DISCLAIMER: I do not own these characters, except for Matthew and Moxie. The rest of them belong to James Duff and the Major Crimes franchise.
Chapter 2
Thursday came and the Major Crimes division still hadn't caught a case. Andy was grateful for that because tonight he was taking Sharon to opening night of Emily's performance at the Dolby Theater. They were planning on leaving the office early enough to pick up Matthew and Moxie, then head home so they could get themselves ready. Nicole and Dean had agreed to watch Matthew for them tonight. Andy sat at his desk making sure everything was set for tonight. After they were taking Matthew over to Nicole and Dean's house, Andy was taking Sharon out to Serve for dinner, before heading over to the theater. That was going to be a surprise for Sharon. Going back to Serve, where their first "official" date was held. Someone walking in to the Murder Room broke Andy's memory from that time. Andy glanced up to see FBI Special Agent Morris walk in. 'Ugh, what does he want' he thought to himself as he watched him walk over to Sharon's office.
Special Agent Morris knocked on Sharon's door before entering her office. Sharon looked up from her computer screen. "Special Agent Morris, to what do we owe this visit?" Sharon said as he entered her office. "I just stopped by here to update you on D'Angelo's trial" Special Agent Morris said to Sharon as he took a seat across from her desk. Sharon lowered her laptop screen and listened to what Special Agent Morris had to say. "The jury is deliberating right now so the judge ordered a thirty minute break and to reconvene back at 1:30. I believe the jury is going to convict, Captain" Special Agent Morris said to Sharon. "That's good to hear" Sharon said back to him.
Andy was watching the exchange between Sharon and Special Agent Morris and all Andy could hope was that nothing was going to ruin their plans for the evening. Special Agent Morris stood up from his seat and then made his way back out and exited their office. Andy took that moment to stand up and knock on Sharon's door. He opened it slightly and peaked his head in. "Please tell me that was just a social call?" Andy said to Sharon. Sharon smiled at him. "Yes, he was just updating me on the case against D'Angelo. The jury is deliberating now, and they should come back with a verdict soon" Sharon said to Andy. Andy looked relieved when he heard that. "Don't worry, nothing is going to ruin our plans tonight" Sharon said reassuring him. Andy smiled and then closed the door to her office. He took a walk to the break room because he had nervous energy that needed to be expelled before they left. He walked up to the windows that overlooked the city and stared out them for a couple of minutes. "Hey Flynn! Everything okay?" Provenza said as he walked up to join his friend. Andy turned around. "Yes, I guess I'm just nervous because I want tonight to be special for Sharon. I mean, how often does Emily come to LA to perform. Not that often. Plus, I made dinner reservations for us at Serve, that's a surprise for Sharon. And Matthew has been giving us a hard time this past week, so I'm hoping he behaves himself tonight for Nicole and Dean" Andy said rambling on. Provenza looked at him.
"First of all, take a deep breath because I don't want you hyperventilating because you're rambling. Second, I'm sure everything will be fine and go off without a hitch for you and the Captain. And third, Matthew is nine years old, he's supposed to give you a hard time. Relax, Flynn" Provenza said as he patted him on the back. Andy nodded at his friend. "Yeah, you're right. I just have a feeling that something is not going to work out. You know, Murphy's law? If something is going to go wrong, it will" Andy said to Provenza. "Come on, isn't it time for you to leave with the Captain?" Provenza said back to Andy as he ushered him back towards the Murder Room.
Sharon and Andy both left the office early and headed over to Matthew's school to pick him up. He was excited to be staying at Nicole and Dean's house because he was looking forward to playing with Colin and Avery. That's all the three talked about when they were at recess was what they were going to do tonight when Matthew came over. They then went to pick Moxie up and headed back home. Once they arrived at their house, Sharon went upstairs to take a shower while Andy made sure that Matthew did his homework. Sharon came downstairs wearing an Armani red dress with the heart necklace Andy had given her for Christmas. As she walked in to the kitchen, Andy stopped what he was doing and stared at her. "You look beautiful" Matthew said to Sharon. "Thank you Matthew" she said back as Andy came up to her. "You look absolutely breathtaking" he said to her as he kissed her on her lips. Sharon blushed. "Go change" she whispered to him. "Come on Matthew" Andy said as he turned around to head upstairs. Matthew followed Andy. Andy took a quick shower and shaved. He then pulled his dark suit he was going to wear and complemented it with a red tie to match Sharon's dress. He sprinkled on his cologne and then went in Matthew's room to see if he was ready.
When Andy came back downstairs, he went in to the kitchen while Matthew made a stop in the family room to get something. Sharon looked at him and smiled. "You clean up very nicely" she said to Andy as she gave him a kiss. She inhaled his cologne and hummed. "Hmm, my favorite" she said. "I know" he said back to her. Matthew was ready and they left their house. Moxie was staying home and Rusty had agreed to check on him and let him out while they were at the ballet. They drove over to Nicole and Dean's house and walked with Matthew up to the house. Nicole answered the door and smiled. "Hey Matthew, the boys are in their room playing, you can go on up there too" Nicole said to Matthew as he went upstairs. "You look gorgeous Sharon" Nicole said to her as she gave her a hug. "Thank you" Sharon said back to her. "Dad, not too bad either" Nicole said to Andy as he smiled at her. "So where are you going to dinner?" Nicole asked them. "Uh, that's a surprise actually" Andy answered as Sharon looked at him. Andy then glanced at his watch. "We better get going" he said to them. "Thank you so much Nicole for doing this. Say hello to Dean when he comes home" Sharon said to Nicole and then they left.
"So, a surprise for dinner?" Sharon said to Andy as they got back in the car and started to drive away. "Yes, you'll see when we get there" Andy said back to her. Sharon smiled as she looked out the window and enjoyed the ride. When Andy pulled up at Serve, Sharon was truly surprised. She looked over at Andy as she got out of the car and Andy held her hand. They walked inside the restaurant. "Reservations for Flynn" Andy said to the hostess. "Right this way" they said to them and Sharon and Andy followed them to their table. Andy held out Sharon's chair as she sat down and then he sat down across from her. They ordered dinner, held hands while talking, and ate their food when it came. Andy paid the bill when it was delivered to their table and they left the restaurant. They drove to the theater and parked across the street. As they were walking in to the front of the theater, Sharon was holding a bouquet of flowers to give to Emily after her performance tonight. As they got closer to the entrance, Sharon looked up. Emily's name was on the marquee and Sharon was speechless. Andy stopped as Sharon looked at it. "Surprise!" he whispered to her and kissed her.
They went inside and found their seats. The performance started a couple of minutes after and Sharon held Andy's hand as they both watched Emily perform on the stage. The performance was beautiful and afterwards, the met Emily backstage and Sharon gave Emily the bouquet of flowers. "Thank you Mom and Andy for coming tonight!" Emily said as she was excited. "Oh, honey you were absolutely fabulous tonight!" Sharon said as she hugged Emily. Andy hugged her as well. "Thank you both so much!" Emily said to them as they stood there. It was getting late by the time Sharon and Andy made their way back to their car. Andy held the door open for Sharon as she got in. He then walked around and got in the car and drove them back to Nicole and Dean's house. "Thank you for a wonderful evening, Andy" Sharon said to him as she held his right hand as he drove. He brought her hand up to his lips when they stopped at a red light and kissed it. "You're welcome" he said to her and then they continued driving towards Nicole and Dean's house.
They pulled up to the driveway and Andy got out. "You can stay in the car while I go get Matthew" he said to her and she did. Andy rang the doorbell and Dean opened the door. "Hello Andy" Dean said. "Hi Dean, is Matthew all ready to go?" Andy asked him as he stepped inside the house. "Yes, let me just get Nicole" Dean said as he walked away. Nicole came a couple of minutes later from upstairs with Matthew. "Hi Daddy" Matthew said to Andy as he walked to the front door. Nicole gave her Dad a quizzical look and Andy just smiled. He gave Nicole a kiss good bye and then they walked to the car where Sharon was waiting. "Did you have a good time tonight?" Andy asked Matthew as he opened the back door for him. "Yes, Colin and Avery and I had a lot of fun playing. We watched a movie too" Matthew said as he got settled in. "That's good to hear" Sharon said as Andy climbed in to the driver's seat and then drove them home.
When they got home, Matthew went upstairs with Sharon and got ready for bed. Andy took Moxie out one more time and then they headed upstairs as well. Matthew was tucked in and Moxie joined him in his room. "Good night buddy!" Andy said to Matthew. "Good night Mom, good night Dad!" Matthew said to them. It was a new thing Matthew was doing, calling them Mom and Dad as much as possible. Sharon and Andy didn't mind at all. Sharon walked in to their bedroom and got ready for bed. It was already passed 11 o'clock and she was tired from all of the evening's activities. Andy sat on the bed and removed his dress shoes. He plugged his phone in the charging station on the night stand and removed his tie. He waited for Sharon to be finished in the bathroom before he went in there. "Wow!" he said to her as he passed her up. She came out wearing the purple silk nightgown that Andy absolutely loved. Sharon smiled at him. "I'll be waiting" she said to him as he went in to the bathroom. Andy shook his head and chuckled to himself. He closed the door behind him and got himself ready for bed.
When he came out of the bathroom, he saw Sharon laying on their bed with the covers pulled back. Andy turned off the main light and made his way over to her. He crawled in bed and joined her under the covers. She wanted to show him just how much she appreciated their night out. They drifted off to sleep after a night of passion, limbs tangled with one another, both happy.
Andy's phone rang at 2:37 in the morning. He woke up and glanced down at Sharon who was still sleeping. He slowly moved his arm to answer his phone. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Mike calling him. "Hello?" he answered and Mike started telling him about the roll out they just caught. "Okay, text me the address and I'll meet you guys there" Andy said and then hung up. Sharon stirred and woke up. "What is it?" she asked him. "We caught a case. Mike is there now. Stay here with Matthew" he said to her as he got up and got dressed. He came back in to the bedroom and kissed Sharon. "I'll call you later" he said to her. "Okay, be careful" she said back to him and went back to sleep. Andy hurried down the stairs and grabbed his jacket. He then headed out the door and got in his car and drove towards the crime scene. He was a little skeptical about what Mike had told him over the phone. A body was found in a local park by a homeless man. He had notified the police somehow and when the patrol officers showed up to the body, they had found something interesting. Mike didn't tell him over the phone what patrol had found. Andy continued to drive to the crime scene and pulled up to the location.
Andy got out of the car and flashed his badge at the patrol officer as he bent down underneath the crime scene tape. He saw where Mike was standing and by the time he arrived, the whole squad was there, including Provenza. "Sorry I'm late guys" he said as he walked up to them. Mike and Provenza looked at him. "So what's so interesting about this dead body that warrants Major Crimes to come out?" Andy said as he took a look around. "A business card was found on the body, Flynn" Provenza said to him as they walked over to where the body was located. "What kind of card?" Andy asked him. Mike bent down towards the body and picked up the evidence bag that had the card inside of it and held it up to Andy for him to see. "Your business card" Provenza said to Andy as Andy looked at it through the evidence bag. "Well how the hell did it get there?" Andy said. "That's a good question" Provenza said back to Andy as they looked at each other.
TBC
