Chapter 2
Authors note: Wow! Thank you guys sooo much for all the reviews! I'm so happy that you guys like this story and want me to continue! So here's the next chapter! Enjoy! :)
Andy sat, perched on the edge of the sofa. To say she was a little nervous was an understatement. It was her second date with Sam, which was also her second date in the past three years and she was trying to decide whether or not to tell him about her secret. Traci had spent the past week trying to convince her that it was the right thing to do but Andy wasn't sure if she was ready yet. She knew she was going to tell him but was a little worried that he would feel uncomfortable. She was broken out of her day dream when the front door buzzer went, she quickly jumped up from the sofa and jogged to the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey Andy, I'm outside." Came Sam's voice from the other end.
"Ok, I'll be right down." Andy replies, taking a deep breath before grabbing her bag and heading out to Sam's car.
"So you're dad's Tommy McNally right?" Sam asks and Andy nods. "How's he doing?"
"Good." Andy says nodding again. "Enjoying his retirement. Tell me about your family. Any sibilings?"
"One, a sister."
"That's cool, are you guys close?"
"Eh...not really."
"Oh. Sorry."
"Nah, don't worry about it, not your fault, you didn't know." Sam says with a wave of his hand, smiling at Andy who relaxes a little and smiles back. "When are you graduating the academy?" He asks as the waiter takes their empty plates from in front of them.
"Two months." Andy replies
"You excited?" Andy nods and grins
"I can't wait to put all the training into good use."
"Good, well if you're as good as your dad was, you'll be a great addition to 15."
"Yeah, about that sam. Is this going to be a problem?" She asks, motioning between them and Sam frowns.
"A problem? No it shouldn't be, why?"
"It's just that...there's rules right? About officers from the same division dating and didn't you say the White shirts were planning on making you a TO?"
"Yeah, but I can talk to my staff Sargent, tell him to pair you with one of the other TOs, unless you had something else in mind..."
"No, I was just wondering. I didn't want something like that to come between us, I mean, if it is going to be a problem I can always ask to be placed in another division."
"No, don't do that, everything will be fine, ok?"
"Ok."
"Good. Now what would you like for dessert?" Sam asks, handing Andy the dessert menu.
"Hmmm...how about we share the chocolate sundae? That sounds really good." Andy replies
"A chocolate sundae it is." He says, motioning over the waiter and placing their order.
"This is so good!" Andy moans, taking a big bite from the spoon Sam was holding out for her. "Here, try some." She says, taking her spoon and placing it in front of Sam.
"You're right, this is good." Sam says, spooning some more out of the glass.
"Sammy! Fancy seeing you here brother!" Comes a call from behind Sam. Andy looks up as Sam turns in his seat.
"Oliver." Sam says, greeting his best friend. "Hey Zoe."
"Sam." Zoe greets Sam, smiling politely at Andy.
"Who's this then?" Oli whispers to Sam who turns back to Andy.
"Sorry, Zoe, Oliver, this is my girlfriend Andy McNally. Andy, my best friend Oliver and his wife Zoe."
"Hi." Says Andy, smiling up at the couple.
"McNally? No way, you're Tommy's kid?" Oliver asks and Andy nods. "Now you say it, I can see the resemblance."
"Well we better get going, don't want to leave the babysitter at home with the kids for too long." Zoe says and Andy nods and smiles. "It was nice meeting you Andy."
"You too." Andy says and turns back to Sam.
"What?" He asks as Andy stares at him.
"You called me your girlfriend." She says quietly, trying to contain her happiness and excitement.
"Well you are, aren't you? Unless you don't want to be that is..."
"No! No! Of course I want to be your girlfriend!"
"Good, well that's settled then." Sam says, leaning across the table to give Andy a small kiss.
"They seem really nice." Andy comments after a while, glancing back at Oliver and Zoe.
"They are. Oliver's also been put forward for being a TO, so you'll probably be partnered with him at some point. Anyway, enough about them. We have a sundae to finish." Andy nods and smiles at Sam, lifting her spoon again.
"Thank you for the meal." Andy says to Sam when they arrive at Andys apartment building.
"No problem, thank you for coming. You wanna do it again...some time next week maybe?"
"That's sounds great."
"Awesome. I'll give you a call."
"Cool." Andy says, falling silent as Sam leans forward and their lips meet in a sweet kiss.
"I'll see you later." Sam whispers and Andy nods and smiles before getting out of the car.
Sam and Andy had been dating for close to a month when Andy finally worked up the courage to tell Sam about her secret.
"Sam, there's uh...there's something you should know..." Andy starts, taking a sip of her drink. Sam nods for her to continue and takes another forkful of her pasta from her plate. She swats his hand away gently, smiling and pulls her plate closer to her. "I...uh...I have a baby Sam."
"I know." Sam replies notchalantly, nodding his head.
"You...know?" Andy asks and Sam nods. "How?"
"I saw you, as I was driving out of the supermarket car park the other day. You were just getting the baby out of the car, a little girl, right?" Andy nods, speechless. "I figured she was either yours or you were babysitting. She looks just like you." Andy nods again.
"And you don't mind?"
"That you have a kid?" Andy nods once more as Sam takes her hand. "Andy, it doesn't bother me, ok? I like you, baby or not."
"Really?"
"Really." Sam promises kissing her hand. "What's her name?"
"Charlotte Alexa. But everyone calls her Charley."
"Cute name." He says and Andy smiles.
"Thanks."
"Thank you for tonight. I had a really good time." Andy says as she and Sam walk down the road towards Sam's car, hand in hand.
"No problem, I'm glad you enjoyed it." Sam replies
"And thank you for being so understanding about Charley."
"Thank you for telling me." He says and Andy shrugs.
"I thought you deserved to know."
"Well, thank you anyway. You ready to head home now?"
"Yes please. My friend Chris is looking after Charley, she'll probably be in bed now though so maybe you guys can meet another time?"
"Sure I'd love that." Sam says, giving Andy a quick kiss before unlocking his truck.
AN: Sorry if you guys thought she waited too long to tell him and some of you didn't want her to have a baby but she does...and well done to a lot of you who guessed she had a baby! :) hopefully you guys can still enjoy the story anyway! There will be more of Charley in the next chapter and Sam will meet her for the first time! Please review!
