Eddie was now eight months pregnant, she was about to work her last week before her maternity leave. Lying down on the sofa she sighed heavily, she was worried about taking time off, worried that she wouldn't cope well doing nothing. Everyone had assured her that it was nothing to worry about, she'd love the time off and wouldn't want to come back at all…she wasn't so sure.
Looking at the clock she sighed again, it was after eleven and Jamie still wasn't in from work yet. He had called to say that he'd had a rough day and he was going for a drink with his partner…something else she was worried about.
Jamie was training a Rookie by the name of Karen Woods, she was a beautiful twenty-four year old with long brown hair and legs that went on for days. All the guys were mad for her-all except Jamie, who had reassured her over and over again he only had eyes for her and his relationship with her was work only. He rarely went for a drink with her and when he did it was a really bad day or there was a group of them.
She was just feeling insecure about how she looked now, her bump was huge, she had dark circles under her eyes, she didn't really do much with her hair or make-up because she was so tired and chose the extra time to stay in bed. Yawning again she cuddled into a pillow and closed her eyes…Jamie would wake her when he got in.
Not long after she'd fallen asleep Jamie let himself in quietly, he knew she'd be on the sofa waiting for him. Closing the door behind him he walked to the sofa and looked down on her, sighing he walked to the kitchen and grabbed himself a glass "damn it," he huffed as it slipped out of his hand.
Glancing at Eddie he sighed as she started to sit up, getting down on the floor he picked up the bigger pieces and stood up "stay there," he said as she walked towards him "there's shards on the floor."
"What did you break?" she asked as she peered over the island.
"A glass," he replied as he scooped it up with the dustpan "why aren't you in bed?"
"Couldn't sleep," she yawned.
Jamie nodded and grabbed a beer from the fridge, walking to the sofa he dropped down onto it with a heavy sigh.
"Bad day?" she asked coming to sit beside him.
"Yeah," he muttered "and I don't really wanna talk about it right now."
"Okay," she nodded and rested her head on his shoulder.
"I love you, you know?" he said a few minutes later.
"I know," she said and tilted her head "I love you too."
Jamie smiled quickly and lowered his head to kiss her, "I think it's time you and baba got to bed."
"Probably a good idea," she replied and let him pull her up.
…
Once they were settled in bed Eddie rolled to face him "feel like talking now?" she asked.
"Not really," he replied.
"Come on Jamie, you know we don't go to sleep with something on our minds…talk to me?" she asked scooting closer to him.
Jamie sighed heavily "we caught a kidnaping call today, father took his two kids from school without the mother's consent."
"Oh wow," she said and sat up "did you catch him?"
"Yeah," he mumbled "Woods had her first kill today."
"How is she?" she asked, "I remember mine…it was horrible."
He shrugged "as you can imagine, she had no choice, he had a gun and was holding the kids, I didn't have a clear shot."
"She did her job, it's terrible the kids saw it, but they might not be here if she hadn't done it."
"I know," he nodded "then I got into it with Danny for not waiting for him, the guy was two seconds away from jumping on a bus out of the city, we had to act."
"You did everything right today," she said rubbing his arm "you know how Danny can get, he thinks he's in charge of everything."
"Yeah," he chuckled "so I took her for a drink to settle her nerves before she went home. Danny turned up and apologised, he said it was a heat of the moment that he'd thought of the boys which made it personal."
Eddie nodded "did you walk Woods home? I hope you didn't just leave her."
"Yeah, I walked her home," he replied as he shifted uncomfortably.
Eddie frowned and looked up at him "why are you squirming like that?"
Jamie sighed heavily, he had to tell her, he couldn't keep it from her "when I walked her to her door she got upset so I hugged her and told her it was okay, she did everything right and those kids were safe and well with their mom because of her."
"Okay," she said slowly she had a feeling in her gut she wasn't going to like what he said next "and?"
"And she pulled back and said I was an amazing guy and thanked me for helping her…then she tried to kiss me," he added quickly and closed his eyes tight waiting for the yelling.
"What?" she replied quickly "she kissed you? She kissed my husband? She kissed you even though she knew you were married? That you had a wife? Are you kidding me?" she yelled.
"Eddie calm down, it's not a big deal," he said scooting closer to her.
"Not a big deal! Are you for real?" she yelled "Jamie she knows me, she knows we're married."
"She was upset and drunk and I pushed her away, nothing happened I left after that."
"Well done you!" she yelled.
"Eddie," he sighed "don't say anything to her I'm sure she's gonna be embarrassed enough tomorrow."
"I'm gonna put her face through a wall," she growled and flipped to the other side of the bed "goodnight," she spat.
The next morning Jamie sat at the table with his coffee waiting on Eddie to get up, looking towards the door as he heard the stairs he sighed as she appeared with her angry face on her "morning babe," he tried.
"Morning," she grumbled and walked to the kettle.
"Eddie," he started.
"Don't!" she yelled "don't tell me to calm down or forget about it, don't even mention her name!" she yelled.
Jamie sighed again and stood up "I get you're upset but I don't get why you're taking it out on me," he said as he walked to her.
She looked at him like he'd ten heads "are you serious?" she replied as her hands sook "she kissed you Jamie! Am I mean to just let that go? Smile at her when we get to work? Talk to her while we're getting changed?"
"No," he replied, "I want you to trust me to deal with it, the girl made a mistake Eddie, she's already text me to apologise, can you just leave it?" he asked walking to her.
"Why should I?" she yelled "how do I know you didn't kiss her back?"
"Why would you even think that?" he asked getting annoyed.
"Oh, come on Jamie," she scoffed "you're not an idiot! She's gorgeous! All the guys fawn all over her in work! You ride with her every day! You spend all day with her then you come home to me!"
"What's that supposed to mean?" he yelled.
"We started off as partners!" she yelled.
"So?" he asked.
"So, how do I know I've got nothing to worry about?"
Jamie stared at her open mouthed, he couldn't believe she was saying this, "Eddie I love you and only you. Things with us were different, and if you think I'd ever cheat on you you're outta your damn mind…make your own way to work," he snapped and walked off.
"Morning," Jasmine said happily as she bounced into the room.
"Morning Jaz," he said and kissed her on the head "I'll see you later," he added and slammed the door behind him.
"Someone's cranky," Jasmine said.
"Just get your breakfast and keep your smart remarks to yourself!" Eddie yelled.
"Geez," she replied wide eyed "I'm sorry I breathed," she said and hurried out of the room.
"Jasmine! Wait! I'm sorry!" she called after her.
Jasmine stuck her head back in "what happened?"
"Dad's partner kissed him last night."
"No?" she gasped and sat beside her "he pushed her away, right?"
"Yes, and I over reacted," she sighed. "It was one side, she was drunk and upset, Jamie was just helping her out."
"I'm gonna set that Barbie on fire," Jasmine grumbled.
Eddie chuckled and slapped her hand "thanks for the support, but we'd have to arrest you then."
Jasmine shrugged "do you trust dad?"
"Of course I do," Eddie answered.
"Well then, if he says it's nothing to worry about it's nothing to worry about…it's your hormones," she added as she ran out of the room.
…
At the station Eddie made her way to the locker rooms, on her way she found Jamie at the break room with another officer "Jamie!" she called "can I talk to you for a sec?"
Jamie looked up at her "I'm a bit busy, I'll catch up with you later," he replied and looked back down at a file.
"Okay," she replied as her heart sunk, she'd hoped he'd had time to calm down "I'll see you later then," she added as she walked by him, sighing when he didn't even reply.
Getting to the locker room she opened the door and groaned as Woods was the only person in there "Karen," she greeted and walked to her own locker.
Karen shifted nervously and kept glancing at the door "Eddie, can I talk to you?" she asked quickly.
Eddie closed her eyes tight and let out a heavy sigh, slamming her locker, she walked over and sat beside her "about what? You kissing my husband?"
Karen's face drained of colour "he told you?" she asked wide eyed.
"Of course he told me," she scoffed.
"Eddie, I am so sorry, I was upset and had a little too much to drink, I made a mistake, I made a dumb move, I have no feelings for Jamie. He was just there and being so nice and helpful…I am so sorry, I promise it'll never happen again, I'll even ask to be moved if you want me to, I'm so sorry."
Eddie sighed heavily and turned her body to face her, she really did look like she was sorry "Karen look, I've been where you are, my first kill was horrible, my hands shook for a week after it, I could barely draw my gun, I felt worthless like I shouldn't be a cop. I got drunk too, I made an ass of myself and Jamie brought me home, he's a great guy, it's in his nature to help people."
"I know," Karen replied as she looked down at her hands.
"I had planned on tearing through this place like a bat out of hell to find you, and trust me it wasn't pretty," she chuckled "but," she added and stood up "I trust my husband, I know he pushed you away and let it go over his head trying to save you face and not make a big deal out of it."
"He did," she nodded quickly "he pushed me away straight away, he never kissed me back, he told me he loved you and he'd never do anything to screw it up."
Eddie smiled to herself, she couldn't believe she'd ever doubted him, opening her locker she smiled again "that's my Jamie."
"Do you think you could forgive me?" she asked nervously.
Eddie pulled her head back from her locker "we're good, you can stay as his partner as long you remember that's all you'll ever be, I won't be so understanding if it ever happens again."
"It won't, I promise, thank you Eddie, and again, I'm so sorry," she replied and walked off.
Later that afternoon Jamie arrived back to the precinct to see Eddie sitting on a bench by herself "hey, I'll meet you back here in an hour," he said to Woods and walked to her.
"Hey," she said and looked down at the ground.
"What are you doing out here?" he asked sitting beside her.
"Thinking," she sighed and turned her body to face him "Jamie, I'm so sorry about the way I reacted. I had no right to accuse you of kissing her back, I know you'd never do that to me."
"Never," he replied as he slid his arm around her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I just feel so insecure and ugly and not attractive at all, I let it get the better of me."
"What are you talking about?" he chuckled "Eddie, you're the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on."
"You're just saying that," she muttered.
"No, I'm not, hey, come on," he said and turned her to face him "you're beautiful, you have an amazing smile, you're sweet and kind, smart and incredibly incredibly sexy, I have never nor will I ever look at another woman. I love you with all my heart, you're everything I've ever dreamed of having."
Eddie looked down as she blushed she still got all flustered when he said things like that to her "I'm such an idiot, I can't believe I acted that way," she groaned as she threw her hands over her face.
"You're not an idiot," he chuckled and pulled her into him "I get how you're feeling Eddie, really, I do. Your body is changing, you're tired, you get mood swings, it's all part of being pregnant. We're nearly there," he said and placed his hand on her bump "it'll all be worth it."
"Am I forgiven?" she asked and smiled sweetly at him.
"Yes," he chuckled and lowered his head "if you ever feel like that again I want you to just talk to me, okay?"
"Okay," she nodded and kissed him.
Pulling back, he pecked her quickly "so this is over and done with? Won't be mentioned again?"
"Forgotten," she nodded.
"I need to get something to eat," he said and held out his hands "I know you didn't eat anything either, I know what you're like when you're worrying."
"I'm starving," she chuckled and went up the steps.
"And hey!" he called as he walked by her "thank you for not killing Woods, she said your talk this morning really helped her deal with it."
"She told you we talked?" she asked as she hurried after him.
Jamie nodded and threw his arm around her "she told me she apologised to you and you had a chat, so thank you for being so understanding and hearing her out," he said and kissed her on the cheek.
…
Later that evening Jamie let himself in to find Eddie on the sofa watching tv, glancing at Jasmine as she dropped her bag he walked into the living room "hey," he said and sat beside her.
"Hey," she yawned "was she okay for your grandpa?"
"Yep, homework done and all," he replied "…are you really tired?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm beat, it was a long and tiring day," she said and looked back to the tv "why? Did you wanna watch a movie or something?"
"Or something," he said and scooted closer to her "I was thinking I'd take you out for dinner."
"Why?" she asked narrowing her eyes "what did you do?"
"Nothing," he chuckled "I was just thinking about what you said earlier."
"Which part?" she asked confused.
"Hey mom," Jasmine said sticking her head in the door "can I go online with my friends?"
"Sure, but just an hour," Eddie nodded.
"Thank you!" she called already halfway up the stairs.
"What were you gonna say?" she asked turning back to him.
"About you," he said sliding his hand into hers "about you feeling unattractive and insecure."
"Don't worry about that, I was just being hormonal," she said waving him off
"No," he cut in "I've been too busy, with us buying this place and getting it done up, with work and my family that I have forgotten you a little…I'm sorry," he said moving closer to her. "I haven't been paying enough attention to you, I haven't been taking you out, I've been out with my friends or my brother a few times while you've been stuck at home. I haven't been paying you enough complements, I haven't been telling how much I love you like I used to."
"Jamie," she whimpered "you're making me cry…stupid hormones," she cried.
Jamie chuckled and pulled her into him "I just want you to know that I appreciate you and everything you do for me and Jasmine and that I do notice. I want you to know my heart still skips a beat when I see you, you're still the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on, the butterflies are still there when I know I get to come home to you every day, I love you Eddie, you're my best friend and my whole world."
"I love you too," she sniffed and pulled back "you're the best husband I could ever ask for, you do so much for me too and you take care of us both so well, you don't have to take me out for dinner just to show me you care, I know you do."
Jamie smiled and leaned in closer "movie in bed then? You can pick," he mumbled and kissed her slowly.
"Mh," she mumbled against him and jumped back.
"What?" he chuckled.
"I think my waters just broke," she said wide eyed and looked down.
"You're kidding me?" he asked and looked down "you're not kidding!" he yelled and jumped up "Jasmine! We gotta go!" he yelled and helped her up.
Six hours later Jamie leaned over Eddie wearing the biggest proudest smile he could muster "you did great babe, I'm so proud of you," he said and kissed her on the head.
"I hate you," she panted as she tried to regain her breathing "I hate you so much, I am never doing that again."
Jamie chuckled and kissed her sweetly "I love you," he whispered and kissed her again.
"Love you too," she smiled.
"Congrats guys," Linda squealed as she walked towards them with a bundle in her arms "you have a beautiful healthy baby boy."
"A boy!" Jamie yelled "I have a son?"
"Yes Jamie," she chuckled and placed him on Eddie's chest "well done Eddie, he is absolutely gorgeous."
"Thank you…Auntie Linda," she chucked and looked down on him "he's beautiful," she sniffed and slid her finger into his tiny hand "hi little one, I'm your mommy," she whimpered.
Jamie leaned over her and kissed her on the head, moving to his Son he gave him a lingering kiss "I can't believe he's finally here," he said as he stared at him.
"I know," she smiled "I didn't get a look in anyway, he has Reagan all over him," she chuckled.
"You're a Reagan too don't forget," Linda chuckled "any names for the handsome little Regan?"
"We have two, we just have to narrow it down," Eddie said and looked up at Jamie "do you need time to think?"
"No," he smiled and took him from her "I know exactly what I want to call him," he said as he lay back beside her mesmerised by this tiny person.
"I'll leave you guys to savour this happy moment," Linda said and leaned over the bed "congrats again, he's just perfect," she said and kissed Eddie on the cheek "you were awesome Eddie."
"Thank you Linda, for everything you've done for us," Eddie replied.
"It was nothing," she said and pointed at Eddie's phone "first family photo?" she asked.
"Actually," Jamie answered "we're gonna bring Jasmine in to meet him first then we'll get one before the family come in."
"Of course, sorry wasn't thinking," she chuckled "I'll go get her and bring her back," she added and hurried off.
"And don't tell them what he is!" Eddie called after her.
"Are you okay babe?" Jamie asked after a minute.
"I feel like this is not real, I'm so happy I could burst, I feel like I'm floating on a cloud," she chuckled.
"Nah, that'll just be all the gas you took," he teased.
"Where are they? Where's my new baby?" Jasmine squealed as she burst into the room.
"Jasmine, keep your voice down," Jamie chuckled as the baby jumped in his arms.
"Sorry," she whispered and hurried to them "a boy!" she squealed "I have a brother?" she asked excitedly.
"Yes sweetie, you do," Eddie smiled.
"Wow," Jasmine said in amazement and sat on the bed "can I hold him?"
"Sure," Jamie said and stood up "you scoot here beside mom," he said and waited for her to move. Placing the baby in her arms he smiled as her eyes lit up.
"He's so cute…looks like you dad," she smiled.
"Jamie," Linda said and nudged him to get together for a photo "just one I promise," she chuckled as she clicked away on her phone.
A few minutes later Jamie moved "I better got tell them the good news before someone bursts in," he chuckled and walked out of the room and down the hall.
…
"Well? Well? Well?" Nicky asked running to him as soon as he came into view.
"You have A…. Nephew," he laughed and looked at the rest of the family "it's a boy! I have a Son!" he yelled.
Erin ran to him and hugged him tight "congrats Jamie, I can't wait to see him!" she squealed.
"Yeah kid, well done," Danny smiled and pulled him into a hug.
"I'm proud of you son, congratulations," Frank said and hugged him "how's Eddie?" he asked.
"She's great, she's a little tired but she's doing great."
"And my new Grandson?" Henry asked with a wide smile.
"He's doing just perfect pops, do you wanna come see him?" Jamie asked and started to walk back towards the room.
Sticking his head in he waited for Eddie to nod before he let them all in. Erin went right to Eddie and hugged her "congrats, he's so tiny," she said and stroked his cheek.
"He's so adorable," Nicky cooed.
Danny leaned over and took him from Jasmine "come on kid, time to meet Uncle Danny," he said and sat on the bed "he's beautiful, you two did great."
"He looks like Joe," Frank smiled as he looked down on his Grandson.
"He looks like all of you when you were born," Henry added.
"Any names?" Frank asked, "I'd like to tell Baker when I get in tomorrow," he chuckled.
"Yeah dad, we have a name we think is perfect for him," Jamie said and looked down on Eddie.
"Yeah, everyone, meet…Joseph David Francis Reagan," she said and smiled up at Jamie.
Everyone fell silent as they remembered Joe. Erin wiped her eye "that's a lovely name, Joe would be proud."
"Yeah, I wanted to honour him in some way…is that okay Dad?" Jamie asked looking over at him.
"More than okay," Frank smiled and took him from Danny "your brother is beaming down with pride as we speak."
"Oh, now I get it," Jasmine said loudly.
"Get wat?" Danny chuckled.
"David?" she said looking at him like he was an idiot "Twelve David, it's how they met…get it?"
"Yes dummy," he chuckled back "I got that the first time."
"No you didn't," she scoffed "not till I said it."
Everyone laughed and looked back to baby Joseph "welcome to the world Joseph," Frank cooed.
"And most importantly," Henry said taking him from Frank "Welcome to the Reagan Family."
"Here, here," Jamie chuckled.
A while later everyone left them alone with their new family, Eddie looked up at Jamie as he watched Jasmine feed Joseph "did you call into work?"
"Damn it," he chuckled "didn't even think of it."
Eddie chuckled too "you better call Renzulli, he's two and a half weeks early we were both due in at seven."
"Grandpa called," Jasmine cut in.
"Yeah?" Jamie asked.
"Yeah, he called when we got here, they know neither of you will be in."
Jamie nodded "I better call him anyway and see what time I can have off."
Jamie was only gone a few minutes when someone knocked at the door "come in!" Eddie called expecting it to be Linda or another Reagan.
Her dad pushed the door in and stuck his head in "hey sweetie…can I come in?" he asked nervously.
"Dad?" she gasped and glanced at Jasmine "how are you here?"
"I ran into Jamie's dad earlier, he told me the good news," he said as he walked to the bed. "I was here for a check-up; the guard has given me ten minutes…do I have granddaughter or grandson?" he asked as he peered over to the basket.
"Grandson," Eddie replied quickly "his Name is Joseph, after Jamie's brother."
"That's a beautiful name…can I hold him?" he asked.
Eddie just nodded and watched him pick up Joseph
Sitting on the side of the bed he smiled and stared down on him "he's absolutely stunning, congrats sweetie, I'm so proud of you."
"Thanks," she replied and glanced at Jasmine "uh, dad…this is Jasmine," she said when he looked up at her "Jamie and I adopted her."
"I know," he smiled and looked over at her "it's nice to finally meet you Jasmine, I've heard a lot about you."
"Um, hi," she said and glanced at Eddie.
"It's okay sweetie," she said reassuringly.
"Can I ask you a favour?" he asked.
"Sure," Jasmine nodded.
"Can you take a picture for me?"
"Okay," she said slowly and looked at Eddie.
Eddie nodded and handed her her phone "turn him around Dad," she said.
"No, I want you in it too," he said and stood up so he could move up to her. She sucked in a breath as he put his arm around her…it had been so long.
…
After the photo he took Joseph with him and walked around the bed "Edit, can you take a picture of me and my grandchildren?" he asked.
"Sure, Jasmine, get in with them," she replied and took the phone from her.
"Times up Janko!" the guard called in.
Sighing he turned to Eddie "better make it quick," he said and slid his arm around Jasmine's shoulder.
"Smile," Eddie said and clicked a few times "I'll get these printed for you."
"Thank you," he said and stood up "Jasmine will you take your brother while I say goodbye to your mom?" he asked. Settling him in her arms her walked to Eddie "I hope it was okay me being here, I wasn't sure if I should have come in or not."
"No, don't be silly, I'm glad you get to meet them," Eddie replied.
Leaning in he kissed her on the cheek and hugged her tight "I love you sweetheart, I'm so proud of you, you've got a beautiful family," he said and stepped back.
"Love you too dad…I'll come see you soon," Eddie replied.
"Bye granddad!" Jasmine called happily.
"Bye sweetie," he chuckled and ruffled her hair on the way out.
As soon as he was gone Eddie burst into tears, Jasmine looked back wide-eyed "mom!" she gasped and jumped up "what's wrong?" she asked hurrying to her.
"Nothing!" Eddie cried and cried harder.
Jasmine placed Joseph in his basket and sat up beside her "why are you crying?" she asked as she rubbed her arm.
"I haven't seen my dad in a long time, I wasn't expecting it," Eddie replied.
Jasmine hugged her tight "it's okay, I know what it's like to have your dad in prison, I know exactly how you feel."
Eddie wiped her face and pulled back "I'm sorry, you shouldn't have seen me like that, it's just really hard and my hormones are all over the place, it took me a really long time to forgive him for what he'd done."
"How did you do that?" Jasmine asked curiously.
Eddie smiled "Jamie…my dad was in hospital after getting beaten and I thought he was lying, Jamie dug and dug until he found proof my dad wasn't lying and made me go talk to him."
"Aww, Jamie is cool," Jasmine chuckled.
"I know I am," he chucked from behind them "I saw your dad on the way back up…are you okay?" he asked walking to her.
"Is there someone here that can bring me to Erin's?" Jasmine asked knowing they needed to be alone.
"Danny is coming up for you now," Jamie replied.
Jasmine nodded and walked to the basket "bye little brother," she said and kissed him on the cheek before walking to Eddie "bye mom, get some sleep, I'll be back later," she said and moved on to Jamie. Hugging him tight she pulled him closer "she had a melter when he left," she whispered and kissed him on the cheek "bye dad…love you!" she called as she skipped out of the room.
"By Jaz! Love you too!" Jamie called.
"Be good for your Aunt!" Eddie called after her.
Sitting down Jamie looked in on Joseph "so?" he asked, "are you okay?"
"Not now," she said holding out her hands "I'm exhausted I just wanna lie here with you and look at him."
Jamie lay back and wrapped his arm around her "thank you Eddie," he said and kissed her on the head "you've given me the most precious thing in the world, I love you so much."
"I can't take all the credit," she chuckled.
"You can," he said looking down on her "you pushed for Jasmine to stay with us, even after I wasn't sure so sure, then we ran into all that trouble with her mom and the courts and you were still pushing for it. You agreed to marry me and spend your days with me, we lost our baby and you still carried on and fought for our family. You amaze me every day and I thank god I have you, anyone else would have given up, I love you more and more every day and I couldn't be happier or prouder to call you my wife and the mother of my kids."
"I couldn't have done any of it without you," she said and tilted her head to look up at him. "You kept me going Jamie, you made me strong and willing to fight for our family and I wouldn't have it any other way" she said and looked over at Joseph. "I have never been so happy and grateful in my whole life, they are gonna have everything they need, they are gonna know that they are loved and they have two parents that will do anything for them."
Jamie lowered his head and kissed her slowly, pulling back he looked her in the eyes "we've got our own little family now Eddie, I'm gonna make sure you all have whatever you need for as long as I live."
Eddie smiled and snuggled into him "as long as I have you three I have everything I need."
A/N and it's all over (sad, crying face) hope you all enjoyed this story and enjoyed the happy Janko ending, I have loved every minute of writing it. Thank you to everyone who took the time to read and to those of you who took the time to review/ favour/ follow. It really means a lot, hope to see you all soon with a new one…stay safe everyone, JJ xx
