Expose

Chapter 4

"I love you" Andy said softly as traced his hand up and down Sharon's back.

Sharon shifted herself up on the pillows next to Andy in his bed where they had eventually found themselves after leaving a trail of their clothes from the couch to his bedroom. She leaned over and kissed him and Andy moved her so that she was on top of him. She grinned down at him and kissed his neck.

"Andy, we have to talk about what to do next."

"Well, Sweetheart I would be just fine with more of that." He teased her running his hands down to her backside.

"Andrew," She said with mock sternness as she rolled herself off of him. "I'm serious. This article will be published the day after tomorrow. We should probably tell people."

"Sharon, the people we would tell already know. I mean they are the ones who gave the interviews. I don't think they are going to be shocked. We do have to notify Taylor though. There's a form you will have to fill out."

"Yes, I know, I made the form. You have to fill it out too." She told him snuggling closer to his side.

"Mine's already filled out and in my desk drawer." Andy said kissing the top of her head.

Sharon leaned up and stared at him for a second.

"For how long?" She asked

"Since your divorce was final." He said sheepishly

"A little sure of yourself aren't you Lieutenant?" She said with a laugh.

"I wanted to be prepared." He said pulling her in for a passionate kiss.

Sharon moaned as her ran his hands along her having already found several spots that made her melt into him with desire.

"Andy, I should go. I still have a son at home to deal with."

"You told him you would talk to him tomorrow." He reminded her kissing her again.

He felt her hesitate a little and he stopped and pulled her close.

"Hey, the kid is going to be fine. He knows how much you love him. He knows that you won't be mad at him forever. If you want me to take you home though I understand."

"How did you know that's what I was thinking about?" She asked him.

"Because I know you and that your kids are the most important thing to you."

Sharon kissed him again, "There are other things that are becoming very important too."

After she kissed him she got out of bed and wrapped a blanket around herself. Andy let out a sigh as she made her way to the hall where he assumed she was gathering her clothes.

"All right, I'm getting up." He called after her down the hall.

She came back in the room carrying just her phone.

"Why? I was just texting Rusty to tell him that I loved him and that we would see him in the morning."

Andy took ahold of the blanket she had wrapped around herself and used it to pull her to him and wrapped it around both of them.

"We, I like the sound of that." He said kissing her as he backed them back onto the bed.

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Sharon and Andy crept into her condo early in the morning so that she could shower and get ready for work.

"Need any help?" Andy asked with a grin as she headed to her bedroom.

"Yes" She answered with a smile pulling him close, "Make me some coffee, I didn't get much sleep last night."

Andy kissed her slowly," Is that a complaint Captain?"

"Not at all." She said kissing him back

"Oh, God, did I start this?" Rusty asked coming into the hallway.

Sharon made no effort to move out of Andy's arms and he pulled her in closer.

"Oh, you don't get to complain now Sir. Isn't this what you said you wanted to happen?" Sharon teased him.

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean I actually want to see it." He said walking to the kitchen.

"Sorry kid, sometimes we get more than we bargain for." Andy laughed

"Maybe you should remember that as you begin to investigate people's lives and write about them." Sharon said a little more seriously. "Things you write will have consequences for both you and the people you write about."

"I think I am learning that. Will you guys be in trouble at work?" He asked nervously.

"No, your article doesn't say that we were doing anything that we weren't supposed to be doing and now we will just report the change in our relationship to Chief Taylor. It might be a little awkward but it should be fine." Sharon told him.

"And you guys are what now?" Rusty asked

Andy kissed Sharon before answering, "Not all consequences are bad kid. Your mom says I shouldn't thank you but…"

Sharon pushed Andy away, "You are both impossible. I am going to take a shower."

"I'll make coffee." Andy said

"And I will make breakfast." Rusty added.

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"Yes, tell him that I need to see him today. As soon as possible." Sharon said before hanging up the phone in her office.

They had caught a case and so most of her team had already rolled out. She knew they could handle the initial scene without her so she stayed behind to clear up some paperwork before the new case started. Plus she knew that she had to talk to Taylor today. If he heard about the article before she was able to talk to him about it things would not go well.

Her cell phone rang on her desk and she looked down to see Emily calling her.

"Hi, Em how are you?" She answered

"How am I? I am fine? The question is how you are Mom?" She asked.

"I take it you've been talking to your youngest brother today?" Sharon said rolling her eyes.

"Oh yes, all three of us siblings had a nice long chat this morning. So any details you want to fill in for me Mom? You know other than you learning about the article, leaving for dinner with Andy and sneaking back home early this morning and then Rusty caught you making out in the hall." Emily teased.

"First of all I'm an adult and it's my home so I was not sneaking in. Second we were not making out in the hall, and third…" Sharon paused for a minute.

"Third what mom…" Emily asked

"I told him that I love him." Sharon whispered glad to have her daughter to talk to.

Emily squealed on the other end of the line, "Mom, I'm so happy for you I really am."

They were interrupted by a beeping of Emily's phone.

"Mom, I have to go this is Nicole calling."

"What? Andy's Nicole? Why is she calling you?"

"For details Mom, details! Love you got to go." Emily said before hanging up the phone.

"Oh God" Sharon said shaking her head wondering what they were getting into.

She looked up as she saw members of her team coming in. They clearly all had responsibilities already because they were getting to work. She watched Andy walk to her office and she felt her stomach flutter.

"Come in" she said when he knocked.

"Hey, Morales is ready for us at the morgue." Andy told her. "You ok?" he asked noticing the odd expression on her face.

"I just got off the phone with Emily, she and her brothers had already had a talk about us this morning and then she had to go because Nicole was calling her for details."

Andy chucked a little, "Well hey, at least they all get along."

Sharon just rolled her eyes "Plus. I can't get in touch with Taylor. He's at some meeting."

"Sharon, it's going to be fine. Let's go talk with Morales and then maybe Taylor will be back"

Just as they got ready to go Sharon's phone rang.

"Captain Raydor" She answered, "Yes, tell him that we will be right there."

"I guess we will be sending Provenza and Julio to the morgue. " Andy said.

"Yes, it's now or never I guess." She said nervously

They made there was into the murder room and Sharon took a look at her team who were working hard.

"Lieutenant Provenza if you and Mike could go to the morgue Andy and I have a meeting with Chief Taylor." Sharon instructed trying her best to sound nonchalant, despite the grin on Andy's face.

You could have heard a pin drop in the room. Provenza looked up at both of them and buried his face in his hands. "Ye gads, really? Really?

Julio tried to stifle a laugh while saying, "Captain could we ask what this meaning is regarding?"

"No, I think you all have spent plenty of time discussing the subject of this meeting with my son. I'm going to choose to ignore that for now. I suggest you all get back to work before I decide not to." She said trying her best to sound like Darth Raydor but it was hard when they were all trying not to laugh and Andy was grinning like an idiot.

When they made their way out of the murder room Sharon turned to him.

"Was that the best you could do?" She asked raising an eyebrow at him.

"I was letting you be the boss." He grinned at her.

Sharon just rolled her eyes and pulled him towards Taylor's office.

As they entered Taylor's office Sharon fidgeted nervously with the files containing Rusty's interview and their forms.

"Ok, let's hear it, what exactly did you do this time Flynn? It must be good if she's making you come see me." Taylor said in his condescending tone.

Before Sharon could speak Andy answered him, "I think it would be in my best interest to not say exactly what I did."

"Lieutenant!" Sharon said thinking about how she might have to kill him when they were done.

"No Sir, Lieutenant Flynn…Andy and I are here to notify you of a change in our relationship status." Sharon told him trying to recover the situation and handing him the first folder.

"I don't understand, what relationship status?" He said looking at the folder in confusion

"God, how did you ever become.." Andy started in annoyance

"Lieutenant!" Sharon said again, yes less than 24 hours into their relationship and she was going to have to kill him.

This time Andy recovered before Sharon could say anything else.

"I'm in love with Sharon and for some reason she says she's in love with me too. That relationship status." He told Taylor who was now staring at them in shock.

"Well, all right then. I guess I've been formally notified. We will work out the details later. You two have a murder to solve. Anything else?" He asked them.

"Well Sir, you might see an article about us in LA Magazine tomorrow where most of my team talks about the nature of our relationship." Sharon said handing him the other folder.

"What the hell…" He asked looking over the folder, "Your son wrote this? Well Captain, it looks like you have a good investigator in the family. Maybe he should join the force." He said with a laugh.

"I will make that suggestion Sir." She told him

"Listen Taylor you need to know that there was nothing before last night there was nothing to report, Sharon has done nothing wrong." Andy spoke up.

"Please Flynn, I need no more details. Just keep your noses clean and watch what your son is writing from now on Captain. Now go to work." He dismissed them trying not to laugh at the situation.

When they left Taylor's office Andy pulled Sharon around the corner and into his arms.

"I think you have pressed you luck enough for the afternoon." She said flatly.

"What that? Please, I know how to handle Taylor. I've been doing it for a long time. Besides he doesn't care because at the end of the day he knows you are going to keep me in line." He said risking a quick kiss on her lips.

Sharon just shook her head at him, "I swear Andy, I could kill you if you weren't so…"

"Irresistible?" He finished

She pushed him away, "Go to work Lieutenant,"

"Yes Mam" he said walking away with a mock salute.

Sharon watched him go and thought, "Yes, irresistible is the right word."

TBC