"This is ridiculous!" Sharon declared and started throwing the pillows that Andy put between them backwards, one by one. Andy smiled to himself and she frowned. "I appreciate this," she said and pushed a pillow into his arms, "but we can deal with it. I mean, we are sort of…" She wasn't sure how to finish her sentence. What exactly were they? She wasn't sure where they were standing, especially since they couldn't really do anything more than holding hands. It was frustrating and made her angry.

"Sharon?" She heard Andy's voice. He was looking at her, his eyes worried. "Where is your mind floating?" he asked.

"I'm just… it's nothing. I was just thinking." she replied.

"Do you want to share with me or…" She brought her lips to his, swallowing his words. "You are amazing, you know that?" he asked as they pulled apart.

"I'm not going to let him win." Her voice was almost a whisper. She wrapped her arms around his neck, drawing his body close to her. "I want to be able to love you and feel you without feeling his hands." Andy recognized that single-minded gaze in her eyes. He loved it, it was powerful.

"That's great that you…" She sealed his lips with hers, her fingers dug into his hair, gently massaging his scalp. He felt her shudder in his arms, but she didn't pull away. Her mouth entangled with his and a barely-audible moan escaped from her lips as he tightened his arms around her waist.

"Oh, my God, I did not just see that!" Rusty's voice made them pull apart at once. Andy could see panic registering on Sharon's face.

"I'm gonna…" her voice was faint as she chased Rusty down the hall. He entered the guest room and closed the door behind him. "Rusty, I wanna talk to you. Please open the door." Sharon said. Her heart was pounding. Rusty opened the door, he looked pale and annoyed. Sharon went into the room and took a seat on the bed. So did Rusty. "I… I don't really know how to begin," she said.

"I really don't want to have this talk." Rusty retorted.

"But we will have this talk." Sharon replied. "I want to know how you feel about Andy and me."

"It's not fair." Rusty's eyes were sad.

"I'm sorry that you feel this way." Sharon said. "I like Andy a lot."

"That's not what I meant. I don't care who you date, but you keep acting like I'm not involved. You don't tell me anything anymore." he blamed her.

"That's not true." she responded.

"Yes, it is. You didn't tell me that you were dating that ugly-faced realtor, you lied to me when he tried to rape you and now you tried to hide your relationship with Andy." Rusty's voice was angry.

"Rusty, I wanted to protect you, at least when it came to Tremblay" she said. "But the relationship with Andy is actually a new thing."

"How new?" Rusty squinted.

"Very new. From tonight, actually." Sharon explained, "I didn't get the chance to tell you. We would have told you tomorrow morning if you haven't walked in on us."

"You're lying." Rusty retorted. "Andy was jealous when you were dating that idiot. He must have had a good reason."

"Andy and I were on and off for a while, around the time that I started seeing Tremblay but we weren't a couple." Sharon explained.

"So now you are?" Rusty asked.

"As of tonight we are." She smiled. "And it's important that we keep it between us, okay? Andy is my subordinate and we could lose our jobs."

"If it's against the rules, why are you doing this?" Sharon breaking the rules was a concept that defied Rusty's logic.

"Did you ever fall in love, Rusty?" she asked, knowing it was a forward question to direct at him. He shook his head slowly. "Well, love just changes everything in a way that I can't really explain. Of course love is not a reason to break the rules, but he makes me happy and with everything I've been through recently, I think I'm entitled to some happiness."

"You are, Sharon." Rusty replied. "And I like Andy. The two of you even kinda fit together, when you think about it."

"I'm glad you feel this way." Sharon smiled. "And feel free to come to either one of us if you need anything. I am always there for you and Andy is too."

"I do have one little thing." Rusty said. Sharon nodded slowly as if to say she was listening. "Please close the door the next time the two of you make out. Seeing the two of you kissing… I'm scarred for life, seriously."