I DO NOT OWN ROOKIE BLUE
A Little Something Extra
It had been a week after Andy and Sam's first undercover assignment and a lot of questions were still left unanswered, at least on Andy's part. In a couple more weeks she was moving into Luke's new place, but she wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do. She had said yes to him because he was perfect. He was the safe choice for her. But she could never deny that little voice in her head that has been telling her not to do it. There was only one reason and every time she over analyzes things, it always goes back to that one simple reason. A question left unanswered that leaves her more confused than before.
Another thing that has been bothering her for days was the kiss. Andy knew that it was only a job, but she couldn't help think that it was something more. When Sam had kissed her before he left with Angel, it felt so real to her that she momentarily forgot that they were not alone. When she realized that Sam would be killed when he got to the warehouse, she did the unthinkable of turning her back on a guy with a gun aimed to her head. She put her life on the line for him. She didn't care if something happened to her, as long as he was safe. She had a couple of sleepless nights still thinking what if she was too late and that guy under the tarp had been him? She would never get through it. This one she justified with him being her partner and that they had each other's back. They go through dangerous situations everyday and that gave them a bond that she and Luke would never have. She thought about it at one point, what if it was Luke? Would she risk her life too? Maybe if they stayed together for a long time. She was unsure still, but at least she had an answer. Sort of.
It had been a week since the drug bust and the last time she saw Sam. At first she just thought that he had taken a couple of days off. But a week? Not likely. She asked his friends if they had any idea where he might have gone off too, but they too were in the dark about Sam's whereabouts. She had called his phone and left dozens of messages. No response. He wouldn't just disappear for an undercover job without telling Andy, would he? They were partners after all. Andy decided to drop by his place tonight before heading home. She was getting worried about his absence, but honestly, she was just missing him.
It had been a slow week, nothing much happened which made Andy miss her partner more. She didn't have any exciting distractions to keep her mind off him. She was finishing up some paper work, which by the way is really boring. It gave her mind time to drift off to Sam.
"Hello? Earth to Andy…Are you there?" Traci was waving her hand in front of Andy's face. It took a while before Andy responded.
"Huh? Oh! You need something, Trace?"
"No, but shift's over. Are you planning on staying here the whole night?"
"No! What makes you say that?" Andy said nonchalantly.
"Well, looks like your getting comfortable with your paper work. You must love this job so much if you're willing to go overtime for that." Traci laughed as Andy shoved the papers inside the folder.
"I guess I didn't realize the time. I'll just finish this tomorrow."
"Were you thinking about Luke again?"
"Yeah." Sort of anyway. Andy told Traci almost everything, but this one she wasn't sure. Of course Traci was her best friend, but what is there to tell? So she was thinking about her partner, so what? She was thinking about Luke too, at least a little bit. She just didn't want Traci to go-and-put-his-name-on-ice-and-forget-about-him-in-the-freezer again. It was silly and she doesn't want Luke to find it there again.
"I haven't seen Homicide Luke in a while."
"Yeah, he's been busy with this case he's working on. I barely get to see him anymore."
"So you wanna hang at the Penny tonight?" Traci said, changing the topic.
"Nah, I think I'll just head home."
"Do you need a lift? I can drop you off."
"No, its okay. A little walk and fresh air will do me good."
"Suit yourself. I'll see you tomorrow."
Andy headed straight to the locker room and took a quick shower and changed into her everyday clothes. She put her stuff in the bag and headed out. Sam's place was kind of far so she took a cab and was there in a matter of minutes. She knocked on his door. No answer. This time she tried a little harder.
"Sam! It's me, Andy." She's been knocking for a minute already and still no response. Andy was about to give up and walk away when she heard something. it was like something was dropped inside. Her first instinct was to kick the door open just in case someone had indeed broken into Sam's apartment, but realized that Sam wouldn't really appreciate his door broken down so she took the subtle way: picking the lock.
It was dark as Andy made her way inside, slowly navigating through the dark and making sure she didn't make any noise. She could hear footsteps in the other room. She knew that it wasn't Sam's bedroom. She remembered from the last time she was there, on his bed, about to do something she might or might not have regretted. She could see the light from the ajar door. She approached it, feeling her heart beat faster, unsure of what she would find inside. Of course, if it was Sam, she would feel stupid for breaking into his apartment. But she needed explanations for his sudden disappearance from 15 and here she was over analyzing again.
She pushed the door open and saw him bottle feeding a baby.
A/N: so what do you guys think? Love it or hate it, please review…it would be very much appreciated. Anyway, I got the idea the other day when I was rummaging through my dvd collection and found No Reservations. I loved this movie so I thought why not make it the plot of my next RB fic.
Please review. Can't wait to hear-err read your thoughts! Thanks :D
