Wow Ok, so some of the reviews for the last chapter were pretty harsh and after reading all your reviews I think the general idea was that you hated me for killing him off and you wanted to see an alternative ending since you couldn't live with mine, however I am completely ok with that. I agree that I wasn't too happy with myself for killing him off but it had been my plan since about chapter three and also I feel like I always remember the stories that make me cry and reading your reviews it seems that most of you did in fact cry when reading the last chapter.
You could say this ending is their 'happily ever after' since that wasn't exactly what happened with the last chapter : / But just to be clear this isn't 'changing' the ending to my story, it's more just something to satisfy all of you out there who didn't like the last one. The last chapter was 'officially' the 'end' of my story.
I would be really interested to know which ending you guys preferred so please review and tell me which one you liked better :)
Pushing open the door that Oliver knew concealed Sam and his captor, he prepared himself for the scene that he knew may in fact be awaiting him. Stepping into the room he made out a figure in the darkness holding a gun to a man sitting in a chair's head, Sam's head. "Police! Put the gun down!" He yelled and when Brennan started to turn the gun towards him he pulled the trigger, a single gun shot piercing the still and silent air and hitting Brennan perfectly in the chest.
When he fell to the fall in a crumpled heap, blood pooling beneath his chest, Oliver kicked the gun out of the way and called for a medic, although thanks to his pretty perfect aim it looked like the guy was dead. Turning his attention to Sam he walked over to the chair he was currently duck-taped to and started to free him.
"Manage to get yourself in a bit of a situation here brother?" asked Oliver and then he laughed. It was more relief than anything else, finding Sam before Brennan had managed to hurt him badly or kill him.
"Where is McNally? Is she ok?" Sam asked in a panicked voice once he was freed from the chair and tape "Brennan said that he..."
Oliver cut him off "She's fine man, she outside waiting in one of the cruisers"
"Ok thanks" Sam said and then he started to take a step forward, focused on finding McNally and, god, he didn't know, he just needed to see her, see that she was ok.
"Sam you can't, come on you know that" Oliver said gently, trying not to make Sam angry "not until internal affairs has determined why Brennan made you. I know about the letters Sam, and even though I can't believe you would be so stupid I get why. You just can't see her right now man, I'm sorry" he finished
"I'll tell you why Brennan made me" said Sam angrily "It was because of that idiot Boyd. Did you also know that he gave me a dodgy cover story, one full of holes? He gave me a boat that was still supposed to be in police custody, Brennan did some digging and found out. That is why he made me, it had nothing to do with McNally and if the god damn white shirts won't let me see her then fine, they can have my badge, I don't care!" He yelled
"You're not thinking clearly Sam. If it had nothing to do with the letters then why are they here, scattered on the ground by the chair over there? Huh? Listen, I know it's going to be hard but you have no choice, I really am sorry man" And with that Oliver radioed an officer outside "Someone needs to take officer McNally back to the station now, she can't be here"
"Copy that Shaw, Officer Smith will take her back to the station" he heard Noelle say through the radio.
Outside Andy was beside herself with fear and guilt. Who's gun had the shot come from? Oliver's or Brennan's?
Her mind drifted back to that morning when Frank had called her into his office. He had handed over another one of Sam's letters and she was so excited to finally hear from him again. It was dated, yesterday, just before he had started to miss his check-in's. Remembering what the letter said she couldn't help but smile at what he had asked her, how he had proposed to her. Pulling out the silver chain from under her shirt she twisted the ring in her fingers, the red and blue flashing lights reflecting on the dazzling stone. "yes" she whispered into the air, hoping that if he didn't make it then maybe, just maybe, he would somehow be bale to hear her. She needed him to know that she would have said yes, without a second thought.
Finally after what felt like forever she heard the news she had been waiting for through her radio "Dispatch we have suspect in custody and injured, sent a medic right away. Officer Swarek is safe and unharmed" She let out a breath she wasn't aware she was even holding. How would she have ever forgiven herself if something had happened to him she had no idea. Taking a few steps toward the house Noelle stopped her "You can't go in there McNally" she said calmly
"But I need to see him" She replied confused
"You can't. Not until internal affairs has reviewed the case and cleared both you and officer Swarek. I'm sorry. Officer Smith here is going to take you back to the station, ok?" and she motioned towards a younger looking officer that was now standing beside her. She nodded and followed him to the cruiser, the opposite direction of where she really needed to be going right now but knowing that she may have already cost Sam his badge and most probably hers, not to mention almost getting him killed, she complied and climbed into the warm cruiser.
On the quiet drive back to the station she realized just how tired she was, struggling to keep her eyes open since they were now away from the lights and sirens and commotion of the scene. Glancing at the officer beside her, he looked back at her face and she saw the judgment in his eyes, the disapproval. Oh how the rumor mill would be working overtime in the next few days, she thought to herself.
Arriving back at the station she was told by Frank over the radio to wait in interrogation room three, so wait she did. That was almost two hours ago now and she wondered if they had forgotten about her, or maybe that just decided to lock her up and throw away the key.
The sound of the door opening brought her back from her thoughts and she gasped when she saw who it was that entered, Sam. She barely had time to stand up before he was over standing right in front of her. Throwing her arms around him she started to sob. Both were holding each other in a death grip neither willing to let go.
"Yes" He heard her whisper into his ear, so quietly he almost didn't hear it.
"What?" he asked back, hoping, but unsure if she was saying yes to what he thought she was.
"Yes" She had pulled back and was now looking him in the eyes "Yes to everything. Yes to the dog and the white picket fence and the soccer games and the ballet. Yes to you, I want it all and I want to share all of it with you" She said excitedly, a wide smile breaking out on his face when he realized just what she was actually saying yes to.
"Hold on, I want to do it properly" he said "Do you have the ring?" he asked, and she undid the top button of her collar revealing the silver chain which when she took off had his ring attached to it.
"Here" she said and she held it out for him to take.
Getting down on one knee he then took her hand and said "Andy McNally, would make me the happiest man alive and marry me?"
"Yes" she screamed and after slipping the ring onto her finger she pulled him up to her face and kissed him like the she never had before, a kiss filled with hope and promises and excitement for everything that the future held.
Ok, so that is the alternative ending.
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