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Sam was sitting with his "drinking buddies" when the door to the bar opened. The skin on the back of his neck pricked. He hoped that Lohlent had gotten the message.
"Hot, sexy, ritzy brunette at your five o'clock" Mark hissed at Sam from across the table.
Before Sam could even turn around he heard a voice that made him freeze. As an undercover he was able to hide his emotions but she was not supposed to be here.
"Sammy, what is this? No hello for your old friend Annie?" Andy recognized Sam as soon as she walked into the bar and made a beeline for his table.
Sam stood and cocked his head. Annie, good cover sweetheart. Andy is not a common name but Annie is. "It's been a while lovely." He kissed her cheek. "What are you doing here?" He pulled over a chair and introduced her to his buddies. When he finished, he repeated his question of why she was there.
Andy sighed. "Well, you see, my hubby gives me an allowance every week. He thinks that I use it for charity and clothing but I actually spend most of it on my habit." She batted her eyelashes at him. "Anyway, I ran into an old friend the other day who said you were in town."
One of the other men interjected. "Can I get you a drink lovely?"
Andy shook her head. "No. I need stuff and then I need to get back. You see," she turned back to Sam, knowing everyone else was listening and that her cover story had to be flawless "my husband went on a business trip for the week and I spent some money on clothes. I don't have enough to buy from my normal contact but our mutual friend said you have something that is new and just as good. He also mentioned that it is a heck of a lot cheaper."
Inwardly Sam breathed a sigh of relief. Andy's story was flawless and these men fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. Mark leaned over. "Dude, if you don't sell it to her I will."
Sam stood and threw some bills on the table. "Come on." He held out a hand to Andy. She took it and stood up. They were about to leave when he thought of something. He looked her up and down. "Wait a minute. You're married? What happened to the two of us being together forever?"
"Sammy" Andy's eyes filled with tears. Gotta love pregnancy hormones, she thought, tears on demand. "I do love you. But Gary had the money and I need money to support myself in my habit."
Sam glared at her. "Fine. I will give you the product this time but I never want to see you again after this Annie."
Andy brushed the tears away and nodded. She realized that Sam wanted to make sure she never returned and this was his way of getting her out without the other people being suspicious of her.
Sam placed his hand on the small of her back and led Andy out of the bar.
Sam led Andy to his apartment in silence. He wanted answers. He had specified that Andy should not be allowed anywhere near this place. He also sensed that something else was wrong but he couldn't pinpoint the problem.
Sam unlocked the door to his apartment and motioned for Andy to enter. He was about to follow her when a neighbor called out to him. He turned to talk to the neighbor.
Andy looked around the apartment with tears in her eyes. Sam was living in a hellhole. She quickly closed the blinds by the window and returned to the door to wait for him.
Sam finished his conversation with his neighbor and turned into his apartment. He closed the door before he turned to look at Andy. "What the –"
Andy cut him off by pushing him against the door and locking lips with him. When she finally broke for air she murmured "I miss you."
Sam took her hand and led her to the couch. "I miss you too sweetheart. But that doesn't explain why you are here." He grabbed two bottles of water and cracked the first one open and handed it to her.
Andy sighed and took a sip before pulling her legs up to her chest. She was wearing a loose shirt but she didn't want Sam to notice the swell of her stomach. "They deciphered your message a few minutes before Lohlent was supposed to leave to meet you. They couldn't find anyone to brief on such short notice. I've been filing all of your papers for this case anyway so there was no other choice."
Sam finished the bottle and tossed it into the corner. He knew Andy was filing the papers, he wrote letters to her in the middle of his reports. "So they sent you."
Andy nodded. "They figured I could be an old friend who married a rich guy but still uses drugs. You heard my story."
Sam smirked. "Beautifully done. I almost believed you."
Andy smiled. It was her first real smile since Sam had gone undercover.
Sam studied her. "What's wrong?"
Andy tried to keep the smile on her face. "What are you talking about?"
"You have that look on your face."
Andy did some quick thinking. "Actually, do you have a bathroom in this place? I've been riding the buses for a while."
Sam showed her to the bathroom, knowing she was stalling for time.
Andy returned two minutes later. "How do you shower in there?" The disgust on her face made Sam laugh.
"Very quickly. Now, can we get back to the topic we were discussing before? What's wrong?"
Andy looked at him. "Nothing. What are you talking about?"
"Sell that to someone who wasn't your partner before he married you." He reached out to pull Andy close but Andy flinched away. Surprised he whispered "Andy? Sweetheart?" as he moved to crouch in front of her.
Tears formed in Andy's eyes. She knew that it was the pregnancy that made her so emotional. "Please Sam, don't ask. I can't tell you."
Sam was confused. "Says who?"
"The higher ups."
Now he was angry. "Are you okay?" If she wasn't…
"I'm fine. I promise I will explain everything when you come home from this mission. I really need to get going before it gets dark."
Sam groaned. He knew his wife was stubborn. "Andy, please."
She shook her head. "They threatened to fire me if I say anything. I'm sorry Sam."
Sam stood up and kissed Andy's forehead. "When I get home, heads will roll." Andy started to stand but he placed a hand on her shoulder. "Stay." He walked over to the bed and cut open the mattress.
Andy began to giggle. "Some things never change." She remembered their first day together as partners.
Sam came over to her with a bundle of money. "They don't care what happens to this money. Take it home, spend it on something nice."
A pensive look appeared on Andy's face. While she thought, Sam rummaged through her purse and pulled out the money she was supposed to give him and replaced it with the drugs he needed to give her. The department needed the drugs to nail the guy he had been pursuing.
"Andy" Sam's voice shook her out of her thoughts for the nursery. She looked up at her husband. "You need to go." He held out her purse and she saw he had made the exchange.
She stood and touched his face. "Never forget that I love you." She kissed him and then walked out, never looking back.
She had gone four blocks when she realized someone was following her. She glanced around and saw that it was Sam. He signaled "all clear" to her. Smiling, she walked until she reached her safe house, the basement apartment located on Frank Best's property.
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