They learned that love didn't always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it lived in the quiet, between long days and heavier silences, in the way hands found each other without asking, in the careful lift of a weight no one else noticed. To the world, they were friends, steady, professional, composed. But behind closed doors and half-lit rooms, love looked like rest. Like food waiting at the end of exhaustion. Like someone knowing when to hold on, and when to let go. It was in the moments no one applauded. The slow ones. The ones that stayed. This wasn't a love of grand declarations. It was built on showing up, again and again. Always.

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Everyone in Mid-Wilshire knows Officer Tim Bradford is a wall-hard, unyielding, and impossible to climb. They think he's breaking Officer Lucy Chen because she's a "hot shot" rookie. They don't know that Lucy is already breaking. Between a boyfriend who is slowly stealing her light and a secret night with her TO that could end both their careers, Lucy is starving for a way out. When the truth finally bleeds through her uniform, Tim has to decide: follow the rules he lives by, or burn the world down to save the one person who finally saw behind his wall.

Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford have been dancing around each other for years-partners, friends, and secretly, something more. But life, timing, and Lucy's lingering relationship with Chris keep them apart. Exhausted, conflicted, and on the edge of change, Lucy struggles to figure out what she really wants, while Tim wrestles with his growing feelings and career ambitions. One night, after years of restraint, everything shifts. Suddenly, the careful balance they've maintained feels impossible to keep. As emotions spill over, desire and love collide, and both must confront what they've been avoiding for so long. Full of slow-burn tension, quiet confessions, and heartfelt moments, It Was Never Meant to Happen Like This is a story about timing, choices, and the unexpected ways life can push two people together-whether they're ready or not. ***DISCLAIMER - I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ROOKIE - THIS IS A FANFIC 'WHAT IF' STORY - FICTIONAL*** ***I ONLY OWN THE CHARACTERS "ELLA RAE" AND "MAYA GRACE"***

Tim had just broke up with Lucy and they are not on good terms. Nothing could prepare her for the moment she found out she was pregnant. Then when she heard three heartbeats instead of one... Includes some intimate scenes. Story starts two days after the break up happened.

What if Tim and Lucy met before they worked together?? Would their relationship/partnership/TO and boot-ship change a lot?

Just some short stories if there is typos lmk lol most are my own personal ideas some are loosely based on other stories I read thank for checking out my story ~KL

Sergeant Tim Bradford and Officer Lucy Chen have always been friends-and a little flirty-but never more. One night changes everything, and soon they find themselves navigating parenthood as friends and co-parents, learning what it truly means to care for another life. Along the way, they begin to realize that their bond is more than friendship, and love quietly grows amidst the joys and challenges of raising a family, setting the stage for a life full of hope, laughter, and the adventures still to come.

She turned her head slightly to the left. Lucy opened her mouth to speak, but only silence followed. Paralyzed, her lips stayed sealed, but her eyes watched. Her breathing quickened, her chest rising faster and faster, a knot forming in her throat. Who was this man standing beside her bed? Who was this man who knew her name while she knew nothing of him? She studied him, thoroughly, head to toe. "Who... who are you?" she finally managed to say. "Lucy, it's me, Tim..."

Lucy Chen thought she had it all figured out. The road to detective, a new rank, a clean slate. What she didn't plan for was being thrown back into the same rotation as Timothy Bradford. Tim. Her ex. Her once-training officer. And, unfortunately, her biggest distraction. Freshly broken up and still feeling the sting, Lucy was determined to keep things professional.. until the day Sergeant Grey promoted her to temporary training officer. Now she's on equal ground with Tim... and their rookies just happen to be best friends. The chances of two training officers secretly hooking up? Low. But never zero. Because in the LAPD, secrets don't stay buried for long-not when rookies are watching, blackmail is brewing, and one wrong move could destroy everything they've worked for. "Cops gossip more than middle schoolers," Tim muttered. Lucy smirked. "Then we'd better give them something to talk about." When the line between duty and desire starts to blur again, Lucy has to choose, follow the rules... or break them all for the man she swore she was done with. Guys if you saw this before this edit pls forgive me, I do NOT know who wrote 'uwu' on this and I promise it's not me. Swear, someone else messed it up