A/N: I came up with this while writing my other story. I couldn't fit it in so I wrote this as something new.
First One-Shot
"We got two missing kids, team. I'm calling up Burgess and her new partner, what's his name." Voight said.
"Young, Derek Young." Lindsay chimed in.
"Right, Burgess and Young will be here in a minute and then we will brief." Voight finished.
Voight walked into his office while the rest of the team finished their morning routine.
Ruzek hadn't talked to Kim since Roman left. He wanted to, especially after he told her how much he cared for her still. He wanted to say he still loved her but thought it would too much. But it was the truth. Even after everything it was and always would be the truth.
Burgess and Young made their way up the stairs to the bullpen. Ruzek took one look at her and knew something was wrong. She looked sick. But he knew even if someone said something she wouldn't take the day. Ruzek watched Erin walk over to Kim.
"Hey, Kim you okay? You don't look so hot." Erin said to Kim.
"Well, thanks." Kim said with a small laugh. "I'm okay, just a little queasy this morning. I probably ate something weird."
"I already tried telling her to go home this morning. It was little use." Young told Erin.
"Yeah I wasn't even going to bother with that one. I know better." Erin said with a little laugh then made her way back to her desk as Voight made his way back into the bullpen.
"Alright, let's get started." Voight addressed the team.
Adam tried to listen he caught parts of what Voight was saying. Something about two ten year-old boys missing since yesterday. Adam couldn't pay attention because his eyes were on Kim. He had seen her sick before, this looked a lot worse. Adam also noticed Erin whispering something to Jay. What was going on?
Adam then watched Kim stretch her arms out to the desk in front of her, lean forward, and put her head down. Shit. Adam knew that look. She was going to throw up.
"Can someone get her a garbage can? She is gonna hurl." Adam said interrupting Voight.
"I'm okay. Really." Kim said as Young grabbed a garbage can and put it in front of Kim.
"She was similar to this yesterday morning too. But she didn't throw up." Young told the group.
"Shut up." Kim said to Young right before she threw up in the garbage in front of everyone.
"Are you pregnant?!" Jay blurted out.
Crap. I didn't think of that. Could she be carrying Roman's baby? That would be the nail in my coffin. It should be mine not his. Adam thought.
"What?! No." Was all Kim could get out. It looked like she wanted to say more but then she collapsed.
Young managed to catch Kim before she hit the floor. Erin, Antonio, Kevin, and Adam all made their way over to Kim as fast as they could.
"She is burning up." Antonio said as he put his hand on her forehead.
"I'll call for an Ambo." Voight said.
"Erin go get some wet paper towels or something so we can put them on her to try to cool her down while we wait for the ambulance." Antonio said. Erin ran to the bathroom.
"I tried to tell her to go see a doctor." Young told them.
All Adam could to was stand and watch. He wanted to get there and help but he knew that there were enough people taking care of her. He would just get in the way.
"Kevin pick her up and carry her downstairs so the paramedics can get to her faster." Voight instructed.
"Right, Sarge." Kevin said and he scooped Kim up and carried her out of the bullpen with Erin in tow.
"Young, go with your partner. And ask Platt to send us up two other uniforms." Voight instructed the officer. "The rest of us have to get back to this case."
Ruzek stood there in shock. Not only was he not going to be able to know how Kim was, but he was going to have to try to work a case. He knew he was going to have to work extra hard to concentrate.
Voight continued to brief those left in the bullpen on the case and Kevin and Erin came back up with two new uniforms.
"The paramedics got her. Young said he would call me when they had some information." Kevin whispered Adam.
"Thanks, man." Adam said.
"Alright lets get to work." Voight finally announced. Which meant Adam had been given something to do. Only he didn't hear what.
Antonio approached Adam. "She will be fine. Now lets go interview the kids teachers and principal." Antonio said. Antonio knew Adam was worried and not paying attention. He would help him out today.
~Two Hours Later~
Adam and Antonio made their way up the stairs back into the bullpen after interviewing everyone that had interaction with the boys at the school.
"I'll let Voight know what we got." Antonio told Adam.
Adam headed to the break room to make a cup of coffee. He got his head on straight during the interviews but he was still worried especially since he hadn't heard anything about Kim.
Atwater saw Adam and headed into the break room.
"Hey, Young called. Apparently Kim had appendicitis. She had surgery to have it removed." Atwater told Adam.
"Is she okay?" Adam asked.
"Yeah. They said the surgery went well. She has to stay over night at the hospital and will be out of work for a week." Atwater reassured him. "I'm going when this is over if you want to come with me."
"You think she would want me there?" Adam asked.
"You're killing me with this, bro. You both are. I'm tired of being in between you two. You both love each other. Talk and make this work." Atwater said to his friend.
"And say, I'm happy you are feeling better. I was scared for a second you were pregnant with Roman's child glad it was just your appendix?" Adam asked Atwater sarcastically.
"You didn't really think so, did you?" Atwater asked.
"I don't know. It would probably be my worst fear." Adam admitted.
"Well it's not a thing. I had drinks with Kim the other night and she said everything with Roman was a mistake. He asked her to move to San Diego with him and said 'I love you… probably'. He obviously told him no and she is obvious she still loves you, man."
Atwater gave Adam a lot of information to think about.
"Yeah I'll go with you. We just gotta make a stop on the way." Adam told him.
~Five Hours Later~
The boys were found and returned to their families and Atwater and Ruzek were on their way to the hospital to visit Kim. Adam was nervous. He thought about what he would say to her the whole day. Generally when the team finishes a case it was a team effort but Adam knew it was the team minus him that really got the boys home safely. He prepared himself, but he was still nervous. What if they couldn't get back to what they had? It had been a long time.
They arrived at the hospital and headed to Kim's room. Erin was already there; she made it there first since she didn't have to make a stop. Kevin walked in first.
"Hey, there girl. How you feeling?" He said walking in.
"Wonderful now that I am on all of these pain medications." Erin was just filling me in on the case." Kim told Kevin as Kevin walked over and placed a kiss on top of Kim's head. Adam stayed at the door for now. Erin turned around and saw him there. She then turned to Kim and said, "I'm gonna get out of here, sweetie. I'll come by in the morning to help you get home when you are released."
"Bye Erin, thanks." Kim said. And as she said this she turned to the door and finally saw Adam standing there with a cup in his hand.
"Why is he here?" Kim whispered loudly to Kevin, it was obious she was enjoying the pain medication they had her on.
"I think he is here to call a truce. Hear him out. He also brought you something." Kevin said. "Then he leaned close and whispered "You know you still love him. I'll be outside if you need anything." And then Kevin walked out patting Adam on the shoulder as he passed.
"I didn't know if you would have an eating restrictions but I brought you a cookies and cream milkshake." Adam said walking towards her to give her the cup in his hand.
"My favorite. Thank you." Kim said taking the cup from him.
"I remember." Adam said. "So how are you feeling? You gave us all quite a scare today."
"Better. I feel like such an idiot. Not only did I throw up while Voight was briefing us but I passed out too. I don't even want to know what he thinks of me now. After everything these last few months. Maybe I should see if Platt can use my old transfer papers so I don't have to do it again."
"What transfer papers?" Adam asked thoroughly confused.
"Oh shit. I blame the drugs." Was all Kim could say as she then took a long sip of the milkshake in her hands.
"What transfer papers?" Adam asked again a little louder.
"Fine." Kim huffed. "After everything happened, with us, I gave Platt transfer papers. I wanted out of 21. I didn't think I could be around you everyday. I felt so guilty and upset about everything so I gave her my papers, also after I cried in her office. Never would I have thought I would cry in front of Sargent Platt. But I did. And then she told Erin and Erin gave me this big speech about why I shouldn't transfer. Some woman's empowerment stuff. Which you know I love. So I didn't." Kim finished and took another long sip of the milkshake.
This was so much new information for Adam. He didn't know where to start. Transfers. Crying. Guilty. All Adam could say was, " I love you."
"But you don't want to marry me." Kim followed up without missing a beat.
"What? Why would you think that? I did ask you to marry me." Adam said.
"But you didn't want to. You were okay with pushing the date back. You have been engaged three times. And you cancelled meeting my mom. You didn't want to marry me." Kim said. "That day. Before everything. I met with a man whose wife had died and we were returning a bracelet of hers that was stolen. And he talked about how when he returned from the war the first thing he wanted to do was marry his wife. And I couldn't even get you to meet my mom. I couldn't do it anymore."
"Kim you really thought I wouldn't marry you? If you would have said, 'Hey lets get married tomorrow at the courthouse' I would have been there. Yes. I admit I was a little scared, I didn't want to end up like my parents, but I want to spend my life with you. I will always want to spend my life with you. I was afraid of losing you, but I did anyway. Kim I'm sorry about everything I did or didn't do." Adam told her. He knew there was so much more to say, and none of this was what he had planned.
"I'm sorry too, for everything. I should have talked to you more. I realize now that Roman got in my head and made things even worse than they actually were. And I'm sorry for that and everything with him. It was a mistake. And I love you." Kim confessed.
"Well, we still have that in common." Adam said with a smile.
"Can you kiss me now?" Kim asked.
"Anything for you, Darlin'." Adam said as he leaned forward and kissed Kim. It started out soft and then the passion came out in it. Once the kiss ended Adam stood up and said, "Call Erin and let her know she doesn't need to take you home tomorrow. I'll take care of it."
"Sounds good to me." She said with a smile before finishing her milkshake. "Now come sit here and plot with me how I will get Jay back for announcing that he thought I was pregnant."
"Oh. This will be fun." Adam said joining Kim in the hospital bed. He didn't know what was going to happen with them but he knew it would be fun and he was going to make sure it was right this time.
