and Renzulli had found chased a perp into when he first started the job. He let out a breath before he wondered in. As he entered, he took in the horrible smell of stale cigarettes, dirty laundry, the air was cloudy, and the lighting was dim, it was a completely new experience. A scrawny man with a noise ring, and sleeve tattoos sat behind the glass barricade, he paid no attention of the new arrival but instead looked at a playboy with a creepy grin.

"Excuse me," Jamie spoke in a moderate tone, the man brought his eyes up to Jamie and rolled his eyes.

"Welcome, how may I help you," Jamie could not only sense the annoyance be he could see it and the sarcasm in his tone made it clear to Jamie that the man wasn't going to care if he was a fugitive or not.

"I need a key to room 114." He had memorized the room from the paper before he ripped it up and threw it away, wondering if Danny and Renzulli had planned this. The man stood from his chair and turned his back to Jamie to the board of keys; he plucked up pair and threw them through the slot.

"You're all set Mister…" The man looked to the paper, "Cruz." Jamie was taken aback at the use of the name used; it was not until the man gave him a look that Jamie thanked him and made his way to his room.

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He reached room 114, he knew his sister and brother would never steer him into danger so he slowly cleared the thoughts out of his mind and stuck his key into the lock. Behind the door, he heard a commotion and a shatter of a glass. As he opened the door, he felt the blood flow warmly in him as his heart slowed to a steady beat.

"Eddie," She was just opening the window when she turned to the voice that called her. Her heart fluttered as she saw Jamie close the door behind him.

"Jamie," Tears welled up in her eyes as they stayed in the same spot before he dropped the keys and opened his arms, she ran the short distance and let herself become wrapped in the warmth and comfort of his embrace. She sobbed in his shoulder as he hushed her, rocking her and taking in her smell, her softness and warmth. She pulled herself from him and he looked into her beautiful glossy eyes that looked up at him in relief that they were together, she threw herself on him laying a long passionate kiss on his lips. Her lips were soft and her kiss sweet; it made him feel love flow through his body.

"I thought I lost you," She said as she stepped back from him falling back and sliding down the wall.

"I'm right here, I'm okay." He reassured her as he sat beside her.

"I didn't know that, I left while you were still in surgery, and then all this happened."

"I know but I'm here and that's all that matters." He quickly watched as her expression changed.

"You almost died and for me, Jamie I was terrified, you shouldn't have done it, you could have died." She pushed herself up and stormed to the other side of the room. Jamie slowly stood up and walked by her but she backed away.

"Eddie, what was my other option, letting you die?"

"Yes Jamie, you have a family, a brother who is working hard to hide me because he knows you love me and a sister who was almost arrested."

"Eddie, I wasn't just going to let you get killed, you have a family too."

"Not one that would go through hell and back to hide me, one that is willing to put their good name on the line like yours."

"Eddie, I would go through hell and back for you, I did it because I love you, because you are worth saving and I couldn't let you die."

"Well I couldn't either!" Jamie looked at her with sad eyes, he never stopped to think of how horrible it was for her to watch him bleed out, and then thrown into this whirlwind while not knowing his fate. He stepped in closer to her but she pushed back, backed into a corner she cried and refused to look at him. He inched closer to her; he gently held her chin turning her head to face him. It broke his heart seeing her hurt like that; he wiped his tears from her eyes and looked in her eyes, she looked at him.

"I know that it had to see that, I know it scared the hell out you but I'd do it all over again for you, I love you Eddie." She looked at him and nodded before she broke down again and he once again wrapped her up in his arms.

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"I'm going to ask you again Detective Reagan, where is your brother?" Danny looked to detective Quimby and shrugged his shoulders causing her to become furious. They had been at this for eight hours and Danny did not intend to give up his brother, in another room, Renzulli was being questioned and in another three Linda, Erin, and Henry sat waiting for their questioning, all were sticking to their story of innocence.

"You know Detective, you and I deal with criminals with clueless families that swear innocence, are you going to be one of them?" Danny had not spoken a word up until now, he knew it fed to her furry and it made him happy. He knew that as they spoke, his accounts were being searched through with a fine toothcomb but he was not worried because nothing would trace back to them, not back to any of them.

"We will catch your brother and when we do we will be able to find out that you have helped him and you will be behind bars too. I do wonder if your boys will be okay in foster kids and I wonder if Deputy Commissioner Morrison will hold up, I mean after your father is kicked out." Danny looked at her, not fazed by her words, it was a tactic he had used on multiple criminals to scare them to confession but it did not work on him, plus in only a few minutes it would be over and the cockiness that Quimby has now would disappear. Danny had a plan and as he stalled, he had someone close looking up Henrietta Quimby.

"Ms. Quimby, am I under arrest?" He asked after she finished her latest rambling.

"No," she said through gritted teeth.

"I've grown tired of this, I'm leaving, call me when you get a lead on my brother, and I'm sure that my wife, sister, grandfather and father are through with your desperate attempts of trying to clean your mess, I think you actually are growing to believe your lies."

"I have no idea what you speak of…"

"Yeah yeah I know, play innocent while you can, but you will still be a cold blooded killer." He turned away from her, opened the door, and walked out. He moved through the bullpen where officers and detectives roamed, he saw his wife being questioned with the same confidence he had going in, he knew they would meet back with him but for now he had placed to be.

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Forming an alliance with his sister's ex husband was a tough thing, especially with their past but Jack was helping and this gave Danny a new sense of respect for the man. He entered the small bar that Jack had given him to meet him at after questioning, knowing that Danny would be followed.

"Hello Jack, great to see you." The man nodded and smiled at Danny, he saw a man enter after Danny and seat him a table away.

"Did you help Nicki with that pest at school?" Danny asked, the code was clear to them but to anyone else it seemed that they spoke of Jacks daughter and Danny's niece.

"Yeah, seems like the kid had other victims too, the principle is talking to those kids too so I think we can get him expelled."

"Good, I'm glad, hey um let me ask you is it set in stone, I can't see Nick go through this anymore."

"Oh no this is set in stone, none of the kids are backing down, they were all bullied to and they want this kid gone just as bad."

"Good to hear, after all this Jamie stuff I can't have her stress on this."

"How is Jamie?" Jack knew that they had to throw off the scent on the trail on their coded conversation. Jack had a close friend look up Quimby and her past partners all of whom had a horrible past with her leading them to either lose their jobs or end up being demoted, all stepped forward.

"He escaped, I'm really scared, I hope he is alright, I mean I know he is being accused of this but I can't see my baby brother doing this."

"Yeah me neither."

"Listen, I just wanted to meet you here to say thanks for helping my sister, someone has got it in for the Reagan Family and I think it was the gang who Jamie was helping take down and Erin got taken by."

"You know that even though Erin and I are divorced I am still here for the family."

"I know, thanks Jack, listen Linda is probably done being questioned but I'll call you later, we might need you with everything."

"Of course, I'll see you soon Danny." They said their goodbyes and both got up from their booths, Jack quickly cut off the man that was following Danny but "accidently" spilling his drink on him creating a diversion letting Danny have a clean get away.

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He was wide-awake but not wanting to wake Eddie, who slept soundly on his chest he stayed still. He knew that this was probably the best sleep she had had since the beginning and it would be for him too if it were not for his worry about his family. He knew the press were digging their claws into his father the longer he was gone and he knew that his brother and sister probably were going to be put into question on their ability to keep the justice in their jobs. He looked out the window into the night sky, it seemed that this was the only place he could see the stars because the lights of the city did not quite hit this place. He felt slight movement and as he looked down, he saw Eddie's eyes flutter open.

"Hey," he said as she finally opened them fully and looked up to him with her beautiful hazel eyes that still had the sleepiness in them.

"Can't sleep?" She asked as she sat up in the small bed.

"No, I'm just keeping watch."

"Jamie, it's me, you don't have to lie to me."

"I guess I'm just stuck on my family, I mean I shouldn't have run." He said finally after a little reluctance.

"I know, I felt the same way but your brother told me that he had this under control, and that I shouldn't worry."

"Yeah, I guess when Danny says it he means it," Jamie joked but Eddie could tell the concern was still there.

"It will be okay, I trust your brother, I mean he is related to you."

"Yeah he is." He watched her face grow serious for a minute scaring him slightly

"Maybe that means I should go with this at all, you are a trouble maker sometime." A smile grew on her face as she let out a laugh.

"Shut up." He pulled her in and kissed her they melted into each other as they cuddled up to each other and drifted into sleep.

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Three days passed and Erin was beginning to become irritated by the man following her everywhere she went but it was the price to pay to keep her brother safe. Once in a while her and Nicki would bring up their "concern" of Jamie's disappearance and she even did a press release begging him to just come home but it was all fake, she knew Jamie was okay and that her ex husband had been checking in on him. Her and Jack's marriage may have ended but apparently the care that he had for her family never faded, hers never stopped for his either.

"Mom," Nicki said as she pulled her bag on her shoulder, it was her senior year and she was ready to be finished, this past month especially. She had received nothing but negative comments from everyone but her real friends on how her family was harboring a fugitive or how they were all crooks and that her grandfather should be stripped of his title.

"In the Kitchen," Erin called to her; she had just finished making her salad for lunch. She was already behind schedule but honestly she was in no rush, work had really cut her workload because they did not want to stick her to cases in fear that judges would see the name or even the jury and instantly decide the client was guilty.

"Dad just texted me and said he is on his way up, he wants to talk to you." Erin put down her Tupperware container and looked to Nicki, both knew that today that today could make or break their case.

"Go get the door and then come to the dining room." She whispered, Nicki nodded and ran to the door throwing down her books and waited for the knock that came two seconds later. Erin stood looking at the doorway as Nicki slowly opened the door to reveal her father. Erin took one look and instantly tears weld up in her eyes, Nicki quickly throw herself at her mother in an embrace as they both cried, Jack stayed back but soon Erin threw her arms around him and squeezed him.

"Thank you so much Jack." She said as the tears of joy flowed her cheeks.

"Let's go get her," He smiled to her and she nodded.

"I'm going," Nicki said in a matter of fact tone, neither of them resisted instead leaving to get the woman who was out of control.

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Okay so I am super tired and I have work but hopefully this chapter will tide you over until write the next chapter. I hope you loved this chapter and don't worry this story is far from over because we still have to deal with Quimby and also what about the Diablo's because I feel like I have cut them out. Please read and Review because you know why and I cant wait until next time ~Love Layna~