Out for "Justice" Chapter One:
Disclaimer: Don't own Rookie Blue.
A.N. I realize that someone is writing something similar but I'm using Brennan, someone known to Andy and I don't think my story is going along the same path of the other story.
Enjoy!
She signed out of her email as she heard a key in the front door. She stood and walked into the front hallway. "Hey" she greeted him softly as he closed the door and set down his bag.
He turned to her. "Hi sweetheart."
Her eyes narrowed. "Sam, what's going on? You look exhausted."
There was no use hiding it from her. "Brennan's out. We got the info today."
"So…"
"Andy" he pinched his nose "sweetheart, he's out for blood."
"I don't understand. He told Jerry that you were a standup guy."
Sam sighed. "He's got people working for him. If they go through a database, my picture is the one he'll recognize. While in prison he was told that the person responsible for the death of his wife and daughter is in custody but they refused to release the name. Since we had to cover up how much the department screwed up, the whole case was pretty much kept under wraps."
Andy stood before him and kissed him gently. "Relax Sam. If he just got out it will take him a few days." Besides, she didn't think Jamie Brennan would hurt Sam. She remembered her conversation with Jamie, one of the few secrets she still kept from Sam, and had a feeling that Jamie just wanted justice for his family but wouldn't hurt Sam.
Sam disagreed but knew it was pointless to argue with her.
"I'll ask Frank for desk tonight."
"Andy –"
"Sam!" she cut him off "you won't sleep if I'm out on the streets and you need to sleep. It's one night, it'll be fine. I'm behind on paperwork anyway."
Sam groaned. "I hate when you do this."
"And I hate when I have night shift but it doesn't change anything. Which reminds me, I'm going to be late."
Sam nodded. "Where's Ella?"
Andy's face brightened. "Oh!" She took out her Iphone and handed it to Sam while pressing play. "I tried to keep her awake to say goodnight to you but she was exhausted. I think she might be catching that cold that is going around her day care center."
Sam watched the screen zoom in on their daughter.
"Hey pumpkin, are you tired?"
Ella nodded.
"Are you ready to go to sleep?"
Ella nodded again.
"Can you say goodnight to Daddy?"
Ella reached for the phone. "Daddy?"
"No sweetie, Daddy's not on his camera right now. I'm going to take a video and show it to Daddy when he comes home. Say goodnight."
Ella looked at the phone. "Night-night Daddy. I wuv you." She reached for the phone and Andy stopped recording.
"I didn't tell her to say that you know, she said it on her own."
"I know."
Andy raised an eyebrow.
"Andy, sweetheart, had you told her to say it you would have corrected her when she said 'wuv' instead of 'love'."
"Oh."
Sam pulled her close and kissed her. "She's only sixteen months and already ahead in her language development. She'll get the "L" sound eventually." He sighed and then released her. "You have to get to work."
"I love you Sam. Try to get some sleep." She grabbed her bag as Sam headed up the stairs.
She was halfway down the driveway (her car was parked in the street) when she realized that she forgot her water bottle. She slipped back into the house and noticed that she forgot to set the alarm. Through the baby monitor she heard Sam talking to Ella.
"Goodnight pumpkin. Mommy and Daddy love you so much and we're both going to do everything in our power to protect you."
Her gut feeling kicked into overdrive at his words. She knew he was talking about Brennan being out of jail but something just didn't sit right. She pushed away the feelings and slipped out of the house. She got into the car and drove two blocks before calling him.
"Miss me already?" he greeted her.
"Always. Listen, I think I forgot to set the alarm." She heard him move down the stairs.
"Yep, you did. Don't worry about it."
"Thanks Sam. I'll see you later."
"Wake me when you get home."
"Sam…"
"Andy, please."
"Fine. I'm at the station so I have to go. I love you and I'll see you later."
"Love you." They hung up.
Andy was late, but that was the deal Sam had made with Frank after Ella was born. When Andy had to work nights, she was allowed to miss Parade since she had to wait for Sam to come home from Guns and Gangs headquarters to watch Ella.
Before she changed, she headed to Frank's office. Oliver and Eric, one of the officers who took over TO duty after Sam and Noelle left, were in Frank's office. When she knocked on the door, Frank motioned for her to come in.
"I need to be on desk tonight Sir" she said as soon as the door swung closed.
Frank raised an eyebrow. It was well known that Andy hated desk duty. "What's wrong? Is Ella okay? Sam?"
"They're fine. Brennan's out of jail."
"He's only getting out now?" Oliver wanted to know.
Andy nodded. "Besides for trying to kill Sam, they did find a few illegal weapons at his house but they couldn't hold him for that long. None of the things Sam was trying to get him for."
"So Brennan's out. What's the big deal?" Frank asked softly.
Andy looked at her sergeant. "You've known Sam longer than I have. He's nervous and the only way he is going to get any sleep tonight is if I'm not out on patrol."
Eric spoke up. "I don't understand what Brennan being out has to do with anything."
Andy looked at him. "When Sam was made and Brennan brought him to his wife's old place, he told Sam that the report was faked. Brennan was never told any names, all he was told was that it was dealt with according to the law. Sam thinks Brennan is going to come after him to try to find out more information."
Frank nodded. "I don't agree with Sam but you're right about his concern for you. It's a good thing tonight is your last shift on nights. You're behind on paperwork anyway and I expect it to be done by the end of shift."
Andy nodded and pushed the door open.
"Hey McNally!" Oliver called "if you finish your paperwork, you mind finishing mine as well?" He and Eric stood to follow her out; they had finished their conversation with Frank right before she walked in.
"How is it that you think she'll do it for you?" Eric asked Oliver.
"I'm her husband's best friend and I was best man at their wedding."
"Yet you were not made godfather of their child, they chose Diaz over you."
Andy didn't hear the rest of their conversation as she slipped into the women's locker room but she couldn't help but feel guilty.
Oliver was by her desk when she came out of the locker room. "You okay?" he asked her. He knew sometimes Sam's fears spilled over.
Andy looked at him. "About Brennan? Yeah. I don't think he's going to make a move against Sam." She took a deep breath. "Listen Oliver, about the whole godfather thing…"
Oliver held up his hands. "I don't need any reasons McNally."
"But I need to give you one. Sarah badgered Sam into godmother before we were even dating in a hypothetical 'if you ever have kids' case. Sam and I wanted you but we realized that it would be nicer if you and Zoe could be godparents together."
"Is there something you want to share with the class Andy?"
She shook her head. "Nope. It is technically your fault anyway."
"My fault?"
"Sam told me about your speech to him. 'Whatever my girl wants: babies, new roof, more babies.' When I was pregnant with Ella, we both came to the conclusion that we want more than one child. In the future, I hope that you and Zoe will be godparents."
Oliver smiled. "Thank you for thinking of Zoe like that. I had a feeling and you're right, I'd rather be a godparent with her than have her share the duties with Diaz." He stood. "Call me if you need anything and before you ask, even though you're not worried, I'll swing past your house two or three times tonight." He left the station, calling for his rookie to meet him by the car with coffee.
An hour before shift was supposed to end, Andy's cell phone rang. She welcomed the distraction; she had finished all of her paperwork but was not in the mood to complete Oliver's for him.
She frowned as she looked at the caller ID. "Please tell me you haven't been up all night."
"No" came the tired voice from the other end "Ella was just up screaming for you for half an hour."
"Sam…"
"Don't worry about it Andy. She's asleep now. I just figured I'd call you and see how your shift is going."
"Boring. I finished all of my paperwork and I'm about to start Oliver's for him." She had sensed something in his voice. "Something wrong?"
"I don't know. I just have this bad feeling."
"Gut feeling. I'd trust it."
She heard him walking down the stairs. "I was on the phone with you when I set the alarm yet I feel the need to –"
She waited a few seconds and then realized she heard something crash. "Sam?" she called, desperately. "Sam, Sammy, talk to me!"
When she didn't hear anything, she stood and ran towards the squad cars. Two rookies were walking back into the station. "Keys! Now!" she demanded.
Fear compelled them to hand over the keys and she jumped into the squad car. She turned on the lights and sirens, not caring that it was the middle of the night and a residential area.
She reached their house in record time and heard sirens signaling that backup was on the way. She realized that the alarm company must have alerted 9-1-1, which meant that the alarm was tripped and Sam couldn't answer the phone.
She jumped out of the car and pulled out her gun as she ran towards the door. The front door was half off the hinges, swinging in the breeze; mocking her. She pushed it aside and gasped.
The front room was half destroyed and Sam was tied to a chair in the middle of the room with a blanket over his face. She saw he was struggling under the blanket. She quickly crossed the room and pulled the blanket off of his face as her radio blared to life.
"Who is in M1510 and why didn't they respond?" Oliver yelled.
Sam looked up at Andy. "Tell him to come in" he said softly. He realized that Oliver was right outside. He also noted Andy's fear which is why he gave her the command.
Andy nodded. "Oliver, it's me. Come in."
Oliver posted his rookie at the door and entered, along with two other officers from the night shift. He froze at the sight of Sam tied up. "Sammy." The other two officers began to clear the first floor.
"I'm okay." Sam said strongly. He looked at Andy. "Go, I'm fine." He motioned towards the stairs. "He got the jump on me but I'm fine."
As Andy started up the stairs, Oliver began to untie his friend. "Keep telling yourself that brother. To me, you've got a nice little cut on your head that needs to be checked out."
Sam sighed. "I'm fine Oliver. It's just a scratch." He lifted his freed hand and touched the wound, wincing slightly.
"You still need to get it checked out." Oliver turned and saw two medics walking in. "Caroline, just the person I wanted to see. Although, what are you doing on night shift?"
Caroline smiled. She worked together with the officers of 15th so often that they knew her schedule. "Someone called in sick. I'm pulling a double shift. What did you do to yourself Sam?"
Sam rolled his eyes. "Guy got the jump on me."
"You know who it was?"
Before Sam could answer, they heard a blood-curling scream of "SAM!"
Oliver tried to hold Sam back but Caroline said "let him go."
Sam bolted up the stairs and found Andy standing in the doorway of Ella's room. He glanced in and then a look of horror appeared on his face. "She's gone" he whispered as he pulled his sobbing wife close.
A.N. Thank you to SoWritten for looking at this for me and for encouraging me to go for it. As I stated at the beginning, someone else has a story where their child is taken but this is Brennan and he is going to be woven into the story.
This is pretty much all I have so far. I have a few ideas but nothing concrete. The only thing written besides for what you just read is a small scene at the beginning of next chapter which didn't fit into this chapter - so any ideas/thoughts/suggestions would be great.
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