The Bradford's

Like old times

"Alright guys, our bust goes down in 1 hour! That means you need to make sure your loaded with plenty of ammo. Jump bags stocked. Extra protection. The works." Tim is up at the podium giving us a be prepared talk. "Officers  Bradford and boot and Angela, myself and Officer Nolan and his rookie will be the ones to come in. We have air support but they will be delayed due to needing to be out of sight. The rest of you will stay in the area make sure no one escapes."
"What did you decide?" I ask my boot after the pep talk.
"I'm going to go." He looks really nervous.
"Hey you can't look like that. We are about to walk into dangerous waters. You being like that will get yourself or one of us killed." I look Reed Mitchell in the eye.
"Yeah sorry. It will go away. I'm going to go get more equipment for us." He looks around and then walks away.
"Hey ask for the Tim Bradford special." I smirk... extra protection will be needed today. "see you at the shop in 20."  I yell after him.
"Hey can I see you in my office?" Tim approaches me.
"Sure." I follow him to his office and he pulls all the blinds shut. He then pulls me in forever a hug. I wrap my arms around him and he kisses me.
"You be safe out there." He kisses my lips.
"Yeah you too." I say when we pull back.
"I love you Lucy."
"I love you too." I smile.
"Let's go." He opens the door to his office and we walk out. He squeezes my hand and I head to find my boot.
"You ready?" I ask.
"Yeah... I think so." He looks pale, like really pale.
"Then let's go boot." I get in the undercover car and we start to drive to the meeting area. I park a block away as Tim said to do.
"7-Adam-19 one block out." Mitchell radios in.
"10 minutes, keep your eyes peeled." Tim radios in.
"You okay over there? You look a shade of green."  Maybe he should sit out. He opens the door and spills his guts.
"Better now," he says.
"Okay there in, now let's ease closer to the entrance." I inch the shop closer to the area the bust is taking place.
"Don't forget bullets will fly. Things could go wrong. But your main concern is catching as many people involved as possible." I tell him.
"Yeah, got it." He snips at me.
"Money's out let's move."  Angela radios in.
"We drive in lights on, Tim and Angela will be pulling in beside me and Nolan and his rookie will coming and block the entrance in the back. We get out and draw our guns." Then I turn my lights on and zoom in Tim on the left side of me. I get out and use my door as a shield,  Tim is out as well guns drawn. The man starts to fire I look over at my rookie and he's frozen. I shoot back. And make my way around the car. I shove my rookie in the car and shut the door. I get grazed in the arm going back for cover.
"They knew!" Tim shouts getting down to reload and I do the same. "You okay?" He asks.
"Yeah just a graze." I shake my head at him.
"Got 2 in custody, let's pull back!" Angela radios in. I get in my car and drive away.
"What the hell is wrong with you boot!" I yell at him. "I could have been killed. YOU could have been killed." Why would he do something so stupid. He isn't cut out for this. "Your probably going to wash up!" I snap. "Once I write my evaluation for you, your in for it! I can't cover for you like before. Everyone saw that!"
"I had to... I recognized that man." He shakes his head.
"What man? The leader... I worked for him before I became a cop." Boot say what?
My phone rings and I pull over, "Lucy, you need to go checked out before you go back on patrol. I'll meet you there and bring your boot back to the station, I need to talk to him." Tim says over the phone .
"Yeah sure, I got it." I hang up.
"See Tims going to rip you a new asshole." I shake my head and radio in to dispatch that I'm going to Shaw Memorial.
"What we're you into?" I ask him.
"I was earning my trust and they asked me to kill someone and I couldn't. So I ran. That's why I've been so nervous. That bullet that hit you was probably intended for my head." He swallows deeply and then grabs a bottle of water chugging it.
"I need Dr. Sawyer." I ask reception.
"Hey Lucy," she walks out.
"I was grazed and you know Tim, care to fix me up?" I smile at her and show her my arm.
"Sure let's go." She waves me back.
"Boot your with me til Sarge gets here." I snap at Reed.
"Lucy." I hear Tim yell in the ER.
"I'm here sir," Reed peeks his head out of the curtain.
"Hey baby," he comes in and kisses my forehead. "You okay?"
"Yeah I've has worse." It's true... I've been stabbed, actually shot, kidnapped, raped, you name it... Tim doesn't find my joke very funny. "Well, we need to talk." I say to Tim "she's coming right back can you and Reed find a room and wait for me?"
"Sure, see ya on the flip side." He kisses me and walks out.

Tim's POV
I find a consultation room and gesture for Reed to walk in.
"What is wrong with you!" I yell at him.
"I - I froze... I didn't expect—" I don't let him finish.
"You didn't expect to be shot at by a gang member?" I scoff at him.
"Look if you can't handle that you aren't right for the LAPD." I tell him flatly.
"Yes I am, I just need to adjust to bullet being intended for my head!" Adjust.... You never adjust. Why did I assign him to Lucy? He's an idiot!
"Sit down and don't move or talk." I gesture to the seat and pace back and forth.
"Okay, we need to talk." Lucy comes in.
"First, what did the doctor say?" I grab her arm and see a few small stitches and I kiss just above it.
"Flesh wound, nothing major. Good to go back to work." She's always so strong when it comes to this stuff and I love her for it more. "Okay so, Officer Reed here used to run with the Colby and his gang. That's why he froze, he didn't expect the man himself to be there..." he WHAT!! And how did he even get into the academy?
"How the hell did you even get in the academy with gang affiliations." I shove him against a wall.
"Don't Tim, please. Let him go." Lucy has a hand on my arm and is giving me puppy dog eyes. Dammit! I release my hold on him and step back.
"I pulled out after 2 weeks... he wanted me to kill someone to prove my worth and I couldn't do it... I froze because I thought he was going to kill me... and if it wasn't for Officer Bradford I would have been dead. That bullet that grazed her arm was meant for my head. He didn't take kindly to me leaving. I had to move and start over. He originated in a town closer to the border for easy movement of his drugs... he must have moved to this area recently." I feel anger coarse my veins at the idea that Lucy took a bullet meant to kill. She got lucky that it didn't hit somewhere worse.
"He can help us take them down. He has to have some information." Lucy
"What he leaked the bust and is feeding us lies right now?" I don't trust this guy. To make matters worse he's too close to Lucy.
"I don't think he is. His nerves were all messed up before the bust." And she let him go through with it? What was she thinking!
"You shouldn't have put yourself or your boot in a position that could have killed you guys!" I scold her.
"Well who isn't nervous going into there first gun fight?" She's not wrong...
"Go home for the night Reed. Let me think on this." I order him. "Return the shop and equipment. Lucy and I will go patrol for the rest of the shift." I look at Lucy and she looks remorseful almost. I knew she wasn't ready to train. She's too vulnerable but because of our situation the Chief of Police makes all of Lucy's decisions when it comes to punishments, raises and anything like that. I should be having her talk this over with him but, I'm not and it could cost us both our jobs.
"See you tomorrow Sergeant Bradford." He walks out.
"You've made a mess you know." I turn around to face Lucy.
"I made the mess? I would have never asked to be on this if I had known!" She throws her hands up in the air.
"I know I'm sorry. I'm just mad at myself for putting you in this position." I pull her in at the waist and rest my forehead on hers. God is she beautiful.
"Let's just go out there and take down criminals like old times," I smirk at her.
"Only if I can drive," she smiles.
"Not a chance in hell." I give her an e for effort on that one.
"Dispatch, put Sergeant Tim Bradford on Duty with Officer Chen, use Officer Chens call code 7-Adam-19." I grab the radio and contact dispatch.
"Like old times." She smirks at me.
"Hell I might even through in a Tim teat for good measure." I pull off and start patrolling a beat.
"7-Adam-19 got a call for an active break in at 342 Edgewood drive,"
"Put us in em route ETA 2 minutes " Lucy radios in and I turn on lights and sirens on and head towards the house.
"Update, homeowner in the building hiding in the upstairs hall closet," dispatch lets us know and Lucy confirms the information as we approach the residence.
I breach the door and walk in weapon draw and Lucy does the same thing. "I'll go find the home owner and sweep the house on the way." She says. I nod at her to confirm that's okay and make my way through the house as well.
"Upstairs bedrooms all clear." She radios in.So he must be down here somewhere. "Homeowner is with me." She will get the home owner out of the house will I continue to sweep. So far no one, that's when I see an overturned drawer in the office. I look around and see a window open.
"Suspect left through the back window." I radio in and race to the back of the house I open the door and see the suspect climbing the fence.
"Suspects climbing the fence." I run to it and just miss his foot as he jumps over. Dammit!
"Suspect in custody." Lucy radios in, MY GIRL!