Brand new chapter (one-shot)

AN: this is my take on what happens in season 5 episode 9. I was watching this episode the other day and I wanted to expand on the McSwarek scene at the beginning of the episode. Read and review please.

Sam and I got into work early this morning, which is rare for me because I'm normally late. Oliver wanted all of us in early this morning. He had an important announcement.

We were standing in the kitchen, talking about work and about how things are going between us now that we are back together.

We were standing beside the counter and just laughing and he put his arm around me and we stood like that for a while. We've both been a lot happier in recent weeks ever since we got back together.

Sam mentioned that he wanted to make a dinner reservation, at like a real restaurant like couples do. I giggled because Sam is trying so hard to make things 'normal' for us this time around.

Gail walked in and called us boring. Which is when I noticed the camera on her vest.

We went to Parade where Oliver was explaining that we had to wear the body cams while helping people move from a housing complex which was being torn down and into a new apartment building.

He told us the basics; to record everything except for when we are going to the bathroom. We all laughed.

I was partnered with Chloe. She was talking about how the lights on the camera should be the other way around as red is for on green is for off. She was told that there was someone at the front desk for her.

I was about to head out when Sam walked over to me and said "moving day without beer. GTs all round" I explained "I don't mind moving days, I like them you know; close one door, open another, brand new chapter, I'm all over it; what I'm not all over is having to wear this thing. I'm going to be second guessing myself all day" I said in absolute frustration. Sam said "you're gonna be second guessing yourself all day anyway"

I smiled "hey, do you remember whenever Duncan was filming me, and I was just trying to be nice and then I almost got fired?" he looked at me "oh that old chestnut, you will forget about after five minutes" I just looked at him "that's what I'm afraid of… I gotta go" he said "you say that like it's a bad thing"

Before I walked away I asked him "what restaurant we were going to later?". He told me "that's a surprise." God I love that man. I said "talk about a brand new chapter" he smiled at me before I walked away.

This is going to be a brand new chapter for us and it's going to be great.