Thursday November 24th 2022

Eddie and Rachel had been assigned to monitor a protest going on outside city hall. It was a women's rights protest, it was peaceful (hense why Eddie was given the easy assignment). They just had to walk around make sure everyone was staying safe and not forming in the street. 27 weeks pregnant, 45 degrees outside and she was still hot. This was the hardest part of being pregnant for her, she couldn't do the police work she enjoyed. She was put on lighter assignments with a light workload.

"What's this guy doing?" Eddie said pointing at a guy riding a bike in and out of the crowd holding a camera. They made their way over to talk to him.

"Excuse me sir?" Eddie called out getting to him.

"Yes officers?" He said very politely.

"Sir this little talent skit you got going on isn't the safest to be around all these people and kids." Eddie said.

"He's not doing any harm! Leave him be!" Some lady yelled from the crowd nearby and of course the phones came out and the record buttons were being pushed.

"Ma'am please just mind your own business, we aren't talking to you." Rachel told her.

"I'm trying to vlog my experience and I put it on my website." The man said.

"And you're entitled to do that sir but you can't be riding a bike through a crowd I'm sorry." Eddie told him.

"Shut up bitch!" Some other women yelled at her.

"Woah this doesn't need to become a problem I have no issue taking my bike elsewhere." The guy said not wanting to cause issues.

"Excuse me!?" Rachel shouted and turned around to see the women who yelled that.

"Yeah copper!?" The women shouted back at Rachel.

"Do we have a problem?!" Rachel started asking her.

"Rachel..." Eddie said wanting her to let it go.

"You should listen to blondie over here and back off bitch." She said back to Rachel and pushed her.

"Alright! Enough!" Eddie yelled getting in between them to stop it. Other police officers started to intervene because then fights started breaking out left and right.

"You just put your hands on an NYPD police officer hands behind your back, you're under arrest!" Eddie said getting her cuffs out.

"This is ridiculous! I hope you're getting this!" She was yelling at the people recording. She started fighting Eddie a little bit when she was trying to cuff her and and ended up knocking her to the ground! She landed on the sidewalk in her side.

"Janko you good!?" Rachel rushed right to her as soon as the other cops took control of the lady who she was in the middle of apprehending.

"Ugh, yeah I think so..." Eddie said with the help of Rachel getting up. Her belly was in the way and hard to maneuver.

"You should get checked out Eddie. I'll call a bus." Rachel said reaching for her radio.

"No I'm fine, I'm good." Eddie said getting up and brushing it off.

"Janko I really think you should." Rachel said.

"No it's good." Eddie said stretching out her back and feeling her baby, wanting him to move. Rachel watched her and just didn't have a good feeling about letting it go.

"Jamie would never forgive me if anything happened." Rachel said and called for a bus.

"Rachel...!" Eddie was mad she did. They moved to a less congested area for the ambulance. It was taking what felt like forever to get there.

"What's going on?" Rachel asked after she saw Eddie holding her one hand in her stomach, her face was pale.

"He's not moving." Eddie said scared.

"Okay okay. I'm gonna call Jamie." Rachel was now freaking out but trying to stay calm waiting for Jamie to answer his damn phone. The ambulance finally came around the corner and got Eddie in and situated. Jamie never answered Rachel. She rode along with Eddie and kept trying to get a hold of him.

"I didn't think I fell hard, it was on my side too but he isn't moving..." Eddie told the emt as they were on the way to the hospital.

"Okay don't work yourself up that's not going to help the baby if their in distress. You need to stay calm okay?" The one man told her trying to stop her from getting upset and calm her nerves.

Jamie finally answered Rachel when they were taking Eddie into the hospital.

Rachel on the phone with Jamie:

Rachel- "Hey, so we just got to St.Victors Eddie got pushed and fell at the protest we were monitoring..."

Jamie- "What?! Is she okay!?"

Rachel- "she's fine, she hasn't felt the baby move though so she's a little scared."

Jamie- "I'm on my way!" They hung up and took her to a room to check on the baby.

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Jamie got to the hospital and was all out of breath freaking out just wanting to see Eddie. Linda was waiting for him to take him to see her.

"Are you okay?! What the hell happened!?" Jamie said flustered getting right over to Eddie

"Jamie, I'm fine-" Eddie said wanting to immediately stop his worry but he interjected.

"What about the baby!?" He asked putting his hand on her stomach and other on her shoulder.

"Me and the baby are both fine honey relax." Eddie said calmly.

"Huh." Jamie let out a breath in relief and rested his head against hers thankful everyone was okay his emotions caught up in his eyes a little.

"They said he wasn't moving because he got scared I guess and in some distress but I felt him move a little just before you came in. He's okay" Eddie reassured Jamie when he felt a tear coming from him on her cheek. He picked his head up and looked at Eddie, brushed some of her hair back from her face and kissed her.

"What happened?" He asked.

"The crowd got intense. We were trying to make an arrest. I got pushed, lost my balance, and fell." She told him.

"No like how did it happen? Where was Rachel?" Jamie asked.

"Do not put this on her! She was the one who wanted to call the ambulance! I told her not to!" Eddie told him getting fired up.

"What do you mean you told her not to!?" Jamie asked blindsided.

"I didn't think it was necessary but then ya know, I didn't feel him so I was glad she did." Eddie said.

"Eddie you fall this late in pregnancy you know how dangerous that can be!? On the job could make it even worse!" Jamie raised his voice and was mad she didn't think it was a big deal. Eddie knew he was right but she didn't need him rubbing it in her face more. Her lip started to pout like she was going to just burst into tears. Jamie realized he maybe shouldn't have raised his voice at her like that, I mean she did almost just lose their baby.

"I'm sorry...it just was not a call I ever want to get again Eddie. It scared me." He told her sincerely and grabbed her hand after seeing he made her upset.

The doctor came in and said they wanted to keep Eddie overnight to monitor the baby and make sure everything was 100% okay. Which meant Jamie would have the girls all night by himself for the first time.

15 minutes later Frank and Erin had stopped by to see Eddie. Jamie was out on the phone with pop telling him what was going on.

"Oh you guys..." Eddie said smiling, shaking her head that they came to check in on her.

"How are you!?" Erin asked concerned she gave her a gentle hug in the bed.

"I'm okay, really." Eddie told her.

"The baby?" Frank asked.

"He's okay. They're keeping me overnight just to make sure." She told him.

"Well they got the women who put you in here, Tracy Marshall. She's getting booked as we speak." Frank said smiling.

"For resisting arrest?" Eddie asked.

"Um and assulting a pregnant police officer.." Erin told her.

"You're all over the news." Frank told her.

"For what!? Why!?" Eddie asked in shock.

"All good reason! People are supporting you!" Erin told her before she freaked out too much.

"Wait but what does the video look like?" Eddie asked.

"It was a man on a bike who took it, you had been talking to? You asked him politely to lose the bike and he had been recording the whole time. He posted the whole thing on his website speaking out for you and bad mouthing Tracy."

"Wow, guess you never know who your real supporters are." Eddie said surprised.

"That was pop I told him what happened and I'd be home early." Jamie said coming into the room.

"Oh Jamie I wanna see the girls" Eddie told him.

"Well I can bring them over." Jamie told her. She shook her head yes and he left to get the girls.

"Huh. I don't know if he'll be able to do a night by himself with them..." Eddie said worried.

"Oh don't worry. I'm sure he'll be fine." Frank assured her.

"No...no. Em sometimes has nightmares and We have to lay with her to get her back to sleep. Scarletts getting more teeth and wakes up just a mess, needing a bottle or medicine...-" Eddie was rambling with worry.

"Eddie. Just woah." Frank stopped her holding his hand up at her.

"If it's something you're really worried about I will gladly stay with him and help." Erin offered.

"Would you!?" Eddie was thrilled.

"Of course." She said smiling. She had no idea what she was in for.

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Jamie had gotten back to the hospital with the girl's an hour later.

"Mommy!" Emmalyn was excited to see her and wanted to sit up in the bed with her.

"Hi sweetie! How was your day!?" Eddie asked smiling and excited to see the kids.

"Em just wait." Jamie told her still getting in the room and setting down the diaper bag with Scarlett still in his arms. She was reaching out wanting to see Eddie too.

"Mama." Scarlett said.

"What am I chopped liver?" Jamie asked her jokingly.

"Aw haha. Hi Scar...come here!" Eddie held out her arms wanting to snuggle her.

"Mommy are you having the baby?" Emmalyn asked as Jamie let Scarlett in the bed with Eddie.

"No not for a few more weeks." Eddie told her. Jamie helped Em also sit with Eddie on the bed.

"Then why are you here?" Emmalyn wondered. Eddie looked at Jamie.

"Did you not...?" She asked confused.

"I didn't tell her, no." Jamie said and Eddie rolled her eyes and turned back to Emmalyn.

"Honey when mommy was at work today I got pushed and fell, so now to make sure me and your brother are okay I'm just gonna stay here overnight." Eddie told her.

"Who's going to feed me and Scarlett!?" Emmalyn was very concerned.

"What? Em c'mon I'll still be home! I'll feed you don't worry!" He said half laughing.

"Aunt Erin offered to stay and help daddy out too." Eddie said.

"Eddie...?" Jamie tilted his head like "really?"

"Jamie you know this past week has been crazy they've both been up throughout the night." Eddie told him. After he thought about it he was glad Erin offered.

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