After the 2017 election, Rob Jetten comes bouncing into parliament with all the enthusiasm of an impeccably dressed and exceptionally well-groomed puppy. Normally, Jesse would be more than happy to show an old friend the ropes - if they were just 'old friends,' that is. Or, over the span of four years, Rob Jetten and Jesse Klaver reunite, fall apart, fall in love, and carry on a secret relationship in the nest of vipers otherwise known as the Tweede Kamer.

𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎.. Seventeen year old Tim Bradford lead quarterback has had nothing but the picture perfect life his mother tried so hard to portray, with an abusive drunk for a father, ptsd, and an urge to protect the people he knows he can't, he's never known true happiness until the winter formal his sister forced him to go to. He never noticed her, his little sister's friend, not until that night. Lucy Chen is 15, and practically invisible to everyone in school, and even at home, but she liked it that way, liked being invisible instead of being known. After what was supposed to be the best night of her life, football player Pierson Macgrady notices her, and in the process leaves her with unfixable scars. Now six months later Lucy is asked to tutor Genny Bradford's older brother, but complications form when Tim realizes the picture perfect sunshine that was Lucy Chen has scars that she hide from the world, and he finds himself unable to stop the feeling the began forming for her. Trigger warning this story contains mentions of sexual assault, abuse, and mental illness including ptsd, depression, and anxiety.

This is based on The Rookie television series. I do not own the characters. This fanfic is an homage to the best TV couple - Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford. Also known as #Chenford. My writing mostly sticks with Canon, but I include additional scenes and internal thoughts of the characters.

What will Lucy do? Emmett has her trapped, her daughter needs her. But her heart is with a certain TO with blue eyes. When will she have enough? What happens when Tim finds out the secrets his Boot has been hiding? I do not Own the Rookie or any of there characters.

Lucy reels after someone close to her is hurt, and Tim struggles with how to support her in the aftermath. They both grapple with the realization that their relationship may be changing. Canon compliant through Season 3.