The Rookie: Season 3, Ep. 2

This one is a Chenford.

A/N: I don't own The Rookie or it's characters.

" 7-Adam-19. Please respond. "

" 7-Adam-19 responding. " Lucy responded.

" 602 in your area with possible 647 at residence. Home owner reported hearing noises coming from inside the home. " Nell replied back.

" Copy that. We're en route. " Lucy replied as the info came through on the computer for her and Tim to go to.

Scene change

Tim and Lucy pulled up to what looked like an abandoned home with a heavy set older man outside on his phone, he put it away when he saw them.

" You called in a trespassing Sir? " Lucy asked as they approached him.

" Yes Ma'am I did. I own this home here, I bought it to fix it up and sell it. When I got here, I heard what sounded like crying or shouting, I'm not sure which, my hearing aid's busted and I couldn't really hear any words being said, but it was loud enough for me to notice and there's not supposed to be anyone in there but me until I get my permits ready. "

" Okay Sir, We're going to need you stay out here until we clear the house. " Tim said as he and Lucy went up to the house, they drew their weapons as they walked up to the gate.

" LAPD! Come out of the house or we're coming in! " Tim ordered after banging on the door.

He and Lucy waited a breath or two before kicking in the door. They didn't hear anything, but they went silently from room to room until they cleared the bottom floor, they moved up and the smell hit them.

" That's not good. " Lucy muttered quietly as they searched the rooms there until they got to what used to be a bathroom.

There was a rotting woman's body in the tub. She had a belt around her leg with a needle sticking out of it.

Lucy did her best to not throw up at the scene.

" I think we found our trespasser. "

" Yeah. But where's the other one? The guy said he heard shouting or crying. It obviously didn't come from her. So that leaves one other person or person's unaccounted for. Keep searching. " Tim held back looking at the scene. He saw blood on the floor, he followed it with his eyes and saw that it led into the tub, he carefully stepped in the room and saw that more blood was in the tub around the woman.

Lucy was in another room when a movement caught her eye near a mattress, it was a pile of old clothes, she stepped closer and removed the top shirt,

" Oh my god! Tim, there's a baby in here! " Lucy called as Tim came out of the bathroom and to the room that he heard her calling from.

When he got there, he saw Lucy holding a baby in her arms, it was alive and couldn't be more than a month or two old wearing a make-shift diaper.

Tim sighed and picked up his radio, " 7-Adam-19 to dispatch. "

" Dispatch here. " Nell replied cheerily.

" We have a 11-46 at our location. Send in EMS, inform CSU and Child Services. Infant found at location as well. " Tim informed her and he heard her tone change from cheerily to sad as she responded,

" Copy. " Nell responded and sent out a call to EMS, CSU, and called Child Services as well as the coroner.

Tim turned back to Lucy as the baby began to fuss.

" There, there. You're alright. I bet your hungry aren't you? Just hold on a bit longer sweetie, we'll get you taken care of. " Lucy said soothingly as she rocked the baby.

Tim got a little closer and saw that the baby looked to be of Asian decent, her mother looked to be white; from what he could see of her, so the baby's father was of Asian decent. It was tiny and thin, with a full head of either brown or black hair, he couldn't really tell with the lighting. The baby then opened it's eyes and looked around at the new voices and smells around it.

It's tiny eyes locked on Tim and he saw that they were a bright blue, almost ice blue, it smiled at him. His tough exterior melted for a moment as he came over to the two.

" Hey there. " he muttered as he squatted down and reached his hand to it and gently rubbed it's cheek with the back of his forefinger, to which the baby reached up and grabbed a hold of and didn't let go.

" Uh oh. Now you've done it. I think she likes you. " Lucy gushed with her bright smile.

" Yeah well, what's not to like? And how do you know that she's a she? Could be a he? " he replied back with a cheeky grin.

" Look at that cute little face. It has to be a girl. " she teased, smiling.

" Well boy's can be that cute too, ya know and if you tell anyone I said the word cute... " he replied with a mock glare.

" Secret's safe with me boss. " she replied easily as she stood up, he joined her as the baby still had a hold of him. They could hear the ambulance coming and didn't want the scene anymore contaminated as it already was.

They met the EMNT's as they came out of the house, Tim went to the older man to inform him of what they had found while Lucy went to one of the EMNT's with the baby to get checked out.

A few minutes later, after the baby was cleared for any signs of trauma, cleaned up and changed. And told that with some food fed to her; which was confirmed, regularly she'd be just fine. Tim got a call on his cell from Grey. He looked over at Lucy as she bounced the baby; now in a clean actual diaper, lightly in her arms, cooing at her.

He signed deeply as he hung up and went to her.

" Child Services' is backed up and can't come out to take her. " he informed.

" So what do we do? "

" Grey wants us to come back to the station with the baby and take care of her until Child Services can come by and get her. Crime scene's on their way, once they get here with other units, we leave. Right now we have guard the scene. " he informed.

Time Skip, scene change

Lucy was sitting at a desk, rocking the baby as she cried and fussed; she had been fed, burped, and dressed. She could see that her co-workers were getting restless with all the crying so she decided to sing,

" Hush, little baby, don't say a word. " she began, as she continued to rock the baby,

" Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird.

And if that mockingbird won't sing,

Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring turns brass,

Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass

The baby's cries slowed as Lucy's angelic voice reached her little ears as she looked up at her. Lucy's co-workers had stopped what they were doing and listened to Lucy's singing as well as they watched her with the baby.

" And if that looking glass gets broke,

Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat

And if that billy goat won't pull,

Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull

And if that cart and bull turn over,

Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover "

At this point, Tim had come into the bullpen, along with Nolan, West, Lopez, and Harper, which was a rare thing for them to come in all at once. They heard the singing and followed Nolan and West's heads as they turned to the source as they knew that voice anywhere. Grey had also come out of his office to see where the voice was coming from and stopped in his tracks as he followed his officer's attention and saw and heard Lucy.

" And if that dog named Rover won't bark

Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart

And if that horse and cart fall down,

You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town. "

As Lucy finished, the baby had yet to fall asleep, but she had stopped her crying and was still looking up at Lucy with wonder before smiling and giggling up at her, breaking the silence of the room as everyone began to clap and cheer after they were broken from the spell of Lucy's voice.

Lucy jolted as she had forgotten about where she was and bowed her head to cover her red face and smile.

" Girl, you are singing at my wedding! " Lopez said with a smile as she came over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

Lucy was about to protest, but Lopez was having none of it, " Uh huh! Too late! It's done decided! " Lopez said with a big grin as she tapped her shoulder and went off before Lucy could say anything.

" That was amazing! " West teased his friend.

" Yeah! No one can sing like our Lucy! " Nolan also teased with a grin as he and West pulled her into a side hug, being mindful of the baby.

" Guys! Come on! I don't sing that good! Besides, there's singers out there that's way better than me. " Lucy said, trying hard not to smile at her friends antics.

" I don't think so! You would give them a run for their money if they heard you. " West replied, grinning.

Lucy blushed again as she remembered that American Idol incident where she was mistaken for a contestant and sang in front of Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan and the looks that they had when they heard her made blush just she was doing now.

Lucy coughed nervously and turned to Tim as Nolan and West let her go to stand beside her, " Uh, did you hear anymore about Child Services or the mother? "

" Yeah. CSU was able to pull a print and she was in the system from a couple years ago, her name was Laura Colts, 22. She was reported missing by her boyfriend 10 months ago... "

" 10 months? That would mean that she was pregnant at the time she went missing. " Lucy said.

" Yeah. But apparently the boyfriend was unaware of that fact because he never said anything about her being pregnant when she went missing in his report. " Tim began.

" Were you able to get a hold of him? "

" I did. And I informed him that we found Laura and that he has a daughter. And he told me that there was no way that he had a kid, he's sterile. According to him anyway. " he finished and Lucy could hear the tension in his voice as he did, that told her that the boyfriend must've said more than what he was telling her and it had something to do with the baby.

" I'm guessing that he's not wanting to take a DNA test to be sure? " she asked.

" No. " he answered shortly. " Said that Child Services could take her. He didn't want her and now claims that he wants nothing more to do with Laura and hung up before I could ask any more questions about her. So I'm going to look up her file and see if she has any relatives living here. " he answered a little tensely and went to do just that.

Lucy saw Nolan and Harper's jaw's tick at hearing this. Nolan moved closer to her, " How can anyone not want this little cutey? " he asked cheerfully as he rubbed under the baby's chin, causing her to giggle.

" You mind watching her for a second? I have been needing to use the bathroom for an hour now. " Lucy asked her friend as she turned to face him better.

" Sure! " he answered and held out his hands to her and Lucy handed her over to him, knowing that he would take care of her until she got back.

" Thank you! I'll be right back. " she promised and quickly made her way to the bathroom.

A minute later Tim came over, " There's no record of her having a baby or being pregnant in the system. And if her boyfriend's anything to go by, I don't blame her for disappearing when she found out she was pregnant. So now we have a nameless baby girl on our hands until we find her relatives. Her mother was listed as an emergency contact, I've tried the number but it's a dial tone. Here's the address of the mother, you guys mind checking it out? " he informed and handed the paper out to them.

Harper took it. Nolan was about to say something until he got 'the look' from her and handed the baby off to Tim, who was a little flabbergasted by the move, he was about to protest, when Harper said,

" You want us to check it out and watch the baby? Just hold her until Chen gets back. She shouldn't be long. And if she gives you trouble just rock her, gently, or sang to her. "

" If those don't work, try feeding her and checking her diaper to see if it needs changing again. " Nolan added as they left him standing there in the middle of the bullpen with a squirming baby in his arms and a look of disbelief with a slacked jaw as he watched them leave.

" Seriously? Guys! I don't know what to do here! " he called after them, but they were done gone. He looked down at the baby in his arms. She looked up at like she remembered him, she smiled up at him, much like she had back at the house.

Tim's body went lax and he smiled at her. He adjusted her better in his arms and held out his hand to her, she grasped his forefinger in her tiny one and brought it to her mouth and suckled on it.

" I guess that means you're hungry again huh? " he asked quietly as he looked at the desk that Lucy was sitting at and found an empty bottle on it. Next to that, he saw a small supply bag that the EMNT gave her to hold the baby over until Child Services came to get the baby.

He gently removed his hand from the baby and picked up the bag, looking inside, he found another thing of baby formula, it had the vitamins nutrients that the baby was lacking or missing. He read the instructions and went to the break-room to fix it.

About five minutes later, Lucy came back and stopped when she saw that Nolan, Harper, Tim, and the baby were gone. She looked around frantically for either one when Sgt. Grey came out and only said,

" In the Break-room Chen. " he hide a smile as he saw her visibly relax, she thanked him and left for said room.

Lucy was expecting to find Nolan and Harper there, probably feeding or changing the baby or keeping her entertained until she returned, but instead, she found her T.O there with the baby.

He was sitting in one of the chairs, holding the baby in one arm, feeding her with the other and gently rocking her back and forth looking every bit a first time father holding his first child. He was even smiling down at her!

Lucy quickly took out her phone and took a picture of the two. She would later make it her Home-screen. She leaned up against the door frame and watched them for a while longer before clearing her throat,

" Hey, " she said lowly as the baby was slowly going to sleep in Tim's arms, showing that she felt safe with him, " Did you find any relatives of Laura? " she continued as she came in and took a seat next to them.

" Yeah. Her mother. Harper and Nolan went to check out the address as the phone was just a dial tone when I tried it. There was no record of her having a baby or being pregnant when she went missing. So this little thing here has no name to speak of for the moment. " he answered though he meant nothing by it when he called the baby 'little thing'.

" Well we can't keep calling her 'the baby' or 'little thing'. Are we even sure that she's Laura's daughter? "

" Had a rush put on the DNA test. We'll know tomorrow. So, what are we going to call her until we find out who she is? "

Lucy was quiet for a moment, " How about...Brandy? "

"...Brandy? "

" Hm-hm. " Lucy replied, pleased with herself.

" How about Anika? "

" Or Brandy Anika? "

They stared at each other before they turned to the baby, " Let's see which one she likes! " they exclaimed together, before they laughed.

When they calmed down, Tim took the bottle from the baby and set it down on the table. He was about to settle back against the seat again when Lucy said,

" You need to burp her. Here, let me get a towel, " she got up, retrieved a towel and placed it on Tim's shoulder, she helped him set the baby up so that her head was near the towel and he gently padded her back until there was a gurgling sound of her throwing up on the towel. Lucy got a napkin and gently wiped the baby's face as she removed the towel from Tim's shoulder.

" There we go! Good girl Brandy! " Lucy praised her, making her giggle.

" See? She likes it! "

" She doesn't know what you're saying. Isn't that right Anika? " Tim replied back, also making the baby laugh and giggle. " See? She likes Anika better, I got her to laugh and giggle! "

" Ok fine. But her middle name is Brandy. " Lucy said, determined to have the name Brandy attached to the baby somehow.

" Anika Brandy sounds better than Brandy Anika. " Time said with a cheeky grin.

" Well, when you put it that way. " Lucy huffed good-naturally as she returned the grin.

Scene change

Nolan and Harper arrived at the address that Tim gave them and knocked on the door.

An older woman opened the door, she looked a bit worried upon seeing them, " Yes? Is something the matter Officer's? " she asked in her sweet elderly voice.

Nolan was the first to answer her, " Ma'am do you know a Laura Colts or a Marie Colts? "

The lady paused for a second, " I knew of a Marie Colts. She lived here until last month. She had gotten ill and the neighbor next door had called for an ambulance to come get her. She passed away a week later in the hospital. I'm afraid that I don't know or heard of a Laura Colts. " she answered.

Nolan and Harper sighed under their breath and thanked the lady for her time and left.

" Well that was a bust. Now what? " Nolan asked as they got back in the shop, after talking with the neighbor to corroborate the lady's story with added info that Laura had left home and hadn't been seen since.

" Now we let Child Services do their job. If they can ever get to the station. And hope that that kid gets into a good home or her father comes to his senses and gets her. But someone like him probably won't. " Harper answered with a huff.

" If I could. I would take her. " he replied back.

" I know you would. But right now you got too many other things on your plate. "

" Yeah I know. " she said as she picked up her phone and tapped on Tim's number and waited for him to pick up so that she could tell him what her and Nolan found out.

He answered after the first two rings,

" What did you find out? " was the first thing out of his mouth.

" Hello to you too. The mother's gone. "

" What do you mean gone? "

" As in dead gone. The lady that lives here now says that she got sick and died in the hospital a week after being admitted and that was a month ago. Neighbor corroborated it along with Laura having left home and hadn't been seen since. "

" Do you have to be so callus about it? " Nolan asked only to get 'the look' from Harper and turned back to the road.

" Well sh... "

" Not in front of the baby Tim. " They heard Lucy say in the background, they looked to each other with had tight grins, trying to hold in their laughter until they heard Tim and Lucy say,

" She's a baby, she's not going to know what I'm saying or anyone else for that matter until she's three. " (Tim)

" That's not true! If she didn't know what we were saying she wouldn't respond to what we're saying to her! And it's when she's nearly a year old. " (Lucy)

They continued to bicker until they heard Nolan and Harper laughing. And blushed when they heard them say,

" So, how long have they been married again?! "(Harper)

" Not that long! Probably about a year now. "(Nolan)

" Coulda fooled me! "(Harper)

" Hah hah! You two! " Tim said, his tone was serious, it only made Nolan and Harper laugh more so he waited until they calmed down again before asking them to call in at Child Services for an update on when they would be getting to the station as shift was almost over and hung up.

Harper called them and put the phone to her ear,

" This is Detective Harper from the LAPD. I'm calling in for an update on when your going to be sending someone out to pick up a child that one of my colleagues called in about a couple hours ago... "

Nolan tried to listen in as he kept an eye out on the road and for any sign of trouble, but couldn't really hear anything.

" What do you mean your still backed up? "

Nolan gripped the steering wheel a little tighter as he heard her side of the conversation.

" We can't have the responding Officer's continue to look after her... "

Nolan looked to her for a second before looking back to the road. He looked back when she sighed in agitation and hung up. He waited until she was going to say something before turning to her with a raised eyebrow and a question on his tongue, but she beat him to it, by answering,

" Yes they are still backed up and want the responding Officer's to keep watching her until they can get someone out here to take her. "

Nolan sighed, " How is that going to work? "

" Well, first we tell Bradford and Chen. Then we inform Grey and see what he says to do about it...How in the hell can Child Services be this backed up? "

" Well, they do have a very large state to cover and there are literally...Shutting up. " Nolan answered only to do as he said as he got 'the look' again.

Scene change

" It can't be helped. Officer's Bradford and Chen will continue to look after Anika until Child Services can have someone come take her. " Grey told the four Officer's in his office, all of whom were upset with the situation with one holding a baby.

" How do we do that? Take turns? " Tim asked as he bounced Anika a bit as she started to fuss, picking up on how everyone was feeling.

" You guys, we need to calm down. Anika's going to start crying again. " Lucy said as she saw how Anika was acting.

Seeing the looks she was getting, Lucy informed, " Babies are more in tune with their surroundings than adults are. If a parent is upset or agitated the baby will sense that and start to get upset and agitated as well. "

They all took a deep breath and calmed themselves. Anika calmed her fussing when she sensed that that they weren't upset anymore.

" Now, I called our friend Grace from the hospital and she has sent over a spare baby bag with everything that you two will need. She also said that if either of you run out of something call her and she or someone from the hospital will bring it over if you are unable to do so yourself, if you are able to get it than all you have to do is come in and ask for her and she'll get it for you that way. " Grey continued as he picked up a light blue baby bag that was filled with diapers, a couple of bottles, formula, a few outfits, a couple pacifiers, and baby wipes.

As he sat the bag on his desk, he looks to Lucy and Tim, " Now, which one of you has first watch? "

Scene change

" I can't believe you offered to watch her first. " West said as he opened the door to his and Lucy's apartment, leaving it open for her as she came in with both Anika and the diaper bag.

" Well Tim watched her for the rest of shift and I had her up until I had to go to the bathroom, so now it's my turn again. And tomorrow night is Tim's turn. "

" But whose going to watch her during the day while you guys are working? "

" Sgt. Grey has offered to watch her until shift ends. He said that he is mostly in his office during the day anyway so it was no problem for him. "

" You know how weird this is right? " West asked again as he watched her put the diaper bag on the island and come over to him with Anika.

" Can you watch her for about five minutes while I take a shower? " she asked as she held Anika out to him with her puppy dog eyes.

" Why do you have to use those accursed eyes! Fine, I'll watch the little munchin while you take a shower. Your lucky I took one already at the station before leaving. " he replied giving in to her 'plea'.

" Thank you! Mmma! " she replied as she handed Anika off to him and gave him a kiss to the cheek.

" Yeah, yeah. " he replied rolling his eyes.

" Now if she gets fussy... "

" Lucy, you're acting like a momma bear. Go take your shower. I'll be fine. She'll be fine. " he ushered her towards the bathroom as he went to the sofa and sat down with Anika, reaching for the remote before relaxing back into the back of the sofa.

" Ok. " Lucy breathed and watched them for a second more before going to take her shower.

Time skip

Lucy awoke in the middle of the night to a loud, piercing wail next to her. She jolted up and looked around, forgetting for a moment that there was a baby next to her on the bed. Once she remembered, she quickly tended to Anika.

Her diaper was both wet and soiled. So she took care of that, cleaned her and rocked her to get her back to sleep, but Anika wasn't having it, so she tried feeding her, that worked until she was done and then burped. She began fussing again and started to cry, Lucy hummed as she rocked her again, than sang the same song she sung back at the station.

She sang that several times until Anika finally went back to sleep. And just as Lucy put her back down on the bed again, she started to whimper in her sleep, so Lucy wrapped her in her arms and laid down on her side that way. And soon they were both in a restful sleep.

Lucy woke a second time, only this time it was to both Anika and West. The second was banging on her door,

" Lucy! Get up! We have to go! " he shouted through the door.

" Jackson, if you wake Anika up again, you are watching her. " she threaten as she quickly rushed around getting dressed and putting on her shoes. She rushed out the door, but came back a few seconds later to pick up Anika from her bed and then she and West were out the door.

Time skip, scene change

Tim came through his door, carrying Anika and her bag later that day. Kojo was coming up to him, tail wagging, happy to see him, but before Tim gave the command to stop, Kojo did it himself as he saw that his owner was carrying a baby.

Kojo sat down and turned his head to the left than to the right in curiosity, tail still wagging.

" Kojo, this is Anika. She's going to stay here tonight and probably a few more nights until we can find her a place to stay. I may need you to watch her for me too. Think you can do that? " Tim said as he bent down to Kojo and watched him carefully as he came over and looked at Anika and stiffed her before rooting her hand up with his nose until it rested on his snout and licked her hand a bit before blowing a big puff air out, causing her to giggle.

Hearing her giggle, Kojo'a tail wagged harder as he rooted at her arm again before going to Tim and giving him a big slobbering kiss all over his face before he was told to stop. Tim wiped his face of the slobber and rubbed Kojo's head, scratching him behind the ears as he stood up and walked further into his house after locking the door and straight to his couch. As he sat, he placed the diaper bag on the coffee table.

He turned on the tv and relaxed. Kojo starring at him from the side of the coffee table. He looked at him for a moment as he put one sock covered foot on the table than the other, crossing them, sighing and rolling his eyes, Tim gestured with his head as he said,

" Come on. I already got one baby up here with me. "

Kojo yipped happily and jumped up onto the couch and snuggled up next to Tim, being mindful of the baby, he rested his head on Tim's lap and promptly fell asleep. All while Tim looked at both him and the baby in disbelief mixed with a look of ' are you serious? '

Time skip

Tim wasn't sure when he fell asleep, but he was awakened by Anika crying on his chest as she beat on his chest and upper part of his stomach with her little hands and feet to get his attention during her crying.

He had some how moved to a laying position on his couch, holding onto Anika as he did and she had wound up on his chest with one of his arms on her back securing her in place so that she wouldn't fall off. Kojo was at the foot of the couch with his head between his feet and looking at him with a look that said ' are you going to tend to her or what? '

" Not a word. " Tim told him with a sharp look, that Kojo ignored, looked away, and got down as he felt him about to get up.

Once he was up, he gently bounced Anika and hushed her, but she wasn't listening to him. He checked her diaper and found that it was soiled and wet. So he set her down on the couch, on top of a blanket, and proceeded to change her, but quickly decided against using the wipes and went to the kitchen to give her a bath, he threw away the soiled diaper as he walked passed the trashcan.

He filled the the sink to about Anika's waist and gently washed her. Once she was clean, he realized that he hadn't brought a towel in with him. So he picked her up and brought her into his bathroom, got a towel and wrapped her in it. He then brought her back into the living-room, dried her off, put on a clean diaper and outfit.

He then heard her tummy gurgling, " Hungry again, huh? " he asked as he made a place on the couch for her to lay as he went to make her a bottle, " Watch. " he told Kojo, who went up to the couch and stayed there watching Anika as Tim left for the kitchen once more.

A moment later, he came back and found Anika had rolled some, but Kojo had stopped her from going over the edge of the couch.

" Good boy! " Tim praised Kojo with a grin as he came in, giving Kojo two treats for his help as he sat down and picked up Anika. He scratched Kojo's ears as he retrieved her bottle and began to feed her. Kojo barked happily as he jumped up on the couch and laid down beside him this time as he fed Anika.

Once Anika was full, she turned away from the bottle and Tim burped her, not putting a towel over his shoulder because the shirt was already dirty, a little throw up ain't gonna hurt it further. He than sat her on the opposite of Kojo, used a baby wipe to wipe the throw up off his shirt, sat back against the back of the couch, and changed the channel that he had it on when he first got home.

Time skip, later that night

Tim jolted awake from the wailing that Anika was doing beside him, Lucy had told him about having Anika next to her during the night, but she didn't tell him that Anika had a good set of lungs on her.

" Shhshhh! " he hushed her as he picked her up. He checked her diaper, it wasn't wet and it wasn't heavy from being soiled, so he tried feeding her, she wouldn't take it. So he bounced her and paced up and down the length of his bedroom, gently hushing her, but she wouldn't calm down.

He did this for about an hour without much luck as he altered between checking her diaper again, trying to feed her, shushing her, humming. But nothing worked, finally he went and picked up his phone, he tapped the number and waited for the person to answer.

" 'ello. " The groggy voice replied after a few rings.

" Lucy! What did you do for Anika when she wouldn't stop crying?! " he shouted into the phone to be heard over Anika's cries.

" Huh? " she replied, still waking up.

" I said, what did you do when Anika wouldn't stop crying?! " he replied as he continued to rock Anika in his arm and pacing.

" I sang to her. "

" I can't sing! "

" Try humming. "

" I did! It's not working! Her diaper's dry, she won't touch her bottle, I tried rocking, bouncing, the shhing. And she won't stop! "

" Put me on speaker. "

Tim brought the phone away from his ear and put her on speaker, " Ok! "

Lucy hummed first before she started to sing out loud over the phone while Tim continued to rock Anika.

" Hush little baby don't you cry momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird..."

By the time Lucy finished singing, Anika was sound asleep. Tim took her off speaker and brought the phone back to his ear,

" Thank you! " he whispered as he sat back down on his bed.

" Your welcome...you know, I think I may have an idea for the next time you have Anika with you. Unless we hear more from Child Services. "

" Sounds great already. Thank you again. See you tomorrow Boot. "

" Bright and early. "

They hung up and Tim settled back down in his bed after settling Anika down first. When she started to whine, Tim reached out and gently rubbed her belly until she fell asleep again.

( I am unsure of how Child services work and for this story I'm having them come and get Anika a month later and that will be in the next ch. The Rookie, Season 3 Ep. 2 part 2 )

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