As they crashed heavily on the bed he momentarily lost contact with her lips and in that brief moment a thought, his first since she had launched herself at him broke through into his conscious mind. Everything had been a blur since he found himself at her door. He wasn't even sure how he got there. They had spoken briefly at the district and she seemed annoyed with him about the Intelligence Job. The only time Voight had seen them together was at the hospital when her niece was injured. Did he think that just because he hugged her they were fooling around? Perhaps it was his fault?

So he found himself at her door, ready to apologise, for what he wasn't really sure but he was willing to do it because he had missed her. He liked their fledgling friendship and since Wendy left his circle of friends had shrunk substantially. He had kept his distance like Atwater had told him too but seeing her today brought up so many feelings, unresolved and incomplete and now here they were.

Adam had pulled up outside her place and sat in his car and started to doubt what he was doing. He had come straight from work, his adrenaline still running from the shoot out they had been in earlier that afternoon and finding himself exposed and under heavy fire had rattled him slightly. All he could think of once they had headed back and packed away their gear and debriefed was that he didn't want to be alone and he didn't want Kim to be angry at him because at the very least he valued her as a friend.

Being half naked with her within minutes of arriving wasn't what he expected. Sure, if he was honest with himself he hoped that at some point they would be precisely in this position, but not quite so soon and he didn't know if he was ready for it. She looked up at him and he noticed that her bottom lip trembled ever so slightly. She sighed softly and closed her eyes, hiding her confusion from him. "Burgess" he whispered, brushing a lock of hair from her forehead. "Kim" he repeated when she did not look at him. Suddenly her eyes flew open revealing all her fear and vulnerability to him.

"This is not why I came?" Neither of them moved, the heat of their skin pressed together made his heart beat faster. He felt her grip loosen; those fingers that had been grasping him, pulling him in went slack. "Kim" his thumb brushed her cheek. "I have thought about this; hell I even dreamt about this. You here with me, right now. I want it all, but I didn't come here tonight expecting this. It's not why I came." He needed her to know that before this went any further, despite the fact in his own mind he was just as confused.

Kim placed a hand on his bare chest. "Why are you here then?" Her eyes were as steely as her words. Was she willing him to be the first to flinch? He didn't. Suddenly she was aware of the weight of him on top of her, his hips pressed against hers. He may not have come over for this but neither of them could deny where this was going to end. While their heads and hearts were confused, their physical reaction to each other was strong enough to leave little doubt in either mind.

Kim pushed him gently and he rolled to the side. She propped herself up on her elbow, watching him. Adam's eyes were closed but he could feel her scrutiny, he could hear her breathing slowing as the adrenaline of the last few minutes ebbed away.

"Adam, talk to me." She rested her hand on his abdomen as her voice softened. Beneath her fingers she could feel the steady rise and fall of his breathing her fingers felt alive against wiry hair trailing down from his naval to the top of his unbuttoned jeans.

"I never wanted to hurt you and I know that I did. I wanted you to know that." Finally he opened his eyes and met her gaze, it was steady and unwavering. "I tried to distance myself from you for awhile to give us both a chance," he ran his hand across his face wearily "to give me a chance to put everything behind me."

"I hated waiting for you." A breath caught in her throat, she chewed on her bottom lip before finally admitting, "I hated wanting you."

Kim ran her hand up his chest, resting it against his cheek. Her thumb made small circles against the roughness of his unshaven skin. "Burgess." He growled. "Are we ready for this?"

Her hand slipped under the waistband of his jeans and Adam smiled. And she smiled back when she discovered that she could make him almost whimper at her touch.

There were no more thoughts or words as they both lost themselves in the moment. It was their moment, a moment that had being coming for weeks until finally they collided into each other. There was urgency as she clawed at his jeans while he unhooked her bra and took just a brief moment to look her over before lowering his mouth to the skin on her neck and started working his way down. The rough stubble of his chin brushing against the soft skin of her breast made her suck in a sharp breath as she arched her back willing herself to get closer to him. There was not a moment of hesitation for either of them as the rest of their clothes were discarded and the weeks of feeling and thinking and wanting came crashing together.

Kim was curled against him with her head resting on his chest and she was calmed by its steady rise and fall. They hadn't spoken much. With his arm wrapped around her Adam's hand was resting on her hip, the other entwined in hers, their fingers doing a silent dance. Comforting, quiet, reflective.

"Burgess." He pulled her in and kissed the top of her head. She twisted herself around and rested her chin on his shoulder, looking up at him. "Wow, right?"

"Yep" She kissed him quickly. "Did you eat?"

"Burgess, really? I am here; naked" he threw the sheet back. "You are naked." He laughed as he grabbed a handful of her bare ass. "And you want food?"

"You interrupted my dinner." She kissed him again quickly as she climbed over to the edge of the bed. She ferreted around on the floor and grabbed the first thing she could find. She threw on Ruzek's shirt and only found three buttons left. "Sorry about your shirt." Adam chuckled and tried to grab her hand as she scooted out of the room. "You owe me for that."

He stretched out and put his hands behind his head and lay for a moment contemplating what had just happened. He could hear her in the kitchen, opening the fridge and rattling around. He looked around the room. It was small and neat apart from the now messy bed and pile of clothing on the floor, there was nothing else out of place and he was not surprised. He had the impression that Burgess was a bit of a neat freak. There was nothing fancy or pretentious about her place, but that was one of the things that drew him to her, she always just seemed comfortable and effortless and he liked that. He found the bathroom and sorted himself out before pulling on his jeans. He followed the noise and wandered through her lounge room stopping to look at a few photos on a small side table.

Through the doorway he could see Burgess leaning against the sink in the tiny kitchen. He leant on the doorframe. "Hey, you ok?" Kim jumped and let out a little gasp as she turned around to face him.

Man, he is gorgeous, she thought as a shy smile spread across her face, totally worth the wait.

With his jeans barely buttoned and his hands shoved into his pockets she almost licked her lips in anticipation for the next round. He looked completely relaxed and if he was having second thoughts he did not show it. The wild hair and stubble made her heart flutter a little. He cocked his head to the side and smiled at the flicker of desire he saw on her face a moment ago that made his heart beat a little harder.

Kim turned away as she suddenly felt uncomfortable staring at him, "No." Adam swallowed hard as his heart thudded in his chest. "This looks like crap" she picked up the saucepan with the pasta looking at it intensely before depositing it in the sink. It didn't look that great to start with and now was dried and curling at the edges. "And there is nothing to eat."

"Let's order in." He shifted his weight slightly, feeling a flood of relief. He resisted the urge to drag her back to bed. Pulling open a drawer she grabbed a handful of take out menus and handed them to him as she pushed past. "Pick something, I'll be back in a sec."

Adam grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back against him. "Hey" Kim turned to face him; cradling his face with both hands as she pushed her body tight against his. Standing on tiptoes she kissed him hard. "I'm still hungry." Adam thumped his head lightly against the doorframe as he watched her as she sauntered away, swinging her hips seductively. "And there is beer in the fridge." She called as she disappeared into her bedroom.

Kim reappeared just as he hung up the phone. "Pizza it is." She had pulled on a pair of yoga pants but was still wearing his shirt and he liked the look of it on her. There was always something completely sexy about a woman in his clothes. Taking a seat on the sofa Kim tucked her legs tucked up beneath her but sat close enough so that Adam could drape an arm across her knees. "Are you cold? Do you want your shirt back?"

"No, I'm good. Looks better on you.". Adam tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "I like your place." He didn't want the conversation to get too heavy just yet. They were wrapped up in the afterglow and he didn't want to break the spell.

Kim leant over and closed the lid of the pizza box. As she leant back Ruzek grabbed her hand and pulled her into him, "Satisfied now?" he asked suggestively.

"No." Burgess tilted her head slightly and licked her lips. Adam welcomed her as she straddled his lap, his hands under her shirt feeling the soft skin of her back beneath his fingers. "You know ten minutes ago I thought you looked hot in these clothes, now I am finding them fucking annoying."

"Says the man wearing jeans." She pulled him up off the couch and led him back to the bedroom. Pushing him down on the bed, she tugged at his jeans before peeling off her pants and climbing on top.

Finally they fell asleep, Ruzek curled into her back, exhausted and content.

"Coffee Burgess." He placed a steaming hot cup on the bedside table and kissed her temple. Always an early riser he had already been up and rifled around made himself a cup of coffee, read a magazine left on the table before giving up waiting for Burgess to wake. That girl could sleep through a gunfight. She groaned and stretched before finally opening her eyes to a smiling Ruzek. "Morning sleepy head."

"What time is it?"

"About 8." Burgess groaned again and rolled over. "Why are you awake? Why am I awake? It's Saturday. My day off."

Adam sat on the edge of the bed and scratched his chin looking bemused, sipping his coffee until she rolled back over. "Did you say coffee?" she mumbled before even opening her eyes.

"I did."

Kim pulled up the sheet as she propped herself up against the pillows and gratefully accepted the hot liquid. Adam's shirt was hanging open allowing her to run her eyes over him again. She was glad it wasn't a dream and he was still here and hadn't snuck out while she was sleeping. Adam had been worried that once the heat of the night petered out she would freak out and push him away, but the way she was checking him out alleviated most of his concern.

"How long have you been up? I didn't hear you."

"Burgess you sleep like your dead." He rested his hand on her leg.

"I do, always have." She shrugged, sipping her coffee. "I learnt being a flight attendant to sleep when you can and now being a cop, when my head hits the pillow I am out. Day, night doesn't matter."

"I don't know, you managed to stay awake pretty good last night."

Kim slapped his arm playfully. Suddenly she became serious. "What are we doing here?"

Adam slipped his hand underneath the sheet and run it up her bare leg. "What do you want to do?" he smiled and it melted her heart.

"Let's be serious just for a second." Kim held his wrist to stop its progress up her leg. "You and me? Last night? What is this?"

He knew this had to happen, they needed to have this conversation and he was worried that she was going to pull the pin. He didn't know where this was going, but he knew that it wasn't a one-time thing either, not for him. "Last night was great and I want more nights like that."

"You do?" She almost sounded surprised.

"Burgess, I told you that I did not come here just to sleep with you and I certainly wasn't going to just get up and leave the next morning. I wouldn't do that to you. More than anything you are too good a person to be treated like that. We could have something good here and I want to see where it goes, absolutely."

"What about work? We can't do this…." Her lip trembled slightly and leant in and kissed her lightly enjoying the taste of coffee on her lips.

"I know Voight told you the reason that he gave the job to Atwater was because of what he thought was going on between us, and I know I was partly to blame for that. This is probably not the way to prove him wrong." He leant back to see her reaction; she looked down at the cup in her hand. "But we have to." She couldn't miss the desperation in his voice. "I am willing to keep this between us for now. I can practice my UC skills."

"Adam." He took a deep breath, waiting for her to tell him that it cannot continue. "Are we really going to do this? Keep it a secret? Sneak around?"

"I guess we are."

"That means everywhere, work, Molly's. No-one can know, we have to pretend that we are just friends."

"We are friends Burgess, we have been for awhile." He looked so sincere while Kim was desperately trying not to freak out. "You know what I mean."

"As long as we make up for it when we are alone. I am good with that." Taking the coffee cup from her hand and replacing it on the side table he tugged at the sheet until she relented and exposed her completely naked body. "I knew that uniform was hiding something good, but I never expected it was as good as all this."

He was learning very quickly that despite appearances this woman was no meek and mild wallflower. She knew how to take charge, she knew what she wanted and she definitely knew how to make him give it to her.

Kim peeled herself away from him. He moaned at the sudden loss of contact. "Where you goin'?"

"I need a shower." Adam rolled over as she waltzed away, still completely naked, and watched her leave the room.

"Need me to wash your back?" Kim poked her head back around the door and smiled, beckoning him with one finger. Adam was out of bed in a flash. Kim had turned on the taps and was holding a hand under the steady stream waiting for the water to run hot. Adam started tracing the curve of her spine with one finger and it made her shiver with excitement and anticipation.

As soon as they stepped into the warm stream his hands were all over her. He wanted to touch and feel and explore every inch of her body. Kim moaned softly, enjoying the sensation. "I think I could get used to this."

"Hmm…" he kissed her neck. "You are very addictive."

Kim took her turn at getting to know his body, what he liked and what made him whimper. Her long slow strokes covered his back, chest and stomach, working her way lower until he stiffened and growled her name. She was making him feel things that he had never experienced before. What better way to spend a Saturday morning?

The girl had an appetite, which was unusual and he found it strangely appealing. It frustrated him no end when woman obsessed over food, what they could and couldn't eat, complaining that the menu didn't meet their latest fad diet, worried that they had eaten too much and would now get fat. It drove him mad whether it was Wendy or any of their other female friends. Kim seemed happy to eat whatever she wanted and just worked hard at the gym to make up for it and it worked. Her body was insane.

Admitting that while her cooking repertoire was average at best, toast and scrambled eggs was do-able. Adam pulled up a chair in the small kitchen and watched her work away at breakfast, which was actually now more like brunch. She had on a pair of short denim cut-offs and a loose white shirt; with wet hair in a loose bun and with no make up he thought she was just about perfect. More often than not she wore little make-up when at work but he had seen a once or twice at Molly's dressed up and she was pretty spectacular then as well.

"So you cook scrambled eggs for all your conquests?"

"Conquests?" Burgess eyed him curiously. "You make it sound like I seduced you. May I remind you that you showed up at my door un-invited."

"And you jumped me." He slapped her bum playfully as she waved the wooden spoon at him with mock indignation.

"I heard no complaints."

"Nope, I have none." He leant over and ran a hand up her thigh and under the leg of her shorts. "None whatsoever." Kim swiped it away as she giggled. She was floating on cloud nine and it was clearly evident to both of them and she did nothing to hide it.

As they tucked into their food Adam decided that he would need to go home and he liked the little look of disappointment on her face. "Are you going to miss me?" he teased.

"What?" Kim stuttered nervously. "What, No." This was going to be awkward. Saying goodbye and being left then to worry over what was next, how they were going to act when they saw each other again. What if it was at work? What would she say? Panic bubbled up inside her along with her breakfast and she swallowed hard.

"I was thinking I should go home, grab some clean clothes and come back over." Adam did not want to leave, not yet. "If that's okay with you?"

"Sure." The panic subsided a little but the questions remained.

"That should give you a couple of hours to worry and panic and think of a million reasons why this can't work." He ducked as a she threw a corner of her now cold toast at him. Adam grabbed her hand and pulled her closer as he leant in and kissed her softly. "Nothing could keep me away longer than necessary." He felt her smile against his lips. "Trust me. I'll be back in no time and when I do get back I will give you the one reason that we should definitely continue."

Kim leant against the door after she closed it. Adam had kissed her long and hard leaving her a little breathless. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply as the quietness of her apartment enveloped her. It had been a little over 12 hours and her world had been turned upside down. Last night she had arrived home from work, confused and disappointed that she had let her frustrations get the better of her and blamed Adam for her current predicament. Immediately after seeing him at the district she wanted to text him and apologise but something stopped her. She had to stop torturing herself; she had to let it go.

But he had come to her and everything changed in an instant, something primal stirred within her and she had acted on it instead of overthinking it, she didn't think at all. Sure he had come and apologised to her and admitted that he missed her and liked her but she had been the one to make the first real move, launching herself at him and once she got a taste of him there was no going back.

Kim had tried hard not to fantasize about Adam, with little luck and fortunately for her it was as good as she imagined. He was obviously fit and strong, you didn't need to see him shirtless for that but when she literally ripped off his shirt she was a little overwhelmed at the sight of his strong firm chest and arms, luckily he had wrapped her up in his arms and pushed her back onto the bed before she could think.

Having now had time to explore him more fully it made her weak at the knees just thinking about it. Devine, she whispered to herself, finally stepping away from the door and into her empty apartment. Kim looked around the pizza box was still on the table, a couple of beer bottles and her bed was a crumpled mess so he popped on her favourite playlist and busied herself with cleaning up.

Hearing her phone beep with a message she raced to grab it, laughing at herself for acting like a giddy schoolgirl hoping for a message from a boy. It was her sister and she felt a ripple of disappointment. Her sister wanted to catch up over the weekend if she had time. Not really knowing when Kim's shifts were she would leave it up to Kim to pick a time and place. She hated blowing off her sister, especially since Zoe's accident. Spending time with her family was important and she knew better than most that things could change in an instant.

She pondered the message for a moment before deciding to organise Sunday night for dinner with her sister and family. Kim had always promised herself that she wouldn't sit around cut herself off from everyone when she was in a relationship. 'Not that you are in a relationship. It's been one night.' She reminded herself. 'Get a grip.'

True to his word he came back, changed into black jeans, black t-shirt and a jacket. His hair was in its usual state of chaos. He dropped a small bag to the floor and pushed her up against the door as soon as it was closed. "Hey." He stopped to draw breath.

"Hi." Burgess smiled, her arms wrapped around his neck as his body pressed hard against hers. He had only been gone about two hours and he was obviously excited to be back. "So you didn't change your mind?"

"Absolutely not." He kissed her neck. "I was worried I'd get back and the place would be locked up and you'd be gone." She was so lost in his kisses as he left a trial along her collarbone that she only managed a low moan.

She lifted his t-shirt over his head. "I know what your like with buttons so I thought I wear something you couldn't wreck." Kim chuckled as she buried her head in his chest, breathing in his warm scent. He had obviously showered at home and she took note of the slightly musky cologne as she nuzzled into his neck. She pushed him backwards towards the couch, never breaking contact and shoved him down onto the cushions and climbed onto his lap. Still wearing the cut off shorts his hands crept under the hem and pulled her closer so she could feel how happy he was to be back.

Kim pulled a throw rug off the back of the couch and threw it over them as the lay together comfortably. "So is that going to be how you greet me every time I come over?" Adam was tracing the curve of her spine with one hand, the other tucked behind his head.

"If you are lucky."

"I am feeling lucky." He pressed a kiss to her temple. "Particularly right now."