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1. The Dotted Line by LoveintheWind

   Fandoms: The Rookie (TV 2018)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   29 May 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen
   • Gennifer Bradford & Tim Bradford
   • Tim Bradford
   • Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Nyla Harper
   • Gennifer Bradford
   • Isabel Bradford
   • Accidental Marriage
   • Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
   • Post-Divorce
   • Romantic Comedy
   • Miscommunication
   • Happy Ending
   • Tim Bradford is not a cop
   • Military
   • Tim stays in the army
   • lucy is still a cop
   • Married Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Unplanned Pregnancy
   • tim bradford's nephews are scheming
   • so is genny
   • Rating May Change
   • Tags May Change
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Minor Character Death
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Military Inaccuracies
   • ADHD tim bradford
   • I will make that a tag or die trying
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • I am chronically incapable of writing fluff

   Summary

   Tim Bradford is back in L.A. on leave—just long enough to finalize a long overdue divorce, help his sister get out of a bad marriage, and maybe catch up with some old friends. He doesn’t expect to wake up in a motel-8 bed with a pounding headache, someone else’s wallet… and a marriage license.

   Lucy Chen doesn’t remember saying "I do," but she definitely remembers the tequila. Now she’s racing to work without her car, keys, wallet or dignity—only to find out her mystery man is not only real, but standing at the front desk of her precinct... with her missing stuff and a very awkward smile.

   What starts as a frantic attempt to undo one blurry night turns into something a lot more complicated as Lucy gets assigned to protect Tim’s sister and her two young sons. Between forced proximity, legal chaos, and unexpected chemistry, things start to shift—from "accidental spouses" to something more.
   ==
   Military!Tim gets drunk married to Rookie!Lucy
   PLEASE NOTE: THIS STARTS OFF ANGSTY THEN GETS HAPPIER

   Series

   • Part 2 of Cops and Robbers - Unrelated Rookie Works

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   11,683

   Chapters:

   2/?

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