Chapter 4

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Andy and Louie watched from the side lines as people ran around clearing rubble and keeping on lookers back. Andy's eyes widened when he looked up and saw Sharon stumbling out of the building. Before Louie could stop him, Andy was ducking under the tape and rushing over to Sharon. He came up to her and wrapped his arm around her waist as she limped out of the building.

"Jesus Christ Sharon what the hell do you think you're playing at huh."

"Andrea…Andy I found her, she's inside."

"You found her."

"Andy you have to get her out of there please." She pleaded.

Officer Kirk saw Sharon and came striding over to her, anger on his face.

"What the hell do you think you're playing at lady, this is my jurisdiction, you had no right to go running in there…if anything had happened to you it would have been my responsibility and if you…."

"Please, my partner is in there…she has a piece of metal sticking in her side…she needs help now. You want to yell at me, make a complaint then fine but please…do it later, for now...get Andrea and the judge out of there."

He stood glaring at her before stepping back and ordering his team inside the building. Andy guided Sharon back over to the car, Louie coming over and helping to get her seated on the car bonnet.

"What happened to your foot?" Louie asked.

"I tripped when I was coming back out for help; I think it was some wire."

"Do you want to get it seen too?" Andy asked.

"No really I'll be fine; I just want Andrea out of there."

Louie and Buzz exchanged glances at the way she mentioned Andrea but chose to say nothing.

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It was twenty minutes later before they finally saw Andrea being brought out on a stretcher followed by Judge Franklin. Sharon stood up quicker than she'd intended and fell into Andy as her foot gave way.

"Okay listen, I think you've sprained that ankle…you need to get it checked out."

"Andy I'm fine."

"No, just stop for five minutes and listen to me. Andrea's out, she's safe. It's time for you to be looked after."

"I will, just as soon as we've gotten Andrea to hospital okay."

"Fine, but I'm making sure you go."

Sharon followed Officer Kirk over to the ambulance with Andrea, she opened her eyes slowly and saw Sharon standing over her.

"Sharon…."

"Hi honey, you're safe now."

"Are you coming with me?"

"Try and stop me."

"Ma'am we're taking her now, are you joining us."

Sharon looked up at one of the paramedics who was smiling at her and she nodded her head as Andy helped her into the back of the ambulance.

"She needs that ankle seen too when you get there." Andy said.

"We'll see to it Sir."

"Sharon, we'll meet you there."

"Okay…Andy thank you."

"That's what I'm here for."

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Louie had dropped Andy off at the hospital before heading back to Major Crimes to see what the team had found from the security footage.

"Alright, tell me you have something."

"Lieutenant, good news. This guy here was spotted almost every day standing outside the courthouse, last night he was taped going around the back of the building, now if you look here he's carrying a large black package and about ten minutes later he leaves and no package." Amy said, looking up at him.

"Do we have a name?"

"We're running the face recognition now." Mike replied.

"Let me know when you have it."

"Any news on DDA Hobbs Lieutenant?" Julio asked.

"They found her; she's been taken to St Catherine's."

"Serious?"

"She has a piece of metal lodged in her side; they'll probably take her in to surgery right away."

"Is the Captain okay?" Amy asked.

"She's…she's coping."

"You know I didn't realize they were such good friends."

"Sykes, who the Captain is a friend with outside of this place really is none of our business, is it."

"Yes Lieutenant."

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Sharon was sitting on a bed as a nurse bandaged her ankle, smiling when she saw Andy appear.

"Hey, how's she doing Nurse."

"She's doing just fine, just a small sprain. She should be fine in a few days, just try and rest your ankle as much as you can Captain Raydor."

"Thank you, I will."

"I'll leave you too it."

Andy waited for her to leave before turning his attentions back to Sharon who'd smile suddenly faded.

"You okay, how's Andrea."

"They took her into surgery as soon as we got here, she erm went into unconsciousness in the back of the ambulance. One minute we were talking and the next she just went so quiet. Andy she can't die, she just…."

"Hey come here, don't cry. Andrea's gonna be fine, she's tough."

""I can't stand this, why can't anything just go right for once."

"I know."

"You know I've been debating whether to tell people about out relationship, I suppose I wasn't sure how I really felt about her."

"And now?"

"Today, seeing her like that. I realized she's the only one I want to be with, I love her so much Andy."

"Does she know that, have you told her?"

"There's something I need to tell you."

"About you and Andrea?"

Sharon nodded her head before looking up at him. "She made dinner for us last night and she'd been strange all night, quiet. I finally decided to ask her what was wrong and she…."

"What is it, what happened?"

Sharon tried to hold back her tears and she tried to control her breathing.

"She asked me to marry her Andy."

"Marriage, wow. So what did you say?"

"That's the thing, I didn't say anything. I made some stupid excuse about needing to go back to the office. We hadn't spoken until I found her inside the courthouse, why did I run away. I don't know what's going on with me lately; I don't know what I'm so afraid off."

"You're scared because of the way Jack treated you through out your marriage, you're afraid of getting hurt. You're afraid of the reaction from your colleagues and your family…your friends because you're having a relationship with another woman. Sharon all that should matter right now if your love for Andrea and whether or not you see a future with her."

"I do, I do love her so much but I am afraid. How do I tell my kids, they'll hate me."

"You're their Mother and they love you no matter what, okay yeah they'll be shocked but they'll get over it. As long as you are happy with Andrea, Sharon nothing else matters."

"What if she doesn't make it Andy?"

"She'll make it, she'll make it."

Sharon began to cry again as Andy brought his arms around her as she held on tightly to him.

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To Be Continued…