Jamie wrung his hands nervously as he sat silently in front of the two Reagan men. After a night of no sleep, Jamie had met up with Danny and his father to get the DNA test done, seemed they wanted to know as fast as he did. They were waiting for the results but the room stayed silent, the two Reagans wanting to know so much, but not knowing what to say and poor Jamie, wanting to give so much but to afraid and holding back. He had been hurt before and aside from the somewhat strange, diarrhea of the mouth moment he had the previous night, he never spoke of his past. And there in lay the problem, the young officer wanted to trust the people that could be his family, but they were strangers. Strangers who he didn't want to know the shadows and dark corners of his life where he hid his memories, and the people who he had called family. Jamie shook his head and tried to focus on the moment, on finding out whether he had a real family, a birth family, something he had been searching for endlessly since he had learned he was adopted. He had only been 12 then, but he could still search, although then it consisted of nothing more then questioning his mother whenever he could get her to actually talk to him. A small sigh escaped his lips, bringing the two other pairs of eyes in the room to rest on him.
Danny wondered what the young man was thinking, it must be such a shock to the kid. One day he was starting a new job, the next day he might have a new family. Danny himself was a bit overwhelmed so the it wouldn't be a surprise if the younger man was as well. Danny opened his mouth to break the tense silence when the technician entered the room. All three men turned to the middle aged technician who froze a moment under the stares. The now, slightly frightened tech shakily handed the results off to Frank before fleeing the room.
Frank looked at the large envelope in his hands a moment before gently opening the pouch and removing its' contents. Danny moved to peer at the papers over his father's shoulder, both silently reading. To Jamie, it seemed their eyes reach the important part at the same moment and froze in a look of wonder, eyes so wide it was almost comical. Danny glanced up at Jamie before his eyes returned to the paper, Frank copied the action a moment after.
Jamie was nervous, "What does it say?"
Danny smiled, moving around his father to stand in front of Jamie, "It says you have 23 alleles in common with my dad. That means we're brothers!" Danny smiled widely and brought Jamie into a tight hug, not noticing or ignoring the younger mans stiffening at the action.
Jamie weakly returned the hug before extricating himself and walking over to Frank, who handed him the report. And there it was, in black and white, he was a Reagan. Jamie almost couldn't believe it, he had a family, and one he could be proud of. Jamie's eyes turned to Frank, desperately seeking the man's approval.
Frank looked down at the man who was his son, his long lost son, and smiled, "Thank you." Frank brought Jamie into a hug, the younger man making a conscious effort to relax and return it.
Jamie shook his head as they released each other, "It should be me thanking you. You found me, and gave me a family."
Frank smiled, "You were the one that agreed to this craziness, so I believe we both have each other to thank."
Danny paused a moment, grimacing dramatically, "Family, great, just remembered we have to face Mom and explain why we missed church today."
Frank laughed, "Your mother will understand, or at least be too surprised at Sunday dinner tonight by Jamie to remember to read us the riot act."
Jamie looked shocked, "You mean I'm meeting them all today?"
Danny laughed, "In about an hour actually."
The statement seemed to worry Jamie more but Frank put a comforting hand on his shoulder, "It will be alright, we all would love to get to know you and Mary will adore you." Jamie smiled as the Reagans guided him out to the car.
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Erin looked out the window again from her spot in the kitchen, searching for a sign of her father or brother's car. Linda caught the action, "You seem worried about something. Don't worry, Danny and Frank will get here soon. That is, unless you know something about this mystery errand the rest of us don't" Erin shook her head, but her sister-in-law was smart, "You do know something don't you?"
Erin sighed, "Yes, but I can't tell you..." Erin trailed off as she saw two cars pull into the driveway. Linda turned to see what had captured Erin's attention and the two watched as Danny and Frank exited the cars, a young man right behind them. Erin gasped when she saw the third man and ran to the door leaving Linda wondering who in the world the man could be. Erin's race through the house didn't go unnoticed and a stream of people followed her as she ran outside. Erin looked at her father and brother a moment, they both nodded in affirmation of her unasked question and she ran and hugged her little brother.
Jamie looked worried as the young woman ran to him and embraced him. Danny chuckled slightly, "It's ok kid, that's Erin." Jamie relaxed a bit, that is, until he noticed the confused audience watching the encounter. Erin let go of Jamie just as Mary made her way through the small crowd.
The older woman froze as she saw Jamie, and Jamie's eyes widened in recognition, he knew this woman. He didn't know how, but he knew she was his mother. Mary seemed to know as well, taking a few halting steps forward, "Jamie?" The question was no more than a whisper but everyone heard it.
Henry, Joe and Linda looked shocked as Frank spoke, "Yes, Mary, it's him."
Mary ran and brought her son into her arms, Jamie returning the hug just as eagerly. Mary held him tightly, "Oh Jamie!"
Jamie smiled as he tucked his head into his mother's shoulder and softly whispered, "Mom."
Mary smiled wider as the tears fell down her face. Mary let her son go as she took a step back to look at him before motioning for the rest of the family to come over, "Stop standing there and get over here and meet Jamie." Joe stepped forward, his eyes locked on the younger man as if he looked away, Jamie would disappear.
As Joe hugged his brother, Nikki turned her confuse gaze to her great-grandfather, "Who is Jamie?"
Henry looked at the young girl a moment before smiling and moving to take his turn hugging the young man, "He's your uncle." Nikki's eyes widened in surprise, as did those of her cousins, who turned to there mother for answers.
Linda looked down at her boys, "Before your father and I met, your grandparent had another son, Jamie. When he was a few years after his birth, Jamie was taken from his family. They couldn't find him and have looked for him ever since then. It seems they finally found him."
Sean looked at his mom, "How come we never knew that?"
Danny answered as the group grew closer to the door, "We were going to tell you when you were older and could understand better." The boys didn't seem sure of the answer but accepted it.
The conversation was interrupted as Jamie was led into the house, everyone getting pushed in along with him. Jamie was more at ease with Mary's guiding hand on his shoulder as he was surrounded by his new found family. Mary smiled as she sat him at the table, at the seat that was always left open, "We can finally have dinner with the entire family here." Jamie smiled as he looked at his family and prayed that no matter how too good to be true it seemed, that it really was more than just a dream.
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A/N- Wooo! sorry it took so long to update, I had to re-write the chapter cause my brother messed with my computer and deleted it. Anyways, hope you like it and don't worry, there is more to come. The next chapter will focus on the family and then i'll start bringing in the fun stuff, like Jamie!whump, who doesn't love Jamie!whump? There shall be angst and secrets and horrible kidnappers shall be revealed in due time. REVIEW!... that is all.