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It's about 10:30 P.M., when she saunters over to him while he's pouring himself another drink. And Jesus, he's still a little bit blown away by how she looks in that dress. When she appeared in his kitchen wearing it a few hours ago, he was barely able to string a sentence together. Yeah, she looks really good.
"Hey," he greets her as she stands beside him and starts pouring herself a drink.
"Hey," she says. "I hope you know you're kissing me at midnight," she mentions as if it's the most normal thing in the world.
He turns to her with a quirked eyebrow. "Oh yeah?" He asks as he tries to figure out whether she's serious and also just how much she's had to drink.
"Yep… I mean… I'm not kissing Dov, so…" she teases.
Sam hmms before taking a sip of his scotch.
"What are you saying you don't want to kiss me?" She asks with mock offense as she turns to face him.
"I didn't say that," he replies. The truth is, it's pretty much all he wants to do.
"Good, because I mean… we already know it'll be good," she tells him.
"Oh we do?" He asks with a smug look on his face.
"Uh… yeah," she responds as if he's being a complete idiot.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," he agrees.
"That's what I thought," she declares, causing him to let out a laugh. "Well, I guess I'll see you at midnight, Swarek," she says with a grin.
"Guess so," he agrees.
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The next time she finds him, it's just over a minute before midnight and he's walking out of the bathroom.
"Hope you didn't think I was gonna let you off the hook," she tells him with a grin.
"Uh… no?" He replies.
"Good, because you owe me a kiss," she reminds him, as if he actually needed reminding. He's had trouble thinking of anything else ever since she mentioned it an hour and a half ago.
"Well, lucky for you I always honor my debts, McNally," he quips.
"Oh good. For a minute, I thought you were hiding from me," she teases as the countdown begins out in the living room.
"Nope. Not hiding," he assures her as he steps a bit closer to her.
"Good because I really didn't want to get stuck kissing Dov," she says with a playful smirk as she wraps her arms around his neck.
"Well, don't worry. I'm here to rescue you," he teases as his hands land on her waist and he pulls her even closer.
They stand there like that, in Jerry's hallway, secluded from everyone else, as they listen to the countdown in the other room. Suddenly, it's midnight and he's pushing some hair behind her ear, cupping her jaw, leaning in and kissing her.
And yeah, he maybe takes advantage of the situation a little and continues to kiss her. And when she doesn't seem to mind, he ends up walking her backwards a few steps until she's up against the wall. Then, he's coaxing her mouth open and stroking her tongue with his. And she's definitely kissing him back and even making a little bit of noise. And he knows he needs to stop soon, but he just wants to enjoy it for a few more seconds.
Eventually, he pulls away and just looks at her for a moment, reading her eyes to make sure she's not annoyed or something. And she isn't. She's a little out of breath, but she's actually smiling, so he figures he's not in trouble.
"See it definitely wouldn't have been that good with Dov," she jokes, causing him to laugh.
"Hm… well, I guess I'll take that as a compliment," he says as he takes a step back from her.
"Yeah, just don't tell him I said that," she replies.
"Yeah, some guys just have fragile egos," he quips.
"Exactly," she grins.
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"You coming to the Penny tonight?" Traci asks as they change in the locker room after shift.
"I can't. Sam's sister is dropping off Nathan and Kayla at six for a sleepover," she explains as she slips her t-shirt over her head.
"So?" Traci asks as she zips her jeans.
"So, I told them I'd be there. We're building a fort and camping out in the living room," she says with a smile.
"Uh wow, that's… cute," Traci comments.
"What is?" Andy asks, turning towards her.
"You and Sam having a sleepover with his niece and nephew… You do realize that's something a girlfriend would do, right?" Traci asks with a smile.
"What? We're friends… Friends can do that kind of thing," Andy argues.
"Oh because you would do that with Chris or Dov?" Traci challenges.
"That's different," Andy counters.
"How so?"
"I don't know… I'm staying with him and… and they're really cute kids… and they asked me to," she reasons. Although, even she knows that her excuses are kind of lame.
"Okay…" Traci says, obviously not buying anything she's saying.
"I've had sleepovers with you and Leo. How is this any different?" She asks.
"C'mon Andy. It's Swarek. You know it's different," Traci claims. "You think he would do this with anyone else?" She asks.
"Okay. Again, they asked me to. It wasn't Sam's idea," she maintains.
"So, what? You're saying there's nothing between the two of you?" Traci asks. "Andy, you went to his nephew's birthday party," she reminds her.
"Sarah invited me," Andy reminds her.
"And you babysat with him… And he invited you to his sister's house for Christmas!" Traci exclaims.
"He was just trying to be nice," Andy rationalizes.
"And what about that kiss the other night?" Traci grins.
"It was New Year's Eve! That's what you're supposed to do!" Andy exclaims.
"You said it was the best kiss you've ever had," Traci reminds her with a smirk.
"So? It was a great kiss," she shrugs. "You can have a great kiss with a friend," she shrugs.
"Okay, okay… whatever you say," Traci says, realizing that Andy's not going to give in. "Have fun with the Swarek's tonight," Traci says with a big smirk before walking out of the locker room.
Andy lets out a big sigh and continues getting dressed, all the while wondering if maybe Traci is right.
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"Sam! We need more blankets! And pillows!" Andy calls to him from inside their makeshift fort. She hears him laugh before he goes in search of what she's asking for.
He quickly grabs a few blankets from the hall closet and a couple pillows from his bed before making his way back to the living room. And as he's walking down the stairs, he overhears a conversation between Andy and the kids.
"Andy?" Nathan asks.
"Yeah, sweetie?" She replies.
"How come you're not Uncle Sammy's girlfriend?" He asks.
"Yeah, how come?" Kayla pipes in.
"Um… because we're friends," Andy offers, hoping that will appease their questions. Although, she's not holding her breath.
"But don't you think he's handsome?" Kayla wonders.
"I think he's very handsome," Andy tells her. And yeah, even though there's a strong possibility she's only saying that because it's what they want to hear, he can't help the smile from appearing on his lips.
"And fun?" Kayla asks.
"Really fun," Andy says with a smile.
"And don't you like him?" Nathan adds. .
"Of course I do," Andy replies.
"Then how come you don't want to be his girlfriend?" Nathan asks. "I bet he'd be a really good boyfriend," He adds.
Andy lets out a laugh. "I'm sure he would," she agrees. "But for right now, we're just friends," she explains.
"But maybe someday you'll be his girlfriend?" Nathan wonders.
"Well… uh… who knows what'll happen," Andy replies.
And uh yeah, that's… interesting.
He takes a moment to let her words sink in before making his way over to the fort. He lifts the blanket and bends over to get inside before placing the blankets and pillows on the ground. But it's as if he's completely invisible because their previous conversation just continues as if he's not even there.
"I bet Uncle Sammy wants you to be his girlfriend," Nathan declares. Sam shoots Nathan a confused look before his gaze lands on Andy, who is giving him an amused smile.
"Oh yeah?" Andy says. "Why's that?" She asks as she shoots a smirk at Sam.
"Because you're really nice and fun and pretty," Nathan explains. "I bet Uncle Sammy thinks you're pretty," Nathan tells her.
"Do you, Uncle Sammy?" Kayla asks as she turns to face her uncle. Okay, so apparently, he isn't invisible.
Andy is still staring at him with this ridiculous smirk on her face. She obviously thinks this is making him uncomfortable, but she also has no idea what he just overheard.
"Of course I do," he answers simply, as if it's nothing. And he can see the surprise on Andy's face. And yeah, he's pretty sure he sees her blush.
For a moment, he thinks about letting this conversation continue, but then he decides that he probably shouldn't push his luck. Who knows what'll come out of their mouths next?
"Okay guys, it's getting late, we need to finish this fort if you want to have time for stories before bed," he tells them. And after a bit of grumbling, both kids eventually agree.
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Please review!
I have today and tomorrow off from work, so I'm hoping I'll be able to get a bit of writing done and hopefully at least one more update.