What happens when Ashley shows up years after the breakup to the the Bradford household

Tim Bradford is the best divorce lawyer in the state and Lucy Chen was his assistant they both have feelings for each other but Mr Bradford is married...

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.

They said it was over. Not in a clean, mutual way-but in the kind of ending that still lingers in every silence, every glance, every moment they almost speak but don't. Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford haven't been the same since the breakup. Work is awkward. Conversations are shorter. Everything feels carefully controlled... like if they don't touch the past, it won't cut them again. Then the storm hits. A joint case forces them out of the city and into a small, rundown hotel with no power, no signal-and only one available room. One bed. Now they're stuck with the one thing they've been avoiding the most: each other. And somewhere between the silence, the memories, and the space they pretend doesn't matter... it gets harder to remember why they ended in the first place. Because some hearts don't stop loving just because they were told to stop.

This is a Chenford story. This timeline follows from the moment tim decides yeah I wanna propose, to a little after the wedding.

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.

Melissa O'neil swore she'd never cross the line with a co-star. But late nights on set, stolen glances, and almost-kisses with Eric Winter are unraveling every rule she's made for herself. He's charming. He's infuriating. He's everything she can't have. Until one night, the tension finally snaps... and nothing will ever be the same. A story of slow-burn temptation, forbidden sparks, and the kind of chemistry that refuses to stay hidden.

Sleepy ,clingy Tim wraps himself around his wife whispering names , showing how much he can't bear to let her go. Even for a moment.

Based on the rookie TW: WILL CONTAIN SMUT! Lucy's spent four months telling herself it's enough. Chris is kind. He's steady. He's... fine. But fine doesn't keep her up at night wondering what she's missing. Fine doesn't explain why every time they're together she has to pretend - pretend she feels something she simply doesn't, pretend the disappointment isn't crushing her every single time, pretend size doesn't matter, that effort doesn't matter, that being left wanting every single time doesn't slowly hollow you out inside. It's not his fault, she tells herself. He's just... small. In every way that counts. And Lucy - quietly, achingly - is tired of settling. Tired of faking it. Tired of leaving every encounter feeling empty and unseen. Until the night she finally walks away. Until the night everything changes. Until the man she's loved longer than she's been willing to admit shows her exactly what she's been craving all along - passion, depth, intensity, and a connection so overwhelming it leaves her breathless and completely, utterly satisfied in a way she never even dared to imagine was possible. For the first time in her life, she doesn't have to pretend. She doesn't have to lie. She doesn't have to settle. But when morning brings more than just happy memories - when a sudden, terrifying realisation changes everything - Lucy is left wondering: was it worth it? Or has she ruined the best thing she's ever found, before it even truly began? (IF U CAME FROM MY ONESHOTS CONTINUE FROM THE CHAPTER NAMED ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK)

Based on the rookie TW: will contain smut!! Tim Bradford and Ashley have been together for almost three months, and a trip to Hawaii was supposed to be their perfect fresh start - sun, sea, and a future together. But there's one thing neither of them can ignore: Remí. Remí is Sergeant Grey's little niece, barely two years old - tiny, gentle, and still carrying so much heartbreak after losing her father, Tim's best friend, in the line of duty. With her mother unable to care for her, Remí has become a huge, beloved part of Tim's life: the little girl who calls him her best friend, who clings to him when she's scared, and who he would move heaven and earth to keep safe and loved. Ashley has never hidden how much she dislikes children, and the thought of sharing their holiday - and Tim - with Remí fills her with nothing but frustration. But Remí isn't just a responsibility to Tim; she's family. And when things fall apart, it's Lucy - his oldest, closest friend, the one person who has always seen every part of him - who steps in, not just for him, but for the little girl they both already love. If Ashley can't make space for the people who matter most to him... then where does that leave any of them?