What if Andy had called Sam instead of Luke about what she found in the Storage unit under Zoe Martenali, What if it was Sam that saved her instead of Luke?

As I walked with the guy towards the locker I couldn't believe my luck. I might hate Luke for everything he did but I also knew that what he was saying about Ray Nixon wasn't sitting right in my gut. Sam had always taught me to follow my gut so that's exactly what I did even though he thought it was stupid and even if he denied it that he was letting his emotions cloud his judgement, he was feeling jealous for no reason because I was agreeing with my ex instead of him so what had he done? He left me by the Hot Dog stand thankfully with the cruiser but it wasn't the point. I knew I needed him and I needed him now but I also knew I needed back up so once the guy left me in the locker I pulled the door closing me inside and I hit my speed dial with a second caller included. "Barber!" Jerry answered just as Sam got in a "Hello" I knew my time was limited especially if the storage guy tipped Nixon off.

"Guys It's Andy, I don't have much time so just PLEASE listen, Jerry you need to get a warrant for a storage unit under Zoe Martinelli! Luke was right! Nixon has it all here EVIDENCE for all the girls he killed. It's the Vessel Storage on Parliament and Richmond the locker number is C1084, Shit! Ah Please You Guys need to hurry! I think he's here!" I whispered hanging up quickly hearing a noise outside the door. Instinctively I reached for my gun and Flash Light and hid behind the containers unsure of exactly who was about to come through that door.

I tried to stay quiet as I saw the door open and the one person I knew would eventually turn up did, Ray Nixon. Trying to keep my voice as calm and as steady as I could I stood up from my hiding spot and announced myself. "Police! Put your hands up, turn around slowly and get down on the ground!" I Said refusing to move until I saw him smirk complying with my request. This smirk and his compliance was enough to make my stomach twist. I moved forward, holstering my gun and flashlight and cuffing him before radioing for help. "1509, this McNally I need IMMEDIATE BACK UP to Vessel Storage, C1084, I have Ray Nixon in Custody, Requesting IMMEDIATE BACK UP!" I called into the radio just before it went black around me.

As I opened my eyes I realized two things, one that I had a pounding headache and two was that the cuffs that had been on my suspect… wait where was my suspect oh great he somehow managed to knock me out and get out of the cuffs before cuffing me and taping my mouth shut. So much for not wanting to screw this up Andy! I thought to myself Praying that I had actually managed to get back up on route at least I already knew Sam and Jerry would be here soon too. I was now trying to focus on what the psychopath Nixon was muttering to himself,

"I'm working on it, all right?Just give me a second here. Shh!Okay.
Get her out of here...come back, clean up...and clear everything out.
It's not perfect.All right, sergeant.
Two days.Two days and I'm gone.
Let's just see what happens.
Okay, sergeant.let's do this thing." He finished muttering as he knelt in front of me I cringed back to no avail I couldn't move anywhere and my head was pounding worse than ever!
"You know, you know, It's funny.You're a soldier, but it's alwaysdifferent up close, huh?"
"Close your eyes." He said gently when I refused he Yelled "Close your eyes!That's an order!" Finally, I decided to follow the order sensing that I was suddenly safe, that back up in the form of my always knight in shining armour had arrived on scene and was on his way to me, I prayed he wouldn't be too late as I heard Nixon ripping tape off the real and placing it over my eyes. I shook my head silently begging in my head for back up to hurry up.

Suddenly I heard what sounds like shouting but it's faint at first then I feel myself letting out the breath I never knew I was holding as I heard my favourite voice from my favourite person and our people close behind.

"Don't move! Don't move,you son of a bitch!Don't move!"It was Sam yelling at Nixon as I listened to him yell at Nixon I suddenly felt overwhelmed and began to freely let the tears of fear and relief wash through me. I knew I was safe and we could finally get justice for those innocent girls that were innocent victims much of had it not been for Sam and my guess is Jerry acting fast that I would have been Nixon's next one.

"Stand up, slowly, slowly!
Hands behind your head.
Do it.
Hands behind your head.
Step forward.
One step. Slowly!
One more step. Slow!
Slow! Stop!
Take one step back, slowly.
Slow, Stop." Oliver called to Nixon he must have been assisting Sam with the arrest I again breathed out a breath against the tape in relief of hearing the welcome sound of handcuffs jingling.

"Put your left hand down, Left hand down slowly, behind your back. Slowly, now, Stay down!Stay there!" Jerry added as I heard and felt someone coming over to where I was still sitting awkwardly still scared and shaken. I couldn't help but let out a whimper as I felt someone reach out and touch me

"It's me. It's me." Tracie whispered quietly as she rubbed my arm gently trying to reassure me that it was okay and I was indeed safe again.

She paused her rubbing my arm and spoke even more gently than before. "I'm gonna take it off, okay?" I nodded scrunching up my eyes readying myself for the pain that followed. As the tape came off I tried to smile at her but I knew I was only trying to convince myself that a smile was what was needed in that moment, I tried to look past Tracie to Sam and as soon as he saw me he almost flew if it was possible towards me and nodded to Tracie before swapping places with her and reaching out and touching my shoulder reassuringly "It's me, it's me.Look at me, Andy it's okayLook at me." He whispered as a tear fell down his cheek as his hands cupped my face which I without even thinking leaned into.

"Thank you, thank you,thank you, thank you." I whispered reaching for him, just needing him to hold me and allow the knowledge that I was in fact safe in his arms fill me and it did I immediately began to feel that familiar feeling of warmth whenever I was in Sam Swarek's arms.

Later that day as we lay on his couch snuggled up watching The bacherlorette I felt him looking at me some sort of battle going on inside him, it took him a few more minutes before he spoke and it was so quietly I had to sit up and look at him to make sure I wasn't imagining things. "Andy, I am so sorry that I left you today. I was so scared when I saw you and Nixon Nixon had his hands around your throat I was so scared I was about to loose you. That can never happen McNally, you can never leave me do you hear me? I love you Andy!" He said clinging to me I hadn't even realised that I had leant forward and held him.

"You had my back Sam, you always have. If it hadn't been for you and Jerry I don't know what would have happened, I know I called for back up but I wasn't sure if it went through or not because Nixon hit me on the back of the head knocking me out before I had time to hear a response from dispatch, ANYWAY the point is you don't need to A apologise and B worry about me going anywhere because YOU won't get rid of me WITHOUT a fight!" I said kissing him gently but of course as with almost all of our kisses it became heated very quickly and the TV show forgotten as we poured every feeling of our day into the kiss and everything else that happened after that.