For the past two weeks, Sam and Andy were being filled in on everything there was to know about their new identities and the drug lord they were going to do their best to take down.

The drug lord's name was Ray Lawton, and he was a huge contributor of the trafficking of drugs in and out of the city. They were going to work their way into the inner circle, gain his trust and then bring him down.

"Simple," Sam kept saying, but Andy didn't think so.

Now after two weeks of learning "everything she needed to know," Andy still didn't feel ready to go. And they were leaving tomorrow.

Sam sat on the bench in the locker room, his back to Andy as she changed after shift. They were once again going over their cover story.

"So, where did we first meet?" Sam asked. As their story, Sam and Andy would be dating.

"Well, I was working at a coffee shop where you came in all the time to sell your drugs. We talked, we flirted, and it blossomed into true love." She said the last part sarcastically, giving an exaggerated eye roll.

"Better make that believable, sweetheart," Sam said, turning around as Andy was just pulling her shirt over her head.

She blushed crimson and hurriedly tugged her shirt into place.

"You and Callaghan coming to the Penny tonight?" Sam asked, standing up and coming to stand beside her.

"Yeah, Best said to keep things as normal as possible, so if Luke's up to it, then yeah." One thing that bothered Andy was that she couldn't tell anyone she was leaving. Best said he would inform everyone once they were gone.

Which means she had to keep this a secret from both Luke and Traci, her best friend.

Thinking of Luke, Andy looked down at her hand, wiggling her fingers.

Sam moved closer, placing his hand over hers, covering the ring. "You sure you're ready for this?"

"As ready as I'll ever be," she replied, staring at his larger hand covering her delicate one.

"You have to prioritize, McNally. Push him out of your mind," Sam said. He was so close, his breath tickling her mouth, the hear making her dizzy. "It's the only way you're going to get the job done," he said huskily.

Andy leaned closer and kissed the very corner of Sam's mouth. She lingered there for a moment, taking him in, liking what she felt.

He pulled back in surprise, his lips tingling, his heart pumping wildly.

"Better make that believable," she said, giving a wicked smile, using his own words against him.

He stared blankly as she sashayed away.

Finally he recovered enough to say, "I'll pick you up around 8 tomorrow night."

"Sure thing, sweetie," she laughed, not turning around.

As soon as she was gone, Sam groaned, collapsing on the bench.

He leaned forward, elbows on his knees, a small smirk stuck on his face as he replayed what just happened.

McNally was going to make him go insane.

On the bright side, this would be the most exciting UC job he had ever done.


Andy and Luke returned to their house, earlier than planned.

Luke seemed out of it and Andy was caught between knowing glances from Sam and watching Jo make eyes at Luke all night.

So, it was a mutual decision when they finally left.

She honestly wasn't planning on texting Luke anything. It kind of just slipped out.

They were sitting there, the windows open, letting the warm beginning of summer air seep in as they watched the TV on low. Luke stroked her arm and Andy could feel the worries about tomorrow slipping away.

"So you want to go out to dinner tomorrow night?" Luke asked.

"Oh, I can't," she yawned, then stiffened as she realized her mistake.

"Can't? What do you mean can't?" Luke asked, sitting up.

"Well, it's just that…" She let out a whoosh of air. "I'm going undercover."

"What? Tomorrow?" He didn't bother asking why she didn't tell him; he knew it was against the rules.

She nodded.

Luke sighed, running a hand through his hair. He took both of Andy's hands in his. "Are you sure you're ready for something like this?"

Andy thought back to the locker room and Sam asking her the same question. And the steamy encounter that followed…

"Yes," she said, answering Luke's question. And when she said that to Luke, she realized this time she meant it.

"It's a dangerous job, Andy. I don't want to see you get hurt," Luke persisted, concerned.

"Well, that's the thing," Andy started, then stopped.

She really didn't want to tell Luke that she was going with Sam, but he wasn't stupid. When he saw that Sam was missing tomorrow, he would piece things together; the ever observant detective that he was. Besides, she wanted him to hear it from her, not Best.

"What, Andy?" Luke asked, sensing she wasn't telling him the whole truth.

"I'm- uh, not going alone." She took a deep breath, looked Luke right in the eye and said, "Sam is going with me."

"Sam? Sam Swarek?" Luke exploded, just as predicted.

"Yes," Andy said, shrewdly. She placed a hand to her temple, a headache already beginning. "He's posing as my boyfriend for the drug bust."

Andy knew this sounded bad, but it was part of the job; something she thought Luke could understand.

"Sam freaking Swarek is going to be your boyfriend. For how long is this did you say?" Luke said, pacing.

"However long it takes," Andy said, reciting the words Best had told her. "And Sam is only pretending to be my boyfriend."

"Pretending. Right," Luke said, with disbelief. Everyone on the squad had a hunch that Sam and feelings for Andy, more so than either of them would admit.

Andy hated it when Luke chastised her and bad mouthed Sam. Not one to sit there and take a man's crap, she stood up and began fighting back. "It's our job, and Sam is my partner. He is only trying to protect me. I don't see you offering to go undercover and have my back," she snapped.

Luke jerked back as if she had slapped him. "I'm a detective; I don't go undercover," he said coldly. He looked uncaring, but Andy knew she had hit a nerve. "I'm going out," he said, grabbing his car keys.

"Wait, Luke, where are you going?" Andy said, rushing to the door, but Luke just jumped in his car and sped off.

Andy sighed, going back inside and popping a couple of Tylenol to help her head. This was not how she planned her last night at all. But she should know by now that nothing ever went according to plan.

Andy crawled into bed, alone, wishing for tomorrow like she never had before.


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