Disclaimer: Don't own Rookie Blue.
A.N. Writers block is a huge pain. I literally could not write anything worth saving for 19 days...everything I posted was something I had already written. But now, I'm back with a bang - I have a few new ideas floating around and some are already on paper.
Sorry for the wait! Part of this chapter I am still not thrilled with but I figured that everyone has waited and I really want to finish this story so I can move on to another multi-chapter. I hope you enjoy!
The two of them left Andy's apartment a little earlier than normal. Sam waited in the truck while Andy ran into the pharmacy and grabbed the items she needed. She returned to the truck and placed the bag on the console. "Phase one complete." She said with a smile.
Sam rolled his eyes. "You are way to into this."
Andy had a devilish grin on her face. "Payback, Sam, payback."
Sam drove to the station in silence. When they reached the station he turned to her. "So, I called Oliver and told him it is almost over. Zoe is going to make reservations for dinner and she is going to want every detail."
Andy grinned and leaned over the console to kiss him. "Okay. Ready for phase two?"
"Just go. I need to pretend to be getting a phone call, remember?"
"I'll see you soon." She stepped out of the truck with a smile. As she walked towards the main entrance, she schooled her expression. If she was so chipper, people might suspect something.
Sam watched Andy walk into the precinct as he pretended to talk on his phone. When he saw Traci pull up, he closed the phone and got out of the car. "Traci" he called to her. She met him near the entrance of the building. He held out a bag. "Andy left this in the truck. Can you bring it to her?"
Traci nodded and grabbed the bag before heading into the building. Phase two complete he thought, grinning as Andy's voice echoed in his mind. Sam saw Oliver pull up and waited for his friend. The two men walked into the building together and headed to the men's locker room. Today they would change quickly; they did not want to miss any of the action, although it would all take place in the women's locker room. They just couldn't wait to see everyone's faces, specifically Nash and Williams. They also could not wait to see Jerry's face; he had the most money in the pool.
Traci stopped to talk to Jerry for a minute before entering the woman's locker room. She stepped up to Andy. "Hey, Sam said you left this in the truck." She handed Andy the bag.
Andy smiled. "Thanks Traci." She opened the bag and placed some of the contents in her locker. Then she took out the box of Midol and opened it. She pulled out the canister and pulled out two pills before grabbing a bottle of water and taking the medicine. She had pushed off taking any medicine this morning specifically so she could do this. Her answer to Sam had been "no pain, no gain."
While Andy was doing this, she watched out of the corner of her eye as Traci and Noelle observed her actions and slyly peeked into her locker. Phase three complete she thought smugly. She knew that they would see the other items she bought today.
She grabbed some things from her locker and left it partially opened as she headed into the bathroom to change. She wondered if they had waited for her to lock the bathroom door before converging on her locker.
Two minutes later she stepped out of the bathroom to see everyone crowded around her locker. For some reason, this made her angry. Enlightenment dawned on her. Sam had shown her the original list but had said something about not everyone betting yet. He had not informed her that the betting pool had grown. She wondered if he knew and hid it from her or if Oliver hid it from both of them. She schooled her expression to one of confusion and stepped towards her locker.
"What's going on?" she asked, touching Traci's arm.
Traci looked startled. "I, you, but…"
Suddenly, Andy felt anger flood through her. She had thought the bet had been pretty small but from the guilty look on Traci's face, it had been a lot larger than either Sam or Andy imagined. "Spit it out Traci!" she was proud that she was able to keep most of the animosity out of her voice.
"I thought you were pregnant" Traci whispered, looking embarrassed.
"Did you bet on it?"
Traci nodded. "Andy –"
Before she could say anything, a sob tore from Andy's throat. She felt like the walls were caving in on her.
A.N. Yeah, it is a mean place to stop at but everyone seems to be doing it - the next chapter is 75% written so you shouldn't have to wait long.
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