CHAPTER 8

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With the holidays, looking for a house, doctors appointments, lamaze classes, rehab, etc..., the next four months flew by for Jamie and Eddie. Luckily, they were able to find a house that was the perfect distance for them from the precinct, the city and family. They had been settled in their new house for almost 2 months and worked tirelessly to get it ready for the arrival of the twins. Jamie had successfully completed rehab and was back to full duty. The remainder of Eddie's pregnancy went pretty normal and she had been on maternity leave for the past couple of weeks.

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It was Tuesday, April 1 and Jamie had a day tour. It was towards the end of his tour, him and Tuna were out on patrol when his phone began ringing. He picked it up and saw that it was Eddie and quickly answered it knowing she was due any day now

"Hey you, what's up"

"Where are you" she asked with a hint of panic in her voice

"On patrol with Tuna in the RMP. We're making our way back to the station. Why, what's going on, is everything ok" he asked with concern picking up on her tone

"I think it's time Jamie" she said nervously

"Ok, we're not that far away, I'm on my way" he said as calmly as possible as both panic and excitement set in

"Ok, but please hurry" she said fighting thru a contraction

"I'll be there as soon as I can" she heard the urgency in his voice

"My house now, step on it" Jamie barked at Tuna

"Everything Ok, Sarge" Tuna asked

"Eddie's going into labor, hurry" Jamie said frantically

Tuna hit the lights and sirens and put the pedal to the medal. They made it to the house in record time. Jamie jumped out of the car and took off running into the house.

"Eddie, Eddie, where are you" he yelled out

"In the bedroom" she answered

Jamie entered the bedroom where Eddie was sitting on the bed breathing through a contraction while attempting to gather a few things to take to the hospital

"You ok" he asked sitting next to her rubbing her back trying to soothe her

"I don't think we're gonna make it to the hospital. I think they're coming now" she grunted out holding her belly through yet another contraction

"Oh shit...ok here...lay back" he said and propped her up with pillows "I'll be back in a second" he took off running

Jamie went outside and told Tuna to call a bus and wait for them out front. He then quickly made his way back to Eddie with towels and a few other items in hand

He ran back into the room and was shocked at what he saw. Eddie was crowning already. He rushed over to the bed and positioned himself between her legs.

"Just relax and breathe Eddie. I've delivered a baby before" he said with a calmness in his voice and smirked at her

"At least this time, the mother knows you're not lying to her" she said sarcastically as a contraction started and she let out a scream

"Push Eddie, push. Come on honey you can do it" he coached

With a final push, their beautiful baby girl finally entered the world. Jamie tied off the umbilical cord and cut it, then cleared her mouth out and soon the room filled with the sound of her crying. Jamie wrapped their daughter in a towel and craddled her in his loving arms.

Within a few minutes, Eddie was having another contraction and pushing again.

"Breathe now Eddie, breathe" he encouraged

A few minutes later, after another contraction, their son was crowning and ready to make his enterance.

"Push Eddie, push. You got this" Jamie coached again

Eddie tucked her chin into her chest and pushed again has hard as she could

"Breathe honey, breathe. One more big push, Ok" Jamie said

The next one hit, and again, Eddie pushed with everthing she had. Jamie placed their daughter down next to him on the large bed with a watchful eye and his strong protective hands then guided their son into this world. Again, Jamie tied off the cord and cut it, cleared his mouth out and his wail suddenly filled the room. He wrapped his son in a towel and placed him in his mother's waiting arms. He then picked up their baby girl and placed her in her mothers arms. Eddie shifted their son in her left arm and took their daughter in her right. She looked back and forth between them quickly a few times and soon tears flooded her eyes and were streaming down her face.

"Oh my god, Jamie. Look how beautiful they are" she sobbed out happily with a smile

"Yes they are. She's georgeous, just like her mother" Jamie swooned with tears runnng down his cheeks

"And he's such a handsome little guy, just like his daddy" she leaned down and kissed his forehead and then their daughters

Jamie sat next to Eddie and their children on the bed. He placed a kiss on his daughters head and then one on his sons head. He wrapped his arms around all three, best he could, and placed a soft gentle kiss on Eddie's lips and then rested his forehead against hers. A sense of calm now washing over him

"That was incredible, the most amazing experience of my life. To say we brought our kids into this world together, like this. I love you Eddie, so much" he cried out softly with a sense of relief and kissed her softly again

"Yeah, mine too. I can't believe we just did this. I love you, too, Jamie" she said exhausted and kissed him back tears still flowing

Before they knew it, the EMT's arrived. Jamie went out to meet them and showed them to the bedroom where Eddie and the babies were resting comfortably. They went right to work checking on the babies and Eddie. After a quick check of all three, the paramedics pronounced the kids healthy and Eddie doing good from what they could tell. They were all loaded in the ambulance and then transported to the hospital for a full check up.

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St Irene's Hospital

Once they arrived at the hospital, they were quickly escorted back into an emergency room where the staff quickly went to work doing a full work up on all three of them. Eddie and the babies were said to be healthy and doing great. Within the hour, they had the new family settled in a quiet room in the pediatric ward.

As Eddie lay in bed nursing their son, she stared at him intently while he suckled her breast with his eyes closed "Hey handsome" she spoke quietly

Meanwhile, Jamie held his daughter in his arms looking at her in awe. She was so beautiful and precious and he couldn't believe how much she looked like her mother especially when she scrunched her cute little nose at him "Hey sweetheart" he cooed lightly rubbing a finger on her cheek "look at you" as her piercing blue eyes looked back at him

Once their son was finished nursing, they switched, Jamie handed Eddie their little girl and took his baby boy into his arms.

Their daughter latched on quickly and her tiny little mouth started moving a mile a minute. "You are so precious" Eddie cooed as she watched while their little girl ate for the first time

"Hey buddy, how are you" Jamie whispered to his son as he craddled and rocked him in his arms

"Jamie, you need to call your dad and let him know and the rest of the family, too" Eddie reminded him

"I will, just as soon as you finish up with her. He's already out over here. Then, after their both asleep, you can close your eyes and get some rest and I'll call my dad and tell him" Jamie told her

Shortly, there after, both babies were fast asleep in their own little hospital cribs. Jamie could tell Eddie was exhausted, he sat next to her on the bed and took her hand in his

"Things have been a bit surreal the last few hours and now that they have finally settled down, I just wanted to tell you how amazing I thought you were today and how proud I am of you" Jamie said looking deeply into her tired eyes cupping the side of her face with his hand brushing his thumb across her cheek

"Thank you, but you know, you did pretty great today yourself" she said reaching for his hand that was cupping her face

"Please, I had the easy job. You did all the work" he said leaning in touching his lips to hers

"Hey boy scout, go call your dad and who ever else you need to and let me rest for a little bit before everyone shows up to see the new additions" she responded returning his kiss

"I love you, shorty. Get some sleep and I'll be right back" and with that Jamie stepped out to call his father and Eddie closed her eyes and drifted off

It was now 830 at night, Jamie stepped out into the hallway where he pulled out his phone and called his father

"Hey, Jamie" Frank answered

"Hey, dad. You got a minute" Jamie asked

"Yeah, What's going on" Frank replied curiously

"No rush, everything is fine, but if you wanna round up the troops and head down to St Irene's, that's where Eddie and I are, oh, and bring some cigars to grandpa" Jamie beamed

"Ok, We'll be right there" Frank said with a giant smile on his face

"Hey, Pop. Grab your coat. Jamie and Eddie are at St Irene's" Frank told him

"Is everything ok, Francis" Henry asked concerned

"He told me everything is fine and to bring some cigars" Frank stated proudly

"Well, what are we waiting for then. Let's get a move on" Henry said grabbing his coat and heading towards the door

Frank and Henry hopped in the SUV, where he called Danny and Erin to let them in on the goods news, and had his detail take them to the hospital

Jamie was protectively standing up looking over the two cribs that now held his son and daughter. As he stood gazing down upon his two precious kids, Jamie was overwhelmed with emotion and a few tears rolled down his cheek. He was lost in thought, looking between his beautiful wife and his precious children, about just how happy and complete he felt at this moment when a light knock on the door snapped him out of it.

The door slowly opened to reveal Frank peeking his head. Jamie walked over and whispered "Let's talk out here for a bit, I'll explain everything. I just want to give all of them time to sleep a bit longer" walking out lightly closing the door behind him

"We came here thinking we would be waiting for awhile" Henry questioned

Jamie ushered them over to a group of chairs and gestured for them to sit.

They had only been sitting for a few minutes and just as Jamie was about to begin, Erin and Nicki walked up

"Hey, what's going on" Erin wondered

"Take a seat, Jamie was just about to fill us in" Frank stated

"Eddie called me towards the end of my tour and told me it was time. She said everything started mid to late morning, but she decided to wait as long as possible before calling. Why, I don't know. Anyways, I rushed home and apparently she waited a little bit to long. We never made it to the hospital. They decided they were coming and that was that. I ended up delivering both of them at the house, in our bed, before EMS even arrived" Jamie said with such pride and emotion on his face and in his voice

"That had to be something" Frank said with a look of admiration

"I can't even begin to describe it" Jamie started shaking his head in disbelief "I thought delivering that little boy was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, but it doesn't even come close to what I felt today. I still can't believe it"

"That's some story to share with them when they're older" Henry smiled

"You're not pulling our leg, are you Uncle Jamie. I mean, it is April Fools and you and Aunt Eddie have pranked us before" Nicki questioned raising her eyebrow at him

"No, Nicki. God's honest truth. I swear" Jamie laughed

"So, when do we get to meet them" Erin asked excitedly

"My thoughts exactly" Frank chimed in

"Here comes Danny and Linda. I'll let you guys fill them in while I go let Eddie know everyone is here" Jamie said standing up

"Hey, honey" Jamie whispered leaning in placing a kiss on her forehead

Eddie's eyes fluttered open "Hey" she said a little groggy sitting up

"Everyone's here and wants to meet the twins and see you" Jamie told her

"Ok, but first bring me my babies. I wanna hold them" Eddie responded

Jamie brought their son and daughter to Eddie and placed them in her arms and then went to get everyone

Eddie was sitting up in the bed holding one baby in each arm as everybody piled in the room anxious to get a look at the newest additions to the Reagan family.

With everyone eagerly gathered around the room wearing infectious smiles staring in awe at Eddie holding the twins, Jamie stood next to her with the biggest smile ever on his face and lifted his daughter into his arms and then introduced their son and daughter

"Everyone, I would like you to offically meet Mary Elizabeth Reagan, coming in at 5lbs 14oz 18-1/2" long and Joseph Jameson Reagan coming in at 6lbs 1oz 19" long" he said as a few tears rolled down his cheeks

There wasn't a dry eye among them as soon as Jamie spoke their names. All of them took a brief moment to remember Betty, Mary and Joe

Erin, standing closest to Jamie, extended her arms "Can I hold her" she asked wiping a few tears

"Say hi to Auntie Erin, Lizzy" Jamie cooed handing her over

Jamie then picked his son up from Eddie's arms and walked over to his dad "Hey JJ, say hello to grandpa" he said and handed him to his father. Frank happily accepted his newest grandson fighting the tears welling in his eyes and a smile so big that even his mustache couldn't hide

"They're adorable you two" Linda congratulated

"Yeah, nice work kid. Not as nice as mine, but you did good" Danny teased his younger brother laughing

"Oh my god Aunt Eddie and Uncle Jamie, they are too cute" Nicki gushed

"She is just to precious" Erin said tickling Lizzy's belly with her finger

Jack and Sean offered their congratulations as well

"They're beautiful, Jameson" Henry said with a smile patting him on the shoulder

"Thanks, Pop" Jamie replied

"Congratulations to Eddie and Jamie on the birth of their children, Mary Beth and Joseph, the newest members of the Reagan family. May this new generation be just as blessed as all past generations and carry on the strong family traditions and values that we hold near and dear" Frank spoke out

"Amen to that" everybody replied

Over the next hour, the two new additions made the rounds with everyone cooing and gushing over them. Everyone made their exit shortly after, leaving the new family to themselves. Jamie, Eddie and the kids spent the night in the hospital and were released the following day to begin their new life as an army of four.

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This story is now complete. I would like to thank all of you that have followed it and supported me through it. I hope everyone enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it.