Y is for Yacht
"I still can't believe we are going to a yacht party." Eddie said as she was putting on her earrings.
"I was surprised when Zach sent me the invite. We haven't talked since I went to the academy." Jamie said as he buttoned his shirt.
"I still don't understand why we are dressing up to go on the water."
"Because that's what the fancy lawyers do." Jamie replied as he kissed her. He sat on the bed and pulled on his dress shoes.
"At least you get to wear something comfortable." Eddie grumbled.
"Eddie you could wear that sundress that I like with your flats. It's a casual party not a formal party. Trust me I went to both."
"Alright I guess I have time to change."
"Plus if it was formal I would have a tux and tie on." Jamie said with a big grin.
Eddie rolled her eyes as she got changed. "Well I have never been to one before."
"It's okay babe. We leave in fifteen minutes, be ready or I'm leaving without you."
"You know you won't."
Half an hour later they pulled up to the docks. They walked down to the docks holding hands. Jamie could see the the massive boat sitting at the end of the dock. Jamie waved as a man walked toward them. "Hey Zach. This is my fiancee Eddie Janko."
"Eddie, nice to meet you." Zach said with a perfect white smile. He turned and pointed at the yacht that was filling up with people. "Are you ready for a good time?"
"Yes we are." Jamie said as he took Eddie's hand again and walked to the yacht. Once everyone had arrived they took off. Jamie and Eddie went to the bar and ordered drinks.
"The best thing about this party is the open bar." Eddie said.
"You won't be breaking the bank tonight." Jamie teased.
She playfully punched him on the arm. Eddie looked around at all the people on the yacht. They all had designer clothes on and Eddie felt way under dressed. Even though the women had on casual sundresses they looked pricey. She saw Zach walking their way with a blond woman on his arm.
"Eddie, Jamie this is my wife Kayla. Kayla this is my friend from law school, Jamie Reagan and his Fiancee Eddie Janko."
"Nice to meet you Jamie and Eddie. I'm so glad you two could make it." She gave them both a big smile and a hug. "Please let us know if you need anything."
"Thank you Kayla." Eddie said. She watched Kayla and Zach walk off to greet other guests.
Jamie's phone started to ring and he looked to see who was calling. "I'll be right back, it's Danny."
"Okay, hurry back." Eddie watched Jamie as he walked out on the deck were it was quite. Eddie watched the other people talking, she debated on introducing herself. Then she decided to wait on Jamie to get back, since he knew how to talk to these people.
"Is this your first lawyer party?" Eddie turned and saw a woman about her age standing next to her. "Hi, I'm Riley Walker. I can always spot someone new. That's how I looked when I first started hanging out with this crowd."
"Yes it's my first. I'm Eddie Janko. My Fiancee and Zach went to Harvard together."
"Who is your fiancee? My husband Brent went to Harvard with Zach too."
"Jamie Reagan. He is outside on the phone."
"I know Jamie. Brent and I went on double dates with him and Sydney all the time." Riley's face turned red with embarrassment. "Oh my God I'm so sorry. I don't think before I speak."
Eddie smiled at Riley. "It's okay. That was a long time ago."
"What do you think of the party so far? Have you met any new people?"
"No. Just Zach and Kayla. I'm waiting on Jamie to get back."
"Good idea. I didn't talk much at these parties unless Brent was with me. Is Jamie still a cop?"
"Yes. He got promoted to Sergeant a few weeks ago."
"Wow. That's awesome news. Hi Jamie." Riley said as Jamie joined them.
"Hi Riley. How are you?" Jamie asked as he hugged her.
"I'm great. Brent and I have three kids now."
"Tonya, Brad and Katie?"
"That's right. Did you already talk to Spencer?"
"No we still e-mail each other."
"Oh. Why don't we ever get together any more?" Riley had a hurt look on her face.
"I figured you took Sydney's side when we broke up. You two were best friends."
"Yeah were. We talked a few times after she moved then nothing."
"I'm sorry Riley. I should of asked. Why don't we make plans sometime. Are you alright with that?" Jamie asked Eddie.
"Yes. I would love to." Eddie said smiling.
"Great. I will get with Brad and we will set a date. I will go find him. Excuse me."
"Riley is great. You will like her." Jamie said as he took a drink of beer.
"I already do. She came up and talked to me like she already knew me."
"That's Riley, she knows how to talk to people."
"What did Danny want?"
"He wanted me to help him move furniture. His neighbor got a new couch and Danny got their old one. Come on and I will introduce you to some people I know."
A few hours later Eddie and Jamie had met everybody there. The party was in full swing just about everyone was drunk. Jamie had only drank two beers, he wanted to stay alert. He had saw the news that party boats and yachts had been getting robbed in Florida. That had been three months ago, just last week a small yacht had been robbed a mile offshore. Danny had told them about it, one of the detectives from the 5-4 had got the case. Jamie knew that the cases couldn't be the same, maybe they are copy cats. Someone looking to make quick cash.
Jamie was just coming up from the bathroom, when he heard the unmistakable sound of automatic gunfire. Everyone screamed and hit the deck. Jamie's first instinct was to find Eddie, but he ducked back into the cabin to hide. He pulled out his phone, he had one bar he had to make this fast.
"Don't worry about coming over Jamie. Some of the guys came over and helped me."
"Danny, we need help. The boat we are on is being hijacked."
"What? Jamie your cutting out."
"The boat I'm on is being hijacked." Jamie repeated to Danny, praying that he heard him.
"Hijacked! Are you alright? Where are you?"
"I'm below deck. I'm sure they are sending someone below to look for people. Danny please hurry." Jamie didn't wait for a reply and hung up. He heard someone walking down the hallway, he flushed the toilet and washed his hands. As soon as he walked out, a gun was shoved in his face. Jamie stepped back and put his hands up in the air. "Whoa man. What's going on?"
"Get upstairs." The man snarled. He wore a black mask over his face so Jamie couldn't get a good look at him.
Jamie stepped around him and then grabbed for the gun, the two men wrestled for the gun. Suddenly the gun went off and the masked man crumpled to the ground. Jamie knelt down and confirmed the man was dead. He got up and hurried to the other stairs and hid among the guest on the floor.
"Someone shot Marty!" The voice yelled through a radio on another gun mans hip. He pulled it and started talking in it.
"Get up and move!" He shouted. A few minuted later all the guests and crew were out on the deck. The masked men made then empty their pockets and hand over all their jewelery. They were all told to sit on the floor, Jamie caught a glimpse of Eddie. She looked around and caught his eye, a look of relieve washed over her face.
A tall man stepped forward and spoke, "someone here shot my brother! I want to know how before I start shooting!" No one said a word, this angered the man. He reached out and grabbed the closest woman, which happened to be Eddie. He put a gun to the back of her head. "I will shoot her right now if you don't tell me who shot my brother."
Jamie slowly reached down and pulled his gun from his ankle holster. He stood up and raised his gun. "It was me, I'm a cop. I already called for backup, they are on their way."
The man took his gun away from Eddie's head and pointed it at Jamie. "I'm going to kill you for what you did."
The sound of a helicopter could be heard, and sounds of boats. Danny had called in the coast guard as well.
The masked man glared at Jamie. "You're dead!" He screamed.
Jamie started to put his arm down. "I don't care about me. Please don't hurt my family."
As soon as those words left Jamie's mouth, Eddie went limp and fell to the floor. Two shots rang out at the same time. Eddie pulled her dress up and pulled out her gun from a thigh holster. She went over to the masked man, but he was dead. She looked over and saw Jamie on the deck. She ran over and saw the blood pooling from a hole in his chest.
In a few minutes the boat was crowded with police officers and the coastguard. The other three man quickly surrendered. Danny pushed his way through the crowd. He stopped when he saw Eddie kneeling over Jamie, trying to slow the bleeding from a hole in his chest.
Medics repelled down from the helicopter, and started working on Jamie. Danny came over and hugged Eddie as they watched. The finally loaded him up in a sled and they pulled him up into the helicopter. Danny and Eddie watched as they flew away.
Blue Bloods
A beeping sound was the first sound Jamie heard as he slowly woke up. Then then quite voices of his family came next. As he woke up more, he felt a dull pain in his chest. He groaned, and the voices stopped. He felt a hand slip in his and he squeezed it. He slowly opened his eyes, blinking a few times. He smiled up at the worried faces of his family. "Hey," he whispered.
"It's so good to see you awake." Eddie said as she wiped the tears from her face.
"Did I get him?"
Eddie nodded, "the rest gave up as soon as backup arrived."
"You did good Jamie. You saved everyone on that boat." Frank said giving Jamie a smile.
"Thanks dad. Who were they?"
"Just some men looking to make an easy score. One said they saw the news of some guys doing it in Florida, so they decided to try it." Danny said.
Erin walked over and hugged Jamie. "I'm glad your alright."
"Me too Erin." Jamie yawned, and leaned back in the pillows.
"Let's let Jamie get some rest." Henry said as he gave Jamie a hug. Nicki, Jack and Shawn gave Jamie hugs and told him to get well soon.
A few minutes later it was just Eddie and Jamie. "I love you Jamie. It's a good thing you told me that phrase, and what to do when you said it."
"I love you too Eddie. Dad and grandpa drilled that into our heads and we practiced it. I'm glad your okay." He pulled her dawn and kissed her.
"Get some rest. You need to get better soon. I'm going to call Riley and Brent. I told them I would let them know when you woke up."
"Okay I will. Thanks for letting them know."
"You're welcome." Eddie sat next to Jamie until he fell asleep, thanking his guardian angles for watching over him.
Author's note: Only one more letter to go! Thanks for reading.