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"Sam?"

She received no response, so she walked a little faster towards his truck hoping she wasn't too late to catch up with him.

"Sam?"

"Yeah. Over here."

She turned her head towards the back of the truck where he leaned against it looking at his cell phone with a great deal of interest. He had hoped she would follow him out of the Penny.

"Hey." She said coming to rest next to him.

"Hey."

"Long day?"

"You could say that." Silence swept over the two neither knowing what to say next."

"So a marriage proposal huh?" Sam smiled over at her.

She laughed "Yep. I guess I'm irresistible."

He laughed with her. Not because it was funny, but because she was too close for comfort with the truth for him. Their laughter died down and they again settled into silence.

She leaned against his truck with ease her shoulder touching his comfortably.

"You need a ride?"

"mmh..I'm not ready to go home."

"Want to get something to eat?"

"Like a date?" She playfully pushed her hip into his.

"It's just food McNally." He said rolling his eyes, but a small smile played on his lips.

"Just food, sounds good too." She smiled.

"Hop in." It was his turn to bump her with his crossed arms.

As soon as they got into the truck Sam asked about her day and she talked for most of the way to the restaurant. He loved hearing her chatter on about nothing. Sam of course would never admit this to anyone, least wise himself, but he did.

"Getting fancy on me Swarek?" Andy asked mockingly as she peered through the windshield at the little bistro in front of her. Nothing at all like the dives they usually went to for lunch.

"My life experience tells me that you eat mac n' cheese for dinner most of the time, a little protein could do you a world of good. Can't have you passing out on shift due to malnourishment." He opened his door and stepped out onto the street, the lights from the establishment reflecting off the recently rained on pavement.

"Don't hate on the mac n' cheese." She laughed as she followed him into the bistro.

The restaurant was quiet and small. The hostess led them to their table in the back of the room. After she left them with their menus neither said very much until the waitress took their orders with their menus, leaving Sam and Andy with no choice, but to talk.

"Sooo" Andy it sheepishly wishing he would start the conversation. Sam studied her face a minute deciding which way to go first with the conversation. He decided head on was the best route.

"So Callaghan is out of the picture."

"Okay. We're not mincing words. Got it." She said sitting back in her seat taken back by the abruptness of where he decided to take the conversation. "Yeah we're done."

"Did you end it?"

"Yeah I ended it." That's all he really wanted to know. That she made the choice and not the other way around. It was his turn to lean back in his chair more relaxed than before. He studied her face in the candle light of the bistro. It took his breath away.

"I'm sorry." She said while fiddling with her silverware.

"For what?"

"For all the rumors." She motioned to the air as if they were floating above their heads.

"I don't know what you're talking about." He leaned forward to take a drink of water.

"Right. Okay" She said rolling her eyes.

"I ignore them. You should too."

"Okay 'Mr. nothing bothers me' I 'll get right on that." She leaned back in her seat for the waitress to set her salad in front of her muttering a quick "thank you " in her direction.

"I never said nothing bothers me. I just said I ignore what they say. Besides I'm sure you didn't start them so, no need for apologies."

"I know but I just feel bad for..."

"Well, don't." He cut her off.

"Okay." She took a bite of her salad.

"You know what you should feel sorry for though?" She cocked her head to the side and looked at him bemuse.

"Looking good in those jeans." He didn't look up at her, he just continued to eat like nothing happened. She stopped chewing and looked at him straight on and smiled.

"I'm sorry…Did you just hit on me?"

"Maybe." He shrugged his shoulders and continued to eat not looking up at her and keeping a cool and calm expression on his face.

Andy didn't say anything she just took another bite of her salad, clearly dazed by what he just said. He continued instead.

"I'm just saying." He looked up at her with mock concern " you could dress more appropriately for work. Some poor copper might run into a wall looking at you in jeans any tighter than that."

Andy laughed "I'm not apologizing for tight jeans."

"See now McNally. You won't apologize for looking good." He motioned to her outfit " but you will apologize for rumors you didn't start, I just don't get it." He smiled up at her and she smiled back. They held each other's gaze for a few moments before they were interrupted by the waitress bring their food out.

" You weren't on patrol today." The statement was filled with question, as Andy dug into her food.

"I had a meeting with guns and gangs."

"Oh?" Andy's heart skipped a beat, hoping he wasn't leaving now after all that they had been through.

"Just preliminary. They don't need anyone quite yet, but a spot should be opening up in the next month or so."

"Are you going to take it?"

"I don't know. It depends."

"On what?" She knew she shouldn't ask all these questions, but she couldn't help herself.

"The case. The circumstances." It's all he felt he needed to say at the moment, because the look he gave her said it all.

She let out the breath she didn't know she was holding averting her eyes from his unwavering gaze, all of a sudden nervous that Sam Swarek was sitting across from her at a candle lit dinner.

"Andy…" He put his fork down and searched for the words that he wanted to tell her, but none came to him except "I want you to know I'm in."

She didn't say anything, but looked up from her food.

"I'm in 100% if that's what you want. The rumors don't bother me, hell we both know the rules don't bother me. We could dance around this for another month, pretending that we aren't aware of each other, but, and I know you just broke up with him like yesterday, but I want you to know." He grabbed her hand and she smiled at him."I'm in."