***I DON'T OWN THESE CHARACTERS!*** though I wish I did
One week later from last chapter.
Chapter 34
Eddie slipped out of bed and hurried to the bathroom. She tried to keep quiet but she heard the rustling of blankets and cursed quietly hoping she hadn't awoken Jamie. When she finished she hurried back into bed glancing at the clock, it proclaimed to the room that it was 2:38 in the morning. She slipped under the covers as Jamie rolled over to wrap his good arm around her.
"I didn't mean to wake you." Eddie whispered snuggling into his warm body.
"I was already awake." Jamie admitted.
"What's up?" Eddie questioned.
"Just thinking…" Jamie stated.
"About?" Eddie pried.
He had been staying up late even after Eddie had fallen asleep and was awake long before she woke up.
"Nothing." He answered.
"Jamie...I know when you are lying to me. What's going on?" Eddie demanded, turning and resting on her elbow so just could watch his microexpressions.
Jamie sighed. "I've just been thinking about how our lives will change if I quit the NYPD, and how is my family going to respond. I've been out of the lawyer game for a long time, who would even want to hire me?" Jamie just stared at the ceiling as he poured out what had been keeping him up. "And do I even want to be a lawyer, I love what I do and why I do it , but I also want to always be able to come home to you and our babies...What if I never came home? What if I could never hold you again? I just remember how it was on those stairs when I thought I would never get to see you again or get to hold our children…" Jamie's voice cracked with emotion. "I'm scared of dying Eddie...I'm scared that if I go back, I'm gonna get killed but I can't really see myself doing anything else." Jamie finally turned and looked at his girlfriend, he could barely make out her face in the dark, but he could see she was frowning.
Eddie felt like her heart had just snapped. Jamie had never told her he was scared of dying. She reached over and ran her fingers through his hair. She didn't know what to say to comfort him, and that hurt her more than she could express.
"It's okay to be scared...I would be concerned if you weren't and I'm terrified that if you go back I'll lose you." She paused. "Whatever you decide I will support you and it doesn't matter what your family says. This is our life and I'm sure they would understand. I don't know what else to say that might comfort you."
Jamie didn't answer. He just tightened his hold on her.
"Good thing we don't have to decide right now." Jamie said after a few moments of silence. "You have lunch with Erin and Linda tomorrow don't you?"
"Considering it's past midnight, it's today, but yes I do have lunch with them today." She emphasized her last word very strongly and finished her statement with a kiss.
"Well then you should go back to sleep." He said turning and kissing her again with a little more passion. Eddie kissed him back with gusto. Since his injuries, they hadn't been able to be remotely romantic in the bedroom. She got lost in the kiss, her hands getting lost in his hair and her nails raked across his scalp. They broke apart for air, both panting
"How am I supposed to sleep after that." She breathed.
Light was barely beginning to peek through the windows. Eddie watched her boyfriend as he slept. She studied his face, it was peaceful. She had to admit he was the cutest when he slept. If someone had told her she would be in love with her partner and carrying his twins she would have told them that they were crazy. She glanced at the clock, it was just after seven. She leaned back into the pillows, her hands coming to rest on her ever growing stomach. She was coming up on five months and she felt like the twins never stopped moving. For the first time in a while she was at peace, her babies where safe and her love was safe. She knew that she could feel him right beside her. Suddenly, the urge to pee forced her to get out of bed and go to the bathroom, grabbing the shirt that had been discarded last night and putting it back on as she walked.. She glanced in the mirror. Her bruises had almost completely faded and she didn't look quite as much like a zombie now that Jamie was safe at home with her.
"I never thought I'd be a mother." She thought aloud as she admired herself in the mirror. She didn't understand why women said they always thought that they were fat when they were pregnant, she thought she looked damn sexy. She pulled her hair back heeped it up on top of her head into a messy bun as she padded to the kitchen and brewed her cup, sadly, of decaf coffee.
"You guys are killing me by not letting me have caffeine." She scolded her unborn children.
"You'll just have to drink extra once they are born." Jamie stated coming into the kitchen. He was walking now, though he moved slowly as every step jarred his broken ribs.
"Your awake?" Eddie said surprised.
"Yeah. it's hard to sleep when you aren't in bed with me." Jamie explained giving her a quick kiss.
"How did we live without each other." Eddie remarked, still in his arms.
"What time do you have lunch with Erin and Linda?" Jamie questioned.
"Twelve thirty. Why?" Eddie asked playing with the hair at the back of his neck.
"Because I think you should go get dressed to go to breakfast with me." Jamie said.
"Breakfast? Are we really the couple that does breakfast?" Eddie questioned with a small smile.
"We could become one?" Jamie suggested, his gaze was so intense that Eddie felt shivers down her spine. "And we've never been on a real date."
"Give me thirty minutes to get ready." She said slipping out of his arms and hurrying to the bathroom to shower. Her heart was doing cartwheels, Jamie's suggestion had thrown her off balance, but the way he looked at her this morning made her feel so...so loved.
Hey Guys!
I'm back! Sorry for not posting...Really I am I felt terrible for not posting but I had to keep up with my homework load last semester which was very difficult. *sobs in APA format, college eight am's and all nighters because of school* I will try and post as much as I can but school still has to come first. So, no promises
Love you all! Thanks for all the support while I was gone.
Eliza
Answers to questions:
amksschristian: He hit is head when he feel down the stairs, but I may not have made that clear.
