Disclaimer: Rookie Blue does not belong to me. And as much as I wish that Ben Bass did ... ;)
Rated K, because I don't think it merits a higher one.
A/N: Another one! :) Wow, I'm on quite the unusual roll for me, even if it's just another quickie!
I really hope you enjoy!
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Andy McNally. Set after 'Honor Role'.
So we told the truth. I'm starting to think that I'd rather be liked.
Her dad made one thing expressly clear when she passed the academy. You do not, under any circumstances, bring down heat on another officer unless you know exactly what their deal is. It's not taken lightly, and if you're wrong, the other officer's career could be completely torched for no good reason. Also, few other officers are welcoming of that kind of behavior; the kind where a cop turns on a brother (or sister).
It's textbook knowledge, really. You keep your head down and go after the real bad guys, not the guys in uniform; (even if they're not exactly 'in uniform' anymore).
The thing is … she's having a hard time following and accepting that logic.
Sure, she knows that accusing a cop of a crime is different than accusing a civilian; with a cop, it's ten times more serious. It brings internal affairs into the mess mighty quickly, and oftentimes a good cop is ruined from it. She can understand the need to be more discreet …
The thing she doesn't understand, though?
When you know that something is going on, and you know that a cop is guilty of something … that makes them a 'real' bad guy, no matter what. Even the guys with the spotless records, and the shiny commendations littering their dockets; nobody should get a free pass just because they're a cop.
Cops are supposed to be the good guys … and for the most part, they are. But a badge doesn't make someone any less of a bad guy if they're doing something illegal.
Out of everyone, she expected Chris to understand this as well as she does. There are so many terrible people out there, and they're the ones who have to go out every day and put them behind bars. That's why Chris loves this job; he told her as much himself.
She can't believe that somewhere between graduating the academy, and developing feeling for Gail, he's managed to lose sight of that.
She knows that they did the right thing.
But feeling the glares on her back and watching eyes being averted as she passes by, it's kind of hard to keep the lines clear herself.
She knows the world isn't black and white … but she's never seen in quite like this. And suddenly it isn't so hard to believe that Chris managed to get lost in all the shades of gray.
She's having a hard time not drowning in them, herself.
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