AN: A couple of you mentioned you wanted Andy to get closer with Sam's family and chat with Sarah or get closer to the kids, so this chapter has both of that for you! I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 21

The following morning, Andy woke up and rolled over in Sam's bed. She heard the shower running in the ensuite and rubbed her eyes sleepily. She rolled out of the bed and put on her bra and underwear and then a t-shirt of Sam's and her jeans. She tied her hair into a ponytail and then padded out of Sam's room. She walked through the living room silently as Sarah was still sound asleep on the pullout couch. Molly was awake however and fidgeting.

"Molly, shh," Sarah said, her voice thick with sleep, "Go back to sleep baby girl."

Andy crossed over to the bed and held out her arms for the girl. "Come on Molly. Are you hungry?" she asked in a whisper.

Sarah opened her eyes and looked up at Andy.

"Get some more rest Sarah," Andy said with a smile as Molly reached for her. Andy scooped up the little girl and held her on her hip.

Sarah gave a weak smile and then shut her eyes, rolling onto her side.

Andy walked into the kitchen and sat Molly on the counter. "What do you want to eat Molly?" she asked.

"Cereal," Molly said, swinging her legs happily.

Andy smiled. "I think Uncle Sammy only has some gross kinds," she said, keeping an eye on the toddler as she started the coffee pot, "But we'll see if we can find you something yummy."

Molly clapped her hands happily. Andy opened the cabinet over Molly's head and pulled out some healthy cereals, setting them upright on the counter by Sam's niece.

"Nuh uh," she said, pushing the boxes over while shaking her head.

"Gross right?" Andy laughed, going on her toes to reach the back of the cupboard, "Oh! Look what I found Molly!"

"What?" asked the toddler.

Andy pulled out a sample sized box of Froot Loops.

Molly clapped her hands together and Andy grabbed a bowl, a spoon and the milk before pouring the cereal out and adding milk. Molly scooted herself back farther on the counter and pulled her legs up so she was cross legged on the counter. She put the bowl in the space between her legs and looked up at Andy. "You sit?" she asked.

Andy poured herself a mug of the coffee and pulled herself up on the counter beside Molly who munched away happily on her Froot Loops.

"You're pretty," Molly said, leaning into Andy's side.

"Thanks Molly," Andy replied, "You too, pumpkin," Andy said, wrapping an arm around the girl.

"Do you have kids?" Molly asked.

"Nope," Andy said, shaking her head, "Not yet."

"And you're a please officer?" Molly asked, mouth full.

"What?" Andy asked.

"Like Uncle Sammy," Molly said, "Please Officer."

Andy laughed and nodded. "Yeah," she replied, "I am."

Molly nodded and took another bite.

"Do you visit your Uncle Sammy a lot?" Andy asked.

Molly shook her head. "No," she said, "He comes to see us."

"Oh," Andy said.

"He plays princesses with me," she said with a proud smile.

"Does he really?" Andy asked, interested.

"Yep!" Molly popped the "P".

"Is he a pretty princess?" Andy asked.

Molly shook her head, reaching up to take the hair elastic out of Andy's hair. She then crawled up on Andy's lap and pulled her hair into two pigtails high on her head. "You would be," she said with a wide smile.

"Well maybe I'll have to come play princesses with you, little miss," Andy said, her hand on Molly's back, keeping her from falling.

Molly grinned wider still. "Please?" she begged.

"Well you'd have to ask your mommy and your Uncle Sammy," she said.

"Ask me what?" asked Sarah with a sleepy smile as she padded into the kitchen.

"Can Auntie Andy come to the house and play princesses?" Molly demanded, "Pleeease?"

"If she wants to come, then that's fine," Sarah said with a smile.

Molly turned to look at Andy, his eyes bright with excitement. She wrapped her arms tightly around Andy's neck and squeezed tightly.

Andy laughed and hugged her back.

"Will you?" she cried.

Andy nodded. "Sure," she said, glancing at Sarah who was pouring herself a cup of coffee. Sarah met her eye.

"Baby girl, do you want to go see if your brothers are awake?" Sarah asked her daughter gently.

Molly furrowed her eyebrows at her mother. "Please?" Sarah asked, "Or else Auntie Andy won't be able to come to our house."

Molly immediately reached for her mother who put her on the ground. She hurried away, out of the kitchen and down the hall towards the stairs.

Sarah looked at Andy and sipped her coffee. "I hope you don't mind them calling you Auntie," Sarah said after a moment, "They've never really had one."

"It's fine," Andy said with a smile, "I'm the closest it's come for them," she shrugged, sliding off the counter.

"You were great with her," Sarah said, glancing after where her only daughter had disappeared, "And Jack last night."

Andy shrugged and took a sip of her coffee.

"Do you want kids?" Sarah asked Andy, leaning on the counter across from her so the two women could look at each other.

"Eventually," Andy said with a smile to herself, "I just finally found what I wanted to do for a living, so it would be-" Andy shook her head, "Kinda stupid to give it up now."

Sarah nodded with a smile. "It makes sense," she said, "You're still young. Your biological clock shouldn't be ticking yet."

Andy laughed slightly.

"So," Sarah said, "You and Sam, huh?"

"Yeah," Andy nodded, not sure of what to say.

"He's an entirely different man around you, you know," Sarah said, "He smiles a lot more," she said, "He's happy."

Andy chewed on her lip, looking at the woman across from her.

"He takes care of people," Sarah said, "And it makes him have a hard exterior sometimes. But he has a good heart underneath it all."

"I know," Andy said gently.

"Be careful with him Andy?" Sarah implored.

She nodded. "I will," she promised.

Sarah gave a small smile. "I don't know if he told you this," Sarah said, "But he became a cop because of me."

Andy nodded, sipping her coffee.

"I was attacked when we were kids," Sarah said, "I was fifteen and he was eight. I was hanging out with some of my girlfriends and I was walking home alone. Some thirty year olds stopped me in a dark alley. I was sexually assaulted and beaten and left in a dumpster."

"Oh God," Andy said, covering her mouth with her hand, "I'm so sorry."

Sarah shrugged. "I'm not gonna lie and say it doesn't fuck you up, but it's been years," she said, "Sam took it pretty hard though."

"Oh?" Andy asked.

"He thought it was his fault. Blamed himself that I was walking home alone because our mom had to stay home with him," Sarah said, "Our mom was a single mother. She worked really hard for us and she was an amazing mom. Usually she would come and bring me home, but Sammy was sick. He had a really nasty stomach bug. So she stayed home with him." Sarah sighed, "When I didn't come home that night, she called the police, but since I was a teenager and I hadn't been gone for too long, they didn't think of it as overly concerning. A prostitute found me later that night. She called her pimp and he loaded me up in his car and brought me to the hospital. I was unconscious, and I was considered a Jane Doe until our mom called the hospital asking around about me. It took me a long time to recover, but I did, physically. And then I started to recover mentally."

"But Sam blamed himself?" Andy asked.

Sarah nodded. "Well, that and the police," Sarah said, "Himself because he was sick and mom couldn't come get me. And then the police, because they didn't do anything."

"So he became a cop to make a change?" Andy asked.

Sarah nodded. "He's a really good guy," she said, pulling herself up to sit on the counter.

"He is," Andy agreed.

"You're good for him, y'know," Sarah said, "He doesn't date a lot. But every now and again, he does. And he's never looked like he does with you. He never acts like he does with you. You're opening up a whole new side of my brother," she said. She laughed, shaking her head. "You're an impressive woman Andy McNally."

Andy shook her head. "I'm nothing special," Andy said.

"You arrested him, didn't you?" Sarah asked.

"First day," Andy sighed, "He's never let me live it down."

Sarah laughed into her coffee, "He called me afterwards to complain. You were "that rookie" for a long time. And then slowly but surely, you started to become McNally. And then you were Andy. And then all of a sudden, I was getting a phone call from you about Sammy's birthday," she smiled up at Andy.

Andy chewed on her lip. She drank her coffee silently.

"I like you Andy McNally," Sarah said with a smile.

The two women heard footsteps and looked up at the doorway. "What are you girls talking about?" Sam asked as he entered the room.

He poured himself a cup of coffee as Sarah answered, "You."

Sam glanced at Andy. "I hope she isn't telling you horrible stories about me," he said.

"No," Andy said, wrapping her arm around his waist to pull him closer to her. He smelled clean, like fresh cologne and his soap. His dark hair was wet and combed neatly. He smiled at her, dimples deep in his cheeks.

"Nice shirt," he said, toying with the hem of his shirt that she wore.

"I'm going to go check on my kids," Sarah said quietly, "They've been quiet up there for way too long." She slipped out of the kitchen.

"Good morning," Sam said, leaning to kiss Andy.

"Good morning Officer Swarek," she replied.

They were silent, drinking their coffee.

"I love you, you know?" Andy asked him.

"I know Andy," he replied, bringing his hand up to cup the side of her face. He traced his thumb along her cheekbone, "I love you too. So much."

Andy smiled at him.

Molly toddled into the kitchen and Sam and Andy leaned away from each other slightly.

"Uncle Sammy!" she squealed, "Auntie Andy is gonna come to our house," she said, "She's gonna play princesses with me!"

Sarah followed with her arm around her eldest son as Jack trotted along behind them.

Andy slid down off of the counter as Sam leant down to pick up his niece. He propped her on his hip and pinched her nose between his thumb and forefinger.

"Uncle Sammy," she sighed, "Give my nose back."

Andy smiled gently. "I'm gonna go shower," she said, deciding to let Sam spend time with his family.

"But Auntie Andy, we're leaving soon!" Jack whined.

"I'll be done by then kiddo" Andy said, "Promise."

AN: I hope you liked it! It was pretty fun to write. Please review, as usual!

Also, I wanted to send out a huge thank you for how much everyone seems to be liking this story. I love hearing from you guys. Let me know what you want to see in the future of this story, because I always love to incorporate your ideas into my story to make it better! Thanks all!