That's what this is all about
Sam and Andy struggle with their growing family, their victories and limitations and how much they love each other and how far they've come, and learn a valuable lesson along the way. Post season 6.
Feels good to be back! Thank you so much for all the support guys... who else thinks is torture not knowing if we will have another season?
I wish I did but no, I don't own Rookie Blue.
Chapter 2:
"Hi" a woman shook Andy's hand. "You must be Andy and Sam, and I bet this little one here is Eli, am I right? Well aren't you adorable?"
"He's been really excited about coming for weeks," Andy added in.
"No one is been more excited than us, I'll tell you that." Sam put in with a smile.
"Yes, yes of course, I am so sorry about all the waiting but you know how burocracy is." She said in the kindest way possible, yes Andy knew it wasn't her fault that they had taken so long to actually see Eli, all the way to Vancouver, a trip that had cost Andy and Sam one or two favors from Oliver. "Why don't we come this way?" She led them into a room, brigthly painted and decorated. "Dr. Ryan should be here shortly."
"Thank you." Sam smiled at the woman as Andy took his hand. "You okay McNally?"
"Wanna ask me that in about an hour?" Andy said, squeezing Eli close to her chest. Her ever strong toddler was fondling with the chain around her neck, Sam's latest aniversary present.
"Andy..."
"What if this a wrong call Sam? Why if we do all of this and it doesn't help?" She was starting to freak out, very McNally like. Sam sighed.
"No, don't do this, don't do this to Eli, we've all been working really hard to be here Andy.." Sam knew though that Andy blamed herself for what had happened to Eli, born a preemy, well before his time and with major complications, they told them their child wouldn't survive the first few months, even with all the technolgy around, but Eli had other ideas. He wasn't about to let anyone else stop him from living, he was a Swarek after all, so agaisnt prognosis and odds here he was 14 months later.
"I am glad you could meet me" The doctor said seriously. Andy knew she was about to tell them something was terribly wrong. She instantly took Sam's hand and squeezed it hard. "Please sit down"
"I prefer to stand" Sam said firmly. "Let's just get it over with doc"
"I think you should sit Sam" Ashley Cutter had been their friends and doctor since they first found about their first baby, She could quit playing games. Andy took a deep breath, she wasn't going to be able to take it. Sam looked at her for reinforcement. Her eyes were begging him to sit down. He did so.
Life had not prepared her for this.
"There is no way to say this to a parent, no matter how many of them you have or what you have been trough with them" Ashley said sitting on her chair. "There have been some recent developments in Eliot's tests"
"What do you mean by that?" Sam asked harshily, more than he had intended "Please just tell us"
"Fine" Ashley said sadly "I believe Eliot has a disability"
Those words didn't sound like anything Andy had heard before. She was speaking Chinese, not English. "What?"
"He should be reaching certain milestones by now, like most kids his age." Ashley sighed. " At first I believed it to be because of his prognosis back when he was born, based on how much time he'd spent at the hospital..."
"And now?" Sam asked.
"Now I can tell you with the most certainty that Eli has a long way ahead of him and so do you..." Andy's eyes filled with tears, the woman knelt in front of her though, "This doesn't mean you can't get passed this Andy, and it really doesn't mean Eli won't have a happy life, a happy and fullfilled life...It just means you all need to be ready for whatever is to come "
Andy just remembered collapsing in her husband's arms, she could just hear Ashley's voice in her head. 'Andy, Sam, I am truly sorry to tell you this but I believe Eliot to be physically disabled. He hasn't shown any sign of further development like a child his age should have. I know that the books tell you that each child is deferent, but this is beyond that range. I am not sure how severe his condition is. I would have to run some more tests. I am so, so, sorry.'
She and Sam had not given up though, not even when life threw them a curve like that, it was ten months later and they were still here, fighthing, no matter how hard it got. They had their future to think about, their children's, it wasn't ann option to turn their backs at this and they weren't about to. Andy's phone buzzed in her pocket. "Oh hey Dad, yeah everything is fine, we still haven't had the chance to see the doctor, how's everything over there?" Sam stared at her as she talked to Tommy, this middle of the week flash trip had altered everyone's lives, including Sofia who was about to see Marlo for the weekend for the first time in months.
"Oh all is good, we are having Marlo over for lunch now and then she and Shane are taking Sofia home." Tommy explained. "She isn't feeling so good but Sofia insisted on wanting to stay over anuway, I told her to keep her phone on, in case something happens."
"Good, that's good, just... could you put her on the phone?" Andy said. Sam arched an eyebrow at her. " Oh hey sweettie, everthing okay?"
"Yeah, I'm just helping grandpa with lunch... What did the doctor say?"
"We still haven't seen her..Hey Sof, you sure you are up to this?" Specially because Dad and I aren't there?"
"i was the one who told you to go remember? I am fine. It isn't different from any other weekend at Ma's... I'll be fine, nothing I haven't handled before.."
"Exactly my point, this isn't something I want you handling alone..."
"Andy and Sam Swarek?" A voice said behind Andy.
"You have to go Mom..." Sofia said. "I'll be fine, I'll call you guys as soon as I make it to Ma's okay?"
"Fine sweetie, just...I love you so much..."
"I love you too.."
"Everything okay?" The doctor asked Andy as she hung up, Sam was giving her an inquiring look.
"Everything is great now that we are here." Sam stood up to shake her hand. "Just kids, you know?"
"Of course, of course, Sandra and Ashley have spoken highly of you and little Eli...I am Elise Fordman."'
"Andy." She shook hands with the woman. She looked over at Sam. "i just wanted you to know, we are so ready for this.."
"If you are, then I am too."
There is chapter 2! I do hope you like it! Thanks for reading and all your support guys!
