First, thank you for all the kindness and support. Second, this is the last chapter to this story. But I will continue with a sequel, "A New Dream," so please I would love for the kindness and support to follow me there. But for now.- Enjoy this last chapter, what has been for me an incredible treasure because it has truly taken me into this world of fanfic and I have loved indulging in it.-Thank you and again please enjoy!


Sharon smiles as she wakes up to the sound of the ocean, the crackling of the fire but more than anything else being held by Andy, they were both on their sides his face in front of hers his arm around her. She watches him delicately not wanting to interrupt his peace. More than an hour passes as she lays there enjoying the stillness that surrounds her, when Andy stirs a little she waits anxiously for his eyes to open, she snuggles into him and kisses his neck.

"Good Morning Beautiful." His voice rough like every morning, the sound she found incredibly sexy, she rests her lips gently onto his.

"Did you know, you look so peaceful, when you sleep?" Sharon smiles when Andy gives her a curious glare stretching his arms.

"You watched me sleep?" His voice playful as she nods, running her hand to his behind. "Oh," he groans she smiles.

"You get this cute frown and it causes your nose to scrunch a small wrinkle appearing right here." She taps a point on his forehead as she moves closer into his hips.

"I do?" He asks grinning rubbing the spot she just tapped.

"Yes it is very cute, I had never seen it before." She smiles squirming as he tickles her stomach one leg going around him.

"Now that's cute." He says to her giggling. He kisses her along her cheek.

"You don't snore." She says after her giggles subside.

He laughs. "You thought I did?" He lets out with his laughter.

"Well I always fall asleep before you." She admits shyly.

"You do." He had made sure this happened, not wanting to leave her tossing and turning or up worried without even knowing about it. "I like to watch you sleep." He admits.

"Really?" She asks excitedly her leg over his thigh wrapping behind him. "Tell me do I have cute little antics as I sleep?" She challenges him.

"You do snore." He says quickly, his hand holding her back tightly.

"I do not." She pushes onto his shoulder releasing her leg.

"I promise." He smiles pulling her back into him.

"Seriously?" Her voice embarrassed kissing his chest.

He nods running his hands along her face. "When you're really tired."

"I'm sorry." She frowns.

"Don't be, it's really sweet." He says honestly, gently pressing her lips with his.

"You also pout your lips." His fingertips trace her lips.

"Really?" She sounds amused and entertained.

"Yeah and you somehow always breath in unison with me." She smiles putting her hand on his chest. "Your hands they caress me every few minutes, like trying to make sure I'm still there." Her eyes pierce his. "And you move a lot, but only trying to get closer to me. I've noticed that the only time you flip over or lay on your other side is when you're awake otherwise you hold me tighter." She hums not expecting to have him say so much, what started as a playful game became another way of her realizing how much he really did love her.

"You have watched me sleep." She says impressed and in admiration.

"Is it creepy?" He frowns.

"Not at all." Her hand running through his hair. "You know me better then I know myself. That's why I can't sleep when you're not here, I'm searching for you." She states almost as if she finally realizes it his eyes lighten letting her kiss him with all the tenderness she can muster. "Tell me are we going home today?" She was hoping he had planned this so it would be longer, she wasn't ready for this dream to end.

"No." He replies making her grin. "Tomorrow." He can see the happiness reach her eyes and it makes him smile.

"So we can go swimming?" Her tone hopeful and playful.

"Only if you'll wear a bikini." He raises his eyebrows, that flirty look she knew and loved.

"I have two; a red and a blue, you can choose your favorite." She offers teasing him.

"Oh I think I'm in heaven." He groans out turning laying on his back she giggles loving the way they don't have to worry about work, calls or any other problems. The way they lay together talking about nothing and everything, connecting in ways they hadn't and in ways they had missed from being apart and because of the attack.

"So, can I ask this love of mine to join me in the shower?" She maneuvers onto him a knee at each side, leaning down and kissing him, he appreciated it her nude body on his. "So we can go have breakfast," his hands on her thighs "my stomach is growling." He chuckles with her.

"No, breakfast will be here any minute." He tells her, running his hand over her body enjoying the view. "It comes with the place." He says quickly to her frown but it doesn't go away. "We can go out?" He asks as she pulls off of him and lays at his side.

"I want a shower," a small pout reaching her lips he frowns not understanding her disappointment, she leans into his ear whispering, "with you." She bites at his earlobe and tugs with a faint noise escaping his throat. He grins turning around and kissing her, his hands going to her back and pulling her on top of him. His hands on her bottom, his teeth tugging at her lip. There is a loud knock in the distance, Sharon groans in frustration, moving off Andy once again.

Andy lets out a frustrated sigh. "Just give me a second, it's the food." He gets off the floor. "Should I open the door like this?" Andy stands nude.

"Please do!" Sharon giggles as he puts on his pajama bottoms.

When he returns she's on her stomach the sheet only covering her bottom, one of her legs running up and down her other as she rest her head on her crossed arms. He takes it in, she was absolutely divine. He takes the plate of fruit and walks over to her, lying beside her setting the plate of fruit in front of her his hand going to her back, his fingertips running patterns from her shoulders to her lower back. She hums in appreciation propping herself onto her elbows grabbing a slice of mango and sucking it. Andy smiles as she takes another piece looking over at him through the corner of her eye, she smiles when he raises his eyebrows.

"You want me to feed you again?" She asks playfully, he hums as she sits up and brings the sheet with her covering her chest, crossing her legs and laying the fruit onto the sheet on her lap. Andy props himself on one arm picking fruit off the plate watching as she swipes her hair behind her ears and takes another piece feeding him a grape, he takes it excitedly.

"There's waffles and other stuff." He says a little upset at possibly ruining the vision in front of him. She nods in agreement, looking around and reaching for his shirt and putting it on. Andy follows her out to the kitchen as she carries the plate of fruit in hand.

They walk to the dining room and Sharon takes a plate and Andy another, they both uncover them. "No." She waves her hand switching plates, he smiles seeing no bacon on his plate now. She turns her chair to face Andy and put her legs on him, he grins running his hands up and down them. "You think it'll go away completely?" She asks as he trails the scar on her leg.

"It's almost gone." He looks up at her. "It'll take time." He smiles at her as she enjoys her strip of bacon. "But they're beautiful all the same." He lifts her leg and kisses her ankle, she smiles.

She didn't want to ruin the moment but she needed to say it. "I should call Rusty?" He nods thinking the same lifting her legs and putting them on the chair, coming out a moment later with his phone and handing it to her. "Thank you," she lifts her legs for him to sit again. "Good Morning did I wake you?" She calls out after a hello on the other end.

"No eating breakfast, how's the beach?" Sharon grins looking up at Andy.

"It's wonderful, thank you for helping Andy surprise me." She smiles as Andy pulls her chair closer to his.

"No it was all Andy." Rusty says she can hear his chewing on the other side of the phone. "You know Provenza misses you two." Sharon chuckles. "He's all grumpy." Rusty says through a grin.

"Oh, I will have to tell him I discovered his love for me." Rusty laughs as Andy looks at her curiously. "How are you? You need anything?" She asks the chairs finally meeting with Andy insistence, she eyes him carefully wondering what he's planning. Andy brings her legs to bend beside his, her thighs resting on his knees.

"No I'm good, Sharon enjoy yourself, say hello to Andy for me. I will see you tomorrow." He says quickly, Sharon hangs up putting the phone on the table.

"He says hello." She smiles as he holds onto her thighs and pulls her onto him a leg falling to either side of him.

"Hello." He grins kissing her as she wraps her arms around him.

"You could have asked me to come over you didn't have to work so hard." She smiles kissing his forehead, laying her head against his. His hands under her shirt on his ribcage. "Are we ever going to get to the water?" He smiles as she trembles in his arms while kissing her neck.

"In time." He whispers, licking her neck. She lets out small whimpers with his persistent lips and hands along her skin.

Rusty sits in the murder room when his phone buzzes, he reaches out for it. You are ignoring letters, maybe you will listen now. I'm still here. He hesitates looking around the room. And sees Provenza coming in, he stands up moving to him quickly.

"Lieutenant?" He comes up to him shaking.

"What is it Kid?" He frowns at him, realizing something's wrong. "You alright?" Rusty hands his phone to Provenza and he looks down at it. "When did this come in?" He says, if Rusty's not mistaken there is fear in his voice.

"Just now." Rusty look at him as he walks to his desk phone and dials a number.

"Tao, I need you up here immediately." He hangs up. "We need to call the Captain." He moves to dial the phone again.

"Lieutenant," Rusty calls making Provenza pause. "Please, Andy has a whole thing planned, they'll be back tomorrow. We can tell her then." He looks at him hesitantly upset that he may interrupt everything Andy had planned. "Please she'll drive out here, rushing for a message that she can't do anything about." Rusty looks at Provenza, no words necessary his eyes pleaded enough.

"Shit," he looks at Rusty and puts down his phone. "Tell me what am interrupting other than a getaway?" Provenza grumbles as Tao comes rushing in, Rusty looks at both of them, he needed to tell them or else he'd interfere in Sharon and Andy's life again.

Sharon lies on the beach, her knees bent up her arm over her forehead her book in one hand positioning it to block the sun, as she reads. Andy comes out of the water running towards her. "Oh come on. I do bore you?" Sharon smiles setting her book to the side as Andy kneels in front of her laying on top of her. She laughs.

"I had just dried off." She smiles as Andy kisses her neck, feeling the cool water drip from his skin along her warm body.

"Come to the water with me again?" He rest his chin above her breast looking at her through begging eyes. "Or then I'm really going to believe the book trumps me." He kisses her chest and kneels again, giving her his hand. She picks up the book and puts it in front of him. "Alright, I see." He stands up and when she puts the book down he's back in the water, she frowns sitting up and closing her book, she follows Andy to the water. As much as she loved reading on the beach she loved Andy more.

"So you give up that easy." She calls from the edge of the water. He looks at her and only cocks his head moving in deeper. "Oh for heaven's sake." She grumbles moving into the water, he moves deeper and deeper. "Andy." She calls, he turns his back to her. Unbelievable. She dives into the water swimming towards him, going underneath when she approaches him tugging at his swim trunks and popping out of the water behind him. He turns around her face towards the sky water running down her neck as she runs her hands through her hair. The sun shining upon her contradicting the water running down her skin making her shine brighter than usual. She faces him both of them trying to keep balance in the waves of the water. "Are you playing a game, or are you really upset?" She asks a smile on her face.

He reaches for her waist. "It got you in the water didn't it?" She lets out a noise of disbelief shaking her head.

"You're unbelievable." She tells him. "You are wrong," he looks at her confused. "You will never bore me you are too much of a character, more than that book has actually." He frowns. Sharon wraps her legs around Andy, wrapping her arms behind his neck. "I love you." She kisses him.

"I'm too much for you?" He lets out Sharon laughs.

"Oh my love," she talks through her laughing. "I'm more of a character than you'll ever be." He grins.

"We can make a novel of our own?" He asks almost if contemplating it. Sharon nods. "It would be a heck of a story." She grins separating herself from him and dunking herself into the water once again.

"I'll race you to the shore." She looks over and challenges him, he gives her a challenging one return she reaches for his waist and pulls down his shorts laughing as she swims away, he shakes his head pulling them back up and following her, he had no hope in reaching her she was a much better swimmer than him. He takes his time and meets her on the sand, she tosses a towel at him he wraps it behind his back. Sharon grabs hold of it in front of him from both sides and pulls him towards the villa.

"Your book." He laughs looking back as she leaves several things behind, they reach the villa and Sharon moves to the bathroom, Andy follows her joining her in the shower. He unties the bow behind her neck from the red bikini top, letting them fall reaching for the bottom of the top at her waist, he pulls it off. She smiles at him as he tosses it aside, she reaches for his swim shorts. "I see I haven't tired you out yet." He laughs, as she steps to the side so the water will sputter on his face, making her laugh harder as he shields it with his hand, pulling her close again. "I deserved that." He says trying to clear the salty water from his face.

"Men really do have big egos?" Andy grins swiping her wet hair from her forehead.

"No we are hopeful." She questions him not understanding the relation.

"We are hopeful that a beautiful woman will come around one day and make us think that they can't live without us when in fact they'd be just fine without that man." She fixes into his eyes listening carefully. "It is a secret only the woman can control, because it will be the man that won't be able to live without that beautiful woman." Sharon hums tiptoeing to kiss him, his hands running along her skin.

"Does the Captain know?" Buzz asks as the team is gathered together looking for a lead towards the message on Rusty's phone.

"No," Provenza and Tao look over at Rusty, everyone frowns confused. "We don't want to worry her." Provenza says, still not sure if it's the best choice.

"Plus the phone is untraceable." Tao tells them. "It's prepaid." He hands Provenza a paper and is about to put a coin in the jar for printing but Provenza shakes his head covering the jar with his hand.

"Did we trace where it was bought." Sanchez asks ready to go.

"A garage sale, probably the phone is six, seven years old." Sykes tells them, they all look at her. "But I'll start looking." Provenza nods, Sanchez walks over to her and looks at the computer screen.

"Are you sure we shouldn't call the Captain?" Buzz asks worried.

"We are not calling the Captain, until we have something useful." Provenza practically shouts leaving the murder room in a huff they all look around worried. Rusty is on the verge of tears, the only thing he wants to do is call Sharon but he was doing everything to contain himself.

It's the following morning and Andy walks into the bedroom of the villa and finds Sharon still asleep. He smiles as her hair is a mess, the sheets moved off of her, exposing her legs, she is in his button down shirt again. He walks over to her and not being able to resist it, he crawls onto the bed and presses his lips against hers. She hums a sweet noise, he holds on to her waist applying pressure to her hips, she runs her hand over his arm.

"Beautiful, it's time to wake up." He stays kneeled beside her. She hums, keeping her eyes closed her hand still on his arm. "We have to go home." He runs his finger down her nose, making it scrunch and kissing it delicately.

"I'm awake," she says keeping her eyes closed. Andy smiles finding this completely adorable. He takes her hand that lays flat between them and kisses it. "I am." She giggles her eyes still closed, he nuzzles in her hair and breathes her in.

"I'd love to stay here but, Rusty is probably anxious to get home." She opens her eyes and smiles.

"You know what to say to get my attention don't you?'" He nods getting out of the bed. "What's wrong with you?" She sits up, he frowns.

"What are you talking about?"

"You look like you just committed a crime." She smiles getting on her knees and moving to the foot of the bed, standing up on it and looking down at him. He smiles as she wraps her arms around him and kisses him. "What are you up to?" She pulls out and looks at his eyes, his hands caressing her back.

"I'm me." Sharon frowns, not expecting this reply. "Alright Gorgeous, you need to get dressed." She pulls back and examines him.

"You're acting strange." She tries reading him but only sees nervousness. He pulls her back by her legs and kisses her abdomen, she runs her hands through his hair. He pulls her over his shoulder. "Andy!" She shrieks as he walks out of the bedroom giggling, he holds her by her ass her legs kicking in the air.

"I don't mind driving you home dressed like this." She giggles as he begins walking out the door.

"Andy!" She calls. "Put me down." She slaps his behind, he laughs.

"Oh alright," he walks back to the bedroom at her continuous giggles and pleads. He helps her off back onto the bed, she frowns and slaps his chest moving off. But he traps her, his legs open as she sits at the end of the bed her knees between his legs, he pulls up on her chin she's pouting he smiles kissing her nose, Sharon tries to hold it from scrunching but can't he smiles, leaning in to kiss her lips but she pulls back. "We're going to play that game." She can't help it and smiles. He puts his knees on the bed and lays on her, she smiles pulling him in to kiss her, they make out the feeling never getting old even though they had done it plenty especially these past few days.

"Do we have to go?" She frowns as he pulls out, she traces his face.

"We do. But it's really your choice, we can runaway together." She grins, kissing him quickly and pushing on his chest, he gives her hand to get up.

"As much as that's very tempting, Rusty says Provenza's miserable without us." Andy laughs, he watches her as she changes she tosses his shirt at him. "Ten minutes and I'll be ready." He nods packing the bags and taking them out to the car, when he returns she's brushing her teeth. Her hair untangled, makeup on her face, he loved this about her she always looked exquisite but it never took her long to get dressed.

"You looked beautiful in my shirt too." She smiles rinsing her mouth and looking at him through the mirror.

"It may be your fantasy Lieutenant, but not the hundreds of cars driving by on the freeway."

"Oh I think if they saw you that way, it would become their fantasy too." She shakes her head, packing her small bag with her things. "Well actually," she turns around and looks at him. "I don't want anyone else to see you that way." She smiles, putting her hand on his chest and leaning in for a kiss. She walks out of the bathroom, with him holding onto her shirt.

"I'm going to miss this," she stops looking out through the glass doors. Then tilting her head back at him he looks at her, stepping closer and kissing her shoulder still holding tight to the back of her shirt.

"We will come back." He kisses her neck than her cheek from behind. He slaps her butt lightly, "come on."

"How long have you wanted to do that for?" She asks walking ahead of him, he's still attached to her shirt.

"A very long time." She shakes her head as they close the door to the villa and make their way to the car.

"Lieutenant, can I stay with Sharon when she comes home. I only stayed her so I wouldn't risk Lieutenant Tao and his family right?" Rusty asks as he sits on Provenza couch.

"I don't know, that's something Chief Taylor, Emma and the Captain will need to talk about." Rusty nods, running his hands on his thighs.

"Thank you Lieutenant for letting me stay here and taking me home this morning." Provenza nods handing him a plate of food, he had grown to love the kid but didn't want to show it, afraid just like everyone else on the team that he'd leave or be taken away.

Sharon and Andy make it to the condo's building Sharon stops at the security desk and Andy continues upstairs. Sharon frowns, he always waited for her but he had been acting weird all morning. She knew this would take several minutes. Joe loved the police force and always talked about the cop shows he watched and Andy loved talking to Joe, but over the years it had frustrated Sharon. But she needed to make sure nothing strange had happened while she was away. Andy took advantage, planning on her making this stop to run upstairs and finish preparing another surprise. About twenty minutes later, Sharon arrives at her door and turns the key muttering annoyances of cop shows.

Sharon walks into the condo and squints, confused but smiles as she moves to a bouquet of roses siting at the entrance, she sees a red string and follows it with her eyes, it goes around the condo. She smiles confused but realizing why Andy had made an escape, she pulls off the note in the roses.

Follow the thread. She smiles shaking her head wondering what crazy idea Andy had planned now, she sets her things down and pulls out the rose the thread is attached to. She takes a few steps and stops finding a paper attached to it she pulls it open and giggles finding the image of the wicked witch, they had once described Sharon as when she was still in IA and the Major Crimes team hated her. Oh Andy. She tugs on the string and continues ahead finding a box at her feet, she bends down and picks it up, opening it and gasps in surprise she pulls out bean bag she had shot a suspect with, years ago right between the eyes. A note reading; this is when we all knew why we didn't dare mess with Captain Sharon Raydor. She never knew Andy had kept it, she shakes her head not believing all of this. She holds it to her chest taking this moment in completely, Sharon follows the string as it begins to turn down the hallway she stops at an envelope she opens it and pulls out a picture of her and Andy at Nicole's wedding she smiles as she reads the note.

You told Kate we had not taken a picture together before the gala, so I went on a search. She hums. This is our first picture together, thanks for being my buffer. She looks at the image and smiles, Andy held her behind her back she leaned into him a hand on his chest a bright smile on both of them she remembered now the photographer had taken it of them, the glow of happiness on both their faces making her smile. She tugs and continues down the hallway and stops in front of Rusty's room. She lets out a deep breath and reads the card.

Sharon, thank you for giving me a home and a family. She takes a breath this was Rusty's handwriting followed by Andy's, and allowing me to be a part of it. We love you! She was on the verge of tears. It is too much, she tells herself she stops and realizes how much Andy had really planned these days. What to make her feel special? She gains control and continues turning and making way into the bedroom. She turns into their closet and bends down putting down the things she had accumulated on the way, she opens a shoe box and finds a new pair of heels she grins realizing how much Andy did listen. She had admired these heels many times but never bought them, she takes hers off and slips on the new ones, they are perfect.

"For making space in your closet for me and in your life." She reads out in a whisper as she stands up and follows the string into the bathroom and into the shower it's tied around the shower head, she opens another card. Are getaway from the kids! She smiles remember vividly the times they had come in here to subside their noises. "Andy!" She calls through the condo the smile not erasing from her face but there is no answer, she follows the thread to the tub and finds a rose inside with a note, "This tub is where you confessed your love for me. From that moment I knew that we would be together forever." Her voice breaks, it was all overwhelming her, she takes a minute and smells the rose. Thinking about the thread leading to the tub, he was tracing steps of their time together, she follows the thread out of the bathroom to her bed, one of his t-shirts folded there. She takes the note on top. I will never understand why you love them so much or how they disappear, she was guilty of that she put them in her pajama drawer, but I will never complain you look incredibly sexy in them. She smiles removing her shirt and putting his on smelling it. "That's why." She says to herself taking in his scent she walks and stops at the entrance of her doorway a note is hanging simply saying, I love you!

She makes it to the kitchen and reads a message on the fridge. "Remember the pastries that were never made?" Sharon chuckles. "I do." They had done that many times, getting excited and moving to the bedroom or living room but that time they had stayed on the counter, she shakes her head at the thought, they were crazy she tells herself and continues reading. Every meal that you've cooked for me, all the patience with my diet. I love you more and more for it each day because you do care. No one else had worried or cared for me the way you do. I love you! "Andy," she calls out. "I love you too, you don't need to do all this." There is no response she smiles not really expecting one, she knew there had to be a purpose to all this. She opens the fridge to where the thread disappears and finds two empty glasses she takes them.

A few steps later she finds a Vegas chip and note, when you surprised me and we saw each other again I realized how I never wanted to live without you, how I couldn't live without you. She remembered their reunion in Vegas, the sprinklers and the suite. She makes it into the living room and finds a figuring of a nutcracker on the study desk. "Thank you for embracing and protecting Nicole like if she was your own." She looks around, and back at the nutcracker. How couldn't she love her? She takes a few steps and sits on the couch her divorce papers on the coffee table she sets the things down and she picks up the paper that sits beside them and reads the words out loud.

"Gorgeous, the courage you have shown by finally living the life that you want, putting aside your fears and simply making everyone fall in love with you along the way by simply being kind and loving makes me feel like I finally did something right in life to deserve to spend the past months by your side. I'm not sure what it is I did, but I wish I had done it sooner. I wouldn't have not lost the days, weeks, months and years acting like an idiot, but I would have had your love." Sharon smiles wiping the tear that runs down her cheek her breathing shattered, "but because of it I now have you by my side and the rest; everything that happens around us may scar us and hurt us but I will always be there to protect you; my treasure. And listen.." the letter ends she flips it over and sees nothing she tugs at the string and Andy comes out from the balcony, her eyes heavy trying to control herself.

"I love you." She smiles standing up. "You have given my life purpose, you are the thread," he tugs on the string she's holding she smiles, "in my life that keeps me straight and neat." He stands in front of her taking the hand she lays across his chest in his, kissing her cheek as her tear runs down. "I have the most beautiful woman at my side, who looks absolutely sexy in my clothes." She smiles looking down at herself and tugging on his shirt making him fall more in love with her. "You make everything in life make sense." He pauses her eyes fixing on him. "You are my life." Her nose scrunches when his voice cracks he kisses her hand and he slides a ring onto her finger. She closes her eyes not believing it. Oh god. "Will you marry me?" Her eyes open at the tremble in his voice. She looks at him deeply with the depths of her green eyes his piercing back, taking a deep breath, their hearts beating frantically and breathing in unison.


Thank you!-This is the final chapter to this story, "A New Treasure," I thank you all, I may not respond to each review, but I promise I read each one. I will continue with a sequel, "A New Dream," its a amazing how a quick write up on a road trip (the first chapter of, "A New Beginning,") has become this. It really is overwhelming and its because of everyone's support and kindness, I will take a short hiatus of a week or two (don't be surprised if I can't stay away that long these two live in my head) but I will be back and I'd love for all of you to join me. "A New Dream."