Author: Kiera Kay

Title: Wanting to be appreciated

Disclaimer: I own nothing (

Ch. 2.

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Sharona entered Monk's house with a sigh.

"Hi," she moaned throwing her keys hard on the oak wood table. She laid her head down and closed her eyes.

"Hello, you look tired," Monk commented pouring a cup a tea for himself.

"I am," she mumbled

Monk took a seat at the table, just sat there sipping his tea, reading the paper.

"Gee, don't bother asking me for tea."

"Huh? Did you say something Sharona?" He asked a quick second later glancing at her briefly.

"Never mind," she sighed and got some for herself.

"Sharona, my hair is getting lengthy again. You'll do my monthly haircut for Thursday ok?"

That was it he just told her what to do. Cut my hair on Tuesday, get me coffee, buy me a new shirt. That was it. She couldn't take people bossing her around, telling her she had to do this and that on this day and that day!

"That's it!" She screamed standing up, "I can't take people controlling my life, not appreciating my feelings and opinions anymore."

She tried to calm down but she had lost her temper, something that doesn't happen very often...especially around Monk.

"What are you saying?" Monk asked a little blurry on why she was shouting in the first place.

"I'm saying," she said lowering her voice, "I'm taking some time off okay?" Sharona said grabbing her jacket and purse and slamming the door behind her. "Sharona!" Monk called out, one last time.

"She shouted something about people not appreciating her and not considering her feelings. She just left, but I have no worries. She's done this two times before, I mean c'mon why not a third?" Monk spoke eagerly to Dr. Kroger.

"Well, you seem confident. So you're saying that this time is just like the last time she left, fighting about the exact same thing?"

"Well.......not exactly, I mean..........are you saying you don't think Sharona will come back?" Monk questioned.

"I'm not saying it's for sure Adrian, I'm just saying there's always a chance."

"What would I do if she didn't come back?" Monk asked worriedly.

His doctor seemed to worry him sometimes but then he would always realize, it is just reality.

"I don't know what you would do if she didn't come back, but maybe you should try to earn her trust back before it's too late," the doctor suggested.

"What would I say?"

"Say what you feel Adrian, it's as simple as that."