Laura's Revenge
Part 1:
"Of Murder and Old Flames"
It was a sunny day in Los Angeles. Everything seemed fine. There was a young girl walking to an office. The office belonged to a man by the name of Jim Moran. Jim was a well respected Doctor. The young lady made it to the office and knocked on the door.
"It's open." Jim called out.
"Hey, dad." the girl walked in and shut the door.
"Hi, Laura. How was school?" Jim asked.
"Dad, I graduated school, remember?" Laura joked.
"I know. I was teasing you." Jim chuckled.
"So, dad, how was work?" Laura asked.
"Eh, just physicals and blood tests. Nothing new." Jim told her.
"Isn't lunch time for you?" Laura stared at the clock.
"Yes and before you forget, I just want to remind you that you are the one baby-sitting your little niece, Luna. I did so yesterday." Jim reminded her.
"Oh, yeah. Thanks dad, I-Oh, I got to go now, because, Lindy is expecting me. See you, later." Laura walked out of the office.
"Later, Laura." Jim walked out of his office and headed to the elevator.
After the elevator arrived to the parking lot, Jim walked over to his car.
Meanwhile, Laura was on her way home when her phone started ringing. She was about to answer it when suddenly, gunshots were heard. Startled, Laura rejected the call and started running back to her dad's office. Before she could reach the office, a masked assailant was seen running out of the parking structure, spotted her, shot at her, and grazed her shoulder, before getting into a car and speeding off. Injured, but, determined, Laura ran down an alley way in order to get to the parking structure faster. However, she was being followed by the assailant, who suddenly grabbed her.
"Let me go!" Laura said.
"If you want to stay alive, zip your trap!" the assailant commanded.
Laura grabbed an empty beer bottle and broke it over the assailant's head, knocking them down and kept walking until they got up, frisked her and knocked her unconscious.
Moments later
Provenza, Paige, and Buzz were at the office and discovered a dead body in the car, while in the alley, a man found Laura unconscious and was doing his best to help her.
"Dr. James Moran, a well-respected physician, gunned down in his car." Cami said.
"Looks like whoever gunned him down was pretty angry with him." Provenza looked at the gunshot wounds on Moran's body.
"If he was well-respected, why would somebody gun him down like this?" Buzz asked.
"I don't know, but, apparently, somebody holds or held a grudge against him. I wonder what kind of grudge, though." Provenza replied.
Meanwhile in the alley
Laura was still in the arms of the man who found her, when she suddenly started to open her eyes real slowly.
"There you go, little lady. It's ok." the man told her.
"I-who are you?! Why am I in your arms?!" Laura began to try to fight the man off.
"No, no, no, take it easy, baby girl. I found you laying here and I couldn't just leave you." the man explained.
"Oh, that's a relief, but, if you don't mind a stupid question, who are you?" Laura asked.
"Oh, where are my manners? My name is John Bradley. What's yours?" the man asked.
"I'm Laura Moran. What's going on over there?" Laura looked over at the parking structure.
"I think the police are over there. I heard there were gunshots." John replied.
"Oh my God! That's my dad's office! I gotta go see if-" Laura got up and went to run over to the parking structure, but, was stopped.
"Easy, Laura, you hit your head and were shot in the shoulder! Let's walk over there." John grabbed her arm.
"Fine." Laura reluctantly walked with John over to where Cami and the others were.
As Provenza was looking around for other clues, Buzz spotted John and Laura and walked up to them.
"What's going on here?" Laura asked, concern filling her eyes.
"A murder just happened here." Buzz replied.
Laura, alarmed, went to get closer to the crime scene, but, was stopped by Buzz.
"Miss, we can't have you near the body." Buzz told her.
"Body? Who's body?!" Laura asked.
"The body of Dr. James Moran. Do you know him?" Buzz asked.
"Yes, he's my father." Laura looked down.
"My condolences, miss?" Buzz asked.
"Laura Moran is my name." Laura shook his hand.
"And who are you, sir?" Buzz turned to John.
"I'm John Bradley. Special Forces veteran." John introduced himself.
"Oh, well, thank you. Thank you very much." Buzz shook John's hand, thanking for his service.
John smiled and nodded, before putting his arm around Laura to console her.
"How do you know, Miss Moran, here?" Buzz asked.
"I found her unconscious over there, so, naturally, I stayed by and made sure she was alright." John said.
"I-I can't believe my father is dead. I just talked to him like an hour ago." Laura was in disbelief.
"Buzz, who are these two?" Cami walked up to where the trio was standing.
"Oh, Det. Paige, this is John Bradley, a special forces veteran and Laura Moran, a pretty-I mean a young lady who is the daughter of Dr. Moran." Buzz introduced them to her.
"Pleased to meet you two. I'm Det. Camila Paige. You can call me Cami. Mr. Bradley, thank you for serving our country." Cami shook John's hand.
Buzz went back to where Provenza and everyone else was.
"Nice to meet you, Det. Paige." John smiled.
"Oh, Laura, my deepest condolences, honey." Cami patted Laura on the shoulder.
"Thanks Detective, I-I really appreciate that." Laura replied.
"Laura, how long ago did you last talk to your father and if I may ask, what happened to you?" Cami asked.
"Well, it was an hour ago that I talked to my father, because, well, I always stop by his office after I get off work and have a chat with him. Today was my turn to baby-sit my baby niece in which I have to do now, otherwise my sister Lindy will never let me hear the end of it." Laura looked at her phone to see what time it was.
"Well, first, Laura, a few questions must be answered and I'm sure Lindy will understand." Cami had a serious, yet, solemn tone to her voice.
"Wait, you think I murdered my own father?!" Laura slightly raised her voice.
"Oh, no, no, no, we just want to know a few things, like: If your father had any enemies, If you know of anyone who would have wanted your father dead, and of course, what happened to you." Cami reassured her.
"Oh, well, I don't recall my father ever being worried about anyone wanting him dead and I certainly don't know of anybody who would kill him. I mean yes, you won't please all of your patients, but, I don't think anyone of them would do such a brutal thing. I mean my dad was well-respected for Christ's sake." Laura told her with some sass in her voice.
"I don't think he was that well-respected if somebody wanted him dead. I mean did he ever worry about anything?" Cami slightly tilted her head to the side.
"Well, he was worried about a man who kept coming to our house and just watching us, mainly me. I mean the guy was older and very creepy. I mean of course, my dad would worry about my safety and all." Laura shrugged.
"Do you know the man's name?" Cami asked.
"Charlie something. I don't know." Laura shrugged.
"Charlie. What does he look like, Laura?" Cami began to think.
"He was tall, had white-ish hair, was older, and very weird. Like, you'd instantly get that weird feeling about him." Laura shuddered.
"I think I know who she is talking about." John chimed in.
"You do?" Cami turned to him.
"Yes, I think I have seen a similar guy stalking my house, who is also named Charlie and if I am not mistaken, fits the description Laura just gave." John added.
"Do you know what his last name is, John?" Cami had a curious look on her face.
"I think his last name is Morrow. I could be wrong, though, but, I am right about the fact that he is weird and I believe he is stalking my daughter, Olivia." John looked Cami dead in the eye.
"We'll do a background search on him when we get back to headquarters." Cami looked at the ground.
"There's still one thing, why would Charlie want my father dead, let alone kill my father?!" Laura was confused.
"Who knows?" John shrugged.
"Well, Laura, you still haven't said what happened to you." Cami reminded Laura.
"Well, I was going home to meet up with my sister in order to watch my niece when suddenly, I heard gunshots and decided to come back here to see what the trouble was. I was shot, but, the bullet grazed my shoulder. Then, I decided to take the alley way, because, it'd be quicker, but, I was attacked by a man. He frisked me for a bit until I broke an empty beer bottle over his head, but, he got back up and after that, everything went black. The next thing I remember, I woke up in Mr. Bradley's arms." Laura recalled the incident.
"Did you get a good look at the man?" Cami asked.
"No, he was wearing a ski mask, but, his voice sounded familiar." Laura shook her head.
"I think Charlie attacked you, Laura." John turned to her.
"We don't know that, John and we won't until after we do a background check on him." Cami looked at John.
"Who else would?" John had a serious look on his face.
"Good question, but, we still can't jump the gun." Cami said.
"So, where will we go?" Laura asked.
"You both can go. We'll call you in if we have anymore questions, but, right now, we're going to take Dr. Moran's body to the examiner." Cami told her.
"Ok, thank you Det. Paige." Laura nodded.
"Det. Paige." Provenza was walking up to where they were.
"Yes, Lt. Provenza?" Cami turned her attention to him.
"Julio just called. There's been a double murder at West St." Provenza told her.
"What's the address?" Cami asked.
"225 West St." Provenza added.
"I live there." Laura was bug-eyed.
"Well, in that case, Miss Moran, you had better come with us in order to identify the bodies." Provenza told her.
"May I come with her?" John asked.
"Sure thing, Mr. Bradley." Provenza nodded his head.
"We'll meet you there." John had his arm around a nervous looking Laura.
Provenza nodded his head as the coroner came and took Dr. Moran's body to the examiner.
After that, they all head back to the department in order for Laura to identify the two bodies and to do a background check on a suspicious man named Charlie Morrow. John was very sure that Charlie was the one who attacked Laura and killed Dr. Moran, since he was worried about Laura and John was the only one truly suspicious of Charlie. As they were getting closer to the police department, Laura was on edge and fearing the worst about who she was going to have to identify.
"John, I'm scared." Laura was looking at the ground.
"Me too, Laura. I'm actually scared for you." John replied.
"If I may ask, why are you scared and why are you so sure that it could be Charlie?" Laura was curious.
"I'm scared, because, a while back, I had to identify my step-granddaughter, Wendy and my step-daughter Jane was beaten and put in the hospital. I wanted to make up for lost times, because, even though, my deceased ex-wife and I were divorced and didn't part on good terms, I still felt I owed it to my former step-daughter and former step granddaughter to at least try. Well, what good did it do? They're both gone now. So, I tried to have a family again and make up with my estranged wife Elaina and real daughters Sara, Mandy, and Olivia. Karen was my first wife until we divorced due to me going into the military and she apparently had the wandering eye. We were married with a child from her previous marriage. Anyways, after our divorce, I married again to Elaina and we had 3 daughters named Sara, Mandy, and Olivia. Then, we became estranged due to my PTSD. I checked myself into a hospital after it became too much. Well, afterward, I reunited with Jane and Wendy, but, obviously, things, bad things, happened. Wendy was killed and Jane was blinded due to what she went through and was raped. I suddenly became like Charles Bronson in the Death Wish films, but, what good did it do? Sure, it cleared the streets of the U.K. of scumbags, but, I later found out that Jane died in a car accident with a friend. I was in desperate need of wanting a family, so, I turned to Elaina, Sara, Mandy, and Olivia, who in turn, accepted me back. However, once we got settled in our new house, we found out that it had been owned by a man named Charlie, who claimed he was selling it, because he wanted to start a new life someplace else, but, I later found him to be creepy as he started to become obsessed with my wife and daughters. I made my wife leave to a hotel in Coachella and I tried to make my daughters leave. Mandy and Sara listened, but, Olivia didn't, because, she wanted to stay back with me in order to hopefully fend off Charlie. Now, he has become obsessed with Olivia and I just fear the absolute worse." John shuddered at the mere thought of Charlie.
"Wow, John, so, you really haven't had it easy. I'm really sorry about Wendy and Jane. I'm sorry about everything you have been through." Laura put her hand on his shoulder.
"Thanks, Laura, I really appreciate that and that is why I am feeling this way, but, what I would like to know is, why was your father worried about Charlie and your safety?" John asked.
"I think or believe that my dad probably saw him lurking about in our neighborhood and I guess Charlie wouldn't go away, so, my dad told my sister Lindy and me to be careful around him. We didn't know his name and neither did my dad until Charlie introduced himself as a "neighbor". He was friendly at first, but, then after a while, he got too friendly, if you know what I mean. Lindy and I got creeped out by him and I told her not to be outside with the baby when Charlie is out and about. However, she made that mistake once and afterward, went back into the house after spurning his advances." Laura got a creeped out look on her face as she remembered some of the incidents.
"Well, we're here at the Major Crimes division. Are you sure you're ready to see what you're about to see?" John parked the car.
"I'm not too sure to be honest, but, I know who I may be going after." Laura sounded serious.
John, knowing what she meant, nodded his head and go out of the car. Laura soon followed him inside the Major Crimes division and was preparing herself for what she was about to see, despite her worst fears.
They soon met up with Provenza, Buzz, and Paige, whom were all wearing blue gowns before going into the examination room. As Provenza and company went in, John and Laura put gowns on and went in soon afterward.
"Are you ready to identify the two bodies?" Provenza whispered to Laura.
Laura pondered for a minute, before finally nodding her head.
"Dr. Morales, would you lift back the sheet on one of the bodies, so, Miss Moran could identify the body?" Cami asked.
"Yes." Dr. Morales said, before lifting the sheet back, ever so slowly.
Lo and behold, one of Laura's worst fears came true, because, one of the bodies was that of a young lady.
"Miss Moran, do you know this young lady?" Dr. Morales asked.
"That's my s-sister. That's Lindy!" Laura's voice began to break.
"Are you prepared to I.D. the next victim?" Dr. Morales asked as he began to lift back the next sheet.
"Oh God!" Laura whispered to herself as she felt a knot in her stomach.
Dr. Morales lifted back the sheet which revealed Laura's next fear, the second victim was an infant.
"Luna! My niece! My ba-" Laura stopped mid-sentence and fainted.
"Laura!" John knelt down beside her.
"Poor girl! She loses her family all in the same day." Provenza was shaking his head.
"I'll get her out while you guys determine what they died from." John said, as he carried Laura out of the examination room.
He finally reached a bench and sat down, waiting for her to regain consciousness.
Meanwhile back in the examination room
"What did Lindy and Luna die from?" Sharon walked in and looked at the bodies.
"Lindy was strangled to death as you can see the mark on her neck. She was raped and beaten first." Dr. Morales said.
"How did the baby die?" Cami asked.
"The baby was assaulted as well, before being beaten to death." Dr. Morales had a solemn look on his face.
"Their deaths almost have to be connected, because, an hour or few minutes before Lindy and Luna Moran's deaths, Jim Moran was shot to death." Sharon said.
"So, basically, whoever shot them must be after or obsessed with Laura, only they didn't hit Laura." Provenza pointed out.
"Well, think about it, when the person probably saw John Bradley with her, they probably ran off." Cami interjected.
"Now, why would they run off after seeing John Bradley, Detective Paige?" Provenza asked.
"Have any of you seen that guy? He's huge!" Cami snarked.
"Detective Paige, that's no way to talk about somebody." Provenza chastised her.
"Well, it's true and plus, he's got those big guns and I don't mean guns that shoot!" Cami replied.
"Cami, Provenza is right, that is no way to talk about someone." Sharon told her.
"Especially, when he's out there behind or near the door." Provenza whispered.
"Wait, who did you say was here besides Laura Moran?" Sharon asked.
"Anyways, I'm going to do a background check on that Charlie Morrow person just to see what he is all about and if he could be connected to the murders somehow." Buzz chimed in.
Back in the hallway
Laura had already came to and was just devastated by the slaughter of her family. John was doing his absolute best to comfort her, despite his own worries about his daughter, who was at home and alone.
"I just don't know why someone would want to slaughter my family like that. I just don't understand." Laura was shaking her head in disbelief.
"Who knows why people do such terrible things, Laura. Who knows." John had concern in his eyes.
"I feel as if this is just a dream and that I'll wake up and things will be back to normal, but, I know it isn't a dream, because, I identified those bodies, but, why brutally kill a man, a mother, and a baby. A harmless and innocent baby who didn't do anything wrong to anyone. A man who tried to help people as best as he could and was just a nice man and a mother who was single and birthed a child out of wedlock, which I chastised her for that, because, I always believed and knew that the appropriate time to be a mom is when you and your boyfriend truly love each other and become husband and wife. Plus, the boyfriend shouldn't be a deadbeat and shouldn't be unmotivated, but, he left Lindy after finding out she was pregnant. I'll never forgive him for that, ever, but, anyways, she tried her best to make ends meet and raise that beautiful little girl all by herself and now-now, they're all gone and yet, the killer is on the loose, but, how could the killer be in two places at once?" Laura put her head in her hands as she tried to wrap her mind around all of it.
"Laura, there isn't just a single killer out there. The killer had lackeys go and assassinate your sister and niece. I mean really think about it. You hear it all the time." John pointed out.
"Well, whoever they are, they're in for retaliation and all hell breaking loose. It'll be such a butchering that they'll wish they never assassinated my family or any families." Laura softly said to herself.
"What?" John asked.
"I said, whoever did, should be prepared for what they'll be facing." Laura replied.
"It sounded like you said something else." John raised an eyebrow.
Laura had a creepy smirk on her face while slowly shaking her head. It wasn't long until Cami and Provenza came out of the examination room and met up with them.
"Laura, I am so sorry for what happened to you. You must be devastated." Cami sat next to her.
"I'm more than devastated, Det. Paige and Lt. Provenza. I'm furious and determined." Laura said in a very serious way.
"Well, Laura, I can understand all of that. We're hoping to find out who did it and why they did it." Provenza told her.
"Good, then you can let me take care of it from there." Laura whispered.
"What?" Cami had a weird look on her face.
"I said good, because, the case will be solved faster and not be a drag." Laura said in a monotonous way.
"Sounded like you said something different." Cami replied.
Laura smirked and nodded her head slowly.
"Anyways, Buzz is going to do a background check on Charlie Morrow just to see if he could be connected to the slaughter of your family." Cami stood up.
"Uh, Lt. Provenza, Sykes, Tao, Flynn, Julio, and I pulled up a lot about Charlie Morrow." Buzz peaked out in the hall for a brief moment before going back into the squad room.
"Well, let's go see what he has found." Provenza headed to the squad room.
John and Laura followed him into the squad room along with Cami.
"So, what do you know about Mr. Morrow?" Cami asked.
"Turns out his name is Vic Lyman, Charlie Morrow has to be one of his many aliases he uses. The guy is a registered sex offender and was imprisoned for 13 counts of aggravated sexual assault and extortion." Lt. Mike Tao said.
"So, clearly he couldn't be the killer, because, he is in prison." Provenza was curious.
"Yes, he could, because, just recently he escaped prison and has been notorious for escaping prison. He must be using that Morrow alias just to stay under the radar." Det. Amy Sykes added.
"He's also notorious for creeping around neighborhoods. Just recently after his escape, he was reported to be stalking neighborhoods and young girls. He was under suspicion for the disappearances of his three wives, but, after a while, he was allegedly cleared of the suspicions." Lt. Julio Sanchez pointed out.
"Anything else about this dirt bag?" Provenza asked.
"He is a drug kingpin and is known to stalk young women, become obsessed with them, then assault them, and finally kill them and anyone close to them or who witnessed him do such things. However, he does have people working for him, so, he is not a lone wolf like he wants people to think." Lt. Andy Flynn added.
"I wonder who his associates could be." Mike said.
"They could be anybody. He has dealt with a lot of people." Andy raised his eyebrows.
"I don't know why he would target Moran. I mean Moran was a doctor trying to live a peaceful life. I wonder who his other targets would be and why." Sharon chimed in.
"Well, we know he is after Moran's daughter, Laura and Bradley's daughter as an obsession thing." Buzz added.
"Bradley, who?" Sharon asked.
"A man named John Bradley is with Laura Moran since he found her unconscious near the crime scene of Dr. Moran and he has suspicions that Lyman could be stalking his neighborhood and his daughter." Provenza told her.
"John." Sharon whispered to herself, looking as if she knew him.
Back in the hallway
John was texting his daughter off and on, in order to make sure that she was safe, but, so far, there weren't any responses. Laura was pacing up and down the hallway, anticipated of what Provenza and everyone else found out about Vic Lyman, who went by the alias, Charlie Morrow. However, it wasn't long until Andy came out into the hallway.
"Well?" Laura asked.
"We're going to take you two into separate interrogation rooms." Andy said.
"Wait! What?! We didn't commit those murders!" John sounded annoyed.
"Oh no no no, Mr. Bradley, we know that already, but, we just need to tell you these things in private." Andy tried to reassure him.
"Oh ok." John nodded his head.
"So, Miss Moran, I-" Sharon walked out into the hallway and paused when she saw John.
"So, where's the-" John turned around and paused when he saw Sharon.
"Are you, John?" Sharon asked.
"Yes, I'm John Bradley. Who are you? You look familiar!" John looked as if he remembered Sharon from another time.
(Flashback)
The year was 1964. The place was Manhattan, New York. It was a foggy Christmas night and outside the Chrysler Building stood a young girl with dark-ish red hair. She was looking a bit sad, because, her date stood her up and left her stranded. However, it wasn't long until a tall dark-haired fellow came up to her.
"You ok?" the dark-haired gent asked.
"No, not really. I was supposed to have a date, but, he stood me up and now, I'm stranded." the girl replied.
"I know how you feel. I got dumped just the other day. I'm still wondering why I haven't gone to the top of the Empire State Building and ended it." the man looked down.
"You know you really shouldn't think that way. I mean I'm sad, because, a date stood me up, but, do you see me going to the top of the Empire State Building and ending it?" the girl asked.
"No." the man shook his head.
"Well, if you don't mind a stupid question, what's your name?" the girl asked.
"I'm, John Bradley. What's your name?" the man replied.
"I'm Sharon O'Dwyer, nice to meet you, John." the girl shook his hand.
His skin was soft and he had a very muscular build to him. She didn't realize that she was stroking his hand until he cleared his throat and smiled. He was mesmerized by her beauty as he never saw a beautiful girl like her before and for some reason, to him, she was different. She smiled at him sheepishly and pulled her hand back.
"Well, Sharon, would you like for me to be your date for tonight? I mean it is Christmas Eve and nobody should be alone on Christmas Eve." John suggested.
"Sure, John. I think we both could use a friend during the holidays." Sharon replied.
"Well, I'll see you at 8?" John asked.
"Ok." Sharon nodded.
John grabbed his notepad and pen, wrote something down, and gave it to her.
"What's this?" Sharon asked.
"My address." John said.
"Ok, thanks." Sharon put the paper in her pocket.
Then with that, they both went back to their places in order to get ready for their date night.
About 3 hours later
As John was finished getting himself together, there was a knock at his door. He went to his door, answered it, and got mesmerized by Sharon's beauty. She had on a blue dress that barely came above her knees and her hair in a half up high ponytail with a pink ribbon and bangs in the front.
"You are very pretty, Sharon." John said as he looked into her eyes and was completely smitten by her.
"You're very handsome, John." Sharon was also mesmerized by John's looks.
They kept staring at each other for the next few moments.
"Well, are you ready, Sharon?" John asked.
"Yes, I'm ready, John." Sharon nodded and kept smiling at him.
With that, John shut his door, locked it, and held out his hand.
"Are you silently asking me to hold your hand, John?" Sharon laughed as John leaned against his door, "We've just met like 3 hours ago."
"And what if I am?" John smiled at her as his green eyes sparkled with excitement, "You are very beautiful. I mean you look like a goddess in the moonlight and fog. Plus, I am lonely and I want to call dibs before all the other guys start to hit on you."
She smiled and rolled her eyes, "I will go on this date with you, but, only as friends."
"Deal." John straightened himself up and signaled for her to go ahead of him.
"Oh no, you go right ahead." Sharon stood back in order for him to go.
"No, no, ladies first." John waited for her to go ahead of him.
Surprised to see someone acting like a gentleman and glad at the same time, Sharon went right ahead and John followed her. They walked towards the restaurant.
Dinner was going great for them as they finally managed to talk more about themselves, their families, and most of all their ambitions.
"I have three siblings, a younger sister, and two brothers. My mom is a doctor and my dad is a judge. How about you, John?" Sharon said, as she stole the cherry from the top of his chocolate milkshake.
"My dad is a restaurant owner and owns the restaurant right around the corner from the Empire State Building. My mom abandoned the family to be with the socialites. I have a brother named, Jim and a sister named Jennifer. Jim is a bit geeky and Jenny is too girlish." John said, as he snatched a fried shrimp from her plate.
"I'm sorry that your mother abandoned the family." Sharon grabbed his hand and held it.
"Eh, the hell if I care? It's a good thing, because, she wasn't fit to be a mother." John shrugged as he squeezed her hand.
"Let's change the subject. Do you have any nicknames?" Sharon said, without letting go of his hand.
"Nope, I've never had a nickname before. I guess I don't look like I need one." John laughed and shook his head.
"You don't have a nickname?" Sharon asked.
"Nope." John replied.
"Do you have a middle name?" Sharon asked.
"Yes, it's David. My full name is John David Bradley." John replied.
"David is your middle name?" Sharon asked.
John nodded his head.
"I like it." Sharon smiled down at their hands, "May I call you David?"
"You'll be the only one and to be honest, I kind of like it." John joked.
"Me too." Sharon smiled.
They finished their dinner and dessert, got up, and did a slow romantic dance. Afterward, they walked out of the restaurant and headed back to John's place.
They walked in absolute silence for the 10 minutes that it took to get to John's house. When they finally arrived to his house, Sharon stood on the tips of her toes and kissed John on the cheek.
"I had fun tonight." Sharon told him.
"So did I, Sharon." John smiled at her.
"You know, I think I would like to go on a date again, but, as more than just platonic friends. As boyfriend and girlfriend, but, taking things slow." Sharon walked him up to his door.
"I'd like that a lot, Sharon. Maybe tomorrow at the same time?" John grinned, glee filling his eyes.
"It's a date." Sharon said as she walked off the porch.
John stood there and watched as the girl, who had him at hello, disappeared in the fog.
(Back to the present day)
John and Sharon instantly remembered each other and stared at each other the same way they did that Christmas Eve in 1964.
Andy and Laura exchanged glances and shrugged.
"Uh, Sharon," Andy gestured to John, "This is.."
"John Bradley." Sharon had a smile forming on her face, as she slowly approached the tall muscular man.
"Sharon O'Dwyer Raydor. At least, I am assuming you are the Commander or Captain." John replied.
"Yes." Sharon said, as she continued to smile at him.
"How are you, Sharon?" John asked softly.
"I'm good. What about you, David?" Sharon brought her hand to his chest and smoothed out his jacket.
"A lot better now." John smiled and followed her as she motioned for him to follow her to her office.
Andy, not thinking much of it, took Laura to his office.
Meanwhile, Provenza, Cami, Buzz, Julio, Mike, and Amy heard and followed Bradley and Raydor. It wasn't long until they saw the display of affection and exchanged confused glances. Cami looked at Mike, before looking back at the door. The blinds snapped shut and the door locked.
"Well, what do you make of it?" Mike asked.
"Old friends?" Cami shrugged.
"Nah, the way the Captain was looking at Mr. Bradley, I'd say it was more than just old friends, Detective Paige." Provenza stared at the door.
"Sharon was married only once, Provenza." Julio replied.
"Maybe they went to high school together? Maybe high school king and queen?" Buzz suggested.
"What if they knew each other when they were out of high school." Cami raised her hand, only to realize that nobody could see her.
"Do any of you know where Sharon is from?" Mike asked as he went to his computer and pulled up a search window.
"We know that Sharon is from somewhere back east, but, we don't know where John Bradley is from." Provenza told them.
After a few minutes of fast typing, they stood around Mike's desk, looking at a picture from Manhattan, New York.
"John Bradley and Sharon O'Dwyer, local couple." Amy read.
"They look like a cute couple." Cami said, smiling at the once happy couple who were smiling at the camera, John with his arm around Sharon and Sharon with her head on his shoulder and hand on his chest.
"I wonder what made them split up." Buzz said.
"I think we should be getting back to the murder case." Provenza sounded a bit stern.
What will happen next?
To Be Continued...