Disclaimer: I don't own Rookie Blue.
A.N. Have you ever thought of a story with an awesome beginning and not such a great ending? I had everything for this story worked out in my head but I didn't like the ending so I kept working on it. I should have written it down - I now love the ending but am not thrilled with this chapter. This chapter may be a little confusing in the beginning but there are two flashbacks to explain what exactly is going on. As usual with my multichapter stories - this chapter is really background information to set up the other two chapters.
This story is 3 chapters and I plan on having all of them up at some point today.
I hope you enjoy!
Andy sat in the women's locker room, staring ahead, her mind miles away. Three months ago Sam had been "convinced" by the department to go undercover.
The way everything had worked out was not something anyone had expected, or Frank Best would have played his cards differently.
So here she was, about to go undercover to get the information Sam had. She should have been jumping for joy at the chance to see her husband but she was told that the personal information she wanted to give him could not be told.
Andy tried to hold back the tears. Her stomach churned and she jumped up, barely making it to the trashcan in the corner of the room.
"McNally?" Frank Best entered the room.
Andy composed herself and turned. "Sir?"
"Ready?"
Andy nodded. "Give me a minute." Frank left the room and Andy stood in front of the mirror touching she stomach. "Ready to meet your daddy?" she whispered quietly before exiting the locker room and letting Frank lead her out to the car.
Five minutes later Frank pulled up to a bus stop. As he unlocked the doors for Andy to exit her turned to her. "Remember, no telling Sam. Your job is on the line."
Andy nodded and opened the door. As she stepped out, Frank called to her.
"Andy, I'm sorry. If it was up to me, Sam would have known a while ago. Good luck."
Exactly two minutes later, Andy boarded a bus. She was taking two buses, going in a very round-about route to reach Sam, in case someone was following her.
After paying for her ticket, Andy found a seat and slipped into a daydream.
Flashback
Sam had been gone for two and a half weeks when Andy woke up feeling sick. She called in sick and asked Frank if she could take a personal day for the next day.
After her initial bout of nausea, Andy went back to sleep. She woke up feeling refreshed and cooked a real meal for the first time since Sam left. As she stood in the kitchen, she looked at the calendar and began mentally counting back. "Tomorrow" she said and then laughed at herself for talking aloud in an empty house.
The next day she had gone into a drug store and bought two pregnancy tests. When they both came out positive, she headed to the department.
She went straight into Frank's office. "I need to get a message to Sam."
"Andy, it's not that simple."
Andy glanced at the door to make sure it was shut and no one would hear. "I'm pregnant. I don't want anyone to know before Sam finds out."
Frank sighed. "I'll contact headquarters."
Two days later, Frank called her into his office. "Sam has or had a meeting with his handler for the first time today. Headquarters thinks your news could jeopardize his life so they don't want him to know."
Andy fought back tears. "Then I don't want anyone to know. I will hide it somehow until Sam comes back." She was about to leave his office when someone she did not recognize entered.
Frank seemed to know the man. "Will, how's Sam?"
The man looked from Frank to Andy and back, anger in his eyes.
Frank laughed. "Relax, Andy, this is Will Lohlent, Sam's handler. Will, this is Andy Swarek, Sam's wife."
Will nodded at Andy. "Sam's fine." He threw a stack of papers on Frank's desk. "I can't decipher his shorthand." He looked at Andy. "Sam's taking notes on this case. He's the third undercover because they keep finding us somehow. That is why we switched departments, there might be a snitch. Headquarters wants notes in case Sam is discovered so the next undercover won't have to start from scratch like Sam has to."
Frank looked at Will. "I'll take care of it." Will left. "Andy, Sam would want you off the streets if he knew. It's a perfect cover. You're in charge of the paperwork for Sam's undercover." He tossed her the sheets.
And so, Andy began her journey into Sam's world of undercover. He quickly learned that she was doing his paperwork and would slip letters to her in the sheets he gave to Lohlent. She couldn't write back but Andy learned all about Sam's operation and felt like he was with her.
End Flashback
Andy shook herself out of her daydream to change buses. As she settled into her new seat, she thought back to the day's events until now.
Flashback to earlier in the day
Andy was sitting in Frank's office waiting for Lohlent. Today he was supposed to give Sam money and Sam would be giving him a large quantity of the drug to be tested by the lab. Once the tests were done, there would be enough evidence for search warrants and arrests and Sam would be coming home.
Andy touched her stomach as the baby shifted. It was getting harder and harder to hide the child growing within her. With Sam home, she would no longer have to hide.
Frank broke the silence. "I got a weird email today, it reminded me of your first undercover."
Andy's heart leapt to her throat. "Was the subject something like 'Gabe loves Edie'?"
Frank nodded. "Exactly worded. How did you know?"
Andy stood. "Let me see the email."
"It was from an unknown address. I deleted it."
"It's in your trash then. It's from Sam and it has a hidden message."
Frank found the email. "What's the code?" He motioned for Andy to sit in his chair as the email appeared on the screen.
Andy began touching the screen as she read. "Three word subject means every third word. Will, do not come today. Suspected as being a cop. Do not know how."
Frank cursed. "Now what? We have to get the product." He dialed headquarters. "We have a problem."
By this time, Will Lohlent had entered the office. As Frank spoke with headquarters about finding someone and briefing them in the short window of time, he spoke up. "What about Andy? She's done a few short stints before and she knows everything about the case."
Frank was hesitant but headquarters agreed. Will Lohlent left the office to return to his job. Frank was about to hang up when Andy was told: "Do not tell Sam. If Sam finds out, you will be out of a job." The click signaled that headquarters hung up.
"Did they just threaten me?"
Frank nodded. "I'm sorry Andy." He let her digest the news for a minute. "Look, you need to go home and change." He laid out a cover for her and told her to be back at the station within an hour.
Andy stood up. "It is not that simple. Sam knows me better than anyone. He is going to know something is wrong and he is going to ask what is wrong."
Frank sighed. "I know. I don't know what to tell you. Right now, you need to go home and get ready to go undercover."
End Flashback
Andy pulled herself together as the automated system on the bus announced the stop before she needed to disembark. She schooled her expression to that of a posh woman on a mission.
A.N. In the next chapter Sam and Andy are together. How will Sam react and will he figure out what is going on?
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