Andrea woke up from the best sleep she had in months, even though it was only thirty minutes long. She looked down only to see a head full of hair rising and falling as she breathed. As much as she would love to spend the entire afternoon in bed with the love of her life, they both needed to get back to work. She slowly woke Sharon.

"Shar, time to get up. Shar!"

"Hmm. What time is it?" Sharon snuggled closer to Andrea.

"It's," she checked the alarm clock, "Oh my god it's 1:30!" Sharon scrambled up, Andrea following after. They both frantically picked up the line of clothing leading out of the bedroom then threw everything on. Finally tidying up their appearance in Sharon's bathroom, Andrea let out an unexpected laugh and turned to face Sharon, who couldn't hold it in either.

"This was nuts!" Andrea managed between bouts of laughter. "What the hell got into us?"

"I don't know, but" Sharon fixed a stray strand on Andrea's face back in place, "I certainly needed that." They laughed a little more before they gained full composure again.

"So much for an hour lunch," Andrea sighed.

"Ozzy's probably worried," Sharon said as she led them out of her their apartment.

"Oh I don't think so. I think he might have an idea of what kept me so long."

"We're that transparent, huh?" Sharon said a little worried.

"No, not usually, but you had that look in your eyes," Andrea trailed off gently caressing Sharon's jaw with her thumb. She brought her lips down and gently kissed her. She would never tell Sharon what she saw in her eyes while they were chatting with Ozzy. There was a vulnerability that she never saw there before. She could feel Sharon's love tugging at her as they stood together in her office. If ever she doubted Sharon's love for her, she got her answer then.

"Well take me back to work, Andrea Hobbs," Sharon said, pulling Andrea out of her reverie. "I would hate for the guys to start any rumors about my personal life." They hopped into Andrea's car and drove off.

Sharon hummed along to the song playing on the radio with her eyes closed, a smile on her lips, and a hand caressing Andrea's. How light the air felt at this moment, sitting next to her lover as they drove the fairly short distance to her office. Naturally, her phone had to interrupt the moment. She checked the caller ID, only to be reminded that not everything goes, as you would like.

"Yes," she answered her voice soft, yet stern.

"Sharon," Sharlene breathed out her name with such sensuality that Sharon quivered. She just wanted to scream into the phone and tell the wretched soul to back off, but she decided to take the calmer route.

"Sharlene, I'm a bit busy right now, I can't really talk-"

"You can't blow me off forever, Shar. I know you still have feelings for me; I could sense it in the restaurant yesterday. I just wa-"

"-Don't call back, Sharlene," Sharon commanded before abruptly ending the call. She sighed before looking out the window.

"Everything alright?" Andrea squeezed Sharon's hand, which was still in hers.

"Yes. There's nothing to..worry about," she replied. "It was Sharlene."

"The friend you ditched me for?" Sharon chuckled, not really at Andrea's joke, but the irony behind her saying it. It was exactly what Sharlene wanted he to do- ditch Andrea and return to her arms forever. They neared LAPD Headquarters. She breathed a sigh of relief. She could now focus on her work and push Sharlene to the back of her mind.

"See? We made it not too late," Andrea said leaning in to her brunette."

"No, only one hour late," Sharon retorted, rolling her eyes. She leaned in also and kissed Andrea's slightly parted lips. "I'll have to work back that hour this afternoon."

"Yeah, me too."

"Should I expect you... tonight?" Sharon tried to keep her excitement at bay.

"Sure, it's my home too, remember?" They shared a brief smile, and after a soft caress of her hand, Sharon exited the car. As she passed near the bench directly in front of the enormous building ahead of her, her mind immediately drifted to the brunette who occupied it the day before.

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