It's sad for me to finally bid goodbye to this story. I had so much fun writing this last chapter which I have broken up in two parts. Thank you everyone (I know I've said this too many times) for your continuos support and wonderful reviews. You truly make a writer's world a more happier place :)

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own the movie "The Vow'', the actors involved in making the film or the characters. I also don't have a say or part in the show "Rookie Blue".


Chapter 7: To New Beginnings (Part I)

She said yes. That was all Sam could think about when he looked at Andy's swollen belly. Sam and Andy were both at the doctor's office waiting for their for their sonogram. Andy had just finished her ultrasound. Everything looked good with the baby. A steady heartbeat that made both Sam and Andy freak out and argue about their baby's child ensured them both they were normal. But now, Sam couldn't help but stare at his wife. She was beautiful, even if she was a little fat. Andy had noticed Sam's stare from the other side of the room. Andy was seated on the bed with one hand on her belly and the other on the bed to balance herself while Sam had his arms crossed and was leaning against the wall staring straight up to his beautiful wife.

"Could you stop it? You're freaking me out."

"Why would I be freaking you out?"

"I don't know. You tell me. You've been staring at me like that ever since the doctor left the room."

Sam smiled showing of his wide grin. His dimples were also showing.

"There, you see? You're doing it again! Cut it out Sam."

Just then, Sam started closing the gap between the both of them. He moved to the other corner of the room slowly, while smiling.

"Sam... cut it out okay. I mean it. Sam-"

Before Andy had a chance to complete her sentence, Sam's hand had found his way to her face, cupping them while kissing her. Andy responded by placing her hands on his waist. Sam then intensified the kiss by using his hands to roam the back of her gown. Sam stopped the kiss abruptly when Andy gripped her stomach.

"Ohh..."

"You okay? I'll call-"

Andy grabbed Sam's hand before he started freaking out on Andy.

"Sam... I'm fine. You heard the doctor, she said the baby was just moving. I'm fine."

Sam cupped Andy's faced again.

"I'm just so worried for you. You haven't been sleeping well, you toss and turn and you even lost your appetite. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine Sam. It just gets a little warm at night and you hugging me at night isn't helping. At all. I feel like a giant potato."

"Ah, but a very sexy one."

"How long are you gonna keep that act going huh?"

"For the rest of my life, like I promised."

At that, Andy couldn't help but smile. She gave him a quick peck on the lips before it turned out to be something more. Andy could clearly remember how they got to the doctor's office and how this tiny little baby was growing inside of her. She couldn't help be grateful for what she had, even if a life with Sam she could never remember.


It was the night of their marriage. Second marriage. After Andy had said yes to Sam's proposal, the both immediately went to the nearest chapel to renew their vows. Some would say a marriage was something planned and systematic. If you thought about it, there were caterers, flower arrangement and dress fittings to worry about. But that night, for Sam and Andy, all they ever thought about was themselves and who they were going to spend the rest of their life's together. The priest, was more than happy to do a last minute wedding for the both of them. There they were, dressed like nothing like the bride and groom. They both looked liked complete strangers.

"I call you now to recollect the vows you have made to each other."

Andy was facing Sam and they held hands. Andy had never vowed anyone anything before. Hell, she found it hard to even keep a promise. Here was a man she barely knew who was asking her to spend the rest of her life with him. Andy didn't know what to promise or vow. For a simple reason, she never knew what it was like to completely give her heart to someone. Sure, she was engaged to Luke but the engagement was short lived. She had to be honest, that was all she could promise Sam. Her honesty and loyalty.

"Sam, you are everything I never knew I needed. You loved me for who I was and you never stopped loving me even if I did. In my life I never regretted anything this bad. I regret not telling you how much I love you and how much of a constant in my life that I adore. So Sam, I'm sorry. And I'm sure you can come up with a million of reasons on how I could be forgiven. But today, I've chosen to give you my life. I've chosen you to guard my heart and keep it safe. I've chosen you for the rest of my life. To have and to hold from that day forward. For better, for worse. For richer, for poorer. In sickness and in health, to love and to cherish. Till death do us part."

All Sam could think of was how he managed to get Andy back. Sure, this wasn't the same Andy. The Andy who constantly worried and plan, but a part of him missed her. He was just happy he finally got her back after all the denial and running they both have been doing. This was it. It was time for him to pledge to the love of his life for forever. To promise him his lifetime and heart. He couldn't help but look Andy in the eye. She was gorgeous even if the wedding wasn't pre-planned.

"Andy. I spent my whole life convincing myself that you are it. That a life without you wasn't in the cards. When you couldn't remember me, it broke my heart. You turned me down a lot of times Andy. But to turn me down when we were married completely broke me. Not only you couldn't remember me, you were stubborn enough to believe you could never fall in love with me. So I tried, everyday to convince you. And when I finally gave up, you came to me and said that you wanna be married. Married to me. If I knew winning your heart was that easy, I would have done that a long time ago. The point is Andy, your that chase in my life, the constant in my life that reminds me about the beauty of life. It's going to be hard. I won't promise you a happy life with me, but I will promise you one thing. That is, I will never give up on us. So, to have and to hold from today onwards. For better, for worse. For richer, for poorer. In sickness and in health, to love and to cherish. Till death do us part."

Andy was overjoyed. They both were. Tears were streaming down both their faces. This was definitely the start of something new.

"The rings?"

Sam took the rings out and started slipping it on Andy's finger.

"Repeat after me."

"It's okay. I got this."

"I give you this ring Andy, as a sign of our marriage. WIth my body I honor you, all that I am I give to you, and all that I have I share with you."

Now it was Andy's turn. Sam guided her on saying the vows.

"I give you.."

"I give you.."

"This ring.."

"This ring.."

"As a sign.."

"As a sign.."

"Of our marriage.."

"Of our marriage.."

"With my body I honor you.."

"With my body I honor you.."

"And all that I have I give to you.."

"And all that I have I give to you.."

"And all that I have I share with you."

"And all that I have I share with you."

"By the power vested in me, I know pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Sam moved slowly and held her face in on hand and the other on her waist. He kissed her gently and sweet. when they broke apart Sam whispered to Andy.

"I'm never leaving you again. Even for a day."

"I'll keep that in mind the next time you leave."

They both said goodbye to the priest and thanked him for his services. They donated some money to the church. After that, they started walking back home, hand in hand.

"So what now?"

"Now, we should try to spend our first second marriage night."

"Is there even such a thing?"

"There is now."

"Very funny Sam."

"I've got an idea. You up for it?"

"What?"

"We never had a honeymoon. I'm thinking we should book a hotel room for ourselves and spend two or three days getting to know each other. If your gonna be a good wife Andy, you gotta learn from the expert."

"The expert huh?"

"Yeah. If your gonna learn you better learn it from the best. You up for it or not?"

"Of course. Who doesn't love first nights."

"Really now?"

They were at the front desk of the hotel like forever. The desk manager was out leaving an intern in charge. When they finally got their key card, they went to their hotel room. Sam pulled Andy by her waist and started kissing her in all the right places. He slowly led her to the bed. Andy was seated on the bed while Sam was undoing her blouse. Andy had her hands around his neck. They made love and talked for hours. When morning came, they had room services and spent the rest of the day in their embrace. At times, they would even share showers. Things were definitely looking good.


"How are you feeling Andy?"

"I'm good. A little uneasy at times with the movement of the baby."

"That's good. It's very normal for pregnant woman to feel that way. You are 22 weeks which means your almost 6 months in. You should be able to feel your baby kick. If your lucky, maybe some hiccups."

"Can we see the baby's sex?"

"Well-"

"Sam! You said that we were gonna wait till the baby was born to find out. Some of us like surprises."

"It's okay. I'll give you a picture of your baby and you can decide later on your own what sex your baby is."

"How do I get Andy to loosen up? She's cranky all the time."

"I'm not! You trying carrying a baby in your belly. See how that makes you feel."

"See what I mean?"

Andy's doctor couldn't help but smile at how they were teasing and making fun of each other.

"It's completely normal. Andy, try not to kill your husband in the process. And another thing. I've noticed that your blood pressure is a little high. Try to relax. Don't stress yourself. Take breaks-"

"I'm fine doc. It's probably nothing."

Sam swung his arm around and kept it on Andy's shoulder. He tried keeping her calm. He too like the doctor noticed that Andy had become a little up tight. He wanted to help Andy but every time he did, she pushed him away. Sam was left feeling lonely at times that he couldn't share the joy of their first child together. He knew that she was feeling insecure but he wished he would tell him about it. He wished he talked more about her feelings. That night as they drove home, Sam tried talking to Andy again.

"Hey, you okay? You wanna talk about it?"

"I'm fine Sam. I'll take it easy, I promise okay."

She was doing it again. He knew that she was terrified but why wouldn't she let him in, was something Sam could never come to understand. He wanted so much for Andy to fully give herself to him. The more he thought about it, the more he thought about how the news that Andy was pregnant reached him. It wasn't the best of their moments.


Andy had been feeling unwell ever since their 'honeymoon'. She became more tired easily and lost her appetite. Sam had noticed it. He suggested that she should go and see a doctor. And they did, they went together to the doctor's. They did the necessary test and told them to come back in a week's time. During that time frame, Andy had become even worst. She started throwing up and she looked paler than usual. She became more agitated easily and Sam found that her body temperature became hotter than normal.

It was a long day at work for the both of them. They had a homicide and there was some disturbance with the power supply at the station. Andy had her head resting on Sam's chest while Sam had one of his arms draped around her waist and the other on her arm that was across his chest.

"Sweetheart, your a little warm."

Andy was dead tired and all she could do was hug Sam.

"Uh hmm."

"Andy-"

"I'm really tired, can we talk about this tomorrow."

"Okay."

He kissed the top of her head and pulled her closer to him even more. His Andy was in pain and he could do nothing about it. It was when Andy fainted while working that it all started to make sense. Luckily, Gail was there to catch her. When Andy reached the hospital, Sam was already there looking worried. They had put her on drips because she was dehydrated.

Andy was sitting on the edge of the bed with a hospital gown. They had just finished taking the test. Sam saw Andy and he paced quickly and embraced her.

"I was so worried. I heard it from Frank. Are you okay? "

"Mrs. Swarek?"

The doctor entered the room and had the results in her hand.

"Hi. Is everything okay with Andy?"

"Andy, there is nothing wrong with you. But, what I can say is in the next few months you and your husband would be making a few drastic changes. Your pregnant. Congratulations."

Andy and Sam went completely quiet. They both wanted a child and all of a sudden it really didn't matter. A child is going to be a big major change in both their life's. Here they were trying to get around the idea that they were married. They never really talked about. Sure it was Sam's dream to raise a family and settle down with Andy. But every since the accident and Andy's memory loss, his marriage with Andy was just good enough. He just couldn't afford to loose Andy. A baby would do exactly that.

"Did I say something wrong? Most married couples would be opening the champagne bottle."

"Sorry, we just didn't expect it to happen so fast."

"Well, your pregnant now. You are almost 3 weeks in and I'll need to see you again in the next 2 weeks or so for your regular checkup."

The were with each other the whole day. Sam was overjoyed with the news, he just wanted hold Andy in his arms but he knew that would push Andy even further away. When they did talk it was during dinner. Surprisingly, Andy made the first attempt.

"I'm happy. I want this child."

Sam was a little thrown aback when he heard Andy say that.

"Really?"

"Yeah really. I want us to work. This baby is supposed to bring us together, and I want that."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

That was the first time that Sam heard Andy say that.

Why are you smiling at me like that?"

"Your beautiful."

Sam reached over the table and took Andy's hand in his and kissed it. Things were back the way they were. Andy smiled and stood up to clear her plate. While washing her plate she called out to Sam.

'It's going to be a lot of hard work you know. I'm gonna be really fat, and I won't be happy about that. I'm going to be cranky all the time and-"

Before Andy could finish her sentence Sam came behind her and hugged her.

"Tell me you love me again."

"I love you."

"I can't hear you."

Andy turned around and cupped Sam's face and kissed him.

"I love you."


"You think I'll make a good mom?"

"Is that what's bothering you?"

"I don't know if I'll be a good mother. What if our-"

"Well then that's too bad. Our child will have no choice but to listen to us. Plus, we've got half the country looking out for our little baby."

"What if our child hate's cops?"

"She's a Swarek. How much can she hate cops?"

"What do you mean she?"

"Uhhh..."

"Sam! You promised."

"I'm sorry sweetheart, I was too excited to know. Just pretend you didn't hear it."

"How do I pretend not to hear it?"

"You didn't hear it."

Andy was furious. And as usual, he tried to make it up with his charms. He took Andy's hands and kissed it. Andy withdrew her hand from Sam.

"Andy.. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done it but I was really really desperate to know."

"Andy?"

When they reached their home, Andy went straight into the house. She looked cute when she was angry. This was something very normal between the both of them. Sam would say something that made Andy mad or he would have done something to make Andy mad. In this case, Sam had done something he wasn't suppose to do. Sam went straight to their bedroom where Andy was. Sam thought if he was going to redeem himself, he had to woo her.

"Your cute when your angry."

"Your not forgiven, I mean it. You can sleep on the couch tonight."

"You won't make me sleep on the couch. Besides, who is going to tell you bedtime stories?"

Sam moved slowly onto the bed but was stopped by Andy.

"No way Swarek. If you didn't hear me, I said your sleeping in the couch tonight."

Andy started collecting Sam's pillow and blanket and gave it to him. Sam took it and kept it back on his side of the bed.

"Your impossible you know?"

"Your possible you know."

Her voice was almost a whisper when she spoke.

"I can't do this Sam. I'm not ready to be a mom. Look at me, I'm a mess."

Sam took Andy in his embrace and hugged her so tight he could feel the baby.

"Your not a mess. Your over thinking it."

"You think I'll be a good mom?"

"You'll be a terrific-"

Right at that instant he felt his little baby kicked for the first time. Andy and Sam stood still as they felt their baby kick, together. These were the little things that made Andy feel so special. It was a perfect moment, Sam didn't want the moment to disappear.

"Ohh..."

"Does it hurt? Am I holding you too tight?"

"No, your just fine."

"Does that mean I'm forgiven?"

"No, but you can sleep here."

That night when they were in their embrace, they began their little story telling. Sam took it as his mission to tell Andy about their past life. Andy couldn't remember anything but she took attempt to remember things that Sam told her. She grew fonder and fonder of Sam and was giving herself to Sam completely.

"So where are we at?"

"We were at our wedding. You proposed-"

"No, I don't think so. I think we were at the alley were you tackled me and tried to kiss me. That's when you burned me."

"Nice try Sam. I can remember everything you said to me last night. You're not pulling that card on me again."

"Okay, okay. Where were we at?"

"Your proposal. You were supposed to tell me when how you proposed to me."

"Right, right. You sure you won't sleep off like last night."

"HA-HA."

"Okay, okay. Let me just say that you were never an easy catch. I remember proposing to you and you let me down, again. You know what I did?"

"I ran after you- like an idiot. I was broken. You broke me. But being Andy, I knew you couldn't resist me. So I tried again. This time I gave you no option."

"I made little cardboards of all the moments we spent together. I tied it on a string all around the house. You had no other choice but to listen to all of my reasoning even when you really didn't want to."

"What did the cardboard say?"

"I made little cardboards giving you all the reasons why we shouldn't be together. I wrote down our fights and worst moments."

"Is that how you wooed me? Your horrible at this."

"Who is telling the story here?"

"Sorry, continue please."

"As I was saying, I made little cardboards and stuck it around the house. You read one of them and started crying."

"What did it say?"

"There was a time in our relationship we wanted to give up. It was my last undercover assignment after Jamie Brennan. I was foolish. I went even when you told me too. I knew how you would react. I knew the minute I told you, you would put this fake face around you like you didn't care and that you were cool with it. But deep down you weren't. My worst mistake in my life was to go. I was undercover 6 months and when I came back, you weren't you. You kept doing things for me, you were too nice to me. You cooked my favorite meal when I came back. I was the cause of it. You were afraid of losing me and I let my pride get the better of me."

"You really are horrible."

"I'm sorry Andy. I never meant to hurt you. It's just that when you didn't stop me I thought you didn't care. I was foolish and I wanted you to know what life without me really meant to you. I said sorry to you that night and you came over to me and cried your eyes out. That night, I promised to never hurt you like that ever again."

"Then what happened?"

"Then you ran upstairs and asked me if the offer was still open. I said yes, you said yes and it was settled, we were going to get married."

Andy went quiet again. She was snoring. Sam understood that she was sleepy and pulled the covers over them. He kissed her forehead goodnight.

"Goodnight sexy."

Sam then kissed Andy's belly.

"You have made me and your mommy really happy."


The next day, Andy and Sam went baby shopping. They started looking at strollers then at baby cribs.

"Can you stand still? I'm trying to put this baby carrier on you."

"Andy, I don't understand why we need this anyway. We're gonna be carrying her around. This sack makes it look like we just stole her-"

"Ah! It's our baby. I still don't know the sex of the baby, remember?"

"Your pretty."

"Sam! Can you stand still?"

"Okay, okay. I'll stand still."

Sam was happy and clearly Andy was too. Even though Andy resented being a mother, she is making the best out of it. Sam brings out the best in her. Looking back, Andy knew she made the right decision. Marrying Sam was the best thing that ever happened to her. Meeting Sam that day in the hospital was terrifying. Moving in with him was even more terrifying. Falling in love with him, was enthralling.

"I love you."

"I love you too Andy."

Sam pulled her into him and started kissing her.

"By the way, you look really weird with that on you. I'm glad I don't have to wear that."

"Andy, you were the one who wanted this."

"Yeah, but it obviously isn't for me."

"Fine, we're not buying it."

"What! Every mother I know has this."

"Really? Like who?"

"Tracy."

"Tracy?"

"Uh huh. She told me to get one."

"Then Tracy can pay for it. We're not buying it. Period."

"Fine! But I get to chose the clothes."

"Fine."

They took their little argument to the baby clothes section.

"Awww. This will look really cute on our little baby. It comes with a set. A little shoe and all."

"Do you want it?"

"Yes! She's gonna look so pretty in this."

"She? I thought you didn't know the sex of our baby."

"Well, it's not my fault that my husband decides to blurt out the sex of our baby. Besides, shopping would be a lot easier now that we know the sex of the baby."

"Okay, if you say so."

Sam had gone to the other section to get something leaving Andy alone. Andy started to get worried, so she went looking for him.

"Hey, where were you? I couldn't find-"

"Isn't this so cute? It's a hand stitched blanket. It's got the little picture on it and- Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Thank you."

"What for?"

"For making me the happiest woman in the world. I love you and our daughter so much."

"I love you too Andy."


Next part of this chapter is already up. Review! :)