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"Andy!" Sharon giggles.
He untucks her blouse from her pants, running his hands up her sides under her shirt. She smiles broadly when he pulls away from the kissing and looks into her eyes. She blushes, the way he still looks at her with so much passion and desire.
"Do I have to stop?" His small pout makes her chuckle, his fingers un-clasping her bra.
"Seems like you'll continue with or without my permission." He leans in and sucks her bottom lip, groaning. Then pulls his hands out and grumbles, putting his hands in his pockets. "You really do look handsome." His eyes light up when he sees the playful glint in her eyes.
"Those are my favorite pants." He keeps his hand away even if they're burning to touch her, she is completely intoxicating. "God you're beautiful." He looks at her up and down. She hums pushing him towards the bed. His hands run up her blouse eagerly again. He lays back on the bed as she climbs over him, her hands unbuckling his belt. "Wait, the door is open." Andy groans as she climbs off of him, but he holds her sitting up.
Her knees at both sides of him, whimpering when he cups her bottom. She breathes heavily as he sucks on the skin of her neck.
"We have to get that door." He whispers, she nods pushing up but he only stands up with her, hands and lips still attached to her.
"Mom, you have visitors!" They don't separate only trying to gather there breathing, hands being placed in more appropriate places. Rusty comes in and gives her a comical expression. Not because he had just caught them making out but because he knew she wasn't going to like the surprise.
"Rusty can you entertain them for several minutes." Andy says trying to kiss Sharon again she giggles and returns the kiss, Rusty rolls his eyes when he lifts her off the ground, her legs wrapping around him.
"Sure." Rusty says nonchalantly. "Do your parents like leftover pizza?" Sharon pulls away from the kissing and looks at him confused, Andy holds onto her waist looking at him.
"No my parents will never eat anything leftover much less pizza." She says out of breath. Rusty nods, turning around.
"I'll offer them caviar." He replies sarcastically.
"Rusty?" Andy calls him back putting Sharon down.
"Yes they are here." He says a little desperately. Sharon looks at Andy pushing away from him. Rusty can't help but giggle at her looking like she just got caught in the middle of something terrible.
"My parents? You sure?" She fidgets with her shirt tucking it in just to remember her unclasped bra.
"Well the way your Mom glared at me gave it away, but then she said, "hey little boy is our daughter home, you know Richard this must be the boy she took in." Andy laughs at the imitation it is so close to Sharon, she darts him a look. Then his voice gets deeper. "Yes Ellie we've seen pictures of him, his name is Rusty." Andy giggles but Sharon zooms to her closet.
"Oh god." Andy and Rusty look at each other both amused and unsure as what to do.
"Lovely." Andy and Rusty look at each other than towards the door.
"Andy go." Sharon says through the closet door.
"What like hide under the bed?" He giggles also fidgeting nervously. He knew meeting Sharon's parents was inevitable but he never expected it to be this way, interrupted while trying to have sex with their daughter before work. "Sharon?" Andy calls, "you want me to hide?" He asks again after her silence. Rusty can't help but chuckle at both their behaviors.
"No need to do that." Andy suddenly stands straight, Rusty goes silent and Sharon's grunting in the closet ends. The woman looks eerily to close to Sharon's features; petite, the stare equally intimidating but doesn't hold the green, her posture is uncanny, the walk is identical. Andy had ruled that no one would come physically closer than Kate but he was wrong. "Where is she?" Both Andy and Rusty point towards the closet she walks in making a disapproving humph noise looking out the patio. "Sharon you know hiding in your closet was childish when you were a teenager, now it's just horrendous." Andy and Rusty grin at the image of a younger Sharon being scolded. Sharon comes out looking like a teenager.
Andy looks at her impressed, her makeup is back to normal, her clothes has no crease on it and her hair is in its proper place.
"Mom? What are you doing here?" Sharon stands as her mom examines her thoroughly even making her spin around. And then frowning disapprovingly.
"Now gentleman, please excuse yourself I have to talk to my daughter." She doesn't even look at them waiving a hand in the air in dismissal.
"Mom. Wait." Sharon walks away from her moving over to both men who stand motionless, "this is Rusty. And Andy." She looks at them begging not to leave and turning to her mother.
"Yes I hope you don't have random men in here. Or I suppose they are." She says not looking at them as she straightens the bed out, clearing the creases Andy and Sharon had just made.
"Mom?" Sharon walks over and does it herself. Rusty watches with an impossible large smile; it is almost as if they were in a time capsule and seeing Sharon as a teenager.
"Sharon we will be outside." Andy points towards the door. Smiling, but she can see his nervousness. When Rusty and Andy start leaving at Sharon's mother's dismissal, they turn to Sharon's halting.
"No, no." She almost skips over to him stopping them. Andy looks at her amused but confused. She looks at him apologetically not wanting to offend him.
"My daughter is A Daddy's girl." Andy and Rusty look at the older woman. "She will want to prepare him before she mentions that she's living with a boy that's not her husband." Andy does a single nod feeling slightly irritated by Sharon.
"Mom can you just give us a minute?" Rusty can hear the dismissive tone, her mom had just used. It was frightening how similar they are. The older woman doesn't move. "Please, I'd like a minute with my husband." She holds her hands up at her sides walking away, huffing.
"Come, show us to our room." Sharon nods at Rusty mouthing, 'please.'
Rusty closes the door behind them and Sharon turns around looking at Andy, he takes a step back.
"Your Dad doesn't know about me?" He walks away from her towards the chair, grabbing his jacket.
"Of course he does." Sharon walks over to him and stands in front of him taking the jacket away. When he looks angry and unconvinced she holds him tighter. "He does know, of course he does. My Mom just likes to tease. It is her supposed humor." She wraps her hands around his back when he won't look at her. "I just wanted to stop her controlling and the questions."
"Aren't they inevitable?" He says frustrated. She sighs, tiptoeing and kissing him but he pulls back, taking his jacket from her arms.
"No I can't." She frowns. "Not while your parents are here." He pulls away and walks to the door.
"Andy? Are you serious?" He nods looking at her seriously. "You won't kiss your wife." When he looks at her straightening himself out, she can see his seriousness, feeling uncomfortable and out of place. "Well they better be gone soon." She's happy it makes him break into a small smile.
"I can go down through the lake if you'd like?" Andy tries to read her.
"No of course not." She grabs his hand and opens the door walking down the hall. Andy is surprised to find a grinning man, shorter, stockier, green eyes staring right at them.
"Oh is that my Lovely?" He slips on his glasses and holds out his arms for her. Andy can instantly see the different relationship she has with each parent.
"Dad?" Sharon hugs him tightly. "No don't let go yet." He chuckles holding her tighter.
"Why are you crying?" It surprises him that the man knows even without looking at her.
"I missed you," she whispers pulling back but not completely as he wipes her tears smiling lovingly at her, "it has been more than three years." Sharon finishes.
"Hmm, that's why we are here." He pulls on her chin tilting her head down and kissing her forehead. Sharon closes her eyes. They all turn at the undertone complaints of her mother, followed by Rusty's silence.
"Dad this is Rusty." Sharon steps away grabbing his hand pulling him closer to her Dad. Rusty shakes his hand even though they had met already.
"The young man who stole my daughters heart. It's nice to meet you in person." Rusty smiles stepping back shyly, Sharon looks at her Mom as she is examining shelves for dust, but turns to Andy when she glances a disapproval look.
"And this is Andy."
"The other young man who stole my daughter's heart." Andy shakes his hand. "It's nice to finally meet you both."
"You to Sr." Andy starts.
"Oh no, please call me Richard." Andy smiles, "your Mother refused to call." Sharon holds Andy's hand when he brushes her back.
"Dad, I'm so happy you're here. But we have to go to work."
Andy rubs her arm.
"Stay, if we get a call we will call you." He whispers softly, Sharon holds his hand not wanting him to leave.
"Dear, you can't just leave us, we have a lot of catching up to do." Sharon only looks at her mother. "Russell do you have to work too?" Andy grips Sharon's hand, not going to accept her to hurt Rusty even if it is Sharon's mother.
"Ellie, you know the boys name is Rusty and if he works or not it is none of our business." Andy tries hiding the smile hearing the man stand up for Rusty.
"Rusty you can go with Andy." He nods rushing to his bedroom, she waits till he's in the bedroom. "Mom, if you offend, hurt, insult or are condescending to our son. I promise I'll never forgive you. I can tolerate it on myself, maybe even Andy but not Rusty do you understand." Andy focuses on the smile her father wears, he can tell this isn't an obvious attitude Sharon takes with her mother.
"I was just asking." She says rolling her eyes, frowning at the pictures on the mantel piece. Sharon takes a long breath when she focuses on Andy's family.
"You weren't just asking." Sharon says softly. Her father walks over to the picture taking it in hand.
"Are these the grandchildren you talk so much about?" Andy's eyes light up at the thought of Sharon talking about the boys with her Dad.
"Yes, Jake is the smaller boy, the one with the big smile. And Ian is the one with the beautiful brown eyes." Her Dad smiles, setting the picture back looking over the others. "My stepchildren." Sharon says when he sees the other pictures.
"Nick and Nicole." He responds. "I'm sorry but I remember Ana but the man."
"Jeff," Andy responds. He nods a smile on his face one similar to Sharon's.
"You got the big family you always wanted Lovely." Sharon hums holding Andy's hand tighter. Andy kisses her temple, getting a disapproving look from her mother. "Go on to work, we can take care of ourselves. We are checking into a room down the road." Sharon doesn't have to look at Andy, he has already stepped forward handing him his key.
"You are welcomed to stay." The older man gives him a single nod taking the key. "Sharon doesn't have to go but I do. It was a pleasure meeting you; both of you." The older man shakes his hand. Sharon walks out of the living room with Andy in hand followed by Rusty.
She stops them at the door.
"Honey, please for the time my parents are here ignore any comments my mother says." Rusty nods. She shakes her head releasing Andy and cupping Rusty's cheeks smiling at him. "Rusty, she does the same to Ricky and Kate." He sighs.
"Yeah?" He says tearfully, Sharon nods.
"Call them, I promise." She can see this helps him a little. "I give you permission to defend yourself in any way, just no hitting my mother." Both men chuckle, she kisses his forehead and hugs him, "I love you," she lets him walk out of the house not completely accepting that he is alright.
"I'll talk to him." Andy adds quickly, Sharon kisses Andy abruptly he pulls back looking toward the living room.
"You better kiss me Andy or I'll go insane." He smiles kissing her nose, running his finger down its tension. "This is so not fair." Andy only opens the door again. "Let me get them settled and I'll catch up." He nods, "you look really handsome." He smiles at her, knowing she's fishing for the proper kiss.
"Thanks Beautiful, you look gorgeous." He winks at her as he leaves. She sighs heavily walking to the living room and seeing her mother moving furniture.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
"You should hire a cleaning lady." Sharon chuckles walking over to her Dad and sitting beside him. He pulls her into his arms, she rest her head on his chest as they watch the woman move things around. "So this boy." She says almost grinding her teeth.
"Rusty, Mom. His name is Rusty."
"The other."
"Andy, my husband?" Sharon raises her voice a notch.
"To the wedding your parents weren't invited to." The woman adds quickly.
"Ellie." Sharon puts a hand on her Dad's chest looking at him, stopping him from defending her.
"I am sorry, but I know you don't believe in divorce." She then looks at her Mom. "And I didn't need you coming and destroying the happiness. We have been through so much we needed one perfect day." Her Dad holds her hand and she looks at him.
Her father always understood her better, they had their differences but her father still stayed beside her, walked her through the most difficult of moments. Whereas her mother would belittle her and shun her for weeks until Sharon caved first. Yet Sharon loved them both and knew her Mother had made her the incredibly strong woman she is.
"I'll prepare lunch." Her Mom says abruptly. Sharon drops her head on her Dad's shoulder, rubs her back soothingly.
"I'm just glad you got rid of Jack; that son of a bitch," Sharon laughs wholeheartedly going red. She looks up at him still chuckling. "Lovely I'm happy if you are. You deserve someone to make you happy." She kisses his cheek. "Not only that, but you deserve someone that you can make happy too." She tilts her head. "Your mother loves me, but what makes it so much easier to accept her love is how much she allows me to love her." Sharon hums.
"We love each other very much." Sharon assures him.
"Good. And I know because I got a teary call on my baby's wedding day. Not sad because you had kept it from us but because and I'm using your words. I wish you could see how happy he makes me and my children." Sharon wipes her eyes.
"Sorry I didn't invite you. I was worried Mom would hurt Andy and that you would be disappointed." He shakes his head, pulling her to him again. She rest her head on his chest.
"I'll forgive you if I can meet those great grandchildren and new grandchildren." Sharon smiles.
"I'll call Nicole, but Nick lives out of state."
"One at a time is fine." He whispers soothingly, rubbing her back.
"I love you Dad." He kisses her head.
"Never more than me." Sharon smiles having heard this as she grew up. They hear grunts and disapproving noises from the kitchen, Sharon closes her eyes and pushes up but her father doesn't let her move. "Maybe if we stay still and quiet, we will disappear." Sharon giggles.
"I missed you." She whispers.
She pushes up standing up and looking at her Dad carefully, he had aged a lot the last three years. She smiles sadly helping her father up.
"I think we should get going, I'm a little tired from the flight."
"No, you're staying." She links her arm in his. "We have room and it's quiet all day so you can rest. There is a lake out back that you can walk around. Rusty has a bookshelf full of books you'd like. The kitchen is stocked, plus your daughter would love to come home and have her father waiting for her." He smiles when they arrive at the guest bedroom. "Isn't it beautiful?"
"Extraordinary." Sharon smiles, helping him sit on the bed. "Comfy too." She chuckles. "Lovely, I'd like to get to know Rusty especially. We've exchanged a few words on the phone but if he's my grandson."
"He's not like Ricky or Kate Dad, he's reserved." Sharon takes his coat hanging it in the closet.
"So tell me about him." Sharon looks at her Dad removing his shoes.
"He likes to play chess, he recently graduated but refused to walk or have a party. He's very conscious of others feelings something he worked very hard on, but doesn't talk of his own." Sharon takes his shoes and puts them at the end of the bed.
"I'll take him out, or he can take me out. Without your grandma of course." Sharon smiles nodding.
"I will talk to him."
"He wants to join the Police Academy right?" Sharon nods. "Chess, movies, books and hamburgers." Sharon looks at him sweetly, remembering why she loves her father so much. He cares for others, wants to make people feel welcomed and loved. "No girlfriend?" He looks at Sharon and sees her silence, "boyfriend?" He questions easily.
"He doesn't like to talk about it."
"Good to know." Sharon watches him contemplate things. "How about traveling?"
"He hasn't but he wants to. I offered but he wants to save his own money to do it."
"Responsible and honest." He sits against the headboard wanting to hear more.
"He knows a little golf," her Father's eyes light up. "Learned at school, he likes to cook and he is fantastic at it. He's a great writer but he doesn't share but you'll catch in writing in a book often. He's planning on an Associates but I know he'll do more, not because I expect it but because he loves learning. He spends a lot of time at work with us, first because he was a witness and now because I don't like him being alone. Andy and I both have adopted him."
"Why?" Sharon frowns at his question.
"No, no." He holds out his hand, she walks over to him, "not why the adoption but why can't he be alone?"
"Oh." She tucks her hair behind her ear. "He was shot, trying to save my life." His rubs her hand with his thumb. She always knew he worried but he would never question her life choices only support her. "It's a very long story but I panic when he's alone."
"I suppose he doesn't like to talk about it." Sharon smiles, pulling out extra pillows from the closet. "So he's brave and loves his mother." Sharon helps him rest back into the extra pillows.
"He loves this family, it has taken him a very long time to feel accepted. I can't have Mom ruining that in a day." He reaches for her hand again and kisses it.
"I'll talk to her, but you keep standing up to her. I always wanted to see the day." Sharon smiles. "She did the same thing for you with your grandmother, she'll respect it." Sharon pulls the blanket up over him.
"Rest, I'll be back in the afternoon." She kisses his cheek. "Call me if you need anything." He watches her leave and smiles closing his eyes. Sharon enters the kitchen to find pots and pans scattered. "Mom, this room is basically Rusty's so please don't change anything."
"A boy in charge of the kitchen, explains a lot."
"I cook Mom, just not as regularly as Rusty and Andy do." Her mom scoffs. "Will you stop and look at me." She doesn't and it hurts her deeply but she knows she can't do a thing, "alright Dad is resting I'm taking Rusty's car so you can use mine if you need it. Dad wants to meet Nicole and Jeff so I'll be inviting them over along with my grandchildren. I hope you'll be able to at least look at them." Sharon waits but when there is no response she walks to her bedroom and grabs her things coming back to the kitchen were her Mom is still cleaning. "Here are the keys, call me if you need anything." Still no response, she puts the key on the counter. "Love you Mom." Only the clatter of pots and pans send her off.
Sharon arrives to a silent murder room all eyes on her but she doesn't look at anyone, Andy turns in his chair watching her but she doesn't take a glance at him. She closes the door to her office. The team looks up at Andy worriedly.
"Her parents surprised us by coming in this morning."
They all let out a long, 'oh,' and a chuckle from Provenza. They turn to Rusty and he stops half stride confused as to why all the attention.
"She called me into her office." They all watch him enter the room and close the door the way she leans onto her desk as he sits down in front of her.
"How are the parents in law?" Provenza asks, Andy stands up walking to the printer dropping change in the jar.
"Booth eerily similar to Sharon." They all smile.
"Lieutenant Provenza," they all look up and he stands up quickly walking over to Sharon. "We have an officer and family missing. He takes the paper out of her hand as she stays on her phone.
"Detective Lorrie Jones." Provenza calls out and Tao immediately types onto his computer. "Last seen by her partner Detective Tom Richter, after their shift yesterday at eight fifteen, her two children Jenna and Jessica Jones and husband Ronald Jones are also missing. Sykes, Julio and Buzz to the house." Tao hands them the address. "Flynn warrants." He stands up immediately. Provenza turns to Sharon and sees Rusty standing behind her slightly uncomfortable, he waves him out.
"Her Dad wants to spend time with me." Rusty whispers, Provenza smiles. "But her Mom doesn't like me." Sharon hangs up her phone and rubs Rusty's back.
"I have to go upstairs to meet Chief Taylor and Chief Pope," Provenza nods. "Keep me updated." Sharon hands Rusty his car keys. "You don't have to go honey, it's your choice."
"Sharon your Mom doesn't like me."
"I don't think she likes me sometimes." He rolls his eyes. "Plus my Mom will not be joining you two." He exhales a long breath. "He won't be offended or pressure you. I got the pushy trait from my mother." She kisses his temple leaving the room.
"That was her way of pushing wasn't it?" Rusty asks.
"Yes it was." Tao calls from the distance. Rusty plays with the keys in hand, Provenza pats his shoulder walking over to Tao.
As Sharon rides the elevator she drops her head back taking a long breath. It had only been a few hours since she had woken up and she was already hoping it would end.