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A/N: Thank you for your reads and reviews everyone! They are much appreciated. Here is the next chapter, hopefully this will bring some smiles after learning about what the title is to the next episode of our show.

Chapter 12

They reached their destination, The Beverly Center, about 25 minutes later. They walked inside the mall on a Sunday afternoon and was surprised to see that it wasn't that busy. Andy didn't like shopping at a mall, but he wanted to make Sharon happy. Andy grabbed Sharon's hand as he steered her over to where Tiffany's was located.

She was shocked when they approached the store. "Andy, we could have went to Macy's or something on that order for the wedding bands" she said to him as they walked in. "Only the best for you, my dear, besides I want a band to match your engagement ring" Andy said as he smiled and gave her a wink. Sharon was speechless at this point and followed him to one of the display cases to pick out their wedding bands. They looked at the Lucida wedding band in platinum for him and the Tiffany Harmony wedding band in platinum for her, which paired well with the Tiffany Harmony engagement ring he had bought for her previously. Both of these bands were in their price ranges and were simple enough.

After their rings were both sized, they had to wait for them to be ready so Andy decided that he was going to buy Sharon a pair of solitaire diamond earrings. He made his way over to the display cases of various earrings and wanted something simple, yet elegant for her to wear. She followed him, "What are you looking for?" Sharon asked him. "I want to buy you something special for tomorrow, and I thought about diamond earrings" he said and pointed to a pair in the display. "Would you like those?" he said as he pointed to a pair of solitaire diamond earrings that were not too small but not overly big.

"I'd love those Andy, but you don't have to buy me anything" Sharon said as she looked through the different earrings. Andy now looked defeated. He was debating whether or not he should buy her jewelry, as she doesn't wear much only on special occasions. He then thought about some lingerie but he didn't want it to seem that their relationship was about that.

Sharon had already bought Andy a gift last week, after he had proposed to her. Patrice helped her pick it out. It was a personalized LA Dodgers jersey, with his name on the back and the number 16. She had hid it well in the back of their closet where Andy wouldn't find it. He was going to be so surprised, she thought to herself.

Sharon continued to look through the different cases and she came across a necklace that stood out to her. It was a simple design. An Elsa Peretti® Pearls by the Yard™ Necklace. "Oh Andy, this is the one" she said as she pointed it out to him. "If you insist upon buying me something, I would love to wear this" she said to him. He smiled at her and asked the sales rep to take it out of the case so Sharon could have a better look at it. Her face lit up as she looked at the freshwater pearls that were on the necklace. "It's beautiful, just like you" Andy said. Sharon blushed. "We'll take this too" he said to the sales rep.

Satisfied with their purchases, they headed back to the car and Andy drove them home. They arrived to see her kids sitting on the couch watching a movie with Gus. "Oh, hey Gus" Andy said as they walked into the living room. "Did you finish your case already?" Emily asked her mom. "Yes, we did" Sharon said as she smiled at Andy and left to go towards the bedroom with their purchases. "I'm going to go freshen up" she said walking down the hallway. Emily followed her as Andy went into the kitchen.

"So, have you figured out what you are going to wear tomorrow morning at the courthouse?" Emily asked her mom as she walked in behind her. This startled Sharon as she didn't realized Emily was right there. Sharon just paused to think, she didn't really give it any thought before. Emily just shook her head. "You have to wear something special, Mom, it's your wedding day, uh morning" Emily said to her as she passed her up and went towards the closet. Sharon just looked at her.

Meanwhile, Andy was in the kitchen with the boys as he was getting himself a glass of cranberry juice. "So, Andy, are you all set for tomorrow morning?" Rusty said to him as Ricky hit Rusty in the shoulder. "I mean, are you all set for your wedding at the courthouse?" Rusty corrected himself. Andy just looked at both of them and smiled. "Alright, what's going on?" Andy asked them. They both looked at each other and then back at Andy. "Uh, nothing, we just want to make sure that you are all set" Ricky said as he looked back at Rusty. Andy laughed at the two of them.

"Okay, yes, all set as we just purchased our wedding bands after we left work this afternoon" Andy started to say. "So tomorrow morning, we pick up our marriage license, and then wait for the Justice of the Peace to perform the ceremony" Andy concluded and then took a drink of juice. "What are you going to wear, Lieutenant?" Gus asked Andy and Andy just looked at him trying to think. "Ah, just a suit, maybe match Sharon's outfit color wise, why?" Andy said. "It's your wedding, you should wear a tux and look sophisticated" Gus answered him.

"Oh, well, I don't have a tux" Andy answered Gus. "Yes you do Andy" Rusty said back to him. "You wore it to the Japanese-American Museum fundraiser and also your daughter's wedding" Rusty said and it looked like Andy's face suddenly remembered those memories. How Sharon looked stunning at both of those events. He didn't look bad himself in that tux. "You're right; do you think I should wear that?" Andy asked them. "Yes" they all answered at once. Andy just looked at them and shook his head. Yes maybe Sharon was right, they are definitely plotting something.

Back in their bedroom, Emily was going through Sharon's part of the closet looking at all of the gowns she had. "How about this one?" Emily said as she pulled out a champaign pink colored chiffon gown that had a plunging v-neck. Sharon just looked at her and the gown she was holding. "Ah, no" Sharon shook her head. "What I'm going to wear is something simple. We are going to be inside a courthouse, Emily" Sharon said as Emily put that gown away and went searching for another one. Little did Sharon know what her kids and with the help of Andrea and Gavin were pulling off for their wedding.

Andy knocked on their bedroom door. "Who is it?" Emily asked before Sharon could. Sharon just looked at her. "It's me Andy" Andy said as he started to open the door. Emily rushed out of the closet and went to the door to stop him from coming in. "No! You can't come in here, it's bad luck to see the brides' dresses before the wedding" Emily said as she tried to stop Andy. "I've seen her in her dresses before" Andy said through the door. Sharon just looked on at the sight that was unfolding and walked over to the door where Andy was. "Okay, I just want to talk to Sharon for a minute, Em" Andy said as he looked at Sharon through the sliver of the door.

Sharon walked out of the room with Andy and just stood by the door. "Something is definitely going on here" Andy whispered to her. "Yes, Emily is acting very strangely and wants me to wear a gown tomorrow morning" Sharon whispered back to him. "Huh, the boys want me to wear my tux tomorrow morning" Andy said back to her.

Before anything else could be said between the two of them, Emily opened the door slightly and pulled her mom back into the bedroom. Andy just shook his head and walked into the living room. Who did her kids think they were fooling, he thought, after all they were both detectives.

Emily held up a different gown. "How about this one?" she said to her as she showed her the lace gown in an off pinkish color. The gown itself was very pretty and Sharon remembered the last time she wore it and smiled. "Ok, I'll wear that" Sharon said, "But you need to tell me what's going on here" she finished. Emily just looked at her but she wouldn't crack under the pressure of her mom's glare. "Can't your daughter just want you to look nice tomorrow, it is your special day" Emily said to her.

That evening, Andy and Sharon went out for dinner and a little dancing too. They drove to Serve, the nice, romantic restaurant he took her on their first "official" date last year. "You look stunning tonight" Andy said to her as he helped her out of the car. Andy loved the dress that Sharon was wearing tonight, a nice and simple black dress that accentuated her curves in the right spots. Sharon blushed, "Thank you" she whispered as she took his hand and walked into the restaurant. They were seated and enjoyed their dinner, discussing many topics including the plot that was going on with her kids, and who knows maybe more people regarding their wedding tomorrow morning.

After they finished dinner, and Andy paid the bill, a live band started to play instrumental music at the restaurant. There was a small dance floor in front of the band. Andy got up and held out his hand to Sharon. "May I have this dance?" he asked her. Sharon smiled at him and took a hold of his hand. "Why yes, of course" she said to him.

They walked out to the dance floor where other couples were dancing and started to dance to the music that was playing. It was a slow song by Elvis Presley. Andy held her close as they moved together on the dance floor. He started to whisper the words of the song to her. "Take my hand, take my whole life too. For I can't help falling in love with you." Sharon looked up into Andy's eyes and kissed him. She loved it when he sang to her. "Take me home" she whispered to him and they walked out hand in hand back towards the car.

When they got to their car, Andy pushed Sharon up against it and deepened their kiss. He couldn't keep his hands off of her and for that matter, neither could she. She started undoing his tie that he wore, but then stopped. "Andy, I don't want to make love to you in a public parking lot" she said as they both were catching their breaths after that kiss. Andy smiled back at her and opened her door. She sat down in the car and he went over to the driver's seat, got in, and drove them home.

When they arrived at the condo, Andy couldn't keep his hands off of Sharon and was kissing her neck the whole time they were in the elevator. Sharon just laughed as they arrived at the 11th floor and heading towards their door. She had her keys out in her hand but Andy grabbed them from her. "Hang on, before you open that door" Andy said to her as he turned her around. He looked into her deep emerald eyes. She was looking back into his brown eyes. "Are you absolutely sure about tomorrow?" he said staring at her. "We could delay it a couple of days and have a big celebration if you would want that" he continued to say to her in a whisper.

She looked back at him wondering why he questioned this now. "Yes, I'm absolutely sure I want to marry you tomorrow, Andy" she said back to him in her sweet voice. "Why? Are you having doubts?" Sharon asked him. "No, no I am 100% sure that I want to marry you tomorrow" Andy said back to her as he caressed the side of her face with his hands. He looked down and then back up into her eyes. "I just don't want you to feel rushed that's all" Andy said quietly to her.

Sharon took a breath and said "Andy, I'm not being rushed into this, at all." She played with his tie again. "In fact, these past three weeks, have made me realize how precious our time is with each other" she continued to say as he nodded his head to her. "Yes, in the beginning of our relationship I wanted things to go slow between us, but that was because I wanted to make sure that I was absolutely ready for this, for us" she said as she smoothed her hands down his shirt to rest at his waist. "Now, were we in a hurry this afternoon, in getting our wedding bands, yes, but I wouldn't trade this feeling for anything in the world right now" she said to him as she pulled him in for a kiss. Andy had a smile on his face as she turned around and opened the door to the condo.

The kids were all asleep in the living room, sleeping bags everywhere they looked. The light was still on in the kitchen over the sink. They quietly made their way down the hall to their bedroom and closed the door behind them. Andy took off his suit jacket and placed it on the chair. He then helped Sharon unzip the back of her dress, and slowly caressed his hands down her spine. "I love you so much, Sharon" he said to her as she turned around to face him. She stepped out of her dress and smiled at him. She loosened his tie and began to unbutton his dress shirt. She removed his suspenders and unzipped his dress pants.

They both marveled at each other as they took their time and undressed one another. Hours later as they both laid in bed together, Sharon snuggled up against Andy's side and was rubbing circles slowly around his chest. Andy was rubbing her arms slowly up and down and could tell that Sharon was falling asleep. "I love you" she sleepily said to him. Andy smiled and kissed the top of her head. "I love you too" he said as he laid there thinking about tomorrow.

Everything was ready for their big day tomorrow, but first Andy had to get through his doctor's appointment follow-up from his health scare. Huh, his health scare. Seems like a lifetime ago, but it was only about a week since he was in the hospital. Boy did he scare Sharon. He didn't want her to go through that again. Heck, he didn't want to either. That's why he was faithfully following his doctor's orders and strictly staying on that heart healthy diet. He hoped the doctor would clear him to return to work. He realized Sharon fell asleep as her breathing pattern changed. He found himself drifting off to sleep as well ready for tomorrow.

TBC