Dancing with the Queen/Dreaming of the Knight
Provenza couldn't stop staring at Sharon Raydor. They were at the policeman's ball and for once Flynn had actually managed to get Provenza to come. Normally Provenza wouldn't come to the ball because he found them boring but this year there was a new reason. And that reason was currently dancing with Rusty in a dress that clung to all the right parts of her body. Sharon Raydor looked like very regal in her violet dress and Provenza could see men all over the room looking at her. They all wanted her but only Provenza wanted more than her body. When Provenza met Raydor he thought that she was the enemy but over time he began to think of her as more of a friend. By the time she took over major crimes he had figured out that he was attracted to her which is the real reason he gave her a hard time. But he couldn't help but betray himself whenever she was hurting. When she thought that Rusty had run away there were tears in her eyes and it took all Provenza's will not to brush them away. It was even worse when Provenza saw Sharon's pain while Rusty was yelling at her.
The song that Sharon and Rusty were dancing to finally ended and Rusty left Sharon to go talk to Tao. Provenza watched as one of the men from the traffic beat started towards Sharon and before he knew what he was doing Provenza was beside Sharon asking her to dance. The smile that she gave him made asking her to dance worth all the teasing that Provenza was going to get tomorrow. As they slow danced Provenza couldn't help but marvel at how soft Sharon's hands were of how nice it was to be this close to her. Sadly the music ended before he could gather up the courage to do anything about his feelings and he had to watch as she walked away.
Sharon Raydor was laughing at one of Rusty's jokes when they finally got into the apartment after the ball. After seeing that Rusty got into bed Sharon got into her pajamas and lay down to sleep. But for some reason all Sharon could think about was the look in Provenza's eyes as they danced. She had been attracted to Provenza for awhile but this was the first time that she felt like he thought of her as more than the evil witch. The looks he gave her almost made it seem like Provenza was thinking of her as an attractive woman instead of the boss that he hated. And the feel of his hand on her waist made shivers run through Sharon's body. But she knew that Provenza would never feel the same about her, even if he kept coming to her rescue like a shining knight. So Sharon settled into bed and told herself that at least she could have her dreams of Provenza to keep her company.