Chapter 32: Comfort of Family

Author: zeusfluff.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Blue Blood's characters. They belong to CBS. But I do own all originals. Date started: 10/3/23. Date Finished: 10/8/23. Enjoy!

It was Sunday dinner again, and the family was happy to see Jamie and Eddie, and the newest addition to their family. Cora was sucking on her pacifier and falling asleep. Erin was the first to reach into Cora's car seat and take her into her arms.

"There's the little princess! I missed you. You put the little yellow sundress I got her! It's adorable!"

Erin placed a million little kisses to Cora's forehead. She made noise and continued sucking on her pacifier. Eddie gave a laugh.

"I thought you'd get a kick out of seeing her in the dress you got her."

Erin nodded her head yes and continued rocking her. Danny came up behind her and whispered in her ear.

"Sorry sis, my turn."

Before she could utter a word of protest, Danny swiftly and gently took Cora into his arms and spoke to her.

"There's my little princess. Look at these tiny little hands. You look so beautiful in this dress. Speaking of a beautiful princess: I got you another gift."

Jamie looked at Danny over his shoulder and reached a hand out to stroke Cora's cheek. She gave the tiniest of smirks and cooed. Jamie laughed.

"That's my girl. She's got the Reagan smirk. Although I think she might have Eddie's attitude. We haven't quite figured that out yet."

Danny gave his own smirk and looked up at Frank as he spoke.

"Well, kid I think she has a little bit of dad in there."

Jamie furrowed his eyebrows and stepped in front of Danny.

"Really? How can you tell?"

Danny motioned towards Cora's eyebrows.

"She does that eyebrow thing dad does when he's slightly annoyed."

Frank only looked between his two remaining sons and shook his head. Reaching for Cora he smiled down at her.

"Ok sweetie. How about you come with grandpa."

Cora cooed at Frank as he took her in his arms. She snuggled into his arms and kept sucking on her pacifier. She closed her eyes and was drifting back to sleep again. Jamie and Eddie gave soft laughs. But it was Eddie who spoke next.

"She loves you dad. I think the only person in this family she's unsure of is Sean. She screams her head off with him."

Sean piped up from the couch in the sunroom.

"What? Me? She likes me plenty. I will say its kind of awkward trying to hold her. She's so tiny."

Jamie smiled over at Sean and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Give it time. She probably feels that your anxious. If your calm, she'll feel it."

Sean nodded and stayed seated on the couch. Cora spit her pacifier out and let out a discontent cry. Eddie gave a slight sigh and made a face.

"She's getting hungry."

Walking over towards Frank, Eddie carefully scooped Cora up in her arms. She became fussier as they she climbed the stairs. Jamie led Eddie to his old room and closed the door. Eddie sat down on the bed and got settled. Cora had squirmed her way out of her blanket and was screaming at the top of her lungs. Eddie was doing her best to calm the flailing little girl down.

"I know your hungry sweetie. Our daughter screams like a banshee Jamie…"

Jamie gave a smile and let out a laugh. He watched as Cora began to nurse.

"Well, I think she might get that from me actually. At least according to dad. Apparently, I would scream as a baby when I was hungry. Hey. When did you notice this rash?"

Eddie managed to look at her shoulder without shifting Cora.

"Oh that. It was really starting to itch this morning. I must've brushed up against something yesterday during my tour."

Jamie gave a concerned sigh and shook his head.

"You should've told me."

Eddie shook her head no and watched Cora eat.

"I didn't think it was necessary. Besides, it'll probably go away on its own. I'll just put some cortisone cream on it and call it good. I love being married to you, and I love that your a doctor, but sometimes, it gets on my nerves."

Jamie crossed his arms and gave Eddie a look.

"Which?"

Eddie furrowed her eyebrows.

"Which what?"

Jamie reiterated.

"Which one is it? Being married to me? Or that I'm a doctor?"

Eddie felt a frown form on her lips.

"Jamie, I didn't mean what I said. All I was trying to say was you hovering is a little much sometimes. You know how much I love you right?"

Jamie pulled Eddie into a kiss, kissing her softly. When he pulled away, he leaned his forehead against hers.

"Of course, I know how much you love me. I know its frustrating sometimes me hovering over you. Both of you. But I'm just trying to make sure the both of you are safe and healthy. The doctor in me just wants to help. You know that."

Eddie nodded and looked down at Cora without moving her forehead from Jamie's.

"I do know that. Look at the beautiful and perfect little miracle we made and brought into the world. Ten perfect fingers, and ten perfect toes."

Jamie nodded again. He couldn't get enough of Cora. She had her little hand wrapped around his index finger. He'd do just about anything for her. But his eyes wandered back to the rash on Eddie's shoulder. It was red and irritated.

"Let me just get some cortisone cream from my bag and put it on that rash. I'll cover it up with some sterile gauze. Should help with the itch. If it isn't any better by tomorrow, I'll have one of the other docs look at it and see if we can get you a prescription for some Gentamicin."

Eddie nodded and watched as Cora drifted off to sleep. Taking her away from her and handing her over to Jamie, Eddie winced and straightened herself out.

"Jamie? When am I going to stop feeling so sore? I thought the longer you breastfed, it would go away?"

Jamie gave Eddie a sympathetic look as he burped Cora.

"It takes time sweetheart. It's really up to you how long you want to breastfeed Cora. Some women breastfeed until the baby is 6 months old and then they switch to just either pumping or formula. Or just formula and introducing some solid foods."

Eddie nodded once more and ran a hand over Cora's forehead.

"I understand babe. I just want what's best for her. It's so hard to decipher what's right for her and what is a suggestion. What works for some women, might not work for me. Ugh. So many different pearls of wisdom to sift through I guess. Want to add some sage wisdom to the mix?"

Jamie reached in for a kiss. When he pulled away, he ran his thumb over the side of Eddie's neck.

"I gave you some sage advice this morning about the Cocoa butter."

Eddie gave a smile and ducked her head slightly.

"Well, that helps."

Jamie pulled Eddie in for another soft kiss. He let it turn deep for almost a minute before pulling away again.

"Anything you need babe, I'm there for you. Every step of the way."

Eddie gave a confident smile and pushed herself off the bed.

"Well, we'd better get back downstairs. The longer I sit here, the more I'm going to want to fall asleep. With you lounging next to me."

Jamie smirked.

"Don't tempt me. We could make it work; with the little space we have."

Eddie gave a laugh.

"That's exactly why I love you so much. You stick with me through thick and thin. Do you really think I look sexy like this?"

Jamie gave her a mischievous smile.

"Of course, I do. You're glowing."

Eddie shook her head and gave another laugh. She knew exactly what Jamie was talking about.

To Be Continued…

A/N: If I've made the family scenes too short, I apologize in advance. I've had a lot of ideas flood my mind.