A/N: I just read Crazy Cupid by existential1rony and was inspired to write a valentines scene that came to me. Not exactly a super happy scene but it's at least Burzek in the same room...
Valentine's Day, a day she usually lived for, except for this year.
She was single, depressed and pathetic. No flowers, champagne or chocolates for her. Nope, she was sitting at Molly's at 3 pm drunk.
She isn't even quite sure how she got here. Kim looks around, she doesn't recognize the crowd in here yet, It's probably a good thing she doesn't.
5 hours later...
Stella Kidd is coming in for her shift at Molly's, she waves and says hello to the patrons as she makes her way to the bar.
One of the waitresses comes rushing up to her, "Stella, you need to see this!" As she hurriedly walks over to a corner booth way in the back.
Stella follows the eager waitress.
She sees Kim slumped over the table, hand barely holding her head from touching the wet and probably sticky table. She has tears silently streaming down her face and is mumbling something.
"Oh, Kim, Honey, do you want me to call someone?" Stella asks concerned. She is trying to think of anyone that Kim is close to, she knows she has gone for drinks with Sylvie and she definitely could use the extra medical hands but doesn't think it's who she needs.
Kim just nods wiping away her tears and mumbles "Adam."
"Ok, we can call Adam. Can you unlock your phone? I will call him for you." Kim nods as she puts her thumb in the centre button of her phone and passes it to Stella.
Stella notices her background photo is of her ultrasound and it breaks her heart, everyone had heard what had happened and felt for Kim and Adam. Stella quickly finds his name and pushes call.
The unit had just finished up a case and were due for a weekend off. For once, Adam wasn't the last one to leave. Vanessa and Kevin had plans for some singles mixer and left pretty quickly while Hailey and Jay both were still here. Adam couldn't wait to stop and pick up a pizza and beer and just relax. It had been a long week being a man down, he just needed some down time.
He threw his phone, wallet and keys on the top shelf of his locker, while he pulled on his jacket and hat. He shoved his wallet and keys, after starting his car, in his coat pocket. He grabbed his gym bag and phone just before he shut the locker door.
As he made his way down the back steps, his phone started ringing. He looked at the caller Id, it was Kim..., his stomach flipped in concern, she hadn't reached out to him once, something had to be wrong, he thought.
He hesitantly answered, "Kim? Are you ok?"
"Hi, Adam? This is Stella Kidd, firefighter from 51."
"Ok, is Kim alight? Why are you calling from her phone?"
"No , I don't think she is alright. I just started my shift at Molly's. I think she has been here awhile and she was asking for you."
That makes Adam panicky. She must be bad if she is asking for him.
"Ok, I am on my way."
"Thanks Adam, see you soon." Stella hangs up the call and puts the phone down next to Kim. Who is starting to look more and more like she is going to pass out.
Stella tries to get more information from the waitress about how Kim got to this state. The waitress swears she hadn't served her that much but her shift only started at 3 and she was already gone then. Stella was not happy.
Thankfully, Molly's is a quick drive from the station, faster if you use your lights.
Adam walks as quickly and calmly as he can into the bar. He sees Stella wave him back to a secluded corner booth, he gives her a nod and makes his way through the crowd.
He approaches the booth with some trepidation, unsure of what state he will find Kim in.
As he gets closer, he can see it isn't good. Kim is leaning on Stella as she is making sure she had gathered all of Kim's things up.
Stella sees Adam and says "oh good timing, I'm just making sure she has everything." As she passes Kim off to Adam. He takes her awkwardly, as Kim half falls into him.
Kim just turns to look at him and the tears start streaming once again. It's all he can do to not pull her close, kiss her forehead and tell her everything would be alright.
"Ok, I put everything I found in her pockets. I asked my waitress what happened but she didn't start till 3 and said she was pretty blitzed then. She didn't even serve her."
Adam nods, "She must have done some damage when she got here then. Four months of not drinking plus nothing in your stomach will get ya." He tries to downplay it. He knows, Stella knows what he is doing, he is glad she doesn't say anything back. "I'll get her home, let her sleep it off. Thanks for calling me."
"Of course." She sympathetically replies. She watches them go as her heart breaks for them.
Adam loads Kim into his car, once she is secured, he ducks out of the car to do a quick scan of the block, he thankfully doesn't see her car parked anywhere.
As they pull up to her place, he looks over to her slumped against his window. Her tears were now dry as she slept deeply.
Adam half carried half dragged Kim up to her apartment, she was out cold. He was surprised that the cops hadn't showed up, to anyone else it would look like he were carrying a dead body. He chuckled to himself at that thought.
Once inside her apartment he tossed her keys on the counter. He proceeded to pick her up and carry her bridal style through into her room. He gently placed her on the bed, thankfully it wasn't made, which now that he thought about it, it was odd, especially for Kim.
As he took off her boots and jacket and carried them to the front closet he took in her apartment, It was fairly tidy nothing in too much of a disarray. That was when he saw the ultrasound picture still hanging where it had been placed just a few weeks ago, the edges were creased and crumpled a little now, he guessed from her looking at it, his copy looked the same.
He walked back into her bedroom to check on her. She was sprawled out, her shirt having ridden up slightly, exposing the slight swell she still had to her belly. He smiles as he walked over to the side of the bed and as he knelt on the floor, he gently placed his hand on her stomach and let the tears fall.
He wasn't sure how long he sat there like that. It wasn't until Kim rolled away, he got up to make his way to the spare room to finally sleep. He paused on his way down the hall at the closed door, just resting his hand on it, before continuing to the room that was supposed to be his.
A/N: I am sorry I am struggling to get these chapters over 1000 words, I think I am losing steam. Let me know if you want to see Burzek end game or if I should wrap this up. I potentially have the ending completed if that what you want. If you want more then I can't promise I will get them posted as quickly. I am only usually 2 chapters ahead of what I post. let me know in the reviews or private message me and give your thoughts!
-M
