Sorry everyone, I really meant to have this up yesterday. Better late than never. :)

The soft morning light trickled in through the sheer drapery of Eddie's bedroom windows, pulling her from the fading fragments of a pleasant dream. Eddie rolled on to her back, stretching her arm across the left side of the bed. Her eyes finally opened when her hand found nothing but the cooling bed sheets beside her. She frowned, her foggy mind confused and she wondered if last night had been nothing more than the dream she'd just left behind.

But the doubt was forgotten when a moment later the bedroom door opened and Jamie padded in quietly. He smiled, surprised to find her awake. "Hey. Sorry, did I wake you?" he asked as he neared the bed, placing his phone on the nightstand before he slid back in between the sheets. He nudged Eddie back onto her right side and slid his arms around her, spooning her tightly to him.

Eddie grinned, loving nothing more than when Jamie became her very own human blanket, enveloping her completely in his warmth. "Where'd you go?" she rasped.

"Banged in sick," Jamie replied before planting a kiss on the back of her head and settling down onto the pillow.

"That so? You feeling under the weather, Reagan?" Eddie teased. She'd been hoping he didn't have to go into work today, but didn't expect him to call in, not that she was complaining.

"Nothing a day in bed with you won't fix," Jamie smirked.

"I'm sure."

"This was the first full night of sleep I've had since you were shot," Jamie confessed.

"Me too," Eddie admitted as she ran her fingertips up and down the length of his forearm.

"I'm still sorry I wasn't really there for you. I'm sorry about Tracy," Jamie said. That was probably his biggest regret. She had been reeling from the events of the night and the loss of a colleague and he had abandoned her emotionally.

"I know, babe. You're here now. That's what matters," she assured him.

"I always will be. I promise."

They laid together in a comfortable silence when Eddie made an unexpected confession. "You were the first person I thought of after it happened."

"Yeah?" Jamie asked in surprise.

Eddie nodded subtly against the pillow. "I wanted to be okay for you. I just found you. Not ready to let you go," she declared.

Jamie smiled, lifting his head to lay a kiss on her bare shoulder. He wouldn't be letting go again anytime soon, if ever.

That's all. Hope you all enjoyed!

Happy Holidays to everyone and I hope to have something new up after the new year.

:)