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Sam was right the night was long and torturous, he had a very unsettled sleep, alternating between bouts of wakefulness and hot steamy dreams involving him and Andy and that dreadful basement. "Urgh! I have got to get a grip!" thought Sam.

Groaning he set off after having a shower to meet with some of Tommy's guys. They messed about on the street for a while and then Tommy called them to a meeting at the club. Even though he knew Andy was not on duty yet still his eyes looked for her. God she was like an addiction. He re-focused his attention on the matter at hand.

Tommy had an extremely serious expression on his face as he recounted the plans for the following Friday.

"Right boys, this coming Friday is the most important one yet for us and we have the chance to make more money than we ever have before. I need you all to stay smart, focused and on the lookout for anyone unusual when we are working the dock to take care of our shipment. The cops would love to take us down; this would be a career maker for some. The shipment is coming in at 2 in the morning it will contain guns and drugs and we will all be much richer once this shipment hits the street. I will let you know which dock a bit closer to the time. You understand we have to keep this information quiet and be careful if there are any newcomers in your company, especially if they are overly interested in what you are doing. Remember boys play this one close to your chests. Your life is at stake. Anyone caught talking knows the score." He gestured one hand across his throat and everyone knew what he meant.

Sam went out to grab a snack with the rest of the boys and by mutual agreement no one was talking about the upcoming job. The time passed slowly for Sam as he had to remain in his wide boy character in front of the others. He had forgotten this about undercover work, that it could be mentally draining as well as exhilarating.

Andy got up feeling tired and grouchy. She had been reliving that kiss all through the night. Although her dreams had taken her much further than the reality. She knew that it was a dangerous game they were both playing and that their lives were at stake if they were caught. She practised pushing it to the back of her mind and concentrated on her next steps. She had contacted Boyd the night before with the information that Sam had given her. He was not pleased as he felt that things were moving along at a snails pace. Andy was sick of being on the wrong end of Boyd's temper. He really seemed to have it in for her.

She finished off cleaning her place and got something to eat. She got dressed again for her next shift. She pulled on a pair of short black shorts and a leopard print top. She put on her make up and made her eyes look smokey with darker than usual eyeshadow and liner.

She piled her hair on top of her head and left loose a few tendrils around her face. She gave her apartment a last look around and she was ready to go.

She got into work and surreptitiously looked around for Sam while she was setting up. She was nervous about seeing him after last night. She groaned mentally as she remembered that kiss, it was so hot it was the most turned on she had ever felt just from being kissed.

Sam knew that he had to be careful and that the whole crew were being watched. So he sauntered casually over to Andy after watching her come in. He swallowed convulsively against the lump in his throat as he noticed how gorgeous she looked.

"Hey dollface!" He wisecracked but watched her anxiously, never taking his eyes from her face. He smiled uncertainly at her. His eyes urged her to continue with the charade.

"Hey yourself, what will it be?" She indicated the drinks behind her. She served him his choice and played her part too.

"So wiseguy, you still wanna take me out sometime?"

"Sure angel, I'll show you the best time you ever had." Sammy smirked at her.

Andy shivered and thought "I bet you would." Out loud she replied "We'll see about that but I'm willin' to give you a shot big boy, don't let me down. I finish at three this morning Pick me up then."

Sammy grinned and replied that he'd be there with bells on. He hi-fived some of the boys around him and boasted "See fellas they can't resist the old Sammy boy charm, she's a goner I'm gonna ruin her for anyone else."

The rest of the boys all laughed and whooped at his ridiculousness. There were bets placed that after tonight she would have seen right through him and never want to be seen with him again.

Sammy pretended to be hurt and pouted "you just don't understand I'm a sensitive guy, you'll see." He promised.

The boys all seemed instinctively to know to stick close to each other around the club and they were watching any newcomers with suspicious eyes. Sam noticed a couple of coppers from another division in but was careful not to make eye contact with any of them.

There was no new information forthcoming and Sammy had to bide his time until Andy got off shift. As promised he was waiting for her as she came out of the bar at the end of the evening. She smiled upon seeing him and his insides melted at the sight.

Remembering that he was still in character he smirked and said "Baby, you made the right decision comin' with me, I knew you wouldn't be able to resist me for long."

She rolled her eyes at him. "Please don't make me change my mind already."

They walked home with Sammy telling her some fictitious tales about his time in prison, just in case they were being observed and she laughed in all the right places, looking like she was falling for his chat. She asked him to come up for a coffee and he readily agreed.

They walked into her apartment and Sammy sat down and put his head in his hands glad at last able to drop his persona for a while. She made them both a coffee and sighed as she realised they were about to have 'a talk'.

Sammy started slowly as he said "We have to be much more careful than we have been, this operation is moving into a new level and people are going to get hurt" He leaned over and caressed her cheek. "I don't want you to be one of them Andy."

She leaned into his touch and agreed with him. She enjoyed the feeling of his hand as it stroked along the softness of her cheek and she whimpered slightly when he withdrew.

"You're right Sam and up to now we haven't been too smart. We have to stay completely in character and be totally professional while we do it".

"Andy, I know that we went off script for a little while last night, but that can't happen again we have to remain focused on the job and not on each other. We can do that once we are back to our normal lives".

She thrilled a little at his words as she realised that he wanted to see her again once they were back home.

He filled her in about his meeting with Mickey earlier today and while they had no new information it was still progress albeit in a slow manner.

They sat side by side in companionable silence for a while. When it looked like he had been in Andy's flat for an acceptable amount of time he got up to leave.

"Hang on a minute Sam!" shouted Andy. She reached out and messed his hair a little. He raised an eyebrow at her questioningly. She shrugged and said "for appearance's sake, gotta keep Sammy boy's reputation up."

He smiled softly at her and reached out to stroke her cheek tenderly once more before leaving her alone for the night.