The sting had gone perfectly; well almost perfectly. Some FBI agent didn't get the memo that Adam was an undercover so he'd be subjected to the same beating that everyone else had gotten.

He was covered in bruises from head to toe, his left eye having coped what he thought was an elbow. At least it looked extremely believable, he'd been checked out by a doctor and he just had a few cracked ribs and a concussion, nothing he hadn't had before.

…

Kim was an excited ball of energy. Adams handler had called, the case was over. They had done their bust last night and Adam was on his way home, he was being brought to the district sometime this afternoon.

"Well there's the smile we've been missing" Erin said as Kim bounced into the bullpen.

"What's got you so happy?" Jay asked

Kev turned around and the second he looked at Kim he knew, the only thing she'd be that happy about was Adam.

"He's coming home?" He asked grinning.

"Yep. He'll be here this afternoon, bust was done last night" Kim declared happily.

Everyone was celebrating and talking about how Kim should tell him, they all wanted to see his face.

"Al, what's up?" Kim asked when everyone had returned to work, Al had been quiet and he looked concerned.

"Nothing, I'm good" Kim narrowed her eyes at him conveying she didn't believe him, Al sighed. "Sometimes these undercover cases can be tough Kim, I just hope he's doing ok, mentally you know. We have no idea what he's been involved in, I don't want to worry you, I just don't want you to be blindsided either" Al said leaning over his desk.

"He'll be okay Al, we'll help him" Kim smiled "I'm just glad he's going to be home, he's never leaving again" she half laughed.

…

Kim stared at the files… they were addressed to Adam and the return address was the FEDS office downtown.

They were his case files… she knew she shouldn't open them… everyone else had been called out on a case and she couldn't stop thinking about how Adam was going to be, mentally, she'd been told he was physically ok.

"Thanks Al" she muttered to herself

She had no idea what he had been doing, what he'd had to be exposed too and all the answers to her questions were inside these files. She read the address and smirked slightly to herself.

Officer Ruzek

Intelligence Unit

21st District Chicago Police Department.

She was technically Officer Ruzek and she was in the intelligence unit… she hastily open the files and started reading.

Her heart broke when she read what he'd been put in to, she read about how he'd been let in only halfway and she knew how hard that would have been for him. How desperate he would have been to find a way to stop it, but being helpless to know the important details he needed.

She felt a lump form in her throat as she stared at the page, re reading the same sentence over and over again.

'Started a relationship with Taylah Jenkins, niece of Carlos Jenkins.'

She felt her stomach start to tie itself into knots, and it only got worse the further she went. She couldn't read anymore, she closed the files shut and pushed herself up grabbing her things and rushing out of the bullpen throwing the files on Adams desk as she left.

By the time she'd reached the bottom of the stairs in the lobby she was a sobbing mess, she pushed past Kevin coming back in.

"Kim" Kevin called after her. She didn't stop so he followed her out to the car quickly.

"Kim, where are you going? Is it Ruzek? Is he alright?" Kevin panicked

"I'm sure Adam is just fine. My marriage, not so much" she choked out, feeling as though she could curl up in a ball and cry for days.

"What? He's back already?"

"No he's not. He cheated on me Kevin"

Kevin stood shocked, surely she'd got it wrong. And how did she know that if he wasn't back. Kim took Kevin's shock as the opportunity to quickly get in her car and drive off.

…

He'd been in the back of the van for 7 hours after having flown into Nashville as an extra precaution.

He'd wanted to call Kim as soon as he got off the plane but his handler had advised him it was better just to not make any contact with anyone until he was back, it was major overkill, but it was for everyone's safety, so he agreed.

Kyle had let Kim know he was on his way home.

The van pulled up to the district roll up and the door flung open.

"Tell me she's got it wrong man" Kev said angrily as he stepped out of the back of the van. It wasn't the welcome he was expecting at all.

"She knows?" Adam said with fire in the back of his throat.

"You got about two seconds to explain yourself Ruzek or I'm going to start throwing hands and I guarantee you they are going to connect with your jaw, I don't care if you've already taken a beating" he said noticing his bruised up face.

"I had to man, it was the only way to take them down, they weren't just drug dealers, they were kidnapping and trafficking kids. Most of them to pedophiles, I had to, I hated it, it meant nothing I swear." Adam said, he felt the bile rising from his stomach into his throat. "Where is she?" Adam asked desperately looking around.

"She left… she's a mess"

"Fuck" Adam yelled punching the cage his ribs screaming in protest at the quick movement.

"How did she find out?"

"Files got sent over from the Feds."

Adam released a string of curse words and took off; he needed to find his wife.

…

"Where is she?" Adam barked at Kelsey when he saw Kevin and her pull up to the house, he was at least relived to find that Kim hadn't taken any of her stuff from the house but he had no idea where she had gone and she wasn't answering her phone.

"I don't know Adam, maybe you shouldn't have cheated on her and we'd all know" Kelsey snapped

"Babe, don't" Kevin warned he'd read the case files after Adam took off not being able to stop himself anymore, he'd spent the last half an hour explaining to Kelsey that it was an impossible situation to be put in. Which had resulted in them having an argument about what he would have done in that situation. Kevin had stupidly admitted he would have done this same thing. He regretted that the second it left his mouth.

"Don't babe me Kevin. You are already on thin ice"

"Have you heard from her?"

Kelsey shook her head

"She must be at her sisters, I'm going over there"

"What if she hasn't told them Adam? You turn up there back from undercover and she doesn't want to talk to you, Tom and Liana will throw you out and it will make it harder for Kim"

"So what? I just sit here and wait for her to come home? I need to see her, I need her" Adam felt himself breaking down, Kelsey walked into the kitchen, she re appeared a few seconds later and shoved an ultrasound picture at Adams chest.

"What you need is the least of anyone's worries Adam."

"She's pregnant?"

Kelsey nodded, Kevin shook his head at her, it wasn't their place to tell him that.

"She was so excited to tell you Adam, she hated you were gone for everything. I can't even imagine how hurt she would be" Kelsey said sadly.

"What am I going to do?" Adam dissolved into tears.

"You could always try not sleeping with other people" Kelsey muttered

"Babe. Stop"

"Whatever. Stay here with him tonight; make sure he actually leaves her alone. She deserves at least a night to get her head around this" Kelsey snapped walking out.

"You want a beer?" Kev asked

Adam scrubbed his hand over his face "I can't lose her Kev, I love her so much. I tried for weeks to get in, it was the only way, trust me I looked for others."

"I know bro, but I'm not the one you need to convince. I hope you can get her to forgive you, she needs you Ruzek" Kev sighed and handed him a beer "She didn't do well without you"