Chapter 5: Ambushed
Author: zeusfluff.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Blue Bloods characters. They belong to CBS. But I do own a few originals. Date Started: 7/2/23. Date Finished: 7/3/23. Enjoy!
Eddie had ditched her high heel shoes for flats. She and Jamie had exited the apartment building with a group of other under cover cops. 8 sets of men and women pretending to be couples going out to lunch at a local restaurant and throwing Eddie's undercover persona Jessica a baby shower. She was talking animatedly with Jamie about different things on their list of baby gifts their under cover personas asked for.
"Ben! I really think the little onesie with the trains would be so adorable on our baby boy."
Jamie played it down and kissed Eddie's forehead. He wrapped his arms around her waist and led her into a restaurant four blocks from their apartment building. It was a nice restaurant with candlelit tables. One of the officers from TARU had made a reservation for the group a few days prior. They'd only been informed of it that morning. There were couples at some of the candlelit tables enjoying plates of Spaghetti with red wine and bread sticks. The hostess led them to the back of the restaurant where a bunch of the candlelit tables had been pushed together to make one giant one. Said candles had been removed. Eddie marveled at all the bags on the floor decorated in fancy blue lettering reading 'It's a boy!'.
"Oh my god Ben! Did you set this up? Patrick is going to be so spoiled!"
Jamie smiled and leaned in towards Eddie's left ear.
"Eddie, you gave him a name? I thought you said you weren't going to get attached?"
Eddie shrugged her shoulders and then leaned in, her lips almost grazing the left side of his neck.
"Play the part Reagan."
She then placed a long, gentle kiss to his neck. Jamie cleared his throat to suppress a gasp.
"Let's get you off your feet babe."
Gently helping her sit down, Jamie pushed in her chair and then took his own seat. To distract himself from staring at Eddie, Jamie quickly started to peruse the menu. Eddie shifted and made a face.
"Hey buddy, settle down. Mommy will get you food in a minute."
Jamie felt very over protective of Eddie. Even though this baby wasn't real, he felt like he had to keep them both safe. It took about twenty minutes for everyone to order. Eddie had ordered a plate of chicken fettuccine Alfredo. While Jamie ordered a house salad with balsamic raspberry vinaigrette and salmon with lemon juice. When everyone got their food, Eddie dug right in. Jamie only shook his head and dug into his salad, keeping his thoughts to himself.
Meanwhile a few tables away, a man in an expensive looking dark navy blue suit was staring at the couple. Not the couple in particular, but Eddie instead. He watched her as she laughed in between bites of her chicken fettuccine Alfredo and every once in awhile place a hand against Jamie's forearm. When the couple was finished with their meal, the man in the suit stood up and walked over behind Eddie, yanking her up from her chair, making her give out a startled cry.
"Who are you? Let me go!"
Jamie calmly got up from his chair and backed away a little.
"Nobody needs to get hurt here man. What's your name?"
The man in the dark navy blue suit shifted his weight and held a knife at Eddie's side.
"What's it to you? I know exactly who you are Benjamin Stevenson. You can have your wife back if you give me 18.5 million dollars."
Jamie put his hands up and tried to keep the man calm. He could see panic in Eddie's eyes.
"Please Ben, do what he says. Please don't let him hurt the baby."
Licking his lips, Jamie did his best to center himself. Trying again, he asked the main in the navy blue suit his name.
"No one needs to get hurt here. Please just let my wife and our baby go. What's your name?"
The man in the blue suit ignored Jamie's question.
"I'll let your wife Jessica go, Benjamin, when I get my 18.5 million. Is that clear?"
Eddie was trying to remain calm, but the tiny feet below her left hand were fueling her uncertainty.
"Please. Just let me go! Please don't hurt my baby."
Eddie stayed still as she felt the tip of the knife graze her side. Jamie kept his hands in front of him and began to plead.
"Please just let my wife go. She's in a high risk pregnancy and she needs medicine."
Suddenly, Jamie felt a stinging in the back of his neck and then he saw and heard nothing. His last thought was of Eddie. Eddie? Was she ok? Were they hurting her?
To Be Continued…