DISCLAIMER: I do not own these characters, except for Matthew and Moxie. The rest of them belong to James Duff and the Major Crimes franchise.

A/N: Here is the next installment. It takes place a couple of weeks after the events in Christmas Fire Part 2. They are in January and it's a new year! Please enjoy.

Chapter 1

"Mommy! Mommy!" Matthew cried out in his sleep as he tousled the sheets on his bed. The door opened and the light turned on as Andy stepped through to his room. "Hey buddy, it's okay," he said to him as he sat on the edge of Matthew's bed. He gently woke him from his dream. Matthew opened his eyes and saw Andy. "Dad," he sniffled as he sat up and hugged him.

"Hey, shh, it's okay, you're okay," Andy told him, rubbing his back to sooth him further from crying. Matthew took a deep breath and sat down next to Andy. "Want to tell me what your dream was about?" he asked him. Matthew shrugged his shoulders. "I couldn't find Mom anywhere, I kept running and running but I couldn't find her," he confessed between sniffles.

"Oh, well, I've been there before," Andy sighed as he glanced at the clock in the room. It was 4:27 Saturday morning. He placed his arm around their youngest son and tried to console him. The team was not on call over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend and therefor, Sharon, Andrea, and Patrice decided to go on a girl's weekend trip up to Napa. They had left Friday early evening and wouldn't be back till Monday late afternoon.

Andy sat on Matthew's bed as Moxie got up from his corner of the bed and walked over to where he was sitting with Matthew. Moxie sat down next to Andy and was staring at him. Andy glanced over and started to pet the dog. He turned to look at Matthew. "Are you okay now?" Andy asked him and Matthew nodded.

Andy started to stand up from the bed and Matthew scooted back to lay his head back down on the pillow. "How about we do something fun today, huh?" Andy told him and Matthew nodded his head. "Okay," he whispered as Andy tucked the covers back over him. "Alright buddy, Mom is okay she's just away with her friends for the weekend, so get some sleep," Andy winked and turned around, shutting the overhead light off and closed the door behind him.

Matthew grabbed a hold of his teddy bear and Moxie settled in next to Matthew. Matthew laid there staring up at the ceiling, and eventually fell back asleep.

Meanwhile, Andy walked back across the hall to their room. He scratched the back of his head as he stepped back in and climbed back into bed. He picked up his phone that was laying on the night stand and glanced at the last text message Sharon had sent him. They had arrived at the resort in Napa, had dinner, and she had sent him a good night text. He had replied to her telling her that he missed her, wished her a good time with the ladies and also told her not to worry about them, they would be fine.

It was too early to send her a message and what would he send her anyways? He placed his phone back on the night stand and turned to Sharon's side of the bed and went back to sleep.

Saturday morning came too fast for Andy and just as he thought he had closed his eyes after tucking Matthew back in, Matthew was patting his shoulder as he woke up. He rolled over to see him standing by his side. "Hey, what is it?" he groaned as he shifted and sat up. "Can we have pancakes for breakfast?" Matthew asked him.

Andy rubbed his eyes and looked at his phone to see what time it was. 6:48 was what his phone screen said as he placed his phone back on the night stand. "Sure kid, we can have pancakes," Andy tousled Matthew's hair as he stood in front of him. "Yes!" Matthew exclaimed and ran off into the hallway leaving Andy still trying to wake up, sitting on the bed.

He stood up and walked over to the bathroom, stretching his back along the way and went into his morning routine. When he came out of the bathroom, he walked over to his phone and sent Sharon a message before going back and getting dressed.

By the time Andy came downstairs, dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, Matthew was feeding Moxie in the kitchen. Andy clasped his hands together. "Alright, are you ready for pancakes?" he asked Matthew as he went about the kitchen, pulling things that he would need in order to make breakfast.

Matthew smiled and placed the dog food container back in the mud room where he found it. He ran back into the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves, and washed his hands in the sink. Andy had all of the ingredients he needed out on the counter and was standing at the island with a mixing bowl.

"Okay, hand me three eggs from the container," he asked Matthew. Matthew grabbed the egg carton and brought it over to them at the island. He took out three eggs and handed them to Andy. "See, Matthew the idea is to crack the egg and not get any shell in the bowl," Andy told him as he cracked one of the eggs.

Andy cracked the second egg and turned to Matthew. "Want to try the last one?" he asked him. Matthew picked up the egg and hit it on the side of the bowl. It splattered into the bowl and one of the shells went with it. "Ooops!" Matthew looked at the shell. "Don't worry, that happens," Andy told him and removed the shell from the bowl.

Andy mixed all of the other ingredients into the bowl and placed the bowl in front of Matthew. "Do you think you can keep mixing this while I get the griddle ready?" he asked him and Matthew nodded with a smile.

"How many pancakes do you want?" Andy asked him as he placed the batter on the griddle on the stove. Matthew was sitting at the kitchen table. "Four," he stated as he looked up from one of his math worksheets. Andy chuckled at his response. "Okay," he mumbled as he flipped the two pancakes onto the other side.

Andy moved from the stove to the refrigerator and took out the container of fruit that was inside. Blueberries and strawberries already cut up by Sharon the other day. He took the container and placed it on the kitchen table. "Here, your mom would want you to eat some fruit with your pancakes," he winked as he looked at Matthew.

"I'm pretty sure she wants you to have some too," Matthew said as Andy returned to the stove. Andy picked up the spatula and pointed it at Matthew. "You're right," Andy smiled and returned to flipping the pancakes, making sure they were cooked on both sides.

After the pancakes were done cooking, Andy placed them on a plate and brought them to the table. "Okay, clear your homework, your pancakes are ready," he told Matthew. Matthew moved his homework to the other side of the table and grabbed two pancakes, placing them on his plate. He added some fruit and a lot of syrup.

Andy watched him take a few bites before he started working on his own pancakes on his dish. He added some fruit to his plate and started eating. "So, what do you want to do today?" Andy asked him as they ate breakfast. Matthew shrugged his shoulders as he continued to eat.

Meanwhile, in Napa, Sharon was just waking up as the sun's rays penetrated through the linen curtains from their luxury suite at the Meritage Resort and Spa. It was a spacious, 3-bedroom suite with a balcony overlooking the vineyard on site. She stretched her arms over her head and turned in bed to look at her phone that was charging on the night stand.

She unlocked her phone and saw that Andy had sent a message. She glanced at the time that he had sent it, and read his message. 'Matthew had a bad night, he's not the only one who misses you, enjoy your time there, I love you' with a heart and kissing emoji that followed. She smiled as she read his message and replied back to him.

'I miss you too, kisses to you and Matthew, love you' she wrote and sent it to him. She laid there for a couple of more minutes, just relishing in the relaxation, knowing that they weren't on call. It was a good feeling as she sat up and made her way to the connected bathroom.

After Sharon was done, she stepped outside her room into the small living room and saw Andrea and Patrice sitting down at the small kitchen table. "Good morning everyone," Sharon smiled as she joined them. "I took the liberty and ordered room service continental breakfast and this is what they brought," Andrea stated as Sharon looked over all of the food on the table.

"Oh wow, this is too much Andrea," Sharon insisted as she sat down at the table. "Ah, I figured we all deserve a little pampering here and there, since you know, you put up with your Major Crimes squad and Patrice puts up with Louie, and me, well, the day in and day out of the attorney's office is enough to put up with," Andrea told her and Patrice laughed.

"Plus, this gives us a chance to finally have some much-needed girl talk, you know without your husbands hovering around us," Andrea stated and then Sharon busted out laughing this time. "Oh, it has been a while hasn't it," Sharon nodded.

"So, what's on the agenda today?" Patrice asked Andrea. "Well, we can go take this tour of three wineries, and then I thought we would have lunch at the restaurant down the street, all the while we can take the free trolley, that way we won't have to worry about driving," Andrea told them.

"Hmm, sounds good. I'm just going to check in on Louie," Patrice stood up from the table and walked back towards her bedroom.

"So, how's Andy doing?" Andrea asked Sharon as Sharon was eating some fruit that the room service had brought. "He's doing okay. He had his check-up with his cardiologist after the holidays and everything is good with his heart," Sharon said. "Well, thank goodness for that," Andrea smiled.

"Yes, thank goodness is right," Sharon sighed. "His shoulder had been bothering him for a while, and finally I had told him to go see his orthopedic doctor, which he did, after we saw his cardiologist," Sharon continued. "Andy was joking about seeing two doctors in two days, and something about getting old," she chuckled.

"Hmm, and how are you doing?" Andrea asked her as they continued to sit at the kitchen table. "Oh, I'm fine Andrea," Sharon answered but Andrea looked at her skeptically. "I am, really," Sharon quipped back knowing that look.

"Your arm looks better," Andrea pointed to her arm, where the stitches were. You could barely see the scar there now and it was healing nicely. Sharon smiled and nodded. "Another reason for this getaway," Andrea said as Patrice came back into the room.

"I don't know about that man," Patrice chuckled as she sat down at the table to re-join them. "Oh? What did he do now?" Sharon asked. "Well, he said he was doing fine and was going to call Andy later on this morning. I heard noise in the background and I knew he was at his favorite restaurant, because I heard dishes clattering in the background. I asked him where he was and did you know he had the nerve to tell me he was at home?" Patrice told them.

"Doesn't he know who he's dealing with? I don't mind him going out to that restaurant, but I know he ordered double bacon, double sausage, and those runny eggs he used to eat before I placed him on a better diet," Patrice laughed as well as did Sharon and Andrea. "And then he stammers like I just caught him and he tried to back track!" she continued.

"Oh Patrice, I don't think they ever learn!" Sharon said and stood up from the table, moving dishes around. "Are we done with all this food?" she asked them and they both nodded and stood up to help clear off the table.

"Alright ladies, let's get ready to have some fun at these wineries!" Andrea said and they all started to get themselves ready to head out for the day.

Back at the Flynn house, Matthew was dressed and he was in the family room watching cartoons when Andy came into the room to join him. "Okay, have you thought about what you wanted to do today?" he asked him. Matthew turned down the TV. "How about bowling?" he suggested.

"Hmm, bowling, that could work. In fact, I know a great place where we can go," Andy told him as his cell phone started to ring. He pulled it out of his pocket and saw Provenza's name across the screen. "Oh geeze, we better have not caught a case," Andy muttered under his breath as he answered the phone.

"Do you need me to bail you out?" Andy said as he answered the phone. "What? Now why would you ask me that?" Provenza chimed back. "Because you're calling me on a Saturday morning and I know Patrice is away with Sharon and Andrea," Andy said back.

"Well, Flynn, for your information, I was just calling to see if you wanted to do something, since both of our wives are out of town," Provenza told him. "Well, funny you mention that because I was just talking to Matthew here and asked him if he wanted to do something fun and he suggested bowling," Andy told him.

"Is that Uncle Louie?" Matthew whispered and Andy nodded. "Ask him if he wants to come with us," Matthew asked and Andy nodded again.

"Bowling, why would he want to go bowling," Provenza grumbled back. "Because bowling is fun?" Andy told him. "He just told me to ask you if you wanted to join us," Andy relayed Matthew's message to Provenza.

"Hmm, well I guess so since I have nothing else to do," Provenza muttered. "Well, he will be very happy that you decided to come with," Andy looked at Matthew and Matthew smiled. "What time Flynn and where?" Provenza asked. Andy told him the details and they hung up.

"Alright, we got about an hour before we leave for bowling, why don't you do some of your homework besides watching cartoons," Andy suggested to Matthew. "Okay," Matthew mumbled as he turned the TV off and went towards the kitchen.

An hour later, Provenza showed up at the house wearing a Hawaiian shirt and khaki pants. Andy opened the front door. "Is that what you're wearing to bowl?" he asked as Provenza stepped inside. "What's wrong with this?" Provenza asked him. "Nothing if we were going to a luau," Andy snickered as he closed the door.

"Yeah yeah, laugh it up Flynn, where's the kid?" Provenza looked around the hallway. "Matthew's in the kitchen doing his homework," Andy told him as he started to walk down the hallway. "What did you do to him? Sharon is out of town, you two should be partying, not doing homework!" Provenza scoffed as he entered the kitchen.

"Uncle Louie!" Matthew looked up and saw Provenza walk into the kitchen. "Hi Matthew, I hear you're doing homework," he told him. Matthew nodded. "Are you ready to have some real fun?" Provenza asked him. Andy rolled his eyes and shook his head as he grabbed his wallet from the kitchen counter and placed his keys in his pocket.

"Alright, make sure Moxie is good and we'll leave in five minutes," he turned to Matthew and Matthew ran outside with Moxie to the backyard. "Flynn, Flynn, Flynn, I'm disappointed in you," Provenza said as he looked around the kitchen. "What's the matter now?" Andy asked as he folded his arms across his chest.

"Nothing, I just thought while the cat's away, or should I say the Wicked Witch?" Provenza joked. "Hey! We haven't called her that in years, and just because you turn into a crazed bachelor whenever Patrice goes away, doesn't mean I do when Sharon's away," Andy informed him.

"Man are you whipped," Provenza chuckled as Matthew came back inside the house with Moxie. "Dad, he did his business," Matthew informed them. "Okay, great. Ready to go?" Andy asked and Matthew nodded. All three of them exited out the back door and headed towards the garage.

"I like your shirt Uncle Louie!" Matthew said as he ran ahead of them and entered the garage. "See at least someone in your family has good taste," Provenza grumbled as Andy unlocked the car and Matthew got in the back seat.

Andy shook his head as he walked around to the driver's side and got in, starting the car, and pulled the car down the driveway towards the street. "So, what's Rusty doing today?" Provenza asked. "Uh not sure, he told me he was busy all day doing something for school," Andy told him as he started driving down the street.

"What else are we going to do besides bowling?" Provenza asked as he looked at Andy. Andy didn't give him an answer. Provenza turned towards the back seat to ask Matthew the same question. Matthew shrugged his shoulders and Provenza turned in his seat. "This is going to be a long day," he grumbled as Andy drove them towards the bowling alley.

TBC