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A.N. I have taken this story off of "completed" and put it back under "in progress" - during my winter session I came up with a few ideas for this story that I like so I'm back at it!
Enjoy!
Andy sat in stunned silence for a minute. Then she turned to Sam. "I'm not pregnant."
Sam kissed her forehead. "I know. I was here last week."
Andy felt her face turning red as she remembered the events from last week. She had been asleep and woken Sam up by thrashing from the pain of a stomach cramp. He had woken her up and found her Midol before giving her a massage until she fell asleep from his gentle touch. "I'm sorry."
Sam smirked. "Relax, you only got in one good kick before I woke up and I'm here for you."
Andy smiled. "Good, so then you can answer my question. I may be relatively new to 15th but I know for a fact that they hide the betting pool from the people they are betting about."
"They do. I'm guessing you knew that from your father?"
"Yeah. So, how did you find out?"
"You know that the rule in the betting pool is that rookies are not allowed to bet or be told about it because rookies can't be trusted to keep their mouths shut. Oliver and I were rookies together and a few weeks after we were cut loose there was a bet. I don't remember what it was about but we made a deal when asked if we were in that if the bet was about the other one, we would tell each other. It's happened a few times over the years. It works well for both of us. This way, we are both aware of the bet and the other person can bet correctly and then we secretly split the money."
"So, did Oliver ask you before he placed his bet?"
"Actually, this time he did not. He said that you were not pregnant. Evidently the bet is much deeper than that and whomever approached him said that they were not going to take advantage of him like that so they were not going to let him enter."
"WHAT?"
"Sweetie, calm down. Oliver is going to get more details for me as the week progresses."
"I'm not pregnant and they wouldn't let Oliver bet that? ! We have to end this now."
"No, we don't."
"Sam…"
"Listen Andy. The other betting pool rule is that once the pool has been in existence for more than a week, it is an official pool. If evidence is then found that no one is/will be correct, the money goes to the subjects."
Andy sighed. "More like the victims. I'm not going to win am I?"
"Nope. We're gonna gain a lot of money out of this."
Andy leaned into his chest and was silent for a few minutes. Sam thought she had fallen asleep and was about to settle her comfortably when she spoke again. "How did Oliver know?"
Sam pushed her back against the pillows and looked at her. "He's a smart man. He knows that I am going to wait to marry you. He also knows that he is going to be one of the first people I tell when you are pregnant."
Andy searched his face. "Why Oliver?"
"Because he is a father. He has gone through his wife being pregnant three times and will be able to give me advice."
"Oh" Andy yawned.
"Go to sleep sweetheart. I'll join you in a few minutes." He waited until she was asleep before cleaning up her apartment and heading into the shower.
Sam woke before the alarm the next morning. Deciding that even if Frank Best couldn't participate in betting pool Noelle would have told him, he called his sergeant's office phone and left a message. "Sergeant Best, its Sam Swarek. I'm calling in a personal day and a sick day for McNally." He hung up his phone and turned it off. Then he reached over Andy and shut off her phone and the alarms she set. When he was done, he pulled her close and she curled into him. Entwined with the love of his life, he returned to the land of dreams.
Andy woke to sun shining on her face. She snuggled closer to Sam. After a few minutes, she realized that the way the sun was shining; the alarm should have gone off. She picked her head up and cursed. "Sam, Sammy?" she whispered, stroking his cheek.
"What's wrong?" he muttered, still half asleep.
"We're late for work. Like really late."
Sam cracked one eye open. "I called in this morning. A sick day for you and a personal day for me."
Andy settled herself against him. "I thought we were keeping it a secret."
"You were the one who wanted to keep the relationship a secret and that obviously didn't work because they're all betting that you're pregnant." He was more awake now than when she first woke him.
Andy smiled. "Well, since we have the day off…and we're both awake…"
Sam kissed her and then flipped her so that he was on top of her, leaning on his elbows. "No more talking." He kissed her and the two forgot about the rest of the world.
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Coming up - Sam meets Oliver and some documents exchange hands...