"Daddy?"

Comfortably curled up against her father's side on the couch, Ana lightly pulls at the sleeve of his hoodie to catch his attention. He looks away from the TV screen and down to her – the child has her eyes furrowed in question.

"What is it, Ananas?"

"Why isn't mommy watching The Lion King with us?"

Jake smiles at her. He turns more into the couch to fully face her now. "Remember what we told you? That mommy had a very important test soon?"

Ana nods.

"Well, she has to work a lot to pass it. So she's very busy. But she'll be done soon and when she is, we'll all celebrate and spend the whole day together, okay?"

She contemplates the answer in silence for a beat. She seems pleased with it pretty soon, though, because her eyes suddenly lit up and a grin forms on her small features.

"Will we get ice cream?!"

Her enthusiasm makes Jake laugh. "We will get ice cream," he agrees to her request and, after doing a little victory dance (just like her mother), happy with the answer, Ana puts her attention back onto the movie still playing on the screen.

A knock on Amy's door suddenly startles her. It takes her out of her studying and makes her look up from her notes, her wild de-braided hair framing her tired face. The expression of surprise is soon replaced with a wide smile, though, when she recognizes her husband and daughter standing in the doorway. Ana doesn't wait for her to invite them in to rush towards her mother and into her welcoming arms as soon as their eyes meet.

With the deadline to one of the most important days in her life nearing, the last few days have been hard on the (hopefully) future Captain. She hasn't been able to spend as much time as she would have liked with her family, between her work and studying nonstop to achieve her dreams. It's a true blessing she has the most comprehensive and supportive husband by her side, willing to leave her all the space and time she needs to fully concentrate on something that's so important to her and being the best father to Ana.

"What are you guys doing here?" Amy asks, tenderly stroking her daughter's dark curls (her father's hair) after she drew away from her embrace.

"Daddy said it was break time so we could come and see you," Ana answers with a grin. Her mother exchanges a look with Jake, who watches her with a playful smile.

She smiles back at him. He's right. She definitely could use a break right now.

"Plus I have a surprise for you!" The child proudly hands her a piece of paper she was holding until then. It makes Amy frown with curiosity as she accepts the gift. But, as soon as she turns the page around, her heart instantly warms up in her chest. She stares at it in awe for a few seconds – it's a drawing of the three of them holding hands, with a message written above.

You got this. We love you, Captain.

"Daddy helped me with it," Ana explains what Amy had already guessed – last time she checked, her daughter didn't know how to write (yet).

She shoots him another glance, then, eyes shining with upcoming tears of overwhelming joy, to which he only replies with a knowing look.

"It's to give you luck." Amy puts her attention back on the little girl. She's at a loss of words.

"This is… so beautiful." She hugs Ana again and kisses her cheek. "Thank you. Both of you." She's talking to Jake now.

"No need to thank us. It's just facts. You're gonna crush this exam, just like you did the previous ones." He casually says.

Her heart misses a beat. So supportive indeed.

"I love you guys too."

(On the day of her exam, Amy gets into the venue much too early. She doesn't mind, though – it gives her time to get through her notes one last time. She opens her Captain Exam binder, then, and a fond smile spreads across her face when she sees her daughter's drawing stuck on the first page.

You got this. We love you, Captain, she reads her husband's words again and somehow it immediately calms her stress down.)

(He's right, in the end. She does crush the exam. And, when she's called for a meeting afterwards, she keeps the drawing carefully folded in her pocket during the whole interview – for good luck.)

(Then, a few months later, it finds its rightful place framed between a picture of her family and another of the Nine-Nine on her new desk in her own office – the one of a newly-graded Captain. The youngest in the NYPD.)