Andy paced back and forth as he waited for Taylor. He played over and over in his mind the events of the morning. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that Sharon would be verbally attacked by the new head of FID. Something just wasn't' right with this guy, he was much too familiar with the personal details of Sharon's life and far too quick to judge. But why? Who is this jerk?

Taylor entered the office in a rush, "I'm sorry Flynn, I know you had much rather be with Sharon right now but I needed to get your signature first."

"My signature, I don't understand."

Pulling a folder from his bottom drawer, Chief Taylor handed Andy a single piece of paper. As Andy began to read he couldn't contain the sheepish grin that crossed his face. Noting the date below Captain Raydor's signature, he signed his name adding January 23, 2015 below his signature as well. "She's something isn't she?" Andy said handing the notification of relationship status back to Chief Taylor.

"I didn't think I would ever say this, but…you two are good for each other. And lord knows she is going to need you now more than ever. So get out of here. Just keep me updated and Andy, if there is anything…anything that she needs you let me know."

"Will do Chief, will do."

SASASASASASASASA

Thirty minutes later, Andy quietly used his key to enter Sharon's condo. He had barely made in through the door before Rusty was up beside him asking him where he had been. Ignoring Rusty's question he quietly asked "Is she okay?"

"No! She's not okay," Rusty replied with too much volume for Andy's ears. "Where the hell have you been? What happen today? I mean shit Andy! Sanchez and Provenza said she cried the most of the way back to the condo and Julio had to practically carry her to her room. I tried to talk to her, ask her what was wrong but she just looked through me almost. I've knocked twice since she closed the door but she won't answer. I'm scared Andy, I've never seen her like this."

Andy ran his hands through his hair and looked Rusty directly in the eyes. "Just give me a little while to check on her and then I will come back and explain what happen today and we will talk about what we need to do. Trust me Rusty, this is just a bad day, a very bad day but she will be okay." And with that said, Andy headed down the hall to Sharon's room.

As he entered her room Andy was quickly aware that something was seriously wrong. The room was dark, warm and smelled stale. He walked across the room tripping over her shoes and jacket that were discarded in the middle of the floor. Turning on the bedside lamp, he was surprised to find the bed empty. He walked down the small hall to her bathroom and panic settled in when he recognized the putrid odor of vomit and urine. He rounded the corner to find Sharon, his beautiful Sharon lying on the floor next to the toilet. Vomit on the floor beside her and her grey slacks dark with urine. He quickly grabbed a wash cloth and wet it. He knelt down beside her, calling her name and gently wiping her face.

"Andy" she mumbled.

"I'm here sweetheart, you're ok."

"Andy"

"Come on open your eyes for me Sharon." She opened her eyes and looked at him intently, tears slowly rolling out of the corners of her eyes.

"Andy" she repeated.

Reaching for her, he gently helped her into a sitting position. She reached up and cupped his cheek. "Andy, I thought you... I.."

"Shh, Sharon, it's okay you're safe and I am here with you. I'm not going anywhere," he soothed.

"You're not leaving me?" She asked with a look that was like a dagger straight to his heart.

"Sweetheart, never! Why would you even think that?" He asked sitting down beside her.

"After today, after all you saw and heard about what he did, about what I did," she sobbed.

Pulling her to him despite her soiled clothes, he cradled her to his chest. "Sharon, I love you. I will always love you. I love you even more after seeing how brave and how strong you are."

She snuggled even closer to him," but when I…I came out of the interview room and everyone was there except you, I thought you… you…"

Gently tilting her chin up so he could look her in the eyes, "I wasn't there when you came out because Taylor sent me to his office. He… I…" Andy stumbled for the right words. "I got upset while we were all in the media room watching you…And to protect me and you from that asshole from FID, Taylor sent me to his office. I wanted to barge into that interview room, pick you up and tote you right out of there but I knew I couldn't. And I knew that the minute I did see you that I would not be able to control myself from holding you and making sure you were okay. And Taylor just wanted to protect us. So he got me out of there. I'm so sorry I…"

"Oh Andy, I'm sorry for automatically thinking that…that you…I should have known," she cried into his chest. "I just…just don't understand why…why that Captain…he treated me like…like a suspect. I don't even know…know him. But he…he seemed to know…to know an awful lot about me." Looking down, "Oh, Andy, I…I'm so sorry I'm such a…a mess. I…I," she cried. "I couldn't get my…zipper down and…I panicked…and…and…I…felt…"

"Shh. Sharon…I'm just sorry I…I wasn't here to help you. Let me start the shower and we will get you cleaned up and then we can talk," he said as he gently cupped her cheek.

Andy helped Sharon undress and guided her under the warm water. She stood while he washed her hair and body. He was pleased to see the bruises on her legs and lower back were already beginning to look better. She laid her head on his shoulder humming into his ear as he bent to wash her. He guided her back on to the towel he had placed on the bench and helped her to sit and enjoy the steam while he took a few minutes to leave the shower and quickly clean where she had been sick. After a few minutes, Andy stepped back into the shower washing himself before helping her stand so he could rinse the conditioner from her hair.

Sharon was exhausted by the time he helped her back to the bed. Andy dressed in his jeans and a LAPD t-shirt before he towel dried her hair and helped her into one his old t-shirts and her pajama bottoms. He knew they had so much they needed to talk about but he could tell that she was fading fast. He sat next to her, holding her hand for the few minutes it took her to fall asleep. Gently kissing her on the forehead, he covered her with a blanket before leaving her to sleep. He left the bedroom door ajar so he could hear her, just in case she needed him.

As he entered the living room, Andy was surprised to find Provenza sitting on the couch with Rusty. "How is she?" Provenza asked with a look of worry written across his face.

Sitting across from Rusty and his partner, "she's asleep for now. But I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried. I don't…I don't know how much more she can take. We all know how strong she is but I'm worried she's at her breaking point. She…She…" Running his fingers through his hair, "When I got home she was on the bathroom floor, she had gotten sick and couldn't…couldn't make it…"

"Damn it! I knew it was too soon for her to have to come in and then to be verbally attacked by that…that asshole."

"I should have gone in and checked on her even though she wouldn't answer the door."

"No Rusty, you did the right thing. She wouldn't have wanted you to see her like that. Trust me. And we all know how private she is." Looking to Provenza, "did you find out anything more from Taylor?"

Provenza weighed his words carefully, not wanting to share the Vegas connection with Andy until they had more proof. "No not yet, but I will say this, Chief Taylor is livid. So maybe, just maybe that will work to our advantage for once. Rusty, if you don't mind I do need to talk with Flynn in private for just a few minutes."

"Ok. Sure." Rusty got up and headed toward his room, turning to look back at Flynn and Provenza, "Hey Lieutenants, thank you both for looking out for Sharon and me. It means a lot."

"So what's up that you don't want the kid to hear?"

"Um, well, we have a situation, and before I tell you, you have to promise me…Flynn, promise me that you will stay calm."

"Okay! Okay."

Provenza stood and began pacing around the room. This only worried Andy more because he couldn't recall ever seeing Louie do that before. "Okay, I'm just going to lay it out there. Daniel Dunn visited Sharon Beck at County four weeks ago. And with all of the Stroh madness going on I…I didn't even think about checking in on her or her visitors. Flynn, she knew Dunn was going after the Captain. She encouraged him to…to…her exact words were… I want that bitch dead."

"Who else knows about this?" Andy asks, jumping to his feet.

"Well no one just you, me…oh and Buzz because he pull the video for me. What are you thinking?"

"I think we need to just sit on this for a while. I'm not sure…I'm just not sure how Rusty for one will handle this news and I think Sharon will be…"

"Sharon will be what?"

They both turned, surprised to hear Sharon's questioning voice. "Sweetheart, you're not supposed to be…"

Sharon held her hand up to the approaching Andy, "Lieutenants, I want to know what you two are talking about and I want to know now."

Andy carefully took Sharon by the arm and guided her to the sofa, sitting down next to her. Provenza took the chair opposite them. He and Andy carefully explained their conversation concerning Rusty's mother and her recent connection with Daniel Dunn. As Flynn fully expected once Sharon heard all the facts, her main concern was for Rusty and also for Provenza. She didn't want either of them to feel to blame for any of this. Her eyes filled with tears at the thought of Rusty once again being hurt by his worthless mother. "We have to tell him. As much as I want to, this isn't something that we can keep from him," she whispered.

"Captain, we don't have to do this today. It has been a long day already and…"

Reaching out to gently touch his knee, "No, Louie, we can't put this off even for a day. Andy, go get Rusty from his room and let him know we need to talk with him."

"You're sure about this Sharon."

"Yes, I know my son and while I know that this will hurt him, he would want to face this head-on."

Gently cupping her cheek, "Like mother, like son," Andy replied before making his way down the hall to Rusty's room.

The conversation with Rusty went better than all of them expected. He was angry at first and on the verge of throwing one of his tantrums he was so good at when he first came to live with Sharon, but then he looked at her and saw the deep concern on her face for him. He realized in that moment what he has known all along, even though Sharon Beck may have given birth to him, Sharon Raydor is his mother in every sense of the word. Andy also reminded him that while we have zero control over someone else's actions, it is how we re-act that is important. As the four of them talked further, Rusty shared his concerns that Sharon Beck should be punished for her part in the attack against Sharon so with Rusty's insistence, Provenza promised to call Hobbs to inform her of the possible conspiracy on Sharon Beck's part. Provenza stayed a while longer just to re-assure himself that the Captain and Rusty would be okay. Deep down, although he would never admit it out loud, he is thankful that Sharon and Andy have found each other.