This is for CSIFinlay and the guest reviewer who were desperate for another Chapter, sorry it's taken so long guys….works full on right now.

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Chapter 5

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Sharon walked over to the double door fridge and opened it to have a look for ideas for lunch.

"Okay, we have plenty of vegetables, cheese, pasta…you could feed an army with the food in here." She smiled.

"Same goes for this one too."

Sharon turned around to see Andy standing by another large fridge.

"Two fridges?"

"This one has a freezer too, plenty of ice…just as well huh."

"Okay how about we make some Aubergine Parmigiana?"

"Sounds good, we have mince over in this one. We could make some burgers too, keep the kid happy."

"Sounds perfect, oooh and a meatball pasta bake. Men love their meat, now what about dessert?"

"Well you may not know this about me but I can make a mean white chocolate and blueberry cheesecake."

"You bake?" She smiled.

"Hey, no need to look so surprised."

"So we have lunch sorted."

"I guess we do."

"Right come on then, let's get started."

Andy set to work getting the saucepans out for her as Sharon grabbed the ingredients she needed for the Aubergine Parmigiana.

"What do you need me to do?" He asked.

"You could get some tomatoes, garlic and onions and start chopping if you like."

"Okay."

Andy stood by her side as she sliced up the aubergine as he chopped the onion. They remained silent for a few minutes, Andy turning to watch her every now and again. He looked up when he saw her wipe her eyes, suddenly feeling concerned for her.

"Oh my god Sharon you're crying, are you okay?" Putting his knife down and bringing his arm around her, pulling her closer.

"Oh no Andy, I'm fine."

"You don't look fine, what is it I…."

"Andy it's the onions, they always make me cry."

"You're not crying….it's the onions. Okay now I feel like a right idiot."

She pulled back a little and looked up at him, appreciation in her eyes as she watched him closely.

"You're not an idiot; you're very sweet…thank you for worrying about me."

They remained silent for a few moments, Andy looking deep in to her soul.

"We should get back to cooking." Sharon smiled.

"Huh, oh yeah right…of course."

Sharon picked up her knife and got back to her current task, unaware that Andy was still watching her. Now he was certain of his feelings for this woman, he did love her…Provenza was going to enjoy this one.

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The ball game finally came to an end, Rusty deciding to have a swim instead. Buzz took the opportunity to lie out on one of the sun lounges as Andrea and Louie sat on the edge of the pool drinking their cocktails.

"Well that was fun huh." Andrea grinned.

"Are you always so damn happy?"

"Yeah I am actually, you should try it sometime."

"I'm happy just the way I am thank you."

"Sometimes change is a good thing."

Louie was about to reply when Andrea's phone buzzed, she opened up her message and Louie watched as her smile suddenly disappeared and was replaced by hurt.

"Hobbs, what is it."

"Sorry….oh it's nothing, would you excuse me."

He nodded as he watched her get up and walk quickly in to the house. Amy and Julio were at the bar making up some more drinks when they saw Andrea walking away.

"Lieutenant, what did you go and say to her?" Amy asked.

"Nothing….I swear, she got a message on her phone and then she left."

"Maybe I should go check on her." Amy said, getting ready to follow her.

"You stay where you are and fix us some more drinks okay, believe it or not these daiquiri's are starting to grow on me….I'll take care of Hobbs."

Amy and Julio watched as Louie got up and followed Andrea in to the house.

"Provenza being sympathetic, now I'm scared." Amy joked.

"He has his moments." Julio laughed.

"Hey, though you were making me another drink." Amy said, leaning in to him.

"Coming right up."

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Louie walked along the hallway and past the kitchen where he heard Sharon and Andy laughing with one another, he was sure there was something going on there but he'd wait for Andy to confirm that one. He came to a stand still outside Andrea's room and heard the faint sound of crying coming from inside. He knocked lightly before he felt it was safe to step inside. He found Andrea sitting on the bed with her back to him, clearly wiping away the tears and attempting to compose herself. Louie walked around the bed and came and took a seat beside her.

"Hobbs, everything okay?"

She remained silent, clearly afraid to speak in case she began crying again. Louie reached across and took hold of her hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. She took him a little by surprise when she suddenly leaned in to him, resting her head on his shoulder.

"What's happened Andrea?"

"Hey, you called me by my first name…that's progress." She said, trying to lighten the mood.

He forced her to sit up and face him, the concern on his face really touching her.

"What's happened?"

"It's my Father, he's dying…he's been in hospital for a few months now, he had a stoke at the end of last year, lately he's been getting a lot worse and they decided it was best to admit him. It was my Mom on the phone, they think he only has a week left at most."

"Oh god, I'm sorry…I had no idea."

"Nobody does, I haven't told anyone."

"Look if you need to go then I'm sure everyone will understand."

"She doesn't want me there, my Mom and I aren't that close. She said she'll call when he gets really bad."

"Are you sure?"

"She won't thank me for coming, it's an hour away so I can get there quickly if needed…and this weekend is helping to take my mind off things."

"If you need to leave at anytime, let me know…I'll drive you."

"Oh Louie you don't have too do…."

"I insist."

"Thank you." She said, leaning in to kiss his cheek.

She pulled back ever so slightly and caught the way he looked at her, she felt herself lean back in and place a very chaste kiss to his lips before looking up at him.

"Did you mean to do that?" He asked.

"What do you think?"

"Andrea, I'm old enough to be…."

"Shut up." She smiled, cutting him off with another kiss.

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The Aubergine Parmigiana was in the oven as Sharon and Andy began making up burgers with the mince and some onions. Sharon placed 3 burgers in the frying pan a little quicker than she'd intended as some oil slashed on to her arm.

"Damn it…" She cursed.

"Hey you okay."

"No, I burned myself."

Andy was at her side in seconds, inspecting her arm. "That looks sore, come on." He took her hand and led her over to the sink and turned on the cold water. "Keep your arm under there and I'll get some antiseptic cream".

She watched him leave as she felt the cold water relieve some of the burning sensation. She smiled as he came back through with the cream, he turned off the tap and gently dabbed her arm with some kitchen towel before leading her over to one of the chairs.

"Take a seat." He ordered.

She sat down as Andy leaved over her and applied a small amount of cream to the burn. Immediately she felt the soreness subside as he gently rubbed just above her wrist. She closed her eyes, enjoying the feel of his fingers on her skin.

"There, all better." He smiled.

"Thank you."

"Hopefully it won't leave a scar."

"It wouldn't be the first one anyway; scars tell a story, some good, some bad." She smiled.

"What's this one?"

"Good, I'm in good company."

"As am I."

"We better finish lunch; they'll be going hungry out there."

"Ladies first."

He held out his hand which she took without fuss, as they went back to work.

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To Be Continued…