I DO NOT OWN ROOKIE BLUE

Andy managed to wipe her tears and plastered a fake, happy smile on her face when she went to meet Luke's waiting arms outside the locker room.

"Ready to go?"

Andy hugged Luke in response and he lovingly put his arms around her. She tried to feel Luke's body against hers but it seemed awkward, kind of out of place.

"Hey, are you okay?"

She didn't hug him because she missed Luke. It was more like convincing herself that she did the right thing, chose the right person.

"Yeah, I'm okay now. I just have a really bad migraine." Luke gave her a kiss on the forehead as he laced his fingers with hers.

"Let's go home then."

It was a quiet drive since Luke never really turned on the radio to listen to music and he was silent, concentrating on the road before him. Andy had noticed before that Luke didn't like to talk when he was driving. This left Andy to her thoughts.

'Why do I need to constantly fake it with Luke? I care for him, he cares for me. Why can't it be that simple?'

'Because caring isn't enough anymore.'

Vivid images of Sam and Liv appeared in her head. She then realized how everything came naturally to them and that those days spent with Sam and Liv were her happiest.

'Sam's the one. You love him.'

'No!' It was a good thing that Luke was so concentrated into driving that he didn't notice how Andy's facial expressions violently changed from one thing to another.

'Coward! Why do you have to fight it? Just jump of that stupid cliff already and take the risk.'

She shook her head trying to clear her mind from the mental conversation she just had with herself. She looked out the window and realized that they were not in the city anymore. All she could see were trees and she knew where they were headed. She had been on this road before, but she needed to ask.

"Luke, where are we going?"

"To our house, of course. I got the keys today. We could start moving in right away."

"Oh…" Andy tried to be enthusiastic about it, but it was obvious in her voice that she wasn't.

Luke unlocked the door and turned on the light. He was holding Andy's hand as they entered. Andy was a little bit uneasy. Could she still back out now that the place was theirs?

"So what do you think of our new place?" They walked pass the beautifully designed living room where the glass windows overlooked the ravine and the wonderful city lights and into the highly modernized kitchen. It was complete with state of the art appliances.

"It's…" She looked around and sat on the barstool at the kitchen counter. "lovely."

"Somehow, I'm not convinced. What's on your mind, Andy?"

Luke stood across the counter from her and taking her hand in his as he drew circles on her palm with his thumb.

"I can't do this."

"Do what?" Confusion was evident on his face.

"Move in with you." Andy looked down to avoid his gaze as she slowly drew back her hand. Luke was silent, but she could feel his eyes on her, waiting for her to say more.

"You're a great guy, perfect and all that. But maybe you're just not perfect for me. It doesn't feel right anymore. I mean, I keep on telling myself that I want to be with you, but that's not normal, is it?"

"No, it's not. You don't have to force yourself, Andy."

She looked at Luke and almost suddenly her big, brown eyes started to fill with tears even though she tried to hold it back. She didn't want to hurt Luke, but she knew that she would end up doing just that no matter what she does. If she did stay with Luke, she would still hurt him because her heart would always belong to another and Luke knew that.

"I've known for a while…" He paused, wiping Andy's tears with his thumb. "about you and Swarek."

"What?"

"C'mon! The way that you look at each other? That was a dead giveaway. And people have been talking about you staying at his place when I was out of town."

"I'm sorry Luke, but it's not what it sounds. He needed help with his niece, a baby. Nothing happened between us." She talked fast, slightly panicked while trying to explain to Luke what really happened. She didn't want him to get the impression that she was cheating on him if he still hadn't thought that.

"Calm down, Andy. Give me some credit. I'm a detective, it's my job to find things out." He sighed and walked over to Andy's side. "I'm glad that you still chose to work things out with me even though it was obvious where you wanted to be."

"But if you knew for a while, why did you still buy this house for us?"

"I was kind of hoping to win you back, hoping that you would choose me in the end. But I know when I'm defeated."

"I'm so sorry, Luke. I didn't mean for it to go this far. I've been lying to myself for the longest time now. It was stupid, I know. I was just too afraid of admitting it to myself." He moved closer to encase her in a comforting hug, stroking her hair.

"Hey, don't apologize. I guess when you meet the right one, that's it. You just get that feeling, right? I'm sorry I wasn't that one for you, Andy."

A/N: Here's the next chapter as promised. There! I hope you guys are happy now that they've broken up. Sorry if it's a little boring. Like I said, I don't really like to write about Luke and I guess I don't have much to work with since he's boring in the show anyway (sorry to all the Luke lovers out there!). But as much as I dislike the Andy-Luke pairing, I couldn't very well make him the bad guy as I had originally thought. He is indeed a good guy, I'm just a little biased because I can't wait for Sam and Andy to be together for real in the show.

Anyway, please don't forget to review. You make me really happy if you do. And it's all I look forward to when I get home in the afternoon. So good or bad, let me know your thoughts! Can't wait to read 'em :D