Authors Note: Song Credit Sleep without you By Brett young!
Chapter 1
He hadn't seen her this excited in a long time. Andy couldn't help but smile as he watched her getting ready for her girls night out. They had finally wrapped up their latest case and after his health scare a few weeks ago Sharon more than needed to have a little fun. It surprised him that she came to him and asked him if she could go out with Andrea and some other friends.
Andy knew why she had asked him that, Jack would always make an excuse as to why she couldn't go or he would just simply walk out leaving her alone once again. He smiled as he said, "Sharon, Honey I don't care if you go out with the girls. You need to have a good time every now and then." Andy hadn't seen her eyes sparkle like that in a long time. He told her so as he held her in his arms.
Later he stood in amazement as she walked out of the bathroom wearing a dark purple dress that was considerably shorter that what she would normally wear and the matching heels to go with it. "Wow, Sharon you look absolutely gorgeous."
She couldn't help but blush at his compliment. "You think so, Andy? You don't think this dress is too revealing?"
He stepped back and admired his beautiful wife for a moment, "Yep, I was right."
Sharon looked at him puzzled for a moment. "Right about what?" She asked.
He smiled at her as he wrapped his arms around her waist, "Right about the fact that you are absolutely gorgeous."
She hid her face in his chest as she started to laugh. "You are something else you know that."
He looked down at her and smiled, "Yep, I've been told that a time or two." Andy couldn't help but laugh with her.
They were so lost in their own little world that they didn't hear the doorbell ring at first. Sharon stepped out of Andy's embrace and walked down the hall. She reached the door just as Rusty was about to open it, he stopped suddenly and looked his mother up and down for a moment. "Wow, Mom you look beautiful."
She stared at her son, and then replied to the compliment, "Thank you, Rusty. He smiled happily at her as he walked down the hall toward his room. She opened the door to find Andrea, Melinda, and Maggie. "Hello ladies!"
Sharon smiled at them as she stepped aside and let them come into the living room. They noticed Andy sitting on the couch, "Hey, Andy," they said in unison.
He looked up from his reading and waved, "ladies." He put the book down on the coffee table and stood up to meet Sharon.
She stopped to turn to Andy, "I will text you when I am on my way home Honey. She smiled as she kissed him.
"Go have a good time with the girls Sweetheart, I'll be here when you get back." He smiled as Sharon, Andrea and the other ladies walked out into the hallway shutting the door behind them, leaving Andy standing alone in the living room. He thought this was going to be an interesting night.
They arrived at the bar and hadn't been there long before they started drawing attention to themselves. As Andrea walked to the bar to order the first round of drinks a young man walked over the table, "Hello ladies. What's a group of beautiful young ladies such as yourselves doing in here all alone?"
They all couldn't help but laugh. Sharon watched the young gentlemen intently as she smiles sweetly at him. "My friends and I came in here to have a little bit of a girl's night."
She couldn't help but noticed he was staring at her as he sat down next to her in Andrea's empty spot. "My name is Tony. What is yours?" He smoothly asked as he moved his chair closer to Sharon's. Just then her phone chimed with a text message. She opened her phone and began reading the message from Andy.
A: Are you having a good time?
S: Yes. Have this young guy hitting on me at the moment.
A: Wow, I told you it's the dress. lol
S: You're so funny. Are you sure you're ok with me going out tonight?
A: I told you, my love, you deserve to have a little fun just like everyone else. I wasn't lying when I said I hope you have a good time out with the girls. I told you that I would wait up for you, No matter how late. Baby, I'll be staying up you know I can't sleep without you.
S: She smiled as she read the last sentence.
A: Even if I tried without you by my side, I'd be dreaming with my eyes open. I'd be tossing and turning all night, Babe but as long as the night ends with you in a yellow cab sending me a text saying coming home soon. Enough about that go have fun and I will be waiting for you. Love you!
S: You're sweet. Love you too!
She put her phone back in her purse and turned her attention to the guy sitting next to her, "I hate to break it you, Tony, but I'm happily married.
Sharon watched as he processed what she said, he looked at her and turned his attention to Melinda and Maggie. "What about you two lovely ladies?"
They both smiled sweetly at him. Melinda spoke, "sorry to disappoint you Tony but Maggie and I are both happily married as well.
"Guess, I'm sorry to have bothered all of you." With that he turned and walked away leaving them alone again.
Andrea walked back over the table and sat their drinks down, "What was that all about?"
Sharon laughed out loud, he was trying to pick us up. It was quite funny actually. I have to give him credit, he tried."
Andrea looked at her a moment, "I would say so," she laughed out loud. As the night progressed they all had a good time.
After several hours the bartender yelled last call. Sharon looked down at her watch and noticed that it was after 2am. She quickly picked up her phone to send Andy a text and noticed that she had several missed messages from him.
S: Hey baby, sorry I missed your texts. I am going to catch a cab and I'll be home shortly. Hopefully you are sleeping and not worrying about me. A few seconds later her phone chimed with a message, Sharon smiled as she read his response.
A: Hey my, love. No, Ma'am, I'm wide-awake waiting on my beautiful wife to come home so I can snuggle with her. I told you that I can't sleep without you. I've tried all night. I've been tossing and turning from the smell of you hair on my pillow, but no matter how late baby, I'll be staying up.
S: I love you. See you soon!
A: I love you too!
Sharon smiled to herself as she stood up; the smile left her face as the room started spinning. She figured she had one too many and had stood up too fast. She knew she was ready to go home. As they made their way outside they all hugged each other and went their separate ways. In her haste to get home to Andy, Sharon doesn't see the shadow following her as she stood on the sidewalk waiting for her cab...
{TBC}
