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Chapter 10

"You were very clever calling Provenza's phone when Johnny took you. How'd you manage to do that?" Sharon asked Andy as they drove back to the office. "Quick thinking, I guess" Andy replied. "I texted Rusty and told him what was happening, and just to tell the adults what was going on. I just wanted them to know, in case, I don't know" Sharon started telling Andy but she stopped as she didn't want to think what could have gone wrong. They drove in silence for a couple of minutes before Sharon spoke again. "Promise me you won't run after another suspect unless you have backup?" Sharon said to him as he turned the car into the parking garage. Andy glanced over at her. "But I did have backup, I had two patrol officers with me chasing the suspect I thought was Johnny. They tackled the guy and brought him up to me, but he wasn't him" Andy said as he pulled into his parking spot. Sharon listened as Andy spoke. "Andy, you're not twenty anymore. I know you want to prove that you are still fit for this job but" Sharon started to say. "Excuse me? I am fit for this job" Andy protested to her. Sharon hung her head. "I know you are, that's not the point I was trying to make" Sharon said to him. "Well, then please tell me what the point is?" Andy said frustrated. "You're not superman, Andy. What was I supposed to tell everyone if something happened to you? If Johnny killed you, how was I supposed to explain that to Matthew, or Nicole and her boys, Rusty, Emily, Ricky, Charlie?" Sharon said to Andy as she looked right at him. "What about me? About us?" she whispered. Andy sat there, silent as he listened to Sharon.

"Sharon, I" Andy started to say but then stopped because Sharon placed her hand on the front of his shirt. "Don't. It doesn't matter right now. I'm just glad you came back to me in one piece" Sharon said to him, tears welling in her eyes. Andy looked at her and brushed the tears that fell on her cheek with his thumb as his hand moved her head closer to his. "I'm sorry" he whispered to her and then he kissed her. They both sat facing each other, his hand caressing her face. Her hands on the front of his shirt. "Come on, let's get this debriefing over so we can go home" Sharon said to him and smiled. He smiled back at her and then they got out of the vehicle and headed to the elevators.

They made it to the ninth floor and stepped out of the elevator. Sharon and Andy then headed to the Murder Room where everyone else was sitting, waiting for this debriefing to start. Sharon and Andy pulled up a chair just like everyone else did and waited to. "Who's doing the debriefing, ma'am?" Julio asked Sharon. "I'm not really sure, Chief Howard didn't say much" Sharon said to Julio and then Chief Howard walked in to the Murder Room and looked around the room. "Good, everyone is here, let's get started" Chief Howard said.

"First of all, I wanted to commend all of you for a job well done, not just for this particular case, but for your work in general. I don't say that often enough, but I truly appreciate the hard work Major Crimes does on a daily basis" Chief Howard said. "Thank you Chief" Sharon said back to him. "Second, thank you all for following Commander McGinnis's lead this morning when SWAT came on scene" Chief Howard said to them. "I know it's difficult to see a fellow team member being held at gun point, so if any of you need anything at all, don't hesitate to ask" Chief Howard added. Everyone just looked at each other and then back at Chief Howard. "I've asked Robbery/Homicide to do the notifications of the victims, so you won't have to worry about that Captain" Chief Howard said and Sharon nodded. "Okay, well then you can finish your paperwork for this case tomorrow afternoon. As I informed the Captain, I don't expect to see any of you until tomorrow mid-morning. Thank you" Chief Howard said and then walked over to where Andy was.

"Lieutenant, since the suspect took your gun, the firearms guys just need to make sure that it's in proper working order before they give it back to you. Simple procedure that's all" Chief Howard said to Andy. "When will I get it back?" Andy asked him. "Tomorrow, when you come in. You'll have to go down to the range and qualify with it again but that's it. Oh, and if you need to, talk to someone in behavioral sciences too" Chief Howard said, shook Andy's hand, and left the room. Sharon was in her office and she pulled out her phone and texted Rusty to let them know that everything was okay and they would be heading home soon.

Julio walked up to where Andy was sitting now at his desk. "Sir" he said to Andy and Andy stood up. Julio then shook Andy's hand. "I'm glad you're alright, Lieutenant" Julio said. "Thanks Julio" Andy said back to him. "Andy, next time make sure you're chasing the right guy" Mike said to Andy as he shook his hand. "Ha, ha, Mike, very funny" Andy said as he chuckled. "Lieutenant, glad you're okay" Amy said to Andy. "Lieutenant" Buzz said to Andy and shook his hand. Provenza was still sitting at his desk as everyone left. Andy looked over at him and wondered who was going to go to whom. Provenza stood up and walked over to where Andy was. "Flynn, you scared her again, I thought I told you to stop doing that" Provenza said to Andy. "There's only so much I can take from the Captain, and seeing her get emotional again over you, well I've seen enough of that" Provenza said to Andy and then shook his hand. "I'll try better" Andy said to him. "And I'm sorry I scared you too" Andy added. Provenza nodded and then left as well.

Andy walked over to where Sharon was in her office and knocked on the open door. Sharon was standing looking out at the city from her windows. "Hey, are you ready?" he said to her as he entered her office. "Yes" she said, not turning around as she wiped her eyes. It killed Andy every time he saw Sharon cry. "Sharon" he said to her as he got closer to her and held his arms open. She turned around and embraced him, pulling him closer to her and vice versa. She stood there in his arms, trembling and crying. "Shh, I'm sorry I scared you" he whispered to her and kissed the top of her head as he held her. They stood like that for a few minutes before Sharon pulled back and gave him a kiss. She then composed herself, which Andy gave her time to do so until she was ready. "Let's go home, sweetheart" Andy said to her as he led her out of her office and to the elevators.

They got to their car and Andy hesitated for a second before unlocking it. "Sharon, I know this case has been difficult for me and you, with FID interfering and me snapping at you. I just want to say" Andy said to Sharon but before he finished he bent his head and looked at the ground, taking a deep breath. He then looked back up at her. Sharon looked back at him with anticipation of what he was going to say to her. "I'm sorry I ever doubted anything with you. I just didn't want you to be disappointed with me" he said to her as he looked in her eyes and then looked away. "I don't know what I'm saying anymore" he said as he looked down at the ground again. Sharon lifted his chin with her hand. "Andy, I would never be disappointed with you" Sharon said to him. Andy shook his head. "Don't say that Sharon, because you don't always know what might happen" Andy said to her. "Andy" she whispered to him. He didn't look at her. Sharon pulled his head down to hers so that their foreheads were touching and they just stood like that for a couple of minutes. Sharon closed her eyes and then opened them back up. "Do you need a meeting?" she asked him.

Andy stood there and thought about it for a minute. He probably should go to a meeting right now, and he knew he'd be able to find one, but he just wanted to go home and be with Sharon and their kids right now. "There's a meeting later tonight that I could go to. Right now, I just want to hold you and be with our kids" Andy said to Sharon as he held her hand. "Promise me that you'll go tonight, do what you need to do to help yourself, talk to you sponsor" Sharon started to say but Andy cut her off as he pulled her in close and kissed her. "You're what I need right now" Andy said as he placed one hand in her hair and the other hand on her stomach. They kissed and then broke apart as they needed air. Sharon was a little out of breath. "Let's go home, they are all worried about you" Sharon said to Andy and then she got in the passenger seat. Andy let out a deep sigh before heading around the car to the driver's side and getting in. He then started the car and drove them home.

As they were driving, Sharon looked at her phone and saw a bunch of messages from their kids. The latest one was from Rusty. His text was simple. 'Come home now, kids hysterical, sorry'. "Great" she said out loud as she read that message. "What is it?" Andy asked her as he continued to drive closer to the house. "Someone leaked something out to the children about you being kidnapped and now they are freaking out. This is all according to Rusty" Sharon said as they pulled down their street. As they got closer to their house, SIS was still sitting out there but there was only two cars left. As they pulled in to the driveway, Andy stopped the car as Sergeant Ray met them in the driveway. "Captain, Lieutenant, we got word that you wouldn't be needing our services any longer, I sent most of the guys home but I wanted to wait until you both came home before the rest of us left" Sergeant Ray stated to them. "Thank you Sergeant" Sharon said to him and then they proceeded up the driveway, Andy parking outside the garage.

He sat there behind the wheel for a couple of seconds. Sharon looked at him, concerned. "You okay?" she asked him. "Just thinking about things" Andy said to Sharon. "Come on" she said to him and she got out of the car. He did the same and they walked up through the gate to the back door. As they entered the house, and made their way in to the kitchen, all of their children were standing there waiting for them. "Dad!" Nicole said to her father and went up to him and gave him a hug. Andy hugged her back. As Nicole pulled away, Emily stood up and hugged Andy. "I'm so glad you're okay" she said to him. "Me too, Em" he said back to her. Rusty shook his hand and so did Dean.

Matthew ran up to Andy and Andy knelt down and met him with a hug. "Hey buddy!" he said as he hugged Matthew. "I missed you Daddy!" Matthew said back to him. "Oh, I missed you too" Andy said. "Did a bad guy take you away?" Matthew asked Andy. "Yes, he did but do you remember what I said, about how Sharon, eh Mom now, would always find us, no matter what?" Andy said to Matthew and Matthew nodded his head. "Well, she found me and brought me back home" Andy continued saying to Matthew. Matthew looked at the side of Andy's face where the small bruise was forming from the barrel of the gun. "Did the bad guy put that there?" he asked him. "Yeah, but I'm okay" Andy said to Matthew as he stood back up. Matthew went over to Sharon and gave her a hug. "Were you scared when the bad guy took him?" Matthew asked her. "A little bit, but don't tell him that" she said back to him.

Next came the onslaught from Colin and Avery. "Grandpa!" they both said in unison as they bombarded Andy. "Oh, hello boys!" Andy said as he caught both of them before they could knock him over. "Boys!" Nicole said to Colin and Avery. "It's fine, Nicole" Andy said back to her. "We're glad you're alright, Grandpa" they said to him. Andy gave them both a hug. "Okay, okay, let's give Grandpa some space. Let's go back to the family room and finish watching the movie" Dean said to his kids and they did. Matthew stayed close to Sharon. "Do you want to go with them?" she asked him and Matthew shook his head no. "I want to stay here with you guys" Matthew said to her. "Do we even want to know what happened?" Nicole asked her father. Andy glanced at Sharon who was speaking to Matthew and then looked back at Nicole. "Uh, no" Andy said back to her as he sat down at the kitchen table. "So is this whole case over now?" Emily asked him. "Yes, the case is over" he said to her and then looked back at Sharon. She looked exhausted. He was exhausted too.

"Matthew, why don't we hang out while Mom and Dad go upstairs to get some rest, they look tired don't they?" Emily said to Matthew. "But I don't want them to leave again" Matthew said, clinging onto Sharon's arm now. "Matthew, we are just going upstairs to take a nap, we're not leaving the house" Sharon said to him. "Promise?" he asked her. Sharon nodded in agreement and Matthew walked over to Emily. "Can we go play outside, I'm tired of watching the movie" Matthew said to her. "Sure, Matthew" Emily said. "I'll see if the boys want to join you outside instead of watching the movie" Nicole said to Emily and went into the family room to get everyone else.

Sharon walked over to where Andy was sitting on the kitchen chair and stood between his legs. She looked down at him and caressed his face with her hands. "Come on, let's go upstairs" she said to him and then walked away grabbing his hand as he stood up and followed her. Nicole, Dean, the grandkids, and Rusty all joined Emily, Matthew, and Moxie out in the backyard. Sharon smiled at them as they left and then led Andy upstairs.

They then continued on to their room and Andy closed the door behind them, locking it so they weren't interrupted. Sharon then pulled Andy towards her and kissed him. Andy ran his hands up her back and directed her over to their bed. They both fell onto the bed. She needed to feel him in her arms. She needed to know that he was okay and alive. She climbed on top of him and kissed him passionately. "I love you" she said to him in between kissing him and removing his shirt. "I love you too" Andy said back to her and he ran his hands underneath her shirt.

As they laid together in bed, limbs intertwined with one another. Sharon's head was on Andy's shoulder as Andy ran his fingers up and down her back. She seemed content at the moment and so did he. Andy glanced at the clock on the nightstand. It was three in the afternoon now. They had been in their room for almost three hours now and was surprised that no one came knocking to see where they were. He was grateful for that. Sharon stirred and propped herself up as she looked at him. "I'm going to take a shower now" she said to him as she started to get out of bed. She wrapped the bed sheet around her body and left Andy with just a blanket covering him. He watched her leave and head in to the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. He continued to lay on the bed, thinking about everything that occurred.

Meanwhile, Sharon turned on the water for the shower and waited for it to steam up the room before stepping inside. She was so thankful that Andy made it out of there alive as she knew it could have ended very differently. They've had their share of psychopaths going after them and dealing with criminals on a daily basis. Sharon stood underneath the spray of water as she thought about Andy. She closed her eyes to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall but it was too late and she started to cry. She let out a sob and Andy heard her. He got out of bed and made his way over to the bathroom and opened the door to find Sharon in the shower, back towards him, her head leaning against the tiled wall, crying. His heart broke as he opened the shower door and stepped inside, joining her. She heard the shower door open and started to turn around when Andy enveloped her in his arms and they stood there, him holding her underneath the water as she cried.

TBC