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A very tired Lieutenant Andy Flynn suddenly realized his huge mistake. Based on the collective gasp of his coworkers, Andy realized this wasn't one of his mini daydreams. He had acted on instinct and done what he had thought about doing for years.

Captain Sharon Raydor was floored.

She had just gone up on her toes to give Andy a quick kiss on his cheek when he turned his head and caught her lips with his. A millisecond later, his hands were gripping her forearms and holding her close. The combination of his hold on her and his mouth on hers positively froze her in position. Not three seconds later Andy was staring terror right in her big green eyes. Did he really just do this? Oh my god, Andy realized.

The smile on Sharon's face had disappeared. Her mouth dropped open in shock as her hands pushed his chest away. She turned and walked away as quickly as possible, just short of actually running.

"Dammit!" Andy whispered to himself as he watched Sharon race to her office and shut the door. She immediately reached for and shut the blinds in her office. The last image he had of Sharon was heartbreaking. She stared — not glared — at Andy with the most hurt expression he'd ever seen.

The entire Major Crimes team was silent. Tao's eyebrows were practically on the back of his bald head. Julio was grinning and Sykes' mouth hung open wordlessly. Provenza had both hands on the top of his head.

"What the hell were you thinking, Flynn!" Provenza shouted. Andy jolted at the sound of his partner's angry voice.

"It was nice knowing you, Lieutenant," Julio chuckled.

Andy turned to face the rest of the team. "I…I …am…so sorry, I don't know what I was…"

"Have you been drinking?" Provenza crossed the room and sniffed at Andy's chin. "Wait, don't answer that. It's your only excuse!" Provenza grabbed Andy's left arm and drove him down the hall past the break room all the while squeezing Andy's arm painfully and snarling at his partner.

"Did that just happen?" Tao asked feebly. "Seriously, what is going on?"

Julio was trying to suppress a laugh at the utter shock his teammates had. "Jeeze, I thought you people were detectives!"

Sykes' snapped her head at Julio, "What are you saying?"

Julio shook his head at Sykes. "You're telling me you didn't know Flynn had the hots for the Captain?"

Sykes frowned. "Of course I knew …I mean I sensed it. I just never thought he'd lose his mind and do that here in the office. What do you think the Captain's going to do to him?"

Buzz piped up. "Flynn's probably going to get fired. Or suspended, I imagine.

Sykes stopped speaking at the sound of the captains office door opening. Sharon was composed and clearly unhappy judging by the icy tone of her voice as she scanned her staff.

"Lt. Flynn - where is he?" Sharon demanded calmly.

"Uh ma'am, Lt. Provenza.. uh.. escorted Lt. Flynn out of here," Julio said cautiously.

"Thank you, detective. When...if he returns would you tell him to see me in my office?"

"Yes ma'am" Julio answered sternly. Tao nodded in agreement.

Sharon spun around and returned to her office, closing the door quietly behind her. The quiet detectives starred at her office only to be caught as Sharon suddenly opened her office blinds.

Embarrassed, each detective quickly looked away and Buzz ducked back into the video room. Tao surreptitiously watched the captain as he placed the phone to his ear and dialed Provenza's cell phone.


Sharon could feel the eyes of her detectives on her. She hoped no one could see her hands shaking as she took a seat behind her desk, readjusted her glasses and opened a case file to which she studied carefully. She needed to appear as if she was now in control after the embarrassment of being kissed by a subordinate. Of course, appearances can be deceiving.

Sharon stared at the case file not reading anything as her mind reeled. Andy had literally kissed her. On. The. Mouth. In what couldn't be labeled as just a friendly peck.

She could feel the muscles in her jaw tightening in anger. Equally angry with herself for not handling the shock better in front of her team, she still wanted to smack Andy for making a huge spectacle of their friendship and of her.

Her fingers itched to pick up the phone and call Andy to properly rip him a new one. Instead she held back. There was no way out of this. If she didn't reprimand Andy, they'd both end up in front of Assistant Chief Deputy Taylor and Human Resources and possibly FID.


"What is it, Tao?" Provenza groused into his phone. "I'm a little busy here trying to save Flynn's job and his pension!"

"You still with Andy? Good. Listen, the captain wants to see him right now!" Tao said harshly.

"Of course she does, Tao, so she can murder him for being so goddam stupid! Hell, it's all I can do to not kill him myself!"

"Then get him back here asap," Tao said tersely.

Provenza hung up and faced Andy who was nearly asleep in the passenger seat of Provenza's parked car.

"Wake up, asshole!" Provenza muttered angrily as he smacked Andy's arm.

"Hey!" Andy protested at the sting and rubbed his tired eyes as he tried to stifle a yawn unsuccessfully.

"I didn't mean to kiss Sharon...,"

"The hell you didn't!" Provenza barked.

"You got it wrong, Louie." Andy argued. "I was so damn tired I thought ... I didn't realize what I did.., I just reacted..."

"..and did what you wanted to do all along!" Provenza interrupted. "Do you realize what you've done? The Captain is mortified! You better explain yourself to the team and make it good cuz I am too damn old to have to deal with a new partner or a new boss! You get me!" Provenza's face was a dark red and looked as if he might stroke out at any moment.

"I hear you but I am not telling people I'm drunk if that's what you think," Andy retorted. "I'll just tell them the truth..."

"For christ's sake you idiot don't do that!" Provenza's hands were flailing. Make something up and right now because Tao just told me the Captain wants you to report to her office immediately."

Andy felt his stomach fall thirty floors.


The moment Andy entered the Major Crimes office area you could have heard a pin drop. Provenza walked behind his partner and slowly shaking his head at the other detectives, glaring and discouraging them from speaking.

Andy knocked on the Captains door and awaited permission to enter. Sharon saw Provenza who was a few feet away from her door and realized the knock at the door had to be Andy. "Come in," she said firmly as she stood up from her desk.

"I heard you wanted to see me, Captain?" Andy said meekly.

"I do... Something you need, Lt. Provenza?" Sharon glared at the older detective who quickly got the sense he was not going to be invited in.

"Yes, Captain, but if I may…" Provenza edged around Flynn and stepped forward.

"Captain, there's no excuse for what Andy did but in his defense, he hasn't slept in over 35 hours. He just…"

"Thank you, Lt. Provenza," Sharon cut him off. "I need to speak with Lt. Flynn alone. Please close the door behind you when you leave." Sharon gestured and Provenza stepped back and grimaced.

"Absolutely," Provenza said carefully and stepped out of the office as asked.

"Lt. Flynn, please have a seat," Sharon said without looking at him as she remained standing.

"Sharon, I apologize. I am so…." Andy leaned forward in his chair.

Sharon put her hand out to stop Andy. "Stop speaking…please," Sharon stared hard at Andy and slowly descended into her own chair. She put her hands together and sat stiffly. The two stared wordlessly yet conveying everything with their eyes.

Sharon's disappointment was layered just under her valid anger and despite the personal hurt, she knew she had to address the issue as Andy's boss and as the recipient of the "workplace harassment" as it were, technically.

Andy couldn't stand the silence any longer. He waited for Sharon to say something, anything.

"Please say something, Sharon," Andy pleaded.

"Why?" Sharon said without any expression. Andy felt like the biggest asshole in the world.

"I was …in my defense, I haven't slept in two days, Sharon and I just forgot myself."

Sharon's eyebrows rose in a skeptical expression, "you forgot?"

"What I mean is, it was…okay, look. This is so embarrassing…" Andy began.

"Embarrassing?" Sharon said icily. Andy's face turned red.

"I'm so sorry, I know I embarrassed you, Sharon," Andy said sincerely. Sharon looked down and saw Andy wringing his hands as he spoke. She pursed her lips in annoyance which caused Andy to continue. "It's just that I've…I've imagined kissing you before...well a couple of times...so when you went to kiss me I just got …confused. I mean I thought I was dreaming for a minute there."

Sharon's mouth dropped open at his surprising confession and she quickly brought her hand up to cover her shock. Andy noticed she was blushing but other than that, God that woman had one solid poker face.

"You realize I have to report this to both Human Resources and Deputy Chief Taylor…" Sharon said in a firm voice.

"I know. And you should."

"Andy," Sharon began as Andy looked up hopeful at her use of his first name. "I realize you were…are very tired and thought it was all some sort of a …hallucination, but…"

"Exactly!" Andy said with a big smile. "That's it exactly, I swear! For a few seconds I thought I was fa…fantasizing." Sharon closed her eyes at that f-word. "I want to make this right, Sharon. Just tell me what you want me to do and I'll do it." Andy meant every word.

Sharon looked over Andy's shoulder and saw the rest of the detectives, all motionless, staring back at her nervously. Tao, Julio and Sykes were all openly watching Andy and Sharon on the other side of the glass wall. She couldn't see Provenza who was actually just outside her office door eavesdropping overtly. She glanced at her door and saw a suit jacketed shoulder she took to be Provenza in the narrow glass window alongside the door. Above that shoulder, Sharon's eyes met Buzz's eyes and he immediately ducked back into his video room.

"What's happening?" Sykes hissed at Provenza.

"Sshhh!" Provenza hissed back. "It's not good, trust me."

When Sykes' desk phone rang loudly, even Provenza jolted. Sykes took the call and looked at Provenza then mouthed, "we got a crime scene."


"I understand you're exhausted, Andy, but I can't ignore…." Sharon was interrupted by a knock at the door.

Sharon recognized Provenza's panicky knock. "Not now, Lt!" Sharon snapped loudly.

"Captain, I'm sorry to barge in but we caught a case," Provenza was never so happy to interrupt a meeting.

"Seriously?" Sharon said sarcastically. "Close the door."

Provenza did as he was asked but did so only after ducking into her office and putting his hands up in defense.

"Captain, we do have a case and I've sent Sykes and Julio to the scene already."

Sharon looked away and saw the two detectives hurrying down the hall before her eyes came to rest on a worried Tao. "Now, forgive me, Captain but I think I can help you out here," Provenza said as he gestured to his very depressed-looking partner.

"You have 60 seconds, Lieutenant," Sharon said in what was widely known as her Darth Raydor voice.

"Everyone here knows Andy is sweet on you," Provenza began.

"You're not helping, Lieutenant. 50 seconds." Sharon said coldly. Provenza swallowed.

"…and he's so tired he's stupid. I mean look at him, Captain. He can't even keep his damn eyes open." Provenza pleaded. Andy put on his best puppy dog eyes and drooped his shoulders quickly. "He's been on stake-out for two shifts straight, after work yesterday and before coming in today."

"What stake-out?" Sharon demanded.

Andy and Provenza exchanged nervous looks. "Tell her, Andy!"

"The Stroh stake-out, Sharon." Andy looked resigned.

"What are you talking about? There's no Stroh stake-out," Sharon retorted.

"Yes, Captain, there is." Provenza assured her.

"Who authorized it? I certainly didn't," Sharon said shortly. "Did you put in for overtime pay, Andy?" Andy shook his head negatively.

"No, no one authorized the stakeout, Sharon," Andy said quietly. "But ever since Stroh escaped, Julio and I….and even Louie have been keeping an eye on …your residence."

"Are you telling me you've been watching my home?"

"Look, Stroh wants Rusty dead and he's not going to leave you alive if he gets in your home," Andy said forcefully. "No witnesses, remember?"

"Oh my God!" Sharon stood up quickly. "I should…" She paused and put her hands on her hips in defiance. Taking a deep breath and sighing slowly, Sharon forced herself to stay calm. She had to be grateful and in truth, she was.

"I realize you meant well, Lieutenants," Sharon said calmly despite feeling livid. "And I appreciate what you've all done to protect Rusty and me, but this has to stop. I mean, look at you, Andy. You can't even think straight!" Sharon could feel her voice rising.

Andy stood up and felt himself sway a little from standing up so quickly.

"Andy, you need to go home and get some sleep, right now. Come back when you're rested and we'll deal with …your hallucination when you get back." Sharon said quickly.

Provenza and Andy glanced at each other. "You mean right now?" Andy asked dully.

Sharon placed her hands on her desk and leaned forward. "Yes, Lieutenant. Right now. Don't come back for at least 24 hours. Now go!" Andy nodded and moved towards the door, opening it slowly before looking back over his shoulder.

"Sharon, I'm really sorry I embarrassed you, I mean it." Andy said sadly.

"Go." Sharon waved him off. Provenza remained in place.

"Captain," Provenza said tentatively. "If I may, I think there's a way out of Andy's hallucination incident, presuming you're willing to consider it." He waited for a sign from the irritated Captain.

"Lets hear it, Lieutenant," Sharon said impatiently.

"Uh Captain, as I said, Andy was so dog-tired that he couldn't think straight…"

"Then he should have called in sick! Sharon snapped.

"You're right, Captain. He should have but he didn't. But at least now that you know why Andy's so tired, could you just cut him some slack?" Provenza knew it was the wrong thing to ask Rule-book Raydor.

Sharon stared expressionless at Provenza debating how to respond. The silence between them felt especially intense.

Provenza broke first.

"I'm mean if you report Andy to HR and to Taylor, it'll come out that Andy, and Julio and even me were staking out your home, off the books. And that could look bad for you, too, Captain."

"Are you trying to blackmail me, Lieutenant?" Sharon was incredulous.

"N-no, Captain. Not at all. I'm just saying that if it comes out that three detectives were on a stake-out without permission or overtime pay, it could hurt our careers and might even stain your reputation in… some circles."

"So what do you propose I do about …Andy?" Sharon sat down and waited for the other shoe to drop.

"Well, I would think an apology is in order — by Andy — to you in front of the whole team for starters."

"Go on."

"Andy confesses his feelings are one-sided…." Provenza paused. "…if they are in fact one-sided, Captain." He held his breath, grimaced and awaited his own inevitable beheading.

Sharon was stupefied. "I …"

Provenza figured the thin ice he was standing on was cracking anyway and pressed on.

"I may be speaking out of turn here, but Andy's my friend and I consider you a friend too, Captain." Sharon felt a small smile twitch at the corners of her pressed lips. "And as a friend, I think you may want to consider why Andy thought he could…you know…kiss you."

"What are you saying exactly?" Sharon shifted uncomfortably in her chair.

"You didn't kiss me on the cheek when you presented me with my 40-year pin, Captain."

"I didn't…wait, what? Are you saying I caused this?" Sharon balked.

"I'm just saying that when you presented Andy with his 30-year pin, you kissed him..."

"On the CHEEK, Lieutenant!" Sharon was interrupted. "I hadn't been here long enough when you got your pin..I …at the time, everyone was wary of me and you acted like you hated my guts!"

"I'm not saying you're wrong about that," Provenza hedged. "I'm just saying Andy would never have done what he did if he wasn't so stupid…. . I mean, uh…I don't mean he'd have to be stupid to kiss y…Good lord! You know what I mean."

"I'm trying to understand what you mean."

"Look, Andy has feeling for you and maybe he thought you had feelings for him too. And when you gave him a kiss…"

"On the cheek!" Sharon repeated. Provenza nodded.

"…on the cheek, Andy forgot where he was and slipped into fantasy land. Call it a senior moment, if you will." Provenza added.

"I can't just let this go, the rest of the team is going to think …"

"What? That you and Andy are a couple?"

"No, that he's …that I'm favoring him!"

"But you're not, right?"

"No, I'm not, Lieutenant," Sharon said sharply.

"Well, what if you had Andy explain himself to the team and apologize for his actions? Don't you think the others would understand? I mean I nearly kissed Flynn myself once after pulling a double shift," Provenza confessed in an attempt to lighten the moment.

"It was back when I was still married to wife #3 and I confused going home with going up to bed. At the time my wife, the night owl, would stay up late so I'd kiss her before going up to bed. You shoulda seen the expression on Flynn's face when I puckered up and came at him.

Sharon tried not to imagine the scene and found herself supressing a smirk. Sharon could relate to exhaustion on the job. When she was a young mom with a newborn daughter, she often came to work sleep-deprived but never had Sharon made this caliber of personal misstep. The worst she did was get off the elevator on the wrong floor and occasionally walked into the wrong office before realizing her mistake.

"I'll think about it," Sharon answered. Provenza nodded once more. "And, Lieutenant, please make sure Andy gets some sleep. I don't want to see him back in the office until he's coherent. Got it?"

"Yes, Captain." Provenza left her office with a weak smile and caught Tao's eye shooting hima knowing look as he walked to his desk. Tao was dying to know what was being discussed.

"Not now, Tao," Provenza said preemptively. "And if Andy calls, don't answer him. He has to sleep."

Half an hour later Sharon checked in with Sykes and Julio only to learn the case had been stolen by the feds and the pair was headed back in.

"No need to come back in, it's late, lets call it a day," Sharon told the happily surprised junior detective.

"Is everything alright," Sykes pried.

"See you in the morning, Detective," Sharon replied an hung up.


I hope you enjoyed this story. Considering a second chapter if folks are interested. Please leave your feedback and let me know your thoughts. Thanks!