I DO NOT OWN ROOKIE BLUE

Sam had been pacing the outside of the female locker room for a couple of minutes now. When Andy didn't come out and he was sure that no one else was in there, he stepped in without even knocking. Andy had changed out of her uniform and was standing in front of her locker

"McNally…" Andy turned her head away from Sam and discreetly wiped away the tear stains left on her face. He walked toward her and she tried to move away. He placed his arms on both her sides, leaning on the locker and trapping her in. She looked down to avoid looking directly into his deep, dark eyes.

"Andy…look at me." His voice was calm, but inside all his emotions were in turmoil. He knew that this was his only chance to change Andy's mind after what she said. He knew she was running away again from the possibility of them being together. He knew she was scared, he was too. He was putting his everything on the line. What if after this Andy would still say no? His heart was beating rapidly as he tried to put into words what he felt. This was his one chance to say it so it better work.

Sam lifted Andy's chin with his right hand until they were looking at each other, their faces only inches apart.

"Why are you fighting so hard to push me away? You know I have feelings for you…I may have not been vocal about it, but I show you, make you feel it every day. I know you can feel it too."

"Sam…" Her eyes started to water. "I have a boyfriend."

"I know you do. But is he what you want?" She didn't answer, she threw him a question instead.

"Why the hell do you care? You were the one saying that he is a good, dependable guy." She tried very hard to control the tears from falling, her throat hurt and her voice was shaky.

"Because I thought that you would be happy with him. And I'm happy if you are. But I realized that it wasn't enough anymore. I've been lying to myself, telling myself that I'd be okay with that because I didn't want to make things more complicated than it is already. And then Liv came and you were there and you made me fall in love with you all over again."

" I'm moving in with him next week."

Andy saw his jaw clench and a look of hurt in his eyes. She could feel the muscles tense in his arms. He closed his eyes and punched the locker behind her. Andy was unable to hold back the tears anymore as they cascaded down her face.

"Andy…don't move in with him. I love you. I have been from the day you took me down outside that crack house."

Andy looked at his eyes that were full of emotion. Why did he have to barge in here and make a mess of everything again?

"You are so unfair! You can't just-" Andy was cut off when Sam covered her mouth with his. She didn't push him away, instead she relaxed in his arms and melted into him. She reciprocated his kiss, slow at first and then full of passion, both of them lost in the moment.

After feeling Sam's lips on her, she suddenly realized how much she missed it. How much she loved it when he kissed her like that. She didn't want to stop. She just wanted it to go on and on, but that was just wishful thinking. She knew she had to stop. It wasn't right, but she just couldn't bring herself too.

There was a knock on the door and she abruptly pushed him away.

"Andy? You ready to go?" Luke called out from the other side of the door.

"I'm sorry, Sam. I have to go." Andy quickly stuffed her things in the bag and closed her locker. She gave Sam one last look before walking out of the door and leaving Sam Swarek behind for the second time that day.

Sam had seen her walk away twice that day. She just turned her back and walked away. He tried, but she still chose Luke. All he wanted was to drown his sorrows in scotch, but remembered that there was a little girl waiting for him. That little girl was his life now. He'll just have to forget about Andy and live that life. But he knew it was impossible. He had been in too deep before realizing that he had fallen hard for his partner.

Sam waited for the water to boil before putting in the macaroni. He prepared the cheese sauce hurriedly and looked down at Liv who was playing with some of her toys on the floor. Liv had grown up so fast. She could walk a bit now and utter some syllables. Sam couldn't help but remember the day he got her and he was so lost on what to do. Andy had been there every step of the way. Every memory he had with Liv will always be remembered with Andy and now it was just going to be the two of them.

'Stop torturing yourself, Swarek. Forget about her. She made her choice. Now make yours.'

Liv was looking at him curiously as he put the dish inside the oven. She walked toward him and gave his leg a hug.

"Hey pumpkin!" That caught him off guard and broke his thoughts on Andy. He picked her up and gave her a long, tight hug until he could feel her wriggling in his arms. He sat down on the carpeted floor of the living room with her sitting on his lap. Liv was pulling on Sam's shirt trying to stand on him and reach his face.

"So…it's just the two of us now." Liv had managed to reach his face now. She was talking to him too, although he didn't understand her baby words. It gave him comfort that at least one girl in his life will never leave him.

"Better get used to it coz Andy isn't coming back anymore." At the mere mention of Andy's name, images of her walking away flashed through his head. He shut his eyes trying to push those thoughts away and replace it with happy thoughts of Liv and how he'd come love being a father. But that didn't really help since Andy was always there with Liv. Then he heard her utter words that made his heart melt.

"Dada."

"What did you say?" Sam opened his eyes to see a smiling Liv face-to-face.

"Dadadadada" She bounced up and down on his lap. Sam smiled and suddenly forgot all about that happened today. Liv put her tiny arms around Sam's neck as she tried to hug him.

He will always treasure this moment with Liv. It was his first milestone with Liv without Andy. Sam realized that he could definitely do this, he had to. For the sake of his now-daughter.

A/N: Please don't forget to review! Your reviews are all I live for. They fill the void of my very boring life!

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