It was 5 minutes till midnight, and everyone was having a great time. They had put the tv on so they could watch the ball drop. They were all lingering.
"Everyone you need to find someone to kiss at midnight" dov shouted.
"Well we all have better halves apart from Collins, peck, girl peck that is, Tommy, jay, Sarah and jo." Ollie shouted.
"Thanks for pointing out we are single" Gail shouted. She turned to Nick "for old times sake?" And he nodded "why not"
"I think I'll pass" Sarah said and jo agreed.
Everyone started to laugh.
Finally the countdown began, when they got to 1 all the couples and Nick and Gail kissed.
"Happy new year Mrs Swarek" Sam whispered in Andy's ear and she started to giggle. They all wished each other happy new year and continued with the festivities.
Andy was in the kitchen fixing herself another drink when jay came over. "I just wanna say Andy thank you for you acceptance of my family's situation, it means a lot to me that my son is happy even if I have been the reason he was the way he was."
"Well Sam has been equally accommodating to my family situation, yeah Sam was a closed book and I've been lucky enough to be able to open it, he means more to me than anyone in the world and I will back him up no matter what, as a wife, a friend and a colleague so if he decides he doesn't want you to be apart of his life in the future I will support him. I suggest as its a new year you do your best not to lose the little chance he has given you and turn it into something good, it would be nice for the twins to know both of their grandads" Andy smiles.
"Well I can see why Sam fell in love with you, you are a wonderful woman with a lions heart, I guess Sam was the way he was because I was a shit father, I had 2 great kids and I through it all away, even though I gave Sam a hard time when I saw him last I understand why he did what he did, he was always been protective of his mum and Sarah and it makes sense now he's a detective, i should never have put him in the position where he had to do what he did"
"I really hope you can keep your promise because under all that bad boy image you are pretty alright" Andy smiles.
"What's going on here" they hear Sam say as he walks to the kitchen.
"Well i was having a nice little chat with my daughter in law"
"about me obviously" he half smiled.
"Well I guess your not a detective for
Your Swarek looks" jay said with a chuckle.
"No, so who wants to spill" Sam said with raised eyebrows.
"Sammy I was just thanking Andy for making you happy"
"Okay" Sam says with a slight resistance.
"Well I'm just gonna say bye while you are
Both here, me and Sarah are gonna go, thank you for inviting us"
"Thanks for coming" Andy replies
"Yep thanks for coming pops, we will arrange another meet"
"Sounds good" and jay leaves the kitchen.
"Okay, what did he really want" Sam said.
"He just wanted to say that he knows it's his fault that you were they way you were and he knows why you did what you did"
"Oh I'm glad he approves" Sam said sarcastically.
"Look, it's a new year, so new start?"
"Okay, okay. Well Let's go find Sarah before she leaves and then I need to help celery get Oliver in the car" Sam laughs.
"It's a good job we've all got the day off tomorrow, because dov, Chloe and Gail are soo drunk and Traci is on the verge" Andy jokes.
They head back to the party and see Sarah saying goodbye, they head over to her and they say thier goodbyes. Next Sam helps Oliver and celery into the cab and makes Diaz and go with them so Chris can help get Oliver home in one piece. Dov, Chloe and Gail are next to share a cab as they are all going to the same place and then Traci and steve leave after tucking Leo in upstairs, Traci can barely walk straight,Andy loves that she had a great time even after everything she had been through.
By the time everyone finally left Sam and Andy crawl into bed at 2am.
"Well tonight was a success, it was good watching everyone and I'm glad Nick is back"
"Oh really, so Nick was the best part of your New Year's Eve?" Sam says with a pout.
"Of course not, it just made it extra special, this year is just gonna be good, I can feel
It" Andy leaned forward and gave Sam a chaste kiss on the lips and he had no problem kissing back.
"Sam I'm gonna have to take a raincheck, I'm super tired right now"
"Ok, I'm just gonna cuddle you, is that allowed?"
"Yeah, i think I can allow that" she laughed. Sam got comfortable behind her and she leant forward to turn the lights off.
The next morning, when Sam's alarm went off he tried not to wake Andy, luckily he didn't need to start till 10 today so he didn't need to get up till 8, giving him a respectable amount of sleep. He got showered and dressed quietly, leant down and kissed Andy's head. He went down stairs and made himself a coffee with the new machine Andy had brought him for Christmas, and fixed himself a bowl of cereal. As he was walking to the lounge to watch the news he heard someone coming down the stairs.
"Hey Uncle Sam, are you going to work?"
"Yeah buddy, unfortunately. I would much rather hang out here with you and Andy"
"Yeah we haven't hung out properly for a long time, that's why I'm super psyched about the match next Saturday, my dads gonna be pissed, I was suppose to be with him, but watching the leafs with you and uncle Ollie is soo much better"
Sam raised his eyebrows.
"I'm sorry I swore, your not gonna tell my mum are you?"
"No, but just don't swear again" Sam smiled.
"Promise I won't" Leo said.
"Good, yeah I can't wait till next Saturday either, think uncle Ollie is pretty pumped aswell." Sam said as he took a sip of his coffee.
" I can't wait to tell my friends on Monday, they are gonna be so jealous"
Sam starts to laugh. "I'm sure they will."
They sit watching the tv for a while then Sam stands up
"Leo you want me to Make breakfast before I go or are you gonna wait till Andy wakes up?"
"I think I will wait" Leo says
"Ok, well I guess I'll see you next weekend, I'll arrange with your mum the details, you have a home match the day after right?"
"Yeah it's at 12.30"
"Oh, ok well I have to work early that day but I'll try and take my lunch so I can see it, if not i will make the next one"
"It's ok Uncle Sam, I'm Just glad you made the first one, that was an awesome game"
"It certainly was, but you were awesome too" Sam said patting his shoulder
"Ok anyway I better head out before I'm late, you look after my wife"
"I will" Leo said as he gave Sam a high five.
Around an hour later Andy had woken and made her way downstairs. She looked in on Leo who was already on the PlayStation.
"Morning aunt Andy" he said not taking his eyes from the tv.
"Morning gamer" she laughed " I guess Sam went to work"
"Yep, he asked me if I wanted breakfast but I told him I wanted to wait for you"
"Oh thanks dude, what you want for breakfast?"
"Ermmm, you got bacon?"
"Of course, so maybe bacon and eggs?"
"Yeah sounds good"
Andy chuckled to herself, thinking she had all this to come in the near future. She was getting impatient now and really wanted to meet the twins. She took out her phone
*hey handsome, sorry I was still asleep when you left, hope your having a good day*
Sam texts back almost immediately
*good morning sleep head, just working a case with Diaz, he's not as good as you ;-), are you having fun with Leo?* Andy typed back.
*just about to make some breakfast, so I'll see you later, love you x*
*love you too 3 x *
They had devoured breakfast and were now watching transformers why they waited for Traci to pick up leo up.
"Andy, do you like Steve?" Leo randomly sAid. Andy wasn't sure why he was bringing this up but she has a pretty good idea.
"Yeah Steves a good guy, you know he's Gail's brother right"
"Yeah, he's a good guy, but he's not Jerry"
Andy shuffles closer to Leo.
"Listen bud, I know how close you were with Jerry and you miss him so much, but he wouldn't be mad if you like Steve. He knew Steve and he knows he is a great guy, he would want you and your mum to be happy, so don't ever feel guilty for that"
"I know, Steves really cool and super funny, I hate to say it, but his jokes are better than jerry's"
"Yeah Jerry was a pretty bad joke teller"
They both start laughing.
Around 1pm Traci and Steve arrive to collect Leo. Before Traci leaves, Andy explains about the conversation she had with Leo while he and Steve were collecting his bag from his room.
"I love that he talks with you and Sam, but sometimes I wish he would talk with me"
"I know trace, I guess he feels he might upset you if he talks about Jerry"
"I miss Jerry everyday but I'm ok, I've made my peace and I think I need to sit him down and have a discussion about it, thanks Andy, you always say the right thing."
"No worries" Andy says.
"listen next weekend why don't you come by my house and we can have a girls night, I'll invite celery, Chloe, noelle and Gail, it could be the last one for a while"
"I don't think so, I think Sam's planning on kicking me out once a month to have some quality times with the twins, although he will probably change his mind after the first time" Traci starts laughing.
"So you fancy it then, as your husband has my son for the evening"
"Yeah sounds good" Andy replies just as Steve and Leo come down the stairs.
"Thanks again Andy" Traci repeats.
"to be honest trace, he's the one keeping me company". Steve, Traci and Leo leave and Andy heads to the kitchen to think about lunch. When she's looking in the fridge she hears the doorbell. Wondering who it is as she is not expecting anyone she cautiously opens the door only to find Nick leaning against the wall.
"Nick what are you doing here?"
"Nice to see you too" he says as he walks past her and into the house. He holds up a bag. "Lunch?"
"If there is a burrito from my favourite Mexican shop in that bag, you can stay"
Nick starts laughing and heads to the kitchen.
"Good job I'm an awesome partner then" and he pulls out a burrito.
They sit at the table and start to eat thier lunch.
"So when are you back on rotation?"
"They've given me a few days off, I go back on Monday"
"Ok cool, you might get paired with one of the new rookies"
"Yeah best said something about me being a TO because ollie's getting a promotion"
"Yep, in 2 weeks he will officially be staff sergeant shaw"
Nick nods.
"So what do I owe the pleasure" Andy said with s serious look.
"What can I not just come here to see my partner?"
"Well yes, except I'm Not your partner anymore"
"Ok, can I not Visit my best friend without an ulterior motive"
Andy raises both eyebrows at him
"Ok, ok. When I went undercover and Sam didn't agree, they decided it was better if I went with another woman, well we became close and now I have feelings for her,"
"Who was it that went with you, she was from our division right?"
"Yep, she's really nice she's only worked with us for a few months before she went UC"
"Wait, new girl Juliet ward she left around the same time and I only just realised, it's her isn't it"
"Yes, but you can't tell anyone"
"Well if Sam asks I'm Not gonna lie, but your secrets safe with me, however Nick I love you like a brother so I have to tell you, she has some secrets, I saw her the day Sam proposed when I was out running with Chris, I saw her get out of another mans car and she tried telling me that she was dropping off his dog, she never had a dog with her."
"Okay, are you jealous?"
"No, I'm just telling you to be careful"
"Ok noted, so what's the gossip"
Andy proceeds to tell him the gossip. they finish thier lunch and go to the lounge to watch some tv.
"So I have to ask, how's married life"
"Yeah it's amazing, Sam's like a different Man, but with some of the same characteristics that I fell in love with in the first place, we had our first argument a few weeks back but we are all good, I guess that's all Part of marriage, I couldn't be happier. I'm sorry nick, it didn't work between us but after Sam got shot, I owed it to myself to give us another shot, I never would have lived happily if I didn't and that wouldn't have been fair on you, me or him"
"It's okay, I see you guys now and I know you made the right decision, I know I would never make you as happy as he makes you and I guess I knew deep down that you always loved him"
"Well I still feel connected to you, the 6 months we spent together will always give us a connection and I feel like you know more about me than everyone else apart from Sam and Traci, but you are one of my best friends, my brother and these guys are gonna have a great uncle Nick to show them how to be cool"
"You got that right, I mean Ollie is pretty cool but I'm way cooler"
"Ok Mr I have a big ego, you wanna stay for dinner, I'm sure Sam won't mind. I think he needs to talk to you"
"Hmmm I'm sure, but I'll have to leave that another day, I need to get going"
"Ok sure, well thanks for lunch" Andy looks at her watch "jeez we've been talking for like 2 hours, I need to do some chores before Sam gets home"
"Ok Mrs housewife, I'll catch you Monday at work" she walks with him to the door and waves as he leaves.
Sam is sitting at his desk when his cell starts to ring.
"Hi Nash, is everything alright?"
"Yeah, everything is fine I just wanted to let you know I invited Andy over next Saturday when you Leo and ollie are at the game, we are gonna throw her a baby shower, but she doesn't know"
"Sounds good, she's gonna love that"
"Okay just wanted to let you know"
"Thanks for the update Nash"
"Your welcome Swarek"
He starts laughing and they both hang up. After he's hung up he receives a message from Andy.
*how does spaghetti carbonara sound for dinner*
he smiles and texts back
*sounds good, I can think of something for dessert*
*im sure you can, we have pistachio ice cream in the freezer*
*oh I can think of a few uses for that*
*yeah to eat, now get back to work Mr*
Sam laughs and puts his phone down, he wants to get home quick.
When Sam finally arrived home at 8.30pm Andy just finished cooking dinner. They both sit down at the table and Sam tells Andy about his day and she tells him about her morning with Leo.
"Yeah Jerry wasn't the best at telling jokes" Sam agreed.
"Yeah I know, I remember some of them, I actually felt bad for the guy"
"he used to be worse, I think Oliver rubbed off on him over the years. So what did you do with the rest of the day?"
"yeah Ollie is really funny. I had a visitor after Traci left"
""let me guess, Collins?"
"yes, how did you know"
"It was pretty obvious, he didn't really get to talk to you properly yesterday so I guessed he might pop by today"
"Yeah he came by with lunch, needed some advice"
"And what advice did he need" Sam asked curiously.
"Women troubles" Andy shoves a forkful of spaghetti into her mouth, knowing Sam is gonna question her further.
"Women troubles? Collins was single before he went undercover so the only way he would have women troubles is if he met someone whilst he was undercover" Sam said raising his eyebrows
"Well aren't you observant" Andy said sarcastically.
"Well it's kinda my job, like I said before I'm an awesome detective, I'm assuming you reminded him that having a relationship whilst undercover isn't a great idea" Sam acts like it's obvious.
"He is very aware of the problems of dating while undercover except, she was undercover with him and now she's not and she works at our division so now he's worried things will change"
"Unless you have feelings for someone before, it's very easy to feel things when you spend so much time with someone, that when it's over things change" he smiles at Andy hoping she gets what he means about feelings before, because he knows he was in love before they saw each other undercover.
" Yeah I know what you mean, that's why me and Nick are closer than we were. But he's worried now because he believes his feelings are real and he's not sure how to approach them now they aren't undercover"
" Well I'm assuming it was new girl Juliet Ward, yes I noticed the timing as well" Sam said seriously.
" Yeah I told him to be careful, but not that she might be IA, even though it don't matter now because Santana was caught, why is she still gonna be there"
"Well I'm assuming she will stay until she gets a new IA case, although Noelle has never said it was her so I can't be sure"
"Well I'm still looking out for my friend"
They finished their dinners in respective silence, throwing flirty glances at each other every now and then. When they finished Sam insisted Andy went and relaxed why he cleaned up despite her protests she finally gave in and went to the lounge and got comfortable on the couch. When Sam had finished he walked to the lounge with 2 tubs of ice cream and 2 spoons. He gave the chocolate tub to Andy and he started on the pistachio. Why they watched a movie that was on tv, Sam wasn't even sure what they were watching because he was to busy watching Andy lick the ice cream off of her spoon in a very provocative way, she knew what she was doing and he knew it, she continued this for several more minutes until Sam said
"fuck this" and he lunged forward and grabbed her face causing her to clumsily set the ice cream on the table and spoon dropped to the floor, she grabbed his face either side and they both entered a kissing frenzy powered by the upmost passion and lust, there was one thing Sam knew for sure, he would never get enough of her.
