8This was an idea I was toying with for a while, I haven't written anything along these lines before so I'm hoping it reads well. Possible chapters to follow if you enjoy it, let me know what you think, it will really depend on all of you if you would like to read more. Hope you enjoy!
Andrea slid behind Sharon in the shower her shoulder brushing against the brunette's back, "mind if I join you? I'm running late."
"I guess not" Sharon noted, her unfamiliar annoyed tone hurt Andrea in the worst of ways. Sharon was blaming her for something she had no control over. Andrea had no control over Emma and her motives; however Sharon didn't see it that way.
"Honey I know you're upset but there really isn't anything I can do." Andrea leaned over Sharon setting her hand on Sharon's hip to grab the shampoo balancing her body enjoying the warmth of Sharon's skin under her touch.
"You could get that bitch away from Rusty." Sharon stepped under the water rinsing the shampoo from her own head feeling the water once again warm her body and stepping out of Andreas reach. How could Andrea not understand how badly this was hurting Rusty?
"Sharon…" Andrea warned working the shampoo into her hair while looking at Sharon's sexy neck wanting nothing more than to lean forward and taste her skin and relieve the growing tension between them. God she was impossible, pissing her off while turning her on…not a good combination.
"No Andrea, you should have witnessed the look on his face, he was in tears! Hell I was in tears; she called him a Whorefhin!" Sharon shrugged her shoulders away taking a step forward, "And then that woman told me that Rusty shouldn't be living here. She continues to insist he shouldn't be here, she is persistent I will give her that much."
Andrea rolled her eyes mentally cursing herself for appointing Emma to Major Crimes. "Sharon I can't get involved."
"You already got involved when you let her take over a case that should have been yours." Sharon spat back with full on anger rising.
"Sharon I'm your girlfriend! Rusty lives with us, don't you think they would be questioning me as well for tampering with the witness? Maybe if he didn't live here I could-"
"What the hell Andrea! How could you even say that?" Sharon jerked the door to the shower open stepping out as Andrea grabbed gently for her shoulder. Sharon had enough of people questioning Rusty's living situation.
"Sharon you didn't even let me finish! That wasn't what I meant at all, I love Rusty and I want him here." Andrea reached out for Sharon once again wanting to explain herself further.
"Don't. Just get your shower." Sharon stepped across the room, grabbing a towel wrapping it around her body as she left the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. She knew she was being irrational but she couldn't help but feel that Andrea deserved the silent treatment after forcing Emma into Major Crimes.
"Morning" After dressing Sharon stepped next to Rusty kissing the top of his head as he sat at the counter eating his cereal.
"Hey" Rusty looked over at Sharon seeing her move about the kitchen with force raising his eyebrows and looking back at the bedroom where he knew Andrea was still residing. "So, are you two going to stay mad at each other forever?"
"What makes you think we're mad at each other?" Sharon pulled down a coffee mug filling it half way before taking a sip looking over at Rusty.
"Oh come on Sharon, I'm not stupid. Walls are thin around here." Rusty took another bite of his cereal seeing Sharon's expression completely change to fear.
Sharon pursed her lips together trying her best not to break into tears, "Rusty we aren't mad at you."
"Yeah but Sharon you're fighting because of me. Look if that's much of a big deal, I'll- I can find somewhere else to go. I mean maybe Emma's right maybe this was a bad idea." Rusty sighed not able to look Sharon in the eye for fear she would see his tears.
"No. This is your home Rusty. This will remain your home for as long as you need." Sharon's words had been exactly what Rusty needed to hear.
"Thanks Sharon." He needed to feel that he wasn't alone when taking on Emma, even if she wasn't in the room; he knew Sharon was always on the other side of the door.
Sharon smiled giving a confirmed nod hearing the bedroom door open and Andrea walking out in her navy blazer, the one that melted Sharon with every step. "Rusty why don't you wait for me down in the car, I need to talk to Andrea."
"Yeah okay" Rusty grabbed his bag next to him on the table taking his phone out of his pocket as he slipped past Andrea and walked out the front door.
"I really know how to clear a room these days." Andrea huffed with sarcasm as she grabbed her phone off the counter checking the morning emails and walking into the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee.
"Andrea we need to talk." Sharon sat down at the table looking over at the woman rooting around the kitchen.
Andrea stopped with her hand in the cabinet slowly pulling out the travel coffee mug as she looked over at Sharon, "We do, however, I'm running late for work and I really don't know what there is to say right now without it resulting in a fight, we both know how this is going to end and it's not how I want to start my day."
Sharon sighed knowing her words were true, "your right, you're always right." Sharon wasn't sure what they could say that wouldn't end in complete devastation before she finished her first cup of coffee.
"How about we make a deal?" Andrea saw the smile in Sharon's eye and continued her compromise "what if, we take the night to think about it? I need to go home and get some work done tonight anyway and it will give us both some space and time to …think" Andrea put all her focus into holding the coffee mug tightly so Sharon couldn't see just how hard this was for her. She already felt there was too much distance between them.
"Okay, that sounds like a deal." Sharon set her own mug down in the sink brushing past Andrea once again. "Lock up when you leave, please." Sharon grabbed her phone and purse tugging it over her shoulder taking a second glance back at Andrea, "call me tomorrow?"
"Of course, have a good day." Andrea set the lid on the travel mug tight as she heard Sharon grab the keys from the dish in front of the door, "Sharon…"
"Yeah?" Sharon was standing half out the door scrolling through her morning emails waiting impatiently for whatever Andrea had to say.
"I love you," Andrea's voice cracked as she spoke the words and it caught Sharon's attention, however they were both running too late to try and reconcile at this point, they needed space.
Sharon sighed, she couldn't do this now. She would call her in the morning with a prompt apology but for now she didn't have the strength, "I love you too." And with that she was gone.
However neither of them knew that Jack Raydor would be their newest house guest by morning, and later wasn't always an option.
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