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Tim gives Lucy’s hand a small squeeze before watching her go off to investigate the building by herself. She told him she would be fine. And he had no doubt about that, his girlfriend was a badass. He never doubted her and he knew she would be careful and capable of doing it on her own.
But there’s something deep down in his gut that he doesn’t like and it’s roaring up in him. What if something went wrong? What if the suspect was there? She was alone. And she was only one person.
But he pushed those thoughts out and went on his way with metro trying not think about Lucy, alone in a strange building.
He’s just calming himself down again, reassuring himself that everything is going to be okay when there’s a call over the radio. His hands tighten on the steering wheel as he listens. Because it’s Lucy’s voice and she sounds terrified.
“Adam -100, I got a crowd coming toward me. Multiple armed suspects. I need help.. now!”
“Copy that Adam-100. Sending help.” They read off the address and Tim slams on the breaks and then does a U-turn making the tires squeal on the road.
“Lucy.” He mutters even though she can’t hear him. He peels off towards the building, his mind on one thing getting to her. Helping her. He feels sick to his stomach at the thought of her alone fighting off multiple suspects. He should have gone with her. Why didn’t he go with her?
“Send help! Please I can’t—” Lucy’s voice cries out of the radio again and this time Tim picks it up. He doesn’t care who hears what he is about to say, all that matters is that Lucy hears it.
“Officer Chen. Do you copy.” He says his voice shaking. There’s nothing at first. And then there’s a cackle and her voice. His heart drops even more, when she speaks. Because she is terrified and she is alone.
“Tim?” She cries. He grips the steering wheel so tight his fingers turn white. He licks his lips before he talks. He tries to keep that fact that he is terrified out of his voice. He doesn’t need her panicking more.
“I’m on my way.” He says. I’m on my way to you. “Okay? Just hold on.”
“I-I can’t hold them off Tim.” She says. And then it goes silent. He hits the steering wheel in frustration.
“Damnit!” He cries. He tries the radio again calling out her name this time and not Officer Chen. Lucy. Lucy.
He finally gets the building and he’s the masked assailants, there were so many of them. His stomach turns again at the thought of Lucy fighting them off alone. He is out of the shop in an instant and running towards the building. He hears sirens getting closer and then Nolan and Nyla are jumping out of their shop.
“Lucy!” Tim barks as soon as he sees them. “She’s in there alone.” Nyla tells them to go and Nolan and Tim are off trying to find an entrance, they bust into a door and there are stairs.
“Be ready.” Tim growls to Nolan who nods nervously as they both run up the stairs. Tim spots her first and he nearly throws up.
One of the assailants is holding Lucy against a wall with his hand wrapped around her neck. Tim knocks one aside and then another. He takes out his gun and shoots and he hears Nolan doing the same thing.
He had to eliminate the threat but he also needed to get to her. Nolan must know what he is thinking because he pushes Tim towards Lucy. “Go! I will cover you!” He shouts and Tim shoots him a grateful look before he’s running towards the assailant that has Lucy pinned he pulls him off of her and gives him a swift kick in the stomach causing him to double over. He pulls Lucy to him and she’s gasping for air. He fights off the men coming towards them and then someone is grabbing them and pushing them inside a stairwell. Tim collapses with Lucy on the stairs as she sobs into his chest. He kisses the top of her head again.
“Breathe baby.” He mumbles into her hair. “Breathe.” She takes a shuddering breath as she holds on to him.
“I-I can’t b-breathe.” She chokes out. “T-Tim I c-can’t b-breathe.” Nolan shoots Tim a concern look and Tim heart pounds as he lifts her head up.
“We are okay Luce. You are okay.” He reassures her but she’s still shaking and her breathing is getting worse.
“She’s having a panic attack.” Tim says to Nolan. “Back up.” Nolan does as he says looking concerned as he does.
“Luce.” Says Tim tucking some hair behind her ear. “You need to breathe. You are okay. Just take deep breaths baby.”
She does and slowly she starts to calm down. She buries her face back in his chest, and Tim rubs her back in small soothing circles.
He whispers soothing words in her ear as she finally settles and stops shaking. Tim finally pulls her up into him and leads her out. It’s chaos outside but Tim’s focused is on Lucy.
He gets her to the ambulance and she doesn’t even fight it. He feels a flash of anger and a wave of guilt crash in to him when he sees the marks on her neck. He should have been there, he should have been with her and at her six.
“I’m so sorry.” He whispers. Lucy looks up startled and pulls him closer concern etched on her beautiful tired face.
“For what?” She asks holding on to him. He swallows as he looks at her and brushes some hair out of her face.
“For not going with you.” He says quietly. “I should have been at your six. I should have had your back. When I heard you on the radio..” Lucy pulls him so she can wrap herself around him.
“Stop Tim. You can’t blame yourself. It’s not your fault. You had your own responsibilities and your own job. I said I could handle it myself and I was doing fine until..” She trails off. “Please don’t blame yourself babe. I don’t blame you.”
Tim blinks at her and kisses her on the top of the head, the stress of the last few days washing over him. Aaron. Celina. The attack on Nolan and Nyla.
The threat was still out there and they had no idea what was coming. They had no idea if someone else was going to get attacked. It scared Tim because he just almost lost Lucy, he couldn’t actually lose her.
“Tim?” Lucy says and he looks at her. Her eyes are full of unshed tears. “Let’s go home.” Tim nods and takes her hand.
He’s not sure what’s going to happen, but if he has Lucy by his side he knows they will fight together no matter what.