Chapter 10
Like Eddie had wanted, Jamie thought about them living together. A lot. He thought about both the pros and cons. He realized there were ultimately more pros than cons, and he was willing to look past the cons if it meant spending more time with Josie.
"Hey Eddie." Jamie said, as the pair arrived at work, coincidentally at the same time.
"Hey Jamie, what's up?" Eddie asked, with a glowing smile.
"I have an answer for you."
"An answer to what?" She asked, confused.
"The living thing." He said vaguely. He didn't want to say too much about it when other people were around.
"Ok, let's talk more after role call because that's in like 20 minutes." She said, staring down at her watch.
The pair went their respective locker rooms, got dressed, and then met again in the role call room, about 2 minutes before role call. After role car, they headed to the RMP and began their tour.
"So, what's your answer?" Eddie asked from the passenger seat.
"I've thought about it for awhile. I thought about all the pros and cons. I realized the pros outweighed the cons. I want to have a better relationship with our daughter and if that means us living together, then I'll do it."
"Really? Because you know you don't have to. We can work something else out. It's ok-" Eddie rambled until Jamie interrupted her.
"Eddie, I want to do this. I want to spend more time with our daughter. I want to be a good father to her. I was to give her some semblance of normal. Is living together will give her that."
"Ok. Does this mean we're gonna be going to the infamous Regan Sunday dinners?" Eddie asked, with a small smile.
"If you want. You don't have to."
"They're probably mad at me. You can take Josie. I'll think she'll like it."
"What makes you think my family is mad at you?"
"Because I kept Josie a secret for 9 years. Not only did you not know about your daughter, but they didn't know about their Granddaughter, niece, and cousin. Maybe it would just be better if you took Josie. Besides, the drive to Bayridge would give you some bonding time."
"Eddie, they're not mad. They're happy. Happy that they have a new granddaughter, niece, cousin. To be honest, I'm not so sure they're not thinking about if they're gonna gain another daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, and aunt."
"What?" Eddie asked, with a humorless chuckle.
"They're all old school Irish Catholics. They're not exactly thrilled that we're not married, especially my grandpa."
"Jamie, we just came back into each other lives a few months ago. Yes, we have a daughter together, but that doesn't necessarily mean I want us to get married."
"I don't want to get married either. And maybe you're right, I'll just take Josie. I don't want to give them the wrong idea."
The car went into a comfortable silence after their conversation. They were both thinking about the same question: "What if we did get married?" Would it be such a bad thing? They already had a daughter together, and they'd agreed to live together. Eddie already knew most of the Regan clan. All the hard stuff was already taken care of. They saw each other almost everyday. They were becoming best friends already. Would marriage be so bad?