Disclaimer: Major Crimes is the property of James Duff, and I'm just borrowing Sharon Raydor, Andy Flynn, and all of the MC characters for fun. I do not own them, nor do I own them, nor do I own the characters from Miami Vice, Battlestar Galactica, and Grey's Anatomy, who are either mentioned or featured in this story- they are owned by Anthony Yerkovich, Ronald D. Moore, and Shonda Rimes respectively.
A/N: This multi-chapter story continues the Pink-verse, in which Sharon Raydor is with Martin Castillo (from Miami Vice), and Andy Flynn is now with Virginia Dixon (from Grey's Anatomy). It picks up soon after my story Pink Hearts & Green Clovers ended, so all of the facts remain: Sharon is still alive and Captain, Chief Taylor is alive too, etc... All mistakes are mine, and I thank you all for reading and enjoying!
Andy Flynn smiled when he slept.
That little fact was one of the many things that Virginia Dixon loved about the man, and the sight of her lover next to her made her hum with joy.
He was in her world now, if only for a few days, as he had come to help her pack up the last few bits of her life in the Emerald City.
Andy had hitched a ride on the private jet outfit, Apollo Air- courtesy of Martin Castillo's son-in-law, and was making the most of his two days off. He and Virginia had squeezed in a bit of fun, amid the packing- going to the Space Needle, and having a romantic sunset picnic along Puget Sound- not to mention making love whenever possible.
He'd also visited the area hospitals where Virginia had privileges at, and where she proudly showed him off, as her newly minted fiance.
Very, very soon, she was going to be making the rest of her life with the lieutenant, as well as her cousin and all of their beautifully blended and extended family.
Just as a new life grew within her...
Virginia placed a hand to her abdomen and smiled herself...
To be pregnant by the man she loved- and at her age, was quite a miracle...
It (almost) made her believe in such things!
Unable to resist the sleeping man any longer, Dr. Dixon pressed her lips to his in the sweetest of wake-ups.
As awareness grew, Andy returned her effort, with his own loving favor, until they were both gasping for air!
"How's my beautiful fiancee- besides minty fresh?"
Virginia hummed. "I was a bit sick, earlier. But now that you are awake, I feel much better."
Andy's smile crinkled his eyes, as paternal pride swelled within him. He didn't like the fact that Virginia was feeling pukey, but he surely loved the reason behind it.
At two months along, Virginia was not showing, quite yet, to the general public. Andy liked to believe that he noticed some difference in her tummy, but Virginia assured him that was not so. Their little one was far too small yet, but that day would be coming soon.
Andy rubbed Virginia's abdomen with protective love, and then threw back the covers, in order to gain full access and kiss her there as well.
She giggled a little, as his morning scruff raked against her skin. Virginia loved how gentle and patient Andy was with her, and knew that he would be equally so with their child.
She only hoped that the same would be of her. Fears of being a neglectful- if not distant parent, plagued Virginia greatly. Few truly understood her, due to her Aspergers, and the thought that she and the child might not bond was absolutely terrifying to her.
Virginia's therapist, assured her that the mere fact that she was concerned about such an occurrence, dictated her natural born instincts toward the child, and proved that she would be a conscientious parent.
"He's going to adore you," Andy predicted with timely affirmation. "And you're gonna adore him."
Virginia hummed and gave her lover one of her famous half-smiles. "How do you always know when to say just the right thing?"
Andy chuckled, and kissed her lightly. "Because it's always the truth, Doc. Nuthin' but the truth, so help me, God."
The couple kissed again, more passionately this time...
And then, in the rare and full streaming light of the Seattle morning, they began to make love...
That is until-
Tory Foster, Virginia's faithful assistant swept into the room with an arm full of dry cleaning, and a reusable canvas market bag with purchases from a local drugstore.
"Don't mind me- I'm just passing through," Ms Foster reported. "I got everything on your list, Ma'am- and your appointment for 11:30 has been confirmed- as well as your Uber. Nice ass, by the way, Flynn."
Andy sighed deeply, as his erection died, and Virginia giggled beneath him. The lovers moved apart, and covered up quickly, as Tory bustled back out of the room.
Andy shook his head and scrubbed his face with his hands. "Is she always like this?"
"Yes," Virginia replied with a calm nod.
"Oh gods."
"Indeed."
Andy hated doctor appointments, and suffered from White Coat Syndrome...
Not that he'd ever tell Virginia that...
It was something about expecting to hear bad news.
Virginia crossed her legs and tightened the exam gown around her, as she sat one the exam table. She then reached for one of Andy's hands, and squeezed it lovingly.
"If I'm not nervous, then you shouldn't be, either."
Andy swallowed deeply. "I hear, ya, Doc."
Just as they were about to kiss, Virginia's OB-GYN, Dr. Uramoto, entered the exam room, and couldn't help but smile.
"Now that's what I like to see among my expectant patients and their partners.!"
The couple blushed in unison, as they quickly parted.
"We were just-"
"Making out."
Dr. Uramoto grinned, as she'd known Virginia for years, and was very happy for her patient who was also a friend as well as a colleague. "I guess that it goes without saying that you're both excited about your baby?"
Virginia nodded. "This is Lieutenant Andy Flynn- the father, and my fiance."
"A pleasure to meet you," Dr. Uramoto stated with a smile before studying Virginia's chart. "So, Virginia- everything with your pelvic exam looks textbook perfect- and I'm guessing that you and the dad here, are ready to see if we can hear a heartbeat?" the OB-GYN asked, once all of the pleasantries were taken care of.
Both parents nodded and grinned without shame.
Andy stood back a bit, as Virginia laid down on the exam table and slid her feet into the stirrups. She squeezed his hand reassuringly, and he felt his blood pressure drop by several notches.
But when Dr. Uramoto produced a rather imposing piece of equipment, Andy lost all color in his face!
"That doesn't look like the ultra-sounds I've seen on TV."
Virginia patted Andy's hand, reassuringly.
"It's too early in the pregnancy to use a traditional Doppler, so today we're using a vaginal unit," Dr. Uramoto explained.
Andy took another look at the probe, and paled even more.
The OB-GYN continued, "Normally we would wait until further along in the pregnancy to do a scan, but because of your age, Virginia, I want to make sure the embryo is implanted correctly and not in one of your Fallopian tubes."
The mother-to-be nodded, as the expectant father began to sweat.
"If it is, can you move it?"
Virginia hummed softly. "Do not go there, Leftenant."
Andy nodded and focused instead on the probe that the doctor was readying. "Are you gonna be okay with that going- inside you?" he asked in a quiet whisper.
"Yes," Virginia replied. "Thanks to you, I'm quite used to large shafts in my vagina."
Andy blushed, and then with confirmation of readiness by Virginia, Dr. Uramoto inserted the ultrasound probe.
"Are you okay?"
Virginia nodded, and then smiled. The probe was a little cold, and slick with lubricant, but she was too excited to see and possibly hear the child's heartbeat, to be disturbed by such an intrusion. And even so, Medicine was her life, and a thing like this was just part of it.
The couple squeezed each others hands and kissed chastely, as Dr. Uramoto searched for Baby Dixon-Flynn. When nothing came up on the screen, Andy's stomach began to turn, and Virginia actually frowned.
The doctor told her patient to shift her body, just a bit- and scrunch down the exam table- ever so slightly...
And then...
A powerful drumbeat filled the room, and it made all three occupants smile broadly!
"Is that-"
"Yes," Virginia answered before her doctor could even muster the word.
The image, which was not of the 4D quality of most scans, but the older fashioned ones that made the baby look like a tiny storm on a weather map, but to Andy and Virginia it looked more beautiful than Claude Monet's Water Lilies.
Dr. Uramoto worked with a quiet smile, as she took measurements and listened intently at the heartbeat, while the happy parents-to-be continued to stare at the monitor.
Even though he was already a parent, all of this was a new and wondrous thing for Andy. He'd been too wrapped up in himself, back when he had his first kids, to really enjoy the special moments like this.
But for Virginia, hearing her child's heartbeat was the closest thing to a religious experience that she'd ever had. Hearts were her life, and to be witnessing that was truly incredible.
"The embryo is safely implanted, right where it should be, and everything looks and sounds normal. Would you like me to download the audio of the heartbeat to a usb, and print some pictures for you to take home?" the OB-GYN asked slyly.
"About a million of them!" Andy replied quickly, as Virginia added a confirming giggle.
Dr. Uramoto tapped a few buttons on her keyboard, and removed the probe from Virginia. There was a tiny bit of blood there, and it caused Andy's eyes to widen, but both Virginia and Uramoto soothed his fears quickly.
"It's nothing to worry about, Leftenant," Virginia promised with a gentle kiss to Andy's cheek. "I'm fine, and so is our son."
"Dr. Dixon is correct," added the baby doc. She always smiled at her patients' insistence on the sexes of their unborn children before such knowledge was gleaned. "But just as a precaution, I'd take things easy tonight- if you know what I mean."
Andy blushed, and Virginia smiled.
"Understood," replied the couple in unison.
Just staring at their child's first picture all evening, would keep them more than well occupied!
True to his word, Andy made sure that Virginia stayed off her feet, as he doted on her for the rest of the day and night.
He made them a simple dinner of spaghetti with Parmesan and freshly cracked black pepper, and paired it with an arugula salad tossed with a tarragon vinaigrette.
Dessert, served on the sofa, was a lovely basket of locally grown Rainer cherries, that the couple had purchased together, at Pike Place Market.
Virginia's apartment was tastefully decorated, and had a lovely view of the city. It was going up for sale soon- furnished, for the most part- save for a few choice items like a treasured vase, a stunning large b/w framed photo of Emily Raydor dancing for her ballet troop, all of Virginia's extensive library of books, as well as a few other small bits of family items.
Andy had no doubt that Virginia's apartment must've cost a fortune, which, in turn, would no doubt garner a nice sale price.
Virginia looked forward to putting the proceeds- along with Andy's contribution from the sale of his own house, toward their Forever Home in L.A..
Snuggled together on Virginia's comfy sofa, beneath a hand knit throw, the lovers watched the nightly Seattle rain, as it beat against the large pane windows. The romantic mood took them back to the tiny stone cottage at Big Bear Lake, where they not only declared their love to each other, but conceived their child, and it only reinforced their bond.
Virginia sighed happily, as Andy's hands slipped beneath the hem of her favorite Seattle Mariners t-shirt, in order to rub her like Aladdin's lamp.
He couldn't stop touching her abdomen, nor could he quit asking when she was going to start getting big.
"Soon, Leftenant," she told him, while entwining her legs with his. "But I must caution you, however. The O'Dwyer women do not present, very much, so it is likely that I will not either."
"Really?"
"Yes. When Sharon was pregnant with Ricky- and then Emily, she wore most of her regular clothes."
Andy frowned adorably, as he'd hoped to see Virginia in full-on pregnancy glory- like an African fertility idol, with porn star breasts, and a wide and full belly.
Virginia kissed him chastely, and then giggled a tiny bit, as she knew what he had in mind.
"My chest will get big, however," she told him matter-of-factually. "Sharon's breasts became enormous, and even now at this early stage I feel mine are growing. They are very sensitive, and the slightest touch makes them ache."
His lady's words made Andy grin, but then he felt a pang of guilt as he never wanted Virginia to feel anything but full-on comfort- especially in her own skin.
"But I like the feeling," Virginia told him honestly.
"You do?"
"Yes, truly."
Andy grinned to his eyes, and kissed Virginia with all of the passion that either one of them could handle without going against her doctor's orders for that night.
It was just enough, to be together like this...
Very soon, they would be together for good...
In a little house, with a little baby, and a great big love between them.