DISCLAIMER: I do not own these characters, except for Matthew and Moxie. The rest of them belong to James Duff and the Major Crimes franchise.

Chapter 2

The next morning, Andy woke up to Sharon staring at him. She was propped up on her left side and their legs were still tangled. "Good morning" she said to him in a whisper as she leaned down and kissed him. "Morning" he said to her as they broke apart. "What time is it?" Andy asked her. "five-ish" she said to him as she ran her hand down his arm. Andy grunted as she did that. "How long have you been up?" he said to her as he reached for her and pulled her over to him. "Hmm, a couple of hours" Sharon said to him as she laid on top of him. "Sweetheart, what's got you not being able to sleep?" Andy said as he rubbed her back with his hands. "I don't know. I guess I'm coming off of our vacation high and we're getting thrown right into a case to solve" Sharon started telling Andy.

"Weren't you the one yesterday saying that we can stop in and see how far along the team is with the case?" Andy said to her as she laid there. "Hmm, what was I thinking?" she laughed into his chest and then settled her head in the crook of his neck. Just then, the two of them heard a noise coming from downstairs. "What was that?" Sharon asked Andy as she moved off of him. "I don't know" Andy said as he started to get up from their bed. Andy put his sweatpants on and threw on a t-shirt. "You stay here" he said to Sharon.

When Andy walked out in to the hallway, he saw that Matthew's door to his room was open. Andy peeked inside but Matthew wasn't in his room. Andy started to panic. "Matthew!" he called out which alerted Sharon. She quickly threw on some clothes. Andy made his way to the stairs and saw the lights were on downstairs. He descended the stairs quickly. "Matthew?" he called out again as he made his way to the dining room. He peeked inside and saw Matthew sitting at the dining room table, working on his solar system project. Moxie was laying down by his chair. Sharon joined Andy in the doorway.

"Matthew?" Andy said again to him and this time he looked up, a little startled. "What are you doing down here?" Andy asked him as he walked towards the table. "Sorry, I wanted to work on this some more" Matthew said. "Well, it's super early in the morning" Andy said to him as Matthew continued to paint Venus. "How long have you been down here, sweetie?" Sharon asked Matthew. "I don't know. I just came down maybe 30 minutes ago" Matthew said to them. "Am I in trouble?" Matthew said to them as he looked up at Sharon and Andy. "No, you're not in trouble. But, next time, if you want to work on your project and it's super early, wake one of us, okay? So we know where you are" Andy said to him and Matthew nodded his head.

Andy then sat down at the table and stayed with Matthew while Sharon went back upstairs to get ready for the day. She decided that she would take a long, hot shower to start off with. She chose her clothes that she was going to wear and then proceeded to step into the shower. The hot water felt good on her muscles as she washed herself. The massage she had at the hotel they stayed at in Arizona was nice and it relaxed her, but yesterday her muscles had tensed up again while at work. Between this new case and the battle for the new chief position, Sharon felt tense again. A smile was brought to her face when she remembered how Andy was trying to help her relax last night.

She was daydreaming when she heard someone walk into the bathroom and that brought her back to the now. She opened the shower stall glass door and peeked outside to see Andy standing there looking at the mirror in front of the vanity. He was looking at the cut he had sustained in the parking lot in Arizona. It was healing up nicely as he turned his head to get a better look in the mirror. "Everything okay with Matthew?" she called out to him. He turned around to see her peeking through the glass door and smiled. "Yes, we are both up here now" he said to her as he moved closer to the shower door. She opened it further and he stepped inside, joining her. She kissed him. "I'll leave you to wash up" she said to him as they broke apart. Andy groaned as Sharon exited the shower, leaving him inside by himself. "You wicked woman" Andy said after her. Sharon turned around, having wrapped a towel around her and smiled at Andy. Andy sighed and shook his head, as he continued to stand underneath the water spray.

A little while later, Matthew stood at the doorway into Sharon and Andy's room and saw Sharon sitting on the chair in the corner of the room, reading a book. She was already dressed and was waiting for Andy to come out of the bathroom. Matthew knocked on the open door. Sharon looked up from the book she was reading and saw Matthew standing there, ready for school. "Come in Matthew" Sharon said as she watched him enter their room. "Can I go back downstairs and work on my project till you and Dad come down?" Matthew asked Sharon. Sharon paused a minute before answering him. "Sure, but don't get any paint on your school shirt" Sharon said to him and then patted him on his shoulder as he turned around to leave.

Matthew ran down the stairs with Moxie following him and went back to the dining room, he would have about a half hour which would give him time to finish painting Venus, and maybe start on Earth. Andy came out of the bathroom, wearing a dress shirt and dress pants. He walked over to the bed where his tie and suspenders were laying. Sharon eyed him as he exited the bathroom and she stood up to join him at the foot of their bed. Andy turned around and handed her his suspenders and she placed them in the back of his pants and then brought them over to the front. She glided her hands down his chest as she fastened them to the front of his pants. She then took his tie from him and pulled up his shirt collar and began to tie his tie. She loved playing with his ties. Andy watched her as she went about tying his tie, not too tight around his neck, and then smoothed her hand down as she straightened it out for him.

Sharon looked back up at Andy's face and smiled at him. He leaned down and pulled her in for a kiss. He ran his hands inside her suit jacket and around to her back. "Matthew's already downstairs, back working on his project" she said to him as both of their foreheads were touching. "He's enjoying that project" Andy said to her as they pulled away from each other. "I'll meet you down there" she said to him as she walked away. "Give me five minutes" he said to her as he went back in to their closet and pulled his gun, magazines, and handcuffs out of the safe and placed them on his belt.

Andy came downstairs about five minutes later and checked in on Matthew who was sitting at the dining room table. "Did you have breakfast yet?" he asked Matthew. "No" Matthew said as he placed Venus on a toothpick and sat it to air dry. "Why don't we put this away now, and go have breakfast, because after we eat, we're headed to school and work" Andy said to him and Matthew put caps on the paint and took the paint brush and the plastic cup of water and brought them in to the kitchen.

Sharon had placed the cereal boxes on the countertop and was sitting at the kitchen table when Andy and Matthew came in. "Matthew, your lunch is all ready. Please place it in your backpack now so you don't forget it" Sharon said to Matthew as she was looking over some notes from their latest case. Matthew dumped the water in the sink and threw the plastic cup in the recycling. He then walked over to the island counter and took his lunch bag from there and placed it in his backpack. Matthew and Andy then joined Sharon at the kitchen table and had cereal for breakfast.

Meanwhile, at the PAB, Provenza made his way into the building and flashed his badge at the officer at the front desk. "Morning Ron!" Provenza said to him as he waved. "Morning Lieutenant" Ron said as he waved back. Provenza then made his way towards the elevators to head up to the ninth floor. As he was waiting, Winnie Davis walked over to Provenza and stood next to him. Provenza did a double take as he saw she was standing by him. "Chief Davis, anything I can help you with?" Provenza asked as they waited for the elevator. "Lieutenant, yes there is something you can help me with" Winnie Davis said to him. Provenza looked like he was a deer in headlights as he didn't think Winnie Davis would ask him for help on something.

"Tell me, does your captain make it a habit of bringing her child to the Murder Room, especially when her team is investigating a case?" Winnie Davis asked him as the elevator doors opened up. She stepped inside the elevator and Provenza thought about waiting for the next one but decided to join her in that elevator. "Um, excuse me Chief?" Provenza said to her. "I noticed that the captain and the lieutenant had their kid with them when they arrived yesterday afternoon. I've noticed him in the building on several occasions, I was just wondering if she thinks her office is suitable for a young child to be there" Winnie Davis said to Provenza as the elevator stopped on the third floor. "I'll have you know Chief, that the Captain and Lieutenant Flynn were returning early from their vacation with their son, and he's always welcomed in our office, just like the rest of our family members" Provenza said as the doors were about to close. "Hmm, well we will see about that policy" Winnie Davis said as the doors closed.

"Ye gods" Provenza muttered under his breath. "Of all the days that Patrice offers to drive me to work, I run into her" he muttered as the elevator came to a stop on the ninth floor. Provenza walked out of the elevator and towards the Murder Room. When he opened the door and walked inside, he saw Julio and Mike already sitting at their desks. "Gentlemen, good morning" Provenza said to them. "Morning Lieutenant" Julio said to Provenza as he sat down at his desk. "Everything okay, Provenza?" Mike asked him as he sat there staring. "I had the unpleasant Chief Davis in the elevator with me this morning" Provenza said to them. "What did she want, sir?" Julio asked. "Apparently she doesn't like it when the Captain brings Matthew to the office. I guess she ran into them as they came back from their vacation. Anyway, enough about Chief Davis. Tao, have you found anything yet from the forensics report regarding this case?" Provenza asked Mike.

Back at the Flynn house, everyone was getting ready to leave the house for the morning commute. Matthew had his backpack and was holding Moxie on his leash. Andy held the door open for Sharon to walk through and then locked the door behind him. They all walked to the garage and saw Rusty coming down the steps from his apartment over the garage. "Where are you off to this early in the morning?" Sharon asked Rusty. "Oh, well DDA Hobbs wants me to stop at the Starbucks on the way to the office and pick her up a double shot espresso with some caramel drizzle on it, I think" Rusty said as he made his way to his car. "We have some depositions to go over for one of her court cases this morning" he added as he got inside. "Bye, have a good day!" Sharon said to Rusty as she joined Andy and Matthew already in their car with Moxie.

Andy waited for Rusty to pull out of the driveway before he started the car. He then drove them to Matthew's school first. As Andy pulled up to the parking lot of the school, Matthew saw some kids he knew from his class and they were carrying their solar system projects in. Matthew let out a little groan as Andy parked the car. "They're already bringing their projects in" Matthew whined. "The project is not due till Friday, right?" Andy asked him as he turned in his seat to look at him. "Yes" Matthew said quietly. "Okay, well you have plenty of time to work on it" Andy said to him. Sharon stepped out of the car with Matthew like she did every day they dropped him off together. "Have a good day Matthew" Sharon said to him as she gave him a hug and he walked over to where the school doors were open, speaking to a kid as he walked in.

Sharon got back in the car and they then went to drop off Moxie from the doggie day care center. After the dog was settled, Andy got back in the car and they drove over to the PAB. As he parked their car in his spot, Andy got out and walked over to hold Sharon's door open for her. She carried her bag and purse as they walked to the elevators. "I forgot to ask you this last night, but did Provenza like his autographed ball and picture?" Sharon asked Andy as they stepped on the elevator. "He was thankful, but complained in typical Provenza fashion that I only got one Dodger player to sign it" Andy said to Sharon. Sharon smiled at Andy and settled nicely into his side as they rode in the elevator up to the ninth floor.

As they exited the elevator and headed towards their office, Andy held the door open for Sharon and she walked inside the office, with Andy following her. "Good Morning everyone" Sharon said to her team as they were all there now sitting at their desks. "Morning Captain" Amy said to her and then turned around to look over some paperwork. Sharon made her way to her office and dropped her bag and purse off. She looked at her desk to see if there were any messages on her phone and then switched on her computer.

Andy made his way over to his desk but before he could sit down, Provenza was over by him. "Hey, I hate to bring the Captain down from her great mood this morning but" Provenza started to tell Andy but Andy held up his hand to stop him. "Let me guess, you're still not happy about the autograph" Andy said to him. "What? No, that's fine and all. I ran into Chief Davis this morning and she wasn't too happy, let's say, with you and her bringing Matthew in here yesterday" Provenza said to him. "What business is it of hers anyway?!" Andy said in a loud voice. "Would you keep it down, you idiot! Like I said I don't want to ruin the Captain's good mood by telling her this" Provenza said as he looked at Andy. Andy leaned up against his desk as he crossed his arms, still looking at Provenza. "You can" Provenza added and then walked away heading back to his desk.

Andy glared at Provenza as he was walking back. He debated whether or not to share the news that Provenza just told him with Sharon. He glanced at her in her office. She was sitting down at her desk checking her emails, he figured. She really was in a good mood despite being up early this morning. As he sat back down at his desk, he thought he would wait and see if the time ever came up to let her know what Provenza told him. Meanwhile Andy unlocked his desk drawer and pulled out the report that he was looking at yesterday regarding the financials of their victim.

TBC