The next morning Jamie woke up to Joe shaking his father while Eddie got sick in the bathroom. Jamie slowly rubbed his eyes finding his son staring at him an anxious look on his face. Seeing his father finally awake Joe signed mom is sick.
Still half asleep Jamie rubbed his boy's head getting up to check on Eddie. "Hey babe you okay?" He knelt down next to Eddie and pulled her hair back while she got sick in the toilet answering his question.
"It's okay let it out," Jamie soothed staying by her side until she finished five minutes later wiping her mouth. Eddie used Jamie to stand, stumbling into his arms. "Cmere," Jamie whispered picking her up into his arms wedding style to carry her back to their room.
Jamie set her on the bed and kissed her forehead as he pulled the covers up. "Get some sleep babe, I'll take the kids to school and take a personal day."
"Jamie, wait don't go, stay with me please!" Eddie grabbed his arm before he could get up, eyes brimmed red underneath.
"I'm right here babe it's okay," Jamie pulled her into his lap so he could rock her until she fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her Jamie sent Frank a text asking if he could take the kids to school for them.
Sighing Jamie kissed her head while she slept soundly forgetting to call out sick.
With the kids at school Jamie sat holding Eddie in his arms afraid for he moved shed wake up and knew she needed sleep. At around eight thirty Jamie's cell rang from his bedside table, quickly snatched by Jamie afraid it'd wake Eddie.
"Reagan," he whispered using one hand to hold the phone while the other stroked Eddie's hair.
"Where the hell are you kid, you missed roll call today." Jamie's eyes widened, Renzulli's voice reminding him he forgot to call out. He looked down at Eddie checking to make sure she still sleeping.
"I'm sorry Sergeant, I meant to call out but I forgot. We had to get the kids to school and Eddie's experiencing really bad morning sickness and is clinging to me... Jamie rushed through the explanation in one breath all the worry flowing out quickly.
Renzulli listened carefully sighing at the end able to detect stress and worry in his friend's voice. "I'm sorry to hear that kid, don't worry I'll give you the day just call next time if you need more time off okay? Hey, if you need anything else let me know okay."
"I will, thanks for understand Sergeant," Jamie breathed a sigh of relief as he ended the call, setting the phone aside so he could focus on taking care of Eddie.
Eddie slept in intervals, waking up to get sick then fell back asleep in Jamie's arms. Jamie remained by her side rubbing her back soothingly letting her rest.
Around ten Eddie stirred eyes brimmed with tears as she sat up. "Hey, how do you feel Eddie," Jamie asked softly, taking her hands smiling.
"Sick and just want to sleep," Eddie admitted. With a smile Jamie brushed her blond hair behind her shoulder and leaned in to kiss her softly. "I took off today so I'm all yours, you want some breakfast?"
"I'm not hungry," Eddie shook her head sliding into his lap, pushing him down onto the bed and laid over him. Raising his eyes surprised to hear Eddie say she wasn't hungry, wrapping his arms around her.
Eddie nuzzled into him trailing her finger nails down his bare side, moving his hand over her stomach. "Take a picture now cause soon I'm gonna be huge and ugly."
Despite her protest Jamie moved so she lay on her back with Jamie on his side beside her keeping his hand over her stomach. "No matter what you look like Eddie I will always love you."
He smiled moving down to kiss her softly while massaging her stomach.
"You say that now," Eddie sighed, laying against him. Jamie moved his hand to gently caress her cheek. "Always," he promised.
Jamie stayed by her side massaging her shoulders and down her back slowly, showing his presence. At around one Eddie stirred, finally agreeing to eat something. While Jamie cooked her a light lunch of oatmeal Eddie flipped through channels on the tv.
A special news report interrupted ESPN sports line catching her attention. "Jamie," Eddie yelled "an officer was just killed along our old route!"
Jamie hurried in with the oatmeal just catching the end when his cell phone rang. He handed Eddie the bowl answering his phone. "Hey Danny, yea I just heard."
"Hey kid, yea the uh kid he's from your precinct taking over your tour."
Jamie sat on the couch slowly holding the phone in shock and let the news absorb. It's my fault if I hadn't called out that kid wouldn't have been on my route. Seeing Jamie's face Eddie wrapped her arm around his to rest on him.
"I'm sorry kid," Danny apologized answered with a hang up tone.
"it's my fault Eddie, the kid took my tour," Jamie wrapped his arms around her overcome with guilt. He slid his head down to rest against hers and squeezed his eyes shut. Laying in his arms Eddie rubbed her stomach thinking how that could have been Jamie.
Mary Rose led Joe inside coming home from school smiling as they entered the apartment. Joe paused seeing the sad look on his father's face quickly signing, "is everything okay?"
Jamie gave his boy a smile lifting him onto his lap for a hug signing back, everything is good buddy, how was school?
Joe simply shrugged his shoulders turning to Eddie pulling out a picture from his backpack. He signed with one hand offering the picture, I drew this for you mommy. Eddie smiled taking the picture a drawing of the family smiling. She rubbed his head signing I love it baby I'll hang it on the fridge.
Joe remained on his father's lap signing away about how his day went. When Eddie returned she pulled Mary Rose onto her lap and laid against Jamie watching him with the kids smiling. "Hey I think today is pizza day, what do you think," Jamie asked and signed, rewarded with cheers.
When Jamie made to get up for the menus Eddie took his hand keeping him beside him. Sighing he called on his cell wrapping his arms around Eddie watching the kids start homework only getting up when the pizza arrived.
That night Jamie held Eddie in his arms rubbing her stomach while kissing behind her ear until she fell asleep.
Jamie returned to work the following day since he called out, getting up early to help the kids dress for school. He stirred slowly and looked over at Eddie who cuddled closer to him. The shirt she wore to bed seemed a little tighter on her then it did last night.
Frowning, Jamie gently moved back smiling apologetically seeing Eddie awake. "Hey how do you feel," he whispered softly adding a soft kiss.
"I actually feel good just hard to move." Eddie pulled her shirt up surprised to see a round bump sticking up. "I'm showing already, it's to early."
Jamie kissed her forehead, "You look beautiful Eddie, let me get you breakfast and awake the kids up before they're late and I'm late. If you're really worried make a doctor's appointment and I'll be there with you."
He got the kids up and ready for school, eating a quick breakfast in between. While the kids washed up Jamie brought Eddie a tray and jumped in the shower. When he came out the empty tray was pushed aside and Eddie rubbed her stomach.
"Charlotte, tell Joe to be downstairs in two minutes okay," Jamie called throwing on a short sleeve shirt. He grabbed the badge on his dresser and his off duty leaning over Eddie.
"I'll call you when I can okay, rest today don't make me send pop to watch over you." Smiling Jamie leaned down kissing her gently. When they parted a minute later Eddie moved her hand to Jamie's not wanting him to go.
Jamie sighed seeing the hesitation in her eyes knowing she didn't want him to go. "I'll be fine babe don't worry, rest okay." He placed a gentle hand on her growing stomach excited to be having another baby.
Eddie watched him walk out to take the kids and head to work, rolling onto her side and rubbing her now enlarged stomach.
