A/N: hey guys! Thank you so so much for reviewing – told you it will take me a while to update (even though I thought it will be faster…).
Important! I changed a fact in the first chapter; the party is in a local pub and not in the break room.
Enjoy! :)
Chapter 2 – Still Day 1
The squad was happy you could have seen it in their faces and in their eyes. You could have heard in their voice. It was a celebration of relief. Relief it was over, yes one of them is traitor, but this is tomorrow's problem. The Chief was happy too, finally calm down about the all "Johnson rule" – of course it was with the help of her husband and 3 glass of Merlot, but whatever works for her it's fine. The only thing strange that Flynn and Provenza saw when they walked to that little pub down the round from the LAPD building was Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and The Head of FID Captain Sharon Raydor setting one next to the other drinking and laughing together, they looked like two best friends. They act like they were the only one there with their inside jokes, and in front of those two was already one empty bottle of wine. And they were more bottles to come…
"Looks like our captain showed up after all – and before us even!" said Provenza to tease.
"Just my luck…" answered Flynn.
"Remember Flynn, today is the first day of the bet and you have only 10 days."
"Yes I remember, thank you"
They walk to the rest of the group, all the squad was there, Tao and Sanchez came with the wives just like the chief brought along Agent Howard. So they did the all round of "hey" and took their set. It didn't take long for the waitress to bring them their usual drinks; of course Flynn's drink was unalcoholic.
"I'm glad that you are all here," started the chief, "and because all of our drinks are here I want to make a toast." Everyone hold their glass of drink and look at the chief.
"I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for simply been there, and I know I shot myself out from everyone, and I been through hell and I made you all go through hell. So thank for supporting me, and…" now the chief looked at Raydor "Thank you Sharon for ever thing you did and do for all of us. What I'm trying to say is thank you everyone!"
"Cheers!" everyone said and took a slip of a drink.
Everybody just went to their private conversation for there on. When Tao's and Sanchez's wives rise up from the table and went together to the rest room, Provenza found that was the perfect moment to tell the other guys about Flynn and his little game.
"Guys you got to hear this! Flynn here is on a mission to frak the Wicked Witch" said Provenza straight to the point.
"No way" said Sanchez, "nice for you bro"
"Raydor? Really?" asked Tao.
"It's not like it," tried Flynn to defense himself, "Provenza and I made a bet about it"
"He needs to do her!" continue Provenza, "Or anyone in this point – H-e n-e-e-d-s t-o g-e-t l-a-i-d" he said it slowly just to posh Flynn's bottoms.
"Pronto!" agreed Sanchez.
"And she just happen to be good for a bet – and an excuse to test Flynn manhood"
"Amen to that" said Tao.
"I want in on this bet" said Sanchez.
"Me too" said Tao.
"Seriously guys, you think I'm not man enough to do this?" said Flynn a bit pissed off.
"Mmm…" Said Sanchez, faking thinking, "Yeah!" he said finally and they all laughed, of course all beside Flynn.
"Maybe I don't want to do it anymore" said Flynn.
"But now you have to. You need to prove that you are a man and not a sissy" said Provenza.
"Come on Flynn, she is kinda…" said Sanchez looking at the other end of the table where Raydor was setting "You know what I mean… She will be an upgrade for you!"
They were laughing at him again, "just great" Flynn thought. "Okay, I'm still doing it, but I'm adding a few rules…"
"Let's hear them" said Provenza.
"1. I'm not telling you anything about it until 10 days from now. 2. No matter what I need, you cover for me with the Chief"
"Okay, but you need to prove it actually happen" said Sanchez.
"And how do I prove it?" he asked.
"You will figure that out" answered Sanchez.
"Figure what up?" asked Tao's wife while stealing back in her seat.
"Nothing important honey – work stuff" answered her husband.
The evening continued like every other celebration/end of a case, but has time passed by people began to leave, even Provenza left – and with a woman – a young one, none the less - she probably had a very bad daddy issues.
Flynn was talking to Fritz about how is he dealing with being in a pub, during that conversation they got to the topic about Brenda drinking – a lot.
"Speaking of Brenda and her love for Merlot" said Fritz referring to the 3 bottle in front of his wife and the captain, "I think it's time to take my amazing wife home".
Fritz went over to the chief whispering in her ear that it time to call it a night, she agreed, even though she wasn't very please about it.
"Andy," said the chief just before leaving, giggling the entire time. "Do you mind taking Sharon home; I think she might be even drunker than I am."
"I don't need his help" said Sharon.
"Of course – don't you worry about it" said Andy ignoring Sharon objection.
"Thank you" said the chief and walk away with the help of her husband.
Then it was only Andy and Sharon there, just like he first planned when he invited her. The same thoughts of ending this wergoing through his mind; "Should I really do it?" but tonight, after the talk with the guys he decided, "She is just another woman, and not a bad looking one, you are a man, it more than okay to do it, it in your nature."
"But still she is so vulnerable right now, I know how it is to be drunk and let the alcohol control your body. I will start tomorrow 9 days are fine by me"
And with that decision and mind he said "Come on Sharon I will take you home"
"I'm not that easy Lieutenant" answered one very giggling and drunk Sharon Raydor.
"I think in your position when you can barely stand, you can could me Andy, beside we are out of duty."
"flirting never hurt anybody – right?" he thought.
Andy help her stand, but she still refused his help "I'm still capable to get myself home" she said looking around her bag to find her car keys – she did.
"Oh no! You are not!" said Andy taking the keys away from her very easily.
"I'm taking you home – you are in no condition to drive. Don't be an idiot Sharon!"
"So now I'm an idiot?" she said angrily.
"Come on you know what I meant" and she did, but she was to proud agree his help, but her senses come back to her for at list a moment, enough for her to understand that he was right. If she was truth to herself it wasn't just her senses but also the fact that she was seeing double.
She gave up, he noticed. Putting his harm out for her to hold, she did. And they start walking to the parking lot.
"Where did you park?" he asked. She pointed the direction.
They continue walking very slowly, 3 bottle of wine with Brenda her friend made their impact, that for sure. Every few steps she asked to stop, one time she even got sick and he hold her hair while she poked half on the street, half on his shoes.
Usually when someone poke on your 200$ shoes you have the right to kill him, but he would never say anything about it in her current state, not because he was trying to get into her pants (because he said he will only start tomorrow), but because he was in that state so many horrible times that he knew when to shot up.
The biggest problem was when they got to the car, he helped her get inside and sit beside the driver, but until he reached the driver sit she already fainted.
Normally, is not that of a big deal because it's makes sense – she was drunk. The only problem was that Andy didn't know where she lives – so he did the only thing that made sense to him– he took her to his place.
"Thank god tomorrow is Friday and there is no work for her to wake up to" he thought.
TBC
A/N: Next chapter- Sharon wakes up in a bed who is not hers, in a house who is not… you get the point, right?
Reminding you that English is not my Mother tongue.
I will be back home (and next to a computer) only 2 weeks from now – sorry!
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