Here is chapter 2.
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The next morning, Andi and her father were both up early. She sighed as she worked on making coffee. She glanced to her father and saw he was sitting at the table. “You know, you are welcome to make breakfast. You are the cook in the family.” She teased.
He chuckled and said, “I know. I just wasn’t sure how it is with you being the wife of a Senator.” Seeing her expression, he grew slightly worried. “I’m sorry, Andi. I know it hasn’t been a full month since James died.”
“It’s okay. I’m honestly shocked the fact it turned out to be his ex who did it.” She said, shaking her head. It then dawned on her. “I completely forgot you usually make breakfast for the team at work.” Her tone was still teasing.
He shot her a glance and laughed. “Leave it to you to pick on me about taking care of my team.” He said. His cellphone rang then. He answered it as Andi began making breakfast. “Hello?”
“Hey Pride, its me.” On the phone was none other than Meredith Brody. “I heard about Chris. I am on my way back for a few days.”
Hearing Brody say this brought tears to Dwayne Pride’s eyes. “Thanks, Brody. I can’t wait to see you.” He said and then hung up. He looked at his daughter and smiled. “She’s coming back.”
“That’s good news.” Andi said.
Just then, Adam came hurrying into the kitchen. He glanced to Pride and then shot a questioning look to his stepmother. “What happened?”
Andi said, “You remember my dad, don’t you?” She noticed how quickly Adam nodded. Adam, please come to the table. I need to tell you something.”
Adam came walking over and sat at the table. He sighed and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Pride sighed softly and said, “Adam, the last case the team had, not everyone made it out.”
“Chris died, Sweetie.” Andi said to him softly.
He immediately burst into tears. This broke her heart seeing him so upset. She knew how close those two had become after James died. She reached over to hug him, but he pushed her away and raced up the stairs. Frustrated, she collapsed in a kitchen chair and buried her face in her arms, which were folded on the table. She began sobbing as she kept her face buried.
Pride sat next to her and looped an arm around her. “I know.” He softly said to her.
She sat there crying for several minutes, but did eventually calm down.
They managed to get Adam dressed and he was picked up by Laurel, who said she would come later to the office. They got showered and changed before heading into work themselves.
Pride drove them to work, where they met the others along with a surprise arrival…Brody and Sonya Percy. They both greeted both of them solemnly. Pride disappeared into the kitchen and made coffee and breakfast for everyone while Andi visited with the others.
“So, Andi.” Percy said, curiously. “Have you decided if you’re back for good?”
Gregorio looked at her questioningly. “I was wondering the same thing. “You back?”
“Yeah.” Andi said. “Honestly, both Darcy and Adam have been wanting me to come back for awhile now.” She smiled to herself and then added, “I do have one more thing to do before I do come back though.” She pulled something out of one of her files. She signed it and then showed it to them.
They exchanged grins when they saw what it was. “Adoption Papers?!” Brody asked, smiling at the younger agent. “You’re adopting Adam and Darcy?!”
Andi nodded and explained, “Jennifer lost her parental rights so I automatically was given the option of adopting them. I agreed and already spoke to them both. Luke is now four and would love to have two older siblings so why not?”
“How are you holding up through all of this?” Percy asked. “It has to be pure hell on you.”
“I’m fine.” She said and shrugged.
He chuckled and said, “I know. I just wasn’t sure how it is with you being the wife of a Senator.” Seeing her expression, he grew slightly worried. “I’m sorry, Andi. I know it hasn’t been a full month since James died.”
“It’s okay. I’m honestly shocked the fact it turned out to be his ex who did it.” She said, shaking her head. It then dawned on her. “I completely forgot you usually make breakfast for the team at work.” Her tone was still teasing.
He shot her a glance and laughed. “Leave it to you to pick on me about taking care of my team.” He said. His cellphone rang then. He answered it as Andi began making breakfast. “Hello?”
“Hey Pride, its me.” On the phone was none other than Meredith Brody. “I heard about Chris. I am on my way back for a few days.”
Hearing Brody say this brought tears to Dwayne Pride’s eyes. “Thanks, Brody. I can’t wait to see you.” He said and then hung up. He looked at his daughter and smiled. “She’s coming back.”
“That’s good news.” Andi said.
Just then, Adam came hurrying into the kitchen. He glanced to Pride and then shot a questioning look to his stepmother. “What happened?”
Andi said, “You remember my dad, don’t you?” She noticed how quickly Adam nodded. Adam, please come to the table. I need to tell you something.”
Adam came walking over and sat at the table. He sighed and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Pride sighed softly and said, “Adam, the last case the team had, not everyone made it out.”
“Chris died, Sweetie.” Andi said to him softly.
He immediately burst into tears. This broke her heart seeing him so upset. She knew how close those two had become after James died. She reached over to hug him, but he pushed her away and raced up the stairs. Frustrated, she collapsed in a kitchen chair and buried her face in her arms, which were folded on the table. She began sobbing as she kept her face buried.
Pride sat next to her and looped an arm around her. “I know.” He softly said to her.
She sat there crying for several minutes, but did eventually calm down.
They managed to get Adam dressed and he was picked up by Laurel, who said she would come later to the office. They got showered and changed before heading into work themselves.
Pride drove them to work, where they met the others along with a surprise arrival…Brody and Sonya Percy. They both greeted both of them solemnly. Pride disappeared into the kitchen and made coffee and breakfast for everyone while Andi visited with the others.
“So, Andi.” Percy said, curiously. “Have you decided if you’re back for good?”
Gregorio looked at her questioningly. “I was wondering the same thing. “You back?”
“Yeah.” Andi said. “Honestly, both Darcy and Adam have been wanting me to come back for awhile now.” She smiled to herself and then added, “I do have one more thing to do before I do come back though.” She pulled something out of one of her files. She signed it and then showed it to them.
They exchanged grins when they saw what it was. “Adoption Papers?!” Brody asked, smiling at the younger agent. “You’re adopting Adam and Darcy?!”
Andi nodded and explained, “Jennifer lost her parental rights so I automatically was given the option of adopting them. I agreed and already spoke to them both. Luke is now four and would love to have two older siblings so why not?”
“How are you holding up through all of this?” Percy asked. “It has to be pure hell on you.”
“I’m fine.” She said and shrugged.
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