Into The Blue || Blue Bloods Fanfiction

09; Wise Words

Next morning, the sun began to peek into the room and landed on Jamie's face. He let out a tired groan and threw an arm over his eyes. As he began to come out of deep sleep, the first thing he noticed was his pounding headache.

He smacked his lips, the next thing coming to mind was how dry his mouth was. As much as he didn't want to, he slowly opened his eyes, staring up at a ceiling that looked nothing like his, which quickly reminded him that he was in Noelle's living room sleeping on her couch. When the night before came rushing back, he let out another groan as he sat up and laid his head in his hands.

He had kissed her. He kissed Noelle.

He blew out a chuckle as a smile appeared on his face. He had wanted to kiss her that way for a while. He just wished he wasn't so drunk when he did it. He didn't want her to think that was the only reason that he did it. All the liquor did was give him the chance to turn his brain off for the night and gave him the courage to make the move.

He ran his hands over his face, willing himself to wake up, then dropped them, his eyes landing on the engagement ring still laid on the coffee table. He let out a sigh, then reached forward to grab the ring as he was hit with guilt.

When Sydney ended things last night, she brought up his feelings for Noelle, she was convinced he had more than friendly feelings for her. He had opened his mouth to argue with her but realized he couldn't. The truth was he did have more than friendly feelings for his best friend. They have been there since he was eleven, he just learned how to push them aside through the years, but since she came back into his life, it got harder.

At his silence, tears had filled Sydney's eyes as she realized it was over between them. Early in their relationship, if she accused him of having feelings for Noelle, he would deny it and she believed him. Because of that, she always felt confident in letting Noelle know her place, reminding her that she was just a friend while she was the fiancée, but lately there was a shift between them all and she didn't feel like his fiancée anymore; she barely felt like a friend to him. So when her boss came to her with an incredible job opportunity, she saw it as a blessing.

Jamie continued to look down at the ring as he wondered if the break up was the right thing to do. Regardless of the strong feelings for Noelle, the feelings he had for Sydney were still present. What they had was good, she was the first one since Noelle he could see a future with, and he was throwing that away for a chance to see if there was something between him and Noelle.

He couldn't help but think back to the warning his brother Joe gave him as a teenager when he came to him about his growing feelings for his best friend; he told him to always follow his heart, but to also proceed with caution. If things went wrong, he could lose his best friend.

Before he could think any further on it, he heard his cell phone beep with a new message. He slipped the ring into his pants pocket, then reached into his other pocket to pull out his phone, seeing he had a message from his brother Danny.

He was wondering if he could meet him, he had good news about the case against him. Jamie texted him back, naming a small diner near her apartment and told him he would meet him there in about ten minutes. If Danny recognized that as her neighborhood, he was nice enough not to call him out on it.

After texting with his brother, Jamie stood up from the couch and stretched. He was thankful that her couch was so comfortable, if it had been his own he would have woke up with a backache to go along with his hangover. He made his way down the small hall and into the bathroom.

After using the bathroom, he washed his hands, then splashed some cold water on his face. He turned away from the sink to open the cabinet door and grab a towel to dry his hands and face.