That's what this is all about
Sam and Andy struggle with their growing family, their victories and limitations and how much they love each other and how far they've come, and learn a valuable lesson along the way. Post season 6.
Hi guys! Thank you so much for the support! I love writing about Sam and Andy with a family.. It was my favorite prospect in the whole world to see them with a baby... oh well, we do have fanfics for that huh?
If I owned Rookie Blue, Sam and Andy would have had neurotic and stubborn babies by now..
Chapter 4:
Sam woke up to the sound of the phone. That never meant good news. "Hello?" He asked groggily.
"Sam?" Shane's voice was calm as he spoke. "Sam something's happened with Marlo..."
"What?" Sam incorporated himself in bed, stirring Andy awake. "Is Sofia alright?"
"She's fine, but she was the one who found her, locked in the bathroom. Man, I think it's just like last time Sam, this is bad man, I thought she..."
"Alright." Sam could hear the regret in Shane's voice. "Don't worry man, I'm on my way, where's Marlo now?"
"She locked herself in Sofia's room. She's fine though, she didn't find her inside."
"Sam?" Andy looked at her husband worriedly. "Sam, what's wrong?"
"You better call your dad McNally..." He told her. "Something happened with Marlo."
"What kind of something?"
"Shane didn't say much, he just asked me to go and pick Sofia up."
"Is she alright? Is Marlo?" Sam smiled softly. "I'm coming with you..."
"Why do you think I told you to call Tommy?"
When Sam and Andy got over at Marlo's, there was an ambulance, and a few patrol cars outside. Dov and Diaz ran in the detective's direction. "Sam, Andy..."
"Where's my daughter?" Sam asked.
"She and the little ones are in the playroom. Traci's with them."
"Traci?" Andy arched an eyebrow. "Why is Traci..."
"Marlo tried to hurt herself..." Diaz explained. "She didn't come near the kids but Traci says she was psychotic..."
"Oh My God..." Andy ran towards the house, bumping into Shane by the door. His face was bruised and he had a bandage in his hand. "You alright?"
"Fine." He said simply. "They are checking Marlo now, she's in the ambulance headed for General. I just couldn't..."
"Go." Andy told him. "I'll make sure the kids are alright, take them to my dad and then we'll meet you there..."
"Andy..."
"Go be with your wife Shane, I've got it." Andy smiled at her friend. He nodded and after a quick word with Sam, jumped inside the ambulance with Marlo.
"Dad!" Sam was the first one to catch Sofia as she spotted him coming into the room. "Is bad isn't it? I saw Uncle Dov and Uncle Chris outside..."
"Hey kiddo, everyone alright?" Andy asked as she took Trevor from Traci.
"Uncle Sam where are mommy and daddy?" Olivia asked Sam, her big brown eyes begging for an explanation. "Is mommy sick again?"
Sam sighed."Your mommy had to go to the doctors so they can make her all better honey, and your dad's with her."
"So, she is sick.." Stephanie said in a matter of facty. "Is that why she was crying?"
Sam and Andy had done this a few times already, and it terrified them that the girls were getting older as to understand what was really going on with their mother.
"Can we see her?" Olivia asked.
"No, honey not right now..."
"We have to wait until your daddy calls so we can go see her." Andy explained.
"But in the meantime what do you say if we go over at our house and have a sleepover, I'm sure AJ will love to have you guys share her room. What do you say?" Sofia smiled at her sisters. She had gone trough this so much than they had and always put on a brave face for them, truth be told, this was actually the first time since they had memory that this had turned out as bad.
"But will mommy be okay?" Olivia asked again. Sam kissed the little girl's forehead. "I don't want her to be sad no more."
"She won't sweetie, the doctors will take care of her I promise..." Sam said.
He really wasn't that sure.
When they made home, the kids were asleep and it wasn't that hard to leave them in Tommy's care. Sofia pf course refused to stay put and wanted to go see Marlo.
"Honey, listen to me is already a bit late for you to be up, no matter how much you love your mom alright? Plus I need you to stay here and help Tommy out, make sure you sisters aren't too scared..."
"But..." Sofia bit her lip. "But what about me dad? What if I am scared too?" Sam and Andy looked at each other.
"Sof..."
"No! You didn't see her, I know she's scared too. Terrified. She doesn't want Shane to take the kids away. She kept begging for him to help her.." Sofia turned around, storming out to her room.
"Nothing still? " Andy asked as she spotted Sam by Sofia's room, the door was slightly opened bit he didn't have enough courage to go in, not after having experienced what he did last night, still in her anguish Sofia had managed to fall asleep and he sat with her for a little while. Soon enough she began to have nightmares. And Sam understood that not only had Marlo begged Shane to help her bur she begged Sofia too and she had indeed tried to, but she failed, sending her mother to s frenesi.
"How long have you been standing there for? " Sofia's voice came from behind Andy.
"Not long..."
"I..."
"All night huh?" The eleven year old mused. "I told you dad, I'm fime."
"Are you really cause it didn't sound like ..Sofia sighed , rolling her eyes as she went.
"It's nothing that I haven't handle before.." She told him.
"Exactly. ..you shouldn't be dealing with this, you're just a kid, my kid and I'm gonna do everything in my power to protect you..."
"I swear I'm too old to be sleeping in that couch. " Tommy began as he encountered Andy in the kitchen making a bottle for Eli, soon all the kids would be awake.
"How many times have I told you to take Milo's room? He won't mimd.."
"Kid was already sleeping when I got here. Next time." Tommy took a sip from his cup. "Listen sweetie, with evertything that's happened, I haven't had any time to talk to you about the Vancouver situation. You sure you want to take the children? Even though this happened? "
"Dad...it's exactly because of this that I want to go. I'd be good for us, for Sam and the baby. "
They heard a thump coming from upstairs. It was probably Sofia.
"Whoa, when did Sofi get here? wasn't she with her mom?" Came Milo's groggy voice. "When did grandpa? "
"Well..."
"Something happened with aunt Marlo, didn't it? That's why Sofia is yelling at dad and the little ones are all cooked up in AJ's room?" patted the seat in the kitchen island.
"Yes, something did happen. She's at the hospital where the doctors are making her better." She told him. She never believed in lying to her kids about something like that, specially since all that happened with Marlo which affected the whole family, inquiring more questions from her son.
"Is Sofia okay?"
"Oh why are you always so sweet huh?" She hugged her eldest child. "She will be, we just have to be very supportive and help in anyway we can..."
"Mom... Now that we're are been honest and all?"
"Oh"
"When were you planning on telling us you guys have to go to Vancouver for a while?" Andy raised an eyebrow. Sometimes that boy was too much like Sam it was scary.
"Well, where did you hear that?"
"Grandpa and you were talking and I just happened to be passing by..." He shrugged.
"In the middle of the night?" Andy inquired.
"I got thirsty..."
"Of course you did, well if you must know, dad and I have been thinking about bringing you guys along..."
"Awesome! Could we go to a Canucks game?"
"Is that all you think about?" She giggled at the instant change in her very shy but inquisitive boy. "We can talk about it."
"Alright!"
"But... first and foremost this is about Eli's doctor sweetie, which I know is sort of a touchy subject for everyone but maybe I'd be good for all of us to do it as a family. What do you say?"
"So, the doctor came trough?"
"It did and that's mostly why we have to go."
"Hey Andy..." Sam came into the kitchen. "A word?" Andy touched her son's arm slightly and ask him to help out getting breakfast for the little ones while she had a little talk with Sam.
An hour later, she found herself with Sam and Marlo's kids trailing behind her as they had received a call from Shane about Marlo.
"Andy, Sam." Dr. Anslow met with them in Marlo's room as Shane had taken her for a walk. "So nice to see you."
"Hey Doc. How's Marlo?"
"She needed some fresh air." He told her. Eyeing his patient's children. "But yes, she's better."
"Is she coming home soon?" Olivia asked.
"I'm afraid not soon enough." He said sweetly.
"What's that mean?" Sofia snapped at him. "You just said she's better."
"She is indeed, but I don't feel so sure about sending her home so soon, and when you see her, she'll tell you the same thing, she and I have come to an agreement."
"What kind of agreement?" The 11 year old said.
"Sofia?" Marlo's voice said from behind.
"Mommy!" the two little girls went on to hug their mother, as Shane held on to Marlo. Sofia met her mother's gaze. And she knew.
She'd have to go away.
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