Chapter 12
Andy drove quickly and carefully to the hospital. He didn't know why he helped Sharon after all this and knowing that this child isn't his, but he just loved Sharon and wanted to help her, even if he never forgive her. Sharon also didn't like that. Andy was behaving coldly with her for months and now he suddenly helped her. She took shallow breaths, but the contractions were getting stronger and more frequent. On the other hand, the team was back in the department and all were surprised, as Sharon and Andy weren't there. Provenza grabbed his phone and tried to call Andy, but he didn't answer. This made Provenza doubt. Probably, they were together.
"Sharon, are you okay?" Andy asked, looking at her with concern and driving in the same speed to the hospital. He wanted them to arrive on time. Sharon took a deep breath and looked at Andy more confused than ever.
"Why are you doing this? Why are you helping me? You were always rude to me for months. Now what's the difference?" she asked with anger. Andy can't hear anything like that now. He was close to the hospital and he looked to Sharon, occasionally.
"Because you're in labor and I can't leave you alone in this condition. Whether that child is mine or not, I want and need to help you." he said firmly, pausing in front of the hospital. Sharon couldn't speak because of the strong contractions. She couldn't believe that all this must happen now. To her term there were couple of weeks, but it seems her son had decided to appear earlier. Andy immediately helped Sharon to get out of the car and they went inside the hospital. After Sharon was admitted to the maternity ward, Andy decided to check his phone. Seeing 15 missed calls from Provenza, he sighed wearily and decided to inform him.
"Flynn, where are you? I'm trying to reach you for hours!" Provenza screamed.
"Stop yelling old man. I'm in the hospital." he said dissatisfied.
"In the hospital? Why? Are you all right?" he asked immediately.
"Yes, I'm fine, but Sharon's in the maternity ward. I think she'll give birth any moment." he explained hastily. Provenza almost choked hearing this. The whole team was looking at him closely.
"My God, Flynn! I'll come there, wait for me." he said hastily and inform the rest of the team. During this time, Andy decided to wait in the waiting room and decided to call Rusty and Andrea as they probably would like to be close to Sharon. Andy doesn't know how he felt at that moment. Different emotions went through him. The waiting was killing him, although he couldn't understand why. Sharon had lied and he wasn't sure whether this child is his. He didn't know why he's so excited. A few minutes later, Andrea and Rusty came together and approached Andy.
"Andy, where's Sharon?" Andrea asked immediately.
"Andy, tell us that Sharon and the baby are fine." Rusty said breathlessly, worried. Andy took a deep breath and put his hands in his pockets, then shrugged.
"Calm down. Sharon is inside. I have no idea whether she and her baby are fine. But the doctor will probably inform us." he assured them. Andrea and Rusty sat in the waiting room with Andy, waiting for news. At this point, Provenza also arrived at the hospital, panted and sat next to Andy.
"So, how are Sharon and the baby?" he asked anxiously, turning his attention to Andy. Andy rolled his eyes, dissatisfied and took a deep breath.
"Why is everyone asking me? I have no idea, the doctor will inform us soon." he answered. Andrea looked at Andy doubtful.
"I can't believe that you just helped Sharon and brought her here." she said sarcastically. Andy looked at her angrily.
"Andrea, I'm not a bad person. I just helped her. She was in labor and I had to help her. I couldn't leave her alone." he said angrily. Rusty looked at his watch. He was eager to take information about Sharon and the baby. While they waited to learn something about Sharon and the baby, Nicole tried to call his father, not knowing that his phone is switched off. The boys were asleep in their rooms and Dean decided to devote his time to his wife, but seeing how fluster is Nicole, he couldn't smile. He squeezed her shoulder and looked at her carefully. She threw her phone on the table angrily.
"Nicole, honey, what's wrong? You look fluster." he noted with concern. Nicole took a deep breath and shook her head.
"I'm trying to reach my dad, but his phone is switched off and it makes me doubt it." she admitted. Dean looked at her confused.
"To doubt? Why?" he asked, wanting to know why.
"Let's not discuss it any more. I feel tired." she said dissatisfied, and went into the bedroom. Dean sighed wearily and went after her. Andy was shaking with excitement. He didn't even know why he's so excited. He shouldn't be so excited, knowing that Sharon lied to him and that this child might not be his. After a few minutes, the nurse approached them with the little baby in her arms. Everyone was enthralled by the little baby boy, even at the same moment - especially Andy.
"Congratulations! Who is the baby's father?" the nurse asked.
"Andy Flynn." Provenza responded immediately, showing Andy. Andy glared at him and turned his attention to the nurse.
"No, I'm not ... Actually ... Uh ..." he didn't know what to say. The nurse smiled slightly and immediately handed the baby to Andy, who was terribly surprised. He didn't expect to take this little baby in his arms. But whether it was his son? It was a mystery ... Provenza, Andrea and Rusty smiled, looking at little baby boy who was in Andy's arms. Andy couldn't, he wouldn't want, but he smiled and even kissed the baby gently, surprising everyone around him. Andrea and Provenza looked at each other grinning while Rusty couldn't take his eyes off from his little brother - like Andy. Andy felt strange. As if that child wasn't at all strange. As if that was his son, the son for which he dreamed of. After Dr. Julie had said that Sharon and the baby are well, they were all sighed with relief. Now Sharon was holding her son in her arms. Andrea and Rusty were with her while Andy and Provenza had gone without seeing Sharon.
"Sharon, he'll be a handsome man." Andrea said looking at the little baby boy. Sharon chuckled softly and kissed her son gently.
"He is my little angel." she said softly. Rusty sat next to Sharon and stroked the baby with a smile.
"Hey, Sharon, he's so handsome. I am glad that he is a boy because my team needs more boys." he said softly and smiled slightly. Sharon grinned and shook her head. When Rusty went for a cup of tea, Andrea decided to talk to Sharon about Andy and his first contact with the baby.
"Sharon, you should have seen the moment Andy took the baby in his arms." she said with a grin. Sharon's eyes widened and she looked at Andrea more confused than ever.
"Andrea, what do you mean? Why Andy will hold the baby, saying that it is not his?" she asked, reasonably. Andrea sighed.
"The nurse asked who the father is and when Provenza replied that this is Andy, she handed the baby to him." she said immediately. Sharon closed her eyes for a moment and looked at her litle son sadly.
"The fact that he took my son in his arms means nothing. I'm still not sure if he is the father or Jack." she admitted sadly and wiped her tears. Andrea hushed quietly and squeezed her shoulder.
"Sharon, I am confident that Andy's the father. Look at Nicholas. I don't know about you, but when I looked at him he looks like Andy." she said with a smile reliably. Sharon smiled slightly and stroked her little son gently. On the other hand, Andy was with Provenza in his apartment. They'd spent a stressful night. Provenza looked at his friend with a smile and squeezed his shoulder.
"I feel that you still think about the baby." he said quietly. Andy took a deep breath and shook his head.
"Of course not. I just felt weird taking this baby in my arms." he admitted thoughtfully. Provenza nodded slightly.
"And the baby felt pretty comfortable in your embrace. Andy, don't get me wrong, but I felt as if it was your son. It is likely that Nicholas is your son." he said softly and reassuringly. Andy shrugged.
"Louie, if Nicholas is my son, I'd be very happy but this will not make me forgive Sharon." he admitted. Provenza nodded understandable. He could understand his friend. It was a difficult situation. A few weeks later, Sharon finally could be home with her little son who had brought much joy in her life and had made her forget her problems - even for her problems with Andy. Andrea loved to visit Sharon and the little Nicholas. Rusty, however, loved spending time with the little baby. He loved Nicholas as his brother. One morning, Sharon slept with her son when her phone rang. She quickly grabbed her phone to not wake the baby. Seeing that this is Andrea, she sighed. She immediately sent a message to her and took her son in her arms, the moment in which he began to cry. Sharon felt tired and she could understand how it was difficult to be completely alone. Andy was away and it made her feel worse. She quickly breastfeed her son, then she went into the nursery and put him in the crib. She kissed her son gently and went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast, but Rusty had to see friends before college and he left quickly. Sharon prepare breakfast for her and decided to rest while the baby sleeps. A few hours later, Andrea had come and now Sharon told how is the maternity.
"I feel terrible, Andrea. Yes, my son makes me forget about everything, but I feel tired. I'm not as young as before. Emily and Ricky want to visit me next week. They are excited to see their little brother, but I don't want them to learn about all this between me and Andy. If they know the truth ... "Sharon was unable to finish her thought. Andrea sighed and took her hand.
"Sharon, calm down. When are you going to do DNA test? We need to understand who the father is." she pressed slightly. Sharon took a deep breath and shrugged.
"Andrea, I still don't know. I want to make this test as soon as possible, but first I need to talk to Andy." she said thoughtfully.
"Then call him. Tell him that you have to talk about the DNA test." Andrea said firmly.
"He didn't answer me. How do you want to get a result?" Sharon asked dissatisfied, but behind her words there was pain. Her eyes filled with tears and she wiped her tears. Andrea squeezed her hand.
"Sharon, don't worry. He will agree anyway. And it'll be interesting when he understand that in fact Nicholas' his son not Jack's." she said firmly. Sharon smiled reliably. She hoped that Andrea was right. In the evening, Rusty took care of the little baby, while Sharon was preparing dinner. She was grateful that at least Rusty was with her. He was like her son and he loved Nicholas as his brother. She sat next to Rusty and took the baby in her arms. Rusty pouted.
"Sharon, you took Nicholas why?" he asked dissatisfied. Sharon smiled slightly and squeezed his shoulder.
"Rusty, dinner is ready and besides, I have to feed my baby. You'll hold him again later. Come on, let's have dinner." she replied softly. Rusty agreed and went into the kitchen, while Sharon fed her son. Sharon could feel the emptiness inside her. She hoped that Andy's the father and that they can have another chance with their son. On the other hand, Andy kept thinking about Sharon and the baby. He'd loved this baby right from the start, and he sincerely hoped that Nicholas was his son. He still loved Sharon, but he couldn't forget about her deception. Sharon went to her bedroom together with her son and lay on the bed carefully, looking with a smile at the baby.
"Andrea is right. When I look at you, you look like Andy. What do you want to tell me sunshine? Maybe Andy is your father?" she murmured softly, smiling at her little baby. The night passed calmly, but the next morning, Sharon was about to meet another problem. Rusty was in college and she was totally alone with the baby. Nicholas wouldn't stop crying and it made Sharon to worry very much. She couldn't understand the reason why the little baby's crying, but Sharon couldn't watch her son in this way anymore. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Sharon left her baby on the sofa carefully and cautiously opened the door. Opening the door, however, her eyes widened and she fell into shock, seeing Andy front of her. Andy looked at her with the same coldness.
"Andy ... What are you doing here?" she asked softly, as if indifferently. Andy was ready to answer, but hearing the baby crying, he panicked.
"Sharon, why Nicholas is crying?" he asked anxiously and without saying anything more, he rushed inside, leaving Sharon in surprise again ...
~~~ TBC ~~~