Disclaimer: I do not own or make any money from Blue Bloods or the use of their characters. Special thanks to Werks for the beta.

Chapter Sixteen

"I know you want to go home, baby," Jamie crooned as he held a trembling Eddie in his arms. "I know you do, but I can't take you. We have to do this sweetheart. Okay? We have to get to the bottom of this and you will be so much better, I promise you that."

Jamie held her tight a few more minutes before Frank began to approach her. "Let's walk together you and I…" He was familiar with the technique the doctor was using and felt it might go better with him, someone who commanded her respect but also had her complete trust.

Slowly, Frank got Eddie to tell him about the girl walking down the street towards five rough boys in leather jackets, but she got stuck at the same place as she did with Dr. Schmidt. Frank sighed and rubbed her back, "You're doing great honey, now let's think…do you have a favorite director? One of mine is John Ford, he always seemed to show you what you needed to see right when you needed to see it. So let's just be directors for a minute, like Ford or Hitchcock. The scene we are filming is that night, the night that you were walking towards those boys. Can you see the girl now?"

Eddie shut her eyes and was sucked into a deep dark memory…

Fifteen Years Ago

"Here she is," Thomas Casey practically hissed as he saw Eddie, wearing a tunic sweater, jeans and a messy pony tail. "If I bag her then I'm in right?"

The other guys patted him on the back as he approached Eddie. "Hey, uh, I was wondering if you wanted to get a slice of pizza. You're really pretty and I thought we could hang out."

It was the lamest come on ever and Eddie felt more put off by him than usual as he made it. "No, I'm busy and I have to get home. Some other time." There nice and polite.

Thomas moved to get into her path, "No isn't an answer…" He reached out and grabbed at her arms. "We are going to spend some time together, having pizza first or not."

Frank felt Eddie's breath quicken and her body start to shake. "What's happening? What do you see?"

"They…are surrounding her, they are going to hurt her…" Eddie declared her voice shaking with fear and anguish. "She's scared, she's so scared…they are…he is pulling her hair…she's trying to run."

"Who is he, honey? Do you see his face?" Frank wanted this guy so bad he could taste it.

"I can't see him anymore, I don't know…" Eddie was getting very agitated. Jamie was watching with the doctor. "Is he hurting her by doing this?" he asked.

"No, his technique is very good, and if I think she's endangered I will step in. She's getting much closer to where we need her to be with him than she did with me. I'm ready to intervene if I need, but let him take her as far as he can."

Jamie relaxed a little hearing the doctor give this her blessing, his father would be careful and mindful of Eddie's needs.

"Move the camera in closer," Frank encouraged. "What is the girl doing now?"

Fifteen Years Ago

"Stop it!" Eddie demanded dropping her books and kicking her legs with all her might. "Let me pass!"

"There's a toll to use this road," Casey sneered. "And you're gonna pay up."

He pushed Eddie to the ground as his friends cheered. He stood, looming over her when she was on her feet, and now that she'd been knocked to the ground the fear was choking her as it rose from her chest. Casey dropped on top of her, he pulled at her sweater, yanking it off of her body. The concrete was cold beneath her back, and the ground cut her skin as Casey roughly yanked her forward. "Come here you little witch…" he hissed.

Eddie kicked her legs at him and bit down hard on his ear trying her best to stop the assault on her body. The other boys watched from the steps laughing and pointing. One had a Polaroid camera, he took photos of her flopping and struggling to keep Thomas Casey off of her.

Her pants came next, then her panties…she screamed and cried, kicking and clawing with all the strength she had in her small body. The pain when he forced himself inside was like nothing she ever experienced before. It was then she let out her most shrill cry…and immediately after her world went black as Thomas Casey grabbed her head between his hands and while squeezing slammed it into the ground with the full force of his weight.

Jamie started to run when Eddie started to scream. Dr. Schmidt grabbed his arm to keep him there. "She's remembering it now, I have to be there!"

"If you scare her now you'll do more damage, go slowly and wait for her to call out to you," she advised, and along with Jamie she approached her patient.

Eddie had both arms over her head as if trying to protect it from Thomas's blows. Jamie saw that she had been sick as he got closer. "Dad?"

Frank had tears in his eyes, and his calm face was etched with anger and pain for this girl he'd come to love. Eddie was sobbing so hard she was no longer able to stand up. She fell to her knees, arms now around her middle as she threw up again. Jamie didn't wait for permission this time as he approached and grabbed her.

"It's me, Eddie, it's Jamie," he told her as she started to fight him. "It's me honey, it's me. Ssh…Tell me what happened Eddie. Tell me what you remember."

Frank looked at his son, he knew Jamie had gone to see Eddie's father and that the older Janko had revealed the nature of Eddie's assault, but to see her remembering it herself had to be near torture on his youngest. He feared for the safety of Eddie's attacker if Jamie ever came in contact with him.

"Is this normal, how she is now?" Frank asked the doctor for confirmation.

"Yes it is normal, we must be very careful with her now, she can go inside herself and never be heard from again or she can rise above this and make her life matter, it all depends on what he does I'm afraid." She sighed as she watched Jamie trying to get Eddie to say the words.

"You can do this, babe, you are so strong…just tell me what happened. Tell me what you remembered," Jamie coaxed again rocking her in his arms as she shook and cried.

"He…he…" she hiccupped and gasped for breath. "He…" She finally looked up at Jamie. Her face was swollen from the tears and rubbed nearly raw. The only word he could use to describe her was shattered. The light was gone from her eyes, and in its place there was a hollow pain. She looked like a victim now in his arms, she looked like a hundred other victims only she wasn't. This was Eddie, his Eddie, he was going to get justice or revenge, he didn't know which.

"He what honey?" Jamie whispered brushing the hair off her face. "What did he do? Tell me."

"He raped me, Jamie," she finally choked out of her closed throat. "He raped me."

"Yes," Jamie sighed holding her closer in his arms. "Yes, he did. I am so sorry, Eddie. I'm so sorry."

Jamie rocked her on the ground holding her head to his chest. It was cool and her skin felt cold to the touch. "Dad can you bring the car, I want to get her back to the hotel. She's freezing, I think she's in shock."

Jamie was already removing his sweater to wrap around Eddie, before going to get the car, Frank did that same. She looked small in Frank's huge jacket. When the car arrived Jamie put Eddie inside then slid in beside her to hold her in his arms. Frank and the doctor rode up front, the only sound in the car was Eddie's occasional hiccup as she tried to get herself together.

Jamie held her hand as they went into the hotel, Frank was on her other side, holding her arm. She was shaking so badly, he was afraid they might end up taking her to the hospital. "What you need to do for her now," Dr. Schmidt coached, "Is let her have her feelings, whatever they are, and support her. IF she pushed you away Jamie, that's par for the course. She might attached to you, and not let go, that's normal too, every victim is different."

Jamie nodded lightly, "I will be whatever she needs me to be and if it gets out of hand we'll come get you. Thanks Doc."

Dr. Schmidt left them alone, Jamie laid down with Eddie on the bed. "Can I get you out of these clothes into something comfy? I have an old pair of my sweats and my NYPD sweatshirt, I can wrap you up warm and safe in there and let you get some rest."

Eddie nodded, not trusting her voice not to shake. Jamie helped her get into his old clothing and tucked the quilts around her before lying down on top of the covers with his arms around her. "Eddie, listen to me. Nothing that happened today or before today will change how I feel about you. I love you so much, I admire you for going through something this terrible and persevering even if you didn't remember. I am going to be here for you, all right? I promise you that, we are going to get through this together." HE kissed the back of her head and realized she'd fallen asleep as he made his declaration. She was mentally exhausted, he hoped having some answers would afford her a peaceful rest.

When Jamie came out of the bedroom, he found Frank with a glass of whiskey, "How is she?"

"She's asleep for now," Jamie dropped the entire glass in one shot. "We need to get Casey out of the precinct, Dad. You know I'd never ask this of you under any other…"

"It's done, it's already done," Frank assured him. "This time, Jamie…I'm a father first. Yours and hers if it comes to that."

Jamie's eye lit up and her smiled, "Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that…"