The Other Side

Told You So

"Herrera."

Andy started to wake up, slowly, confused. The woman had no idea where she was. Talking her time, Andrea opened her eyes, getting surprised when she realized she was in her captain's office, head in his desk. The man was next to her, touching her shoulder, in order to wake her up.

"Is it morning already?"

"Yes, we feel asleep while talking. You should go, lieutenant."

"Not leaving you doing the reports on your own... Let me help."

"There is no need. I'll do them and send to you."

Andy would be lying if she said it didn't hurt. The two had spent a night talking, showing their hearts, she thought they would be at least friends. But no, the man was full captain idiot mode, and she was tired of it.

"You really are a dumbass. You know that?"

"Excuse me?"

"How can you act like we are barely colleagues after the conversation we had last night? I... I was starting to see you has a human being. God, I'm an idiot!"

"Herrera calm down. You are, clearly, overreacting."

She knew he was right about that. The lieutenant didn't even know why she cared, but damn she did. He would be a great friend, she knew that because of the stories the man had told her, about his wife and daughter, and about his friendship with his best friend.

"I thought we could be friends. I really did. I'm out captain, but don't complain when you die alone."

Without giving the man time to answer, Andrea left his office, heading towards the lockers. How she needed a shower.

After her cold, cold shower, Andy joined her team in the beanery. They enjoyed their breakfast in family, laughing and joking with each other. She had spent so much time with her captain that she forgot what it was like to be with real friends.

By the time they finished their breakfast the shift was ending. It was a rare thing to happen. Eating a full meal on shift without being called to a call, and the lieutenant was grateful. Changing clothes and heading towards home, Andy texted her father agreeing on having lunch with him. Thing had been tensing between the woman and her father, since the announcements, even though there had been months.

When she got to her old house, the man was waiting at the door.

"Hija, I'm so glad you agreed with lunch!"

The man said, sitting on her car. Andrea just smiled at him. Not answering, in order to get her head straight. It sounded surreal, but her mind was still in her fight with her boss, which annoyed her. She was not supposed to get this affected, was she?

At lunch Andrea seemed uneasy, a fact that didn't came unnoticed to her father.

"Is everything ok? Are you ok?"

"Yes... I mean... Yes."

"Andrea, I raised you. What is going on?"

"I should ask you that, papi. How are your treatments going?

"Oh, I'm fine. A little cancer is nothing. I'm still as strong as a horse."

Andy rolled her eyes at that. God, that man was stubborn. She considered before talking but ended up doing it anyway.

"Did you know Sullivan's wife?"

The man was surprised hearing that.

"Hum... Claire. She was a great woman, when he was my recruit, they had just started dating and that man was smitten with her. I was in their weeding, you know. Those two were made for each other. Then they had little Sheila and they were so happy. Sullivan was not like he is today."