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A/N: Thank you so much to everyone who left a review on the first chapter, I'm glad everyone liked it. So I loved the idea of them meeting another way and it's been fun to write so enjoy this next one.

"Who was THAT?" Chloe was less than obvious when she questioned her colleague as they exited the plane.

"What was who?" Kim asked over her shoulder as they were walking through the terminal.

"That gorgeous man that winked at you when he left the plane." Connie was losing her patience with her good friend.

"Just a passenger I met while we were having the mechanical problems." Her mind was swirling with Adam Ruzek but she wasn't about to offer that information up.

"I'll get it out of you, that's a promise."

"You can always try." She chuckled. The girls were only staying for the night, having a flight in the afternoon the following day but they usually went out for a few drinks when that happened to get the edge off from the not so friendly passengers. Kim was ever so glad to step into the fresh air of New York and the girls hailed a cab, heading for their hotel for a much needed shower. The air In the plane was always stale as that was the only way to get the scent out. The girls went in turn, Kim taking last. She lay in bed and her thoughts drifted to the detective on the plane. If she had to guess he was about her age but looked like he was mature compared to the men her age she's been meeting lately. His chocolate brown eyes and his smile that reached his eyes had been what had drawn her to him when they talked briefly at the bar.

"Kim." Kim snapped out of her thoughts at the tone of voice Chloe was using.

"Yeah, I'm going." She scrambled off the bed and grabbed her things.

"Wear that hot red number." Chloe called to the closed door where Kim was now hiding. Chloe was always trying to hook Kim up and live vicariously through her but Kim had yet to find the guy that did it for her but she was in no rush to do so in comparison to her room mate who kept pushing her in the arms of random guys. Kim's thoughts returned to Adam while in the shower and she chastised herself for being so caught up in a guy she had been around for a whole of ten minutes. She dried her hair and let it fall on her shoulders before slipping into the red number Chloe was so adamant she wear. She always wore make-up simplistically and she wasn't going to change that anytime soon. She grabbed her heels on her way out and twirled in front of a waiting Chloe. "You look gorgeous as always."

"Ready to go grab some food because I'm starving." Kim grabbed her purse and was ready to go.

"Lead the way." The two girls exited their hotel and hailed a cab, giving the driver the address for the Dead Rabbit on Water street. It was their go to bar when they had a layover in New York, the food and drinks were always amazing.

Adam lingered in the SVU offices with a new shiner and pain in his ribs from tackling their offender. He had been sloppy and they had tracked him easily but he had gotten in an altercation with him before he was able to cuff him. Benson had thanked him for his help and if there was anything her unit could do to help him in the future not to hesitate to give them a call.

"You should go get that iced." Amara called from his desk where he was finishing the paperwork.

"Nothing a good glass of Whiskey can't fix." Adam smirked.

"Headed back to Chicago in the morning?" Rollins questioned from in front of Adam.

"Nah, got a few days furlough while I`m here to spend some time with my sister, her husband and the twins. It's been a while."

"One more reason to get that checked out. " She chuckled. She had kids of her own and she knew how much of a bitch it was to play with them with a bruised and battered body.

"Standard procedure, I'll survive." No amount of pain would stop him from spending time with the twins.

"Take it easy then. Thanks again for the help Ruzek." Benson extended his hand for him to shake.

"Anytime we can help put a psycho away, I'm all for it." He slipped out of SVU and hailed a cab, giving him the address for the Dead Rabbit. His ribs were asking for some leniency and he knew that strong alcohol and the two ibuprofens he had ingested would help greatly until he could sleep it off. The place was already packed when he got there but he found a spot at the bar and ordered a whiskey neat, downing it in one shot asking for another one and ordering some food. He always loved the vibe this place gave away and the food was great so that was always a plus. He was minding his business, a third glass of Whiskey already down, pushing his plate away when he heard it through the noise. He looked to his left and found her with her head back, a playful laughter coming from her lips. She was dressed in a form fitting red dress and her hair was loose around her shoulders and the girl that was sitting opposite of her was a petite girl with short hair and she was obviously the one carrying on the conversation but he was fine with it that way. His eyes were transfixed on her as he sipped his drink and took her all in.

Kim was enjoying her evening, Chloe providing her with entertainment. Her stories were always funny and she always ended up with hurting sides from laughing so much but that's what she loved about her. They were sharing a meal and knocking back drinks and the rest of the world was falling away around them. Minutes later, a waitress stopped at their table with a tray and two glasses.

"The gentleman at the bar sends these drinks to the beautiful woman in red and her friend." Kim looked in the direction of the bar and smiled when she spotted Adam raising a glass in her direction and smiling back at her.

"Thanks." She smiled at the waitress before she left.

"Oh My God, he is totally HOT." Kim's attention returned to Chloe as her comment cut through all the noise in the bar. "You've got to go introduce yourself to him."

"Oh, I don't know." Kim tried to lie her way out of it.

"Oh no you don't." Chloe was practically pulling her out of the booth and pushing her towards Adam. "You are going to go over there and talk to him." Chloe was clearly not giving her friend a choice in the matter so Kim grabbed her new drink with her purse and walked towards Adam.

"Thanks for the drink." Kim said in his ear so he could hear her in the crowd.

"My pleasure."

"And sorry for the intrusion, my friend Chloe insisted I go introduce myself to the totally HOT guy." She took the stool next to him that she was surprised to find vacant.

"And what's your opinion on that?" Kim instantly blushed and Adam felt bad for putting her in that spot. "Sorry don't answer that."

"Well I'd have to agree with her but someone seems to want you some harm there." She recovered, pointing to his brand new accessory.

"Yeah that." He grazed the area with his fingers and smirked. "Just another day on the job."

"Looks like a dangerous job."

"Homicide Detective, it has its hazards." He shrugged. "You must see your fare share of weirdo's yourself."

"I could tell you stories." She giggled. In all the years she was on the job, she had seen more than enough weird people to last a life time but she loved it.

"How about I take you out to breakfast tomorrow morning and you can tell me all about it?" It was out of his nature to do this but he wanted to know more about her.

"How about you give me a call." She pulled out some lipstick from her purse and scribbled it down on a napkin and pushed it towards him. "And we can try to make something before I board in the afternoon?"

"Sounds good to me." Adam couldn't stop the grin on his face even if he tried. "I'll let you return to your friend. Enjoy your evening Kim."

"Thank you for the drink Adam." She gracefully got off the stool and kissed his cheek. "Good night." She left Adam stunned in the spot as she returned to her table where Chloe was gawking at her."

Adam blinked a few times to recover from what had just happened and folded the napkin and put it in his pocket, dropped some money on the bar and called it a night, wanting to give his ribs a rest before he had to call Kim in the morning, his sister expecting him for dinner the same day.

"Damn girl, what was that?" Chloe couldn't believe her friend had been so bold as to give her phone number to a stranger, let alone a kiss on the cheek.

"That was Adam Ruzek." She said matter of factly. "And we're going for breakfast in the morning." She took the last sip of the drink Adam had sent her way.

"You dirty whore." Chloe squealed, Kim giving nothing away from her conversation with Adam or the fact that they had met before now.

"A girl doesn't kiss and tell. Come on, it's been a long day." Kim put too much money on the table but she didn't care. She wanted to go rest her feet and get a good night sleep, hoping that her phone would indeed ring in the morning.

"Oh you have to tell me all about it when we go back home tomorrow afternoon."

"You gossip queen will get nothing out of me this time." The two of them moved through the crowd and out in the fresh New York air.

"Oh I have my ways to find out the truth." Kim only laughed as she hailed the cab, bringing them back to their hotel room. Kim changed in boy shorts and a tank and quickly fell asleep as she lay her head on the pillow.

Kim spent the night tossing for an unknown reason and finally fell asleep around four in the morning. She was hoping to get a few good hours of sleep to be rested in the morning but it would have to do. The blinds filtered nothing of the sun that was already up and Kim pulled the blanket over her head with a groan. When she thought she was about to fall asleep, her phone vibrated loudly on the night stand. She blindly reached for it and didn't even bother to look at the caller ID before answering. "Yeah?" She did nothing to hide her sleep filled voice as she answered. The line stayed dead for a few seconds until someone spoke on the other side.

A/N: Okay so I couldn't resist leaving the chapter open ended like that so is Adam calling Kim or is it someone completely different? Please take a few seconds to review before you go, I always love to hear your thoughts - Sarra