Chapter 4

Sorry this took forever to write and I really had the last part written before the first part. This is a long chapter because there was so much I wanted to get established. I hope you like it! And please, please review! Thank you so much!


Both men turned in surprise to look at her.

"McNally, what are you doing out here?" Sam asked clearly angry.

"I just…well…I just wanted to…" Andy stumbled out.

Boyd cut her off. "I think it's doable, good idea really."

Andy and Sam both looked at Boyd, "What!" Sam bit out.

"I said it's a good idea Sam, hey look you've been partners for months and you do know each other's moves." Boyd said mockingly to him. Repeating the same words back to him that Sam had said only months before.

Andy just stood the watched the two men, there was more going on here and she was going to remain quiet until she found out what. "Besides its only two nights and its over."

Boyd then turned to Andy and said, "You can handle two nights of playing Sam's wife right?"

She saw Sam stiffen out of the corner of her eye. She shifted nervously and then said. "Sure I can do that." Andy couldn't quite wrap her mind around the fact that Boyd – Detective Donovan Boyd, who in the past blamed her for the trouble that actually created their last undercover assignment, was now championing her. HER?

"Well," Boyd turned back to the other man, "we doing this or what, man?"

Sam's only reply was to nod slightly and turn without once glancing at Andy and walk back into the bar.

Boyd just shrugged his shoulders as Sam walked away and then turned to Andy with a huge grin on his face said, "Well McNally…looks like you're in. I think we're going to get the 'go ahead' for either tomorrow or Thursday night so be ready, okay?"

Andy finally snapping out of her silence asked, "Well what will we be doing?"

"For right now McNally the only thing you need to worry about is getting other people to believe that you and Sam are married and in love." He stood there for a moment before turning to leave and then turned back. "Shouldn't be too hard at all, right?" He chuckled slightly and walked to his car to leave.

What was that suppose to mean, she thought. She began to retrace her steps back into the bar. The first person she saw was Sam, he was sitting in the same spot as earlier. This time he wasn't looking around, his eyes pointed down as he stared as his drink. The grim line that his lips formed told the whole story. He was not happy, in fact, he was furious.

Andy stood there for a moment watching him before she felt the door behind her open and then arms wrap around her middle and pull her close.

Luke! Of all the times he would have to change his mind and come up here!

"Hi cutie." She heard close to her ear. She moved to turn towards Luke and caught Sam's look just before she did. His eyes were black as he stared at the couple. She wanted to go to him and try to smooth things over but she had to deal with Luke first.

She had to tell him that she was going on another assignment with Sam. "Hey you came."

"Yeah I was able to wrap up enough temporarily so I figured I'd rather be where my girl is." He said with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.

"I'm glad that you did because I need to talk to you for a minute, can we step outside?"

She said motioning towards the door.

"Sure honey let's go." He said as he casually draped his arm around her shoulder and led her outside.

Sam sat at the bar. Damning everyone, her, Luke and Boyd. BOYD, that will be the day when I ever get drunk with that ass again, he thought.

Donovan Boyd was just enjoying the hell out of Sam's misery. A couple of days after the bust at the warehouse he and Boyd got together for a few. A few turned into a few too many and after being integrated for what seemed like hours Sam finally cracked. He told Boyd how he felt about Andy, mostly just the hopelessness of caring for someone and the feelings not being returned. He didn't embarrass himself but he said more than he should have.

Boyd knew why Sam was willing to take this assignment. Right now Sam was willing to take any assignment that would get him as far away from McNally as possible. But instead of giving him a the long term undercover assignment he was looking for…Boyd offers him a short term…couple of nights and days and sends McNally with him. What the hell?

Sam watched Andy and Luke leave the bar. Damn, she wasn't even going to come over to him and explain herself? She just left? Well the hell with this, he thought as he reached for amber liquid sitting on front of him, he quickly swallowed what was left of his drink and began to make his way out of the bar.

He just stepped out of the bar and heard an angry male voice.


Andy walked over to the same point where minutes ago she was standing with Detective Boyd and Sam. She and Luke stopped there. "So what did you want to talk to me about Andy?" Luke asked watching her closely.

"Either tomorrow or the next night Sam and I are going to go undercover for Boyd's team again. So I just wanted…" She stopped in mid-sentence to watch as Luke stood there shaking his head. "What?" she asked.

"NO! Absolutely not, I totally forbid it!" He angrily bit out.

"What?" She exclaimed.

"I just said it Andy, I totally forbid you to go on assignment with Sam. No way, no how, so you just call Boyd and tell him you can't do it." He ordered.

"You forbid it? Are you out of your mind? Who are you to forbid it? And why would you?"

"Why?" He bit out loudly. "How about the nights you toss and turn in bed crying out for him? At first I thought it was just because you were afraid that he was dead…"

"Please Luke let me explain…" She pleaded.

He just continued to talk over her. "But after last night…well I know the truth now don't I?"

"What do you mean?" She asked already knowing what his reply was going to be.

"How about the fact that while I think you are seducing me in your sleep...damnit! Right in the middle of sex you call out your partners name!" He shouted furiously.

Andy was speechless. Just then they heard what could have been the door of the bar open or close. They looked to see who was there, seeing nothing they looked back at each other.

"Luke I'm just going through a tough time right…"

"I don't want to hear this…you understand me? I have put up with so much from you…I've had enough. I can't stand that guy, I can't stand that he is your partner and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit around and wait for you to return from another assignment with him. I'm telling you Andy…if you take this assignment we are through!"

"Why won't you listen to me Luke?" she asked.

"Because there is nothing you can say that will change my mind. I have seen what the last assignment did to you…and you think I really want you going off with him for two nights? Are you trying to turn your dreams into reality? Find out what Swarek's really like or do you know that already?"

Without thinking Andy lifted her hand and smartly slapped him, she stood back in horror watching his face and realizing that she just hit him. At first she was afraid that he might hit her back…she almost wished that he did. "I'm sorry, I lost control."

"You are out of control Andy…don't you see that? Can't you see how much I care about you and you just want to toss it all away on him? What's he promised you? Anything?" He said as he stared at her.

She didn't say anything in return, she couldn't her mind was just racing.

"You are jealous." She said unthinkingly.

"What?" He shouted again.

Snapping out of her trance and realizing what she had just said she looked at him and again said. "You are jealous. You know, don't you?" She watched as he shook his head no.

"Don't lie Luke…" Everything was starting to fall into place. "You've known for a long time that I had feelings for him…just like the first night we went on assignment together…you didn't want me to go…you tried to talk me out of it…then you came along on the team. You knew then…it wasn't me you were there to protect…you were just protecting your interest…weren't you? Why in the hell did you want to be with someone who you knew had feelings for another?"

"That's not true…can't you see? I care about you…he doesn't…he was the one to put you in harms' way!"

Andy was just shaking her head. "No, no…first of all…as I've said before…this is my job! This is what I'm supposed to do. I was not really in harms' way…HE was."

"Oh I know…I saw how you acted when you thought he was the one that was shot…!"

She couldn't take it anymore; she cut him off. "Look all of this doesn't matter because I am going on this assignment. How you respond to this is up to you. It's my job and I'm doing it. It's not about Sam…it's about doing my job!"

"Right…you keep telling yourself that. I still say the same thing…you do this and forget about us."

She just stood and stared at him. She didn't have to tell him…he knew…she chose the job…she chose Him. He hung his head in defeat. "Well then…goodbye Andy." He said as he turned to walk away.

"Luke?" She said as he turned away.

Hoping for one more chance he turned. "Yes?"

"I'm sorry, I wish that things could have worked out differently." He nodded his head in agreement and turned again and walked to his car to leave.

She had just broken up with Luke. She stood there thinking…should she go back into the bar and talk to Sam…or Traci…or just leave?

She went back into the bar…maybe at least she could talk to Sam. He was sitting at the bar in the same place as when she left. She walked over to him but was sidetracked by Traci. "Hey." She said grabbing Andy's arm. "What's going on?"

"Sam and I are going on another assignment and Luke and I just broke up."

Traci shook her head taking all that in. "You broke up with Luke?"

"It was more of a mutual thing…ahhh…I did say what I thought I said out aloud last night."

The gasp that came from Traci said it all. She went to look back again at Sam and his seat was empty. She looked around as she heard the door open. He was gone.

"He left." Andy said.

"What?"

"Sam…he just left. I wanted to talk to him."

Deciding she would just wait and try to call him later or wait until the morning she sat down with Traci and proceeded to tell her everything that happened.

"So Boyd wanted you on this job? Weird, don't you think?" Traci asked after Andy told her about the assignment.

"I don't know I got the distinct feeling there was something going on there between Sam and Boyd. Sam didn't say a word but he sure didn't seem too happy either."

Traci decided to change the subject. "I can't believe you broke up with Luke…or whatever happened. Are you okay with that?"

"Things just couldn't continue on. I hated for it to end this way but…maybe it's for the best. Maybe it's time for Luke to find someone who can love him and be what he wants. I know now I can't be what he wants."

"Uh huh and what about the other?" Traci asked.

Andy chuckled at the thought of this current mess. "We'll have a few days to figure that out, that's for sure. He was adamantly against this though."

"Why do you think he didn't want you along?"

"You know what? That's the million dollar question." She couldn't understand why Sam would be so against her going undercover with him.

They finished talking and decided to head home. Traci dropped her off and said she would see her in the morning.

Once in her apartment Andy paced, she thought about calling Sam but then thought seeing him face to face would be a better idea. Wait until tomorrow? It's not too late I could walk over to his place…it's not that far...

She continued to pace for a few minutes and jumped when she heard a knock on her apartment door. Oh no, she thought, please don't let that be Luke. She walked over and looked through the peephole, surprised, it wasn't Luke it was Sam.

She pulled the door open and stared at him. He still looked angry as he pushed past her and walked into her apartment and straight into her living room. She couldn't think of what to say so she just shut the door and followed him.

Finally finding her voice she asked. "What are you doing here Sam?" It wasn't like him to just show up at her door.

"I don't want you to do this. Call Boyd and tell him you've changed your mind."

"What?" She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "No! I'm not doing that, you use to be my biggest supporter and now your turning on me?"

"I'm not turning on you…it's for the best. Call him." Sam demanded.

"No there is no reason why I can't do this." She said adamantly.

"Yes there is McNally…just call Boyd."

"Listen unless you can give me some kind of good reason to change my mind I'm not going too!" She shouted.

"McNally!" He shouted back.

"What?"

Sam closed the distance between them and yanked her to him. His mouth was on hers before she protest. She just stood there in shock, their bodies pressed together. Once she realized what was happening she started to move her lips against his.

Sam felt her response and quickly pushed her away from him. Both of them were breathing heavily. "There's your reason McNally, I was looking for an assignment to get away from you. Call Boyd!"

He started to walk out of her apartment and she finally found her voice. "You are my partner and I am not letting you go Sam, not without me. I'm not calling him."

He stopped at her apartment door and turned, "If you don't do this by time the next couple of days are over you and I will never be the same." He opened the door and left.