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Oliver Shaw was a man who prided himself on being observant. And today's observation included the little kiss Luke planted on top of Andy's head, after she got out of his car. She might have walked the opposite direction to talk to Diaz, but Oliver wasn't blind. There was something going on between McNally and Callaghan again. Which did surprise Oliver a little.

After Parade and the rest of 15 filed out, Detective Jess Erico got up to the front. "Last night we had nothing. Absolutely nothing. Now we have something."

Luke started talking. "Ballistics came back to guns used from the Briarwood gang." The word gang had Oliver groaning. If he had to work with Guns and Gangs again, he was filing for retirement. Oliver hated gangs. They were hard to pin down their next moves, you had no idea who had beef with who and often once you cut the head off the snake, another head would grow back on.

"And the ID came back on the 3 victims. As you know, Cassady Summers is in critical but stable condition. And Justin Martinez and Laura Summers, Cassady's sister, were the ones killed," Jess explained. "Turns out this Justin Martinez is the little brother of the head of the La Policia gang, Cruz Martinez."

Oliver wanted to shoot himself now. Like really did. First he had Sammy beside him, giving Callaghan death glares across the room and now they had a gang turf war. Turf wars often got nasty, leaving many victims in their wakes and leaving the rest of the citizens not want to leave their homes. "Let me guess," Oliver spoke up. "It was targeted and Collins and McNally were collateral damage."

Jess nodded. "That's what we're thinking. Thanks to Jerry Barber, I talked to one of his CI's last night. He first had wonderful news for me. Jamie Evanston and his brothers, Jake and Jeff are moving their operations to Toronto. I guess the Surrey Police finally got their message across to them," Jess said. Jamie, Jake and Jeff were notorious gangsters in the British Columbia gang world, heading the AAN gang.

"What's the good news, Erico," Swarek asked.

She bit her lip. "Well we now know who is the head enforcer for the Briarwood gang." She put up a picture on the bulletin board. "Meet Brad Cooper. Born in Mississauga, grew up in Montreal. That's not all. Cruz Martinez has some serious connections to the Zeta Cartel in Mexico."

Oliver really considered putting his retirement papers in right then and there. The word Cartel spelled disaster for the Toronto Police. He thought back to the Vancouver Gang war in 2009 that was not pretty. Jess was continuing but Swarek leaned in to talk to Oliver. "Ollie. Brad Cooper is Sarah's boyfriend."

He had been slumped over, drinking coffee, but he sat straight up and turned to Swarek. "Oh."

"And best of all, I'm supposed to go for dinner with them tonight," Sam muttered.

"We have a problem. Or a possible opportunity," Oliver said.

Swarek leaned in, confused. "Possible opportunity?"

"Shaw, Swarek, have anything to add?" Frank asked.

Oliver sighed. "Yeah, we do. Sammy's big sister is uh, dating Brad Cooper." The whole room shifted its attention to Sam and Oliver. "And uh, Sammy here, is going out for dinner with them tonight."

Jess tapped her pen on a table before speaking. "McNally, has Sarah met you?"

Again, the room shifted its attention to Andy. Obviously Jess Erico didn't know that McNally and Swarek's relationship was no more. Andy looked startled by her sudden involvement. Oliver could tell she was just about in la-la land, mind somewhere else. Probably on the awkward love triangle of Callaghan/McNally/Swarek again. "Uh, yeah, she did. Why?"

"You go in the Swarek tonight. Get close to Sarah. She might know some details that she doesn't realize about some more hits or what Cooper has planned," Jess explained.

"That's a bad idea," Swarek immediately said.

Oliver looked over to Gail, who was in deep thought. "Why don't we put Detective Erico in? Introduce her as Swarek's new girlfriend. Might work." Oliver was surprised at how nicely Gail worded that. It was her first day back, after being cleared medically. However, pending a psychologist assessment, she was on desk duty.

Frank shook his head. "Too risky. McNally goes in with Swarek. Sarah might open up to her. And Cooper probably doesn't know McNally is a cop, either."

Dov spoke up, as Oliver figured. Voice of reason sometimes. "Wait. Why would Cooper go to dinner with Sarah's brother, who is a cop? Enforcers of a gang don't really want to be seen out with a cop."

"Swarek?" Frank asked, looking for an answer.

Sam shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe Sarah hasn't told him yet?"

"I think it's a risk we take," Luke said, finally speaking up. Oliver could tell by the homicide detective's body language, he wasn't happy about sending Andy in with Sam, undercover, to dinner with a known associate of the Briarwood gang. Hell, Oliver wasn't really comfortable with it either. "We do not want or need a gang war here. From the sounds of it, three major gangs are rising up and I'd really like to not have 10 more homicides this month."

Frank nodded. "I agree. Collins and Jess, you go in as well into the restaurant. Make sure everything is okay."

After everybody filed out, Oliver cornered Sam. He could tell Sam was not too impressed about this whole situation. First, having to see your ex every day was bad. Having to work with your ex- pretty hard to get over them. And then doing an undercover operation with your ex and your family was horrible. Andy and Sam had to trust each other 110% while in there and not give any hints to their current relationship status. Oliver didn't envy the two. "You okay, Sammy?"

Sam looked at Oliver. "I'm not okay with using my family as a means to an end."

Oliver just stared at Sam, with a blank face. "Sammy, your sister is dating the enforcer for the Briarwood gang. If we're not going to use her, Guns and Gangs will and it won't end pretty. This is a controlled situation."

"And I'm not sure if McNally is ready for this."

"Are you ready for this?" Oliver had his answer when Sam walked away. He just groaned and walked the opposite direction to get ready for the operation. He wished Noelle were here, to knock some sense into Sammy.

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Luke was doing paperwork, right after the briefing. He hated paperwork. Every cop hated paperwork. Hated it, yet it seemed that was all they did. Especially a homicide detective. Regular coppers called them paper pushers for a reason. He looked up and saw Andy walking past. "Andy!" He called out, hoping she'd hear him.

She poked her head in the door. "Yeah?"

Luke nodded for her to come in, and she did closing the door behind her. Which Luke found a little odd for McNally. "You okay?"

"I'm fine. Why?"

He gave her a look and sighed and folded his hands on the desk. "McNally. You're going undercover with your ex that that you've been broken up for 2 days. And you're going to dinner with his sister and a known associate with a gang."

Andy sighed and looked around, even though she knew there was nobody around. "Okay. Maybe I don't like the situation. But it's the job."

"It is. But are you going to be okay?"

"Luke, I'll be fine. I'm sure Sam and I can both be professionals and do our job," she told him, sighing. She hated this situation, to be honest. She wasn't entirely sure if she could pull it off or not. She was the type who wore her heart on her sleeve and she would have a hard time faking that Sam and her were happy. She stood up and faced Luke. "I'll be okay."

Luke just nodded, letting her know she was free to go. He sighed and tipped his head back and stared at the ceiling. He thought he was past McNally, over it. Finally moving past his fuck up. But apparently he wasn't. Because all he wanted to do was hug her and kiss her and let her know it was going to be alright. But Luke knew she was going through a pretty bad breakup and didn't want to make a move when she was this vulnerable.

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Sam and Andy sat outside the restaurant, in the car, not speaking. Her allergy to silence was not a problem here. She kept her attention on her phone, texting Traci. They had another 10 minutes before the time they were supposed to meet Sarah and Brad. Every once in awhile, she would sneak in a glance at Sam. Finally she decided to speak. "So I only met Sarah once, but I thought she was married?" Andy finally got that question out that had been bugging her for the whole damn day.

Sam sighed. He didn't want to tell her the details of his sister's life, however McNally was his partner going into the operation, and she needed to know. And he was man enough to recognize that fact. So he took a deep breath and explained. "After the attack and everything, Sarah was pretty messed up. It haunted her through college and everything. Finally she met a guy and everything seemed fine."

"What happened?" Andy asked, concerned. The one time she met Sarah, she didn't seem like the type to be dating the head enforcer for the Briarwood gang. Although she probably didn't know his true occupation, she just didn't seem the type to be dating a "bad boy."

"About a year ago, her husband admitted to an affair. After 13 years of marriage. He served her divorce papers the next day and tried to take custody of the kids. Sarah was again, pretty messed up. I don't know how she started dating Cooper. I'm just calling a mid life crisis."

Andy chuckled a little bit at the last sentence. "She probably thinks that Cooper can protect her."

Swarek ran his hand across his jaw. "I guess. Shall we go?"

"Let's get this over with," Andy muttered and climbed out of the vehicle. They had wires on the whole time and Andy just prayed it wouldn't be too awkward. She could fake it. Fake being in a relationship with the guy who had just broken up with her 2 days before. Easy assignment. Go to dinner… with your ex's family. Andy thought she had been nervous before her first major undercover assignment with Sam on the Bergen deal, but she was beyond nervous at this simple assignment. She heard Traci's words in her head: Fake it till you make it.

Sam stopped her as they were just about to go in. Wires weren't quite on. "I know this is hard for you because of what's happened this past few days," Sam started to say.

Andy crossed her arms. "Swarek, let's go in and do our jobs. I don't like this situation any more than you do, so let's just go in there, pretend we're happy and get the fuck out."

"What I meant to say, is that I still would rather you have my back than anybody else," Sam finally admitted, thinking back to what he had told her before her first major undercover, him as Gabe, and her as the girlfriend. Sam felt the same way as he felt back then. He knew she would have his back, despite everything.

She raised an eyebrow. "Flattery isn't going to get you anywhere, Swarek," she replied before going in the restaurant. She spotted Nick and Detective Erico at a table, not far from where Sarah and Brad were sitting already. Andy also heard in her ear that wires were up.

"Sammy!" Sarah exclaimed as she stood up to hug her younger brother. She smiled when she let go of Sam and saw Andy. "And you even brought the cute girlfriend. I am impressed Sam. I've met her twice. That's more than any other girl," she directed towards Andy.

Andy glanced at Sam to see him blush and caused Andy to roll her eyes. "He's just lucky that I deal with all his bullshit. That's why I'm still around."

The three of them sat down and Andy sat across from Cooper. Sarah started talking again. "Sammy, you're a lucky guy. Keep her around," she instructed. Andy just swallowed hard. Too late for that one. Sarah shook her head. "I forgot to introduce you to Brad. Brad, meet my younger brother, Sam and his gorgeous girlfriend, Andy."

"Nice to meet you," Sam and Andy both told him. "So what brings you two to Toronto?"

Cooper shrugged. "Work. I have my own mechanic shop in St. Catherine's and my buddy is just opening his own up and he asked me if I'd come help," Cooper explained.

"Oh, where's his new shop? Sam here never has time to take care of my car so I need a new shop," Andy smiled.

Cooper smiled back. "Just on the corner of McKnight and Whyte."

Andy nodded. "I'll keep him in mind. How long are you guys here for?"

"Just two days," Sarah explained. "Being the weekend and everything. I have to get back to my class on Monday." Andy knew Sarah was a teacher at a high school.

The waitress came by and took their orders, which Sam and Andy already knew that they wanted, without having to look at the menus. This establishment was a certified cop hangout and Sam and Andy had come here on more than one occasion, sometimes with each other, and sometimes with their respective partners. Oliver loved this place. While Sarah and Cooper were ordering, Andy texted Nick, to tell Jess. Start surveillance on that shop on McKnight/Whyte. And get a tail on them as soon as they leave the diner. I'm pretty sure they're headed straight for the shop.

Nick texted right back. On it. How are you doing?

She didn't reply, instead gave him a look across the diner that said 'not good.' Sarah said she was going to head for the washroom, so Andy went with her, and saw Jess get up as well. Andy sucked back a breath as she went in there, with her ex's sister. They looked a lot alike, dimples and all.

"How long have you been dating Brad?" Andy asked, within the privacy of the bathroom, knowing Jess could hear them as well.

Sarah shrugged as she applied lipstick, and Andy fixed her hair. "Two months now. It's been so awesome."

"Where'd you meet him?"

Sam's sister smiled. "At some dive hole bar, actually. He was with some friends and he looked the least scary so I sat down beside him and started talking."

"Love at first sight?" Andy asked.

Sarah shook her head. "Nope. I went back to the bar the next day and well, then it was love at first sight. He's so good with the kids."

"Yeah, I know what that feels like," Andy replied. "We should probably head back."

They had a little bit of conversation between the four of them and then Cooper, out of nowhere, asked what Andy did for a living. She silently laughed. "I'm actually in insurance. Working for State Farm," she faked.

Sam gave her the look that said 'I can't believe you just said that.' Because out of any possible career, she chose insurance, just she did when she was Candace, and he was JD. "I don't know why she does it," Sam told her. "Boring as hell."

"Well, every other career is boring when you are a firefighter, honey," Andy smiled sweetly, knowing Sam hated those 'hose monkeys,' as Oliver called them.

Thankfully their meals came and they didn't have to deal with the fallout of having Sarah ask them why suddenly Sam was a firefighter instead of a cop. Andy guessed Sarah hadn't been around Sam's life too awfully much and probably didn't tell Cooper of Sam's real occupation. Andy silently thanked the lucky stars when Cooper said him and Sarah had to leave, they needed to go to their friend's shop.

Sam blew out a huge breath when Cooper and Sarah were out of earshot. That hadn't been too excruciating painful. "Insurance, McNally?" He asked as they stood up and he put a couple bills on the table to pay for their meals.

"Whatever. We did it," Andy replied, coldly. "We got some information."

"Yeah," Sam said, before leaving to talk to Detective Jess Erico.

Nick came up beside her and put his arm around her shoulders. "I'll drive you back and you can vent to me at how much Sam is an ass to you."

Andy smiled at her new best friend. "Thanks, Nick."

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She got back to the station and gave her statement to Jess and returned to the locker room. She exhaled loudly as she sat on the bench and almost started to cry. She didn't think it would be that hard to fake it, but it was. Because all she wanted to do was tell Sam to go to hell. She almost didn't hear Luke coming in the locker room.

"How are you doing?" He asked, sitting beside her and throwing an arm around her shoulders. She put her head on his shoulder and it just felt…right. Sam would never just put his arm around her, or she would never impulsively hug him. Luke was okay with public displays of affection, which Andy liked. She wasn't one for major PDA but it felt good to have someone have their arm around them.

Andy sniffed, trying to keep the tears at bay. "I just want to go home and sleep," she looked at Luke as she said that. "My ribs hurt."

"That's what happens when you get shot, honey," Luke replied.

"Can we go home?" Andy asked Luke.

He smiled down at her and kissed the top of her head. "Let's go, McNally. Let's go home."

To all you fans of the Luke/Andy story, next chapter will have that inevitable "talk." And this isn't the last of the Briarwood gang :)