The Rookie <on hold>

-Truth-(finished rewrite)

~Lucy Chen~

I am so tired of all these nightmares. I haven't gotten a full night of sleep in weeks after they started up again. I want to say it gets better but it really doesn't feel like that right now. I stopped going to therapy because it stopped being required. Now I just deal with it on my own. I know that's not the brightest idea but I don't want to make myself seem weak.

<Bradford>

Tim- You still up?

Lucy- Yeah.

Tim- Can't sleep or gave up trying?

Lucy- Both really.

Tim- Anything you want to talk about?

Lucy- I don't know..

Lucy- Could you come over for a bit?

Tim- Yeah. I am on my way.

Lucy- Ok just use your key when your here

<End of text>

~Tim Bradford~

I get to her apartment and let myself in. I then head to Lucy's room. When I get inside she is in the shower so I play on my phone until she is out.

"Hey" she says coming out of the bathroom combing her hair out. She is wearing an oversized t-shirt and shorts. 

"Hey" she comes and sits next to me and grabs her computer.

"Do you want to watch a movie" she asks logging in

"Sure"

-After the movie-

The movie finished about 30 minutes ago and we both fell asleep at least once each during it. Right now she is sitting in front of me on her bed and I am brushing through her hair to braid it. Once done I tie it with an elastic and put her brush on the table next to the bed. She leans back onto me and I wrap my arms around her letting them rest on her chest.

"I'm going to fall asleep if I don't get up" she says breaking the silence

"It's fine, you need to sleep"

"And so do you"

"I'm fine Lucy"

"Bradford you need sleep" She gets up and I attempt to pull her back.

"Lucy"

"Lay down" I do as she says and she lays her head on my chest. I wrap my arms around her and begin to close my eyes.

||Morning||

~Lucy Chen~

I wake up shivering realizing I am alone in my bed. I mean what did I expect? Tim staying would be completely against everything. It would look bad on the both of us...

I sit up and wrap the nearest blanket around myself. I hear the bathroom door open and look up quickly. Grabbing my gun off the side table. I put it back down when I realize it's just Tim.

"Oh sorry I didn't mean to scare you"

"Yea"

-Station-

~Tim Bradford~

"Lopez what's the newly transmitted info on that case you were working on the other day?" I say walking up to her desk.