Feelings Don't Just Fade - a Chenford Fanfic

6: Where Do We Go From Here?

*Lopez*

Nyla and James had brought Lila and Leah over for dinner and a play date with Wesley, Jack and herself. The four adults had just settled on the couch and loveseat in the den, while Lila watched tv in the guest bedroom and the little ones went to bed. The moment Angela's phone went off, she nearly spilled her wine all over a startled Wesley.

"Ny! Ny! Look!" She turned her phone to Harper to show here the picture Tamara had sent her.

"Tamara must have put on a scary movie!" Both women laughed out loud as they high fived.

"Bye bye bottle blonde..." Nyla started.

"Hello Chenford!" Angela finished.

Both of their husbands sat there in silence. They were fully aware of what their wives were on about, but they were also too afraid to try and put a stop to it. Not that they didn't love their wives dealy, they were just frightening...

*Chen*

It's quiet.... Too quiet. Lucy was afraid and confused as woke up. She was in her bed. How did she get here? Why wasn't Jaclyn crying? Was someone in the kitchen cooking?! Slightly falling out of bed, Lucy raced to the kitchen. Only did she breathe a sigh of relief when she found Tim and Tamara making pancakes, while Jaclyn sat in her high chair. Leaning against a wall corner she took in the sight before her. It felt right. Lucy couldn't help but wonder, if she hadn't run and left everything behind after that last case, would this be her life now? Would they all live together in one home? Would Tim have wanted to be with her for real or was that one night, just one night?

"Well Chef Bradford and Sous chef Chen, how can I be of service?" They both stopped to look at her. Tamara smiled at the sound of her new last name. This pushed all of the questions out of Lucy's mind. Though one issue still lingered... Ashley.

Both Tim and Tamara shared a glance. "You can sit down and feed our daughter." Tim answered her, handing her a cup of coffee. The way he said that melted her heart, and once again, all of the feelings that she spent years surpassing all resurfaced at once.

"So, T has classes today, we have nothing but more Grey demanded bonding today, and we have Jaclyn. What's the plan today momma bear?" Tim's question pulled Lucy out of her head. It also had her puzzled. Usually she would leave Jaclyn with whichever of her LAPD friends was off and she would go in and work on whatever case she had open. If she had none, she would read over case files for upcoming cases.

"Well I thought we could go find one of our old favorite food trucks, the ones I'm assuming you guys still go to, and we could read over Petrov and his crew. Do a little extra digging? We could take Jaclyn in a stroller and just enjoy the weather?" She watched Tim as he flipped the last few pancakes on to a plate. This was all she had ever wanted.

"Yeah, that works. Can we stop by my house first?" She nodded.

After breakfast, Tamara left for her classes and Lucy went to shower, leaving Tim with Jaclyn.

*Bradford*

Before Jaclyn, he would have been more focused on the sound of the shower running and the thought of a nude Lucy under that hot water. But now, he was so focused on the little girl on the floor in front of him. Two days ago, Tim didn't think he was the kind of guy to be sitting on the floor, cross legged, surrounded by baby toys. It was something he wanted, of course, he just didn't see it happening for some time, seeing as he was in a relationship with someone who didn't want any of that.

Yet, here he was, talking to a one year old, content, and genuinely happy for the first time in years. He was currently holding Jaclyn's little arms, walking along the carpet with her, when he heard his phone ring. Picking Jaclyn up in his arms, he smiled at her little pout as he walked to the kitchen island where his phone was. He couldn't help but frown when he saw that it was Ashley. He had no doubts about wanting to break up with her, but he wasn't ready to be pulled out of his happy bubble yet.