the ultimatum

hear me out

Tim just stayed at the station and did desk duty for the rest of shift, he spoke to grey and apologised for walking out of roll call, grey completely understood.

Tim got off shift and drove straight to the twins preschool, he was waiting at the pick up door and he saw Wesley.

Tim walked up to Wesley "hey" Tim says and Wesley smiles "hi, Angela told me you're working again?" he replies
"Uhh yeah..aha..I've made up with Lucy..sort of, ive told her the truth" Tim informs Wesley.
"That's great" Wesley nods.

"yeah. So uhh..I still need to speak to Angela..and I would rather do it sooner than later..so uhh..can I come over with the twins when her shift is done..and just explain everything?" Tim asks nervously.
"Uhh..yeah I don't see why not" Wesley nods.
"Okay, don't tell her I'm coming she'll find a way to make sure I won't come" Tim sighs

"I'm done with lying" Wesley admits and Tim rolls his eyes
"Just pretend that you didn't know then" he shrugs and Wesley doesn't reply.

The kids were finally being dismissed, twin walked over to miss Avery
"How were they?" Tim asked grabbing their bags and coats.
"they are really good kids mr Bradford! They had a great day, learning ABCs and 123s and playing with the toys" the teacher says proudly and Tim smiles brightly.

"I'm glad, thanks miss Avery for allowing them to join this far in the year" Tim says and miss Avery shook her head "Tim I understand your situation it's all good" and Tim smiles again.

"DADDY!!" The twins shouted and ran over to Tim, Tim knelt down as they were running up to him, they jumped into his arms "hi my babies" Tim kisses their heads

"We had so much fun" arlo claps
"Good!! I'm so glad, let's head home shall we?" Tim asks and the twins get excited and agree.

Tim says bye to the teacher and waves bye to Wesley and Jack from a far. He gets the twins into the truck and drives home, they play with toys and watch cartoons for a few hours, Tim was waiting for Angela's shift to finish before heading to hers, he was planning on bringing pizza for him Angela and Wesley and nuggets and fries for Jack arlo and Avalynn

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Angela hadn't had the chance to speak to Lucy all day as the detectives had been busy with a case.
"I can't believe hes had the nerve to return" Aaron says while sitting next to Angela looking at a case.
"Me too" Angela shrugs
"I may of or may not of shoved him against the lockers this morning" Aaron says quietly and Angela laughs and shakes her head.

It was the end of shift and Angela finally found Lucy on the locker room changing.
"hey" Angela coming up behind Lucy.
Lucy turns around "hey" she replies taking her hair out.

"I'm sorry that asshole is here" Angela apologised
"It's all good, we had a one to one heart to heart conversation and we are alright now" Lucy shrugs smiling.
"after everything?!" Angela snaps and Lucy sighs and nods
"Look if he tries to make it up to you and explain..hear him out just for me..he's always been there for us all like grey said- it's our turn to be there for him, so at any point he tries to talk to you hear him out.."Lucy says softly and Angela sighs "I'll only hear him out for you okay?" Angela says

"Good. I've got to go, me and Ryan are going out" Lucy smiles and walks out the locker room.

Angela grabs her stuff and heads home to her husband and son.

She was sat on the sofa with Jack and Wesley watching cartoons with Jack until the door knocked
"I'll grab it" Angela says and Wesley nods knowing who it would be.

Angela walks up to the door and opens it, it was Tim carrying take out food with one twin at each side of him.
"Don't shut the door..look..I need to explain everything...I've brought food for us and the kids" Tim pleads.

Angela sighs and looks at the twins and smiles at them, she moves out the way of the door gesturing to come in.

Avalynn and arlo were slightly shy and they were hiding behind Tim's legs as they didn't really know Angela.
Tim places the food on the side and leans down "hey it's okay. Look it's Jack out your preschool, why don't you go and see what he is doing?" Tim says and the twins nod and go over to the sofa Jack was sitting on and watches tv with him.

Arlo and avalynn also realise Wesley was there "oh it's nice man Wesley" arlo points at Wesley and Tim and Wesley and Angela laugh "hey kids" Wesley waves.

The toddlers were watching tv with their chicken nuggets and fries and Tim Angela and Wesley were sat in the kitchen on the kitchen stools eating pizza.

"Look..I just want to explain everything, no one has actually gave me the chance too..so just please listen ang..I miss you being my best friend" Tim says and Angela nods and waits for Tim to carry on.

Tim explains everything from the start, even some of it Wesley didn't even know. Angela was shocked and she felt terrible.
"I'm so sorry Tim..I mean it..you've had enough torture to last you a life time" Angela says softly

Tim had tears streaming out his eyes, he wiped them "it feels like I deserve more..I've ruined everything around here" he says.
Angela sighs.."look I'm still mad at you, but I can't be a dick with you forever..it's going to take a lot to get back to how we were before everything, but I can tolerate you now..thanks for telling me..and the twins are great" Angela says and Tim started sobbing.

"I will give you two a minute" Wesley says walking out the room.
Angela stood up and walked over to Tim and gave him a hug and Tim hugged her back.
"I've been so alone Angela." He sobbed into her ear, Angela didn't reply- she knows that it was Tim's fault that everything happened but right now she knows Tim needed to break, and a hug.

Tim pulled away and turned around and wiped his eyes "why are you being nice I caused this mess, like i was the one who fucked up" he says
"You did fuck up but Tim I could see you needed a hug and that you were about to break..and I can't have you giving up..your a dad now you have responsibilities" Angela says softly and Tim nods.
"Thanks hearing me out" he says and Angela nods
"Lucy gave me the heads up that you might want to speak to you, and to hear you out" Angela says.

"daddy!!" He hears avalynn shout
"I guess I have to get to my responsibilities" Tim smiles and Angela nods.