All I can say about this chapter is strap in and get ready. Shit is about to go down. We are just over halfway now and there is still so much to get through. Thank you for those of you who are still with me on this.

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I turned the shower on and let the water warm up and let steam fill up the bathroom as I stripped my clothes off. It has been a long day and right now a hot shower is exactly what I need to calm me down. I placed my gun on top of the toilet, facing the door, just in case. Since Rick's release I have made sure to have my gun extremely close by. He knows how to get in here and there is no telling what he is going to do next.

Once double checking that the bathroom door was locked, I stepped into the shower and let the hot water fall over me, it felt good. The water pressure was amazing and hitting my shoulders and back in all the right places to relieve the built up tension in my body.

My daily shower is one of the things I look forward to most. It always seems to calm me in a way that nothing else can. Adam wasn't lying when he said that my water pressure was amazing, it was one of the things that made me fall in love with this apartment. When I was here to view it before moving in, I turned the shower on and felt it instantly, it was amazing!

I reached out to grab my shampoo when I heard something, a click or something. It stopped me in my tracks. I left the water running and stepped out of the shoulder, wrapped my towel around me and grabbed hold of my gun. I turned the safety off and took a couple deep breaths before unlocking the bathroom door and throwing it open.

The cold air from the apartment hit my body but I ignored it and had my gun out in front of me as I started searching my apartment. Nothing looked out of place and everything was just as I had left it minutes before getting in the shower. My bedroom door was slightly closed over, I know that I had done that, I approached it slowly and kicked the door open and rushed in with my gun high.

The room was empty and again, there was nothing out of place. There was no one here. I dropped my gun with a sigh and turned the safety back on and went back to the bathroom. I locked the door again and dropped the towel, placing the gun back on top of the toilet facing the door again then got back into the shower.

I was on edge. I've searched my apartment and its clear but I know that I heard something. My whole body was tense again. I hate feeling like this all of the time. Rick has literally destroyed my mind, I think every small noise is him, I imagine seeing him everywhere I go and I'm starting to think that I am losing my mind. I feel so scared all the time and I hate it. I hate Rick and what he is doing to me.

I finished my shower quickly and went back to my bedroom where I dried off, put on some fresh pyjamas and dried my hair; the whole thing only took about 15-20 minutes. I just wanted to crawl into bed and wrap myself up in my covers; the only thing that makes me feel partly safe is being wrapped up in my bed. I know it's silly because my bed can't protect me from the world but it is all I have right now, Adam isn't here.

I placed my gun under my pillow and slipped into bed, I cocooned myself in my covers and felt slightly better. It's not as good as being in Adam's arms but its ok... I really wish Adam was here right now but it would be selfish of me to ask him to come over. I know he would. He would drop everything and be here in 10 minutes if I asked him.


Something woke me from my sleep. I don't know what but something just woke me up. I opened my eyes but I couldn't see anything, the room was in complete darkness so I reached over and turned my bedside lamp on. I looked around my room and it was empty but I have a feeling that someone is watching me. Being a police officer I know to trust my instincts, something isn't right.

I reached under my pillow to get my gun but it was gone. I threw my pillows onto the floor and pulled my covers back to look for it but it was gone. What the hell? I put it under my pillow before I went to sleep, I know I did, I do it every night. Someone had been here and moved it.

My phone is in the living room, I know that, I left it on charge in the living room. I just need to get to my phone and call Adam or Voight or Hailey for help. Carefully I climbed out of bed and when both my feet were on the floor, I looked around my room, looking for a sign of someone but there was nothing.

I took one step when I felt something on my ankle and pull me. I fell to the floor. I put my hands out to break my fall but my chin hit the ground. I rolled onto my back and watched as Rick crawled out from under my bed, I just froze as I watched him. This can't be happening. This is just a nightmare and I will wake up soon.

No. This isn't a nightmare. I need to fight back.

I brought my leg back and kicked him as hard as I could and scrambled to get up but he was on top of me and he had me pinned down.

"Help!" I screamed as loud as I could, hoping someone would hear me.

Rick put his hand over my mouth to muffle my scream.

He pulled my gun out from the waistband of his jeans and held it to my head "Don't make a sound" He warned and I nodded, he removed his hand from my mouth "Go sit on the bed, we have to talk" He said.

I got up slowly from the floor and sat on the edge of my bed as he had said, he's got a fully loaded gun pointed at my head; I'll do whatever he wants me to do. I had my hands held up so he could see that I wasn't armed. Rick stood against the back wall of my room, the gun still pointed at me and from the look on his face; I'd say he hasn't slept in a little while.

If he hasn't slept in a couple days or so then his brain is not going to be making good decisions. He's going to be impulsive, have slower thinking, mood changes and lack of energy... I think that's right. I'm sure that's right.

"Do you know I was branded a 'weirdo' in prison?" He asked but I stayed still and quiet, I didn't want to say anything that might press the wrong button "Do you know what they do to 'weirdoes' in prison? They're not treated very well" He said "Because of your lies in court; they made assumptions about me, wrong assumptions. They all thought that I was this violent lunatic who wanted to kill you and that's not true. I wasn't there to kill you that night, I was there to make you listen" He explained.

"Ok, I'm listening now" I told him.

"After everything you have done to me Kim, I still love you and I still see a future with you but you have got to learn to listen to me. You are the cause of all of this. You have made me do all of this"

"Rick I need you to listen to me" I told him calmly "You have to understand, I was nineteen and I was scared. You broke into my apartment whilst I was asleep with a knife. I mean, surely you can understand why I was scared" I tried to reason.

"But I would never hurt you" He argued.

"You're pointing a gun at me" I stated.

"You ignored my letter. You had your boss go to my parent's house. Your boss brought Danny in for questioning, told him I was going back to prison... I'm not going back to prison"

"I am your best bet right now" I told him "You need to give me the gun, come in with me and I can get you a deal" I said.

I know I probably can't get him any type of deal but I need him to think that I can.

"No!" He shouted.

"So what's the plan here?" I asked him "Tell me what the plan is and I can help you"

"The plan is that we run away together. We start a new life, just the two of us, away from Chicago and all of the people here. You give me a chance and I can show you how much I love you and how happy I can make you"

"I'm not going anywhere" I stated.

"Don't make me hurt you Kim" He clicked off the safety and thrust the gun in my face "Do not make me do this" He was pleading with me.

"Rick... I am not going anywhere with you. You need to hand yourself in and take control of your actions. This is not normal. You broke into my apartment again and this time you hid under my bed until I was asleep. Does that seem like something a normal person would do? Does that seem like something you would do, if you really think about it, that's not you. You need help Rick and I can do that, I can help you but you have to give me the gun and come to the station with me" I explained.

"I told you the plan"

Rick's face went blank. He aimed the gun at me and pulled the trigger.


I rolled over in bed and picked up my ringing phone, Trudy.

"What is it?" I asked as I tried to sit up.

"We got a situation Hank" She stated, her voice was shaky.

"What happened?"

Something has happened to Kim, I know it has.

"Burgess' neighbours called to report a gun going off. A patrol went over there and found her apartment empty but a lot of blood in the bedroom. Her car is gone and no one can reach her" She explained.

"I'm on my way. Call Kev and Jay... he's probably with Hailey. I'll go get Adam" I told her.

"Ok" She agreed.

Dammit!

I can't tell Adam this on the phone; he needs to hear this from me in person. He's going to flip and this case is going to have him on edge... I'm going to need to keep him on a tight leash, he will go on a personal vendetta, get in trouble and I don't know if I'll be able to get him out of it.