Thanks to all who reviewed! I really think Noble is a character they need to bring back to wreak a little havoc. There was so much venom in that last look he gave Jamie as he was being led away. If only the BB writers would listen to all of my suggestions. :)

Chapter 2

Six Months Later

Sean stuffed an enormous slice of ham into his mouth and closed his eyes as he savored his favorite dish. He was a lot like his father, especially when it came to his eating habits, something that didn't escape his uncle's attention as he got a front row seat to it almost every week from his customary chair at the end of the table across from him. "Mmmmm, this is the best ham ever, pops," he praised around the half-masticated piece of meat.

"Doesn't take much to please him," Jack snarked next to his brother.

"Thanks a lot, Jack," Henry huffed, narrowing his eyes at his great-grandson as he feigned insult.

"Just kidding, pops," Jack smiled back.

"Your kids are easy to please," Erin shot from across the table to her older brother and sister-in-law.

"Thank God for that," Danny mumbled while hunched over his plate, barely missing a stride in shoveling large quantities of food into his mouth.

Linda eyed the newlyweds on the other end of the table as she cut up the food on her plate and asked a question that most everyone else around her wondered about. "So when are you two going to start having some little ones?"

Jamie and Eddie glanced at Linda as if to confirm that the question was indeed directed at them before trading a quick look and laughing nervously.

Jamie swallowed and smiled back at his sister-in-law. "We just got married like yesterday," he answered for the both of them. It really wasn't on their radar right now. They both wanted a family, but hadn't discussed the when. And it was definitely too soon after the wedding to start trying.

"It's been six months," Frank stated and then took a bite from his roasted potatoes. He grinned at Jamie and Eddie when they both looked in his direction. He couldn't wait for his youngest son and his new daughter-in-law to add a new member to the family. It had been far too long since they had a little one around the house.

"What's the rush?" Eddie asked innocently while looking around the table. Her brow wrinkled as she reached for her wine glass, wondering how many times her mother had asked her that question already.

"Rush is we need a baby to spoil and you two are our only chance for one right now," Erin explained with a smirk. She and Linda were just itching for a baby they could fawn all over and then hand back to their parents at the end of the day.

"They're not the only ones, sis," Danny snickered around a mouthful of cornbread.

Erin couldn't help the laughter that burst from her mouth as her fork clattered to her plate. "Oh, yes they are. I can assure you of that," she said leaving no room for discussion. "I got a kid almost in college and have no plans to start over," pausing to get her daughter's attention, "and a kid in college who is far too young to have any kids of her own."

Henry glanced across the table at his son as he chuckled to himself.

"That would be weird," Nicky told at her mother with a look of horror as she went back to her dinner. "And no way I want any kids any time soon."

"Good to hear," Erin replied.

"It's the next natural step in life," Frank said as he eyed the newlyweds again. His sly grin playful while also making it clear that a baby would be a welcome addition.

"Not now," Jamie shrugged as he peeked over at his wife. "There are things we want to do before we have kids."

"Like what?" Henry asked. In his day, you got married and had kids, that was it. These days, people seemed to wait longer and longer to have children. He thought it was more fun to be a young parent than to be chasing after a toddler when you're practically middle-aged.

"Travel some more, maybe," Eddie offered.

"You just had a honeymoon in Costa Rica," Danny reminded them. His brother had certainly taken his advice and planned a hell of a trip for himself and his new wife, benefiting from some of the contacts from his well-connected groomsman, Spencer. Danny had been a little jealous of the week long tropical vacation which had included some R and R at a beachside resort sprinkled in with some more adventurous activities. But they both deserved the trip after the stress of planning a wedding.

"Yeah and that was only one of a million places we want to visit," Jamie argued.

"How come you get asked about babies the second after you get married?" Eddie wondered.

"It's some unwritten rule," Linda quipped as she recalled hearing the same question over and over from both of their families after she and Danny were married.

"Yeah. Two minutes after we got married, Linda's mom was already asking about grandkids," Danny shared.

"Mom was making subtle jokes about grandkids while she helped me get ready on my wedding day," Erin said while sharing a fond smile with her father.

"Yup, your mom was ready for grandkids as soon as you got engaged," Frank grinned.

"Get used to it. Until you pop one out, people won't stop asking," Danny warned.

"Maybe we should so they stop," Eddie joked.

Henry waved his fork in the air as he cleared his mouth. "Nah, then that just gets people asking when you're going to have the next one. You know? So the first one's not all alone," he stated.

"It sounds like an endless, vicious cycle," Jamie sighed to his wife as the rest of the family looked on in amusement.

Eddie shut the passenger's side door of the Mustang and waited on the sidewalk for Jamie to join her. She looked up into the clear October night sky and pulled her light jacket closed as a chilly breeze threatened to send a shiver down her back.

"You cold?" Jamie asked as he brought his arm around her shoulders and Eddie snaked an arm around his waist in return.

"A little," she admitted as they walked toward their building. "So what do you think about the whole kid thing?" she inquired.

Jamie's brow furrowed at the question. "What do I think?" he repeated.

"Yeah. We've never really sat down and had a serious talk about it. Now that we're married it's what everyone asks about," Eddie said as she looked up at her husband's nervous face. "All the time."

"So I've seen," he sighed.

"Well?" Eddie prodded.

"What do you think?" Jamie asked.

"I asked you first, Reagan," she huffed in annoyance.

"I asked you second," he fired back jokingly, but caved when Eddie stopped at the entrance to their building to glare at him. "Okay, okay. Well, I definitely want a family with you, but...not right now?" he answered in an uncertain tone, afraid of saying the wrong thing. The door to the building opened behind him as man quickly exited, a hoodie covering his head has he walked while hunched over the smartphone in his hand. Jamie paid him no attention, reaching instead to snag the door before it closed completely on them, pulling it back open for his wife.

"Is that a question or an answer?" Eddie asked as she walked through the lobby.

Jamie pursed his lips and thought carefully before he replied. "An answer," he confirmed.

"I'm glad to hear that," Eddie smiled.

"Wait. Did you think I wanted kids right now?"

"Well, no," Eddie shrugged while they waited for the elevator to arrive. "But as often as we get asked, I thought maybe you'd started to think about it more. Is there something wrong with us for not wanting that right now?" she asked while stepping into the car.

Jamie pressed a button on the panel and shook his head. "Nothing wrong with wanting to enjoy married life a little before we have kids. But it will be something when we do," he smiled fondly.

Eddie snorted. "It'll be something alright. I'll get fat and waddle and probably look even shorter than I do now," she predicted. No one in her group of friends had kids yet so she could only guess about what pregnancy would really be like...God only knew what was in store for her there.

"Nah, you'll be sexier when you're pregnant and I won't be able to keep my hands off you," Jamie said as he pulled her in for a hug and kissed the top of her head.

"You better say that or the hormones that come with pregnancy may have me hurting you," Eddie laughed. "So we're on the same page?" she asked when the doors slid open.

"Yeah," he confirmed.

"I vote we revisit the topic in a year. No pressure for now," she suggested while walking down the hall, arm in arm with Jamie.

"Right now we just enjoy being married...and, you know, we practice making the baby without making the baby," he said with a suggestive smile as he unlocked the door to the apartment.

Eddie rolled her eyes and laughed at his expression as he let her in first. "As if practice was necessary," she commented while slipping out of her jacket.

Jamie locked the door behind him and followed her further into the apartment. "No, but it's fun," he smirked. All of a sudden, the smile on his face disappeared and was replaced with a look of unease as he stopped in the middle of the apartment. Jamie's brows knitted together as he scanned the room suspiciously.

Eddie was pulling her blouse from the waistband of her jeans when she noticed Jamie had gone silent. "What's the matter?"

Jamie shook his head, not knowing why something felt off to him, but nothing appeared out of place. "Not sure. Just got a weird vibe when we walked in," he explained.

"Spidey senses running rampid again?" Eddie joked as she approached him.

"Nah," he sighed and shook off the strange feeling.

"Well, I'm taking a shower before bed. Let me know if you want to start practicing tonight," Eddie whispered as she rose onto her tiptoes to plant a kiss on his lips before walking away, stripping out of her top as she went.

Jamie's eyes widened as Eddie unhooked her bra with one quick twist of her wrist. "I think we may end up with a kid sooner rather than later," Jamie muttered to himself as he followed her into the bathroom, his unease quickly forgotten.