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He looked directly at her while he said it, hoping she would catch on the hidden meaning behind it. Oliver and Traci`s eyebrows shot up at the same time and they kept looking between Sam and Andy. They knew Sam had feelings for her, but never in a million years did they think he would admit it while there where others around, even if it was in code.

"Hey Andy, can I have a word?" Traci grabbed her arm and pulled her back into the parade room. "Now it`s time for you to step up your game, girl." Andy gave her a raised eyebrow in amusement and crossed her arms over her chest. "I`m not letting him off the hook that easily, I have more self-respect than that, and there is no way I want to be a rebound girl."

Traci snorted out a laugh and mirrored Andy`s position. "You do realize he broke up with her for you?" Andy rolled her eyes. "Well du-uh, he stole my line." She smiled and then put her finger up in the air and pointed it at Traci. "But that doesn't I`m gonna let him have me easily, I`m gonna make him sweat for it." Traci put her hand on her shoulder and motioned them to walk back out. "Meaning; you`re gonna step your game up, now that, is going to fun to watch." Andy giggled with her on their way out of the room.

Andy took a sip of her coffee to stop her giggling and looked amused at him, and then she walked closer to him. "Ready, partner?" He licked his lips before a grin spread across his face, he placed his palm on the small of her back and held the other outstretched forward them. "After you."

"Sorry to hear about you and Natalie." Again she had to bite down the smile on her lips when she said it, she buckled herself up and dared her eyes to meet his, he was staring amused at her. "You`re still a horrible liar, McNally." She shrugged her shoulders and then giggled a little. "I don't know what you're talking about."

He pulled the cruiser out to the streets and she flicked the radio on. "So, that's what you had to do yesterday during lunch? I mean, breaking up with someone during your lunch break is kind of a douche-thing to do, but then again….it`s you, so." Sam choked out a laugh to that one, and shook his head. "No, actually I did it the day before yesterday." He watched as her eyebrows knitted together in confusion. "So, uh, the night Sarah was here?" He nodded and turned his eyes back to the road again. "Oh." He heard come from his right side, and again he shook his head and smiled.

"So what did you do during lunch?" She was looking at him and let out a frustrated breath when he chuckled. "Aren't you supposed to be mad at me?" She crossed her arms over her chest by the reminder and tilted her chin up. "I am mad at you."

After a half an hour with silence she sat up in her seat. "So, are you taking me to lunch today, or should I just call Oliver? Or, maybe Boyd wants to have lunch with me, you know, you did mention he showed some interest." A grin spread across her face when she saw the way he clenched his fingers tighter around the steering wheel, and how his jaw tightened under his ear. "Funny." He gritted out between his teeth's. "But I`m taking you to lunch, McNally." Satisfied she nuzzled herself down in her seat again, stealing glances to her left, and smiling to herself.

"So, are you going to the party at the Penny?" He asked while he watched her chew down her sandwich, she shrugged her shoulders when the words failed her because of her mouth was full of food. "Well, if you want a ride, I`m going." She swallowed her mouthful and took a gulp of her water bottle. "Maybe."

She pushed the empty plate away from her and sat back in the booth. "Good?" She wanted to say yes, it was after all good to eat a little more healthy food after eating junk while she was partnered with Oliver, but the urge to tease him made her think better of it.

"You know, lunch with Oliver was way better, we ate chocolate pancakes all the time." Sam chuckled while he got to his feet and threw some bills down at the table. "I`ll bet, but unlike my very unhealthy friend, I care about your diet, so you might just have to deal with it." She rolled her eyes at him, but when he turned his back to her to walk out towards door she smiled widely.

And when she let her eyes fall down on his behind, she raised one eyebrow in satisfaction by the nice view. "Something on your mind, McNally?" She spun her eyes up to his, feeling her cheeks burn a little when she realized she clearly got caught, she made a frown and shrugged her shoulder. "Nah, nothing special." She gave him a wink when she brushed passed him and out the door he was holding open for her.


They were sitting finishing up their shift with the paperwork for the day when Gail came and leaned down next to Andy. She whispered something in her ear, and Sam saw the panic in her eyes when she quickly got to her feet and walked down the hall. He narrowed his eyes when he saw Tommy standing by front desk waiting for her.

After a few minutes he saw her rushing down the hall and disappear into one of the viewing rooms, he pushed himself off from the chair and started to walk down the hall. "Tommy." He said when he met him down the hall, Tommy reached out his hand to Sam and he took it, Tommy gave it a light squeeze. "Thank you, son." He released his hand and turned to walk out of the station.

He found her sitting on the floor, leaning her back to the wall while her hands covered her face, he sat himself down next to her and waited. She knew it was him the second she heard the door open, his smell found her nostrils and she felt like she could relax.

"You`re making it really hard for me to be mad at you." The words came muffled out from her hands, he smiled and then placed one hand on the back of her neck, rubbing slow circles with his thumb.

"How did you convince him?" She let her hands fall to her knees and turned her head to look at him. "Knocked some sense in him." He grinned when he said it and saw her eyes smile to him. "So, he`s going?" She nodded her head to him. "Yeah, 3 months rehab program in Montreal." He could hear the hope in her voice, and a small smile appeared on her lips. "You really are a good guy."

He returned her smile and shrugged one shoulder. "I`m there when it matters." She surprised him when she slung her arms around his neck and hugged him, he wrapped his arms around her and held her close. "You should really start to take some credit for it." She whispered in his ear and tightened her grip around him.

When they released each other they took a few seconds to search each other's eyes, he got to his feet's and held out a hand to pull her up, she smiled when she took it. His hand found the door knob, but before he opened it he turned to look at her. "You know where to find me if you want to talk." She nodded and walked out of the room, with him right behind.

He rolled his eyes at the amused stare Oliver was giving him from his desk, and then they took their seats at the desk to finish up.


When Sam walked out of the station she stood leaning her back to his truck with a secret smile on her lips. "Penny?" She nodded to him and climbed in the truck when he unlocked it.

She entered the Penny with his hand on her back, the Penny was filled with coppers who were there to celebrate the retirement of Officer Clark, she threw a smile over her shoulder when she walked in the direction of her friends and him to his.

She took her seat between Traci and Gail, and shot back the shot Dov pushed over the table to her. Traci placed her elbows on the table and turned her head to look at Andy.

"Jerry`s having poker night tomorrow, and my mom is taking Leo, so I`m thinking girls night at your place." Traci was grinning the whole time she told Andy her thoughts, and then she whipped her head behind Andy`s and caught Gail`s eyes. "You in?" A smile spread across Gail`s lips and she nodded in excitement. Chris and Dov left the table to shoot some darts while the girls continued to shoot back drinks.

Sam saw her gulp down shot after shot with the girls and worried that she was burying the fear of her father's possibility to hurt her again. He hoped she would take him up on his offer to talk at some point.

Boyd made his way over to the TO`s table, he took a seat between Sam and Oliver, his eyes were on Andy across the bar, and when he saw her make her way up to the bar he took the opportunity. "Sorry ladies, I`m gonna go teach that-" he pointed his finger at Andy. "some undercover tricks." He gave Sam a wink before he made his way through the crowd in the bar.

Sam stretched his neck both ways when he saw him stand next to her at the bar, without knowing what he was doing he pushed himself off the stool and made his way to the bar.

"I can teach you all you need to know about undercover work." Boyd leaned in and whispered in her ear. "That`s ok, Boyd, I`ve already taught her, you know, she being my rookie and all." He slid his body between theirs, causing Boyd to take a step back, Andy however stayed in her spot, feeling a shiver run up her spine by his back pressed to her front.

Boyd gave Sam a pat on his shoulder and then turned to walk away from the two of them, Sam didn't dear to turn and meet her eyes, so instead he walked to hide out in the men's room.


He stood with his hands on each side of the sink, with his head down, mentally kicking himself for letting his jealousy get the best of him. His head whipped up by the sound of the door opening, and in the mirror he met her eyes.

She looked around in the room, noticing and appreciating that they were alone in it.

"I`m sorry, that was inappropriate, I had no right." He turned and walked towards her, rambling out excuses for his behavior. "Yeah, it was and yeah you don't." She met him halfway in the room and let her palms push at his chest, causing him to take some steps back. "I`m sorry I don't know what I was-"

She gave him another push, making him step backwards into one of the booths, she gave him another so his knees made contact with the closed toilet, and the unstable balance forced him to sit down. "That was-" She stepped over his thigh with one foot and lifted the other over the second thigh and sat down on his lap. "Hot."

Speechless, he swallowed dryly when she made contact with him, looking at her and seeing the familiar darkness in her eyes.

She had a sexy grin spread across her face when she leaned down, she brushed her nose with his, the smell of alcohol from her breath found his nostrils, and he closed his eyes by the sight of her worrying her bottom lip. Her palms came to rest on his chest, and her lips brushed over his left cheek and his ear, back and forth, gently.

He clenched his fist to restrain the urge to grab her hips and rock them down on his, when she took his earlobe between her teeth's he let out a moan, and his lips parted. He felt her smile against his ear. "You like that?" she murmured in his ear, causing him to swallow in shock, he didn't find the words to get himself out of that. "Swarek." She murmured again and let her lips find his neck, placing wet kisses along it, as she at the same time rocked her hips in circles in his lap.

She felt his chest rising under her palms, and the beat of his heart picking up the speed under it, but still she didn't get any answer out of him. Carefully she dug her teeth in the skin and heard him inhale, she smiled when one of his hands came to her thigh, and took that as his answer to her question.

He lifted his chin and stared up at the ceiling, searching for the courage to stop her, she let her nose brush alongside his jawline, and then she locked her lips to his pulse point and sucked. He grabbed her hips and lifted himself up from the toilet, letting her slide down his body.

"Andy, I can't do this." He saw the hurt, panic and embarrassment in her eyes, so he framed her face with his hands and looked deep into her eyes. "This is me taking credit for being a good guy, I`m not going to take advantage of the situation when you`re drunk." He smiled a little at her before he continued. "and you`re still mad at me, remember?"

She pushed herself away from him. "Yeah, yeah you're totally right." She let her fingers run through her hair and gave him an apologetic smile. "I, uh, guess I`ll see you around?" She was taking steps backwards towards the door, holding his gaze, he stared amused at her by her comment and wanted to tease her a little for it. "Yeah, you never know." She made a frown and waved her hand awkwardly. "Well obviously, I mean, ugh, you know what I mean!" He shook his head and started to walk towards her, but stopped when the door opened behind her, and Boyd stepped in.

He almost walked right into Andy, and had this amused smirk on his face. "Well well, what do we have here?" Andy`s cheeks turned red and she was fast on her feet to get out of there, leaving Sam alone with Boyd. "So you and McNally huh? I always knew you had a thing for her, and buddy, I`m gonna take some credit for you finally making your move." Sam rolled his eyes and shook his head when he was about to walk out of the bathroom to catch up with her.

"Oh, and by the way, nice hickey." He gave him a wink and chuckled when he saw him walk over to the sink to check his throat in the mirror over it, and Sam couldn't help the satisfied smile by the sight of her mark on him.

When he walked out of the bathroom his eyes couldn't find her anywhere, so he took his seat next to Oliver. "I could have sworn I saw a flustered McNally walk out of the men's room, but it could be that my mind is playing tricks on me." He had a grin on his face and an amused wink in his eyes.

"Maybe you should get that checked out then." Sam shot back and pulled some bills up from his pocket to cover his drinks for the night. "Is that a hickey on your throat or are my mind playing tricks on me again?" Sam shook his head and gave him a light pat on the shoulder. "See you tomorrow, Ollie."


Andy was sitting on her couch in her apartment, feeling the booze leave her body, and the overwhelming feelings of her father's decision today, take over. She was afraid of the hope she felt in her heart, afraid he would break it once again, like he so easily had done many times before. `I`m there when it matters.` came to her mind. She worried her bottom lip when she noticed that the clock was passed midnight, she picked up her keys and locked herself out of her apartment.

She knocked lightly on the door in front of her, shifting her weight from one foot to the other, the door opened and only dressed in his jeans Sam met her with a surprised look. "Hey." She said while she worried her bottom lip. "Hey." He answered and searched her eyes. "You alone?" She mentally kicked herself for asking such a stupid question, but before she could take it back he answered with a hint of a chuckle. "Yeah." Her eyes fell to her feet, and he dipped his head to catch her eyes.

"You wanna talk?"


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