As Nick and Andy approached the hospital Andy began to weep. Nick grabbed her shoulder and gave it a squeeze to let her know he was there.

"You ok "Nick said in a shushed tone.

"I'm not sure" Andy shrugged, all I know is that when I left he said he loved me, and I thought about him every day since, I left, but my heart was still broken, I'm not sure what I'm going to see, but I'm glad you're here with me she smiled weakly.

"I'm there when it matters" Nick stated with a glance in her direction.

Andy looked at him that is what Sam always used to say she thought to herself, that was like a weight on her shoulders all its own. Nick was now here for her, even though she treasured Nick as her partner and her friend only Sam could fill the void in her heart and her life.

After Andy took some time to collect herself she stopped in the bathroom and splashed some cold water on her face, pinned her hair into a loose clip and with Nick by her side ventured upstairs to where Sam's room was located. As they approached the room Andy turned to Nick and said "can you give me a minute, I need to see him first."

Nick watched the emotions crossed over Andy's face, pain, and love but also regret.

As Nick watched Andy walk to into Sam's room he felt a pang of jealousy in his chest. While he has been undercover with Andy he had grown very fond of her, who he was kidding he was head over heels in love with her. It had started out innocent enough, a little crush had developed after he had seen her doing the typical McNally thing wearing her heart on her sleeve.

Flashback

Nick and Andy had been helping with a case involving child trafficking and Andy had come upon a small child that stole her heart. The child unfortunately not being much more that 7 had tried to escape. In the end the child, a little girl named Savannah had drowned in the outside pool as she tried to get over the exterior fence, it was Andy that found her that night. Nick had been standing inside when she came back inside the compound where they had kept the children, a simple rural home from the outside nothing out of the ordinary, but inside it held many dark secrets. Nothing had happened until they had returned to their cover apartment, Andy had stated that she "was fine." and went to take a shower. When she had been gone for 30 minutes Nick went to check on her and discovered her sitting on the tub floor sobbing her heart out. It was then that his heart also felt like it was breaking, he had cradled Andy in his arms until the sobs subsided. From that night on they had slept in the same bed, and he had comforted her when she had nightmares, for Andy it was comfort of a best friend, for Nick it became so much more...

When Andy returned and went into Sam's room a loud sob enguphed the normally quiet ward. The sight before Andy was something that she had not expected. Sam lay there in this sterile white room, sheets up to his chest some small tubes marred his normally toned arms, his face pale and void of emotion including his signature dimples that Andy has longed to see. After a moment she entered the room and proceeded to his bed side, all she could do is stand there and stare. After what seemed like another lifetime she sat on the edge of the bed, took one of his hands in hers the other cupped his pale cheek and leaned down and kissed him softly on the lips and then proceeded to lean her head on his chest.

"I missed you" Andy whispered, as a single tear fell to his chest. "I'm so sorry Sam, I wish I was there for you, I wish…" Andy was interrupted by a knock on the door startling her slightly and raising her to an immediate standing position.

"Hi, I'm Doctor Levine. I just came to check on Mr. Swarek, can I help you?" he stated pleasantly.

"Oh, uhh hi" Andy muttered not really sure what to say at that moment.

"Is there something I can help you with "the doctor replied

"How is he doing, what happened, how long will he be like this?" Andy stumbled to keep her thoughts straight.

"May I ask who you are, I can only release that information to his family, and I'm sorry don't recognize you," the doctor stated matter of factly.

"I'm sorry, I'm Andy McNally I'm his…..friend, partner, girlfriend, coworker she thought, hell she wasn't sure what the hell she was…I'm a close friend she settled on."

As the doctor was about to speak, the door slammed to the side with a loud swack hitting the wall

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING HERE, GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HIM"

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