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A/N: This chapter is a missing scene to the season 3 episode, Jane Doe #38 (3x6). I feel like there was so much going on in this episode that it pretty much demanded a conversation. Between Jack showing up to Andy flying off the handle at people to the looks Sharon and Andy were giving each other in the murder room to that shoulder bump Sharon gave Andy during the funeral. Anyways, this is what I think happened that night after everyone went home.

Chapter 5: Remains to be Seen

After everybody completed their paperwork that night, Sharon had sent everyone home. She figured all of them could use a break after their latest case, especially Andy. If she was being honest, she was worried about him. She could tell that this case had really affected him. He'd lost his temper with people a couple of times during the case and in general just seemed extra bothered by the whole thing. Of course, she couldn't really blame him. If it was anything like the emotions that gripped her whenever they investigated a case involving a child, she knew there were probably a thousand different things running through his head. Which is why Sharon had ended up sitting on Andy's porch with a pizza next to her as she waited for him to get home.

After she'd sent everyone home, Sharon had headed home to change into something more casual before she stopped to get a pizza and then drove over to Andy's house. When she had arrived about fifteen minutes ago, he hadn't been home. She had a pretty good idea of where he was though and figured he wouldn't be too much longer. So, she decided to sit and wait.

About ten minutes later, Andy pulled into his driveway. As he killed the engine and got out of his car, he was surprised to see Sharon sitting on his front porch.

"Hey," said Andy.

"Hey," replied Sharon

"What are you doing here?" Andy asked Sharon curiously.

"I brought dinner. I figured you could use a friend after a case like this one," said Sharon as she stood up and grabbed the pizza box.

Andy smiled at Sharon before he said, "I could. I hope you weren't waiting out here too long."

"Not too long. Maybe twenty minutes or so," replied Sharon as she smiled back at Andy.

"That's a pretty long time to wait. I'm sorry," Andy told her.

"Don't apologize, Andy. I didn't call before I came over because I knew you were probably at a meeting and would be home sooner or later. Besides, I didn't mind waiting. I wanted to make sure you were okay after the case," said Sharon.

"Was I that obvious about it?" Andy asked in reference to the case bothering him.

"Well…you did lose your temper a couple times there. So, I'd say it was pretty obvious that something was bothering you. Not that I can really blame you. In fact, I'd be more worried if it didn't bother you," said Sharon.

"Yeah. Come on in," said Andy as he unlocked and opened his front door.

Sharon walked in and set the pizza box on the counter before she turned around to grab a couple plates out of one of Andy's cabinets.

"Do you mind if I go change real quick? I need to get out of this suit," said Andy.

"Go ahead. I'll grab us something to drink and meet you in the living room," replied Sharon.

"Okay. I'll be out in a minute," said Andy before he walked down the hall and into the master bedroom to change.

Meanwhile, Sharon opened the fridge to survey their drink options. There were a few different choices, but Sharon decided to grab a can of 7up for each of them and closed the fridge before she set the plates and the soda on top of the pizza box and headed into the living room. She set everything on the coffee table and proceeded to grab two coasters to set their 7up cans on before she set a plate next to both sides of the pizza box. It was then that Sharon heard Andy walking down the hallway towards the living room. He had changed out of his suit and was wearing black basketball shorts and a blue Dodgers T-shirt.

As he walked around the coffee table and took a seat on the couch, Andy smiled at Sharon before he said, "Thanks for all of this. I probably would've ended up climbing the walls if you hadn't come over."

"I was worried about you," Sharon told Andy.

Andy didn't know why, but Sharon's admission took him by surprise. He reached over and reassuringly patted Sharon's arm with his hand for a moment before he said, "I'm okay. I just needed to get my head on straight about it."

Sharon smiled at him and set a piece of pizza on her plate before she said, "Good. I can't be down a friend and a lieutenant."

Andy smiled back at her before he said, "Well we certainly can't have that happening."

"No. Hey, you wanna hear something amusing?" Sharon asked Andy.

"Sure," Andy replied as he grabbed a piece of pizza out of the box.

"I basically served Jack with divorce papers yesterday," said Sharon.

"I know," replied Andy.

"What? How?" Sharon asked Andy confusedly.

"Provenza saw them sitting on your desk when the three of us were Skyping with that lady from the homeless shelter yesterday afternoon," said Andy.

"Oh. Why didn't you say anything?" Sharon asked him.

"I figured it was none of my business and if you wanted me to know, you'd tell me," replied Andy.

"You're a good guy, Andy. Unlike someone else I know," said Sharon.

Figuring she was referencing Jack, Andy asked, "What did that asshole do now?"

"Well, I haven't told very many people about this yet, but I'm thinking about adopting Rusty," said Sharon as her face broke out into a smile.

"That's great Sharon!" exclaimed Andy.

"Yeah, except I wanted to be the first one to talk to Rusty about it," said Sharon as her face took on an annoyed expression.

"He didn't," said Andy in reference to Jack.

"Oh, he did. When he stopped by yesterday, I gave him two options. He could adopt Rusty with me or he could sign divorce papers," Sharon told Andy.

"Let me guess. He wasn't entirely enthused about either scenario," said Andy.

"No. He tried to talk his way out of it like he always does. Said that he should be compensated for all the bullshit he'd have to deal with if he and I adopted Rusty," Sharon continued.

"Really? What an asshole," said Andy as he rolled his eyes.

"So, I told him that if he didn't like the idea of adopting Rusty then he should just sign the divorce papers now," Sharon explained.

"I bet he took that well," replied Andy.

"Yeah. He tried telling me that if we divorced that he was entitled to half my pension and half of my savings," said Sharon.

"Wow. He's a real piece of work, isn't he," said Andy.

"Yeah. I put him in his place though. Told him he wasn't getting a dime from me and that if he wanted to fight that he'd find out exactly what the courts think of child abandonment and not paying child support," said Sharon.

"Oh, man. I wish I could've seen his face when you told him that," replied Andy.

"It was pretty amusing. Until he caught Rusty in the hallway of the PAB and spilled the beans about the whole adoption thing while also trying to pump him for information about my personal life," said Sharon.

"Seriously? He's such an ass. I'm sure you're all too eager to divorce him now," said Andy.

"To say the least. Although, I'm not quite sure why it took me this long to get to that point," said Sharon with a tinge of sadness in her voice.

As Andy ran his thumb along the top of Sharon's hand he said, "Why doesn't really matter at this point. The important thing is you're standing up and saying enough is enough."

"Yeah," replied Sharon as she looked up and smiled at him.

"You wanna stay for a while and watch a movie?" Andy asked her.

"Sure," said Sharon as Andy turned on the TV and switched on Netflix so they could choose a movie to watch.

Once again, Sharon got the same feeling that she'd gotten the night her and Andy were in her kitchen getting chocolate cheesecake after dinner. The feeling that something was different between them. Maybe it was the ease with which she was able to be her complete self around him. Or maybe it was the way he rubbed his thumb along the top of her hand when he wanted to comfort or reassure her. Or maybe, just maybe, it was the way they smiled and held each other's gaze just a little too long. Whatever it was, Sharon knew she enjoyed being around Andy. What all of that meant exactly remained to be seen.

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