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.

Spending hours trapped in a car together was never part of the plan. Lucy and Tim have one simple assignment: a long-term stakeout with clear, professional boundaries. No distractions. No complications. And definitely no getting personal. But somewhere between late-night coffees, quiet streets, and conversations that stretch a little too far past "work," the rules start to blur. Because stakeouts get boring... and boredom leads to honesty. Honesty leads to confessions they were never supposed to make. About fears. About trust. About each other. And when the silence between radio calls starts to feel heavier than it should, both of them are forced to face something they've been avoiding for a long time: Maybe they were never just friends to begin with. Now the only question is- when this case is over... do they go back to pretending? Or do they finally break the one rule they can't come back from?

Collection of scenes where there should of been more. I truly believe feelings were there for Tim and Lucy long before S5. Keeping it semi realistic but adding to it where feelings were explored even if they couldn't be acted on. Will try to add chapters daily.

Just a bunch of different Chenford one shots and what ifs. A/N if you have any requests or suggestions please let me know and I'll see what I can do :)

One Day She Stops Being Your Rookie What would happen if Season 1 Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen came face-to-face with the people they'd become years later? A rookie who thinks her Training Officer barely tolerates her. A TO who is convinced he'll never look at his rookie as anything more. And across from them? An older Tim and Lucy-engaged, living together, and somehow completely in love. For Lucy, it's equal parts shocking and embarrassing. For Tim, it's a full-blown nightmare. As the younger versions struggle to comprehend the future sitting across from them, they're forced to watch years of growth, friendship, and feelings they haven't even begun to understand unfold right before their eyes. The future doesn't care what they think is impossible. Filled with humor, nostalgia, and plenty of Chenford chaos, this story follows two versions of Tim and Lucy as they discover just how far they've come..and just how much was there from the very beginning. After all, one day she stops being his rookie. And one day he becomes so much more than her Training Officer. ❤️

What if Wesley was Lucy brother. Lucy already met someone before the beginning of summer and had no clue this person knew Tim. How many people would come back from Lucy's past?

‼️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 vacation

This is kind of like a second book to my Chenford stories. Same characters, same love, just a new place for more one-shots and moments with them.

Tim was a cop. Lucy was a criminal. Their love was forbidden, but it happened anyways. ⚠️ sexual scenes, slight emetephobia, eating disorder mentions ⚠️