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Sam awoke the next morning and stretched wiping the sleep from his eyes. He looked out of his grimy window to the bustling street below. This was certainly not one of Toronto's nicer streets. He shuddered and thought longingly of his own house and of his life there. He was counting down now, not long to go this could be his last day undercover and he was looking forward to it all being over so that he could ditch his Sammy persona. He got up showered and dressed and left looking forward to meeting Andy to find out what Boyd was planning at his end of the operation.
A few streets away Andy was waking up and blinking as the sunlight filtered in through her window. She too was thinking of the day ahead and her stomach flipped with excitement as she thought of meeting Sam with the information he needed. Thoughts of Sam brought her back to last night and the wonderful kisses that she shared with him. She got up showered, dressed and left the apartment to go meet Sam for breakfast.
She met with Sam at a little corner café that had the tables situated outside and was run by a nice friendly woman that made the most delicious breakfast pastries.
She filled Sam in on Boyd's plan for the bust and her eyes filled with anguish at the thought of Sam being in danger working beside these thugs.
Sam keeping in his persona as by now he was quite well known in the neighbourhood smiled and said to her
"Hey baby gonna be too busy to see ya tonight so I will drop by and see you tomorrow." He waggled his eyebrows meaningfully at her.
She smirked and replied. "Well Sammy boy maybe I'll be too busy to see ya tomorrow."
"Oh, honey don't be like that I'll make it up to you, show you a real good time, cos nobody does it better."
"Mmm, we'll see, I'm a busy girl aint gonna sit at home waitin' on you to show up whenever you feel like it. Maybe I'll get a better offer." She offered.
Sam's eyes narrowed and his face took on a thunderous expression. He gripped a hold of her hand and lowered his voice menacingly.
"You are my girl and anyone who comes near you is a dead man!"
She shivered as she wasn't sure who was talking was it Sam or Sammy?
She lowered her eyes and looked up at him through her lashes "Okay Sammy, drop by tomorrow and your girl will be waiting on you." She smiled reassuringly at him and his grip loosened significantly.
He reached out and stroked her cheek softly and said.
"I'll see ya tomorrow babe." He turned and walked away down the street.
She touched her hand to where his hand had been and watched him walk away with tears glistening unshed in her eyes.
Sammy was down at the dock early along with the other boys, they were all putting on a show of bravado, cracking jokes and full of bluster. Sam looked closely at all of the men and beneath the bluster he could clearly see the fear behind each man's eyes. He knew this because the same fear was behind his own. He checked his watch again and groaned as it hadn't moved one iota since last time he checked. He ran his hands nervously over his face just as the main man Tommy O'Rourke walked in looking every inch the gangster he was. Sam couldn't wait to make this bust he just hoped that Boyd had covered all possible angles.
The men stood to attention while Tommy went over the schedule for the evening again. Each man had a gun at his hip and they were all primed and ready to use to protect their interests.
The boat was sitting waiting to be unloaded and the men waited while Tommy spoke to who appeared to be the captain of the vessel. As soon as Tommy shook his hand and walked back he gestured to the men to begin unloading. Sammy got to work all the while checking out the dock looking for any sign of backup. He didn't have to wait long before someone shouted. It's the coppers, "Oh no!" he thought "We've been made." He ducked down behind one of the crates and pulled out his gun. He saw one of the thugs aiming his gun at Oliver and he shot at him putting him down. Oliver looked back and gave Sam a quick nod of thanks. There were so many shots being fired that no one was sure who was shooting who. Tommy's gang was soon rounded up and divested of their weapons. Sam noticed that Tommy was not among them, he looked around and noticed Tommy sneaking off towards a concealed side entrance. Sammy set out after him and shouted "Stop police! C'mon Tommy it's all over, put your gun down."
Tommy sneered at him "A copper, one of my own working for me under my own roof, I'm gonna kill you."
"I don't think so" Sammy stated aiming the gun at Tommy. Tommy raised his gun and squeezed the trigger just as Sammy fired off three rapid shots in quick succession into Tommy's chest, he hit the floor and his eyes stared blankly at the ceiling. Sammy ran over and kicked his gun away just as more officers appeared on the scene, they quickly ascertained that Tommy was dead. It was just then that Sammy felt the wetness trickling down his arm, he looked down and noticed that his jacket was soaking with blood. He was struggling to catch his breath and he was sinking to the ground when Oliver grabbed hold of him and radioed in for a bus to be sent.
The ambulance sped away with Sam and Oliver sitting in silence as they contemplated the bust. Sam closed his eyes in blessed relief as he thought about Tommy aiming the gun at him, he thanked God that he made it out of there alive and he couldn't wait to see Andy again, this was the last thought in his head as his vision swam and he tumbled into complete darkness.
Andy was back at the station listening to the police scanner just as the bust was going down. Traci kept running her hand over Andy's back trying to soothe her and keep her calm.
"Andy, This is not Sam's first time undercover, he is a great cop and good at what he does. He will be fine and he will walk through those doors with the Swarek swagger and with that ridiculous grin on his face."
Andy grinned feebly at her glad that she had a friend like Traci who was trying so hard to make her feel better. She stiffened as she heard the voice shout and then shots ringing out. Her heart froze as she heard Oliver's voice over the radio "Officer down, send a bus officer down!" Her blood ran cold and she looked at Traci her face showing her terror.
"C'mon, let's get you down to the hospital to see this man of yours." Traci gently pulled her towards the door and Andy came blindly following Traci's lead without saying anything. Her heart was hammering in her ears and she couldn't think straight. She knew in her heart that something was going to happen to Sam, she just knew that she wasn't destined to have a happy ending. She sat in total silence all the way to the hospital not noticing the concerned looks that Traci kept throwing her way.
A/N Next chapter will be the last one and I am sorry for ending it on a cliff hanger, it just seemed the most obvious place to end it. I will post the next chapter soon so that you are not kept waiting.
