Laura's Revenge
Part 3:
"Gloria..."
John's service/therapy dog was dog napped and Laura's house was ransacked. Sharon and John plan on having a platonic date in order to make up for lost old times, while still wondering why/how they lost touch with each other. While Sharon and everyone else didn't agree with it, John agreed to help Laura plot and exact her revenge on Lyman and his associates, only if he was in charge of the situation and planned on adopting her as his daughter, so, that way she could have a family and not be lonely. However, Julio, Cami, and Mike found out some shocking information about Laura: One, her real name is Gloria, Two, Dr. Moran wasn't her real father, and Three, John and Sharon were named as her biological parents. Cami told Sharon and John, which caused them to faint due to shock and now, she and Andy went to get Provenza, Buzz, and the others in order to help bring John and Sharon to, while thinking about who will tell Laura/Gloria.
Andy and Cami were walking at a fast pace, when they were stopped by Provenza.
"What's happened?" Provenza asked.
"Sharon and Mr. Bradley fainted." Andy said in a blunt way.
"What made them faint? It isn't hot out or anything." Provenza was concerned.
"Det. Paige, why don't you tell him?" Andy turned to Cami.
"I told them some shocking information about that Laura girl." Cami started.
"And that caused them to faint? There must be more." Provenza didn't seem as if he was buying it.
"Well, her real name isn't Laura Moran. It's Gloria. Also, I found out who her true parents are." Cami took another round of deep breaths and swallowed hard, "Capt. Raydor and Mr. Bradley are her true parents."
"Oh, come on, Det. Paige! Give it up! You're joking!" Provenza brushed her off.
"Well, Provenza, the next part isn't really a joke." Andy chimed in.
"Oh my God! You're serious!" Provenza let the words sink in and his eyes widened, "But, how? Does Laura know?"
"Not yet and I believe our Captain and Mr. Bradley can tell us." Cami snarked.
"I think they need to tell Laura." Andy said in a stern tone, "After all, she is their daughter, somehow."
"Her real name isn't even Laura." Cami pointed out.
"Oh? What is her real name?" Provenza asked, while walking with them back to Sharon's office.
"Gloria." Cami told him as she opened to the door to Sharon's office and walked in.
"Gloria, what?" Provenza didn't realize he was ignored when Andy and Cami went over to where John and Sharon were laying and tried to help them regain consciousness.
"Sharon, can you hear us?" Andy managed to get Sharon into a chair and was tapping her hand.
"Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley! Mr. Bradley, wake up!" Cami tapped John's shoulder repeatedly.
"Captain." Provenza started rubbing Sharon's hand in order to wake her.
"Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley? Mr-" Cami immediately paused when she saw blood on Sharon's desk.
"You ok, Det. Paige?" Andy saw the expression on her face.
"I don't mean to sound alarming, but, there's blood on Captain Raydor's desk." Cami kept staring at the blood.
"You're right, but, who's blood is it?" Andy noticed the blood stain.
"Hmmm." Sharon moaned as she started waking up.
"Captain?" Provenza had concern in his voice.
"Oomph! What happened?" Sharon finally came to, while rubbing her head.
"You and Mr. Bradley fainted after I told you some shocking news." Cami pointed out the obvious.
"Oh, yeah, now I remember, Cami and- David! David, are you alright?" Sharon looked over to where John was and got immediately concerned when she saw that he hadn't awakened, yet.
"Well, if the blood didn't come from her, then where did it-" Provenza paused mid-sentence when he saw a gash on the side of John's head.
"David, are you-Good lord, you're bleeding!" Sharon saw the gash on John's head, grabbed a brown paper towel, opened her water bottle, wet the paper towel, and began dabbing John's gash.
"Mmmmm." John began to slowly wake up.
"You ok, Bradley?" Andy pat John's shoulder.
"Wha-What happened? Where am I?" John seemed a bit dazed.
"You're in my office and we both fainted after Cami told us some shocking news." Sharon grabbed her first aid emergency kit, grabbed a roll of stick on gauze, medical tape, butterfly stitches, and a gauze pad.
"What's all that for?" John saw the stuff and got a weird look on his face.
"To take care of your head wound." Sharon told him.
"Head wound?" John felt his forehead and saw some blood on his fingers, "Ohhh, that's going to be one hulking headache."
"Hulking?" Andy was surprised by the expression.
"Why are you surprised, Flynn? Mr. Bradley is a hulk. Just look at that muscular appearance." Provenza whispered into Andy's ear.
Sharon, who apparently heard what Provenza said, gave a look of disapproval, before dressing John's wound.
"What shocking news?" John was eager to know.
"Ohh, we better wait until your wound is fully dressed and you are standing, in order to tell you, Bradley." Andy was hesitant to tell him.
"Why? I can handle shocking news." John folded his arms.
"Well, if anyone is to tell him, Flynn, it is the Captain, so, why don't we just go on our way and let them have a private talk." Provenza whispered the suggestion into his ear.
Again, Provenza's whisper didn't sound like a whisper, since, Cami obviously heard it and nodded her head in agreement.
"No, wait, if anyone is to tell him, it should be Det. Paige." Andy turned to Cami.
Cami got bug-eyed and immediately shook her head.
"Well, who's gonna tell Laura?" Provenza asked.
"Tell Laura what?" John asked.
"I don't know. What were we going to tell her?" Cami tried to play dumb, but, obviously, it wasn't fooling anyone.
"What's this shocking news that I was told and the reason I fainted?" John was still clearly dazed.
"That Laura Moran girl is our long lost daughter. Her name isn't Laura, but, it's Gloria. I remember the day she was born and the day I...gave her...away." Sharon started to sound sad.
John's eyes got big as he pulled up a chair, sat down, and let it all sink in.
"Who's going to tell Gloria?" Cami asked.
"We are, because, we both owe it to her." Sharon walked over to where John was sitting and put her arm around him, "Could you guys go and find her, please?"
"I will." Cami said, before heading out to find her.
Andy and Provenza exchanged glances and walked out of the room, leaving John and Sharon alone.
"I...I can't believe that we found our long lost daughter, David. I just can't." Sharon said.
"I'm glad we did and now, we just have to explain it to her, but, it won't sound easy. Then again, nothing is really easy." John stared at the ground.
"I mean I know we lost touch with each other after you went into the military, but, apparently, we found each other, got intimate and created Gloria. After giving her up for adoption, I completely forgot about her until this all came up." Sharon got up and was walking around the room.
"Apparently? There's no apparently, Sharon. It happened and truth be told, I never knew of a long lost daughter until today." John sighed.
"I remember when I was pregnant with her and originally thought she was Jack's baby, but, after doing a paternity test, I found out you were the real father and that made me happy. Of course, Jack didn't want a baby that wasn't his, so, I had to give her up for adoption and apparently the Moran family took her and gave her a better life, plus, I lost connection with you." Sharon was suddenly remembering it all.
"I would have taken her, but, my father wouldn't let me raise her. You know, I regret that and I'd give anything to bring back that time and raise her myself, since, you couldn't. I regret that. Karen wouldn't have wanted another kid, but, I was divorced from her and then, I married Elaina, well, she wouldn't have minded, but, I was married to her, yet. I just hope when Gloria finds out that she'll see it in her heart to forgive us. Also, while I am at it, I just want to say how sorry I am for abandoning you twice. Once, for the military and never writing you back, making you probably think the worse and the second time, after we had that drunken one night stand, I left, and you became pregnant." John remembered it all as if it was yesterday.
"She will, David. She just has to." Sharon nodded her head and rubbed his shoulder, "Also, no need to apologize, because, I never was mad at you."
John smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. Then, the door opened and Cami walked in.
"Anything, I could do for you, Cami?" Sharon asked.
"Do you want to know her full name?" Cami asked.
"Sure. I mean we already know her name is Gloria, but, what did I give her for a last name?" Sharon was curious as she had forgotten.
"Well, Dr. Moran never really legally changed her name to Laura Moran. He just told her that was her name and she stuck with it." Cami took a deep breath and continued, "Her real name is Gloria...Raydor-Bradley."
"I gave her my married name and the last name of her father." Sharon nodded her head.
"Why would you give her Raydor? Raydor is Jack's last name." John sounded a bit weirded out by the whole thing, "I mean Raydor-Bradley? Why not just Bradley?"
"John, I don't honestly know why, but, I thought that it'd be good to have the last names of her parents. Raydor is my married last name that I still keep and is easy to pronounce and Bradley is your last name and you are her father, so, yeah, why not." Sharon shrugged and gave a smile.
"Gloria Raydor-Bradley. I like the sound of that." John nodded his head as he let the name sink in.
"I just wonder how she'll take it." Sharon was anticipating the whole thing.
"You know, what? It may stop her quest for revenge." John suddenly had that thought in his head and didn't like it.
"That'd be nice." Sharon said, seemingly to herself.
"What?" John asked.
"I didn't say anything." Sharon completely lied in order to cover up what she really said, after realizing she said it out loud.
"Anyways, it may or may not stop her from getting revenge. Who knows?" John shrugged.
Meanwhile at Laura/Gloria's house
Laura/Gloria was cleaning up the mess Lyman left in her house. As she was about to put her jacket back in the closet, there was an intense knock at her door. Alarmed, she went to her drawer and just as she was about to grab her eggshell blue glock 43, 9mm, a manila envelope with the words, "Secret. Not to be seen." written in red on it. Curious, she opened it and found her birth certificate.
"Ah, it's just my birth certificate, why would anyone-" Laura/Gloria's eyes immediately got big when she took a closer look at what it said, "Oh...My...God! My name isn't Laura Moran, it's Gloria Raydor-Bradley. Oh my God! Dad wasn't my real dad and the Morans weren't my real family."
The knocking continued to intensify and get louder.
"I...I...I can't believe what I'm-I just-" Gloria tried to wrap her mind around it.
Suddenly the person at the door started ringing the door bell.
Gloria put her birth certificate down, cocked her gun, and moved slowly toward the door.
"Who is it?" Gloria asked in a very frosty tone.
"It's me." the person answered.
"Who's me?!" Gloria asked.
"I'll tell you after you open the door." the person replied.
"No, identify yourself first, then I may or may not open the door!" Gloria demanded.
"My name is Freddie." the person told her.
"Freddie, what?" Gloria asked.
"Freddie Smirnov." Freddie replied.
"OK, I'm going to open the door slowly, Smirnov, but, one false move and you'll have a bullet or two in your body! Understood?" Gloria moved slowly to open the door, while still wielding her gun.
"I completely understand." Freddie responded.
"What the hell are you doing here and why the hell are you here?! Also, most importantly, do you have any connections to Lyman?!" Gloria slowly opened her door and held Freddie at gunpoint.
"I'm here, because, I know all about you, Sharon Raydor, Dr. Moran, John Bradley, and Rusty Beck and why you all are in danger of Lyman and Philip Stroh." Freddie told her.
"You don't work for them, do you?!" Gloria put her finger near the trigger.
"No, I'm in danger too, Gloria." Freddie put his hands up.
"How do you know my name isn't Laura Moran?!" Gloria was very suspicious of him.
"My dad was a friend of Dr. Moran's. He told my dad about adopting you and how he never intended to change your name due to the fact that he wanted you to some day find out that he wasn't your true father and that Sharon Raydor and John Bradley are your true parents." Freddie explained.
"I think I remember Dr. Moran talking about your dad. Wasn't he Dr. Eli Smirnov?" Gloria asked as she slowly started putting the gun down.
"Yes, he was. I also found out that, well, my dad was apparently in cahoots with Lyman, because, he killed him after I told him not to be involved with Lyman, go to the police, and then the witness protection program. Lyman found out my dad's betrayal and did him in just like his dad did my grandfather in. Lyman knows I am the one who told my dad to do so and now he is after me and won't stop until he finds me. That is why I needed to find you." Freddie started.
"I think the major crimes division would love to hear this, because, it could help them a lot and it'll help me get justice for my adoptive family, but, we need to work together along with my apparently real father, John Bradley, but, why did Lyman kill Dr. Moran, Lindy, and Luna?" Gloria was a bit thrown off.
"The same reason Philip Stroh is after Rusty Beck. He witnessed Lyman disposing of my father's body in a dumpster and he knew enough about Dr. Moran, seeing as he was a well-known Doctor and decided that if he were to "snitch" on him, he needed to be quieted down forever. Same went with Lindy and Luna, he couldn't leave any witnesses or loved ones of the family. Now, I believe he is after you, because, he knew there was one victim in the Moran household missing and that is you, Gloria." Freddie continued to explain.
"Well, I guess it is kill or be killed, but, is Lyman after my biological parents, my half-sister, Olivia, and Rusty? Is Stroh connected to Lyman?" Gloria was still curious to find out.
"Yes, because, your mom, Sharon Raydor put him behind bars a while back and he is eager to settle a score with her. He is after your dad, John Bradley, because, well, he is a protective man and plus, he had connections to the drug dealer, Razor, who terrorized the U.K. and after John killed him a while back, Lyman has been hell-bent on taking him out and he is using Olivia as bait. He is after Rusty, because, he also witnessed Lyman disposing of a body and Lyman's M.O. is that if you witness him doing anything, you are to be taken out or badly injured and left for dead. He is a wicked man. Also, if you are wondering how I know all of this, well, I have been tracking Lyman and Stroh's movements for years since my father's murder and I think I was connected via computer game chat room with John Bradley. I never knew it was him until one day I heard his voice and heard him say his real name by accident. That is when I remembered what my father told me of what Dr. Moran told him and I knew it had to be your true father. Also, yes, Philip Stroh and Lyman are in cahoots." Freddie took several deep breaths, "I know this is all a shock to you, but, it is the truth."
"It was, but, now, everything adds up. By any chance, do you know where my father's dog, Vincent is being kept?" Gloria added all of what Freddie said up and made sense of it.
"Yes, he is in an alley inside of a cage. Lyman took him and abandoned him. Why didn't I stop him, you may ask, well, that's because, I knew if Lyman saw me, then it'd be game over and I wouldn't be here revealing all of this to you. Where is the alley? Well, have John Bradley come with me and I'll take him there. Now, where do we go from here?" Freddie leaned against the wall.
"I'd say let's go to the department and go directly to Captain Raydor. No questions asked." Gloria grabbed her jacket and stuffed her gun in her back pants pocket.
"I'll drive us there." Freddie walked to his car and unlocked it.
Gloria got in and afterward, they drove off to the department. Once they got there, they got out of the car and rushed in.
Meanwhile back in Sharon's office
Sharon and John were still discussing ways to tell Gloria everything without it sounding bad, not knowing that Gloria found out for herself from her own birth certificate that Dr. Moran had hidden from her and from this Freddie Smirnov fellow. However, the subject shifted back to their platonic date they still plan on having. They suddenly lost touch with reality and almost kissed, when Provenza opened the door and walked in.
"Oh." Provenza managed to get out, all the while being a bit shocked.
"Yes, Provenza?" Sharon said, before turning to John and pushing him away, "Get off."
"Excuse the interruption, Captain and Mr. Bradley, but, your long lost daughter and a young man by the name of Freddie Smirnov want to see you." Provenza tried to hide the fact that he almost caught them kissing.
"OK, send them in." Sharon told him.
Provenza walked out of her office and shut the door. Andy walked up to him and quickly noticed that he was pale.
"You alright, Provenza?" Andy asked.
"I almost caught the Captain and Mr. Bradley ettinggay itway onway inway erhay officeway. (Getting it on in her office)" Provenza finished the last part in pig latin.
"Oohway alay alay! (Ooh la la!)" Andy chuckled.
"Erewhay isway Eddiefray andway Oriaglay? (Where is Freddie and Gloria?)" Sharon opened her door and folded her arms.
"We're here." Gloria said, before walking into her biological mother's office, with Freddie following.
"I was expecting you'd come. We need to talk about something." Sharon shut her door.
"Mom, Dad, I already figured it out." Gloria put her hand on Sharon's shoulder, before, pulling John over and putting her arm around him, "I figured it all out. All I saw was my birth certificate that Dr. Moran hid from me and I believe Freddie has a lot of answers for everything."
"OK, but, first thing's first, can you ever forgive us?" John asked.
"Of course, because, none of that matters anymore. What matters now is that we found each other and we have re-connected." Gloria gave him a kiss on the head, "Besides, it was for the better anyways and plus, you can't change the past. I'm just glad to see you and know who my real parents are. Now, let's get down to business."
"Well, Freddie, it is very nice to meet you. So, what do you have for us? Anything you know about Lyman?" Sharon asked.
"I have a lot that may shock you." Freddie told her.
"Well, we're open to it." John said.
"Well for starters, I know all about you, Mr. Bradley as well as I do about Captain Raydor, Dr. Moran, Gloria, and Rusty Beck and why you all are in danger of Lyman and Philip Stroh." Freddie started.
"How so?" John folded his arms.
"I too am in danger as well and just darn glad I found you all." Freddie replied.
"Is there anything else?" Sharon asked.
"You see, my dad, Dr. Eli Smirnov was a friend of Dr. Moran's. He told my dad about adopting Gloria and how he never intended to legally change her name to Laura Moran and only called her that which was due to the fact that he wanted her to some day find out that he wasn't her true father and that you and Mr. Bradley are her true parents. My father always talked about it and how he felt bad that she would be confused for a long time until or if she ever met her biological parents, in which, she has." Freddie took some deep breaths, "Some of you, may remember my dad as a well respected and well known Doctor, but, sadly that wasn't the case behind closed doors."
"Wow! What went on? How does it connect to Lyman and to us? Plus, why does Philip Stroh's name keep coming up?" Sharon folded her arms.
"Well, let's just say I also found out that my dad was apparently in cahoots with Lyman, because, he killed him after I told him not to be involved with Lyman, go to the police, and then the witness protection program. Lyman found out my dad's betrayal and did him in just like his dad did my grandfather in. Lyman knows I am the one who told my dad to do so and now he is after me and won't stop until he finds me. That is why I needed to find you, Gloria, and Mr. Bradley. However, he is also after Olivia Bradley and Rusty Beck." Freddie continued.
"I already knew he was creeping around my neighborhood and stalking my daughter. That's not a surprise." John shrugged it off, only to get a look of disapproval from Sharon.
"Why is he after Rusty and why did he kill Dr. Moran, Lindy, and Luna?" Sharon got a look of concern in her eyes.
"He killed them for the same reason Philip Stroh is after Rusty. Dr. Moran witnessed Lyman disposing of my father's body in a dumpster and Lyman knew enough about Dr. Moran, seeing as he was a well-known Doctor and decided that if he were to "snitch" on him, he needed to be quieted down forever. Same went with Lindy and Luna, he couldn't leave any witnesses or loved ones of the family. Now, I believe he is after Gloria, because, he knew there was one victim in the Moran household missing and that was her. Before you ask, yes, Stroh and Lyman are in cahoots." Freddie took another deep breath, opened his water bottle, and took a sip.
"Why is Lyman after Rusty, Sharon, and me?" John sat down on a chair.
"He is after Captain Raydor, because, she put him behind bars a while back and he is eager to settle a score with her. He is after you, Mr. Bradley, because, well, you are a protective man and plus, he had connections to the drug dealer, Razor, who terrorized the U.K. and after you killed him a while back, Lyman has been hell-bent on taking you out and he is using Olivia as bait. He is after Rusty, because, he also witnessed Lyman disposing of a body and Lyman's M.O. is that if you witness him doing anything, you are to be taken out or badly injured and left for dead. He is an evil man and will kill anyone in his path. Also, if you two are wondering how I know all of this, well, I have been tracking Lyman and Stroh's movements for years since my father's murder and I think I was connected via a computer game chat room with you, Mr. Bradley. I never knew it was you until one day I heard your voice and heard you say your real name by accident. That is when I remembered what my father told me of what Dr. Moran told him and I knew it had to be you." Freddie took another sip of water and sat down, "I know this may be shocking, but, it is the honest to God truth."
"Oh my God! Now, everything is adding up. Freddie, you better stick with us, because, if Lyman knows that you know way too much, you know darn, good, and well that he'll have you knocked off." Sharon started putting two and two together.
"I just have one remaining question." John stood up.
"Yes?" Freddie asked.
"Where is my therapy and service dog, Vincent?" John asked.
"I'll take you to him. I know where Lyman abandoned him." Freddie told him.
"Where?" John slightly raised his voice.
"In an alley inside a cage. I know where it is and if you'd like, then-" Freddie was cut off when John left the room.
Gloria and Sharon exchanged looks while Freddie walked out of the room and followed John. Once they were outside, John unlocked his car and got in. Freddie opened the passenger door and got in. Afterward, they drove all the way to the alley where Vincent is allegedly being kept.
Upon arriving to the alley, Vincent stood up in his cage and wagged his tail after seeing John. John got out of his car and along with Freddie, walked up to the cage. Vincent continued wagging his tail.
"It's OK, Vince, I'll get you out." John unlocked the cage and turned to Freddie, "Thanks, young man. Thank you so very much!"
"Any time, Mr. Bradley." Freddie replied.
Vincent pounced on John and started licking him all over. After that, John, Freddie, and Vincent got into the car and drove back to the department. Once they arrived back, Freddie got out of the car, while John stayed back to put on Vincent's shirt that had the "Service/Therapy Dog" label on it, along with his leash. Then, they both got out of the car and walked in. Sharon was the first one to greet them.
"You found him! Where was he?" Sharon asked, while smiling at the German Shepherd.
"Freddie helped me find him in the alley right where he said he would be. I'm glad to have my canine best friend back and safe. Lyman will still pay for what he did." John was petting Vincent.
Vincent growled at the mere mention of Lyman's name.
"Ssssh. It's OK, he won't hurt you anymore." John reassured the dog.
"Is it alright if I pet him?" Sharon asked.
"Of course. Don't be afraid, he won't hurt you." John nodded his head.
"Since when have you ever seen me afraid of things?" Sharon chuckled and rolled her eyes, as she knelt down and started petting Vincent.
Vincent started making noises indicating that he loved the attention and even rolled on his back and put his paws over his face.
"Oh sure, he's going to act cute now, because, he is getting attention, yet, he tries to act like a fearsome protector." John rolled his eyes while watching Vincent act cute.
"Awww, he is like a puppy." Sharon got up off the ground.
"Just wait until the time comes that he will get protective or act protective." John told her.
Vincent sat up and looked at John.
"Yes, I'm talking about you." John turned to Vincent.
"Anyways, so, what will we do, now that we know the information?" Gloria chimed in.
"We're going to follow any leads as best as we can." Sharon told her.
"OK, while, you're doing that, mom, I'm going to go on my revenge spree." Gloria whispered to herself.
"Oh no you're not, it's too dangerous." Sharon heard what she said.
"Mom, I'm going to and you won't stop me." Gloria said in a firm tone.
"John, talk her out of it." Sharon told him.
"I can't, because, I agree with her. I mean even though we are her flesh and blood, let's not forget that the Moran family gave her a home and raised her during times in which we couldn't. Plus, I'm joining her on the spree." John tried to remind Sharon.
"John, don't you both know it is dangerous?!" Sharon folded her arms.
"Count me in." Freddie chimed in.
"Freddie, you are not going to go on a revenge spree." Sharon said in a motherly fashion as she turned her attention to him.
"Look, Captain Raydor, this man killed my father and his father killed my grandfather. I can't just stand back and let him continue to get away with it and harm more families. Plus, you have to be careful and mindful of your safety and Rusty's safety as well. I mean Lyman is not a lone wolf and is in cahoots with Stroh, so, if I were you, I wouldn't be holding anyone, who is brave enough to face off with them, back." Freddie pleaded.
"You three are really willing to throw caution into the wind?!" Sharon folded her arms as a look of disbelief came across her face.
"Mom, he's right, whether you think so or not. I mean remember Lyman and Stroh aren't humans, they're killers. Cold blooded killers." Gloria also pleaded.
"Sharon, I have done this before and I am not afraid to do it, again. You just have to believe in us." John tried to reason with her.
"It's not that I don't want you guys to do this, but-" Sharon was cut off.
"But, what?!" John asked.
"I just don't-" Sharon was cut off, again.
"Don't what?! Believe in us?! Believe in me?! Trust me?! You know, if that is what you're trying to say, then that hurts." John slightly raised his voice.
"I-" Sharon was interrupted for the third time.
"What is it?! What are you trying to-" John was immediately cut off when Sharon grabbed his arms.
"I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU!" Sharon raised her voice, then took a few deep breaths and calmed herself, "I can't. I don't want to."
"Sharon, you have nothing to fear. I made it out a lot of times, so, this time won't be any different." John tried to reassure her.
"I'm just not strong enough. I'm not. I don't honestly know how I'd handle it, if you got killed." Sharon's tone got softer.
"Sharon, I made it out before, I'll make it out, again." John put his arm around her.
"Who's to say that you may not make it out this time? Who knows?" Sharon looked up into his eyes, "That's what I'm afraid of."
"There's nothing to be afraid of." John looked into her eyes and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Is it me or are they getting a little weird?" Gloria turned to Freddie.
"The second one." Freddie told her.
John and Sharon looked over at them, but, they quickly turned away and whistled, pretending as if they didn't say anything. John and Sharon exchange glances and roll their eyes, while chuckling.
"So, are we still on for our date tonight?" John whispered to Sharon.
"Of course, silly. I just need to text Rusty like I said earlier. How about Olivia?" Sharon smiled.
"I'll text her and tell her that she can stay out a little longer with her boyfriend, only if they don't do any monkey business." John sounded firm.
"I'm pretty sure her boyfriend knows not to make you angry, because, he wouldn't like you, when you were angry." Sharon joked.
John smiled, rolled his eyes, and started laughing at that remark.
"I've missed that laugh of yours, David." Sharon was clearly happy to hear his laugh, again for the first time in a long time.
"Well, you'll be hearing more of it on our date night." John told her, before getting his phone out and texting Olivia about the whole platonic date and that she can stay out longer with Nick only under the condition that they promise to behave themselves.
Sharon got her phone and started texting Rusty about the platonic date she and John plan on having. Meanwhile, Freddie and Gloria went on home in order to prepare themselves for the next day when they along with John, go on their revenge spree. John got a response from Olivia promising that she and Nick were going to behave themselves and Sharon got one from Rusty which told her to have fun and that if she and John were going to be serious, then take things slowly. Sharon texted him back, saying that she and John were just friends and it was going to stay that way. Plus, John was a married man and had three children. Also, it wouldn't be wise to be in a romantic relationship with a married man, despite the fact that she still had feelings for him. John also had a tiny bit of feelings left for Sharon, but, he knew he was married, that his heart belonged to Elaina, and that having this date strictly platonic was for the best.
"So, what time should I be at your house?" Sharon asked.
"Eight O'clock." John replied.
"OK, see you at eight." Sharon smiled, before standing on the tips of her toes and giving him a friendly peck on the cheek.
John gave her a hug, before taking Vincent and leaving the department in order to prepare himself for later on. Sharon watched the man, who she once called her true love, disappear out the door. Unbeknownst to her, Andy, Provenza, and everyone else saw the display of affections and exchanged looks.
How will this date go? What will happen next?
To Be Continued...
