My take on the Mondays episode of Major Crimes.
Thank you for those who read and review my stories.
As you all know I write from my phone and all mistakes are my own.
Andrea watched Sharon as she entered into Interview Room 1 with the biggest grin on her face. Andrea smiled at her and eyed the chair next to her, as she was finishing up with Emanuel Gaines aka "Twizz". Then fifteen minutes later two LAPD officers came in and took Twizz to county lookup.
"So Sharon, what put that huge grin on your face?" Andrea asked with a smile, while placing her paperwork into her briefcase.
"Uh, Andy, he ah asked me out to dinner tomorrow night at a restaurant called Serve." Blush creeping over her face down to her chest.
Andrea grinned and shook her head at Sharon as she watched her friend blush. "I see, but dont you two always go out to dinner together?" Taking a few seconds it hit her. "Wait, Andy actually asked you out on date?!"
Sharon eyes darted to Andreas blue eyes, as her fingers played with the edge of the folder that Andy just gave her seconds ago with names of Monster Gang members. "Well, uh he just asked if I wanted to go to dinner tomorrow night, and said that people say it's the most romantic place in LA." Sharon looked down at the folder.
Andrea placed her hand over Sharon's so she could stop fidgeting with the folder smiling at her. "I've heard good reviews about that place and the food there is amazing, they also have live bands. So, tell me what did you say?"
"I said uh fine. I know it's not one of my best moments but I was just surprised and caught up in the moment and then staring into his eyes didn't help my brain to process what my mouth wanted to say." Sharon blushed again and squeezed Andreas hand.
"No it wasn't one of your best moments, but at least you two are taking the next step. We want you to be happy, to fall in love again, and plus I see the way you two interact with one another. Andy makes you happy Sharon and deep down you know that too. It's like you two were meant to be together, finally you two are actually going on a real date! So what is Ms. Rulebook Raydor going to wear for her best friend Mr. Silver Hair Fox?" Grinning as she watched Sharon blush.
"You are terrible Andrea just terrible. I don't know, I haven't been on a date in ages. I'm so out of practice it's not even funny. Plus I'm nervous and scared, what if he doesn't like the real me in the morning or gets tired of me down the road and leaves?" Her eyes misting over.
Andrea cupped her chin and looked sternly into her eyes. "Sharon he's not like Jack and trust me Andy, he will love you no matter what. So please don't think like that and take this one day or should I say real date at a time. Okay?"
"Well it's getting late I'll talk to you in a few days and see how your date went." As they both stood up and hugged each other.
"Thank you for hearing me out Andrea."
"No problem Sharon anytime, just remember that he adores you and it took a lot of courage for him to ask you out. Have a great time and call me later."
They both left Interview Room 1, as Andrea headed towards the elevators, and Sharon went to her office to collect her things and get dinner with her son.
"So Rusty are you ready?"
"Yes, I am starving, let's go!"
"I was thinking burgers tonight?"
"Do you even have to ask Sharon?"
They both smiled and headed towards the elevator.
Rusty watched Sharon as she picked at her salad. "Sharon is everything okay?"
Sharon looked up and saw the worry in his eyes, she smiled at him. "Rusty I'm fine, I am just nervous."
Raising his brow. "What are you nervous about?"
She took a deep breath and placed her hand over his. "Rusty um Andy, he uh he asked me out on date tomorrow night. Nothing will change between you and I. Are you okay with me dating Andy? Yes you pointed out our non dates as dates but this is for reals this time. So would you be okay with us dating?"
Rusty squeezed her hand and his face lite up as he smiled back at her. "Sharon I like Lieutenant Flynn, I mean Andy. He gives you reason to smile when your down or working on a tough case and I can see that he makes you happy. Which is what you deserve, and if you need my blessing to date Andy then yes, I am more than okay with you two dating, and it's about time!"
Both of then laughing. "Thank you Rusty, you have no idea how important this is that you are okay with Andy and I dating. So you know if anything changes you will be the first to know, alright."
"Like us moving in with Andy?" Asking sarcastically.
"Wha... What? Why uh would we move in with Andy?" Sharon eyes widen as she hesitated.
Rusty chuckled. "He does have a house Sharon, it would make sense." His grin grew wider and he winked when he took a sip of his Dr. Pepper.
She rolled her eyes and smacked his upper arm, as she laughed at her son. "Rusty always the comedian, we just started this whole dating relationship, but I can see your point about his place be bigger for us, so maybe." She winked back at him.
"Well Sharon in going to download these messages on my vlog and go to bed. Don't stay up to late you do have an important first real date tomorrow." As he scurried to his room as a pillow hit his door.
Sharon smiled and shook her head, oh he's been spending way to much time with Lieutenant Provenza.
She walked into her bedroom and closed her door. Taking off her work clothes and stayed in her black laced panty set. She laid on her bed thinking out load. "What the hell am I going to wear tomorrow night? Uh I'm to old for this." Sitting back up she walked into her closet and looked through her dresses. Finally finding the one she's been looking for she takes it out of the bag and looks over it.
Trying on the emerald green dress, showing just the right about of cleavage and the length stopped mid thigh, a little shorter then her normal dresses she wore on their outings, but this was different it was an actual date. Running her hands over her abdomen feeling the butterflies moving rapidly around her gut. "Oh my I'm going on an actual date with my best friend!" She said out load.
Unzipping the dress and placing it bag in the bag and into her closet. She heard her phone ring and her face lite up and the butterflies teturned as she read his name.
"Hello Andy." As she laid down on her bed.
"Hey Sharon." "So I just wanted to touch base with you about tomorrow night."
Smiling into the phone she hummed.
"Pick you up say around 6:30?"
"Sounds perfect, I'll be ready."
"Great uh, I can't wait to see you uh, tomorrow night."
"I can't wait to see you tomorrow night too, I'm a little, okay really nervous." She whispered.
He chuckled. "Me too Sharon, me too. This is a huge step for us and thank you for letting me take you out to a romantic dinner."
Humming and staring up at the ceiling. "I have been waiting for you to ask me."
He cleared his throat. "Really? How long and why?"
Smiling into the phone. "Yes really, since after our chat in my office, because I am your boss and I don't want it to seem that I pressured you into saying yes."
"Oh wow, I'm such an idiot. Look Sharon I understand, but you could never pressure me to say yes to a date or anything for that matter. I enjoy your company immensely, I love your laugh specially when you snort and your face gets all red and you cover your face with your hands, it makes me happy to see you laugh like that."
"Oh Andy, what did I do to deserve you in my life?" Tears in her eyes.
"I should be asking you that. You've helped me with my family and stuck by me when I lied to my daughter about relationship, you've helped me become a better man. It's true just ask Nicole, being around you changed my life for the better. Thank you Sharon for letting me into your heart."
"Andy that was all you, I so proud of the man you've become. I'm proud to have you in my life, to be my best friend and hopefully something more."
"I like the sound of that something more, but you are already my something more Sharon and I hope that doesn't scare you away."
A single tear ran down her eye. "No, Andy that doesn't scare me away, I'm flattered and it makes me happy, you...you do make me happy. I thought as this age I wouldn't be feeling this way and finding a man that I love."
His brain froze for a moment did she just say love? She did, didn't she?
Glanced at her phone to see if they were some how disconnected but it was still on call. "Andy? Hello, Andy are you
there?"
Shaking his head and cleared his throat. "Sorry Sharon I was just thinking."
"Thinking about what exactly?"
"You uh you said a man you love, do you love me Sharon?"
"You caught that huh? Yes Andy I do, I've been fighting these feelings for to long and I'm tired of hiding them."
He chuckled. "I love you too, I've loved you since my daughters wedding."
Sharon gasped. "Andy that was little over a year ago."
Ran his hand behind his neck. "Yeah well you cast your spell and charmed your way into my soul."
"Wait Andy Flynn has a soul?" She laughed.
"Ha ha ha, The Wicked Witch is so funny."
"I always knew it was you who drew that picture of that witch."
"Sorry, I was an asshole back then."
"Apology accepted. Yes you were, well I was doing my job and everyone treated me like trash, but all is forgiven, you were protecting your own."
"Sharon I'm really sorry for how we treated you, back then."
"Enough about the past, let's focus on our future, yeah?"
"Yes let's do that. I should let you go so you can get your beauty sleep, you do have a hot date with a certain good looking Italian."
"Mmmm hmm, that's right I do. Good night Andy."
"Good night Beautiful, sweet dreams." He grinned when he heard her laugh as he ended the call.
Sharon looked at her reflexion in the mirror for the third time. Rusty stood by her door way and watched his mother glancing over her appearance. "Mom you look amazing."
Sharon heart rate jumped as she was startled from soaking in her appearance. "Rusty don't do that, you scared me. Are you sure this isn't to much."
Rusty grinned and rolled his eyes at her. "Look mom, no it's not to much, besides it's your first date and look you really nice. Andy would be a fool to think other wise. Which I know he's not, just slow." As he walked away and into the kitchen.
Sharon smiled and went into her bathroom to apply her make up. Hearing the knock on the front door. She heard Rusty day he's got it.
Rusty stared into the peephole to see Andy playing nervously with his tie and moving his body back and forth from heel to toe, with a beautiful arrangement of purple lilies and white hydrangeas. Rusty opened the door and greeted Andy
"Hey Lieutenant Flynn, I mean Andy come in, Sharon will out in a few minutes, how are you?"
Andy smiled. "Hey Kid, I'm doing good, thank you. Uh Rusty, you uh, you don't mind your mother and I dating?"
Rusty smiled back at him. "No, I think it's about time you two decided to start dating. But seriously you two make it other happy and I know Sharon isn't like my mother and your not some dirtbag trying to her into her pants. I know I don't show it but, I like you Andy and you are good, kind, and you get my mom and she deserves to be happy and you, you make her happy. But if you ever hurt her Andy you will have to deal with me and my brother and sister, oh yeah and Nicole too." Glaring at Andy.
Andy ran his hand behind his head. "Look Kid, I love Sharon way to much to hurt her, but don't get me wrong there will be times when will fight and yell at each other and slam doors, but that's normal in any relationship. But I would never lay and hand on her or treat her like shit, or cheat on her."
Rusty stared into Andy's eyes for a few minutes and saw the sincerity in his eyes. He grinned at Andy. "Good Andy, you past the test, but remember you will sorely out numbered if you hurt her."
Andy chuckled. "Yes, I kinda figured that. Thank you for letting me make your mother happy."
Rusty padded Andy's shoulder. "No Andy thank you for loving my mother, I want her to be happy and you do that, you make her smile."
"No problem Kid, I'm just glad she said yes to tonight."
Sharon listened to her son and Andy's conversation, her eyes misting up. She was so proud of Rusty, for the fine young man he was turning out to be. Also for Andy who is still trying to fix his mistakes and working hard to get his life back together, and for being there for her even though she didn't know she need it. Sharon cleared her throat both starling Andy and Rusty.
Andy turned around froze as he saw Sharon looking radiate in her emerald green dress that hugged to her body perfectly. His eyes traveled down her long toned legs, in her black heels that were an inch taller then she normal wears. His eyes moved back up her body and stopped at her jade eyes sparking back at him.
"Wow Sharon you look, you look gorgeous tonight, not that, that you don't look amazing every time." He cleared his throat."Oh these are for you." As he handed her, her flowers.
Sharon blushed and took the flowers from Andy's hands. As their fingers touched electricity shot through their fingers sending throughout their bodies, they blushed and Sharon put her nose to one of the purple lilies, humming. "Thank you Andy, these are beautiful."
Andy couldn't take his eyes off her, she was like a a flame and he was the moth attracted to her burning light. Rusty watched these two and rolled his eyes.
"Well I'm going to finish up my vlog, you two have a great night and have fun and do what old people do on dates these days."
Sharon smacked his arm. "Not funny mister, now go to your room."
Rusty raised one of his briefs. "I'm only listening to you, so I can finish my vlog, right? Kidding I love you mom have a wonderful night." As he hugged Sharon good night and shook Andy's hand. "Good night Andy."
"Night Kid." He turned to Sharon and smiled. "Are you ready My Lady?"
She smiled back at him and wrapped her hand around his elbow. "Yes let's go."
Andy turned off the car and walked to open her door and held out his hand, Sharon smiled up at him and reached her hand out and placed it in his warm waiting hand. Andy intertwined their fingers and both grinned at how natural it felt to just hold hands, as they walked towards the entrance of the restaurant. They both gasped at how beautifully romantic this placed looked. The dining rooms, which include a light, airy atrium and a more intimate book-strewn library, evoke the feel of Old New York. The Parlour features dark wood furnishings, red velvet chairs and soft lighting.
They were greeting by a female hostess. "Hello and welcome to Serve, my name is Anika. And what name is your reservation under?"
"Andrew Flynn"
"Welcome Mr. Flynn please follow me will I take you to your table."
Following their hostess Anika, they were just in aw at how beautiful this place was. Walking through two huge cherry oak doors they arrived outside, with exotic flowers and foreign bushes. Sharon squeezed his hand and he glanced over to her and saw how much she appreciated this, their very first, very romantic date.
This place couldn't help but exude grace. After they walked around on the veranda surrounding lush gardens, and inside amid the precious vases, candlelit tables and chandeliers lightly lite above each table. This place definitely was the most romantic place in Los Angeles.
"Here you go, your server will be here shortly have a wonderful night."
"Thank you they both said in unison."
Andy pushed her chair in and walked around to seat across from her. They both just smiled at each other and held hands over the table. "Oh Andy this place it's perfect."
"Just like you Sharon." He said as he winked at her.
Sharon snorted making Andy laugh. "Andy you can be such a dork at times."
"Yeah, but you like me that way."
Humming and shaking her head yes. They held hands as their server stopped by.
"Hello my name is Anise and I'll be your server, can I start you off with drinks and some appetizers?"
"I'll have cranberry soda and My Lady would like your finest white wine please. As for appetizers stuffed mushrooms and bruschetta with your tomato, basil, cilantro, and mango please. For dinner I would like the eggplant park. What about you Sharon?"
"I'll have the lobster raviolis with a garden salad with raspberry vinaigrette with no croutons, please."
Anika taking their menus and smiled at both if them. "Sure thing, the appetizers will be right out shortly."
Sharon smiled at him. "You didn't have to get me wine Andy."
"I know, but what we're about to eat, I hear it's delicious with white wine."
Sharon smiled at him and looked out at the dance floor. Andy saw what she was looking at and stood up and walked towards. "Care to dance My Lady?"
Sharon looked up and smiled, placing her hand yet again into his. As they walked to the dance floor. One of her arms wrapped around her neck and the other on his shoulder, his hands went around her waist and upper back, pulled her close to him, she smiled and placed her cheek against his chin. She heard Andy inhale her scent and placed a kiss on her temple. She moaned and breathed in his cologne smiled and kissed his cheek.
As another song begins to play and Andy ran his hand up and down her back and started humming the song as Sharon tightened her arms around him and closed her eyes enjoying this moment as Andy hummed to her in his warm embrace.
Andy closed his eyes and begun to see in her ear. "Look into my eyes you will see, what you mean to me.
Search your heart, search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more. Don't tell me it's not worth fighting for. I can't help it, there's nothing I want more. You know it's true. Everything I do, I do it for you. There's no love like your love."
Sharon buried her face into his neck and hummed along with Andy, both getting lost in each other. The song ended and a faster beat begins to play. Still dancing Andy pulled away a little and looked down at her and lean down and kissed her cheek. Sharon smiled widen as she felt his warm lips touch her cheek.
"Looks like are dinner is ready, let's go unless you want to dance more?"
Shaking her head. "No, let's go back to the table."
Wrapping her arm around his elbow as they walked back to their table. Sitting down and enjoying their appetizers.
"This bruschetta is amazing, adding mango was a nice touch."
Wiping his mouth with his napkin. "I agree I knew though of using mangos."
Anika came back with their main entree and placed them down. "Would you like anything ełse?"
"No thank you." They said together, both grinning at one another.
Anika chuckled. "Enjoy."
Sharon moaned as she took her first bite of her mean. Andy laughed at her. "That good huh?"
"You have no idea, I know you don't eat meat but would you like to try a tiny piece?"
Andy adored her and smiled. "Sure, but don't tell Provenza. He's always trying to get me to eat meat."
Sharon trying her best bit to laugh. "It will be are secret." As she brought her fork to his mouth and watched his face light up. "Wow that really is good. Would you like to try some of my eggplant?"
"Just a little piece, please."
Andy placed his fork in front of her mouth as she was about to take a bury he moved his hand back. Her eyes sparkled at this game he was playing and poured her lips. Andy groaned and enjoyed her facial expressions as she chewed.
"Mmmm this is great too."
They finished dinner and Anika came back. "Would you two like dessert tonight?"
They both smiled and Andy said. "Yes please, we would like to share the tiramisu and two cups of coffee."
"That is my favorite, you two won't be diss appointed." Anika smiled and took their plates.
She came back with their dessert, two cups of coffee with a side of milk and sugar and two forks. "Here you two go, enjoy!"
Andy took the first forkful and brought it to Sharon's lips, she smiled and opened her mouth and took a bite. Her eyes widen as she moaned. Andy stared at her and smiled. Sharon did the sane thing and fed Andy a piece. Andy groaned and rubbed his belly. Sharon snorted and covered her face, Andy laughed and took her hands away from her face.
"Don't hide from me, you know I love it when you snort laugh, it's adorable." His brown eyes shown just how much he loved it.
Sharon was staring at his lips, she brought her hand to his chin and wiped some of the cream off from the side of his lip, and licked her thumb. Andy was fixated and just stared at her lips. Andy snapped back to reality when Anika came back with the check. Andy smiled at her and took out his wallet and placed his credit card in the folder.
As they walked towards the car and stopped by the passenger door, Andy turned and faced Sharon. "Would you like to go to the beach or do you want to go home?"
Sharon looked into eyes. "I would love to go to the beach, Andy maybe afterwards we can go back to my place and watch a movie?"
"Yes sounds perfect." He opened her door then shut it when she was settled in, he walked around the front of the car and got in. The drive to the beach was quite Sharon placed her hand into his and ran her thumb over the top of his. As Andy parked the car he took off his shoes and socks and rolled up his pants, Sharon took off her heels and opened her door. Inhaling the sea and smiled as the wind blew her hair out of her face.
Andy stood next to her and watched her, she was so beautiful with the moonlight casting it's glow all over her. Sharon turned her head and smiled at him, taking his hand into hers as they walked down to the shore. The sand between their toes and waves crashing into their feet, his warm hand holders hers.
They sat down on the sand, Sharon placed her head on his shoulder while he wrapped his arm her waist. Just enjoying the sounds of the waves crashing onto the shore. This felt right, this felt safe, this felt like they have been doing it their whole life's.
"Tonight was wonderful Andy, thank you for our first romantic official first date." Her eyes shining with happiness as she looked into his eyes.
Andy moved some hair out of her face and kept his hand on her face. "You are welcome Sharon, I'm glad you are enjoying it tonight, just as much as I am." Andy looked at her lips for the longest time. Hesitating, he didn't want to pressure her into anything she wasn't ready for.
Sharon smiled as she licked her lips and watched his pupils dilate, Sharon moved her face closer until their lips ghostly touched, causing Andy to moan as the sparks started to ignite. Both pulling back a little with grins on each other's face. Andy put his lips on her and applied light pressure. Sharon brought her hands into his hair as her tongue grazed his lips, Andy groaned and Sharon pushed her tongue into his mouth. Both moaning in pleasure as their tongues did their own dance.
The need for oxygen was calling, their lungs burning, they both let go of each others lips as they rested their foreheads on one another's.
"Wow, that was so much better than I have ever imagined."
"Wow is right, Andy Flynn you are full of surprises."
He chuckled. "Well actually it was you who kissed me, so technically you are full of surprises." As he winked at her and kissed her lips.
"Mmmmm hmmmm." Sharon shivered.
Andy removed his jacket and placed it over her shoulders.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, you ready to go, or do you want to freeze a loot me more?"
She rolled her eyes and smacked his arm."Yes lets go, coffee and a movie?"
Andy helped her up and pulled her into a passionate kiss. "Yes let's go My Lady."
Sharon squealed as Andy picked her up. "Ohhh Andy what are you doing? Put me down, your back!"
"Shhh let me sweep you off your feet."
Sharon laughed and wrapped he arm around his shoulders. "Fine you win."
"There's that word again FINE."
"Ugh your not going to let that go are you?"
"Nope, the most feared Captain in the LAPD tongue tied by her devilishly handsome Lieutenant asking her out to a romantic date."
"You know I've changed my mind you can drop me off and I'll watch a movie with Rusty."
Andy change her position and put her body over his shoulder grinning as she screamed for him to put her down.
"Andrew Flynn put me down this instant!" As she hit his back with her arms.
"Stop moving we are almost at the car, if you keep doing that I'll accidentally drop you."
Sharon admitted defeat and stop struggling. "Alright you win."
"Good girl, now let's get you home." Smacking her butt.
"Oh god."
Andy smirked. "Wait does Sharon Raydor like spankings?"
"Well just a little, but not roughly and palm only."
Andy groaned. "I'll remember that in the future."
They held hands as they walked towards her front door. He let go of her hand as she searched for her keys. As the opened she placed her purse on the entry table, taking Andy's jacket and hanging it up.
"Make yourself comfortable, while I get the coffee ready."
Andy turned on the TV and searched for a movie for them to watch. "Uh Sharon it's Snatch or Super Troopers?"
"I'm in the mood for something funny so Super Troopers?"
"I love this movie, to bad our job isn't like this movie."
Sharon came out with their coffees. "I could see you and the squad chugging down syrup, and you and Louie doing the whole meow bit."
Andy laughed. "Hey we are not that bad."
Sharon looked at him. "Oh, yes you two are! Specially when Brenda was in charge you two were magnets for trouble."
He shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah as always you are right."
Humming. "Yes I am it's time the men in my life would realize that, and just deal with it."
Andy rolled his eyes and pulled her between his legs. Sharon rested her head on his chest, enjoyed being enveloped in his warmth and hearing his steady heartbeat. Sharon lifted her head and kissed him. "I love you Andy."
He moved hair behind her ear and smiled down at her. "I love you too Sharon."
Sharon put her head back on his chest and hummed when he put his hand in her hair and massaged her scalp. Intertwining their legs together, laughing and enjoying each other's company.
Rusty came out of his room and noticed that the TV was still on, he looked over to the couch and saw his mother and Flynn sleeping on the couch. His hand still in her hair, both with happy expressions on their faces. Rusty went to the hall closet and grabbed a blanket and placed it over them. He shook his head as he heard Andy snore and Sharon hummed. "Old people are weird indeed." He muttered in his head, but he was happy for them both. To find love again at their age. He was happy she was nothing like his real mother. Rusty placed a kiss on her cheek and walked back into his room.
The End