A.N. This is going to be a short Noelle story. Noelle deserves some love. Please review it helps make me write more and makes me better.

Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Rookie Blue.

Second Chance

It was a hot sticky day in Toronto and everything was going to hell. The junior and senior officers were going from call to call without anytime to think about themselves. It was Serve, Protect and let the craziness start like Best said in parade this morning.

Dov was riding with Chris, Gail was with Oliver, Traci was on desk duty due to some family thing she had to attend before shift, Sam was riding solo, Noelle was also riding solo. Andy was in court giving evidence.

Sam and Noelle met up for a long over due chat over lunch at a local diner.

"When will this heat end, I am sick of these dumbasses calling for stupid things." Noelle said whilst she was looking at the menu of what she fancied to eat.

"Yeah, Andy and I were called yesterday to some guy having a fight with his partner for not putting ice in his drink." Sam replied

"No wonder I hate this time of year." Noelle sighed.

"Yeah I hate it too. The last time we had this heat wave was when Andy shot the child abductor." Sam stated while he looked at the menu.

"How is Andy coping with this weather and is it bringing back any memories for her." Noelle enquired in her usual mother hen role to her fellow senior officers but not in front of the juniors.

"She is doing fine, really good actually. She is becoming a really great copper and beginning to take things in her stride but she still has those moments of doubts. All to be expected." Sam exclaimed, as he was proud of Andy.

"Well, she had an ok TO to show her the ropes." Noelle gave Sam a little pat on the cheek. " Wonder how the others are coping with this heat today. Andy has the better end of the deal today. Shes in a nice air-conditioned courtroom out of this madness."

"Yeah but she wasn't really looking forward to it when I left her at home this morning."

"Its great to see you happy Sam. Its taken its time and a few good kicks in the butt from Oliver and myself to get you where you are now." Noelle said reminding him that if it weren't for both of them he wouldn't be with Andy.

"Thanks Noelle, you don't know what it means to me to have Oliver and yourself having my back."

"Your welcome. When is this waitress going to come and take our order? I thought when she saw we were cops, she would have taken us quicker? If it was Oliver he would have had her over hear quicker. We know how he loves his food."

"Yeah" Sam said then gave knowing laugh.

Then waitress came across to the table and asked if they were ready to order. Neither of them was up for anything hot. So Sam went for a Chicken Salad with a soda and Noelle went for a ham salad with a glass of water.

"I wish this was the end of shift instead of being in the middle of this 10 hour shift. I want a glass of scotch and tub of ice cream." Noelle sighed.

"I know its been a tough week for us. You have got me thinking about something that might help us unwind after shift. Let me go and call Andy run it by her if she is out of court by now." Sam got up from the table and walked out of the door of the diner to phone Andy.

After Sam left, in a moment of contemplation Noelle thought to herself. Staring out the window seeing Sam on the phone with Andy. I am a little jealous that Sam has found true love and fulfilment. When is it going to be my turn to find the love of my life and have that longed for child?

Noelle was snapped out of her thoughts when the waitress returned to them with their lunch order and Sam returned to the table after his conversation with Andy.

"What's on your mind, Noelle you seemed to be in a world of your own when I returned." Sam enquired with a hint of worry. He didn't really mind showing his softer side to his closest friends.

"Nothing that you should bother your pretty dimpled face with." Noelle replied giving him a sarcastic smile.

"Right, I know this is a little short notice but how would you mind coming to Andy's and mine tonight for a barbeque and a few drinks after shift?" Sam asked.

"Its okay, I would rather go home."

"Come on Noelle, I can't pull the dimples on you as they don't want work. I can promise you a glass of my best Scotch plus plenty of ice cream. It's like a official "housewarming" party for Andy. It will be our thanks to you and all the guys for putting up with us." Sam pleaded.

"Okay, you owe us anyway for putting up with the sulky Sam crap you were pulling when she was with Detective Workaholic. Is everyone coming?"

"Andy is going to call everyone now that she is out of court. She is also going to go for the food and drink."

"Is Andy okay with us all coming over?"

"Yeah, she is happy with it. She was thinking in a couple of weeks to have you all over anyway for our first party as 15 newest couple. As it has been a stressful 6-day stretch it's a good way to unwind and as we all have tomorrow off. Plus if I can I am going to call a few of the guys I haven't seen in a while over too." Sam explained.

"Sounds good to me. I will hold you to the Scotch and ice cream." Noelle reminded Sam. Sam nodded.

"Right we better get this food eaten and head back to the craziness of the streets," Noelle said half heartedly as she didn't really want to go back out.

Sam and Noelle ate their lunch quickly as time was pressing on and if they hung around much longer the shift would be even worse.

They rose up from their table placed money on the table and walked out of the diner.

Sam turned to his left and Noelle turned to her right to go to her cruiser.

Sam shouted "Noelle!"

Noelle turned around "Yeah what Swarek?"

"Before I forget, get you in the parking lot of the barn after shift." Sam shouted again.

Noelle nodded then got into her cruiser.

The shift went by quite quickly for Noelle, just having a couple of speeding tickets issued, a fight between a father and ice cream van owner over the price of the ice cream he sold to his daughter. To top of the shift, her final call was to a disturbance at a local park of a naked drunken man dancing around in the fountain. She was on route back to the barn with the drunken naked man in the cruiser. Once at that barn, Noelle handed him over to the officer in booking, returned to the cruiser cleaned it out, finished her paperwork. Once all that was done Noelle headed to the female locker room finding, Traci and Gail already in there.

Traci turned to Noelle as soon as she entered "You going to Andy and Sam's? Noelle? Gail?"

"Yeah, I am. Are you? Did you get a babysitter for Leo?" Noelle replied

"Yeah, I managed to get my mom to look after him for a few hours more. As she wont have him tomorrow."

Noelle and Traci turned towards Gail waiting for an answer.

"Yeah, Chris and I will be there."

Noelle headed towards the showers. Needing to cool down and wash off the craziness of the day down the plughole.

Once showered and dressed Noelle walked out to meet everyone in the barn parking lot.

Sam turned around and said "Looks like everyone is now here!" Oliver, Jerry, Traci, Gail, Chris, Frank and Dov. "Right everyone see you at Andy's and mine."

Dov shouted out "Let the party being "