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Hope you'll enjoy the rest of the story.

Chapter 9

Sam sat on his couch in front of the TV. He let out a sigh, this day could have turned out a lot worse. If things had gone slightly different, he would have spent the day at his old T.O.'s house, informing him that his only daughter had died on duty. Thank god things didn't turn out like that. Sam took another sip of his beer, the TV was on, but Sam wasn't focussing on it at all.

When he saw McNally fall to the ground he seriously thought he lost her for a moment. He never had been so relived as the moment he felt the bullet in her vest.

And then of course there was everything that happened after that. He wasn't an idiot, he felt the attraction between them. At first he thought it was just physically, but now he knew it was more than that. At least it was more than that to him. When she kissed him he wanted to kiss her back. He wished he could have pushed her to the wall and forget about the rest of the world, but he couldn't.

He was her training officer, if anything happened between them it would look bad on her. He knew she was a good cop, would be an awesome cop one day. Other people would say he was taking advantage of her and that she was sleeping her way to the top. He didn't care what people said about him, he honestly didn't. He knew she did care about what other people thought. If other people would accuse her of sleeping with him to get a good evaluation she would shut down, he knew that. So he couldn't let anything happen, no matter how much he wanted it.

He knew McNally was probably over thinking everything that happened right now. So he decided to sent her a text, just to see how she was doing and make sure there was no tension between them.

-How you feeling McNally? Let me know if there's anything I can do for you.-

He didn't get a reply until late that night, he thought she must have knocked out after taking pain killers. Jerry told him Nash was staying with her, so he knew she was well taken care of. Traci also could help her with Lissy, he was glad to know that.

-I'm okay. Traci is here to help out, so I'm good. Sorry again for what happened, I don't know what got into me.-

That was her reply. Sam didn't think she would be so bold about it.

-Don't worry about it, I'm very kissable, I get it.-

Sam thought it was probably better to make a joke out of it, brush away the obvious tension.

-Good to know you have no self esteem issues.-

That sounded like a typical McNally response, Sam took that as a sign she was doing okay. Of course she probably was in a lot of pain, but at least she felt good enough to joke.

He decided to sent her one more text to wish her a good night of sleep. He was happy Traci was with her, if Lissy started crying Andy would have a hard time getting out of bed in the middle of the night. With Nash there everything was taken care of. In a way he wished he would be able to help her out, but that probably would be inappropriate and not his place. In the last few months he obviously started to care about Andy, but also about Lissy. The handful of times he saw her she got him wrapped around her finger. It was kind of impossible not to be affected by her, she looked so much like her mother.

-Go to sleep Andy. You need to rest, I'll come by to bring you lunch tomorrow. Give Lissy a hug from me.-

Lunch, lunch wouldn't be inappropriate. At 15th it was kind of a tradition that you would look after your sick partner by checking up on them during your breaks. So his lunch stop would be totally justified.

-Will do, thank you Sam. Sleep well.-

At that Sam turned off the TV. He walked over to his bedroom and stripped down to his boxers. He walked into his bathroom and quickly used the toilet and brushed his teeth. He crawled into bed and drifted into a restless sleep.

Traci left Andy's place in the morning to go to work. She made sure that Lissy was fed and changed before she left Andy alone with her. Normally Andy would have to work to, but that was out of the question now. Andy had called her dad the night before to cancel his babysitting day, if she was at home she might as well keep Lissy with her.

By noon Andy was regretting that decision. Lissy was cranky all day long, it was as if she could sense Andy wasn't feeling well and that affected her too. Plus Andy couldn't pick her up the way she normally would, so Lissy was extra fussy.

At 12:30 Andy got a text message from Sam.

-Gonna be at your place in halve an hour. Need to bring Lissy anything too?-

That text drew the first genuine smile out of Andy. Sam was thoughtful, he never forgot the fact she had a baby girl at home. It was part of his charm, but it all seemed to come naturally to him.

-No thank you, I'll make her something small. She's not having a good day.-

-Good to know McNally, I'll prepare myself for some serious tantrums.-

Andy looked over at her daughter and decided today was as close to a tantrum as Lissy would get. In general she was a happy, well behaved baby. But of course she had bad days, the day she met Luke was a good example. Today Lissy just seemed to be a little off, but Andy wasn't concerned. It was nothing a little sleep wouldn't solve.

Fifteen minutes later Andy started making Lissy's sandwich. She tried to move as little as she had to while making her daughter lunch. She pulled Lissy's bottle from a cupboard and filled it with milk. Andy walked back into the living room and got Lissy out of her playpen. Andy had to stop walking for a moment to take a deep breath, she had so much trouble bending over that it was nearly impossible to pick Lissy up or put her down.

''Sorry mommy isn't any fun today baby girl,'' she whispered to Lissy.

Lissy didn't seem to get the message because she started squirming and wiggling to get out of her mother's arms. Andy held on tight as she winced. She quickly walked over to the kitchen and put Lissy in her high chair. She took a minute to let the pain decrease.

Andy sat down at the chair next to Lissy and put a piece of sandwich in Lissy's mouth. Lissy spit the sandwich out and let out a cry. Lissy was trying to get out of her high chair, something she wouldn't be successful in. Andy rested her forehead on the table.

''Lissy, please,'' Andy said in a desperate tone.

Andy tried to get another piece of bread in Lissy's mouth but Lissy spit it out once again. When Andy handed Lissy her bottle Lissy threw it on the ground.

''God, Lis.'' Andy didn't have any energy to cry or fight Lissy on it. She pushed her plate away and tried to calm her daughter by stroking her back and face. Normally she would take Lissy in her arms and walk around a little bit, but that would hurt too much with her bruised stomach, especially if Lissy would fight her on it.

Two minutes later there was a knock on her door. Andy slowly stood up and went to open the door. When Sam walked in he gave Andy a look over. She looked exhausted and drained.

''McNally, how you doing?''

Sam looked over to the kitchen area. He saw Lissy sitting in her high chair, but the little girl didn't look to happy about it.

''I'm fine,'' Andy tried. When Sam gave her a look she sighed. ''Yeah okay, my stomach hurts and Lissy is kind of making things hard today, but I'll be okay.''

Sam walked over to the kitchen and took the food out of the bag he was carrying with him. Lissy looked at him with a curious look, but didn't stop the wiggling and squirming.

Andy joined the two of them in the kitchen and she sat down next to Lissy.

''Lis, seriously please stop.''

Sam laughed a little. ''Is she not being reasonable with you McNally?''

Andy snorted at him. ''Well if you have any better ideas, you be my guest. Normally she calms down when I walk her around a little, but I can't do that right now. She has to pick today to be difficult.''

Andy looked up at the ceiling and Sam noticed how incredibly young she looked. ''She doesn't even want to eat anything.''

''She's one year old Andy, I'm sure you're doing everything you can. She'll eat when she's hungry.'' At that Sam walked over to Lissy and looked at Andy. ''May I?''

''Like, I said, if you have any better ideas,'' Andy let out. ''Just don't say I didn't warn you.''

''Take your sandwich Andy, it's the right one,'' Sam nodded at the two sandwiches on the table.

Andy smiled when she saw Sam picked her favorite sandwich. He really was kind of perfect.

''Thanks Sam,'' she said while giving him a small smile.

Sam took Lissy out of her high chair. Lissy didn't stop wriggling and she started crying harder when she was in Sam's arm. Sam looked over at Andy, she looked like she could start crying any moment too. She probably was exhausted as it was, Lissy wasn't making things easier for her.

''McNally, I got her for a moment okay?'' Sam started rocking Lissy, but she didn't calm down. Andy looked at him with a glare. ''I saw crying kids before Andy, I can handle it just eat and try to relax a little.''

Sam started walking around with Lissy. Andy was shocked when she started to calm down after a minute or five. Sam walked over to the window and started pointing at cars, trees and people outside. Andy couldn't hear him but she saw he was talking to Lissy. Andy smiled at the sight before her. Lissy was an easy kid in general, but whenever she had had a bad day there were only a select few she would tolerate. Andy was glad to see Sam was one of those people.

Sam kept talking to Lissy, walking her around and handing her a few toys before he came back to Andy ten minutes later. He sat down at the table but didn't put Lissy back in her high chair, he placed her on his lap. Lissy looked tired and she put her head against Sam's arm. Andy silently handed Sam is own lunch and smiled at him.

''It's like watching magic,'' Andy said smiling.

''What? My charm works on women of all ages McNally,'' Sam smirked at her while taking a bite of his sandwich. Lissy looked up at him with big eyes. ''What, now you want to eat to?''

''You can give her to me if you want to,'' Andy said. ''I already finished my lunch, was delicious by the way. Thank you.''

''I've got her McNally,'' Sam took Lissy's plate that was in the middle of the table. He took a little piece of bread and put it next to Lissy's mouth. Lissy opened her mouth and took the piece of sandwich in. Sam would switch feeding himself and feeding Lissy while Andy looked at the two of them. They were pretty much silent, but it wasn't uncomfortable. When Lissy's bread was almost gone she started turning her head at the food again. Sam looked up at Andy and she smiled.

''I'm already happy she's got some food in her, so she can skip the rest.'' Andy tried to pick up the bottle that was still lying on the floor but winced with pain again. Tears sprang in her eyes and she took in a deep breath.

''McNally, you really need to lie down.'' Sam said concerned. ''If you'll rest you'll heal quicker.''

''Sam, I've got Lissy. I can't just go to bed whenever I feel like it.'' Andy sort of snapped at him.

Sam stayed calm, stood up with Lissy, picked up the bottle and sat down again. Lissy took the bottle from Sam and started drinking her milk. ''Andy, you were suppose to be working today. Who would have her?''

''My dad, but I already told him I would take her and I don't want him to change his plans again.''

''I think your father rather had you called him and asked for help than you struggling alone.'' Sam stated calmly.

''I'm fine Sam, she'll take a nap later so I'll lie down too.'' Andy looked down at the hem of her shirt. She knew he was right, she was struggling to take care of Lissy today. If Lissy would wake up tonight crying it would be hard for Andy to get her out of bed, calm her down and put her back in.

''I can't tell you what to do McNally, but I know how it feels to take one in the vest.'' Sam stood up again with Lissy and took the seat next to Andy, he gently put a hand on her shoulder. ''There's no shame in admitting you can't do everything by yourself.'' Andy looked up at him and gave him a small smile, she opened her arms so Sam would place Lissy on her lap. Andy kissed Lissy and rested her head on top of her daughters. ''Just call your dad, see if he can take her for the night. If he can: great, if he can't then you make it work.''

''Yeah, you're probably right,'' Andy said.

''Of course I am,'' Sam replied. He nudged her shoulder and started clearing the table.

Andy stood up with Lissy in her arms. Lissy was already more asleep then awake. ''I'm just gonna put her..'' Andy nodded at the nursery.

''Yeah sure, take your time. I still got twenty minutes of my break left,'' Sam said.

Andy walked into the nursery and changed a halve asleep Lissy. She left the girl's shirt on, not bothering to change her into her pyjama. Andy felt her own exhaustion and decided she would take Sam's advice. Her father probably had no problem taking Lissy for the night and Lissy would be better off with him tonight.

Andy walked back out and saw that Sam already did the dished. ''You could have left those,'' she said to him.

''Neh, it was no problem,'' Sam replied.

''I feel like I say this about a million times a day, but thanks again Sam,'' Andy smiled at Sam, but kept her distance.

Sam took a deep breath and decided he had to talk to her about yesterday. ''Andy, about what happened yesterday,'' he started.

''Sam, I'm sorry it won't happen again I was just emotional,'' Andy quickly said.

Sam looked at her, he felt slightly hurt at her words. ''Okay,'' he nodded.

''This is really embarrassing,'' Andy said while looking away.

''No need to be embarrassed McNally,'' Sam said.

Andy let out a laugh. ''Yeah, I only kissed my boss and he rejected me,'' Andy's eyes widened when she realized what she said. ''Sorry, sometimes my filter doesn't work.''

Sam laughed a little. ''I didn't reject you Andy,'' he smiled softly at her.

''No offence Sam, but you kinda did.'' Andy felt really uncomfortable having this conversation, she didn't exactly mean to put it all out there. But sometimes she said things before she thought them trough.

''Andy, I didn't push you away because I don't want you,''

''Sam, seriously please stop trying to save my feelings, it's fine I get it,'' Andy interrupted him.

''Oh for the love of...'' Sam said as he moved towards her slowly. Andy's eyes widened when she saw him coming towards her. Sam made sure he wouldn't hurt her ribs when he moved his hand to cup her face. He pulled her face up and crashed his lips to hers. Andy was confused for a few moments, but started kissing him back. The kiss grew more intense and Sam forgot about Andy's injuries for a moment. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her towards him. Andy backed away.

Andy let out a pained whimper. She took in a deep breath again and closed her eyes to keep the tears from falling.

''God Andy, I'm so sorry, are you okay?'' Sam could hit himself in that moment for being so stupid. How could he forget she was in pain? How could he break the one simple rule he made for himself? It seemed that when it came to her, he couldn't think straight.

''Yeah, I'm fine,'' Andy didn't sound convincing but she forced out a smile.

Sam looked at her with a pained face. He hated seeing her in pain, it was even worse when he was the one costing her pain. ''Andy, are you sure?''

In that moment everything became too much for Andy. The pain of the shooting, the fear she felt yesterday, the hard day she had with Lissy, the lack of sleep. ''Sam seriously what's going on here? You can't just kiss me to shut me up when you made it perfectly clear that you don't want anything from me.'' Andy tried to keep her voice down for Lissy's sake, but her tone was firm and serious.

''Andy,'' Sam looked up at the ceiling and flashed his teeth. ''Andy, it's not that I don't want anything from you. It's the opposite of that.''

''What the hell do you mean Sam?'' Andy was done with people who were playing games with her life. She couldn't take it anymore, wouldn't take it anymore.

''I like you Andy, but there are rules,'' Sam tried to reason with her. He never saw her pissed off and he didn't know what triggered that.

''Rules? Since when do you care about the rules?'' Andy asked him.

''Since the rules are there to protect you.'' Sam raised his voice a little.

They both stood there, just looking at each other for a moment.

''Andy..'' Sam started. She looked up to him and he cupped her face again. ''I like you okay. Yesterday I wanted to kiss you back, but if people would have seen it...''

''I know,'' Andy replied softly.

Sam couldn't fight the urge to kiss her one more time. He pressed his lips to her. It was a slow kiss.

They broke apart when his phone started ringing. Sam looked at the clock and noticed his break ended a while ago. He looked apologetic to Andy.

''Swarek,'' he answered his phone. He listened for a moment. ''Yeah, okay, I'm on my way.''

Sam put his phone back in his pocket. ''I've got to go Andy,'' he said to her.

''I know,'' she looked at him and took a deep breath.

''Is it okay if I come by later. I really think we should talk about this.'' Sam didn't stop looking at her the entire time.

''Yeah, sure..'' Andy said in a insecure tone. She wanted to talk too, but she wasn't too sure she would like what he had to say. Part of that doubt was taken away when he pushed his lips to hers one more time. It was a reassuring kiss.

''Just don't over think it McNally,''

She smiled up at him with a nervous smile and nodded. ''I'll see you later?'' she asked.

''Yeah, I'll see you later.''

At that Sam walked out of the door and left Andy alone. Alone so she had all the time in the world to over think things again.

A/N. I was really doubting between speeding things up between the two of them or keeping things friendly for a while. But then I decided I don't like slow. Plus on the actual show we already had enough build up.

Let me know if you agree!