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"mmm" Ana whines when she feels Tim shift in bed.

Ana follows the warmth of his body, rolling over to cuddle into him. It's only when Tim sits up that Ana hears his phone ringing.

" 's Genny" Tim groans, his voice rough from sleep.

Ana curls her head onto his lap, sleepily playing with his shirt while he answers the phone.

"what's up?" Tim asks, answering the phone.

"dad died" Genny tells him over the phone.

Tim drops his phone out of shock and it hits Ana on the head.

"ow" Ana pouts, rubbing her forehead and sitting up.

Her eyes fall to the phone before looking up at her boyfriend, who has frozen and is staring ahead.

"Tim? Tim?" Ana asks, now getting worried.

She crawls into his lap, trying to snap him out of his frozen state.

"Tim?! Tim?!" Ana hears Genny yelling through the phone.

Ana grabs the phone.

"Genny, what'd you tell him?" Ana asks.

"our dad died" Genny admits.

"oh" Ana whispers.

"is Tim okay?" Genny asks.

"um, no, let me call you back, yeah?" Ana requests.

"yeah, okay" Genny agrees, trusting Ana with Tim.

"Tim, babe, look at me" Ana pleads, cupping his face in her hands.

A stray tear falls down his cheek.

"Tim, it's okay, Tim, babe, please, look at me" Ana begs, starting to panic now.

Hearing Ana start to panic snaps him out of his daze and his eyes snap to her.

"hey, hey" Ana tenses when he looks at her, stroking his cheeks with her hands. "you're okay, it's okay"

"he's dead" Tim whispers.

"he can't hurt you anymore, he can't hurt anyone anymore" Ana promises.

Tim doesn't respond, instead hugging her. Ana strokes his head as he cries into her shoulder, just holding him.

[Time Skip]

"hey, you're up early" Ana murmurs, entering the kitchen around 5 am to see Tim in the kitchen.

Once Tim sees Ana, he goes about making her mocha.

"how are you feeling?" Ana asks, softly.

"hold this" Tamara rushes out, pushing a piece of paper into Tim's hand.

"what's this?" Tim asks, starting to uncrumple the paper.

"no, no, don't look at it, just... hold onto it" Tamara shakes her head.

"what is it?" Tim inquires, slipping the piece of paper back into his pocket.

"my exam score" Tamara admits. "I was hoping that Lucy could come over tonight and we could all look at it together"

Tim grins. "that sounds great, kid"

[Time Skip]

"hey, Luce?" Ana asks, approaching Lucy in the locker room.

"what's up?" Lucy looks up.

"can you... watch out for Tim today?" Ana requests.

"why?" Lucy questions.

"he-... his dad died last night" Ana admits. "don't tell him I told you that, but I just... it's a lot for him"

"yeah, okay" Lucy nods. "I'll keep you updated."

"thank you" Ana relaxes, smiling. "also Tamara wants to have you over for dinner tonight"

"what for?" Lucy inquires.

"she got her exam grade back and she wants to look at it all together tonight" Ana explains.

"she hasn't looked at it yet?" Lucy smiles.

"no, she wanted us to be there when she does" Ana replies, smiling as well.

"okay, yeah, I'll be there, do you want me to bring anything?" Lucy asks.

"um, Tim is going to make her favorite lasagna" Ana shakes her head. "could you bring Caesar Salad?"

"yes I can" Lucy grins. "how's your new job going?"

"it's good, I actually like it a lot" Ana smiles. "it's nice to be able to talk to the criminals, they all need someone to... to appreciate them, and I like being able to give them that."

"you were always weirdly good with criminals" Lucy muses.

"thank you" Ana giggles.

"well I shall see you tonight, and I'll text you with updates on Tim" Lucy promises.

"thank you, come around 7?" Ana asks.

"got it" Lucy says, before walking away to go to roll call.

[Time Skip]

"hey Wes" Ana smiles, seeing Wesley in the courtroom.

"hey, Angela told me you got a new job" Wesley says.

"yeah, it's really nice actually" Ana nods.

"I'm glad" Wesley responds. "hey, you talk to the guys right, before you bring them out?"

"yeah" Ana responds. "I try to talk with all of them but during busy days I can only get to so many"

"could you talk to my defendant, Bryan Myers?" Wesley asks, handing her his case file.

"Second degree murder of a police officer?" Ana frowns, reading the case file.

"he's being framed" Wesley insists. "but the evidence is too good and I don't think I can get him out, if you could just talk to him, just, you know, do your thing"

"he's 13" Ana gapes. "why's he being tried in adult court?"

"because the judicial system is racist" Wesley sighs.

"yeah, I'll talk to him" Ana promises.

"thank you" Wesley smiles.

[Time Skip]

"Bryan?" Ana asks, opening the cell door.

"what are you doing, cop?" Bryan spits out.

"I came to talk" Ana explains, softly, closing the cell door behind her.

"I didn't kill him" Bryan insists.

"I know" Ana murmurs. "your lawyer told me"

"he says he can't save me" Bryan grumbles.

"he told me that too" Ana sighs, sitting down on the floor across from him.

"you here to rub it in?" Bryan guesses.

"no, I'm here to promise you somethings" Ana responds, softly.

"promise me what?" Bryan asks.

"first, I'm going to fight tooth and nail for you, I promise, I'll go over all the evidence and try to prove you innocent" Ana starts.

"second, I'm gonna talk to your family, make sure they have financial support and assure them that you are innocent" Ana continues.

"and third, I'm gonna reach out to some friends of mine in prison" Ana finishes.

"I thought you said you were going to fight for me" Bryan says, bitterly.

"and it might take time, I'll go through all the evidence today but it could take me a while to build a strong case that you're innocent, so in case you are sent to jail today, I'm gonna call some friends of mine who are in prison and they're going to take care of you" Ana explains.

"why?" Bryan asks.

"because I can't stand to see your life ruined for a crime you didn't commit" Ana answers, softly.

"cops aren't like this" Bryan argues.

"some cops are" Ana murmurs.

"Cabrera, it's go time" A county officer says, approaching the cell door.

"come on" Ana says, softly, helping Bryan up.

[Time Skip]

"Guilty!" The judge proclaims.

Ana deflates from the sidelines, watching Bryan start to cry and Wesley give him a side hug. Ana helps Bryan back to his cell before finding a quiet corner and calling Warden Miller.

"hey, nugget" Miller says over the phone.

"hi, can you put Oscar on the line for me?" Ana requests, softly.

"of course" Miller responds.

There's a few minutes of Ana just hearing Miller walking and indistinct talking as she walks to Oscar's cell.

"hey, nugget" Oscar's voice comes through the phone.

"hi, Oscar, thank you for the stuffies you sent" Ana smiles.

"did you like them? I got all the animals I could because I don't know what your favorite is" Oscar blurts out.

"they're amazing" Ana responds. "Tim made a little hammock for them in our room"

"you and Tim are officially dating?" Oscar squeals.

"yeah we are" Ana grins.

"thank god, I've been waiting so fucking long" Oscar groans.

Ana giggles. "um, I actually called for a favor"

"sure, what's up?" Oscar questions.

"there's a kid I met, named Bryan Myers, he's been wrongly sentenced of second degree murder" Ana explains.

"when you say kid, how are we talking?" Oscar inquires.

"thirteen, you should meet him in a few weeks, can you just take care of him?" Ana requests.

"of course, I'll loop Caine and Thomas in" Oscar says.

"thank you, Oscar" Ana smiles.

"of course, nugget" Oscar replies.

[Time Skip]

"what are you doing in here?" Angela asks, entering the files room to see Ana sitting at one of the desks, hunched over some case files.

"reviewing a case from a few months back" Ana replies, softly.

"what case?" Angela questions, looking over Ana's shoulder.

"Bryan Myers" Ana answers.

"Wesley told me about that, poor kid" Angela sighs.

"Oscar's gonna look after him in prison but still" Ana frowns.

"I'll look into it, if you want" Angela offers.

"no, that's okay, I'll do it, I promised him and you already have a lot going on" Ana answers, shaking her head.

"alright" Angela nods. "let me know if you need any help though"

"of course, bye" Ana smiles as Angela leaves.

"bye" Angela responds before closing the door.

[Time Skip]

"hey, how are you feeling?" Ana asks, softly, hugging Tim when she gets home.

"I don't know" Tim admits.

"it's going to be okay" Ana promises him.

"yeah" Tim buries his head into her shoulder.

"are you up for tonight?" Ana mutters.

"yeah, of course, it'll be a good distraction" Tim sighs, separating from the hug.

"do you need help with dinner or anything?" Ana asks.

"could you set the table?" Tim requests.

"of course" Ana nods.

Ana is in the middle of setting the table when there's a knock at the door.

"that's Lucy" Tamara grins, rushing past Ana to answer the door.

Tamara opens the door, but freezes when Lucy isn't the one at the door.

"what's going on?" Ana asks, seeing Tamara freeze and approaching the door.

"abuelos" Ana exhales, shakily, seeing her grandparents standing at the door.

"Ana, te extrañamos." Carmen gushes, hugging Ana. (Ana, we missed you).

"Yo también os extrañé, ¿qué están haciendo aquí?" Ana asks, confused, hesitantly hugging back. (I missed you too, what are you all doing here?)

"La residencia de ancianos nos echó porque no hacías los pagos." Esmerelda explains. (The retirement home kicked us out, you weren't making the payments.)

"Ay, abuelos, lo siento mucho, ha pasado mucho últimamente, debo haber olvidado enviar el cheque." Ana apologizes. (oh, grandparents, I'm so sorry, it's been a lot lately, I must've forgot to send the check.)

"Nos aceptarán de nuevo si nos da todos los pagos que no realizó." Mario pipes up. (they'll take us back if you give us all of the payments you missed.)

"Oh, sí, puedo enviarles el dinero esta noche." Ana nods. (oh, yeah, I can send them the money tonight.)

"Lo necesitan en efectivo." Mario adds. (They need it in cash).

"ah" Tim says, approaching the door to see the grandparents. "Ha sido un largo tiempo. Esperaba que todos vinieran al hospital a ver a Ana." (it's been a long time. I was hoping you all would come to the hospital to see Ana.)

"queríamos pero no pudimos conseguir transporte." Jose lies. (we wanted to but we couldn't get transportation.)

"No hay problema, por favor, pasa." Ana assures them, stepping aside so they can come in. (it's no problem, please, come in.)

Tim tenses, realizing that Jose is lying. Still Tim leads them into the apartment and sits them down at the dinner table.

"um, Tamara, would you be okay with them being at dinner too?" Ana asks, turning to Tamara.

"yeah, sure" Tamara nods. "I've always wanted to meet your grandparents"

"we'll go out together, us and Lucy soon, to properly celebrate" Ana assures her.

"do you think we could save the exam grade until then?" Tamara requests.

"of course" Ana nods. "I'm sorry about this"

"it's okay" Tamara shrugs.

[Time Skip]

"I'm really sorry about all of this" Ana apologizes as she and Tim set up the couch for them to sleep on.

Carmen and Mario are staying in Ana and Tim's room while Esmerelda and Jose take the guest bedroom.

"it's alright" Tim murmurs, kissing her head before laying down a couple of blankets.

"how are you feeling?" Ana asks, softly, pulling him close.

"Genny organized his funeral, it's on Saturday" Tim whispers.

"do you wanna go?" Ana questions, softly, hugging him.

"I think I should" Tim mutters.

"I'll go with you if you want" Ana offers, softly.

"please" Tim says, clinging to her.

[Time Skip]

"aquí, abuelo" Ana says, handing Jose the cash he requested. (here, grandpa).

"gracias, mija" Jose nods. (thank you, darling).

"por supuesto" Ana responds, smoothing out the black dress she's wearing. (of course).

"Entonces ¿vas al funeral?" Jose asks. (so you're going to the funeral?)

"Sí, Tim y yo solo deberíamos estar fuera por unas horas y cuando volvamos a casa, prepararé la cena." Ana answers, softly. (yeah, me and Tim should only be gone for a few hours and when we come home, I'll make dinner.)

"Oh, no hay necesidad de preocuparse por eso, tendremos la cena lista cuando ustedes dos lleguen a casa." Jose promises. (oh, no need to worry about that, we'll have dinner ready when you two get home.)

"gracias" Ana smiles, turning to see Tim ready to go. (thank you).

"you ready?" Ana murmurs, taking his hand.

"as ready as I'll ever be" Tim responds, giving Jose a sharp nod before leading Ana out of the apartment.

[Time Skip]

Ana holds an umbrella over Tim and her as they approach the casket where his father lays. It's raining heavily and Tim's entire family is already there. He gets stares, having always been the black sheep of the family, essentially cutting off his family of assholes. Ana holds his hand tighter.

Ana gets looks as well. Tim's family is very conservative and doesn't approve of Ana's presence but none of the relatives dare to do anything more than glare at her.

They stand there for a long time, long after the service is over. Ana stands there, understanding that Tim doesn't want to talk. Eventually, Tim finally clears his throat and Ana takes that as the sign to lead him back to the car.

He's quiet the entire drive home.

"Nosotras hicimos chile, mija" Esmerelda says when Ana and Tim get home (we made chili, darling)

"gracias, abulela" Ana nods.

"do you wanna go lie down in bed?" Ana murmurs.

Tim nods.

"vamos a ir a comer a la cama." Ana tells her grandparents grabbing two bowls of chili and leading Tim to their room. (we're going to eat in bed).

"here" Ana murmurs, setting down the bowls and helping Tim into bed, trying to make him as comfortable as possible. She sits down on his legs and and offers him a bowl of chili.

He shakes his head, mutely.

"please?" Ana pleads, offering him a spoonful of the chili.

Tim glances at it and begrudgingly opens his mouth and eats the chili. He reaches to take the spoon so he can feed himself, but Ana doesn't let him, insistent on feeding him. Tim would be annoyed but seeing her so dead set on taking care of him makes his heart flutter and he smiles a little as Ana does so.

"you wanna watch some TV or go to sleep?" Ana asks, softly, once he finishes off the chili.

Ana doesn't touch her bowl of chili, not particularly hungry and focused on taking care of Tim.

"sleep" Tim replies, gruffly.

"okay" Ana smiles, kissing his forehead before going and turning off the lights and climbing into bed with him. Ana struggles but manages to spoon him, resting her head on his back while her arms hold him close.

[Time Skip]

Ana wakes up much later to Tim shaking.

Ana opens her eyes, blearily, thinking it's a nightmare and she looks over at him, only to see him having a seizure and foam spilling out of his mouth.