It had been 3 months since Sharon and Andy had met and since then they tried to see each other whenever they were not busy. At 4:30 PM whenever Sharon got off of work she always returned to her little lunch spot in the park to wait for Andy. Due to Sharon's insistence of punctuality, he made sure to always be on time which was uncharacteristic of him. Today she sat down on the park bench with a shy smile on her face sitting her purse and files aside. She had decided that she wanted to ask Andy out on an official date. She had enjoyed their talks which lasted until the sun would set and he walked her to apartment door like a gentleman. Despite his sarcastic attitude she felt that she could and had started to fall for him and wanted know him even more. However as she sat on the bench and the sun began to set she noticed how off things seem today. The sun was beginning to be blocked by ominous clouds that had begun to roll in, which threatened a downpour. And to make matters worse Andy had yet to show up and he had never done that before and she knew he was off today. With a frown she picked up her belongings to head home.

2 hours later she was "drowning" her sorrows by telling Brenda all about what had happened that afternoon as the rain pounded against the windows. They had been friends since Brenda had moved from Georgia when she was 8 due to her father being in the Army. She was the polar opposite of Sharon, with a hidden candy drawer and scatterbrained tendencies. However they say: opposites attract and they were inseparable since meeting. While Sharon had moved on to Law school since relocating, Brenda who had moved to LA 2 years earlier was still undeclared. She was attending the same College but was taking only core classes. As usual Sharon tried to get her to figure out what she wanted but Brenda simply shrugged it off.

"I can't believe he stood you up, you should call him or better yet put me on the phone!"

With a shake of her head Sharon sat down on her love seat with a glass of red wine, before turning to her friend.

"Maybe he was called in and he couldn't contact me, I shouldn't be too upset he has never showed up late".

Flopping down on the couch Brenda grabbed the remote to flip on the television, raising an eyebrow at her friend.

"Who is this sensible person who ignores someone not showing up and what have you done with my friend Sharon?"

With a laugh Sharon tells Brenda to turn on the 6 o'Clock news so that they can get caught up on what is going on. However the smile is wiped off of Sharon's face as she looks at the screen her glass of wine falls to the ground its contents splattering on her carpet.

Andy's picture is plastered on the news with the headline of:" LAPD Officer shot during patrol". Brenda turns to Sharon before quickly jumping up to grab a towel to try to salvage her friend's wine soaked carpet. However Sharon only sits there , the newscaster announcing the fact that the officer was in critical condition at Cedars rendering her immobile.

"Sharon….Sharon".

"Mmmh".

Brenda turns the TV off before turning back to Sharon taking her hand in hers to snap her out of her shocked state.

"C'mon I'm going to take you to Cedars."

The two women quickly get up the wine glass left on the glass coffee table, and the stain barely touched.