Chapter 10: Something More

Sharon had consulted her friend Gavin Q. Baker about drawing up divorce papers to serve Jack with.

First though, they had to find him.

Gavin used one of his best private investigators and he was able to locate Jack's place of residence in Las Vegas.

So, with that, Gavin drew up the divorce papers and had Sharon sign a copy before sending them off for Jack to be served with them.

That was two days ago.

Now, startled out of a deep sleep around midnight, Sharon heard a loud banging on the door and yelling outside the house.

She quickly grabbed her gun and quickly put it behind her back when the kids wandered into her room, scared and awoken as well.

"Mommy, who's outside yelling? I was sleeping," said Emily.

"It's nobody. I'm just going to go downstairs and see what's going on. You two can stay in my bed and watch TV until I get back," said Sharon as she switched the TV on to drown out some of the noise.

Sharon quickly grabbed the phone as well and went downstairs to see who she was almost sure was Jack outside and see what he was doing and how drunk he was.

As she peeked through the curtains of the front window, Jack saw her and immediately started yelling over and over, "Sharon, let me in!"

Sharon immediately shut the curtains and grabbed the phone. She didn't wanna call him, but it was her best chance for things to stay discreet.

The phone rang a few times before Andy answered groggily, "Hello?"

"Hey, it's Sharon. Listen, I know it's late, but I've got a bit of a situation over at my house right now," Sharon told him.

"What kind of situation?" asked Andy concernedly.

"Jack showed up. I had him served with divorce papers a few days ago and he's drunk and pissed and yelling in front of my house right now," explained Sharon.

"I'll be over in ten minutes," Andy told her as he got up and started getting dressed.

"Thank you, Andy. I'm sorry it's so late," said Sharon.

"Don't apologize. It's his fault, not yours. Are the kids okay?" Andy asked her.

"They heard the yelling, but they don't know its Jack outside. I turned the TV on in my room to drown out the noise," Sharon told him.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. The kids are staying the night at my mom's. I'll see you in ten," said Andy before they hung up.

Ten minutes later, Andy pulled up in front of Sharon's house and saw a drunken Jack stumbling around and yelling.

He quickly got out of his car and yelled, "Hey!"

"Who the hell are you?" asked Jack.

"The police," said Andy as he walked towards the man.

"Sharon! You called the police! You bitch!" slurred Jack.

"Come on, buddy. Let's go," said Andy as he tried to grab Jack's arm to handcuff him.

"What are you doing? Who are you? You gotta be screwing her if she called you to help her," accused Jack.

"Nobody's screwing anyone except you right now," said Andy as he finally got a hold of Jack and handcuffed him before throwing him in the back of his squad car.

With that, Andy got in his car and drove Jack to the jail to sober up in the drunk tank.

A week later, Sharon and Andy see each other at St. Joseph's.

It's the first time they've seen each other since the night of the incident at Sharon's house.

Andy tells his kids to go ahead and go to class and Sharon does the same as they awkwardly walk towards one another.

"Hey," said Andy.

"Hey," replied Sharon with her head down.

Andy reaches under Sharon's chin and lifts her head up until her eyes meet his and said, "What's wrong? Has Jack come back? Because you know I can take care of him again if he's bothering you."

"No, he hasn't come back, thankfully. I'm just embarrassed," Sharon told him.

"Why are you embarrassed? Like I told you last week, none of this is your fault," Andy told her seriously.

"I know. It's just embarrassing to have to call one of my good friends to come over and deal with my drunk ex," said Sharon.

"I was glad to do it, Sharon. Especially if it spares you and the kids any more heartbreak," Andy told her genuinely.

"I guess I should thank you for coming over and helping out with that situation," said Sharon.

"Like I said, it's not a problem. I was glad I could help," said Andy.

"Well, I should be going," said Sharon.

"Me too, but will you do one thing for me? Will you please come to lunch with me this afternoon? We can meet at that deli up the street from the PAB. I've missed talking with you," admitted Andy.

"Okay. I've missed talking to you too," revealed Sharon.

"Okay. Reuben's at 2pm?" asked Andy.

"Reuben's at 2pm," agreed Sharon.

With that, they both parted ways and headed for their respective divisions at the PAB.

Around 2pm, Andy showed up at Reuben's Deli.

A couple minutes later, Sharon walked into the deli and Andy waved her over to the table he was sitting at.

"What did you get?" asked Sharon.

"Ham sandwich on wheat," said Andy.

"That sounds good. I might just get the same thing," said Sharon before she walked off towards the counter to place her order.

A few minutes later, Sharon came back to the table with her sandwich and lemonade.

"So, how have you been since the whole Jack debacle?" asked Andy.

"Well, his behavior just reinforces my decision to divorce him," Sharon told him.

"Yeah," replied Andy.

So, how are Nicole and Brandon? I've missed seeing them," said Sharon.

"They're doing good," answered Andy.

How about Francesca? I've really missed talking with her," mentioned Sharon.

"She's good. Busy, but good. Don't think you can dodge my previous question though. How are you really doing?" asked Andy.

"I don't know. It depends on the day. I've just got so many different emotions circling around in my head right now. It's hard to tell sometimes. One minute I'm angry and frustrated and the next I'm sad and on the verge of tears," Sharon told him.

"Well, I'm sorry you're feeling that way. You know you can talk to me whenever, right?" Andy asked her.

"Yeah. I think I just need to sort out some of my own feelings first before I talk about it with anyone," said Sharon.

"Well, I'm here for you whenever you're ready to talk," Andy supplied before dropping the subject.

"So, Emily and Ricky have been begging to have another sleepover with Nicole and Brandon for weeks now. Are they busy this weekend?" Sharon asked Andy.

"Nope. We don't have any plans," answered Andy.

"Great. How about Saturday night?" proposed Sharon.

"Saturday sounds great," replied Andy.

"Great. It'll give you some time to yourself. Maybe you can go hang out with your partner or something and then join us for breakfast," suggested Sharon.

"Sounds like a plan," replied Andy as he finished his sandwich and Sharon continued eating hers.

The week flew by and Saturday night arrived before either Sharon & Andy could blink.

There was a knock at the door to Sharon's house and she peeked through the peephole to see that it was Andy and the kids.

She opened the door and greeted them with a "Hey guys!"

"Hi Sharon!" greeted Nicole with a hug.

"Hey Sharon," replied Brandon.

"You guys can take your stuff upstairs. Ricky and Emily are in their rooms," Sharon told the kids as they ran off to find Ricky and Emily.

"Hey," said Andy as he stood in the doorway.

"Hey. Do you wanna come in for a minute or do you have plans?" asked Sharon.

"Actually, Provenza and I are gonna go play some pool and watch the Dodger's game on TV," announced Andy.

"Sounds like fun," said Sharon.

"Yeah. Do you play?" Andy asked her.

"Oh, no. It just sounds like you have a fun night planned," Sharon told Andy as she smiled at him.

"Yeah. Speaking of a fun night, what do you and the kiddos have planned for tonight?" asked Andy curiously.

"Pizza and movies and video games and maybe baking some muffins to go with breakfast tomorrow morning," said Sharon.

"Speaking of breakfast, what time would you like me to show up tomorrow morning?" asked Andy.

"Around 7:30am, if that's not too early," said Sharon.

"Nope. Sounds good to me. I'll see you then. Goodnight, Sharon," said Andy as he turned to head back to his car.

"Goodnight, Andy. Have fun with Provenza," Sharon told him.

"I will," replied Andy before he got into his car and drove off.

Meanwhile, Sharon shut the door with a strange feeling in her stomach. It wasn't a bad feeling, though. Just one she hadn't felt in quite a while. Almost like butterflies.

She shook it off though as nothing though as she went to call and order the pizzas.

In the back of her mind though, she questioned if it really was nothing or something more.