Oh dear! I know, I am full of excuses but I just got back from a vacation and I thought of this while I was away so I wanted to put it out there before the idea slipped away. For those who read my previous story Date Night, I feel terrible for not updating! I hope all can be forgiven but I am trying to work on everything. Without anymore delay here is the prologue.

Prologue

Great. Just Fantastic. How could such a seemingly harmless disturbance call turn into a nightmare? For starters, a party in a warehouse full of drunk teens, loud music and plain old insanity was bad enough but when Sam found the man who had been stabbed, well let's just say that things just took a whole 180 turn for the worse. Oh but wait it gets better. When some little punk tried to run away from the scene, naturally they send the rookie to chase after her.

"Why do I have to chase the girl?" Sam muttered to himself as he tried to keep up with her. Of course she had to be freakin' Speedy Gonzalez.

When she struggled to climb over a high fence, Sam practically smiled to himself as he grabbed her by the jacket and pulled her down. She landed on her boots with a loud thud but she didn't go down without a fight. The young girl struggled out of Sam's grasp.

"Hey that's enough! You're in a lot of trouble as it is; I really don't think you should add assaulting a police officer to the list".

The girl let out a frustrated breath but refused to face him. Sam rolled his eyes at the teen and turned her around while simultaneously pulling her hood off. He was faced with a young women with purple streaks in her hair, obviously home done. Her big brown eyes were circled with in a thick layer of eyeliner and her full lips were coated in a dark shade of lipstick. After taking in the rest of her attire, which screamed rebellious teen, Sam realized that she did have a pretty face. She kept her head bowed but he could see her nervously glancing around the perimeter. He then gave her a closer look and his face visibly paled.

"Wait, are you Tommy's kid?" She looked up at him for the first time with big fearful eyes. Apparently he had hit the jackpot for worst night on the job. Ugh, to think that he thought it couldn't get any worse. He knew his former T.O would be there somewhere in the warehouse along with the other officers. He was also pretty sure the man wouldn't enjoy seeing his daughter here.

"Sam, right? Your my dad's rookie?" He looked down at the young girl and nodded. She looked back at him with big brown eyes that seemed so innocent, "please", she begged, "don't let my dad see me, he's gonna kill me if he finds out I'm here. It's my first time at one of these parties I swear, I won't do it again, promise. It was actually pretty lame".

He looked back at the warehouse and saw a big group of officers outside, knowing that the one who had cut him loose the year before was among them.

"Please"

He sighed, "do you have any idea what's gonna happen to me if he finds out I helped you, he would lose it, I would be going down too".

"I promise he'll never know, come on Sam, please".

He looked upwards and closed his eyes, he couldn't believe what he was about to do. I mean could this really get that much worse. Oh that's right; Tommy could write him up if he finds out. He sighed and looked at the girl to find her big Bambi eyes staring up at him. He pinched the bridge of his nose. "You better not make me regret this Bambi and I don't want to see you anywhere near any of these places again, got it?"

She couldn't contain herself from wrapping her arms around his waist in a big bear hug, "thank you, thank you thank you!" She chanted happily. He cleared his throat, "um, yup. Just uh, just wait here, I'll go get the squad car and drive you home".

"I can walk you know", she said as she flipped her hair behind her shoulder which made her look all the more like a sassy teen.

"I bet you can Bambi but its past midnight and I'm not letting you walk around the streets alone".

She huffed out a breath, "I'm 17 not six, and my name is Andy by the way".

He studied her for a moment. Nah, Bambi suits her better, what with the big eyes and speed and all, he thought. "Well I'm the officer saving your a.." remember language "Saving you right now so what I say goes".

Andy rolled her eyes at him, "fine, but can we go, I'm freezing!"

"Stay put, I'll be right back".

He ran across the lot and found car 1519, thanking whoever was up there that he was riding solo that day. He saw Tommy and walked over to him, glancing at Oliver. "Sir I'm feeling a little under the weather so I was wondering if you have enough officers here for me to head back to the barn, maybe get started on some paperwork". He coughed a little at the end and winced at how fake it sounded. Tommy just nodded distractedly, "go ahead, you do seem a little pale".

He inwardly sighed with relief, "good night sir". He waited until everyone seemed occupied before he started the car and drove towards Andy. He felt guilty for lying to his superior but truth is, he would probably feel even worse for arresting his daughter. He knew what it was like at her age, to want to fit and to have a dad that wasn't often around. God knew how often Tommy was at the office.

He drove to the end of the lot and pulled over as Andy climbed in to the passenger seat. "So, where to Bambi?" He asked with his signature dimpled grin. She couldn't help but smile back as she tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. Andy gave Sam the address to the home she shared with her father and they drove off into the night.

"So you really want to join the academy?" He asked a little surprised. They had been parked in front of Andy's house for 15 minutes now, enjoying small talk.

"Well yeah, I mean I've always wanted to help people, maybe try to make the world a bit of a better place I guess. And you know, my dad is going through a rough patch so maybe I could help clean our name", she finished with a shrug and a sad smile.

He turned in his seat to face her, "I'm 27 and I've been on the force for two years and I'm already awesome. Your father is the one who trained me which makes him even more awesome".

She couldn't help but laugh at his cockiness, "you're such a dork", she said as she playfully gave his shoulder a light push. She looked towards her home and unbuckled her seatbelt, "thanks Sam, I um, I really owe you a big one".

"Anytime Bambi, but don't get into anymore trouble. And who knows, maybe you can return the favour on the job someday". A huge grin spread across her face in response and in that moment he really did find her beautiful.

She pushed the door open but stayed in her seat, "so I'll see you around I guess, thanks again". She was tempted to lean in and kiss him on the cheek but thought better of it. He is adorable, she thought.

"Goodnight Bambi, good luck", he added with a wink.

He made sure she got in and watched the lights turn on in the house before he drove away. Andy went up to her bedroom and wondered if she would ever see Sam Swarek again.

A small smile graced her lips as something told her she would.

If you made it this far well thanks for reading! Next chapter will be their second meet, Andy's first day ;) As always I really like your opinions and helpful criticism. I hope you enjoyed reading Also, maybe you would all like to tell if you prefer I continue writing Date Night or this one from what you have read up until now, because writing them both at once may get tricky for me. Thank you!

P.S. Is the anticipation for next week's episode also getting to you?