It was early Sunday morning when Andy woke up. She felt Sam's arm on her waist. He always manages to get past the pillow she would leave in between them before they slept at night. Somehow, Andy wasn't freaked out by the thought that she and Sam had been sharing the bed in Liv's room. Nothing happened anyway. It was just like best friends having sleepovers, only it happens every day in their case.

Sam and Andy were undefined. They knew that they felt something for each other, but they never acted on it. Andy was just afraid of being with the wrong guy that she couldn't decide between Sam and Luke. Luke was the safe choice. He was a gentleman, handsome, smart and he cared for her but there was no chemistry between them. Sam on the other hand is all of Luke and more. She knew she was feeling far more deeper for Sam, but she was just afraid to take the risk because he had the potential to truly break her heart and destroy her.

Sam knew he loved her, truly loved her and he would do anything for her. But he didn't want to pressure her into choosing between him and Luke. He would wait when she was ready to make her own choice, with her own free will. He was happy the way things were between them now, but sometimes he wished that she would just decide already and end the suspense.

Andy gently moved his hand from her waist and got up as slowly as she could so he wouldn't wake up. Liv was soundly sleeping in her crib so she headed out to the kitchen. She started the coffee machine and started to make the pancake batter. She got some blueberries and tossed them into the batter. She served coffee in two cups and finished up the last batch of pancakes browning on the pan when Sam walked out with Liv on his arms.

"That smells good, McNally. It's nice to have breakfast at home once in a while instead of that crap we usually get when we go patrolling." Sam put Liv on the highchair and as soon as he let her go, she started hitting the table that locks her in to make sounds.

"Hey, watch the language mister. We have a baby here." Andy cut the pancake into really small pieces and put bits of it on Liv's table. She picked on piece and excitedly put it in her mouth, exposing two teeth at the bottom.

Sam attacked the blueberry pancakes while Andy gave her attention to Liv, making sure she doesn't stuff the pancake pieces too fast.

"So what do we have planned today?" She asked Sam as she handed Liv her sippy cup.

"I was planning on finally doing her room. I mean, we got the stuff a while back but we never have time to fix it up. What do you say?"

"Are you asking me to do manual labor?" She asked jokingly.

"Well you were the one saying that a baby needs a proper nursery and insisted on buying all that stuff."

"I'm kidding, Sam. Of course I'll help you. Who knows how it's gonna look like if you're gonna do it on your own."

A while later, Andy and Sam had changed into their working clothes. Both of them had donned shorts. Andy had opted for the black tank top while Sam wore his old training shirt.

Andy put Liv on her walker and leaving many distractions with her in one corner while Sam took out some stuff so they could start painting the walls. They used the no scent paint so that Liv could stay in the room while they worked on it. If the walls don't dry, then they could always stay in Sam's room.

Sam and Andy had agreed to paint the room pastel green since it was the only color they agreed on as most of Liv's stuff. Andy lined the floor with old news paper while Sam poured the paint on a flat rectangular tray to get the rollers some paint. It wasn't a big room so they were able to finish the primary coat in no time. They were halfway done with the second coat when Liv started crying.

"Hey, what's wrong pumpkin? Getting bored?" Andy put the roller on the floor and lifted Liv out of the walker. Andy had gotten so accustomed to Sam calling Liv 'Pumpkin' that she had taken on the nickname too. Kinda like when Sam used to call her 'Bambi' when she was a rookie.

"Why don't you go down and make us something to eat while I finish up here? It's almost lunch time anyway, I'm sure she's hungry."

"Okay, I'll see you down stairs."

Andy turned on the tv and put some cartoons on. She sat Liv down on the carpet and sat beside the toddler. Liv's full attention was at the tv when a certain purple dinosaur appeared on the screen. Andy smiled. Liv was growing up so fast. Her thick black hair always reminded her of Sam. Sometimes she even forgot that Liv wasn't actually Sam's daughter and that she wasn't the mom. Being here made her feel that she is a part of this family, that everything they have is real. She had been in Liv's life the day Sam got her. She had been here for the many firsts: first crawl, first syllable uttered, first time she stood up by herself and a whole lot more. Andy was afraid of the time that Sam wouldn't need her anymore, the time when she will be forced back to her other reality where things are not so simple and perfect. She sighed deeply remembering that her reality had Luke in it and no Sam and Liv. How can she ever go back to that world when everything here is so perfect? She had gotten so used to this life and she is so much happier this way. Sam and Andy didn't have a relationship, but it sure felt like it. They didn't have to say anything, they just felt it.

Andy stood up and headed to the kitchen since Liv was so distracted with Barney. She could see Liv through the counter so she prepared ham and cheese sandwiches for Sam and her while she constantly checked Liv.

Sam was beaming proudly when he finished the last coat of paint. He was cleaning up the painting materials when he heard Andy shout his name from the living room. He rushed out of the room hoping nothing bad had happened.

"Sam! Hurry!" His heart was beating fast now. What if something happened?

He got to the living room and saw Andy kneeling on the floor, her eyes a bit watery.

"What happened? Where's Liv?"

"Look Sam, she's walking by herself." Andy pointed to where Liv was doing little, unsteady baby steps. Sam also dropped to his knees to be leveled with Liv.

"Come to daddy, Pumpkin." Liv slowly walked toward Sam and almost fell before reaching his arms. He caught her just before she hit the floor and gave her a nice big hug. Sam looked so happy at that moment that Andy couldn't help but grab her camera phone and snap a picture. That memory was priceless and she was glad she had been there when it happened.

They had eaten their sandwiches on the on the living room floor while Liv got the hang of walking a couple of steps on her own. She would talk to them repeatedly saying one syllable sounds and would laugh occasionally, exploring the living room. Sam always interacted with Liv, talking back to her in her language and making funny faces at her which Andy loved so much. This shows a side of Sam that she doesn't normally see when he's in uniform.

"To celebrate this very special occasion, I made cupcakes!" Andy declared happily as she stood up and headed to the kitchen to grab them from the oven.

"I didn't know you could bake, McNally." He called out to her while playing with Liv

"There are a lot of things you don't know about me." She came back with a cupcake with what appears to be whipped cream as the icing and drizzled with chocolate syrup and a strawberry on top. Sam raised a brow at her cupcakes.

"Okay fine, I didn't make them from scratch. I just got the ones that all you have to do is add milk and butter and just stuff it in the oven."

"I figured. I know you don't cook."

"What? I do too!" Andy protested and sat beside Sam on the floor.

"I made breakfast this morning!"

"Making pancakes is not cooking. If you notice, I'm always the one cooking and when it's your turn, it either pizza or Chinese take out!" Sam grinned at her. "Am I right, McNally?"

"Well, that's because you make such delicious foods. I could get used to eating it every day." She leaned in closer to him.

"Admit it, you so love my cooking that you simply refuse to leave my apartment." He said, mirroring her actions.

Andy knew that it was dangerous flirting with him, but she could never resist. As their heads drew closer, she knew that she should just back away but she just wanted it so bad. Instead, she grabbed a cupcake and lightly smashed the icing on his face. To her surprise, Sam did the same thing and a pair of little hands were helping him spread the cream all over her face.

They had a fun afternoon that day with all the bonding moments the three of them had. Liv had fallen asleep after all the walking around she did. It was dark when they finished putting the room in order. The walls were painted pastel green and everything inside matched beautifully. She got to hang pink letters spelling "OLIVIA" near Liv's crib which was at the far end of the room, with a mobile attached to it. The floor was covered with colorful rubber mats and a chest of Liv's toys stood at the corner with stuffed animals on top. They also had this little obstacle course they got so that Liv could practice walking with something to hold on to. Her walker and battery operated swing were on the other corner.

Andy lowered Liv to the crib as Sam turned on that colorful light thing that made different shapes around the room.

"It's beautiful Sam." They stood by the doorway, admiring the room.

"Yeah, it is." They started to walk away from the room before Sam said anything else.

"Since the bed in Liv's room is out, you can use the one in my room and I'll just crash on the couch."

"Sam, it's okay. I mean, we have been sharing the bed for days." Andy knew she was playing with fire and that someday she was gonna get burned by it. She just wanted to savor the might be last days she has with him. She had a feeling that this was gonna blow up in her face anytime soon. She loved the feel of Sam beside her, his arms around her when she woke up and the fact that he was the last thing she saw when she fell asleep and the first thing when she wakes up.

'This is just pretend, Andy. Kind of like that undercover stint.' She lay on her side, facing him. He was already asleep.

'He probably doesn't feel the same way.' She sighed, disappointment setting in.

'I mean, we are friends and I'm happy that we are-but, I don't know. And I have a boyfriend!'

She was doing that mental debate thing again when she heard Liv cry through the baby monitor that was in the nightstand. Andy got up and headed to Liv's room and took her out from the crib. She wouldn't stop crying. Usually Liv would calm down when either Andy or Sam would pick her up. Andy took her to Sam's room. Sam woke up to Liv's loud cries so he turned the bedside lamp on. He took Liv from Andy and tried to get her to relax.

"McNally, she's burning up. Do you think we should take her to the hospital?" He asked, a worried look on his face.

"Let me check her temperature. It might not be that high." She got the thermometer from the bathroom and used it on Liv's ear.

"101.5 F." Andy read out loud.

"It's elevated but not that high. Wait, let me ask Traci what to do. Leo always got fever when he was young."

Andy got her phone and dialed Traci's number. It rang a couple of times before she heard Traci's voice on the other end.

"Hello?"

"Who is it?" Andy could hear another voice in the background. 'Probably Jerry.'

"Traci, can I ask you something?"

"Andy? You know it's 1:30 in the morning right?"

"I know and I'm sorry to wake you, but I need your help. When Leo was around 9 months old, he got sick all the time right?"

"Yeah…" She trailed off with a questioning tone at the end. "Andy what is this about?"

"Did you know why he got sick? And what did you do to make him feel better?"

"Around that age, their teeth start to come out which causes fever, but it's normal. I just give Leo some baby drops. Wait-why are you asking this? And is that a baby I hear crying?"

"Thanks for the help Trace! I'll explain it to you, I promise. I gotta go."

"Andy!" Traci called out, but all she heard was the click of the phone and the dial tone.

Sam had to run out to the nearest 24 hour pharmacy to get Liv some baby drops. It helped with Liv right away since she fell asleep between Sam and Andy. They didn't bother moving her back to her room. Tonight, they were going to be together, the three of them.

Andy yawned. 'I guess I'm gonna have a long and busy day tomorrow. I have a lot of explaining to do and I know Traci is not gonna be happy about it."

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