This fic is based off the new Major Crimes promo where Andy mentions something about cancelling a trip. My theory is that he and Sharon were planning on taking a short Valentine's Day/Post Valentine's Day weekend trip somewhere, but it ends up getting cancelled because of the case.
The title (and certain parts of this fic) are inspired by the Hoagy Carmichael version of the song, "Heart & Soul".
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or M/C, but if I did, this is what would happen.
Chapter 1: Let's Get Away
It was the weekend after Valentine's Day. Andy had been planning on driving up the coast to Santa Barbara with Sharon for a romantic weekend, but their plans had abruptly been cancelled once they'd caught their latest case. In fact, this was the second weekend in a row that this had happened and to say that Andy was frustrated and disappointed was an understatement. He'd been grouchy for the majority of the case and everyone knew it. Sharon knew she had to do something and she'd just come up with the perfect plan.
At around 5:30pm the following evening, they had finally closed their latest case. Everyone else had left for the evening, but Andy was waiting for Sharon to finish up some last minute paperwork before they went home for the night. He was sitting at his desk playing Angry Birds on his phone when he felt Sharon come up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Angry Birds again?" Sharon asked him.
"What? It's a good stress reliever," Andy told her.
"I know. I'm just teasing. More than anything else, I find it funny that your six and eight year old grandsons introduced you to it," replied Sharon.
"Are you ready to go home?" Andy asked her.
"Yes and no," replied Sharon.
Andy stood up and gave her a quizzical look.
"Let's go. I'll tell you about it in the elevator," Sharon explained.
Once they got in the elevator and started moving, Sharon hit the stop button.
"I'm assuming this is your way of telling me what the hell is going on," said Andy.
"Uh huh," replied Sharon as she smiled at Andy and loosely grabbed the lapels of his jacket to pull him closer.
"So?" Andy asked Sharon as he smiled at their closer proximity.
"I have something for you," replied Sharon as she pulled something out of her jacket pocket and handed it to him.
"A key card? Where are we going?" Andy asked her.
"The address is on the back," Sharon told him.
"Santa Monica?" Andy asked as he looked at the address.
"Yeah. I know it's not Santa Barbara, but I thought we could still get away for a few days," replied Sharon as she smiled up at him.
"Have I told you lately how much I love you?" Andy asked Sharon.
"Well, yeah, but…" Sharon trailed off.
"You never get tired of hearing it. I know," said Andy.
"Well, that too. Anyways, there will be plenty of time for that once we get there," said Sharon suggestively as she released the stop button and the elevator began moving again.
"So, are we driving up there tonight?" Andy asked her.
"Uh huh," answered Sharon as the elevator doors opened and they stepped out into the parking garage hand in hand.
As they arrived at Andy's car, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and said, "Wait. Shouldn't we go home and grab some extra clothes first?"
As they stood next to the car, Sharon leaned close to Andy's ear and whispered, "I thought lack of clothing was one of the main reasons why we were going on this trip."
"Well, yeah, but what if I wanna take you out somewhere? We can't go naked and what we've got on is hardly appropriate for anywhere near the beach," Andy pointed out.
Just then, Sharon took the keys out of Andy's hand and hit the button to open the trunk, which revealed two bags packed for the weekend.
"You didn't really think me and my sense of occasion would forget to pack the essentials, did you?" Sharon asked Andy.
"Well no, but when did you have time to put these in here without me noticing? I mean you're sneaky, but…" Andy trailed off.
"I may have asked Rusty to grab the bags we had packed for Santa Barbara and the spare key so he could put them in there for us this afternoon," replied Sharon.
"Oh really?" Andy asked her.
"Yep. That way we could just leave from here, get there at a decent hour, and not be too tired to enjoy each other's company," explained Sharon.
"Well, let's go then," replied Andy eagerly as he opened the driver's side door.
"Okay," replied Sharon as she smiled at Andy's excitement as she opened the door and got into the passenger seat.
And with that, they left the PAB and headed towards Santa Monica.
It took Sharon and Andy close to an hour to get to their hotel in Santa Monica. Once they grabbed their bags and checked in at the front desk, they were shown to their room. Once inside, Andy tipped the bellman before he left and closed the door behind them.
"What do you think?" Sharon asked Andy.
"Beautiful," replied Andy as he looked at Sharon.
"Me or the room?" Sharon asked Andy as she smoothed out his tie.
"All of it," replied Andy as rested his hands against Sharon's hips.
"Oh, I almost forgot about the view," said Sharon as she moved out of Andy's grasp and made her way towards the French doors that opened out onto a small balcony.
Andy followed Sharon out onto the balcony and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind as she looked out at the moon reflecting onto the ocean.
"Amazing. You and your sense of occasion have once again outdone yourself. Very romantic," Andy told Sharon before placing a kiss behind her ear.
Sharon hummed contentedly before she turned around in Andy's arms and told him, "There's plenty more where that came from. What would you say if I asked you to order some room service while I started a bath?"
"Hmm…that depends. Am I allowed to join you in this bath?" Andy asked her.
"Of course. As long as you bring food with you," replied Sharon as she turned and began walking towards the bathroom.
"In the mood for anything in particular?" Andy asked her.
"Surprise me," Sharon answered from the bathroom.
"Oh, you know I'm always full of surprises," Andy joked.
A moment later, Sharon could be heard laughing in the bathroom before the water running into the tub began to drown out the sound of her laughter.
Andy smiled before he picked up the phone and placed their order.
About ten minutes later, a room service waiter brought their order. Andy thanked him before shutting and locking the door and heading towards the bathroom with the platter of food.
"What'd you order us?" Sharon asked Andy as she saw him enter the bathroom.
"An assortment of fruit with whipped cream and chocolate sauce to dip them into," replied Andy as he stared at Sharon lying in the tub with her hair up in a messy bun.
"Mmm. Why don't you take off that robe and climb in here behind me with that," Sharon suggested as she leaned forward in the tub, giving Andy an enticing view of her cleavage.
"My pleasure," replied Andy as he set the platter on the counter before stripping his robe off and climbing into the tub.
Once Andy settled behind her, Sharon leaned her back against his chest and hummed contentedly as Andy wrapped his arms around her.
"This is nice," said Sharon.
"It is. I don't remember the last time we did something like this," replied Andy.
"Probably before you sold your house in Valencia. Three people living in a condo with only one bathroom kind of limits this sort of thing," Sharon told him.
"Yeah. Plus, both of us would never fit in that tiny bathtub you have in your condo anyway," added Andy.
"Mmhmm. True. Note to self: Add large bathtub in master bathroom to our list of house must haves," said Sharon.
"Definitely," Andy replied.
"So, does that mean you're ready to start looking again?" Sharon asked him.
"Yeah. I think it's safe to say I'm gonna be around for a while to help pay for it," replied Andy before he leaned down and placed a kiss against Sharon's shoulder.
Sharon reached up and gently ran her hand through Andy's hair before she turned her head towards him and said, "You know that wouldn't have mattered. As long as I still have you here."
"I know. It matters to me though. I don't want anybody, least of all your kids, thinking I'm just another freeloading jerk. I'm sure they saw enough of that growing up. They don't need any more of that in their lives and you sure as hell deserve so much better than that," replied Andy.
Sharon ran her thumb over the top of Andy's hand under the bubbly water before she told him, "You're an amazing man, Andy Flynn. I hope you know that."
"I do," replied Andy before he placed a soft feather light kiss against the sensitive spot behind Sharon's ear.
Sharon giggled for a moment before she turned her head into Andy's shoulder.
"What's so funny?" Andy asked her.
"Nothing. I just love you. That's all," replied Sharon before she placed a kiss against Andy's shoulder.
"Well, I'd say that's a good thing considering we're lying naked in a tub talking about buying a house together," Andy told her.
"It's a great thing," said Sharon as she smiled at Andy.
"Agreed. By the way, in case you were wondering, I love you too," Andy told her.
Sharon chuckled for a moment before she replied seriously, "I never have to wonder about that. You show me that you love me every day."
"You deserve that and more," Andy told her, equally as serious.
Sharon hummed contentedly before her stomach began growling loudly.
"Was that your stomach?" Andy asked her.
Sharon chuckled before she answered, "Yeah. I didn't eat much this afternoon. I was trying to finish up all the paperwork I had to do so we could leave earlier than usual."
"What do you want first? There are strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, cherries, and pineapple," asked Andy as he set the tray on the edge of the tub.
"Let's start with the strawberries," Sharon suggested.
"Chocolate or whipped cream?" Andy whispered in her ear.
"Surprise me," she told him.
Andy dipped the strawberry in the chocolate sauce, but as he went to hand it to her, some dropped onto her shoulder.
"Oops," said Andy.
As Sharon took the strawberry from him, she said, "Don't even try to act like you didn't do that on purpose."
"Don't worry. I always clean up after myself," Andy whispered suggestively in Sharon's ear before licking the spot of chocolate as his teeth lightly grazed her shoulder.
Sharon laughed before turning around in the tub, crossing her ankles in front of her, and looking at Andy as she said, "Fine. My turn."
Andy gestured for Sharon to go ahead before she grabbed another one of the strawberries and dipped it in the whipped cream.
"The whipped cream doesn't drip like the chocolate sauce does," Andy told her with an air of self confidence.
Sharon leaned forward slightly, wrapped her arms around Andy's neck, dabbing the side of his neck along the way before she whispered confidently, "Yeah, well that's fine. I'm not much of a pretender anyways."
It was then that Sharon removed her hands from Andy's neck, and dragged a finger along the whipped cream on the side of his neck before licking it off her finger and biting into the strawberry.
"No, just a tease," replied Andy.
"Oh, and you're not?" Sharon asked him.
"Not on your level. I don't have quite as many skills in that department," answered Andy.
"Well, I'll take that as a compliment," replied Sharon.
"You should. You're very good at it," Andy told her.
"You're not so bad yourself," replied Sharon as she smiled at Andy.
"Good to know," responded Andy before he popped a raspberry into his mouth.
What? No chocolate sauce this time?" Sharon asked him.
"Nope," said Andy.
"Well, then I will," Sharon told him as she grabbed a raspberry and dipped it in chocolate before popping it into her mouth and making a sound that was a cross between a contented hum and a moan.
"That's so not fair," said Andy.
"What? You could've had some chocolate sauce with yours," Sharon teased him.
"You know what I mean," Andy told her.
"I do. What are you gonna do about it?" Sharon asked Andy as she ate another chocolate covered strawberry.
Andy leaned over and whispered suggestively, "I'm going to bed."
"Any special preference when it comes to sleeping attire?" Sharon asked him.
"Anything…or nothing. It's up to you. Surprise me," Andy whispered before climbing out of the tub and drying off.
"Okay. I will say one thing. I hate when you leave, but I love watching you go," Sharon told him.
As Andy wrapped a towel around his waist and walked towards the bedroom he laughed amusedly before he said, "I love how you don't even try to hide the fact that you're checking me out."
"Why should I? You never seem to," said Sharon as she caught Andy staring at her as she climbed out of the tub.
"I can't help that I appreciate nice things," replied Andy as Sharon wrapped a towel around herself and tucked it in at her chest.
"I'll remember that while I'm picking out what I'm gonna wear to bed tonight," replied Sharon flirtatiously.
Andy smiled at her before he said, "Well, don't spend too much time trying to decide. Chances are it won't stay on long anyways once I see you in it. Not to mention the fact that you look good in everything…and nothing."
As Andy shut the bathroom door behind him, he could hear Sharon's laughter at his suggestive remark and the sound brought a huge grin to his face for a couple of reasons. One, they both knew how true it was that whatever Sharon chose to wear tonight wouldn't stay on very long, and two, and more importantly, how great it was to see her smile and hear her laugh like that again. Andy knew how tough his collapse in front of Sharon's office had been on her. She more often than not had the tendency to put on a brave front for the sake of everybody else, but the night he had woken up in the hospital after his heart attack, that wall of Sharon' had proceeded to come tumbling down around her as both fear and relief began flooding her eyes with tears.
Andy had immediately pulled Sharon into the hospital bed next to him as she fell apart in his arms, letting his warmth and the sound of his beating heart wash away the fear and anguish she'd felt at the startlingly real possibility that she might lose the man who had not only taken up residence in her heart and just recently, her home, but pretty much everywhere else in her life too.
After she had let it all out, Sharon had of course apologized to him, for what she perceived as her 'losing it' in front of him. He'd placed a kiss against the top of her head before telling her that she had no reason to apologize and that nobody had lost anything that night.
A/N: Hope everyone enjoyed this first chapter. As always, please leave me a review and let me know what you thought of it. There will be two more chapters in this little Valentine's day-esque Shandy fic.
