Sam awoke to the unfamiliar silence of an unfamiliar place. Realizing where he was he called out confused by the quiet. "Andy?"

"Andy?" No answer. Frustrated by her inability to be quiet when he wanted silence & to answer when asked to speak he climbed out of bed to see where she was hiding to find he was alone. As he walked over to the kitchen to search the fridge for a bottle of water he noticed the note on the counter. Reading it quickly & again this time out load as if his eyes were betraying him he felt his heart suddenly drop to his knees. "Damnit Andy!" He groaned out loudly & threw it back on the counter before going back to the bedroom in search of his phone.

"Hi this is McNally, you know what to do" he slammed the phone shut & moved to retrieve his clothes before leaving Andy's apartment & pulling the door closed behind him.

Trying again to get hold of Andy on his way home & yet again when he arrived home with no success. The thought dawned on him that maybe this is how she wanted things- without him, alone in her world of safety nets.

Turning towards the shower Sam remembered his phone call last night... Maybe this would be for the best... Maybe this would be what she wanted. After his shower Sam decided this would be best for them both & for her. After all this is what he has been waiting for so he picked up his phone & made a call. "Superintendent Peck, it's Swarek. About your call last night, if the offer stands I'll take the transfer to guns & gangs, but I have conditions!" He said as if he was ordering a rookie around

Andy woke up on Traci's sofa with sun steaming in on her. Basking in the sunshine she remembered how she had sobbed out her broken heart to Traci when she arrived. Glancing at the clock on the wall she realized it was 10-15am & Traci had left her to sleep when she went in on an overtime shift for someone off sick. 'Bless her heart' Andy thought as she made her way to the door to go home- hopefully to an empty home thinking that Sam had left by now.

The next few days went by quickly for Sam as he planned his move to guns & gangs as Boyd had been fired & charged for all his attempts at getting Swarek out the picture- permanently & for Andy as she arranged her mortgage on the house she had decided to buy- the one on the corner with all the windows.

Surprised by a call early in the morning as she was packing Andy ran towards her phone hoping it was Sam to see it was staff sergeant Best. "McNally sir" she answered with clear disappointment in her voice.

"Hi McNally, you are required to report for full active duty tomorrow morning, don't be late!" He was defiantly a man that was straight about everything.

"Yes sir" she exclaimed filled with hope & excitement all at once. Returning to packing up her stuff with renewed energy.

Cutting it close again she thought closing her locker at the barn as she quickly moved to the briefing that she was so looking forward to as she would see Sam there then remembering how she had left him & the note she had left him her excitement quickly turning to fear. Would she be able to face him today? Deciding she would try talk to him she took up her seat amidst her friends cheering & welcoming her back.

As Best took the podium to hand out the days assignment Andy noticed Sam was not leaning against his usual spot of wall, her heart skipping a beat. Maybe he was late, maybe he was still on suspension, maybe he was fired... "And it's with sad news that I have to inform you all that officer Swarek" Best's voice jolting Andy to hang on his every breath " has taken a transfer back to guns & gangs, but on a lighter note we welcome officer Stone" motioning to a tall good looking man that had taken to stand at the back of the room.

Andy felt the tears well up & her heart shatter like breaking glass & her stomach wrench up in to knots as everyone in the room turned to stare at her with questioning eyes so tormented by her feeling of loss she did not even hear Best partner her with Stone.

"He's gone...left...gone" Andy cried on Traci's shoulder in the locker room after briefing.

"I know Andy I'm so sorry" Traci said against her hair in the tightest hug she had ever given her friend. "But you need to pull it together..." She continued as she pulled her towards the door to start their shift.

Sam only 2 days back with guns & gangs was preparing for his next assignment- deep underground as a drug smuggler looking to make friends with some Russians that had recently started setting up shop in Toronto. Having been undercover on the Brennan case for a while & was sure he would not be made. Slowly packing the bare essentials into his bag he thought of Andy. Was she ok? Was she coping? Was she... Missing him?

"Stupid stupid damn it!" He yelled at himself. He had to know so he moved to look for a number on his phone.

"Sammy?" Shaw answered surprised by the name appearing on his phone "yeah" he replied to the obvious. "Brother, you have some explaining to do!" His friend said not amused with what Swarek had done.

"I know... How is she?" He blurted out before he could help himself. "You go & leave with no word & you call me out of the blue about your rookie?" Shaw said with a feint tease in his voice.

"I'm sorry...I had to ... For her" Sam stuttered out.

"I know, she's good. She has a new partner now seems half decent guy transferred from 27th" Shaw said hitting home with an answer made to make Sam think about his decision to run away."Hey so what you doing over in g & g now? Going undercover soon?" Shaw asked making small chatter.

"Yeah, that's why I'm calling... Watch out for her?" Sam asked his voice cracking slightly.

"I've always got your back" Shaw said before they exchanged small talk, & good-bye's & hung up, Sam taking his bag to the door to meet his ride to new beginnings.