The next afternoon Andy locked up the apartment, groaning as she made her way down the stair she swore there was no way that she was going to tell Sam that he was right about the couch last night. She had spent most of the night tossing and turning trying to get comfortable only to fell asleep in the worse position. Her back, neck and right shoulder had been killing her all day, no matter how much she stretched. Sam had left her directions to his, or rather JDs, work and she had decided a walk would do her good.

Rounding the final corner she slowed slightly to take in the street. To anyone else nothing looked out of the ordinary, it could have been any street in the city but Andy knew better. There were a few houses and shops, kids playing down the street, people walking and three huge warehouses that dominated one end of the street. She had seen photos of them but looking at them now in real life they seemed so much larger. All three were owned by the same man but he hired two out to what seemed like legitimate companies. The task force was sure that they received something for keeping their mouths shut about what what they saw but there was no way to prove it.

The third was used by the gang for their furniture importing business. There were no signs outside, no clear indication of what business inside did. One of the huge main doors were open meaning that anyone could look in but it had been set up so they couldn't see anything. Making her way into the warehouse she was struck by the number of boxes stacked up. It was the first point for the furniture which was then shipped onto other smaller warehouses around the country or onto different high end shops around the city. It was a perfect cover for them to get their drugs into the country and then send them around without anyone asking too many questions.

"Candace!" came Damien voice as he came out of one of the side offices. He clearly hadn't heard her come in and was surprised to find her standing there. "What are you doing here?"

"Damien right?" questioned Andy, he nodded. She smiled sweetly, this time she was ready this time to be Candace. "JD wanted me to meet him here, we are going to the get some food. Apparently he is going to cook for me tonight."

Damien snorted. "JD cooks?"

"That's what I said! I know him as more of a take out kind of guy but he promised me a home cooked meal tonight..." Andy trailed as one of the gorgeous people she had ever seen walked in from another side room. She knew you shouldn't really call a male gorgeous but there was no other word for him. He must have been at least 6 feet tall with a tone sculpted body, dark blonde hair and as he got closer she could see his piecing blue eyes.

"This is my nephew Nico, and this JDs friend Candace." Damien seemed totally oblivious of the effect that he was having on Andy.

"Nice to meet you Candace" Nico held out his hand, when he got close enough, which Andy shook in silence. Being so close to him she could see that he was just as gorgeous as she first thought. He must have been new around here as there was no mention of him in the case file and she sure would have remember his face. Sam had only been able to get limited information to Boyd in the last month and even if he had told Boyd about Nico, Andy wondered if he purposely hadn't pass it on.

"JD is out on a delivery at the moment but he should be back soon." Damien grabbed a packing slip off a box before going back into the office. Andy knew that he was a hard worker and that was one for the reasons he had made it so far in this business.

Looking round the warehouse Andy suddenly became aware that Nico was watching her. Blushing she smiled "Sorry I just can't get over how big this place is."

Nico laughed lightly. "Don't worry I was like that when I first started."

"How long have you been here for?" Andy thought she might as well get as much information as she could about the new comer.

"I have been in the city for about a month but I have only been working for my uncle for 2 weeks. I thought I had a job sorted but when I got here it fell through. My Mom talked to my uncle and bam I have a job here. I felt kind of bad that she had talked him into it until I started working here." He could tell by the look on Andy's face that she didn't understand. "I get given all the crap jobs!"

She smirked, thinking about how it was when she was a Rookie. Oliver made her do all the paper work plus buy him lunch every day. "Isn't that what the newbie is for?"

Nico picked up the box that his uncle had taken off the slip off and signalled for Andy to follow him. "Better keep working. Don't want to get in trouble, being a newbie and all" he laughed as he started to down one of the aisles.

Following Andy couldn't help but think how nice he seemed. She wondered if he actually knew what his uncle did or if weather he was an innocent party in all this. It would be easy enough for his uncle to have him working in the warehouse but shelter him from everything. Damien didn't seem like that kind of guy but she knew from experience that family came bring out a different side of people.

"So how long have you and JD been together?"

"We aren't really together" Andy used her hands to do a quotation mark when she said together. "We have known each other since we were teenagers but never got together. Besides what makes you think we are together?"

Struggling he lifted the box onto a shelf before turning back to Andy, trying to hide his smirk. "Let's just say JD was proud of his achievements last night."

"Always the gentlemen" said Andy shaking her head. Hearing footsteps at the front of the warehouse Nico brushed past her with his smirk still on his face. Following him to the front of the warehouse she smiled when she saw Sam. "Hey you."

"Candace. Come on the sooner we get to the shops the sooner I can get home for a beer" with that he turned walking out again. Andy shrugged at Nico before following Sam out. It was clear that he wasn't in the same good mood he had been in this morning when he was bragging about the night before and now she had the joy of spending the night with him.