CHAPTER 9

Just to make it clear. I'm sorry for the poor written chapter. I know it wasn't the best. I know that snow patrol isn't the band for him or karaoke, but for the moment I made him do that. Most people wanted to see him sing and most people did see him sing, but time didn't stop for everyone. That's what I meant. It wasn't like everyone at the bar wanted to watch him. It wasn't only the 15th division there. The moment did stop for Andy and him, but just for them. Lastly, I'm sorry if you think I ruined Sam forever. Now I'm questioning if I should just take the chapter down. I will if you guys think it's that awful, it was never my intention to make it seem like I wanted to kill the story. It's a good thing to keep in mind that this is a fanfic and not the actual show. I hope I can do better now. It's small, but it's just my apology.

This was the last week of Jay's probation and Sam went right back to being nervous. The nightmares he had at the beginning of this whole situation came back stronger than ever. And now that they finished Andy's moving they didn't spend nights apart. Some nights she was the one that woke him up.

Looking out the window at the sky Sam thought it was ironic how the weather accompanied his mood. Dark skies, cold violent wind and dry leaves. Not even Andy had gotten him in a better mood these last couple of days.

"You wanna talk about it?" Oliver asked sitting down next to Sam.

Sam groaned. He didn't want to talk about it. There was nothing even to talk about. His father was a free man for sure now and all he wanted to do was forget about it and let it go.

"Did Andy put you up to this?" He asked finishing his drink.

"No. I didn't talk to her yet, but I can see she's worried."

"There is no reason why she should feel worried. I'm fine." Sam said and now he wasn't so sure if he was trying to reassure Oliver or himself.

"I know, I know. You're fine." The way Oliver said it made it seem sarcastic, but he just patted Sam on the back and asked for his beer.

The topic was quickly dropped as they moved onto better things. Andy and Celery were planning on making a big diner next week to celebrate Andy moving into Sam's and Oliver and Celery getting an apartment near Sam and now Andy's place.

"How is it living with a rookie?" Oliver asked and a small smile appeared on Sam's face.

"It's pretty good. I've lived for so long on my own that I thought I'd feel weird about it for some time, but now that it's actually happening. Well, I have no idea why it took so long for me to ask. Just feels natural." Sam blurted out. It was the most he had said at once in a long time and Oliver was just like that. Made you feel better without you realizing it.

The door on the other side of the Penny opened and both looked up to see Andy walking into the room with her friends. She looked good for what he heard was a long shift for her. Seeing him looking at her she smiled and blew him a quick kiss and sat down with her friends. She knew he needed time with his friends and Oliver was just the thing he needed now.

"I'm glad you feel like that. When me and Zoe got our place together for the first time we spent half of the time fighting over little things until we could find a common ground and learn how to deal with everything." Bumping his shoulder onto Sam's side Oliver smiled brightly at his friend. "Maybe this is a sign telling you that she's the one."

"I don't need a sign to know it's true." He whispered finishing his beer.

For most of the night Sam and Andy spent their time apart, but when Sam spotted Andy gathering the darts alone he decided it was time for them to spend a few seconds alone if they could even manage that much without their friends interrupting.

"Hey, gorgeous." He whispered in her ear, wrapped his arms around her waist and Andy let out a small giggle. Something she normally didn't do.

Something inside Andy woke with that warm welcome from Sam. He had spent so much time stressing over Jay's situation and she didn't know how to help without invading his space, so she let him be and waited for him to seek her or anyone else. All she wanted was for him to be okay again.

"Hey. Ready to call it a night?" she asked hoping he'd agree.

"I was just waiting on you."

"Good. So we can go and if you're up for it, I went to the store yesterday and got us a little something." She winked moving away from him towards the table she had left her things and he stood there biting the inside of his cheek.

Maybe he could let her wash the worries away for tonight. They'd still be there when he woke up the next morning anyway.