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Chapter 8
The next morning Andy woke up to the smell of waffles and bacon, when he realized that Sharon was curled up to his side. He couldn't help but smile at the sight of her laying there with her head on his chest. He didn't want to wake her, he want to stay there with her in his arms for as long as he could. He decided he would allow himself just a few more minutes to watch her sleep. However, a sudden knock at the door put an end to his few extra moments. Sharon nearly jumped out of the bed when Rusty yell that breakfast was ready.
Sharon's shocked expression caused Andy chuckle. "You're still here", she said with a yawn.
"If I remember correctly you are the one that asked me to stay," he replied trying not to let the disappointment he felt be heard in his voice.
"I know," she said turning away from him. "I'm glad you did, I just don't know how I'm going to explain this to Rusty."
Andy sat on the side of the bed wondering if he should have left earlier as he had planned. He was worried about the amount of stress that she was already under and he didn't want to add to it. With a long sigh and he got up and grabbed his clothes.
Sharon didn't mean to sound as if she hadn't really wanted him to stay, "Andy, what are you doing?"
"It's probably best that I get going." He said trying to act like everything was fine. "You and Rusty have houses to look at today. Remember? "
"You could always come with us", she said quickly.
Andy looked at her a little confused. "Is that really what you want?"
They were both afraid of saying the wrong thing and ending up right back were they had started. Holding the blanket tightly around her she made her way to his side of the bed. She thought that right now actions would speak louder than words. She didnt even give him any time to protest when she pulled him into a kiss. Her lips brushed a crossed his softly at first, but as she pulled him closer to her she deepened the kiss.
When Sharon broke the kiss Andy just looked at her and smiled..."I will take that as a yes."
He kissed her one last time and left her bedroom. Walking towards the kitchen, he saw Rusty sitting at the table finishing his breakfast.
"Coffees over there. I put out a mug for both of you." Rusty said trying not to fall off his chair in laughter from the expression Andy had.
"Looks good kid...Listen we both know she is going to be a little freaked out when she comes out here. You ok with all of this?"
This time Andy about feel out of his chair when Rusty said, "Do I have a choice?" The two of them had gotten along so well before, so Andy had figured it wouldn't be an issue.
"Dude I'm just kidding. It's fine. Just don't hurt her!"
"Don't what?" Sharon said as she came into the kitchen.
Rusty laughed again and got up from the table. "I will leave you two love birds alone."
At that point Andy couldn't help but to laugh too. He couldn't tell if she was going to laugh or cry, but the look in her face was priceless. After he realized how distraught she was, he got up and went to her. "You know he is just trying to get under your skin."
When she suddenly felt Andy's hand on her hip and his lips on her neck, her mind went blank. His touch was enough to drive her crazy. All the sudden he felt her stiffen. When he pulled back from her, she turned to face him and put her hand on his chest in an attempt to keep him away. " NO, NO we are not about to do this here."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. I better get going. I need to get a shower and change. Are you sure you want me to come with you and Rusty today?"
"I will have a little talk with him once you leave, but I'm sure he will be fine with it. What were the two of you talking about when I came in?
He wasn't sure what he should tell her. She might be upset that he had said something to Rusty. She could tell that he was thinking a little too hard about his answer, "Andy".
"Oh yeah, listen doing get mad I asked him if he was ok with this. With us."
She had to admit she was a little relieved that she he was the one to break the ice with Rusty. She wasn't sure she wanted to know, but she asked anyway "What did he have to say about it?"
"Actually, he was fine with it. Well other than the fact that he told me not to hurt you."
He could see her trying not to smile, but he knew how much it meant to her that Rusty was ok with the situation and the fact that he was worried about her showed was even more proof that the kid really did care about her.
By 6:30 that night, they were all sick of looking at houses. They had been to over a dozen and all were either too far away from Rusty's school or from the office. They were all ready to throw in the towel, but Provenza's daughter had asked that they look at one more house.
When they pulled up it was a little bigger than what Sharon had in mind, but it was beautiful. Andy couldn't tell if it was the beautiful yard, with several trees and flowers that she loved or it was the house itself. The exterior of the house was your typical stucco with big windows in the front. As they went to go into the house, Sharon asked if they could look at the back yard first.
The back yard was fairly big for a house in the city. There was plenty of grass and a pool. Sharon immediately thought of the photos she received of Maddie on the swim team once. The back porch was huge, which was another plus for Sharon. She loved sitting out on her balcony in the morning reading the paper.
Moving into the house, the kitchen was huge. Rusty thought it was big enough that he and Sharon could cook together. Sharon was impressed with how big all of the bedrooms were and she could tell that Rusty was impressed too. Overall, the house had many things that Sharon liked, but the price was a little more than what she was looking for.
Sharon had noticed that Rusty had been more quite this time, "Rusty what do you think?"
When he turned to talk to her, he had a big grin on his face. "Honestly, I like this house. Did you see how big that kitchen was? And I think one of my friends live kinda close to here. Is it ok if I go check out the back yard again?"
Lauren smiled and offered to go with Rusty out back so Sharon could have a few minutes to look things over again.
Once they were alone, Sharon turned to Andy "What do you think?"
"It is nice, it's big, and I think the kids will love the pool."
"Maddie will love the pool and she could decorate her bedroom anyway she wanted to", she said with a wide smile.
Pulling her into his arms, he said, "Well then I think you might have a winner here."
She wrapped her arms around him smiling at the thought that things might actually workout. She looked up at him with a very serious expression, "Do you really like it? I mean what if…When we… If we…"she felt silly thinking that this could one day be their house. She knew she shouldn't be thinking that far ahead, but at the same time she couldn't help but not think about it.
When Andy realized what she was trying to say a smile spread a crossed, his face like a kid on Christmas morning. "I like any house that has you in it." He brought his hand up to her face and tucked her hair behind her ear before he kissed her. "I mean it. I would go anywhere for you."
When Rusty made his way back up to the bedroom Andy and Sharon were in, he rolled his eyes when he say the two of them kissing. "Is this how it's going to be all the time now with you two? Can you at least get a room? Have you to ever heard of NO PDA?"
