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Andy Herrera's amazed. TRULY AMAZED...just two short years ago she had been perfectly happy with drunken after-shifts at Joe's,
with the 'cash' bed-romp with either good friend Ryan Tanner or some hottie from the bar: the arrival of ROBERT SULLIVAN changed all
of that. Not right away; she resented him taking on the Captain position all assumed was hers for the taking (a 'legacy promotion' courtesy
of her father), and his standoffish behavior didn't help...at Chief Ripley's urging (or was it insistence?) she made an effort to get to know him,
and the more she learned, the more she came to like and respect the tall, handsome widower.
Little by little, before either, was aware of it their physical attraction grew until it couldn't be denied any longer, and after they became physical
they fell in love-deeply and madly:
I will never find another lover sweeter than you;
Sweeter than you; Sweeter than you...
And I will never find another lover more precious than you
More precious than you; More precious than you
Girl you are close to me you're like my mother
Close to me you're like my father-Close to me you're like my sister
Close to me you're like my brother
And you are the only one
You're my everything
And for you this song I sing
Valentine's was just another day BR -Before Robert-now she feels GIDDY, and EXCITED: so much so that she consults her cousin for
gift ideas for her first Valentine's Day with Robert. Michelle dated men previously before 'coming out' and was a valuable resource
in the final selection: a football signed by the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Team (the year they WON), courtesy of Michelle's current
girlfriend, a Seahawks employee.
When they exchanged gifts (HERS was a diamond necklace with 'ANDREA' spelled-out in her birthstone) they also exchanged *I LOVE YOU'S*
for the first time in their brief time together.