Help Me

Dance

*the next day*
Tim's POV
today i get to take Daisy to her father daughter dance. words can't explain how happy i am that she wanted me to go with her. lucy and i got ready for work and got daisy ready for school, the paint should be dry so they took their bags with them. i got ready and drove to work. today, lucy was with nyla and since john wasn't here, i had no one to ride with. it was lonely actually but the thought of the dance kept me so excited. the shift blew by and before i knew it, it was time for me to go home.

Lucy's POV
when i woke up daisy wouldn't stop talking about the father daughter dance. i can't even explain how much i love that she likes him. i've never seen her this excited before and I'm glad it's because of tim. I drove her to school with tim and we got to the station.
Lucy: Tim?
Tim: yeah Luce
Lucy: something feels of
Tim: like what
Lucy: i don't know, like a gut feeling
Tim: about what?
Lucy: like something's going to happen
Tim: is it good?
Lucy: no, bad
Tim: hey, don't stress it, i'm sure everything will be ok
Lucy: ok
we did the same get out at separate times thing. but today tim and i wouldn't be riding together. it feels weird but I'm going to have to get used to it once I'm not his rookie anymore. the day dragged along, don't get me wrong, nyla is fun to ride with. but, today just felt... like something's off. Finally, Tim and I picked Daisy up from school and drove us home. we took our bags and headed inside. we started getting ready for the dance.
Daisy: my pink dress! come on! my pink dress! please!
Lucy: hold on sweetie!
i said laughing. she looks so cute and happy
Lucy: alright, your all zipped let's go look in the mirror
Daisy: i love it!
Lucy: you look beautiful Dais
Daisy: thank you mama
Lucy: ok let's do your hair
Daisy: can we do curls?
Lucy: of course
i don't like using that much heat on her hair so i turned the curling iron as low as i could and put a heat protector in her hair. 15 minutes later, it was finished.
Daisy: i love it mama! thank you!
Lucy: of course princess
She was all ready and then i heard a knock on the door, that must be tim. i opened the door and let him in. he looked so handsome. he was in a white button down with a black dress jacket, black pants, and a black tie. he was holding a box and a rose.
Lucy: Daisy! Tim's hear!
Daisy; yay! yay!
she jumped into his arms and he picked her up.
Tim: you look gorgeous
he said tickling her belly
Daisy: thank you! you too
Tim: well tried my best. this is for you
he handed me a rose
Lucy: aww, thanks
Tim: of course. and this is for you daisy
he handed her a pink rose corsage with tiny daisies around it
Daisy: thank you tim!
he placed it on her wrist and she smelled them. he put daisy down and i gave him a kiss. i checked the time
Lucy: you two really should get going
Tim: your right
Lucy: let me switch the car seats for you
Tim: no need to
Lucy: i can help, it's not a problem
Tim: no need to, i have my own car seat for her
Lucy: really? Aww thanks tim
Daisy: thank you!
Tim: of course angel, and Lucy, i hope you don't mind. i just want to be more in daisy's life and more in yours too.
Lucy: of course i don't mind, thank you. that's so sweet
Tim: i'm known for that
Lucy: i don't know about that one, but you two better get going, after i take a quick picture
i took a picture of them and tim insisted i get in one. we all smiled and i set a timer on my phone.
Lucy: they look great, bye guys, have fun!
Tim: bye love you
Lucy: love you too
we kissed and they headed out the door. now what.

Tim's POV
Tim: you ready?
Daisy: yeah!
Tim: good to hear
i helped her into my truck and buckled her in. i started driving and when we arrived, she started to cry a little.
Tim: what's wrong Daisy?
Daisy: i wish you were my dad
Tim: oh, sweet angel, i wish i was your dad too
i realized i had just said that before mentioning anything to daisy. and i hope we will make it, but if we don't, what about daisy? after i just said that to her?
Daisy: really?
Tim: angel, you are so kind, sweet, caring, pretty, and all around one of the best kids i know. anyone would be lucky to be your dad
Daisy: so why don't i have one?
Tim: that's for your mama to tell you, i'm sorry angel
Daisy: i know she told me some stuff that he didn't know and left
Tim: see, it's not your fault
i knew she wouldn't tell daisy she was raped, especially if daisy's not even 4 yet.
Daisy: i guess so.
Tim: ok come on, you ready to have a lot of fun
Daisy: yeah!
Tim: alrighty
i have her a big hug and wiped away any tears in her small face. i helped her out of the truck and she wrapped her hand around my two fingers. we walked into the dance and she introduced me to her friends.
Daisy: emily, this is my tim, tim this is my friend emily
Tim: nice to meet you emily
Emily: what's a tim?
Daisy: like my dad but not, and his names tim
Emily: oh, nice to meet tim
Daisy: well, we got to go, i gonna show tim jace
Emily: jace is mean
Daisy: not all the time, let's go tim
Tim: after you
she brought me to this little boy who appeared to be her age
Daisy: Jace, this is tim. i told you he was real
Jace: so you have a dad now
Daisy: he and my mama date, not my dad
Jace: cool
Daisy yeah
Jace: tim, what do you do
Tim: what do you mean?
Jace: like your job
Tim: i'm a police officer
Jace: cool i wanna be police officer when i older
Tim: that's so cool dude, well, Daisy should we go get something to drink?
Daisy: yes please Tim
Tim: alright then, bye Jace
Jace: bye daisy, bye tim
we walked over to get a drink and sat down at a table
Daisy: do you like my friends?
Tim: of course i do
Daisy: are you having fun
Tim: of course daisy! i always have fun when i'm with you, are you having fun
Daisy: yes! i'm happy you came with me
Tim: me too

Lucy's POV
i got a call from Grey asking if i wanted overtime
Grey: Chen, i have a spot open for over time today, you'll get paid a lot extra than usual
Lucy: sure, i've got nothing going on. why paid extra? and i'm a rookie?
Grey: we're stretched extra thin, and, you can ride by yourself today or with lopez
Lucy: ok, i'll ride by myself, you need more officers around. how many hours?
Grey: 4, so when you get off, you have an hour or two before going back to work
Lucy: let me check with Tim, give me one second
i texted tim
*the texts*
Lucy: hey Tim, Grey is offering me extra money for overtime today
Tim: you going to take it?
Lucy: yeah, is that ok? and could you watch daisy for me?
Tim: of course, how many hours?
Lucy: 4
Tim: you riding by yourself?
Lucy: yeah
Tim: you up for that?
Lucy: yeah
Tim: should i stay at your apartment
Lucy: are you okay with that? you can sleep in my bed and then daisy has her room
Tim: works for me, i'll have over an hour after you get home to get ready
Lucy: thanks, i've got to go
Tim: ok, stay safe
Lucy: thanks, have fun
Tim: we will
*end of texts*
Lucy: yeah, ok, i'll be there in a few minutes
Grey: thanks, see you soon
I hung up the phone and put on some better clothes before heading to the station. I changed in the locker room and headed out on patrol. i finally got to drive my own shop.

*2 hours later*
Tim's POV
after the dance ended i drove daisy to Lucy's apartment after grabbing me a pair of clothes and pajamas. I already told her her mom was working so we get to hang out more.
Daisy: Tim, can i have bath?
Tim: sure give me one second
i asked lucy if she was ok with that and she said she trusted me to
Tim: ok, let's grab some clean pajamas and a fresh towel
i got her bath ready and she got in. i shampooed and conditioned her hair and she washed her body. i blow dried her hair the best i could. I remember being little and seeing my dad helping my sister out with her hair and being the best dad to her when he wasn't drinking, those few times. he never was nice to me, worse when drunk, which he mostly was. at least genny has some nice memories of him. Daisy laid her head on my chest as we watched a show before she went to bed. she brushed her teeth and i tucked her in.
Daisy: night night Tim
Tim: goodnight Daisy
she kissed me cheek and i kissed her forehead
Tim: sweet dreams angel
Daisy: sweet dreams Tim
i turned off the big light and turned on her star light and i shut the door mostly behind me. i showered too and got into some pajamas. I laid down in Lucy's bed. it felt weird being here without her, but after a while, i fell asleep.

Lucy's POV
another hour went by and i hade made two arrests already. apparently, one of them had a warrant out for them. luckily, i caught them trying to rob some place before anyone got hurt. other overtime officers were looking for a guy that had a warrant on armed robbery too. I parked my car and checked on a bank. some people said they saw a suspicious guy go in there who looked like the man we had a warrant for. he appeared to have a gun. i walked in the bank and immediately heard gunshots. i saw the man we had a warrant for and took cover. i opened fire on him after calling in for backup. i heard sirens in the distance and turned my head for a second. that one second could have costed me my life and it almost did. i felt a warm liquid spill from my side. i fell down and was shot again in the same spot. this time i felt it enter the bloody skin and more blood surrounded me. i didn't feel too much pain and was more focused on shooting my gun. i shot the guy in the leg and heard someone radio officer down before blacking out. i don't remember what happened after that.

Tim's POV
i woke up to a phone call from Grey.
Grey: Tim
Tim: what's up? everything ok?
Grey: no, Tim, Lucy's been shot