Alternative ending to 3x13. My take on what should have happened.

What would have happened if Andy didn't go into Luke's office? What If, she went looking for Traci, and ran into Oliver. What did he say to convince her to go see Sam at The Penny?

Authors note: A very special Thank you to Jelly Bean Jenna, who will be posting this story for me. You rock!

Andy McNally was having the worst day of her life.

The worst...

She woke up with a feeling that something horrible was going to happen, and what do you know... She ends up holding a live grenade.

If that doesn't scream horrible, she doesn't know what does.

Then, to top that, Sam has to go and tell her he loves her... In the heat of the moment, no less.

So, here she is in the locker room, getting changed. She has no interest in going to The Penny tonight. All she wants to do is go home and wash the day away in a nice hot bubble bath.

But, of course, she can't do that, because Sam has to continue stringing her along.

That's how she finds herself, standing in the halls of 15 Division, listening to Sam's pleading voice...

"You don't have to do anything, okay? You don't have to do anything. I'm gonna do it all, I'm gonna do everything, okay? I'm gonna show you every single day, until you say yes. I'm gonna make you dinner. I'm gonna take out your garbage. I'm gonna walk your dog."

For a second, Andy actually thought he was being serious. Then, he threw in the joke about walking her dog, just as he'd done with a different joke, two minutes ago, in the women's locker room. So, she doesn't give him the satisfaction.

"I don't have a dog."

"Then, lets get a dog. Labradoodle, mutt from the pound, I don't care, lets bring him home, and call him Boo! Boo Radley!"

At that, Andy snorts. Then, one word catches her attention... Home! Then, she gets to thinking that maybe he is serious about them, this time. But, for now, she doesn't have anything to say, so she just repeats the ridiculous, yet, funny name.

"Boo Radley..."

Sam is starting to get nervous, he can practically feel Andy slipping away, and he is worried that he may be to late, after all.

He decides to give it one last effort, and puts all his emotion into his last words. All he can hope for is that she hears, and see's, that emotion, and decides to give him that second chance he so desperately craves.

"Okay, look... Can we just start with a drink? Just a drink... Please... Andy, just give me a chance?"

She can't answer, so she just shrugs.

Seeing this, Sam adds "I'll be at The Penny."

Andy watches him as he is pleading with her, and she see's the sincerity in his eyes. She thinks maybe she should give him that second chance.

As she watches him walk away, shaking his head, she starts to walk down the hallway, only to almost collide with, none other than, Luke Callaghan.

"Got a minute?"

"Not really, Luke. I've got to find Traci."

"Why? Hoping she'll give you a ride to The Penny, to meet Swarek?"

That, right there, makes her mad.

"Well, not that it's any of your business, but I need some advice."

"Why are you so eager to give Swarek another chance? You wouldn't give me one."

"How can you even compare the two of you?... You cheated on me with your ex... While we were engaged... Sam just..."

She couldn't even finish the sentence, so, Luke did it for her.

"Dumped you in the rain?... Yeah, I get it... Go find Traci, you should probably get that drink."

"Thanks Luke, bye!"

After Andy had wondered everywhere around the station and called Traci twice, she came to the conclusion that Traci had already left. Walking down the hallway by the locker rooms, again, she runs into Oliver.

"McNally, what are you still doing here? I figured you'd be at The Penny, with Sam."

"Yeah, about that... I was just looking for Traci... I need some advice, and can't seem to find her."

"Well, I'm not Traci, but I do give pretty good advice, if I do say so myself... Just this morning, I was told to get my own radio talk show."

At that, Andy laughed.

"Who told you that?"

He didn't even hesitate before he replied "Sam!"

At that, Andy's smile faded, quickly. Oliver noticed this, and didn't even wait to be asked, he just went ahead talking.

"He loves you, you know?"

"I guess... He said he does... Doesn't mean he means it..."

Oliver didn't hesitate. "He loves you!"

"How do you know?"

"It's simple... He Looks at you the exact same way I look at Zoe!"

That's all Andy needed to hear, for her to decide to get that drink.

She quickly hugged Oliver, while she said "Thanks for everything" and she was off on the walk to The Penny.

As she was walking into the parking lot, of The Penny, she saw Sam's truck. She thinks 'now or never' and opens the door.

The first things she see's when she opens the door is Sam.

She takes note of what he looks like. He has two empty shot glasses sitting in front if him, and two on the side. She can't tell if his eyes are closed, but his head is in his hands.

For a brief second, she feels bad. But, then she remembers, he brought this on himself.

Sam has been at The Penny for an hour. And with each second that passes by, he is slowly loosing hope.

He knows he messed up, he just wants a chance to fix it. He made a promise to himself, though. Even if she doesn't show, he will never stop fighting, to get her back.

He hears the door open, but he doesn't look up. He can't take anymore disappointment. Every time the door opens, and it's not Andy, his heart plummets just that much more... If that were even possible.

Andy slowly starts walking over to Sam.

Sam is so zoned out (Thinking about all the good times he's had with Andy) that he doesn't even feel her standing behind him.

She taps his shoulder, and his head shoots up, from the feel of the electricity from her fingers on him... Again!

She chooses to ignore him, and takes the seat Gail previously occupied.

Sam is looking at her disbelievingly, so Andy says the first thing that comes to mind.

"Close your mouth... You'll catch flies."

The only thing Sam can do is stare at her. He tries to talk, but it comes out as a whisper.

"You're here?"