the ultimatum

just hear me out okay?

It was the end of shift, both Lucy and Tim's heads weren't in the game. They were both lucky neither of them got any dangerous cases.

Tim stood at Lucy's car waiting for her to come out, he was really fidgety and nervous.
He was waiting there for a few minutes, until he saw Lucy walking out of the station- immediately her eyes met his.

He could see her physically tense up..he sighs and approaches her.
"You ready to be honest?" Lucy asks glaring at him, Tim doesn't answer he just shifts awkwardly on his feet and looks down.

"great. Bye Tim." Lucy sighs already knowing his answer
"Wait Lucy please" Tim grabs her arm stopping her from walking away.
"look Tim, I'm tired your being secretive and I can't be bothered with it. See you tomorrow Tim" Lucy says with a watery sad smile and getting into her car and driving off

Tim sighs and watches her car drive away..he kicks a few stones on the floor frustratedly before getting into his truck and driving home.

He got in and put the game on and ordered a pizza in..he didn't feel like cooking.
He sat there for a few hours..watching the game then the highlights. Once it finished he was about to head to bed..until his body went on auto drive to Lucy's apartment.

He didn't realise where or what he was doing until his fist hit Lucy's door, he internally panicked and he was about to turn away until Lucy answered..she was only in his sweater and some leggings and a messy bun but he thought she was gorgeous.

"can I help you?" She sighed leaning against the door.
"Lucy baby..I'm so fucking sorry..please..please just hear me out" Tim pleads with watery eyes..he was about to beg on his hands and knees if she didn't let him in.

Lucy smiled softly and opened the door more gesturing him to come in, Tim smiled in relief.
"Do you want a drink?" Lucy asks as she watches Tim sit on the kitchen counter

"No thanks" Tim says softly and Lucy nods, she sits next to him on the counter and both of them faced forward avoiding eye contact

"What's going on Tim?" She asks softly
Tim fidgets with his hands "I'm not really ready to say..please just respect I don't want to tell you just yet Luce..please baby" Tim says now with watery eyes facing her and holding her hand
Lucy sighs "I respect that..but please..please don't let this ruin us okay..but Tim at some point I would like you to tell me what is going on"

"I will..promise" he says even though he knows he probably won't tell her.
Lucy nods and pulls him in for an embrace "I hate arguing with you" she whispers into his chest
"Me too baby..me too" he whispers kissing her head.

They talk for abit about random stuff then they watch tv and snuggle in bed and then fall asleep in each other's arms.

The next day they had a chilled morning, they showered together and ate breakfast together.

They were about to leave until Lucy noticed there was post at the door.
She collected her letters from the pile then gave Tim his "Tim here's post" she says handing him them.

Tim thanks her and looks through them, most of them were letters from the station, his bank statements, health insurance, and the last letter is the results. Tim took a shaky breath and stuffed the letter in his pocket before Lucy seen, he didn't even realise he put Lucy's address and not his..most of his post goes to Lucy's apartment but some of them still go to his.

Lucy noticed Tim stuff the letter in his pocket but she didn't comment on it she just shook it off.
"You ready for work?" She asks with a bright smile.
"yeah" Tim nods collecting is work stuff.

They head off to work they both change into uniform. They both had a peaceful start of shift. It was lunch and Angela, Lucy, Tim and Aaron was sat at the food trucks eating tacos

Tim grabs his phone and messages Ashley
'Results have came.' And he put his phone face up on the table and he started eating his tacos. Ashley responded straight away, the notification popped up in the screen 'what is it xxx'

Angela peaked over the screen without Tim seeing and saw Ashley's name, she shook her head and leaned back in her chair..is Tim really fucking cheating on Lucy with that Malibu Barbie?!!! Angela thought.