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Pieces
Andy pulled up in front of the Shaw household and took a deep breath. She knew this undercover operation Sam was on was going to be ending soon and really needed the distraction of the Shaw family to keep her sane. She smiled remembering when she had told Sam that Izzie had really taken a shine to her
"Hey" Sam said approaching Andy as she put some things away in her locker "My place or yours tonight?"
"Actually I was thinking of Oliver's place tonight" Andy told him and just stared at her with a questioning look "No not like that" she said with a laugh "Zoe invited me over for cake"
"Zoe Shaw?" Sam asked surprised
"Yes Zoe Shaw" Andy smirked "Why is that so surprising?"
"Because Zoe hates me" Sam told her seriously
"She doesn't hate you" Andy giggled "She just doesn't like a lot of the advice you have given to Oliver"
"Yea, yea" Sam said with a sigh
"Besides she wants me to hang around Izzie a little we get along well" Andy told him and he raised his eyebrows
"Really?" Sam asked surprised
"What's with the face?" Andy questioned
"I just can't imagine straight less McNally relating to a young teenage girl acting out" Sam shrugged
"We've all acted out Sam" Andy told him "I have outgrown it- for the most part. But I can relate to Izzie. Her dad's a cop, she doesn't have many friends, bad choice in boyfriends-"
"Bad choice in boyfriends?" Sam asked her
"When I was teenager yea" Andy said with a nod "The difference was I didn't have a mother to talk to or my father he was always working so I just had to learn from my mistakes"
"So who chased off all your bad boyfriends?" Sam questioned with a smirk
"I did" Andy told him proudly "I dated guys my dad had arrested"
"And he had no idea?" Sam asked surprised
"I was the daughter of a cop Sam, I knew how to sneak around" Andy told him with a smile "Good luck if we ever have a daughter" she told him and he frowned
"That won't happen" Sam said as Andy closed her locker door
"Oh it will happen" Andy countered
"No it will not" Sam shot back "Come on I'll give you a ride to Zoe's"
"Ok but just drop me off around the block I don't want her to see you" Andy teased
"Andy" the voice startled Andy and she looked out her window and saw Izzie Shaw standing there "You ok?"
"Yea, yea fine" She smiled unbuckling her seatbelt and getting out of the truck
"My mom sent me to check on you" Izzie said to her
"Oh yea fine I was just thinking" Andy shrugged
"About Uncle Sammy?" Izzie questioned
"Maybe" Andy smirked "I see the hair is still blue"
"Yes and I was hoping after dinner you could help me wash it out?" Izzie asked with a curious grin
"Sure" Andy shrugged as they approached the door to be greeted by Zoe Shaw
Back at the division Shaw was sitting at his desk when Jerry walked by
"You still here?" Jerry questioned
"Yea" Shaw shrugged "I got paper work to catch up on"
"Don't you have a former rookie to do that kind of stuff for you?" Jerry teased lightly
"My former rookie is having dinner at my house with my wife and children" Shaw informed him "I clearly wasn't invited" he smirked
"How are things going with that by the way?" Jerry asked his old friend seriously
"Everyday it gets a little better" Shaw told him honestly "Just take some advice friend, don't take marital advice from your best man"
"Yea, yea I've already been warned" Jerry smirked when his cell phone went off "How does it answer?" Jerry asked himself looking at the phone and Shaw watched in amusement "Got it" Jerry said finally hitting the talk button "Barber…..when?…..how bad?" Shaw just watched his friends smirk turn a serious face, he had seen that face before. Jerry was always a fun guy to be around but he was a great detective. When he had to he turned on his cop instincts "I'll be right there" Jerry said hanging up and then glanced at Shaw
"What is it?" Oliver asked
"It's Sammy" Jerry told him
Back at the Shaw house Andy was walking down the stairs with an empty hair dye box
"No more blue?" Zoe asked handy hopefully
"Blue no more" Andy smiled throwing the box out "Izzie will now go back to her chestnut brown roots"
"Thank you Andy" Zoe smiled
"It's no problem she's a great kid" Andy told her truthfully
"No seriously" Zoe said cutting her off "She's at the age where she's too cool to talk to me and make all of her own decisions. She's really taken to you"
"I've really taken to her" Andy said to her "She reminds me of me when I was that age"
"I doubt that" Zoe said with a laugh "I remember you when you were a little girl"
"Yes but you don't remember me as a teenager" Andy corrected with a grin "And I had purple hair"
"No?" Zoe asked with a laugh "What did your dad say?"
"He thought it looked nice" Andy shrugged "He didn't really notice things like that"
"So did you work with Oliver today?" Zoe asked drying some dishes
"Yes I did" Andy said "How are things with him?"
"They're moving along" Zoe shrugged looking down at the dish she was drying
"He loves you and the girls" Andy told her and she looked up at her
"I know that" Zoe said with a soft smile but before she could respond there was a knock at the door and Zoe walked over "Oliver?" she asked surprised to see him
"Hey Zoe" Oliver said with a smile walking in "Andy still here?"
"Yea" She said pointing to the kitchen
"Hey" Andy said to him "Did you come to check out Izzie's new hair?"
"No, no" Oliver said with an almost visible lump in his throat
"What is it?" Andy asked
"McNally you're going to have to come with me" Olivier told her
"Why? What happened to Sam?" Andy asked already knowing something had happened
"I'll explain it to you outside" Oliver said not wanting to upset the girls or Zoe
"Oliver just tell her" Zoe said walking over to Andy placing her arm around her shoulders in an almost motherly manner
"Ok" Oliver said defeated "I don't know all the details"
"Just say it" Andy demanded
"Jerry got a call from Rodriguez in guns and gangs" Oliver started "They don't know how but Sam was compromised"
"Compromised?" Andy asked trying take in the information "Where is he? Do you know where he is?"
"He's at the hospital" Oliver assured her "I'm here to give you a ride there"
"Ok" Andy said grabbing her bag and jacket
"Andy" Zoe said giving her a hug "Call if you need anything"
"I will thank you" Andy said hurrying out of the house with Oliver following
The ride to the hospital was a quiet one for the most part
"I knew something was going to happen" Andy finally spoke up
"You couldn't have known" Oliver argued
"But I did" Andy shot back "I knew this was too easy. He asked me first before he took this job and I gave him the o.k. even though I felt something was right"
"If Sammy sets his mind to something he'll do it" Oliver offered and she just shook her head
"He wouldn't have done it if I asked him not to" Andy said to him "Where was Boyd?"
"Boyd?" Oliver questioned
"It's a force of habit now for me to ask about Boyd whenever Sam's cover gets blown" And told him "He was so mad last night when he saw me"
"He was mad at you" Oliver corrected "Not Sam"
"Of course he's mad at Sam" Andy told him "He hates the both of us"
"Jerry is working on it" Oliver told her "He'll figure it out and if Boyd had anything to do with this you know he'll get him"
"How much longer?" Andy asked Shaw anxiously
"Five minutes" Oliver assured her
Arriving at the hospital Andy and Shaw rushed into the emergency room
"Excuse me I'm looking for Officer Sam Swarek" Andy showing the nurse her badge
"Right in there" She said pointing to a room
"Sam" She said rushing in
"Yea" He asked casually looking up at her
"You're ok?" Andy asked stunned, this was the last thing she was expecting. She had assumed she'd be at the hospital for nights crying holding his hand
"You seem disappointed" Sam teased "I'm fine"
"They said-" Andy started
"I was stabbed" Sam told her "Missed all vital organs and arteries" he explained but just watched her reaction "You ok McNally?" he asked and she rushed over to him and threw her arms around his neck
"Don't ever scare me like that again" Andy warned holding him close and he couldn't help but laugh
"I get stabbed and you're yelling at me?" Sam questioned
"Sammy" Oliver Shaw said walking in "You're alive"
"Yea again another disappointed reaction" Sam told his friend as Andy finally pulled away "How about an 'Sam you're alive! Thank god!'?"
"Don't be ridiculous brother" Shaw said walking over to him shaking his hand "I'm glad to find you like this"
"What happened?" Andy asked him
"My cover was blown" Sam shrugged "Someone called in a tip to the buyer that I was Sam Swarek a police officer. They stabbed me once took off when they heard the sirens because I did have cops out there for takedown anyway. If I didn't have backup outside I would have been killed"
"Any idea who called in the tip?" Andy asked
"Your guess is as good as mine" Sam said to her "Someone could have recognized me or there could be a leak in guns and gangs"
"Well Boyd still works there" Andy reminded him
"Boyd wasn't giving any information about the case" Sam told her
"Doesn't mean he couldn't found a way into a file" Andy argued
"Coffee?" Shaw asked starting to feel uncomfortable
"Please" Andy said then Shaw left
"What happened with you and Boyd the other night?" Sam asked
"Who told you about that?" she asked
"Boyd did" Sam told her "And clearly he said something to you for you to be accusing him"
"He didn't say anything I didn't already know" Andy shrugged "It's just I don't trust him"
"No one trust's him" Sam reminded her "That's why he doesn't have access to certain cases"
"But he knows how to get access" Andy countered and Sam sighed
"Andy" Sam warned her "Stay out of this investigation"
"I can't do that" Andy argued "This you were talking about"
"Yea and it's personal for you and I don't want you involved and I also don't want you pissing off Boyd anymore then you already have" Sam warned her "Just do me the favor and let Jerry and the other guys handle it please" Sam had learned over the few months they had been dating he had to take a different approach with McNally. He couldn't just plead with her sometimes he had to be down right blunt and harsh but it was always only for her own good.
"If it was me-" Andy started
"But it wasn't" Sam cut her off "I'm fine it's not a big deal"
"It's not a big deal? Someone tried to get you killed" Andy corrected
"McNally as your T.O I'm ordering you to stay out of this" Sam shot at her harshly
"You're not my T.O. anymore" Andy reminded him standing up
"Coffee with milk and sugar" Oliver said walking into the room and automatically felt the tension
"Can you stay with him?" Andy asked Oliver
"McNally" Sam warned
"Yea of course" Shaw shrugged
"Thanks" She smiled and left the room
"Andy!" Sam yelled after her but she was already gone
"What I miss?" Shaw asked his friend
When Andy walked out of the hospital she took a second to breath a sigh of relief that Sam wasn't as hurt as her imagination led her to believe. She leaned against the building outside using her hands to hold onto her knees as she took in a few breaths
"Andy" Diaz said walking over with Gail Peck "Is Swarek-"
"He's fine" Andy said quickly "Just a flesh wound"
"Thank god" Gail muttered quietly "So what are you doing out here?"
"I need a ride" Andy said remembering she had come with Oliver and didn't have her car
"To where?" Chris asked his friend
"Can you take me?" She asked Gail who nodded
"Sure" she agreed. Gail wasn't the friendliest when it came to people in general but she had formed a bond with both Traci and Andy over the last three years
"I need to get Sam's statement first" Chris told them
"That's fine I just have to pick some things up for Sam" Andy lied "Gail you can take me to my truck?"
"Sure" She shrugged heading to the squad leaving Diaz behind. They both got in the car and Gail looked over to her "So where are you really going?"
"To Sam's truck" Andy didn't want to have to lie to Gail
"You know they're not going to let you work this right?" Gail asked starting the car and pulling out of the parking spot
"I know" Andy nodded
"If Best finds out you're trying to weasel your way in on the case you're going to get suspended again or worse- fired" Gail reminded her coolly
"I know that" Andy said to her starting to get annoyed
"Ok" Gail said "Where's your truck"
"Oliver's house" Andy told her
"He's ok" Gail said after a few minutes of silence
"I know this" Andy said slightly confused
"Then you really shouldn't mess it up by doing whatever it is you're thinking about doing" Gail said to her "Like talking to Boyd"
"How did you-?" Andy questioned
"I wish I could say it was my cop skills but Chris just sent me a text told me that Sam said not to let you get near him" Gail informed her "Is that where you were going?"
"Maybe" Andy replied defeated
"It's a bad idea" Gail told her "Sam is fine, you both still have your jobs don't do something McNally and screw it up"
"Something McNally?" Andy questioned her phrase
"It's something we came up with at the station" Gail shrugged "You know "be safe and 'don't pull a McNally'"
"That's really mean" Andy said to her and Gail snorted
"I actually think its funny" Gail said to her
"Just take me home I'll pick up some of Sam's things and then you can take me back if you want" Andy said to her and Gail nodded
"Better" Gail said "So why is all of Sam's things at your place anyway?"
"They're not all there just a lot of his clothes" Andy defended
"Making the big step to moving in huh?" Gail questioned and Andy didn't respond "For what it's worth I think you two are good for each other"
"Really?" Andy asked surprised as Gail was never the supportive one in her relationship with Sam
"Yea where Sam is down right rude and testy you're happy go lucky" Gail said with a strong nod "It's nice balance for both of you"
At the hospital Sam was finishing up giving his statement to Diaz
"That's it?" Diaz asked Swarek
"Yea that's it" Sam said to him "Did you hear back from Peck?"
"Yea she said she's taking Andy home to pick some things up then bringing her back" Diaz told him
"Good" Sam said to him. He wasn't sure if Boyd was the reason his cover was blown but he couldn't rule him out. He just didn't want Andy to be any more involved.
"I'll be right back" Diaz said excusing himself
"That girlfriend of yours is a piece of work" Shaw said with a laugh "She's giving you gray hair"
"I don't have gray hair" Sam shot back at his friend "Do I?"
"A few?" Shaw said looking over the top of his head seriously "Yea I see a couple. So what do you think?"
"About?" Sam asked
"Oh I don't know the weather" Shaw shrugged "Boyd. Do you think he blew this for you again?"
"I'm not ruling it out" Sam said to him "But I don't want Andy to confront him, he's not fond of her much as it is"
"Yea tell me about it" Shaw snorted "You heard about the Penny?"
"Yea I did from Boyd of all people" Sam told him "Do you think he said something to her that could have tipped her off to him?"
"No because if he did she would have went right to Best or Jerry" Shaw said to him "I think she's smart enough to know Boyd isn't all that fond of you either and had access to the case you were working"
"I'll talk to him" Sam said to him
"Barber will talk to him" Shaw corrected "You need rest, you still lost a lot of blood"
"I'm fine" Sam argued
"None the less, I will wait here with you until your body guard McNally returns" Shaw said to him
"We're moving in together" Sam spit out surprising Shaw
"That's a nice large step you're taking brother" Shaw smirked "You sure you can handle all that McNally all the time? I mean working together is one thing then going home and she's there- it's just a lot of McNally"
"Yea" Sam agreed "I like a lot of McNally though" he smirked at his friend
"Clearly" Shaw responded "I'm happy for you I think she's the right one for you"
"I said we were moving in not getting married" Sam corrected
"Yea it's only a matter of time" Shaw said to his friend
Gail pulled up outside Andy's condo complex
"I'll wait here, don't take forever" Peck told her and Andy just nodded and got out of the car
As she made her way down the hallway she unlocked her door and turned on her light. She turned to the closet nearest to the door and pulled out a duffle bag then headed to the bedroom she went to switch on the light switch but it wouldn't go on then the lamp near her bed shot on her and she was startled to see Boyd sitting next to it.
"McNally" Boyd said with a soft nod
"What the hell are you doing in here?" Andy asked him
"I'm here to see you obviously" Boyd said to her standing up "No Sam?"
"Sam was hurt" Andy said to him "But you knew that already I'm sure"
"Didn't know a thing" Boyd replied coolly as Andy reached her phone but it wasn't in her pocket
"I'm going to call the cops" Andy said walking over to a house phone "You're breaking an entering"
"No I'm not" he said gently placing his hand over Andy's to keep her from taking the phone "And you are the cop, don't you remember?"
At the hospital Sam and Shaw were joking around when they heard a knock at the hospital door and watched as familiar face entered
"Officer Swarek" Luke Callaghan greeted coolly
"Callaghan" Swarek replied amused "What no flowers?"
"They were fresh out" Luke shot back "I'm glad to see you're in one piece"
"What are you doing here?" Sam asked still amused
"The men you were trying to bust today are a group of men I have been investigating" Luke told him getting to the point "They've killed 14 people in the last eight months"
"Thank god I didn't make it 15" Sam smirked but Luke just continued
"I've had their phone lines tapped for a while" Luke continued as Shaw just watched the exchange "When we heard your cover had been blown we went back and listening on some of their conversations"
"You get anything?" Sam asked him
"Yea, do you recognize this voice?" Luke asked pulling out a small tape player
"The guy you're buying from today- Rich Sanders he's a cop" Boyd told the voice "Don't worry about who I am" Boyd told them "Just worry about Rich Sanders or as he's known on street, Officer Swarek" then hung up the phone and got back in his car
"Yea" Sam's face instantly turned to anger
"Who is it?" Luke asked him
"It's Boyd" he told him
"Look I don't have time for this" Andy informed Boyd nervously "Sam's waiting for me at the hospital and another cop is downstairs waiting for me as well"
Boyd peered out the window and saw Gail Peck fidgeting in the squad car
"She can wait" Boyd said to her
"Have you been drinking?" she asked smelling the liquor on him even from a distance
"Maybe" he shrugged "I'm just like your old man now" he said with a laugh
"You're not like him" Andy told him sternly trying to push her fear to the side "You're nothing like him"
"You know" Boyd started moving closer to her and placing his hand on her cheek "You'd be much prettier if you'd only keep your mouth shut"
Gail was sitting in the squad car looking her watch
"This is ridiculous" Gail let out and grabbed her phone to dial Andy's to tell her to hurry, she was annoyed when Andy's phone went off in the squad car "Of course" she smirked then unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out of the car and headed to Andy's apartment
"You sure?" Luke asked Sam
"Yea I'm sure" Sam shot at him "You knew Boyd right? Doesn't that sound like him?"
"Yea it did I just wanted to verify it with you first" Luke said pulling out his phone "Put out an bolo for Boyd will ya? Thanks" he said hanging up "Any idea why Boyd wants you dead?"
"I really don't know" Sam said and Shaw looked surprised
"Doesn't he blame you for all that has gone wrong in his life since the Brennan case?" Shaw asked him slowly
"He really just blames Andy for that" Sam said to him "He knew that there would be cops outside, he knew I would be wired"
"He just wanted you out of the way temporarily" Luke added
"To get to Andy" Sam finished with a horrified look on his face
"Don't touch me" she said slapping his hand away from her and with that he grabbed the back of her hair taking it in a tight hold
"I hate you" Boyd said with clenched teeth "Do you understand that?"
"Yea I'm start to feel that" She muttered when she felt his hand come across her face and she hit the floor. In that instant Andy was knocked out cold. That's when Boyd heard the door open again
"Come on Andy I don't have all night" Gail said annoyed as she walked towards the bedroom she saw Andy passed out on the floor "Andy" she said startled and immediately ran over to check on her, she didn't even see Boyd standing behind the door with a club in his hand, she was knocked out cold as well