Hey guys! So I am currently writing this as a final short story for my college creative writing class and thought I would publish it on here and get some feedback. I will be posting chapters as I write. This is my first story on here so please feel free to tell me like it is. I have thick skin.

~Carly

P.S. My ideas are my own. I do not own or profit from Rookie Blue, it's story, or characters. Owned by GlobalTV and ABC. (However, I would love to own Sam Swarek!) ;p

Chapter 1

Six months.

Six months is a long time to be away from friends and family. Especially when during those six months you are not allowed any contact with your old life whatsoever and your name changes. In six months, Andy McNally was able to see the effect that being undercover could have on a person. Physically, her appearance had changed; her long brunette locks were now a blond shoulder length bob with black undertones. She had lost some weight; long hours and sporadic meals will do that to a person. And her simple wardrobe of jeans and tank tops were no longer ideal for her current "scene." Cocktail dresses and uncomfortable shoes now ruled her life. Emotionally, Andy swore she was fine, she was the same Andy, but her undercover partner, Nick, could tell she had changed. She was distant and quiet. Her allergy to silence never became an issue anymore. Difficult situations didn't shake her nearly as much as they used to. She had hardened up, and the barrier around her lion heart had gone from glass to cement. Like it or not, Andy McNally had changed during her six months away, and now she had to go back to her old life and pretend that "Candice" never existed.

Sitting on the bench in the locker room, Andy removed her faked colored contact lenses and tried to process her undercover assignment so she could file it away and get back to her life here at fifteenth division. She wondered how Sam managed to thrive on the undercover work, going from one assignment to the next.

Sam Swarek; First, her training officer, then her partner (in the work sense), then friend, and finally boyfriend. It took two years for them to admit that they had something special. He was the only man that had stuck around long enough to break down the walls and gain Andy's trust and her love; only to dump her in a parking lot when things got rough. He had once told her "You won't get rid of me without a fight." Shaking her head and letting out a cold chuckle, she finished changing into her uniform so she would not be late for parade. God, she was such a sucker.

Parade was brief and assignments given. A round of applause and welcome backs were issued to Andy and Nick. Quickly everyone began clearing out on their assignments. As Andy walked towards the bullpen, deadset on her mission to find the coffee machine, Staff Sergeant Best came out of his office and called out to her.

"Officer McNally. You've been reassigned. Check in with the detectives. They will fill you in."

"Anyone in particular I should be asking?"

"Swarek."