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The bullpen was bustling Monday morning, as Tim stood at the podium giving roll call. “Any questions?” Tim asked the bullpen, as he appeared to be slightly uninterested with the mundane task.
He looks around the room at the officers, temporarily under his command.
And they look amongst themselves, each hoping that the other didn’t have any questions for the Sergeant. It was not lost on them that Sgt. Bradford was in a foul mood.
Sgt Grey was out of town at some Sergeant’s conference, leaving Tim in charge of the troops. This was his second week and he was growing more agitated as the time went on.
“What’s up with Bradford?” Both Nolan and Thorsen whispered to Harper.
Looking around the bullpen and not seeing Officer Chen. “Well look around and tell me whose not here? I’d bet my last dollar that it involves her” Harper tells them.
“Yes, but they’re happy. So why would be Tim be in a god-awful mood?” Nolan protests, just as Tim sees him talking.
“Is there something that you want to share with the rest of us, Officer Nolan?” Tim snipes at Nolan. He really didn’t have much patience lately.
“No Sir” mumbles Nolan very apologetic.
“Good. Next time, don’t talk during roll call” Tim admonishes him.
Nolan bristles in his chair, just like a scolded child.
“Alright you’re all dismissed. Stay safe out there” Tim mutters, but his heart wasn’t really in it. Then he leaves to walk back towards the Watch Commanders office. The officers slowly disperse the room but a few still remain.
“Oh man, what is wrong with him?” Officer Martinez asked his colleagues and turned to Harper, Nolan and Thorsen for answers.
“You guys must know what’s going on?” Officer Michaels asks them.
“Your guess is as good as ours” Nolan comments.
“Come on guys, he’s getting worse. He snapped at Josie the cleaning lady-she’s a sweet old lady and he made her cry. You must know something” Officer Delgado pipes up.
“Honestly we don’t” Detective Harper tries to shut down this whole conversation.
“Where’s Chen? She keeps him grounded. I was skeptical about a Sergeant dating one of his Officer’s at first, but they’re this cute power couple and she’s good for him” Martinez interjects.
Harper, Nolan and Thorsen all agree with Officer’s statement, Bradford and Chen were much better together than apart.
As the other officers file out of the room Nolan turns to his friends.
“What are we gonna do?” Nolan looks to Harper for advice.
“You both stay here and get the shop’s ready. I’m going to talk to Lopez” she tells them.
***
Tim collapses into the chair once his reaches Grey’s office.
He was not in a good mood. This morning on the way into work, he’d accidentally seen his girlfriend Lucy, out to breakfast with her ex-Chris Sanford.
To say that he was pissed was an understatement, over the past few weeks Lucy had become distant and he felt like she was keeping things from him.
This was eerily similar to what had happened with Isabel, they were happy or at least his thought that they were.
Now his mind was making him believe that Lucy was cheating on him with her ex but his heart was breaking-refusing to believe that the love of his life would ever do that to him.
Tim lets out a huge sigh, then he starts looking through all the reports that were piling up on his desk.
***
Angela Lopez had just sat down at her desk when fellow Detective Nyla Harper came bursting through the doors.
“Hey Lopez, you got a sec?” Harper asks impatient.
“Sure, what do you need?” She asks her friend.
“Listen, something is going on with Bradford! He’s acting more Bradford and less Tim of late” Harper murmured unimpressed. “I personally can deal with Bradford’s ‘tude problems, it’s very entertaining for me but it’s unsettling for the troops.”
“You mean he’s been acting like an asshole instead of the calm, collected Sergeant that Chen has tamed him into” Angela smirks.
“Yes exactly, damn your good at reading between the lines” Harper praises the other Detective.
“Thanks. Where’s Chen?” Angela asks curiously.
“Bradford has not said anything but Thorsen told me that she took the day off, apparently she’s sick” Harper says.
“Ok, leave it with me. I’m going to talk to him” Angela tells her.
‘What the hell was going on with Tim’ she worries.
***
An hour later, Tim was cursing at his computer screen. The computer wasn’t doing anything that he wanted it to do.
“Damnit you useless piece of-“ Tim yells at the stupid machine.
“What did that computer ever do to you?” Asks Angela amused, who was learning against the door frame.
He ignores her comment. “What can I help you with Lopez? I’m very busy” he tells her. Hoping that will get rid of her-he was in no mood to sugar coat things.
Angela closes the door and sits down in a seat opposite his desk
“Please seat down” Tim says, with his voice laced with sarcasm.
“What’s going on Tim? The troops have noticed your sour mood?” She asks her friend.
Tim stills in his seat at her words. Then he turns to face her. “I’m just going through something right now” he says evasively.
“Going through something? Can you be more evasive Tim? This is me that your talking to. I’m not leaving until you tell me what’s wrong” she says adamantly.
He groans, he should’ve known better. Angela Lopez is a meddler, she was always trying to fix things-to make things better.
Tim rubs his hands over his face. “I think that Lucy is cheating on me” he admits to his best friend, with sad eyes.
***
Across town, Lucy was at her OB-GYN appointment.
Today was her 16/17 week scan, she didn’t even know that she was pregnant until two weeks ago. Lucy had been feeling sick and thought she had food poisoning, that is until a test and a doctor confirmed her pregnancy.
“Would you like to know the sex?” Her doctor asked her.
“Yes I would” Lucy says with a mixture of excitement and nervousness.
“Congratulations, your having a baby boy” she tells her.
Lucy beams happily, ever since she had found out that she was pregnant two weeks ago, she had decided to wait until Tim’s birthday to tell him the good news, which was in a few days.
She thought that it would be a nice surprise, but each day it was getting harder to keep it from him.
Tim would love a boy-no he would love either sex. He would be so excited to teach them baseball, to ride a bike, take them to the zoo-he would be such an amazing father.
“Would you like some copies of the sonogram?” The doctor asks her softly, breaking her from her thoughts.
“Yes. Could I get five, please?” Lucy asked hopefully.
“Sure. Just give me a minute” she says.
***
“Are you crazy? Tim, Lucy loves you there’s no way that she’s cheating on you” Angela tells him, staring him down.
“Then explain to me why she’s been distant towards me and I’m sure that she’s keeping things from me. Or what about the breakfast with Sanford?” Tim scoffs in annoyance.
“All of those things can be easily explained” she argues.
Tim shakes his head growing annoyed at her refusal to believe his theory.
“So if Wes had breakfast with his ex-you would be ok with it?” He asks her honestly.
“No I’d be livid she says but this isn’t about me. Lucy isn’t a cheater and you know why.”
“Your right. I’m just scared that she’s going to leave me. This feels way to familiar Ange, this is exactly how I felt when Isabel left” he admits to her.
Angela’s heart breaks for Tim, he was so scared and desperately clinging onto hope.
“I can understand why you’d feel that way. Isabel did a number on you. But I promise you Tim, that whatever you’re imagining, it’s not that I guarantee it.”
“I really hope that your right” he tells her, praying for the best.
***
Later in the afternoon, Lucy strolls into the precinct. Her follow cops seem pleased to see her and she had heard more than a few comments about Tim’s attitude.
“Officer Chen how are you?” Martinez asked her, stepping away from a few other officers.
“I’m fine Martinez, thanks for asking” she tells him-a little confused by his concern.
“Good, very good. Could you see what’s bugging Bradford, please? Everyone’s life around here would be a hell of a lot better if we helped to fix his problem” Martinez asks her discreetly.
Lucy shoots him a confused look. “Has he really been that bad?”
“Worse” he admits.
Lucy purses her lips together, wondering what’s wrong with her man. “Leave it with me. I’ll talk to him” she tells the other Officer.
“Thanks Officer Chen” practically all the other Officers in the room mumble.
***
“I’m busy” Tim grunts as someone knocks on the door and quietly slips inside the office.
He moves his eyes from the computer screen to see who his intruder is and sees Lucy leaning against the door.
“Oh it’s you” he mutters displeased.
“Wow, do you greet everyone that way?” Lucy says pretending to be annoyed.
“I’m sorry. I just have a lot of work to do.”
“Ok but I need to talk to you for a minute” she tells him.
He nods for her to continue. “Martinez and a few of the guys are concerned about you and quite frankly so am I” she says, as worry casts over her face.
“I’m fine. I just have a lot on my mind.”
“Anything that you’d like to share?” she presses on.
“Not really” he mumbles.
“Tim please, let me help” she pleads with him.
“Ok. You want to help. Tell me why after you told me that you were sick this morning, that I saw you at nevin’s having breakfast with Sanford?” Tim spits out like he’s tasted blood.
“You saw us? Never mind that’s not the point. I was sick, I went to nevin’s for their chamomile tea-you know the one that I like. Yes Chris was there with his a new girlfriend. I promise you that nothing is going on between me and him” she explains.
Now everything made sense, she knew why he was in a sour mood.
“Then why have you been so distant lately? I know that you’re keep something for me. Just tell me the truth-is there someone else?” He asks, afraid of her answer.
Lucy shakes her head and crosses the room to his desk, them climbs onto his lap.
“How can you think that I would want someone else Tim? You treat me like a queen. If you think that I’m going to just let you go after us finally getting together, you are sorely mistaken.” “I’m not letting go of that strong jaw, those luscious abs, those arms...that I love to hold onto whilst your making love to me...I could go on Tim but I think that you get the point. You are stuck with me...I’m never letting you go, so that you can end up with another trashley” she tells him possessively.
Tim smiles, he had broken up with Ashley close to two years ago after realizing his feelings for Lucy, and they had been together ever since. However Lucy still bristled at the mention of Ashley’s name, but no one ever could hold a candle to Lucy-she was the love of his life.
Lucy runs her hands up Tim’s uniform shirt seductively. “I’m sorry baby. I have been keeping something from you...it was supposed to be a surprise for your birthday” she says biting her lip nervously.
Tim stills and stops her movements. “Babe I was waiting for your birthday to tell you that...I’m pregnant...we’re going to have a baby” she says as excitement spreads over her face.
“Your pregnant?” Tim questions.
And breathes a huge sigh of relief.
“Yes babe. Our little boot will be along in almost 6 months” she says happily, leaning down to place a hot kiss on his lips. It was bordering on inappropriate as it left them both wanting.
“Babe you can’t be kissing me like that at work, when I can’t do anything about it” he complains but she knows that he doesn’t mean it.
“What would you do if you could? In this office?” Lucy smirks suggestively, while caressing his muscular forearms.
Tim smirks, his girl was bad.
“I would push everything off of this desk, not caring about where they land.
I would lift you onto the desk, then I would gently suck on your neck tattoo-to get that sweet little moan out of you. Next I would pull you to the edge-so I can taste you-you always taste so sweet. Then I would kiss up your torso to your breasts. They are always so sensitive, I would tease them- torment you-until you are crying out. Then” he trails off.
“Then what?” she says breathy as a pink flush breaks out over her face and chest.
“Then... I would fuck you on this desk...not caring who saw. They would know with a doubt that you are mine” he says as his piercing blue eyes gaze into her chocolate orbs.
Lucy shivers as his eyes never leave hers.
“Tim” she scoffs “I never knew that you were so bad” she pretends to admonish him and gently smack his arm.
“You make me bad” he tells her matter of factly.
“We have to try that out soon before I get bigger” she says smiling mischievously at him.
“Oh no, no. I still need to be able to look my fellow officers in the eye” he says amazed by her wanton behavior.
“Your no fun babe” she complains, pouting at him.
Lucy then stands up and walks towards the door.
He stands up and catch’s up to her quickly and pulls her back around into his arms.
“I’m so happy baby, how far along are you? Do we know the sex yet” Tim asks excitedly and rubbing her belly.
“I’m happy too...ecstatic even, I’m just a little over 16 weeks and I found out today what sex is! Are you sure that you want to know the gender?” she asks him.
“YES I want to know Lucy...don’t keep me in suspense” he murmurs as his patience slowly dwindles down.
“Babe your going to be a daddy...to baby boy” she says as a huge smile spreads over his face.
“A son?” He asks overjoyed.
“I love you...I love you both so much.”
Lucy nods and he picks her up and twirls her around happily. Lucy squeals and tells him how much she loves him.
***
The next day at roll call, Tim was in an entirely different mood.
Something the officers were glad about-Chen really came through.
“Ok before I dismiss you, I have an announcement to make” he says glancing at Lucy, who was sitting next to Nolan.
“I am very happy to share with you the good news, that in 6 months, baby Bradford-Chen will be reporting for duty” Tim tells them, beaming like a proud father.
The room erupts in congratulations as officers rush forward to congratulate the future parents.
Officer Martinez had joked that it was now Lucy’s turn to deal with an overbearing Tim Bradford.
She groaned knowing that he was right. Tim Bradford would be one of those partners that would pester you to eat right or exercise, which wasn’t a bad thing, he just took things to extremes.
Lucy watches as fellow officers step forward and wish the future dad well, she had never seen Tim so happy. She rubs her growing belly.
“We are so lucky, Timmy” she whispers to her unborn son.