Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or M/C, but if I did, this is what would happen.

A/N: This chapter is a missing scene from September 2014. Right before they all head to The Nutcracker, when trying to clarify things for Nicole about Sharon and Andy and their "not dating" relationship, Rusty mentions, "Then there was that Dodger game in September…" This chapter takes place during the Dodger game that Sharon and Andy apparently went to in September that we never got to see. Enjoy!

Chapter 6: A Good Day

It was a routine day off for Sharon. She was catching up on laundry this morning and was binge watching while she was waiting for the dryer to go off. They had solved and finished up the paperwork on their latest case early the previous evening and Chief Taylor had given the team the entire weekend off barring no major crimes happened. As Sharon sat there watching, her phone began ringing. She looked at it and saw it was Andy and picked it up.

"We better not have caught another case already. I was sitting here binge watching The West Wing," said Sharon as she answered the phone.

"Nope. I was just wondering what your plans were for the afternoon. Besides watching The West Wing," said Andy.

"Not much. Why?" Sharon asked him.

"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to go to a Dodger game with me this afternoon," replied Andy.

"Okay…but don't you and Provenza usually go to the games together?" Sharon asked.

"Yeah, but he called me a little while ago and cancelled on me. Said he had to go to one of his grandkids birthday parties or something," replied Andy.

"Seems like something he probably knew about in advance," Sharon commented.

"Yeah, probably. The old dinosaur probably forgot all about it. Anyways, now I have an extra ticket and I was wondering if you'd like to go with me," said Andy.

"Sure. It been a long time since I've been to a Dodger game," replied Sharon.

"Define a long time," asked Andy.

"Probably not since Ricky and Emily were teenagers," replied Sharon.

"Well then, we're definitely fixing that situation now," said Andy jokingly.

"Apparently. What time should I come over?" Sharon asked him.

"Let's see. It's about 10:30am right now. How about you come over around 2:30pm and we can head to the stadium," said Andy.

"Sounds good. I'll see you then," replied Sharon.

"Okay. Bye," said Andy.

"Bye," said Sharon before they hung up.

As Sharon got up from the couch, she headed down the hall towards her room and into her walk in closet to figure out what she was going to wear. After perusing her closet and nixing a few of the outfits she had chosen, she stopped and began questioning why she was so concerned about what she was going to wear. They were just going to a baseball game. It's not like it was some formal event where she had to look super put together. Then another thought occurred to her. One that had to do with something she'd been trying to push to the back of her mind for a while now. What if it wasn't where she was going that had her preoccupied with her outfit choice? What if her preoccupation had more to do with who she was going to the Dodger game with? Sure, she enjoyed Andy's company, but was there something more to it than that? For now, she settled on maybe as her answer to that question. She wasn't necessarily avoiding giving a definitive yes or no answer to her own question. There were simply a few things that needed to be taken care of before she could begin to even consider that possibility. For one, she wasn't divorced yet, and although she owed Jack absolutely nothing at this point, Sharon knew it wouldn't be right to begin any sort of romantic relationship with Andy while she was still technically married. Not only would she not feel right about it for moral reasons, but it also wouldn't be fair to Andy either. So, for now, she settled on maybe, and a few minutes later, decided on the perfect outfit for a day at Dodger Stadium.

Around 2:30 that afternoon, Sharon pulled up in front of Andy's house. She had chosen to wear light wash boyfriend jeans, a cobalt blue half sleeve popover blouse, and low top white converse. It was a casual outfit for a casual day at Dodger Stadium and if certain parts of her outfit happened to accentuate certain assets she happened to possess, well that was just a bonus.

As Sharon got out of her car and made her way towards Andy's front door, she couldn't help but smile. She decided not to read too much into it for the moment though and rang Andy's doorbell. A minute later, Andy opened the door and smiled when he saw how excited Sharon seemed about going to the game.

"Well, someone's excited," said Andy.

"You know me and my sense of occasion," replied Sharon.

"I do. Come on in," said Andy as he moved aside to let Sharon inside.

Once Sharon was inside, Andy closed the door before he said, "I just gotta grab my hat and the tickets and then we can go."

"Take your time," Sharon told him as he walked down the hall towards his bedroom to get his hat and the tickets.

A minute later, Andy returned to the living room wearing his Dodgers hat and had his keys and the tickets in hand. Sharon couldn't help but smile at him.

"What?" Andy asked her confusedly.

"I was just thinking about how I don't think I've ever seen you wear a baseball cap before or any kind of hat for that matter," Sharon told him.

"I could say the same about you wearing sneakers. In fact, I wasn't even sure you owned a pair until right now," replied Andy.

"I'll have you know I own three pairs. One fashionable pair, a pair for the gym, and these for casual days like today. Oh, and by the way, I like the hat. It suits you," Sharon told Andy.

"So do the shoes. I like this new casual side of Sharon Raydor," replied Andy.

Sharon looked away for a moment and tried not to smile before her eyes returned to Andy and she asked, "Are we taking your car or mine?"

"We can take mine. After all, you did drive all the way over here," said Andy.

"It took me fifteen minutes to get over here. That's hardly a lengthy drive. Especially by LA standards," replied Sharon.

"Still. You made the effort to drive all the way over here on your day off. I don't mind driving the rest of the way there," said Andy.

"Okay. Let's go," said Sharon as she smiled at Andy before opening his front door and stepping out onto the porch to wait for him while he locked the door.

Once they got to Dodger Stadium, they each got some food and a soft drink. They had both chosen to get Dodger dogs, although Andy's was of course a veggie dog because of him being a vegetarian. Once they got their hot dogs and beverages, they found their seats and waited for the game to start.

For a moment, Andy thought back to their earlier conversation before they had left his house to head to the stadium. He could be totally off base here, but he felt like there had been a moment after he walked back into the living room where Sharon might have been flirting with him and he might have flirted back. It was difficult to tell if that's what had actually happened though because the flirting or whatever it was they'd been doing earlier had been pretty subtle. More like two kids on the playground who insisted on playfullyarguing back and forth because they didn't want to admit that they actually liked each other. If he was being honest, he liked Sharon and he liked spending time with her. They'd grown closer in the last year or so and had become great friends. Could that friendship slowly be growing into something more? Whatever the answer to that question was, he was certain of two things. One, she was still married and even though she was currently in the process of divorcing Jack, Andy was not foolish enough to get romantically involved with a married woman. A little harmless flirting maybe, but there was still a line there that he wouldn't cross and was positive Sharon wouldn't either. Then there was the small fact that he was pretty sure he had feelings for his best friend. Feelings that extended beyond friendship. There had been a few instances that suggested this might be the case, but he had promptly pushed them to the back of his mind and insisted that he and Sharon were just friends. Now, it seemed more difficult to ignore some of those signs. They seemed to be spending more and more of their off time together, whether it was going out to dinner or a movie or for coffee on the weekend and now it seemed that he had invited Sharon to go to a baseball game with him. Lines were definitely being blurred at this point, but he decided not to question it or read too much more into it at this point. He decided to adopt the motto that whatever happens, happens and see where it lead.

Sharon could see Andy was deep in thought and said, "Earth to Andy."

"I'm sorry. What were you saying?" Andy asked her.

"Nothing. I lost you for a minute there. Where'd you go?" Sharon asked him

"Nowhere important. Just thinking about how it's kind of bad that my dinosaur of a partner nearly forgot his own grandson's birthday," replied Andy.

"That is pretty strange. Maybe he waited until the last minute to tell you because he didn't want to disappoint you," Sharon suggested.

"Maybe. I would've understood though. It's a family thing. Family stuff kind of takes priority over going to a baseball game with your partner," said Andy.

"Yeah. Hey, maybe it all turned out for the best though. Lieutenant Provenza gets to go to his grandson's birthday party and we get to spend the afternoon together watching the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks," said Sharon.

"Yeah," replied Andy as he smiled at Sharon.

Sharon smiled back at Andy for a moment before they both awkwardly turned their heads away from one another and then turned their attention back to the field where the game was about to begin.

Sharon internally chastised herself for so enthusiastically returning the smile Andy had just given her. She probably looked like a damn idiot to him. Not to mention the fact that the last thing she wanted to do was give Andy the wrong idea about what may or may not be happening between them. Hell, she wasn't even 100% sure what was happening between then. What she did know though was that she enjoyed spending time with Andy and she enjoyed how he always knew what to say to cheer her up and how the touch of his hand on top of her hand or along her arm provided her with a sense of comfort and security. More recently though, she had also been enjoying the playful lighthearted way that they would banter back and forth during normal conversation and if she was being honest, she wasn't sure she wanted that to stop. Was she playing with fire? Maybe, but maybe a little adventure was just what she needed at this point in her life.

About halfway through the game, Andy went to go get a refill of his soda. He'd asked Sharon if she wanted him to get a refill for her as well, but she had politely let him know that her cup was still half full. He had told her he'd be back soon. That had been about twenty five minutes ago and Sharon was beginning to wonder what was taking him so long when she saw him walking down the steps toward their seats with his soda in one hand and a Dodger team shop bag in the other hand.

Once Andy arrived back at their seats, Sharon said, "I should have known."

"Known what?" Andy asked confusedly.

"You in a Dodgers team shop is like me in a mall. So, what did you buy yourself this time?" Sharon asked him amusedly.

Andy laughed amusedly before he lightheartedly said, "Must be where all those fancy shoes come from."

"Maybe," replied Sharon as she cracked a smile at Andy.

"Oh, and for the record, I didn't get myself anything. It's for you," said Andy as he handed Sharon the bag.

"Andy, what did you do?" Sharon asked him.

"Open it," Andy told Sharon as he smiled at her.

"Well, whatever it is, thank you. You didn't have to do that," Sharon told Andy as she patted the top of his hand.

"Actually, I kind of did," replied Andy as Sharon began opening the bag to reveal a Los Angeles Dodgers hat.

As Sharon took it out of the bag, she smiled at Andy as she said, "Thank you again, Andy. Look, now we match."

"Yeah, I guess we kind of do. That is until you look at the back," Andy told her amusedly.

"Should I be scared to turn this around?" Sharon asked him.

"Not really," replied Andy as he smiled at her mischievously.

Sharon burst out laughing as she read what Andy had gotten stitched on the back of the hat. Andy had gotten the hat personalized for her, but instead of it just saying Sharon Raydor on the back, it said Sharon "Bean Bag Gun" Raydor.

"Oh my god! That's great Andy! I'm surprised you even remembered that. It seems like so long ago now," said Sharon.

"Well, it was a memorable moment," Andy told Sharon as he smiled at her.

"Yeah. Admit it. That's when you really first started respecting me," said Sharon.

"I wouldn't go that far, but I will say that's when I began respecting your shooting skills. I sure as hell didn't want to end up at the wrong end of your gun," replied Andy.

Sharon chuckled at that for a moment before she smiled at Andy and said, "And look how far we've come since then."

"True. If anybody told me back then that I'd be sitting in Dodger Stadium watching a baseball game with you, I'd have laughed them out of the room," said Andy.

"And now?" Sharon asked him curiously.

"You're way better company than Provenza. He usually grumbles about the crowds and complains about how baseball has gone all to hell. Maybe I'll have to bring you to these games more often and leave his grumpy ass at home," replied Andy.

Sharon laughed at that and had to turn her head for fear that Andy might see her blushing. When she looked back at Andy, he was smiling at her. That's when she knew she was in trouble. Mostly because she couldn't help but smile back at him, but also because she could already tell that Andy's smile was going to be her weakness. When he smiled at her like that, it gave her more butterflies than she ever remembered feeling and if she was being honest, it kind of made her feel a little weak in the knees. Yes, she was definitely in trouble here. Maybe, just maybe, Andy Flynn was her kind of trouble though. She may not have all the answers right now, but Sharon did know she intended on eventually finding out if Andy Flynn was who she hadn't even known she was looking for. In a way, a lot of what she was currently feeling surprised her. Mostly because she hadn't gone looking for any of this in the first place. She chalked it up to life being full of surprises before turning her attention back to the game where the Dodgers eventually won 5 to 3 against the Diamondbacks.

Today was definitely a good day. The Dodgers won and she was spending the afternoon with her best friend on their day off. Sharon counted herself lucky. She had built an amazing life for herself with the possibility of it getting even more amazing once her divorce was finalized. She didn't know what the future held, but she was definitely excited to find out.

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! As always, leave a review to let me know what you thought of it. Also, just to let you know, it'll probably be a few weeks before I post the next chapter of this story. I'm currently trying to balance writing two multi chapter fics at once and I've decided to alternate between the two. So, I'll usually write and post 2-3 chapters for this fic (since the chapters tend to be shorter than in the other fic I'm working on) and then switch back to my other fic and write a chapter for that fic, etc. Anyways, thank you to everybody for their continued support of my stories and for everybody's continued patience as I navigate the crazy adventure that is being a fic writer.