an: this little story came to me after the season finale of Rookie Blue and it wouldn't leave me alone

"Mommy! Are you ready to go yet?" A little four year old girl bounced into her mother's room and jumped on the bed.

"In a minute Amy." Andy replied as she closed up her suitcase and put it on the floor then sat down on the edge of the bed. Amy sensed that something was wrong so she came up to her and gave her a hug, "Thanks babygirl...what was that for?"

"You seemed sad-are you sad?"

"Yeah baby I am"

"because daddy's not here?"

"Yeah..."

"Yeah me too, I wish he was here too."

"You ready to go meet mommy's old friends?"

"YAY! Were they daddy's friends too?"

Andy just nodded as she pulled her into her lap and just looked at her. She looked like him sometimes when she smiled or laughed. She had that same energictic spirit as he had before he died and she apparently had inherited her stubborness as well because once her mind was made up-there was no changing it. Amy had ocean blue eyes that were shaped like Andy's eyes, she had long wavy brown hair with natural blonde highlites and when she smiled she lite up the room. Andy thought about that night they made Amy even though it was an accident but it brought a smile to her face:

Flashback:

It had been almost a year since they took that taskforce that Luke had come to them for and now they both realized what they had lost-Andy had lost the chance the reconnect with Sam and Nick had lost his chance at starting a relationship with Gail. Nick felt sorry for Andy because he could see that she and Sam had really loved each other; it was just hard for them to express their feelings since they had both been hurt in different ways. During these few months they had taken down drug and illegal gambling rings and in the meantime had both grown closer in friendship because they were all each other had-they didn't have anybody to rely on just each other. Nick backed her up, protected her like Sam would do to make sure she made it home even if it ment he didn't because he knew that Sam loved her so much that he knew that Sam couldn't live without her if she didn't make it. Yes he loved Gail but he wasn't sure if she ever forgave him for ditching her in Vegas back in the day.

Now it had almost been a year and for the past week he heard Andy crying in the other room every night and it just tugged at his heart because she was crying for Sam and everything they had lost. They both knew what they had lost and neither one of them expected Sam or Gail to put their lives on hold and just wait for them to come back because they didn't even know when they were going back.

Finally at 3:00 AM he had enough-he got up off the couch and went into her room and just wrapped himself around her in a hug. She immediately turned and wrapped her arms around him. Neither one of them knew who made the first move when they started kissing and this lead to another thing-it wasn't out of love, lust or even passion when they did this-it was something familar, it was comfort and that's what they both needed. For the next month they grew closer than friends, took comfort in each other every night after they came home from the UC job-sometimes it was just holding each other or talking. Then they got the job that would change their lives forever. They had to undercover as a newly wed couple to catch this serial killer that was killer newly married couples at a hotel. They did but not without Andy getting a stratch on her arm when she moved to avoid from getting stabbed but they did catch him. Nick kept telling her he was sorry and she finally told him to shut up because it wasn't his fault.

The doctors did a blood test to make sure that she hadn't contracted anything from the knife because it was dirty but they did find something. When the doctor came back she was smiling and they both got a confused look, "Well I have some news for you."

"Is it good news?" Nick asked grabbing hold of Andy's hand for reasurance and she smiled.

"Yes it is...congraulations you too"

"Excuse me what?"

"Well Andy it seems that you are 4 months pregnant"

"Say again?"

"4 months pregnant...have you had any morning sickness, cravings?"

"Ummm no and I'm not even showing...everything seemed normal"

"Is this your first child?"

"Yes"

"Well that's normal...you probably won't show until your 5th or 6th month...could you lay back so I can do a sonagram?"

"Sure" She turns to Nick who just beaming with pride and sadness at the same time because they were both thinking the same thing-that both of their first children would be with Sam and Gail. When they both saw that little person moving inside Andy; Nick bent down and kissed her again. They both fell in love with each other even though both of their hearts belonged to other people.

Now she wondered how Sam would react to her having Nick's daughter. Of course she didn't even know if he still remembered her because over 4 year period she'd gotten a little older, she changed her hair style a little bit and she had gained a little weight since having Amy but otherwise she still looked the same. There was a knock on the door and she knew it was Luke coming to pick her up-he knew everything because he was her contact as well during this taskforce but she had told him not to tell anyone about her having a daughter and he understood that so for once he kept his promise and kept it classified which she was very thankful for. Even though she never forgave him for cheating on her-he turned out to be a good friend and worked well professionally.

"Hey you ready?"

"Yeah Amy asked me that just a few minutes ago."

He chuckled just as Amy saw him and she ran up to him, "Uncle Luke! Are you gonna take us to our new home?" She chimed as he picked her up and swung her around, "Yes I am and you're going to meet our old friends from back home also."

"Cool! Can I ask you something?"

"Uhh sure"

"Why do we have to leave?"

At this point Andy took her out of Luke's arms and they sat down on the couch, "Remember when daddy and I told you that we were playing pretend so we could catch the bad guys?"

"Yeah"

"Well we caught them and now it's time to go home back to our, I mean my real job as a cop."

Amy's eyes welled up with tears and Andy just wrapped her up in a hug, "oh baby it's going to be okay"

"but what about daddy?"

Luke sat down on the other side of Amy with a sad look, "Amy this is going to be hard to explain but umm Andy could you explain?"

"Sure...Amy you know how sometimes we see gravesites?"

"Yeah...is that where daddy is?"

"Yes baby but we will give him a proper burial when we get back home. You know that he loved you very much and he always said that you were the best thing in his life."

"Yeah I do but I still miss him"

"Me too baby...we all miss him"

"Even your old friends?"

"Yes"

She hugged her, "So are you ready?"

"Yeah...lets go"

Luke grabbed the bags and they headed out to go back home. An hour later they landed at the airport, "So where do you want to go first Andy?"

"I really want to see Tracie and I really need to explain..."

"Okay"

AN: i hope this verison is better...i realized that i had posted it too soon yesterday...please review