So many things were running through his mind right now and never before did Sam Swarek feel so useless as he did right now. Here he was on the edge of the bed with his girlfriend in his arms, crying uncontrollably and all he could do was hug her. Could he tell her that everything was going to be okay? He wasn't sure, he wasn't even all that sure as to what the hell this was all about. He was confused. And he didn't like being confused. Taking a deep breath Sam then placed both his hands on her cheek as he looked at her.

''You wanna tell me what this is all about?'' He asked her softly. He wanted to be there for her in every way he could. He didn't want to ask too many questions and wanted her to tell the story at her own pace.

''C'mon McNally.. talk to me, where's all this coming from? One minute we were lying in bed talking.. laughing then the next minute you get a text message and suddenly all this comes out... what's going on?''

Andy looked back at him, taking a deep breath she wiped away her tears and ran her hand through her hair. She knew she had to tell him, he was a Detective and would find out eventually.

''What happened when you woke up? Please tell me they atleast caught the son of a bitch..''

Andy shook her head. ''No... they didn't catch him he's still out there. My dad was running the case at the time, another detective came in and took my statement but all i could remember was a tattoo on his forearm.. '' A frustrated sigh escaped her lips at this. ''I'm a cop Sam and i can't even identify one man..''

''You were 14 McNally.. you weren't a cop back then, well... atleast not officially..'' That adorable smile appeared on his face at that statement, Sam knew Andy was the kind of cop who was born and bred into it, even as a teenager she was most likely working cases with her dad. ''And a tattoo? What kind of tattoo?''

He asked her, his mind going into Detective mode now. He would work with her on this, try and help her remember more about the man, about that night, if he was still out there then Sam Swarek was going to make damn sure to rope him in one way or another.

''Don't ask me so many questions all at once Sam my brain can't handle it... not right now..'' She still wasn't sure how to tell him.

''Okay.. just answer me one thing then.. where has all this come from?'' He asked her gently. Andy looked at him and sighed.

''Do you remember a few weeks ago back at the station, i was out on patrol with Nick and a young girl came in looking for me?'' She asked him, the hurt was visible in her eyes. Sam thought about it for a moment then nodded. ''Yeah, i think so. Why?''


::: FLASH BACK :::

Nervously the young girl walked up to the reception desk, she was a bag of nerves and only for her friends standing in the backround encouraging her to go through with it she would have bottled it and ran off. But she didn't thanks to them. She looked at the officer behind the desk, Which oddly enough was none other than Chris Diaz.

''How can i help you?'' Chris asked her. Swallowing a lump that had suddenly formed in the back of her throat, she looked at him. ''I need to speak with Andy McNally.. it's really urgent..''

At first Diaz found this odd, but he had been out of the loop a while since his move back from Timmons. Checking the roster to see if Andy was on duty he then looked back at the young girl.

''Officer McNally isn't currently in the station right now, can i take a message?'' Chris asked her politley. The girl was becoming more nervous right now. ''When will she be back?'' She asked him. Chris was sensing something was really off here now, she kept figiting wih her zip on her jacket and looking back at her friends. ''I'm not sure, she's out on patrol, but i'll tell you what, if it's really urgent i'll give her a call and have her come back here for you?''

Chris offered to her. The girl just nodded. ''I'll wait for her.'' She smiled then went to sit down. Chris looked at her and frowned, there was certainly something odd about this whole situation.

It was about a half hour later when Andy and Nick walked into the booking area hauling a suspect with them and booking him in. Nick went to get changed as the man had puked all over him. Andy booked him in and was making her way through the squad area to a desk to run a financial check on the suspect. Chris spotted her and wrapped the window, Andy looked up and frowned and went to see what he wanted.

''What's up?'' She asked him. ''Well, that girl over there has been waiting for you for a half hour or so, says she urgently needs to speak to you.'' Andy looked over at the girl and frowned, she had never seen her before. ''Ah, ok thanks.'' Chris nodded and Andy approached the girl. ''Hi, i'm Officer McNally you wanted to speak with me..''

::: END FLASHBACK :::


''So this girl turns up at the station wanting to speak with you.. spill it out McNally.. ''

Andy groaned and looked at him. She could tell he was getting slightly irritated with this whole thing now.

''She...''

''She what?'' Sam had an idea of where Andy was going with this and he didn't know what to think, he didn't want to think anything, not until he had been told.


::: FLASH BACK :::

The girl stood up now. Andy took her into one of the private rooms. Her two friends remained outside as she and Andy talked inside. Never in her wildest dreams did she ever think this day would come, not after all these years. As the girl told her who she was Andy had more or less froze on the spot, she felt numb and suddenly very weak. She needed to sit down before she fell down..

::: END FLASHBACK :::


Sam looked at her, a look of pure shock upon his face as he stood up.

''So, you're telling me that the girl... who came to see you.. is...''

Andy looked at him and stopped him before he could finish his sentence and nodded.

''My daughter...''