Summery; Sam & Andy hook up after season 2 finale, but then Andy gets spooked & runs off & Sam goes back to Guns & Gangs. Someone has an accident & things seem to start unravelling.
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I do not own Life house or their Song All in. Nor do I own Skyscraper by Demi Lovato
Chapter 1
Andy closed her locker with a sense of dread. Taking one last look at her uniform she closed the door & wondered if she would ever wear it again.
Walking towards the door Andy thought of the events of the last 72 hours- Sam calling her to come over, Sam asking her to stay, Brennan taking Sam & a sense of guilt hushed over her. I nearly lost him- forever she thought more with anger at herself than guilt.
As she pushed the door open she was glad she had not run into anyone glad that she could slip away silently she walked out the 15th now officially on suspension.
Feeling the cold air elope her in its clutches she did not notice the dark truck pull up to the curb next to her.
"Hey, what happened?" a silky smooth yet husky voice called over to her snapping her back to the present.
As Andy looked up she saw the dimpled grin she was all too familiar with & her heart started to beat as if it would lift off out her chest. "I got suspended, you?" She asked gently once again riddled with guilt as her hand went up to fiddle nervously with her bag's strap.
"I got yelled at & then I got suspended" came the reply.
Noticing how tired he looked & worn out Andy felt her heart breaking for what she had done.
"Wanna try being normal together?" Words that rang out in Andy's ears as Sam said them smiling wider at her now, a glimmer of hope making his dark eyes twinkle.
"How are we gonna do that?" Andy asked with a smile now coming to her own lips, yet her nervousness coming off of her in waves.
"I dunno... I have no idea" came a reply almost as if unsure as her questions were.
By now Andy had inched towards the truck to get a closer look at him & hear what he was saying, almost believing her ears were lying to her.
"Hop in I'll give you a ride" Sam whispered as if he wanted only Andy's ears to hear & then he leaned over & opened the door for her.
"Sam..." She trailed of hesitantly
"It's only a ride McNally" he said as if to reassure her that was all it was.
"Well, I suppose..." She said leaning forward to climb in oblivious to Peck leaning against the wall watching with wide eyes & a huge grin across her face.
They drove in an almost awkward silence as Sam pulled away heading towards Andy's apartment.
"Quick drink?" Sam asked as they neared the Penny.
"No thanks, I just wanna go home, shower & sleep for a week" Andy declined politely before they continued the drive in silence until Andy heard a song come on the radio quickly turning up the volume.
"All night, staring at the ceiling Counting the minutes, I'm feeling This way, so far away and so alone
But you know it's alright, I came to my senses..."
"Sorry" she mumbled reaching out & turning down the volume as she soon realized Sam was staring at her with an odd look on his face. "I... Love that song; sorry I kinda took over..." She said looking out the window as she felt the redness creeping up her cheeks.
She never did that when they drove together so she was really embarrassed by her own sudden outburst.
"Always had you pegged as a sing-along-driver" Sam said teasingly making the blush creep up to her ears.
Pulling up in front of Andy's apartment Sam took a last look at her before she was to climb out his truck, how long would it be before he would see her again as no contact was allowed during suspension & who knew how long that would last.
"Um... Sam... Wanna have a quick beer?" Andy asked not moving towards the door.
"Andy..." He did not want anything more but to say yes but knew there could be consequences if he said yes. "I'd like that" he replied with the smile of a naughty kid the night before Christmas before turning off the truck.
What the hell Swarek? He thought to himself but as he began to decline he saw Andy's hope turn to dismay a look in her eyes that made his choice for him.
"Great" she said jumping out with added enthusiasm heading up the stairs to open the door.
Once inside she dumped her bag on the counter & walked over to the fridge to take out 2 ice cold beers. "Make yourself at home I'm gonna jump in the shower quick" she told him in way of an order handing him a bottle before moving down the hall towards the solace of being able to scrub the last 72 hours from her body.
As she entered the bathroom she heard Sam's phone ring- an all too familiar sound & quite a comical ringtone she smiled- I'm too fly, well that you certainly are! She thought as she closed the bathroom door.
After trying to scrub away all the feelings that made her feel dirty she left the shower & drank some of her beer while dressing in sweat pants & a grey tank top before heading off to join Sam in the lounge. "Refill?" She asked as she moved into the kitchen finishing her own drink.
"Well if you insist although... You can always... Ask me to stay. Besides its cold out & it would be inhuman to make me go out there" he said repeating her words from 2 nights ago back to her while moving over to her to stand inches away from her seeking her eyes out in a gaze that she would not be able to break away from.
"Sam..." She mumbled before moving forward & gently lifting her face towards his hoping he would come forward & claim her lips.
"On one condition" Sam suddenly moved an inch back placing a finger over her mouth to stop her from interrupting him while he held every fiber of his being not to grab her & pull her towards him.
"We go lay on that bed & go to sleep like normal people" he whispered as if trying to convince himself that was all he wanted to do with Andy now.
Smiling against his finger at their normal joke Andy said "Then stay" & gave him an enormous smile before taking his hand & leading the way.
They fell asleep almost immediately, both exhausted at the events of the last 2 days but soon Andy awoke with a sudden dread that Sam was gone, Dead killed by Brennan & the tears running down her cheeks told her that she had a nightmare as she could feel Sam's hand resting on the top of her thigh so he was safe & with her.
She lay there watchinghim sleep, her eyes could barely make out the mark on his nose & the stitches on his cheek but she knew they were there the same as she knew the bruises & broken wrist were there too - there because of her, because she had burned him on the op.
She could not stay away & because she could not she had nearly gotten him killed & now had possibly gotten him out of a job, a job that was his life, his being.
Stifling a sob as the tears began to form in her eyes again Andy was relieved when Sam moaned a little & rolled away from her. Softly climbing out the bed Andy knew what she had to do no matter how much it hurt she had to do the right thing for Sam, this time she had to have his back.
Making her way towards the door she stopped in the kitchen & took a pen & note pad out the drawer & wrote on it
Sam
I'm sorry We shouldn't be doing this & I can't do this
Andy
Leaving the note on the counter she quietly reached for her shoes, coat, phone & keys & paused in front of the door to whisper "I'm sorry Sam" into the deafening silence of the night before walking out the door & quietly pulling it shut behind her.
"Traci... Traci...I'm coming over..." She sobbed through the now heavily flowing tears as she hailed a cab.