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A/N: Thanks to everyone who left a review on the previous chapter it means a lot to me. Now this story wasn't meant to be updated today but when I started writing it yesterday, it literally wrote itself so I hope you guys like it.

Adam walked into his apartment with a sigh, throwing his keys hard on the table. His muscles were aching and his mind kept bringing him back to the previous night. When he opened the door, the first thing he felt was anger. They had gotten into it just before grabbing the two suspects and the fact that she wasn't even willing to let him try to make things right had pissed him off. When she had given him the engagement ring back she had done the same. There had been no talking and no matter how much he tried to get her to talk to him, she had stone walled him every time. And then when he lips were on his, he just simply wanted her. His primal need for her had taken over and they had sex on the table. Round two had been brought to his bedroom and all he wanted was to have her completely. As soon as they had been done, she didn't even let their sweat dry that she was putting her clothes back on and walking out of his door.

His heart was hurting like hell and he settled himself for some sleep but his body wouldn't provide him with a good night rest. He had slept just enough to be functional but once inside and a new case in the works, he had learned that Kim wasn't coming in and that had worried him. He knew both Kevin and Hailey were close to her and no doubt would have kept an eye on her even if it was just by text so he tried to keep his concerns at bay.

He stripped himself of his clothes and stepped into a hot shower. He needed something to relax his muscles even though he knew it was futile and his head was a hopeless case as far as he was concerned. He heard his phone ding in the distance, once. He figured it was Kevin wondering if they would meet up at Molly's. The water was becoming cooler when he turned off the tap off and he wrapped a towel around his wait before picking his phone up, unlocking it to see his messages. He was surprised to see Kim's name on his screen and it was two simple messages Can we talk? He debated wether or not to answer it but it was the first time that she was the one reaching out to him so he sent her a quick reply and got dressed. He did some much needed laundry before he sent Kevin a quick text wondering if he wanted to come over and catch the game. Kevin showed up around six with a twelve pack and a pizza much to Adam's pleasure.

"What happened to Molly's dog?"

"I didn't feel up to it." He grabbed a slice and a beer and went on the couch.

"Bullshit!" Kevin came to join him with his own slice and bottle.

"I'm supposed to meet up with Kim tomorrow morning to talk." He kept his eyes on the game.

"That's good right?"

"I'm kind of nervous." Adam admitted.

"What are you going to do?"

"I just want it all back you know?" He sighed.

"Just be honest and I know the two will work it out." He clapped a hand on his shoulder.

"I hope so." The boys went back to the game and didn't mention Kim for the rest of the evening.

Kim sat with the box in her lap, hoping to get an answer from Adam. She couldn't say that she blamed him if he wanted nothing to do with her but a tiny part of her was hopeful. When her phone dinged next to her, she nearly jumped out of her skin. Adam's name flashed on her screen and the first smile of her evening. Meet me at Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe on E Randolf street for 8. She sent him a quick reply and put the lid back on the box but instead of hiding it back in the bottom of her wardrobe, she placed it on her bed and went for a much needed shower. Her nerves were suddenly on high alert.

Kim sat in the restaurant at 7:30 the next morning, a cup of coffee in hand and a small box on the seat next to her. Her nerves were in total overdrive and her right leg bounced up and down in anticipation and dread. She was one of the few customers in the restaurant and each time the door dinged to signal a new customer, Kim looked up and she was always disappointed.

Adam walked through the door and the second he looked around, he found her sitting in a booth near the back of the restaurant, no doubt for more privacy. He could see her leg bouncing up and down, she was a nervous wreck. "Hey." She looked up at him with a nervous smile.

"Hi." Adam slid inside the booth facing her.

"Thanks for coming." Both her hands were wrapped around her mug and its content suddenly looked interesting.

"You wanted to talk." She looked up at him, surprised at the tone of his voice. It wasn't angry or annoyed, just casual.

"I wanted to say I'm sorry, for everything."

"It takes two to get into that."

"Maybe so but I took advantage of you, and your feelings for me."

"It's not as if I was pulling back. I let you do it because no matter how much it hurts, at least I still had a small piece of you." He came into this meeting wanting to be honest with her, about everything. "It hurts like hell but that night after Molly's, it felt right. I never stopped loving you Kim." He admitted.

"I know." She whispered, suddenly not able to look him in the eye anymore.

"And I meant what I said the next morning. I'm ready to fight for us, I should have fought harder for us."

"And I never should have listened to Sean." It still hurt Adam to hear that name and how he had played a part in breaking them up in the first place. "I never should have given up on what we had because we were great together."

"Perfect together." He reached across the table and took her hand in his. He watched her as she raised a small box on the table, pushing it his way.

"I want it all back." Her heart was beating fast in her chest as he looked at the box and back at her.

"What's that?"

"Open it." He opened the lid and took the pictures in his hand.

"You kept all of those?" He had gone threw a couple and looked back up at her.

"I couldn't throw them away even after everything. We looked happy."

"We were happy." He corrected. "I had never been happier in my life." He smiled broadly.

"I'm sorry I shattered all of it, the blame is all on me." She watched as he looked at more pictures.

"I know it would be easy to put all of it on you but I had my own faults too. But pushing that date didn't mean that I didn't want to be with you, no matter who put doubts in your head."

"I never should have listened to him." She repeated. "I should have come to you about my doubts, my frustrations." He knew she was talking about that first engagement, the one to Nicole, the thing that blew everything up.

"We could have avoided a lot of hurt, maybe even be married by now." He had never stopped entertaining that thought. "We had all the time in the world to plan our forever."

"It should have been enough for me." She chewed the corner of her bottom lip.

"This doesn't mean it has to be the end now. We still have the chance to start over, do this right.

"I'll do whatever it takes."

"Let's start with breakfast." He chuckled, getting up and sliding in the booth next to her. "They do make the best pancakes here."

"I'm not that hungry."

"Well I am." It was just like him to let his stomach do the talking. He flagged the waitress and ordered a hungry man breakfast and they talked while they waited.

"So what now?" She asked as the waitress brought his plate.

"Now, you are going to try these pancakes." Kim was about to argue with him but he stopped her. "No arguments." She finally laughed.

"The best pancakes huh?" She took the fork he was offering.

"The best." He looked on as she put a bite in her mouth, shaking her head with the affirmative. "And then, we are going to take it one day at a time."

"And how do you suppose we do that in the unit that we work in?"

"We don't need to label any of this Kim." He placed his hand on top of hers. "We don't even need to tell Kevin and Hailey if you don't want to."

"And you really think that you'll be able to hide that shit eating grin from all of them?" She laughed. She hadn't seen him like that in a long time, no matter how their relationship had shifted since the break-up.

"Okay maybe not." He popped a piece of bacon in his mouth. "But we don't have to rush anything, we can keep it casual.

"Define casual?"

"Come meet me at my place and I'll cook dinner, this time no interruptions." He chuckled, remembering the last time he had extended that offer up to her, Al stealing all of his thunder.

"No interruptions?"

"I'll kick anyone out who knocks on my door. Just you and me, what do you say?"

"Okay." She agreed, smiling. "I'll come over, seven okay?"

"Sounds great." Adam took the last bite from the plate and put some money on the table. "I, will see you, later." He cupped her cheeks and kissed her forehead before he got out from the booth next to her. He left the restaurant with the largest smile he had on his face.

Kim couldn't hide her own smile as she walked back to her place. She had a little less weight on her heart but she didn't want to read too much into it. She wanted it desperately to work this time so she would do everything in her power to make that happen. She showered a second time in the afternoon and settled on a pair of black pants and a jeans button down, keeping her hair in loose rings around her face. She applied some mascara and some lip gloss and deemed it enough. She made it over to Adam's place with nerves to boot and it showed in her knocking.

"Hey." She smiler nervously when Adam opened the door.

"Hey, come on in." He moved aside to let her inside.

"Is that fettuccini alfredo?" She asked, not being able to hold her giggles in.

"Is sure is." He smiled back at her. "I told you there's be no interruptions this time." He offered her a beer while she waited.

"I'm glad that we're doing this." She watched him as he had his back to her. He was wearing some black jeans and a blue plaid shirt, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. His beard was longer than she had seen it before but it suited him. Her mind brought her back to that botched romantic evening when Al had crashed with Michelle.

"Me too darling." He kept his eyes on the food but she closed her eyes for a second, her heart fluttering in her chest at the mention of the pet name that had always been hers while they dated before.

"So casual?" She started. She wanted to know what she was getting into even though she was ready to jump in with both feet.

"We hang out." He moved the sauce away from the hot stove plate and turned to face her. "We date, we stay in, whatever you feel comfortable doing."

"Let's start with dinner then." Their smiled mirrored each other.

"Okay." So Adam finished preparing dinner and Kim poured them some wine and they sat down and spent the evening talking until about eleven when Kim started showing signs of being tired.

"Tonight was fun." She turned to face him through the open front door.

"Very fun." He took a step closer to her. "I'm glad that we talked things out of the way and that we can start fresh."

"I don't want to repeat past mistakes Adam." That guilt never really left her.

"And we don't have to." He agreed.

"I'll see you at work." They both had to be in the next morning.

"Yeah, see you in the morning." He was surprised when she pushed herself up on her toes and placed a chaste kiss on his lips.

"Good night Adam."

"Night Kim." Adam closed the door when she rounded the corner. He ran his fingers against his lips and smiled. He was slowly getting his life back but this time it would be different, it would be better.

A/N: So here it is, the second chance. Kim had time to think hard about what she wanted and she reached out to Adam so they could try again. I really hope you guys like it and please take a few seconds to review before you go, i always love to read your thoughts - Sarra