Chapter 38 - Auntie Sarah

"You ready to hit the road?"

Andy watched as Sam put Olivia in the car seat on the kitchen island. Newly fed, bathed and barely eyes open, the little girl should be out during the whole ride to St. Catherine's.

When Sam looked up, he gave his wife his flashing dimples. "Yes, we are. Did we remember everything? The travel bed? it`s in the car right?"

Andy nodded. Who knew a weekend away required so much stuff to pack for Olivia.

Once they were out the door, everything locked up and secure, Sam fastened Olivia`s car seat in the back, and got in the driver seat.

"What?", he asked as he noticed Andy starring at him.

"Nothing... Just. We`re good at this you know. And, we`re on time for once. This is very normal of us don`t you think?"

"We really got the hang of this alright. And, I`m always on time. You... not so much".

"But that is why you love me right?", she smirked, looking back on Olivia who was fast asleep in the back.

"No, Andy That`s not why I love you. I love you for many reasons, but you being late... not one of them".

"Really, because the one time I was really, really late, we got something pretty great out of it", she said hinting at their sleeping daughter.

"That we did. She is pretty great too. Awesome actually".

After an hour on the road, Olivia started to fuss and whimper in the back seat. Andy turned to see if she had lost her pacifier, and when she didn`t see it, she asked Sam to pull over.

"I think she`s hungry Sam"

"Yeah, yeah, I`ll pull over at the diner there", he pointed to a small restaurant. "Hungry?"

"Ugh, I`m really uncomfortable pulling my breast out in public. I`ll just do it in the car, if that`s okay".

"Course, I`ll park the car and get some sodas to go then. Don`t get out, I`ll get her".

"Hi, princess", Sam cooed at a crying Olivia. "You want your mommy's boob don`t you. Well, I don`t blame you. They`re pretty great".

Andy shook her head and laughed as Sam opened the door and placed the crying little body in her mother`s arms.

"I`ll be right back", he told her as he shut the passenger door.

Andy pulled her white, sun dress up, to give her daughter access to her milk. After fumbling to get a good latch, Olivia finally started sucking onto her mother`s nipple, making those soothing sounds that told Andy her daughter was eating well. She stroke her finger across Olivia's soft - almost silky skin. She moved her hand to the girls black mane of hair, felt it on her fingertip as she thought about how amazed she was still over how the amount of hair that baby had, even when she came out of her. Andy pulled a smile and shimmed a shadow of a dark haired man with shades walking towards the car. She looked up and met Sam`s eyes. He came back carrying to bottles of Pepsi max, a basket of strawberries and a bottle of water.

"Just a little something for the trip", he claimed as he got in the driver seat.

"How about I get some alone time with those two tonight?", he smirked as he barely let his fingertip brush over Andy`s free breast.

"You'd like that wouldn`t you. I suppose I can make the time, but it depends on what I get", Andy said back raising her left eyebrow.

"How about a Holy Moly?"

"Yes. I can do that. I can definitely do that".

The second Sam pulled up in Sarah Swarek`s driveway, her front door flung open, and she came running down the stairs.

"Wow, she`s in a hurry", Andy laughed as she unbuckled her seat belt.

"I can`t believe you`re finally here! I`m so excited you guys!", Sarah yelled as her brother and sister in law got out of the car. She pulled Andy in for a long longed hug. "Look at you sister. You sure you gave birth 2 months ago?", Sarah joked.

"I`m most definitely sure I pushed her out. No doubt".

"Well, you look like a million dollar. Now, where is that precious niece you made me?"

"Hi, Sarah, nice to see you too", Sam interfered, feeling a little left out.

Andy and Sam smiled to each other, as Sarah was bend inside the car, cooing her niece.

"Come on guys, bring her out please! Better yet, can I take her?", Sarah whined. She was really impatient.

"Go ahead", Sam approved.

Sarah took her niece out of the car and carried her inside the house, while Sam and Andy brought their baggage.

Sam loved seeing his sister this happy. He really wanted the two of them to bond, and maybe, if he was lucky, he would get some alone time with his wife, he thought as he pulled Andy in his arms and kissed her hair.

"Make yourself at home, take your bags upstairs and take your time", Sarah smirked at her brother and sister in law. "We`ll wait here", she said as she walked outside the patio with Olivia in her arms.

"I mean it. Take your time".

The minute Andy closed the door to the guestroom they were staying in, she was caught off guard, when Sam pushed her down on the bed. Andy laughed at the pleasant surprise, and spread her legs, to make room for him between them. She let her hand travel slowly up his side and let it rest on his shoulder.

He cupped the back of her head, and crushed his lips against hers. He kissed her with so much passion, it felt like their first kiss all over again. He knew they didn`t have time to take this shenanigan any further. But the second he felt his wife`s hand travel to the hem of his jeans, all thoughts about not going further vanished along with his t-shirt, that Andy somehow managed to pull off of him with the other hand.

"You sure she won`t be knocking on that door any time soon?", Andy breathed out.

"I`m sure she has an idea of what we`re up to. I mean she practically urged us to".

"Yeah, yeah. Fine". She didn`t care anymore. Sam had chased her up to wanting a lot more than a make out session, and she had every intension to make sure he gave her what they both wanted.

"Wow. That...was...pretty good", Sam said as he rolled of Andy, trying to catch up with his breath. So looked at him and raised her left eyebrow.

"Yea, okay, that was insane. You drive me crazy you know that?"

She really did.

Sometime later, when they finally got their steady breath back, they made their way downstairs again. As they walked into Sarah`s kitchen, they saw her laying on a blanket on the grass, talking to Olivia.

Sam pulled Andy closer and placed a kiss to her forehead. "She looks so happy. It`s like Olivia brings out her sparkle again. I love seeing her like that".

"She seems... I don`t know, at peace? Calm even". They met each other`s smiles.

"Why don`t you join them, and I`ll make some lunch?", Sam suggested.

"Thank you", she said as she kissed him and walked out on the patio.

"You guys having fun?", Andy asked playfully when she sat down besides Sarah and her daughter.

"Yes, we sure are. So, how was the bed? Any good?", Sarah joked.

Andy`s eyes went wide. Did she really just ask that? "Uh...I... No, we...", she stumbled. Not knowing quite what to answer to that.

"It`s okay Andy. I know you guys don't have that much alone time, and I think it`s important that you guys get to have it. I`m here for you the whole weekend. Let me give you time. I mean it".

"We... thank you Sarah. You are the best. We really appreciate you. Know that. Thank you for inviting us this weekend. It`s nice to get away from the city. Sam works a lot, and I`m trying to study for the detective`s exam actually. Coming here is a good break from everything".

Sarah patted her hand. "Anytime Andy. I mean it. If you ever need help, It`s only a couple of hours for me to come see you too. I love spending time with her".

They both stared at the little girl who was sucking on her hand, and kicking her tiny feet.

"She looks so much alike you both. Those dimples. She`s definitely got the Swarek dimples", Sarah said as she let her fingertip stroke Olivia`s left dimple. And those eyes. I can see what Sam meant about the doe eyes. You guys did good".

Andy gave Sarah her biggest smile. "I agree".

From the kitchen window, Sam watched the most important girls in his life, spread out on a blanket on the grass. They way Sarah had welcomed Andy into her life, made him regret every single fight and bad word that had been shared between them in the past. It did something to his heart whenever he watched the two women interact with each other. They were so open and genuine with each other, and the fact that Andy never had any grudge towards Sarah for throwing the "no lemonade talk" in Andy`s face that time, that felt so long ago, made him even love his wife more.

And as he thought about how Sarah would light up and be like nothing in the past had actually happened, he got too see it with his own two eyes, when he watched the two of them throw their head back and laugh hard at something one of them just said. It was no doubt Andy and Olivia brought out the best in his sister.

And the way his daughter would transform Sarah into a completely different person, even the first time they met, both amazed and scared him.

In a good way. Made him actually wonder if Sarah would ever have any kids her own. He hoped so, because she was so wonderful with his.

As he tossed the salad into a bowl, he was pulled out of his deep thoughts when Sarah joined him. "Need any help little brother?"

"Uh, no, all set. Let`s eat!", he said, and as they walked outside again someone else told them they were hungry too.

"Alright, let`s get you fed too princess", Andy cooed as she sat down in a chair and bringing Olivia close to where she felt her milk was nearly pushing trough. After latching on perfectly, Andy placed a thin blanket to cover up a little, not knowing if this made Sarah feel uncomfortable or not. And when she saw her sister in law look at her, she thought that made it did make her feel that way.

"Uh, I can sit somewhere else if this makes you uncomfortable Sarah", Andy reassured her. This was indeed Sarah house, and she was not in her way to impose her personal space.

"What? No, sorry, I was starring wasn`t I. It`s just... It looks good on you, you know. That is a beautiful thing, and you should never feel that you have to hide Andy. Really".

Andy smiled as she looked down on the little girl attached to her nipple.

"Dig in", Sam said breaking the calm silence.

That night, when Olivia was in her deepest sleep after a bath, new diaper and a good meal. The grownups was relaxingly parked outside enjoying the warm, yet dark night. It was so quite, they could hear the grasshoppers from the neighbors' bushes in the background of their talking. Although the outdoor lamps and candles Sarah had lit gave them a comfortable dimmed light, the stars and the moon smiling down on them, lit up the cozy patio.

When they landed on the ground from the high of the laugh the story about how Sam and Andy met (for the thousand time) gave them, Andy yawned and looked at her watch.

"I think I`m going to call it a night you guys. If Olivia's belly is up to beat, she will wake me up in three hours wanting milk again", she smiled.

"Thank you for today Sarah. I`ll see you in the morning".

"Yeah, I`ll be right up Andy", Sam said wanting to join his wife in slumber.

Andy smiled at them both ."Don`t go to bed because of me. I mean it. You guys should have some alone time too. I know you would want that". She leaned down and kissed his lips. "Just take your time".

An hour after Andy went to bed, her husband joined her too. He carefully climbed into bed with her, and when she slightly shifted, he seized the opportunity to pull her as close as possible, place his arm safely around her waist and kissed her nose. Half asleep, she covered his arm with her hand and slipped off again. It didn`t take long before Sam joined her slumber too.

I feel like I`m draging this story out a little. Not sure where I`m going with it. But I have some deas. Stay put :)

Love, J