Tim's mouth was on her neck before she even got her jacket off, Lucy's back hitting the wall of the hallway as she tugged at his belt. "She'll be home in thirty minutes," he muttered against her skin, and Lucy just laughed softly, already wrapping one leg around him. "Then we'll be quick." It was almost mechanical at this point - familiar and practiced, like they'd done this a hundred times before because they had. Tim hitched her up, and Lucy's fingers dug into his shoulders as she guided him exactly where she needed him, no hesitation, no fumbling. She'd stopped feeling guilty months ago; now it just felt like routine, like something built into both their schedules that neither of them questioned anymore. He was rougher than he used to be - less careful, more impatient - and she didn't mind. When he pushed into her she let out a breath that was more relief than surprise, her head falling back against the wall. Twenty-eight minutes, she thought, and then stopped thinking altogether.

The LAPD is handling a covert operation on a cruise ship sailing from LA to Miami. Lucy Chen and Celina Juarez are selected for the mission, posing as passengers, while Tim Bradford and Miles Penn go undercover as crew members. The story is set sometime during Season 7; Lucy and Tim have broken up but both know their feelings haven't vanished-Tim is working hard on himself, and Lucy has signed up for the sergeant's exam.

Paired by "experts". Bound together by an enormous leap. They both had their reasons. Hers were the right ones. His were the wrong ones. It's crazy, really. But it's only 8 weeks. Unless it actually works. In which case... could it be forever? OR Tim and Lucy get Married at First Sight Alternate Universe (AU) w/ incorporation of aspects of canon through S4. 18+ | Contains explicit content.

Based after 5x1

18+ | Contains explicit content. What happens after Tim and Lucy leave the hospice in 4x09? A Season 4 Canon Divergent AU Note: This was written in collaboration with my amazingly talented friend Jill (poppypickle) and is being posted here on Wattpad with her permission.

Tim Bradford doesn't believe in distractions - which is exactly why Sergeant Lucy Chen is becoming one. She transfers in polished, composed, and entirely unimpressed by his reputation, meeting every dry remark with a steadier one of her own. He doesn't go easy on people, but he doesn't go hard on her either, and that line between professional and personal starts to blur in the quiet moments - shared patrol cars, lingering eye contact, the kind of teasing that sounds harmless until it isn't. She carries herself like someone who has more waiting for her than just the job, and Tim tells himself he doesn't need to know what that is. He just needs to remember she's his partner - and nothing else.

After Tim and Lucy are kidnapped, they end up in a place they never expected, working for none other than Heath Everett for survival. Post S8 finale Chenford fic, somewhat speculative of S9.