AUTHORS NOTE: Hey Everyone! SO this is my very first fan fiction story. All the amazing writers on this site inspired me to write my own story! See you at the bottom! :) HAPPY READING!

A New Start

Chapter 1 - He's Awake

Machines beeped all around him, he could hear people talking. The doctors maybe? Voices he didn't recognize. He slowly opened his eyes to take in the room, flowers and cards all over the place, it was so overwhelming he couldn't breathe. Did he really look like a flowers guy?

"Ah welcome back Mr. Swarek, good to see you awake. I'm Doctor Olsen. How do you feel?" the blonde haired, tall slim doctor said standing over him shining a light into his eyes.

"Like I got shot, can I have some water?" He choked out as the older nurse handed him a cup and a straw.

"Oh yes you did get shot indeed, lower left abdomen to be exact, I'll -" the doctor was cut off by his beeping pager. "One second Mr. Swarek I'll be right back." he said as he rushed out of the room, the older nurse quickly following.

Sam laid in the bed fiddling with the controls so that he could sit up and get a better look at the room. He saw way too many bouquets of flowers and lots of drawings from he assumed Leo. He sat and thought about all the events that had unfolded the night he got shot. Andy in the ambulance, crying. God he hated to see her cry knowing he was the cause. He remembered her telling him a story. One of the best ones he had ever heard. His thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Hey is this a good time?" a woman's voice that he knew rang through his ears. He looked up to see Marlo come in. Her hair braided down her back and her face free of makeup.

"Hey, yeah come in, how are you?" He forced a smile. He couldn't imagine how she was feeling, the truth was out. There was no doubt in his mind that Callaghan and Best knew that he and Andy had covered for Marlo knowing that she was bipolar. He was so mad at himself for making Andy get involved. It was a moment of weakness.

"I'm alright, but that's not important. How are you doing?" She said walking over to the chair beside his bed and sitting down, dropping a gym bag - his gym bag to the floor.

"I'm feeling better. Could have been worse." Sam didn't want to look her in the eyes. He didn't want to see the look on her face when he told her that he couldn't be with her anymore. He didn't want her to think it was because she was bipolar but because he loved Andy. He loved Andy. He could say that a million times in his head but he needed Andy to know how much he really loved her.

"Listen Sam, there is a reason I'm here. Not just for the awkward small talk. I stopped taking my meds because I was falling in love with you and I wanted to feel that. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about me being bipolar but I was embarrassed. I love being a cop more than anything but there aren't a lot of people that work this job with mental illnesses." She paused and looked down at her hands in her lap.

"I'm leaving Sam. I'm going to Miami to stay with my sister. I was honorably discharged. Listen Sam, I was falling for you but I shouldn't have because I knew that I would never have your heart. Your heart is with Andy and I will never be able to compete with her. I'm so sorry to leave you just after everything that has just happened but I can't look at you knowing I caused this. I can't be in Toronto anymore. I'm sorry Sam" she leaned over and placed something in his hand and got up and walked towards the door. He sat there speechless as she turned around "Oh, I stopped at your place and brought you some stuff" He could see her shoulders shaking as she walked away. He felt horrible but relieved at the same time. Did that make him a bad person? He didn't know anymore. But what she had said was true. Andy had his heart.

He looked down at what she had placed in his hand and saw that it was the key to his place he had given her a week before Andy had came back from UC.

"Mr. Swarek, sorry about that I needed to assist in a surgery. But here I am again!" Dr Olsen said with a toothy grin. He walked over to Sam's bedside holding a chart.

"Well Mr. Swarek, what a couple intense days you have had. Well today is Saturday, 3 days ago you were shot in the lower left abdomen. You lost a lot of blood but if it wasn't for that young officer McNally you would have lost a lot more. You needed only 1 blood transfusion but during surgery you did code but we brought you back 2 minutes later. You are healing very well though and should be able to go home Monday as long as you have someone there with you. If not you will here for another week. You can be back to work in about 3 months. If you have any questions have the nurses page me. Gotta go!" the doctor said as he took off running as his pager went off again.

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