Jamie had just entered the room, she could hear his steady breathing as he prepared himself for the meet up, this was a last resort for the police force, two other under covers had gone missing and eventually turned up in the Hudson River. For some reason they thought that maybe Jamie would be different and could make it out so here she sat with the two officer's her stomach churning as she hoped that this went over smooth. It was a quick in quick out task, all he had to do was have at least one member with him and about to sell and then it would be over but in her head she knew that there were a million ways this could go wrong.
"Jim Felton, I have heard a lot about you," The man who was identified as Derek Sanchez spoke up, he was the ringleader and she knew that he was the deadliest.
"As have I, back at Rikers, Marcus Gordinos had a lot to say about this gang."
"Yeah Marcus was a great guy, he was one we trusted."
"If I wasn't let out early Lawrence Leeward would have gotten what was coming to him." The toughness in Jamie's voice was something she heard in his voice but the tone was different when he talked to a perp as a cop.
"Yeah well our guys took care of him, you should know we don't take no shit and I can smell a cop a mile away." Eddie's heart beat even faster was that a hint that he knew.
"Can you smell one now?" it was silent for a moment as she waited for a response.
"I like you Felton, I think that you could work out," A sound that could be distinguished as a loud pat on the back let Eddie and the two detectives know that Jamie was okay.
"I hope I can fit up to the expectations that Sander set."
"We will see, I'm going to have you go with Husky, my best guy on the job, no one more loyal, over to the elementary school on 45th, let's see what you're made of."
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"Eddie," The voice came from behind her and Eddie could place it without hesitation, it was Linda Reagan Danny's wife. It was not that she didn't want to talk to Linda, it was that she knew she wouldn't be able to keep it together but she turned around anyway and kept her strength.
"Did you hear anything?"
"No not yet I just thought I'd check on you, how are you doing?"
"Fine," She lied.
"Come on Eddie, I know about you and Jamie," it was obvious that Linda read her like a book; the face was a huge indicator of shock and a little fear.
"Erin told you?"
"Oh no, come on I spend my whole Sundays with Jamie and if it wasn't the talking about his partnership with you it's the look in his eye when he talked about you."
"So you and Erin know."
"Well Erin, me, Danny, Nicki maybe Frank and Henry," She listed as she looked at Jamie with a smile.
"He wanted to keep t a secret," Eddie collapsed in a bench outside covering her face with her hands as fresh tears surfaced. She felt the presents of Linda sit beside her then a hand on her back rubbing small circles like her mom used to do when she was younger.
"I know this is hard but you have to believe that he will be alright. That undercover OP went fine; he would have done it regardless of what anyone would have said."
"I know he has that stubborn Reagan gene in him."
"I know god I can see it in Jack now that he's a teenager I'm hoping Sean will miss out," this got a chuckle out of both of them but only for a moment when they were brought back to the grim situation at hand.
"I can't help but think this is my fault ," a severely concerned look crossed Linda's face.
"Eddie don't say that, no one could have seen this coming, it was a random thing."
"It wasn't random, Jason DiFonzio was part of the gang and he escaped he was the one that did this." She could see that her outburst had its effect; she did not mean to yell it had been such a horrible moment in her life filled with dread and fear. "I'm sorry Linda, that was rude I know you are just as worried as I am, I just don't understand, I was right there I should have been able to protect him."
"Jason was on a suicide mission, all his friends were taken out, he was pissed and out for blood, it wasn't just Jamie." Eddie had heard that before Jamie officer Carver and Samuels had been gunned down on their way back to the station.
"I just need him to be okay, I don't know if I could live if he wasn't."
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Eddie had gotten off shift and hour ago but she was still at the station, Jamie had been undercover for three days now and the suspense was killing her. Today though the report that the Gordinos had been taken down was out and Eddie wanted nothing more than to see Jamie walk into the station. A few officers sat in the break room with her though she spoke to no one. She looked at the clock it was 415 and Jamie was still MIA she worried that maybe he had already headed home but then again she did text him.
"Eddie," She smiled before even setting eyes on him.
"Hey there partner, how was it being a big wig and taking down the drug gang?" She grinned as he just shook his head knowing she was teasing him.
"Great and now I get to come back to a smart ass partner," She gave him a playful glare as they walked out of the police station.
"Okay so it's Friday and I'm starving!"
"You are always starving!"
" Oh you are just full of pins rabbit, not everyone can live off salads." She shot him a look as she shivered in the cold air.
"Do you want my jacket?"
"And what draw attention to you and I, it's a secret remember." She grinned as she turned back to towards the precinct looking back and caught his glowing gaze. In that moment she should have just turned around, they were getting in a car anyway but instead she walked back across the street and back up the precinct steps and then her world shattered, she heard his name yelled with a gunshot to follow. It was the catalyst of a gun fight soon ending with a dead man and Eddie's heart to drop.
"Jamie," She jumped up from her spot on the steps scanning the swarm of officers finally finding a small group crowding around someone, she felt the shock leave her body and her legs shakily guided her before she was able to sprint to where he once stood. "JAMIE!" She pushed past a few of her fellow officers finding Kara Walsh pressing down on Jamie's chest; the crimson blood flowed through her fingers as she told him to stay with her. Eddie fell to her knees and grabbed his outstretched hand.
"Come on Reagan, stay with me," She heard Kara yell but his eyes were fixated on Eddie, pleading and filled with fear but he tried to mask them with a brave face. His eyes told her that it would be okay but the pain that seized his body told her otherwise.
"Come on Jamie, you're going to be okay, think about your family," She added in giving his hand a squeeze. She wished that that last comment would keep him pushing like in every movie ever but the blood loss took over and soon the hazel eyes fluttered close just as the sirens from an ambulance grew closer.
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So the story lead her here walking through the hospital back to the waiting room, She looked at Linda who held a tired look on her face as if she had been up for three days and worn ragged. She knew that having a family full of police officers had to be a hard thing and this was always a possibility and she could see that this really weighed on them; lord knew it was doing the same to her. Linda looked over and gave a weak smile, putting on a brave face was a trying task but she was still able to try. They finally reached the room with slight hesitation to go back in, waiting was nothing to be desired but that's all they had, and it was better than the alternative.
"One question Eddie before we go back inside," Linda said pulling her hand away from the handle turning to Eddie who nodded.
"Eddie how long is you in," Eddie's face reddened. "I'm a nurse Eddie, I can tell, plus you forget I have been there too."
"Four weeks," The tears began to well up in her eyes.
"Does he know?"
"No, I was going to tell him tonight, I can't do this on my own, I need him."
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Hello all so sorry this took so long i have been going through some stuff but i wanted to update. please review id love to see your thoughts
Love always Layna
PS the song I wont let go is by James Morrison
