Sharon/Brenda #72
72. “I’llmeet you halfway.”
“BrendaLeigh…” Sharon sighed, rubbing her forehead as she watched her lieutenants anddetectives work on the other side of the glass. It had been several months nowand she was still getting used to the fact that this was her team now, her unitto lead. At least that period of adjustment extended to her team as well. Theywere all missing the blonde with the charming accent and questionable taste inclothes.
Well,some a little less than others.
“I don’tmean tonight, maybe tomorrow if you’ve wrapped up your case. I just miss you.”Sharon could easily picture her on the other end of the line, sitting on hercouch that Sharon had told her to replace because it really didn’t suit the apartmentshe had moved into. She’d offered to help her decorate, but never actuallymanaged to make that offer reality with the new job and a teenager living ather place.
“I missyou too. But it’s not just work, I have Rusty at home as well.”
“And you’restill not ready to tell him you and I are dating.” While their relationship wasgetting a little better, she didn’t think he would react well to the fact shewas seeing Brenda and had been for a couple of months. Knowing him, he’dprobably see it as a betrayal of his trust. She needed him less skittish andmore able to believe that she wouldn’t abandon him at the first sign of trouble.Maybe then she’d be okay with telling him about her and Brenda.
“I amnot.”
“Alright,so I’ll meet you halfway. Lunch tomorrow at your office.” Sharon looked atProvenza and Andy. She didn’t know if Brenda kept in contact with them. Shedidn’t ask either. Despite the difficulty of the situation, she tried to keepher work and Brenda separate, for now. If they all had weekly lunches together,she didn’t have a clue and it was probably for the best.
“Are yousure you want to come here?” With the way Brenda had left, her old team and hersoon to be ex-husband walking around the building, it didn’t seem like the greatestplan, but she wasn’t one to judge. If Brenda wanted to face all of that to seeher, she wasn’t going to stop her, per se. But the short silence told her thatBrenda hadn’t considered it at all and was doing so now. Some things neverchanged, like her ability to so completely focus on her goal, that she forgoteverything else.
“Right.Maybe not. So that little Italian place right around the corner. You can’t buryyourself in work, Sharon.” Sharoncouldn’t help but let out a wry chuckle at that.
“Saysyou.”
“Exactly,who better to tell you? So, it’s a date?”
Sharonpaused for a moment, smiling when she saw Rusty appear with Buzz discussingsomething. “It’s a date.”