Chapter 16: A Little Fun
The previous night, Andy called Francesca and asked her to keep all the kids overnight, citing that both he and Sharon had caught cases.
Of course, Francesca could read between the lines of the lie her son told her, but nonetheless agreed to keep the kids overnight.
That morning, Andy woke up around 7:30am with Sharon in his arms.
He stared at her for a moment before she said, "I can feel you staring."
"Do you blame me?" asked Andy as he traced circles on Sharon's bare back.
"No, but I guess this means we're awake now," Sharon told him as she rolled over.
"I guess so. Good morning," said Andy before he leaned over to kiss Sharon's lips.
"Good morning," replied Sharon before she deepened the kiss.
They sat there kissing and touching for a few minutes before Andy broke the kiss and asked, "Want some breakfast? I've been told I make some mean pancakes."
"Coffee and a pancake sounds good," replied Sharon.
"You and your one pancake obsession," joked Andy.
"Love it or leave it, buddy," Sharon told him.
"I love it," replied Andy before he gave Sharon one last peck before slipping some sweatpants on and heading to the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Sharon took the opportunity to use Andy's toothbrush and brush her teeth before washing her face with some cold water.
Once that was done, Sharon went downstairs in one of Andy's Los Angeles Dodgers t-shirts and joined him in the kitchen.
Sharon slipped her arms around Andy's middle from behind as he stirred the pancake batter.
"You smell minty," Andy told her.
"Yeah, I hope you don't mind. I used your toothbrush," Sharon told him.
"No, I don't mind," replied Andy.
Sharon placed a kiss against his bare back and smiled.
"You wanna whip us up some scrambled eggs to go with the pancakes?" suggested Andy.
"Sure," replied Sharon as she let go of Andy to go get the eggs out of the fridge.
Sharon cracked three eggs into a bowl and mixed in a little milk before grabbing a pan and pouring them in while turning the burner on.
"Looks good," Andy told Sharon a few minutes later as he pulled a pancake out of the pan.
"Me or the eggs?" Sharon asked him teasingly.
"Both. Definitely both," replied Andy before he kissed Sharon's shoulder.
Sharon giggled at that before she said, "Good answer."
"Nice shirt too. Did you steal that out of my drawer?" asked Andy teasingly.
"Yeah. I wanted something comfy to wear and I've been dreaming about wearing one of your t-shirts," admitted Sharon.
"For how long?" Andy teased her.
"Nevermind that. Focus on your pancakes before they burn," Sharon told him with a sly smile.
Andy pulled the pancake out of the pan before pouring more batter in to make a third one.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang and they both froze.
"Are you expecting anyone?" asked Sharon.
"No. Hold on. I'll go get it. It's probably just a salesperson or something," Andy told her as he headed for the door.
"Ma, what are you doing here?" asked Andy as he opened the door.
"Well, good morning to you too Andrew," said Francesca.
"Where are the kids?" Andy asked her, panicked.
"In the car. Why don't you entertain them while I go get some clothes for Nicole and Brandon?" suggested Francesca.
"But Ma-" said Andy before Francesca cut him off.
"Andrew, don't think I don't know what parents do when the children are away. I'm not stupid," Francesca told him teasingly.
"Ma, it's not what you think-" Andy tried to say before Francesca cut him off.
"I think it's exactly what I think and I'm happy for you two. Hello, Sharon," greeted Francesca as Andy left to go entertain the kids.
"Hi, Francesca. This is embarrassing," Sharon came out of the kitchen in Andy's t-shirt.
"Oh, don't be embarrassed, dear. You two deserve to have a little fun sometimes," Francesca told her.
"Well, thank you," Sharon told Francesca.
"If you wanna give me the key to your house, I can go get some clothes for Ricky and Emily too," offered Francesca.
"That'd be great. Let me just dig them out of my purse real quick," said Sharon as she began rummaging through her purse.
"Take your time, dear. I'm gonna go get some clothes for Nicole and Brandon anyways," Francesca told her before heading upstairs.
A few minutes later, Francesca wandered into the kitchen and got the house key from Sharon before going to rescue Andy from the kids.
Once Francesca was gone, Andy came back into the kitchen and said, "I'm sorry. I should have sent them with some clothes."
"Don't apologize, Andy. It's fine. At least the kids didn't come barging in. That would've created a whole other set of questions that I'm not ready to answer yet," said Sharon.
"Speaking of that, when should we tell the kids about us?" asked Andy.
"I think we should wait a couple weeks at least. The divorce is still so new to them and even though this is a good change, it's still a change in their lives. You understand, right?" Sharon asked him.
"Yeah, totally. So, a couple weeks, then. What do we do in the meantime?" asked Andy.
"Stick to nightly phone calls and maybe one date before then."
Okay. I can deal with that. As long as you let me plan the date," Andy told her.
"Deal," replied Sharon before she snaked her arms around Andy and kissed him.
Andy intensified the kiss and lifted Sharon onto the counter as he continued kissing her.
Sharon opened her legs and then wrapped them around Andy's torso so he could come closer to her.
They continued kissing for a few minutes before Sharon said, "We should eat. I'm famished."
"Me too. Part of me wants to just say screw it though and go back to bed," admitted Andy.
"Well, we should eat first and then maybe we can go back to bed for a while," Sharon told him.
"You sure do like your deals, don't you?" asked Andy as he grabbed both his and Sharon's plates and set them on the table.
"It is part of my job," Sharon told him as she got off the counter.
"Figures," replied Andy jokingly as he smiled at Sharon.
"I can leave," Sharon told him.
"No. This is the only real time besides our date that we'll get together for the next two weeks," said Andy.
"True," replied Sharon.
Andy brushed his foot against Sharon's calf as they ate their breakfast.
Sharon smiled at the contact.
They continued in companionable silence as they ate their breakfast.
After breakfast, Sharon and Andy went back to bed and made love one last time before Sharon had to leave and they had to go get the kids.
It was gonna be a long two weeks.