A Storm Is Coming.

It's been three months since Sam left me in the parking lot of the Black Penny, it's been three months since I felt normal. A storm is coming and it is going to blow my whole world away.

When I was jerk awake in my bed the room around me rumbling with a wild storm outside, its 7 am and it's still pitch black outside. A storm had settled over the Toronto and it had decided to stay. I groan I hate this weather it is cold and it is wet. I rush to get ready for work, and hope to hell I don't have to deal with or see Sam at all.

As I'm about to leave for work, my phone rings in my bag. I quickly pull it out as I lock my apartment and leave. Nick's face is flashing as my phone rings, I answer with a hello and Nick says, 'I'm outside, I'm not letting you walk to work in this. Hurry up.'

And that's it, Nick doesn't talk much. He's been there for me since Sam left and I've been there for him, he and Gail had broken up a few weeks ago after Gail had met Holly and her whole world changed. Nick understood in a way, but he missed her and in a way he will always love her. When I reach the entry to my apartment building I realise how bad the storm is, the rain is coming down sideways and the trees are waving wildly in the wind. I run from the door to Nick's truck and I soaked by the time I jump in the passenger seat.

Nick laughs at my drowned appearance and I stick my tongue at him and tell him to get our asses to work on time. When we arrive to the parking lot is half flooded. We walked out of the cold rain into the warm station and I wave goodbye to Nick as I walk into the women's lockers. I quickly change in to warm winter uniform know I have to grab my rain coat as well.

The roll call room is full; everyone is getting on shift to prepare for the worst of the storm. Luke is standing at the front of the room and he begins, 'Alright we've had a murder at the local University and we are going to need some uni's for back up. All witnesses are going to be brought to the station for an interview. A whole class room including the teacher. I'm going to need Collins, McNally, Smithy, Diaz, Price and Swarek. I groan internally at the thought of Sam join us. I feel Nick's shoulder bump mine and a knowing grin as if he knew my thoughts. I smiled back, Nick was a great friend and like the brother I never had.

Everyone is informed to take the Suburban's instead of the Crown Vic's. Nick and I load up in our Suburban and I manage to snatch the keys to the truck from Nick's belt and laugh as I jump in the driver's seat. I love driving the Suburbans, Nick glares at me on our way to the University of Toronto grumbling how he never gets to drive.

When we arrive we all group together undercover away from the rain around Luke as he explains to, all students and the teacher have to be searched and then they will be placed with whom they are assigned to. As we walk towards the classroom, I stop as I look ahead and from behind me Nick slams into me almost knocking me off my feet and he stares at me as I look towards the fountain ahead of us. I smiled at Nick and say, 'Sorry just remembering University days I was in a wet t-shirt contest in the fountain. I won.' Nick laughs and pushes me to keep was and mutters that I was probably a little shit; he was right in a way.

When we walk in the crime techs a finishing up and documenting where the student had died, we line the student and teacher up and begin searching for anything illegal or a weapon. While search a young man probably only 19, he was very frigidity. But when I reached to his back pocket he made a run towards the door. But Smithy managed to tackle him and slap a pair of hand cuff on his wrist I reached into his back pocket and pulled a small baggie of what seemed to be marijuana.

I helped Smithy pull the kid to his feet and read him his rights. I nodded towards Nick as I lead the kid to our car outside. I came back to help finish the search and we took the teacher and another student towards our car. We helped them get into the car and made our way to the Sally port back at 15. This time I let Nick drive. On our way back the rain fell harder and lightning and thunder had joined the storm. The storm was here, it was only starting.