A/N: This is my first fanfic, so go easy on me. The first chapter doesn't have much McSwarek, but I had to set the scene. It's going to be multiple chapters but I have no idea how many. I'd love some reviews J Andy called off the wedding 3 weeks ago because Luke cheated on her with Jo.
After unpacking the last of her clothes into her new apartment, Andy took a deep breath and sank down onto the couch. Her mind ran through the thoughts that had been whirring around the whole time she had been on vacation.
Hannah, Andy's best friend from high school had called out of the blue almost 2 weeks ago and Andy decided she needed a break from everything at the 15th. She just couldn't deal with seeing Luke and Jo every day, so she used all the vacation time she had saved up to go visit her friend. They lived in the Rocky Mountains so Andy had stayed and enjoyed herself. She skied and ice skated and done just about everything there is to do in Colorado, but even that couldn't take her mind off of the hectic mess she was in.
Thoughts had swam back and forth through her mind whenever she was alone. What did I do wrong? Why didn't he want me? Am I not good enough? And she couldn't get the image of Luke and Jo sleeping together out of her head. Hannah had noticed how detached Andy was, but Andy wouldn't tell her why. Why does everyone abandon me?
She knew that most of these thoughts were just her insecurities and in reality she hadn't done anything to make him leave, but she couldn't make them stop. She also knew that if Traci, or Sam, knew that she was thinking thoughts like these, that they would be mad. Ah, Sam…
He was the other thing that had been occupying her thoughts. Andy remembered what he had said to her right before he left…"I'll be waiting." That was all he had said. Could the man get any more cryptic? What the hell was that supposed to mean? Did he mean that as her partner at work, or as more? And as always the thought of Sam brought her back to the night of the blackout. The passionate kisses. His amazing body. Hell, we hadn't even slept together and it was the best night I've ever had. He had seemed so into it then, but after she went to the cabin he had just been pissed off. And after that they were….friends. Andy never knew what to think when it came to Sam Swarek.
After another few moments alone with her thoughts, Andy decided she needed a distraction. She still had one more day off before returning to work so she figured tonight she would just have some fun. But instead of calling Traci to let her know she was home a day early, Andy decided to go out by herself. She took a taxi to a different part of town so she wouldn't see anyone she knew. She still needed time to herself. Andy walked into a random bar, Rush, and sat down to get a drink.
Before long some guy who had been eyeing her from a table came over to sit next to her. She turned her head to take a look at who exactly was trying to buy her a drink. He was average height, slightly muscular, short wavy brown hair, and damn sexy. This was just the distraction Andy needed, so she allowed herself to flirt with this stranger. Scott.
Not her usual type but he was doing his job well. After a few more drinks he asked her if she wanted to go back to his place. That was too much too quick, but they exchanged numbers so they could get together another time for dinner.
He had been an interesting guy- smart, had a good day job, and seemed genuinely kind, but Andy had frequently found herself zoning out to her own thoughts. She had been slightly embarrassed but Scott hadn't seemed to mind so it was okay.
It was late when they decided to leave so Scott offered her a ride home, which she graciously accepted. At home, well the place she called home, Andy collapsed on the bed, tired from her day of travel and her drinks and she drifted off into a dreamless oblivion.
She woke up the next morning with only a slight headache. She checked her phone for messages and was surprised to see a missed call from her cousin Kayla last night. It had been too loud last night at the bar to hear much of anything.
She hadn't talked to Kayla in a couple of years. She was her dad's brother's daughter and they used to be close, but after her dad had started drinking so much they had fallen out of touch. Andy hit speed dial one and called her voicemail. "Hey Andy. It's Kayla. I know we haven't spoken in a while, but I'm in Toronto for the next couple of days and was wondering if you wanted to get dinner together tomorrow or the night after. Do you remember my boyfriend Derek? I think you met him the last time I saw you but I don't remember," she said, rambling like any good McNally. "Well he proposed last week and I'm so excited! I really want to see you so call me back and hopefully we can catch dinner together." With that, the message ended and Andy had a smile on her face. She remembered all the good times they had had when they were younger and dialed her number.
Kayla picked up on the second ring, and in a very excited voice she exclaimed, "Andy! You called!"
"Well of course I did. Why wouldn't I?" Andy said with a chuckle.
"I'm so glad you called," Kayla said with heavy emphasis on the so, making the one o into about twenty. "We have to go out! Are you free tonight? Do you have a boyfriend? Oooh, we should make it a double date!" she gushed excitedly.
"Alright lets calm down and take this one question at a time. So, one, yep I'm free tonight. Two I don't have a boyfriend but there is this guy…" Andy left her hanging. "And three a double date sounds great!"
"You have to tell me about him right now!" Kayla pleaded. "I always told you everything about my love life. Well not that I had much of one in high school and college. And well I didn't tell you about the engagement till last night, but that doesn't count. You still have to tell me."
"Maybe you could come over before we go out to dinner and I can tell you about him," Andy countered, "and you have some major talking to do too. I want to know exactly how he proposed."
"Okay, Okay. What's you address?" she asked eagerly. Andy gave her the address and they agreed that Kayla should come over at 5:30 so they would have an hour and a half before their dinner reservation to talk.
Andy hung up, still smiling at the antics of her cousins and went to the kitchen and made some coffee. Then she remembered that she and Traci had plans for today. Traci had been worried about Andy when she left, so she insisted on taking a day off to be with her before she went back to work. Traci would be over at ten and they were going to have a day for just the girls.
Just thinking of Traci made her think of 15 and in turn Luke. Her mood was again dampened. Now she just wanted to sulk around all day and have a self-pity party, but knew that would do her no good. She resolved to get her stuff out of Luke's house, so it wouldn't feel so foreign in the apartment she had purchased just before leaving town. She what she had to do next was necessary, but it didn't make her dislike the task any less.
She pulled out her cell phone and looked up Luke's name in her contacts. The day she found out about the Jo incident she had taken his name off of speed dial, moving Sam up to spot number three. The phone rang and Andy found herself hoping that he wouldn't answer but after 4 rings he did. Funny, she thought, he had barely even answered her calls when they were together. He was always off working on some case. "Hi," he said.
"I don't mean to bother you, I'm sure you're extremely busy," she said in a bitter tone that made it clear she didn't mean a word she had just said. "I'm going to move my stuff out of your house today. Where do you want me to leave the key?"
The other side of the phone was silent for a few moments.
"Luke! I haven't got all day," Andy said as she felt herself getting madder and madder.
"Yeah, um, just leave it one the kitchen counter I guess." He finally responded. "Look Andy, I-"
She cut him off before he could say more. "See you at work tomorrow. Bye," and with that she hung up. Then she texted Traci to let her know the change of plans.
The girls worked quickly when they were in Luke's house, Andy wanting to get out of there as soon as possible and Traci hating seeing her friend in pain. They packed Traci's car full of the stuff that was hers and headed back to the apartment.
Unpacking all of her stuff helped the apartment a lot, but it still felt like it was missing something. It had been great to see Traci though and that had helped put her at ease. They had never gone a few days without seeing each other and Andy had been gone for the better part of 2 weeks. Traci left early at about 3 because Leo was being stubborn and her mom needed some help. She had been refusing to leave until Andy told her about the dinner with her cousin and fiancé.
Traci gave in and told Andy how happy everyone at 15 would be to have her back tomorrow.
A/N: Like I said, this is my first story, so…love it or hate it? I have a plan for the story but I needed to set the scene in this chapter. So review please!