*I'm SOOOOOOOO SORRY for the terribly long wait. I wish I had a better reason other than complete writer's block. I thought I had some good momentum for a while but between finding a good way to finish this story and getting figuring out an ending for "You Gotta Go There To Come Back", I was just stumped! But, finally, this story is over! ...I may end up adding an epilogue at some point, you never know!

Chapter 4

Andy let out a scream and gripped Sam's hand tighter than he ever thought possible, "I hate you so much for doing this to me."

Sam met the nurses eye and suppressed a grin, "I'm really sorry sweetheart; but you're doing great."

"It shouldn't be to much longer." The nurse said making a note in Andy's chart.

Andy collapsed back against the bed as the contraction subsided, "You said that an hour ago!"

The nurse, who had been the one to take care of Andy the first time she was in the hospital and personally witnessed the change in the parents to be in front of her smiled, "But I'm telling the truth this time."

Sam tried to cover his laugh with a cough but was unsuccessful when Andy glared at him. "I'm sorry sweetheart; but look it's almost time to meet junior."

"I wish you wouldn't call her that." Andy said

"Him." Sam retorted

It had been an ongoing debate from the moment Sam had found out Andy was pregnant. Automatically, he had taken to calling their child junior and upon deciding to be surprised as to the gender of their baby, he insisted that his strong swimmers would definitely guarantee that it was a boy. Andy, on the other hand felt sure that their child was a girl. After that first hurdle of finding out she was pregnant and the subsequent hospitalization she (for the most part) felt amazing.

She and Sam were pretty amazing too. It hadn't been easy - they pretty much started from scratch in their relationship and it wasn't always sunshine and flowers. They fought, loudly and often but within the fighting and the arguments; they were able to reach a new level of trust and understanding towards each other.

It had taken a lot of skillful maneuvering on Sam's part (and some pretty fancy talking, if he did say so himself) but he had finally convinced Andy to move in with him the month before and they had sold her condo. She had pretty much already decided that it was time to move in to Sam's house. It was much bigger than her condo and had a great yard and plenty of space and they spent most of their time there anyway; but the final act that made her knew she just had to say yes happened one night when she showed up to his house early for their dinner plans.

Oliver was leaving as she walked up and he pointed up the stairs with a sly grin on his face. Andy followed where he pointed and walked up the stairs to the second floor of the house and down the hallway to where music was drifting out of one of the guestrooms. Walking in, she gasped and immediately burst in to tears. Sam, and Oliver apparently, had created her dream nursery. She had been folding down the pages of magazines for weeks of ideas for their baby's nursery; but they hadn't done anything with it yet; mostly because of her hesitancy to make a decision on their living arrangements.

Sam turned around when he heard her gasp and immediately ran over and pulled her into his arms. "I really hope those are happy tears." He kissed her forehead, "But we can change it if you don't like it."

"No!" Andy hiccupped, "Don't change anything, I love it and it's perfect!"

"You really like it?" He asked

"It's everything I hoped it would be." Andy smiled at him and hugged him close. "And, I think its time I put you out of your misery and told you that I'm moving in."

"Seriously?"

"Yes, I've been pretty sure for a while now but this just definitely made me 100% positive that this is the right decision for our family." Andy laughed when he gently lifted her off her feet and swung her in a circle.

Andy was brought back to reality when the next contraction hit and it was by far the worst one, "I really need to push."

"I agree." The doctor said as she walked in to the room. "Let's move Ms. McNally to the delivery room. It's showtime!"

Andy was moved to the delivery room, while a nurse took Sam to put on scrubs. He met her in the delivery room just a few minutes later. "Ready?" He asked, taking her hand in his.

She nodded and began to bring their child into the world.

A short time later Sam pushed open the doors into the waiting room to where Nick, Traci, Oliver and several other friends were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first McSwarek offspring. They jumped up when they saw Sam.

"How's Andy?" Traci asked immediately

"She's great, they both are." Sam's grin was the biggest any of them had ever seen.

"So which one will it be?" Oliver asked holding out one pink and one blue cigar in each hand.

If it was even possible, Sam's smile got wider and he pulled the blue cigar out of Oliver's hand, "It's a boy. Benjamin Thomas. He's perfect."

Oliver clapped a hand to his back, "Congratulations Sammy. I'm really happy for you two." He handed Sam the small bag he was carrying, "I also picked up what you asked for."

"Thanks Ollie." Sam smiled, "Come on guys, I'll take you over to the nursery so you can see him."

Their visit was quick; after seeing the baby, Nick and Traci stopped quickly to Andy's room to see her but left when Sam and the nurse brought Benjamin to her room. Then it was just the three of them.

"Well, I guess you were right." Andy sighed looking down at her baby and the up at Sam, "Junior's a boy."

Sam laughed softly, "I never get tired of you telling me I'm right." He leaned down and kissed their son lightly on his forehead and leaned in to kiss Andy on her lips. "I love you."

"I love you too." They kissed again, "What's in the bag?" She asked when they broke apart.

Sam set the bag on the bed next to her, "It's something I bought a really long time ago; before Jerry died."

"For me?" Andy asked, honestly not having any idea what he would have bought her.

"Yes." Sam coughed nervously, "It honestly wasn't something that I ever pictured buying until I met you but I knew that it was the right thing to do as soon as I saw it. And, then things got really messed up. Jerry was killed and I just couldn't deal with it. All I kept seeing over and over again was you dying instead of him and I knew that I couldn't survive if something happened to you. And, that's when I made the biggest mistake of my life. I'm just sorry that it took me so long to get my head out of my ass and realize it."

Andy's eye filled with tears while he spoke and the tears fell and she gasped when he pulled out a box from the bag and got down on one knee next to her hospital bed. He flipped open the box to reveal a beautiful diamond ring. "Sam." She whispered.

"I know we did things a little backwards; pregnancy, get back together and then moving in together, but you have honestly made me the happiest man in the world and I will spend the rest of my life making sure you are the happiest woman in the world. So, Andy McNally, will you marry me?" Sam watched her expression carefully and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she shook her head and managed to choke out, "Yes, of course."

He stood up and slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her again. Their son let out a tiny squeal and they laughed, "Benjamin is happy too." Sam slid in bed next to his fiance and son and held them both close. He couldn't wait until Andy McNally because Andy Swarek.

The End