A/N: This chapter is leaning towards an M rating, so if you're uncomfortable with that, please don't read. Just wanted to give you a heads up, as this chapter contains adult moments.
The next couple of days passed slowly for Brenda. Stuck in the house with her parents most of the time, she really wanted to be back at work. Flynn wasn't around much, he was working hard on the case, especially since they had followed up the lead that Brenda had managed to find. She wasn't positive, but she did think he was still put out by the fact that the team had missed such an obvious thing as the address. Working late, he'd taken to spending nights at his own place, leaving Brenda alone the last couple of nights. He'd phone and they'd talk a long time in the evenings, but she found she missed him beside her in her bed. She liked that he'd been there, just to hold her while she fell asleep, and the lack of him being there frustrated her.
Andy, for his part, felt the same way. After having slept alone for the longest time, he'd grown used to have the small blonde beside him, nestled close to him. He hadn't been in a real relationship in a very long time, and the one night stands he often had had didn't count. Brenda meant more to him than he'd felt in years. But with the case and with her parents there, he didn't want to intrude. He knew that her father was not thrilled that he was Brenda's boyfriend, and the hours they were putting in to close this case made him feel like he should just stay at his place, not keep coming and going on her. He also knew that Brenda was upset at that. Apparently, she'd grown as used to him as he had to her.
All this came to a head on the Friday after Brenda had been injured. They'd finally managed to close the case, the perp finally confessing and taking his two accomplices down with him. Andy felt relieved for the first time in days, Provenza was in an extremely good mood and Brenda had been cleared by her doctor to start work on Monday once again. Things had taken a turn for the better. When Provenza and Flynn had shown up at Brenda's after work on Friday, they were met by a frustrated set of Johnson's. Brenda had had enough of being babied, but was letting her frustrations seep through in subtle ways. As soon as the duo entered the house, they could feel the tension, which surprised them. Provenza immediately decided to take the elder Johnson's out to dinner, leaving Flynn and Brenda alone for the first time in days.
"Listen, I have to go home and get a few things, if I'm staying here tonight. I mean, I don't have to stay the night here, if you don't want. But if I am, I need to go home. Do you want to come with me?" Andy blurted out, after the Johnson's and Provenza departed.
Brenda wasn't going to let him get away, she'd missed him the last couple of days. Talking on the phone was not the same as being with someone, having them near. Besides, she was tired of being cooped up inside her own home and wanted out. "I'd love to go with you. I need out of here."
Andy put his arm around her, leading her to his car, opening the door for her. He surprised her all the time lately. Brenda settled in, glad to have some real alone time with Andy, without her parents being in the next room. She'd always had a thing about no personal interaction with her partner when her parents were around. Truthfully, she would have preferred that they hadn't discovered Andy and her's relationship in quite the way they had, but there was nothing they could do about it. She was surprised by how well her father took it though. Her mother hadn't said much, but did try to make the best of the situation, accepting that he was now a part of her daughter's life.
Brenda watched him drive, and soon arrived at the fact that it had been much too long since they'd had intimate contact, so to speak. Her head injury had put a stop to it, and the fact that her parents were in the house had completely killed any desire in her. They'd come close on Tuesday night, and in Brenda's mind, she thought that that was maybe also part of the reason Andy had spent the last couple of nights in his own house. The temptation was great and he was doing his best to behave himself. She decided he should be rewarded for that.
Arriving at his place, she followed him into his living room, and she flashed on the night that she'd first arrived at his place, wanting him. Thinking about this made her smile. Andy barely had time to react when Brenda suddenly reached out, grabbed his tie and pulled him close to her.
"I've missed you." Brenda said, kissing him gently on the mouth.
Andy deepened the kiss, making it more passionate, demonstrating his want for her. When he finally broke away, he spoke. "You don't know how much I've wanted to do that for the last couple of days. I'm sorry I didn't just come to your place and stay."
"It's okay. With my parents there and my head being the way it was, it was probably for the best." Brenda patted his chest.
Andy kissed her forehead before leaving her, going to his room to pack a few things. "I'll just be a few minutes."
Brenda stood there, slightly frustrated. Andy wasn't taking the hint very well that she wanted more than just a kiss from him. She wandered over to his stereo, flipping through his cd's that sat nearby. Seeing a collection of oldies songs, she slipped it in the cd player and turned it on. The sound of the music drew Andy back into the room, where Brenda stood smiling at him.
"Care to dance, Lt. Flynn?" Brenda said to him.
Andy gave a quick nod of his head, gathering her in his arms, holding her close to him. The slow song they swayed to lead to Brenda putting her head on his chest and she listened to his heart beat rapidly. She couldn't help herself, she began kissing his neck. She wanted to do more than just dance, regardless of time of day or her injury. She just wanted him. Andy gripped her tightly as they danced, struggling to form words while her lips did wonderful things to his neck.
"Brenda..." Andy spoke softly.
"Hmmm?" she barely acknowledged the words, intent on her mission.
He moved his hands to her face. Cupping both sides of her face, he leaned down to kiss her. It was full of meaning and changed the pace of their contact. He moved back to look her in the eyes and saw his passion reflected in her own. He took her hands in his, leading her towards the couch.
Brenda tugged him back to her, changing direction towards the bedroom. Andy smiled at her, and he leaned down quickly and kissed her passionately. They entered the room, one in which they admittedly hadn't spent much time in. They were usually at her place. Brenda broke the kiss long enough to move them closer to the bed. She felt Andy's hands playing with the hem of her shirt. Turning to face him, she moved her hands to his jacket, undoing the buttons, helping him out of it. She quickly rid him of his tie and then she turned her attentions to the buttons on his shirt. She undid the buttons as quickly as she could, tugging the shirt from his waistband. Andy reached to pull Brenda's shirt off, but the process was impeded as Brenda's slender fingers were tracing the waistband of his pants.
"A little eager?" he asked her.
"It's been far too long since we've done this. I've missed you." Brenda whispered.
Brenda quickly removed Andy's belt and had his pants undone before he even realized what she was doing. Tossing his shoes and socks, he climbed on the bed next to her, where he quickly made work of her jeans. He leaned on one arm next to her, while his right hand trailed lazily on her milky white skin. Brenda shivered involuntarily. Looking up to meet her gaze, he watched her as he leaned down to kiss her abdomen.
He felt her hands on his shoulders, urging him upwards. The kisses were languid at first, but the proximity of her body to his and lack of clothing quickly escalated the situation. He couldn't resist the urge to touch her, tracing familiar territory. Her hands were roaming his body, her touch soft and gentle. Andy's attention turned to her neck, and as he trailed kisses down her neck into the hollows of her collarbone, his hands moved behind her to the clasp of her bra.
Brenda grinned at him, lifting up to give him better access. After removing the offending garment, he turned his attention to her chest. Her fingernails were raking across his back, but that served as little distraction. He'd spent the last couple of nights thinking about doing this with her, missing her deeply. And now that they were together again, he threw himself into it, it was better than the thoughts he'd had the last few nights. Brenda had apparently missed him too, judging by the moan he heard as he kissed the underside of her breast. This only urged him onwards.
Brenda felt herself in a haze, Andy's lips and hands were doing amazing things to her body. After the injury this week, and the unsettledness between the two of them since her parents appearance, she thought how lovely this was, how she'd missed physical contact with him. She reached her hands down and found the waistband of Andy's boxer shorts. Tucking two fingers underneath the sides, she snapped them gently. Andy stopped his ministrations on her breasts and laughed.
"So that's the way you want to play it, huh?"
He put one leg between her two and braced himself with his forearms on either side of her. She sucked her breath in at the new positioning, waiting impatiently. Brenda reached up and pulled him to her, kissing him fiercely. He returned the kiss with equal fire. Pulling back quickly, he brushed an errant lock of hair away from her face. He leaned back down and captured her lips in a searing kiss. Brenda's hands returned to her previous mission of divesting him of his boxers. He reached down and helped her remove them. Brenda shivered when he moved his body away from her momentarily. He returned to her, kissing his way down her neck to her abdomen, and felt her shiver again when he stopped to take hold of her panties. He knew this shiver was for a different reason.
Moving back up her body, Andy paused before kissing her again, taking time to meet her eyes. She smiled at him and he returned the smile.
"You okay?" he asked her, concerned for her.
"Great." she giggled. "Except for all this teasing."
"Oh, what, Chief Johnson doesn't like a little teasing?"
"I'm impatient."
"That makes two of us." Andy smiled and leaned in to kiss her again. He felt her move her legs and readjusted to settle between them. Giving Andy a knowing look, Brenda felt Andy move to press against her. She gasped when he started to make love to her and he paused slightly, but Brenda twisted her hips slightly to urge him on.
The two moved slowly and deliberately together. Brenda held onto Andy as she felt the familiar energy building. Andy began whispering in her ear and that was nearly all it took. She felt the wave crash in and she loosened her grip on Andy. She was trying to recover when she felt him begin to speed up and she knew he was close.
She began to suck lightly on his earlobe, a secret spot she'd discovered in a hot and heavy makeout session on the couch the week before. He moaned deeply at the contact. Keeping her lips on his neck, she began to whisper to him and that's all it took to push him over the edge. Collapsing against her, he laid his head in the crook of her neck. Giving her a couple of quick kisses, he settled in beside her and she turned to face him, settling on her side as well.
He pulled her flush to his body and reached up to brush her hair out of her face. "It's good to see you smile again, Brenda."
She only smiled bigger. "It's good to be with you again."
"You act like it's been months. It hasn't even been a week." he chuckled.
"It felt like months. I've missed being with you. Besides, we hadn't made love since you told me you loved me. That should have had a special occasion just on its own." Brenda played with his chest hair.
He held her close, kissing her again. "I do love you. More than I thought was possible. It took us a long time to get here."
"Well, I was married most of the time we've known each other. I just wish that maybe we hadn't hated each other so much in the beginning. I feel like we've wasted so much time." She feathered kisses on his chin.
"Can't be helped, I guess. Besides you were otherwise occupied. And it was probably for the best. I like to think we're wiser now than we were then. We probably would have killed each other in the beginning." he chuckled.
"True. Still doesn't mean that we didn't take forever getting to where we are."
"Just be happy we got here, sweetheart. I thank God that we got here." Andy admitted.
"Guess my work ethic worked out in the end for someone." Brenda laughed.
"His loss is my gain." Andy replied.
"Please. Why are you so okay with the way I work? Doesn't it get to you that I'm so dedicated to my job?" Brenda persisted.
"Honey, if it makes you happy, I'm happy. I see how you do your job, you're damn good at it. Anyone who couldn't handle that is a fool. And he was. But I really don't want to talk about your ex. Not here, not when we're like this. Besides, he always irritated the hell out of me." Andy objected.
Brenda simply smiled, replying. "Relax. I love you, remember? That is something you will never have to worry about."
"I know. And I will never treat you the way he did. I don't want to change you. I just want to be with you." He pulled her to him, kissing her head.
They lay quietly after that, just holding one another. They only stirred when they realized how late it was getting and that her parents would be back at her house soon. Their brief moment of respite from the world was over, but it had done the both of them a world of good. Life was getting back to what passed for normal for them, and for now, both were happy with that.