Summary: Five years after a broken engagement, Andros visits Tommy and his new team. What he finds there, he couldn't even imagine in his wildest dreams.
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Not Always The End
Chapter 13
Tommy and Andros looked up from their breakfast when the doorbell rang.
"Who could be at the door this early in the morning?" Tommy muttered, getting up reluctantly.
Andros turned back to his breakfast, but his attention was at the front door, hoping to catch who was standing in front of it.
"Hey, Adam." Tommy's muffled voice reached his ears. "Same case catching you in Reefside again?"
"Yeah and I thought, why not see if Tommy's still home." Adam's voice replied.
"Well, come in. I don't have to leave for another ten minutes, so…"
Adam laughed and soon the two entered the living room.
"Hey Andros." Adam greeted, before turning to Tommy. "You got ten minutes before you have to leave and you're still eating breakfast? No wonder you're always late."
Tommy laughed and quickly wolfed down the rest of his breakfast. Within ten minutes he was perfectly ready to leave.
"Perfected the art of getting ready in a very short time, Tom?" Adam laughed.
"If I didn't those kids would eat me alive." Tommy replied, smiling. "Well, I got to go now."
"I'll follow you." Adam grinned, fishing the keys to his patrol car out of his pocket.
"Hey, wait up." Andros called. "I'll go waste my time at Hailey's."
The other two men laughed, and together they left the house, all three getting into their own cars. They had hardly left the drive when they were halted by a police officer. Andros immediately noticed they were at Jenny's house. When both Tommy and Adam got out of their cars, Andros did so too and followed them.
"What's going on?" Adam demanded.
"There was a 911 call made from this house last night, but it was cut off. When we came here, the whole house was trashed." The officer replied.
Andros turned to look at the cottage and stared in dismay and wonder. The once so cosy cottage was ruined; the front door was ripped open and was held in place by only one of its hangings, windows were broken and the garden looked like a very INexperienced person had tried to plough it. In the middle of the mess Andros spotted Scrudly. The poor panda was ripped apart and its stuffing was everywhere.
"What about the inhabitants of the house?" Adam demanded, obviously trying to keep his cool.
"They are nowhere to be found."
"I'm taking of this case." Adam told the officer, showing his badge. "Adam Park, Angel Grove Police."
"You're reputation is exceedingly known, Officer." The policeman commented studying the badge. "But I'm afraid I can't let you do that."
Adam turned around to his patrol car and returned with a file-folder.
"This gives me all right to do this. It's already my case."
The officer accepted the folder and started flipping through the files.
"As you can see." Adam continued. "The family living here are in witness protection because the mother is a rape victim from a gang that terrorized Angel Grove a few years ago. Because of her courage to report the rape, we've been able to put the leader of the gang into jail. Unfortunately, we had nothing against the rest of the gang, so they're still walking around freely. Thus been threatened, she was entered into witness protection. The case has been handed over to me and I intent to keep it in my hands."
"If she's in witness protection, why isn't her real name in here?" The officer demanded.
"You think I'm really that stupid to take the files with her real name from safely being locked away?" Adam replied, getting mad. "Obviously the gang found her again and this time decided to take actions immediately. I wasn't going to make it easy and help them out to know who they should be looking for if they stole my files."
"Very well." He agreed reluctantly, before asking, "If I may ask, what are their real names or didn't the kid get a different one?"
"Their real names are Ashley and Jeniffer Rosa Hammond, Jenny kept her real name so she wouldn't be confused at such a young age." Adam replied with a soft sigh of sorrow.
The moment the words left Adam's lips, Andros world seemed to crash. Anna had been Ashley, he had seen it right. She had lied to him to protect herself from that gang wanting to take revenge for putting their leader in jail.
Suddenly it clicked. The rape, Jenny, his broken engagement, everything, it suddenly made sense. Not much, but enough to understand Ashley might not have wanted to break up with him after all.
"You can do the research." Adam told the officer. "But I want to be in on this case. I'll report to your station later today, right now I've got something important to tent to."
The officer nodded and handed Adam the folder back, before walking off to call the station. Adam watched him go, before turning to Tommy and Andros.
"I guess I have some explaining to do." He sighed. "Let's go back to your house, Tommy. This is not for all ears to hear."
Tommy just nodded and the three returned. The moment they re-entered the house, Tommy walked over to the phone to call Randall he wouldn't be able to make the first three classes.
Andros dropped down with his head in his hands, trying to comprehend what he had just heard. He might have figured some things out already, but he was still trying to progress and completely grasp it.
Adam sat down in a chair facing him, shifting uncomfortably. Never in his wildest dream had he imagined he would have to tell Andros what had happened to his girlfriend, what horrors Ashley had gone through, but worst off all, telling him what had made her snap and break up with him.
When Tommy returned, he was still holding the phone and it gave Adam an idea to buy himself a little more time.
"Tommy, can I call Tanya? I don't think it'll be a good idea to leave Andros alone after hearing what I have to tell him and we both need to work."
"Sure." Tommy replied handing him the phone.
Adam walked into the hall. There he dialled the all too familiar number he called every time he had to work late. After just two rings, the phone was answered.
"Tanya Park." A sweet voice told him.
"I never get enough of you saying that." Adam replied, the tension washing away from him a little.
"Adam!" Tanya exclaimed happily. "Shouldn't you be working?"
Adam sighed and Tanya obviously heard it.
"What's wrong? Adam?"
"I am working, it's just that…"
"What?"
"I'm going to have to tell a good friend a story that will break his heart. I'll have to go after telling him, but I don't want to leave him alone." Adam explained, knowing she'd understand.
"And you want me to come keep him company." Tanya guessed.
"Only if you want to. You can take Chloe with you and I'm sure Emily wouldn't mind watching Micheal for a bit after school."
"Where do I go?" Tanya asked him.
"Tommy's house." Adam replied.
"Tommy!" Tanya asked surprised. "What have you got to tell him that would break his heart?"
"Not Tommy." Adam sighed. "Andros is staying here, remember? It has to do with Ashley."
"Oh and what do you know that we don't?" Tanya demanded. "What have you been keeping from me, Adam?"
"She was raped, Tan'." Adam replied quietly. "I couldn't tell you, because I swore to her never to tell anyone and when she entered witness protection and the case was handed to me, I had to be even more careful."
He heard Tanya sigh.
"You're a true and loyal friend, Adam." She told him. "And that's exactly what makes me love you so much. But you better tell me the whole story later."
"I will, promise." Adam replied, relieved she wasn't mad.
"I'll see you in a bit." Tanya said, a smile in her voice.
"Yeah, don't forget to call Emily if she'll watch Micheal."
"I won't. Love ya."
"Love you too."
Adam hang up and sighed, walking back into the living room. There was no turning back now. As he sat back down in the chair, he took a deep breath and started…
A/N: HA! You'll have to wait for the next chapter to read his story! Hope you liked it! I know I fooled some of you in believing Anna wasn't Ashley! YAY! Review!