Title: Calling Out For Help
Couple: Sam/Andy
Rating: T, mild language and may have some adult themes later.
Part: 3 of 10, possibly 11
Pages: 9
Spoilers: season 2 episodes 1-7
Disclaimer: I do not own Rookie Blue… Wish I did.. :D
Summary: Sometimes a person's ego gets in the way. What will happen when Andy's gets in the way of her calling out for help? Sometimes calling out for help can be the hardest to do ever.
Authors Note 1: I know people were really disappointed that it seemed Andy called Luke. But as I was always told as a child, "don't judge a book by its cover". I think everyone will be surprised with either this chapter or next chapter depending on this chapter plays out. I've decided to go ahead and go with Sam's point of view for the 3rd chapter because of people being disappointed in the second chapter and I am planning something else for Tommy's part in the story. I am sorry for having to put Luke in this story, but just note I don't like him either so he won't be in this story much longer and he won't be playing such a big part in the future chapters so just hang in there and you will be very very very very happy readers! I hope you enjoy this chapter and once again thanks for the reviews.
Calling Out For Help: Sam
Watching Andy walk out of the locker room I sigh and couldn't help but start feeling extremely guiltily over my actions today. I left Andy alone; to check out that locker all because I was jealous she was still choosing Luke over me even though he cheated.
I let her down, I was hypocritical and I let my ego get in the way. Making a promise to myself right then and there I knew I would never do that again. I would have her back no matter what. Andy could have died tonight, and she still wouldn't have known my feelings for her.
Feelings, I lightly laugh to myself. She has to be blind. Even Oliver noticed my feelings for her while she was stuck in that burned out building. Sam Swarek did not do feelings. I would rather avoid them and push them to the back of my mind than confront them, especially when they involved a certain brunette beauty.
I walk out of the women's locker room and back to the men's remembering something I forgot in my locker and needed to get. When I get to my locker I see the vacated locker room and I rest my head against the cold dark blue metal of my locker door, replaying the final events of today's shift over in my head for the millionth time in the past hour, never getting any peace of mind, never letting it go.
Looking at Jo in the parade room today and seeing the look of hatred towards Andy I knew right then that she was the cause of the "slowing things down" between Andy and Luke. One look at the hostilely spoken words between Andy and Jo you would had to of been blind not to read into the signs. The signs were so blatantly obvious that Luke cheated on Andy with Jo. How bad did he cheat I don't know, was it just a kiss or did he sleep with Jo, but the fact that he cheated at all made me want to punch Luke into oblivion and cuss Jo out for being such a freaking slut.
From the first day I met Jo at the scene of Andy getting shot I didn't like the vibe I got off her. She seemed to have a separate agenda from the rest of us coppers. A week into her transfer to the 15th and it was clear she transferred for Luke, and no other reason. I knew right then and there that things between Luke and Andy were going to be test and to a somewhat extreme measure.
While I had hoped that Luke would screw up somehow, I didn't wish for him to cheat on McNally.
McNally was perfect in every way. She is fiercely loyal to her friends, and extremely protective of anyone she cared for, even if you weren't on the best of terms with her. McNally has the biggest heart I've ever seen someone house inside of a chest, and one day she will make an amazing cop after she learns a little more and has more life experiences behind her.
I was looking forward to the day she would outshine every single cop that every walked the halls of 15th division. Knowing I would be right there with her to break the misconception built around her because of who her father was. I would be there still the over protective friend I was right to her now, hopefully not just as a friend though, maybe boyfriend, fiancé or who knows by that time maybe even as her husband.
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Feeling a little less sorry for myself, I open my locker and pull out my bag I forgot in the locker earlier and start to head out. As I exit the door I run into Best.
"Ahhh Sam, just the copper I was looking for. Can you come into my office for a few minutes I think we need to talk?"
At Best's words I start to get a little nervous. Yes I deserved to be reprimanded for leaving my partner to search a storage locker by herself, that mistake almost cost my partner her life. Something I would have never forgiven myself for it she wasn't found and saved by Luke, even if I despised the guy.
Once getting to Best office I sit down and Best starts his speech.
"Sam I don't know what happened out there today between you and McNally, but whatever it was it never should have compromised your partnership. You left her alone to go check out that storage unit, a mistake that almost cost the 15th division a rookie and Andy her life. If you can't put aside your personal feelings I will either make you take the Guns and Gang opening or I will separate you from being her permanent partner. Either way fix it Sam!"
Not willing to speaking a whole lot I nod my head and wait to be dismissed.
"I just have one more thing to say before you are dismissed for the night. You need to tell Andy your feelings Sam. I can see they are eating you up. Now because this is first time for you to make this kind of mistake I won't write it up right now, but if you do pull this type of stunt again Sam, I will be forced to write it up and send to the higher ups. Don't make me do that Sam."
Shocked I look up at Frank and just smile and laugh a little. Apparently Andy is not the only one that's an open book with their feelings.
"I'll take that into consideration Frank. It will never happen again, I hope you have a good night."
Grabbing my bag off the floor, I leave Best's office and head to go see Jerry.
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I stopped by Jerry's office and don't see him so I go back to the interrogation room he was using for the neighbor that attacked Sophie and entered the observation room.
In the observation room I see Jerry first and notice he is talking to someone and then the blond head of curls comes into view.
Jo
Of course, just to make my night even worse. Hopefully she'll leave after she finishes her conversation with Jerry.
"Oh hey Sam." I hear Jerry say, but I keep my eyes on Jo. I nod to Jerry and set my bag down on the floor and lean against the wall to wait while they finish the conversation. I tune them out with thoughts of my former rookie wondering how she is doing after the almost strangulation.
Broken out of my thoughts I hear a door open and see Jo walk out and Oliver walk in with his bag in hand.
I greet him the same as normal, "Hey Ollie." He rolls his eyes at the nickname, finally giving up on getting any of us here at 15th to stop calling him that.
"Hey Sammy, so was that you I saw leaving Frank's office a few minutes ago?"
"Yea got reprimanded for being stupid about leaving Andy alone today to check out that storage locker."
Jerry finally joined the conversation with his input, "Well we've all had a bad day so why don't we go to the penny to celebrate that Sammy's love interest is finally free of her ball and chain, and that maybe now Sammy here will buck up some courage, grow some balls and tell Andy that he loves her."
Hearing Jerry's comment I punch him in the arm and send him my "go jump off a bridge" glare. I send Oliver the same glare for his laughter at Jerry's comment.
After getting over the comment I finally answer "Lets getting going then. If I remember correctly I owe Ollie here drinks because I lost the caffeine bet."
"Ok, let me just wrap up getting this guy booked for the night until transportation comes tomorrow and call Traci then I'll meet you and Ollie at the Penny. Don't start having too much fun without me!"
Laughing Oliver and I leave the observation room and head out to our cars, parting ways to drive the short distance to the bar that all the cops at 15th division hang out at after our long 10 hour shifts.
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Arriving at the Penny it was a little late about ten minutes past ten at night. The bar was not as crowed as normal so Oliver and I decided on a booth instead of our normal spot at the bar.
Sitting down after ordering out first round of drinks, Oliver starts to talk, bringing back up the subject of the incident of the burnt out building.
"Sammy, I told you at the building fire to tell McNally your feelings, and I'm telling you again. Tell her how you feel, she needs to know and you need to get it off your chest before it kills you. In all the years I've known you, this mistake has never happened. Even if you never liked a partner you still had that person's back no matter what. "
"I can't Ollie. I need to give her some time. She just found out that Luke cheated on her and with Jo of all people. She needs space after that."
Oliver gave me a look telling me I was wrong once again before talking again.
"You mean the girl who told you she hated space and time, and that's what you want to give her? You are so backwards it not even funny Sam. She doesn't need time or space, she needs you there. You always have been, and at this point she needs you even more now than she ever has. I mean come on, she just found out that the guy she was going to marry this weekend cheated on her with an ex-flame. McNally needs you there because of what happened today at the storage unit, and because you are the only one that can seem to break through that wall of hers. Nothing has to happen right away Sam. In fact I would suggest that you don't start a full blown relationship but I believe that you guys need to start laying the ground work because you two are going to end up together one way or another. Make it easy on yourself Sam and stop torturing one another and start admitting your feelings. Or at least do the division a favor and admit them. The sexual tension between you and McNally is driving us all crazy!"
In the middle of Oliver's speech Jerry walks in and come over to the table to sit down, and jumps in at the end of Oliver's last sentence.
"Oliver is right Sam. I just got off the phone with Traci on the way over here and Andy is not doing so well. She finally admitted to Traci that Luke did cheat on her. However Traci is pretty sure Andy is having nightmares right now from the almost strangulation by Nixon. McNally needs you Sam."
"Would you two just leave it alone already? I feel guilty enough about leaving Andy alone to go to the dam storage locker! I don't need you two layering the icing on even thicker ok! Now I'm going to get a refill of my scotch, and by the time I get back I expect a new conversation to have been started, that doesn't involve, two detectives and my former rookie got it?"
Both grown men nod their head silently and I get up and walk away. Leaning on the bar I sigh and start to think about what they said. Andy was having nightmares, and I knew Traci would not be able to make those go away. Andy needed me once again but she had to make that call I can't just show up and ambush her. Ambushing her didn't work earlier in the day with confronting her about that cheating ex-fiancée and I knew it certainly wouldn't work while trying to get her to open up to me.
Knowing that Andy was having nightmares made me feel horrible. I should have asked her to stay with me. I have an extra guest room, but no all I said was that she couldn't stay at her dad's with the state I was sure it was in. My brain was thinking the words but my lips would not move to form them. I couldn't get the words past my filter telling me Andy needed space, which was a complete lie I was telling myself, trying to buy more time.
Getting my refill I head back to the table to sit down and finish off the night in hopefully a good way, trying to forget about McNally and those unresolved feelings.
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A few hours later I am driving home. I had stopped drinking after my second scotch so I was far from drunk and was able to drive home safely. I was unable to drink because no matter what topic Oliver and Jerry brought up I couldn't help but think about Andy.
Andy was filling my every thought, even more so than normal here lately. When I wake up she is the first thing I think of wondering how she's doing, how she slept, and the last thing I think of at night before falling asleep, hoping she is safe and sound for the night.
Reading my truck's temperature gage and seeing it's a cool 60 degrees out at one o'clock in the morning I roll down my windows to allow the cool air to come in and clear my thoughts. The cool breeze entering the truck woke me up a little more and by the time I made it home I was relaxed and read to get inside and warm up.
Opening the door to my dark house I set down my bag I had grabbed from the back seat of my truck and head up the stairs towards my bedroom to get ready to sleep. I kick off my tennis shoes and pull out some clean sleep pants and boxer briefs before heading to take a shower.
Stepping onto the cold small white tiles in my master bathroom I start the shower to warm up for me, and start stripping off my clothes throwing them into the laundry hamper. Checking to make sure the water is warm I step into the warm spray closing the glass door behind me and start to wash away everything that had happened today.
While washing off my body soap I am transported back to the locker room conversation with Andy. I had a chance to ask her to stay with me, and I didn't take it. I was so stupid! I had an opening to finally tell Andy McNally that I loved her, and that she was my soul mate. She was finally free of "her ball and chain" as Jerry had so kindly put it earlier in the night and I've screwed it up already and it hasn't even been a week yet.
I continue to knock myself around about not asking Andy to stay with me and letting her go with Traci, until the water ran cold. It took me shivering and getting goose bumps before I realized the water was ice cold.
Getting out I step out on to the freezing tile again and wrap a clean towel around my body and start to dry off so I can put my clean clothes on. As I'm sliding my sleep bottoms on I hear my stomach growl and remember the last time I ate, or tried to eat was at the hotdog stand for lunch some 12 hours ago. During the time between now and then food had become the last thing on my mind and saving Andy became my top priority.
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Walking down the stairs and into my kitchen I pull out the making of a sandwich and start making it. Once I finished making myself dinner, well if food at 15 minutes still two o'clock in the morning can be considered dinner I put the extras away and head towards my living room. Sitting on my couch to eat I turn my television on in hopes of catching a rerun hockey game.
As I pass a news channel, while looking for a rerun of a good match, a story that was just getting aired caught my attention.
"In other breaking news, an on duty female police officer today was held captive by a murder suspect named Ray Nixon. Some might remember his name from an earlier investigation into the death of a rookie police officer out of the 15th division. A fellow officer was able to apprehend Nixon before he killed the female officer, and Nixon is being formally charged with multiple counts of murders. All reports indicated that the female officer has sustained no injuries."
After hearing the news report I shut the television off and sit in silence as I eat my sandwich no longer interested in finding a hockey game. When I finish the sandwich I started to head to bed noticing it was two o'clock in the morning I had to be at the station by noon for shift again. Walking by the guest room I can't help but look in trying to imagining a brown eyed beauty sleeping peacefully in that bed, eyes closed and her breathing deep and peaceful. Sleeping without the nightmares I was told she was suffering from.
Shaking my head I close the door and head towards the master bedroom to try and sleep, praying I would get at least 4 hours so I could function tomorrow at work somewhat. Lying down in bed I snuggle my head into my pillow wishing it was a head full of chocolate brown hair instead of the crisp white pillow case. Slipping into a sleepy state I start to lose consciousness dreaming about Andy McNally.
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Waking up to the shrill and loud ring of my cell phone was unpleasant I look at the clock and read in blaring red numbers 2:30 AM but I still searched quickly for the cell hoping to catch the caller before they had to leave a message. Thinking it was Jerry or Oliver saying they finally made it home I glance at the caller ID first. I smile at the name on the screen of the cell phone.
Incoming call: Andy McNally
I quickly pick up and hastily push out a sleepy greeting.
"Hey, are you ok? You've never called this late before."
"Sam… I … can… you.. I need..." hearing Andy trying to speak but breaking down, I sit down on my bed and try to get her to breathe and speak a full sentence.
"Andy sweetie, please just breathe. I can't fix anything if you can't tell me what's wrong. Take deep breaths, follow me ok? In and out In and out… keep going you're doing well. Just relax Andy I'm here."
I hear her slowly starting to claim down a bit and I start encouraging her to talk to me.
"Andy, tell me what's going on."
"I need you Sam! Please can you come get me?"
I jump out of bed and throw on a long sleeve shirt, socks, shoes and a jacket. I grab my keys and start running towards the door. She had finally said the words I had been longing to hear for such a long time, I need you.
"Where are you at sweetie?"
"Traci's apartment."
"Ok I'll be there soon just keep breathing until I get there ok? Is Nash with you right now?"
"No, she went back to bed."
" I need you to get her to sit with you until I get there alright?"
"Yea, thank you Sam."
"Anytime and anything for you Andy."
Hanging up I put my truck in gear and head towards Nash's apartment, towards love of my life who called me and said she needed me. With a smile on my face I drive on into the early morning not caring if I didn't get any sleep for shift tomorrow, as long as I had Andy near me and starting to admit that she needed me just and much as I needed her, sleep became the least important thing to me. Andy became my first priority; anything that didn't involve her was lost in my tunnel vision. But I could be happier than I was at that point in time, she finally needed me and this time I wasn't going to mess this chance up.
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Author's Note 2: Huge shout out to jimi18 for guessing 99.5 percent correctly in a review on chapter 2! Who is Luke's mysterious caller at 2:30 in the morning? I guess you will have to stay tuned for later chapters to find out!As a prize for guessing right I sent a small preview section of this chapter to jimi18 to read before I released it to everyone else today!
Author's Note 3: So that wasn't totally as I had planned, but I felt after last chapter my readers deserved to have this little piece of McSwarek action to tie you over! I've decided that my chapter of Tommy's point of view is going to be made into a different story sort of a spin off if you will, so I can move more into the Sam and Andy aspect that I know everyone is dying for….. Because truth be told, I'm writing this to tie me over some more until the writers for the show get their butts into gear and get Sam and Andy together finally after this long wait!
Author's Note 4: Up next in chapter 4 Sam gets to Traci's house and him and Andy start to sort things out. Chapter 4 should be out tomorrow (Tuesday) or the day after (Wednesday). Things are going to pick up pace after this chapter and the next so hold on to your seats!
Author's Note 5: I hope this made up for chapter 2, If not let me know and I'll work something out for you! Maybe I'll write you a one shot for you or something of your choice in topic ,for Sam and Andy of course, if you're still horrendously disappointed after this chapter! :D I've decided the person who reviews first will get a sneak speak of a next chapter ahead of time before everyone else and that will start for chapter 4 so who ever reviews on this chapter 1st look at your PM messages by tonight and it should be there! Therefore, hurry up and review! I Hope everyone is either having a great day, will have a great day or had a great day depending on what time you are reading this! Until next time, keep on reviewing they make my day that much brighter!