I'm dedicating this little one shot to Anya ( littlemarieantoinette ) for her amazing Sharon/Andrea video It's Only Love Not A Timebomb.

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Sharon/Andrea

Chapter 1

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It had been a busy morning and in between grabbing some lunch and finishing off her team assessment reviews for the year she'd just found time to check in on Rusty. She was just finishing up her phone conversation with him when Andy came rushing in to her office, worry etched on his face.

"Rusty honey, I'll have to call you back. I might be a little late so just make something for yourself for dinner okay."

She placed her cell on the desk and looked back at Andy, smiling but stopped when he looked at her with sympathy.

"Andy…is everything okay?"

"You need to come and watch something."

"Watch what, what's happened…"

"Possibly a case…we might need to attend."

She got up and followed him out in to the murder room to find the eyes of her entire team fixed on Mike's computer watching what she thought was a video. She came around to stand with Andy to see it was a news flash they were all watching.

"What's happened?" Sharon asked, unaware of what was coming.

"Some explosion at the Courthouse."

"Oh my god, do we know which one yet?" She asked.

"Not sure." Andy said.

"Oh yeah we do actually, it's the Metropolitan." Mike spoke up.

"Not the one on South Hill Street?" Sharon said.

"Well how many others do you know?" Provenza said sarcastically.

Andy looked at Sharon and noticed how pale she had become as she watched the screen in front of her.

"Captain, are you okay?"

Provenza followed Andy's gaze and could see how unsteady Sharon seemed.

"Flynn, grab the seat."

Andy pulled the desk chair behind Sharon as Provena put his hand on her arm, guiding her into the chair.

"Are you okay Ma'am?" Amy asked.

"Sykes, get her some water."

"Should we call someone?" Julio asked.

"She's in shock." Mike added.

Andy knelt down beside her, taking the water bottle from Amy and putting into Sharon's hand, the cold feel against her skin forcing her snap back to reality.

"Sharon, what is it?" Andy asked, watching her closely.

"Andrea."

"DDA Hobbs…what about her?" Amy asked, confused.

"Sharon, what about Andrea."

"The building, she…she was there."

"When?"

She locked eyes with Andy and began to feel her own eyes sting a little.

"Today, she was going there today."

"Oh my god…DDA Hobbs could have been in the building when it exploded."

"For god sake Sykes, can't you see the Captain's upset." Provenza groaned.

"Sharon, are you sure she was going to be there today."

"Andy I'm sure…she called earlier, said she'd be late for our da…our meeting, look she was definitely going to be there. Oh god what if she…."

"Hey come on, she'll be fine. Chances are she wasn't even there when the explosion happened."

"I need to get down there." She said, getting to her feet

"We'll go with you."

"It's not necessary really."

"If this is a Major Crimes case then chances are we'll be called out anyway, we may as well join you down there now."

All Sharon could do was nod her head in agreement as they all followed her out.

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Andy offered to dive Sharon to the scene and the others followed in Provenza's car, Amy, Mike and Buzz were in the back seat while Julio sat up front with Provenza.

"Hey, what was all that about back there with the Captain…a little strange wasn't it?" Amy said.

"Sykes what are you talking about now?"

"The way she was acting, I've never seen her like that before. She's never reacted like that when any of us have been attacked."

"Sykes, there is a very big possibility that DDA Hobbs could be dead, this is a little more serious than a punch from a suspect."

"Yeah I get that but the way the Captain was…."

"Sykes, for now…it might be a good idea to keep your opinions to yourself okay." Provenza stated.

Amy shrugged her shoulders before leaning back against the seat and turned her attentions to the outside world. Andy looked over every few minutes at Sharon who had her eyes fixed on the road ahead, fiddling with the ring on her middle finger.

"Sharon, you okay."

"Mmm, fine."

"Look, you don't have to tell me but…about DDA Hobbs…?"

"Andy..."

"Sharon come on, the way you acted back there…it was a little out of character for you and you can't pretend we didn't all notice."

"It's complicated."

"We're friends aren't we?"

She looked over at him as he drove and smiled softly at him.

"Of course we are."

"And you know that anything you say to me will be in the strictest of confidence."

"I know."

"When Jack told Rusty you were seeing someone…even though the guy had no idea whether you were or not…he assumed it was me didn't he?"

"Yes, I think he did…though he never said anything."

"But…it's Andrea isn't it, that's why she's been around so much lately."

Sharon's face fell before turning away from him. "It's been Andrea for a long time but…oh Andy it's so complicated."

"What's complicated about it, you love each other right?"

"We do…but you know what people can be like, people's prejudices. The idea of anyone gossiping behind our backs and the effect it could have on our careers…."

"Hey, there is no law against two women being in a relationship…sure Andrea consults with our department now and again but she's not officially a team member and even if she was, it wouldn't make a damn difference. Come on Sharon, times have changed."

"Quite but some people are still stuck in the past and not everyone approves of same sex relationships."

"Yeah, well then it's just as well you don't work with those types then…doesn't it. Look Sharon, I can't tell you Andrea's okay because I haven't got a clue but she's a tough lady and she's not gonna let some explosion end her, I have a gut feeling she's okay."

"Oh god Andy I hope you're right, I really do."

Sharon leaned back, playing with her ring again as she waited as patiently as she could for Andy to arrive at the scene.

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To Be Continued…