I don't own these characters, just a fan wanting to tell as story. I hope you enjoy it!
Jamie was in the middle of Sunday dinner when he got the text from Eddie asking to meet. "Finally," He said to himself, he didn't know what had been going on between the two of them. After the fateful night, they had promised for it not to affect their friendship, and it hadn't then out of the blue she had started avoiding him. He didn't understand what or if he had done something wrong. She had just shut him out, but when she thought he wasn't looking she would stare at him, smiling slightly and then frown, and shake her head. He was confused, so distracted in his own mind that he accidentally volunteered for dish duty.
"You have been very quiet today." A voice said, calling him back to the world, away from his thoughts.
"Have I?" Jamie questioned, turning to look and Erin, who had come into the kitchen.
"Want to tell me what's on your mind?" Erin asked, handing Jamie a glass of scotch.
"Not really," Jamie confessed.
"Okay," Erin said, though her eyes said, "Talk to me "
"Is this about Eddie?" Erin coaxed.
"How'd you know?" Jamie said before he could stop himself and deny it.
"You get a special look in your eye when something is off between you too, and you have been free each evening the past two weeks," Erin explained, taking a sip of her drink. "Did you guys have a fight?"
"To be honest," Jamie stated, "I have no idea what's wrong, we were fine and then suddenly she stopped talking on tour, and then started making phony excuses about why she couldn't hang out after work," Jamie said exasperatedly.
"Did you say something or do something that could have triggered this reaction in her," Erin asked, truly concerned in her younger brothers dilemma.
"Not that I'm aware of," Jamie said setting the plates in the cupboard.
"Have you brought it up with her?"
"Yes, well not in so many words. I have mentioned that she's been quiet." Jamie replied.
"Jamie, the best thing I think you can do is just ask her what's going on." Erin advised, "Then you will know you have done the best you can."
"Yeah, I got a message from her during dinner asking if we could meet tonight." Jamie stated, "I'll talk to her about it."
"Good," Erin said with a smile, "Now finish those dishes."
Jamie was playing gin rummy with Henry, he hadn't heard back from Eddie about when and where to meet. When his phone started ringing, a call from Eddie.
"Hey," He said, picking up the phone.
"Hi is this Jamie Reagan," A female voice on the other end asked.
"Yes, who is this?" Jamie questioned, concerned why someone had Eddie's phone
"My name is Rose Peterson, I'm a nurse at St. Vincent, Eddie Janko, the woman's phone I'm calling from was brought here after a car accident she is on her way into X-Ray's but she asked if we would call you and ask you to come to the hospital." The woman explained.
"Yeah, I'll be there as soon as I can." Jamie managed to say, but his heart was heavy. What had happened? Was Eddie going to be okay?
"What's wrong?" Henry questioned.
"My partner was in car accident and is at St. Vincent's. I'm going to be with her." Jamie stated firmly. The family looked as if they were going to say wait till the game was over but they saw the look on Jamie's face and they knew that was a bad idea. His eyes were dark with determination, he grabbed his jacket and left. He made it there in record time, he hurried to the emergency room to find out where Eddie was.
After arguing with several nurses who were unhelpful, one finally was able to tell him where Eddie was. He walked into the hospital room his heart dropped to his stomach. Eddie was lying on the hospital bed her arm in a cast and a gash was sewn shut on her head. She looked so frail and vulnerable. He felt the urge to use everything in his power to make sure this could never happen to her again. Her eyes were closed as if she was asleep, but at the sound of the curtain her eyes opened, a smile played on her lips when she saw it was Jamie.
"Hey," She said weakly, straightening slightly.
"What happened?" Jamie questioned, sitting in the chair next to the bed.
"A car hit my car; I have a broken arm, bruised ribs, and a concussion but other than that. I'm fine." Eddie reported as if it was nothing. "They say I should be fine in a couple weeks."
"That's great!" Jamie said sincerely, it was hard to see her lying there. Something made him want to find the person who had hit her car and beat him to a pulp. Jamie took Eddie's uninjured hand and held in his.
Eddie had been so relieved when she opened her eyes and saw Jamie standing there. He looked so concerned, she couldn't help but smile. Always so damn cute. He took her hand she never realized how perfect if felt, the larger hand interlaced with her smaller one.
"We need to talk," She said after a brief silence, she didn't want to ruin the moment but he had to know the truth. She couldn't take keeping it from him and her dad had been right Jamie deserved to know.
"Yeah," Jamie agreed, Eddie felt him start to withdraw his hand, but she held to tight showing him that she didn't want to let go.
"Remember how we said we weren't going to let that night affect our partnership?' Eddie asked she had run this talk over in her head again and again, but still, she felt like she was making it up on the spot. "I don't think we will be able to do that."
Jamie interrupted her, "If I said something that made you mad at me I'm really sorry,"
"Would you shut up." Eddie asked, "And let me talk."
"Yeah," Jamie answered, realizing that Eddie really wanted to talk to him about something.
"As I was saying, I don't think we can keep that night from affecting us." Eddie started again. "I'm pregnant Jamie." She had said it, it was over, now she had to wait for his reaction. She waited for his had to withdraw but it didn't. He just looked at her, his blue eyes boring into her soul.
"Please say something." She said, desperately after a few moments passed.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Jamie questioned snapping out of the trance that had held him spellbound.
Now it was Eddie's turn to be silent, should she tell him that she was scared he would tell her to do it alone, that she was terrified of losing her best friend?
"Is that why you have been avoiding me these past two weeks?" Jamie added,
Eddie nodded, "I didn't know how to tell you and as each day passed it just got harder and harder to approach the subject."
"Is the baby okay after the accident?" Jamie asked,
"The doctor said it's fine," Eddie assured, squeezing his hand. He had shown too much of his reaction and she was concerned was he happy or angry but she was leaning towards happy.
"This is a lot to take in," Jamie confessed, looking down at their hands joined together.
"Are you mad?" Eddie asked.
"No, why would I be mad?" Jamie responded.
"No reason, I was just concerned," Eddie replied.
"What are we going to do?" Jamie questioned, looking back into Eddie's eyes
"I have no idea, take it day by day?" Eddie suggested, smiling.
Jamie didn't know what he was feeling. Eddie was pregnant, that was why she had been acting strange and avoiding him. She was pregnant with his kid; he was going to be a father. How could he take that all in right now?
At that moment Danny entered the hospital room.
"What are doing here," Jamie asked surprised to see his brother here.
"Eddie I need you to tell me everything you remember about the accident," Danny said, quickly but firmly.
"I'm I don't remember a lot it happened so fast," Eddie stated.
"Did you see who was driving the car that hit you?" Danny questioned.
"No, like I said it all happened so fast." Eddie repeated, "What's wrong, why are you investigating car accident, are you homicide?"
"Well, it doesn't look like an accident, two other officers from your precinct were attacked, today, one was stabbed three times with a knife and another was shot in a drive-by shooting yesterday. Both are in critical condition. Eddie, we think that someone tried to kill you." Danny explained
Hope you enjoyed that chapter I had a lot of fun writing it! I also just want to thank everyone for being supportive in means a lot to me!
