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Chapter 1: Coffee
Tamara Colins had finally found her family in Those who worked at Mid-Wilshire Station after all that time on streets and her parents deaths, she loved her movie nights with Lucy, gossiping with Angela, plotting with Celina and Thorson and even on those rare occasions Nolan, she loved how protective Tim has become over like he was an older brother, she even loved when she'd get called to babysit for Nyla or Angela though she'd never admit it and be called to babysit way to often, even if she loved those little talks she'd have with Wesley when she first walked in the door. Those were her people, obviously she had made friends in school and online and still talked to some of those people she was close too when she was on the streets but no one has ever made her feel as safe and loved as the Mid-Wilshire crew but Tamara longed for something, something she saw in Tim and Lucy, the love she saw between Angela and Wesley at there wedding and how committed they were to saving each other and getting back to each other no matter what. Tamara wanted that love and she didn't expect to find it walking into the police station at 10 am but there she was: May Grant.
Tamara decided to be a good roommate today and bring Lucy a coffee since she did accidentally cause her to be late to work, after Lucy left the apartment in a hurry without her usually coffee and no time to get some Tamara quickly got dressed and headed to the others favorite coffee shop and got both of there go to orders and Tims just to be nice. She walked in to the station stopping at Lucy's desk with all three coffees in a tray with an apologetic smile from this mornings mishap, Lucy being the kind amazing person that she is accepted the coffee and apology with a wide smile and the two quickly started talking about there day as Lucy finished up her paperwork until it was time for her to go back on Patrol, Tamara picked up Tims Coffee to bring to his office but she completely forgot when she turned around and saw her, the most prettiest girl she's ever seen, she had dark skin and brown hair that went just below her shoulders and beautiful brown eyes that somehow sparkled from 20 feet away, she was standing with another cop an older women maybe it was her mother they looked very similar, she's seen the mother? she didn't know around before maybe from when she was living on the streets or maybe just around from being at the station but she didn't dwell on it her focus was on May who was lingering behind the other women who's name tag said Grant, The Grant women was talking to another officer and May seemed content but what if she was bored, well she couldn't be let her bored so Tamara walked up to her
"okay weird question by how do you take your coffee?" tamara asked it was the first thing that came to mind and she knew she'd overthink that later but that was a battle for a different time
May responded kindly with one of the most amazing smiles Tamara had ever seen "abnormally sweet, why do you ask?" she eyed the second coffee that Tamara was holding
"well this was for my roommates boyfriend but you seem much more interesting but this is super plain" Tamara paused for a second before her eyes going wide with an idea "but i do know where all the good sweetener is hidden if you want to sweeten it up i'll show you where" she asked hopefully handing her the second coffee "i'm Tamara by the way"
"May" she smiled as she took the coffee from the other "and that sounds like a great plan"