Surrera Advent Calendar 2022

Day 2

Today's story is written by Elisabeth @Bethi21R (Twitter@R_Bethi)

Sorry for any mistakes, English isn't my first language

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Andy was bored, it hadn't been a busy shift, just a couple of Aid car calls nothing for others, she just hoped for a call to distract her. She had no one to talk, well almost all of A-shift was there and also Jack, but he wasn't fully back yet. There was only one person she wanted to talk to, but he wasn't there.

You ask why he wasn't at work? Well...

A few weeks ago after dr. Grey's house fire and Maya's fall, Bishop exploded, only mentally not literally. She was so angry at every one that she confessed to everything, about the truth of the blackmail, bringing Beckett the alcohol, which got her suspended indefinitely. With the blackmail also came out Robert's and Ross' relationship, which got Robert suspended for five weeks, but Ross just got a reprimand, provided he does not cause more trouble; because the fire commission didn't want to lose another chief and she happened to be one of the better ones they have had after Ripley, also they didn't want to risk getting another chief like Dickson. Beckett was sent to another station, Station 19 didn't have a captain yet, that would be decided after the new year, but Andy had the best chance of getting it, so until that they rotated the lieutenants as interim captains.

The team was more mad at Maya than they were at Robert, which was surprising for him, because he thought they would hate him again. But the team realised that there were bigger problems than having a secret relationship with your superior, plus they also have had some inappropriate relationships before, so who are they to judge. But they couldn't forgive Maya giving alcohol to a recovering alcoholic, that was something you won't get over so easily, so they let her deal with her problems on her own, she didn't want to listen to anyone anyway. Even Carinahasn't tried talked to her, she has had enough of fixing people.

Andy was sitting in the captain's office, spinning in the chair, she was so bored and she missed Robert, missed their friendly banter, which always managed to cheer her up and bring a smile to her face. Then there was a knock on her office door, which brought her out of her thoughts.

"Cap, can I come in?" it was Vic.

"Vic, yes please come in" Andy stopped spinning in the chair asVic stepped in with two mugs.

"You don't look bored at all" Vic said with a laugh.

"What gave it away?"

"Well you have done all your paperwork, the office is oddly tidy, I know you clean everything when you're bored, plus the spinning in the chair didn't help to hide it as well." As she said that she put one of the mugs on the table for Andy.

"Yeah, I'm bored. What's this?" Andy asked as she looked at the cup, that Vic placed on her table.

"Try it." Vic watched Andy, wanting to see her reaction, while sipping some from hers.

Andy eyed the mug suspiciously, first smelled it, then took a sip, but hummed from satisfaction, "Hmm, it tasted good, Christmassy. What is it?" She took another sip.

"It's glögg."

"Glögg?"

"It's mulled wine or glögg, as they call it in Europe, very traditional winter drink there, good to enjoy on cold evening with some gingerbreads" Vic explained.

Andy was very confused "How do you know this and where did you get it?"

"Sully told me, he brought it, plus I also did a little Google search," She chuckled.

Hearing Roberts name, Andy sat up straight in her chair "I didn't notice him, when was he here?"

"He was here a couple of days ago, I think you were on a call when he was here, he was looking for you and wanted to give it to you, anyways he said to hide it and drink only when no one around, said it was too good to share with anyone else," Vic said casually, thinking nothing of Robert wanting to see Andy or Andy asking about Robert. "Sully also added that it's usually with alcohol, but because we are on shift he brought the one without, but I bet with alcohol it would be better."