By five thirty Jamie woke up unable to stay asleep so he gave up and headed downstairs. He stepped down into the living room startling Rebecca who sat on the couch quietly jumping when she heard footsteps.

"Hey, can't sleep either?" Jamie smiled softly, greeting her with a kiss on the head and tight hug.

"No, I came down to draw." Rebecca lifted the notepad from her lap to show him the backyard.

"Wow, that's really good princes," Jamie studied the picture impressed with the details down to a little squirrel by the tree. "Come in the kitchen with me, I'll make you breakfast and we can talk."

Eager for alone time with him Rebecca jumped off the couch to follow him. While he made coffee then some breakfast Rebecca sat at the table to finish drawing with colored pencils she brought down.

Jamie carried two plates over, setting one in front of Rebecca as he sat down. "Thank you daddy." Sketch pad pushed aside Rebecca pulled the plate closer, napkin over her lap like they were taught.

"Daddy, is mommy okay," Rebecca asked, looking up at him with large, round blue eyes as he ate the eggs.

"She's fine baby girl," Jamie gave her a reassuring smile relieved he could say that. "I just got scared baby it's a police thing but everything is okay."

Rebecca chewed on this nodding her little head while eating a little more. Shortly after Joe came down signing good morning as he sat down half asleep. The little boy waited until Jamie returned with a plate to sign daddy I have a game tomorrow can you come?"

Jamie rubbed his boy's hair gently signing of course Joe, I wouldn't miss it. Grinning Joe dug into his own breakfast.

By six thirty all the kids and Eddie came downstairs, Sophia trailing right behind her mom whereas Mary Rose skipped ahead joining her siblings. Jamie smiled as Eddie walked to him, greeting her with a tight hug and kiss, receiving a chorus of eeews from the kids.

Laughing Jamie pulled away to sip his coffee while the kids finished breakfast before the bus came. Rebecca and Mary Rose finished first racing upstairs to get ready for school. Joe carried his empty plate to the sink before

Sophia pushed her food in plate eating with her eyes squeezed shut. "My eyes sting," she complained low.

Eddie sighed giving Jamie a quiet look. "I'll call her school to let them know she isn't coming in." She turned and picked up the phone to call while Jamie went to sit with his daughter.

"If your done we can go sit on the couch," he suggested. Nodding her head Sophia started to get up lifted by Jamie into the living room. Jamie sat down placing Sophia beside him so her head rested against his side allowing him to brush her hair.

Eddie Joined them after finishing with the school smiling at their little girl then at Jamie. "When your eyes are all better you can be our special helper,"Jamie whispered.

"Okay daddy. I want to see Joe's game tomorrow, can we all go?"

"Of course we can and maybe we can pick up ice cream on the way home too," Eddie added.

Sophia grinned keeping her eyes closed to rest. "Yea everyone will like that. Mommy, your staying here? "

Eddie glanced at her daughter with a confused look. "Yea baby I'm staying right here with you and daddy. Where do you think I'd go?"

"Sometimes you get called to work like the other night then daddy stayed with us but he got a phone call that made him sad and uncle Danny and great grandpa Henry had to come," Sophia opened her blue eyes to look between her parents curios about the other night.

Both Eddie and Jamie sighed at their kids keen sense of perception what was going on around them. "Don't worry about that baby girl. We're all here okay. Mommy and I are going to stay with you today no work," Jamie reassured.

"Good because we don't like when you leave. I don't want to become a cop I think. I don't like just leaving and chasing perps." Eddie and Jamie glanced at Sophia with raised eyebrows surprised she knew that word.

Feeling them watching her Sophia smiled wide. "What I heard great grand pop and Uncle Danny talking." She laid back on Jamie to rest still smiling.

Eddie and Jamie sat quietly waiting until they were sure Sophia was asleep to discuss what they she said. "I'm going to talk with pop and Danny about being more careful what they say around the kids. We both love being cops but they're to young to hear what really goes on everyday," Jamie sighed quietly, brushing Sophia's hair.

"I know and I feel the same way but it's part of their lives Jamie. Look at what happened the other day, they're old enough to understand. " Eddie took a deep breath in.

While Sophia slept Jamie looked at Eddie, "How long can we keep doing this?"

Eddie stroked Sophia's hair, "Doing what?" The mother in her was already kicking up.

"Both of us working the street. We have four kids, two with special needs, three if you count Mary Rose's genius IQ. How long can we both risk our necks?"

Eddie sighed, "I know, Jamie, this shook me up too. I shook both of us, but we're so desperate for money now we're working extra shifts."

"I'm not saying quit, I'm saying one of us take a desk, and before you get your feminist back up, I'm not even saying it has to be you. I can't see that look on my kid's faces and Pop said that Sophia was inconsolable for that."

"Joey would and Mary Rose if there was a thought you were d-e-a-d," Eddie sighed. "LEt's sleep on this but I see your point."

Jamie smiled and kissed Eddie over Sophia's head.

The phone rang a minute later. Jamie picked up and listened, "She did what? I'll be right there."

Eddie looked at Jamie, "Rebecca pushed a little boy in her class into the wall and told him she was placing him under arrest when he didn't' let her share his markers. I have to go pick her up."

Eddie couldn't help but laugh.