Eddie had not said a word since they were in the car and Jamie was worried, he had somewhat forced her into introducing him today and now he wondered if he didn't push it to far. He knew he had wanted to meet her mother, he just didn't realize their dynamic was as complicated as it is. When they had gotten home Eddie had gone straight to the bathroom and he had heard the shower start not long after. She was still in the shower, no doubt washing away her frustration with her mother. He poured them both a glass of wine and went into the bathroom leaning against the edge of the sink.

"Babe tell me where your mind is at" he asked quietly. Eddie leaned against the tile of shower letting the hot water roll down over her body. "I don't know what you want me to say. My mother is a challenge, she always has been," she said as she turned off the water. "I told you I didn't want you to meet her today. Why did it have to be today? There was a reason she didn't know yet Jamie because she can never support me" She opened the curtain and stepped out of the shower. Jamie was waiting there with a towel and wrapped it around her body.

"Why not today? Whether it was today or at the wedding she still wouldn't have stopped her from sharing her opinion. Why not get it over with?" She was drying off her body and not meeting his gaze. "Did you think she would scare me away?" he asked as he watched her finish toweling off the water and start brushing her wet hair. Eddie's eyes closed as she kept brushing her hair. "Not really, I mean maybe a little…. it's a possibility, hell Jamie I don't even know what I am thinking. Why do you think I don't see her very often, she just always questions everything I say, what I do, and what I wear. She knows how to push my buttons and she gets in my head. I am used to the insults but when she went after you and your family…." She trailed off and she was brushing through her hair faster and harder.

"Ed, easy or you are going to brush your hair right off your head." He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her middle. Meeting her eyes in the mirror. "I have a thick skin, being a Reagan you are born with one. I can take it. There is nothing your mother could say that would make me walk away from you." Jamie said in her ear, watching her eyes water in the mirror. "You hear me? You are not getting rid of me that easy Janko; you are stuck with me for life" he kissed her shoulder.

"She gets in my head and it's hard to get her out." She turned around and wrapped her arms around his middle. "There is one thing she said that I have been thinking about" Jamie squeezed her hips "Eddie you can not let her get into your head. You said she insults you and that worries me, I don't want you to let her get to you. Whatever it is you are worrying about you don't need to"

"It wasn't about me, it was what she said about your dad." Jamie tilted his head to the side "My dad?" she nodded her head. "When she made the comment about the wedding reception should be fun with the police commissioner, the father of the groom and the brides dad in jail" she wasn't looking him in the eye, her head was down staring at her feet. "I mean she isn't wrong. My dad is in federal prison and won't be there. It's bound to come up at some point. I'm actually kind of shocked your Dad hasn't mentioned it before, he had to have checked me out at some point when I became your partner."

"Ed, babe that doesn't matter." He ran his palm along her cheek and lifted her chin, so their eyes would meet. "What your dad did doesn't shine a different light on you and my dad knows this. He knows you love me and that's all that matters" she sighed and leaned her forehead against his chest. "I get frustrated with her, she always cares more about the cost of something, or appearances. Plus did you get her subtle question on how quickly I would be promoted to sergeant now that I am going to be part of the commissioners' family. She doesn't understand my life at all." She moaned.

Jamie hugged her tighter. "You can not let her get to you like that. She is pushing your buttons because she can or because she doesn't know she does. Like I said earlier I think we should give her a chance, there has to be a reason why she acts the way she does." Eddie stepped back giving him a blank stare. "Wasn't it you that once said you cant save everyone?" She questioned. "Why do you think she is worth it"?

"I know she isn't your favorite person, but she is your mother. She loves you and she's your family. We need to make an effort to try." Eddie took a long sip of the wine on the counter and walked out of the bathroom.

Jamie followed and watched as she dug through his drawer looking for one of his t-shirts. "Not my favorite person? Seriously Jamie you want me to try and understand her? Why can't she try and understand me? She huffed as she dropped the towel and threw the faded NYPD t-shirt over her head. "I love my job, I love that we live in an apartment in the city, I don't care how much clothes cost, or being seen in the most sought after restaurants." She was pacing back and forth in the bedroom as Jamie watched perched against the door jam.

"I just want her to understand that I am happy, really happy and if she cant then she doesn't get to be part of my life." She stopped pacing and looked over at Jamie "She doesn't get to be part of our life. The life we are building together." She plopped down on the end of the bed. Jamie walked over sitting down next to her wrapping his arm around her shoulder, his hand on her leg. "Eddie we are building a life together and she will have to decide if she wants to be in it or not. All we can do is give her a chance. If she doesn't then that will be her loss. Your mother doesn't change that. Not for me, not at all" he said as he kissed her long and slow.

She gave him a long look. "How are you so calm about this" He smiled. "I figure I can win her over eventually, I mean if Edit Janko can fall for the Reagan charm then I am betting that Lena Janko can as well" He smirked. She elbowed him in the ribs.

"You think it was your charm that won me over," Eddie asked as she quickly straddled him settling down on his lap, his t-shirt riding up her thighs. His hands quickly sliding up and down her legs. "Oh I think it definitely played a part for sure, that and all of those times you came into the men's locker room to catch me changing. I think you like my body" He smirked leaning in to kiss her.

"Eh…it's not horrible," she laughed as he kissed down her neck. "Not horrible?" he questioned. He quickly flipped them over and settled on top of her, her legs wrapping around his hips.

"I think it was those smooth moves of yours that won me over," she said as she caught her breath. "I'm just happy your mine" she said as she met him for a hungry kiss as she undid his dress shirt.

"I'm yours and you are mine. Nothing is going to change that" he spoke softly as his eyes met hers.

"Show me" she leaned up and kissed him as he did just that.