Hello guys ! Here is new fanfiction that I hope you will like ! It's a little fluffy one :)

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The murder room was very quiet and Andy was almost alone in it, engrossed in his paperwork. He let go of his pen when he heard the ringtone of his phone.

"Flynn."

"Hello, Lieutenant. It's Emily. Emily Raydor." The young woman said.

Andy sat straighter in his chair and turned his head to watch Sharon, but she was also working on paperwork.

"Oh, hello Emily! You're okay?"

"Hmm, yes."

There was a short silence on the phone before Andy cleared his throat.

"Do you want to talk with your mother?"

"No!" Emily answered quickly, "No, I wanted to talk to you actually... Are you with mum right now? Because I don't want her to hear..."

"Well, she is in her office but I could use a cup of coffee so I'll just go to the break room. Is that alright?"

"Yes, thank you." Emily said clearly relieved.

"Alright." Andy stood up and took his coffee cup with him. He smiled to Sharon as he walked by her office and smiled even wider when she smiled back at him.

Andy entered the room, put coffee in his cup and sat.

"Okay Emily, I'm all ears." He smiled

"Well, I've been hired in a new ballet and I start next month."

"Oh! That's great! Your mother will be so proud of you!"

"Yes, I know!" Andy could hear Emily's smile through the phone, "So, since I'm only starting the repetitions in 3 weeks, I would like to surprise her and come for one week or so next Saturday. Do you think that would be possible?" Emily seemed a little bit worried.

"Sure! She will be over the moon! But hmm... Let me think a minute... Rusty will be out with Gus for the entire day and is only coming back on Sunday afternoon... So, what do you say that you text me the time and the hour your plane will land and I will come to the airport to drive you to your mom's condo? Would that be alright? I mean, we're supposed to have dinner together on Saturday anyway, so instead of bringing flowers, I will bring you!"

"Really? Oh, thank you Lieutenant!"

"Of course! And please, call me Andy."

"Well, thank you Andy! Very much! But hmm..."

"Yes? Is something wrong?" Andy asked worriedly, he hoped he hadn't offended her.

"No, it's just that I don't want to interrupt one of your weekends alone." Andy could perfectly picture Emily's worried face, the same as her mother.

"Oh, no Emily. Please, do not worry about that. You're more important than dinner."

"Really? Thank you very much Andy. Because I... I think I really need to spend time with mum now..." Emily's voice cracked a little on the phone and Andy moved in his chair. The numerous times Andy had talked or saw Emily, she had always been happy and had tease him and her mother. But right now, Andy realized that Emily hadn't really been herself on the phone.

"Emily, are you sure you're alright? I mean, you don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to but you seem a little..." Andy stopped himself when he heard a strangled sob, "Oh, Emily, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to pry actually..."

"No, no that's okay... I just... Well... I met this man some time ago and... And he, he... He kind of dumped me... And now... Well, I thought that I... That he..." Emily cleared her throat exactly like her mother would do too if she felt overwhelmed.

"Oh, Emily, I'm so sorry..." Andy said, aching for the crying girl.

She sniffed on the phone, "I think it's better this way... It just that it hurts and... Well, I didn't want to disturb mom with that and I didn't speak with my father in like 6 months..."

Andy had to bit the inside of his cheek to contain his anger, "You don't deserve that, I'm sorry... Love is awful sometimes... But sometimes, it's just worth it. Well, if I can help you, just tell me... I know that I'm nobody to you-"

"You're not nobody!" Emily said quickly, "You're the man who make my mother happy. You're her partner. You, well, you're like my stepfather actually..." She laughed through her tears.

Andy stopped moving and opened his eyes wide. Stepfather. Yes, he was Sharon's partner. Yes, they were dating. Yes, he was in love with her. But they hadn't even said those words to each other, and Andy was not sure that Sharon would be very pleased with the fact that one her kids just called him "stepfather".

"Andy? I hope I didn't offend you..."

No! No, I'm not offended. It just that I'm not so sure that I can be called a stepfather that's all."

Emily blew her nose, "I can't see why not... Andy, my parents have been separated most of my life, and my mother never let us meet one of her boyfriends. In 20 years! If it wasn't serious between you, you would still be 'Lieutenant Flynn' from her squad to us and even to Rusty. And each time that I call, facetime or Skype with my mother, you would not be close to her, every single time. I was serious you know... I've seen you and talked to you more in the last few months, even through a computer, that I've seen my father in the past year."

Andy was taken aback by this confession and felt a lump in his throat, "Emily, I'm... Thank you. I do care about your mother. Very, very much. And I care about you and your two brothers too. But I don't know if you know it but I'm not really better than your father..."

There was a short silence on the line.

"I know. I mean, I know your story but believe me; you're better than my father. Otherwise, my mother wouldn't have allowed herself to be close to you. And even less close to us. If she had any doubts that you could have hurt her the way my father did, we wouldn't know you Andy. I wouldn't have called you and told you all the things I did."

"I... Thank you, Emily."

"You're welcome. And thank you. I... I think I did need that. And I'm sorry if I've overstepped."

"You didn't. I'm flattered actually, and pleased. I'm glad that I can have a second chance in my life. I'm so glad that your mother permitted me to have that chance with my daughter and my son, with Rusty and if you and your brother want to give me a chance, I promise you that I won't do anything to lose your trust. I know that I cannot make amends to you for your father or replace him and I don't want to do that. But I can be here. If you want me to be here, I will. Because I'm not planning on letting your mother go very soon." Andy didn't hear anything for a few seconds, "Emily?" He asked tentatively.

"I'm here. Thank you Andy." He could tell that Emily was crying again and felt guilty for it.

"So, I'll see you on Saturday?" The young woman asked.

"Sure. Hey! I have a better idea. I'll bring your mother to the airport with me without telling her, alright? What do you say?"

"Yeah! It's a great idea but how will you manage to do that?"

Andy thought about it for a moment and his face broke into a grin.

"I will blindfold her."

Emily laughed a real laugh and Andy felt better immediately.

"How will you manage to do that?"

"She trusts me." He answered simply.

"I'm sure she does." Emily laughed again, "Alright, I will text you everything as soon as I can."

"No problem! I have to go back to work. Will you be okay?"

"Yes. Thank you Andy, for everything. I'll see you soon."

"Yeah! Bye Emily!"

She hung up. Andy put his phone down on the table in front of him. 20 minutes. He had talked with Sharon's daughter for 20 minutes. That should be awkward , he should felt awkward about it. Emily had talked to him about herself, about himself and about her father. So yes, he should felt bad about it but he didn't. He felt happy. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with Sharon. Nicole was happy about it. His son was still a little distant with him but he had liked Sharon immediately. Rusty had finally opened up to their relationship. Ricky had always liked him. And now, Emily, who had known her father in his best years had just welcomed him in her family and in her heart as a 'stepfather'.

So yes, he should felt awkward about it, but right now, he was just happy.

TBC.