Hello everyone! So this is my first fanfiction, I am kinda nervous so I hope this is written well. I am a huge fan of MC and Mary McDonell and everyone on the cast of Major Crimes so I hope this does them justice.

I sadly don't own these characters, I am just playing with them in my sandbox...I will put them back as close to their original state as I can.

I hope you enjoy, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This should only be two chapters and I should post the next one within a few days or less :D

And now, onto the show!

It was finally over. After six long months of hearings, court appearances, and witness protecting they could finally close the Alice Herrera case. Even though she was still technically and officially Jane Doe #38 Andy felt much better referring to her by a name instead of just a number. He always had hoped that they would find out about her past….or at least her name, but sadly they came up with absolutely nothing, even calling in favors from Agent Howard brought absolutely nothing, like she was never even born.

After the final verdict they all decided to gather together at Casey's Irish Bar, they even invited Andrea Hobbs to join in on the celebration. She felt quite satisfied that they were finally able to give "Siko Slider" what he deserved, life in prison with no eligibility of parole….she would rather have stuck a needle into his arm, but he already got beat up for his arrogant attitude, so jail was the second best thing to a death sentence.

They were all sitting around a table near the middle in the bar, snacking on food and just having a good time, knowing that they won. Andy sighed as he took another drink of his ginger ale, not knowing if he could stomach his usual cranberry juice, not feeling so festive. Yes, they had won the case and given justice, but not knowing who she really was seriously bugged Andy, especially since it all reminded him of his daughter and how he lost her for so long due to his drinking. He could never forgive himself if he lost her again and felt like her parents needed to feel some type of closure, wherever they were.

"Awe, com'on Flynn, don't look so gloomy, we were able to find bug, had witness intimidation added to Sliders' sentence, and finally got this bullshit trial over with, so we should be celebrating."

Andy snorted softly and shot a look at his slightly inebriated best friend. True, it should have been a pretty open and shut case taking maybe two months total to wrap everything up, but as it tends to go, nothing is that easy. A slight complication arose when they witness, Justine "Bug" somehow escaped sight and completely disappeared. No one would have even guessed that the pawn shop owner was one of Sliders guys and told Bug she would be next if she testified. Scared, and given cash to leave, Bug hoped on a bus and headed for wherever it would take her. It had taken almost two months before they finally were able to track down Bug and then another two weeks to convince her to come back and testify, promising her witness protection and a new start to life. In the end, Justine agreed, giving Andy a gigantic hug and thanking him for not giving up on her, which brought tears to his eyes.

"Or are you sad that a certain female captain isn't here celebrating with us?"

A few chuckles were heard from around the table as Andy shot a glare at Julio, who just shot a smug smile back at him, Andrea and Tao shared knowing looks while Provenza choked on his beer.
"Ye Gods Julio, please don't encourage him…..idiot."
The last part mumbled as Andy just rolled his eyes and took another drink of ale. Luckily for him Buzz just happened to come back to the table, a fresh batch of French fries in his hand.
"What did I miss?" Buzz questioned, seeing the looks on everyone's face around the table.
Flynn just smiled, seeing a great opportunity, "Oh nothing…" He started, shooting a sly look over to the man in question, "Just asking if you and Sadie were together yet…"

"Oh my god, Sadie?!" Amy declared, suddenly sitting straighter…."That pretty techy girl from LA's anti-terrorism division? I didn't know you were even still talking to her…..oh it all makes sense now…" Amy started going on about Buzz and Sadie, allowing Andy to sink back and allow the focus go off of him and his relationship with Sharon.

Relationship, Andy smiled at the word. He couldn't really put his friendship with the feisty brunette in the category of friends, but it is less than lovers. He was well aware of the absence of his best friend as he was the one who offered her a ride, knowing Rusty was borrowing her car while his was inspected. She politely declined, saying she had some important paperwork to finish for a friend and she would see him Monday as long as they weren't called in on their rare Sunday's off.

Andy was very intrigued by this paperwork, and more so by this 'friend' of hers. While a year ago he would have felt the sting of jealousy, now he just felt confident that when she was ready, she would tell him what it was all about. That was the one thing he is so grateful for, the trust Sharon had given him. She had been hurt when Andy had lied to his daughter, but after a true heart to heart with Sharon a few days after the Nutcracker she decided to forgive him, he wasn't Jack, he had true remorse. He had also had never given her a reason to never trust him…so she gave him the benefit of the doubt and trusted him again. Looking back he was so glad he had told her the truth instead of lied to her or told her he didn't want to talk about it, they had become closer than they were, if that was possible. They were on the edge ready to fall over, take the plunge…but he didn't know if she was ready for the conversation, and he didn't want to push his luck and lose the one person who meant the world to him…

"Damn," He thought, "I have fallen in love with her." Before the realization could fully sink in he felt a hand on his shoulder. Andy bristled slightly, he was enjoying his train of thoughts.
"Yes?"
"Hummm, expecting someone else?"
Andy sat up and turned quickly, eyes wide, he was expecting his drunk best friend, not the woman he was just thinking about.

"Shit."