20 minutes after passing the Welcome to Chicago sign, Adam pulled into the driveway of a large white house with a warp around porch and a red door. They got out and Adam grabbing a still sleeping AJ from his car seat and led Kim up the stairs. He handed her the keys to open the door since he has his hands full with AJ. Once inside, Adam led AJ on the couch.
"I'm going to go grab the bags I'll be back okay?" Adam said to Kim
"Okay." Kim said has she started looking around the house. She picked up a framed photo that sat on the mantle, the same photo she had found shoved in his desk drawer when she got promoted. She ran her finger over their younger selves. She put it back down and looked at the other photos. She smiled at the one of Adam and Zoe. She knew that even after she married Matt and left town, Adam made a point to still get Zoe once a month and do stuff with her. She heard Adam dropping some of the bags on the porch so she opened the door and started grabbing the bags. A few minutes later everything was unloaded and inside the house.
"I figured we could take AJ this weekend to get stuff for his room and play room."
"Adam, that's too much we'll try to be out of here as soon as possible." Kim argued.
"Kim, it's fine. I want you and AJ here, it's what I've always wanted." Any response Kim would have given him was cut off by AJ waking up
"Mommy?"
"I'm right here baby boy." Kim said as he climbed off the couch
"Hey little man, do you wanna go see your room?" Adam asked the boy.
"Yes please." AJ said and Adam picked him up and led Kim up the stairs, grabbing AJ's bags of toys as they went.
"The rooms need fresh paint and a few things here and there but for the most part they are put together." Adam explained has he opened the door that would be AJ's
"What color do you want to paint your room little man?" Adam asked the little boy as they walked into the room. Kim smiled at how AJ had become taken with Adam.
"Hmm red and blue! Like police and fire trucks!" AJ said hopping up and down once Adam put him down.
"That is going to look awesome." Adam said, matching the young boy's excitement. "And this room right here will be your play room." Adam said opening the door to the room right beside it.
"Wow it's so big!" AJ said running into the room. "What's that mean?" He asked point at the CPD symbol on the wall.
"That, little man, is the symbol of the Chicago Police Department. It's where I work and where your mom is going to work too. It's actually where your mom and I met." Adam said.
"Cool!" AJ said.
"Why don't you play in here while I show mommy her room?" Adam questioned AJ.
"Okay!" AJ said as Adam led Kim out and to the room next to Adam's.
"Thank you for everything." Kim said quietly as the stood in her room.
"You don't have to thank me Darlin I would do anything for you."
"Even after I broke your heart multiple times?"
"Yes, because Kimberly Burgess, you are my soulmate." He said taking her hands in his.
"I've made so many mistakes, the biggest one was letting you go." Kim said fighting her tears.
"From now on, this is a fresh start." Adam said, pulling her closer to him and hugging her. As he held her he could feel her tears soaking his shirt.
"Hey it's okay you're both safe now." He kissed her forehead. They stood there for about 20 minutes until Kim was finally able to pull her composure together. They heard the door opening downstairs.
"Hey Ruz! Where are you?" They heard Jay yell.
"Upstairs" Adam called back as him and Kim exited her room and went into the hallway. Adam leaned against the doorway of AJ's play room watching him play as Jay and Nicole made it to the top of the stairs.
"Oh my god Kim! I'm so sorry!" Nicole said wrapping her in a hug.
"Nic it's my fault not yours." Kim said.
"Well that doesn't matter now that your home." Nicole said as she released her so that Jay could hug Kim.
"It's good you came home Burgess, we've all missed you but especially Ruzek." Jay whispered in her ear before he pulled back.
"AJ come here baby boy." Kim said as AJ abandoned his toy and went to his mother.
"Jay, Nicole this is my son AJ. AJ this is your uncle Jay and aunt Nicole"
"Hi!" AJ said with a bright smile
"AJ, I think it's safe to say that you're CPD's youngest recruit." Jay pointed to Adam's badge that still hung around AJ's neck.
"AJ here loves anything police and firefighters." Kim stated.
"Well he's definitely Kim's kid." Nicole said with a laugh.
"Hey little man, do you need help with your toys?" Adam asked.
"Yes please!" AJ said, leading Adam and Jay into his play room while Nicole and Kim went downstairs. Nicole went towards the kitchen and came back a few minutes later with 2 wine glasses handing one to Kim before she sat down beside Kim.
"I'm surprised Adam has wine." Kim said with a small smile.
"He always keeps a bottle of your favorite wine."
"Why?"
"I asked him once and he said because he had hope you would come home to him one day."
"I should have tried again with him, I was so afraid of getting hurt or hurting him more then I already had." Kim said taking a sip of her wine.
"You have another shot at love Kim." Nicole said, laying her hand on Kim's knee.
"Do you, Jay and Zoe come see him a lot?"
"We do. Adam still takes Zoe on those Zoe and uncle dates even though she's almost an adult. Plus, Jay has helped him do most of the remodel on this place."
"Are we sure everything is structurally sound?" Kim asked with a laugh.
"They've became pretty good at it actually, sometimes they even rope Kevin in." Nicole said as Jay and Adam came down the stairs with AJ in Adam's arms. Jay sat down by Nicole while Adam took AJ into the kitchen for a drink and a snack
"So, Kim are you ready to join Intelligence again?"
"I am, thank you for welcoming me back."
"No problem, I do have a surprise for you though." She looked at his with curiosity. "You know how you sat for the detective test but left before you got the results?"
"Yeah?" Kim said slowly, not sure what Jay was getting at.
"Congrats Detective Burgess!" Jay said as Nicole pulled a badge out of her bag and handed it to Kim. Kim felt the tears fill her eyes she looked up at Adam and AJ who had come back into the living room from the kitchen.
"Congrats momma!" AJ said climbing in her lap
"Thank you, baby-boy." Kim said kissing his forehead.
Jay and Nicole stayed a little longer but left with a promise that they would be back the next day. AJ was so exhausted from the early morning wake up and the long day of travel that he crashed in Adam's lap. Kim grabbed his bags of clothes while Adam carried him up to his room. She watched as Adam very gently laid AJ in the queen-sized bed, taking AJ's shoes off as Kim kissed the little boy on the head before following Adam out of the room.
"I'll take the couch, you can stay in my room." He said has he turned to head for the stairs, she caught his arm before he could.
"We're two grown adults, we can share a bed for one night."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure"
That's how a little later she found herself somewhere she never thought she would be again, in Adam Ruzek's bed. They both laid there for 20 minutes until Kim turned towards him.
"Will you hold me?" She asked quietly. He didn't say anything, just held his arms out to her and she curled up against him and laid her head on his chest. They both fell asleep quickly and for the first time in years, both of them got restful night of sleep.