The sun's morning rays penetrated through the curtains and over the bed and touching her shoulder, but were ignored until she heard the blaring of her alarm clock, telling her to get her lazy arse out of bed.
Sharon O'Dwyer never had been a functioning human until she had her morning dose of caffeine and today was no different. Sharon grumbled as she slammed the buttons on her alarm clock making the deafening noise stop, before moving towards her kitchen.
'Definitely the finest organic substance ever created.' She thought to herself as the coffee moved smoothly down her throat.
"Good morning Andy." Sharon said cheerfully, as she walked into the murder room and sat down at her desk opposite her partner.
"Morning Sharon, how is it that you can always be so cheerful and functioning of a morning?" Andy wondered as he yawned.
Sharon leaned in as if telling him a secret and whispered, "You'll never know."
"Well that's not fair. Oh by the way this came for you this morning." Andy smiled handing over the envelope he received.
Sharon eyed the envelope suspiciously before taking it. "Hmm I wonder where it's from." Sharon slowly flipped it over before opening it.
Andy watched her face change from suspicion to overwhelming pure joy. "I take it, that this letter is good news?" Andy asked as he leant forward in his chair with interest.
Sharon just nodded and handed the letter over as her ability to speak had been temporarily lost. Andy read the letter and smiled before handing it over.
"I can't believe that Jack bought me two tickets to Paris for my birthday next month. I might actually call by his office at lunch to thank him. I don't think I can wait until he finishes work to thank him." Sharon smiled giddily as she reread the letter before placing it in her bag.
"I bet you can't."
"Well I better complete this paperwork I left yesterday, if I actually want a lunch today, but first coffee. Did you want one sleepyhead?" Sharon asked as she stood with her coffee mug in hand.
"Yes please!" Andy exclaimed and passed his mug over.
Andy marvelled at how fast Sharon had worked through her current paperwork plus the previous day's leftovers. "Sharon, you better stop and take your lunch now before you wear yourself out. You have been working on paperwork for the past four hours straight without a break." Andy stated as he walked around their desks and took her pen from her hand.
"Andy! Give me my pen back. I am almost finished another half an hour won't hurt me!" Sharon exclaimed as she reached for her pen but failed to grab it as Andy moved his hand out of her reach.
"And here I thought that you wanted to go see Jack and thank him for your new holiday plans."
"Fine, I'm going. Tell the chief I'll be back in about an hour at the latest." Sharon said and she picked up her handbag and began her short journey down the street to Jack's law firm, 'Rowling & Martin'.
Sharon walked swiftly to Jack's office after stepping off the elevator and onto the eighth floor, hardly containing her excitement. Upon reaching Jack's office and poising her hand to knock, Sharon thought it would be better to just enter his office and surprise him.
Sharon opened the door only to stop dead in her tracks upon seeing Jack leaning against his desk with his head thrown back, pants around his ankles and his secretary kneeling in front of him. They are so absorbed in their activities that they didn't even notice her presence in the doorway or the fact that she had left, leaving the office door wide open for the other lawyers to see. Sharon was able to keep her emotions in check until she was safely inside the elevator and allowed a lone tear to escape the prison of her eyelids before she steeled herself and walked back to Headquarters.
She entered the murder room fifteen minutes after she left, placed her handbag back into her desk draw and grabbed her coffee mug and walked to the break room. Out of the corner of his eye, Andy noticed Sharon's quick jerky movements and reluctance to make eye contact. Deciding to find out what was wrong; he grabbed his coffee mug and followed her.
Upon entering the break room, Andy saw Sharon bent over and leaning against the counter, eyes transfixed on the coffee maker. Her hands were gripping the edge of the countertop so tightly that her knuckles were white and she was taking deep shuddering breaths, obviously trying to stop herself from crying. But what from, Andy had no idea.
"You were a lot quicker than I thought you would be. How did it go?" Andy asked from the doorway, voice laced with concern.
She jumped not realising that Andy had followed her in. "Andy you scared me." Sharon sniffled as she wiped her eyes and turned her head to acknowledge his presence but avoiding the question.
He approached her while placing a hand on her arm, putting his mug next to hers before slowly turning her towards him and into an embrace. "Sharon what happened?" Andy asked and felt Sharon tense up before sliding her hands around his waist and burying her face into the crook of his neck.
Andy rubbed circles on her back and waited patiently for Sharon to answer his question. A few minutes passed of Sharon sniffling before he started to feel her begin to loosen her grip and breathe steadily.
Keeping her face in Andy's neck Sharon answered him, "I found Jack's secretary kneeling in front of him, and she wasn't praying."
Andy was starting to tense up as Sharon's words were beginning to sink in. "Jack cheated on you?! What a worthless piece of shit. I'm going to kill him for this." Andy announced enraged.
Sharon moved one hand from his waist to his chest, rubbing circles over his heart hoping it would calm him down. "Andy please calm down. Jackson isn't worth it, believe me." Sharon slowly lifted her head and moved her other hand to his cheek so that they could be face to face.
"Andy." Sharon whispered and waited for him to meet her gaze before removing her hand from his cheek. "Please calm down, you're scaring me. I have never seen you this worked up before, and you're hurting me a little."
Andy only now realised that he has clenched his fists so hard in anger that his fingers were digging into Sharon's back. "Oh Sharon I am so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." He apologised, voice and eyes filled with concern. Andy loosened his grip before stepping back from her.
"Andy it is fine, really. Now would you like a coffee? I think the machine is ready." Sharon asked as she stepped towards the coffee maker.
Andy thanked her as she handed over his coffee. They sat in silence until they finished their coffee. "Come on, let's go down to the cafeteria and grab something to eat before we attack our paperwork again. I'm buying too, no arguments." Andy laughed getting up from his chair waiting for Sharon to walk through the door before following her.