"Don't you think this is a little too fancy?" she called out from the bedroom.
"I don't know, I haven't seen what you're wearing," Jamie said as he heard noises coming from their bedroom.
"Thanks for the help!" She said to him sarcastically. He heard the jewelry box opening and closing and the stuff in the bathroom clinging. He heard her heels clicking against the hardwood flooring.
"What are you doing in there?" He laughed. "It sounds like you're killing someone."
She rolled her eyes from in the bedroom and smirked at him. She grabbed a necklace and tried to clip the open center piece into the hole but it was out of her sight and couldn't find the hole.
Jamie was pacing back and forth in the hallway waiting for her to appear, when he heard the handle to the door twist open. His eyes were glued to the door. She came out in a dark blue sequin gown. Her engagement ring sparkled on her finger.
"You sure this isn't too fancy?" She asked for the second time.
Jamie eyed her up and down. Her hair was in tight curls that sat just above her shoulders. "Eddie, you look-" he said when she cut him off.
She sighed, "overdressed, I know." she said dramatically.
Jamie smirked as she handed him the silver necklace to put on her. She gently moved her hair away from her neck so he could clip it on. It was like moving in slow motion for him. His dream-come-true was standing right in front of him.
She turned around to face him. His eyes were still plastered to her.
"What?" She asked in confusion as his eyes didn't leave her sight.
He grinned at her, "trying to think of a way to keep people from staring at you." He told her honestly.
She tilted her head down and looked back at him. She figured she could tease him a little more. She threw he hands in the air, "Yeah, because I'm overdressed." She said for the third time.
"You look stunning. Who cares if you're overdressed, you're with the PC. You should be." He told her.
She smirked at him. "I've never been to one of these before." She told him as she leaned back and forth on her heels.
"Really, because I think people will believe that you've been to these thousands of times the way you look." He complimented.
She smiled at him, which made his heart beat a million times faster. "What do I call my hot date?" she said to him, "Mr. Reagan?"
He shook his head back and forth, "your hot and sexy fiance." He responded back.
"Mmmm," she groaned as she put her hand on his chest. "That's right"
"C'mon," he said to her as he took her hand in his, "we don't wanna be late." He paused for a moment, looked around and his attention went back at her, "I mean, you're already overdressed."
She opened her mouth in surprise, "ugh, Jamie." she complained as she lightly hit his chest with her silver clutch.
All eyes were turned to the couple that walked into the banquet hall. The diamond ring sparkled as they walked to the table with the rest of the Reagan family. Holding hands, Jamie pulled out a chair for Eddie and then sat down in the seat next to her.
"Wow," was all that Frank could say. She looked like a completely different person when she was dressed up rather than when she is uniform.
"Wow isn't the word," Danny said to Eddie. "You," he smirked and pointed his finger at Jamie, "You are one lucky man. Don't lose this one." Danny said to him truthfully.
Jamie put his hand on the top of Eddie's chair, "oh, I don't plan on it," he said as he leaned in to kiss Eddie's head.
Her face turned blushed and he loved it. She was all his and he was going to make sure everyone that was there knew.
"So have any plans made for the wedding yet?" Erin asked curiously as she took a sip of her wine.
"No, not yet, we're working on it. It's hard to figure dates when we're always on duty and you don't know when you need to respond." She simplified for them.
Everyone understood where they were coming from. They just hoped they could pull off being partners together without getting separated by the unwritten rule.
Everyone was basically done eating dinner by now, people were starting to fill the dance. Jamie gently stood up from his chair and held his hand out for Eddie to take. "Where are we going?" She smirked at him and stood up.
Jamie moved his eyes in wander almost as if he was thinking, "dancing?"
Her eyes went wide, "Dancing? I remember a certain someone said to me they didn't like to dance," she said as she placed her hand on his shoulder and stared at him.
They started to sway back and forth, "I used to say right place, right time, but now, I have you so,"
She giggled and gently leaned in to place her forehead in his. "I love you,"
"I love you too," he said to her when the song started to change.
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Eddie immediately recognized the song and lifted her head off of his forehead, "my favorite." She said.
"I know, mine too," he replied back to her. When she wasn't expecting it he pulled her out and twirled her back to him. Both of them laughing a storm. She never thought Jamie would be the romantic kind until they got engaged. He was not the type of guy she could ever see herself with, but now that she's with him, he was all she could think about.
"Well, would you look at that," Henry said to the rest of the table. "He's got his girl laughing a storm."
All eyes shot towards the couple on the dance floor, both of their faces plastered with wide smiles and giggles. They watched as the music started to slow down. Jamie twirled her again, but this time when he brought her to him, he twirled her so her back was on his chest. They stayed there for a second before he finally twisted her so she was facing him.
Both of her hands were on his chest. To them, it was like everyone around them had disappeared. She moved her hand into his hair. Jamie gently leaned in and kissed her on the lips and she reciprocated, both of them keeping it soft and sweet. Eddie lifted her head up to his forehead as they song was almost to an end. "I want this at our wedding." She said to him.
"She teaches him how to have fun, you know?"
"Oh, I'm sure they have A LOT of fun," Danny said with a smirk.
"DANNY!" Erin said and smacked his chest.
Frank gave Danny a look to stop as he put his hands up in surrender. "It's always serious when you're around him." Frank said as he admired the two of them.
Danny was laughing at how serious Erin and Frank got about his joke. "Ok, I'm sorry, but it's true," he said quickly so he could continue, "Ever since Joe and Mom died, he hasn't been the same person, but she-she's something. She shows him there's more to life than work" Danny admitted as he watched Jamie whisper something on Eddie's ear and she threw herself against him laughing. "I mean, look how happy he is. He was never like that with Syd. He would never dance with Syd even if she begged. I mean, the kid got up and volunteered to dance." He pointed out.
"They're a perfect pair, but I don't want them working together," Frank said to the table
Erin was immediately going to back them up. She knew how long Jamie had waited, just so he could be with Eddie, not so she could be separated. "Why?" she asked annoyed.
"It's not safe!" he argued back. That was his answer for everything now which Erin started to notice.
Erin sighed and put her fork down, "That kid of yours waited five years to ask her out, because he didn't want to get separated from her. He wanted to keep her safe." she said and then thought of another factor, "and before he even asked her, he looked through the books so he could make sure that they could stay together. He's doing this by the book! Let him be happy for once!"
Danny raised his hand, " I for one agree. They are great partners. I'm sure Eddie had those feelings for him too. I mean they wouldn't be engaged out of the blue if those feelings weren't mutual."
When Frank was going to continue, he paused as he saw them walking back over to the table, "nobody discusses this when they get here, understood?" he questioned.
Everyone agreed and nodded their heads.
The two of them walked back over to the table, both still laughing. "What's so funny?" Danny asked as he waved his fork in the air.
"What?" he asked as his mind flew back to reality, "oh nothing," Jamie said quickly to cover up still smiling.
Danny moved his fork towards Eddie.
"don't look at me, he told me the joke." She said as started laughing just thinking about the thought.
Danny gave her the evil eye, "mhmm" he said mysteriously.
Jamie tipped his head towards Eddie to give her a kiss on the cheek when she turned her head to ask him a question. Both of them not paying attention, lips crashed into each other. Eddie's eyes went wide.
Erin watched exactly what happened and laughed, "oh, you two are so coordinated with each other, it's unreal." she said to the two of them.
"I couldn't even do that if I tried with Linda," he stated sadly. "We would end up smacking heads."
He was happy that Jamie finally found someone that he loved, but he couldn't get over not having Linda with him. She always tried to set Jamie up on dates with her coworkers and now that he's found someone, it broke his heart that she couldn't be here to see it.
After an hour of talking, Jamie decided it was time to go. He could see Eddie was getting tired and Danny already left to take care of the boys at home. "Alright, we're gonna hit the road," he said and placed the napkin that was once on his lap back onto the table.
Eddie followed his movements and stood up after him. "Thank you for tonight," she said to Frank.
"You're always welcome," he responded with a smile.
Jamie helped slip Eddie's coat on along with his and they made their way to the car.
The ride back home was about 30 minutes long. When Jamie parked the car he looked over to see Eddie past out next to him. He grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Hey," he said when her eyes fluttered open towards him, "we're home."
She didn't respond, she just gave him a tired smile and opened the door to get out of the car.
Eddie got changed into her pajamas and made her way into bed, determined not to fall asleep until Jamie was there next her, but as soon as she hit the pillow, she was out like a light.
Eddie woke up close to 12:30 p.m., looked over to cuddle next to Jamie but he wasn't there.
She helped herself out of bed and walked into the kitchen and found Jamie sitting on the stool on the island. She walked up behind him, wrapped her arms around his waist and placed her head on his shoulder. "What are you doing still up?" She asked him.
He was sitting on his phone and looked a little frustrated. He didn't want to to upset her, "looking at the pictures Danny sent me." He said to her. He pulled up the pictures of them dancing and laughing on the dance floor.
She smiled at them. "I wanna frame those." She said to him.
She could still tell he was upset about something, "what's eating at you?"
He pulled up the rest of the messages between him and Danny and passed her the phone.
Danny told Jamie everything that Frank told them not to discuss. He didn't want them partnered. Danny told him everything word for word.
"Well, don't say anything to him. If you fight with him you're gonna make it worse," she told him. "Come to bed," she begged exhausted. She was tired and just wanted Jamie. He was her security blanket. He made her feel safe at night.
Jamie smiled at her, he turned his head and leaned in for a kiss. When they walked back to bed, Eddie waited for Jamie to come in bed to relax. She laid her head down on his chest and he wrapped his arm around her. "I love you," she said to him.
"I love you more,"
Before she could respond Jamie felt her breathing go even, she was asleep. He leaned in and kissed her head before he fell asleep.
Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed Chapter 1! I am going to try for weekly updates. I will be sure to alert you and let you know what date to expect the upcoming chapter! Thanks so much for reading! Please Read and Review!
-Bella
