A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I had a bit of trouble with this chapter , I'm hoping it reads okay. Trying to decide the direction I want to go….

Chapter 14

"I want you all back here by 9 to gear up and get ready." Hank advised the team. They all nodded and left the bull pen, leaving Antonio, Hank and Kat left. He pulled Kat into a tight hug. " I want you to get some rest, so you're ready for tonight." He kissed her temple, causing tears to spring into Kats eyes. "I love you."

"I love you too dad." She hugged him tightly, then let go.

He glanced at Antonio "Make sure she gets some sleep please." There was that hardly heard please from him again.

Antonio nodded "Of course Sarge." Hank retreated to his office with the duffel bag and shut his door, and Kat and Antonio headed to his house.

In the car Antonio noticed Kat was silent. He placed his hand on her knee, causing her to smile and look at him. "Don't hide from me now Kat. Talk to me."

She shook her head. "Just thinking . Antonio, promise me something?"

"Anything." He pulled up in front of his house and she turned towards him.

"If something happens, don't let Hank blame himself. "

He locked eyes with her. "Nothing will happen. We will get this bastard, and you will be fine. I know it."

She didn't budge. "Please, just… promise. "

He gave in. "Of course." He exited the car and opened her door for her, helping her out. They got inside and she immediately retreated to the bedroom. Antonio gave her a minute by herself before joining her. He found her flopped face first into the bed, head buried in a pillow sobbing. He rubbed her back and let her cry until she couldn't anymore . When she had composed herself she flipped back over, staring into his eyes.

"What can I do?" he asked.

"Love me." Was her response. He didn't think twice before leaning down and covering her mouth with his. They spent the next few hours wrapped up in each other, letting all the worries and concerns about what could happen disappear, and concentrated on themselves. A little while later , Kat curled up against Antonio, she promised herself she would come back to this. She made herself believe this could be her life, and that this thing with Ken would end tonight . She fell asleep with a smile on her face.

Firehouse 51

Kelly had come back to the firehouse with a concerned look on his face, which lead the other members of the house to question what was going on. He explained the situation as best he could and let them know he was going as a lookout.

"Listen, CPD will be there, and they didn't ask for help but since we aren't on shift why not hang out at Navy Pier tonight? "

The crew all agreed, so Kelly messaged Hank and let him know they would have plenty of support.

Antonio stirred when he heard his phone buzz. He grabbed it off the side table and checked the ID, letting it go to voice mail before slipping out of Kats embrace. Pulling on clothes he saw the time and swore to himself. He didn't want it to be time already. The selfish part of him wanted to stay in bed with Kat and never let her out of his sight, but he knew how important this was. His phone buzzed again and he answered it without looking at the caller ID. "Dawson. "

"How's she doing?" Hanks gruff voice came over the line.

"She's asleep, doing about as well as can be expected."

"How are you doing?" that question took Antonio by surprise .

"Not great. You?" he didn't want to expand on his answer, afraid Hank would say he couldn't be a part of the plan.

"Same." Hank didn't say anything else, although he wanted to. "Severide messaged me. All of the firehouse will be there tonight to serve as lookouts. Normally I wouldn't ok this, but I think it's important to have as many people around that could possibly assist and who Katie is comfortable with. "

Antonio agreed. The fire fighters had helped Intelligence before , and had proved valuable. Antonio was glad they would all be there. "We'll get to the district soon." He checked the time again, realizing he had let Kat sleep til the last possible moment. He disconnected with Hank and went straight to the bedroom. Antonio watched her sleeping , not wanting to disturb her. Finally he sat down on the edge of the bed and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Kat, baby. Wake up."

She crinkled her nose "5 more minutes…" she muttered making Antonio laugh.

He leaned down and kissed her temple brushing a stray piece of hair out of the way. "Kat it's time."

She opened her eyes and stared into his. She just nodded and got up, going to the bathroom to splash cold water on her face and wrangle her hair, and got dressed. She came out a couple of minutes later and Antonio ushered her out and to the car.

They pulled up into the garage at the district about 30 minutes later, having to make a stop at Hanks for a change of clothes for Kat. The team was already there , gearing up. Kim, Hailey, and Kevin were all in plain clothes, but made sure their weapons were loaded and ready. Jay was in his vest, and was checking his gun. Adam had been assigned to work on the audio and visual, since they didn't have a full time tech person anymore. When Antonio and Kat came in, she changed her clothes and then Adam went to work , hiding a button camera and microphone on her.

"So in case we weren't already 100% sure, the DNA results came back on both victims. It's a match to our perp Kenneth Bowman. " Jay handed the file to Hank. "They were both strangled to death and beaten severely before that." He pointed to the photos in the file "That ring imprint ? Found on both bodies as well. And it's a match to Kats medical record photos."

"So. We have this guy on murder of two minors. That's for sure. He's also suspected in arson and attempted murder, not to mention stalking. The warrants are signed ?" Hank looked to Kim.

"Signed and ready to throw at him when he catch him boss." Kim held up the paper he was referring to.

"Good. Let's roll."

"Wait- before we do can I just say something?" Kat held up her hand.

Hank nodded and stood back, waiting .

"I want to thank each and every one of you. You didn't have to do this for me. I don't think I could ask for a better group of people having my back… or as my family. And that's what you all are." She glanced at Hank who smiled at her. "From the bottom of my heart, thank you."

They each grinned and nodded at her. "All right Hit it." Hank told them, and they scattered to their specific cars. "Katie, no matter what happens, I won't let him do anything to you or anyone else ever again. You hear me?" he grabbed her and pulled her close.

She had to fight back tears. "I know dad." They pulled apart and went to their different vehicle, Kat carrying the money bag.

They pulled up to Navy Pier and Kat couldn't breathe. Antonio grabbed her hand and just rubbed his thumb over her knuckles. "It'll be okay. We are right here, if anything happens we will be there in a split second. "

She nodded and got out of the car, grabbing the duffel bag. She gave him one last look and shut the door, walking towards the pier. Antonio got out and jogged to Hanks vehicle which was just out of sight . Getting in he gave Hank a glance, and they silently waited.

Kat could see the firefighters milling around, which gave her immense comfort. She saw Kevin and Kim standing acting like they were on a date, which was really sweet, and made her giggle. She saw Hailey out of the corner of her eye sitting on a bench, drinking a cup of coffee . She breathed a little easier knowing she had plenty of back up around. Her phone buzzed and she looked down at it, scrunching her nose a bit at what it said.

"Heads up she got a text and is on the move." Adams voice came over their phones.

"No one moves. Just observe. " Hank replied.

Kat walked to the pier and looked out over the water. Even in pitch blackness it calmed her anxiety. She stood there for a few minutes before she felt a hand on her hip and someone lean in, whispering in her ear. "Hello KittyKat, long time no see. "

She attempted to stop the involuntary trembling that was happening by taking a deep breath. "Ken." She turned towards him and watched his eyes run over her from head to toe. "Here's what you want. " she dropped the duffel bag at his feet . "Its all there. 10 grand. "

His eyes shifted down and then back to her, ignoring the bag for the moment. "You look good. Why don't we catch up? Go somewhere and talk ?" his eyes were staring holes into her, like he was looking through to her soul.

Hank had to put his hand on Antonio's arm to keep him from jumping out of the car. "Everyone HOLD."

"Sure, we can talk here though . I like the water." She said , picking up the bag and moving off the pier onto the shore line. She had to bite her lip to ward off the nausea she was feeling at him being so close to her. Her skin crawled as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"What have you been doing with yourself for the last 5 years?" she squinted her eyes at him, trying to determine how to respond.

"Getting clean. I opened a bakery." Her eyes darted to his face, and saw a flash something when she mentioned the store.

"Oh yeah… I've been by there a time or two." He was taunting her.

"I'm surviving." She continued. "Unlike those kids you killed." She shrugged out of his grip.

His face turned white . "How did… what are you talking about?" he slipped up for a second . "I would never hurt anyone. "

Her face twisted and she glared at him. "Really? You wouldn't ?" she pulled her shirt down to show him the scar she still had from his attack. "YOU did this Ken. You tried to kill me, more than once. " her temper flared and she started yelling at him. "You started my house on fire with me inside! You shot me!" her face burned with rage.

"KittyKat, I have no idea what you're talking about!" Ken looked genuinely confused.

"You want us to move in Sarge?" Kevin's voice came over the radios.

"Negative. She is trying to get him to confess to everything. STAY BACK. " Hank had to stop Antonio from jumping out of the car again. "Hold. " He reiterated, looking Antonio straight in the eyes.

Antonio was pissed. He didn't want her around this guy any longer than she had to be, and she was getting agitated.

"But those girls deserved what they got, so did you.." Ken finished his thought. "I don't take kindly to thieves Kat, neither do the people you affected when you stole 10 grand worth of oxi from me. You got off easier than the others. In fact, I say you still owe me." He lunged at her and that's when all hell broke loose. Kat grabbed the gun she had hidden in the duffel bag before they left the district and aimed it towards Ken.

"Boss she's got a gun!" Adams voice came over the radio.

"Don't you dare touch me!" she yelled at him and he had the nerve to scoff at her.

"You gonna shoot me KittyKat? You don't have the guts." He started towards her again.

"Move in! " Hank yelled over the radio, and his team started her way. They weren't close enough, Kelly made it to her first . He had been watching the whole thing unfold from close by and made his way to them without either of them spotting him.

"Kat, hand me the gun. " He held out his hand towards her.

She shook her head. "He deserves this Kelly. Those girls deserve this. I DESERVE THIS." She cocked the hammer, and Kelly took a step closer .

"You're right, he does deserve it, but you can't do this. If you do you won't ever be able to live with yourself. Give me the gun sweetheart." He inched closer until he was close enough to put his hand on her arm. "Voight will take care of him."

Her body relaxed a bit when Kelly said Hanks name, but she didn't hand him the gun. At that moment the Intelligence team descended on their location, grabbing Ken and placing him under arrest. Only when he was in cuffs was Kat able to relax. She would have dropped to her knees if Kelly hadn't been there to grab her, and the gun. As soon as Hank strode over to them Kelly handed him the weapon, but didn't move, he didn't want to let Kat go. When Antonio ran over and said her name Kelly eased her into his arms and backed up.

"Antonio. " she sobbed, and he just held her, stoking her hair and whispering into her ear.

"You're okay baby. I've got you."

"Get him to the district." Hank spoke in a low growl. His team nodded , reading Ken his rights and taking him away. He shook Kelly's hand , thanking him for being there, and walked over to where Antonio was holding Kat. "Baby girl." He put his hand on her shoulder and she turned to look at him.

"Dad I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought the gun." She started but Hank held up a hand to stop her.

"You did everything right. I'm proud of you. Antonio I want you to take her home, and she doesn't leave. Got it?" he threw a look his way, causing Antonio to bite back the response he was about to make and just nod. Hank gave Kat a tight hug, kiss on the forehead and walked away.

Kat turned back towards Antonio. "Is it really done?"

With the comments Ken had made and the way he acted when Kat had mentioned the attacks Antonio wasn't so sure. He really wanted to be at the district to question the bastard, but he also didn't want to disobey orders. He just wrapped his arm around Kats waist and steered her back to the car, stopping at the van where Adam was to give him back the camera and microphone before heading home.

The moment they walked in to the house Kat retreated to the bathroom. Antonio sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for her. He heard her call his name so he opened the door slightly "everything ok?"

She motioned for him to step fully into the bathroom. The hot water was steaming up the room and she stood in front of him completely naked. "Join me?"

He didn't hesitate, stripping as fast as he could and rushing over to her, wrapping his arms around her and capturing her mouth with his. Stepping into the shower , he knew this was what they both needed. This was hard and fast. Kat was desperate for his touch, as he was hers. They let the water run down around them, staying wrapped up in each other until it turned cool and their fingers wrinkled. Finally they got out, and made their way to the bed. Antonio wasn't finished with her though. He laid her down and worshipped her slowly, kissing every inch of her, until she cried out his name.

After they laid together, fully satisfied and happy. Kat was tucked into Antonio's side, and he was lazily drawing shapes on her bare back with his fingers. She sighed, she felt safe for the first time in a very long time.