Andy was working the desk today. God help her. It felt like she had already been working for 6 hours. How long had it actually been, you ask? 45 minutes. Calls about missing animals, a call about a break in that turned out to be someone who had forgotten their key and was trying to climb in the window, stoners trying to order pizza, and a couple of 8 year olds playing a prank.
She looks up to see an older looking woman and a young girl walking towards the desk. The woman looked like she was in a hurry and the girl was looking through the glass doors frantically. As if she didn't want to be seen by someone inside.
Something interesting, finally.
Can I help you?" Andy asked. Sarah looked at her name tape. McNally, this was her lucky day. This is the rookie Sam never shuts up about.
"Officer McNally, I've heard so much about you." Sarah smiled and leaned against the desk. Andy furrowed her brows.
"Excuse me?"
Sarah held out her hand for Andy to shake. "Sarah Swarek-Robbins, and this is my daughter Casey." Sarah pulled Casey from behind her.
Andy shook Sarah's hand and laughed uncomfortably. Oh my god. What is happening? Andy thought.
"You're Officer Swarek's sister?" Going the more professional route seemed more appropriate for Andy. She doesn't know exactly how much Sam has told Sarah. She's surprised Sam has talked about her at all.
"I am, is he around by any chance?" Sarah asked
"Lemme check for you." Andy makes her way into the bullpen and looks around. Having any sort of interaction with Sam is not how she saw her day going. Things between them were weird. She thinks that he might be interested but throwing herself out there scares the hell out of her especially if she doesn't know if he feels the same. That in turn has caused some awkwardness between them, awkwardness somehow turns into bickering about something. They both had so much pent up frustration that they just took it out on each other instead of telling each other how they really felt. Basically, they're both too chicken.
She sees Oliver, she can use him to get around actually having to talk to Sam. Perfect.
"Oliver!" She gets his attention. He's in the middle of taking a pickle out of his sandwich.
"McNally, I'm eating and you sound like you want something. The answer is no." He says with a full mouth.
"But you don't even know what I'm gonna say!"
"Fine. What?"
"Sam's sister is here and she's looking for him but he's not anywhere to be found-" Oliver interupts her
He laughs. "And you want be to be the one to find him and tell him so you can continue avoiding him. Nice try McNally, you two love birds are gonna have to talk eventually and I'm not one to enable unhealthy actions."
Andy looks at him weird.
"Dr. Phil's been rerunning late at night and I can't find my TV remote." He shrugs his shoulders. "Gotta face the music McNally, even if that music can be a dick sometimes." He tousled her hair, threw his garbage away and left. Andy sighed and went for a radio.
She took a deep breath. "Dispatch, this is McNally. Permission to go direct."
"Copy McNally, clear net when finished."
"Copy, break. 1504 report back to the barn"
There was a long pause. She was about to retransmit when the silence broke.
"Copy"
"Dispatch, net clear" Andy dropped the radio on the table, rubbed her forehead and walked back to the desk.
Sarah smiled at Andy as she was walking back. "Out saving the day I'm guessing?" She chuckled
"He is on his way, should be here soon. I can show you guys to his desk if you'd like." Andy buzzed them through the door.
She walked them back to his desk. Casey sat in his chair and began looking at the stuff on his desk. Her eyes caught the picture frame in the corner. There were four little pictures in it. One of her and her Uncle Sam that was taken a few months ago. He was carrying her to bed after she had fallen asleep on the couch after Thanksgiving dinner. She found out she was pregnant not long after.
The second picture was of Sam and her Mom. Taken years ago when her parents got married. Sam had walked Sarah down the aisle. Sam was smiling at her so wide while Sarah was bending over laughing at something he must have said.
The third picture was one she had seen before. It was of Sam, Oliver, and Jerry. They were sitting at a bar smiling. Sam looked so carefree. That's not how he usually was so it was refreshing to see.
The last picture she had never seen before. It was of Sam and Andy. Andy was sitting in a chair and Sam was standing behind her with his hands on her shoulders and Andy was look backwards up at him. They were both smiling. If you didn't know any better it looks like they're about to kiss. Casey didn't know much of the officer that her mom had apparently heard so much about. So her mom had either lied about that or her Uncle never mentioned her. But Uncle Sam tells me everything.
