Jerry called out for Tracy as he made his way into the kitchen to tell her he had brought a guess for dinner. He decided to butter Sam up for interrupting him and Andy earlier at the station, Sam had filled Jerry in what had occurred afterwards with Rachel on their way too Jerry and Tracy's place.

"Hope it's not a problem?" Jerry asked Tracy

"No!" Tracy assured them both "Sam you are always welcome you are family" Tracy told him.

"See I told you it wouldn't be a problem buddy" As he placed a kiss on Tracy cheek

"Can you set the table for me please" she asked

"Sure" as he removed himself from the kitchen stool

They all sat down to dinner and Jerry told his version of what happened at the station to Tracy with of course him adding in little bits and pieces. Jerry excused himself to take a call from the station.

"Wow I tell you Tracy, Jerry just has the perfect timing" laughing as he said it.

"I miss her so much Sam" totally catching Sam off guard

"I know me to" Sam said.

"She loves you Sam" as she placed a hand on his arm "I know that much and I should have seen that your relationship with Rachel was hurting her but I didn't and now we are so off track" Tracy trying to make sense of everything.

"I don't know if love will be enough Tracy, I can't keep getting my hopes up and then she bolts" as he takes a sip of his beer "God knows I love her so much and I feel so bad for making her feel the way she does now but I just don't know" Sam confessed

"Sam don't give up on her you are the best thing that has happened to her and I think that scares the hell out of her!" Trying to make him see "Giving her past she feels when everything or body she loves leaves her and it's her way of protecting herself" Tracy pleaded

"Yeah buddy Tracy is right just make her see that there is no reason for her to run" Jerry suggested as he came back into the room from his phone call.

Sam took a sip from his beer and took a deep breath as he laid his head in his hands.

Nick had made it home and when he came through the door he didn't hear Andy in the kitchen so he called out for her.

"Hey Andy I don't hear any clinks of pots and pans coming from the kitchen I sure hope dinner is done because I am starving!" He said laughing.

He still didn't get a response from her so he made his way into the living room and there she was sitting on the couch in deep thoughts. Nick had called her name like three times until he shook her and she snapped out of her daze.

"Andy are you alright" as he walked over to her "I have called your name?"

Nick when did you get here?" Andy asked just realizing he was standing there

"Just now did you hear me calling your name" he looked at her worried

"Oh I am sorry I just zoned out for a minute" she told him

"No more like left your body, what's wrong?" Nick feeling more worried now wanting to know what is going on.

"Well Rachel came by to see me" she said with a small laugh

"Rachel as In Sam's girlfriend" looking very surprised"What did she want?"

"Oh just to let me know that she loves Sam and she is not giving him up without a fight" Andy told him

"She did what, you have got to be kidding me Sam and his little girlfriend will be hearing from me" Nick yelled.

"No don't do that!" she jumped up "besides I don't think Sam knows she was here"

"That's beside the point she shouldn't have any issues with you" he was pissed

"Nick I am okay" she whispered to him

Nick some what calmed down trying not to get excited if Andy told him not to worry about then he won't worry about.

"I thought you had a surprise for me lady?"he said trying to change the mood

"Oh that's right I almost forgot" as she pulled him to the couch

There on the table in front of them was a set of papers of her new apartment. She was all excited until she saw Nick's face?

"What wrong Nick?" Andy now looking at him concerned

"This is my surprise, that you actually found a place?" Nick asked.

"Yes you knew I was looking, are you not okay with this?"

"No Andy I don't want you to leave" Nick confessed

Nick got up and moved to the recliner chair he just couldn't stomach her leaving. She gave him a minute before she got up and sat beside him in the recliner. her and Nick had grew very close over the last month and a half. she hated seeing him like this after all they have been through. he was truly her knight in helping her get through this. she thought maybe she could have waited to spring the apartment on him. she just felt it was the right thing to do at the time.

"Nick you have to know I wouldn't leave if I knew it wasn't the right thing to do" as she placed her head on his shoulder

"Well don't go?" he turned to face her "stay here as long as you like, hell stay forever!" he told her.

She waited before she answered his question. "I can't nick I got to stop being dependent on others" she let out a deep breath "I've got to start doing it myself" she told him.

"I like taking care of you Andy" he told her

"And I love being here Nick" she let him know "but I got to stop putting your life on hold"

"What life, I am fine the way things are" He let Andy know

"No you are not what about Gail" she sat up

"What about her?" He asked as he pulled back to him

"We both got to stop hiding in here from them" she whispered "

I know you love her just like I love Sam but we put up these walls to hide behind so we won't get hurt but don't you think it is time we start taking it down brick by brick, because to be honest with you I do miss them" Andy confessed

"I know you are right, but I am not ready to share you yet with anybody" as he held her a little bit tighter "

I feel like when you forgive them and I know you are, I am going to lose you and it hurts just to think about it" Nick confessed

Andy then sat up so she was facing Nick so he saw right into her eyes "You will never lose me Nick you have become my best friend and I love you" as she tried holding back the tears "I couldn't have made it through this rough time in my life without you there is no way you can get rid of me do I make myself clear" Andy looked at him waiting on his response.

"I love you to Andy and I feel the same way about you" as he wiped away the tear that had escaped her eye "wow when did we get so deep" He said laughing,

"Love make you do crazy things" Andy said laughing.

"So where is this apartment of yours?" Andy sat up handing him the paper and as he looked over it he begin to smile.

"No way, really Andy!"

"Yes just down the hall from you! I told you couldn't get rid of me" As nick wrapped his arms around her and gave her a big hug