Thank you for the prompt Sally.

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Beat This Summer With You

Sharon/Andy

Amy/Julio

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Andy walked into Sharon's office to find her head in her hands, a small sigh escaping her lips. It had been a very tough week for all involved, Sharon had run herself in to the ground constantly worrying about Rusty and the trial of Philip Stroth. She had been so worried for Rusty's safety and how he'd handle the trial but he had surprised them all. With the trial and a double homicide, Sharon wanted noting more than to hide away for the rest of the weekend.

"Hey, you look done in." Andy stated, coming around to her side of the desk.

She turned around in her chair and looked up at him, seeing nothing but concern in his eyes.

"You could say that." She smiled.

"Listen, the kid did great, the trials over. Rusty is now free to live his life without looking over his shoulder and you solved our double homicide, you did great."

"I never want another day like that for a long time to come."

"You fancy a drink, I could buy you dinner."

"Andy I'm so tired, all I want to do is go home and sleep, rain check."

"Yeah sure."

Andy helped Sharon on with her jacket and they made their way out of the office only to be stopped in their tracks by Amy.

"Hey Captain, Leiutenant…I know you probably have your own plans for tomorrow but a friend of mine lent me her beach house for the weekend, she had a massive pool out the back and well the guys are up for it and we were all wondering if you fancied joining us tomorrow, well all weekend. It's a big house, plenty of room and I figured after the last few weeks we've all had, especially you Captain…that we could use some downtime, relaxation…enjoy ourselves."

Andy and Sharon looked at each other and watched as the rest of the Team waited for an answer.

"It sounds like a lovely idea Amy really but I…"

"Oh come on Captain, Sykes is right…we all need to unwind, as a Team."

"I really don't want to leave Rusty on his own all weekend."

"Bring him along, like I said, it's a big place."

"Sharon, it does sound like fun and I'll bet the kid would enjoy it." Andy smiled.

"Come on Captain, please." Amy begged.

"Oh alright, it does sound like fun."

"It will be Captain, what's not to love huh, the beach, the pool…the sunshine." Provenza grinned.

"Provenza in a speedo." Andy added.

They all laughed as Provenza glared at Andy after his small joke.

"I bet I look better than you do Flynn."

"Yeah, we'll see."

"Well if this is happening then I should get home now and get some sleep, if you'll excuse me."

"Hey, I'll drive you home." Andy said.

"Oh you don't have to do that; I can get Rusty to pick me up."

"I insist."

"Okay, thank you Andy."

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Andy pulled up outside Sharon's condo, turning off the ignition and turning his attention to Sharon. She let out a small yawn as she went to undo her seat-belt.

"Andy, thank you for the lift home."

"You're welcome, are you okay?"

"Mmm, just a little tired. Nothing a good nights sleep won't fix."

"I meant what I said earlier you know, you did great. The things you've had to deal with the past few weeks, nobody should have to go through, certainly not on your own."

"Well I wasn't on my own, I had you…and the Team. You all did a wonderful job and where Rusty is concerned, I'll probably never be able to thank you all enough."

"He's alive, you're alive…that's enough for us."

"You're a very sweet man Andy." She smiled, as she gently ran her hand down his cheek. "I'll see you in the morning."

"Sure, I'll pick you and the kid up at 8am…if that's okay."

"Its fine, I'll see you then."

He watched as she got out of the car and made her way inside the Condo. Making sure she was safe inside before he drove off. Rusty looked up when he heard the front door opening to see Sharon walking in and dropping her bag at her side. He walked over to her and helped her to remove her jacket, taking note of the dark circles around her eyes.

"Hey, I was expecting you back hours ago."

"Sorry honey, I had a lot of paperwork to get through."

"Are you okay, you look really done in?"

"Mmm, I feel it. I think I'll just head to bed."

"Have you eaten today?"

"I had a sandwich at lunchtime."

"That was like 9 hours ago, why don't you go grab a shower and get in your pajamas and I'll make you something to eat, soup okay?"

"Soup sounds perfect, thank you."

"Go, I'll bring it in."

Sharon decided not to argue and made her way in to her bedroom, she grabbed her night things before going in to the bathroom; she turned on the showers before undressing and putting her clothes in the laundry basket. She stepped under the hot water, letting it ease her aching muscles. She quickly washed before drying off and slipping in to her pajamas, she ran a brush through her long brunette hair before getting into bed. She sat with her eyes closed for 15 minutes before Rusty knocked and entered her room carrying a tray with soup and tea and placing it on front of her.

"Oh honey, thank you doing this." She smiled.

"It's the least I can do after all you've done for me; you'll never know how grateful I am for everything you've done."

"Rusty, you are my Son…no matter what anyone else says and there's nothing I wouldn't do to protect you."

"They sat in silence as Sharon finished her soup, Rusty sitting close to her, needing to be near her.

When she was finished, Rusty made a move to take the tray away, kissing her cheek before he did so.

"Get some sleep Sharon." He smiled.

"Thank you, oh I nearly forgot…Detective Sykes has invited us to her friends' beach house for the weekend."

"You and me?"

"Well no not just us, everyone…the Team."

"Really, cool."

"There's a pool out the back so you should enjoy that."

"Yeah, that sounds like fun."

"Andy's picking us up 8am alright, so be ready to go."

"Yeah no worries, I'll just head off to bed then."

Rusty was just about out the door when he laughed, turning back to Sharon.

"What's so funny?" She asked.

"I just realized this will be the first time I've ever seen you in a swim suit." He laughed before closing the door behind him.

She couldn't help but smile to herself when she realized it would be a first time for everyone, she switched of the light before turning over and going to sleep, beginning to look forward to their weekend away.

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To Be Continued…