Chapter 3: Sticking Together
Andy laid in Sam's bed staring at the ceiling, unable to sleep because of the thoughts running through her head. She leaned over Sam's sleeping form beside her to look at the clock. At the sight of the bright red '2:45', she groaned and rolled back over, plopping onto the bed.
Sam's voice broke through the silence with a tired, "Go back to sleep, McNally."
"I can't," Andy replied slowly and tentatively, "there are too many things on my mind." She wasn't sure how Sam would act; he was usually grumpy in the mornings.
"Want to talk about it?" Sam asked, hesitantly for some reason. Probably because he wasn't awake enough to listen to Andy ramble.
"Y-yes, I would like to," she stuttered.
"Okay then, fire away, McNally."
After a minute or two of silence Andy finally and quietly mumbled, "I am pregnant."
"Andy, you gotta speak up, it's much too early." Sam probably thinking that he misheard her.
Louder, this time, "I'm pregnant."
"What? Wow, oh my gosh." He said very fast.
"So, will you stay with me?" Andy asked hesitantly, not knowing for sure if she wanted an answer.
"McNally, I'm serious this time. I am never leaving your side again, I promise." Sam vowed, making it very clear that he wasn't leaving, not ever again.
"Okay, you know that I love you, right?" Andy asked.
"Yeah, I do know that. I love you too." Sam responded, his dark brown eyes full of love and admiration.
"So, whose baby is it?" Sam asked after a few seconds of silence.
"Why do you even have to ask that? It's yours, ours."
"M-mine," he stuttered, "Oh, okay."
After a few moments, the grin with the dimples that Andy loved so dearly made reappearance. Once Sam regained control of his thoughts, he told Andy to go back to sleep. She rolled over and stared at the wall for a few seconds until she felt Sam's strong arm wrap around her waist and pull her into his chest. She smiled and closed her eyes.
Almost an hour later, Andy awakened to something attacking her feet under the bed sheets. The moment she screamed, Sam shot up, fully awake and alert. He immediately transitioned into cop mode to figure out what was wrong.
"T-t-there is s-s-some-something in your bed," Andy stuttered, as she pulled her knees up to her chest. Sam, on the other hand, had a slight grin on his face as he reached out and pulled up the sheets to look under them. He called out, "Here kitty-kitty-kitty, Andrea."
Andy calmed down once the kitten "Andrea" came out from under the sheets purring and rubbing up against Sam. The cat settled down next to Sam's chest, and Andy laid back down and pulled the sheets around her, embarrassed at the realization she was naked.
Once Andy was settled, Andrea stretched and strolled over to Andy, sniffed her face for a moment, and then laid down next to her. As Andy was petting the kitten she asked Sam, "So is it just a coincidence that this cat and I have the same name? And when did you get her? Aren't you not allowed to have pets while you are on active wait for undercover?"
"I would say that it was a coincidence, but it would be no use. It was the second day after you left. Oliver was tired of me moping around and acting like a jerk all the time so he made me go to the animal shelter and get a cat. I picked this little one out. Couldn't think of anything better to name it and you were on my mind, plus I like that name. And yes we aren't allowed to, but I haven't been on active undercover duty since our suspension. That was when I officially turned down and resigned from any job openings from Guns & Gangs, so I'm done with U.C. forever. It's just gonna be you, me, and our baby."
"Oh, don't forget about Andrea, where did she go?" Andy replied jokingly.
"Well, now that we're alone…" Sam said with a stupid grin on his face. Before Andy had a chance to process what he said he had already flipped her over and was straddling her waist.
About ten minutes later Sam flopped on the bed next to Andy. She said, "That was amazing." In an exhausted voice.
" I take it you liked that, you were kinda loud."
"Sorry." Andy grinned.
"Let's just hope that my neighbors don't call the cops," Sam said jokingly.
"Okay, first of all we are the cops, and secondly that stupid headboard doesn't help at all."
"Oh okay, just blame it on the headboard, and technically we aren't cops right now because we aren't on duty."
"True. Anyway you should probably nail that headboard to the wall or something, because it does make a lot of unnecessary noise for what we do in here. Not that I'm complaining. Definitely not complaining." Andy started rambling again.
Just as Sam opened his mouth to respond to Andy, they heard sirens which were close, way too close. Like outside his house close. Andy just groaned, rolled her eyes, then looked over at Sam and said, "Thanks a lot, you had to jinx it didn't you. Now what are we going to say to them." She got up and pulled on Sam's shirt and her own underwear, as Sam pulled on his boxers and jeans. They made their way downstairs to go answer the door, together.
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