After dessert, Bobby and Sharon to cuddle. Sharon gave him a kiss. "EW!" Brenda teased, eager to return the favor.

Sharon kissed him again. They all started joking and telling stories. Sharon and Bobby were too drunk to drive home. Fritz drove Sharon's car to a nearby lot and paid to park it. He walked back and drove them home. Bobby and Sharon were giggling and kissing in the back. Brenda shook her head. "No horseplay back there," Brenda winked.

They got dropped off at home. Rusty was still out. Sharon called his phone.

"Rusty, where are you?"

He was in some neighborhood, having sex. "On my way home."

"What took so long?"

"We went out for burgers after the movie and hit traffic coming back."

"Come straight home."

"Yes, Sharon."

Rusty put his clothes back on and Kyle drove him back. "I'm hungry," Kyle told him.

"Maybe we'll actually get burgers along the way."

Saturday

Eliza and David went out to the museum. Her exhibit was coming along nicely. The room was closed off to the public until the instillation was complete. She showed David around, telling her about each piece and why she made it. David was amazed. Seeing her work all over the large room was a different experience. He loved the intimacy of her loft but the museum was for the world. It was larger than life.

Eliza's agent came in. She was babbling about what needed to go where and when Eliza would be ready to start schmoozing with donors and something about an auction. Gabriel completely tuned her out.

The Grocery Store

Flynn and Andrea filled their basket with fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, eggs, cheese, butter milk, coffee, pasta and bread. They were getting ready to check out when they bumped into the Taos.

The men started to chat and the women did as well. Mike was surprised to find that Andrea and Flynn were grocery shopping together.

Mrs. Tao, "So how long have you been living with Flynn."

"A couple of weeks now."

"He's a good man, just don't say I told you that."

Andrea smiled. "Of course."

They went their separate ways. Andrea and Flynn made it home and put away the groceries. Flynn wanted to go to veggie planet for lunch. Andrea wanted In and Out burger across the street.

They got their lunches and ate at a nearby picnic table. They shared a milkshake and then went home.

Brenda and Fritz woke up in each others arm, having cuddled the night before. Fritz enjoyed her sweet, peachy scent and she enjoyed his powerful frame

Sharon waited for Rusty to get home. Rusty got home with bite marks on his neck. He slipped inside with a leftovers.

"Where have you been?"

"We got food."

"How long does it take to get a burger and watch a movie?"

"We were talking, there was traffic." Rusty put his food in the fridge and hopped in the shower. He started scrubbing away the smell of sex and weed. Rusty toweled dry and got ready for bed.

"We'll talk about this in the morning."

"Fine," he muttered.

Sharon went to bed.

Bobby woke up in the morning and oatmeal with banana and peanut butter. Rusty woke up to the smell of food and got ready to eat. Sharon tossed and turned under the sheets. It was time to wake up but she was not in the mood to leave her bed.

Sunday

Clay took three of his grandkids out on a trip to Disney world. He left Jr. and his wife to try and enjoy a weekend alone.

It was good for Clay to get out to the house. He had trouble going on adventures since Willie Rae passed. His grandkids made it easier, especially his granddaughter Susan. She loved to bake, just like her grandma.

The kids liked having their grandpa with them. They knew their father loved him, but he was always so busy. Kids don't really remember the money their parents make at work. They remember the memories, and they wanted to have as many with their grandfather as they could.

Monday

Atlanta GA

The court scheduled a date for the hearing on the consent decree. It should be smooth sailing. Both parties signed; both attorneys gave their approval and it left the woman in the house, and there were no minor children involved, so no custody.

Chicago

Henry and Molly got the travel information booked. They were going to bring Kyle to meet his father and stay in the area to see how they bonded.

Marcus was packing his bag. He always wanted to meet his father, but he didn't want to leave his home. He grabbed a football, packed some clothes, shoes, a gameboy, his iPod. He also brought a picture of him with his grandparents, not sure if he was going to be coming back anytime soon.

Henry and Molly made a book for their grandson of family photos, postcards from their vacations, and old sports tickets. They were going to surprise him with it when they got to their destination.

Washington, DC

Charlie was glad that Thanksgiving break was coming soon. School was getting to that crummy point before finals, and her relationship was dying. She didn't know what went wrong, but she felt like they needed time away from each other. Maybe it would be easier to say it's after a break.

Prosecutors' Office

Tommy and Jackie started their paperwork. They were behind on reports and someone had to get to them. They knew their boss wouldn't. They looked at each other when they thought no one was looking

Brenda saw their cat and mouse game and wondered how long it would be before they finally gave into their urges.

Gabriel worked peacefully, paying them no mind. A visitor came to Brenda's door. "Come in."

It was Mikki. "How's it going, Chief?"

"Call me Brenda. I think friends can use first names."

Mikki smiled at that.

"What can I do for you?"

You can help me sort out my life, Mikki thought. "Can I talk to you, about Katie?"

"Sure. How'd it go on Thursday."

Mikki blushed. She was going to spare Brenda the details. "It was nice."

"What's the problem?"

"I don't know if it's moving too fast. We just met on Thursday. She spent the night. She came over on Friday. We went out Saturday. She's texting me today."

"What's the problem?"

"Brenda? I don't want …." Mikki couldn't verbalize what she didn't want.

"You don't want to screw up your relationship by going too far too fast."

"Yes."

"I don't think relationships have a right time. They just have a time. Let it happen. Maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised. Unless, she's a stalker. If she's a stalker, change your locks."

"She's not a stalker."

"Good."

"It's been a while, hasn't it Mikki."

"Brenda!"

"I meant since you were in a relationship, not since you've … although I guess they're related although not dispositive..."

"You're talking nonsense."

"And you came to me for advice."

"I have no idea why I did that?"

"Why didn't you ask Sue or Amy?"

"I needed someone who could be neutral."

"What do you mean?"

"They're aren't that many lesbians out there. If you find someone attractive, the resounding answer is get it while you still can, not actual advice."

"That's not a bad motto."

"Yes. It's the lesbian anthem."

"I would have thought it was a Joan Jett song."

Mikki laughed. "Well, thanks Brenda."

"Anytime."

David winked when he saw Mikki leave.

"Shut up Gabriel," Brenda told him, not even turning her head.

Hobbes was in another meeting about the Stroh case. The lawyers were arguing over the course of action. Some favored going to trial and getting a fresh conviction. Others favored getting a deal on this case and then focusing on the other cases. Even if they had to go to trial again, they had him locked up for a while and could use this case to establish his m.o, for a retrial. They wanted a permanent conviction, now. The DA didn't like the idea of retrying the earlier cases. He didn't want to put Brenda or Rusty on the stand again. They didn't resolve anything, yet again.

Major Crimes

An angry father came into the station alleging his daughter was abused at a house party. Quinn was 15. She was quiet the whole time. Her father did most of the talking.

"Would you like to have an advocate?" Sharon asked her.

"She has her father!"

Quinn stayed silent.

"Sometimes it's easier for girls if they talk to a woman about what happened."

The father kept running his mouth about how teenage boys were all hornballs, and he shouldn't have let Quinn go to the party.

"Do you know his name?"

The father kept talking.

"Sir, I need to ask you to step outside."

"I'm her father!"

"Yes, and she hasn't said a word. I can't start my investigation unless I hear her story, and I can't hear anything with your voice ringing in my ear."

The father looked at her and left. "I want a transcript of this conversation."

Once things calmed down, Sharon began.

"Quinn. Did you want to speak to a counselor?"

She shook her head.

"Did you want to talk to me?"

She shrugged.

"So you went to a party on Saturday, is that right?"

She shrugged. "It wasn't much of a party. It was like 10 kids."

"What were you all doing?"

"We were playing drinking games."

"Do you know these kids?"

"Some of them. I know Jimmy and Phil and Sally."

"What happened?"

"We were playing Edward 40-hands."

"Come again."

"You tape 40s to your hands and you can't take them off until you're done. I never played before, I got sick."

"Did you do anything other than drink?"

"No. Jimmy and Sally carried me upstairs and held me as I threw up. Jimmy tried to get me into the shower. That's when Phil's father came home. He called my dad and that's why we're here."

"When Jimmy took you to the shower, did he try anything?"

"No. He was trying to clean me up. I threw up everywhere. Sally was with him the whole time."

Quinn started crying. Sharon put her hand on her shoulder and gave her a tissue.

"It's going to be alright."

"No it's not. Daddy's really mad. He said he'd kill Jeremy."

"Have they had trouble before?"

"He doesn't like Jimmy because we cut math once. We just went to get burgers, but my dad didn't believe me."

"Is your mom around?"

"She left my dad. She couldn't handle his temper."

"Would you like us to call her for you?"

Quinn nodded.

Tao went looking for her mother.

Jeremy's father was complaining in the murder room. He wanted charges brought against Quinn's father for threatening to kill Jeremy. Also, he's trying to get Jeremy expelled.

Quinn signed her statement, and they let her go.

Sharon sat down Jeremy's father an Jeremy in interview room 2. She made sure Quinn's father didn't see them.

"Listen, I already interviewed Quinn."

"My son is not a rapist."

"She never said that he was."

Jeremy sighed. "This was such a dumb idea."

"Do you want to tell me your side?"

"It was Matt's birthday. Phil's parents were supposed to be gone for the weekend. We were playing Edward 40 hands. Phil wanted the girls to play. I thought it was too much beer for them. Quinn got sick. She started puking. Phil started yelling. Sally and I tried to clean her up. Phil's dad came home. Their weekend cabin flooded, so they decided to come back. The father was yelling. Phil was supposed to be at his uncle's house. The whole night was a disaster. Is Quinn okay?"

"She's fine, now."

"What about school?"

"I have no jurisdiction there. I would suggest he gets an advocate if he has a hearing."

ADA Baldwin was watching the interview. She thought they had a slam dunk MIP case. Taylor didn't see the point. They got caught. Their parents gave them hell. No one got seriously hurt.

"What about Quinn's father?"

"What did he do?"

"When he came to pick up Quinn, he was pounding on the door. Sally helped her get dressed and I jumped out the window and climbed down the trellis. He's scary when he's mad.

I hid outside until my father got there and went home.

"When I woke up on Sunday, he was pounding on our door, screaming that he was going to get me for what I did to Quinn. He said if I set foot in school or went near her again, he would kill me. I didn't want to go to school today. They pulled me out of class, but I wouldn't talk to them without my father."

"We will investigate, and if he contacts you again, call the police. Don't confront him." Sharon looked at the father. "You may need to file for a TRO."

Sanchez and Provenza took Quinn and her father one way while Flynn and Sykes took Jeremy and his father the other. They waited for Quinn to leave first and then they let Jeremy leave.

Quinn's mother was on her way to check on her daughter. She gave up on Quinn's father, but she never gave up on Quinn. Normally, she took Quinn for the weekend, but she wanted to hang out with her friends, so she let her. She was wondering if she made a huge mistake.