Pillow Talk

Art of War - A

Since this is the Season Five finale, there will be a few chapters exploring Jamie and Eddie on a vacation together before I resume post episode stories with Season Six. It is my goal to have the Season Six stories completed by the time we begin Season Seven on TV. Then I will do post ep for the episode that just aired and publish them on Sunday. Hope you stick with me that long. Looking forward to your reviews.

Art of War - A

It was after three am when Jamie finally got home. Eddie was lying on the sofa, dozing in and out of sleep, waiting for Jamie to come home with news of Linda. Eddie had never seen Danny like that. She had encountered him several times in the course of her work, even working a full case with him. His temper was legendary with all of the officers she'd spoken to about him, but tonight, he was Hell bent on getting to his wife and it took all of Jamie's strength to hold him back.

When Eddie heard the key, she sat up and turned on the light. Jamie looked exhausted but his eyes weren't swollen or blood shot. Perhaps that was good news. Eddie rushed Jamie as soon as he discarded his jacket. It was unlike him to wear his uniform home but today he did. Eddie threw her arms around his shoulders and sighed when she felt him return the hug. "She's okay," Jamie whispered into Eddie's ear. "She's going to be okay. Danny tracked down and arrested the shooter and Pop has the boys."

"I'm so glad," Eddie replied holding Jamie tight. "I hated not being able to stay and wait with you. I know you look up to Linda like another sister and I wanted to be there for you so you could be what Danny needed if..."

Jamie kissed Eddie stopping her mid-sentence. "You know under these circumstances, that's not possible. If we want to have our privacy and keep riding together, we can't have that luxury, we just can't."

Eddie led Jamie by the hand to the couch. "Are you hungry? I picked up some subs on the way home in case you were when you go back. I also put some new bottles of Guinness in the fridge for you."

Jamie smiled, "I could eat. You take sure good care of me, Eddie."

Eddie brought Jamie half of the turkey sub and a beer. She sat on her leg and watched him eating. "You said they got the shooter?"

Jamie nodded, "Curtis," he informed her. Eddie's face dropped. They had tried so hard to help that boy. He was a good kid inside corrupted by the gangs that rules the place where he lives. So much like Los Lourdes, so much like the people that killed Vinny.

"Oh God, Jamie..." Eddie sighed. "Linda was so focused on trying to help that boy, to have him be the one that shot her."

"Well, it looks like it wasn't on purpose," Jamie replied taking a sip of his beer. "She got a ricochet from when he killed Hector Flores. Still, the one bullet will be in her for the rest of her life. If they take it, they could paralyze her or worse."

Eddie sighed, "Jamie..." She played nervously with the simple silver ring Jamie had given her for her birthday. "What would you think about going public? About telling your family and the Boss, taking our lumps, and living as a real couple?"

"Aren't we living as a real couple now?" Jamie asked, his interest peaked at her change of heart.

"No, a real girlfriend would not have left your side," Eddie replied. "If Linda had died, Heaven forbid, I couldn't have gone to her funeral and sat by your side. If you get hurt out there one day, I won't be able to keep a vigil with your family..."

Jamie sighed, "I know but..."

Eddie got her back up, "Is there...Are you embarrassed..."

"No!" Jamie gasped. "Oh, no but I...after today, things are so hard...on the job and I feel...Can we just think about it for a few days? After nearly losing Linda, I don't want to think about you being out there without me by your side, not tonight."

Eddie nodded and rubbed Jamie's leg gently. He finished his beer and sandwich, "It's really late, we better get to bed."

Eddie washed the dish and let Jamie have a few moments to himself. As she put the plate in the dish drain, she heard Jamie's phone ring. She held her breath. Jamie padded to the living room, "Hey Dad. No, I'm good. I, uh...called Eddie and we got a late night bite. Yeah, she is," Jamie smiled at Eddie. "Goodnight, Dad."

Eddie joined Jamie and leaned into his side, "Everything okay?"

"Yes, my father thinks you take good care of me too." Jamie pecked Eddie on the lips. Jamie slid his arm around her shoulders, "Come on, let's go to bed. I am so exhausted."

That night they did not make love, Jamie held Eddie close to him and fell into a very deep but uneasy sleep. In his dreams he kept seeing his role reversed. Danny holding him back as he tried to run after Eddie on the gurney. "Jamie, you can't go. You can't...You have to wait."

"I have to go!" Jamie shouted bucking against Danny's arms. "I have to, she needs me. She's the love of my life, please!"

"You can't," Danny said again. "You can't love her, Jamie. You can't love her..."

"I do...I do..I love her!"

Danny held Jamie for hours to keep him still. When the doctors came out, their faces were grim. "We're so sorry..."

Jamie didn't need to hear anything else, he started screaming.

The screams woke Eddie from a sound sleep. She sat up and pulled Jamie to her breast, "Jamie, it's okay. It's okay, Linda is fine. Danny is fine, everyone is fine. Ssh."

Jamie sat up and kicked his legs over the edge of the bed, "It wasn't Linda...It was you..."

Eddie sighed, "Jamie, I am fine. I am right here next to you. I love you so much. I promise you, we are the number one thing, okay. I won't ever leave you."

Jamie flopped back down on the bed, "Danny kept saying that I can't love you, but I do. So much." Jamie's mouth captured Eddie's. "I think we should talk about going public, about how and when."

Eddie smiled, "Yeah?" There were tears on Jamie's cheeks, she brushed them away.

"Yeah," Jamie replied. "Sorry about this. I don't usually..."

"Hey, today was very hard on you. If you can't count on me, your partner and your girlfriend, who can you count on? Lie down, let me hold you tonight."

Jamie smiled and snuggled to Eddie using her breast as a pillow. This time when he slept it was full of happy dreams....dreams of his future with Eddie by his side.