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A/N: I want to thank everyone who left a review on the last chapter. i know i said that I wouldn't post this week BUT i've been working in a slow department and the idea of this chapter has been floating in my head since i wrote the last one so I wrote it, well it wrote itself.

The next morning, Adam bounced up the steps of the district, Platt obviously noticing his cheery disposition.

"What's got you smiling so much Ruzek."

"Had a great evening yesterday that's all." He waved her way before going up the steps to the palm scanner. "Have a great day Sarge." He laughed at her dumbfounded look.

Hailey and Kim came walking up the steps of the district sharing a laugh. "Morning sarge."

"Morning Burgess, Upton. You guys are cheerful this morning. Last night at Molly's must have been something else."

"I wouldn't know, I stayed at home." Kim lied easily.

"Nothing special sarge." Hailey shrugged. "Just a good day I guess." The girls went up the stairs and disappeared from view, leaving the desk Sargent perplexed.

"So stayed at home huh?" Hailey nudged her shoulder at the top of the stairs.

"Something like that yeah." Kim chuckled, not giving the blonde anything.

"Morning Burgess, Upton." Adam couldn't hide his smile at the sight of Kim and Kevin caught it.

"Hey Ruzek, need some help in the break room." Atwater stood and went into the break room, Adam raiding his shoulders under Kim's stares.

"What's up Kev?" Adam asked as he poured himself a cup of coffee.

"Don't lie." He straight out came out. "You and Burgess?"

"We talked, had breakfast and she came over for dinner." He stayed vague.

"You two back on?" His smile told Adam he knew what his answer was but knew he wanted it to come straight out of his mouth.

"Taking it a day at a time but yeah." Adam could no longer contain his own excitement as Kevin pulled him into a tight hug.

"My Mann." He clapped his back. "Don't do anything stupid now." He released him.

"Not planning to. We still on for Molly's tonight?"

"Oh yeah, unless we're jammed up here."

"Where are the girls?" Adam asked as the two of them made it out with fresh coffee.

"Voight sent them on an errand." Adam slumped in his chair and started on the paperwork.

"So, what's the deal with you and Ruzek?" Hailey decided she wasn't going to beat around the bushes.

"Nothing." Kim was too quick to answer.

"That's bullshit and we both know it." She chuckled. "I get here and you are grinning from ear to ear and Platt says Adam's in a particularly good mood so that's not a coincidence."

"So maybe I listened to what you told me and decided what I wanted and we talked over breakfast and then we talked over dinner at his place."

"Which led to the sex."

"Actually no." Kim laughed at Hailey's dumbfounded expression. "We talked about everything, the good times and the not so good times. We drank some wine and he did his Fettuccini Alfredo and it was nice."

"You look happy Kim."

"I am. We're taking it slow, like it always should have been."

"Well as long as he keeps that smile on your face, we shouldn't have any issues."

"Thanks for having my back Hailey." They had become friends quickly after she had joined the unit.

"That's what friends are for Kim."

"I know it's just that I've never had anyone in my corner apart from Kevin and it's a nice change of pace."

"Anytime." Hailey parked the car in the alley across from the pawn shop Voight had sent them to. They were waiting for Trey Williams to show up so they could pick him up and bring him back to the district. As soon as he walked inside, Hailey and Kim got out of the car and walked across the street. The door dinged when they entered and everybody went onto their business until Trey turned around and saw the girls. They flashed their badges and they knew by his body language that he was about to run.

"We just want to talk Trey." Hailey moved closer while Kim stood still close to the door.

"I ain't going back."

"Don't make this harder on yourself Trey." Hailey insisted, pulling her gun from its holster at her hip. It only took a second and Trey was running for the back of the store, Hailey in pursuit. "Chicago PD, stop running." Hailey yelled as she ran through the back alley. She knew Kim wasn't all that far behind her, no doubt having taken the running around the building.

As soon as Kim saw Trey make his move, she was out the door and running along the street. She could see Trey every time he passed another building but suddenly she made aa hard left and ran towards the middle where she knew the alley was and she dived head on and into Trey, knocking him to the ground.

"Get off of me bitch." He managed to get a good right hook to Kim's jaw but that barely got her off balance and she punched back, knocking him on his stomach and and put a knee to his back, pulling both hands roughly to his body to cuff him.

"We told you to stop running." She growled, pulling him up to his feet.

"I told you I ain't going back." He resisted the restraints but Hailey put her hand on his shoulder and applied extra pressure to give Kim a little bit more muscle to hold him steadier until they made it to the car.

"We just wanted to talk but you made it worst for yourself by running." Hailey said as Kim pushed his head down and his body into the car. "You okay?"

"That's going to need some ice but yeah, I'm good." Kim smiled but the pain of her impending bruise forced the corners of her lips back down. "Let's just get him back to the district." Kim took shotgun as Hailey got to drive. The ride back was quiet and they moved in through the back roll-up. "Looks like you just got a first class trip to the cage." Kim shoved him forcefully inside and locked the door.

"I ain't telling you SHIT." He yelled as the girls walked back up to Intelligence.

"Hey, you're back." Adam looked up from what he was doing when they walked in. "Oh my god, what happened?" He got up and went to Kim to inspect her jaw.

"Ouch." Hailey took her hands to her heart. "That hurt Adam." She chuckled. "He doesn't ever care about me."

"Ain't got eyes but for his girl." Atwater shared a fist bump with her. Jay and Antonio were looking at each other with a grin on their faces. They were about done with the moping Ruzek was carrying around the past couple of weeks.

"Get him alright?" Voight came out of his office.

"With some bruising but yeah, he's in the cage." Kim confirmed to her boss.

"Offer some resistance did he now."

"Yup but she kicked his ass alright." Hailey smirked.

"Come on Ruzek, we're up." He winked at Kim and followed his boss who gave him the lowdown. Trey Williams had eluded them for a while but some intel from one of Voight's gang acquaintances had given to them and now here they were.

"Trey Williams." He crossed his arms over his chest. "Assaulting an officer is a Class 4 felony. I mean think about it, three years of prison and twenty five grand?"

"That little bitch had it coming." He spat, Adam keeping his composure even though he wanted to punch his teeth in. "It'll be worth the money." He chuckled, making Adam fume.

"Well that's not all you're going to get." Voight gave him the keys to the cage and took a step back. "That dirty cocaine you're selling is producing bodies and we don't like that." He pulled him up on his feet and shoved him hard against the side of the case.

"Those little hookers knew what they were getting into." Williams spat in Adam's face and Adam's fist instantly connected with his jaw.

"You're not playing ball with us Trey." He wiped his face with the back of his sleeve. "You're not helping your case right there."

"I ain't telling you shit." He yelled and Adam's fist re-connected with the other side of his face.

"Give it time, you will." Adam sat his ass back down and left the cage, locking behind him.

"Tell your little bitch to watch her back, we'll be coming for her." Adam and Voight ignored his threats and went back upstairs.

"Alright so he's not giving us anything for now but keep pounding the streets and round up his known associates. We're shutting this down today everyone." Voight holed himself back in his office while the rest of the team went to work.

"Hey, does it hurt a lot?" Adam asked as he sat shotgun, Kim taking the wheel.

"I'll live." She smiled. "You don't have to worry Adam."

"You can't stop me, never could." She had to agree with him. No matter what type of relationship they had, he always had her back, always.

"So Williams offered nothing?" She looked at him sideways while keeping her eyes on the road ahead of them.

"Nothing except offering to finish the job." Adam was looking dead straight, trying to figure out his next move without freaking Kim out.

"The amount of times that we've been threatened Adam, don't over think this."

"We Don't get them all today, I'm asking Voight to sit a patrol car in front of your place, just to be safe."

"Don't start with that Adam." She sighed. "It's a waste of resources and I'm no damsel in distress." She huffed.

"I'm not saying that you are Kim but they Don't usually do idle threats like that." Adam knew all too well that Kim was getting pissed with him but he decided that he didn't care at the moment. He just got her back and he was intending to keep it that way for years to come no matter how slow they were taking it.

"Let's pick these guys up." Adam knew that the discussion was over but he wasn't going to let it go that easily. He provided the physical presence to pick these two runners without a hitch and everyone was back at the district. Kim ignored Adam completely and Kevin threw him a death stare.

"I need some coffee." Adam offered loudly, hoping Kevin would take the hint.

"What you do this time?" He growled, demanding an answer.

"That little shit downstairs threatened to finish the job he did on Kim's face and she thinks I'm over-reacting when I said I'd ask Voight to sit a car in front of her place if we didn't catch all these guys today."

"You know that Burgess can take care of herself." He got now why it was so icy between the two.

"I know that Kev but I just got her back man, no way I'm taking any chances."

"Don't pick a fight over this though, you won't win."

"I'll keep that in mind but I can't make any promises."

"Good luck." Kevin clapped his shoulder and left the break room just as Voight came out of his office.

"Where's Ruzek?"

"Here boss." He came out of the break room just at the same moment.

"Let's go finish it." The two went back to the roll-up where Trey Williams was sitting with his eyes closed and his hands at the back of his head.

"Wake up." Adam slammed his hand on the cage, startling him awake. "You just won yourself a trip to lock-up until we transfer you to Statesville ." Adam laughed. "You're cooked."

"I want a lawyer."

"No lawyer is going to help you out if this one." Voight assured him. "Now get up." Adam took the cuffs from his belt before he opened the door to the cage. He offered a bit of resistance but Adam effectively slammed him face first in the side of the cage to cuff him. They walked him up to the main floor where they took him to lock-up and for him in the cell with other inmates.

"Your girl better watch her back." He yelled as The officer closed the door behind him.

"We've got all your bunch, my girl is going to be fine." Adam smirked as he and Voight returned to The bullpen. Everyone was done with their paperwork but Adam stayed behind a little bit to finish his.

"Will you be at Molly's later?" Kim stopped at his desk in her way out.

"You can count on it darling." He smiled at her.

"I'll see you there then." She was about to leave when he grabbed onto her wrist gently.

"I'm sorry about before, in the car." He really didn't want to be that kind of boyfriend.

"We're good." She leaves down to kiss his cheek. "Later."

"Later." He echoed. He watched her leave and returned to the papers in front of him. It was already dark when he took his report to Voight.

"Everything okay with Burgess?" Adam turned around to face his Sargent.

"Yeah, we're good." He knocked on the doorframe and smiled. "Working together won't be a problem Boss." He promised.

"Good to know. have a good night Ruzek."

"Night sarge." Adam left to get ready.

Kim showered as soon as she got home. She decided to slip into a pair of dark wash jeans and a bright red top, matching her lipstick to it. She left her hair in lose ringlets and slipped into her high heels and was out the door.

Adam way already nursing a beer when Kevin walked in and spotted him, asking Otis for a beer from afar.

"Hey Ruzek, Kim meeting you here?"

"Yeah, She should be here any minute now." He took a pull of his beer. "Upton and Halstead said they'd meet us here too."

"It's a celebration on a good bust then." They chatted until both Upton and Halstead walked in, Jay's hand on her lower back.

"About time you two lovebirds made it here." Atwater pulled Hailey in for a hug.

"Didn't know you guys were waiting on us to get tour drink on." Hailey laughed. "Where's Kim?"

"I don't know, she's supposed to meet us here." Adam pulled his phone out and dialled her number. It went straight to voicemail. "Kim, darling. Everyone's here and you're not. I'm starting to get worried. Please call me." The moment he hung up two shots were heard right outside the door. The whole team sprinted for the door and onto the sidewalk and when Adam laid eyes on her he lost it. "KIMMMMMM!" Her body was on the ground, a pool of blood forming quickly.

A/N: so you are aloud to curse me out loud for this ending, don't be afraid I won't take it personally. hope you still liked the chapter and please take a few seconds to write your angry rant in a review, love to read tour thoughts. -Sarra