"You still look awful," Provenza scowled as Andy climbed into his car.

"Right back at you," Andy announced. "Only difference is I was thrown from a moving car and have been to the hospital twice. You, you just look like your normal, awful looking self," he grinned. "Why are you so stressed about this?"

Provenza waved his hand, "Stressed? I'm not stressed!" he exclaimed. Andy gave him the eye. Provenza waved his hand again, "Okay, fine. I just need to get this right. I can't mess it up."

"Wow," Andy nodded as he folded his arms and looked to Provenza, "You are in deep."

"What was it you just said-right back at you?" Provenza smirked at Andy. Andy just rolled his eyes and readjusted in the seat, grimacing slightly. Provenza noticed and looked to Andy, "You okay?"

Andy waved him off, "Yeah, I'll be fine. Just these broken ribs," he sighed. "You know I won't take anything for them, anything that would really help. So, yeah, they hurt, but I will live. Plus, that mattress is way too soft. My back is killing me, so all around, I've been better."

"And, which mattress would that be?" Provenza smirked at Andy.

"Well, it's Sharon's condo, so they're both her mattresses," he returned the smirk. Provenza scowled and rolled his eyes. Andy left the air sit silently for a few seconds and continued in a mumble, "Sharon's," he finished. Nothing happened, but after that first night, I didn't want Rusty having to sleep on that awful sofa. Plus, Sharon spent most of her time up checking on me anyway that first night, so it helped to put her out of her misery," he said with a small smile. "Also, I'm not going to lie that even with a soft mattress, I slept better next to her," he grinned.

Provenza rolled his eyes again and gave an annoyed glance to Andy, "I'm sure you just hate that," as he started to groan. Then, he started to chuckle, "Actually, I am sure Rusty did hate that. I would have paid to see his reaction."

Andy groaned, "Kid seems to hate me now. It's like knowing that am more intimate with his mom is disgusting him. He's like some parent who wants to drag the boyfriend out back and knock some sense into him. Anyway, Sharon had already talked to him awhile ago about someday my staying overnight, so it wasn't completely in left field. That doesn't change that he is ready to kill me, but he was warned. Now, this situation is nothing like she was actually referring to, but still," he shrugged.

Provenza pursed his lips and nodded, "Please, spare me the details. I'm fully aware of what she would have been referring to, and the last thing I want to do is think of you and the captain like that! I'm with Rusty, although not surprised in the least your 'Hotel Raydor' stay got a room upgrade."

"This is supposed to be about your ring purchase. Can we not talk about my intimate life with Sharon?" Andy asked.

Provenza yelled, "Do NOT put intimate and Sharon in the same sentence, please! Yes, let's change the subject-Patrice's ring."

"Well, what are you going to get her?" Andy asked.

"Not exactly sure yet. She likes a lot of things. I will know it when I see it. I'm thinking maybe something with a cluster of small diamonds," Provenza said.

"Why, because you can't afford one larger one?" Andy grinned.

"Well, they are more expensive like that!" Provenza stammered.

"Of course, they are!" Andy said. "Good rings are expensive. You want to do this right-you are going to have to spend some cash."

Provenza's eyebrows shot up, "What? Like over a thousand?"

Andy just dropped his head, closed, his eyes, and sighed, "In all your marriages, you didn't spend even a thousand dollars on a ring? Vacations often cost over a thousand dollars!"

"No! The way I see it-They want to marry me-they will like the ring I buy. At least, that was what I did before. That's why I need your help. So, I'm going to have to spend over a thousand?"

"Of course!" Andy exclaimed. "Probably more."

Provenza was quite for a few moments, thinking. Andy sat, clutching his side, where he was in pain and tried to look out the window.

"What would you buy?" Provenza asked, breaking the silence. "If you were buying a ring, what would you buy?"

"Easy," Andy smiled brightly, "I'd buy a large solitaire, either square or round cut, depending on what I liked. It would be gold because she's classy like that, traditional. Now, that's what I would buy Sharon, but you need to decide what you would buy Patrice,"

Provenza turned to him, "You've thought about buying the captain an engagement ring?" he asked, wide eyed.

Andy shrugged, "A little, but we aren't ready for that yet. Hopefully, someday we are. I know her so well, have for years, so it's easy to know what she would like. Strangely, I've know her much longer than you have known Patrice," he shrugged.

"Yes," Provenza shook his head, "What a strange thing, yet, I'm the one buying a ring. Maybe you should man up-you two should stop playing your dating games, and figure this out!"

"We are figuring this out!" Andy exclaimed. "We're dating, aren't we?"

"Well, finally! It only took you a couple years to admit what the rest of the world already knew. Now, you two seemed act like you don't really know each other," Provenza stated.

"That's not true," Andy waved his hand at Provenza. "We don't want to mess this up, either of us. Plus, as you pointed out, Rusty is a problem right now, not that he's going to come between us, but we are navigating things slowly because he's having difficulty. We were just ready to move forward intimately when the car hit-"

Provenza interrupted, raising his hand, "Stop right there. I already told you I didn't want a couple very specific words in a sentence together, and you were very close to using those very two words again. Fine, so you have thought about a ring for a woman you've been in love with for years. I have no doubt I love Patrice, but I don't know what to buy that is meaningful to her."

Andy patted his shoulder, "We'll find it. If I'm going to unload your sorry self onto Patrice, I, for one, am goin to make sure that lady has a great ring. She deserves a medal for taking you in for good, so we'll find her the best ring your money can buy. Well, we will find her the best ring, the money I make you spend, can buy," he grinned.