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It was a cold night in December, 25 to be exact. Wesley and James stayed home the whole day preparing food and taking care of the kids while the team finished with their shift.
25 surely doesn’t mean that crime just stops for the day and the crew knew that.
Luckily for once they didn’t have to stay overtime and as everyone got home just for a quick shower and changed their clothes, Tim was more nervous than usual.
“Babe are you okay?” a soft,almost angelic, voice asked him that while she proceeded to curl her hair, careful not to miss hair strands.
It was Lucy.
“Yeah Luce I’m alright don’t worry” he says as he leans in for a kiss. A kiss that made Lucy’s heart skip a beat almost like it was her first time kissing him which it wasn’t.
They’ve been together for quite some time now and their love got stronger as days passed by. Lucy had moved in with Tim so that she didn't have to drive all the way to her house at night. It was a simple choice to make given their intimacy it wasn’t that big of a deal.
Also since Lucy moved out of her apartment and Miles was still living in his car, Celina asked him if he wanted to take the extra bedroom and he didn’t seem to complain.
“Go get dressed Tim or we will be late, again”
“Didn’t hear you complain last time that happened” he said as he leaned again towards Lucy’s body just to kiss her neck.
“Goooo!!!” Lucy lets out a soft laugh and as soon as she’s done with her hair she moves onto her makeup. A soft glam, nothing too complicated or heavy.
Meanwhile at Celina and Miles’s apartment
“Hey Lina, you want to go in different cars or not? Because if no is the answer then you have to hurry up” Miles had been living with Celina for a while now and they became good friends.
But lately Miles started seeing Celina with different eyes, like she was the only girl right for him. He hadn’t told anything to Celina because he didn’t want to ruin their friendship but he couldn’t keep it for himself for much longer. That girl was the death of him.
“Yeah yeah i’m coming right now, I had to change heels and then the purse you know” As Miles turned around the first thing he saw was Celina in this long red dress that hugged her body as it was made on her and as he went down with his eyes he noticed her black heels that went along with her black purse and coat.
“You look great Lina but we need to go otherwise we will get stuck in traffic” at this point Miles needed any reason to not confess his feelings to her but he couldn’t think of one.
He needed advice, a good one.
Angela and Nyla.
In the meantime Wesley and James prepared the table with a red tablecloth and white plates with gold napkins on top. The decorations were minimal except for the big tree in the living room full of gifts for everyone.
“Daddy, someone is ringing the bell!! Is it Uncle Tim and Aunt Lucy? “ asked Jackson as he was jumping towards Wesley
”I don’t know buddy, lets go and see who it is”
Wesley opens the door and it seems that Jack was right. It was Lucy and Tim with a basket full of gifts for everyone.
“ Hey guys, merry christmas”
“Heyyy, Jack you have grown so much since the last time I saw you” as Lucy enters the house she takes Jack in her arms and slowly walks to the playroom after giving Tim a little kiss on the lips.
“Wesley, where's Ang? I need to tell you both something very important” he says as he proceeds to put the basket under the tree.
Wesley takes a beer from the fridge and gives that to Tim while Angela enters the room with a very beautiful green dress that makes her eyes very luminous.
“Merry Christmas bff” she says after hugging Tim and after looking at his expression for a few seconds she turns serious and asks “what’s wrong with you?”
“Well.. I was thinking of proposing to Lucy tonight but I don’t really know how to pull that off, what if she says no?”
“Timothy don’t be such an ass”
“What my beautiful wife is trying to say to you is that Lucy would never say no, she loves you”
“Yeah that but you still are an ass… seriously, if you want to do it, do it. You two went through everything together, she lives in your house and it’s like you’re already married.”
“What if you asked her tonight after dinner?Angela can take her to see the house around and in the meanwhile we arrange a little surprise for her, nothing too crazy. simple and sweet just like you are” Wesley’s idea seemed to be just right for them even though all he could think about was how he proposed to Angela years ago.
And Angela was thinking that too, her eyes lit up with joy as she approached her husband to take him under her arm.
“That’s actually a good idea.. here Wes, take the ring and hide it somewhere, Lucy would see the shape of it and get suspicious”
Tim takes a last peek at the ring: a golden ring with his name written on it, simple enough for Lucy but with a detail that would only be noticeable for her. A little diamond just enough to sparkle but not take all the attention.
He had chosen the ring almost a year ago, after Lucy decided to move in with him. Tim felt like the ring was a symbol of their love so his ideas were very clear.
Something simple yet unique, as her fiancé. The ring was made of gold with a little yellow stone on it. Yellow because that’s the color Lucy reminded Tim of.
As soon as Wesley went to hide the ring in the main bedroom Lucy returned with Jackson in her arms.
“Hey we are back, Jack here was showing me how good he is at building legos”
The kid let out a little laugh and after he left Lucy’s arms he went straight to Angela who was seated on the couch. As for Lucy she went to sit on Tim’s lap and he was ready for her, already placing a hand on her lower back making little circles with his fingers as he was soothing her.
Little did she know that he was actually trying not to freak out himself.
An hour later…
“Remind me, why are we always late to these kinds of gatherings?” Celina said was she was trying to fix a piece of hair that wasn’t in the right place
“I think it's mainly your fault Lina” Miles knocked the door and apologised as soon as he entered the house with Celina by his side
”Look babe, the love birds are here” whispers Lucy in Tim’s ear. The crew was seated at the table and Celina and Miles were the only ones late.
“Luce you can’t do this every time they arrive together, they’re just friends’
“How come you’re always so blind where love is the topic?”
“Rude my love, rude” Tim leaned in to leave her a kiss on the lips and once Miles and Celina got to their seats he was already back to his grumpy cop look.
Everyone started eating as soon as the food was set on the table, talking about their shifts and what has been happening in general. Sadly John and Bailey couldn’t make it and Grey went to New York to visit his daughter. Even though the crew wasn’t complete they were still having the time of their life.
Between lingering looks, smiles and grumpy faces fixed by threatening looks the dinner went on like a charm.
Miles and Celina seemed close, too close to be just friends.
Wesley and Angela were taking glances at each other like they weren’t even married, let alone have kids.
Nyla and James whispered sweet things to their ears as they were flirty teenagers madly in love.
Lucy and Tim were as close as two human beings can be. Tim’s arm was resting on Lucy’s seat and he only moved his eyes from her when he had to eat. As for Lucy she was in detective mode (even when she was already a sergeant) trying to see if Celina was hiding something from her.