"Today was fun." Adam said as he began bringing the pile of gifts into Kim's apartment.
"It was. This kid has such a huge family that I can already tell is going to smother her with more love than she will ever know what to do with." Kim smiled.
"Yeah. I just wish that smothering didn't involve so many freakin presents! I mean, come on, where are we going to put all of this stuff?"
"Your room seems like a great place. And since you didn't bring your beer stein collection with you there should be plenty of room!"
Adam rolled his eyes and smirked. "Ha ha, very funny. Maybe once we open all these boxes we can play some sort of tetris game to get it all to fit somewhere."
Kim smiled. "Ooh. Fun! I love unwrapping gifts."
Adam smirked. This was going to take a while, judging by the large pile currently blocking the tv. While Kim got comfortable on the couch, Adam moved all of the gifts closer to her so that she could begin unwrapping (and also so that he could actually watch tv). He went into the kitchen and grabbed himself and Kim each a soda.
He came back and handed Kim her soda before plopping down on the couch next to her. He watched her open the first gift. "What do we got?"
"Aww, look at how cute!" Kim showed off the pink onesie with matching skirt.
Adam sipped his soda and gave her a look. What was with girls and getting all excited about girly baby clothes? He watched her open a few more gifts before he got a snarky look returned to him.
"You could help me, you know!"
Adam smiled slyly. "But you're doing so well at it."
Kim huffed and tossed some of the crumpled wrapping paper at him. Adam caught the paper and threw it back on the floor. Rather than getting more things thrown at him, he decided to grab a present and help out.
"Now this is more like it!" Adam showed off the pink Timberland boots that fit in the palm of his hand.
"Cute! Who are they from? Although I think I have an idea." Kim asked, grabbing the list she had going so she could send thank you cards later.
"They are from Jay. And he also got her a jeans and flannel outfit to match."
Kim jokingly rolled her eyes. "Great, so now I'm going to have two of you!"
"Oh come on, you love my flannel!" Adam smiled, grabbing another present. This one was much larger than the rest. It was a stack of multiple packages.
"Flame resistant…why am I not surprised?" Adam smirked, unwrapping the crib bedding and pajamas.
"51?" Kim asked, already knowing the answer.
Adam nodded. "And there was also a stuffed animal Dalmatian from Ritter and Tuesday."
Kim smiled. She loved how thoughtful all of the gifts were, and how on point they were for each person that gave it. House 51 gave baby Alaina all fire related things, while their doctor and nurse friends at Med gave them every baby approved medical supply they would ever need.
"I think if our friends had it their way, this baby girl would live in a bubble for the rest of her life."
"Is that such a bad thing?" Adam asked. He agreed with their friends. Now that he was becoming a dad he wanted to protect his baby girl from the entire world.
It took a while, but they finally got through the giant pile of gifts. There was only one left sitting on the coffee table. Kim picked it up and began opening it.
"Who's it from?" Adam asked, noticing there was no card anywhere with the gift.
Once Kim saw what the gift was, she knew exactly who it was from. She pulled out the little outfit to show Adam. It was a baby denim jumpsuit and a red paisley bandana. With the outfit taken out of the box, she could see a note left in the bottom. Kim picked it up and smiled as she read it.
Just a little something for our future little working woman…and her badass museum heist mama! Had a buddy of mine make this for you (because I may be a curator but I have zero artistic skills). Never forget who you are and what you're capable of.
Underneath the note there was yet another small gift. Kim picked up the small framed sketch and showed it to Adam. It was a watercolor of the Chicago PD badge with calligraphy style writing around it with a very important message:
Strong Enough To Bear The Children
Then Get Back To Business