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A.N. Thanks for the reviews/alerts/favorites. My week was a little crazy last week...I had planned to have this up by Wednesday but work got in the way.
Once again - I have limited medical knowledge (and I'm thankful for that) so any medical errors are my own.
Hope you enjoy!
Hauntingly Familiar Chapter Four:
A while later, he saw her shift slightly. He placed a gentle hand on her shoulder to halt her movements before she could hurt herself. "It's okay Andy."
Andy's eyes opened. "What happened?" she whispered.
"What's the last thing you remember?"
"Getting stabbed?" the uncertainty in her voice was clear to Sam.
Sam nodded. "And then they rushed you into surgery."
"Nick called you?" she whispered.
Sam shook his head. "No. Adam and I heard it over the radio. I went with you in the hospital." He wasn't that surprised that some of the details after being stabbed were fuzzy.
Andy closed her eyes briefly and then opened them. She looked around the room. When her eyes landed on her father, she tensed before looking at Sam. "Where's Jerry?" she asked, fear evident.
"Nick took him for the night. He's okay Andy."
Andy nodded. "How's Nick?"
"Okay now that you're okay. He was worried about you."
Tommy shifted and opened his eyes. He had been awake but knew to give the couple some time to talk. "Hey Kiddo," he said in a gravelly, sleepy voice. "How are you feeling?"
"Sore, I guess."
There was a slight tap and then Andy's surgeon walked in. She was happy to see that Andy was awake. She did a quick exam and asked Andy about the pain. Once she adjusted Andy's pain medication, she informed Andy that they would be keeping her in the ICU until the morning. She mentioned that she would be back later and they should hit the call button if they needed anything. After telling Andy that she should try to drink, she left, giving the family some privacy.
Sam handed Andy a cup of water with a straw. Andy drank, watching until she was sure that the doctor was out of earshot before pushing the cup away. "Dad, you should go home."
"Andy -"
"No! I appreciate you being here but sleeping in that chair all night is not going to be comfortable. Go home to sleep. I'll still be here in the morning."
Tommy sighed and glanced at Sam briefly before looking back at his daughter. "You're not going to let me win this one, are you?"
"Nope. Goodnight Dad."
"Night Kiddo." He squeezed her hand and then made his way to the door.
"I'll be right back," Sam murmured before following Tommy out.
"What did he want?"
"The usual. To call him if something happens."
"So little trust."
Sam sighed. "There's a reason for that." He handed her the cup of water.
Andy glared at him briefly, ignoring the cup, and then took her eyes off of him to look around the room. "Sam, where's my cell phone?"
"Truthfully, I have no idea. We'll find it tomorrow. Drink!"
"Then can I borrow yours?" she asked, ignoring the cup.
He studied her face for a long minute. "Andy, c'mon. They're probably asleep."
"Sam...please?"
Sam sighed as he pulled out his phone. He didn't like the idea but he understood where she was coming from. "Drink first and then I'll give it to you."
Andy ignored the straw and downed the water before grabbing his phone. She dialed and pressed the phone against her ear.
"How're you feeling?" was the sleepy greeting that she got.
"How did you know it was me, not Sam?"
"Because Sam would not have called. Good news could wait and for bad news, he would have called Gail and to ask her to tell me. Ask him."
Andy looked at her husband. "For bad news, who would you call?"
"Gail and I'd ask her to tell Nick. I'm assuming by that question that he knows this was not my idea?"
Andy nodded. "Fine, you're right," she admitted to her partner.
Nick chuckled. "Told ya. How're you feeling?"
"I miss my son."
"Doesn't really answer the question but your son is currently sound asleep, with your police jacket as his security blanket. I found your phone in the pocket. I turned it on silent."
Andy swallowed. "He went to bed without a fight?"
"He was already sleeping. Just ask Sam. And by the way, I took the liberty of breaking into your locker before I left the station to steal your car keys so that I had a car seat."
Andy tried to swallow the lump in her throat. "I want -"
"I know." Nick said, cutting her off. "You want him with you. I'll bring him in the morning, when you're transferred out of the ICU. You can't see him right now, even if he were awake."
"Thanks Nick."
"Night Andy." He hung up.
Andy looked at Sam. "He was already asleep when Nick took him? Where did he fall asleep? At my Dad's place?"
Sam shook his head. "In the waiting room. On my shoulder."
"Sam..."
"Your dad brought him here. Relax, he doesn't know that anything happened."
Andy studied his face. "You okay?"
Sam nodded. He took his phone from her before reaching for her hand. He squeezed it gently. "I'm okay. Just worried about you."
Andy squeezed back. "Thank you for taking care of Jerry."
Sam nodded, holding back the eye rolling. He wasn't surprised that even in her pain, her first concern was their son but she should have known that he would make sure Jerry was okay. "You need to sleep."
Andy nodded and pulled on his hand until he was standing and by the edge of the bed.
"Andy." The warning was clear.
"Please Sam," she whispered. "I need you to hold me."
Sam sighed. She wasn't normally needy but this was extenuating circumstances. "On your other side. I'm not risking you tearing anything." She let go of his hand to allow him to circle to the other side of the bed.
Andy fell asleep quickly once she curled up against him. Sam fell asleep listening to her even breathing.
He woke to her shivering and knew that something was wrong. He slipped out of the bed and hit the call button.
The doctor appeared a minute later and changed something in Andy's medication but told Sam that they were still planning to transfer her out of the ICU in the morning, barring any other complications.
Sam walked around the room, trying to stretch his sore muscles without waking his wife. As he paced, he checked his cell phone.
Traci had sent a text that Claire was out of the country and unreachable (he had some choice words for his mother-in-law, she could have informed Andy of her plans). Adam's text said to call if he needed anything, as did Rachel's (although hers was more entertaining).
Andy started to stir. "No! Sam, please..." she pleaded in her sleep.
He was by her bedside instantly. "Sh. I'm right here Andy. It's okay. It was just a nightmare." He stayed in the chair for the rest of the night, wanting to be with her but not wanting to get caught and admonished by the hospital staff.
Early the next morning, a team of nurses came to the room to move Andy out of the ICU into a private room. The doctor told Sam that she was being called out of town for a surgery and although all of the other surgeons were good, she wanted to show Sam how to care for Andy's wound in case Andy was released before she returned (once Sam confirmed that he would be the one looking after his wife).
Andy was only half awake but Sam murmured that she should sleep. She drifted off, listening to the sound of his voice mingling with the doctor's instructions.
The doctor showed Sam how to change Andy's bandages and what to watch for. She told him to have the hospital page her if there was in emergency before whispering that Andy should have a speedy recovery.
Andy woke and glanced around, trying not to move. She noticed that she was in a different room and vaguely recalled being moved. "Sam?" He wasn't in her line of sight but she knew that he was in the room.
Sam stood and walked over to her, dropping a small kiss on her forehead. "Hey. How are you feeling?"
She grabbed his hand. "When's Jerry coming?"
Sam squeezed her hand gently. "Visiting hours haven't even started yet. I'm sure Nick'll be here as soon as he can. How're you feeling?" He needed her to answer.
Andy shrugged and then touched her stomach. "It's a good thing the test came back negative." She rubbed her stomach.
Sam inhaled sharply. "Andy, why didn't you say anything?"
Andy shrugged. "We weren't really trying and when was I supposed to tell you?"
"So what, you were just going to hide it from me?"
She shook her head. "No, you knew there was a possibility that I was pregnant. I was going to tell you that I wasn't after the bust. Think of it Sam, when was I supposed to tell you? In front of our son?"
Sam sighed, knowing that she was right. They'd barely spent any time alone in the past few weeks and the time together was with Jerry. "Okay, you're right." He couldn't be mad at her when she was going to tell him. "You should try to rest until Jerry gets here."
Andy nodded and bit her lip. "Okay," she said softly. "Can you...?"
Sam sighed. He knew what she was asking. "Andy, the bed is too small. But I'm right here." He kept one hand encased in hers and used his other hand to stroke her hair until she drifted off. He was surprised that she didn't mention that he climbed in before, but he would have told her that he was half off the bed and he wasn't going to do that again.
Shortly before visiting hours started, Sam's phone vibrated. 'Just letting you know that he slept late so we're running late. Don't want Andy to worry.'
Sam smiled. His wife's partner knew her so well. 'Thanks.'
Visiting hours started and Sam was not surprised at the light tap on the door. "Did you get any sleep?" he asked softly.
Tommy shrugged. "Some. Probably more than you." He handed Sam a cup of coffee. "Nick's not here yet?"
"Jerry slept late. I'm kind of glad because you know he's going to want Andy the second he gets here."
Tommy nodded and settled in a chair to watch his daughter while Sam drank his coffee. With the caffeine in him, he knew he'd have an easier time dealing with his son.
Just as Sam was finishing his coffee, there was a light rap on the door. Jerry entered first and his eyes fell on his mother. He looked at her for a long moment before turning and crawling into Sam's lap. "Daddy? Why is mommy sleeping?" He seemed to know that something was amiss.
Sam slipped his hand out from under Andy's and lifted his son into a seated position on his lap. "Jerry, remember how sometimes when you get sick you sleep a lot?" More than ever, he wished Andy were awake to explain. He could explain it on an adult level but sometimes he struggled to give information on a basic level so his son could understand.
Jerry nodded. "Mommy's sick?"
"Not exactly little man," said a soft voice.
"Mommy!" Jerry struggled in Sam's arms but Sam held him tightly. He was not going to let Jerry go to Andy until Andy gave the green light.
Andy shot a grateful look at Sam. As much as she wanted to hold her son, she knew that they needed to explain her injuries before she took him into her arms. She knew that she was better at talking on a four year old's level than Sam. "Hey," she reached out and took Jerry's hand, squeezing it lightly. "Mommy's not sick. You know how sometimes you fall and you get a cut?"
"Like a boo-boo?"
Andy smiled. "Yeah. So mommy has a big boo-boo right here." She pointed to her side. "If you are very careful, you can come sit with me on my other side."
Jerry nodded eagerly. "Can I kiss it better?"
Sam smiled as he stood with Jerry and set him next to Andy.
Andy's arm immediately circled their son's body as she hugged him. "No. This is the kind of boo-boo that doesn't need a kiss. Mommy needs to stay in bed and let the medicine make it better."
Jerry snuggled close to her. Andy shifted slightly until the two were able to nuzzle noses. "Don't tell Uncle Nick but Daddy's pancakes are much better," Jerry whispered.
The sound carried. Andy chuckled as all of the men in the room smiled. "Then we'll just have to teach Uncle Nick," Andy reassured her son.
Jerry nodded eagerly.
Andy switched the topic and asked him about his day in school from the day before. Jerry knew the drill and began recounting his day.
The conversation flowed through the entire morning as Andy had a steady stream of visitors.
Around lunchtime, there was a lull. Nick left to get lunch for all of them, giving Andy and Sam some alone time with just her father.
Andy looked at Sam. "We have to talk about tonight."
Sam raised an eyebrow.
Andy sighed. "I'm fine Sam. I'll be in the hospital for a few days but I'm going to be okay."
"So?" He wasn't sure where the conversation was going.
"So, go home tonight. Someone needs to stay with Jerry. I want him to sleep in his own bed."
Sam glared at her. "Andy...that's not fair." He didn't want to leave her alone.
She raised a pointed eyebrow. She knew that she would win in a showdown, she had gotten better over the years.
"Mommy? Daddy?"
Andy and Sam both looked at their son but it was Andy who spoke. "What's wrong Jer-Jer?"
"Can I sleep at Grandpa's tonight?"
Andy and Sam looked at each other before turning their gazes to her father.
Tommy shrugged. "I'm okay with it. I was going to offer to stay with you tonight. If you want Jerry to sleep in his own bed, then I can sleep in the guest room at your house."
Andy nodded. "And you're going to school tomorrow," she told her son.
Jerry frowned. "But -"
"No buts. Daddy will pick you up and then you can come here after school, okay?"
Jerry nodded reluctantly, knowing that his mother was not going to give in.
Nick returned with lunch and they all ate quickly before the next wave of visitors arrived. It didn't surprise anyone at the amount of visitors, Andy was a well liked cop.
It was over an hour after lunch when Jerry crawled up next to her and curled up against her. Within seconds, he was asleep.
Traci was the only one visiting at the time and she smiled at the sight. Then she lifted her gaze from the sleeping boy to her friend and studied her friend's face closely. "You're fighting sleep," she accused.
"I'm fine." Her eyes traveled to Sam and she saw the he noticed as well and was keeping quiet. "Really Sam, I'm fine."
Traci sighed, knowing that Sam was going to give in to Andy when he shouldn't. "No you're not. You need to heal. Visitors can come back. You don't need to fight sleep to entertain." She patted Andy's shoulder. "See you later." She winked at Sam before she walked out.
Andy waited for the door to close before turning her gaze on him. Her father and Nick had both left so it was just them and their sleeping son. "You two were partnered together for a while so you know all of her tells. What was the wink for?"
"No more visitors for a little while?" he guessed.
Andy sighed. "Fine." She shot him a seductive look.
Sam grinned and sat on the edge of the bed. "Jerry is on your good side and I don't want to hurt you. Sleep. I'll be right here." He kissed her softly and then played with her hair until she fell asleep.
The next few days passed in a blur. Sam stayed at home with Jerry at night and her friends (who were all on night shift due to the impending bust) dropped in to check on her periodically. She insisted that he stay home, she wanted Jerry to have the structure and routine that any four year old needed.
Four days after she was stabbed, Nick (who was the only one of her friends still on the day shift) walked into her room holding a bag of lunch for her and Sam. "What's with the little pow-wow going on outside your room?" he asked as soon as the door closed.
Andy sighed. "The bust is set for tonight. Everything was in place before I got hurt but Sam needs to be there tonight. I wish they'd have this conversation in here instead of treating me like I don't exist."
Nick stalked out of the room.
Andy couldn't hear their conversation but whatever he said must have worked because the two men followed him back into the room.
Sam picked up the conversation. "I don't want to ask Tommy. The more people who know..." he trailed off but they all knew what he was implying. The more people who knew, the greater chance of a leak and a flopped bust.
"So don't." Nick argued. "I'll watch Jerry tonight. Andy and I were planning to hang out anyway."
"What if Gail gets hurt?" Sam argued.
Adam smiled. "That's where I, I mean my wife, comes in. As long as Nick carries him inside, we can just move Jerry over to my place." He held up his hands. "And before you argue, if my beautiful wife decides to go into labor, the babysitter is not going to mind one extra child, especially not one that she looks at like another grandchild."
Andy grinned. Adam's mother had watched Jerry a few times when they were desperate and she loved him. "All settled. And if something else comes up, we'll deal with it then."
Nick nodded. "And, Sam, if you flash your badge, they'll probably let you stay with Andy tonight if you slip in after the bust."
Andy's grin turned into a full smile.
Sam had to smile as he watched his wife's face light up. He knew that nights were hard for her but she was putting their son's needs first, at risk to her own comfort.
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