Chapter 10

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The club was already bruising with people and energy when they arrived. They spotted the rest of their group and went over to them. Andy sat down next to the other girls and immediately fell into conversation with them. From the corner of her eye she noticed Jay looking her over several times, but thought nothing of it. Sam was talking to Paul, seemingly deep in conversation. Andy could only guess what they were talking about in the loud club.

'Hey, Andy, we're having a girls night tomorrow evening and we were wondering if you would come too,' Amanda said after a little while. Their drinks were brought at that moment and Andy was glad for the interruption. What was she supposed to say? She wasn't supposed to be there the next day. She was supposed to go back to the station, Sam had said so. It must have been the shortest undercover operation ever, but as long as the outcome was alright, she didn't care.

'Ehm, sure I guess I could manage.'

'It's what we always do when the guys have their little business to take care of. We'd better take advantage of the fact that they don't need us to be there,' Kyra added.

Andy smiled at them. She would come up with some reason to cancel on them last minute. It wasn't exactly fair to them, but she couldn't see any other reason to fix the situation she suddenly found herself in.

'My ladies,' Jay suddenly said standing in front of them. He sat down next to Drew and Kyra and gave the first one a quick kiss. Andy listened in as he spoke to the two girls.

'You know what you've got to do.' He handed the both of them something before standing up. Andy threw a questioning look at Amanda who just shrugged. So it was something that happened more often. Maybe they weren't as innocent as Andy had thought them to be. She looked over at Sam but he didn't seem to have noticed anything of the little exchange.

The night grew on and the music grew louder. People started filling the dance floor. Amanda pulled Andy up to the dance floor as well and both girls started moving to the beat. Andy noticed as the other two girls got up as well but walked towards the bar and settled there.

Sam was still talking to Paul, but Andy didn't want to risk anything. She nodded to Amanda and both girls made their way over to them.

'Wanna dance?' Andy said placing both hands on his chest looking meaningfully into his eyes.

Sam nodded eyes clued to hers as she pulled him to the dance floor. She put her arms around his neck and started moving to the beat. With her lips on his ear she whispered.

'Drew and Kyra are in on something.' She places soft kisses down his neck to not draw any more attention to them in the room full of dancing and kissing people. She felt as a slight shiver ran through him.

'What something?' Sam mumbled in her hair, obviously distracted.

'I think they're dealing.' She turned them around so Sam was now facing the bar and could see for himself.

'Nicely spotted,' Sam said to her neck between kisses. Andy took a steadying breath to keep herself focussed.

'So, you want to go get a drink?' he asked, looking at her at arms length. Andy nodded and they walked towards the bar, but making sure they didn't come too close to Kyra and Drew. The girls hadn't noticed them as they were caught up in talking to a small group of people. Andy clearly saw them handing something to one of the guys they were talking to. She gave Sam a look to make sure he'd seen it too. He handed her her drink with a small nod of his head, indicating that he knew what she meant and had seen it as well.

They sat talking about nothings and drinking their drinks before making their way back to the group table. Most people had spread out, but Jay was still sitting there. They sat down with him.

'Having fun?' he asked looking mostly at Andy. She was starting to get a little freaked out because of it.

'Yeah, it's great here, as always,' Sam said.

'Yeah, it's quite a success. And business is going well too I might add.' He looked around for a moment to make sure nobody was listening in on them.

'I might have a little extra opportunity for the two of you. We'll have to wait for the shipment to come in, but it will be a nice way for you to get in,' he said speaking more to Andy than to Sam once again.

'That would be great, thank you,' Andy said as Sam smiled at him.

'Yeah, you know I've been bugging you for something extra for a while now. Thanks a lot, Jay.'

'No problem, brother, no problem at all. Just give me a call Saturday morning.' He got up. 'Enjoy yourselves for the rest of the night.'

Andy couldn't help but check her watch. It was already past one o'clock, but thanks to her little nap that afternoon she wasn't that tired yet.

Sam had gotten up to talk to some of the guys again and gather some more information from the little things he had managed to tell her so far in between dancing and the drinks were promising.

Andy looked around the room and noticed that more of Jay's man were seemingly dealing. It wasn't surprising of course but the cop in her told her she should be making arrests instead of just sitting there and watching it all happen. She felt as her phone started ringing in her pocket and quickly she got it out. The number was blocked. Not quite sure of what to do she decided to just answer it. She could always just hang up.

'Hello?' she asked.

'Tell Sammy to pick up his damn phone,' the voice on the other end of the line spoke.

'Well, it's a little busy here, so I think he just didn't hear it,' she said, rolling her eyes and instinctively looking for Sam, spotting him with Toby.

'Just tell him to call me when you get to the apartment,' Boyd ordered her.

'Fine, I will.'

'Is everything going alright?'

'Yep, we're having a great time. But I've got to go now,' she said noticing how Drew and Kyra came walking her way.

'Don't forget to tell him McNally!' Boyd worried.

She hung up just as Kyra sat down next to her.

'Who were you talking to?' she asked curiously.

'Just an old friend.'

'Isn't it getting a bit late for a social call?'

'Some people just never have good timing.'

They ordered some more drinks and sat back for a little while, enjoying the music and watching the people. Slowly Andy noticed as more people from their group started to make their way back to the table, mostly to say goodbye. Jay was long gone, doing business in some back chamber Andy presumed. It was starting to quiet down in the club, as it was nearing closing time. It had been quite a busy night, even for a Thursday evening. Sam made his way back to where Andy was sitting.

'You wanna get out of here?' he whispered in her ear.

'Yeah,' Andy said, remembering their earlier conversation and the fact that they decided that nothing would happen before this meeting. When they got home it would be over…

They said their goodbyes and got outside. Normally Andy would gladly have found a taxi, but the chances that someone would follow them that way were bigger and they had the chance that they would be easier traced in case something happened. Besides, walking through the cold gave her an extra reason to hold on to Sam tightly.

As she looked across the street she noticed a van parked there. She remembered seeing it when they came to the club earlier that evening and though she did in fact have something to drink tonight, she did recognise the van. She looked at it once more and realised her first instinct had been right. It was a surveillance van. They had backup, just in case something had gone wrong. Andy felt a shiver go up her spine and it wasn't from the cold.

It was however still freezing outside, but there was no snow. Andy was glad when they entered their temporary building and went up to their apartment. Tension rose as the door closed behind them and they stood looking at each other for a long moment before Sam moved to take of his coat. Andy handed hers to him and he hung up their coats. Andy vaguely noticed the clock saying it was just past two thirty AM. She was glad that everything was almost over and that things could go back to how they were. Well, not exactly to how they were. Rather to how they were supposed to have been from the start. They had both made a choice, a decision to finally give in to what they had been denying for so long. Now there was no going back.

'Do you want a drink?' Sam asked as he walked towards the fridge.

'Sure,' Andy said, slightly nervous fidgeting with her watch. She moved over to sit down on the couch. He joined her moments later handing her a drink.

'Thanks,' she muttered quickly before taking a sip. His phone started ringing at exactly the same time. He picked it up from the table where it had been laying since that afternoon and sighed heavily before answering it.

'Boyd. Do you know what time it is?' Sam said. He had the phone on speaker so Andy could hear his answer.

'I know. We saw you guys leave and I need a breakdown of what happened tonight,' Boyd said.

'I talked to some of the guys, they all said different things about what time we will meet tomorrow, so there's no certainty on that one just yet. Also we found out that the girls are a little more involved than we had thought.'

'You said they wouldn't pose a problem and that they would help us catch the guys,' Boyd said angrily.

'Well, it's kind of hard to get what they are all about in just a few days,' Andy said. 'You are the one who had to move this whole takedown up a month.'

'Hey, that was Jay changing the circumstances, not me. We just have to act on whatever we are given.'

'Ok, ok. Point is, nobody knows anything really. You might want to ask Brian what he knows, because it could be that he knows something we all don't.'

'Fine, fine. I'll call him. We have to let him know what we are doing tomorrow night as well. About tomorrow, McNally, someone will come to pick you up at noon in a taxi. We'll bring you to a safe house where you will stay till everything is over. You can't under any circumstances leave the safe house, understood?'

'Yeah, OK,' Andy said rolling her eyes. Why would she need to be in a safe house? Why couldn't she be there for the takedown? Looking over at Sam, jaw set and looking strictly at the phone, she understood. If she was there it would bring too much confusion. Sam would try to keep her out of harm's way and could end up getting hurt. This wasn't like any situation they usually encountered. These guys weren't scared of anything. It was like he had said, they would just shoot.

'Good, see, it isn't that hard to follow the rules now is it?' Boyd said in his annoying tone he seemed to safe especially for her. 'I'll call again tomorrow morning.' With that he hung up. Sam put the phone back down.

'Technically, it is already morning,' Sam said, flashing his dimple smile at her. She smiled back faintly. Sensing something was wrong he took her hands in his.

'So, everything is still going on tomorrow, isn't it?' Andy asked.

'Yeah. Look you don't have to worry, I've done this before, everything will be fine. Everyone there knows what they are doing.'

'And apparently I don't,' Andy said.

'Andy,' Sam said sincerely making sure she looked at him before he continued. 'If there is anyone capable of being there and doing a damn fine job, it would be you. But when you're there...'

'You wouldn't be able to focus on taking them down and keeping yourself save when I was there. I get it.' She just had to make sure it was true that he really cared that much.

'Yeah,' he spoke softly, sliding closer to her. She felt his leg touch hers but still she looked down as she let the fear she had been holding back flow through her. What if something did go wrong? What if something did happen to Sam? Even if she wasn't there, it didn't mean things would go smoothly.

'Andy.' His voice brought her back from her thoughts. 'What's wrong?'

'I can't lose you, Sam,' she confessed as tears formed in her eyes.

'You won't, do you hear me? You won't!' He tilted her head so their eyes met once again. She saw the sincerity in them. The silent promise he was making her, though they both knew there was only so much he could do to keep it. Slowly she reached her hand up and brushed it over the side of his face. She slid closer and placed her hands on either side of his face. Their faces inches apart, she asked the one question on her mind.

'You promise?'

'I promise.' It was enough, enough to let her emotions take over and lean in to touch her lips to his. His arms circled her waist, pulling her onto his lap. The kiss started slow and sweet, but soon the passion and need that had been building up all those months came rushing out, lips crushing into each other and hands caressing each part of the other's skin they could reach.

Before she knew what was happening, Andy felt as Sam stood up and started making his way over to the bed as he cradled her in his arms. He slowly lay her down on the bed and leaned over her, starting to trail kisses down her neck. Soft moans escaped her lips and she started pulling on his shirt. He let go of her for a short moment to take of his shirt and swiftly removing her top. She heard him gasp a breath as he saw the lace fabric she wore underneath. He started trailing kisses around the fabric before mashing his lips with hers once more.

Later they lay next to each other in the bed, still breathing heavier than normal. He shifted to cover the both of them with the sheets that were now tangle on the bed. Andy snuggled closer to him as his arm wrapped around her body, holding her tightly and close. She rested her head on his shoulder. She knew she should get some sleep, tomorrow there were many things that had to be done. However, the worries were still circling through her mind.

'Maybe I should call Boyd, ask him to pick you up later so we have more time together,' Sam broke the silence, to her surprise.

'You should,' Andy said nodding in his chest. She knew it was an impossibility. Boyd would never agree, but she needed to hold on to the hope of holding on to Sam a little while longer, just in case. She wasn't going to admit it to him just yet, but the love she had for him was too powerful to be taken away abruptly should things go wrong after all.

He was stroking her back, drawing mindless circles on her skin. She shivered from the closeness and sanctity of the moment. Whatever might happen tomorrow, whatever she might lose, right now in this moment everything was alright, how it was supposed to be. With that thought she fell into a peaceful sleep.

So that's it for now. I wasn't sure if I should change the rating or not and I figured that I best keep it at this for now. If you think I should change it, let me know for future reference! Also I would love to know what you thought of this chapter so please let me know in a review!

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