A/N Just a reiteration, these characters and their rights belong to their creators. No copyright infringement is intended, but thank you for letting us have our way with them, even if only for a little while
The next morning
Brenda's viewpoint
I don't know what time it was when I first woke, the light through the curtains was still dim, so it must have been early.
I was disoriented for a couple of seconds, this wasn't my bed, my apartment, then I realised exactly where I was, a reminder brought home by the realisation that I was lying on my side, being spooned by Sharon, her hand resting on my thigh, her soft breath warm on my neck.
For a moment, I just lay there, as I felt the biggest smile break out all over my face. I'd come back to Sharon's place and we'd made love for hours, sometimes soft, sometimes urgent, all of it wonderful. I sighed, if this was what it was like with Sharon, damn, why'd we taken so long to get here.
I sighed again, a less happy sound this time. We hadn't been ready. More honestly I hadn't been ready. I hadn't even contemplated a relationship with a woman before our friends walked into my life and opened my eyes to something I'd never considered. Then when Sharon had decided to pursue me, I was almost ready for it. Squirming just a little further back into her embrace, I could feel the happy warmth of her body against mine; giving me a comfort I'd missed so much.
I owed Sharon a massive debt of gratitude, for taking the risks to make us both happy, an emotion I hadn't had an abundance of in the last year, if not longer. Now, feeling deliciously relaxed and tired, even after a couple of hours sleep, I realised that I could so easily grow used to waking like this every day.
I reached down and gently pulled Sharon's arm from my thigh and up across my tummy till it rested just under my breasts, wrapping her around me and bringing a deeper sense of contentment to the morning.
"Bren honey, go back to sleep" I smiled at the soft, half asleep voice in my ear.
"Sorry Sharon, I didn't mean to wake you" Sharon's normally crisp words were sleep-slurred.
"You're thinkin' too hard, stop thinkin' and go back to sleep hon" To reinforce the words her arm tightened around me and I felt a soft kiss on my shoulder.
Smiling, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
When next I woke, we'd shifted position, but I liked this one even more. I'd obviously rolled to face her as Sharon was asleep on her side facing me; her body curled into mine, with her head nestled under my chin, one leg across mine and my arm resting on her waist. I lay there for a while, feeling her slow even breathing under me, as she slept comfortably wrapped up against me.
I liked this, having the chance to hold her close; it made me feel protective, although if there was a woman who didn't need protecting it was Sharon. Mind you, she spent her days wrapped in her scary Commander Raydor armour, not many people got to see the lovely soft person underneath, I was lucky to have been one of them, even before we became lovers.
Now I had her snuggled up against me and I wouldn't change places with anyone for this, to have her and hold her, here safe away from the world, where she could just be Sharon, wrapped in warmth and comfort. I smiled again and gently kissed the top of her head, breathing in the scent of her shampoo and feeling the softness of her hair against my cheek.
I don't know how long I lay there, just revelling in where I was and what I was feeling. My mind skipped back over last night's events, scenes playing out like a slideshow in my mind.
Sharon in those jeans and heels, feeling her hands pushing my thighs apart as she leaned in to lick me, kissing her in Blush, riding her thigh as we made out, the incredible first taste of her, bucking under her tongue on my clit, feeling her fingers in me, our slick skin sliding against each other, feeling her hand under my tee as we slowly kissed, sucking on her nipples, being held as we came down from our climax, whispered words and frenzied cries, oh yes, I had so much to remember.
I awake with a gentle start, realising I'd dropped back into a nap. I was aware that it was a lot lighter than before, the clock on her bedside table said 9.25, so we'd slept on and off for about five hours. I'd been aware for a while that Sharon was stirring, she'd been snuggling in closer, making little noises, bringing a smile to my face. It was nice, in my marriage to Fritz, I'd been the snuggler, always the one seeking the warmth and security of his body, here it was Sharon smuggling into me and I loved it.
Finally her eyes opened and I smiled at her, as she sleepily focused on me, before her expression got all soft and warm. I just smiled even wider at the look on her face.
"Good morning sweetie" She smiled back.
"Good morning to you too" I leaned in and kissed her, morning breath and all, I didn't care. We must have laid there for about half an hour, just kissing and snuggling, before the call of nature dragged her out of bed and into the bathroom. I could hear the usual morning noises, followed by the sound of brushing teeth, which sounded like an excellent idea. Sharon appeared in the doorway, nude and lovely, as I ran my eyes over her in appreciation.
"Don't s'pose you happen to have a..." My voice trailed off as Sharon produced a toothbrush from behind her back. "Bless you" I jumped up and made my way to the bathroom, grabbing the toothbrush and a quick kiss on the way.
A few minutes later I walked back into the bedroom to see Sharon lying face down on the bed, still naked. I took one look at her body lying there and licked my lips, imagining all the things I could to her, especially as my eyes drifted over her tight, runner's ass. It was just made to have attention lavished on it and I had both intent and permission to do just that.
I smiled, not only at the thought, but the realization that whatever prior inhibitions I may have had about sex with a woman, last night had more than blown them away.
"And what might you be thinking young lady?" I looked up to see Sharon gazing at me over her shoulder, through narrowed eyes. 'Oops, busted'.
I grinned, moving to the bed and slipping onto it, before moving up alongside Sharon and then sliding a leg over her hip, ending up lying on top of her back, my weight held on my knees and forearms.
"I was just imagining what I'd like to do to that lovely toned ass of yours, which made me realise you seem to have completely fucked all the straightness out of me" I leaned down to lay a kiss on her shoulder before moving to the back of her neck, moving her hair out of the way so I could lay kisses along it. I could hear the smile in her voice.
"It was a pleasure, let me tell you" As she spoke, she levered her ass up off the bed and ground it back into mine, getting an equal reaction as I ground my hips into her. I grinned.
"Ready for more are we?" She smiled gently, before rolling over to face me.
"Soon" She leaned up to kiss me, deep and long, making me hum in pleasure before she dropped her head back. "But first we need some food, I'm starving" I was about to say something about her preferring food to me, when my tummy growled, completely destroying any chance I had of making it sound convincing. "C'mon Brenda, breakfast"
She scooted out from under me, before hopping up and walking to her wardrobe and pulling out a silken robe, handing it to me. I looked at it a little askance; short enough that it barely covered my ass. As I was contemplating it, Sharon pulled on a long white fluffy robe, covering her all the way to her ankles.
"How come I get the one that leaves my ass flapping in the breeze sweetie?" She just smiled wickedly.
"Cause I like the view, my house, my rules" With that she breezed out of the bedroom and headed for the kitchen, leaving me to follow in her wake, smiling.
An hour later we were lingering in the kitchen over second cups of coffee, a halfway healthy breakfast of fruit and pancakes filling up the empty spot in our tummies. In typical Sharon fashion she'd whipped everything together in no time flat; I swear the woman was a scary perfectionist.
Now we were sitting there at her table, I was admiring the way her robe fell open, exposing her legs, plus I'd caught her looking at me in that ridiculously short robe, I'd had to be careful I didn't flash her every time I moved on the chair. Finally I lay my coffee cup down and looked her in the eyes.
"So what do we do now sweetie"
"You mean after we have a nice long shower together, go back to bed for a few hours, finally drag ourselves back here for some lunch and then spend most of the afternoon back in bed again?" I grinned.
"Mmm, that sounds nice" Sharon smiled lazily.
"Fortunately I have a big shower, so we can shower together, save water, that sort of thing" I grinned.
"If you think showering together is gonna save water, you're dead wrong sweetie" We sat there a moment, smiling at each other, the nights passion having given way to the morning's affection. I found myself full to burstin' with happiness, with contentment and with tenderness towards Sharon.
"It's gonna be so hard Sharon, being at work with you"
"I know Brenda, the thought had occurred to me"
"Having you a few floors away, having to be careful around you, not letting on that all I wanna do is kiss you and hold you" Sharon looked a little pensive.
"Do you want to hide this Brenda, hide us?"
"I don't know Sharon, this feels so great I kinda want to yell it from the rooftops, 'Sharon Raydor makes me so happy' for everyone to hear" I could see the smile blossom at my words. "But at the same time I want to keep it all to ourselves, keep it private and special"
"I can understand that honey, we've only just begun, I'm a private person, I don't particularly like being the subject of gossip, especially hurtful gossip and believe me it will be hurtful. That comes with being in FID; remember, you're sleeping with the most hated woman in the LAPD" I shrugged, the thought didn't bother me.
"And you're sleeping with the second most hated Sharon, I've burnt way too many bridges in pursuit of what I've thought's right, to have that many friends in the LAPD"
"We're going to have to tell a few people at work Brenda" I pulled a face, getting a hint of a smile from her as I did.
"We do? I suppose we do. HR I suppose"
"Yes, plus we have to assign an alternate lead for any investigations where FID and Major Crimes overlap"
"Um, yeah, I guess. Who are you going to assign?"
"Elliot will take point if it happens. He already knows that I'm bi, so this won't be that much of an earth shattering piece of information" At my look she chuckled. "Well until he hears who my new girlfriend is, that will probably rock his world a bit though" I thought about it for a moment before looking into Sharon's eyes, a bit hesitant to ask.
"How did he learn you were…bisexual" Sharon shrugged.
"I was out having dinner with Brooke, not long after we first got together. He was still a Sergeant and was taking his wife out for dinner at the same restaurant. Anyway, we didn't realise he was there and had a few PDA's which he saw" Sharon shrugged. "He knew I'd had kids, now I was obviously involved with a woman, he put two and two together" Sharon took a sip of her coffee.
"After he passed his exam for Lieutenant we went out for a congratulatory drink and he casually asked if I was still together with the short-haired brunette woman. It was after we'd broken up so I told him no. He smiled, said it was too bad as I looked like I was happy. He never mentioned it again"
"Sounds like he's a good choice"
"I think so, smart and discreet. What about you? Who will you assign?" I sighed.
"If I could I'd assign Jane, she already knows, she wouldn't take crap from anyone and doesn't have any prior FID / Major Crimes history. Unfortunately she's not got enough rank and's only on temporary secondment" Sharon frowned.
"More's the pity" I nodded, I thought the same.
"I'm working on changing that, if I can I want them both to stay. Not only is Jane a very good detective and Maura a great M.E, they're both good friends." Sharon nodded.
"Exactly, if there's anything I can do to help, let me know. I want them to stay as well. Hopefully working together we can change that" I flashed a smile at her, right now the thought of doing anything together felt good. "But back to work for a moment…" I nodded.
"It'll have to be one of the Lieutenants, which means Provenza, Flynn or Tao" Sharon nodded once.
"I think I'd prefer it to be Tao, he has less history with both FID and me than either Provenza or Flynn, plus he'd be discreet" I nodded. Sharon's thoughts were the same as mine.
"Then I'll talk to him soon. When will you talk to Elliot?"
"Probably later this week, after we talk to HR. Of course, if there's an OIS then we'll have to move quicker"
"Sharon, is it wrong to not want to tell people yet? To keep it just you and me for a bit, I mean we've just started and it's kinda scary to tell you the truth. Not about us, I mean this is great and wonderful and I'm really, really happy with you, it's just that I'm not looking forward to having to deal with people like Taylor and Pope is all"
"Honey, we're eventually going to have to tell people, sooner or later, but we don't have to right away. I understand what you're saying, Taylor will be bad, it's Pope who worries me" I nodded. I was thinking the same thing. "He still wants you, he's interested in me and the two of us together is going to be something that he'll take personally" I frowned in annoyance, Pope's history of messing up my professional and personal lives did that.
"Well he'll have to watch his step, because if he gives us any grief, then I'm willing to drag his sorry ass in front of a judge on a sexual harassment and discrimination case" Sharon shook her head slowly.
"Let's hope it doesn't come to that" I smiled.
"He's hardly the most observant of people at the best of times, maybe he won't realise until we're ready to tell him" She smiled back at me.
"Possibly honey, but I will point out that both of us work around very observant detectives"
"How long do you think before they work out something's going on" Sharon smirked.
"Given we'll both have that happy, 'just got laid' look, probably Monday morning" I grinned at her words, getting an answering smile. "As for the fact that you're the one making me happy, that might take a little longer: She shrugged. "It depends on how long we avoid working together. If we have to work together then no time at all really" I thought about that.
"You think we'll be that obvious?" Sharon smiled gently at me.
"How long did it take for you to see Jane and Maura were more than friends?" I grimaced.
"Good point. Let's hope none of my squad has to shoot anyone for a week or two then" Sharon smiled slowly, blatantly running her eyes over me.
"Yep, they're not the Major Crimes member I want to investigate" At the obvious appraisal in her eyes I felt myself bushing, not to mention warming up elsewhere as well. I dropped my head, peering up through my lashes at her, my voice soft. I was flirting with her and we both knew it.
"Would that be an in-depth, hands-on investigation Commander Raydor?" Sharon shifted in her seat, bringing her leg against mine, where it slowly moved up and down, teasingly.
"I'd be giving it my full, total and personal attention Chief" Realising two could play at that, I moved slightly, letting the robe slip a little more open, drawing her eyes down into my cleavage.
"They must be a dangerous offender then, if they need your full attention" Sharon dragged her eyes back up out of my tits for a moment, looking into my eyes, as I saw the desire shining there.
"Oh they are, quite notorious in fact. I may have to conduct a full body search, maybe even a cavity search, to be sure they're not concealing anything" I stared back at her, knowing my eyes were as obvious as hers.
"I'm surprised you don't use your handcuffs then, isn't that what you do with dangerous offenders?" I saw her eyes widen a fraction at that, as I pressed my advantage. "That way they can't resist as you conduct your searching examination"
Sharon smiled, the corner of her lower lip caught between her teeth, as she ran the fingers of her right hand down the V of her robe, unerringly dragging my eyes with them as she exposed a little more of her breasts to me. I didn't know who was winning our little game and frankly, we both knew we were both going to get what we wanted, so who cared?
"It's a dirty job honey, but someone has to do it" I smiled as I uncrossed and re-crossed my legs, seeing Sharon's eyes drop to my thighs, turning up the temperature a little.
"That it is, but I trust you to clean it up. Speaking of which, I'm getting a little hot and bothered, I think I need that shower" I stood up and took a few steps towards the bathroom, looking over my shoulder. "Coming sweetie?"
"Nah, I think I'll sit here for a moment and enjoy the view" Hearing the implicit challenge I grinned, slowly turning and walking towards the door, as I undid the robe's belt.
"Enjoy away" With that I let the robe slip off and fall to the floor, as I looked over my shoulder, seeing Sharon smile and lick her lips before she stood up, undoing the robe and letting it fall back onto the chair.
Now it was my time to smile, she was magnificent. Slowly Sharon sauntered towards me, putting on a show that stoked the slow burn deep inside me.
"C'mon Brenda, let's get you into the shower. I'll even help you, y'know, with all those hard to reach spots" With that she leaned in and kissed me, one full of heat and tenderness and promise, before taking my hand and leading me through the house and into the shower.
I grinned; I had a feeling we were going to get very dirty before we got clean.