Hi guys, well all I can say is OMG! I can't believe the response I have had from just one chapter. And you will all be pleased to know that I am continuing with this story! Not sure how long it will be but anything is better than just one chapter. As always thanks to my very good friend Jelly Bean Jenna, check out her fics for RB if you haven't already they're fab!
Note: Juts a small note just to cover a few things up after a couple of reviews. Please remember that after only chapter 1 you will never get the whole story. With some of my stories chapter 1 is normally just to get things started and the story always comes out throughout the rest of the chapters and this is how this one is going.
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Chapter 2
The drive through the streets of Toronto was anything but comfortable for Sam, he wasn't sure what Oliver was getting at but by the tone of his friend's voice he knew it wouldn't be good. For the past few months all Sam wanted to do was come home, find Andy and tell her how he truly felt but like everything else nothing ever went according to plan. He had accepted the UC job for one reason and that was for a break, he needed a break away from everything and hopefully to also clear his head and try to forget. But if anything it just made things worse for Sam, he could hardly ever concentrate on a certain thing for very long and that sometimes got him in bad situations but he just put it down to the hazards of working UC. Every day went past and every second of those days he thought of Andy, what she was doing, was she staying out of trouble, was she still with Luke…that last thought always stuck the longest in his mind. What if he had just been honest when he said he was going to be and told her the truth, would she still be with Luke, would he have taken the UC job and would they be together now? All these what ifs gave Sam so many headaches he had lost count of how many pill killer bottles he had bought out the pharmacy.
When he found out late last night that his stint was done and he was going home, Andy was the first thing that popped into his head. He couldn't wait to get home, shower and change before heading off to find her and finally tell her that he loved her. He couldn't say that he had loved her from day one but something that day defiantly hit him and it was strong but it quickly turned into love. He could honestly say that he loved Andy McNally and he would do anything for her no matter what but she was with someone else and he wouldn't be the one to break up her happiness. If he was being truly honest with himself deep down, the main reason he took the UC job was all because he couldn't watch her love someone else if that someone wasn't him.
Sam was so lost in thought that when the car came to a stop he had to take a few moments to look around. Within a matter of seconds he knew where they were, at the back of 15th Division as the back way in, no-one would see them entering;
"Why have we come here?" Sam asked as he got out the car along with Oliver. Oliver chuckled a little as he made his way to the door of the station;
"We're here because we need to talk and also my shift starts in a few hours" he said as he walked down the hall towards the room where he knew they no-one would see them. Sam followed along behind still puzzled as to why they needed to talk in the first place. As he entered the room after Oliver his heart started to quicken. This room had a great view of the bullpen and the offices around it; however this room wasn't seen straight away by anyone looking around. As Sam looked around he seen some fellow officers working away but his friends and Rookies weren't anywhere to be seen. His eyes moved to look at the Detective's office, after years of undercover work Sam knew when he was being watched. And he was right he came eye to eye with Luke Callaghan and it was not a nice look, Luke was giving him;
"What's with Callaghan giving me an evil look? I haven't even been here five minutes so surely I couldn't have done anything to annoy him already" Sam laughed as he took a seat but when he heard no laughter coming back from Oliver he started to worry; "Look I'll be honest here Ollie you're starting to scare me so what's this all about?" he asked, straight out with the truth, no holding back. Sam was starting to get a little scared and that feeling in his gut was telling him something, something along the lines that he wasn't going to like what Oliver was going to say. Oliver looked at his best friend he knew this waiting was killing him but what he was about to find out would probably kill him more;
"Let's start from the beginning I know this is none of my business Sam but you told me that you'd tell Andy how you truly felt no matter what the costs and yet you didn't, you just walked away" Oliver said as he thought back to that day he and Sam where at a local café for lunch.
FLASHBACK
Oliver was never one to turn down a free lunch or any food offer for that matter but today's offer of lunch had been different. Just a few minutes before sitting in this café he was sitting in the passenger seat of the cruiser while Sam was driving and out of nowhere Sam offered to buy lunch. It wasn't unusual really as they did take it in turns if they were on shift together but Sam was different today, something was bothering him and Oliver being the good cop and friend that he was noticed it right away. Oliver knew never to push Sam into talking so therefore he just sat across from his friend and wait, he waited knowing that Sam would talk eventually and knowing Sam knew Oliver would wait no matter how long it took;
"I love her Ollie" Sam said so fast he probably would have missed it himself if it wasn't for that fact that he had said them. Sam didn't know why he had said that he loved her but he needed to get it off his chest and Oliver was his best friend, he could tell him anything.
Oliver sat frozen and shocked to the spot he was sure he had misheard what had just been thrown across the table at him but nope he had heard those words loud and clear. Sam Swarek had just admitted his love for someone and it didn't take a genius to figure out who he was talking about. Clearing his throat Oliver didn't beat around the bush with his answer back;
"Well it's about time you finally admitted it" he said and tried to hold back his laugh when he seen a shocked Sam staring back at him "What, oh come on Sam everyone can see the chemistry between you too, the long looks at each other when you think no-one else is looking. And besides you've changed my friend since she came into your life. Now my question for you is, what you going to do about it?" Oliver asked as he took a drink of his coffee and watched as Sam's head fell downwards so he was looking at the table, shaking his head;
"That's just the thing Ollie, I have no idea. I mean she's with Luke and happy with him, all I want is for her to be happy and she is. I don't think I could ruin that" Sam replied swallowing hard, he was never one to be so open about anything especially with his feelings so this was all knew to him.
Oliver sighed and studded his friend he could tell he was struggling with whole loving someone and being honest about it. Oliver had never seen like this with anyone before, never in the fifteen or so years that he had known him. Deciding that honest was the best way to go, using his own life ways on love might help;
"Listen Sam she loves you too you know. I can see it with the way she looks at you or just watches you and before you say that's rubbish I know what it's like to be in love. It's the best feeling in the world and I'm still in love with Zoe even through our worst times together. You might not want to break her happiness and that's great but you need to be happy too. Tell her how you feel, yeah she's with Luke but I'm telling you buddy she'd be better off with you" Oliver said as he winked at his friend and then continued to eat his doughnut as if this conversation was something he talked about every day.
Sam sat and thought over everything Oliver had said; would she be happier with him? Did she feel the same way? His head was all over the place but finding out couldn't hurt right?
"You're right, there's only one way to find out and that's by asking. So asking I will have to do" he said with a smile as Oliver smiled and nodded back. Within a few minutes the two friends were laughing as if nothing serious had took place.
END OF FLASHBACK
Coming out of his thoughts Oliver knew that Sam was thinking about the exact same day, he could tell by the emotions running around in his eyes. And like the patient human being Oliver was he waited, he'd wait for as long as it took for Sam once again to open up. Thing was he didn't have to wait that long, something he was slightly shocked at. Sam sighed before rubbing a hand over his face;
"I was all ready for telling her Oliver, I was waiting for her just next to the woman's locker room. When she came out her and Traci were in a conversation about how great Luke was and everything finally felt normal. When I saw the huge smile and excitement in her eyes I just couldn't ruin that" by the time he finished talking Sam was really struggling with getting the words out. Oliver sat and listened to his best friend pore his heart out over the love for someone that he thought he could never have. Unsure if telling Sam about Andy being single and what happened the night he left, he would keep it to himself for now until the time was right. Right now all Sam needed was a good rest and time to get over his UC ordeal, he was about to mention that he'd run Sam home when Sam suddenly jump out his chair and went straight to the door. Confused as to what just happened Oliver looked towards the bullpen and just like that all the confusion was gone, there standing at the front desk was Andy.
Half way through her shift and Andy finally had a break, entering the station she decided on locking herself away and doing some paperwork before heading back out. Stopping at the front desk for a moment she waited for the officer to finish up on the phone but being the good cop that she was, she sensed someone was watching her. Turning slightly to her right the sight she seen had her heart beating so fast she thought it was going to jump out her chest. There no more than a few metres away stood Sam Swarek, all Andy wanted to do was run for the first time since she met him but she just couldn't get her body to move.
So there you have chapter 2, hope you enjoy! Andy knows now that Sam is back and we all know why Oliver was mad with Sam but he had a good reason not to say anything, don't you think?
Next up just how well will their reunion go? Find out soon!
