SOMETHING UNEXPECTED

Chapter 2

Lucy's POV

I was 10 minutes late for work for the first time.
I quickly changed into my uniform and made my way to Sergeant Grey's office. "Good morning Sergeant. I'm so sorry I'm late. I was stuck in traffic."
It wasn't true about the traffic jam, but I couldn't tell the truth about what was really going on.

Grey looked at me and nodded
"It's no big deal that you're late if it's just this once Officer Chen. You were very good as a probationary TO for Celina the other day. So you'll be riding with Bradford for the next few shifts so he can prepare you for the training officer exams. The future rookies can learn so much from you, so I hope you will pass the exam with top marks in a few months."
"Thank you sir, I will do my best."

I walked out of his office and couldn't believe I was going on patrol with Tim.
I went into the garage where Tim was already standing by the patrol car and stowing our bags. I put my work bag in and got in without saying anything.
Now it was even more uncomfortable to see him, knowing that with 99% chance there was a mini Bradford growing inside me, as Tamara called it.

"Good morning, since when is Lucy Chen late for her shift? When you were still my boot, that never happened." Tim said to me as he got into the shop and drove off.
"Morning. When I was your boot it never happened because I didn't want to walk next to the car all day."
Tim quickly realized that I wasn't in a particularly good mood today, but he didn't mention it and we kept quiet.

In the morning we hardly had any cases, which I was really grateful for. I was so sick I really wouldn't have been able to chase any suspects without throwing up.

At some point I broke the silence.
"Can you maybe turn left straight away and then turn right into the street?"
Tim looked at me in surprise.
"Sure, did you see anything suspicious on that corner?" he asked me.
"No, but my gynecologist's office is there and I need to sort something out because I had some of my eggs frozen a year ago."
"Yes, I remember that, but didn't a special clinic for fertility do that?"

Shit, why did he have to remember that so well?

"Yes, an extra clinic did it, but the paperwork still went through my gynecologist. She wrote a email to me that I had to sign a few forms again after a year. So it's really quick. I just have to go in and sign something. You can get yourself a coffee or something in the meantime."
Tim nodded and drove to my gynecologist.

I got out, took my work bag with me because of the positive tests that were inside and went into the practice.
I immediately explained my problem and that I was on duty.
I was immediately allowed into a treatment room and my doctor examined me and did an ultrasound.

I looked nervous at my doctor and the screen.
My doctor looked at me and confirmed the three positive pregnancy tests. "Congratulations Ms. Chen, you are 7 weeks pregnant and I can already see a heartbeat."
I just heard my baby's heartbeat for the first time. So it was really real. A new life was being to grow inside me.

My doctor gave me a few tips to help with the nausea and gave me the ultrasound pictures.
I put everything in my bag and then left the practice.

I stood in front of the doctor's practice and didn't move. I was so lost in my thoughts.
But the honking of the car horn and Tim pulled me out of my thoughts.
"Lucy? Get in the car, we don't have forever."

I quickly packed my bag into the car and got in.
Tim looked at me with a worried expression. "Is everything okay? You looked like you'd seen a ghost and since it took a while, I thought not that there was anything wrong with the papers or even with your eggs."
"Everything was fine with the papers and my eggs are working perfectly. I just had a chat with the doctor." I answered him irritably and took one of the chewing gums out of my pocket that are supposed to help with the nausea that my doctor gave me to try.

Tim was annoyed because I was so irritated. "You don't have to take your bad and bitchy mood that you have during your period out on me. It's not my fault that you're a woman and that you bleed once a month."

I looked at Tim in shock when he said that. I couldn't believe he was really calling my behavior bitchy. Even though he was right the hormones made me bitchy.
Besides he was also the reason why I didn't get my period but somehow it was also sweet that he remembered my cycle.
"My cycle is none of your business anymore. A woman can be in a bad mood without having to have her period. Maybe I'm just in a bad mood for no reason. That's human nature and I'm a human Tim" I replied angrily.

We remained silent again for the rest of the shift.