"Andy?" Tracy called making her turn around. Andy wasn't surprised at all to see Tracy still in town and crossing the street jogging after her with a coffee cup in hand. Since yesterday Unser hadn't called, so she expected that they were still around.
Andy and Jax spent the night after their long day at home with Abel, they ate dinner and they watched a couple movies she had downloaded on the tv. They vegged on the couch doing nothing until Tig and Juice came over to give Jax an update on their stake out that night. Andy left them to talk, going to fix them both plates for dinner figuring they didn't eat where ever they were.
Juice and Tig both were grateful and scarfed the food down so fast, she wondered what they ate when they were at home. She knew they weren't the cooking types.
Which also made her wonder where they lived to begin with. She remembered Tig and Bobby used to live in house SAMCRO bought, so she figured some of the guys all roomed there together. Seeing them eat made her decide she had to start cooking more food and buying more groceries, which set her on her mission for today.
Andy had just parked her SUV on the road and was just going to run in to do some major grocery shopping. She had wished for a Costco, but none were around here. She made note to look up the closest one, she could grab Halfsack and take the club cargo van one day. Bribe Halfsack with they can find a Starbucks if he went grocery shopping with her, she thought.
Abel was with Gemma at the house giving Andy a chance to run around and pick up everything on her list alone, easier with out carrying the baby.
She saw Tracy eying her new Escalade as she reached Andy's position on the sidewalk. Andy chose to ignore the inquisitive look.
She had put her ring back on her finger the second she left the PD yesterday and she wasn't going to hide it at this point.
She wasn't going to pretend she wasn't Jax's old lady and wife especially in the grocery store where everyone knew her. She was tired of pretending to be undercover and she wasn't going to do it anymore.
"Still here Trace? Where's your partner?" Andy said surprised to see Tracy alone and without Sam. She hoped this didn't mean Sam was around somewhere chasing after SAMCRO and specifically Jax. Provoking Jax would be a stupid move.
"He's at the station, meeting with the FBI agent in town." Andy nodded knowing exactly who she was talking about and why Sam was meeting with him. She also knew that if the Blackstone sealed her records there was no way the FBI was going to tell Sam a thing, it had to be a joint decision.
"And you? Didn't think meeting with the guy whose job it is to stake out the Sons of Anarchy was worth the time?" She asked as she started walking again towards the store with Tracy following her. The 2 of them getting a lot of stares from the towns people since Andy was Jax Teller's old lady and Tracy was this new person in down that word around was a cop.
Tracy noticed the looks they were getting and that some of the women in the grocery store smiled and nodded at Andy as she walked in.
Like some sign of respect thing going on which she didn't understand. She knew Jax Teller was a powerful man and that Andy was some how involved with him, but didn't understand why that would make Andy get the looks of recognition and respect she was getting from everyone in this store.
It was obvious she was a very popular and well known person in this town for just being here a short time, that's for sure Tracy realized.
"Andy, I can't leave Sam here and he wants to stay."
"Of course he does." Andy said rolling her eyes as she grabbed a cart. "Listen, if he is on a suicide mission then you need to think of yourself and Leo. You have a son at home who loves and needs you. I can't run interference between the club and the you guys for long. You have no jurisdiction here, you have no reason to be here. I'm not leaving. So..." Andy told her hoping she'd connect the dots and realize they needed to go and this was a lost cause.
She was just wanting to go and do her grocery shopping in peace.
"Is this who you are now? You've been rude about us being here since we've arrived." Tracy said getting angry.
"Rude? For trying to save your lives? For trying to make sure you don't get involved in something you know nothing about and shouldn't be around. This isn't a social visit. You're not on a case, you shouldn't be here, this isn't something from 15th, you have a son waiting for you at home. I'm rude for wanting you to go safely home to your son? Really?" Andy said getting very angry in the grocery store.
Being Abel's mom had changed her outlook and priorities. There's no way she'd leave Abel at home for days on end to go chase after something that had nothing to do with her, she didn't understand how Tracy could.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean..."
"Oh you meant it, you don't get it at all Tracy. Standing next to me like you are now? You've read the files and know, this town isn't the safest. It's dangerous it can get you shot. Someone can come after me and take you out instead by accident. Do you get that?" She whispered angrily.
"Do you? Do you listen to yourself? You're ok with someone trying to shoot you to get to them?" She questioned meaning the MC. She didn't understand why this case was worth Andy risking her life, it wasn't adding up for her, there had to be more to it than this.
"I know the life I signed up for. I know what I chose, you didn't sign on for this. Take Sam and go home to Toronto and your family." Andy told her again quietly. Tracy nodded knowing Andy was right, it was time to go home. Andy could tell Tracy agreed with her, so she leaned in giving her a quick hug goodbye, nodding her head that she was going to go and continue her shopping before she walked off pushing her cart down the aisle.
Tracy smiled, waved goodbye and turned to leave, but not before noticing Andy's rings.
"The agent gave me nothing, said it's an ATF investigation going on between them and Guns and Gangs. I'm not classified enough to know anything and I have no case to be sticking my nose in FBI business. Everyone in this town seems corrupt." Sam told Tracy as she walked into the PD where Sam was sitting at a desk going over some files. Out of courtesy to them from the Police Chief who Tracy could see was eyeing them from the corner.
"We should go." Tracy sighed and shaking her head. "What ever Andy is involved with here, she's in deep. Really really deep." Tracy said thinking back to the wedding band, big engagement ring and the black luxury vehicle she was driving. "We're not helping her by being here or ourselves."
"She's going to end up dead if she keeps working on this case." Sam said as Tracy just stared at him.
"Then she ends up dead, she signed up for this." Tracy repeated Andy's words to Sam.
"What ever it is she's got going on here, it's very big and it's more than just a case for Andy, she's got a personal stake in this for what ever her reasons. I have a son home waiting for me. Marlo's waiting for you. Let's go back home and leave her to what's she's doing. " Tracy pleaded to scowling Sam before continuing.
"There's nothing else we can do for her here. She doesn't want us here, she doesn't want to be freed from all this. She's enjoying being Queen of the Gangs. " She told Sam bitterly, as he just looked around at the Chief Unser staring at them and realized they were at dead ends. Andy wanted to stay, the PD and FBI wanted them gone, everyone around them were corrupt, they had no reason to be involved here in this town.
"Ok, let's go home." He reluctantly told her. He had to let Andy and whatever she was doing here go.
"They're gone, had one of the officers take them to the airport just so I could make sure." Unser said calling Andy on the phone to let her know. She sighed in relief as she packed away the groceries she'd bought that afternoon.
"Thank you" she told him.
"No problem, wasn't liking them taking over space in my department myself." He said as Andy smiled. "The girl convinced Detective Swarek. He was digging in his heels, but hitting walls wherever he tried to go."
"That must have pissed him off and made him want to stay even more. Glad Tracy got through to him."
"Yeah, well you dodged this one, any idea why your ATF didn't tell them everything and sealed up your files?" He asked in wonder.
"None at all, but I'm not going to question such a gift." She said, "I'll deal with that when he shows up wanting something in return." She told Unser knowing that there had to be an ulterior motive.
"Well let's hope that's not for awhile."
"Tell me about it, I'm done with visitors showing up here." She laughed as she hung up the phone.