Takes place later in the evening.
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"Hi, honey." She says as she walks in the door and he is standing in the foyer looking at the display as he does every night.
He doesn't say anything. She walks over to him and touches his shoulder and he flinches. She jumps back a little. "What is the matter? Did something happen today with your sponsor?" She inquires.
"You could say that." He says in a dry tone that she hasn't heard him use toward her, ever.
"Care to tell me about it?" She asks.
"How about you tell me." He rasps walking away from her.
A look of confusion washes over her face. She follows behind him into the kitchen. "Excuse me?" She says.
"I saw you hugging Jack, at Brown and Ground, today." He sharply informs him.
"Oh, ok. I was going to tell you about that tonight. It was no big deal he just wanted to apologize for everything and inform me of his sobriety." She says walking towards the fridge for a bottle of water.
"If it was no big deal, why did you lie about it?" He inquires standing in front of the fridge with his arms crossed. If she hadn't known any better she would have sworn he was mocking her famous stance.
"What do you mean? I didn't lie." She says. As she motions for him to scoot over. He does and leans against the freezer.
"Yes, you did." He states.
"How?" She inquires.
"You didn't say the meeting was with Jack." He stammers out.
"You didn't ask." She says walking away.
"That is a load of crap, Sharon!" He exclaims. She turns around swiftly and then it dawns on her he is jealous.
"Are you serious, right now?" She inquires.
"Hell yes!" He exclaims.
"Well isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?" She states sarcastically.
"What?" He asks confused.
"I never said anything to you about your constant lunches, with Amelia. Which you conveniently forgot to mention to me. Yet, I had to find out from Nicole and Andrea about it." She exclaims. He just stands there. He knows that she is right and he has no grounds to be pissed because he has done the exact same thing.
"Sharon, that is totally different!" He states.
"No it isn't! You have lunch with her after almost every family session you have with the kids. You neglected to inform me of them, but yet I didn't flip out on you about them. I trusted you and I knew there was a reason, so I let it ride. But now that it is me that is supposedly keeping a secret all bets are off!" She screams and sits her water down on the counter.
"Sharon, it wasn't a secret!" He exclaims.
"Yes, it was Andy!" She says.
"No, it wasn't." He states.
"You know what, I'm not about to stand here and argue with you about it. The issue is that you don't trust me and I don't know how we are going to get married if you don't trust me! I have never given you a reason to not trust me! I trust you with my life, Andy! I never keep things from you, because you are my partner in life! But as soon as you think I am doing something foul, you flip out!" She exclaims walking towards the stairs.
"Sharon!" He exclaims
"What?" She growls.
"How do you expect me to react like when I see you hugging your ex-husband?" He inquires.
"Like the man I thought you were!" She growls and continues up the steps.
He stands there shocked and his heart is breaking. He could tell she meant what she said and that it lacked malice. He heard the bedroom door slam and it brought him it out of his musing. "Shit!" He exclaims.
"What the hell have I done?" He says aloud.
He grabs his phone and dials Louie, "Hello?"
"Are you busy?" Andy asks.
"No, waiting on Patrice to get home. What is it?" Louie inquires.
"I need to talk to you about something." Andy says.
"Ok, well come on over, because you know once I get home, I don't come back out." He says.
"Ok, on my way!" Andy says before hanging up.
30 minutes later…
"What the hell did you do?" Louie asks as Andy steps on the porch.
"Why do you think I did something?" He inquires.
"Because it is always you, idiot!" He asserts.
"I fucked up!" Andy states.
"Did you drink?" Louie asks.
"God, no! Worse, I made Sharon believe I didn't trust her." He confesses.
"Oh!" Louie says.
"How did you do that?" He inquires.
"I may have made her think I didn't trust her with Jack." He finally stammers out.
"Ye, Gods, there is no may have. Either you did or didn't." Louie replies.
"Fine! I accused her of hiding a meeting with him from me." Andy confesses rubbing his forehead like he is trying to rub away his idiocy.
"Damn it, Andy! Why would you do that? Did you ever tell her of your lunches with Amelia?" Louie asks walking to the kitchen.
"I don't know! It was just my first reaction!" He exclaims.
"You didn't answer my other question." Louie reminds him.
"Uh, no I didn't." He says barely audible.
"Damn, Flynn, you are just the all around fuck up tonight!" Louie says.
"Hey!" Andy retorts.
"Don't hey me! You were wrong, you accused her because you felt guilty! My friend I'm no expect on relationships but I do know that you messed up big time!" Louie explains before sitting his recliner.
"I know, I know!" Andy says admitting defeat.
"So, are you going to tell her?" Louie asks shaking his head.
"She already knows." He admits.
"How?" Louie questions.
"Nicole and Andrea." He sadly admits.
"Damn!" Is all that Louie can say.
"Damn is right!" Andy rasps.
"Why did you let them tell her? I told you the day you asked me about it, to run it by her." Louie says.
"I didn't! I didn't know they said anything, until she brought up it up tonight!" Andy admits as he begins to pace.
"Was she angry with you about keeping it from her?" Louie sympathetically inquires.
"No, that is why I feel so bad! She said she trusted me enough and that is why she never said anything!" He finally admits.
"Damn it, buddy boy you have royally fucked up and you need to fix it ASAP! The wedding is in less than 50 days, Andy!" Louie exclaims.
"I know, I know! I don't know where to start!" Andy confesses.
"Well first you need to apologize and apologize good!" Louie says.
"Louie, sex is not going to fix this!" Andy proclaims.
"Uh, eww I wasn't talking about that, but I'm sure it will help!" He retorts.
"Well, I will start with apologizing and explaining myself." Andy confesses as he gets up and heads towards the door.
"That's great." Louie says as he sits her beer down. "Can I ask you one last question?" He inquires.
"Uh, go for it." Andy quips.
Louie looks in him straight in the eye and queries, "Why are you sabotaging what you have wanted for years?"
Andy stands rooted in his spot unable to formulate an answer. "I suggest you have that answered before you make home to your fiancé." Louis blurts as Patrice walks past Andy.
Andy swallows hard and Patrice calmly states, "It sounds like you have cold feet, my friend."
It dawns on him, that she is right. He finally can admit to that he is the one who sabotaging his happiness and worst of all, hers. He knows he has to fix this and fix it fast.
He walks out the door and Louie and Patrice say in unison, "Good luck!"
45 minutes later…
"Sharon?" He calls out as he walks towards the master bedroom. Greyson is walking right beside him. He turns the knob and to his chagrin it is locked.
"Sharon, honey?" He calls and knocks. He can hear her moving towards the door.
She cracks the door and he can see that she has been crying her eyes are red and puffy. She states "I don't want to talk to you right now."
"I just want…"He starts but she holds her hand up to silence him and repeats, "I don't want to talk to you right now."
"But we never go to bed mad each other. That has been one of our rules since day one." He says trying to reason with her.
"Trust each other, no matter was also one of the rules." She states trying to hold back a sob. He can see the pain evident all over her face.
"Sha…" He starts and once again he is interrupted by the woman he loves with all of heart, "You and Grey can sleep in the guest room."
"OK, sweetheart." He says looking defeated but he knows when she means business and he knows when to back down.
"Goodnight, sweetheart. I love you." He says before ushering Grey to the guest room.
"Mmm hmm." Is all the reply he receives.
"Oh yeah, do I need to cancel our appointment, Monday?" She asks as he walks into the lonely guest room.
His heart is breaking more and more with every moment she stays upset with him. He suddenly realizes the appointment she meant was to apply for their marriage license. He runs back out of the room to reply to her and it is too late. She has closed the door and locked it once more. He knocks lightly and says, "No, you do not need to cancel it, sweetheart! We are getting married!" She doesn't reply and before he walks away, he says, "I love you to the moon and back!"
{TBC}
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