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Note: - A song will feature in this chapter, it's towards the end but how does that song affect Sam and add to his nightmares?

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Chapter 4

The rest of the drive to Sarah's the next morning was a quiet and peaceful one, Andy was happy sitting in the passenger seat with her feet up on the dash board while she watched the scenery pass by. Sam wouldn't say it out loud but he was actually nervous as they inched that bit closer to Sarah's. It wasn't about Sarah and Andy; they got on like a house on fire and had done since day one of meeting each other. What got him nervous was that this was the first time he had brought Andy to Sarah's for anything and this would be the first time Andy would be meeting his nieces and nephew. He hadn't kept his family hidden from Andy, she knew about his nieces and nephew, even helped pick out birthday presents and stuff since Sam was rubbish at that. Just the thought of seeing the three of them again brought a smile to Sam's face even on the bad days. Casey was your typical 14 year old teenager, into bands, boys, having cool friends and anything else that girl teenagers got up to. Then there was Julian his 7 year old nephew, he was just a typical boy with being right into sports, basketball being his favourite. Along with console games, remote control cars and at his age girls were a definite no for the time being. And then there is Lucy, she was only 8 months old but was already wrapped around her Uncle Sammy's finger.

The screaming of kids playing in the street brought Sam out of some happy thoughts as he turned the last corner onto Sarah's street. It was on this final turn that Andy finally move and Sam could feel the nerves radiate off her body as he pulled up outside Sarah's house;

"It will be fine and they'll love you" Sam said grabbing her hand and trying his best to reassure her. But if he was being honest it was Casey he was most concerned about since Sarah had mentioned that Casey had been behaving like a drama queen the past few weeks. Andy just merely nodded her head as Sam jumped out and move to the back of the truck to grab their bags. Andy had just placed one foot outside the truck before she suddenly heard the shouting from a wee boy. Looking up the house they had stopped outside, the front door was open and a boy aged around 7 or 8 came running down the path shouting;

"Uncle Sammy, Uncle Sammy!" the excited child screamed as he jumped into the arms of Sam and held onto him for dear life.

Andy stood in utter awe as she watched the scene in front of her; the bad boy image that Sam would also show seemed to go straight out the window when it came to the boy in his arms. Andy had never seen the Uncle side to Sam so she was really looking forward to this weekend;

"Hi buddy" Sam smiled as he placed Julian back down onto the sidewalk "Julian this is Andy, Andy this is Julian my nephew" Sam said as he watched Julian eye Andy, Andy however gave Sam a huge smile before stepping a bit closer;

"Hi" she said as she smiled at Julian trying not to laugh at the curious look on the young boys face;

"Do you like basketball?" Julian suddenly asked catching Sam and Andy off guard with the question, Andy though just nodded as she did like the sport "Cool we'll get along just fine" and with that Julian was off back towards the house calling out to his mum that Uncle Sam and Andy had arrived. That un-shy reply was all it took for Andy to burst out laughing and watched as Sam just shook his head. A few seconds later Andy found herself being led up the path towards the house were she'd be staying for the weekend and her nervous weren't helping her much to keep calm.

Walking through the front door it was as if everything was happening to fast for Andy, Sarah was rushing around with a baby girl on her hip, Julian was out on the back deck from what Andy could see and then there was a teenage girl sitting off to the side in the livingroom with ear phones in. Sam took a quick look at Andy as he led them to the kitchen and let out a quick, ruff laugh;

"Don't look so shocked, Sarah is always a last minute person and is always rushing around" he said as he switched on the coffee pot but his words didn't go unheard as he got a slap across the back of the head from Sarah;

"You should know better than to talk about me little brother" she winked before giving Sam a quick kiss on the cheek and passing the baby over to him. Andy watched as Sarah pulled her into a quick hug "Great to see you again Andy and please make sure he doesn't do anything stupid" Sarah laughed as made her way to the teenage girl and then to Julian;

"You're sister knows you very well" Andy said as she took a seat at the table but her statement just got an eye roll from Sam;

"This is Lucy my 8 month old niece and that's Casey my 14 year old going on 30 year old niece" Sam growled out as he motioned with a nod of the head towards the livingroom. Before Andy had a chance to ask why he said it with such a clip tone Sarah was back;

"Ok so you guys have fun and I'll see you on Monday" and just like Julian earlier, she was off and out the door leave Sam and Andy to start their babysitting duties.

It was nearing 4pm when Sam and Andy finally thought about making a start on dinner, they had spent the afternoon putting their stuff away while dealing with Lucy and Julian, Casey on the other hand hadn't said a word to either of them since they arrived. Andy could tell that it was starting to really annoy Sam but Andy knew she was just being a normal teenage girl which of course was out of Sam's comfort zone.

The kitchen always seemed to be their favourite place in the house were they'd always act like silly children, throwing small bits of food at each other, kisses here and there and also just relaxing and being in each other's company. And having a small food fight is just how Casey found them;

"Uncle Sam, my boyfriend Josh is going to come round for dinner, okay?" Casey suddenly came out with as she appeared from the livingroom, Andy wasn't sure if she was joking or not but the fire in Sam's eye told her that a joke wouldn't be good right now;

"I don't think so Casey, your mum never said anything to me about that and you haven't even spoken one word to myself or Andy since we arrived" Sam said sternly eyeing his niece carefully. But this answer just angered Casey;

"Argh your just as bad as mum" she cried as she stomped out the room.

Andy stood and watched the whole seen play out, wanting to say something but knowing best not too she just watched as Casey has the same stubbornness as her Uncle. After Casey stormed off Sam mumbled something about going to fetch Julian and left Andy with Lucy to dish up dinner. Andy knew dinner would be very interesting.

By the time dinner was finished Andy was pleased to get away from the table, apart from her and Julian making conversation with regards to Basketball and Andy helping Lucy with her food everything else over dinner was tense. Sam and Casey didn't say a word to each, just spoke if they had to when asking for something to be passed but other than that not another word. Andy knew Sam was out of his comfort zone when it came to Casey so she was hoping to help him a bit;

"She's a teenager Sam; she's at the age where she's going to push your buttons" Andy said treading gently as she started to empty plates. The rough laugh that escaped Sam didn't go unnoticed by her though as she kept busy;

"Yeah well she knows not to push mine" he said in an angry tone. Sighing Andy put down the plate she was holding and turned to face him, she didn't want their weekend away to start off bad;

"I know that Sam but I was a teenager before I think…" but her sentence was cut off by Sam's raising voice;

"I don't want to hear it Andy, she's my niece and I'll deal with it not you" and even as the words left his mouth he regretted them right away. Andy however didn't even give Sam a moment to redeem himself as she pushed past him and took Lucy from her highchair. She'd get her ready for bed and space away from Sam was what she needed before an argument broke out.

Their second night away together for the weekend hadn't gone as planned, Sam had thought about the words he said to Andy earlier and hated himself the moment he said them. Andy was only trying to help and help him understand what being a teenage girl was probably like but once again he let his stubbornness and his pride get the better of him and just lost it. As he finished putting the dishes away, he then chased Julian upstairs to bed all the while thinking of how to make things right with Andy as he knew she was angry with him and he didn't blame her.

Making sure Julian was sorted and settled into bed, he didn't need to stop at Casey's door to make sure she was there as the slamming of her bedroom door after dinner let everyone know that's where she was. Instead he headed straight for the nursery but the sight before him and the humming he heard from the doorway stopped him in his tracks. There was Andy sitting next to his niece's cot, holding onto her tiny hand through the bars. The sight was making Sam's heart beat hard against his chest as he started to imagine that; that was Andy with their own child. Suddenly the humming turned into singing which was coming from Andy as Sam leaned against the door watching and listening;

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger

And it's so quiet in the world tonight

Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming

So I tuck you in, turn on your favourite night light

To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret

I'd give all I have, honey

If you could stay like that

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart

And no one will desert you

Just try to never grow up, never grow up

You're in the car on the way to the movies

And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off

At 14 there's just so much you can't do

And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots

But don't make her drop you off around the block

Remember that she's getting older too

And don't lose the way that you dance around in your pj's getting ready for school

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

No one's ever burned you; nothing's ever left you scarred

And even though you want to, just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room

Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home

Remember the footsteps, remember the words said

And all your little brother's favourite songs

I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

So here I am in my new apartment

In a big city, they just dropped me off

It's so much colder that I thought it would be

So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on

Wish I'd never grown up

I wish I'd never grown up

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up

I could still be little

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up

It could still be simple

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

Won't let nobody hurt you

Won't let no-one break your heart

And even though you want to, please try to never grow up

Oh, don't you ever grow up

Oh, never grow up, just never grow up

"She's a good singer, goodnight Uncle Sam" Sam jumped at the sound of Casey talking to him and turned just in time to see her walk back into her bedroom, he had no idea when she even appeared at his side. Turning back to the nursery he caught Andy standing up and tucking in Lucy before reaching over and turning out the night light, Lucy had fallen asleep listening to Andy's singing. Moving away as not to be caught staring Sam swallowed the lump in his throat as he walked into Sarah's bedroom, he knew he had to apologise to Andy and open up a little more to her, for his own sake but mainly for her's. He couldn't lose Andy not after everything they had been through, sighing tomorrow was a new day and it would be better. The sight of Andy singing to his niece made thoughts of their own family one day appear in his head but that was something he wouldn't be bringing up just yet as he made his way into the bathroom to get ready for bed.

Well that's another chapter done, hope you like it. Up next Sam's nightmares return and cause problems but just how far does that push Andy? Also Andy and Casey bond.

P.S. the song that was in this chapter was called "Never Grow Up" by Taylor Swift. If you haven't heard it then I suggest you look it up on Youtube.