Born Blue

Court

Today Jamie and Eddie had a court hearing. Frank was going to watch the kids for them. He was to get there around 8am, Eddie made extra for breakfast so he could eat too.

"Eddie we should go as soon as we can, I have a feeling traffic is gonna be a bitch" Jamie told her coming out of the bedroom dressed in his suit.

"Yeah yeah, I know. Huh." She was trying to clean up the kitchen quickly.

"Everything okay?" He questioned.

"Yeah..." she lied.

"Mommy more." Alaina told her from the table

"You seem stressed." He pointed out.

"I am." She said as she put more eggs and sausage on Alaina's plate.

"About what? The trial?" Jamie guessed.

"Well yeah!" She said and went back to cleaning up the kitchen.

"Ryan! No!" Eddie shouted seeing him attempting to climb on top of Alaina's doll house. Jamie went over and moved him to play with something else beings he didn't listen.

"Eddie we've been on trial before..." Jamie said bringing the conversation they were having back up.

"Yeah but this one just, I don't know. I got a bad feeling. And, the prosecutor we're up against is good Jamie!" She said shaking her head in disbelief they were in this predicament.

"Babe..." Jamie didn't like seeing her so worked up like this. He stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her stomach, putting his head beside hers.

"I got this. Just trust me." He said wanting her to remember his Harvard law degree.

"I know." She told him, he kissed her cheek and let go of her.

"Go finish getting ready." He told her.

"All done!" Alaina hollered, wanting to get down and play. Eddie went to the bedroom listening to him.

"All done?! Okay woah woah wait Lain, we gotta wipe your hands." Jamie wet a paper towel and took it to her face and hands.

Knock knock*

"Hey dad, thanks for doing this. Eddie made breakfast and there's coffee yet. Help yourself." Jamie said letting him in.

"Sounds great. Someone enjoyed the ketchup." He said seeing Lainey's mess.

"Oh yeah...say almost every morning..." Jamie said with a chuckle.

"And where's the big guy?" He said and walked to the living area to find Ryan.

"Oh getting into the usual trouble." Jamie said seeing he was back at climbing on Lainey's doll house. When Jamie let Alaina down to go play she ran off toward Ryan.

"No!!! Mine!" She said and pushed him, of course he started crying.

"Hey hey." Frank intervened, Eddie came around the corner quickly to see what happened after hearing the fall and cry to follow.

"What happened?" She asked.

"Alaina..." Jamie told her as he made his way over. Frank had picked up Ryan so he'd stop.

"Timeout c'mon." Jamie took her hand and she shyly just went with him to the little stool.

"We don't push. 2 minutes." Jamie said and walked away.

"If she gives you anymore problems..." he told Frank, insinuating to do timeout, he understood.
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A couple minutes later, both kids were happy and playing, Eddie was going over a couple things with Frank and Jamie was getting his shoes on and tying his tie again.