Chapter 6

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Andy returned to Sharon's room a little while later to see that Brenda had left. She looked up and motioned for him to join her on the bed. He came over and sat of the edge, taking hold of her hand.

"Everything okay?"

"Fine, the Chief just wanted to check on me, see how I was doing."

"I know you want to get out of here sweetheart but you need time to recover, it's for your own health…that's the most important thing right now."

"I know, thank you Andy, I really don't know what I'd have done without you here with me." She smiled.

"Hey, I love you."

"I love you too."

They both looked up when the heard the door open to see Jackson Raydor standing in the doorway. Sharon's face dropped and Andy was quick to get off the bed.

"Well, isn't this cosy." Jackson said, a hint of disdain in his voice.

"Jackson, what are you doing here?"

He moved closer to the bed, Andy began to feel a little awkward.

"I'll give you two some time alone."

Sharon watched Andy leave and Jackson sat down on the bed beside her.

"What are you doing here Jackson?"

"A friend of mine in the department…Carl Reynolds, he came to me this morning and began asking how you were. There's me standing there looking like an idiot, not having a clue what the hell he was talking about."

"I'm sorry…I…"

"Why the hell didn't Chief Pope call me, let me know what had happened to you."

"You're not my emergency contact anymore remember, we're separated."

"For god sake Sharon, I still love you. Just because we're not together anymore, doesn't mean I don't care about you."

"I'm sorry, really I am." She smiled, taking hold of his hand.

"Is it true, someone attacked you at home?"

"Yes, but I don't know who it was. They took me by surprise."

"Jesus Sharon, they shot you. When I heard what had happened, I felt like the world had been taken from under me. I still care so much for you and when you get out of here I'm going to take care of you…"

"That's not necessary Jackson, I…."

"No arguments, I'm happy to do it."

Sharon tried her best to smile at his sweet offer but deep down she didn't want him there.

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Brenda walked into Major Crimes to see her team hard at work. She felt great satisfaction as how dedicated they all were to finding the man who shot the Captain.

"Can I have your attention for a few minutes please?" Brenda bellowed.

They all turned around to see their Chief standing by the evidence board, clasping and unclasping her hands.

"Everything okay Chief?" Provenza asked.

"Yes yes, I'm fine Lieutenant…now look, I need to talk to y'all about Captain Raydor, she…"

"She hasn't relapsed has she?"

"No Buzz, she's fine…or at least as fine as she can be considering. No, the reason I want to talk to you is well…I know she caused us a lot of problems when she first showed up here but after everything she did to help with the Tyrell Baler issue…well, she came through for not just me but all of us.."

"Why are you telling us this Chief?" Provenza asked.

"I'm tellin' you because the Captain seems to be under the assumption that y'all hate her."

"I wouldn't say we hate her Chief, I mean yeah we thought she was a right bitch when she first arrived but what you said about Baler, well….she really did come through for us…for you." Sanchez smiled.

"I think it's time y'all let her know you care."

"How?"

"That's up to y'all, I'll leave it your capable hands." She smiled, walking into her office.

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Brenda looked up when the door to her office opened and Fritz walked in.

"Fritzy, I wasn't expecting you back today." She said, getting up and placing a kiss to her husband's lips.

"Well I was in the neighborhood and I thought I'd bring you some lunch, knowing you…I'll bet you haven't eaten yet."

"Not really no."

He handed her the sandwich and took a seat opposite her as he took a bite of his own.

"So how are things going with the case?"

"Well we managed to get the face of our suspect, silly fool was caught in a reflection."

"You traced him yet?"

"We're workin' on it."

"You okay, you seem a little down?"

"It's just Sharon, I went by the Hospital earlier to see her."

"How is she?"

"She just seems so down, stuck in a Hospital bed. She's so desperate to go home but the Doctor won't allow her just yet."

"Is that all it is?"

"She thinks the entire team hate her Fritz."

"Well they do, don't they."

"They say they don't, I know they're still reeling from having her brought in to spy on us and report back to Pope but they say it's in the past."

"So tell her that."

"I'm not sure she'd believe me."

"Then they need to show her."

"That's what I told them, I've left it in their capable hands."

"You never know, they might surprise you."

"I'll believe it when I see it."

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Andy was standing outside Sharon's room when Jackson reappeared in the hallway.

"Andy." He smiled.

"Hey, is she okay."

"Yeah, she's resting."

"Good…."

"Look Andy, I'm here now so you can take off."

"Excuse me."

"You heard me."

"Now look here Jackson, I'm not going anywhere."

"She's my Wife."

"Yeah she is but you don't deserve her, where the hell were you last night when it happened. Not here that's for sure…."

"That's not fair, I didn't even know she'd been shot…not until this morning when a friend told me."

"A friend…you know what, you don't deserve her. She's worth ten of you."

"For once I agree with you, this is my time to make things up to her…I still love her."

"Well then you've got a fight on your hands…because I love her too and I've no intention in giving her up."

"We'll see Flynn, we'll see."

Andy looked on as he walked away before heading back into Sharon's room. He sat down in the chair and took hold of her hand. He loved this woman with all his heart and he was determined not to give up on her without a fight. Jackson Raydor wasn't going to win this one, he was sure of that.

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To Be Continued…