Chapter One
Vic and Andy were in an open relationship when Andy got transferred to 23 she got bullied by the guys there, homophobes, hated working there. Vic could tell something was off with her girlfriend but had no idea she was being harassed and bullied. When Andy was acting captain at 23 Theo had ended up subbing at 19 one shift and let it slip to Travis that Andy was having a hard time and Travis told Vic, worried about Andy.
A couple weeks later Andy was subbing at 19 when 19 and 23 had to work together on a call, Vic overheard some of the things said to Andy. Andy didn't say another word unless it was work related the rest of the call. Ran out of the ladder truck when they got back to the station and everyone asked Vic what was going on, said she didn't know because she didn't want everyone knowing what was happening to Andy at 23, made eye contact with Travis, silently asking him to come with her.
They go and find Andy in the bunk that she used when she was at station 19 and she had her head in her hands, elbows on her knees, sitting on the bed.
"I can't do it anymore. I can't work there." Andy looks up at the pair "I hate going to work now. The job I used to love is one I now hate." Vic sits next to Andy "I need to get out of there. I have to get out of there" Andy said over and over again, breaking down in tears as Vic pulled her into a hug, Andy's face pressed up against Vic's shoulder.
As Vic was holding Andy she felt her heart break. She knew if Andy hated work and was breaking down like this that she had to do something because Andy couldn't live like this.
"Trav, call Ross." Vic told him and he just nodded his head and walked out of the room, closing the door. "Andy, I'm going to call Diane, okay? Maybe she can help advocate to get you out of that house" Andy, usually one to argue, just nodded her head. "Lay down, I'm gonna check in with Trav and call Diane and then I'll be back, okay?" Andy nods and lays down, looking defeated. Vic covers her girlfriend with a blanket and then walks out of the room, closing the door behind her and goes to find Trav.
"Trav, did you call her?"
"Yeah, she said she'll be here in half an hour."
"Okay good, I'm gonna call Diane. See if she can help."
Travis nods as Maya walks by "help with what?"
Travis and Vic just brush her off and Vic walks away to make the call, stepping outside the station, about to press 'call' when she sees Diane walking towards the station.
"Diane?" Vic asks, half confused, half relieved.
"Hey, Vic. I was just coming to check how everyone's doing."
Vic looks down for a second but looks back up at Diane "actually, about that."
"Vic, what is it? What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"Diane. Diane, you can breathe. It's not me."
"what's going on?"
"It's Andy."
"What happened? Everything going okay with you two?"
"Everything is great between us."
"Then what's the issue?" Diane asked, confused.
Vic decided to just jump right into it "23."
"Herrera's new house? What about it?"
"Diane, can you just come with me? Up to the conference room?"
"Vic, you're starting to worry me."
"I think you should be. We all should." Vic told her sadly, opening the conference room door. "Sit down. I'll be right back."
