It was a Sunday morning and Eddie was riding solo. She was disappointed she couldn't ride with Jamie, but she'd rather be out on patrol than riding a desk. As part of Seargeant Renzulli's efforts to mix it up and keep his officers on their toes, she was assigned to the out-skirts of the 1-2 where it was less urban and more suburban.

As she drove, her radio squawked.

"Officer Janko, please respond," a dispatcher said.

"Dispatch, go ahead," Janko answered.

"We have a possible EDP at River of Life Cemetery. Caller reporting it said EDP is a young male, crying, possible cuts on his wrist. White male, brown hair, blue jeans, green button-up shirt."

Great, she thought. She loathed dealing with calls about Emotionally Disturbed Persons as they were truly unpredictable and the encounters were often just so tragic.

"Dispatch, what area of the cemetery is the EDP in?"

"Our Lady of Rest, Section 6," the dispatcher replied. "Catholic portion of the cemetery."

"10-4, Dispatch, on my way" Eddie replied…

As he sat by her gravestone, he expelled the tears. He had held so much in, trying to pretend it didn't affect him that much. But who was he kidding?

"I love you," he said, voice fraught with emotion as he touched her stone. "I miss you so much. You'd know what to do and what to say. I miss… I miss you so, so much..." He trailed off as the tears overcame any power of speech. But he was so spent, he couldn't let out any wails, just sighs and sniffs.

"Sean? Sean Reagan?"

He looked and saw Eddie.

"Hi," Eddie said, giving a friendly and sympathetic smile. "You okay?"

Sean wiped away tears. "I'm okay. I'm just… I'm just really sad and wanted to see my mom," he said cocking his head towards Linda's grave. He then looked carefully at Eddie. "Please don't take this the wrong way, Officer Janko, but… Why are you here?"

Smart kid, Eddie thought.

"We got a call about a young man who was very upset," Eddie explained carefully, "and might have had some cuts on his wrist."

It all clicked for Sean as his eyes grew wide. "Oh, no!" he said as he pulled down his left sleeve and pointed to his wrist. "I tripped and fell on the tree roots over there," he explained as he pointed to the oak tree. "I would… I would never do… do that," he insisted.

Eddie nodded in understanding. One look and you could tell the cuts weren't from a razor or knife or anything like that. "You're good," she said. "But, I'd like to take you over to my RMP and maybe clean up that cut?" she offered. She paused and asked, "Does anyone know you're here?"

"I, uh… I took the bus. They don't know I'm here," he confessed. "I was going to meet them for family dinner at my Grandpa's house in Bay Ridge."

"Ah, okay," Eddie sighed. "Well, let's get you cleaned up and then I'll take you to your Grandpa's place."

"Can I say goodbye to my mom real quick?"

"Sure," Eddie said. As she began to turn away, she felt a hand on her arm. She turned around.

"Officer Janko," he said, putting his hand on Eddie's arm. "Thank you." The tears filled his eyes. "Thank…" And then, the tears flowed down his cheeks.

Eddie's heart broke for him. "Hey," she said quietly. "Hey, come here." She pulled Sean in for a hug as he sobbed once more, his tears falling onto her shoulder. Eddie rubbed soothing circles on the boy's back. "Just let it out," she said. "Let it all out…"

Eddie and Sean made their way to Frank and Henry's house. After speaking in private to Danny, Jamie, and Frank about what happened, there were thank-you's and handshakes all around.

"You sure you don't want to at least stay for dessert, Officer Janko?" Frank asked.

Eddie flashed a courteous smile. "No, thank you, sir, I got to get back out there. I got at least three more hours on patrol."

Frank nodded. "Well, I had to ask," he said with a grin.

"Understood, sir," Eddie said returning the grin in kind. "But thank you, I'm good."

A beat passed.

"I'll walk you out," Jamie said.

As Jamie and Eddie were about to leave, Danny called out to Sean. "Hey, knucklehead. Got anything you want to say to Officer Janko?"

Sean looked up from the dining room table. "Thank you," he said shyly.

"You're welcome," Eddie said. "And hey, Sean?"

Sean looked back up at her.

"Remember what we talked about on the way here?"

Sean nodded.

"I'm going to hold you to it. Got it?"

Sean nodded.

"Alright." Eddie looked around at the table full of Reagans. "You all have a good rest of your day."

A chorus of "Thank you" and "You too" arose from Erin, Nicky, Henry, and Jack.

As Jamie and Eddie walked back to the RMP, Jamie was curious. "What did you and Sean talk about on the way here?"

Eddie shook her head and smiled. "I promised Sean what was said in the RMP stayed in the RMP. It would remain just between us."

Jamie raised an eyebrow.

"Come on, Reagan," Eddie said slightly annoyed. "He told me some things in confidence and I'm not about to betray his trust. Besides, it was nothing that I'd need to write in my report or tell his father…" She then looked pointedly at him. "Or his uncle."

Jamie sighed in defeat.

As she got into the driver's seat of the RMP and looking to change subjects, Eddie said with raised eyebrows, "So… You and Kara, huh?"

Jamie eyes went wide.

"I've got my sources," Eddie said with a wink.

Jamie stood there, rubbing the bridge of his nose.

"Seriously," Eddie insisted, "I'm happy for you. But you better treat her right because she's like a sister to me. And if you break her heart, I will break you."

She let out a fake evil laugh and drove off.

Jamie stood in the driveway of his father's place, shaking his head and chuckling.

She would, wouldn't she?