Hey there! Part 3 of the Frustration series. My next victim: Luke Callaghan! Figured it would be nice to see what's going on in his head in season 1, lord knows there is no way he could be as blind as to not notice the chemistry of our beloved couple. Let me know what you think! I do not own RB.

AN: Due to this fiction, McSwarek is now officially accepted as a word by my spellings checker! Awesome!

Acceptation comes after frustration

Luke was tired. Exhausted actually. He had been working for 18 hours straight and had finally wrapped it up about an hour ago. All he wanted to do was go home and sleep, preferably with Andy by his side. Looking at his watch he knew shift for her had ended a while ago. He knew that she was at the Penny, having received a text from her about two hours ago. He had told her to go ahead. She was there, probably hanging out with her fellow rookies or maybe even Sam.

Sam Swarek was on his mind more than he would like to admit. He had never liked Swarek all that much. It's not like they had any personal contact, except on the occasional case. They didn't really know each other, and Luke had no reason and no will to change this. Sam was fifteen's golden boy. No matter what he did, no matter how many rules he broke, for some reason they all thought he was awesome. Unfortunately, with Swarek being Andy's partner, Andy too, saw Swarek as some sort of hero. And it bothered him. A lot.

He's seen the way Sam looks at her sometimes, it was obvious that the interest in his rookie was beyond just the professional kind. Luke could understand this, obviously, since he knew just what a great person Andy really was. The thing that bothered him most was the fact, that at some level, Andy reciprocated those feelings, and there was nothing he could do about it but stand idly by, trying to convince himself that she belonged to him. That she loved him.

Luke was secure enough as a man to realise love is not always a one way street. It's messy and sometimes feelings cannot be denied or explained. They just were. The more he looked at Sam and Andy the more he believed that you can't choose the one you love.

Like right now. As he walked into the Penny his eyes are magically drawn to her, and as suspected, nearly glued to her hip was none other than Sam Swarek. She was laughing at something he said and rolled her eyes in good nature. Sam was flashing his dimples full on, making every woman in the vicinity swoon. But it seemed Swarek only had eyes for Andy, as they never left her figure once.

Luke turned back and left the bar. He was too tired to fight Swarek for her attentions tonight. He walked over to his car when a loud bang interrupted his morose thoughts.

Stumbling out of the Penny were Sam and Andy. Sam dragging her by the arm, and Andy laughing hysterically. He hid in the shadows and watched, as if watching a movie.

'Sam! What are you doing?'

'Stop giggling Bambi!'

She stopped abruptly only to start again after two seconds. She quickly sobered up as Sam stared her down.

'Ok, since you almost wrecked my car…'

'I did not!'

Another glare her way and she zipped her lips and threw away the key.

'Thank you. Now, after you almost wrecked my car, got it shot to pieces and then managed to almost hit my neighbour, I am inclined to never let you drive my baby again.'

Luke took a look at Andy and knew she wanted to argue and laugh at the same time, but apparently Swarek had enough of a hold over her that she never made a sound.

'But, since you are my rookie, and you do not have a car I am willing to lend you my baby. On occasion! But before I do that, you need to learn how to drive properly.'

Andy was almost in tears now, trying to keep in her laugh, as was Sam.

'As of now Andy McNally, I, Sam Swarek, am your driving instructor.'

Andy let out a howl of laughter and nearly collapsed in his arms. Sam seemed only too happy to catch her.

Then the one thing Luke was afraid would happen became reality. The mood around them seemed to shift, they were dangerously close and Andy's laughter died down as she looked up into his face. Luke couldn't see the whole exchange but he had a fair idea of what was written on both their faces. Want, need, and maybe even a bit of love? He wasn't sure, and honestly he didn't want to know. Just as soon as the tension appeared it slipped away and they both, awkwardly, took a step back.

'Probably shouldn't drive right now huh?'

'No McNally, I don't think that's a good idea. How about I pick you up tomorrow morning? Callaghan is probably still at the station by then. You can show me your awesome driving skills.'

Andy smiled, taking his peace offering with both hands. And nodded. Then simultaneously they both turned and headed back into the Penny.

Luke sighed. He suddenly didn't feel like going home anymore. Instead he drove back to the precinct and kept on working. Hoping tomorrow would be better, and he would stop seeing her laughing with another man.

Unfortunately Luke was not that lucky. As the next day turned out to be even worse.

The day started out alright. He saw Andy in the morning before parade, and she seemed happy to see him. Nothing would have alerted him to the little tense moment he saw between her and Swarek the night before.

He went to his office to work, left for lunch, ate some things and then returned to work. That was where it all went wrong.

On his desk was a red book. The type you take notes in but a bit bigger. He had only heard of THE book, but had never seen it. He instinctively knew it was THE book though. He approached it with caution, wondering how on earth it had ended up on his desk. He looked around the precinct but nothing was amiss and nobody was watching him. So he picked up the book, and noticed a small post it note on the front.

'Luke, the last ten pages are the most important.'

He didn't recognize the handwriting. His curiousness got the better of him and he turned to the last ten pages.

Remember that saying: curiosity killed the cat? Well in this case, it killed him, or at least it shattered his heart into a million pieces. He went back exactly ten pages and there it was.

Sam Swarek & Andy McNally get together pool

Luke knew he should probably close the damn book. The message was obvious enough. The whole precinct knew about the obvious attraction between the two partners and were silently egging them on. But he kept on reading.

Apparently Oliver Shaw had bet that the Sam and Andy would get together by next week, get married exactly 6 months later and welcome their first baby into the world exactly 9 months after that. Noelle seconded that.

Even Frank Best had a bet standing, saying that Sam would be the first to break. Ask for a new partner and drag her off to parts unknown on an impromptu vacation.

The bets went haywire from there. He even saw himself written into some of the bets. Epstein for instance figured Sam and Andy or McSwarek as they were called in the book (kind of clever he had to admit) would be caught by him doing the dirty in the interviewing room. Leading to a very public break up, in which of course McSwarek won all.

The worst thing was, that as he read all the bets, was that none of them seemed too farfetched. It was not a complete impossibility that he would eventually be cheated on as the attraction between Swarek and Andy grew. Sam giving up guns and gangs? He probably would, judging from his looks at her the night before.

His heart sank, knowing that regardless of his own feelings, Andy would never truly be his. He felt it in his gut, and knew he couldn't keep living the lie.

With a heavy heart he called Andy and he broke up with her that same night. He almost laughed as he read an announcement in the paper exactly 6 months later that Andy McNally had officially become Andy Swarek. He wondered if Shaw would be right about their first born as well.

AN: This is a little sad I know. My hands just kept typing! Next one will be more fun! Promise. I'm thinking Tracy POV or maybe Oliver? Let me know what you think :D