An update at last, sorry for the lack, I've been so ill this week…mdancerfan78, I'm so glad you love my story and I adore yours, Fritz/Sharon, I may need to try writing them…I love them
Chapter 7
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Sharon opened her eyes to see the worried look on Andy's face. She took tight hold of his hand, forcing him to look up at her.
"Hey…" She smiled.
"Hey yourself."
"What's wrong Andy?"
"Why should there be anything wrong?"
"You have that look…..did Jack say something to you, something to upset you?"
"Why would you think that?"
"I know my Husband…he said he wants to take care of me while I recover."
"Yeah, he said."
"I don't want him too."
"You don't?"
"You know I don't, there's only one man I want beside me…you." She smiled.
"I'm not sure he'll take that well, he says he still loves you…that he's willing to fight for you."
"Andy, he can fight all he wants…he won't win. I love you, yes I still love Jack but not in the same way as I use too. Things have changed, I've changed. I won't let him walk all over me like he did all those years ago."
"He seems pretty determined?"
"I spend years cleaning up Jack's mess, paying off all his debts. I won't go back to that."
"I'm not leaving Sharon, if Jackson wants a fight then he's bloody well get one."
He stood up and leaned over her and gave her a small tender loving kiss.
"I'm going to head off and let you get some sleep okay?"
"Andy, you don't have too."
"I do, you need to rest. I should put in an appearance at Major Crimes anyway…let the Chief know I'm still alive."
"Hurry back okay."
"I promise."
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Brenda looked up from her desk when she heard Andy's voice outside talking to Louie, he looked up and caught her eye and headed towards her office.
"Hey Chief." He smiled.
"Hey, I wasn't expecting you in?"
"I thought I'd give Sharon some peace for a bit."
"You okay?" She asked, as he took a seat in the chair opposite her.
"Kind of."
"Somethin' wrong?"
"Sharon had a visitor not long after you left."
"Oh."
"Her Husband."
"Oh, I see. He must be pretty upset about what's happened."
"Something like that."
"What is it Lieutenant?"
"He says he wants her back and that he's willing to fight for her."
"I see and does Shar…the Captain know this?"
"Yeah, she says I've nothing to worry about…"
"Well there you are then, no point gettin' worked up over nothin' is there." She smiled.
"You don't know Jackson Raydor, he know how to wrap people around his finger."
"Well I can't imagin' the Captain bein' wrapped around his finger…can you?"
"I guess."
"Lieutenant, Captain Raydor loves you, she ain't goin' anywhere."
"Thanks Chief."
They both looked up when Louie poked his head around the door.
"Come on Flynn, you're coming with me."
"Where are we going?"
"Well I'm going to get drunk and you're going to watch me while you drink you coke and tell me why you're in such a pissy mood, come on."
Brenda smiled as she watched her two Lieutenants leave for the night.
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Louie was on his third beer and Andy was still nursing his first coke, Louie watched as Andy looked down into his glass with a scowl on his face.
"What's up with you Flynn, you should be over the moon right now. Captain Raydor's on the road to recovery?"
"Yeah I know."
"Then why the long face, judging by your expression you'd think she'd croaked."
"For god sake Provenza, shut it will you."
"Some come on then?"
"What?"
"What's pissed you off because something sure as hell has. Come on we're friends, talk to me."
"Jackson Raydor?"
"What about him."
"He dropped by earlier and basically told me to back off Sharon, that he was back for good and that he was going to fight for her."
"Is that all?"
"What do mean is that all…her Husband wants her back."
"Ex…"
"Not quite, they're not divorced remember."
"Separated, close enough. I don't get the whole religion thing, if you're not in love anymore then divorce…it's that simple."
"To Catholics it's a sin…"
"Load of crap more like."
"You really should go to church more often….it might do you some good, understand peoples beliefs better."
"I'm fine as I am."
"If you say so."
"Anyway, you've got nothing to worry about with Jack."
"What makes you think that?"
"Because the guy was a jerk to her all through their marriage, racking up huge debt, never there for the kids, no doubt seeing bits on the side."
"I didn't know you knew Sharon back then."
"Just to say hi too, Jack I knew….how the hell she put up with him for as long as she did, I don't know. She wasn't like she is now, she didn't come across as the strong, hard woman she is now."
"Sharon's not hard, this is why she thinks you lot don't care about what happens to her."
"Hey hey…calm down. I didn't mean anything by it, look…I feel bad about what's happened to her and I'm glad she's alright…I mean that."
"I wish one of you would tell her that…"
"Look don't worry, we're working on something to let her know what she means to us alright."
"Oh yeah, what?"
"Mind your own…and as for Jack, don't let him get to you. That woman loves you and she won't let Jack ruin what you two have going…trust me."
"I think I'll head home, come on, I drop you off on the way."
"Nah, I'm fine here for a bit."
"Like hell you are, you've already had 3 beers and the Chief will want you in early tomorrow and the last thing she needs is one of her Lieutenants hungover…come on."
"Okay, okay."
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To Be Continued…
