Andy sneaked back into the Barn after shift hoping not to bump into Traci. Traci had already cornered her in the morning, demanding for that explanation. Fortunately for Andy, they were already late for Parade so she promised to explain after shift.

Andy carefully navigated her way through the bullpen.

'No sign of Traci so far.'

She gave a sigh of relief when she reached the locker room.

"Are you avoiding me?" Traci said from behind her.

"Jeez Traci! Don't sneak up on me like that! You're gonna give me a heart attack!" She turned around to see Traci standing there with her hands on her hips.

"And no, I haven't been avoiding you." Andy said avoiding her best friend's eyes.

"You are such a bad liar."

"I know."

"So are you gonna tell me about it now?"

"I will…but let's not do it here."

Andy and Traci headed out of the station together and decided to talk in Andy's apartment for the privacy. They passed by the liquor store to get red wine as Traci had suggested.

"No, I need something stronger."

"Will tequila do?"

Andy was quiet on the ride home, thinking on how to get Traci to understand her actions. She wouldn't let her off easy.

Andy sat down on the plush carpet of her living room while Traci got the shot glasses. She sat down across Andy and offered her the first shot. Andy took it and closed her eyes as felt the sting of the alcohol down her throat.

"Remember the week after the undercover op Sam and I did where you asked me to go to the Penny and I said that I'd just go home? Well, I didn't." Andy paused and looked at Traci. "I went to Sam's place."

"What?" Traci said a tad bit louder.

"Please, let me finish." This time, Traci took the shot.

"I broke into his apartment and found him with a baby-"

"What?" Andy gave her a warning look. "Oh…sorry. I'll shut up now. This is going to be a long night."

Andy had told Traci every detail of every second she was with Sam and Liv. And by the time she had reached the end of the story, they had both finished the bottle of tequila, leaving them both a little tipsy. It's amazing how alcohol can loosen the tongue. Andy rambled on about Sam and Liv and more about Sam and how he had called her Mrs. Swarek once. They were laughing—a lot. Andy most especially.

"Andy…" Traci was serious for a while. "Why didn't you tell me this 2 months ago?"

"Coz I was afraid that you were gonna tell me to put him on ice again. And the last time I listened to you, well it didn't end well."

"And you suppose this is any better?"

"No, but you have to admit, the ice thing was pretty stupid." Andy rested her head on the sofa and laughed.

"It was, wasn't it?" Traci started laughing too.

After the laughing died down, Traci became serious again, facing Andy. Andy wanted to start laughing again, but knew that this was the time Traci would lecture her for not thinking before she acted.

"Andy, from what you've said, I can tell that Liv is very precious to you. But she is not your child and you're getting so attached to her already." Andy listened intently even though she could feel the heaviness of her head.

"And what about Luke, your boyfriend? Are you forgetting that in a few weeks time, you're gonna be moving in with him or did that just slip your mind? Did you even think about how he would feel if he found out that you had been sleeping over at Sam's place for months? You can't run away from this one, Andy. You need to face this head on."

Andy could feel tears stream down her face. Traci was right. This was a stupid thing to do. Why had it taken her so long to realize? Talking to Traci was like a wake-up call. She'd been dwelling too much on a dream that she had forgotten the reality of it all.

"For what it's worth, I haven't seen you this happy in months. I know that you are just being cautious, but you have to make a choice Andy. Its either you move in with Luke and always be second to his work or continue whatever it is you have with Sam at least you're happy about it. Your call."

A/N: hey guys! Sorry for the short chapter…I actually made an outline of what was supposed to go in this chapter, but if I added the other part then it would be too long. Anyway, I'm already working on the next chapter so I'll have it up in no time.

I read the first 5 chapters and I apologize for the many typos that I have. I usually write in the dead of the night where I can't sleep, but actually very tired so its easy for my finger to go pressing the wrong key.

I want to thank everybody who continuously support me. I wouldn't have gotten this far into writing this story if it weren't for your very wonderful reviews. So please feel free to give me your thoughts about the story. Good or bad, I'd love to read them :D