There's an unspoken rule in the LAPD: if someone calls after 3 a.m., it better be life or death. So when Lucy Chen finds herself dialing Tim Bradford in the middle of the night after a nightmare, she expects silence - not for him to answer on the first ring. The call is short. Quiet. Safe. And it accidentally starts something they can't stop. What begins as a lifeline during sleepless nights becomes a ritual neither of them wants to break. Every call brings them closer - shared silences, confessions half-whispered into darkness, and feelings neither of them can admit under daylight. But when a dangerous call on duty nearly shatters everything, Tim and Lucy are forced to confront what's been growing between them - not with words mumbled through sleep, but with eyes open, hearts racing, and no more excuses. Because after so many calls at 3 a.m., they're both starting to realize... Maybe it was never just about the time. Maybe it's always been about each other. | I also post this on my AO3 account |

Lucy Chen had just graduated from the police academy. It should have been one of the happiest days of her life-but instead, she was standing alone with tears burning in her eyes. Her parents' disappointment still echoed in her head. They hadn't hugged her, hadn't congratulated her. They despised the idea of their daughter becoming a police officer, and they hadn't bothered to hide it. The weight of their words followed her all the way home. She had gone straight to her boyfriend, needing comfort, needing someone to tell her she had made the right choice. Instead, she had found him in bed with someone else. So Lucy canceled their planned vacation together. And then she rebooked it-for herself. Hawaii would be her escape. One last week of freedom before she started her new job. One week to breathe, to forget, to feel like herself again. Tim Bradford had spent the past year holding his life together by sheer force of will. His wife's undercover assignment had consumed everything-their marriage, their plans, their sense of normalcy. He had believed that once the mission was over, things would go back to the way they were. They didn't. Instead of packing for a vacation together, he was signing divorce papers. So Tim went to Hawaii alone, hoping the sun, the ocean, and a few too many drinks would quiet the noise in his head.

"You sunshine, you temptress" Tim Bradford x OC (Season 1 - 4x01)

I'm still recovering from episode 18 of season 8 of The Rookie, the season finale and a very traumatic cliffhanger. This story directly follows the events at the end of the episode and writing it will help me get over the trauma and wait for season 9.

Lucy Chen, a gorgeous, young, kind ER nurse, with an overbearing, yet loving family, has been single for years, never thinking she needed someone or wanted someone. She's had a few short-term relationships since high school, but she never felt that spark with any of them. Her family has been trying to set her up since she was 20, but every single date never had a sequel. As the youngest of 5 kids, she had always been behind her older siblings; Aria, Tyler, Rose and Reese, but all her siblings were at least engaged by 28, but Lucy is 27 and never even had a serious relationship. Her parents, Vanessa and Patrick Chen, have always told her that when she finds "the one," she would know. Then Lucy meets Tim Bradford at a mutual friends birthday party and they just...click. •♥︎-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♥︎• Tim Bradford is a sergeant and the watch commander at Mid-Wilshire Police Station. He recently got divorced from his wife, Isabel after she got addicted to drugs, and his best friend, Angela Lopez, has been trying to set him up again. During Tim's marriage, he hated everything about it, not because she was controlling, not because she cheated, not because he and Isabel argued constantly, all though the latter two were true, its because he never truly loved her. The only good thing Tim got from his marriage was his son, Oliver, who he got full custody of when the divorce was final. Tim has avoided dating since the divorce, not wanting to make Ollie think he was replacing his mother. Even if Isabel was a horrible person, she was still the mother of his child. But when Tim meets Lucy Chen at his friend Bailey's birthday party and actually feels... something, he decided to ask her out on a date. Despite feeling something, Tim doesn't expect their relationship to go anywhere, so he doesn't tell Lucy about Ollie. But over time, Tim realises he's falling for her...hard. And now he's in love with a girl who doesn

BABYBOOT Book ONE in the Boot Series Hazel Nolan knew her first day as a rookie cop would be intense. She didn't expect to wake up next to a stranger - or for that stranger to turn out to be her training officer. What was supposed to be a one-night mistake turns into something much more complicated when Officer Tim Bradford is assigned to oversee her every move on the job. He's disciplined, coldly professional, and determined to act like that night never happened. But Hazel can't forget it - not the way he looked at her, not the way her heart still races whenever he's near. She's already under pressure. One of the only women in uniform. The daughter of another rookie. Every shift is a fight to be taken seriously. And now she has to do it while keeping her biggest secret in check... and her feelings even tighter. But danger doesn't wait. The streets don't care about boundaries. And as the tension between them builds, so does the risk of crossing a line that could cost them both everything. Bold, emotional, and burning with slow-burn chemistry, Baby Boot is perfect for fans of The Rookie, forbidden romance, and strong women finding their place in a world that wasn't built for them - and breaking every rule to claim it anyway.

Completed Sergeant Tim Bradford has seen every kind of tragedy LA can offer. But nothing prepared him for the scene at the waterfront mansion-or for you. Huddled and trembling, drenched in the evidence of your husband's murder, you're a portrait of shattered elegance. You were a possession, now a pawn in a war you never wanted. Tim's job is to hand you over to protective custody and forget. But the fear in your eyes and the strength you hide ignites a protective instinct he can't ignore. From tear-stained confessions to stolen moments of peace, an impossible love blooms in the shadow of danger, forcing Tim to choose between the badge he swore to uphold and the woman he swore to protect.

Hunter Lopez, is a new officer in the Los Angeles Police Department from the NYPD. She moved from New York to Los Angeles to be closer to her siblings and mother, but she didn't know that this move 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.

Lucy is a a new rookie and Tim Bradford who is her T.O. has the hots for her. How will Lucy navigate the dos and don'ts of policing when her T.O. can't keep his eyes to himself and she can't keep hers to herself?

In which a detective asks to return to patrol work, the reason unknown to anyone. Madison "Maddy" Hale was a detective. She graduated the academy with Tim Bradford, he remembers her as someone who was almost too focused on becoming a detective; so imagine his shock when she returns. Maddy works through her fears, determined to become the best patrol officer she can be. She's avoiding facing her fears of being a detective again.