"What do I owe the pleasure of the call of the great and undefeated Sharon Raydor," said Andrea affectionately as she headed out of the courtroom after a deposition. She was glad to hear from her friend since both had been busy the past two weeks and have not gotten in touch.

"Andrea, I'm sorry, have I caught you at a bad time?" asked Sharon.

"No, I actually just finished a case earlier than expected and I'm on my way to a little relaxing time at the spa. What's up? Where are you? What has gotten you sounding all flustered?" said Andrea.

"I'm still at work. I just got back from a meeting. How can you tell I'm flustered? I… I just needed someone to talk to.." asked Sharon.

She as fixing all the files she needed to review for her report while talking to Andrea on the cellphone.

Andrea laughed. "You'd be surprised by how much I know without you telling me."

Sharon sighed. "Okay, I'll give you three guesses."

"Ha! I can name it in 1 guess… Lt. Andy Flynn."

It got Sharon more agitated. "Andrea! How'd you know?"

"I'm your best friend. Why else would you be calling in a middle of a busy day, in the midst of a pile of work. It's either Andy or work related. I took a wild guess."

Sharon told Andrea what she overheard between Andy and Provenza and she vented out her anger at Provenza for poking his nose in their business, and her concerns about the matter.

"Don't be mad at Provenza. That's how friends are. He' just concerned about Andy. The same way I and your other friends meddle into your messy relationship with Jack because we are concerned. Don't we always nag you to get that divorce? He is full of bull crap and a good riddance in your life," said Andrea.

"No need to get all wired up about Jack. He's gone. We're separated," said Sharon.

"Nothing is final until you get that divorce. I don't understand how you can put off that divorce then be afraid to lose Andy. Somehow it doesn't fit," said Andrea.

Sharon gasped. "I didn't say that!?"

"Sharon, I can read between the lines. When you called me and said you were worried Andy might believe Provenza that you don't have romantic feelings for him what you actually meant was a cry for help because you don't want to lose Andy."

Sharon pouted over the phone. "I hate you. How do you know me so well?"

Andrea laughed. "We've been friends for so long… I know how you feel about Andy…. since that one night many years ago…you were both sad, vulnerable, feeling defeated and alone, your marriage was falling apart, his marriage was falling apart, your little kids thought it was your fault daddy was gone all the time, his wife preventing him to see his little kids… but you had each other."

"How did you… I didn't tell you that was Andy!"

Sharon was feeling vulnerable. Nobody knew her secret… their secret many years ago. One night of passion but it didn't feel that way. It was a special night, but circumstances were wrong. They were younger, and both were at a difficult time in their life. They both agreed they had gotten carried away. They needed to fix their lives… and maybe both hoped, someday their paths would cross again but under better circumstances.

Years passed, and the right time never seemed to happen. They both learned to push their one night aside and never bring it up. They have both seemed to have forgotten their incredible chemistry and how once they felt they were soulmates… until Sharon started working closely with Major Crimes five years ago. The undeniable attraction they had had sparked a memory from the past.

Andrea grinned over the phone.

"I didn't know until you were assigned to work more closely with Major Crimes…"

"what are you talking about? We were always arguing and squabbling…"

"Yeah, I noticed the sexual tension you were both fighting off and that resulted to all your verbal spar, hatred and annoyance, and then when you guys started to slowly accept the feelings and attraction you had for each other specially after being assigned to head Major Crimes you became good friends-special friends just like you were back then before the bitterness and wreckage of your marriages," explained Andrea.

"I still don't understand how you put two and two together," said Sharon.

"People change. Circumstances change. But the feelings have not. You should hear yourself whenever we talk about Andy, and if you could only see your face… it's exactly how you sound and how you feel when we spoke about that friend from long ago whom you slept with. I think the reason it took you both a long time to be friends again was the guilt you both felt. You felt closer to each other than your respective spouses, it just felt right when you're together. What was that word you used when you couldn't say his name… right, now I remember-soulmate. You loved each other…"

"I didn't say we were in love," protested Sharon.

"Yeah… but maybe now you can start acknowledging it. Guilt, Fear… You better make sure this time around those negative feelings are nowhere to be found, Sharon… and please get that divorce."

"So tell me, how do I let him know I'm interested. I'm his boss now… I can't just jump the gun. I don't have the guts to tell him I love him, it's just that it will take me quite a while to get where we are supposed to be as a couple. And like you said I need to get my divorce. We are in another difficult predicament," sighed Sharon.

"If you can't tell him so to his face then give him a sign. Just so he knows he is not waiting for naught," said Andrea.