Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, I just own the plot line.
Author's Note: Finally got this sorted been writing this one for a long time and am only just getting round to posting it. Anyway I hope you enjoy it.
That-Geek
Andy Flynn had faced many challenges in his life and he was proud to say he had overcome most of them but this may have been the biggest. His daughter Nicole had recently gotten engaged and she was struggling to get her fiancée's young children to like her. They had lost their mother in a car accident and both boys were struggling to come to terms with the permanent place Nicole was going to take in their lives.
"Thanks for doing this dad, I'm glad you have something planned. See you this weekend" he said goodbye and then hung up. In his chair he slumped he had no clue what to do with these boys, he'd heard they liked to dance but he'd never danced in his life and had never had interest in dance-unless it was to pick up a woman. He was alone in the murder having gotten in early to see if he could do some research on the computer, which was so much faster at work than at home.
He typed 'ballet' into Google and found that there weren't many shows on in LA at this time of years most were in New York, the boys Sam and Jake already went to lessons so that was no use. He heard the familiar clip of heels which caused him to panic and attempt to turn it off except it actually turned on some music as Captain Raydor approached him the music began to play. She looked at him an eyebrow raised then her lips curled up slightly.
"I didn't think you'd be Tchaikovsky fan" he could hear the amusement in her voice.
"I'm not a fan of tck...shov... that kind of music but my daughters step sons to be like it and we're taking them out. I'd like to impress them and so would she." He explained as he watched her face it seemed to light up like never before.
"Well then you should take them to the Grande Carmine festival." He looked at her puzzled. "It celebrates new and old ballet dancers, my daughter is performing there as a one off but I'm sure I could get you in with me...for free." Sharon's eyes once again lit up as she spoke.
"Your kid is a ballerina?" He asked his surprise coming across quite forcefully
"Yes and I am giving you these tickets for free. Emily wants to get the younger people of LA interested so consider yourself very lucky. It's a lovely day and plenty of things for the children to do." She nodded slowly. Without thinking he rushed towards her and hugged her tightly. When he stepped back they both blushed furiously, Sharon smirked which prompted the hot headed lieutenant to chuckle back.
"Well then I'll see you later to give you the rest of the details." She nodded and then turned to leave but decided against it.
"When the chief comes in give this to her would you please" Sharon handed Andy an envelope 'confidential' stamped on in red ink. He was going to ask what it was but thought better of it since she was doing him a favor. He gave her a quick wave as she left the room.
Not long after the captain had gone the rest of his team arrived. Provenza made a comment about Andy's punctuality which he shot down quickly. As the Chief made her way to her office Andy handed her the envelope.
"Captain Raydor asked me to give you this" the team heard this and graciously spoke up.
"Captain Raydor was in?" Detective Gabriel questioned a look of shock on his face as his colleague nodded.
"So why the hell are you so happy and...calm" Provenza grumbled to which Flynn huffed and did not reply. After the small confusion the division got on with their current case.
-SHANDY-
At 3 Flynn started to tire, he had been up since 4 and had been fretting over his day with his daughter. He decided it was time for a coffee run, there was absolutely no time to go get actual coffee from a shop so break room crap would have to do. He entered the room and found Captain Raydor on the phone.
"I'm sorry work came up sweetheart, it would've been nice to have lunch" she spoke a smile arose as the person on the other end must have replied. He nodded at her and she smiled back, Sharon continued her conversation for a few more minutes as he prepared coffee.
"Ok Emily. I let you get back to your realxing. I love you" she finalized the conversation then laughed again Andy assumed it was what the person on the other end had said. "I'm your mother I will being saying that whether you are 22 or 92, it's what mothers do." There was a pause before she hung but when she did she moved up to the counter.
"Was that your daughter?" He asked as started making two coffees
"Oh yes it was, we were going to go for lunch but your ever so lovely boss called me in and I had to leave before it began." She explained the pair smirking slightly at Sharon's comment about Chief Johnson.
"Sorry, I don't know why she needed you. So um this festival what should I tell the boys?" He asked handing her a mug.
"Well if they take lessons here in LA then they will have heard about it, I think Emily did go to a couple of the ballet schools. Her old one with Miss Ramsay as well as the one on Olympic Boulevard with Madame Le Huquet. Do those ring a bell?" Sharon informed her colleague.
"I don't know where they go but Nicole mentioned a park near by the studio." He shrugged to which Sharon nodded. They sipped their coffee in silence.
-SHANDY-
"Where's Flynn? I thought he was getting us coffee." Provenza looked up from his crossword.
"Why don't you go check, sir" Julio answered as he and Mike discussed the case they should be working, the older lieutenant huffed and trudged towards the break room to hurry his partner up. As he approached the room he happened to hear the conversation going on inside the room.
"Oh by the way here are your tickets. If you meet me at this address then you can walk across with me so you don't get too lost." She smiled again which was becoming strangely comforting to Andy. He nodded and placed the tickets into his inside pocket.
"You moved?" He asked, way back in the day he and jack had been buddies so he had known where they lived; a large family home with a garden and four bedrooms, the rumor-mill claimed that Jack Raydor had won big in the casino and bought it as a surprise for his pregnant wife and young daughter.
"Mmm, oh yes. After Ricky went to a university in San Francisco, I didn't see the point in staying there" she shrugged. "Anyway I spoke to my daughter and she is delighted to hear of two boys interested in ballet and is happy to talk to them after the performance" Sharon smiled and Andy found himself with the urge to embrace her again.
"Are you serious? Thank you" he exclaimed hugging her again, the silence made Provenza – who was still eavesdropping outside of the room- move slightly so he could look into the glass wall the sight that met his eyes nearly killed him: Captain Raydor was being hugged by Lieutenant Andrew Michael Flynn! What was wrong with the world? There was no way he was leaving now.
"Um...I...thanks for this Captain. I'll see you this weekend" he smiled at her and went to leave. At this point the noisy Lieutenant was forced to scuttle away before he was seen by the pair. Trying to erase what he had heard from his mind as he did so.
"It's not a problem, please call me Sharon. I don't want to go through our complicated relationship with either of our families." She joked evoking a chuckle from him. They stood in silence for a moment before he awkwardly pointed at the door and left. She sighed to herself, what had she just done?
-SHANDY-
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this first chapter. Please leave a review on your way out, thank you.
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