I know... no chapter from last week. I'm sorry. My plot bunnies were distracted by a research paper I had to write for university (blech... seriously, writing papers in the summer seriously SUCKS!) and I couldn't come up with anything for last week. But they did cooperate this week :)

My one complaint from this episode- I love the addition of Steve Peck. I really do. BUT, he has no scenes with Gail, his sister? Seriously? So... I decided to write about them.

As Traci went to go grab some brownies for her and Steve, Gail approached her brother. "So."

Steve looked at his little sister. "So."

"Traci Nash."

"That chick," Steve replied.

Gail just laughed a little nervously. "She's a forensic pathologist if you want to know. And she was just my plus one. You know since… Why are you here anyways?" Gail asked, in her pointed tone. She gave a little more information to her brother than what she had wanted to.

Steve finished his bite of the cakepop. "Traci's car died today and needed someone to run her around today… Since she is the maid of honor you know."

Gail nodded. "Right," she muttered, not believing his explanation. She pointed her glare at him. "Right," she repeated.

Traci came back, this time with two more brownies and two champagnes, and was surprised to see Gail standing beside Steve. "Gail, she said, surprised. "Where's Holly?"

"She left. Said something about dancing," Gail said, sipping her own champagne flute and taking the cakepop Steve had in his hand.

"And why aren't you with her?" Traci asked.

Gail looked at her. "Because I drew the short straw and have to work tomorrow." She leaned over and kissed Steve's cheek and then whispered in his ear, "Don't fuck it up," and left.

Steve must have had a shocked look on his face because Traci handed him the other champagne flute and then asked, "what was that about?"

"I don't really know?" Steve asked and shrugged. "I'm worried about her."

"Me too," Traci nodded. She handed Steve one of these brownies. "Try them. They are the best."

He tried one and then looked at her. "Holy shit. These are good."

Andy got out of Nick's truck and saw Luke getting out his car and walked over to him. "You made it."

"I can say the same for you. Just get off work?"

Andy groaned. "I love weddings. I am probably the only person, besides maybe Chloe that likes weddings, and I had to stay on duty," she complained.

He wrapped her in a hug for a minute. "I understand."

"Thanks for letting me vent. Dov put it on speaker so I heard the vows and stuff but… its not the same," she said.

He kissed her head and took her hand as they walked inside. Frank and Noelle were just finishing their dance and he spotted them come in. "Callaghan! You made it!"

"Congratulations!" Luke said, as they gave each other a hug. "Sorry I couldn't make it earlier."

Frank nodded. "I understand. Work."

Andy went to find Noelle, to apologize for her bridesmaid not being there and Luke found Traci who was finishing talking with Oliver. He spotted Steve talking with Swarek. "So Nash. I see Steve Peck over there."

"And?" Nash said. "Using your fancy detective skills Callaghan?"

He smiled at her. "Nothing. I think it's great. I really do."

She narrowed her eyes at him. "Luke Callaghan! Are you trying to tell me something?"

He put his hands up in surrender. "No. Just saying that because his last name is Peck, doesn't mean he's a Peck."

Traci was about to say something but Andy showed up and gave her best friend a hug. "The maid of honor. In running shoes," Andy laughed.

"The bridesmaid who didn't show up," Traci said.

Andy rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. It wasn't my fault, okay! I fucking hate this job something. Just when you want a day to go okay, it doesn't."

Luke and Traci started laughing. "Isn't that everyday?"

She groaned. "Okay. That's not the point. The point is, is that I need alcohol. And I heard there is an open bar."

"I'll go grab us some drinks. Cosmo?" He asked Andy. She nodded. "Trace?" She shook her head and headed towards the bar.

Andy narrowed her eyes. "Dov texted me that you brought Steve Peck as your plus one."

Traci groaned. "What is everyone's deal!? Oliver brought Celery?"

Apparently that got Andy off the subject of Steve and Traci. "I think it's adorable. First, Oliver looks handsome in a suit. And second, it's his first date in twenty years. And third, Zoe's here."

"He does look like he's having fun," Traci commented, watching Oliver and Celery dance. "I still can't get over her name. Or the fact that she's a witch."

Andy rolled her eyes. "She's good for Oliver. That's all that matter. And you got to admit, Dov and Chloe look cute together."

Traci sighed. "They do."

"I heard Gail brought Holly," Andy remarked.

Traci almost snorted. "Yeah. I like Holly from what I talked with her at the morgue and today. I really do. But I didn't really see that one coming? You do know she's a lesbian?"

Andy's eyes went wide open. "She is!? Is Gail…"

"Batting for the other team?" Traci shrugged. "I don't think so. I think she just brought her as her plus one. Do you even know what happened there?"

Andy nodded. "She cheated on Nick."

Traci gasped. "With who?"

Andy shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine. It was a long time coming, I think."

Luke returned with the drinks. "Sorry to interrupt your girl time," he said, laughing. "Did Frank and Noelle leave?"

Traci nodded. "Uh, yeah, I think so. I don't know," she said, chuckling. "Today has kind of been a little bit of a disaster. I still don't even know what I am going to do about that fucking car."

"Didn't you just buy it?" Luke asked.

"Yes! It even had an out of province inspection! I don't get it," Traci complained.

"I'm sure everything will work out," Andy said.

Somehow in the night, Traci ended up talking with Sam Swarek. "How are you tonight?"

He shrugged. "I'm good."

"It seems like right now would be the time where Jerry would crack a funny one liner and keep the party going," Traci commented.

Sam nursed his scotch. "How did you know what I was thinking?"

"Well you did tell me to use my detective skills earlier today," Traci said. "Kinda hard not to think about, honestly."

He stared into his glass. "Yeah. I wish he were here today, Trace. I really do."

"Me too, Sam. Me too."

He put his drink down after a minute. "Traci, let's go dance."

"Sam, I am not dancing with you," she protested. "I already told Steve no. I am not dancing with you."

"Traci Nash, you are dancing with me," Sam said, taking her by the hand and literally dragging her out on the dance floor. Nick and some girl were also out on there, as well as Dov and Chloe and some other couples.

Sam and Traci danced a song and she even had to admit it was fun and he wasn't that bad of a dancer. "Steve!" Sam called for him to come over and he did. "This girl won't dance voluntarily. But she had fun, so take her out on the dance floor and force her to dance!"

"Sam!" Traci protested again.

Steve smiled, "Let's go Trace."

"Fine, fine, fine."

Also on the dance floor was Andy and Luke, slow dancing. "When was the last time that we danced together?" Luke asked.

"You aunt Carol's third wedding."

Luke nodded. "I remember now. My crazy family."

"Not all of your family is crazy. Just some of them," Andy clarified. Actually, Luke's parents, Rob and Dianne Callaghan were wonderful. They just lived in California and didn't see much of their son. Luke had a younger sister, Denise, who lived in Florida and Andy had met her once on Skype.

"My parents are wanting me to take a vacation and come down to visit them," Luke said, figuring now was as good as any to drop the bombshell.

"Oh?" Andy said, lifting her head from his shoulder. The song ended and she nodded her head to off the dance floor. "My feet hurt. I wore heels."

He looked at her. "Why did you wear heels?"

"Because it seemed like a good idea at the time. So, California? Is Luke Callaghan going to take more than one day of vacation and go see them?"

Luke laughed. "My mom is trying to get Denise to come too. But I was more hoping you'd come with me."

Andy's eyebrows rose. She was kind of expecting this, since she first heard him mention California. "You were?"

"So what do you say?" Luke asked.

She smiled. "If I can get it off, I would love to. I'll put in a leave application first thing Monday."

"What do ya say we get out of here too," Luke said, as he noticed the thinning crowd.

Andy smiled. "Sounds good. A couple more minutes though."

She went to find Traci who was munching on more cake pops with Steve. "Andy, you have to try these," she said, handing one out.

Andy took it and had a bite and handed it back. "Not bad. Those are good. He asked me to go to California."

"I think that's my cue to go grab you another drink," Steve said. "Andy do you want anything?"

"Cosmo, please."

Traci looked at her. "Luke asked you to go to California to go see his parents?"

"Yeah."

"Wow. That's a big step. Did you say yes."

Andy shrugged. "Of course. If I can get the time off."

"Do you even know where you guys are at anymore?" Traci asked.

She took a cake pop from her best friend. "No. But that's fine. Definitions never have been a thing for me or Luke. Ever."

"If you can do it, all the more power to you." Traci replied.

Steve came back with a beer for Traci and the Cosmo for Andy. "I didn't know you and Callaghan were back together?"

"We're…"

"They're complicated," Traci answered for her. "Very complicated."

Later that night, as Luke was getting the car, Sam came up to her. "California, huh?"

"So?"

"That's a big step. Meeting the parents and all," Sam replied.

She smiled at him. "I've already met them. Have a good night Sam," she said as she got into Luke's car.

I know... no Nick in this. Just couldn't figure out how to incorporate him into this. Thoughts? Tell me what you think :) Should Andy go to California?