WhenMondayComes

I'm a woman in my 20s who loves Movies and TV. Writing for characters that catch my interest. I'm autistic, so please bear with how my stories are written. I write them with my taste in mind. I don't write pure angst. If you see my work anywhere besides this blog, then it was taken without my consent. 

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Brian was making food in the common room when the alarms blared. They were being called to an accident scene and he felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the descriptions of the vehicles involved. They had read out the make and model of his fiancee's car and he prayed internally that it wasn't actually hers.

When they arrived at the scene, and he saw that it definitely was her car, he climbed out of the truck as fast as he could. He grabbed a tool from the truck and ran over to her car. "Colette!", he called out. When he got to the window he saw that she wasn't in there and started to look around frantically.

"Colette, can you hear me?!", he called out again. Casey knew that only Cruz or Hermann could calm him down right now, and Cruz was currently really busy with the other car, so he called Hermann over and gestured in Brian's direction. Hermann gave Casey an understanding nod and made his way over to him.

Brian had started panicking and his voice cracked everytime he called out now. Hermann grabbed both sides of his face and angled his head to look at him. "Kid! Hey look at me." He could see that he was still out of it and said sternly "Otis! Eyes on me."

When Brian finally met Hermann's eyes, he said "match my breathing,okay? Deeps breaths." Hermann then started taking some exaggerated breaths and watched as Brian started doing the same. As he was starting to calm down, Mouch caught movement out of the corner of his eye.

When he turned to look he saw Colette limping her way towards them. "Guys!", Mouch called out. His voice got everyone's attention and they all turned to look in the same direction as he was. Brian let out a shaky sigh of relief and quickly made his way over to her.

"Hey, are you okay?", he asked urgently. She just gave him a faint nod in response. Sylvie saw that she was in shock and came over to help Brian lead her over to the ambulance. Sylvie did an examination of her and said "she doesn't look like she has anything too serious physically, but we should definitely get her to the hospital just to be sure."

Brian nodded his head in agreement and helped her load Colette into the ambulance. He looked over at Chief Boden for permission to go with them, which the chief granted. He quickly climbed in the back of the ambulance and held Colette's hand all the way to the hospital. As soon as they arrived he helped get her out of the back and followed the doctors into the hospital.

"You need to stay here until we've checked her over", Dr. Will Halstead said to Brian. Colette started panicking at that and let out a faint "no." "Need him, please", she mumbled out. After seeing the agony, and fear, on her face at the thought of Brian not getting to stay with her Will looked between them both before deciding that it was best to have Brian come back with them to keep her calm.

Once they got to a room, and Will made sure that there was nothing life threatening that he could see, they got her as cleaned up as possible and did some internal scans. By the time Will had gotten back with the results, she had fallen asleep.

"Hey", he greeted which got Brian's attention. He quickly stood up from the chair, that was beside the hospital bed, and nervously asked "how does everything look?" Will gave him a reassuring look and said "she has a very minor concussion and a lot of bruises, but that's it. She's very lucky all things considered." Brian let out a relieved sigh at that and said "thank you, Dr. Halstead."

The doctor just gave him a nod and left to go and check on another patient. Brian made sure to text Joe so that the firehouse could stay in the loop and started the grueling journey of waiting for her to wake up. She finally woke up a couple of hours later and drowsily asked "Brian?" He quickly got up from his chair and leaned over her, so that she could see him, before replying "I'm right here, baby. You're okay." She just gave him a sleepy smile.

It was quiet for a moment before he asked "what happened, Cole? How did you end up where you did?" She took a deep breath before replying "the brakes stopped working. After I crashed I pushed past the pain to get out of the car and as far away from it as I possibly could. I was scared that there might be a gas leak and didn't want to risk anything. I ended up collapsing and stayed there until I heard you calling out for me."

He gave her an understanding nod and leaned down to place a kiss on her forehead. "You really scared me", he softly said. She gave him a sad smile and replied "I scared myself." Brian couldn't help but feel extremely lucky that she was relatively okay and still breathing for him. He didn't know how he would ever pay the universe back for not taking her from him, but he would try his best.

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Colette could tell that Brian was excited from the second that she had opened the door. He was standing there waiting for her to arrive home and quickly pulled her in for a hug. When he pulled back she could see him absolutely vibrating with excitement.

"So, what are we doing tonight?", she asked. "Movie night. We're going to watch 'Battlestar Galactica'", he replied excitedly. "Oh, I've never seen that one before", she casually said with a shrug.

She could see the shock on his face at her words. "You've never seen 'Battlestar Galactica' before? I've never shown it to you, really?", he asked in disbelief. She took a few seconds to think about what to say, she felt a little bit bad that she had never seen it before and she didn't understand why.

Before she could answer he sat down on the couch and started going on a rant about the film. As she stood there, watching him talk, she couldn't help but feel a smile growing on her face. She didn't dare interrupt him when he was talking so passionately.

As she stared at him she couldn't help but think that this is one of the reasons that she loves him so much. The way that his eyes lit up in excitement made her start to feel a little bit excited about getting to watch the film for herself.

When he finally stopped talking he turned and saw her watching him with an adoring look on her face. He quickly placed the popcorn down on the coffee table, after having dropped some already, and gave her his full attention.

He could feel himself starting to blush and nervously asked "what?" She considered not telling him what she was thinking, lest he get more embarrassed, but decided that it was a risk she was willing to take.

"You're adorable when you're passionate", she said softly. She could see his face getting more red and couldn't help but feel a little bit bad about it. She knew that he wasn't used to having someone who loves him as openly as she did and that he had a hard time taking compliments because of it.

She could see him trying, and failing, to find something to say. After watching him imitate a fish for a couple of moments, he finally got out a breathy "oh." She slowly walked over and sat down on the couch next to him.

When she could tell that he was struggling to think of anything else to say to her she took over and asked "how about we watch that movie now?" He nodded his head rapidly and blurted out "yeah, that sounds good."

She grabbed a can of soda, and the popcorn, off of the coffee table and shifted closer to him. He took a deep breath and put his arm across the couch behind her.

She could feel that his body was still tense and leaned up to give him a kiss on the cheek before settling back in. He finally started to relax at the affection and pulled her closer. As soon as the film started he became fully invested in it and she let out a huff of amusement.

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Brian had left the apartment a couple of hours ago, and Colette was feeling quite bored all by herself. She was just laying in bed, staring at the ceiling, when the idea suddenly struck. She debated whether or not it was actually a good idea, or just plain reckless, and decided to just go for it.

She found one of her see through t-shirts and snapped a sultry picture. She quickly sent it to him, before she lost her nerve, and smiled to herself in anticipation.

Brian was luckily not on a call when his phone alerted him of a new text from his girl. He took a quick glance down at his phone and looked around to make sure nobody could see anything after seeing that it was a naughty picture.

He did his best not to rouse suspicion from the others and made his way to the locker room as casually as possible. Hermann watched him leave, and just shook his head with a chuckle before going back to his newspaper.

After checking to make sure that the locker room and showers were empty, he dialed Colette's number. She was sitting by the window when her phone started ringing.

When she answered, he didn't even give her time to say hello, before he asked "what the hell?" She could hear in his voice that he wasn't angry at her, just slightly frustrated and amused, and as innocently as possible replied with "what?"

She could hear him let out a scoff on the other end of the line. He shook his head before saying "You know exactly what I'm talking about, sending me dirty pictures while I'm working. What if one of the guys saw?"

She let out a little giggle at that and said "it wasn't even that exposing." "I could see your nipples", he replied flatly. She couldn't help but burst into full blown laughter at that. Brian tried to fight back a smile at the sound of her laughter and patiently waited for her to calm down.

When she finally stopped laughing she conceded by saying "okay, I guess it was a little bit more exposing than I thought." He let out a huff of amusement at her words.

He looked around again, before quietly saying "you better be ready for me when I get home because I'm going to absolutely ruin you." Colette could feel her face heating up and replied "I promise that I'll be perfectly ready for you, babe." "You better be", he growled before hearing the alarm go off.

"I've got to go, baby", he said apologetically. "I know. Be careful out there", she replied before he hung up. She pulled her phone away from her ear and bit down on her lip. She really couldn't wait for what her man had in store for her.

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Full Name: Colette Deborah Jenkins

Aliases: Cole

CJ (by Joe and Stella)

Zayka (by Brian)

Baby (by Brian)

Age: 27 (When She Met Him)

Gender: Female

Species: Human

Sexual Orientation: Straight

Occupation: Daycare Teacher

Partner: Brian "Otis" Zvonecek (Boyfriend/Soulmate)

Family: Travis Jenkins (Estranged Father)

Felicity Luke (Mother)

Carey Jenkins (Twin Brother)

Baba (Grandmother in Law)

Unnamed Father in Law (Deceased)

Ms. Panchoulidze (Mother in Law)

Nick Zvonecek (Brother in Law)

Dimitri Zvonecek (Brother in Law)

Vlad Zvonecek (Brother in Law)

Unnamed Nephews

Zoya (Cousin in Law)

Friends: Brian "Otis" Zvonecek (Best Friend/Love of Life)

Stella Kidd (Best Friend)

Joe Cruz (Best Friend)

Matthew Casey

Sylvie Brett

Kelly Severide

Gabriela Dawson

Randall "Mouch" McHolland

Christopher Hermann

Peter Mills

Wallace Boden

Leslie Shay (Deceased)

Cindy Hermann

Trudy Platt

Donna Boden

Enemies: Anyone Who Threatens Those She Loves

Citizenship: America

Status: Alive

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Tim woke up before Flora and spent a couple of minutes admiring her sleeping face before getting out of bed. While he was getting ready for work he kept looking over at her. It was his first day back at work after finding out that she was pregnant again and he couldn't help but worry about her overexerting herself.

He was making breakfast when she finally walked in. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and watched him cook with adoring eyes.

"Nolan up yet?", he asked absentmindedly. "No, he's still out like a light", she replied with an amused shake of her head. He let out a hum at that and started loading breakfast onto some plates.

She could tell that something was bothering him this morning based on the worried expression that she could see on his face. "Is everything okay, babe?", she asked. "Yeah", he replied reflexively. She studied him for a moment before saying "Tim, I can tell that you are worried about something. I need you to talk to me."

He let out a long sigh, and turned to look at her, before saying "Im just worried about you being here all alone while pregnant. I mean you've never had to take care of a kid while being pregnant before. I don't want you to be stressed out."

She reached across the counter, and took his hand, before replying "you don't have to worry about me. I'll be fine here with Nolan and if I need anything at all I will call you." He searched her face for any signs that she was lying to placate him but found none. "Okay", he replied with a reluctant smile. She gave his hand a reassuring squeeze and took a sip of her tea.

A few minutes later she looked over at the clock and said "you're going to be late if you don't leave soon." He glanced over and saw that she was right.

She could tell that he felt guilty for leaving her to clean up the dishes, so she got up and gave him a sweet kiss on the lips. "I can handle washing the dishes, handsome. You just focus on saving the world", she said softly. He pulled her in for one more quick kiss and then started heading towards the front door.

"Tell Nolan I love him when he wakes up, okay?!", he calls out over his shoulder. "Will do!", she called back. She shook her head in amusement after hearing the front door close behind him. She then grabbed the plate that he had put together for their son and put it in the microwave before she got to work washing the dishes until she heard their son's bedroom door open and his little feet padding down the hall.

She grabbed Nolan's plate and brought it to the table, with a glass of orange juice, before saying "good morning, baby boy." "I'm not a baby", Nolan replied grumpily. She walked over and gave him a kiss on the head. "You'll always be my baby", she said. "Now, I don't remember getting a proper greeting from you this morning. We should change that, right?", she questioned sternly.

He quickly turned to look at his mother with wide eyes and said "good morning, Mommy." "That's better", she said before making her way back towards the sink to continue washing the dishes.

After he was done eating, Nolan brought his plate and cup over to the sink and handed them to his mother before looking around and asking "where's Daddy?" "He's working, remember? He has to save the world today", Flora replied with a soft smile.

Their son just nodded his head at that before making his way towards the couch. He sat there patiently waiting for his mother to turn on his morning cartoons and come cuddle with him. After putting everything away, she did just that.

They spent the rest of the day hanging out and Nolan even helped Flora with the laundry and making dinner, which she was grateful for. When Tim got home he was happy to see his wife relaxing on the couch with a glass of water. He also saw his son on the floor playing with a toy. He realized in that moment that he had nothing to worry about.

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Hillary, and her health class, were on a field trip at the hospital when she saw Tim being wheeled in. She had never met him before but she recognized him from some pictures that Flora had on her phone that she showed her after Hillary asked to see them one night. She quickly excused herself to the bathroom and called her aunt to let her know.

As soon as Flora got off of the phone with her niece, she quickly made her way to the hospital. "Hi, I'm looking for Timothy Bradford", she said to the nurse at the front desk. "Are you family?", the nurse asked. She took a deep breath, before replying "No, I'm his girlfriend. He has no family that lives around here."

The nurse could see the pure panic in her eyes and decided to take pity on her and put her down as family so that she would be allowed to see him. She then asked another nurse to take over front desk duty for a little bit, before leading Flora into an unoccupied room. The nurse explained to her that he had gotten shot in the field and was taken into surgery. The nurse could see her trying to make sense of all of the details in real time and gave her a second to digest everything.

Flora knew that she wouldn't be able to stop fully worrying until Tim was out of surgery, but she felt better knowing that he was still hanging on. She asked the nurse to contact the LAPD and tell them that he had someone there to take him home when the time came. The nurse just nodded and headed back to the front desk.

It was after a couple of hours of waiting, and an unexpected introduction with Sargeant Wade Grey, that a doctor finally came out and said "family of Officer Timothy Bradford?" Flora quickly stood up and replied "right here."

The doctor explained to her that the surgery was a success and that Tim was stable and just needed to rest. "Can I see him?", she asked. The doctor nodded and led her to his room. When she entered she saw that her boyfriend was already out of bed and trying to get his shirt on.

"What are you doing?", she asked. She saw Tim startle at the sound of her voice and turn around to face her. "What are you doing here?", he asked, completely ignoring her question. "My niece called me after she saw you getting wheeled in and recognized you from some pictures I have on my phone. She called me to inform me that you were here", she said bluntly. He nodded his head at her explanation and turned back around.

Flora rolled her eyes at him when he wasn't looking and said exasperatedly "the doctor said that you needed to rest, Tim." "I'm fine", he replied with a shrug. She could feel her patience starting to dwindle at that response and sternly said "Timothy, you better get your ass back into that bed before I come over there and make you."

She could see the surprise on his face after she said that, she had never talked to him like that before. She watched him contemplating whether to listen to her or not for a moment. She just stood there staring him down until he gave in and got back into the bed. "Are you happy now?", he asked sarcastically.

She just nodded her head and walked over to give him a kiss on the forehead. He couldn't help but melt a little bit at that and fought the smile trying to grow on his face. She saw all of it and couldn't help but be pleased that she had won this round.

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Engagement (Or Promise) Rings Each Man Gets You Part Eight

Ricky

Jax

Will

Arthur

Raymond

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Your Wedding Dress Part Eleven

Fox

Steve

Baron

Sam

Tim

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It was the morning of the wedding and Tim felt simultaneously nervous and excited. After giving Flora a light peck on the forehead, and giving her bump a kiss, he left early to help with setting everything up even though he was told that he didn't have to.

When she woke up an hour later she couldn't help but feel giddy. She couldn't believe that today was the day that she would finally be getting married. She grabbed some leggings, and one of Tim's shirts, before going to the kitchen to pour herself some cereal and feed Kojo.

After she finished eating, the dog sitter arrived. Five minutes later Angela, Nyla, and Lucy pulled up to the house to pick Flora up. They stopped to get her a sweet tea on the way there and then made their way to the venue to get ready together.

When they arrived, they decided to take turns helping her get ready. Nyla and Lucy took first shift and Angela went to get herself ready. Nyla prepped Flora's hair before Lucy started working on her makeup. Lucy made sure to ask her what she wanted before beginning.

After the makeup was finished, Nyla started on her hair. When Angela walked out of the bathroom, Lucy took her place. "You nervous?", Angela asked. "Is it that obvious?", Flora asked back. Angela gave her shoulder a squeeze and replied "no, I've just done this before so I know what to look for." She gave Angela a smile at that.

After Flora's hair was done, Nyla went to get herself ready. Angela carefully helped her into her wedding dress and stepped back to let her admire herself in the mirror. "Feels surreal, doesn't it?", Angela asked with a soft smile. Flora smoothed out her dress over her baby bump and simply replied "yeah, it does."

When there was a knock on the door, Lucy went over to answer it. "Is she ready?", John asked. Lucy nodded her head and let him in. "Wow", he said as soon as he saw her. Flora smiled shyly at him. After Nyla finished getting ready, and exited the bathroom, the three girls left to take their places at the altar. Flora linked her arm with John's and let him lead her out of the room.

She took a deep breath before the music started to play and she started down the aisle. She couldn't help the way that her eyes teared up when she saw Tim standing there waiting for her. When she was finally in front of him, John put her hand in Tim's and took his place behind him.

"We are gathered here today to see the union of Timothy Bradford and Flora Kearns", Wade began. The couple couldn't stop staring at one another as they listened to him speak.

When it was time for their vows, Tim went first. "Flora, when I met you I never thought that I would be able to give my heart away again. I'm so glad that I was wrong. You are my soulmate and I couldn't imagine my life without you. I love you so much and I can't wait to have this baby with you." Flora had tears running down her face and a soft smile. She took a deep breath before saying "Tim, I've spent my whole life looking for the kind of love that we share and I couldn't be more grateful that I found it. You're the best thing that has ever happened to me and I will never stop needing you. I know that you're going to be an exceptional father to our baby and an amazing husband. You're my entire world and I love you." She could see that Tim's eyes were starting to tear up at that.

Wade looked between them proudly before saying "I now pronounce you Mr. and Mrs. Bradford. You may kiss your bride." Tim pulled her into a deep kiss as everyone around them clapped and cheered.

Later, Tim was in a conversation with Genny when he looked over and saw Flora dancing with his nephews. He couldn't help the smile that lit up his face at the sight. Genny saw his expression and smiled to herself. She couldn't be happier for her brother.

When Flora finally looked over, she gave him a beaming smile and motioned for him to come and dance with her. As they danced to a slow song together he couldn't help but wonder how he got so lucky.

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It's been a few months since Tim made the decision that he was going to propose to Flora. During that time he had asked Angela to help him pick out a ring and bounced location ideas off of her. The ring is still in his sock drawer, purely because he can never decide on a perfect time to do it.

When he woke up this morning he decided that today had to be the day. Not only was he getting pestered by Angela about when he was going to do it, but he also was getting impatient with himself. Before he left for work he wrote Flora a note that said 'Date Tonight. Be ready by 7:30' and left it on her nightstand.

Flora smiled when she woke up and saw the note. She wondered why they were having date night so spontaneously but decided to just go with it. She got up and made herself some breakfast while planning her look for the night.

Tim spent all shift on edge. He was more anxious than ever and Lucy noticed. She turned to look at him and asked "you alright, Tim?" "Of course", he said unconvincingly. He could tell that she didn't believe him, but luckily she decided to drop it for now. He breathed a sigh of relief at that. He hadn't told Lucy that he was planning on proposing to Flora because he knew that they were pretty close and didn't want her ruining the surprise.

Flora was just finishing up her makeup when Tim arrived home. "Hey, handsome", she greeted when he entered the bedroom. He gave her a kiss on the back of her head, so as not to mess up her hard work, and replied "hey, beautiful." She smiled up at him. "I'm going to take a shower before I change, okay?", he asked. She just nodded her head in agreement while fixing her hair.

After they were both dressed he led her out to the truck. When they pulled in, and she saw what restaurant they were at, she was surprised. They usually never went to very fancy places unless there was something special going on. He could see her giving him a questioning look out of the corner of his eye but decided to ignore it.

After helping her out of the truck, and pulling her chair out for her at the table, they enjoyed a nice meal together. In the middle of the meal he had to excuse himself to go to the bathroom. On his way back he stopped to admire his woman for a second. After they had finished eating, and were getting up to leave the restaurant, he decided that it was time.

He grabbed her hand to get her attention, and pulled the ring out of his pocket, before getting down on one knee. "Flora Kearns, you are an amazing woman and the best thing that has ever happened to me. I will spend the rest of my life being thankful that I met you. Will you please spend the rest of yours with me?", he asked with a hint of anxiety in his tone. "Yes", she replied with tears in her eyes. The whole restaurant erupted into applause around them.

After sliding the ring onto her finger, he stood up and pulled her into a deep kiss. After breaking the kiss, he pulled her into a hug and whispered "I love you." She smiled into his shoulder and replied "I love you too." This was definitely going down as one of the best nights of Flora's life and she couldn't wait to tell her niece about it.

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Flora had just left a corner market to pick up a snack, after deciding to take a long walk, when she saw Tim across the street. She could tell that he was working but she really needed to talk to him before she lost her mind. She decided that this conversation had to be now and walked over to him.

"Hey", she said after tapping him on the shoulder. He look surprised to see her for a second before gently grabbing her arm and leading her out of earshot of the others. "What are you doing here?", he asked exasperated. She crossed her arms and replied "we need to talk."

"I'm working", he said like it wasn't obvious. "This conversation needs to happen now, Tim", she said sternly. "Now's really not a good time", he softly pleaded. She rolled her eyes and said "if you hadn't been constantly cancelling on me and avoiding me, I wouldn't have had to do this right now."

He looked a little bit guilty at that and decided to let her talk. She took a deep breath before saying "Tim, you need to talk to Isabel and officially end things with her." She saw him getting ready to say something but interrupted before he could. "No, I don't want to hear whatever you're going to say to me. This needs to happen if we are going to work", she said.

They just looked at each other for a moment before she softly added "our relationship just started, so I'd completely understand if you would want to try again with her. I just want you to be happy. Whether it's with me or with her is up to you. Just let me know when you decide."

After she was done talking she turned around and walked away from him with tears in her eyes. He tried not to let himself cry in front of his coworkers as he watched her go. He needed to focus on something else and took a moment to fix his expression before heading back to work.

When Tim finally did have that much-needed conversation with Isabel a few days later he walked away from her knowing that he was making the right decision for both of them. He knew what he wanted and immediately drove to Flora's apartment afterwards.

After sitting in the car for a minute to calm himself down, he made his way to her apartment door and knocked. When she opened the door he could see the weariness in her eyes and said "I had that talk with Isabel and I ended things between us for good."

He could see her trying not to get her hopes up that he had chosen her and their relationship in the end. He gently grabbed her hand and said "I choose you. What Isabel and I had has been over for a while now. She's my past and you're my future." She started smiling after hearing him say that and simply replied "good."

She then gave him a passionate kiss and pulled him into her apartment with her. She giggled when he closed the door behind him and picked her up to carry her to the couch. They spent the night together kissing and talking about what the future could be like for them.

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Flora was upset after getting off of the phone with Lucy who told her about Isabel showing up and asking for help. She wasn't even mad that Isabel asked Tim for help but she was upset that she had to hear it from Lucy and not her husband. It didn't help that her emotions were still all messed up from the pregnancy.

She spent the rest of the day trying not to think about it and focused her energy instead on taking care of their son. After putting Nolan down for a nap, she closed the door to their bedroom behind her and heard the sounds of Tim arriving home.

"Hey, Babe", he greeted absentmindedly. She tried to remain calm as she replied "hey." He could tell that something was bothering her by the tone of her voice no matter how much she was trying to hide it.

He turned towards her and asked "is something wrong?" "Yeah, there is", she replied. He just looked at her expectantly. She crossed her arms in front of her and asked "is there something you would like to tell me? Maybe about your ex-wife perhaps?"

She could see the realization cross his face before he made the terrible decision to roll his eyes at her. "Is that really what this is about?", he asked in frustration. She glared at him and said "of course that's what this is about." She took a deep breath before asking "were you even going to tell me about this?"

"I didn't think it mattered", he said. She just scoffed at that and replied "of course it matters. I think I have a right to know when you're spending time with your first love."

"Why are you being so paranoid! You've been like this since the pregnancy and I can't take it anymore!", he yelled. Flora stood there in shock for a moment before storming out of the house.

Tim couldn't help the wave of regret that washed over him and sat on the couch with his head in his hands. He couldn't believe that he had lost his cool like that and said what he did. He decided to give her the space she obviously needed and turned on the television to distract himself.

It was around two hours later when he started to get worried. He didn't like the idea of her out in the dark all alone. He tried to call her but she didn't pick up.

After another hour, and two more phone calls, he decided to go out looking for her. Her car was still in the driveway so he transferred their son's car seat into his truck and went to grab the baby.

He quickly backed out and started scouring the streets for his wife. After driving around for a little bit, with no sign of her, he pulled over and tried to call her again.

When she didn't answer again he decided to check and see if she texted him. He was upset when he saw that he had no messages from her. He decided to pause the search, and head home, when Nolan started to get fussy.

He saw Flora leaning against her car as he pulled back into the driveway and felt relieved. He could see that she had been crying though and felt sick that he had caused that. He watched as she got their son out of the car seat and then she motioned for him to follow her inside.

After feeding Nolan, and putting him back down in his bassinet, she sat next to her husband on the couch. "I'm sorry", Tim said after she sat down. She turned to look at him and replied "I'm sorry too. I don't know why the situation bothered me so much." He gave her a soft look and said "it bothered you because I didn't think to call you as soon as she asked for my help. I don't blame you for being upset about that. I should've called."

She nodded and moved closer to him. After he put his arm around her, and pulled her into his side, she said "for what it's worth, I do trust you." "I know", he whispered after giving her a peck on the forehead. He felt her fully relax at that.

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After Tim had left for work, Flora had spent the morning feeding Nolan and getting him dressed for the day. It was around lunchtime when Flora finally packed her son, and his diaper bag, into her car and headed to the park.

After parking Flora got out, and made sure to grab the diaper bag, before unbuckling Nolan from his car seat. She knew that her son would want to play in the sandbox so that's where they went. He played in there for the next hour while she sat on a nearby bench and kept an eye on him.

She could see her son wiggling uncomfortably before he looked up at his mother and said "I need potty, Mommy." Flora got up and picked her son up before making her way towards the bathroom.

Because Nolan was still being potty-trained, she had to hold him up while he peed so that he could reach. When she put him down he pulled up his pants and diaper all by himself which impressed her, he had never done that before. "Good job, sweetie. I'm so proud of you", she said before picking him back up and helping him wash his hands.

She didn't notice that someone else had entered the bathroom until it was too late. She looked up and saw Lauren standing there. She quickly set her son down and moved him behind her for protection. "Hey, did you miss me?", Lauren asked sarcastically. "Lauren, you're violating the restraining order. You need to leave", Flora said sternly.

Lauren just laughed at that before launching herself at her. Flora was able to push Nolan away before Lauren tackled her. She quickly turned her head towards him and yelled "Run! Get help!" Nolan quickly took off as fast as he could to find someone to help his Mother.

Flora tried to protect her face the best that she could while refusing to fight back. Even after everything she couldn't bring herself to hurt Lauren. Finally someone pulled Lauren off of her and someone else was on the phone with 911. She was able to stay conscious long enough to see John and Lucy arrive before blacking out.

Tim freaked out as soon as he got the call from Lucy and quickly made his way over to the hospital. He was grateful that John took Nolan back to the station so that he could solely focus on his wife. A nurse pointed him in the direction of her room as soon as she saw him.

He didn't stop moving until he arrived at the door to his wife's room. He took a deep breath before entering. He could see the bruises on her face as she slept and couldn't help the wave of guilt that hit him. He knew that it wasn't rational to blame himself but he just couldn't help it.

When she finally woke up she saw her husband sitting in a chair next to her bed. She didn't know if he was asleep or just resting his eyes and gently shook his hand that was holding onto her's. His eyes popped open at the movement. She could see the relief washing over him when he saw that she was awake. "Hi", she rasped out. He gave her a watery smile and replied "Hey, Babe."

She could tell that he was blaming himself and tightened her hand in his. "This isn't your fault", she said. She could see him starting to shake his head and interrupted before he could say anything. "Tim, what happened to me was Lauren's fault. You couldn't have seen this coming." "But I'm a cop. I should've known it wasn't over", he replied bitterly.

She studied his expression for a moment before saying "get up here." She saw him hesitate for a second before carefully manuvering himself into the hospital bed. As soon as they were both comfortable she asked "where's our son?" "With Wade", he replied simply. Flora nodded her head at that and started to fall back to sleep. Tim smiled down at her in adoration before trying to get some rest himself.

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[whenmondaycomes]

Lucy could tell that something was bothering Tim throughout the entire week but didn't say anything until Friday. They were on a patrol shift when she finally had enough.

"Tim, I know that something's wrong", she blurted out. Tim turned and glared at her. "It's none of your business", he snapped.

Lucy took a deep breath and said "yes it is. This has been affecting you which means it affects our work and I need to be able to trust that you've got your head in the game." He just scoffed at that. "Is it Flora?", she asked softly. "Leave it alone, boot!", Tim yelled as he slammed on the brakes.

"No, we are talking about this. I'm guessing that you got into a fight with her and you need help fixing it. So talk to me", she said as sternly as she could. Tim seemed to consider it for a second before finally giving in.

"I broke up with her because I thought that she deserved better", he said. It felt like a weight had been lifted off of his shoulders after finally saying his mistake out loud, not that he would ever admit that to Lucy.

Lucy shook her head at him before saying "that wasn't your choice to make. You need to let her decide what is best for her and not go with what you think. As a fellow woman I can imagine how she must be feeling right now and it's horrible." She paused for a second before continuing "she is the best thing that's ever happened to you, Tim. If you don't fix this you'll spend the rest of your life regretting it."

Tim thought about what Lucy had said throughout the rest of their shift and realized that she was right. He needed to fix his relationship before it was too late. After a quick change in the locker room he made his way to Flora's apartment.

After pulling into the parking lot of her apartment complex, he took a minute to gather his thoughts before getting out and knocking on her door. He saw her debating whether to slam the door in his face as soon as she saw him standing there.

"Please just hear me out. If you never want to see me again afterwards i'll totally understand", he blurted out as fast as possible. He saw her considering it before she gave him a nod to get on with it. "You know that I suck at words and stuff, but i'm going to try my best for you" he took a shaky breath before continuing "I'm so sorry for hurting you and for the things that I said, they weren't fair to either of us. To be honest I felt like I didn't deserve you and thought that letting you go was the best thing that I could do for you. I shouldn't have done it."

"That wasn't your choice to make", she said. "I know", he replied softly. He gently wiped a tear off of her face and said "I need you to know that I can't live without you and if you give me another chance I will spend the rest of my life fixing this."

She searched his face for any signs of deception or hesitation but found none. After taking a moment to consider her options she decided to let him into her apartment. After closing the door behind him she simply said "you have a lot of making up to do."

He gave her a sad smile and pulled her into his arms. He'll definitely have to find a way to thank Lucy for making him man up and see the light. For now though he will spend the entire night groveling the best that he can.

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