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Finals over...more time to read/write/watch Rookie Blue!

A.N. And so, another story comes to an end :(


A few years later:

Sam glanced at his wife. "What's wrong sweetheart? Do you need me to stop?" Normally on the trip to St. Catharine's Andy was asleep before they hit the highway but today she kept fidgeting.

"Sam, she's going to be so mad."

Sam gently touched Andy's hand. "Why do you say that?"

Andy glared at him. "I don't know. Maybe the fact that we are showing up to her son's birthday party and I look like I'm trying to hide a beach-ball up my shirt."

"Andy, you're pregnant and you look beautiful."

That earned him a slap. "You have to say that. And you know she is going to be mad. Admit it."

Sam sighed. "Fine. She will be mad but it is her fault."

Andy raised an eyebrow. "Enlighten me because she is going to ask."

Sam pulled her hand towards him again and stroked it lightly. "We didn't tell anyone except for Frank and Noelle. People guessed. We still haven't told anyone the due date. It is not our fault that she never comes into Toronto to visit us and we haven't had much time to go to St. Catharine's to visit the family."

Andy glared at him. "We should have told her."

Sam shook his head. "Relax. She won't be mad at you. If she lashes out, it will be at me."

"And that makes it better? !"

Sam sighed and pulled over. "Andy" he unbuckled and turned so he could cup her face in his hands. "You are six months pregnant and do not need to be stressing about this. Let me do all of the worrying."

"But –"

He interrupted her. "Sarah might yell at me, but she is going to be happy for us. Andy, sweetheart, you know the other reason we didn't tell anyone." Andy cringed, as she normally did at the mention of her miscarriage within the first year of their marriage that very few people knew about. "Worst is, I'll shut Sarah down using that. Any way it goes down, she won't harass you about it. Now relax and try to sleep. I know you haven't been sleeping well at night."

"That's because I have to use the ladies room every five minutes" Andy muttered. She closed her eyes though, because it was easier than to continue the argument.

Within minutes she was asleep. Sam smiled and drove to his sister's home.

When he arrived, he went around to Andy's door and opened it, unbuckling her before waking her with a kiss. As he was helping her down, Sarah's children spilled out of the house. "Auntie Andy, Uncle Sammy!"

Sam grinned. "Why do they always call you first?"

"Because they like me better?"

Sam kissed her nose. "Just be careful."

After the kids hugged their aunt and uncle, they all trouped back into the house. J.J. was on Sam's shoulders and Kayla's hand was in Andy's.

They barely made it into the hallway before Sarah was shooing all of her children away. She waited until they were gone before squealing "congratulations". She pulled Andy into a hug.

Andy hugged her back but as soon as Sarah released her, she shot Sam a desperate look. Sam knew that look. He touched her cheek and murmured, "go lay down for a few minutes". Andy nodded and fled to the bedroom that they always stayed in.

Sam followed Sarah into the kitchen. "Where's John?"

Sarah eyed him. "In the backyard setting up. What in the world Sam? We haven't seen you guys in over four months and you don't tell me?"

"Sarah…look at me." He waited until his sister met his gaze. "We haven't told anyone anything except for the staff sergeant and his wife."

"Why?"

Sam sighed. "Remember a while ago when you called to leave us a message about inviting us for the weekend and then called me panicking because Andy picked up the phone and sounded horrible."

Sarah nodded. "What does that have to do with this?"

"Andy had a miscarriage and she's afraid she is going to lose this baby. Last time she wasn't showing but…"

"Poor Andy" Sarah whispered. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"She didn't want anyone to know. I respected her wishes."

Sarah nodded. She wasn't surprised that Andy didn't want anyone to know. Her own brother still didn't know about her miscarriage before Allison was born. "So what's wrong now?"

Sam smiled. "She has been having some morning sickness lately and she hasn't been sleeping well at night."

"It's all about the pillows Sam." She knew Sam had no idea what she was talking about but she would make sure to show her brother and sister-in-law how to arrange them for Andy's comfort. She had her mother-in-law to show her these things. Andy had no woman other than Sarah in her family and Sarah would make sure to amp up on the "female bonding time", even if it meant getting over her fear and going into Toronto every once in a while. After all, Andy was going to need some help after she had the baby…


A.N. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing. This story was actually the backbone of the "Through Thick and Thin" one-shots (that hopefully more will be posted soon). You don't have to read one to read the other but I may reference characters in those stories that are from this. As for Andy's miscarriage, many women have miscarriages, a lot of times they don't even realize. I was in a dark mood when I wrote that one-shot (and it was a year after someone I know had a miscarriage - she is pregnant again and I can't wait to meet her baby!) and have not posted it because I don't know how it will be received...

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