The ultimatum: one shots

"What if tim gets sick and doesnt tell lucy but the twins notice"

Requested by : chenfordrookie

Tim wakes up feeling abit under the weather, he had a bit of a headache, a sore throat and he felt slightly nauseous..but that can't stop him from bis day..especially since Lucy is seven months pregnant with Aidan..he has absolutely no right to complain how he feels if Lucy is growing a literal human.

He turns to see Lucy is still asleep, he gets up and walks to the kitchen and takes some medicine and vitamins hoping he'll feel good as new soon.

He starts up breakfast for the twins, just cereal. He doesn't feel up to making pancakes, he barely has enough energy to even stand on his two own feet.

He places the bowels of cereal on the counter and slowly walks into the twins rooms and waking them up and bringing them to the breakfast table.

"no pancakes?" Arlo asks innocently and Tim sighs softly
"sorry buddy. Not today" Tim says with a hoarse voice due to his sore throat and suddenly his head goes weird, he takes a seat next to Arlo and avalynn at the breakfast counter and puts his head in his hands.

"good morning..oh Tim are you okay?" Lucy says waddling into the kitchen.
Tim looks up at Lucy quickly and nods
"All good." He says too quickly.
"are you sure? You don't look too great?" Lucy asks looking at Tim's pale face.

"Believe me I'm fine." Tim says putting a fake smile on.
"Okay." Lucy nods.
"when are you planning on taking maternity leave?" Tim asks and Lucy shrugs.

"Definitely not now, I still have like two months before I have to give birth so I want to help out where I can. Grey says I can team up with the detectives as I can't go on patrol. Maybe I can learn a few things before taking the exam after I come off maternity leave" Lucy says pulling peanut butter, jam and pickles out of the fridge and cupboard.

"your thinking of taking the exam? I don't think you've mentioned it" Tim asks groggily really trying to keep his eyes open. He seems to be feeling worse by the second.
"Yeah, I was meant to before everything but then obviously I couldn't. Tim are you sure you're okay?" Lucy asks concerned eating a pickle.

"Uhh. Yeah I'm good" he nods standing up slowly and walking into the bathroom to wash his face.
"Daddy's lying." Avalynn comments once her dad was out the room.

"If he says he's fine sweetie, he's fine." Lucy responds softly.
"he does not look well mommy. He didn't even make us pancakes and he promised." Arlo frowns stirring his cereal and taking a bite.
"I'm sure if there was something wrong he would tell us. Come on hurry up so we can get you two ready for school" Lucy smiles.

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Tim walks in the bathroom and feels a wave a nausea hit, he turns the tap on the sink on so Lucy couldn't hear him throw up in the bathroom, he kneels down in front of the toilet bowl and throws up his guts. He groans and flushes the toilet and washes his face and brushes his teeth. He still had to go to work feeling like this.

He leaves the bathroom, changes and heads into the kitchen where the twins were now completely ready thanks to Lucy.

"Ready to go?" Tim asks and Lucy nods.
"Yeah. Have you had food this morning?" Lucy asks picking up hers and Tim's work bags and handing him his.
"No. Not hungry. I'll eat later, come on kids let's go" Tim says immediately leaving before Lucy  could say much more.

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Tim somehow managed to work all day being safe on the streets and without any one mentioning anything about how he looks or how he is. He's even thrown up a few times during the day and no one pointed it out.
Tim got off work before Lucy as she was finishing paperwork with the detectives, he goes to collect the twins and head straight home.

"Are you feeling better daddy?" Avalynn asks as Tim straps her in her car seat.
"Nothings even wrong with me baby" he says leaning down to kiss her head and looks at her.
"You been poorly." Arlo comments from the other side of the car.

"If daddy was poorly he would know. And I know I am fine, okay? I promise" he lies, he just doesn't want to burden anyone..especially Lucy. He's meant to be taking her of her, not her taking care of him. He knows he's ill, he feels sick to the stomach, he has a bad head, throat he aches everywhere and he is so tired.

"Okay." The twins agree and Tim smiles and shuts the truck doors and gets into the drivers side and drives home.

-

They get home and Tim suggests to just have a quiet night, mostly due to his raging headache. The three bradfords sit on the sofa watching some kind of Disney movie waiting for Lucy to get home.

Tim watched ten minutes of the movie before passing out and falling to sleep, the twins noticed he was asleep and they giggled at Tim's snores.
"Should we wake daddy up?" Avalynn whispers laughing.
Arlo shakes his head "I think he is sick. We tell miss lucy when she comes home" he replies and looks back at the tv.

Not even an hour later Lucy came in after Angela dropped her off and the twins immediately jumped up and ran to her
"Shhh!!" They shushed Lucy before she could even speak, Lucy frowns at the twins.
"What?" She whispers.

"Daddy fell asleep like a baby" they whisper back.
And Lucy sighs and walks over to Tim and sees how ill and pale he looked, she presses a hand on his forehead and he was burning up.
"Your daddy's been stupid and not told anyone he is poorly." Lucy whispers to the twins as she waddles into the kitchen.

She makes Tim soup and grabs him a bottle of water and medication and sends the twins to play in their rooms.
She sits next to him and shakes him.
"Tim" she says trying to get him up, he stirs but doesn't wake up completely.
"Timothy!" Lucy snaps and he immediately jumps and sits up.
"Huh? Sorry I must of drifted off..uhhh are you okay?" Tim asks rubbing his eyes.

"am I okay? No, I should be asking you that. Are you okay?" She asks placing the soup water and medication on the table.
"Of course I am babe" he says back in a hoarse voice.

"Enough of the tough guy act Tim. I know you're sick." Lucy sighs.
"look, im just abit under the weather im all good.." he replies covering his eyes from the light coming through from the window as his head was banging,
"mhm liar. The twins have even noticed. " Lucy scoffs
"I just didn't want to stress you out with the baby and that. I should be helping you." He mumbles.

Lucy sighs and places the tray with soup on his leg and he looks and frowns.
"Lucy you didn't have to do this" Tim mumbles and Lucy shushes him.
"In sickness and in health right?" She replies.
"yeah." He nods.

"and for now on do not underestimate a pregnant woman and hide things from me. If you're sick or anything is up come to me Tim don't hesitate please, it makes me feel useless if you don't. " Lucy says softly and Tim nods.
"Promise I will." He replies.
"okay good. Eat that soup and get your ass to bed" she chuckles.