A/N: Well, it passed almost three months from my last update, but life sometimes can be quite busy and difficult. This is a special chapter to wish you a Merry Christmas with our Shandy. I hope you like it. Thanks for reading and please tell me what you think and whether I should continue with this story. I welcome your opinions. Merry Christmas to all!
Christmas was approaching and Sharon and Andy were very excited as this was the first Christmas for their little daughter Kate Flynn. Nicole and Rusty were ready to help with the decorations along with Emily and Ricky, who had arrived for the holidays in LA. Sharon stood by the window with Kate in her arms, watching the snow that was falling. Andy put his jacket and his tie and looked at his reflection in the mirror. Although he felt a little old, Sharon and Kate breathed new life in him, to be able to move forward.
He sighed wearily, remembering all the moments experienced with Sharon so far. Another year went with all the bad and good memories. He was really grateful that Sharon is in his life and their daughter Kate was a real gift, a gift that was not expected but was filled their lives with joy. He went into the bedroom and looked at Sharon and their daughter with admiration. He slowly approached them and kissed Sharon gently on the cheek. She smiled softly and looked into his brown eyes lovingly.
"How long have you looking at us in silence?" she asked softly, not wanting to wake Kate, who was sleeping like an angel. Andy smiled softly, answering, "I was just blinded by you. You two look great together. You have no idea how much I love you." he kissed Kate's little hand gently. Sharon chuckled slightly. She looked at Kate and whispered, "You're lucky my dear. Your dad is great." Andy hugged Sharon and their daughter tightly. On the other hand Nicole and Rusty unpacked the boxes with decorations for the the tree, while Emily and Ricky were in the kitchen, preparing cakes to surprise their parents.
"Mom and Dad are very excited as this is the first Christmas for our sister Kate." Emily said with a smile, putting chocolate cream on the cake. Ricky put some glasses on the table, saying, "You're right. Kate is a real lucky and you know why? Because she's surrounded by the love of her parents. At least she has the chance. Andy is a great father. " Emily sighed and walked over to her brother, clutching his shoulder.
"I know what you mean. Our father never was with us when we needed. But let's not talk about it. Tomorrow is Christmas and let's not be sad before mom and Andy. Look, they're very happy with our sister. Let's also be happy. " she said with a smile. Ricky kissed his sister's cheek, saying softly, "You're right, Em. Let's get on with other preparations. Oh, and don't forget to check out Nicole and Rusty." Emily grinned and they continued with their cakes. Rusty unpacked the last box and throw the packages on the ground. Nicole looked at him sternly and approached him.
"Hey, Rusty, what are you doing? Why you throw the packages on the ground? They should be thrown in the basket." she said sternly. Rusty rolled his eyes, dissatisfied and said, "Nicole, I know that. Of course I'd throw them in the basket, but now I want to hurry to put the decorations to surprise mom and dad. And I'll be happy if you help me. " Nicole pouted slightly and took the packages from the ground, then throw them in the basket. Rusty chuckled slightly and went into the living room with the last box in his hand. Emily and Ricky looked at him grinning. Rusty looked at them confused.
"What? What's funny?" he asked unhappily. Emily laughed, answering, "Hey, Rusty, calm down. Just look over your shirt." Rusty looked at his shirt and saw garlands that are stuck with some tape. He laughed and waved the garlands of his shirt.
"Well, I admit. It was a little funny. Will you help me to decorate the tree, please?" he asked insolently. Ricky gave him a toy, saying, "Certainly Rusty. Mom and Andy will be quite surprised. Let's prepare everything." he nudged Emily slightly. Emily patted his back gently, then Nicole also joined them and together began to decorate the tree, having fun at the same time. Sharon put Kate on her bed carefully, then went to the nursery to take her pacifier. She was surprised seeing Andy there. He looked around and saw Sharon, who looked at him questioningly.
"Andy, what are you doing here?" she asked, confused. Andy sighed and put his hands in his pockets, answering, "I don't know, just fell into some kind of nostalgia. I remembered the day I realized that I'll become a father again after so many years and just thought that time passes very quickly. Now Kate's with us and this is her first Christmas. Time really passes very quickly. " Sharon smiled and squeezed his shoulder.
"I know how you feel. Because I also feel this way. Even I still can't believe that we're together and we have a daughter. Kate is a true gift that really gave us indescribable happiness. Nevertheless, we managed to be happy as it should be. It's true, we had to go through a lot of things, but the important thing is that now we are together and happy. " she said softly. Andy smiled and hugged her tightly and snuggled in her silky hair while Sharon wrapped her arms around him, smiling.
"I love you Sharon and really can't wait for the our wedding. I want you to be my wife officially." he said softly and kissed her gently on the lips. She grinned slightly, saying softly, "Me too. I can't wait to be Mrs. Flynn." Suddenly they heard their daughter, who began to cry. They laughed and Sharon grabbed Kate's pacifier, then went into the bedroom. Andy quickly followed her. Sharon carefully took the baby in her arms and patted her back gently, and then feed her quickly. Andy was looking at them with a smile. He just could sit here and watch them in this way for hours. Sharon kissed her daughter tenderly on the forehead and looked at Andy.
"Well, my dear, can you bring me the bag of diapers?" she asked, grinning. Andy smiled and nodded, and after a few minutes he returned to the bedroom with the bag and sat beside her, asking tentatively, "Um ... Sharon, can I do that?" Sharon looked at him confused.
"Are you sure? When I asked you refused me. Now you want to change her diaper?" she asked hesitantly. Andy sighed, saying firmly, "Yes, I'm sure. Sharon, Kate is my daughter and I as her father I think I can handle it. Will you let me?" Sharon grinned and handed Kate gently to her father and started watching them curiously. She was delighted by Andy who really was doing quite well with their daughter. When Andy was ready, he patted Kate's back and kissed her gently on the cheek, whispering, "It's easy with Dad, Princess?" Sharon smiled and sat down beside them.
"Andy, I don't know that you're doing so well with Kate. I see you that way for the first time." she said with admiration. Andy smiled and said softly, "You have to get used honey, as you'll see me in this way always. I love spending my time with Kate, that's all." Sharon kissed Andy's cheek gently, then checked her watch, saying, "Oh, I hope that the children can cope with the decorations. " Andy hushed quietly.
"Calm down, Sharon they want to surprise us and I am confident that the four can handle." he said encouragingly. Sharon nodded with a smile and put her head on his shoulder, looking at Kate, who was smiling at her parents. Emily, Ricky, Nicole and Rusty were almost ready with everything. Tomorrow was the big day and they had to deal with it as quickly as possible. Emily and Nicole prepared cakes while Ricky and Rusty decorated the tree. On the other hand, the whole team was excited as their captain had promised to visit them on Christmas Day with Kate. But Provenza wanted to make sure about everything, so called Andy. Sharon smiled slightly seeing Provenza's name and handed the phone to Andy. He handed Kate to Sharon, then answers.
"Well, Provenza, what happens?" he asked indifferently. Provenza sighed, saying, "Nothing Flynn just wanted to ask whether you and the captain will come to the department tomorrow?" Andy grinned, answering, "Of course we'll come. Sharon will now back to work and her maternity leave ends in a few days. Don't worry, tomorrow you'll all see Kate." He hung up and looked at Sharon.
"I can guess from your conversation. The team is excited to see Kate." Sharon said, grinning. Andy nodded, sitting next to her and said, "Absolutely. I'm glad that all love Kate as much as we do." Sharon smiled and the two decided to went to their children to see how far they've come with decorations. Fortunately, they were ready and Sharon and Andy were really surprised by their quick preparation.
"You're pretty fast guys." Andy remarked with a smile. Nicole grinned, saying, "Sure Dad. What do you think? That we can't handle?" Rusty nudged her slightly and added, "Actually, we did a good job together." Sharon smiled, holding Kate in her arms and looked at the tree.
"The tree looks great. Tomorrow, all guests will be enchanted by the party here." she said with a grin. Ricky sighed, saying, "Yes Mom. If I and Rusty, weren't there, the girls wouldn't be able to succeed." Emily looked at him slyly, saying, "Stop talking nonsense. You're nothing without us." Sharon and Andy looked at each other and laughed, listening to their jokes. At night, Andy lay on the bed tired and sat back, waiting for Sharon, who was in the nursery. A few minutes later she returned to the bedroom, along with Kate in her arms. He smiled softly, still was surprised that she returned with Kate. She sat beside him carefully as he asked her, "Sharon, what's going on" Why you come back with Kate? "Sharon sighed.
"She didn't stop crying and I thought that if she sleep with us tonight, will be pretty good." she answered quickly and put Kate between them. Andy grinned and kissed his daughter on the forehead, saying quietly, "You know how to spoil our peace princess, but you have no idea how happy I am right now that you're with us." Sharon chuckled slightly and all three slept together. The next morning, Emily, Ricky, Nicole and Rusty undertook to prepare everything for the the Christmas party that night, while Sharon and Andy went to the department with Kate. The whole team were happy with the fact, but especially Provenza and Andrea couldn't describe their joy, seeing the little Kate. Throughout, Provenza was holding Kate in his arms, and Andy was beside him while Sharon and Andrea were in Sharon's office.
"Hey Sharon, I see that the maternity was good on you." Andrea said, grinning. Sharon smiled, saying, "You're right. Kate loves to take the stress out of me and pleases me so much that I forget for the all the problems. I'll soon get back to work and must be prepared." Andrea took her hand and said reassuringly, "Don't worry, you're an excellent cop." Andy laughed, looking at Provenza who was like a child when he was with Kate. Provenza looked at him sternly.
"Well, what's happening?" he asked angrily. Andy approached him, saying, "I'm just amazed that you love Kate so much. You never loved your children and grandchildren as much as Kate." Provenza sighed, looking at Kate, he said with a smile, "Just Kate's different child. I don't know, but she has something that makes me be calm." Andy squeezed his shoulder with a smile. A few minutes later, Sharon and Andy were alone in the office. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she kissed him gently on the lips. He looked at her bright green eyes, saying, "Are you ready to go back to work? I can't wait you to be back here." Sharon grinned, answering, "Of course Lieutenant Flynn. I'm ready to annoy you again." Andy pouted slightly and kissed her passionately on the lips.
In the evening the Christmas party had begun and all the guests had come. All have fun, especially Sharon and Andy who were with their daughter, Kate. This was the first Christmas for Kate and they were very happy that they have such a special and beautiful time together. Buzz had made a lot of photos of the night, but the best photo, without a doubt was Sharon, Andy and Kate's. However, they had to have a beautiful memory of this moment. All guests danced and entertained. Sharon and Andy looked at Provenza and Andrea, who stayed with Kate. They decided to move away from the crowd at least for a while. They came out on the balcony and looked at the stars in the sky. Andy smiled and said, "The stars are just like you. Have a glamorous beauty." Sharon grinned and looked into his brown eyes lovingly. Andy touched her face gently.
"You have no idea how happy I am right now, right here, with you. I love you. Merry Christmas." Sharon said with a smile. Andy kissed her gently on the lips, saying, "I am grateful that you and Kate are in my life. You're the meaning of my life. I love you, very much. Merry Christmas." they embraced each other, then continued to overlook the glamorous stars, and honoring every moment experienced together...
~~~ TBC ~~~
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