So, I decided, that I'm going to make a little piece where Andy is on the job, because I realized that I have, like, nothing about them on the job. And for the sake of the story, we'll just say that she only got time off for recovery. And, the Gail/Chris wedding is, I think, next chapter, once Sam returns, ha.
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"So, you excited?" Chris asked Andy, breaking the silence that had settled in the cruiser. Andy glanced over at him, glad that she was paired with him instead of Gail, or anyone else for that matter. She smiled at him, refocusing her eyes on the road.
"For what?" she questioned, playing stupid, when in fact, she knew what he was talking about.
"Your and Swarek's wedding!" he exclaimed like a young boy on Christmas. Andy just chuckled; shouldn't I be the one asking him that?
"I am, Chris, but that's not for a while, the Deck wedding is in two weeks. Which, for your info, I am very excited for," she informed him. He smiled warmly at her, picking invisible lint off his uniform.
Andy eyed him up, watching his nervousness with great amusement. "Uh oh, Chris having cold feet?" she picked, playfully. She knew that he was nervous about his mom coming down, but was more than excited to marry Gail.
"What? Ha, Andy, I am so excited! I managed to convince her to let Sam bring his dog, ya know, to be one of the flower girls. I thought it'd be hilarious," he laughed. Andy shook her head, trying to imagine the colourful dog in a pink dress, a basket held in her mouth. She furrowed her eye brows, turning to look at him once the light turned red.
"Molly doesn't have to wear a dress, does she? She doesn't like dressing up, like, at all," she warned. Chris shook his head, laughing at the mental picture of the dog.
"No, Andy, she doesn't. She just needs to walk down the aisle with the Shaw girls, and then she can sit next to you or Swarek." Chris explained. Andy nodded, driving through the intersection, turning into a Tim Horton's. She pulled into the parking lot, putting the car in park.
"You want to go in, or should I?" she asked him, fiddling with the cup holders for change. She pulled out seven dollars and handed it to Chris. He sat there for a moment, a baffled look on his face. "What?"
"Nothing, but since there really was no choice in the manner, I guess I'll go order."
"Sorry," she apologized, sheepishly. Chris gave her a look, clearly telling her that he was kidding, which she laughed at, and then unlocked the door. Andy sat in the car for a few minutes while Chris was inside. She tried to find a good radio station, and while bored, sent Sam a text.
"Sorry I took so long," Chris apologized when he entered the cruiser. He handed her, her coffee before putting his in the cup holder, buckling himself in. Andy took a long drink of her coffee, grateful for the burning sensation that flowed down her throat. The put the cup in the holder and pulled out of the parking lot. In that time, she had forgotten about the text, which surprised her when her phone went off.
Andy cursed quietly, pulling her phone out of her pocket and handing it to Chris. He stared at her momentarily, confused at what she was doing. She raised her eye brows, nodding her head towards the phone. Chris got the message, knowing she would ask to sit in the passenger at the next stop. Chris clicked 'enter', scanning through the settings to read the message.
"Sam says, 'Hey'. What do you wanna say?" he asked, turning the phone sideways to get the full keyboard.
"Ask him how he is, then how Merdock is," she instructed, waiting silently as Chris typed away. The car grew silent whilst they waited his reply.
" 'I'm doing good, can't wait to get home tomorrow. Merdock is great, but he's going to be big.' Who's Merdock?"
"My new pup. I'm pretty sure it's some kind of Bull breed. I don't know exactly, I don't think it's a bull dog, he said it was big. But I'm excited to meet him," she explained.
"Cool," Chris said. The car was silent, let it be until the radio sprang to life.
"D&D at 1809 Briarwood Lane, called in 2 minutes ago," it called. Chris and Andy shared a look, Andy reaching for the radio, Chris informing Sam that they couldn't talk.
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"What are you talking about, Andy? I'm not drunk," exclaimed a very tipsy Gail, screeching with laughter when Traci fell over the rug, falling on her butt. Andy giggled along with them, looking around the room, looking for the dog that had probably ran to the back room to escape the girls.
"Fine, fine, whatever you say. I'm just not going to take the blame when you fall on your ass outside in the cold," Andy warned. The threat was empty, though, and another scream of laughter could be heard at Traci's attempts to get up. The girls gave in, moving over to her their best friend.
"Girl, you get your hands off me before I tell Sammy that he needs to keep you on a tighter leash," giggled Traci, finally on her feet. Gail continued to laugh uncontrollably, a question for Traci coming to mind.
"Okay girls, we are all sort of drunk, or at least tipsy, except for Andy, although I don't know why," Andy and Traci shared a look, "So, I have some questions. The first one is for Trace," she turned to face Traci, wine glass in hand, "How is Jerry in bed?"
"Gail!" both girls squealed, Traci's arm reaching out and slapping Gail playfully. They continued giggling in a fit, until they began to calm down. Traci decided that, in a sort of drunken state, she couldn't control what she said, and no one would remember anyways.
"He is great, malady! And I could go on and on, but I'd much rather hear about our brother in crime," she laughed. Gail's eyes widened, mouth agape. Andy agreed, laughing as she tried to get Gail to admit.
"Yeah, party girl, come on!" she chided. Gail looked from one girl to the other, mouth pursed.
"Okay." She paused as both girls cheered. "Fantastic!" and the group erupted into laughter once again. "But, who I really want to know about it Mr. Badass cop," she giggled, eye brow raised at Andy.
"Why on Earth would you want to know that?" she asked, baffled.
"Please, sweetheart, if Gail and I didn't have our boys, I would have tried everything in my power," Traci started, but Andy cut her off.
"Fine, fine, but the following words are what he told me to say; 'The best I ever had.' And quite frankly, it's the truth!" she squealed, only then realizing someone was missing. "Wait a sec, where's Noelle?"
"Oh, she said she'd be here at around 9. She had to go see her sister. So she should be here any time now. She said Frank had Erin for the night." And as if on cue, the doorbell rang. Molly ran out from the back room, barking all the way down the hall. Andy rolled her eyes, pulling herself off the chair.
Andy opened the door and smiled, holding Molly back. Noelle smiled back, bending down to pet the soft dog. Andy led her to the living room, and laughed as the other girls squealed in joy at her arrival.
"So, what are we doing right now?" Noelle asked, laughing quietly when Molly jumped next to her on the other chair.
"How our boys are in bed," Gail laughed. The other three girls laughed as well, Noelle tempted to hear this.
"Oh really? And who were you guys on?" Noelle asked, noticing the other girls looking at Andy, who shrugged her shoulders. Noelle eyed her suspiciously, mouth agape slightly.
"And I missed this? Oh, the shame. What did you say?" she asked Andy, who laughed along with Traci and Gail.
"I said that he was the best I ever had, besides, why would you wanna know?" she challenged.
"I was hoping you would say terrible, just so that I would have something to hold against him," she laughed, the other women joining in. "Wait a sec, hold on. Why isn't Andy drunk?" Noelle observed.
"Yeah, why?" Gail and Traci both asked, looking at her curiously. Andy merely shrugged, knowing that telling everyone with Sam would have to wait.
"Okay, I'll tell you. But don't tell the men, Sam wanted to be with me when we told you-" she started, but Gail cut her off.
"Holy shit, she's pregnant," she accused. The room suddenly became silent, all eyes on Andy. A smile took over her face and she nodded, a roar of cheers coming from the four of them. They all jumped up, hurrying to hug and congratulate Andy and her fiancé.
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Okay, I was oddly happy with this chapter, and I know I shouldn't be all that happy. I thought it was a crap chapter. And sorry that it wasn't an English Bull dog, I do love the breed. My sister shows two of them, who are total sweethearts and goofs. But I decided on a larger breed, just because my sister also shows that breed, and the dog is a total darling. In case you were wondering, I decided on the Bull Mastiff for Merdock's character. And I chose the name cuz the was a blind and deaf dog named Merdock, who recently found a beautiful home, and he was a beautiful dog.