Grandpa smiled and said "Come on Xavier. You wanna go to the office with me so Danny and Jamie can get back to work?" I nodded and went over to Dad and he picked me up and swung me around.
"I'm sorry you had to figure this out this soon Joseph, but it's just," He paused to clear the knot in his throat then continued. "It's just so soon after losing Joe, and I can't think about him without my whole body aching. That's why we named you after him. You had so much of a bond with him, that you didn't want to sleep with anyone else. The only two people you would fall asleep for was Joe and Jamie. Anyone else, you just cried and threw fits." He smiled remembering the good times he had when I was a baby.
"Except for Dad. As soon as he picked you up and rocked you for less than ten seconds, you were asleep. I don't know how he did it, but he did. Especially with you being a colicky baby. I think you spent more nights over at their houses then you did at your own." He tickled me and I started giggling and kicking.
After he hugged me tightly, I jumped down and ran over to Uncle Jamie and hugged him. He picked me up and whispered, "Your Uncle Joe loved you very much. Ya know that? More than you'll ever know buddy. Just like I love you. You might not have been born into our family, but over the past seven years you're just as much a Reagan as anyone else." He smiled at me and I smiled back, and tried to wink.
He laughed as I said, "I know Uncle Jamie." And gave him a kiss on the cheek. Everyone started to laugh and I jumped down and ran back over to Grandpa. I grabbed his hand and said, "One day, I'm gonna be the commissioner too, Grandpa."
He smiled and said, "I'm sure you will, but you have to work hard for it." We walked out and got into Grandpa's car. Grandpa couldn't lift me up to put me into my car seat so Garrett had to help me. Garrett talked to Grandpa for about five minutes then they both got in the car. We rode to One Police Plaza and I hopped out of the car seat all on my own. Garrett and Grandpa were impressed with me and Grandpa ruffled my hair and grabbed my hand. We walked in and Abigail greeted us and asked Grandpa if she could give me a sucker. Grandpa was hesitant until I begged.
"Please Grandpa? It'll keep me quiet." They laughed and he gave in. We walked into his office and that was all I remember.