Beth had had to leave early for her shift, she had woken Jamie up to say goodbye but he had only been half awake and had gone back to sleep pretty quickly. So as Beth left she met Danny in the hall and told him Jamie was still asleep and told him to make himself comfortable.

So Danny found himself sat watching T.V when he heard Jamie's panicked mutterings from his room, Danny rushed into Jamie's bedroom and saw Jamie was in the midst of a nightmare.

"No stop!" cried Jamie,

"Jamie come on buddy it's alright I've got you" murmured Danny, as he sat on the bed next to Jamie, he knew it was good thing not to touch Jamie after suffering many nightmares himself.

"NO!" and Jamie jolted awake and before seeing the person on his bed was Danny tried to scramble away and almost fell off the bed.

"Whoa! Watch yourself there kid!" said Danny as he leant over and grabbed Jamie's arm before he could fall,

"Danny?"

"Yeah it's me kid"

"Where's Beth?" panicked Jamie, looking around for Beth.

"On her shift, remember?"

Jamie thought for a moment, calmed down and replied "oh yeah I remember"

The brothers then fell into a silence and Danny asked "what was the nightmare about?"

"What nightmare?" asked Jamie, he didn't really want to talk about it.

"Jamie" just Danny saying his name made Jamie know Danny wasn't fooled and he'd better start talking.

"Idreamtaboutmyshootingandthe gaspipe" mumbled Jamie as he looked at the floor,

"Jamie, come on you tell me" said Danny as he lifted Jamie's chin so he could look his younger brother in the eye.

"I dreamt about my shooting and the gas pipe blowing up" whispered Jamie, still not wanting to talk about it.

"I thought your nightmares about the shooting had stopped a long time ago"

"So did I"

Danny placed a hand on Jamie's shoulder, "what happened in the nightmare?"

Jamie looked unsure, but seeing Danny's concerned look made Jamie start to tell his brother what happened. "To start with just the events of a couple days ago played through my dream, but once the suspect shot at the door the pipe blew just like it had done and I was thrown against the wall, but I wasn't knocked out. I looked around and saw Moore, I went over and checked him, but he was dead. Then I turned around and saw Dawson coming towards me with his gun raised." Jamie drew in a shaky breath and continued while looking at his hands "he pointed his gun at me and I froze, he threatened the family and said there was nothing I could do to stop him and this was payback for identifying him and getting him locked up in jail, then he shot me. He walked past me saying you were next Danny and… and…" Jamie found he couldn't continue anymore.

"Jamie, it's alright. Dawson's gone; he's rotting in jail and will be for a very long time. He's gone Jamie"

"I know, but I can't get him out of my head! Sometimes when walking a beat I catch a glimpse of someone who looks like him and the memories all come flooding back" Jamie then sighed "I wish I could be strong like dad, grandpa and you Danny"

"Jamie" whispered Danny, he pulled Jamie forwards and hugged him, "you are strong Jamie, you hear me? We all have our demons that never go away and now and then they rear their ugly head. But it's how you deal with it is what matters, and believe me Jamie, admitting you're having nightmares about the shooting again doesn't make you weak. Trust me."

"But I was scared Danny and I was scared just before the suspect shot at the door, I could smell the gas and I just knew something was going to go wrong"

Danny pushed Jamie back slightly and had a hand on each of Jamie's shoulders, "I'll tell you something Jamie, it doesn't make you weak if you're scared"

"But you weren't"

"Actually I was Jamie"

Jamie looked at Danny in shock, "you were?"

"Yes, when you were shot fourteen months ago and I saw the news report I just knew it couldn't be you because I knew you would have only just gone on shift, but then my Sargent told me it was you because you ended up on a double shift and had just gone off shift and I was so scared Jamie I can't even describe it. And when I saw you and Moore chase the two suspects, I felt proud because I knew you were the one to spot them running away. But when I heard the gunshots, I thought 'please not again' and then I heard you yell and then the explosion. Jamie I was so scared, I thought I really had lost you this time".

Jamie then smiled "you can't get rid of me that easily"

Danny smiled in return "and I am very thankful for that kid, you have no idea how thankful"

Danny then stood up and said "now get ready because I don't want to be late for dinner"

Jamie turned and looked at his alarm clock "we've got just over two hours Danny!"

"And? Like I said, I don't want to be late" as Danny left the room he ruffled Jamie's hair, and left the room hearing Jamie's laughter, which to Danny was a great sound to listen to, especially after everything Jamie had gone through in the past year and a bit.

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The family were enjoying their dessert and Frank had been thankful there had been no heated discussions. Throughout dinner Nikki and the boys had cast glances at Jamie, the memory of seeing Jamie in the hospital when he had been shot had been at the front of their minds. They were scared of losing another uncle, but seeing him in front of them with just a bandage on his head and them having only to speak a little louder than normal comforted them.

"You ok uncle Jamie?" asked Nikki,

"Yeah I'm fine Nikki"

"Is your hearing any better?" asked Jack,

"Yeah it's gotten a little better, I'm not hearing whispers anymore but it's still not 100% yet"

"I'm just glad you're ok" said Sean,

"We all are" added Frank, Jamie just smiled at his family and Beth squeezed his hand.

Beth gave Jamie a look to which he nodded; Danny and Frank gave each other confused looks.

"Something you guys want to share?" asked Danny,

"Yes we do" said Beth,

"Do you want to elaborate?" asked Danny,

Jamie laughed and said "I purposed to Beth and she said yes"

Danny grinned "congratulations!" the whole table became a buzz of excitement, Danny had no qualms about Beth joining the family, she was a nice person, she didn't care Jamie was a Police Officer who had a dangerous job and most of all she had saved Jamie's life and for that Danny would always be grateful to her for.

After dessert Jamie pulled Danny aside and asked "when Beth and I get married would you be my best man?"

"Really? You want me to be your best man?" asked Danny a little bit shocked.

"Yeah, unless you don't want to which is ok-"

"Of course I want to! I was just wondering why you picked me"

"Because you're my brother and there isn't anyone else I want standing with me"

Danny slung an arm around Jamie's shoulders and said "I will always stand with you kid, that is always a given no matter what".

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Jamie and Beth got back to their apartment and when they sat down Jamie turned to Beth and said as he slipped the engagement ring on her finger "I know being a cop isn't the most safest of jobs but I promise I will always try my hardest to come home to you everyday"

"I know you will Jamie and that is why I love you so much" she then kissed Jamie and after they ended the kiss she added "when Danny called me and said you had been caught in an explosion, I was so scared that I had lost you, but finding you alive and relatively unharmed made all my worry insignificant because I knew you'd be ok and we would still have a life together"

"I love you so much" said Jamie as he hugged Beth,

"Right back at ya Officer Reagan" smiled Beth.

A/N that's the end for this story a third one will be coming, I am still coming up with some ideas for the plot, but hopefully it shouldn't be too long. And again thanks to everyone who has reviewed