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Frank Reagan looked across the room and saw his DCPI Garret staring off into space. Although Frank Reagan knew from past experiences that he was most likely not lost in his own thoughts but instead trying to figure out a way to divert a disaster. Just the thought of a disaster brewing made Frank wish he had never agreed to become the police commissioner. Although that was a fleeting thought and he knew it because he really did love this job and if there were a disaster out there then he would do his best to stop it. With that thought in mind Frank sighed and said," Garret what's wrong?"
This pulled Garret out of his thoughts he looked up to see his boss and friend dressed in a black suit and blue tie he replied," Nothing that I know of."
"Than what's with the face."
"If anything, that is a sign we have been doing this job together for far too long. But honestly I have no clue as to what is going on. All I know is while you were wrapping up goodbyes Detective Baker informed me that someone is insisting on speaking with you when you are finished in here."
"Well I guess there is only one way to find out. Besides whatever the problem is it is best to face it head on."
"Or, sense, whoever it is has no idea how long it will be I say you give me twenty minutes to see if there is anything a reporter could have come across."
"Garret we do not even know it is a reporter. "
"True but come on what are the chances it is someone coming by to say you are doing a great job."
"I see your point. But if something serious happened, Baker would have interrupted the meeting so you have a minute to call someone downstairs to find out if something happened." A minute later Garret hung up his phone and said, "Everything is quite in fact we don't even have any news to report. I guess so far it's a quiet day on the streets." Garret said as he knocked on the wooden conference room table for if he learned anything it was that you do not mess with a good day.
"Alright then let's go see what this is about"
"Fine but I am staying in the room." Garret replied, after he saw Frank nod his head in agreement he picked up the conference room phone and said, "Baker, the commissioner will see them in two minutes.." Then he hung up the phone before she could reply. With a minute to spare Garret and Frank made themselves comfortable around Frank's large oak desk and waited for whoever the visitor was to appear. At exactly two minutes the visitor was escorted by detective Baker into the office. At first, their face was blurred for whoever it was, was wrapping up a hushed conversation with his detective. In fact, the first clue to this person's identity was when whoever it was said, "Thanks for keeping me company." For Frank immediately thought to himself," Well it's not a reporter, I don't think I know of any reporters who would say that." At that moment his guest turned and was facing him head on with a smile on his face. Frank's immediate thought was," That has to be Jamie, but that is impossible it's the end of the school week and Jamie is at Harvard University studying to be a lawyer." Frank's musings are cut short when he heard the man standing before him say, "Hi dad."
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Those two simple words caused all wonders and concerns Frank Reagan had about his visitor to vanish and also caused him to drop the Commissioner persona and turn into the mushy dad he always swore he would never become. Before he understood what had overcome him he was up walking out from behind his desk and giving Jamie a hug. Frank forgot he was not alone in the room when there was a voice behind them that said as he pat Jamie's shoulder from behind, "Jamie it's great to see you but I am going to get going and give you some time alone." Jamie did his best not to react but he could not help it he did a small jump and sharp intake of breath.
Though as Jamie was starting to turn around to speak to the man hoping beyond hope that no one saw his frightened jump. Jamie heard his father say, "Thanks Garret, come Jamie have a seat." Frank replied as he walked towards the large leather couch on the opposite side of the room. As Jamie inwardly breathed a sigh of relief for no one noticed his reaction. Once seated Frank said, "So Jamie don't get me wrong it's great to see you but how did you manage this? I mean the last time we spoke you were slammed at school."
"Your right I was but I got lucky and my classes were canceled for today and tomorrow. Because I have a conference to attend in town. Besides, it has been too long since I saw everyone."
"True I was starting to think we were going to all just have to come to Massachusetts if we wanted to see you ever again." Frank laughed slightly at his own joke then continued. "So, I will just call pops and have him order some pizzas then I will call the family and have all of them come over I know they cannot wait to see you. Oh and we will even get that famous cheese cake you like from the bakery."
As Frank continued to talk Jamie was lost in a flashback, just the mention of a bakery caused him to remember the delicious sweets smells of the pastry from the corner bakery he was near when he saw his niece Nicki had called. He remembered looking down but then all went black. Jamie's musings were cut short when he heard frank asking, "Jamie? You with me it looks like I lost you there for a second."
"Yeah dad I am fine, just trying to decide how to break this to you." Jamie replied trying to make his voice sound as normal as possible all the while praying his father did not notice because he was not in the mode for twenty questions especially with the one person on this planet that could read him like an open book.
"Okay how about you just say it." Frank replied as he inwardly prepared himself for he had no idea what surprise his son had but it looked like it was eating him up inside.
However, when Jamie said, "Look dad I know I told you I have a convention in the city and that is true but what I left out is I have to stay in a hotel. So I cannot come and stay with you and pops at least not until Saturday."
"Okay well then how about we do pizza on Saturday at noon?" Frank immediately replied all the while inwardly thinking," Leave it to Jamie to get worked up over something so small as where he spends the night of course I want him to stay with me but if anyone understands commitments it is this family and myself."
"Sounds like a plan I should get going they are expecting me at the hotel in a while and I know how busy you are." Jamie said as he stood up from the large black couch in his father's office he extended his hand and said, "See you on Saturday."
"Really Jamie it is fine if you stay longer." Frank replied as he took his son's hand and pulled him in for another hug. As he inwardly thought,"Please don't leave I have not seen you in far too long."
"Dad I need to go." Jamie replied as he took one last glance back at his father and then left the office closing the door behind him. Later that night when Frank came home from work he told his dad," I was thinking we would have the family over on Saturday afternoon for pizza what do you think?"
"Sounds fun but why? They will all be here on Sunday. Wait a minute is Jamie outside?"
"No Pops he is not but he is in town."
"Oh so where is he when is he going to come over?"
"He will be here on Saturday."
"Saturday why not tonight?" Henry inwardly thought as he let the confusion and disappointment show on his face. "Pops he just can't be here."
"Oh that is a bunch of malarkey"
"Pops he has a school thing downtown."
"Oh so he did not come to visit of his own free will. Even though he vanished off the face of the earth for two whole months!"
"Just stop alright he wants to see everyone life just got in the way. Besides its one day he will be here for the whole weekend."
"Fine."
"Good, so than I don't have to say I want this to be a good visit."
"Last time I checked Jamie was very aware that this family does not hedge away from anything." Henry replied before walking away and effectively ending the conversation. All the while thinking "To think he thinks I would scare him away intentionally."
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Saturday 12:15 P.M.
"Where is he?" Danny stated aloud to the room full of adults as he continued to pace the living room hard wood floors dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.
"He could be stuck in traffic." Joe replied trying to be the reasonable one however he was inwardly thinking the worst case scenarios. "What if he was seriously hurt in a car accident, what if he was kidnapped, what if he got hurt at the conference. I should call the hotel they would know if Jamie was hurt. Wait I have no clue what hotel they would be at all I know is he was staying in the city but still that leaves hundreds of hotels. Why didn't I get the name of the stupid hotel?"
Joe's inter thoughts were cut short when he heard his father say, "It's a beautiful day lets go outside, I will be there in a minute." Danny and Joe knew what their dad was going to do but did not feel bad at all for Jamie because this was getting old. Everyone was about half way through a game of horse when all of a sudden a voice said," Can I join?"
The game was dropped and the family ran over to Jamie taking turns embracing him in the tightest hugs possible. Everything was going fine until Sean out of nowhere ran behind Jamie and tried to jump on his back. Jamie was in the middle of a conversation with Nikki when all of a sudden he felt he weight of his nephew on him although some part of his mind knew it was his nephew he could not help but jump. Danny and Joe were nearby and saw Sean going after Jamie they did have to admit the kid looked better but fear consumed them when they heard Jamie let out a scream because Jamie hardly ever screamed. "Hey kid you alright?" Danny asked as Joe and himself ran over and helped Danny's son Sean off of Jamie's back." "Yeah I am fine sorry I worried you." Jamie replied
"You sure?"
"Yeah he just startled me is all" Jamie replied although the truth was something in that moment changed as he inwardly thought," this has to end. I am scared of my own nephew now it is time I take control. I can no longer be afraid of everything. When I get back to Boston things are going to change to start I will learn how to better defend myself the boxing club will help with that. Finally, from now on the past will stay in the past."
"Alright then let's go eat" Joe replied although he was not totally convinced that his little brother was okay because that scream was anything but a spooked scream."
As the men walked into the house to join the rest of the family Jamie saw Sean sitting on the couch ringing his hands looking sad. So Jamie approached and said, "Hey buddy…" however before he could finish he was cut off by Sean.
"It was all my fault." Sean replied while admiring the floor.
"Hey listen to me" Jamie replied as he gently lifted up his nephews head and said, "I promise you I am fine you just startled me."
Jamie was met by silence and a concerned suspicious frown he clearly had inherited from his father so as a result Jamie hopped up off the couch and said, "See." As he proceed to do the funniest moves he could manage. Like he thought in less than a minute Sean was back to being the happy go lucky kid that he was without the sense of how truly evil some people in this world could be. Little did Jamie know but he had an audience as Sean ran off Danny, Joe and Linda were caught peering around the corner. For as settled and in the past as his brothers played it with Jamie, they could not deny the concern they had at Jamie's reaction and figured it would be best to have Linda the family nurse take a look. "Sorry I didn't see you there pizza here?"
"Yeah just going to get the plates out of the kitchen." Linda replied before Danny or Joe could admit the truth. As she inwardly thought," At this moment there are two things I know for sure the first being that Jamie was indeed fine and his little routine to cheer up her son proved that. Finally if Jamie was confronted without reason he would like any Reagan, deny there was anything wrong. Why did Reagan men have to be so stubborn?"
"Oh okay well do you need help?"
"No we are fine." Linda replied as Danny, Joe and herself walked to the kitchen.
A few seconds later Danny, Joe and Linda all emerged with plates and pizza boxes. What surprised Jamie the most was just how fast his siblings launched into a discussion about their current case. Inwardly he thought," I know they just want to get justice but the way their conversation was going it sounded like the victim was a number on a scorecard." The whole idea sickened Jamie so he just sat there eating his pizza and talking with his niece Nikki. When like always he was pulled into the conversation by Erin. Who said," Jamie…"
Jamie was currently engrossed in a conversation with his niece, who was sitting next to him. So he had no clue what his siblings were arguing about and honestly he could not careless. For he came to be with his family, not to listen to his brothers bring their work home. So he replied," Sorry what were you talking about?"
Frank could see his youngest was not enjoying the dinner conversation so he decided to intervene before tempers blew. "So Jamie how is Boston?"
"It is really beautiful the flowers are starting to come in the birds have returned and most of all thankfully the snow has finally melted. "
"I think everyone feels that way." Danny intervened. Danny's comment officially brought the conversation to a halt once again. With a glare at her husband Linda spoke up," So Jamie, Danny told me you took him and Joe to this diner that was really different but he wouldn't elaborate. How different was it? Did you take them to a vegan restaurant?"
Jamie just smiled and replied, "No if I know anything it's that you take my brothers a place where meat is the main ingredient." "Hey you make it sound like we are carnivorous lions." Joe interrupted. The whole room just broke into laughter. When the laughter quieted down Jamie continued, "So as I was saying, the diner was a fifties themed place that serves the best food in my opinion, in all of Boston. I guess Danny could just not get over the décor. Although I have to say both my brothers were still able to eat." The rest of the dinner conversation continued on a happy tone without a single mention of work and Frank inwardly thought as he sat at the head of the table with a smile on his face, "This is great! I have my family together and for once work was actually allowed to stay at work."
Frank's thoughts however were interrupted when he heard Jamie say," I guess this is the best time as any to tell you I got an internship at a law firm in New York." The whole table was quite until Nikki spoke up and said with a hopeful look in her eyes," That's great so I guess that means we will see more of you?"
"Yeah." Jamie replied as he inwardly thought, "I cannot break her heart and tell her that it is highly likely I will be really busy over the summer and they will see me just as much as they do know or maybe a little bit more." However, as Jamie looked around the table he knew his sister knew the truth even though no words were said he could see it in her eyes.
The rest of lunch went by smoothly and when it finished everyone headed out to the back yard on this beautiful spring day for a game of Basketball.
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After a while of playing the game Jamie grew tired. His family noticed because it was extra quick compared to what he used to do. He tried to hide it with water breaks but he was fooling no one although everyone decided to just stay quiet for even though Jamie was nowhere near his old self he was still out running all of his brothers. As Jamie stopped at the cooler for another bottle of water he thought to himself," This is odd I feel like a fish in a fishbowl but no one is saying anything just watching so I guess maybe no one can tell I am not my old self." A little while later once the game finished Jamie and the rest of the family went back inside for a drink. Jamie went up to his room to change. While he was changing his shirt in his old room he forgot to close the door all the way so he was shocked to see his niece Nikki starring back at him with wide eyes. He immediately grabbed a shirt and threw it over his head then pulled his niece into his room and closed the door. Once the door was closed Nikki said, "Uncle Jamie what happened to you?"
"It's nothing for you to worry about I am fine." Before Nikki could reply Jamie had left the room. So she inwardly thought, "How is that fine he looks hurt. Maybe I should tell someone. Yes I will tell someone." Having made up her mind she headed back downstairs upon arrival down stairs she saw that the whole family was having a great time and decided that she would let it slide for tonight and tell them tomorrow because she did not want to ruin the good mood. The next day Nikki promised herself she was going to say something. But as she really thought about it all of Sunday supper, she realized she knew nothing besides the fact that her uncle had a few scars. So she decided to let it fade however as Jamie was going to get his things Nicki decided to mention her concerns to her grandfather. So she walked up to him and said, "Grandpa, are you sure Uncle Jamie is alright?"
Frank thoughtfully looked down at his granddaughter and said," I was wondering the same thing myself don't worry I will look into it."
