I haven't updated this in a while, so I figured I should. Plus, I'm a little stuck with Rewritten and I needed a bit of a change. I'm trying to make some edits to the next chapter and I'm having a little difficulty. Hopefully I'll get it posted this weekend. In the meantime, you can enjoy this newest edition…

The first few scenes occur after the season six premiere, after Sam tells Andy about Marlo and then, the last scene picks up at the end of the second episode where Sam and Andy are in Sam's truck and Andy makes her whole speech about Sam's kid always feeling loved and wanted. Such a great scene

Anyway, enjoy…

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His mind is racing as he paces around the parking lot.

Marlo is pregnant. He's going to be a father. He'll have to tell Andy.

His pace quickens. His heart races.

How could he possibly tell her? How was she going to react? Would this be a deal breaker?

Why did this always happen? Every time things were going well with them… every time he was truly happy, something gets in their way.

They had just spent three amazing weeks alone together in Oliver's cabin. It was three of the best weeks of his life. Three unbelievable weeks of sleeping in, going skinny dipping, watching the sunset on the lake, having sex in the middle of the day, and just being together.

He has honestly never been happier. And now it is all coming crashing down.

What could he say to make this better? What could he tell her to make her stay?

Two words and everything has changed. His whole life is different now, and hers is too… she just doesn't know it yet.

He reaches into his pocket for his phone and starts dialing before he can talk himself out of it.

"Hey you," she answers on the second ring.

"Andy, I need to talk to you…" He says nervously, still pacing around the parking lot.

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"I just…. I mean… Traci, how is this going to work?" Andy exclaims as she paces back and forth.

"Andy, it can work. You just have to make it work," Traci assures her.

"It's just that… we were so happy. We were finally on the right track and we were both really in this and I thought… I thought this was it… we were finally going to make it work and really be together… I mean, I was actually letting myself think about the future… a dog and a house and kids. I really believed that we'd have that… and now… now it's like everything has come crumbling down and I have no idea what to do or what's going to happen… I just… I thought that I would be the mother of his children someday and now… now she's going to be. He's going to have a kid with someone else… how can I ever be okay with that?" Andy asks. "This… this is my punishment for leaving last year… that's what it is… it's karma… if I hadn't gone undercover, we would've worked it out and he never would've been with Marlo and we'd probably be insanely happy right now… but instead, his ex-girlfriend is carrying his child and everything is so messed up between us," Andy tells her. "I mean… God, what if he wants to be with her?" Andy realizes. "What if he wants to try and make it work for the baby?"

"That's not going to happen," Traci assures her. "Sam loves you… and he wasn't happy when he was with her… not like he is with you."

"I don't know what I'm going to do," Andy exclaims as she buries her face in her hands.

"You're going to talk everything out with him and the two of you will figure this out together," Traci replies as she runs a soothing hand up and down Andy's back.

"What if we can't?" She questions.

"You will," Traci assures her. "If you want it bad enough, you will."

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"Wow," Oliver says, completely stunned by everything Sam's just told him. The two of them have been sitting at a corner table at the Penny, each with a glass of scotch in their hand, while Sam lets Oliver in on the events of the past twenty four hours.

"I know," Sam sighs. "I don't know what I'm going to do," Sam relays as he bows his head slightly and runs all of his fingers through his hair, displaying his apparent frustration.

"Brother, it's a lot to digest… you just need to give her a minute. She'll come to you when she's ready to talk," Oliver assures him.

"She's going to change her mind about us… I mean, how could she not? I'm having a kid with someone else… the person I was with when I should've been with her… how is anything ever going to be okay between us?" Sam questions.

"It will be," Oliver promises.

"It's like we were finally where we should've always been… we were finally on the same page… finally happy together and then… then this happens. I just don't get it. Why does this shit keep happening?" Sam asks as he pinches the bridge of his nose and closes his eyes for a moment. "I was happier than I've ever been and now everything is messed up again… I mean, I should be used to it by now, but I just… I really thought… I really thought that it was actually going to work this time," Sam adds.

"She just needs some time… it's not over," Oliver assures him.

"You should've seen the look on her face… she was just… horrified," Sam tells him. "This… this is just going to be too much… how can I expect her to put up with all of this? It's too much," Sam declares.

"Sammy, she loves you," Oliver assures him. "You two will sort all of this out, I know you will."

"Yeah… I just don't know," Sam retorts as he stares down at his glass and swirls it around.

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The moment he walks through his front door, he just feels restless. All he wants to do is run to her house and beg her not to leave him.

He just can't lose her.

Every time he considers the possibility that it'll be over between them, he honestly feels like he's about to throw up.

And yeah, he knows he should give her time, but he desperately needs to hear her voice.

"Hi," she says as she answers the phone. And he can instantly tell from her tone that she's been crying and it just makes him sick.

"Andy, I…"

"Sam, look, I just… I just can't talk about this right now… I'm sorry, but I really do need a day to digest all of this… I know that's not what you want to hear, but it's what I need," she tells him.

"Okay," he agrees, although time is the last thing he wants to give her.

"Thank you," she replies.

"Do you want a ride to work tomorrow?" He asks, because he's just not ready to hang up and he's really hoping that she'll say yes.

"That's okay. I'll go with Traci," she responds.

"Okay," he says, unable to hide his disappointment.

"I'll see you tomorrow… goodnight," she tells him.

"Goodnight," he replies.

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When they pull away from each other, he's still in a bit of shock. This really isn't how he saw this conversation going. He was almost positive she was going to tell him it was too much. He was sure she was going to run. And it would have been absolutely devastating, but he would've understood. He gets that it's a lot to ask.

But she's still here. She's not leaving. She's not running. She's right here, in his truck, going home with him. And honestly, he just can't believe it.

"I love you," he tells her again as he caresses her jaw with his thumb. She tilts her head into his hand and gives him a small smile. "Love you, too," she says.

He leans in for another kiss- just a quick one, but it's one he really needs. When he pulls away, he gives her a small smile and then goes to buckle his seatbelt. After she's done the same, he grabs her hand and interlocks their fingers as he pulls out of the station parking lot.

Neither one of them says anything the entire ride to his place. They're both obviously lost in their own thoughts, but every once in a while he'll squeeze her hand or bring it to his mouth for a kiss. Occasionally, he'll glance over at her and they'll share a small smile or she'll start stroking the back of his hand with her thumb.

They're trying to comfort each other… or maybe themselves… or maybe a little of both.

The moment she closes his front door, he's on her. He just needs her- in every way possible. He wants to wrap his arms around her and never let her go. He wants to make all kinds of promises to her, just like she did to him. And he will. He tells himself that tonight, he will promise her everything he can possibly give.

He kisses, nips and sucks down her neck as her fingers run through his hair. His hands slip under her shirt and he instantly feels the goosebumps spreading all over her body. When he runs his tongue along her ear, she whimpers and he wakes up for a second.

"You sure about this?" He asks her, suddenly. He just needs to know. If she wakes up tomorrow and changes her mind- yeah, he just can't handle that.

She looks surprised and a bit dazed, but she gets it together quickly. "Sam, I'm sure… I love you… and I'm not going anywhere," she tells him as she cups his face and urges him to believe her words.

He gives her a small smile and leans in to kiss her again. She happily kisses him back for a few minutes, but then, she's pushing at his chest. "Wait, wait, Sam," she says, almost out of breath. When there is finally enough space between them that she can get a good look at his face, she asks, "Are you sure?"

He wants to laugh out loud. Is he sure? Is she joking? He's never been more sure about anything in his entire life. "Yeah McNally, I'm sure," he tells her with a smile and a light chuckle.

"Really? You're sure you don't wanna… be with her?" she probes, suddenly having some difficulty meeting his eyes.

Her words take him by surprise and he doesn't say anything for a moment. When she finally looks up at him, he realizes that he still hasn't responded. "Andy, that's not even a question, okay? It's not something that ever crossed my mind… You are the only person I'll ever want to be with… please don't ever doubt that," he implores.

"Okay," she says with a nod and a small smile before she wraps her arms around his neck and pulls him close. They stand there for a moment, just holding on to each other before he picks her up and carries her to his bedroom.

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It's twenty minutes later when they're both lying in bed and trying to catch their breath, when she turns to him and asks, "You thought I was gonna leave, didn't you?"

He turns his head to face her, still slightly out of breath. "I wasn't sure," he answers, honestly. "I know it's a lot to ask," he adds.

"I know it's going to complicate things, but… I love you," she assures him.

He smiles and then reaches out and pulls her closer to his chest. "I love you, too."

"The only time I ever considered us not being together was when I thought that… that maybe you'd think it would be better if you were with Marlo… for the baby, I mean," she explains.

Sam lets out a breath. "I don't want to be with Marlo… I'm not in love with Marlo," he reminds her, grabbing her hand.

"Yeah, but… you were once, weren't you?" She asks, as she looks down at her hands.

"No," he answers quickly, causing Andy to meet his eyes. "It's always been you," he assures her, cupping her face with his hands. "Always," he repeats as he leans in and brushes her nose with his.

She lets out a small smile and he presses his lips against hers while wrapping his arms around her and pulling her in even closer, not wanting to let go. After a few moments, they pull apart, but are still only inches from each other.

"Look, Andy… In an ideal world, that baby would be born to parents who were together and in love… living in a house with a white picket fence in a good school district… but if Marlo and I were together… neither of us would be happy and a baby shouldn't grow up in an unhappy environment. The best thing for that baby is to have two happy parents and you make me happy…. okay?" He says, confidentially.

"Okay," she replies before he pulls her in for another kiss.

"You seriously mean everything to me… you're the most important person in my life and you just make me happier than I've ever been… and that I ever thought I could be… I just love you so much. And I promise you that I'm completely committed to us and nothing will ever change that," he guarantees.

"Okay," she says with a big smile as she maneuvers herself on top of him.

"I love you," he tells her, desperately wanting her to know just how much he means it.

"I love you, too," she responds before leaning in to kiss him.

"We're going to make this work," he declares.

"Yeah, we are," she promises before leaning in for another kiss.

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Well, I hope you liked my little editions to the first two episodes.

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