A/N: Thanks for comin' along for the ride! Hope you've enjoyed it!
They were coming up to their 1st anniversary. They had the weekend off and were going away to celebrate.
Their last shift before their weekend off didn't go as smooth as it should have. Andy ended up in the E.R. getting checked out.
"Sam, I'm fine ..."
"When did you become a doctor, woman?"
Andy sighed. "You worry too much, y'know that?"
"Officers Swarek?" the doctor asked coming into the exam room.
Sam squeezed her hand. "Hey Doc, how's my wife?"
"Would you please tell my husband I'm fine?"
"You have never passed out after chasin' somebody down ..."
Andy gave Sam a dirty look her fellow rookies would say was a perfect imitation of the Swarek glare.
The doctor looked at Andy's chart. "Everything else is normal?"
Andy and Sam looked at each other before she answered, "Yeah."
The doctor thought for a minute. "Why don't we do a full blood work up and we'll see what we're dealing with."
Andy shrugged. "Ok."
The doctor had the nurse call for a lab technician and ordered Andy's blood work as a 'rush' job.
The lab tech came into the room and smiled."Hi. My name's Robin."
"Hi Robin, I'm Andy," she pointed to Sam, "this is my overprotective husband and partner, Sam."
Sam looked at Andy with raised eyebrows before acknowledging the lab tech.
Robin laughed as Sam rolled Andy's sleeve up.
When she left Andy pulled Sam onto the bed. As soon as he wrapped his arms around her Andy put her head on his shoulder. She was asleep within minutes.
45 minutes after the lab tech left Andy's exam room the doctor came back. He smiled at the sight of the couple.
Sam woke Andy up when the doctor came in.
"My wife alright?"
The doctor smiled. "Her blood work is perfectly fine."
"Then what's wrong with her?"
The doctor smiled. "You'll see once we do the ultrasound."
"Ultrasound? Why? If her blood work is ok ..."
Andy didn't understand but said, "Then let's get it over with so I can go home."
The ultrasound machine was wheeled in. Sam and Andy looked at each other first in panic then stunned disbelief when the technician wanted to see her stomach.
Andy held Sam's hand as if her life depended on it.
Andy gasped in shock when the cold gel made contact making the technician laugh softly. "Sorry."
The technician smiled when she finally located the heartbeat. "Congratulations Mom and Dad."
They sat there staring at the monitor for a few minutes before Sam asked, "How ..."
The technician laughed at his inability to form the question.
"About 6 weeks."
Sam thanked her and she left. Sam wiped Andy's stomach but she pushed his hands away when he tried to do up her shirt. The doctor released her a short time later.
Sam wasn't surprised when she didn't say anything in the truck.
They got home Andy headed straight for the stairs. Sam found her curled up in the middle of their bed. He laid down and wrapped both arms around her pulling her back against him. The moment she felt his arms around her she couldn't hold back the tears anymore.
"I'm s'sorry."
"Shhh, it's ok."
"What're we gonna do?"
Sam laughed softly as he kissed the top of her head. "We're gonna have a baby."
Andy took Sam's hand and placed it on her stomach as she whispered, "A baby."
Their bag was already in the truck. Sam convinced her to "forget" about the baby until after they got home.
Andy finally put thoughts of the baby aside and they enjoyed their anniversary.
They were curled up on the couch after getting home before the question when to tell people was mentioned. They agreed to wait until after the first trimester which was only another 6 weeks. The hardest part was not hanging out at the Penny. There was no way their friends wouldn't pick up on what she was or wasn't drinking, so they just declined all invitations to go.
They were sitting in Parade waiting for Frank one morning when Oliver said, "Ok, you two, you been married over a year, when are you gonna make me an uncle?"
Sam had his arm around Andy's waist so he knew the second she tensed up. He whispered in her ear, "Breathe."
Jerry caught the look they shared and said, "There somethin' you two wanna tell us?"
"Tell us what?" Frank asked as he walked in.
Sam looked at Andy who gave his hand a squeeze.
"That you're gonna have to put Andy on desk in a few months ..."
There was a collective "What? Why?" before everyone realized what Sam was saying.
"Well now we know why you've been skippin' out on the Penny," Dov said with a smile.
Frank couldn't help the smile. He dismissed Parade with "Serve. Protect ... and drinks at the Penny to congratulate the parents to be! But make Mom's a ginger ale!"
Andy laughed.
At 7 months Frank put them on the desk. Andy tried to argue there was no reason for Sam to get stuck behind a desk just because she was.
The Division had a baby shower for her. While the girls were cooing over baby clothes the guys took Sam out.
A couple weeks later they had a fight. Andy would later blame it on hormones because Sam never let her out of his sight, but she still accused him of cheating.
They walked into Parade the next day everyone knew something wasn't right with McSwarek.
Oliver sat next to Sam. "Ok, brother, what the hell's goin' on between you and your beautiful bride?"
Sam told him it was nothing, Oliver didn't buy it so Sam simply said, "Hormones."
"Yours or hers, brother?"
Sam couldn't help the small laugh. "Funny. Hers."
Oliver got serious. "Everything ok?"
"We're fine."
Oliver clapped him on the back and reminded him they didn't have much longer.
She stayed mad at him for 3 days, but not mad enough that she didn't want his arms around her so she could sleep.
When she finally calmed down and realized it was hormones she refused to look at Sam.
"Baby, look at me."
She shook her head.
Sam cupped her face and forced her to look at him.
"Still mad at me?"
She shook her head.
"Then look at me, Andy."
Her response was another shake of the head.
"Look at me."
When she finally did, he flashed the dimples at her.
"I love you."
"Why? I have been the wife from hell the last few days ..."
Sam laughed softly. "I'm pretty sure I said vows, woman."
"Yeah, and none of them agreed to put up with a hormonal lunatic."
Sam laughed as he kissed her. "True. But he or she," he placed his hand on her stomach, "is worth it."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
About a month away from her due date she got mad at him, this time because she caught Sam packing a bag he would leave in the truck for when she went into labor.
"You're leaving?!"
Sam was shocked. "I'm what?"
"I'm a month away from giving birth and you're leaving. Were you even gonna tell me?!" Andy grabbed the bag and ripped it open.
"Tell you what? That I'm packing a bag to leave in the truck for when you go into labor?"
When Andy saw her clothes she dropped the bag and curled up in the middle of their bed.
Sam laid down and wrapped both arms around her. He held her while she cried herself to sleep.
They were curled up on the couch when the first contraction hit. Sam knew something was wrong.
Oliver and Celery had just stopped by to check on Andy and brought take out. He knew just by looking at them something was up. "Everything ok?"
Sam looked at Andy who looked at Oliver and said, "Remember when I asked you to ignore any and all future freak outs?"
"Yeah."
"Um, this would be the one not to," she looked at Sam. "I think I'm in labor ..."
At the hospital Celery called everybody to let them know what was going on.
When Sam and Andy welcomed Emma Faith Swarek into the world everyone, including Sarah and Callie and Tommy, were there to meet her.
"Do we have a name?" was echoed through the waiting room when Sam stepped out.
Sam picked Callie up. "Em here yet?"
Sam laughed. Callie had been calling the baby 'Em' since they told her she was going to have a cousin. Kissing her forehead he said, "Yeah, brat she is."
The cheer was almost deafening and brought a nurse out to remind them where they were.
"What's her name brother?" Oliver asked.
Sam smiled. "Emma Faith."
Callie swore she needed to see Andy and the baby so Sam took her in to see them.
Everyone wanted to see them, but Sam refused, saying they could come by the house after he took them home.
Sam took 3 months paternity leave while Andy took 9.
They found out just before Emma's 1st birthday that they would welcome baby #2.
They didn't want to take any attention away from their little girl, but during the party Callie asked, "Aunt Andy? Uncle Sammy? When you have 'nother baby?"
Sarah gasped while everyone else laughed.
Sam and Andy shared a 'now what?' look before Andy nodded and Sam picked Callie up and set her in his lap as he said, "In about 8 months, brat."
Callie looked at Andy who smiled and nodded.
Everybody tucked that information away to celebrate another day knowing that they wanted the day to be about Emma.
That night after everybody was gone and Emma had her bath they were all curled up on the couch.
"Ok, little girl, Mommy 'n Daddy got somethin' we need to tell you ..."
Emma looked at them.
Andy looked at Sam, curious how he was going to tell their baby she wasn't gonna be the baby anymore.
After Sam told her, Emma looked at Andy and said, "Baby," making them laugh.
"Yeah, baby ... Mommy's gonna have a baby."
8 months later Evan Michael Swarek was born.