A/N: I tried to update this yesterday but it seems like wasn't working. Anyway, this chapter may be a little hard for Jamko shippers, I know it was fairly hard for me to write it. But no fear, they always find their way back to each other. Right?

Chapter 5

"I don't believe you." Eddie said between laughs, as she was trying - but failing - to catch her breath.

"It's true I'm telling you." Will said before turning to her and continuing. "I was a real riot. You would have loved it."

"I'll bet." Eddie replied before she put a spoonful of ice cream in her mouth and sighed. "This is the best ice cream I have ever tasted."

"Pretty much all ice cream tastes the same."

"What?!" Eddie replied shocked and looked at Will as if she'd been physically hurt by that statement. "How could those words even leave your mouth?"

"I'm sorry, that's just how I feel." Will stated mockingly.

"Here's the truth ok, no ice cream tastes exactly the same, Will. Did you hear that? Or do you need me to repeat it again." Eddie said, a little too loudly.

"Okay." Will laughed quietly as he stopped walking and turned to face Eddie and gave her an adorable grin. Soon they were both looking into each others eyes and they both leaned into each other. Their kiss was soft and sweet, much like Will, who she had grown to like over the past few weeks.

Will opened his eyes and smiled at Eddie as they broke apart, "That was nice."

"Yeah it was." Eddie responded her eyes gleaming.

"We're not moving too fast are we Em? Cause I know we've only had three dates and if you want to slow things down, I would completely understand…" Will rambled but was quickly stopped by Eddie.

"We are perfectly fine. I would love to keep doing this." Eddie reassured with a calming hand on his cheek.

"Good, because I like you too. That was just me being a boy scout." Will winked.

They walked a few more minutes before Will's phone rang, his mother had called to tell him that there was an emergency at the restaurant that he needed to attend to as soon as possible. He wanted to call a taxi to get Eddie home, but she insisted on taking the subway back home.

That's how she ended up walking down the busy street to the nearest subway station, trying to gather her thoughts about what had happened that night.

Will's comment about being a boy scout, had bugged her and she suddenly felt guilty about her relationship with Will, although she had no reason to. She didn't have any boyfriend that she would be returning to when she eventually completed this op, meaning that she definitely wasn't cheating on anyone. But deep down she knew she was circling round the real reason that the comment bothered her, it was because she knew it was something that Jamie would say. In fact there were many similarities between Jamie and Will, that her brain wouldn't stop pointing out whenever she was with Will. They had the same adorable charm and the 100 watt smile that would take Eddie's breath away every time she saw it.

No. She thought, as she mentally rolled her eyes at her cheesy, yet true, thoughts. She didn't want to become that woman who couldn't live her life without a particular man with her, that wasn't her; Eddie Janko was a strong independent woman, who knew her task and was determined to go through with it until the end. No matter what it took.

Jamie looked down at his watch again as he waited for his companion, who was nearing on half an hour late. He repeatedly thought about cancelling and just going home to a nice cold beer and his couch, but he knew that would be the jackass thing to do, so he sat at the table and patiently waited. Jackass, Eddie had only seriously called him that once when he was going out with Dr. Lamb Chop, as she had called Jennifer; ironically the person he was now waiting for. He now knew why she had lashed out like that at the time, he understood the jealousy that she had felt, hell he had even felt the same towards some of her boyfriends, Jackass-Josh to name one. But tonight was about moving onto a new chapter in his life and Lord knows he needed to, all the not-so-subtle hints about him bringing a girlfriend to Sunday dinner had now grown tiresome and Eddie's departure and been a wake up call, one that showed him how everyone was moving on with their life and maybe he should too.

So he started by picking up a copy of the new Sergeant's guide to study from, just like he did almost 3 years ago, but this time he was finally ready to do it. Jamie realised that his father had been correct in assuming that something had been holding him back from moving up the ranks all these years, apart from Frank's cautiousness. Once Eddie had left the squad car patrol just wasn't as fun, sure he still loved the fact that he could save a life or help an EDP at any given time but something was missing and he knew what it was. Jamie Reagan was finally moving on to bigger and better things, much like his partner was, and he was interested to see where they led him.

"Hey I'm so sorry I'm late I had a crisis at the hospital." Jennifer Bennet said as she approached their table, clearly a little out of breath.

"That's ok." Jamie smiled charmingly as he helped Jen out of her coat and kissed her on the cheek sweetly.

"You know you really are an amazing, most guys would have cancelled after twenty minutes and gone home." Jennifer commented as she sat down.

"Nah, I'm not sure about that."

"Trust me, I'm sure, I know from personal experience. I've been on some really terrible dates y'know." She griped.

"Really." Jamie smiled amused. "Worst date I've ever been on was I college, we were at a restaurant just like this one, and my date did not say a single word the whole time."

"No!" Jennifer gasped.

"I kid you not, she did not say one word the whole time, she only nodded and shook her head. It was the worst thing; once we finished our meals, I was out of there as soon as." Jamie laughed and grinned at Jen's infectious smile.

This time the smile was real.