Sorry for the wait my lovely readers, I'm really trying. Kill my boss and we'll back to business ;)

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Chapter 5

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Sharon and Andy sat for hours on end in the relatives room as they waited for news of Andrea, as time went on Sharon eventually fell asleep in Andy's arms. Louie sent him a few messages to let him know how they were progressing with the case, everyone asking about how Andrea was doing. A doctor eventually came to see them, Andy gently bringing Sharon out of her deep sleep.

"Mmmm, Andy….what is…"

"The Doc's here Sharon." He said softly.

She opened her eyes slowly to see a tall brunette in her late fifties standing in front of them.

"Oh…hello, I'm sorry." Sharon apologized profusely.

"It's quite alright, I'm Doctor Lewis…are you Sharon Raydor?"

"I am…how is Andrea doing."

"We were able to remove the piece of metal that became lodged in Miss Hobbs side; it just missed her lung so she was extremely lucky. She has a few cracked ribs due to the falling debris and a fractured wrist…other than that she's okay, she'll make a full recovery.

"Oh thank goodness for that, can I see her?"

"They're just getting her settled in to her room; we'll come and get you when we're ready okay."

"Thank you so much Doctor."

"You're very welcome; we'll try not to be too long." She smiled as she walked away.

Andy's arms came around Sharon's shoulders as she began to cry, she nestled her face in to his chest as she let out all the emotions she'd tried so very hard to keep hidden.

"It's okay Sharon, Andrea's safe now."

"I'm sorry…I just…"

"I know, I know."

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Louie was at his desk, his head in his hands when Chief Taylor appeared at his side with a coffee.

"Thought you could use this." He said, placing the cup down beside his paperwork.

"Thank you Chief."

"Any news?"

"No news from Flynn or Raydor as yet, we're still trying to track down the guy that set off the bomb but we….."

"Lieutenant…Lieutenant we got him."

Both men looked up as Amy came rushing in, a big smile on her face as she held up the piece of paper in her hand.

"Sykes calm down…what do you mean you found him?"

"The bomber, the face recognition…we got a hit."

"What do want a medal, give me that."

Amy handed Louie the paper and watched as he read it thoroughly, the anger on his face as he looked at the picture of the young man.

"He's practically a kid." He stated.

"Yeah a kid who's just killed 3 innocent people and put another 2 in hospital."

"Any news on Judge Franklin yet?"

"No Lieutenant, last we heard they we're trying to save her leg…crushed when the ceiling fell."

"Dear god could this day get any worse."

They all looked up when Rusty appeared in the door way, worry etched on his face.

"Rusty what are you doing here."

"Seriously…it's nearly 10pm and I haven't heard from Sharon…I was starting to worry…she hasn't called since lunchtime and she always calls before I go to bed if she's gonna be home late."

Rusty caught the looks everyone was giving each other and immediately panic set in.

"What is it…where's Sharon, has something happened to her?"

Louie got up and came to stand in front of Rusty "Rusty there was an explosion at the Court House today."

"Oh my god Sharon?"

"No, no the Captain's fine…DDA Hobbs was inside the building when the bomb went off."

"Andrea, wait is she…"

"No, not as far as we know she's still in surgery. We haven't heard anything this end."

"Where did they take her?"

"St Catherine's."

"Okay well I'm gonna head over there…is Sharon really upset, I mean I know they had dinner last night and things got a little weird between then after Andrea asked Sharon to marry her but I…"

"Wait…what?"

As soon as he'd blurted it out he'd realized his mistake.

"Crap…I forgot…you guys don't know yet. Sharon's gonna kill me."

"Hang on, are you telling me that the Captain and Hobbs are in a relationship?"

"Kinda, but look I don't know if they want people knowing…you know what Sharon's like."

"Flynn know?"

"Erm, I'm not sure…I guess he would I mean she tells him everything. Lieutenant, you okay."

"Huh, oh yeah I'm fine…you should get to the hospital…and drive carefully."

"Don't you start; I get enough of that from Sharon."

Louie turned back to see Amy staring oddly at him and Taylor's face giving nothing away.

"What we just heard…doesn't leave this room, got it Sykes."

"Yes Lieutenant."

"Go and get Sanchez and got track this bomber down."

Amy nodded and went to find Julio; Louie retook his seat behind his desk, very aware that Taylor wasn't moving.

"Were you aware of Raydor's relationship with Hobbs Provenza?"

"No Chief but then again it's none of our business is it, the Captain's doing nothing wrong."

"Mmmm, let me know when you've caught this guy okay?"

"Of course."

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Sharon and Andy walked along the corridor slowly as Sharon limped a little because of her ankle.

"I could just carry you there." Andy joked.

"Don't even think about it Lieutenant." She smiled.

He put his arm around her back as they walked, allowing her to lean on him a little for support. They entered Andrea's room, Sharon walked over to her bedside to see a few tubes in her arm and one coming from where the metal had been present.

"You poor thing." She whispered.

"I'm not sleeping."

Sharon gasped as Andrea slowly opened her eyes to see Sharon smiling down at her, Andy standing beside her looking just as relieved.

"Hey kiddo, how you doin'?" He asked.

"A little sore but alive."

"You had us so worried Andrea."

"I'm sorry, you okay…you look exhausted."

"I'm okay."

Andrea watched as Sharon tried to sit down on the edge of the bed.

"What's wrong with your leg?"

"I'm okay, just a little sprain, I'll live."

"I'm gonna wait outside, Sharon let me know when you're ready and I'll drive you home."

"Thank you Andy."

Andy left the two women alone as Andrea reached out to grasp Sharon's hand.

"I'm okay Sharon really."

"I'm so sorry…" She said, a sob escaping her lips.

"Hey…come on, why are you crying?"

"You could have died today and I never would have gotten to answer your question."

"My question?"

"I shouldn't have walked out last night, I'm sorry. You just took me by surprise."

"I shouldn't have rushed you, I guess we haven't really been together all that long, I suppose I just thought that…"

"The answer's yes." She smiled.

Andrea was about to say something when Sharon leaned down and placed a tender kiss to Andrea's lips.

"I will marry you Andrea."

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To Be Continued…