She woke with a jolt, it was jarring and had her heart racing. It took a few seconds for her to gather her wits about her, she looked over at Harleigh who was sleeping soundly. She had initially rejected the stuffed animal Adam had purchased for her but Kim noticed Harleigh had it clutched tightly to her chest.

As she scanned the room she noticed Adam's bed was empty, she could hear Diesel's soft snores as he slept.

Kim felt a chill in the air and it was then she noticed the drapes that covered the balcony door had been disturbed, Adam had gone outside. The balcony was covered leaving it with just a light dusting of snow on the ground, thankfully it was no longer snowing but it was still windy and cold.

She grabbed the blanket off Adam's bed and wrapped it around her shoulders before stepping outside into the cold brisk air.

"Hey." Adam glanced over his shoulder at her, "You okay?"

Kim pulled the blanket tighter around her, "I am. Are you? It's freezing, Adam. Aren't you cold?" He was wearing sweats and a hooded sweatshirt.

"Not really." He shrugged his shoulders, "How are the kids?"

"They're sleeping." Kim sat beside him on the small bench, "Harleigh is cuddling the bear you bought her from the gift shop."

"She did like it huh? She's a bit of a hard ass." Adam joked, "I get it though. She's just trying to survive." He could appreciate that, he felt for her. A little kid shouldn't have to deal with the things she was dealing with.

Kim watched him like a hawk as he spoke, "She's a tough kid. She's taking care of her brother, and she's doing her best to make sure they're both okay." She saw an opening and she took it, "It's amazing what people can do when they're trying to survive." She resisted the urge to touch him, "Adam, I can't begin to imagine how rough it was for you in prison. I know you don't want to talk about it but I think you need to."

"Why?" He finally looked at her, "talking about it won't change a damn thing."

She watched as his shoulders sagged and he stared at his feet, she lightly touched his back and was heartbroken when he flinched at her touch, she pulled her hand away, "I'm sorry."

Adam looked skyward, "The stars..." He felt a lump form in his throat, "...I never paid attention to them. They were just there. I never gave them a second glance. Until I couldn't see them. I was in that cell, twenty three hours a day. The same four walls. One window. It was dirty. So dirty that the sun never came through it was as if nothing existed outside that window."

Kim was shocked that he had opened up she had no idea where he was going but she hung on his every word.

"People take it for granted, the warmth of the sun. A cool breeze. Even a fucking fly." He stood up abruptly, "I don't know what I'm saying..." he sighed, "...you don't think about it until you don't have it."

He leaned against the railing and locked eyes with Kim, they remained like that for a few moments and just as Kim was about to speak, they heard Diesel's cries.

Kim was frustrated, "I need to get him." She knew the second they heard Diesel cry their conversation was over, and it sucked.

"I'll be in shortly." Adam sighed.

Kim had changed Diesel and was now swaying from side to side with him in her arms hoping to lull him back to sleep watching Adam as he came inside, he barely looked in her direction on his way to the bathroom.

He was in the bathroom for a good bit before coming out, he wordlessly climbed into bed. He lay on his side with his back to Kim. He grabbed the earbuds he always had with him and slipped them in his ears, he grabbed his cellphone of the small nightstand and selected a playlist.

Kim's his heart broke for him.

He was clearly struggling with the weight of everything that had happened as she was at a loss as to how to help him. She wished she had the confidence in herself Platt and Voight seemed to have when it came to her ability to help Adam.

Once Diesel was sleeping she carefully placed him in his crib and watched Adam, his eyes were closed but she could tell he wasn't sleeping.

She climbed into her bed, surprised when Harleigh instinctively snuggled into her side, the events of the day eventually caught up to her and Kim drifted off to sleep, thoughts of Adam filled her head. It seemed Adam was constantly on her mind as of late, and it rattled her a bit.

Was she really over him?

The sun filtered in the room, creating an orange glow Kim rubbed the sleep from her eyes and felt anything but refreshed. She carefully pulled away from Harleigh's clutches and climbed out of bed, it was just after seven and had slept but it had been fitful. She wasn't shocked at all to find Adam's bed empty.

She was grateful for the note he had left on the counter.

'Went downstairs to the gym, I won't be long'

They had made some progress as they sat out on the balcony, Kim had no idea what would have come of Adam's story but she was ready to listen to him. Only for Diesel to wake up and kill the moment, Kim feared it would be even harder to get Adam to start talking again.

She couldn't worry about that now, they needed to get back on the road. She got to work on making a cup of coffee and put it an order for room service, Harleigh needed some food in her belly and stopping for food once they got on the road would be risky. They had no idea if the kids parents had discovered their kids were no longer at home.

Hank had them assembled in the bullpen, they all looked ragged but there'd be no rest for the weary, their case had taken a strange turn.

He massaged his temples in an effort to ward off the headache he could feel coming on, he wasn't sure how to play this. He hadn't expected anything to come from Adam and Kim checking out the house, and what they had found had knocked him on his ass.

Their was some hope though, they now had some leverage. They had something to play with, two somethings.

He had no issue with the playing dirty, but could he play dirty with children?

He wasn't sure.