It's all worth it in the end
A: N: Disclaimer: I do not own Rookie Blue I only own the story I am writing.
A: N: 2: this chapter Daniel won't be as scared in it. I thought I would do that because I thought in real life, a two year old would be scared in that situation.
Sorry if it upset anyone that was not my intention.
Three days later
Sam and Andy lay in bed together, tangled up in sheets, Andy on top of him, both breathing heavily.
Andy rested her head on Sam's to calm her breathing, while Sam rubbed his hand up and down her back.
Both were happy that Daniel wasn't as scared anymore it was a huge relief for both Sam and Andy.
Everything seemed to be going back to normal for their small family.
Andy lifted her face up, looking at Sam, still breathing heavily.
Sam looked down at her and winked at her.
"My god Sam", Andy said shaking her head at him, still breathing heavily.
Sam lay on his side, and started to play with Andy's hair.
"You okay", Sam asked her pushing some hair out her fringe.
Andy nodded her head and smiled at him.
"I think we should wait a bit again, that was, and that was", Andy started saying when Sam rolled on top of her.
"Better then holy moly?" Sam teased her.
Andy rolled her eyes and slaps him on the chest.
Sam lay down again and Brought Andy with him.
"We should sleep, kids will be up soon", Sam said as he kissed Andy and turned the night lamp off.
Sam woke up when he heard someone climbing on the bed. He opened his eyes to see Daniel crawl up their bed. Sam winked at his son and lifted up the blankets so that Daniel could crawl under them.
Daniel cuddled Sam and Sam kissed his cheek.
"Couldn't sleep buddy?" Sam asked him.
Daniel shook his head.
"Boo", Daniel said.
Sam rolled his eyes and got up and picked Daniel up and took him into his bedroom again.
Sam found boo at the edge of the bed on the floor. He put Daniel back into bed, covered him up with the blankets and gave him his stuffed too.
He crouched down and kissed Daniel on the head.
"Go back to sleep buddy, boo's with you now", he said kissing his son's forehead.
Daniel nodded and closed his eyes.
On the way back to the bedroom, Sam decided to check on Gracie.
He walked into her bed room, and saw her banging her empty bottle around.
Sam shook his head as he got closer to the cot.
Gracie saw him and started clapping her hands. Sam lifted her up and kissed her on the forehead.
"Morning daddy's girl", Sam said softly as he kissed her on the forehead.
Sam changed her nappy and gave her another drink and put her back into the cot.
Gracie got the bottle and drank it and started to fall asleep again. Sam smiled and bent down and kissed her on the cheek.
Sam went into the kitchen and started the coffee.
He went into the fridge to see what to cook for breakfast.
He decided on pancakes, and bacon and eggs.
Pancakes were Daniels favourite breakfast food but he only got them every once and a while.
But after seeing his son so scared, Sam decided to treat his son.
He got everything out ready to start cooking when he saw Andy walk down the stairs. He smiled at her and motioned for her to come to him.
Andy wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tight.
Sam closed his eyes and let out a breath.
He rested his forehead against hers for a moment.
"It's going to be okay, we are going to get through this, together, the four of us", Sam said kissing her again on her forehead.
Andy smiled and nodded her head.
Sam grabbed her cup of coffee and handed over to her.
Andy kissed him on the cheek.
She sat on the kitchen bench watching him cook breakfast for everyone.
Daniel woke up and grabbed boo, and started walking towards the stairs to go downstairs.
He grabbed the hand rail and slowly walked down the stairs.
He got to the bottom of the stairs and ran up to where Sam and Andy were in the kitchen.
Andy saw him and smiled and got off the bench and walked over to him slowly.
She crouched down and motioned for him to come over to her.
Daniel smiled and ran over to her.
Andy picked him up and hugged him tightly.
Boo dropped on the floor and Daniel's face went from happy to sad straight away.
Andy shook her head smiling where Sam just rolled his eyes and picked up the stuff dog and handed it to his son.
"MAMA", they heard Gracie yell.
Sam kissed Andy and kissed Daniel and walked up the stairs to see what his daughter was up to.
He walked into the room and smiled at his daughter.
He lifted her up and kissed her forehead.
Gracie dribbled on his shirt again and Sam shook his head.
He laid her down t o change her nappy and took her downstairs.
Andy was lying with Daniel and his toy boo watching cartoons, Sam smiled at the sight he was seeing.
He put Gracie on the floor and put some toys around her.
Straight away, she got her favorite doll and started banging it on the floor.
Sam went back into the kitchen to start breakfast.
Daniel came running in with his stuffed dog.
Sam got his cup and poured some juice in there for him and bent down and handed Daniel the cup of juice.
Daniel put his hands up for be picked up and Sam smiled and picked him up.
Sam put him down on the counter and looked at his son for a moment.
"Yummy Pancakes!" Daniel said when Sam started making breakfast.
Boo dropped again and Daniel looked to the floor.
Sam once again rolled his eyes and crouched down and picked up the stuffed toy.
"Hang on to him buddy, you don't want to lose him for good", Sam said ruffling his sons hair.
There was a knock on the front door and Andy went to answer it.
It was frank Noelle and Olivia.
Sam put Daniel down on the floor, and Daniel ran up to Noelle and frank.
"Uncle Frankie, auntie Noeee", Daniel said as he ran over to them
Because he was only two, he couldn't really say Noelle's name right, so he just called her Noeee now, nobody knew what it meant, but Daniel kept saying it, so they all went along with it.
Noelle smiled and picked him up and hugged him tightly.
Frank let go of Olivia and she ran straight to Andy.
"How is my little man today", Noelle said hugging Daniel tightly.
Daniel nodded his head and pointed to boo and Noelle just laughed.
She took his hand and they went into the lounge room with Gracie Andy and Olivia.
Frank joined Sam in the kitchen.
"Daniel seems to be doing a bit better ", Frank said carefully to Sam.
Sam smiled at Frank and nodded his head.
"He is, thank goodness, the only problem at the moment is he won't go anywhere without that damn stuffed dog", Sam said rolling his eyes.
Frank shook his head and laughed.
"Sam, Olivia is the same, she won't go anywhere without Scruffy, her stuffed doll", Frank said rolling his eyes.
Sam laughed and shook his h head.
"Must be the age", Sam said shrugging and Frank nodded his head.
"Sorry if we interrupted your morning, we just wanted to check how things are", Frank said taking some coffee mugs to help Sam out.
Sam shook his head.
"Its fine Frank, just about to cook breakfast you guys are welcome to join", Sam said sitting his mug of coffee on the bench.
Daniel came running in and looked at Sam.
"PANCAKES", Daniel said excitedly.
Sam grinned at his son and shook his head.
Sam looked at his son and rolled his eyes.
"Daniel, where is boo?" Sam asked him carefully.
Daniel ran into the lounge room grabbed the stuffed dog and came into the kitchen again
Sam just laughed and shook his head.
Frank helped Sam with breakfast while Daniel sat watching.
They all sat down and ate breakfast together.
Sam looked over at Andy who was laughing along with Noelle and that made his heart beat a bit faster.
He missed seeing her smile, seeing her laugh.
He looked over at Gracie who had made a mess of her food Sam just rolled his eyes and shook his head at his daughter.
He looked over at Daniel, who kept looking out the window.
Sam didn't know what he was looking at.
"Daniel, what are you looking at?" He asked his son carefully.
Daniel pointed out the window.
Again, Sam saw nothing.
"Man", Daniel said pointing out the window.
Frank got up and went to look out the window, and sure enough there was a man across the road, looking like he was looking at Sam's house.
Frank looked over at Sam and nodded his head.
Sam got up slowly and went over to the window, and looked out it.
Sam saw the guy, and let out a breath.
He looked over at everyone at the table and looked over at Frank and nodded his head.
Sam slowly made his way over and looked out the window.
Sam sighed and closed his eyes.
He didn't need this, they didn't need this.
Sam looked over at the kids, and his friend and the love of his life.
Andy looked over at him and smiled at him, and he winked back at her.
Andy nodded and stood up and looked around.
"Okay, who wants to watch some cartoons", she said looking at the kids.
All of the kids started jumping up and down and Daniel ran to the lounge room.
Sam rolled his eyes and shook his head.
Andy put on a movie for the kids and joined Frank Noelle and Sam in the kitchen.
There was a knock on the front door and Andy went to open it.
It was Traci and Leo.
Daniel ran up to Traci straight away.
"Aunty Trace, Aunty Trace", Daniel said jumping up and down, waiting to be picked up.
Traci shook her head and bent down and picked him up.
"You my boys are growing up way too fast", Traci said as she started to tickle Daniel. Daniel started to laugh and that laugh made Sam and Andy smile at each other.
Leo waited for Traci to put down Daniel and took Daniel into the lounge room.
Traci sighed and waved to everyone telling them to come to the kitchen table.
Everyone sat down, and Traci started opening the files she brought over up.
"That guy in front of your house is an undercover cop, he's on our side", Traci said looking over at Sam and Andy.
Sam looked at her confused and Traci held up her hand.
"Michael Anton Hill isn't pretending to be a police officer, he is a police officer", Traci said looking at Sam.
"He isn't Anton Hill's son, he is Anton hill's nephew", Traci continued. Sam just looked at Traci and nodded his for her to continue.
"He is looking into a murder Sam", Traci said with a serious voice.
"Murder of whom?" Andy asked.
Traci sighed and let out a breath.
"The murder of his uncle Anton Hill", Traci said looking at Sam.
Sam's eyes went wide.
"He was killed three months ago Sam, shot three times in the chest", Traci continued.
Sam nodded his head slowly.
"It was a police officer who killed him Sam, and the description the witness gave for the man who they saw shoot this man", Traci said taking a deep breath.
"The description fits you Sam", Traci said looking Sam straight in his eyes.
And at that moment, Sam's eyes went wide.