"Eddie? Are you almost ready?"

Eddie buttoned her black collared dress and wiped a tear from her eye. She told herself that it was the last tear to fall today. Jamie and Danny needed her to be strong today. She yelled back at him.

"I just got to get the girl's dressed."

She walked into the nursery to wake the babies. Brooklyn was wide awake and watching her from the crib. Eddie dressed them all in white long sleeve tops with gold polkadots, burgundy tutu skirts, white tights with gold polkadots, and gold moccasins. She twisted Addie and Brooklyn's hair into a single small pig tail on top of their heads and slid burgundy bows into their downy soft hair. She slipped a gold bow headband into Josie's hair before carrying them downstairs. She set Josie and Addie down in the living room before going to get Brooklyn. Jamie walked in from the garage and smiled a bit.

"They look beautiful."

She nodded. "Linda wouldn't have wanted them in black." She thumbed Brooklyn's skirt slightly. "This is the last outfit she bought for them. They were suppose to be for Thanksgiving."

He nodded and helped her load them in his car. They drove in complete silence, aside from the girls squealing when they ran out of toaster waffle. When they entered the funeral home everyone was already there. Erin smiled at the babies.

"Aww they look perfect."

Eddie smiled a little and handed her Brooklyn. Addie reached for Jack so Jamie handed her over. Josie was content with Eddie. Addie pointed to Danny and gave him a goofy smile.

"Unc Anny."

Danny cracked a small smile. "Close enough Ad."

When people started to arrive Eddie tried her best to stay in the back. But when she saw a woman hesitating in the line she stepped forward. She looked around Eddie and Jamie's age with long dark hair. The woman kept glancing towards the other Reagans. Eddie spoke politely.

"How did you know Linda?"

The woman looked a little taken aback. "Umm through the family."

Eddie nodded and held out her hand. "I'm Eddie Janko."

The woman shook her hand. "Sydney Davenport. So how do you know the family?"

"I'm married to Jamie."

She looked surprised and smiled to herself. "Jamie's married?"

Eddie nodded. "We work at the same precinct so I go by my madden name at work."

"You're a cop too?"

"Yeah that's how we met."

Jamie looked over and was stunned by who Eddie was talking to. He walked over. He slipped a hand on the small of Eddie's back and spoke quietly.

"Syd, it's been a long time."

She looked shocked to see him. "Jamie...i'm so sorry about Linda. She was always so sweet to me."

He nodded and gave her an awkward one armed hug. "Thank you. I know that Danny and the boys appreciate you being here."

Eddie looked between them. "So how do you two know eachother?"

Jamie answered quickly. "We met in law school."

Sydney nodded. "Jamie was our study group leader."

Eddie smiled at him. "Aww of course he was. Boy scout."

He rolled his eyes. They both looked back when they heard a baby fussing. Eddie sighed.

"I swear they eat as much as a fully grown man."

She stepped away to give Addie more snacks. Sydney looked at the babies in their stroller.

"Wow you have three kids?"

He nodded. "Triplets."

Sydney's eyes widened. "Oh wow. You two must be..."

"Exhausted?"

She laughed. "I was going to say saints but yeah that works too." She hesitated before asking. "Are you okay if I stay?"

He nodded. "You were Linda's friend. You are more then welcome here."

She nodded and walked over to Danny. Eddie came back over and looked at Jamie.

"Are you okay?"

He nodded and dropped his voice. "Do you remember me telling you that I had a finace when I first joined the force?"

She nodded and he continued.

"You just met her."

Eddie looked at Sydney. "Seriously?"

"Seriously."

She groaned. "I wanted to be able to hate her."

He chuckled and kissed her forehead. "You have no competition."

"Well I should hope not. I gave you three beautiful daughters and totally ruined my body in doing so."

He rolled his eyes and went back to greeting people.

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A week after Linda's funeral, Josie was scheduled for her surgery. The night before Eddie barely slept. Neither did Jamie. They woke up at 4am and got themselves dressed. Eddie packed a tote bag with a sippy cup of water, pink rose print minky blanket, Josie's lamb pacifier, and her favorite elmo giggle ball. She then snuck into the nursery and lifted Josie from her bed. Josie was less then thrilled. Eddie changed her in she and Jamie's room and then carried her downstairs. Jamie was filling travel coffee cups for he and Eddie. He smiled a little at Josie.

"Poor baby. It's way too early for her."

Eddie nodded. She was about to set Josie down when someone knocked on the door. She opened it to reveal Zoe. She spoke quietly.

"Thank you so much for doing this."

Zoe smiled. "No problem."

Eddie led her into the kitchen and spoke. "I laid their breakfast out already all you have to do is put them in their high chairs and heat it up a little. They have sippy cups in the fridge and I laid their bibs on their trays. Addie is in the pink pajamas and Brooklyn is in the mint. The diapers are right on their changing table. I laid their clothes out on their glider. They're a little different so you can still tell them apart. Then just let them play in here until we get back."

"Alright."

They all turned when another knock came on the door. Eddie raised a brow and opened it to reveal Erin and Nicky. Eddie looked at them confused.

"What are you doing here?"

Erin smiled. "I figured that you and Jamie could use a little company."

Nicky walked in and took off her coat. "And I figured Zoe would appreciate another set of hands."

Jamie smiled. "Thank you all."

Zoe rubbed Josie's head. "Well it's the least we can do for you guys. Just take care of this little cutie."

They nodded. Jamie looked at the clock.

"We better get going."

Erin followed them out and into Jamie's car. She slid into the empty middle seat next to Josie. She spoke to her as they drove.

"Josie where's your nose?...there it is!"

Jamie smiled to himself. Eddie started to feel some nerves kick in but she shook it off. They parked in the parking garage before getting checked in. A nurse took them back to a room and changed Josie into a pink hospital gown with tiny unicorns. That choked Jamie up. The nurse smiled at Josie.

"Well you are just so well behaved."

Eddie smiled and rubbed Josie's back. "Say not if my sissies are here."

The nurse laughed. "Okay so I am going to be back in a few minutes with Dr. McClain and he will answer any final questions you have and then we'll start her on the medicine that will make her sleepy."

They nodded. As soon as she walked out Eddie handed Josie her giggle ball. Josie rolled it and smiled when it laughed. Erin played with Josie's hair quietly. The curtain pulled back and Danny walked in. Jamie spoke stunned.

"What are you doing here?"

Danny shrugged. "I'd have worried too much if I went to work."

They nodded. He pulled a stuffed monkey from behind his back. Josie squealed with delight.

He handed it to her smiling. "What did I bring you monkey face?"

Josie took the monkey and showed it to Jamie. He faked surprise.

"Oh wow!"

Dr. McClain walked in and smiled. "Well I see the crew is here."

Erin smiled. "It's nice to see you again. Well sort of."

He nodded. "Understood." He knelt down and spoke to Josie. "Well are you ready Josie?"

She kept playing with her monkey. He then looked at Jamie and Eddie.

"Any last questions?"

Eddie spoke quietly. "Will she be awake when she goes into the OR?"

"She will be but we'll give her some medicine so that she's drowsy."

Jamie nodded. "How quickly afterwards can she go home?"

"It all depends. With kids her age I like to keep them about two hours so that I know she came out of anesthesia okay and I want her to eat something before leaving. Okay so anything else?"

They both shook their heads. The nurse walked in and started setting things up. She spoke quietly.

"Okay so I need to put this in her hand."

Eddie helped hold Josie. The nurse cleaned a spot on her hand before sticking the needle in. Josie started to cry and squirm. Jamie rubbed her back to try and calm her. When the nurse finished she pushed in some medicine. After a few minutes Josie started getting loopy and before they knew it she was being taken back. Eddie and Jamie sat with Danny and Erin in the waiting room. About thirty minutes after the surgery started Henry and Frank walked into the waiting room with Garrett behind them. Jamie looked at them.

"What are you doing here? I thought we told you we were fine?"

Frank shrugged. "No one listened."

Henry set a bag down and started pulling things out. "Besides I figured that none of you had eaten so I made Betty's breakfast mash."

Frank sat down and Garrett spoke.

"Again I am like a rabbit's foot in hospitals."

Eddie forced a small smile. She didn't want to eat but she felt like Henry would be offended if she didn't try. She forced down a few bites before setting it aside and looking at the clock. They all ate and then Henry started telling stories about the good ole days. Eddie looked at the clock again. Jamie saw and grabbed her hand. She spoke to him quietly.

"It's been over an hour and a half..."

He sighed. "They're just being thorough."

She nodded. A few minutes later Dr. McClain walked out in his scrubs. He smiled.

"Jamie? Eddie?"

Jamie and Eddie stood. Jamie spoke anxious.

"How'd she do?"

"She did great. Dr. Turner is confident that she'll have good results. I want to walk you through what to expect real quick while they bring her to recovery."

He motioned for them to sit. Everyone paid attention to him.

"Ok so this afternoon she'll be pretty tired so don't worry if she sleeps a lot. I'll give you a stronger baby Tylenol for her pain for her to take for the next couple days. That will make her tired. She needs to drink plenty of fluids. Her eye will be scratchy and sore and will be bruised over the next few days. Today and tomorrow she will probably cry bloody tears which is normal. I'll send you home with some gauze to wipe them away with. And I'll give you an eye patch so that she doesn't accidently get poked by one of her sisters. Any questions?"

They all shook their heads. He spoke smiling.

"Okay so i'll take you two back for now and as soon as she is up the rest of you can join them."

Eddie and Jamie followed him back a long hallway. They could hear Josie crying from three rooms away. When they walked in Eddie felt her heart sink. Josie had red tears flowing down her face. She looked terrified to be in a new place with people she did not know. Eddie ran to her and spoke quietly.

"Shhh...Josie you're okay."

Josie reached for her. "MMMMAAAA! MMMMMAAAAA!"

Dr. McClain spoke quickly. "You can grab her."

Eddie lifted Josie and cuddled her in a chair. Josie calmed a little. Eddie wiped away the bloody tears with some gauze that the nurse handed her. She started crying a little herself. Jamie kissed Josie's forehead. After a few minutes Josie's squealing stopped and she cried quietly. Eddie had to keep wiping away the tears that fell bloody. A nurse handed them a pedialyte for her and Eddie helped her drink it. After a few minutes Jamie's family was led back without Garrett. Erin had a pink teddy bear and a flower balloon. Frank looked at Josie's pitiful face and spoke to her.

"Did they hurt Grandpa's girl?"

Josie placed her hand on his cheek and gave him a little smile. He chuckled. Erin handed her the bear which made her smile widen a bit. Soon a nurse brought in some plain vanilla crackers for her to try. Josie kept them down and a while later she was given some mashed potatoes and applesauce. Five hours after arriving, Josie was released from the hospital. Eddie sat in the back with her on the way home. As soon as they pulled into the garage Josie smiled a little.

"Ad? Bwook?"

Eddie smiled. "Sissies are waiting for you."

She carried her inside and Addie and Brooklyn ran over to the baby gate excited. Addie grinned.

"JoJo!"

Eddie stepped over the gate and held Josie on her lap as she spoke to the twins.

"Look Josie got an owie."

Brooklyn looked worried. "Owie?"

"Yes so we need to be gentle with Josie okay?"

They nodded. Josie coughed and then started to cry again. Eddie realized she squinted and it must have really hurt. Her tears were bloody. Brooklyn looked worried and started to cry herself. Addie ran over and patted Josie's back.

"It kay Jo. It kay."

Eddie smiled and kissed Addie's forehead. "You're so sweet Addie."

Jamie grabbed Brooklyn and spoke to Zoe and Nicky. "Thank you guys for taking care of them."

Zoe smiled. "No problem we had fun."

After Erin and Nicky left along with Zoe, Jamie gave the girls lunch and then put them down for their nap. Josie didn't want to stay in her crib. She would only fall asleep on Jamie. He sat with her on the couch and let her snuggle into his chest. Eddie sat down next to him and sighed.

"This is going to be a long week."

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