Hey guys! Sorry for the delay with this chapter. Yesterday I was busy back to school shopping. I had to go early so I could get the good Ticonderoga pencils. Today I was volenteering at the library so I couldn't start typing until late. The episode tonight was sooo good. So I got a lot of positive reviews and I want to just say thanks to everyone that followed me and reviewed the story. Some of you were a bit confused about the last chapter and I just want to make things clear. When Jason said he had a feeling like he needed to help her, it just meant that he has this feeling after seeing what was going on with Marlo that she needs a change and his way of helping her is trying to get her to come over to 27 for a while. I will not have him playing Superman to Andy the whole story. Sadly he won't be in this chapter but he will be in the next ones. jh126, I am really glad that you liked my story. Don't worry though, Andy will have more love interests other then Sam. MP31, yes, yes it can... Bekaroo, wow.. you review was so amazing I read it to my family. I hope this chapter will make you love, love, love my story even more. RookieBlueFanatic, I am sorry that I make Marlo out to be such a bitch but I would feel bad if she was an amazing person with a boyfriend in love with someone else. I don't know if Sam gets shot in the finale but he will get shot at some point this season so this is after that. linda p, Sorry he is not an angel... but he sure looks like one. ejliason, well here you go. Mcswarek01, Love you! Just kidding. Not really. Gonna go and hide now JK. Sammei1998, I was wondering if anyone would notice that. Glad you like it! Goggiebe, Sorry that he is not in this chapter but I can gurantee there will be some. CMT1992 THANK YOU! YOU ARE AMAZING! If I didn't get some of you guys I'm sorry I love you all! And just to clarify something I just want to say that to those who have been asking I am 13. I hope that doesn't effect your guys' opinion of my story. I once owned Rookie Blue. Then I woke up and realized I don't own Rookie Blue.
Chapter Three
The Penny
Andy walked into The Penny to be greeted by a chorus of "Congratulations!" and "Wait it go Mcnallys!" She smiled as she was assaulted with a hug from Noelle and a rather drunk kiss on the cheek from Oliver. When she was finally able to fend of the crowd she made her way over to her usual table where her friends were already seated.
"Thanks for warning me about all that," she says as she takes the space between Traci and Dov. Dov grinned and said some smartass comment that earned him a slap on the back of the head from Chloe and a dirty look from Gail. Andy didn't hear what he said though she was too caught up in her own thoughts about what had happened with Jason to pay attention to Dov being chewed out by Gail.
Has my life really gotten so messed up that random strangers want to take me on as a charity case? She thought as the rest of the rookies were talking about some case that had happened today. She quickly thought about all that had happened in the past year and quickly came to the realization that yes, her life was in fact messed up. For one she was working with three of her exes and was on speaking terms with only one, Nick. For another she was always apologizing to her friends. She had never really thought much about that before but now after her talk with Jason it seemed so obvious.
She goes undercover for six months and she is still apologizing for that one year later. She hooks up with Nick once and Gail still holds it against her even though she is in a happy relationship with a woman. The more she thinks about the more it rings true. In their first year everyone treated her like anyone else, but now it seemed to Andy that she had slowly acclimated to being that girl. The girl that still pined after a guy even though they broke up more then a year ago. The girl that everyone tiptoed around in fear that she was to fragile to handle anything. They treated her like everyone treated Traci after Jerry died.
All of a sudden she felt something cold dripping over her head and shoulders and looked up to see Marlo standing over her with an empty pitcher of beer and a smirk on her face.
"You bitch!" Andy screams as she abbrubtly stands up. As everyone in the bar turns their attention to Marlo and Andy, Marlo quickly puts an innocent look on her face.
"Oh my gosh Andy!" she exclaims "I am so sorry my hand must have slipped! Are you okay?"
Andy glared at her and screamed " Are you kidding me! I know you did that on purpose!"
Marlo looked at Andy as if she were crazy and said "Look McNally I know you think I'm a horrible person and all but you gotta put the past in the past. I am not out to get you. And I most certainly did not do that on purpose. I would rather be friends than enemies. What do you say?"
Andy looked around everyone was staring at her expectantly. Some people even had pity in their eyes. As if she was the pathetic witch who poured a whole thing of beer on a person. If she said yes she would be putty in Marlo's hands. If she said no people would think she was some jealous bitch who couldn't let anything go. But she knew she was right.
"No," she said "I know you did that on purpose Cruz. I won't be the one asking for your forgiveness." Marlo gave her a pitying look and says "Okay McNally but when you are willing to let go of this crazy grudge you have against me just say. Okay McNally?" With that she turned and walked towards the bar where she had some friends from SWAT waiting giving Andy stony glares.
Andy turned back around to her friends. "Can you believe that bitch," she said as she sits down "I mean she pours her drink on me and then trys to get me to apologize. What a bitch move!" Andy says while rolling her eyes. "Right guys?" When she isn't met with a wave of agreement she looks up and see's them all giving her weird looks. "Whats the matter guys?" she asks.
Traci gives her a gentle smile and says "Andy from where I was sitting it looked like an accident,"
Andy gives them all slightly betrayed looks "Do you all think that?" she asks. None of them would meet her eyes.
"Andy," Gail says softly "I think you should just give up on the grudge your holding. It is obviously clouding your judgement,"
"Yeah," Chris adds in "Besides you will feel so much better once that is all up in the air," That was met by approving nods from the rest of the group.
Andy couldn't believe this. They were taking Marlo's side. The very person they had sworn they hated just one year ago. "Also," says Traci "She isn't that bad once you get used to her. She is actually kind of nice. Like once sh-" Traci never got a chance to finish because Andy had gotten up and was halfway out the door. "Andy!" they called but they might as well have been talking to a brick wall.
Andy walked through the door and kicked the first thing she saw on the sidewalk, it was a fire hydrant. "Owww!" she shouts through gritted teeth. Well that was stupid she thinks as collapses to the ground. As her eyes begin to water she suddenly hears a mans voice shout out "Andy?"
Her head swivels as she turns to see her ex-boyfriend running towards her. Once he is close enough he shouts "What's wrong with you? Are you trying to break your foot." Andy gives him a glare "Yeah Sam, I decided that Hey! Won't it be fun to break my foot. Because the rest of my life isn't so messed up as it is. Why not add a broken limb to the list?"
Sam looked at her. He wasn't sure if she was kidding or not because her eyes were a little crazy. "What so wrong with your life?" he asks "And why are you soaked?"
Andy glared at him "Well the reason I am soaked is because your lovely girlfriend decided it would be fun to pour a pitcher of water on me,"
Sam shook his head "No Marlo wouldn't do that. I know her. She wouldn't do that,"
Andy gave him a sad and tired look "Well Sam if you know her so well then maybe you're right," And with that she got herself up and limped away.
Sam's POV
Sam stood on the sidewalk in shock. He had been able to ignore Andy ever since that day at the hospital. But today he had started to slip, she had caught him looking at her. And the pain in her eyes was so well hidden that if he hadn't known her as well as he did he may have not noticed, he did and he felt horrible. When he was in the ambulance she had thought he was unconsience but he just had his eyes closed and he could feel the tears sliding from her face as she cried and he could hear the pain in her voice as she asked the EMTs what was going on. At that moment he had vowed that he would make sure she never felt that way again and the only way he could do that was to make sure she got over him.
He had almost brroke that vow when he talked to her in the hospital. Almost. But he had managed to do what he wanted to do that day. He thought that was all he ever needed to do, but on his first day back one look at her told him different. She had immense pain in her eyes and all he wanted to do was enfold her in his arms and never let her go. He probably would have done that too, but then he found out about the exchange program, and he started to formulate a plan. That night he stayed late at the presinct and when no one was looking he slipped a copy of her resume into the growing pile on Frank's desk.
When she was announced as the officer to do the program he kept his face indifferent but on the inside he was full of sadness. He was sure that after she came back she would be completely over him and though that is what he wanted, it still pained him to have to let go of thier relationship forever. "Sam!" a voice yells behind him. He turn around. It was Marlo. "What are you doing out in the cold?" she asks "Nothing," he says as he walks towards the door.
Andy's POV
After Sam was out of sight Andy kept walking. She didn't know where she was going but she let her feet lead her as she thought about what had just happened. Sam had just talked to her. He had checked if she was okay and then basically told her that Marlo could do no wrong. She was sick of this all. The drama. The pain. The pity. She was done. Suddenly she knew where she was going. She let her feet drag her block after block until she was walking through the doors of the presinct. She proceeded to walk through 15 division until she stopped in front of the door to Frank's office and knocked. A second later Frank's voice called to come in. Andy took a breath before she opened the door. After what seemed like an hour she opened the door.
"McNally," Frank says as she walks into his office. If he noticed her slight limp or the fact that she was still pretty soaked from the beer he gave no acknowledgement. "What can I do for you?" There was a long pause before she says "I want to do the exchange,"
Hey. Hey, yeah you. Did you like the chapter. If so review! Just so you guys know I am going to Boston for the weekend so I don't know if I can update until any lacrosse fans I am possibly meeting the best lacrosse player in the world so it is worth it. Next up the 27th division. Sorry that I made the rookies out to be bad friends but I'll fix it later...promise. I hope you guys got some answers from this chapter. Also I thinnk the rest of the story will be told from multiple points of view. Well bye for now!
