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Andy woke to the smell of bacon sizzling in the frying pan from the next room. There was also an unusually large lump weighing down on her, which was too heavy to be her blanket. She opened her eyes to see two little ones staring back at her.

"Mom! Auntie Andy's awake!" Leo screamed to the kitchen, where Traci was making breakfast. After Andy had ended things with Luke, she had shown up on Traci's doorstep with tears in her eyes.

Flashback

"Andy? What are you doing here? Oh my God, what happened?" Traci exclaimed after answering the door.

"Luke and I… we broke up. He cheated on me Traci." Andy said with a sniffle. Traci stepped aside and ushered Andy in the door. Traci led her over to the couch where Andy began telling her about her night, how Jo had accidentally admitted to sleeping with Luke, packing her bags, Luke begging her to stay, and finally ending up on Traci's doorstep. The two cracked open a bottle of wine, and Andy began to drown her sorrows.

"You know what though Trace? I'm not even surprised. I mean, the way they looked at each other from the start. It was just a matter of time. I don't even know why I agreed to marry him. I could tell that there was something off about that proposal. The second he said it, I knew that he really didn't mean it you know."

"I'm so sorry Andy. You can stay here as long as you like, the couch is yours," Traci said, rubbing her friend's back.

Andy sighed, exasperated at the events that had taken place. She was now beginning to feel the effects of the wine, and kept rambling on.

"Luke was supposed to be the safe choice, Traci! He was the dependable one, the one that could never hurt me. He was so different from all the other guys I've dated, I really thought we were good for each other. And now, he's just proved me right, that no one is ever going to be there for me in the end. I mean first my Mom, and then my Dad with the drinking, and every other guy I've dated. I don't want to do this anymore Trace. I can't keep trusting people just to have them let me down again and again," Andy was pacing now, tears falling from her eyes again.

"Andy, you have me, you can trust me. Luke never deserved you, and maybe deep down you knew he was the wrong choice because you were trying to convince yourself so much that he was the right one," Traci said to her friend, who clearly had been bottled up about this situation for awhile.

"You're right. I have you and Dov, Gail, and Chris. What more do I need? I just need to take a break for awhile. Get my head on straight," said Andy, who had calmed down, and was now sitting back on the couch nursing the almost empty wine bottle.

"Don't forget about Sam, you have him to," smiled Traci.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh, nothing, just that you and Sam are really, really good friends. I mean he cares about you a lot. You can see it in his eyes when he looks at you. And you care about him too. You can trust him, can't you?"

"I don't know Traci. I love you and the other guys, but Sam is just too unpredictable to trust. We're friends, but I couldn't trust him the way I trust you," sighed Andy.

"But you're partners at work, so you have to trust him sometimes, Andy."

"Yeah but that's different, that's work, we have to trust our partners," Andy said defensively.

"Okay, okay, I think it's time you get some rest, and drink that bottle of water I gave you. We both have work tomorrow and you're going to be hungover," Traci said pointedly, looking at the empty bottle of wine Andy currently had pressed to her lips. Andy put the wine bottle on the table, and replaced it with the water, chugging the whole thing down in one go.

"Happy?" smiled Andy, with a goofy grin.

"Yes. Now go to sleep," said Traci, moving from the couch towards her own bedroom.

"Hey Trace?" called Andy from her spot on the couch, "Thanks for talking to me and letting me stay here."

"That's what friends are for," smiled Traci. "Goodnight Andy."

Andy slept heavily that night, and despite the water she drank the night before, she was still feeling quite the headache when she woke up.

"Hi Leo," Andy managed to squeak out.

"Leo, leave Auntie Andy alone, she had a long night last night," yelled Traci from the kitchen.

Leo jumped up and ran to the table as Traci began setting out his breakfast. Andy made her way off of the couch and padded into the kitchen as Traci handed her a cup of coffee.

"You are a god," exclaimed Andy.

"How are you feeling this morning," Traci said with a laugh, as Andy sucked down the entire cup, holding it out for a refill.

"Not too bad actually, I have a pounding headache, but I really think that this whole thing with Luke is for the best." said Andy, sitting down at the table.

"Auntie Andy, Mommy said that Mr. Luke was mean to you and that's why you're sleeping on the couch, is Mr. Luke going to apologize to you and make it better?" asked Leo, with a curious look on his face.

"I don't think so Leo, Luke and I have decided that we can't really be friends anymore, so I'm going to move back into my old apartment, and you can come visit me more!" said Andy, with a smile.

"Really? I liked your old house its closer to us so Mommy and I can come see you all the time!" said Leo excitedly.

"Wait, Andy, you still have your old apartment?" asked Traci.

"I've had a sublet living there since I moved in with Luke. She actually moved out a few days ago, something about a new job in Vancouver. I was looking for someone else, but now I guess I can just move back in," Andy explained. "I don't know why I kept it; I guess I never really felt like Luke's house was mine too, you know? Good for me I guess." Andy laughed.

"After shift I can help you get the rest of your stuff from Lukes if you want. It would help to have a truck or something though, maybe you could ask Sam?" Traci smiled with a knowing look.

"Traci, stop it, I just broke up with Luke, and Sam and I are just friends. Besides, I'd really like to try and keep this between you and me for now, I don't really want the whole barn talking about me," Andy scolded Traci.

"Alright alright, let's get ready for work, we have to drop Leo off at school on the way." said Traci, moving around the kitchen.

Andy got up from the table and went to get her things to shower. She made her way down the hallway and into the bathroom. She peeled off her pajamas and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked like crap. She stepped into the warm shower and let the water wash away the events of the previous day. She needed to go to work and get her mind off of things. She stepped out of the shower and dressed in the fresh clothes she had brought with her. She and Traci finished getting ready and rushed out the door towards Leo's school to drop him off. They made it to the barn just in time for parade.