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Lucy has just joined Mid-Wilshire as a new Sargent after transferring from New York. She is married to Marcus Smith and has a son called Chase who is 4 years old. Her husband Marcus is in the Royal Navy in the UK. Chase only gets to see his dad on FaceTime every weekend because time zones are completely different which makes it difficult for them to stay in contact. Lucy lives with her son in a cozy 3 bedroom apartment. What happens when something unexpected causes Chase's Dad to lose contact and leaves Lucy a widow?
Characters
L- Lucy Chen. Married to Marcus Smith and mother to Chase Chen. Newest sergeant at Mid-Wilshire.
C- Chase Chen. Son to Lucy Chen and Marcus Smith. Obsessed with dinosaurs.
Ma- Marcus Smith. Married to Lucy Chen. Father to Chase Chen. Serving in the Royal Navy.
T- Tim Bradford. Watch commander of Mid-Wilshire police station.
A-Angela Lopez. Best friends with Tim Bradford. Detective at Mid-Wilshire.
Ta- Tamara Collins. Best friends with Lucy Chen. Loves Chase like a little brother.
G- Wade Grey. Like a granddad to Chase. Like a dad to Lucy.
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Tim Bradford is the most popular player on the Los Angeles Rams football team. He's been playing for the Rams since he was twenty-five, after serving in the army for seven years. Now that he's heading into his eleventh season, the team manager and coach are reluctant to sign him for another season, especially after his divorce from his wife, whom fans adored. Tim's career is at risk, and a few of his teammates-Wesley Evers, John Nolan, Miles Penn, Jackson West, Aaron Thorsen, and James Murray-have been suggesting that he find a girlfriend to hopefully get signed, as they all have wives, girlfriends, and fiancées, and they all got signed. Lucy Chen is a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Rams. She is well-known but not entirely famous. People mainly know her because of her ex-fiancé, Chris Stanford, who is a famous movie star. They were set to get married just after the last season ended, but then Chris left her at the altar, calling her later to tell her he was getting married to his co-star, Ashley McGrady. Somehow Lucy was blamed by people, so when Tim proposes the idea of fake dating for their mutual benefit, she accepts. But over time, Tim and Lucy really fall in love, and the line between fake and real seems to blur.
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