"Are we done?"Sam asked Frank as IA wrapped up their questions.
"We're done. You acted in defence of a fellow officer and you used reasonable force." The IA officer told him "There's no need for a suspension."
"Great. Then I'm gone."
Sam headed towards his truck and jumped in. The image of Andy crying seared into his brain. He hit the steering wheel with both hands, wanting to vent his anger on something. Checking the time, Sam started his truck and drove on instinct.
Before he knew it, he was outside Andy's apartment.
"She's probably fast asleep by now." Sam debated with himself, before looking up at her apartment. Seeing a light was still on Sam climbed out of his car, stopped the door locking as a tenant left the building and climbed the stairs and getting lost in his thoughts. Before he knew it, he was face to face with Andy's door.
He raised his hand and was about to knock when he heard a muffled voice through the door. When he heard a second, lower, muffled voice, he realised that Andy wasn't alone. She was with a man.
Sam stared at the door for a second, lowered his hand and stalked back to his truck. He knew he should go home and sleep. It had been an exhausting day. Instead, Sam headed back to the station, changed into his training gear and headed to the gym. He strapped boxing gloves to his hands and started pounding the punch bag.
"Morning Sam." Andy said as she arrived at Parade the following morning.
Sam walked straight past her and propped himself up against the wall at the opposite side of the room.
"What was that about?" Traci hissed, watching Oliver talk to Sam. He was probably saying the same thing to Sam as she was to Andy.
"I have no idea." Andy told her, perplexed.
"He looks like you told him you hate his guts."
"He looks like he did the night of the black out."
"Tell me you two didn't try to hook up again?"
"No. My dad surprised me with dinner last night."
"So why is he so mad?"
"Beats me. Great. I get Anderson again."
"Could be worse. Could be a fuming Swarek."
"Seriously Sammy, what happened? You just walked straight past McNally, not even acknowledging her 'morning Sam'."
"Nothing. Long night."
"Hence the sunglasses, but not why you're avoiding McNally."
"I'm not avoiding McNally."
"Then why are you not glued to her hip as you usually are and why are you relieved to be working with Little again?"
"Professional space."
"Professional space my ass."
"So you do as I say, when I say it. You do not go off half cock by yourself because that's when you get into trouble. If I start running, pretend I am a bomb technician." Andy was saying to Anderson.
"But what if..." Anderson started asking
"No." Andy snapped, cutting him off.
"Or if..."
"No. Do not even get out of the car unless I give you my express permission. You are a Rookie, a no body. I do not even care who your parents are."
"Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."
"One more rule. Do not treat me like a friend. You do not know me. You do not know my life and you have no idea. So no personal comments, of any type."
Anderson rolled his eyes and took to staring out of the window.
It was rare that Sam was thankful for a shy rookie, but today was one of the days he was. Until Little couldn't bear the silence any more.
"Want to talk about it?"
"No."
"Got something to do with your partner?"
"Drop it."
"You try something and she blow you off?"
"I said drop it."
"Maybe there was a reason she blew you off."
Sam stopped the car and turned to look at the Rookie.
"I said leave it. My partnership with McNally is a complicated one and is something I don't really want to talk about."
"You are totally into her."
"Will. You. Just. Drop. It."
"I mean I don't blame you. She's kinda hot."
"Don't even go there." Sam warned him, before thinking "I thought this guy was supposed to be lacking confidence."
"So you're trusting me to go in there and bring out this wanted criminal?" Anderson asked.
"That's about the size of it."
"Why?"
"What can I say, I may be suffering from a head injury from yesterday, or I could be starting to trust you. Just go in there, arrest the suspect and bring them out here. Oh before I forget, here's your warrant." Andy told him, handing him an envelope.
"Alright. Thanks Andy." Anderson beamed, getting out of the car and bouncing off to the building.
"Don't thank me just yet" she waved after him through the clenched teeth of her false smile.
Once Anderson had disappeared into the building, Andy relaxed her face, remembering when Sam had pulled this on her. Immediately she felt a pressure build up in her chest which she swallowed down. If Sam had been talking to her, she would thoroughly be enjoying the wind up of Anderson.
She was lost in her own thoughts until the door opening brought her to her senses. Anderson was back and he was empty handed.
"That wasn't funny." He stated as he slammed the door behind him.
"Do you see me laughing?"
"I got to the room where the suspect was and I was all 'I have a warrant for your arrest' and when they demanded to see it I handed it over. They looked in the envelope and started laughing before pulling out a CHINESE MENU!"
"Your point being?"
"MY POINT? WHAT THE HELL? ARE YOU TRYING TO GET ME KILLED?" Anderson yelled.
"That was to teach you that you do not know anything about this job. What have you learned from this little, exercise?
"Exercise? That was an exercise?" Anderson yelled.
"Yes. It was one Sam used on me and I learnt my lesson fairly quickly. So what did you learn?"
"That you're out to get me."
"I'm not out to get you. And you know what, I know I'm meant to be teaching you, but so far nothing I have taught has sunk in."
"You gave me a fake warrant."
"Yes, and you should have checked it before even stepping into that building." Andy snapped, which caused Anderson's reply to die on his lips, instead making him slam his body back into the seat and stare out of the window.
"Definitely woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Andy heard Anderson mumble under his breath.
A/N: Just because so many of you requested it!
I know this (and a couple more tricks) are pulled straight out of the show, but they are just warming up with what they know...
And thanks you all you lovely people who took time out of their day to review - if you leave me one from an account I will always try to respond. If you leave me one as a guest I do read them and I do appreciate the kind words!
lilou - I loved your review - my French is very rusty (I do want to improve it) so I didn't understand most of what you wrote in your review, but Google helped me translate and I appreciate every word.
Jut so you all know - I am working on that many different projects right now I am implementing a writing schedule for myself so the update rate is going to slow down so that I can finish some of my other fics off as well as write this sone