My Biggest Case Chapter 13
Eddie's Pov.
It has been a month since Team 1 has been formed and it has been going amazing! The team works so well together and everyone has gotten to be best friends. We have gotten a couple of calls about abductions, robberies, etc. but none of them were as serious as Jake would have put it a month ago. Now I bet you guys were wondering about the other project that has been happening. Loren is doing amazing and so is the baby. We have a doctor's appointment this afternoon. We won't be able to find out the gender until next month, but it's I promised Loren that I would make it to as many doctor appointments as possible. Right now I am on my laptop looking at some emails. Nothing looks really important so I set my laptop down and go make myself lunch. As I am in the kitchen I hear the door open and close.
Eddie: Hey Lo!
Ian: Sorry to disappoint you man.
Eddie: hey man what are you doing here?
Ian: well Tyler and I were going to go to the bar later this afternoon and I wanted to know if you wanted to come along.
Eddie: I would love to but Lo has a doctor's appointment today.
Ian: do you think that maybe you could skip this one?
Eddie: is everything okay?
Ian: yeah I just wanted to talk to you and Tyler privately about something.
Eddie: well Lo isn't going to be home from her mom's for about another hour or so. Do you want to hang here and just invite Tyler over?
Ian: yeah that would be great.
About ten minutes later Tyler shows up. We all sit down and look at Ian with questioning looks.
Tyler: Ian what's up? You seem nervous.
Ian: I need your guys' help.
Eddie: do I need to contact my lawyer again?
Ian: no it's nothing like that, I just need a favor.
Tyler: what is it?
Ian grabs something out of his pocket and sets it on the table. I grab the box and open it up.
Eddie: dude! Are you serious?
Ian: yeah I wanted to ask her for a while now, but I don't know how.
Tyler: well for starters are you sure you want to marry Mel because she is a handful.
Ian: yeah I'm sure.
Eddie: wow I never pegged you to be the guy who would settle down.
Ian: well you know a woman can do that to you.
Eddie: you're telling me. Next thing you know you are going to be the one who will be holding Mel's hand at that doctor's appointment.
Ian: whoa man! Slow down! I still need to ask her.
Tyler: Well how do you want us to help you?
Ian: I don't know but I just want to make this proposal really special.
Loren (walking in): you're proposing?!
Ian: you said she would be gone for another hour.
Eddie: sorry man you can't really predict a pregnant woman.
Loren: Mel is getting engaged?
Ian: you can't say a word! Got it preggo?
Loren: on one condition.
Ian: What?
Loren: I help plan the proposal.
Ian: well I don't even know how I am going to do it.
Loren: I have an idea that you could use.
Ian: please I am up for anything.
So Loren begins explaining the plan she came up with and I was really surprised.
Eddie: that was actually a really good plan.
Loren: what? Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I have no creative ideas.
Eddie: oh really?
Tyler: dude get your head out of the gutter.
Ian: I think we got ourselves a proposal.
Loren: I am really happy for you guys.
Ian: thanks Lo.
Eddie: when do you want to start?
Loren: how about tonight after me and Eddie's doctor's appointment?
Ian: great idea. Let's meet at 5.
Tyler: see you then.
Ian and Tyler leave and I just stare at Loren.
Eddie (smirking): so do you have any creative ideas right now?
Loren: sorry babe. Got to save all of my ideas for the proposal, but if you're good I may just let you in on one of them.
Eddie: deal!
Loren: come on we have to be go to the appointment.
Eddie: coming dear
Loren: don't ever call me that again.
Eddie: sorry
Loren: oh by the way I think I hit my mood swings part of my pregnancy.
Eddie: really? I didn't notice.
Loren: wow someone isn't acting very good is he?
Eddie: I will I promise!
Loren: good because (whispering the last part) I have also hit my horny side of my pregnancy.
Eddie: you will be the death of me Loren Duran
Loren: I love you too.
Loren and I walk into the office and we wait until they call Loren's name. Once they call her name we walk hand in hand to the small room. Loren sits down and the doctor comes in five minutes later. He grabs the gel and spreads it over Loren's stomach. Not even a minute later we hear the heartbeat.
Eddie: I will never get tired of hearing that.
Loren: me neither.
Doctor: so Mr. and Mrs. Duran it says here that you guys would like to know the gender of the baby?
Eddie: I thought we couldn't find out until next month?
Doctor: well your baby is very big and I can be able to tell you now.
Loren: is the baby healthy?
Doctor: yes he is very healthy.
Eddie: it's a boy?
Doctor: congratulations Eddie and Loren.
The doctor gets up and leaves the room.
Loren: I think we are in trouble.
Eddie: why do you say that?
Loren: because if that our son is anything like you…
Eddie: yeah we may just grow grey hairs by the time we turn thirty.
Loren: but at the end of the day I think he will be alright.
Eddie: and why is that?
Loren: you did.
Eddie: what makes you think I turned out alright?
Loren: I let you marry me didn't I? And I let you knock me up.
Eddie: that's true because marrying you was the best decision I have ever made.
Loren: let's wait until after the proposal to tell the team.
Eddie: good idea.
Loren: what time is it?
Eddie: 4:45 we should probably get going.
Loren and I leave and we meet up at Rumor. Ian and Tyler are already there talking to two men. We get there and we set up. We talk to the manager and let him know the plan. Once we finished up we headed back to the station to see Ian's future fiancée waiting for us.
Mel: where have you guys been?
Loren: Eddie and I had a doctor's appointment.
Ian: and Tyler and I went to do target practice.
Mel: did you know how many calls we got?
Loren: a lot?
Mel: none! Which means you guys are lucky.
Eddie: What have you been doing today?
Mel: just finishing some paperwork from earlier today.
The phone rings.
Mel: hello? Okay where? Rumor? Okay we will be there shortly.
Mel hangs up the phone and looks at us.
Mel: guys we gotta go there is an armed robbery at Rumor.
We all get into our gear and head down to Rumor.
Eddie: you ready?
Loren: Showtime.
Mel's Pov.
I get into the cop car with Ian and we speed our way down to rumor.
Mel: Ian?
Ian: yeah babe?
Mel: do you remember anything special about Rumor?
Ian: um well we got takeout there last week.
Mel: anything else?
Ian: should I remember anything else?
Mel: nothing important I guess.
How does Ian not remember Rumor? Maybe I am putting too much effort into this relationship because Ian doesn't seem to care at all. We pull up to rumor and all of us get out of the car.
Eddie: okay Tyler see if you can get any ids on our subjects. Loren, you, Ian, and I will go in tactical. Mel, you lead the negotiation.
Mel: wait what?
Eddie: is there a problem?
Mel: since when have you gone in tactical?
Eddie: this is my call Mel, now are you up for the job or not?
Mel: yes sir.
What is up with Eddie? He never does tactical. Is today mess with Mel day or something? Tyler heads inside and goes into the security room of rumor through the back. Loren and Ian go in through the back as well and Eddie and I go through the front. We go inside to see a man about twenty something holding a man at gun point. I expect to see Loren and Ian behind the subject but they aren't there.
Mel: where is Loren and Ian?
Eddie: don't worry about them. Just talk to the subject.
Mel (facing the subject): Hi there! My name is Mel and I am from the LAPD. Do you want to talk about what it happening right now?
Subject: well Mel from the LAPD, I need money and this guy owes me.
Mel: okay well if you lower your gun away from this man's head then maybe I can help you.
Subject: why should I? I give this man 1,000 dollars and what does he do? Nothing! He owes me!
Mel: Sir is there any specific reason why you need this money now?
Subject: I have a deadline.
Mel: a deadline for what Sir?
Subject (sighs): my girlfriend is leaving for New York for a month and I want to propose to her.
Mel: and you need money for a ring?
Subject: yeah that's right.
Tyler (speaking through the earpiece): Mel, his name is Steve Darren.
Mel: Steve, I understand that you obviously love your girlfriend.
Steve: really? How?
Mel: well that's easy. You are willing to go to jail just to show her that you want to spend the rest of your life with her.
Steve: Love makes you do crazy things.
Mel: you're right.
Steve: are you married Mel?
Mel: no but I have a boyfriend who I love very much. He reminds me of you.
Steve: how?
Mel: because he is willing to go to the extreme just to make me happy.
Steve: sounds like a keeper.
Mel: he is.
Steve: has he ever talked about proposing?
Mel: Steve why don't we talk about this without having the hostage and a gun involved.
Steve: what's your boyfriend's name?
Mel: Ian
Steve: is he a cop?
Mel: yeah how did you know?
Steve: I was talking to him a couple hours ago.
Mel: where?
Steve: here actually. He gave me the idea to propose to my girlfriend.
Mel: how did he give you that idea?
Steve: because he said he was going to do the same thing.
Just as Steve said that he lowered the gun and walked toward the kitchen. The hostage got up and followed pursuit.
Mel: what the hell?
Then Ian shows up in a tuxedo and gets down on one knee.
Mel: oh my god.
Ian: Melissa Anne Sanders, the first time I met you I was pretty close to being wasted. I was drunk but I still remembered your smile. It took me about 5 years before I realized that the way I was living was not healthy for me. You helped me. You saved me. You actually took a chance on the ass that I am. I knew that if you were able to change me from my ways then I had to marry you. I love you so much Melissa Sanders. Will you marry me?
Mel: oh my god yes!
Hope you guys liked this chapter! I know it wasn't my best but I promise this is just a filler chapter for later. Love you guys!