The soft pat of Ugg boots against the hospital floor in quick succession. A flash of a badge at several desks in the early morning before finally reaching the Intensive Care Unit. Looking to her old squad member, she bites her lip. He was attached to so many tubes, through his arms and down his throat. She wasn't expecting that.
"Chief?" Andy Flynn smiles slightly.
"Oh Andy." Brenda Leigh Johnson turns, giving him a hug, "What happened here?"
"Long story, but it ended with Raydor being shot in the shoulder and Provenza taking one to the chest." He shakes his head, "It's hard seeing him like that."
"Yeah." She lets go of him, moving over to take the ailing man's hand, "I just wish he'd flash me that smile...even though I'd have to coax it out of him."
"He misses you like hell. It wouldn't take much coaxing."
Brenda smiles a little, "How is Captain Raydor?"
"She's fine, doesn't understand the severity of the situation-"
"I bet she does. She's a smart lady, Andy." She nods, "I knew when they named her as my replacement, it was well deserved."
"She holds her own." He offers a smile, "You know, her daughter-"
"I keep up on everything going on in Major Crimes. I may be the Chief of Police, but I enjoy knowing what y'all are going through. Seeing what I'm missing." She glances to the man, "How are her kids?"
"They'll get over it. Tyler isn't too thrilled about the occurrence of events, but he'll grow from it."
"And you've been dating how long?"
"A couple months now." He absently rattles off, "I...Chief, you have to understand-"
"I don't think I understand the severity of the situation." She teases him, "I knew you had feelings for her before you even considered it."
Flynn watches her, "She's beautiful...and I've grown to love her and her family."
"Always went into things fast...head first..."
"I know Provenza hates it."
"That probably doesn't even begin to cover it." Brenda shakes her head, "How long?"
"A few weeks. Everything with her daughter, and then her son..."
"If it weren't for the diruss of the situation, do you think things would have progressed so quickly?"
He pauses, finally shrugging, "I honestly don't know, Chief."
"Have you slept with her?"
"Chief-"
"You slept with her?!" Brenda makes a face, looking up at him as she continues to hold Provenza's hand, "Now, I don't hate the woman, in fact she saved me when Pope was on an egotistical rampage quite a few times, but you slept with her?"
"A lot has happened since you left."
"Damn right it-" She pauses, looking down at Provenza and smiling, "He's squeezing my hand."
"Is he?" A smile breaks across Flynn's face.
She smirks, "Louie Provenza, if you can hear me, give another squeeze." Brenda nods when he obliges, "Did you hear everything Flynn said?" Another squeeze and an opening of his eyes, "There you are."
Provenza looks between them and attempts to talk, only to wince and begin to gag.
"Stop, stop. I'll get someone in here, but you need to relax." Flynn nods, jogging out the door to the nurse's station.
"That's all. Just relax. You can yell at him later." Brenda smiles, reaching her hand up to touch his shoulder.