Kim chewed her bottom lip nervously while she tapped the pen on the bench. She looked at the long list in front of her. Every time she crossed something off the list she seemed to add three more things to the bottom of it. "Tell me again why we thought this was a good idea?"

Adam looked up from his position on the floor where he was lying and playing with Polly. She was smiling and gurgling back at him as he made faces and sang songs encouraging her to join in. Now that she had discovered her voice she certainly loved hearing it. Coming home after a hectic day at work he loved winding down by spending some time getting down on the floor with his little girl. Right now they were both lying on their tummies, face to face and it was hard to tell who was enjoying it more. "I thought everything was organised?"

"It is…I just have a feeling that I have forgotten something." When they decided to have a housewarming party just a few weeks after actually moving in to their new home it seemed like a great idea but the closer it got the more she worried that they wouldn't pull it off. Organising social events was not her forte and she was good compared to Adam. Catching up at the pub, he was good at organising that, some would say he was better at that than being a cop….but everything else forget it.

"What are you worried about?" he asked waving a toy at Polly to encourage her to roll over, which she did happily and reached out for the toy. It went straight to her mouth as she waved her legs in the air.

"Everything." She waved the list in his direction, finally exasperated with his distinct lack of interest.

"It's just a party."

Kim rolled her eyes. "Of course it is" She bit back sarcastically.

Adam gave Polly her rattle to play with before he jumped up and joined Kim in the kitchen. He slipped his arms around Kim's waist and kissed her shoulder. "It's going to be great."

They had been looking for a house since just after Polly arrived and they had finally found one that they both liked. Their two-bedroom apartment was too small for the three of them. They wanted room to grow and one that they hoped would fit in with their plans to expand their family down the track. The house had a garden for Polly to play in and two extra bedrooms. A small back deck overlooked the yard and came straight off the kitchen. It was a great entertaining house; it's just that they never entertained. "Everyone we want is coming."

He was right of course. "I can't wait." He whispered as he tightened his grip and kissed her cheek.

About lunchtime on the day of the party he sent a group text to their families and closet friends. 'Polly's got her wedding outfit all picked out. Hope you have too? See you at six.' It was a photo of Polly's dress on a hanger.

Their phones exploded into a cacophony of text messages and phone Adam sent one more text, 'Yes, tonight I get to marry the most beautiful person I know. Don't be late for this very important date.'

They then turned them off for a couple of hours so that they could get everything set up. Their relationship had always been low-key and that's what they wanted for their wedding. The backyard was strung with some fairy lights, a fire pit sat in the back corner surrounded by chairs and the bar was in the shed. Food would be served through the night and even that was pretty low key, pulled pork, wood fired pizzas, tacos, and mini burgers, all their favourites.

Kim did call her mother. "What do you mean?" she yelled excitedly. "Are you and Adam getting married tonight?"

"We are." It felt good to finally tell someone and she couldn't stop smiling. Kim thought she'd be more nervous than she was at this point. Whatever happened for the rest of the day she didn't care. She just wanted to marry Adam. They had managed to keep it a secret from everyone, which for Adam in particular had been a challenge. "And we are hoping that you might take Polly home with you afterwards for the night?"

The actual wedding was going to be small with just their family, which obviously included the Intelligence Unit and Roman and Platt and a couple of Adam's closet friends then their extended group of friends were invited to the housewarming party from 8pm.

When they decided to finally get married the more they thought about what they wanted the more it became apparent that the big formal wedding was just something they weren't invested in. Polly had changed a lot of things and along with buying a house it just seemed stupid to waste money on the wedding. They didn't want to make a big deal out of it. Polly was a big deal and they based all their decisions now on what was best for her.

When they looked at a list of names that they knew their parents would want to invite they realised that some people on that list they didn't even know. That list would include Aunts, Uncles and Cousins that had no part in their lives. They wanted to share it with the people that were close to them. As a couple they had only been to church for "Hatchings, matchings and dispatching's" as Adam called them so he had a complete lack of interest in getting married in one. So they settled, or rather agreed that a small backyard wedding was perfect for them.

Adam greeted their guests wearing black suit with a white shirt, open at the neck. He'd bought a tie but as he was getting dressed Kim suddenly told him to forget it. She much preferred him without it and he breathed a sigh of relief. Ties reminded him of funerals. He couldn't stop smiling and loved seeing the shock and surprise on everyone's faces. Nobody was late, nobody wanted to miss this and his mother burst into tears the moment she saw him.

Kim had chosen a white dress with a satin skirt that grazed the ground. A split ran from ankle to mid thigh and the bodice was a loose draped sequinned top with thin straps that caught the light as she moved. Her dark hair was piled loosely at the nape of her neck and she kept her jewellery simple with just the diamond earrings that Adam had given her last night and her engagement ring.

When he got home from work he had disappeared upstairs with Polly and returned a little while later helping her hold onto a small gift. Polly was desperately trying to get it in her mouth and she wasn't all that keen to hand it over. Adam had bought her a beautiful pair of diamond earrings. When she thanked him he explained that they were from Polly and she had to wipe away a tear as she read the card.

'To my beautiful mom, thank you for marrying my handsome Dad. He really really loves you.'

"Oh my god, you are getting married." Erin squealed and threw her arms around Kim. As soon as she arrived she left the boys searching for their first beer and found Kim getting ready upstairs. "You sneaky people. I can't believe you kept this a secret for all of us."

Polly looked adorable. Her pale pink tulle skirt and lace bodice perfectly balanced against her dark hair and caramel skin. She was definitely a Ruzek though with the way she loved a party literally babbling with delight as she was passed from person to person.

Adam swallowed the lump that suddenly appeared in this throat when he first saw Kim coming towards him. She was leaning slightly into her father as he proudly walked towards him. She looked so beautiful and so happy. He resisted the urge to run his hands over his face, he wanted everyone to see the tears; he wanted everyone to see how happy he was to be marrying her, the mother of his child, the love of his life.

When she came to stand beside him he could see the tears in her eyes too. He shook her father's hand and then took hold of Kim's and took a small step towards her and whispered, "You look beautiful."

Then in front of their family and closet friends they exchanged vows and finally got married.

'Adam, you may now kiss your wife.' The Celebrant concluded.

"Finally." Adam threw his head back and cheered.

The small crowd joined him and a few even wiped away a tear as he placed one hand on each cheek, smiled happily and kissed his wife for the first time. 'I love you.' He whispered. 'Thank you for marrying me.'

Adam had Polly perched on his hip and held Kim's hand with the other as he relented to the growing requests for a speech.

"Just over three years ago I was in the Academy and pretty happy with myself I must say. Then one day everything changed" He nodded at Al, who had taken a chance on him and he was forever grateful. "Since then I have found out that if you surround yourself with good people, the best people you can be a better version of yourself."

"I also met this insanely awesome woman who allowed me to be the man I always wanted to be, the man I am today. She taught me that true love is loving someone flaws and all and we are freakin' awesome together." He smiled at Kim, who was beaming at his little inside joke, a throwback to his proposal and squeezed her hand. "And it seems we also managed to make beautiful babies together." He turned to Polly and jiggled the little girl on his hip and kissed her cheek, which made her squeal and grab onto his face.

"I know you all are standing there thinking these two have so got it all together, but in reality we are like ducks. On the surface we appear to be gliding along in complete control however beneath water are legs are pumping a million miles an hour. You all make us look good."

"We wanted you all here with us tonight to thank you for your un-ending and unfailing support and love. To our parents who made us who we are and have loved us and supported us throughout our lives and our friends who help make us who were are today. It's been an amazing journey so far and we are grateful to have you all in our lives and we are excited to see what's next."

"So please eat, drink and be merry on this our first night together as a married couple. And I agree with you all…It's about bloody time."

He pulled Kim in for a long slow kiss until the happy jeers of the crowd forced them to part. Adam passed Polly over to Kim and they eventually drifted apart to mingle with their guests.

After talking to his parents briefly Ruzek wandered over to where most of Intelligence were gathering, beers in hand. More than happy to accept the ribbing he was about to receive. "Ruzek, you still owe us a bachelor party." Halstead berated him. "You sneaky bastard."

"You'll need to take that up with the wife." The words rolled of his tongue and he couldn't stop the smile spreading across his face. He had waited a long time to call her that. He turned to look for Kim and noticed her heading inside with Polly.

She headed upstairs and had just settled into the rocking chair when Adam appeared. "Hey."

"Nice speech." She smiled up at him and rested her free hand on his cheek, rubbing her thumb along his cheekbone softly.

"I do believe you are the most beautiful bride I have ever seen." Leaning on the arms of the chair he kissed her softly.

They did not notice that Lindsay had snuck up behind them and took some photos. One as he kissed her, another as they broke apart and looked at each other and one as Kim stared up at Adam as he gazed down at his daughter feeding contently. She swallowed hard at the lump in her throat. Those images captured, for her at least in that moment what real love looked like. Erin left them alone.

Adam stroked Polly's leg as she fed. "You should go back outside." Kim could have stayed here with her two favourite people all night. "People will start wondering where we are."

"You trying to get rid of me already. We've only been married an hour."

She patted him lightly on the cheek. "Ha, I could think of plenty of other things to do with you right now, but we have a house full of guests, with more arriving soon and I currently have a 5 month old baby attached to my breast."

"I am so jealous of her right now." Adam ran a finger across Polly's cheek and her eyes fluttered open briefly. He loved watching them together and he also loved it when all three of them sat together while Polly was feeding. Some mornings, usually on a Sunday he would bring Polly into bed with them and prop himself up with some pillows so that Kim could lean against him as she fed and he would wrap his arms around her and stroke Polly's head. "It's actually pretty freakin' hot watching you two right now." He kissed her hard, sucking her bottom lip as he pulled away.

"Go." She pushed him away playfully. "But later I promise you're going to get so lucky."

"Promise?" He cocked his head to the side and smiled as she nodded in agreement.

As the party grew they barely had a few moments together except for their dance. She had left that up to Adam and he had chosen 'The Way.' by Bruce Springsteen. He had sung it to her one night when it had popped up on his playlist. Not being a huge Springsteen fan Kim had never heard it but the words were beautiful and the way Adam had sang it so sweetly it had come to mean a lot to them both.

Kim found it easy to focus on her husband and ignore the crowd watching them. She never felt comfortable being the absolute centre of attention like she was right now. They moved slowly to the music as Adam pulled her closer; their bodies fitting together like two halves of one circle, perfectly symmetrical, complete and stronger together than apart. He sang softly in her ear, low enough that no one else could hear. This was just for his wife.

The way your heart beats when I hold you tight

The way you sigh when we kiss goodnight

The way the wind blows through the trees

Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

The way you warm me baby when I'm cold
The way you make me want you body and soul
The way the rivers run to the sea
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

The way you soothe me when I'm in pain
The way you make the blood rush in my veins
The way the winds rush through the trees
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

Kim shed a few tears when her parents loaded Polly into their car to take her home. It would be Kim's first night away from her and Adam slipped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her in close. "It's just one night." He whispered. "And it means I get you all to myself."

"It feels weird though." Wrapping both her arms around his waist she rested her head on his chest. "I really like her."

"So do I and I really like you and trust me, I'll make sure that you are so occupied you won't have time to miss her." He grabbed her hand and led her back to the party hoping that it wouldn't go on too late despite the great time they were having.

Kim joined Platt, Lindsay, Gabby, Sylvie and a few of the girls from Chicago Med who were busy planning a night out. "For your Bachelorette party." Platt declared. "Don't think you get away without having one. If they can plan a Bachelor party." She nodded at the rest of Intelligence and Adam. "We can too." Kim agreed. She would love a night out with the girls, they had been seriously lacking lately.

It was close to 1am when Adam and Kim farewelled their last guests. Although they doubted that Halstead, Atwater and Roman were actually heading home. The last they heard they were talking about some new nightclub downtown. If Ruzek was 'wimping out' on one last single man fling they were determined to make up for it. Adam actually called them the cab; he was keen to get them moving as he had other things he'd rather being doing.

"Before I take you to bed." Having discarded his jacket he still looked breathtakingly handsome as he held out one hand. "Dance with me?"

"Can I just go and get rid of this?" she grabbed hold of both her breasts. They were starting to feel quite full and she had had a few glasses of champagne so needed to dump it. "And then I am all yours."

Adam waited downstairs for her; he was flicking through some photos on his phone. He lingered on the few photos he had managed to take today. They were quick snaps of Kim when she was talking to their guests, she looked so happy but his favourite photo was a picture of his wife dancing with his daughter. Polly's head was resting on her shoulder and Kim had her eyes closed and she looked content. He never actually thought you could feel so deeply for someone that your needs didn't matter anymore. He felt like that about Kim for a long time and now those feelings extended to their daughter.

When Kim returned, still in her wedding dress he held out his hand and they danced and as he sang softly in her ear she melted into him.

When I lose faith you take my hand
The way you make me feel like I'm a man
The way the sun belongs to the sea
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

The way you make me feel like I belong
And if I could girl though I know it'd be wrong
I'd lock you deep inside 'till the last rains fall And hide you from the emptiness of it all

"I think we can mark this down as a success." Kim looked up at her husband.

Taking her hand and leading her upstairs he smiled "Not yet."

Adam slowly undressed her, running his hands softly down her arms as the pushed her dress from her shoulders. Kim leaned back against his chest. His hands were warm against her skin and slowly Kim turned to face him. She undid the buttons of his shirt and slipped it from his shoulders before pressing her body against his.

Conflict surged through him. He wanted her now, so desperately that he felt a familiar ache deep in the pit of his stomach but he wanted to make this moment last all night. He wanted this to be something they both remembered, that one perfect night. Kim undid his belt as he continued to run his hands down her spine applying the right amount pressure to make her arch her back so her body pressed tighter against him. "Adam" she breathed his name as walked her back towards their bed, her knees buckling as they hit the edge of the mattress. Adam quickly discarded the rest of his clothes and joined her.

He hovered over her as she scooted back and he buried his head in her neck, breathing her in, a mixture of her favourite perfume, wood smoke and his baby filling his nose. He loved this woman beyond all reason. Lying beneath him, her eyes fluttered open as he pressed his lips to her forehead. Every little muscle, every dip and crease so well known to him yet it felt different somehow.

He groaned as Kim dug her fingers into his back, willing him closer. Desperate to feel every part of him, she wanted to lose herself completely and the way that he was loving every part of her it wasn't hard.

Her hand was grasping the back of his neck and he kissed her deeply. "You can't get rid of me now." He whispered against her cheek as they slowed their breathing, he rolled to the side pulling her with him to make sure he didn't lose contact, he wasn't ready to let her go just yet.

Kim nestled her head into his shoulder and he kissed the top of her head as she ran her fingers all over his torso, feeling the rise and fall of his chest under her hand. "So do you feel different now?" she asked.

"It's kinda strange. I didn't think it would mean as much as it does." Kim turned slightly and rested her chin on his chest so she could see his face, her leg slid between his and her hand was continuing down his thigh. "I really like lying here and thinking, my god I am here with my wife."

Kim held up her hand and looked at the ring on her finger, fitted snugly against her engagement ring. "It looks pretty good huh?" Adam kissed her hand and agreed.

Kim slipped her hand back under the sheet, which was barely covering them and continued and it wasn't long before she felt him respond to her touch. This time was more primal; hot and slick as the heat generated from their skin sent them both spirally wildly until breathlessly she fell against him, completely spent. Finally he reached over and turned off the light and they got a few hours sleep.

"Well this is not quite the romantic morning I was expecting." Adam brought in some breakfast; croissants, strawberries and tea and a coffee for him to find Kim sitting up cross-legged in bed expressing off some milk.

"Sorry." She looked a little sheepish, despite the fact that Adam often saw her expressing, although it was not often was she sitting naked in the middle of the bed. "I thought I would be done before you got back."

"I don't mind." He flopped down across the end of the bed, his boxers so low on his hips her eyes could follow the line of hair from his navel downwards and popped a fresh raspberry in his mouth. "I actually find it quite the turn on." He leant over and ran a hand up her calf. "As soon as your done I think I might just have to have sex with you again."

"Romance is dialled up high this morning." Kim smiled as she pushed his hand away.

He winked at her. "What do you expect we are a boring married couple now."

They had breakfast in bed and Kim barely had the chance to finish before Adam was clawing to get at her again, he couldn't get enough. When they finally crawled out of bed he pulled her into the shower and instantly had her up against the wall. He thanked god that she was an avid yoga devotee because man, did it make her flexible.

Finally they got dressed and called her mother to find out how their night with Polly went. They were enjoying being alone together and uninterrupted but it was a little strange without Polly and Kim was starting to miss her and Adam felt it too. They often, on weekends spent Sunday mornings in bed together; the three of them and it was his favourite part of his days off.

Her mother turned on face time and took them out in the yard where Polly and John were checking out the garden. Polly was smiling and waving her hands happily looking every bit like she had forgotten they even existed. Ellen assured them that she had been perfectly well behaved. "She woke as we got her out of the car but after a feed and cuddle she slept through until this morning." They were in no rush for them to come and pick her up so they decided to grab lunch before going to pick her up.

"Do you remember the last time we spent a weekend like that?" Kim took a sip of her soda water while they waited for lunch to arrive, smiling at the memories of the past few hours.

"Like what?"

"Well we've spent the last what…." She looked at her watch. "Eight hours basically naked."

"Still not enough." He winked.

"Probably not but I am hoping that the outcome is slightly different this time." They had initially started using condoms but that had certainly fallen by the wayside and so far so good. They had decided, however that Kim should probably look at going back on the pill before Polly started cutting back on her feeds as that increased the risk of Breastfeeding not being as protective and lord knows it seems it didn't take much. The doctor had assured her it was completely safe to do so.

Adam laughed as he took another bite of his BLT. "As awesome as our daughter is, I am hoping that we haven't fucked up this time too."

"So do I Baby."

He reached across the table and grabbed her hand. "You are pretty hot when you are pregnant though." He winked.

On the drive to her parents Kim finally checked some of her messages, obviously everyone was congratulating them on their marriage and she had ignored them all so far more focused on just enjoying the morning with her husband. Being disconnected from the world had been nice and she made a mental note that they should do it more often. It was the photo sent by Erin that made her heart catch. "Look at this." She showed it to Adam.

"That's pretty sweet." It was a black and white picture of them kissing as Kim fed Polly.

Kim dialled Erin's number. "Oh my god Erin that photo is beautiful. Thank you." Kim babbled excitedly.

"Oh I know, I keep looking at it and thinking that's what love should look like."

"I didn't even know you were there."

"I guessed as much and I didn't want to interrupt. It was just such a beautiful moment and I really wanted you to know that was such a beautiful night. We just loved every minute of it. I can't believe that you kept it such a surprise, especially Ruzek." She laughed.

Kim chuckled. "I know, it was a big challenge for him." She squeezed his thigh as she looked at him and winked. "He's a constant surprise."

"He's going to cop it tomorrow at work."

"I would expect nothing less." She was still chatting when they pulled up at her parent's house and Ellen came out to greet them. Adam had got out first, while Kim finished talking to Erin, and whisked Polly out of his mother in law's arms, planting a kiss on Ellen's cheek. "Good Afternoon MIL." He teased. Polly smiled eagerly at her father as he smothered her in kisses but soon as she saw her mother her bottom lip quivered and she started to cry. "Aww my baby girl."

Once inside Kim started to unbutton her shirt and Polly displayed her eagerness and excitement for what was coming, obviously she got that from her father. "You missed your Mom." Adam leant over them and ran his hand over her head before he made a quick exit and Kim sighed with relief as she felt the pressure ease. "Don't worry sweet pea, I made sure she was so busy she didn't miss you too much."

"Did you enjoy last night?" Kim asked her mother while Polly continued feeding.

"I did, it was beautiful. Perfect." She took a mouthful of coffee. "What about you? Was it everything that you wanted?".

"And more." She switched Polly to the other side. "Maybe once I would have really wanted the big wedding." Kim knew that her mother was asking if she was happy that her childhood dream of the big, wedding with the church, the flowers and the big dress was forgotten. "But that's not really who Adam and I are. We are pretty low-key and laid back so it didn't make sense to go over the top and once we had Polly it just felt too big and too hard and such a waste of time and money."

"We would have helped you out?" Ellen just wanted to make sure her daughter was really happy.

"It wasn't only about that. It was simple and beautiful, exactly what we both wanted. It was perfect for us."

"It was beautiful and I do love seeing you so happy."

"Adam makes me happy." She sat Polly up and kissed the top of her head. "He's a good man."

"He is."

They packed up Polly and headed home. "So, here we are Sweet Pea." Adam carried her inside. "At home with your legally married Mom and Dad." He lay down on the floor and sat her up on his stomach, picking her up and throwing her up in the air and catching her and bringing her in for a kiss. He blew a raspberry on her neck as she giggled. Kim caught a glimpse of his wedding ring as he threw Polly in the air and caught her again and it felt right, it felt like they had done the right thing and she felt complete.