Molly's was packed thanks to Otis sending out an advertisement that said drinks were buy one get one free this Thursday. Adam sat with the rest of the Intelligence team, minus Olinksy and Voight, and watched Hermann and Otis discuss or rather argue very loudly and with lots of hand movements whether that was a good idea or not. Adam chuckled at the sight and took a sip of his beer. Adam felt like he was right where he belonged. Going back to Intelligence was easy for him to get back into his old routine and sitting at Molly's with the team after a long day, nothing felt better. Except he was missing Kim. If she was here things would be perfect. They had exchanged a few more texts throughout the week but did not talk about anything above surface level. Adam was really missing her. Especially since he was living in her apartment without her. Everything around him was her. It definitely made it worse for him. But he was going to stick it through. They were going to talk when she got back and work everything out. He was sure of it.
He really wanted to talk to someone about everything that was going on with him and Kim but couldn't talk with anyone at work about it, which is why he met up with Matt Casey earlier in the week.
"Hey thanks for meeting me." Adam said as Matt walked into Molly's at took a seat next to Adam at the bar. The bartender came over and gave Matt a beer.
"Not a problem. Its good to see you. I heard you went undercover." Matt said.
"Yeah. I just got back last week. I was sorry to hear about Louie. He was a cute little guy."
"Yeah." Matt said shortly.
"I bet its rough. If you need to talk, I'm here. I know how much you loved him." Adam told his friend. He felt horrible when he heard Louie had gone with his biological father. Matt always talked to Adam like Louie was the light of the world and he could only imagine how upset Matt was about losing him.
"Thanks. But we aren't here to talk about me are we?" Matt asked trying to change the subject.
"Well kinda." Adam started. "I'm trying to get back together with Kim. I really feel like I fucked up. I know things weren't easy with you and Gabby but you got back together, twice, and seem happy now. I was just wondering how you did it? How did you put everything behind both of you?"
Matt let out a little chuckle then said, "Its not easy. But its worth it. That's what you got to remember. Then it becomes easier to forget the hurt and the problems. Especially when it feels so good to have them in your arms again after being apart."
Adam sat and digested everything Matt said for a second and then said, "It would probably be easier for us if I could just stop her from running away."
"What do you mean running away? Where is she now?" Matt asked confused.
"On furlough helping her sister out. Which she conveniently requested the day after we had a fight." Adam said with a little bitterness. He had been holding it in when he talked to Kim but it came out now.
"Ouch." Matt replied before taking a sip of his beer.
"And she didn't even have the decency to tell me she was taking furlough. I found out from Voight. And then Atwater and Lindsay accused me of being the reason she took the furlough." Adam was on a roll now getting everything in his head out.
"But you kinda were, right?" Matt asked trying not to come off harsh.
"I guess. I don't know maybe her sister really did need help with Zoe." Adam pondered out loud to Matt.
"The one from the hospital explosion?" Matt clarified.
"Yeah. Kim said she was going to help her sister out while her husband was out of town but told me it was because her sister was busy with work and told Atwater it was because she was sick." Adam explained to Matt. He wanted to ask Kim about the different stories but didn't want to start a fight over text messages. He wasn't stooping that far yet.
"Maybe she just needed some space. She can't stay on furlough forever. You guys can work this out." Matt said trying to make Adam feel better. He had no idea if this was true but he hoped they would work it out. He liked Kim and Adam and thought they worked well together. Him and Gabby always got along with them at Molly's when they would all hang out. And if they got back together they would have someone to double date with now that Sylvie and Antonio split up. "When you do work it out we will all have to go out together."
"Ha. Sounds like a plan." Adam replied. The two of them sat and caught up with each other for the rest of the night.
The argument from Hermann and Otis finally died down and the team got back to talking.
"Ruzek, we got tickets to the Blackhawks gave Saturday you want to join?" Halstead asked as they all sat around enjoying their beers.
"Yeah. What time is the game? I probably have to do some apartment hunting during the day." Adam responded. Even though Kim asked him to hold off it would probably be a good idea to think about looking anyway.
"Where have you been staying now?" Lindsay asked prying for information.
"Just crashing on a friends couch." Adam responded trying to play it cool.
"What friend? I thought we were your only friends." Kevin inquired with a chuckle.
"Ha. Very funny." Adam responded hoping they would drop it. He wasn't sure how they would react if he did say he was staying at Kim's. Would they think something was going on? That they were just friends? He wanted to talk to Kim and knew what was going on with them before anyone else knew anything. Adam was saved because Halstead and Lindsay's phones both started ringing. Adam raised his hand to try to order another round for everyone but Halstead put his hand on it to lower it. Crap. That meant they probably caught a case.
"Voight." Lindsay said to everyone at the table when she hung up her phone.
"Olinksy" Halstead added.
"We got a case. We have to head out to Evanston." Lindsay told them all.
"Isn't that a little out of our jurisdiction?" Rixton asked.
"Yeah but Voight said it was important that it was us that took this case. He didn't say why." Lindsay announced.
"Alright let's head out." Atwater said as he got up and grabbed his coat from the back of the chair. Adam did the same thing and the team headed out of the bar.
Adam sat in the passenger seat of Atwater's car as they drove out to Evanston. He was bouncing his legs nervously as his head wandered. He wasn't sure why he felt anxious, but something felt off going out this far for a case.
When they got to the scene there were already cop cars and ambulances with their lights on all over the street and even a few news vans. Adam took in the surroundings still feeling like something was off. Then he noticed Kim's car.
"This must be big if Voight called Kim in off furlough for it." Adam said to Kevin as they walked under the police barricade tap flashing their badges to the patrol officer.
Kevin looked at him quizzically and then Adam nodded his head towards Kim's car. Kevin then saw it and nodded, "I guess so. Weird."
Adam looked around for her but figured she must be inside already since she was there before the rest of the team. He was hoping to talk to her privately before working with her but he decided it would be good just to see her. They could work together professionally and then he could make everything right between them after the case was over.
"What's up, Sarge?" Rixton asked as the team made their way towards Voight and Olinksy who were standing on the front lawn of the house talking to a patrol officer.
"Everyone have their head on straight? If not leave now." Voight said to all of them with an extra edge in his voice. They all murmured a yes or nodded their head.
"We have a missing tender age female. She was forcefully taken from the house. The assailant left her mother and aunt critically injured." Voight explained to them all.
Adam put it all together in his head after that. Evanston sounded family cause Kim's sister lives there. Kim's car was here because this was her sister's house.
"No." It was all Adam could get out. He wasn't going to believe it.
Kevin looked at Adam and then remembered quickly that Kim's car was here and put together what Adam had already.
"Boss, don't say it." Kevin said. The rest of the team looked at the two of them like they were missing out on something. And they were.
Voight let out a sigh. He didn't want to say it but they needed to know, "Burgess and her sister were the one's attacked and her niece Zoe is missing."