In desperation of not falling harder for Lucy, Tim decides that she will not be his gopher anymore. Before he breaks the news to Lucy his plan is to enjoy one last shift together, but it doesn't go as planned and he ends up in the hospital. In worry Tim's mom comes to the hospital and Lucy needs to act like her and Tim are dating when that is definitely not the case, they are just friends, at least that's what they tell themselves. Set around season 4.

Tim & Lucy seems to be getting oddly close after Lucy's DOD, friends start to notice how close they've been getting and are starting to talk, Tim and Lucy are trying to keep a secret But the truth be told someone already knows...

On a board filled with traps, two sides wage a dangerous battle beneath the façade of a public alliance between nations. On one side stands Tim Bradford, the newest recruit of the U.S. Intelligence Department, though nothing about him screams rookie. At forty years old, he's been a cadet, a squad leader, a police officer, and a sergeant. Now, a hardened spy, thrown into a world where one wrong move means death. On the other, Lucy Chen - the trusted right hand of the most powerful Russian crime syndicate. A girl whose past everyone judges to know. And Tim's mission. There is no loyalty strong enough. No lie safe enough. Only one can survive. And falling in love might be the deadliest move of all. Buckle up. The game is about to begin. | i also post this on AO3 |

Julia Bradford is sixteen years old and the daughter of Tim Bradford, a respected LAPD Training Officer. From the outside, her life seems normal, but one question keeps haunting her. "What if?" What if one decision had changed everything? What if her past had been different? What if the present she knows isn't the only one she could have lived? And what if her future is still waiting to be rewritten? Sometimes, a single "what if" is enough to change everything.

What We Hold Onto They were supposed to be starting forever. A quiet evening. A walk along the beach. A promise that would change everything. But one moment is all it takes for Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen to lose control of the life they thought they knew. When they disappear without a trace, their colleagues begin a desperate race against time. Separated, isolated, and forced to rely on nothing but their instincts, Tim and Lucy are pushed further than either of them ever imagined. With no idea where the other is, no guarantee they'll ever see each other again, and danger closing in from every direction, they have only one thing left to hold onto: each other. Because sometimes love isn't about knowing you'll be okay. Sometimes it's about believing the other person is still out there-and refusing to stop looking. A Chenford story about love, survival, loyalty, and finding your way back to the person who feels like home.

The Rookie: Chenford, what if's/extras - Please let me know if you want two parts to one what if, i'll just be doing one part per story - Leave suggestions in the comments I read all of them -🌶️ stuff, so if your not a fan of that skip the chapters! -Cover is from Pinterest

Aurora Horizon is a small town on the coastline of California. It's got gorgeous beaches, beautiful hikes with views meant to be photographed, and Aurielle Point, the gorgeous cliff named after the town founder's one true love. The current mayor-and most eligible bachelor-is Tim Bradford, who has lived here all his life, apart from when he served in the army. For years, Tim's friends have been trying to set him up with every new arrival to the town, but he has been focused completely on his job as the mayor and helping his mom at her market. Until Lucy Chen moves to Aurora Horizon, and his whole "I don't need love" act dies. Lucy Chen has lived in Los Angeles her whole life, working on her dreams of becoming a published author and opening a bookstore coffee shop. But she knows living in the city, it won't be nearly as easy to fulfill those dreams as in a small town. So she packs up her life and moves to Aurora Horizon, a small town on the coastline of California in the Imperial area. Lucy moves into the house in the town that she inherited a few years ago after her grandmother passed away and makes friends almost immediately when her car breaks down outside of the coffee shop, Horizon Brew and Co. Where she meets Angela Lopez and the mayor, Tim Bradford. Over time she works on her novel and makes more and more friends, who always make sure she knows Tim Bradford is single but she's too busy working on her novel and dream's to date... Or so she says. Because she slowly realises that she is in love with Tim, so much so that she realizes he's the main character in her story, just with a different name. The town is trying to set them up. Tim and Lucy keep denying it, but they both have feelings. Then Lucy's bookstore opening changes everything.

Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford fell in love with eachother at the age of fifteen. They both had complicated lives at home and found peace with eachother. And on Tim's sixteenth birthday their relationship took a step that would change their lives forever. That night was the night they both felt safest in their entire lives and one thing lead to another. About a month later Lucy found out she was pregnant and she tried her best to hide it from her parents for two months but her body started changing so she broke down and told them. She thought they would be supportive and help her through it but instead they started yelling. After a few days of arguing, they agreed to let her keep it so for the next six months Lucy hid her pregnancy from everyone except her parents and Tim. But when she gave birth, her parents kept Tim out of the loop and didn't tell Lucy their plan. They had put Lucy's baby up for adoption and we're taking Lucy and moving to D.C. For years Lucy completely ignored her parents presence and their relationship shattered, especially since they refused to tell her anything about her daughter or let her contact Tim. For years Tim thought Lucy had chosen to keep him from his daughter and that resulted in his permanent horrible mood. Even after ten years he was constantly scowling and earned the nickname grumpy cop when he joined the LAPD. He only ever smiled around his friends, Mom and sister, but even then it was always like he was forcing it. Until Lucy transferred to his station from D.C. Over the next five years they got back together, got married and had a daughter who they named Addy and that grumpy cop nickname disappeared. They were still looking for their first born daughter but refused to let it consume them. Until they arrested a group of kids and find out the truth about the fifteen year old girl. Ellie Rose.

Tim Bradford runs LA's biggest real estate empire and after a brutal, public divorce, he's decided love isn't worth it. He doesn't do soft. He doesn't do coffee. Then he meets Lucy. Nineteen, broke, working the counter of a shop two blocks from his office, completely unbothered by his reputation. He starts showing up every morning for coffee he doesn't even like. She starts looking forward to seeing him more than she'll admit. An empire built on control. A girl who won't be handled like one of his deals. A seventeen-year gap neither of them can outrun.

(The Rookie) When Lucy Chen faces an unexpected pregnancy, her life splits in two directions she never saw coming. Years later, fate brings her back to Tim Bradford - the man she once loved and lost - and the truth they share forces them to confront heartbreak, healing, and the fragile hope of a second chance. Together, they learn that family can be rebuilt, trust can be earned, and love can return in the slow, steady ways that matter most.