Andy woke up to dark hair in his face, and he decided it might be the best way to wake up. He tried not to shift much, but Sharon, who seemed to awaken with any movement, woke up anyway.

"Hi," she grinned at him, her head, which had been resting on his shoulder, turned to look at him. She brushed her hair out of her face and away from Andy as she put her chin on his chest.

"Morning," he grinned back at her and leaned in to kiss her quickly. He ran his hand over her hair as he just continued to look at her. "I was afraid I was dreaming, that my sexy wife hadn't broken every rule to fly out here and see me."

Sharon blushed slightly as she shifted to prop up her elbow on Andy's chest, "She missed you," Sharon shrugged. "Plus, I heard you had called in sick to work, for the next couple days, to be exact, and of course, I had to check on you."

"Of course," he smiled at her. "So, plans for the day?" he raised an eyebrow as the two continued to relax before getting up.

"Just this, here with you," she gestured to the their relaxing morning. "I guess I'd like to eat at some point too. I'm rather hungry."

"Well, that's where I have a bit of bad news for you. I'm going to have to go out for groceries. I've been working quite a bit, and it was on my list of things to do this coming weekend. With you here, and my being sick and all," he let out a fake cough, "I'm going to have to run out to the store."

"That's a shame," she nodded, "but, I would enjoy eating. Do you have any food in your house? Anything? Surely, you aren't going to let your wife starve."

"I think I have eggs," he nodded. "I might have enough to scramble some eggs, and I might still have some bread. Now, I know you enjoy your bacon, but I don't have that. I'll have to get some at the store, as well as things for lunch and dinner the next couple days. I'll treat it like we're snowed in or something."

"Snowed in here in LA," she grinned as she lazily drew circles on his chest, "I like that, at least better than the reality of the snowed in Ohio version."

"First thing," he nodded to her, "shower and food."

"Can we do both together?" she grinned. "I mean, I don't want to let you out of my sight. I haven't since I got here last night. We returned Provenza to his place, we drove home, and well, I don't think we've been further apart than this," she gestured to him, "since we walked back in that door."

"Is there any other option?" he grinned. "Although, your lavender body wash isn't my normal scent."

"I can keep it, and me," she flashed a fake smile, "away from you if the scent bothers you."

"Nope, I'm very excited to change up the fragrance here at the house. If you would have given me some warning, I would have done a deep clean of the house. Sorry the bedroom is somewhat messy."

Sharon turned her head and glanced around as she shrugged, "No mess to me, nothing, except for clothing from last night."

"Well," he leaned down and kissed her nose, "why don't you go start in the bathroom, and I'll clean up the mess you made."

"Ha ha, very funny," she rolled her eyes. "Just for that, I will let you clean up the room, and I may or may not share the bathroom."

"We'll get dressed, and then we can make some breakfast. I'll go out for groceries, and you can relax. Oh," he grinned at Sharon as she got out of bed and stretched, "you, my dear, will be happy to know that I have somewhat of a gift for you."

"A gift?" she raised her eyebrows.

"My checkbook has numbers in it," he winked to her. "You can drool over that while I'm at the store. You didn't' realize you married me for my money." Sharon's laugh could be heard as she shook her head and walked to the bathroom. Andy sighed as he stretched out and enjoyed the quiet morning they were having. It was amazing having Sharon back in LA, almost a dream come true. He couldn't believe she had to leave again soon, and he thought just how wonderful it would be to really have his wife living with him in his, no their, home. The idea seemed so far-fetched, he almost couldn't imagine a time in the future it could be true. As he continued to let his mind wander, he thought about their life together before witness protection. Andy wasn't sure they would be where they were right now, married, but he knew some of that had come from the circumstances. Sure, Andy was certain they would have at least been dating. They had been working toward that for a long time, but he wasn't certain that the two would have taken the steps they had. Work would have complicated things, that much he knew. Sharon would have wanted to tread lightly with the team, even though the two had done a good job of keeping their personal life out of the office. Andy decided that while everything happened for a reason, witness protection might, in a twisted way, have helped their relationship.

"I'm really getting hungry," he heard Sharon call out over the noise of the shower, and he chuckled. That was her way of encouraging him to hurry up with his shower, so he moved quickly to enjoy a day off with his wife.

The two enjoyed their quiet morning, and after they'd finished their breakfast, Sharon offered to clean up the kitchen while Andy ran to the store.

"I shouldn't be too long," he told her as he collected his keys. "I've got to pick up my dry cleaning too; I'm long overdue for that, but I'll be back as soon as I can." Sharon nodded, and Andy walked up to kiss her quickly. "Love you. I'm so happy you are here for a couple days. It almost feels normal, you know, us, here in LA, in the house, married," he shrugged.

She had her hands on his shoulders, "I know," she grinned. "I like it too. I wish I could go with you, drive around to some of our normal places, but I will enjoy what I can."

"Don't work too hard here," he nodded to the kitchen. "Relax, find a movie to enjoy, pour over my balanced checkbook," he winked to her. Sharon laughed as she waved him off to the store.

Andy didn't take long at the grocery store; in fact, he flew through the store. He hadn't lied to Sharon when he'd told her he needed to pick up his dry cleaning, but he hadn't told her that he wanted to pick up a few additional things. He'd picked up a nice bouquet of flowers while at the grocery store, opting to get them there because it would save time. He had decided to get her some nice lingerie, and while he knew she worked at a department store and could buy it for herself, he had decided that he could spoil his wife with something very tasteful and very Sharon-like. He'd not bought her anything before, and with her visit, he thought it was the perfect thing to get her. He knew of her taste, and while he'd not shopped with her for items of that nature or even seen her in anything like this when she lived in LA, he knew where she liked to shop. So, he quickly collected his groceries and set out for the upscale shopping area. It was further away than he wanted, much closer to downtown, but Andy didn't know of other places to shop. He hadn't exactly bought anything like this in a very long time.

Andy didn't want to get stuck in the store for a long time; he wanted to pick up something for Sharon and get home. Time was ticking, and he wanted to enjoy every minute Sharon was in town. Because it was early, the store wasn't busy; it had just opened. So, he parked and quickly moved to the store, grateful there weren't other customers inside.

"May I help you?" the saleswoman asked as Andy walked through the door and looked around the store.

"Ahh, yeah," he nodded. "I'm shopping for my wife," he grinned. "This is her favorite store. I'm looking for something classy, maybe a nightgown and robe set. She likes those and gets cold easily. I'm just looking for something nice, as a gift, something she'll enjoy."

"That shouldn't be a problem," the woman offered a small smile to Andy. "Now, do you know her size and preferences-colors, style, all that, things like lace or no lace, satin, silk?"

"Yes, size I can do," he nodded. "If we find something, size isn't a problem. Lace, yes, she likes lace. I'd say either something dark, navy blue or purple, or the opposite, very light. Nothing too crazy," he chuckled. The saleswoman showed Andy around the store where he looked at a few items. After he'd looked at several things, he told her, "I think that second one you showed me, the set in the deep purple, she'd like that the best."

"Very nice choice," the woman smiled. "I can box it and wrap it with a bow if you'd like?" she offered.

"That would be perfect," Andy nodded. He followed the woman to the cash register, and he paid for the item. After he'd signed the credit card slip, the saleswoman told him to give her a minute.

"I'll get this all wrapped for you, just give me a few moments," she nodded to him and then turned to her wrapping area. Andy just nodded and looked around the store as he waited. He turned his head when he heard the bell ring, indicating another customer had entered.

Andy caught a glimpse of the door, and he did a double take. He started to panic as he turned back to the saleswoman, who was just finishing with the bow. He muttered under his breath as he sighed.

"I'll be right with you," the saleswoman called out to the customer. She turned back to Andy with the box, just at the moment Andrea walked up to the counter.

"I'm just here in need of hosiery," Andrea told the saleswoman. "I'm due in court, and I ran my pantyhose. Lieutenant," she said, wide-eyed, as she reached the counter and recognized Andy. "I must say of all the people in LA, I think you might be last on my list I'd expect to run into here of all places."

"Hobbs," Andy flashed a fake smile. "Oh, I just came in for a gift," he turned back to the saleswoman and nodded to the package. "Thank you for wrapping that," he nodded to her.

"My pleasure, and I hope she enjoys it," the woman smiled as she handed over the box. Andrea eyed the box and then turned to Andy, the same question in her eye. Andy just offered a quick nod to the woman and tried to avoid eye contact with Andrea.

"I've got to get going," Andy nodded. "Hobbs, good luck in court," he told her. "Nice to see you."

"Ahh, yes, nice to see you too," Andrea frowned, as she was still trying to piece everything together. "It's been awhile since I've seen you at work. Last case I caught with your division, you were out of town or at least had the day off."

"Yeah," Andy just nodded. "Busy, which reminds me," he glanced to his watch just to act like he had a schedule, "I need to get going. Take care." Andy darted out of the store before Andrea could say anything. He didn't take a deep breath until he was seated in the car again. Hobbs, of course, he saw her. She had the same taste as Sharon, and Andy knew that Sharon and Andrea had often gone out to dinner and shopping together before the whole Stroh mess. With the store being near downtown, of course, Andrea would shop there, and it was just Andy's luck she needed pantyhose for court. He took a deep breath, eyed his new purchase, and he sighed. Sharon was worth it, but keeping secrets from their family and friends certainly was harder than he'd expected.

It was almost lunch before he arrived home. He knew Sharon would wonder what had taken him so long, but he quickly gathered the groceries and headed into the house.

"Let me help you with those," Sharon leaned up and kissed Andy on the cheek as she collected some of the bags from him. He nodded his thanks and disappeared to the car to get the rest of the items. When he returned, Sharon was in the kitchen unpacking the groceries and putting them away.

"This jumped into my cart for you," he grinned as he produced the flowers and the gift. Sharon turned, and her eyes grew wide as she looked at her gift.

"When did you have time to shop?" she giggled.

"This morning. I think I broke a record at the store for the fastest grocery shopping trip. I need to be on one of those game shows where they race around and throw food in the cart. You might want to check the eggs," he nodded toward the refrigerator. "I can't promise they are all intact."

Sharon continued to laugh as her smile grew wider and wider. "Thank you. The flowers are beautiful, and I'll happily enjoy them while I am here. As for this gift," she looked to the box and pursed her lips, "that store is nowhere near the house."

He shrugged, "Worth it. I know where you shop, Raydor," he winked. "I had luck on my side that it was after rush hour, so traffic wasn't completely awful. I did run out of luck, though, at the store."

"Why?" she gave him a puzzled look as she accepted the box.

"Ahh, well," he sighed, "I did just fine buying this," he nodded to the box. "I hope you like it, and the woman was very helpful. I was two minutes from being out of the store, two minutes, but I ran into Hobbs."

"Andrea?" Sharon's shocked expression registered on her face. "Oh, I miss Andrea. Andy, what did Andrea say seeing you there? Did she see whatever you bought?" Sharon grimaced at the thought.

"No, no, at least that was a positive. I was literally accepting the box from the saleswoman, when Andrea came in looking for pantyhose for court. She didn't see what I bought, but as she pointed out, she was shocked to see me in a women's lingerie store in LA, of course, it's the middle of the day too."

Sharon groaned, as she shook her head. "Well, I can't wait to hear what she says to you about that. Maybe you can suggest it was something for Nicole?"

Andy grimaced, "I don't want to think of shopping for Nicole there, Sharon, really. I mean, she's my baby, and no, that store is not for a dad to shop for his daughter, but yeah, I'll go with that," he sighed.

"Well, we can't undo that, and as you said, she didn't see what you bought. You got out of there before explaining anything, so what do you say we look at my gift?" she grinned.