Over the next few tours Jamie and Eddie kept their promise riding with different partners twice allowing them to ride together as much. The evening before their double date Jamie slotted to ride with Sarg leaving Eddie with Kara giving the girls opportunity to discuss what Eddie should wear.
Jamie sat in the driver's seat a rare opportunity to drive something Renzulli enjoyed except with his favorite rookie, not that he'd admit it. "So kid how's everything going with you huh," Renzulli looked sideways at his partner for that day.
"Good Sarg how's everything with you? How's your wife?" Jamie set his notebook inside the inside pocket of his jacket turning to glance his training officer casually.
Sarg responded with a wide grin, "she's great you know after all these years Marie and I are still in love just like when we first met. I looked across the room spotting her and knew right away you know kid? Just to know that one person is meant for you?"
Jamie nodded completely understanding what he meant feeling the same way about Eddie seeing she was something special from their first meeting. "Yea, I do Sarg."
"Listen to me kid, there's nothing like a woman who will stand by you no matter what you know? This job is especially stressful and dangerous but knowing you have someone to go home to who will have your back there's no better feeling.." The twenty year veteran and husband most of that time raised one eyebrow at the younger man hoping he was listening.
"Yea trust me I get it.."
After the conversation Jamie spent the time while preparing for his double date with Eddie thinking. Giving himself one final glance in the mirror his reflection smiling back wearing a light blue button down dress shirt and black dress pants with matching black shoes. He tucked the off duty weapon underneath his black jacket, shield tucked away too hidden starting to his car. On the way to Eddie's he stopped at a local florist picking up roses for Eddie parking just outside.
Roses in hand Jamie headed upstairs to her apartment knocking slowly taking a deep breath hearing Eddie unlocking her door. Seeing Jamie's speechless expression his eyes wide staring at her Eddie laughed teasingly. "Well?"
"You look amazing Eddie um these are for you.." Jamie offered the bouquet glad when Eddie whisked them into the kitchen for a vase so she wouldn't see his burning cheeks.
Satisfied once the roses soaked in water Eddie grabbed her jacket closing the distance between them. "Ready to go? By the way you don't look to bad yourself," winking she spun on her heels towards the door, looking over her shoulder for him to follow. As he was taught Jamie opened the car door waiting until she got in to close it and go around, getting in himself.
Arriving at the restaurant Eddie walked through the door Jamie held scanning the
already packed place finding her at a corner table. "There she is.." Jamie followed slower watching a woman just inches taller then Eddie stand to greet them.
"Eddie, so good to see you this is Chris.."
"Hi Chris nice to meet you.. This is Jamie, Jamie my sister Lena.." Extending a hand politely shaking Jamie smiled greeting the young woman before joining them at the table. A waitress stopped to take their drink orders while they figured out what to eat.
"These look good to share too .." Eddie moved the menu closer to Jamie, pointing at an assorted appetizer for two containing mini burgers, onion rings, calamari, and fried zucchini.
Jamie laughed at her appetite agreeing to share though he was positive she'd be able to finish it by herself. He turned back to glance the menu for his main course debating between two types of fish. A male voice cut through the conversations of every dinner goer turning attention to him.
"All right everyone on the ground right now..you put the cash in.." A man large in size who couldn't be older then 39 waved a silver pistol through the air scanning the crowd making sure everyone followed his directions. Behind him a woman with scraggly hair stepped in monitoring the tables pointing her own weapon at patrons hiding underneath tables.
Jamie and Eddie turned to each other both reaching for their respective off duty weapons nodding in silent unison. "You go left I'll go right okay, stay low." Jamie whispered starting towards the male.
"Stay down," Eddie instructed her sister and Chris moving off in the opposite direction clutching her off duty eyes locked with the woman.
As Jamie got closer he pulled the off duty up pointed right at the male perp while revealing himself. "Police put the weapon down on the ground. Hey, drop it no one's been hurt here." The male turned slowly pulling his weapon towards the voice grunting when Jamie knocked it out of his hands.
"Give me your hands, stop fighting me." Jamie barked pulling the perp's hands to cuff him.
Across the room Eddie stood as Jamie did pointing her off duty at the second perp. "Police put the weapon down slowly.." The woman smirked not going down easily turning towards her partners hearing the scuffle. Eddie took two steps closer grabbing the woman's arm pointing her weapon away from the crowd until she was able to take it.
"Get down on your knees.. Your under arrest.." Holding the woman with one hand Eddie slapped the cuffs over her hands glancing back catching Jamie's eyes as he brought the male over. "You good?"
"Yea you?" Jamie smiled staying by her side until back up arrived to take their perps. Two uniforms took custody while a Sergeant spoke to the off duty cops .
"And you managed to arrest these two with weapons in a room of fifty people with not one shot fired. Amazing job officers I'm going to write this up and recommend you for a commission." The Sergeant flashed an approving smile always happy when an arrest is made with no injuries to either party.
Jamie grinned turning to Eddie slapping her a low five as she moved in for a bro hug unable to show their real relief neither got hurt as they were still partners in a room full of cops. In the middle of their celebration Lena led Chris to her sister and Jamie . "Are you two okay? How'd you do that moving in total unision barely saying a word to each other."
"It's hard to explain..it's a partner thing .." Lena raised an eyebrow doubting it was just a partner thing.