Author's note:

The following story takes place about six months after Andy breaks up with Luke; after that it doesn't follow the show's storyline anymore, but I might incorporate stuff from the new episodes if there's something that just fits into the story. I used the idea of Peck and Diaz locked in an abandoned building from S01E13 – only that it's now Sam and Andy that find themselves in the situation.

Author's note #2: This is my first fanfic – I hope you enjoy, reviews highly appreciated!

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Rookie Blue

Chapter 1

"Peck, you're with Epstein; Diaz with Williams; Shaw with Nash, McNally you're with Swarek. You all know your assignments. Serve, protect, and get those guys off the streets before they blow up the rest of the city." Best finished his speech, folded his briefing papers and left the room while the officers paired up, talking about the day that lay ahead of them.

Andy was tense, just like the rest of her colleagues. No one took the events of the past two weeks lightly. They all knew that they had to find whoever was behind the attacks on the Muslim community and that they had to do it fast, before even more people got killed in the crusade of those maniacs. Andy looked over at Dov, who was standing with Chris at the other end of the room, chatting to his friend. He hadn't seen Sue since the first attack twelve days ago because the bomb squad had been on red alert ever since. Somehow he didn't seem to mind so much though. Andy started to wonder how serious they were but got interrupted by her partner before she could finish the thought.

"You ready McNally?," Sam asked as he walked by her towards the exit of the parade room. He too sounded more serious than usual (if that was even possible) but other than that he seemed in a good mood.

"Yeah, I'm coming," Andy replied, quickly following him outside.

They got into their squad car, Sam naturally entering on the left side of the vehicle, making Andy ride shotgun. He started the engine, looked into the back mirror, reversed and drove out of 15th division's parking lot, while Andy went through a list of addresses Best had given to them during parade. Every team had gotten one and like all the others Sam and Andy were to check out all the locations on their list, which mostly consisted of empty buildings and old warehouses, looking for their suspects and anything suspicious that could be related to the latest attacks. The officers of 15th by far weren't the only ones out there looking for the bomber. The Mounted police unit, the bomb squad, the Emergency Task Force as well as all the other precincts in town were working 24/7 to find him and put an end to the senseless killings. An intelligence force had also been put together in a hurry to gather information about the perpetrator and his next target. Sam and Andy knew that their assignment would most likely mean a long and boring day of walking through dark and dusty hallways, probably stumbling over a couple of homeless people and addicts, without turning up anything useful. But it was work that had to be done.

"What's our first destination?," Sam asked without taking his eyes off the street.

"Erm … it's Arrow Road 74," Andy read, "a factory that's been shut down couple of years ago and is still empty."

"Arrow Road it is," Sam said and turned on the turn indicator before taking the next street on the right.

"I didn't see you at the Penny last night", Sam remarked a few minutes later, trying to sound casual. Making small talk somehow wasn't easy when it came to his ex-rookie.

"I stayed at home and enjoyed the comfort of my new sofa," Andy answered with a smile.

"Ah, so you're finally settled in to your new apartment? Took you only six months," he said sarcastically.

"Well, completely furnishing a new apartment isn't that easy with a rookie salary. But the sofa was the last piece, and it was well worth waiting until I had the money together. It's huge and super soft and actually a lot more comfortable than that cheap bed I bought right after I moved in," she said, defending her newest purchase which had cost her a fortune.

"Shame. A good bed is very important. But I guess we'll just go to my place then," Sam said with a dimpled grin, glancing over to catch Andy's reaction.

"That's it," Andy said.

"What?" That wasn't the annoyed come back Sam had expected. "Seriously?"

"No, I mean we're there. That's the factory." She pointed to a huge gray building on the left side of the empty street.

"Oh. Right." Sam pulled over and turned off the engine.