The only thing that Andy McNally had time to think about before she went crashing down to the floor was that she was going to murder Sam Swarek. But before her mind could formulate a way to plan his murder and make it somehow look like a freak accident, she had already smashed his foot, grinding the thin heal down into his toes, thus beginning him yelping in pain.

She had a slight twinge of regret for a moment, but that quickly gave way to anxiety as Sam hopped up and down off balance and was taking her down with him. Her only thought on the way down was that if she tucked into Sam and fell on the bottom, she would absorb most of the hit.

They hit the hit the floor, a pile of dead weight. Andy felt the wind get knocked out her and that odd sensation of dizziness that accompanies such an occurrence. Sam's eyes widened as he landed on top of Andy, quickly forgetting the pain in his foot, and the disbelief and anger he was feeling towards his partner. He sprung upwards wanting to make sure that she was ok only to be caught in a tangle of limbs as, both of them embarrassed, tried to get away from the other. Neither paid any heed to Sarah's hyperventilating laughter at watching the two of them.

When they finally scrambled apart, both were panting, struggling to catch their breath and trying to contain their acute embarrassment. Sam continued to steal sideways glances at Andy and found her blush creeping up from under shirt absolutely adorable.

Adorable? Sam shook his head hard trying to comprehend his thoughts. I really must be falling for this girl. He picked himself up off the floor, sending his sister an evil look, and crossing the floor extending his hand to his partner to help her up.

"Geez, McNally…" he began as she began take his hand. Her eyes narrowed at him and she swatted his hand away clearly angry with him, he grinned. Scratch that. Definitely in love with this woman, the falling part is definitely over.

Sam bent down and grabbed her hand, locking her in a grip and pulled her to her feet so quickly she came flush up against his chest. He looked down into her widened eyes, he kept the grip on her hand that kept her close as she tried to pull away.

"What I was going to say McNally," he began in a husky voice. "Is that I was hoping you didn't get hurt."

Her eyes softened a bit and she looked down. The blush had reignited across her cheeks and her embarrassment reminded Sam to reign his amusement in just a little bit.

"Sorry Sam," she mumbled and fidgeted just a bit. "I'm ok," she hesitated a bit before looking up at him. Her voice softened a bit, "How's your foot?"

Sam had the graciousness to look a bit embarrassed before Sarah's amused voice broke up the moment. "Who cares how his foot is Andy," she separated the pair wrapping an arm around Andy's shoulders and winked at her brother in one of those annoying "Big-Sister-Is-Going-To-Make-You-Pay-For-This" kind of way. "Sam was incredibly rude and he deserved his little foot stomp and possibly a bit more maiming."

Andy's eyes widened at Sarah's response and Sam glaring at his sister. She couldn't help but smirk and was trying to maintain the piece by biting her lip to keep herself from smirking just a bit.

Sam's eyes swung over to Andy, and seeing her trying not to smile he decided to have a little bit of fun at her expense. "Finding it amusing McNally? Good, I think I'm invoking my TO authority and someone will be doing ALL the paperwork next week."

The amusement left Andy's face as her eyes narrowed a bit and she stood up just a bit straighter. Part of her knew Sam was joking about the paperwork, and the other part of her knew despite the unfairness of it, Sam would make Andy pay somehow for her amusement and that worried her. He loved to see her flustered.

"Oh Sammy you will not harass this girl, or make her do her paperwork," Sarah chided him. "Or I'm sure I could feed her several very amusing stories about your childhood that will make her never take you seriously again."

Sam gawked at his sister and was amazed by her protectiveness of Andy. Sarah never liked any of his girl friends in the past. Not that Andy was his girl friend, but Sarah had just never taken an interest. Sure she had met Monica, but not as Sam's girlfriend either. And she didn't exactly hide her feelings of disapproval from either of them on that subject.

An hour later, and after Sam and Andy managed to behave without any further incidents with the exception of their normal banter aside, they left the small dance studio with Sarah and her husband.

"I'm starving! Anyone else hungry," Sarah exclaimed.

As if on cue Andy's stomach growled and Sam laughed. "Right on cue McNally, and Sarah I'm starving!"

Andy began to protest that is was getting late and she didn't want to intrude on family time. Both Sarah and her husband protested, but she wasn't sold. Sam cut in seeing that she still felt uncomfortable, "Come on McNally I hijacked your plans for the night, do you honestly think I'm not going to make sure you're fed?"

Andy smiled again and felt a new flash of discomfort when they asked her where she preferred after the other three threw out their suggestions. She shrugged not really wanting to make the decision, "Where ever you want, I'm easy."

Sam caught Andy's widened eyes as she realized what she said and began blushing again. He laughed at her reaction remembering the last time she made that comment on their trip to Sudbury. Sam couldn't help the laughter that burst from him and he knew she remembered too.

"Leave the girl alone," Sarah scolded as she slapped her brother in the stomach playfully to get his attention. "I swear he gets around you Andy and he forgets all his manners. You could always ride with us and let him follow us to dinner."

Sam rubbed his stomach already headed to the truck opening the door for her, "Come on McNally, hop in. I can't have my sister corrupting you."

Andy laughed a bit and walked towards him, getting in the truck, but not before turning to smile at Sarah.