Hello everybody & Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and had a great start into the new year!

The prompt line for this new short piece is "If you can't sleep…we could have sex?" and it was requested to be in The Closer era, somewhere between season 6 and 7. So this is my take, I hope you'll enjoy it!

Again, special thanks to my wonderful Beta, eelise187!

I still don't own the show or its characters.

CHAPTER TWO: CAN'T SLEEP

"Okay, here we are, Captain." Andy said as he opened his bedroom door and stepped aside, motioning for her to enter first.

Sharon threw him a deadly glare before entering the room, "I just can't believe I've agreed to this." She mumbled as she stood awkwardly in the corner, scanning the bedroom.

"Well, it was this or you sleeping in your chair at your office." Andy answered, rolling his eyes at her as he walked to his closet.

"Yeah, I wonder why we're here." She shot back, irritation clearly obvious in her voice.

Andy stopped fumbling through his things and turned around to face her, "Look Captain, I've already told you I'm sorry. I didn't hear you coming. I didn't mean to collide with you and send the contents of your bag all over the parking lot. It was bad luck your keys fell into that vent. Maintenance will take care of it first thing in the morning, but if you had closed your bag…"

"Can we not talk about this again?" She interrupted him, groaning. She didn't feel like arguing anymore. "It has been a long day and I'm tired, I'd like to sleep now."

Andy nodded and neared her, a t-shirt in his hands, "Here…" he told her, handing it to her.

Sharon eyed the item suspiciously. Andy sighed and reasoned, "You can't possibly sleep in that blouse and tight skirt of yours. Here, this is just a large old t-shirt…it will be big enough for you to be comfortable."

Sharon took the t-shirt hesitantly and unfolded it. A grin appeared on her face as she read LAPD on it, "Bathroom this way?" She asked, pointing to the closed door next to the bed.

"Yes, go ahead. I'll take care of getting your bed ready."

When the bathroom door opened a few minutes later she found him straightening out the wrinkles in the sheets. Hearing her return, he informed her, "I'm just changing the sheets for you".

Sharon fought the urge to comment that she was glad she wasn't going to be sleeping in the same sheets as his last conquest. Instead, she offered him a weak smile, "Thank you, Lieutenant."

"Please, Andy. We're about to spend the night together, I think it is fair if we switch to first names." He added with a smirk as he looked up.

His eyes instantly fell on Sharon, standing on the other side of the bed. His LAPD t-shirt covered her body, but it was short enough to reveal her perfect legs. He must have been staring more than he intended, because he heard Sharon clear her throat. Pulling his eyes away, he waved his hand in the air between them, "Um, I mean spending the night together, as in being in the same house, not…" he mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck uncomfortably.

"I know what you mean, Andy." She reassured him, "Especially since I would shoot you if you ever tried to get in bed with me."

Sharon walked toward Andy, her body slightly brushing against his as she put down her badge and gun on the nightstand. She turned to face him, her face a few inches away from his, "I sleep on the left side." She explained. "I just hope I'll be able to catch some sleep, I'm not used to sleeping in any bed other than my own."

"My bed is very welcoming." Andy whispered to her with a grin, not bothering to put some distance between them.

"Oh I bet it is, I bet it is." Sharon repeated teasingly as she slipped under the covers. She took her glasses off and put them on the nightstand next to her badge and gun. She ran a hand through her hair as she watched Andy walk to the door. He stopped suddenly in the doorway and turned around. A grin crossed his features as he teased, "Oh and Sharon, if you can't sleep… we could have sex? I've heard it's the best way to rock someone to sleep…" he explained with a mischievous smile.

"In your dreams, Andy." She shot back, crossing her arms on her chest, shaking her head at him and his boldness.

"Hey, I was just trying to be helpful here!" He exclaimed, raising his hands in surrender and shaking his head at her ingratitude. "I'll be on the couch if you need me." He added, grinning at the ambiguity of his offer.

Andy was about to shut the light and close the door when she stopped him, "Andy?"

"Yeah?" he asked, peeking his head inside the room with a smirk on his face.

"Take that idiotic grin off of your face, it's not what you think." She ordered him in a firm, yet teasing tone. "I won't lock the door, but I have my gun on the nightstand." She warned him, "I mean what I said earlier, don't try to make a move or I'll shoot you."

"Have a goodnight, Sharon." He simply answered back with a smile as he shut off the light and closed the bedroom door.

Thank you so much for reading this short piece, I hope you liked it!

More soon! ;)