Alright guys, I'm thinking of wrapping this up soon, but not for at least 2 more chapters because I want to pick up the pace of my plot line and get the story moving forward a little quicker. Anyway enjoy and as always, reviews are greatly appreciated =)
Sam grunted placing a heavy box on the hardwood floor of his townhouse, Andy followed closely behind him carrying a much smaller box, pain obviously showing on her face. She placed it down on top of the box Sam just placed down and sighed loudly "you okay?" he asked slight concern apparent in his voice "yeah I'm fine just a little sore". She placed her right hand on her stitches that were still throbbing from her surgery a week prior. Sam took Andy's hand and lead her to his leather couch she laid down and winced in pain as she stretched out, her stitches throbbed with every heart beat. Sam placed a kiss on her stomach and sat at the end of the couch "So… Why haven't you left Luke yet?" his eyes burned with intensity as Andy searched for her words "I was going to do it last week, I swear but he got called to Winnipeg and he didn't give me a chance to do it" she grabbed a pillow and buried her face in it "ugh this is not good". Sam grabbed the pillow and looked at her "the second he gets back, you tell him." Andy nodded and Sam stood up "well I got more boxes to bring inside, you have a lot of things" Andy smiled and closed her eyes. She wasn't surprised that Sam asked her to move in with him the second she left the hospital, she was surprised that he said that they were going to buy a house together before the baby came. Andy sighed and let herself relax and slowly drift off to a world of sleep.
"Andy! ANDY! Andy wake up!" Sam looked at her panic stricken as he held her close, blood streaming from her chest as the masked man walked away slowly into the distance "Andy! Stay with me honey." She felt herself growing more and more tired, a hollow feeling seeped it's way through her veins as blood trickled out of her mouth. She gasped for air but all that came were gurgles of blood "Sam" she tried to croak but nothing but a bubble of blood came from her pale lips. Sam's hot tears tickled her face as she slowly grew colder, her arms became limp and she knew she wouldn't last much longer "Andy! The medics are on their way. Hold on… Hold on… Hold on…" His voice faded to nothingness as she felt the slow crunch of her last break escaping the confines of her chest, she couldn't hold her head up anymore and slowly all of her limbs went loose. Red pigments covered her eyes as blood seeped it's way down her face, carving red paths through the planes of her serene face. Death was slow, too slow for her, but there was nothing she could do but wait for the release then she would be rid of the emptiness that she felt. She felt a sudden and sharp pain from her chest where the bullet entered, the pain was so great that if she could she would have tried to escape, it felt like a fire burning it's way through her body, setting her ablaze with pain. Then finally, nothing.
She woke up to Sam's phone ringing, and her body soaked in sweat. Andy sat up on the couch, her head spinning from the nightmare she just had, "what was that…" she thought to herself as her heartbeat slowed to it's regular pace. Sam closed his phone and sauntered into the living room where Andy sat. "So that was Detective Boyd" he leaned against the door jam contemplating his words "apparently a spot opened up in guns and gangs" Sam sighed "he really wants me on this one case". Andy stood up and looked at Sam, not sure on what she was going to say. "I told him I'd think about it since I have you now" Andy nodded and took a few steps towards Sam "what do you want to do?" Andy asked as she searched his face for any clues to her answer. Sam shook his head slightly "I want to but I don't think I'd be able to leave you for months with no contact." Andy quickly closed the gap between her and Sam, wrapped her arms around him, and placed a gentle peck on his lips "I know you will do the right thing, Sam. If you want to go under cover, then go under cover, I'll be waiting here for you when you come back home" Sam held her close and kissed her forehead "looks like I'll have a few phone calls to make". He reached down for his phone and began dialling as he walked outside. Andy sighed, walked back to the couch and flopped onto the soft leather. She stared up at the ceiling fan trying to hold back her tears as the thoughts of going months without Sam crowded her already full mind.
"Hey so I stopped by your place last night to check up on you and I couldn't help but notice a nice little 'For Sale' sign" Traci closed her locker door and adjusted her tie "oh crap I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. I moved out." "Oh?" she perked Traci's interest now, Andy quickly looked around the locker room making sure that no one else was around "I moved in with Swarek" "WHAT!" Traci could barely contain herself "oh come on now you have to give me details". Andy wasn't sure why she didn't tell Traci sooner, she wasn't ashamed of her relationship with Sam or anything.. It just didn't seem like the right time. "Well it started a while ago. You know that night I shot someone? Well I went over to Sam's house and one thing lead to another. Fast forward to today and I've moved in, we're planning on getting a house soon. Oh and the baby is due October third." Traci's jaw went slack as she just looked at Andy in awe "Baby..? Congratulations!" Traci was beaming as she looked at Andy. "5 minutes to parade" a familiar voice yelled into the locker room "Was that… Gail?" Tracy asked. Andy looked at Traci, slightly panicked as her mind went blank "Oh shit…"
Andy leaned against the wall in the far back corner, Sam right beside her and she could feel the hate seething from Sam as Luke stood at the front of the room, everyone clapping as he explained how he caught the killer "… So we found all the murder weapons in his tractor shed. The motive is unclear but it appears he had some sort of fetish as we found several pictures and drawings of hands scattered around his home…" Luke carried on and Andy zoned out, thinking about how her days being with Sam were slowly becoming numbered. "McNally, I know that murders can be boring sometimes but at least make it look like you are paying attention" Luke and all eyes were on her, she quickly regained her composure "no Sir. Nothing boring at all, sorry." Her cheeks turned bright red and she heard Sam lightly chucking beside her. She scowled at Sam and snapped her attention to Best as Luke stepped aside and let Frank have everyone's attention "Good work Callaghan. Now onto other news it appears we are loosing two of our finest to Guns and Gangs. Sammy and Andy, good luck" a short burst of applause broke out and Sam blowed his head slightly. "Alright, serve, protect and keep an eye on your partner's backs" Andy and Sam both left their places on the wall at the same time heading towards the door, Andy could feel Luke's cold eyes burning into the back of her head. Outside the parade room Andy was flooded by her fellow rookies asking several questions, some of them about how she managed to get on an elite task force, some about her health. "You know you shouldn't feel like any less of a woman just because you lost one of your.. um.. baby.. parts" Dov awkwardly sputtered out and Andy rolled her eyes at him"Dov!" Traci gave Epstein a light hearted shove. Andy continued to chat with her fellow rookies when she noticed Sam standing in the distance, when he noticed she was looking at him he quickly spun around, reached to scratch the back of his head and made a gesture with his fingers that looked like a 3. Andy knew what it meant immediately and the fluttering of butterflies began in the pit of her stomach as she slinked away from her fellow rookies to rendezvous with Sam.
His hot lips danced across her neck as he lifted her up onto the stainless steel table, Andy moaned quietly right as Sam hit her favourite spot right below her earlobe "well I figured since we are not going to be here much longer we better take advantage of our hide out one last time". Andy giggled as she traced the peaks and valleys of Sam's muscular arms with her finger tip, Sam's hungry lips soon found her own as he passionately kissed her. "Speaking of which. How in the world did I get on that task force?" Sam smiled against her neck and lightly nibbled "oh you know I pulled some strings. The white shirts get rather sympathetic when you say you would like some back up and no one else in the division can back me up quite the way that you do." She giggled softly as he nibbled on her neck more "well I guess I get to play the roll of your very sexy girlfriend" Andy teased Sam by brushing her hand across his lower stomach which made him gasp in surprise "oh yes, very, very sexy girlfriend". Andy placed a soft kiss on Sam's lips "I can't wait to see our baby", Swarek smiled widely and looked deep into Andy's eyes "neither can I". He wrapped his strong arms around her and held her close to his body. "What's going on in here?" Luke's voice was sharp and irritated, Andy and Sam quickly parted, Luke's smouldering eyes lighting Andy ablaze with his icy looks. "Little slut!" Luke hissed "HEY don't call her that" Sam barked. Andy could feel her heat beating faster and faster as the two men bickered at each other "Stop it!" Andy finally yelled over them "Luke, I'm done, get out." Luke took a few steps towards her but was quickly met with Sam standing in between them, Luke scowled "this is not over" he threatened "bring it, Callaghan" Sam said simply bringing his face within inches of Luke's, the detective growled under his breath, spun around and exited the room. All Andy could do was sit there staring at the door trying to get her heartbeat back to normal, Sam rested his hand on her's and gave it a light squeeze "come on we have a case to work on"
"I still don't know how you managed to get her on this" Detective Boyd burst out as Best was briefing McNally and Swarek. "How could you do this to me Sammy? She is going to blow this up and BOOM there goes my career" Sam stiffened his posture as he took the verbal beating from Boyd. "Look Detective, I had no idea this was going on but now that I'm on the case, I might as well make the best of it" Andy defended herself as tension in the room grew. "Anyway, as I was trying to get at. McNally, are you sure you'd be up for this? You could be on this case for months if not more" Andy nodded "I'm aware of that, Sir but if Officer Swarek believes I'm the best person to assist him in this case then I believe that is his call." Best sighed "Well, good luck McNally." She nodded her head and started walking towards the door, Sam close behind her "Sammy, keep an eye on her" Best said after them.
Sam unlocked the door to the run down apartment "home sweet home" Andy tossed down her bag onto the floor and sighed. "Well at least Boyd got us a nice shit-hole" Sam chuckled to himself as he inspected the shanty apartment. "This is nice?" "Hey honey get use to it because this is our new home for how ever long it needs to be" McNally sat down on the springy mattress of her new bed and looked around the apartment. It was simple, and rather dirty, it was only two rooms the main room served host to the kitchen, living room and the bedroom all in one while the bathroom was actually a room on it's own. Andy chuckled to herself "I thought we were going to look for a house with a nice yard not this" Sam lightly chuckled too as he sat down beside her "really I'd live in a cardboard box if that meant I can be around you all the time" he brushed a stray hair from her face and looked deeply into her eyes. He suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of Andy "I love you, Andy McNally, ever since you tackled me in the ally that one day my life has turned around, I cant imagine living one day without you next to me so I was wondering if you would do me the honour of being my wife" he pulled out a little black velvet box and revealed a modest silver ring embellished with several diamonds. Andy smiled widely, tears welling up in her eyes "yes" she finally managed to say as Sam slowly slid the ring onto her finger. Andy wrapped her arms around Sam's neck as she passionately kissed her fiancé.