Hi All, sorry for the delay. Wish I could say things are getting better on the medical front but I can't. It's super frustrating and utterly exhausting.

Chapter 46: Rebels for a Cause

Eddie is sitting in Jamie's office shifting uncomfortably in his chair when he walks in and sees her.

"Hey." He greets.

"Shut the door!" she demands with a low hiss as she lifts her head to look at her husband but then quickly averts her eyes and looks away turning her back to him.

Jamie curiously eyes his wife a moment, then turns and shuts the door as instructed before turning to look back at his wife "Eddie?" He questions in confusion.

"Is it shut?" Eddie questions.

"Yes." Jamie slowly replies

"Jamie, we have a serious problem!"

"We do? What is it?"

"It's you! It's me! It's us! It's my hormones!"

Still looking at the back of his wife, Jamie is not at all following what she is trying to tell him "Eddie, I don't know what that means. Can you turn around and look at me please?"

"I can't!" Eddie protests.

"Why not?"

"Because if I do, I'm pretty sure I'll jump you right here in the office!"

"Oh." Jamie breathes out in surprised realization before laughing a little.

At hearing him, Eddie's frustrations – sexual and otherwise grow "I'm sorry." She warns as she finally whips around to face him "Do you think this is funny?" She challenges but just like she predicted the moment her eyes land on her husband her eyes begin to roam up and down his body "We are at work Jamie…" She tries to professionally state but all she wants to do is move towards him and kiss him "… and all I seem to be able to think about is how much I want you." She adds as her voice becomes gravelly and turned on.

Jamie gulps. "Um Eddie we can't."

"DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT?" Eddie tosses back "But these hormones are not making it easy! I'm hot and I'm horny. There I said it! And god why do you have to look so good in those clothes!"

"Huh?" Jamie states in confusion as he glances down at what he's wearing – it was just his regular everyday work attire… "Okay well when we get home tonight…"

"Tonight?" Eddie challenges as she gets up "Tonight?" she repeats in exasperation as slowly she starts to saunter towards her husband with heat in her eyes "You think I can wait until tonight?" She seductively adds as she moves right up to her husband and before Jamie even knows what's happening Eddie is kissing him – hot and heavy, full open mouth with her hands are all over him, roaming everywhere – their breathes mingling and panting and he's starting to get lost in it as well but when Eddie's hands reach for his belt buckle Jamie suddenly pulls back and pushes his wife off him gasping for air and some semblance of control "Jesus Eddie." He mutters out as he tries to take deep calming breathes.

"Come on Jamie." Eddie desperate pleads as she takes a step towards him again "I can't wait until tonight."

But Jamie immediately takes a step back and points a warning finger at her "Eddie." he reiterates "We can't."

"Can't or won't?" Eddie challenges "We'll be careful." she promises as she starts towards him again and this time she backs him right up into the door, reaches over and flips the lock with one hand and then reaches to flip the blinds closed with the other. Now locked away in Jamie's office with no view to the outside world or from the outside world in, Eddie smiles triumphantly at husband "See no one will know."

Looking at his wife right in front of him Jamie knows he has two options – give in – which he will admit, he is very close to doing – or get out and try to save their careers so luckily level headed Jamie wins out and he quickly searches for the doorknob with his hand and when he finds it he unlock it, opens the door and slips out into the public bullpen hoping that gives them the reprieve they need and reminds Eddie where they are and that they need to stop.

Looking up from his desk when Jamie comes backing out of his office, Danny eyes his brother to see him running a hand through his hair then shifts his gaze to his sister in law to see her just staring at his younger brother with piercing eyes "What's up with you two?" he questions.

Startled by Danny's voice, Jamie immediately tried to cover and shrugs in deflection "Nothing."

"Doesn't look like nothing." Danny presses in concern as he briefly glances at Maria at her desk to see her nod at him in confirmation that she sees what he's sees too.

"Everything okay in here?"

Turning, everyone sees Lieutenant Gormley standing in the entrance to the bullpen looking questioningly between Jamie and Eddie.

For a split second Jamie looks like he's about to have a heart attacked at realizing if he had chosen option two, he and Eddie very likely would have been caught by their boss "Yeah, yeah it's fine." Jamie quickly covers as he plasters a professional face on and glances at his wife to see her still just staring at him. He widens this eyes at her trying to get her to pull it together.

Gormley again look between Jamie and Eddie "Detective E…" he begins but then he just sighs and gives Up "Eddie…" he corrects "Everything okay because I'm sensing some tension here."

"No it's not okay." Eddie replies "I want some rocky road ice cream but Jamie won't give it to me."

Jamie's eyes nearly bug out of his head at her words and he slowly turns his head to look at his wife knowing full well that when she says rocky road ice cream what she really means is sex.

Eddie gives him a little indigent shrug.

"What?" Danny exclaims in surprise as he looks at his brother "Why not?"

Jamie doesn't answer - he can't even find the words - he just shakes his head in disbelief at his wife who now gives him a smug little smile in return.

Gormley turns to look at Jamie unimpressed "If your pregnant wife wants rocky road ice cream, then you give her rocky road ice cream."

Sighing, Jamie turns towards his boss "Look, you don't understand…" he begins to explain.

"What's too understand?" Gormley interrupts "Just give her the damn ice cream!"

"But…" Jamie tries to protest.

"Do I need to make this an order?" Gormley warns.

Eddie's eyes start to dance in absolute delight at the prospect "Yes please!" She giddily quips.

"Oh no…" Jamie immediately begins to protest "You really don't want to…"

"FINE!" Gormley barks out "That's an order!"

For a moment Jamie just stands there in silent shocked awe but then he shrugs Who was he to disobey a direct order right? "Okay sure." he relents as he picks up his wife's hand and starts to lead her out of the bull pen "Let's get you some ice cream."

"Rocky road!" Eddie happily reiterates as she follows.

"Oh I know." Jamie knowingly promises "I know!"

And as they walk down the empty hallway Jamie's eyes are darting from room to room while Eddie's hands start to get a little grabby but Jamie pushes them away "Cool it until we find somewhere private." he chides as just then an officer opens a door up ahead and enters the hallway walking towards them.

Jamie and Eddie both plaster smiles on their faces as they nod politely as they all pass and once they do Jamie goes back to searching for a place and Eddie tries to keep herself in check.

"Just pick a place!" Eddie pleads.

"Do you know how hard it is to find a private place in a police station…" Jamie lowly hisses "…that doesn't have a camera or a viewing room attached?"

"Maintenance room." Eddie suddenly realizes.

Jamie groans in defeat but knows his wife is right "I can't believe we are doing this…" he mutters as he walks up to a room marked Maintenance Room – looks up and down the hall to be sure no one is around then opens the door and he and Eddie quickly enter.

Jamie barely gets the door shut and locked before Eddie is on him pushing him up against the door and kissing him hard.

It doesn't take long for Jamie to get into it too though and suddenly Jamie pushes himself off the door, takes control, spins Eddie around and pushes her into the door before moving to attack her neck with his mouth.

An anticipatory smile appears on Eddie's face as she reaches for his belt…

…..

"I can not believe we just did that!' Jamie hisses out to his wife in disbelief and awe as he and Eddie begin to redress.

"But we haaaaaaaad too!" Eddie happily and arrogantly muses "It was an order! Here's your shirt."

"We are so fired if they ever find out the truth." Jamie states with a shake of his head as he swipes it out of his wife's hand and puts it on.

"We are not." Eddie counters "We were following orders."

"Yeah to go get ice cream!" Jamie tosses back "Not to go have sex!"

"Details." Eddie easily dismisses.

"It is in the details Eddie!" Jamie insists.

"So you regret it?" Eddie asks hurt.

Jamie sighs in defeat "No of course not. I never said that. It's just… look, all I'm saying is you Mrs. Reagan..." he laughs in awe "…are a force to be reckoned with – that's all. I mean never in a million years…"

Eddie smiles at her husband and giggles "I just ruined your reputation as a boy scout didn't I?"

Jamie huffs out a laugh, leans over and gives his wife a quick kiss "Only you Babe. Only you."

"Danny's going to be so proud of you!" Eddie laughs causing Jamie to drop his head onto his wife's shoulder before Eddie makes a pondering face "If we are going to keep doing this, I'm going to have to start wearing clothes with better access so we can be more efficient."

Jamie immediately lifts his head to stare at his wife with wide eyes "Keep doing this?"

Eddie pats her husband's shoulder "It's a stage of pregnancy Jamie. Totally natural." She reasons "The urge doesn't go away after only one romp in the hay… or maintenance room." She corrects with a snicker. "Now do you want to head out first and should I?"

Jamie buries his face in his hands "We are so going to get fired." he repeats again.

"Nope! It's an order!" Eddie just happily repeats.

….

Eddie sits at her desk lazily playing with the tip of her pen in her mouth her mind a million miles away.

"I'm heading out to grab some food." Jamie announces as he walks up behind her "Anyone want anything?" he asks of Eddie, Danny and Maria.

A grin breaks out onto Eddie's face "I want savory cheese cake." She suddenly declares as she turns her head and looks suggestively up at her husband.

Jamie purses his lips together "I don't think we have time for the kind of cheese cake you want."

"How long does cheese cake take?" Danny questions in confusion.

"This particular cheese cake?" Jamie replies as he jostles his head around in thought "Say 30 minutes minimum."

"How?" Danny presses "There's a cheese cake joint just round the corner!"

"Oh no! I like a very specific cheese cake." Eddie insists.

"Um yeah." Jamie adds "And it takes a while to get to this um very specific location Eddie likes."

"Yes!" Eddie confirms as she happily nods in agreement.

"And I don't think we have time to go there right now." Jamie pointedly tells his wife.

"Well I can take you." Danny offers.

"Oh no!" Eddie immediately rejects as Jamie immediately waves his brother off and vigorously shakes his head no "Only Jamie can get me there." she insists.

"Um yeah…" Jamie again repeats "There is a very specific route Eddie likes me to take and it um…"

"He gets me there every single time!" Eddie finishes in satisfaction.

Jamie nods his head in agreement but he has to look at the floor as he tries to keep a straight face and not just arrogantly grin.

"Well okay then." Danny relents "You might as well just go."

"Great!" Eddie quips as she grabs her purse, stands and reaches for her husband "We night need 45 though – could be some... traffic… and I might want a second serving."

"Sure. Take your time." Danny states as he watches his brother and sister law leave "Enjoy!" he finishes with a shake of his head "I'm sure you both will…" he knowingly mutters with a snicker when they are out of earshot "It amazes me…" Danny adds as he turns to look at his partner the second Jamie and Eddie disappear from view "That those two think we don't know what they are actually doing."

Maria looks at Danny confused "What do you mean?"

Danny looks at Maria in sudden realization "Oh. You don't know."

"Know what?"

"Um never mind." Danny dismisses as he starts to get a little uncomfortable which just makes Maria annoyed.

"Fine! Don't tell me! Leave me in the dark – AGAIN!"

"Okay look that is not what I'm trying to do here." Danny promises "It's just… I mean… I went through 2 pregnancies with Linda and I know based on how those two are acting and where Eddie is in her pregnancy that she is very likely in the first of two stages of… of…"

"Of what Danny?"

"Her increased libido." He lowly mutters out.

"What?" Maria questions having not heard what he said.

Danny gets an unhappy look on his face at having to say it again so he leans forward across the desk to get closer to Maria "Increased libido." he quietly but more clearly states.

"Oh." Maria states as her eyes go wide a bit "Ohhhhhhh! she repeats now in understanding "Yeah I didn't need to know that. Why would you tell me that?" She admonishes.

"Because you asked!" Danny explains in exasperation.

Silence.

"Really." Maria then mutters in thought "Happens twice huh?"

Danny nods "Yeah once around now and again towards the end."

"Interesting." Maria ponders as she thinks back over the conversation "So the food really means…"

"Yup." Danny nods in confirmation.

"And you offered to take her?" Maria realizes in disbelief.

Danny laughs "Oh I was just playing with them to see how they wiggled out of that – they did pretty good!"

"Huh. And Gormley made it an order." Maria realizes.

"Yup." Danny nods with a laugh.

"Wow." Maria states "Should we get them a sock for the door then?" She wonders.

Danny laughs "Oh man! We really should! but then he sighs "But we can't – that would be too obvious. I would highly recommend knocking first though."

"Definitely!" Maria agrees.

Beat.

"You realize…" Maria slowly begins "…this conversation is a bit of a textbook case for HR don'ts right?

"A BIT?" Danny challenges right back.

Maria nods in acceptance "Just checking we're on the same page."

….

"It amazes me…" Jamie mutters as he and Eddie walk through the door into the parking garage "That in a group of top notch Detectives no one has caught on to us yet."

"I know right." Eddie laughs as both she and Jamie just keep checking behind them, looking forward then off to both sides looking for anyone that could spot them as they make their way over to the mechanical room.

"We only have 30 minutes." Jamie tells his wife as he reaches for the doorknob and opens it.

"Why?" Eddie questions as and Jamie walk inside.

"Because the maintenance crew will be back in 45 for their next check of the system…" Jamie explains as he sets the timer on his watch and Eddie shuts and locks the door "…and we need to be long gone before that happens."

For a moment Eddie pauses at his words then turns to look at her husband in complete surprise that he knows that but then the next second she just breaks out into laughter "Of course you looked into the scheduling."

"Hey." Jamie defends as he pulls his phone out and snaps a picture of the desk "I like my job. I'd like to keep it and we need to keep our jobs to provide for that one!" he adds as he points back at their growing baby "So yes, I now know every maintenance schedule in this building."

"Do you have any idea…" Eddie groans out in desire as she moves towards her husband and begins to undo the buttons on Jamie's shirt "…how much of a turn on it is for me to know the lengths you've gone to to find us places to have sex?"

"Hey if we are doing this…" Jamie adds "…then we need to be smart ab…"

But Eddie cuts him off "God you are so hot when in boy scout mode." Eddie breathes out before pressing herself up against her husband "But less talking. Only have 29 minutes." She instructs before kissing him hungrily.

….

"You know if occurs to me." Jamie states as Eddie finishes redressing and he keeps referencing the photo he took earlier on his phone as he makes sure everything on the desk is back in it's exact same spot "Maybe this is why there is the 'couples can't work together in the same house' mentality because let's face it, if we were in different house these little trysts of ours would not be happening."

"Trysts huh?" Eddie muses as she heatedly looks her husband up and down "That sounds so very… very…" She seductively adds "…naughty Mr. Reagan."

Jamie looks over at his wife and sees her giving him her come thither look "You're kidding right? Tell me your kidding!"

Eddie bites her lower lip and shakes her head no.

"Eddie we literally JUST did it!" Jamie reminds her as his watch dings "Well our time in here is up." he matter of factly announces as he heads for the door.

"So where are we going next then?" Eddie eagerly questions as she follows and presses herself up against her husband as he cautiously cracks the door open to peak outside but he pauses and quickly glances back at his wife as her hands roam his body "Stop that." he chides.

"Hmmm, make me." Eddie heatedly returns with smoldering eyes.

"You need a cold shower." Jamie decides as he peaks out the door.

"Ooo the shower!" Eddie excitedly thinks.

"Eddie, we have to go back to work!" Jamie pleads.

"We'll work late." Eddie counters back but Jamie seeing the coast is clear, begins to open the door wider and they go to step out of the room but suddenly they hear the door to the stairs open "Maybe then we can do it in your office!"

Panicking a bit, Jamie quickly ushers Eddie and then himself back inside the room and hurries to try to shut the door again to keep them hidden "Shhhhhh!" he hisses to Eddie but its one of those slow closing doors so he ends up having to hold the door just slightly ajar so the sound of the latch clicking into place doesn't draw attention to their location "Someone's coming!"

Eddie immediate behaves.

"See." Danny's voice sounds causing Jamie to cringe "The Chevelle is still here. Told you they didn't even leave the building."

"Damn." Maria's voice returns.

Jamie cracks the door open just enough so he and Eddie can peer out to look.

They see Danny and Maria standing facing one another with Danny holding his hand out "Pay up."

Huffing unhappily, Maria pulls some money out of her pocket and goes to hand it over but at the last second she pulls her arm back "Double or nothing on where they go?" she counters instead.

Danny snickers "You want to go searching to see which room Jamie and Eddie are having sex in?"

"I don't want to lose $50 bucks!" Maria defends.

Both Jamie and Eddie's mouths fall open and panic sets in as Eddie thumps her hand against Jamie's arm and Jamie hastily just shuts the door trying to block out the fact that his brother and Maria figured it out.

Danny and Maria turn their heads in the direction of the sound of a door shutting.

"I call Mechanical Room." Maria triumphantly rushes out with a grin.

…..

Back inside the room, Jamie frantically starts to pace a little.

"Crap, crap, crap." Eddie mutters before gathering her composure "Okay let's not panic. It's only Danny and Maria." She decides "It will be fine."

Jamie looks at his wife like she's lost her mind "Fine?" he hisses "FINE? It's NOT going to be fine Eddie ! I'm their BOSS! …and worse – HE'S MY BROTHER!" He exclaims before just shaking his head and muttering "I am never going to live this down…"

Suddenly there is a knock on the door and Jamie and Eddie jump.

"We know you're in there. You might as well come out." Danny's amused voice sounds "No point trying to hide."

Jamie looks at Eddie.

Eddie looks at Jamie.

Jamie squeezes his eyes shut, takes a very deep unhappy breath then opens his eyes and moves to open the door.

"Well, well, well." Danny greets with a big grin before trying to peer deeper inside the room "Hmmm. Strangest looking cheesecake joint I've ever seen."

"Don't." Jamie warns as he and Eddie step outside the room causing Danny to step back and laugh "Oh come on! It's just us."

Suddenly Maria extends her arm out in front of Danny, snaps her fingers a couple of times and holds the palm of her hand out "I'll take my 100 bucks now." She giddily instructs.

Rolling his eyes and sighing, Danny reaches into his pocket for his wallet, he pulls it out, opens it up and searches his bills but a moment later he looks up at his brother "Got a $20 I can borrow? I only have $80 on me."

"Do I have a choice?" Jamie bites back.

"No." Danny smugly replies so begrudgingly Jamie takes out his wallet, digs a $20 out and slaps it in his brother's hand.

"Thanks." Danny returns as he takes the $20 and the rest of the bills in his wallet and hands them over to Maria.

Maria smiles as she counts her new windfall.

Danny then looks back at his empty wallet then back up at his brother "Hey can I borrow some money, I seem to be out."

Again, Jamie sucks in a deep unhappy breath of air but he takes another $20 out and slaps it in his brother's hand.

Danny looks at the bill then back at his brother "Actually can I have two tens instead?"

Rolling his eyes in super frustration, Jamie snatches the money back up, jams the bill back in his wallet then take out two tens and slaps them hard into his brothers hand "This is blackmail you know." Jamie points out.

"Absolutely not!" Danny rejects as he takes one of the tens and hands it over to Maria "This is a one time payment for our private security services and anything we see on the job we can't disclose under um… contract."

"Contract?" Jamie challenges.

"Sure." Danny shrugs as he holds his hand out to his brother "Gentleman's agreement."

Jamie looks at his brother like he's nuts.

"Just shake his hand." Eddie instructs as she holds her hand out to Maria "Lady's agreement?" she hopefully inquires.

Maria shrugs so she and Eddie shake and Danny and Jamie shake.

"There!" Danny quips "See all good. Now you two can stop trying so hard to fool us. We weren't buying it anyway."

"Fine." Jamie mumbles.

"And thank you." Eddie quietly and a bit awkwardly adds.

Danny snickers a little in amusement "Hey no worries, I get it. I've been there." he reassures them before once again settling his gaze on his brother and smiling "Oh and one more thing." He adds causing Jamie to heavily sigh and brace himself "What?"

Danny slaps a hand on his brother's shoulder "I'm so proud of you, you little rebel you!"

Eddie erupts into a fit of giggles "Told you!"

Jamie blushes a bit before clearing his throat "Um… we um were only following orders."

Danny heartily laughs while Maria shakes her head, turns and walks away "HR nightmare!" She calls out.

"Oh um right." Danny accepts as he clears his throat and quickly moves to follow "We're heading out to follow a lead just um you know… do whatever. Later!"

Watching as Danny and Maria get in the squad car, back out and drive way Jamie and Eddie jump a little when a maintenance worker suddenly rounds the corner and almost runs right into them "Oh sorry!" the guy apologizes.

"No, no our bad!" Jamie immediately insists as he reaches for his wife and they quickly step out of the guy's way.

The guy looks at them quizzically as to what they are even doing there.

"Heard a noise." Jamie offhandedly explains.

"Must have been the pipes though." Eddie helpfully adds.

"Yup, all clear." Jamie agrees as he and Eddie hurry away and Jamie looks at his watch "Yup. 45 minute mark." he lowly notes.

Eddie groans in desire "God you are so hot."

Jamie just shakes his head "Seriously how long is this phase supposed to last? If I had known it would be like this I would have scheduled us some vacation time…"

Suddenly Eddie pictures them getting busy in the Caribbean "You know you're just turning me on more by talking like that right?" Eddie murmurs as she moves closer to her husband and leans over to try to attack his neck with kisses.

"Eddie…" Jamie pleads as he gently tries to put some distance between him and his wife "We're going to get caught."

"I know exciting isn't it?" Eddie lowly grounds out in want.

Jamie huffs out a breath of air and shakes his head - only Eddie could get him to flip to the dark side…

"Woman…" Jamie mutters in defeat yet arousal as he begins guiding her towards another door marked SPRINKLER SYSTEM "…you are going to be the death of me."