I am truly so thankful for your reviews and responses! Wow, I never expected so much feedback, but I'm thrilled to see so much love for my favourite couple. Here it is for the next chapter, I hope you enjoy it as much!
I am truly so thankful for your reviews and responses! Wow, I never expected so much feedback, but I'm thrilled to see so much love for my favourite couple. Here it is for the next, I hope you enjoy it just as much!
"Good morning passengers, your captain speaking, we will be taking off shortly, just a friendly reminder to keep your seat belts fastened until the seatbelt light is turned off. It's a four hour flight to the Punta Cana international airport. Local temperature is 26 degrees Celsius this morning already, with a clear sky it should be a hot one today folks. Thank you for choosing Air Canada and we hope you enjoy your flight".
Sam couldn't decide if he wanted his shutter open or closed. Did he want to be able to see if something went wrong or just be oblivious to any kind of malfunction?
"Just open it back up when we start to see the ground. That'll be impressive, right?" Andy tries to sound encouraging as she reaches over Sam and slides down the oval shutter. She had let him choose whether he wanted to be by the window or not. For the past two days she had been trying to think of ways to put him at ease and take his mind off things. She bought a small stack of various car magazines that she was keeping in her purse and even thought to bring him Gravol to get him to sleep if he couldn't on his own. After all they has been at the airport since five this morning.
Sam simply nods his head and closes his eyes, slowly leaning back against the head rest. He knows he's acting like a child, but he simply can't help it, his heart feels like it's pounding out of his chest, wonders if people can actually hear it over the sound of the engines that just started to roar to life.
As the flight attendants make their way down the aisle one last time to make sure seat belts are buckled and overhead compartments are stowed, Sam knows that in a few moments he will no longer be on land, he will no longer be in control of what happens during this flight. And that is enough to terrify him.
He breathes in through his nose and exhales loudly as the plane makes its way up the runway, picking up speed as it goes. He can't see it, but he can feel the pull, like gravity pushing him back against his seat. He knows he needs Andy, has to put his ego aside and let her help him. He reaches for her hand and laces their fingers together, keeps her hand in a tight grip.
She leans her head against his shoulder, "Sam, you're doing great".
"We just took off McNally, there's still three hours and fifty eight minutes left".
She rolls her eyes at his pessimism and squeezes his hand, "well, still".
"Thank you sweetheart, but I still can't believe they made me take my shoes off going through security... again. What is it about me that looks so damn suspicious".
"Your intense gaze and rugged good looks I'd say".
He gives her an incredulous look, "well Sam it probably had something to do with how twitchy you were, you wouldn't stand still".
"It's called being nervous McNally"
"Exactly my point. Nervous about what? That is what they had to figure. Come on Detective, you know better than that", she pecked his cheek and throws a wink his way.
He can't help but grin back. This silly girl, his wife, managed to take his mind off the flight for a few moments.
"Tell me about something", Sam asks seriously.
"Tell you about what?"
"Anything, just talk to me, please, it's kinda helping".
"Ok well what do you want to know?"
"How about our first shift together".
"Oh you mean when I thought blowing your cover meant the end of my career before it even started?"
"Yeah, that one", a grin spreads across his face as he looks at her, a teasing twinkle in his eye. He will never forget his first shift with her, it was the beginning of everything for him. He would just like to hear it from her perspective. Besides, they had the time right now.
She rolls hers eyes and shakes her head. "Come on McNally, just tell me what you were thinking, how it was and..."
"I was thinking you were a complete douche", she cuts him off.
"True, but that can't be all".
"It's not", she concedes. "That day I felt like I wanted to cry, like the universe was out to get me by pairing me up with you".
"Can I tell you a little secret", he asks, when she nods he continues, "I asked Boyco if I could be your TO. If he was going to force me into training officer duties, then it had to be you".
Her eyes widen, "why would you do that?"
"I saw it in you Andy, even in your terrified look when you knocked through door of that awful building, you had that fire in you, and I wanted to be the one to watch it grow".
"Sam...". She presses her lips against his and he brings his hand up to tangle through her hair to keep her right where he wanted a little longer.
"Now, tell me"
"Well, I really did think you were a jerk. At first. And then, I didn't want to be, but I was a little impressed by how passionate you were about the job"
"Just a little?"
"Ok, maybe a lot", Andy admits.
"Just how you dealt with Emily, and confronting Anton like that, of course you needing me to save you only made the day that much more perfect".
"What can I say McNally, we've been a match made in heaven from the start".
"You were so brave, Sam. Just like you are right now. And I knew by the end of that day that I wanted to be the kind of cop you were. And a few years later I knew I wanted to be your wife".
"You are something you know that?" Sam brings Andy's hand up to his lips and kisses each knuckle while keeping his eyes on her.
"Do you want to know something else? That night in the parking lot", she drops her eyes to gaze at his full lips, "I wanted you to kiss me so bad".
He leans in closer, feels her hot breath fan out against his cheek, so he leans a little closer just to feel it brush his lips. "Lucky for you, you can make up for".
Andy glances at the surrounding passengers, all sound asleep for the most, others with their eyes fixed to various phone and laptop screens, with earphones blocking out everything coming from the outside.
"You know what could entertaining?" Andy slyly runs a finger down the front of his short sleeve button up, expertly popping the bottom one open.
"How about we..."she cuts her eyes over to the bathroom a few rows behind them.
Sam quirks an eyebrow, daring her to lead the way".
"Ladies and Gentlemen, your captain speaking, we're about to start landing so the seat belt lights will be back on. Please remain seated until they are off again. On behalf of our whole team, we thank you and hope you enjoyed the flight".
"I guess it'll have to wait until the flight back, McNally", Sam winks and holds Andy's hand tightly in preparation for landing. He opens the shutter: at least he can see the sand.
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