A/N: This is the fortieth-fourth chapter! I hope you like it!
Sharon and Andrea were talking calmly and watched the little baby who was sleeping at the moment.
"Sharon, you are considering baptism?" Sharon put the cup on the coffee table and looked at the baby.
"Actually, Andrea, we'll do it soon. I'll first talk to Andy and we must choose a suitable date for that. But the baby should have a godfather too." Andrea thought.
"Who, for example?"
"Oh, me and Andy think that Lieutenant Provenza is very appropriate." Sharon said softly with a smile. Andrea chuckled.
"Oh, Provenza ... It's ... Yeah, you're right. It'll be quite interesting, especially with him." Sharon turned her head and stroked Kate, trying to be quiet so as not to wake her.
"You know, Andrea. I feel quite strange. Kate is with us, here. For months, I and Andy and everyone else waited for her and finally she's here. I'm so happy and I can't describe this feeling with words . Like in my life dawned sun. " Andrea smiled and squeezed her hand, looking at the little baby.
"You're lucky, Sharon. This little treasure is a great gift. Especially for you, and Andy. I guess how you feel. She's so beautiful and I'm sure that she'll be like her mother." Sharon smiled and looked at Andrea, who looked dreamily at the baby.
"Andrea, I know I asked you but I want to ask again, I think you know what." Andrea nodded and sighed.
"Yes, I know. You ask me why I don't want children. ''
"Andrea, look my question ...-"
"Sharon, you're really lucky. Andy is a pretty good. Yes, he has made many mistakes in the past but now he is trying to fix that. I would like to be lucky like you. Now you have Andy and this little princess . You deserve it, believe me. After what you experienced with Jack, you deserve it and I'm really happy for my friend. " Andrea said with a smile. Sharon nodded slightly. She was convinced more and more how good a friend she has.
"Andrea, I always told what a good friend I have. You are a true friend, and that will not change, never. But you also deserve happiness, even more than what I have now. I hope and I'mconfident that you'll be very happy and with children. " Sharon hugged her friend. At that moment, the door opened slightly and Andy arrived home. He was not surprised that Andrea had visited Sharon, but their eyes were watery.
"Oh, ladies, what's happening?" he asked quietly, seeing that his daughter sleeps. Sharon and Andrea smiled.
"Nothing, Andy. Just talking about our little Kate." Andrea said immediately. Andy smiled and sat next to Sharon.
"You come earlier." Sharon noted. Andy sighed and looked at his watch.
"In fact, Sharon, we solved the case and I decided to come back because, well, I miss you and my daughter." he admitted. Sharon smiled and squeezed his hand. Andrea cleared her throat.
"Well, I also have very important work today, so I have to go. '"
"So early?" Sharon asked with surprise.
"Sharon, really if it was not important I would have stayed a little longer. But I promise next time." Sharon hugged her.
"Thank you. See you soon." Andrea smiled, turning to Andy, she added, "Hey, take care of them." Andy nodded slightly.
"Don't worry about it." Sharon closed the door tightly, took the cups and went into the kitchen, while Andy watched his little daughter, who was sleeping sweet. He kissed her gently, then, curiously, he went into the kitchen to check Sharon. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
"Well, I was quite curious and decided to check what you're doing here."
"Hmm, well. Look, I don't want Kate to wake up, you know very well that she slept hard." Andy sighed and put his hands in his pockets.
"Yes, yes. I know. She never wants to sleep."
"Oh, I think it sounds like Andy Flynn." she teased and returned to the living room. Andy shook his head and followed her.
"Hey, by the way, where is everyone? '"
"On shopping." Sharon grinned.
"I guess for another baby clothes." Sharon nodded and took a deep breath.
"I told them that there was no need for more baby clothes. The whole nursery is full of baby clothes." she moaned.
"Sharon, calm down. They want to buy more baby clothes at a certain color, not unisex and indeed, there is a huge difference between unisex and certain color." Sharon smiled and leaned back wearily.
"So, how's without me?" she asked brazenly. Andy sighed and shrugged.
"Pretty hard. Why should Provenza replace you? He constantly annoys me." Sharon laughed softly.
"Andy, this is your problem, not mine. Furthermore, he always annoys you, not just now. ''
"Well, you're right. But now I want to be with you and my daughter and forget about everything." He sat next to Sharon and they looked at Kate, grateful that she was still asleep.
"She sleeps like an angel." he whispered.
"She's the best thing that could happen after all those difficult years and these problems. She makes me forget about everything and I'm grateful for that." Sharon said quietly. She looked at Andy.
"Andy, you still want Provenza to be godfather, isn't you?" Andy nodded with a smile.
"Of course, Sharon. Provenza is ideal for the godfather of our child. He and Andrea will be good godparents, believe me."
"I know - the best." Andy snuggled in her silky hair.
"I really miss you." Sharon grinned and pulled away.
"I know, but we are no longer alone. Now that Kate is with us and ...-" Sharon couldn't finish the thought, seeing that their older children arrive home. They quietly went into the living room.
"The baby sleeps?" Emily asked quietly. Sharon nodded slightly.
"Mom, we'll put the bags in the nursery." Ricky notify and both with Rusty went to the nursery while Emily and Nicole went into the kitchen to prepare something for lunch. They knew how tired is Sharon. Suddenly the baby woke up, and Sharon again had to take care.
"Well, my little princess, why are you crying so loudly? Don't cry, your mommy is with you." Sharon patted gently the baby's back. Andy, however, couldn't stand his daughter's crying.
"Sharon, why she cries so much?" he asked, rubbing the baby's back soothingly.
"Honestly, Andy, I don't know. I fed her and changed her diapers. I don't know what the problem is, right now." Sharon said desperately. She hadn't seen baby for 20 years and now she really didn't know what to do to calm the newborn. Emily and Nicole joined them, hearing their sister's loud cry.
"Mom, what's happening?" Emily asked and looked at Kate.
"Sharon, she's crying so loudly." Nicole said worriedly.
"I don't know what the problem is. I'm trying to calm her down. Maybe I'm too old to raise a baby."
"Sharon, don't talk like that. If you want, I'll call Dr. Nelson." Andy suggested, feeling that his patience ends. He didn't want his daughter to break from crying.
"No, Andy. I think she'll calm down any moment." Sharon said firmly. After a few minutes, she rubbed the newborn's back, and hearing her soft belch she sighed with relief. The baby had stopped crying.
"This is my princess." Sharon kissed her little daughter. All sighed with relief. Andy was glad now.
"Well, I'll put the baby in her cradle." Sharon said with a smile and walked to the nursery. At this point, Emily and Nicole sat down to Andy. He looked at them with a smile and asked, "Well, girls. What's happening? '"
"Dad, Emily wants to share something with you before talking to her mother. '" NIcole said.
"What's the problem Emily?" Andy asked, confused. Emily sighed.
"Andy, me and Ricky are in LA nearly 2 months. But we really need to go back to New York. Regarding our work and ...- '"
"I know, Em, but what's the problem?"
"Actually, I think mom will not be pleased with this news. She was very happy when we arrived here, but now ..." Andy squeezed her shoulder reassuringly.
"Don't worry Emily, she's your mother. Yes, she'll not be particularly pleased, but she knows that you have to go back." Emily nodded with a smile.
"Thanks Andy. I hope." On the other hand, Sharon put her baby in the cradle. Rusty and Ricky smiled, seeing the baby yawning.
"She's like mom." Rusty said with a smile.
"Yes, just like her." Ricky agreed. Sharon chuckled lightly, listening to their conversation.
"Well, boys, let's leave Kate to sleep." Sharon said quietly and they returned a day.
"Well, what about?" Sharon said, sitting next to Andy. Andy cleared his throat.
"In fact, Sharon, Emily wants to tell you something." Sharon looked questioningly at her daughter.
"Is there a problem? '"
"No, Mom, nothing like that, just .. Well, me and Ricky are in LA almost two months and ..." Emily didn't know how to tell her. Sharon, however, was understood immediately. She nodded with a smile.
"I know you and your brother need to return to New York." Ricky's eyes widened.
"How do you know Mom?"
"The mothers know everything it comes to their children. I know you're very busy. Well, this meeting was brief, but there will be many more meetings." Sharon said, her eyes filled with tears. Emily and Ricky hugged their mother, promising that they'll visit her again soon. Andy, Nicole and Rusty, watched themcontentedly with smiles.
************...*************
The days passed quickly and imperceptibly. Sharon was almost 1 month on maternity leave. Kate grew quickly and Sharon was happy to see this as everyone else. For Andy, however, things were not very good. He felt quite lonely and abandoned. Sharon turned her full attention to their daughter as should be, but he felt abandoned by her side. One morning, Andy, again getting ready for work. Rusty was still asleep in his room and Sharon had prepared breakfast in the kitchen. She sat down with her little baby girl seemed to be smiling contentedly. Andy sighed wearily picked up the phone and join Sharon in the kitchen. He kissed her gently on the lips, then kissed his daughter and sat down. Suddenly, somehow, he noticed that Sharon not wear his ring.
"Sharon, why didn't you wearing your ring?" Sharon looked at her hand and sighed.
"Oh, sorry, Andy. You know how busy I am with Kate all day and ... I forgot, sorry." She looked at him apologetically. Andy nodded slightly.
"I understand, but ... Sharon, we should talk about something else again." Sharon looked at him questioningly.
"What?"
"For our wedding." Sharon's eyes widened. Yes, she wanted to marry Andy, but had gone only 1 month since Kate was born and she was not ready to make this important step so early.
"Andy, don't get me wrong. But I would like to wait until Kate grows a little more. She was born just one month ago and I ... I'm not ready for this important step." Andy sighed and shook his head. He looked at his watch.
"Well, well. We'll talk later." Sharon took his hand.
"Are you angry?" Andy smiled and kissed her forehead.
"Never." he kissed his baby girl and left. At this point, Rusty came sleepily into the kitchen.
"Well, ready for breakfast?" Sharon asked, grinning. Rusty rubbed his eyes, sat at the table said, "Definitely.
***********...************
Several hours later, Andy was sitting at his desk thinking. Provenza looked at him carefully and approached him.
"Hey, what's going on Flynn?" Andy sighed.
"Nothing special, just feel alone." Provenza looked at him confused and sat beside him.
"Come on, I'm your friend. I know that you're hiding something." Andy closed his eyes for a moment.
"Maybe. Look, I really feel happy with Sharon and Kate, but ...- '"
"But what?" repeated Provenza.
"At the same time, I feel quite lonely and abandoned by Sharon. ''
"In what sense?" Provenza asked curiously.
"Well, well. Sharon turned her full attention to Kate, and she should do it, but ... she avoids me. I don't know, maybe I think so. But I think that she really doesn't love me." Provenza laughed loudly.
"How can you think that?"
"Look, this morning I asked her for our wedding, and she said that she needed more time. And besides, she was not wearing the ring I gave her." Provenza nodded slightly.
"The fault is yours. You have to take care of her. I suggest you and Sharon go out to dinner, maybe? '"
"Dinner? The last time we went when she was pregnant in the ninth month."
"Well, it has gone almost two months. It is time." Provenza said firmly. Andy rolled his eyes, dissatisfied.
"Provenza, has a baby between us. ''
"Calm down, I'll take care of the baby along with Rusty." he assured him.
"Are you sure? You don't even watch your children and grandchildren. ''
"Hey, Kate is a different baby. Come on, stop making trouble. Tonight, you and Sharon - dinner."
************...************
In the evening, Sharon was reading a magazine in her bedroom while Kate was asleep. Andy quietly went to her, sat beside her kissed her. She took off her glasses and smiled.
"I guess you're tired. ''
"Not much. Sharon, I want to offer you something. Let that night to go out to dinner." Sharon's eyes widened.
"Oh, Andy, what about Kate? '"
"Don't worry about Kate. Rusty and Provenza will take care of her. Come on, Sharon, let tonight be just ours." he pressed his lips against hers and kissed her gently. Sharon pulled back slightly.
"I don't know, I'm not sure. I have no doubts about Rusty and Provenza, but I'm not as beautiful as before." Andy hushed quietly.
"Hey, Sharon, come on. You're the most beautiful woman for me." Sharon smiled and stroked his face.
"Well, good. Then I'll tell Rusty and will be ready. ''
"Hey, I already told him. And Provenza will be here any minute." Sharon grinned. A few minutes later, Provenza already come and Sharon and Andy were ready. This was the first time they would be alone after Kate was born.
"Lieutenant Provenza, I think you have enough experience, but ...- '"
"Captain, don't worry. Me and Rusty will take care for the little princess." Rusty chuckled slightly.
"You look gorgeous." Andy said with a smile and took her hand.
"Well, have fun." Rusty said with a smile. Sharon nodded slightly. They kissed their daughter and went on their way to the restaurant. Provenza looked at the tiny baby in his arms.
"You're so different Kate and you love your uncle Provenza. When mommy and daddy are unbearable, I'll always be here, believe me."
~~~ TBC ~~~
