During a routine call gone catastrophically wrong, Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford are taken hostage by a desperate, volatile suspect. Trapped together with no backup and no way out, they're forced to watch each other be threatened, pushed, and hurt-Lucy bearing the worst of it. As the situation spirals and survival becomes uncertain, the emotional walls between them finally crack. In the space between fear and loss, they're forced to confront what they've never said out loud-and decide if they'll risk everything on it... if they survive.

Tim Bradford's life runs on structure. Former soldier, career cop, newly promoted Watch Commander-his days are measured in responsibility and routine. Lucy Chen is building a life of her own. As a social worker, she helps people navigate systems that weren't made to be kind, finding patience, humour, and quiet strength along the way. A blind date arranged by their mutual friend Angela Lopez brings them together. Neither expects more than one drink. They both decide one drink isn't enough. Over the course of a year, they let something unfamiliar take shape-dates that turn into habits, conversations that linger, and a relationship built deliberately, without rush. This is the story of two people from different worlds making room for something new-together. --- Feedback is appreciated

domestic , sad , smutty. Just everything chenford.

Sergeant Wade Grey, 48 years old a sergeant/ Watch Commander at Mid-Wilshire station. At the station he is strict but at home with his loving wife and daughter he is completely soft, caring and loving until.... Lucy Chen 23 years old a p2 at the same station as her father Wade Grey. Is falling for....... And when her dad finds out about she is dating him he is not happy! Sergeant Tim Bradford 32 years old, dating Lucy Chen the daughter of the Watch Commander what he didn't know at first and at a day when they where at Lucy her home....

Lucy has just joined Mid-Wilshire as a new Sargent after transferring from New York. She is married to Marcus Smith and has a son called Chase who is 4 years old. Her husband Marcus is in the Royal Navy in the UK. Chase only gets to see his dad on FaceTime every weekend because time zones are completely different which makes it difficult for them to stay in contact. Lucy lives with her son in a cozy 3 bedroom apartment. What happens when something unexpected causes Chase's Dad to lose contact and leaves Lucy a widow? Characters L- Lucy Chen. Married to Marcus Smith and mother to Chase Chen. Newest sergeant at Mid-Wilshire. C- Chase Chen. Son to Lucy Chen and Marcus Smith. Obsessed with dinosaurs. Ma- Marcus Smith. Married to Lucy Chen. Father to Chase Chen. Serving in the Royal Navy. T- Tim Bradford. Watch commander of Mid-Wilshire police station. A-Angela Lopez. Best friends with Tim Bradford. Detective at Mid-Wilshire. Ta- Tamara Collins. Best friends with Lucy Chen. Loves Chase like a little brother. G- Wade Grey. Like a granddad to Chase. Like a dad to Lucy.

tim has a newborn baby in Lucy's rookie year. He's a single dad because Isabel ran away from the hospital as soon as his little boy was born. Lucy sees that he's tired a lot and seems to be struggling, he's good at hiding it around other people but Lucy sees right through him in her first week what will happen will Lucy find and help him?

‼️TW: CONTENT REGARDING SCHOOL SHOOTINGS‼️ Tim Bradford has built his life around control, discipline, and keeping his personal life exactly that personal. At Mid Wilshire, he's known as one of the toughest officers in the LAPD, respected, feared, and completely private about his past. The only thing his colleagues know for certain is that he's married they just don't know to who. That secret becomes even harder to keep when Lucy Chen joins the force as a rookie. What no one at the station knows is that Lucy isn't just any rookie. She's his wife. And together, they share a life outside the badge and a five year old daughter, Charlotte. Assigned together by chance, Tim becomes Lucy's training officer, forcing them to navigate long shifts, dangerous calls, and the constant risk of being discovered. Between stolen moments of normal family life and the chaos of police work, they manage to keep their world balanced until everything changes in an instant.

The rookie gang go on a holiday together but Lucy bumps into one of her old exes and tim starts getting jealous

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Life's journey with friends and family