As the talented Blahblahwahwah stated very accurately today: JUNE IS SO FAR AWAY! So my mind goes on overdrive and I keep thinking about how they will make Andy and Sam reunited. I hope (like REALLY HOPE) it will be properly addressed and not just swiped under the proverbial TV rug … But I have faith, since I haven't been disappointed so far (far from it actually!) by the way things had been shown to us.

So here goes nothing! For my discharge, I must say that I have been reading a tremendous amount of Rookie Blue smutty ff lately and even though this is not smut material (at least not yet!) I may not be thinking straight. You're warned!

Disclaimer: I don't own Rookie Blue or its characters.

'So? Should I tell him?' Andy looked at Traci while she sat on the bench in the women locker room, nervousness radiating from her.

'Well, I don't really know. I mean, that the kind of thing that could stay on his mind all day, he might even have trouble focusing on the job and everything …' she grimaced.

'Yeah, you're totally right … I'll tell him after work. Thanks Trace!' Andy replied. She sighed loudly before adding 'Argh! I cannot wait for that day to be over.'

On the other side of the door, Sam was dumbfounded. He wanted to surprise Andy on their first day back but it seems the surprise was on him. He stayed in his spot for a split second, taking a deep breath and trying to regain his composure before he could move.

Like on auto-pilot, he let go of the door and headed to the parade room. The memories floating back to his mind, uninvited and painful. The irony was that for the past month, he had held onto the same memories like a lifeline.

'And how are we going to do that?'

'I don't know. I have no idea!'

She took her time to respond or maybe it had been because he wasn't particularly patient that night (yeah, you know, being tortured can get you grouchy at the end of a day).

But when she spoke … it totally had worth the wait. Or so he thought.

'Yes. I want to try being normal with you. I'd love to.'

A shy smile adorned her face and her eyes were a little watery too. He guessed that torture could do that to people too, make them a little bit more emotional than usual…

Lost in his own thoughts, he didn't hear Oliver sitting next to him.

'You okay there brother?' Oliver asked.

'Yeah … yeah I am' his mouth was dry; he swallowed, at least he tried, still flustered by his vivid flashback.

When Andy arrived in the parade room she could tell something was off. He was speaking with Oliver and had that faraway expression on his face.

She worried, immediately. They had had no contact as they had been ordered to but they had both agreed to give them a try or so she thought … What if he changed his mind?

If Andy thought that a month of suspension was torture, well …, she had been wrong. The usual five minutes of parade were worse than the whole last month. Best couldn't finish fast enough reviewing and advising and sharing boring and useless information while all she wanted to do was jump from her chair, reach for him, and drag him somewhere more private, where they could talk and well … a kiss or two would be good too!

It was no surprise for anybody that they were not paired together.

'Hey? Is it me or Swarek is kind of giving you the cold shoulder?' Traci asked looking as Sam all but stormed out of the parade room.

Andy's brows were furrowed 'Yeah … I think you're right! I better try and talk to him before he takes off for the day.'

'Good luck!'

It took her a few seconds to locate Sam by the coffee station and just a few more to reach for him.

After a tentative and unsuccessful 'hey', Andy's shoulders slumped a bit and she couldn't hide the hurt and disappointment from her face. Nor the anger that came next.

Taking a few steps closer to him, she turned her body slightly so her side would face him.

'You know, if you changed your mind, you just have to say so. No need to act like a jerk and avoid me!' she said in a hushed tone, her eyes quickly scanning around to see if they had an audience.

He turned his head toward her 'Excuse me?' his face bearing a bitter smile.

'I guess I could say the same about you Andy! If you've changed your mind, you can tell me now, no need to wait after shift!' he said through gritted teeth.

'What? What are you talking about?' she was totally confused.

'I heard you okay! In the locker room, talking to Traci! So if you have something to tell me, you can do it now. I am a big boy, I can take it.'

And with that, he resumed his position towards the coffee station and to fixing his cup of coffee.

'You're an idiot! You know that right?' looking at him expectantly, her anger rising again into her whole body.

He turned his head looking right at her.

'That thing I was talking Traci about …' she muttered.

He nodded and swallowed while she took a step towards him, their bodies so close he could sense the warm radiating from her.

Taking another step closer, she stood on her tiptoe and started whispering into his ear, warm breath toying on his skin '… Is that I bought lingerie for you!'

So now, that definitely got Sam's attention.

'Oh?' he said sheepishly taken aback by her revelation, surprise literally written across his figure.

'Yeah! And I am wearing it right now!' she said as her eyebrows raised in a suggestive manner.

'Is that right?'Sam's voice was hoarse and filled with interest. His head was slowly scanning Andy's body, his eyes trying frantically to unveil what could possibly hide underneath her uniform.

She nods slowly. Her eyes gleaming, one eyebrow raised with mischief.

'Yeah, well …' she shrugged '… that's too bad you started our first day back as a real jerk and won't get to see it…' she clicked her tongue loudly before heading to meet her partner for the day.

Later that day

'You know you're lucky, right?' she asked, her warm body partially wrapped in his bed sheets.

'Oh yeah? I could swear you said idiot this morning' he smiled.

She swatted her hand against his chest, chuckling and rolling her eyes at him.

'Yeah, well, that you are. But you're quite lucky too that I don't hold grudges. Otherwise, I would have had to share my beautiful new pieces of lingerie with somebody else.'

Sam looked at her, shaking his head before adding 'Nah … I don't think you'd do that!'

'How can you be so sure?' she asked with a lopsided smile.

'Well, you said it yourself. You bought them for me! So …' he muttered his voice low and raspy.

'I could have lied …' she added.

'You could have. But first, I can tell when you're lying and second, well …' picking up the discarded pieces from the bed and showing them off as trophies, he added '… and second, they're leopard prints, so … that's kind of a telltale!' he said smiling and planting a sweet kiss on her temple.

F!N

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