Sorry it took so long to update but between craft shows, Kindergartners, and report cards I didn't have much time to write. Hopefully I can update a little quicker for the next few episodes.

I don't own these characters, I just enjoy writing about them.

Chapter 11

Eddie woke up the next morning with Jamie's arms wrapped around her and one hand on her belly. This is how they woke up almost every morning since they found out they were going to be an army of three. She remembered Jamie telling her it was his way of feeling her belly grow. They were finally married and officially a family. She put her hand on top of his and laced their fingers together. She couldn't imagine being any happier. Eddie thought that this was the happiest she's ever been her life. How did she ever get this lucky ?

"Mmmm, good morning, Mrs. Reagan." Jamie mumbled waking up and pulling her into him.

"Good Morning, Mr. Reagan." Eddie returned turning her head to kiss him.

Jamie ran his fingers under her belly and Eddie giggled. "Do that again." Eddie asked. Jamie rubbed her belly again, and again Eddie giggled.

"What are you giggling at?"

"When you rub my belly, it feels like I'm being tickled from the inside." Eddie beamed. "The baby likes it."

"Oh yeah, I really wish I could feel it." Jamie told her.

"Me too, it's really weird, but really cool at the same time. Eddie smiled.

Jamie continued to run his fingers under her belly for a few more minutes, he loved hearing Eddie giggle and he finally felt he was a little more involved in the pregnancy. The baby was responding to his touch, he loved that he could do that even if he couldn't feel the baby yet, their little rookie could feel him.

"I wish we could stay like this forever." Eddie smiled still curled up in Jamie's arms.

"We're married now, forever is all we have." Jamie promised as he leaned over to kiss her.

"I love the sound of that." Eddie grinned as she rolled over to face him. "What time is it ?"

"Almost 10, and we have three hours before Danny is picking us up."

"Three hours, huh?" Eddie smirked sliding closer to Jamie wrapping her arm around his neck.

"Yep", Jamie barely got out before Eddie engulfed him in a kiss and rolled over on top of him.

They were just out of the shower when the knock on the door came indicating their food had arrived.

"I'll get the food, you finish drying off." Jamie instructed putting on his robe and kissing Eddie.

The waiter brought the cart in and set up their food on the table. Jamie tipped him and let him out before letting Eddie know she could come out.

Eddie's hair was down and still wet but she was dressed. She looked down at the spread of food that was on the table.

"Wow, your Dad and Pop sure ordered a lot of food." Eddie commented.

"Well, they have been eating with you for a while now." Jamie teased as she smacked him on the arm. "I guess they'd knew we'd be hungry after our wedding night."

"I'm not complaining, our rookie is really hungry this morning." Eddie stated.

"Oh really, and mom isn't hungry at all ?" Jamie teased kissing her on the lips. Jamie pulled out the chair for her to sit down.

"Ok, so maybe I'm a little hungry too." Eddie confessed.

Jamie and Eddie checked out and met Danny outside the hotel at 1 pm. He had picked up all their luggage before meeting them.

"Are you two kids ready to go?" Danny asked.

"I think so, did you get all 3 bags?" Eddie asked. "And the garment bag?"

"Yes and yes" Danny laughed.

"Thanks", Jamie replied handing him another garment bag. "Here is the tux and Eddie's dress. After you take the tux back, drop off the dress back at the house."

"Got it! Now let's get you to the airport." Danny proclaimed.

Danny dropped of Jamie and Eddie two hours before their flight.

Jamie handed Danny an envelope, "Here's our hotel information for tonight and Friday, as well as the cruise information and the flight home for whoever is coming to pick us up."

"I'm pretty sure it will be me unless I catch a case then Erin or Nikki will come get you." Danny relayed.

"Just send one of us a text Saturday morning so we know who to look for." Eddie chimed in. "Come on, Mr. Reagan, the rookie and I need to eat and we still need to get through security and find our gate."

"You just ate 3 hours ago." Jamie commented.

"I'm growing a human, I need fuel and energy." Eddie reminded him.

Danny just stood there laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Jamie asked.

"You two, that's what. You act like you've been married 10 years not a day." he teased, "But I guess that's to be expected when you're locked in an RMP for what 5 years ?"

"Very funny" Jamie smirked, "Thanks for the lift, see you next weekend."

"See you guys later, have a great time. At least you don't have to worry about getting her pregnant, you've already got that covered." Danny laughed hugging them both.

"Yeah, I had to make sure I marked my territory." Jamie bragged.

"You're such a jerk, it's a good thing I love you !" Eddie quipped as she smacked him in the arm.

They arrived in Ft. Lauderdale about 6 that night. They were staying at a hotel close to the cruise terminal so they wouldn't have to go very far in the morning. Once they checked into the hotel, Jamie texted his Dad and Danny to let them know they had arrived safe and sound. They walked to a small diner close to the hotel for dinner. By the time they got back to their room it was around 9.

"Ugh, I am so tired, I think the craziness and stress of the last week is finally getting to me." Eddie said plopping down on the bed.

"Good thing we still have two weeks off and the next five days of warm sun and relaxation before heading back home for Christmas." Jamie reminded her.

"And we get to spend our very first Christmas together as a married couple." Eddie smiled.

"My two favorite things, being married to and having a baby with my best friend. " Jamie beamed laying down next to Eddie.

Eddie curled up next to Jamie with her head on his chest. "Jamie ? Do you ever think we could be too happy ?" Eddie questioned.

"What? What do you mean ?"

"I mean, after everything happened with the shooting and us finally admitting how we felt about each other we've been riding this high, we got engaged, found out we're pregnant, you got a promotion, and we got married. All this has happened so fast and we're happy. You are happy right ?"

"Yes, I'm the happiest I've ever been in my life, I married the love of my life and we're starting a family." Jamie reassured her. "What's this about ?

"I . . I guess I'm just worried that since everything happened so fast it may not last." Eddie worried.

"Eddie, we'll have our challenges in life, we had them on the job. We disagreed, we argued, we yelled, and we worked it out. We'll do that as a couple too. We know how to work through things, that's one of the reasons we are so strong together both on and off the job." Jamie reminded her. Do you think you're hormones are causing you too worry?"

"Yeah, I guess it's possible. I'm tired too." Eddie confessed.

"Let's talk about something else. Don't we have a doctor's appointment for the baby after Christmas ? Jamie asked.

"Yep, the 28th. The Rookie's 20 week scan." Eddie confirmed.

"Didn't Dr. Miller say we can find out the sex of the baby if we wanted to." Jamie inquired.

"Yes she did. Do you want to ?"

"Honesty, no. The pregnancy was a surprise and I'd like to be surprised when the baby's born. There aren't many surprises in life anymore, I want to feel the excitement again that I felt when we found out we were pregnant." Jamie confided. "What are you thinking?"

"Well, I did want to find out, and even though I was scared, finding out we were pregnant was overwhelming and exciting. Feeling that again would be amazing." Eddie admitted. "I guess it's settled then, we'll find out what we're having the day we meet our Rookie."

Jamie leaned over and kissed Eddie lovingly on the lips. "I love you, Mrs. Reagan."

"I love you too, Mr. Reagan." Eddie returned kissing Jamie more intensely while rolling over on top of him.

"I thought you were tired?" Jamie smirked.

"Looks like I got my second wind." Eddie purred before guiding her tongue into his mouth. They made quick work of ditching their clothes and devouring each other before falling asleep with their arms wrapped around each other.

Jamie and Eddie woke up a little later than planned since they forgot to set their alarm. They only had 2 hours to get to the cruise terminal by check in. This was the first cruise for both of them and they really had wanted to get there early so they didn't have to rush. They got quick showers, packed up their things, and called a cab. While they were waiting they ate a quick breakfast in the hotel.

"It's a good thing we got a hotel close to the terminal." Eddie said sitting down at a table.

"I guess we were more tired than we thought." Jamie replied.

"Well, the last week has been pretty busy, I mean we did just get married 2 days ago." Eddie laughed.

"I'm sure the lack of sleep the last few nights, didn't help. " Jamie smirked rubbing the back of her hand.

The cab dropped them off at the terminal with 15 minutes to spare. The check in went smoothly, after dropping off their small bags in their state room they went up on deck to wait for the ship to disembark. They walked around the main deck stopping along the rails to take in all that was going on around them until it was time to leave. They stopped at the railing to watch the people below wave to the passengers on the ship. Jamie stood behind Eddie with his hands wrapped around her. "I love you." he whispered into her ear. Eddie leaned back putting her head on his chest. "I love you, too."

The next day they had a stop at Key West. Jamie and Eddie spent the day sightseeing and eating at local restaurants before heading back for their 7pm departure from port.

"Hey, how are you feeling." Jamie asked Eddie when he noticed she was slowing down.

"I'm a little tired, I didn't think I would have to deal with this again until closer to the end of the pregnancy."

"You're growing a tiny human, it's hard work." Jamie told her lovingly as he leaned over to give her a kiss. I know it's early but we can go back to our room and relax for the rest of the night.

"That would be nice, except I won't be able to go that long without eating." Eddie laughed. "Like you said, I'm growing a tiny human."

"I figured that, we could either call for room service or go upstairs and grab something to eat."

"That might work", Eddie agreed.

Jamie and Eddie held hands as they took their time walking back to the ship. Shortly after to returning to the ship it started to rain and continued through the evening. They curled up together in bed watching a movie until Eddie woke up in the middle of the night. The storm had intensified over night and was causing the ship to sway more than usual.

"Hey babe, you OK ?" Jamie asked feeling her stir in his arms.

"No, not really." Eddie answered back. "The swaying of the ship is making me feel nauseous."

"I didn't think you got motion sickness ?"

"I never have before." Eddie stated. "I guess it's the pregnancy that's causing it.

"Are you sure it's not just the baby moving?" Jamie asked

"No, this is different, it more like the morning sickness I felt."

"What can I do to help ?" Jamie asked.

"Just hold me."

"That's easy, I was planning on doing that anyway." Jamie smiled as he leaned over to give her a kiss on her temple. Eddie curled into Jamie with her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her tightly so Jamie could feel her belly against him. He loved having the baby between them. He couldn't wait until the baby was actually laying there between them to touch and hold. Until then this would be one of his favorite moments. He slowly rubbed the side of her belly hoping it would help relax her.

Eddie stirred several times during the night but always came back to curl into Jamie. He was her happy place. Jamie woke close to 9, it was still storming. Eddie had finally fallen into a restful sleep after the last time she was up at about 6:30 am. He didn't want to wake her so he just enjoyed watching her sleep. He brushed her hair away from her face, gave her a little peck on the head and put his hand back on her stomach. She pulled him closer to her.

He was softly rubbing her stomach as he started to drift off again, all of the sudden he felt something very soft against his hand. Eddie opened her eyes and immediately put her hand on top of his.

"Eddie, are you alright ?"

"Yeah, I just felt something weird." Eddie told him.

"Me too." Jamie confirmed.

"What ? What did you feel?" Eddie asked.

"I don't know, I was rubbing your stomach when I felt it."

"I wonder if that was the baby?"

"Did it feel like a kick ?" Jamie asked.

"I'm really not sure, I've never been pregnant before so I don't know what it feels like. Eddie said sarcastically. Jamie just smirked back at her. "Do whatever you were doing again and let's see." Jamie softly rubbed her stomach in the same spot as before but nothing happened. He tried again in different spots but no reaction. "Oh well, it will happen when we least expect it."

They curled back up together with both their hands on her growing belly when they felt it again at the same time. They knew exactly what it was. Their baby had kicked.

The storm continued for most of the day, Eddie was still not feeling well so they stayed in their room for most of the day except when they got hungry.

As dinner time rolled around the storm and the water had settled letting Eddie start to recover from her nausea.

"Are you sure you want to go to the formal dinner?" Jamie asked. "We could just go grab something quick."

"Yes, I'm sure. I bought a new fancy dress for the occasion and it's not going to sit in the bag. Besides, I want a picture of us dressed up."

"You do realize, we just had pictures taken of us dressed up at our wedding a few days ago." Jamie reminded her as he got ready.

"How could I forget, I think that was the longest 45 minutes of my life. No one tells you about that when you're planning a wedding." Eddie vented. Just then Eddie walked out in a knee length dress that accentuated her legs and the pregnancy.

"W-Wow !" Jamie stammered. "You look . . . amazing."

Eddie smiled, "I think all that sleep made my stomach pop again, there's definitely no denying I'm pregnant now."

"That's just fine with me, I want to show off my pregnant wife." Jamie leaned down and gave Eddie a kiss.

Before dinner they had their pictures taken and met 3 very nice couples at dinner. After dinner they walked along the deck with only the lights of the ship visible. They stopped at the back of the ship and just watched the wake of the ship. Jamie put his arm around Eddie, while she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I think this is the most relaxing thing I've ever experienced. Whoever thought watching the wake would be so mesmerizing." Eddie commented.

"Yeah really, what a great way to clear our minds of all the work stress and enjoy the rest of our Honeymoon and Christmas. We have a week and a half left before we have to go back to work." Jamie agreed.

"I think I'm going to take a video of this so I can watch it when I'm stressed."

"Great idea, but why don't you wait until it's light out, you'll get a better picture." Jamie suggested.

The next day was spent shopping at the vendors in Cozumel, and swimming in the ship's pool. They had to cancel the excursion they had planned since Eddie was pregnant but they didn't mind. They loved having time for just the two of them. Whenever they had time to waste, they always found themselves at the back of the ship watching the wake.

Their last night on the ship was filled with fun dinner conversations and even a show in the lounge with an acapella group singing Christmas songs. On their way back to their room they stopped once again at the back of the boat to take in the relaxing sounds.

Jamie leaned over to Eddie and whispered, "I wish we were the only ones here so I could make love to my wife here on the deck with the relaxing sounds of the water."

Eddie grinned at the thought of that, "Out in the open, Mr. Reagan, I'm surprised at you." Jamie rolled his eyes.

"You know, I did make a 5 minute video of the wake earlier today." Eddie told him.

"That's great, but I think we would need something longer than that." Jamie teased.

Eddie punched Jamie in the arm, "I can put it on a loop, silly."

"Well, then what are we waiting for Mrs. Reagan."

Jamie and Eddie woke up the next morning in each other's arms completely relaxed.

"I think that's the best night sleep I've had in weeks", Eddie smiled.

"Me too." Jamie agreed. "I don't want to get up, but we have an hour to get the luggage out and I'm hungry so I'm sure you are starving."

"Yeah, we are getting very hungry." Eddie smiled rubbing her stomach.

"Ooh, give me your hand." Eddie placed Jamie's hand on the side of her belly. "Do you feel that?"

"Yeah, it's light but I felt a little tap against my hand. I can't imagine what that will feel like when the baby kicks harder." Jamie grinned.

"Oh geez, I hadn't thought about that yet." Eddie laughed.

"Let's worry about that later, we need to get up."

Jamie and Eddie ate overlooking the water and the shoreline as they were getting closer to port. After breakfast they found themselves taking one last walk around the ship and stopping at what turned out to be their spot at the back of the ship enjoying the sight and sounds of the wake.

"This has been the most amazing vacation, I've ever had." Eddie told Jamie as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I have never been so happy in my life." He wrapped his arms around her and met her lips with passion and intensity. They didn't care who was watching. As they slowly pulled apart Jamie confessed, "While we were riding together I used to dream about all of this happening and now it has. It is so much better than I ever imagined." Eddie had tears in her eyes as she stood on her toes and leaned up to kiss him again.

"I love you, Jamie."

"I love you too."

Just then Jamie's phone beeped. He looked down at the text message.

"It's Danny, he caught a case so Erin will be picking us up from the airport tomorrow."

Eddie grabbed Jamie's hand and walked over to an empty lounge chair. They sat together with Eddie sitting between Jamie's legs. She leaned back with her head on his chest. They stayed there reliving their favorite memories from the past week while they waited to be called to disembark.