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A/N: Thanks to everyone who left a review on my last chapter, it means the world to me. I know that I haven't updated this since going on vacation in March but I have been writing some of it a little bit since so here is the next chapter.

Adam stirred and a warm presence next to him snuggled into his side. He smiled at the thought of the previous night with Kim where they had said they loved each other and he couldn't believe how lucky he was. He pushed a strand of hair out of her eyes and simply watched her sleep. He knew she was probably close to being awake but he figured he'd seize the moment while he could. She was already scheduled back in the air after the week end so he wanted to make the most of it.

"Morning." She mumbled in his chest.

"Morning. How are you feeling?" His fingers were gently rubbing against the marred skin of her wrist.

"I'm fine Adam. If I have pain anywhere it's in my muscles after last night." She giggled, burying her face in his chest.

"It was fun wasn't it?" He shifted under her so he could face her.

"More like mind blowing." She shifted her leg so she could run it against his calf. "And I'm more than ready for round two this morning." She pushed herself closer to him and kissed him. He cupped her cheeks and pushed his tongue past her lips, making her moan.

"You drive a very hard bargain." He pinned her under the weight of his body.

"Are you looking to buy?"

"Hell yeah." He slid his hands under her thighs and raised her higher in bed, his lips finding her neck, her hands tangling in his hair as his hands slid along the skin of her legs, making her shiver. They took their time undressing each other as they made out, the vibrating phone on Adam's nightstand going un-noticed. He made love to her slowly, needing to take her all in before she left again. They came together and Kim welcomed Adam's weight on her as they caught their breaths.

"I hate it when you have to go." His breathing was still heavy.

"I hate it too." Their quiet moment was interrupted by some heavy banging on his door.

"What the fuck?" He pushed himself from Kim and his bed and slipped on a pair of briefs before heading to his front door.

"Come on Ruzek, I know you're in there." Kevin's voice accompanied the banging.

"You've got to be fucking me right now." He growled as he opened the door roughly. "What the hell Atwater?" His friend simply pushed past the open door.

"I've been calling you for thirty minutes, Sarge is pissed."

"Pissed for what?" He blocked Kevin's view from the bedroom where Kim was still lying in bed, listening to the outburst between the two friends.

"We got a heater and your ass is still home."

"Yeah, still home on my fucking week end off."

"Dead people don't take week-ends off. Get dressed and meet me at the damn car." He huffed. "Sorry Burgess." He said off handed as he left Adam's apartment to wait for him outside.

"Fuck." Adam cursed loudly and went for his phone where he found a dozen missed calls from Atwater and a very angry voicemail from his Sargent to get his ass on the scene before he found himself without a job.

"I'll let myself out." Kim was already out of bed and getting dressed.

"Don't." He walked to her after slipping some jeans on. "Take your time, eat breakfast." He kissed her.

"Adam, I can't." She insisted, knowing he had to hurry up.

"Sure, you can." He leaned down and kissed her. "There's a spare key hanging by the door. Just take your time and relax, I'll call you when I'm done?"

"Okay." She kissed him back. "Please be careful."

"Promise." He kissed her quickly and finished getting dressed before clipping both his star and gun to his belt, kissing her one last time before leaving and heading out to Kevin's car.

"Don't do anything stupid." She whispered to the empty space. If his Sargent was so mad, it meant it was a big case and those rarely went well. She slipped into a hot shower, trying to keep his worries at bay. She was really hoping for a smooth sailing case for them, as smooth as a crime scene could get.

"Where the hell have you been?" They were greeted by their Sargent.

"Disconnecting for the week-end." Adam answered curtly and Kevin snorted, only getting a death glare from both the Sargent and Adam.

"Well reconnect because we have a hot one." He left it at that and walked Adam through the crime scene.

Kim let the water wash over her sore muscles but she would take this kind of sore muscles any given day. Her last flight had been stressful enough and Adam had done everything to help her relax and it had worked. She used his body wash to clean herself and when the water started to cool down, she turned the water off and grabbed a towel from the hook and wrapped it around her chest. She simply ran her hands through her wet hair, opting for leggings and a shirt to relax in while Adam was on the case. She made waffles for breakfast and found something good to watch on tv.

"Come on Ruz, let's get you checked out." Kevin was holding most of Adam's body weight as he limped towards the ambo.

"I'm fine." He grumbled even though his ribs were hurting like crazy.

"That's an order Ruzek, ambo, NOW." Sargent Walker pressed.

"Sure thing Sarge." He rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"I saw that Ruzek." Walked hollered back without actually looking back at him.

"I've taken worst beatings in my life." He was arguing with Kevin again as he sat him down in the ambo.

"Trust me, the real beating is going to happen when Kim sees your sorry ass."

"She's fine, she knows the risks." He assured him.

"Your breathing is ragged and I hear something in your lungs. We're taking you to Med."

"Great, more tests." He grumbled but did as he was told.

"I'll be right behind you Ruz." Kevin shut the ambulance door and gave them a tap before the rig left towards the hospital. When Kevin arrived, Adam was already getting his pictures done so Kevin waited in treatment room 4 where April had sent him, waiting for his partner to come back. He limped back in the room, sitting on the bed. "So, what they say?"

"Well they said I have to wait for the doctor but seems like a few cracked ribs, cuts, bruises."

"You were lucky." Dr Choi walked in with his images.

"Luck has nothing to do with this." He chuckled, the pain stopping him mid-sentence. "I got my big man that has my back, I'm good." They did their handshake.

"If it hadn't been for that luck and that big man, we'd be having a very different discussion and more than three cracked ribs Detective."

"When can I go back to work?" He sat on the side of the bed with a lot of discomfort.

"Not today."

"When?"

"When the pain is completely gone." He gave Adam his I pad to look at the X-Ray images. Those three lines are the cracks. We can't go anything to fix them in the traditional sense so I'm going to give you some painkillers and tell you to get a lot of rest."

"Any chance you sign off on desk duty?" One thing Adam hated was sitting at his desk, but he hated staying home more. Kim was leaving the following day and the thought of being alone all day everyday was an even worst thought than being assigned to his desk.

"I could do that, but you need to understand Adam that this will hurt like hell later, even more than it is now and your movements will be limited."

"I'll be fine doc." He buttoned his shirt back up. "We good here?" He stood, ready to get the hell out.

"Be back in a few minutes with your prescription and you're good to go."

"I'm telling you Ruz, Kim will kill you when I get you back."

"You worry too much." Talking and breathing hurt like a bitch but Adam figured that it would fade in a few hours.

"And you too little."

"Here you go." Ethan handed Adam a paper and he left with Kevin. Every move he made hurt and sitting down in Kevin's car sent a shockwave through his body but he schooled his features so no one would notice the pain he was in.

"I'm good Kev, thanks for the ride." One thing Adam didn't want was for Kevin de add his grain of salt to what happened, so he tried to stop him from coming into his place.

"No way, I'm going up." He killed the engine with a smirk and got out of the car, following behind Adam. Adam felt like he was about to die as he walked up the stairs to his place. He had gotten a few injuries since being on the job, but this took the cake if he said so himself. HE unlocked his front door and let himself in.

"Kim, darlin, you here?" The place was far too quiet for his liking.

"Hey, I didn't expect you." Her sentence died on her lips when she looked up and took in Adam's appearance. "Oh my God, Adam!" There was some dried-up blood at his hairline and his left eye was rimmed with red, no doubt from being assaulted by an offender.

"I'm okay." He tried to stop her assault of his body for any other injury by grabbing her gently by the wrists.

"You're definitely not okay Adam." She pulled out of his grasp.

"I'm fine, just a few bruises." Both he and Kim turned at the sounds of Kevin's snort. "Something you want to add?" Adam questioned him through gritted teeth.

"The perp got his ass handed to him, that's all."

"We're good here Kev." Adam insisted, really wanting his friend to get going before he made things even worst for him.

"Alright, I know when I'm not wanted." He leaned over and kissed Kim's cheek. "Go easy on him."

"Thanks for bringing him back in one-piece Kev." She smiled back at him before he took his leave.

"Bedroom, NOW." Kim was trying desperately not to lose it and be that kind of girlfriend, but she knew that Adam wasn't being forthcoming, and she wanted to see for herself the extend of the damage.

"Darling, I'm fine." He followed her out to his room and took a seat, Kim standing directly in front of him.

"Define fine because you ought to tell that to your face."

"It's just a black eye and small laceration. Not the last time you'll see those two." Her fingers were dancing over the first button of his flannel shirt.

"I know you're lying." She took the first button out of its hole, Adam not even stopping her. He knew he had to tell her the truth and he heard Kevin's voice in his head saying I told you so. He let her undo his shirt, kneeling down in front of him as she reached the last one. They looked each other in the eye and Kim pushed his shirt open gently, Adam wincing at the delicate gesture, the pain in his body flaring up. Kim's eyes fell to Adam's chest and with the sharp intake of breath she took, he knew his left side was most likely filled with bruises. "Damn Adam, what happened?" She questioned when she found her voice.

"I got jumped from behind, he caught be off guard and it took some time before Kevin pulled him off of me."

"What did the doctor say?" His silence spoke volumes, but she needed to know. "Adam, what did the doctor say?"

"Three cracked ribs and some bruising. He gave me some pills to manage the pain since there isn't much more that he can offer in terms of treating it." He took her slightly shaking hand in his. "It's going to be ok."

"You're not going back to work like that are you?"

"Doc doesn't recommend it but said I'm good for desk duty if I can manage the pain."

"It's hurting now isn't it?"

"Like a bitch." He admitted.

"Did you take the pills?"

"Not yet."

"Come on. You're coming with me." She helped him rise to his feet and he walked slowly in the direction of the bathroom with her. She filled up a glass of water and forced him to down a pill before turning the shower on. She helped him strip down when she saw him hiss in pain and they stepped under the mist together and Kim helped him get washed, removing the blood that was also caked on his ribcage from where he had been kicked repeatedly. She needed to make sure he was play, more for herself than for him and she forced him into bed where she brought him some food to eat.

"I think I'm going to call to cancel myself on tomorrow's flight." Kim slipped under the blankets on his side of the bed since he had taken hers because of his ribs.

"Absolutely not." Adam was not going to let her so that.

"You'll need some help Adam." She argued.

"I'll be fine." He sighed. "Kim, baby. This isn't the first time I get a beating and survived to tell about it."

"I know that Adam, but I need to do it."

"I know this scares you, but it certainly won't be the last time that something like that happens on the job." He linked his fingers with hers. "I love you darling and thank you for wanting to do this, but I need you to get back on that plane tomorrow and work. You definitely don't want to be here to witness what an injury does to me." He chuckled but thought better of it as pain radiated through his ribs. "I'll be an ass to you and everybody else so unless you want to be ready to leave me, I need you to be in the air tomorrow."

"I definitely am NOT ready to leave you so yes; I'll get back to work in the morning." She laughed.

"Good. Thank you." He turned through the pain and kissed her. "Let's just hang out in here tonight and enjoy being together before you have to go yeah?"

"Alright, yeah." She helped him lie down completely and slipped beside him, placing her head on his chest. "I love you."

"I love you too." He kissed the top of her head and they spent the rest of the evening just talking and relaxing, knowing they'd have to deal with Adam's injury, their first real trial in their relationship."

A/N: So Adam gets injured for the first time since being with Kim. How will she cope with him injured and her being so far away from him? I really hope you guys liked this chapter and please leave a review before you go, your thoughts mean everything to me. - Sarra