During an LAPD awards night, Lucy and Tim get stuck together at the same table. They make a pact to survive the night by drinking through it. As the alcohol loosens their guard:Lucy admits she used to hate how much Tim got under her skin.Tim confesses that watching Lucy date other people drove him crazy. They both realise the attraction has always been there.Later, when the party winds down, they end up back at Tim's place after sharing a ride. The emotional tension that's been building for years finally snaps.

Welcome to Dusty Hollow 🌾🐴❤️ This story follows Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford-two people from different worlds whose paths collide on a sprawling Texas farm where rules are strict, hearts are guarded, and love is both forbidden and inevitable. Lucy Chen, along with Angela Lopez, Celina Juraz, and Tamara Collins, were adopted together by Wade and Luna Grey after tragedy struck their families. Alongside their biological sister Dominique, they've grown up with one unshakable rule: Grey's daughters are off limits. Life at Dusty Hollow is structured-lights out by ten, breakfast and dinner with the family, no parties, respect for visitors-but chaos is never far when strong personalities collide with the wide-open Texas landscape. Tim Bradford, newly hired at the farm, is everything Lucy's told to stay away from: tall, handsome, and entirely unaware of the storm he's about to walk into. Rules were meant to be broken, hearts meant to be challenged, and in the heat of long Texas days, Lucy and Tim find themselves drawn together-against all odds and every warning she's ever been given. Between sassy horseback rides, secret moments, flares of jealousy, and quiet acts of devotion, Lucy and Tim's story is a slow burn of laughter, tension, and the kind of love that refuses to follow the rules. Will Lucy's careful heart survive the reckless pull of Tim Bradford, or will Dusty Hollow change them both forever? ✨ Comments, votes, and support are deeply appreciated. Dive into the world of Dusty Hollow and experience love, rules, chaos, and the slow-burn romance of Lucy and Tim. 🌾🐴❤️ Name inspired by Taylor Swift's song: "mine"

Tim obsession

Lucy gets sick but Tim is there

What if Lucy and Tim were coworkers but never really knew each other? They wake up one morning laying next to each other.. what will happen?

John Nolan, Amanda "Mandy" Cohen, Lucy Chen and Jackson West are all Rookies starting their probationary year at Mid-Wilshire Station. Amanda gets hard ass Tim Bradford for her TO and she quickly realizes that he's gonna push her to her limits and he realizes that Amanda won't take any of his bullshit. While Jackson West gets no nonsense TO Angela Lopez who wants to be a detective. John Nolan gets Talia Bishop, also a no-nonsense TO who wants to be detective so that way she can become LAPD Chief. Lucy Chen gets Grant Lawrence, a much more relaxed TO and is good friends with his fellow TOs especially Angela and Tim (the latter of whom as his own TO). With Mandy's Rookie year she didn't know that this would reveal secrets kept from her, flashbacks, and brand new traumatic experiences. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Rookie or the characters, things have been changed to fit the story, rated mature for obvious reasons in the show, I don't write smut.

Chenford

Stories of childhood trauma, mainly tims and lucys

Lucy is Tim's new rookie, what happens when she turns out to be feistier than he expects. She has fight in her, a fire in her soul. What Tim doesn't know is that his rookie is hiding a secret that could completely derail her career.

She was only supposed to be the nanny. Not the one who fixed everything. Lucy Chen needed a fresh start. Tim Bradford needed a new nanny. And his daughter? She just needed someone who wouldn't leave. What starts as a job quickly turns into something much messier-midnight snacks, backyard movie nights, awkward family dinners, accidental feelings, and one very loyal dog named Kojo. In a house full of heartbreak, Lucy becomes the light. But even sunshine burns when it gets too close. A slow-burn Chenford nanny AU filled with love, healing, girl talk, unexpected family, and found-forever. 60+ chapters of grumpy x sunshine, emotional softness, and Kojo chaos 🐾