Awkward Moment 4.
OMG did you guys see that episode? They kissed! *Does victory dance* Enjoy this chapter!
Erin's suspicions were growing. The woman was a detective, after all. She could see the sly looks, the way Burgess bit her lip when she looked at him, the way Adam went slightly more red than usual when she spoke to him. That coupled with the fact Kim had Adam's jacket in her apartment was more than suspicious, and she was sure the rest of the team saw it too. Which isn't good, because he's still meant to be engaged.
She internally rolled her eyes at the stomach-churning awkwardness in the apartment. She knew something had happened: the question was, what?
Kim was drowning in thoughts. Someone had just broken into her apartment and stolen nothing but Adam's jacket, for one. She was desperate to find out who, because no-one knew about her and Adam- if there even was a her and Adam. The team still think he's engaged, to her knowledge, and she would most likely be labelled some unsavoury word in the office if news of their dalliance got out.
That was her other problem. Now that Atwater had walked in on her and Ruzek practically making out, she was absolutely terrified that he would open that big mouth of his and tell everyone he knew. She knew she had to do some damage control, and quickly. Unfortunately for her, her apartment was crawling with CSU techs and half the cops she knew. Her neighbours were no doubt listening through the walls, too.
She caught Ruzek's gaze from where he was staring at her across the room. He smiled at her, albeit awkwardly, and she smiled back. Her head was still reeling from that kiss. It had honestly been the most amazing kiss she had ever experienced. And know she was worried. She wanted to discuss it with him, but she knew it was going to have to wait.
Adam couldn't stop thinking about her. He was standing by his desk while Olinsky said something. Ruzek wasn't listening. He was thinking about Kim Burgess. How her soft lips felt against his, how she smiled against him, how her hot breath felt against his skin. He knew it was wrong, thinking about a co-worker in that way. Voight would most certainly have his head if he heard the thoughts running through Adam's mind. He couldn't help it.
He was snapped back to reality by Lindsay kicking his foot. The whole team had gathered in the Intelligence Unit, Burgess and Atwater and all. Even Platt had stopped Burgess in the corridor to check on her.
Kim had been quiet all day. He likes to think that it was him that stunned her into silence, but he knew that it was just the robbery. Olinsky and Antonio had taken her statement at her apartment, and now she was standing awkwardly in the middle of the bullpen.
Voight stuck his head out of his office, calling Burgess into the room.
"Ruzek." Voight says, crooking a finger.
Adam nods, following the two cops into the office.
The sergeant closes the door behind him.
"Sir." Burgess addresses, clasping her hands behind her back.
"First things first; you okay, Burgess?" Voight asks her.
"Fine, sir." She answers quickly. Too quickly.
Their sergeant nods, although Ruzek knows he's not convinced. "You know anyone who'd want to trash your place?"
"None that I can think of." Kim answers simply.
"Any enemies, ex-boyfriends?" Voight specifies. Ruzek starts to worry about why Voight brought him in there.
Kim glances over at Ruzek, and he begins to feel the heat rising to his face. "No." She says quietly.
"Alright." Voight nods. "Now, you told Olinksy and Antonio that the only thing taken from your apartment was Ruzek's jacket, correct?"
"Yes, sir." She answers.
"And why was his jacket there in the first place?"
"I gave him a ride home yesterday. He left his jacket on the front seat of my car." Kim tells Voight.
They both blush, remembering the incident that occurred not twenty-four hours ago.
"That true, Ruzek?" Voight asks him.
"One hundred per cent, sarge."
Voight nods. The two officers know that he doesn't believe him. "Is there anyone that would want to harm you, Ruzek?"
"I mean, I guess, mostly guys we've arrested, though." Adam tells him.
"Any ex-girlfriend, someone from your past that may hold a grudge against you?" Voight asks.
"None that I can recall."
"What about Wendy?" The sergeant asks.
"What about her?" Ruzek says nonchalantly.
"Would she do something like this?"
"Wendy? No, of course not. What motive would she have?" He almost shouts.
Voight's gaze flicks from Adam, to Kim, and back again. "We all know you two broke up, Ruzek. Maybe she saw you with someone else and got the wrong idea?"
Adam sighs. "Okay, yes, Wendy and I broke of the engagement. But that was her decision. She'd have no reason to break into Burgess' place just to get my jacket."
"Maybe she broke in because she thought there was something going on between the two of you." Voight says bluntly, drawing an invisible line between the two rookies.
"Us, sir?" Kim says shakily.
"Sarge, there is nothing going on between me and Burgess, alright?" Kim blushes.
Voight sighs. "Okay. As long as you're telling the truth." He says. "Now go, we don't want whoever broke into her apartment doing something worse."
The two officers nod and exit the room, sharing an awkward look as they leave.
Kim knows she shouldn't be hurt by what he said. They weren't dating, he had just gotten out of a long relationship and they most certainly did not want Voight thinking that they were more than colleagues.
That doesn't help the fact that she feels sick to her stomach when he says those words. It scares Kim slightly how hurt she feels about the whole thing.
Ever since he first walked into the precinct, in all his blonde glory, she felt this sort of...connection. I may be crazy, she thought to herself. A guy like Ruzek could never fall for a girl like me.
She didn't realise how wrong she was.
He was scared. Scared thinking about how much he could have hurt her when he said that. Scared realising that he has never cared this much about a woman before. Not Wendy, not anyone. He was scared that he might have ruined things with her.
Ever since he had walked into the 21st, and saw her, in all her doe-eyed innocence, he pushed his feelings for her down, way down. He was about to be married, to a woman he loved. But that didn't stop him from glancing her way, letting his hands linger when he reassured her, how he made up stupid excuses to talk to her. He tried to convince himself that it wasn't real, that he loved Wendy, but he knew, deep down, that he felt something more than just a passing crush.
But none of that mattered. A sweet, honest woman like her would never fall for an outspoken, damaged man like me.
"Ruzek." Olinsky beckoned, calling the young officer aside.
"Yeah?" He asks, following his partner into the hallway.
"You and Burgess." Alvin says, not expanding on his statement.
"Me and Burgess, what?" He asks casually.
"What's going on there?"
"With me and Burgess?" He stalls.
Olinsky raises an eyebrow at the cop.
"Nothing." Adam answers. "Cross my heart." He draws two sloppy lines over his chest, feeling like he's wrenching it out.
"Don't play innocent with me. I know you two had a little 'moment' yesterday."
Adam's eyes widen. "Wha-Whe-How-?"
"I'm a detective. I detect." He says.
"Atwater." Adam mutters, making a note to tell Kim about this. Burgess will most likely kill her partner for telling Olinsky.
"You've got to sort out what's going on, Ruzek, because I'm telling you, once you get involved with a co-worker, you either end up marrying them or ruining your career." Alvin sighs. "You just gotta decide if she's worth it."
As the older man walks away, Adam wonders if he's right.
And he probably is.
Kim is by her car when she sees Adam run across the parking lot. She diverts her gaze from his approaching form, focusing on unlocking her car.
"Burgess!" She hears him shout, his footsteps rapidly getting louder. She whirls her head around, out of curiosity, wanting to get one look at him.
"Kim." He greets her as he arrives at her door.
Her eyes meet his as his hand braces itself on the roof of her car, effectively cornering her. "Can I talk to you?" He asks quietly.
"Of course." She says, taking a deep breath, still being able to smell him in the cold Chicago air.
He sighs, breathing her in, too. "What I said, in Voight's office..."
"No, Adam, it's okay. It was just a kiss, don't worry about it." She interrupts.
He chuckles, before looking away and letting his face fall into a frown. "Just a kiss," he repeats, "okay."
"I didn't mean it like that-" She tells him, realising what she had said.
"No, no. It's fine. It was just a kiss. I get it." He sighs, his body still pressed close to hers, standing there, feeling the heat radiate from her body.
She looked up at him, her eyes wide and innocent. He looks down at her, marvelling in her beauty, before saying, "I was hoping it meant something more."
She takes a deep breath, attempting to calm herself. Failing. "M-More?" She stammers.
"Yeah." He whispers, leaning closer to her. Closer, closer...
"Adam?" A voice calls. Adam recognises it immediately. He pushes off the car, turning towards the source of the voice.
Wendy.
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