They managed to find car seats in the garage and where now headed back to Chicago, this is so not how Adam envisioned this playing out.

There was no way they could stay in that shit hole of a house and Adam didn't know how Kim managed while he was at the store. It reeked of shit and there wasn't a surface to be found that he feel comfortable sitting on, he was grateful to have left but he wished it was under different circumstances.

Kim had tried getting a hold of Voight numerous times while Adam was out, and couldn't get through, she knew she needed to speak to Voight before contacting DFACS.

The kids were safe, they needed to protect their case at this point, judging by what Harleigh had disclosed they were confident that the kids parents were involved in some way. Though it didn't matter how they were involved, they were in deep shit for leaving two children home alone for god knows how long.

Adam finally got through to Voight and he wasn't pleased with the outcome.

"Seriously?" Adam was incredulous in his reply, Kim was frustrated that she could only hear one side of the conversation. "Okay." He continued on, "I will do it your way." Adam ended the call and brought his hands to his head let lose an exasperated sigh.

Kim moved Diesel to her shoulder and swayed slightly, "Well?" She had just finished feeding the baby, he had sucked down the bottle in mere minutes and was now sleeping peacefully, unlike his sister who sat on the arm of the couch. Harleigh was still on the defensive and very leery of Adam despite the candy he had brought home from the store.

"He wants us to hang on to the kids head back to the district. No DFACS at this point, he said we will deal with that once we get to the 21st." Adam explained, "I'm not sure that's wise but..."

"We follow orders." Kim chimed in.

"Yes. I know. You only make that mistake once" he would never again disobey Voight, he'd do whatever the man asked of him.

Kim glanced out the window, "It's snowing."

"I know. I was out in it, remember?" Adam started putting the items he purchased back in the shopping bags, "let's get moving."

Harleigh wasn't pleased when she learned they were leaving and she made sure they knew it, she had even turned cold towards Kim.

"Harleigh, honey. We will call your mommy and daddy as soon as we get to the district. I promise. You and Diesel are safe with us. We will take good care of you." Kim rubbed the little girl's cheek.

"I want mommy." Harleigh's bottom lip quivered.

"We will call her, I promise you." Kim hugged her, "I will take care of you, you're safe with me."

They'd been on the road for a half hour or so and it was slow going the conditions of the roads were deteriorating at a quick clip and it was getting dangerous to be on the road. It seemed a rough night was about to get rougher.

Kim sucked on her teeth, "Adam, we need to find a hotel." They had hoped to push through and make it back to the city but it was becoming apparent that wasn't going to happen.

"I think we can make it." Adam countered.

"No. I don't think so. Adam, the roads are shit. It's near blizzard like conditions. It's just not safe to keep driving. We're still over an hour away." She grabbed her cell phone from the center console, "I'll find a hotel." She began searching, "I think we need to stop at the first one we see."

"Jesus, Kim..." Adam briefly took his eyes off the road to look at her. "A hotel? With two kids..one who hates me?"

"She doesn't hate you Adam. She doesn't know you and she's scared." Kim turned in her seat to get a better look at Adam as he drove.

"Nah, she hates me." Adam retorted, "She told me a half dozen times."

"Your feelings are hurt." Kim smirked, "You're hurt she doesn't like you."

"Whatever..." he grumbled, "this is just insane. Fucking insane."

"Can we not drop f-bombs in front of the kids?"

Adam glanced in the rear view mirror, "She's out cold, she didn't hear me."

"This time." Kim knew it was just a matter of time before Harleigh repeated him, she had a hunch it wasn't an unfamiliar word for the kid. It was pretty apparent that kids weren't a priority for their parents and she was terrified of what the kids had been exposed to.

It wasn't long before Kim lost herself in her phone and Adam was left alone with this thoughts a feeling of dread was growing steadily in his gut, the idea of sharing a hotel room with Kim and the kids terrified him, he decided in that moment they'd be getting two rooms.

He was still dealing with insomnia but those nights he did manage to fall asleep, they weren't peaceful nor restful nights. He would have nightmares that would have wake with a jolt and his heart racing, he'd be drenched with sweat, and in tears.

There was no way in hell he could share a room, he couldn't risk it. He couldn't scare the kids or Kim, nor could he let her see him in such a state.

When the roads became treacherous and driving was no longer an option, Adam pulled off the highway as soon as he spotted the first sign for a hotel. They didn't have the option of being picky.

"This one isn't going to be cheap." Kim grumbled as they pulled into the hotel parking lot, the area look deserted, the valet staff had taken shelter inside the lobby.

"Nope. The department is gonna love us." He joked, they had spent quite a bit already and he knew it was going to be a fight to get reimbursed.

"I'm not worried." Kim told him, "Voight will take care of it." She watched as one of the valet's approached the car, "We keep the details to a minimum."

"Agreed. We are just trying to get back to Chicago, that's all they need to know. Thankfully Harleigh is sleeping." Adam looked at her, "How are we doing this?"

"What do you mean?" Kim asked.

"Whose holding who? I think you should take Harleigh. If she wakes up and I'm holding her, she'll flip out." He told her.

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"I'll carry her. You grab Diesel. It's freezing and late. I'm exhausted." Kim carefully unbuckled Harleigh from the car and positioned her on her hip. Harleigh groaned a bit but instinctively wrapped her arms around Kim's neck.

"Hey Diesel..." he didn't bother with taking out the infant seat choosing to unbuckle him and leave the car seat intact, "...you're kinda cute when you don't stink like shit."

A bellhop approached them as they spoke with the valet, "Any luggage?"

"Just a few shopping bags in the back that need to come up." Kim told him, "and a small backpack."

"Got it. Weather is horrendous isn't it?" The valet finished up, "I'm sure your little girl will be excited when she wakes up. We've got a small indoor playground adjacent to the gym, there's drop in service if you wanna grab work out in the morning ." He handed them a claim ticket, "Call us about a half hour before you'd like checkout and we will have the car ready and waiting. Enjoy your stay."

His remarks about their 'little girl' went ignored but it hit Kim right between the eyes, this was exactly what she had longed for, a child of her own. A child that she shared with Adam, it was why none of her relationships after she had ended things with Adam had worked out. It was never a conscious thought but deep down she knew it to be true. She was settling for someone instead of fighting for her relationship with Adam.

When the going got tough she had pulled the plug without warning and she turned her back on him and pretended she was fine, even happy.

It was complicated as hell and they both made their fair share of mistakes but when life went off the rails Adam was there, no matter what. He stood by her, made sure she knew he had her back and she knew he meant it.

"Two rooms please." Adam told the attendant at the desk, "preferably next to each other.."

After a few keystrokes the attendant looked up, "I'm sorry sir, we're limited on rooms due to the blizzard, best I can do is one room or one of our suites."

Adam inhaled sharply, "What's the suite run?"

Kim nudged him, "Don't be ridiculous Adam, we don't need a suite. One room will be fine, thank you,"

"You'll need a crib, yes?"

"Please." Kim responded.

"Alright, we're all set. Follow Johnathan, he'll take you up to your room." He handed Kim the paperwork and keycard, "We hope you enjoy your stay and don't hesitate to call us if you need anything else."

"Thank you!" Kim smiled, "We are ready to get to bed, it's been a long day."

Truer words had never been spoken, but Adam feared the night would be even longer.