Andy awoke the next morning in JD's arms it had one of the best night sleep she has had in a long time but also the saddest. She hated to see the sunlight shine through the window because she knew all of this would end. She could not bring herself to move from his embrace all she wanted to do is lay like this awhile longer. She looked up to see that he was still sleeping so she decided to remember every inch of him. She traced his eyes, his nose, and his lips with her finger. JD flinched under her touch which brought a smile to his face.

"Morning sleeping beauty" he says with his eyes still shut

"Morning" she says "JD…" she trailed off hoping to avoid the words that tried to escape her lips

He knew what she was trying to say so he pulled her closer to him and said "ten more minutes"

Andy just laid there staring at the ceiling and the fan as it went round and round which seems to put her in a daze.

"A penny for your thoughts?" she was brought out of her daze by his voice

She turned to face him "I was just thinking this was one of the best weekends I have ever had" as she caressed his cheek "I just wish I didn't have to leave just yet"

"Then don't stay with me just a little while longer?" he offered

"I can't" she whispered to him

He let out a small breath "your dad" he looked at her "what time are you leaving?"

She buried her head in his chest "Now!"

He hated to hear her response and to have her leave his arms but he knew this is what she needed to do even though he did not like it. He sat up and pulled her with him.

"Give me a second and I will take you to your room" as he headed into the bathroom.

Andy sat on the edge of the bed with her head in her hands. She thought about just walking out the door without saying goodbye thinking it would be easier but her body would not move out of that spot. She told herself to just breathe and once she is on the road it will hurt less. Andy had to stand as she paced back and forth in his bedroom.

As JD finished up in the bathroom he looked at himself in the mirror to assure himself she wanted to stay he thought that would make him feel better but it didn't he wiped his face and headed out back into the bedroom. He saw her pacing back and forth so he immediately went to her and stopped her. She looked to him and he saw sadness and he hugged her.

"Let's go" as he walked her to the door then to his truck as he took her back to the motel so she could pack up her stuff and leave out of his life forever. JD waited in the room as Andy took a shower and got her things together. She was just about done when he grabbed her hand and pulled her to his lap.

"I miss you already and you have not left yet" he tells her as he lays his head on her shoulder

"JD" she let out a long breath "I know the feeling" as she got up to finish packing. When she was done he took her bag out to the car as she checked out of the motel and then she met him at the car. JD leaned up against the door and she went for the handle he stopped her.

"Why does this has to be goodbye?" he asked her

She did not know how to answer his question because she knew once she got home JD would not exist in Andy McNally's world. If only she had met JD eight months earlier instead of Luke she can only imagine how her life would be. Things didn't turn out that way and she did meet Luke first so now it was time for Andy to let go of Candace and let go of JD.

"As much as I would like that, this has to be goodbye" she tells him. Andy walks up to him and wraps her arms around him and lays her head on his chest. He wraps his arms around her as well and holds her to him. They stood like that which seems like forever neither one wanting to be the first to let go.

"JD I have to go" she whisper to him

He pulls back just enough to look her in her eyes he then kisses her. The kiss starts out slow and sweet he pulls her closer as she wraps her arm around his neck. He then turns to where her back is leaning against the car. The kiss turns into a kiss that two people are not ready to let go. JD pulls back to catch his breath but she pulls him back to her and crushes her lips to his. He placed each one of his hands on both sides of face and takes control of the kiss the scene was so intense and private that the worker behind the desk had to look away. The kiss slowed down and he looks at her and tells her

"Get in the car now because I don't trust myself to let you go" as he placed a another kiss on her lips

She placed her hand on her chest to push him away but instead she pulls him to her "you have to help me"

JD opens the door for her and she gets in the car he then shuts the door behind her. He places his hand on her cheek and he caresses she then starts the car.

"Goodbye Candace" he leans in and kisses her cheek

She could not bring herself to look at him she just drove off instead while she had the strength to do so. The further she drove away the more it hurt. The tears came Andy could not believe she allowed herself to care knowing it wouldn't last that she was always leaving. She drove and drove until she had to pull over.

"Stupid, stupid" as she beat the steering wheel "Stop crying you brought this on yourself"

She looked in her rearview mirror calculating the minutes on how long it would be if she actually turns this car around. It should not be this damn hard but she would stop the tears and she will forget JD she says to herself as she puts her car in drive and heads home. After a long difficult drive Andy finally pulls up to her and Luke's house. She sat and stared she could not bring herself to get out the car and walk into the house she would officially call home once she walks down the aisle in three weeks. Her phone soon beeps and she looks at it.

(Where are you I miss my fiancé come home soon!

Love, Luke)

Her heart did not race when she read the text but he loves her and that would have to be enough. So she got out the car and headed inside. When she walked through the door she could hear the television. Andy then walked to the kitchen grabbed herself a beer. She looked around the kitchen and it felt like she was a stranger in this house. As she walked down the hall nothing felt familiar to her and again she felt like a stranger in this house. She then entered the living room she ran her fingers across the furniture and again she felt like a stranger in this house.

"You are home" she heard a familiar voice that brought her out of her trance. She turns and faces him blonde hair blue eyes stared back at her as he closes the gap between them and takes her in his arms and in that moment she wished it was JD that stood here holding her.