A/N : Part 2 of my chenford two shot. please leave a review if you like it .

Tim's going away party at the Bradford's had been a blast well because there had been a literal blast in the kitchen when Gen had burned the chicken in the oven.

The conflict between Ang and Gen about which kind of cooking oil would more suit the recipe had ended up being a disaster followed by an explosion. Luckily no one was hurt and the night had ended on a happy note for everyone because Ang had left with Wesley and Gen had decided to confront Damian once and for all. A little booze and a lot of drunkenness would do that to a person.

Normally Tim would have acted all proprietary towards his sister and had stopped her from going to Damian but he had shocked the hell out of her when he had wished his sister good luck.

And what had come after that had surprised her even more. Very politely he had asked to drop her off to her apartment because quote "her car was a junk but he respected her devotion to it",omitting any cocky mention of their almost kiss.

Lucy couldn't stop thinking about what would have happened if they had kissed. If he had just grabbed her and planted a hot one on her. She felt exhilarated even thinking about it as she rubbed the moisturizer on her hands. She wound her hair in a bun with a scrunchie and lay down in her bed.

She had tried to get him to admit that he was running away, essentially forfeiting their scrabble competition but each time she said something he brushed it off by agreeing to what she said. His odd behavior was throwing her off for a loop she contemplated and turned on her side.

As far as she remembered Timothy Bradford never backed down from a fight be it physical or verbal. So why was he being such an agree with everything and mess with her head asshole? Gosh this was another one of his stupid Tim Tests, she jolted upright on this thought. This weirdness was supposed to yet again irritate her. These so-called silent battles between them where each tried to best the other at losing their cool had been labelled as Tim Tests by Gen.

She was so done with Gen's obnoxious habit to give weird names to things and she would definitely talk to her in the morning but now she needed to confront Tim and tell him she won.

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The bell rang jarring him out of his sleep and the person on the other end had him shake and scratch his head in astonishment.

Lucy freaking Chen was standing at his door in light purple pj's and her hair bundled messily on top of her head. Adorable was the word that kept circulating his mind.

"Chen, what in the God's name you're doing here at this hour? It's not safe. And how did you get here?"

Lucy would have immediately said something but she was too busy trying to keep her tongue from falling out of her mouth when he answered the door shirtless. Shit she had not thought this through, as another sexual fantasy of him plastering her to the door and kissing her senseless, electrocuted her remaining sane neurons.

All those delicious jocky abs were staring right at her, as if challenging her to touch them, oh no was she becoming a pervert?

Pushing her thoughts away and at the same time his bare chest she entered the house. That small innocent contact shot fire through him.

"Safe? Pish posh nothing happens in our boring town. And I took my mom's car."

"It's two in the morning. Luce." He walked after her as she entered the living room.

Hearing him call her with that childhood nickname brought a smile on her face. He had stopped saying that when they had graduated high school because she had insisted it sounded stupid.

"I won. I am not pissed."

"What?" He sat down on the couch and leaned his head back.

"I figured out how you were trying to mess with me after I won that quitter/ worrier fight, but I didn't get mad." Her self satisfied smirk was too enchanting. "Also since I figured this one out. I'll also figure out why you're suddenly leaving. Then you won't have to so I can win at scrabble."

"I know you are speaking English but it is not making sense."

She plopped by his side. "You kept agreeing with me the whole night. When have you ever done that before? You were doing that so you could rankle me, weren't you? But you failed "mister I am so sleek. I won." Then she dabbed and he made a weird face.

"Nobody dabs anymore." He remarked. He badly wanted to laugh and kiss her at the same time.

"Whatever. Admit it."

Tim looked at her for a few seconds and then decided what the hell. He'll be leaving tomorrow evening anyway, and as far as he knew she considered him her enemy. The only person he would be hurting was himself.

"The reason I was agreeing with you because I didn't want to fight with you on the last night before I left. That's not how I want you to remember me, Chen." The intensity in his eyes and sincerity of his words stole her breath. "Because you matter to me. You may think of me as the enemy but I can't just stop thinking about you."

Tim Bradford the guy who had put frogs in her elementary school bag and the one who had put ice in her science project volcano was telling her that he had feelings for her. Oh god was this a weird prologue of her sexual fantasy, would this end with him tossing her on the sofa and taking her like a caveman. Or maybe she was sleeping. But then again why would she dream about him if she didn't have feelings for him.

She felt her heart sore. Something warm burst in her tummy. "What? Am I being pranked? Is your posse gonna come out the moment I seem convinced?"

"No, no prank. Trust me."

She already did trust him she realized.

He held her hands. "Lucy Chen. I have feelings for you. And maybe it is wrong of me to say it like this when I am leaving but when you know someone matters you should tell them, even if they think you're the enemy." She smiled at the last part.

"Tim I …" she sat silent for some seconds then inquired "Tim…why are you leaving?" She needed to know, because it was somehow hurting her too much.

He got up, feeling disappointed when she didn't mirror his sentiments but he knew that this would bound to happen. She just saw him as her frenemy and his sister's bothersome big brother but to him she was so much more.

"Because I can't fight what I feel for you anymore." His confession touched something deep and stirred it awake. She felt it grasp and engulf her heart. But before she could answer he added,"I'll get my shirt and drop you off." And left to put his shirt on.

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"Gen went to see off Tim. Hey what's with the mopey face?" Angela sat down on her couch and took a spoonful of the comfort ice cream Lucy was eating.

"Typical Tim. You know what? He should get an award for messing with my head." She stabbed her spoon forcefully in the ice cream tub and Angela's eyes widened at her aggression.

"What did Dim do now? Hey it sounds like a kids Tv show. Hello friends can you help us figure out "what did Dim do?" Angela joked in a baby voice and they both laughed.

Then suddenly Lucy turned serious. Angela saw tears flood her eyes. "Lucy what's wrong?"

"I thought I hated him. But I do not Ang. Last night Tim told me he had feelings for me…"

"Last night? When? At the party?" Angela rubbed soothing circles on her friend's back. Apparently soothing circles fixed her friend's Chi's, multiple Chi's.

"No I went back after I couldn't sleep because I was convinced he was messing with me…" Lucy wiped her tears.

"And you couldn't wait till morning?"

"I don't know what's happening to me. I feel like I have to stop him from moving away or …."

"Or?"

"Or … I just ….he can't just spring his feelings on me and just move away…" Feeling antsy Lucy stood up and put the ice cream tub on the table.

"But you don't have to feel responsible for his feelings unless you feel something too …" Angela stood as well.

"And what if I do? Wait a second, you're not surprised by any of this?"

"Honey I am more surprised it took you guys this long to realize your feelings for each other. You both were affecting half the town with your radioactive carnal energy." Angela quipped.

"Angela!" Lucy chided.

"Lucy!" Angela copied her then asked her friend. "So are we going to the airport or what?"

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"Wesley honey I love you to pieces but if you don't drive faster I'll literally have to turn you to pieces." Angela ordered her boyfriend and as of this morning fiance, to hurry up before they missed Tim's plane.

"Ah… Wesley. Thank you so much for giving us a ride. My car…"

"Aka Junk." Both Angela and Wesley said simultaneously and then looked at each other smiling. "You're so hot when you read my mind." Angela winked at Wesley and he couldn't help but wonder how in the hell had he landed such a badass woman.

"Yes my junk of a car broke down and you came through for me it means a lot." Lucy sighed.

"Stop the ass kissing he is already taking us there." Angela looked at Lucy sitting in the back seat.

"Umm. It's called gratitude. I think he will be more motivated to help me if I am kind to him, Ang."

"Oh my God for a moment there I forgot your parents are therapists. Thank you Lucy for your kind encouragement." Angela sarcastically added and Wesley laughed.

"Angela I think I agree with Lucy…." Before he could complete his sentence Angela added," And I think you should always agree with the woman who did you a favour and said yes to your proposal, even if she knows she is wrong, Wesley Evers."

"Of course." He added but couldn't stop smiling. She had agreed to spend the rest of her life with him and made him a lucky man.

"What? Oh my god guys congratulations. I could hug you but Wes is driving and you're in the front."

"Hugs received Chen but I think you should save them for Bradford."

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She ran to the airport. Passengers and family members saying their bittersweet goodbyes were littered all around. Angela and Wesley kept calling Gen hoping either one of them would reach her.

Lucy asked the front desk and thank her stars the flight hadn't boarded yet but she couldn't see him anywhere. She couldn't prevent that sinking feeling, thinking what if he left before she could tell him how she felt.

The car ride yesterday after his confession had been silent and awkward and she didn't want things to become uncomfortable between them. In Fact she wanted to tell him that loved him heartily.

She saw Ang and Wesley a few feet away gesturing for her to follow them. She had walked only a few feet when a crowd parted and she saw him hugging Gen. For a moment everything stood still. His smile that creaked at the corner of his eyes affected her even from afar. And that is the exact moment he saw her.

Ang squeezed her arm and her and Wesley left her calling out for Gen to follow, who gave her a stunned look before leaving.

As always she looked beautiful. He knew they had said their goodbyes last night so she wasn't obligated to see him off and Tim knew she wouldn't have come, because airports made her sad.

"What are you doing here?" He asked, taking two steps closer.

"I need to tell you something." She ran a nervous hand through her hair. "Tim… what you said last night. When you know someone matters you should tell them, right?"

He held his breath, could he be so fortunate that she reciprocated his feelings.

"I mean since childhood you have always managed to expertly piss me off and you know what it takes a special person to achieve that feat because I am naturally patient and docile person…"

"Oh come on docile?"

"Okay maybe not that but you know what I mean so every time I felt something for you I pushed it down because only a crazy person would have feelings for someone who had made it their life's mission to irk someone…."

"But you would pout for days whenever I ended our competition of one upping each other and…."

"Okay I know because I enjoyed it. I mean we had harmless fun and we were friends too. So I don't know when this friendship became more but I do know that I feel this gut wrenching weirdness whenever you're close and it is not IBS. I got it checked…. And hence…"

Before she could continue he pulled her in his arms and kissed her. It was urgent and desperate, and made her toes curl.

She kissed him back and he suddenly felt everything was alright. The passion he felt merged with love, rocked him to his core.

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"Pay up Bradford." Angela extended her palm towards Gen when they saw them kiss.

"What? No, I won. Lucy told him first." Gennifer replied.

Wesley turned away, "I am pretty sure it's questionable to watch and also to bet on them."

Angela and Gen both rolled their eyes at him.

"Sometime you can be such a righteous wanker, Wesley. Makes me wonder why I fell for you?" Angela sighed and he pulled her closer. "Because you love me and I have a great personality."

"Oh that you do among some other great things." She ran her finger over his chest and Gen saw the ring. She squealed and hugged her friend. "Congratulations I am so happy for you."

"Thanks Gen." Angela hugged her back and then pulled back. "Now pay up dear."

"No, I won. She told him first."

"Our Bradford boy told her last night and I found our best friend in a tub of ice cream this morning…"

"Oh man…" Gen began rummaging for money in her bag.

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"Did we just kiss when you sort of told me you don't have gas and it's love." Lucy laughed when they pulled apart.

"Yes.. you're finally back. I mean don't get me wrong, a girl would love her boyfriend, listen to her a few times but that agreeable nonsense was giving me the jeebies.".

He pulled her closer sliding his hands around her waist. "So I am your boyfriend now. Quite a transition from enemies to lovers."

"Hey, frenemies to lovers." She leaned up and kissed him again but she could not outright ask him not to leave. If being a cop was his dream then she shouldn't stand in the way of that instead she should support him. But it was shattering to finally have him and at the same time not have him.

He saw sadness cloud her eyes and was again touched by her generosity, even after she had confessed her feelings she hadn't asked him not to leave, but she didn't know she was the center of everything for him.

"I hope you are not expecting me to take it easy on you in our scrabble matches." Tim felt like he hadn't been this happy in a long time. She was everything, gorgeous, courageous and compassionate.

Her eyes widened as the meaning dawned on her.

"Oh you're on Dim."

"Right back at ya, Juicy." Then she jumped in his arms and he kissed her like he had always wanted to.

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So this concludes this Two shot. Hope you guys enjoyed it.