Chapter 9

                                    

                                          
Lucy: "I'm going to stay so I can help out with his kids." They all head back to his room.
Nyla: "Tim, how are you feeling?"
Tim: "I'm sore but okay. These are my twin girls Coco and Emily. Girls these are the other women I was telling you both about."
Angela: "Hey girls, I'm Angela and this is Nyla."
Nyla: "Hey."
Coco: "Hi." Emily was unsure and didn't want to speak, but she was getting upset.
Tim: "It's okay Em, hey your safe. Sorry guys, Emily is a bit shy." They completely understand why she didn't speak; she was cuddled up to Tim but was also looking over at Lucy. So, Emily lifts her head and turns to her dad.
Emily (whispers to Tim): "Daddy can I go cuddle with Lucy? Only if it's okay with you."
Tim: "Yeah, it's fine. You're safe with her. Why don't you ask her?" She nods
Emily (quietly): "Lucy could I sit with you please?" Lucy looked at Tim then back at Emily.
Lucy: "Of course you can." Lucy got up and picked Emily up, she carried her back to the chair next to the bed. Emily sits on Lucy's lap with her head resting on Lucy's chest, she could feel her heartbeat.
Nyla: "We're heading out now, we'll see you soon." They all said bye, Angela and Nyla both left the hospital. Lucy took a hold of Tim's hand.
Tim: "Luce, I'm going to be okay, okay?"
Lucy: "I know, it's just hard to see you like this." Her eyes fill with tears, Tim squeezes her hand.
Tim: "Luce, baby, I know it's hard and I know your scared as well but I'm here. But I know you will take good care of me and the girls. Girls, you excited to have Lucy stay with us?" Both the girls nod their heads.
Emily: "Lucy, I love you." Lucy was shocked to hear those three words.
Lucy: "I love you too, I love your sister and I also love your father." 
Tim: "Come here Luce." He moves in the bed and pats next to him.
Lucy: "I don't want to hurt you."
Tim: "You won't, now please come here." Lucy gets in the bed with Tim, Emily was resting on top of Lucy, Tim and Coco also cuddled up to Lucy. Tim put a movie on for their date and they watch it then go to sleep.
In the morning, Lucy was the first to wake up, she looked down and smiled at the perfect little family that has opened up to her. She felt Emily move and stir.
Lucy (softly): "Morning Emily."
Emily (happily): "Morning Lucy, you know that you can call me Em like daddy does."
Lucy: "Ok, how about we wake the others up?" She nods. They look at the others and say.
Lucy: "Morning Coco, morning Tim."
Emily: "Morning Coco, morning daddy." Tim and Coco both wake up.
Tim: "Morning girls, morning baby." Tim gives each one of them a kiss, the girls got a kiss on their foreheads and Lucy got a kiss on the lips.
Lucy: "How are you feeling this morning babe?"
Tim: "Still a little sore but feeling so much better." He kissed Lucy again.
Lucy: "Girls how are you?"
Emily & Coco: "Good." The girls felt so safe with Lucy and Tim. Tim's phone went off and he asked Lucy to look at it.
Lucy (reading text aloud): "Hi Mr Bradford, we have received your forms for the custody battle for the twin girls Emily and Coco Bradford. Your court date will be ****. See you then Mr Bradford."
Tim: "That's in two weeks away."
Lucy: "Yeah I know. The twins will be placed into a foster home the morning of court."
Tim: "I forgot about that part. They are still shy and wary of people, they will need to be placed with someone they know and can trust."
Lucy: "Let's ask Wesley to see if there is anyway they can be place with someone from the station. I would offer but with our relationship, they'll see it as a conflict of interest. How about Grey?"
Tim: "Ok yeah." They call Wesley.
Wesley: "Tim what's up?"
Tim: "With the battle in two weeks, they will be placed into a foster home, but they are shy and wary of people. Is there anyway that someone from the station could take them?"
Wesley: "I can ask the judge. Who did you have in mind?"
Tim: "Wade Grey."
Wesley: "Ok, I'll let you know how I go." They hang up.