Chapter 4: Helping hands

Author: zeusfluff.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Blue Bloods characters. They belong to CBS. But I do own all originals. Date Started: 6/29/23. Date Finished: 7/1/23.

A knock on the apartment door sounded and Jamie put his hand on his gun on his hip. He wasn't expecting Officer Lancaster this late. Looking through the look out hole in the door he found that it was Danny. Opening up the door, he let him in, looking out into the hallway and then shutting the door.

"Danny? What are you doing here?"

Eddie was about to get up off the couch when Jamie turned to her and shook his head.

"Eddie don't get up. Stay on the couch. Keep your knees up."

Eddie rolled her eyes and plopped her head back on a pillow behind her head.

"Ugh! Reagan, do you realize how uncomfortable this position is on my hips? Not to mention my back is all knotted up again. Where's that massage oil? Did wonders on my back last time."

Danny narrowed his eyes at his brother.

"You're partner's very demanding do you know that kid? Anyways I came to give you details on Rolanil. He's been camping out on a corner about 6 blocks from here in a Black 2004 Escalade with tinted windows. He's just waiting for Eddie to walk out by herself.

Jamie shook his head.
"I won't let him hurt her. Already had enough setbacks. The first day Eddie and I got here, I almost threw my back out carrying her across the threshold. Anything else?"

Danny eyes softened as he looked at Eddie.

"I know your not really mad at my brother. You're just in character. I get that. So what's the deal with you stuck on that couch?"

Eddie sighed and lay a hand over the fake belly.

"Believe it or not I'm on bed rest. I don't know what I did, but this suit decided to go off a little bit. Probably from me pretending to be mad at Jamie at the diner a couple of blocks down. I can't give you all the details, at least not until we close this case."

Wincing, Eddie looked at Jamie aiming the rest of her conversation at him.

"Mmm, Jamie, he's kicking again. The sensors on my hips are going off…"

Now Jamie winced and looked to Eddie. Danny made a face and went towards the door.

"I'll let myself out kid. Take care of your partner and watch each other's sixes. I came in through the back of the building. Rolanil is so stupid he only has guys casing the front of the building. Not the back."

Jamie went and locked the door after Danny left and went back to Eddie who took in a deep breath.

"Breathe Eddie. He'sstill kicking?"

Eddie nodded and absently rubbed the belly, trying to will the kicking to stop.

"Ooh, Reagan, 58 more days of this? I don't know if I can do this… My back. Can I put my knees down? It's really hard on my hips."

Nodding, Jamie lifted the blanket that was covering her and felt the couch. It was bone dry.

"Ok. But I'm going to prop a pillow up under your knees. Should help with the pain in your hips. I won't let Rolanil get to you."

Eddie sighed and tried not to wince as Jamie gently lifted her legs and put a pillow under her knees.

"Jamie? What if Rolanil gets into the building? What if he finds this apartment? What if he gets to me, I don't think I'll be able to fight him off. All this weight is kind of holding me back."

Jamie put a hand over Eddie's left one and squeezed it. His left started massaging her lower back.

"I need you to relax Eddie. This is all going to work out. You'll see. Too hard?"

Eddie shook her head and closed her eyes.
"No. That's perfect. Thank-you. I can't imagine what it'll be like when we have our own kid…"

Jamie knew from the tone in her voice that she was nearly asleep and answering partly from her subconscious. Jamie brushed a light kiss against Eddie's forehead. Eddie moved her arm in her sleep, causing the blanket to come halfway off the couch. He noticed the back of her shirt had partially hiked up in the back, seeing irritation marks around two of the sensors on her lower back. Going into the bathroom, Jamie dug around in the cabinet finding some ointment with some cortisone cream. Taking it back to the living room, he knelt down next to the couch and opened up the tube. Putting a small dab of the ointment on his index finger, he gently rubbed it over the irritated skin. Eddie whimpered and turned her head into the pillow. She was having a nightmare. Jamie ran a finger over Eddie's cheek.

"Shh babe. It's ok. I'm right here."

Babe? Jamie mentally beat himself up. Shaking his head, he gingerly put Eddie's shirt down and fixed the blanket over her. He noticed her feet were uncovered and saw her ankles were slightly swollen. He spoke to her again, even though she was in a deep sleep.

"You need to drink more water partner."

Jamie sat for awhile watching her sleep. This undercover assignment was proving harder than he thought. He had a meeting with some of the officers from TARU in the afternoon the next day. There was a command center at the end of the hall. He knew Eddie couldn't sleep on this couch forever. It was uncomfortable for her with the extra 40 pounds of weight from the suit. Sighing, he sat on the edge of the couch down by her feet gently massaging her left foot. He furrowed his eyebrows and watched as her toes stiffened up and curled, like they were stuck. His eyes flicked up to Eddie and saw that she was awake.

"Jamie? What are you doing?"

Jamie stopped momentarily and frowned.

"You haven't drank a lot of water today Eddie. Your feet are a little swollen. Have you talked to a doctor about your feet?"

Eddie shifted a little and shook her head.

"It's nothing Reagan. According to my mom, I've been doing it since I learned how to walk. I use my toes to grab onto the carpet to steady myself. I don't need to see a doctor about it. It doesn't affect my ability to do my job. Sometimes after a long day, I just need to soak my feet. This probably happened because I didn't drink enough water. Can you keep doing what you were doing with my feet? That feels good."

Jamie's frown turned into a smile.

"Of course. All you need to do is lie back and relax."

It was a couple of days later and Jamie had gotten information on where Rolanil was hiding at least six women his men had kidnapped from some high end apartments near where him and Eddie were temporarily living together. They were being held in a warehouse somewhere in Redhook. TARU was working on getting the coordinates, but the signal of a cell phone one of Rolanil's associates used was pinging to an apartment in Queens. Jamie was just falling asleep on the couch when he heard a loud thud. Quickly getting up from the couch, he bolted into the bedroom to find Eddie flat on her back lying on the floor, her face flush from crying, she let out a moan and a cry of pain.

"Jamie…"

Jamie knelt down next to her and placed a gentle hand against her left cheek.

"Eddie don't move. I'm going to check you out ok? Just lie still. No don't put your knees up. Keep your legs flat on the floor. Feet together. There you go."

Jamie worried that this undercover op was starting to fall down around their ears. Pushing the thought aside, he lifted up Eddie's shirt just enough to see what was going on. Placing his hand gently under the fake belly, moving it ever so slightly. He spoke to Eddie again, trying to keep her calm.

"Everything's ok Eddie. Just relax. Excuse my reach. Well, looks like there's nothing leaking."

Jamie removed his hand from the bottom of the fake belly and showed Eddie.

"Good, that's good Jamie. Can I get up now?"

Shaking his head, Jamie put a hand on Eddie's shoulder.

"Does anything hurt?"

Eddie shook her head no and kept looking up at Jamie.

"No Jamie. I'm just sore. Some of the sensors were going off, and I think I startled him when I fell off the bed, but I'm ok. The sensors aren't gong off anymore. I'm just so tired Jamie. I need to sleep."

Jamie understood. This was stressful for both of them.

"Get some sleep Eddie. We're getting some good results on this case, but we're still miles away from catching Rolanil is the act. Let me know if you need anything else. Want some water before you go back to sleep?"

Eddie nodded and tried to reach for her glass of water on the night stand as Jamie helped her sit on the bed. He helped put her legs up on the bed and helped her under the covers. Placing the cup back on the side table next to the bed, Eddie sighed.

"Thank you for helping me Jamie. I don't know if I can't stay in this apartment for 55 more days. You and I will have to go out and catch at least some of Rolanil's associates."

Jamie sighed and nodded.

"You're right, maybe tomorrow, we can go out with a few of our friends and see if we can find a few of his associates. Let me know if you need anything ok?"

Eddie nodded and rolled onto her side and tried to reach for the pillwo to put between her knees but it was just out of reach.

"Jamie? Can you get me that pillow please?"

Nodding, Jamie grabbed for the pillow mere few inches from Eddie and helped Eddie put it between her knees.

"Is that better?"
Nodding Eddie closed her eyes and did her best to relax.

"Thanks Reagan. I owe you when we're done with this assignment."

To Be Continued…

A/N: I apologize if this fic seems to be going a little slow, next chapter will have some action.