Note: I'm having a hard time with this particular hiatus, so I let my imagination take control of my fingers and this story was born. It is set in the present after 5.13. I've decided to make Andy's heart attack minor, and Shandy has found a house and have moved in. Rusty isn't involved at all. I figure he is somewhere out with Gus. I felt that now that Sharon and Andy live together that their dating has toned down alot, which is normal for couples when they get to this stage of a relationship. This is Andy's way of spicing things up. Its through Sharon's memory as she wakes up the morning after, but still told in third person. It will be a very detailed date and morning after, so there will be multiple chapters.

AN: I don't know much about LA and the area surrounding it. I'm Portuguese-American and I know that there are a lot of Portuguese people in California. There are also a lot of Portuguese people in New Jersey. So I'm using all that info and running with it. It's called fiction for a reason.

AAN: No beta, just me. thanks

Disclaimer: Not my toys, but this hiatus is killing me. So I'm dusting them off and playing with them for a little bit. They will be returned to .

Chapter One

Sharon woke up from a deep slumber. She felt the weight of Andy's arm wrapped around her as he was snuggled to her back. She smiled. She had a wonderful evening with Andy. They had had a romantic dinner at a little Portuguese restaurant in Venice Beach. They took a stroll down the boardwalk where Andy ended up winning her a stuffed unicorn before going home. Andy had one last little surprise in store for Sharon when they had gotten home. In fact Andy had planned a whole romantic night from beginning to end. It was incredible and something that Jack had never done. Whenever Jack did anything it had a purpose, to either get into her bed or her wallet or both. But Andy's reason...well it brought a blush to her cheeks just thinking about it.

Andy knocked on her office door.

"Come in"

"Hey, umm...I need you to be ready at 7 tonight."

"Ready for what?"

"You'll see."

"Wait, Andy, what should I wear?"

"Don't worry about , and I'm gonna leave about twenty minutes early, if that's ok."

"um...sure. Andy is everything ok?"

"Everything is fine. See you at 7."

With that he left. The day wore on and soon she saw Andy leave without so much as a wave. It worried her. What she didn't know was that he was planning on giving her a romantic evening to show her that he hadn't gotten too comfortable or was taking her for granted. They had been living together now for several months. Thankfully his heart attack was a minor one and it didn't take him long to recuperate and life went back to normal. They had found the perfect house and had been living there now for about a month. One night while he was watching tv, he saw an episode of a sitcom. In the show the woman complained that now that the couple lived together they didn't go out anymore. The man didn't think too much of it, until he talked to a friend of his and realized that he needed to step up his "game". Andy looked over at Sharon, who was seated at her desk going over paperwork she had brought home. She was so concentrated on her work that she didn't notice him or the show. It made Andy think. He couldn't remember a time in his life that he was this happy and it was because of her. He also realized that he and Sharon hadn't gone out like they had before they moved in together. In fact it had been over two months since their last outing. Andy didn't want Sharon to feel like the spark had left their relationship. Yeah they still made love, but he had to admit that he didnt wine and dine her like he used too. So he made a plan. A romantic evening to show her not only his love, but that she was still worth the effort even if he had already "gotten the girl".

He left work without saying bye to her. Mostly because he was going over everything in his head, and by the time he realized what he had done, he was at the elevators and didn't want to turn around and go back just to say bye. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and texted her.

Andy: Don't forget 7pm. See you then...love you.

Sharon: Looking forward to it, I think. I'll be ready...love you too.

Andy smiled at her response. He had to admit he liked having her second guessing. It'll make tonight even more special. He raced home, making a couple of quick stops. Once home, he got everything ready and then dressed before leaving and hiding in his car down the block waiting for 7 o'clock.

Sharon got home and looked around. Everything was in place. She wondered what Andy was up to. She noticed his car wasn't in the driveway. She dropped her stuff at the door and made her way to the bedroom. There, on the bed, was a large white box with a note on top.

I told you not to worry. Can't wait to see you -A

Sharon smiled and opened the box. She sighed, and pulled out a gorgeous deep purple dress. It wasn't too fancy but definitely not something she could wear to work. She removed her work close and put them in their proper place before moving over to her underwear drawer. Since Andy had spent the time to get her the dress, she could atleast put some thought into the undergarments. She picked the perfect lilac bra and thong set, that would be well hidden under the dress. She smiled, looked like Andy had something special planned for their evening, but she couldn't think of a reason why. It wasn't an anniversary of any kind yet. Maybe he was trying to butter her up to break some bad news to her. Jack had only gone the extra mile when he wanted something or right before he left her. 'Oh, no', she thought 'what if after living together this time he's realized that it wasn't for him'. She frowned and shook her. Andy wasn't Jack, she would know if he wasn't happy. She looked at her watch, she had a couple of minutes. She picked her black manolo's to go with the dress and made her way to the living room. She kept taking deep breaths, trying to calm her nerves and keep her insecurities at bay.

The doorbell brought her out of her reverie. Who the hell was at the door, and where in the world was Andy. She huffed a little bit and opened the door without looking through the peephole. What she saw made her jaw dropped. There was Andy in a light gray three piece suit, with a white shirt and a tie that had different shades of purple in it and a deep purple pocket square. In his hand, a dozen red roses.

"Hey beautiful." Andy smiled.

"Andy, what are you doing?"

"I came to pick up my gorgeous girlfriend for our date."

"Andy, what is all this? It's not our anniversary."

"No, though now that I think about it, I'm gonna have to go bigger for our anniversary, I guess."

"Andy, why are you doing all this?"

"Cause I love you." He had that cute smirk on his lips. "Look, we've been living together now for a while, and I realized that we hadn't been on a date in like forever and I didn't want you to think that I was, getting too comfortable."

"Andy..." she couldn't speak, she was blown away by him.

"I want to make sure that even though I've 'got the girl' so to speak, I don't ever stop trying to get the girl. You deserve romance and being swept off your feet. I love you."

"Oh, Andy. This is incredible. I don't know what to say."

"Well, will you go out with me tonight, Sharon?"

"Yes, yes Andy, I would love to. Let me put these beautiful roses in a vase and then we can go."

Andy nodded and stepped inside. He watched her move into the kitchen and grab a vase and put the bouquet in it with some water. She would arrange them later. She turned around. Andy was by the door with her shawl and clutch waiting for her. She smiled and walked over to him with a little more sway in her hips.

"That dress looks better on you than I imagined. You are mesmerizing." Andy couldn't help himself. He was openly ogling her up and down.

"Thank you. It was a very good choice on your part."

"Well, I kind of had some help. I showed your picture to the sales lady and she pulled three different dresses out and I chose that one. She said that it was the one she thought would best suit you."

She smiled, thinking of Andy in the dress store. A little giggle slipped out before she said, "Well done. Not many men would think to ask the sales lady, let alone even go into the store."

"Yeah, well, I didn't have a choice on that. She was on me real quick. But I didn't want to take any chances. So I figure might as well let her help me. I want tonight to go perfect 'cause you deserve nothing less."

"Andy" Sharon sighed before leaning in and giving him a passionate kiss. His arms went around her waist and pulled her even closer to him. He had a fleeting thought of canceling the whole date and just taking her to their room, but stopped himself. She deserved this for everything that had happened in the last couple of months. The z-brotherhood case, his heart attack, the to-do over the assistant chief position, and the move which was a very emotional couple of days for her. She deserved a night out.

He slowly pulled away, took her hand in his and led her to the passenger side of his car. Once she was settled, he walked over to his side, took a breath and got in the car. After Andy got the car started and on the way Sharon leaned into Andy and placed her hand on his thigh.

"By the way Andy, you look incredibly handsome tonight."

"Uh, thanks. I have to admit, I like matching you."

"Uh-huh, ditto." after a beat she said "So? What do you have planned for us this evening?"

"Well, we're going to Venice Beach. That's as much as I'm going to tell you."

"Really? Andy, what's really going on here? Why are you doing all this? Is something wrong? Look if you're not happy with me or with us or something just let me know. You don't have to go through all this to butter me up."

"Is that what you think? That I'm trying to butter you up for something?"

"Andy" Sharon sighed, "This isn't normal. Men don't do what you have so far on a regular date just because."

"They do if they're in love. Sharon, I don't need any more reason to take you on a date, and making it a special one, than I love you. I might be going a little on the fancy side, but it's been so long since we've been out, and the way our schedule is, who knows when we can do this again. Also you've had to deal with a lot in the last several months, you've earned this." Andy looked over at Sharon while they were stopped at a red light."Plus I should take you out. You deserve fancy dinners and nights out on the town. You're too pretty to stay home." Andy gave Sharon a wink.

"Andy..." she half giggled and half sighed.

"Go away, Jack! Its my turn." Sharon smirked at Andy, she felt bad that He still had to deal with the scars of her marriage. " Look Sharon, I understand that this is little weird to you. But I want you to relax and enjoy yourself. No strings, no hidden agenda. I love you. You have made me a very happy man. I love the life we share. I just want to have an enjoyable evening out with you" He picked up the hand that was on his thigh and kissed it before returning their hands clasped together back on his thigh. Sharon smiled and turned to look out the window. She couldn't believe that she had ever entertained doubts about Andy. He has proven to her time and time again that he wasn't Jack, that his love for her was true with no strings attached. She knew she couldn't keep all the thoughts away, but she didn't have to give them the light of day by questioning him whenever he did something that was just too good to be true, especially because with Andy it was always true.

"I'm sorry Andy. No more doubts and no more questions. You are an amazing man and an awesome boyfriend and I look forward to everything you have planned. So, sweep away."

"Thank you. The sweeping has commenced." They smiled at each other and sat in a comfortable silence for the rest of the ride.

Please let me know what you think so far. All comments, reviews, suggestions welcome.