"How are you obtaining all these pictures? On your phone no less." Michael Tao smirks, tilting his head to slide his finger for each one, "I didn't know you even knew how to work the thing."
"What any normal human being does, I slipped the kid ten bucks." Provenza nods, "Isn't she a beaut?"
"I find your enthusiasm in obtaining pictures of Flynn's daughter odd. Have you been to see her at home yet?" He hands the phone back to his coworker, sliding his hands into his pockets.
"No, but Liz has been nagging." Provenza nods, "I wanted to let them get settled in, you know."
"It's been three weeks." Tao shakes his head, returning to his desk.
"Does it bother you at all?" Amy Sykes smirks, leaning forward on her desk.
Flynn glances up, realizing she's talking to him, "Bother me?" He rolls his eyes, "I've given up on being bothered by him a long time ago."
"You should do a service and marry that woman." Louie nods.
"Well, you are the expert." Andy smirks, "How do you know we aren't comfortable?"
"Because I have known you for a long time. The Catholic guilt instilled in you by your mother is eating away at your soul."
"You sound like Sharon." He shakes his head, returning to the file he was reading.
Sharon slowly rounds the corner after stepping off the elevator, dressed to the nines in heels and a dress with matching blazer, "Who sounds like me?" The handle of the baby's car seat tucked neatly into her elbow.
Andy's face softens as he smiles, "I didn't know you were coming in today."
"I was tired of being at home." Sharon shrugs, "Alone."
Sykes quickly rises from her office chair and goes to the Captain, taking the car seat, "She's getting big." She grins, putting the pod-like seat onto her desk and reaching in to unbuckle the clasps restraining the infant.
Sharon shrugs, "Oh, hello Captain. How are you? Oh, fine. Thanks." She teases, smirking, "Lieutenant Provenza, if I find out you've given Rusty any more money in exchange for pictures of my daughter-"
"He won't stop showing everyone that walks through the office, Captain." Sanchez leans back in his seat, "I think it would be best if you confiscated his phone."
"She'll do no such thing." Provenza grumbles, furrowing his brow toward Julio, causing the other man to smirk, "You're dressed very nicely for a visit."
"Well, Lieutenant, I figured since I was here, I could possibly-"
"You're not working today, Shar." Flynn stands, shaking his head and folding his arms.
"What does my job entail that I can't do while having the baby with me?" She motions to Sykes who now had Provenza and Sanchez around her as she holds the infant, "I can read things, sign off on things."
"While that is all true, you fought for the eight week maternity leave. You also fought for an on site daycare facility because it wasn't safe to have children in the offices. Do you remember that? I sure as hell do." Flynn nods, "I remember how many people you pissed off with that."
Sharon sighs, putting the diaper bag on his desk and leaning into his chest.
Andy smirks a little, wrapping his arms around her. Their first real display of affection at work, "Sharon, she needs the full eight weeks with you."
"She hates me. Doesn't even like for me to touch her." Sharon motions, constantly using her hands as she speaks, "I feel like some sort of...food factory. That's all she ever wants me for."
"Rusty will be home from school by three." He nods, kissing the top of her head, "You will be fine until then."
"Captain, I heard it is a joyous occasion for you." A voice booms from behind them, radiating from the hall.
Sharon stands upright, looking to the man, "Assistant Chief Taylor, yes, I-"
"Why are you here?" Taylor shakes his head, folding his arms, "You are out on maternity leave, you are supposed to not be here."
"I brought Katherine in to meet her squad." She motions to the officers fawning over the small girl.
"This is a safety violation and you're taking time away from-"
"We are doing nothing, Assistant Chief." Provenza turns from the baby, looking at the man, "We have no new cases as of right now. When we do, we will get to them. Given the Captain's absence for her maternity leave, I am the ranking officer assigned to this division. When she returns, that will obviously change. However, to keep up and not walk into a firestorm, I need to brief her on occasion, which I plan to do today."
Sharon smirks, bringing a hand to her chest. She gives Provenza a look of thanks before glancing back to Taylor, "Assistant Chief, the last thing I'd want would be to detract officers from doing their jobs. The child stays with me."
"What about her father?" Taylor smirks, motioning to Flynn, "Did you think I wasn't going to find any of this out?"
"No, we just didn't care." Flynn shrugs, raising his eyebrows, and shaking his head. He folds his arms, glancing over to the man.
Sharon gives him a look, then glancing back to her boss, "Chief, We do care. Honestly, we do. At the time it was an oversight, but we have a daughter now and we plan to raise her together...as a family."
Taylor looks between them, nodding. He steps toward the infant, smirking slightly, "Captain, she looks like you."
"Thankfully." Provenza nods.
Andy rolls his eyes, taking Sharon's hand as she stands there.
Chief Taylor nods to the group, "Carry on." He waves, walking to the elevators.
Sharon releases a breath she was holding and slowly shakes her head, "That was close."
"Who the hell cares? That guy is a blowhard." Andy glances shakes his head, "Hey, since they're keeping her occupied, want to talk in your office a second?"
She glances to him, nodding, "Yeah, fine." Sharon looks to Provenza, "If she needs me-"
"I'll handle it myself. You two have a minute alone." Provenza smirks, finally getting to hold the squirming infant.
Andy pulls her to her office by her hand, letting it go for a moment to walk around the room, shutting the blinds.
"What are you doing?" Sharon shakes her head slowly, smirking as she watches him.
He closes the last blind and walks to her, ramming his lips against hers, kissing her deeply as he wraps his arms around her waist.
Her hands move to his shoulders and finally his cheek, returning his kiss until she runs out of breath between them, "What was that?"
Andy smirks, "I can't just kiss you?"
"Sure, but you're up to something."
He nods slowly, "I would kneel, but my knees aren't what they used to be." He takes a small box from his pocket, "I asked you in the hospital and you agreed, but I needed to find the right ring for you to wear-"
"Andy-" She shakes her head slowly.
"A ring that would represent everything that we are." He opens the navy velvet box, presenting a ring with a large diamond with four smaller gems on the sides, "The people that are important to you."
"What's this?"
He swallows before continuing, "The kids birthstones in order and a diamond... for us."
She looks at the ring, tears forming in her eyes, "I love it."
He nods, "I asked you before, I want to ask you again..." Flynn pauses, taking the ring from the box and holding it out to her, "Will you marry me?"
A smile breaks across her face. She motions to the closed blinds, "You did all this to ask me that?"
"We barely get any alone time anymore. It's hard to just...just be us. Just be how it used to be." Andy shakes his head slowly, "I love you. I want you to marry me. Let's be normal for our little girl...hell, even Rusty."
She nods, "Absolutely." She takes the box from his hand, "But I don't want to wear it just yet."
"Why?"
Sharon swallows, "I have lunch with my elder daughter this afternoon."
Flynn nods slowly, appearing hurt, "You don't want her to know you agree to be in for the long haul?"
"That's not it at all." She sighs, "Its only been a couple months..."
He swallows, "Does she hate me that much?"
"She doesn't hate you at all. She just doesn't know you very well." Sharon shakes her head slowly, "Not hate."
And nods, pausing, "She should come around more." He looks to the woman, placing the velvet box in her hand before walking past her, "I have to get back to work."
"Andy-"
"Don't stay too long with the baby. There's been a bug going around the office." He nods, opening the door.
Sharon stands there a moment, taking a deep breath and wrapping her arms around herself. She notices the dark stain on the rug in front of her desk where her daughter came into the world. Her gray Armani blazer still resting on the back of her desk chair. She never realized just how traumatic of an experience it was. She lets a silent tear fall down her cheek, her mind returning to Andy's face.
Louie Provenza chuckles, the baby reaching for his nose while he grins, "And when they become impossible, and they will, trust me. When they become impossible, you come find your Uncle Louie and I'll take care of it for you."
Andy raises an eyebrow as he returns to his desk, "You don't even like your own kids that much." He smirks, "Or even your grandkids."
"That is because none of them like me. Kate is different. She told me so."
"I seriously hope not because I would bring your leadership into question, not to mention your mental health." Flynn sits, shaking his head.
"You see, Kate? Impossible." Provenza kisses the baby's face.