Adam was surprised when he walked into the Emergency Room. He was used to the craziness and hustle and bustle of Chicago Med. This one was generally calm. It was a little unnerving for him but he just chalked it up to it being a hospital in a suburb and not the city. Kevin and Adam walked up to the nurses' station and flashed their badges.

"We are looking for Kim Burgess and Madeline Burgess Dempsey." Kevin said to the nurse at the desk. The nurse looked at the badges and then at her computer screen.

"Madeline is in trauma one and Kim is in for an MRI and then heading to CT." The nurse told them.

"What injuries did Kim come in with?" Adam asked the nurse. He wanted to know what he was up against when he saw her.

The nurse looked at the file. They weren't used to trauma like the two the women suffered in the hospital. Anything bad was normally a car accidently. She didn't want to know what kind of hell they went through.

"It looks like Kim had a dislocated shoulder, a broken collarbone, damage to her ribs, trachea, and head. The tests she is in for now are determining how bad. She was unconscious when she arrived as hasn't regained it since. With the damage to her trachea though they did have to intubate her in the ambulance to help with her breathing, she was without oxygen for a bit they think and are hoping it doesn't affect her brain."

"Without oxygen?" Adam asked stunned. He knew it was going to be bad but the idea of her not being able to breath really freaked him out. He was doing all he could he act professionally right now because all he really wanted to do was cry and then demand to see her.

"Yes. She is actually very lucky. If there was any more damage to her trachea and larynx she would have died."

That was not the answer Adam needed to here.

"And Madeline?" Kevin asked. He needed not to focus on Kim for a second so they both could regain their composure. Kevin was probably as grateful as Adam to be assigned to go check up and Kim and Maddie but it was also really hard to act professional and pretend they were listening to medical stats of any other victim.

"Two broken ribs, a concussion, a broken nose, and a through and through gunshot to her thigh. She lots a lot of blood and has been in and out of consciousness. Her injuries looked a lot worse then they ended up actually being."

"Okay. Can we see her?" Kevin asked. Adam was thankful Kevin was taking the lead now because his head was practically mush. How could this all happen so fast. This time last week they were in her apartment eating dinner together and catching up on the last month. Now he had no idea if he would even talk to her again. Adam was kicking himself for not pushing her more, earlier. If he would have called or demanded to see her maybe she would have told him what was going on. He could have helped.

"Of course." The nurse said as she pointed them to trauma one. As Adam and Kevin walked there they realized it was actually the hospital's only trauma room.

They walked in and saw a nurse checking some stats and then noticed that Maddie was actually awake. It was hard to tell at first because her face was swollen and there was a bandage over her nose but Adam caught the eye movement.

"Maddie." Adam said and she looked up and saw them.

"Oh God. Adam. Are they okay?!" Maddie asked then started sobbing. Adam and Kevin rushed over to her and tried to calm her down. If she was hysterical they weren't going to get any information out of her.

"Hey. Hey. Its okay. Calm down. Take a deep breath." Adam said trying to reassure her. Adam grabbed her hand and held it hoping it would help her.

"Where is Zoe? And Kim?" Maddie asked still crying but calming down a bit.

"Maddie can you tell us what happened?" Kevin asked instead. He knew once they mentioned that Zoe was missing still they wouldn't get any information out of her because she would probably be crying again.

"He was banging in the door demanding to come in. Kim grabbed her gun and told me and Zoe to go hide. I hid Zoe but I couldn't let Kim face him alone so I went back just as he had broken down the door." Maddie said and then sniffed back a sob. "She told him to stop or she would shoot. But he just came barreling at her. She shot him twice but it didn't stop him. I think he was on drugs or something." Maddie explained. She was looking at Adam in the beginning of her explanation but now shifted to Kevin. She couldn't look Adam in the face as she said what happened next.

"He went at her and picked her up by the throat and held her against the wall. He pushed his arm into her and from where I was I could hear a bone crack. I couldn't watch anymore and knew if I didn't do something he would kill her so I yelled at him to get his attention. But then he dropped her, kicked her and then picked up her gun and pointed it at me."

Maddie looked back at Adam now and could see the pain in his eyes. Kim had told her about them trying to get back together. She felt horrible she had to drag her sister away from him but she needed her.

"He demanded to see Zoe. I told him no and then he punched me in the face and I hit the wall behind me hard. I tried to run and that's when he shot me. I don't remember much after. Everything got hazy." Maddie took a few deep breaths after she finished. She couldn't believe this all happened.

"I should have listened to Kim. She wanted me to come stay with her in Chicago but I didn't think anything would actually happen and didn't want to mess up Zoe's routine. I was so stupid." Maddie said and started sobbing again.

"Hey. Hey. This is not your fault." Adam said as he held her hand in both of his. "But you have to tell us who did this. Was it Zoe's biological father?"

Maddie turned to look at Adam. "Kim told you?" She asked in between sobs.

"Yeah. Was it him? What's his name?" Adam asked now with a little more urgency. He could tell she was going to go into complete hysterics soon if she was anything like Kim when she cried.

"Yes. His name is Zachary Dowling." Maddie sobbed. "Does he have my baby?"

"We are going to get her back don't worry." Adam said and right on cue Maddie broke into panic-stricken sobs. Adam moved closer to hold on to her while she cried while Kevin stepped outside to call the team with the information. Adam did is best to comfort Maddie but he felt guilt because all he wanted to do was go check on Kim. Adam was appreciative when the nurse came back in and gave Maddie something to calm her down and put her to sleep. Once she was out Adam joined Kevin outside the room.

"Voight wants us back at the house. They set up our headquarters there. We just have to wait until a patrol team gets here to watch Maddie and Kim."

Adam nodded. He figured he wasn't going to get to stay here. It was all hands on deck right now. Adam then asked. "What he say about Maddie's story?"

"He said it matches well with what the crime scene looks like. They are already running the name for cars, known associates, and any locations he might have taken Zoe too." Kevin explained.

"Good." Adam said. Then he started pacing back and forth. "I wish she would have told me what was going on." Adam told his friend softly.

"We all do, brother." Kevin said as he tried to stop Adam from pacing.

"You think we can say the patrol officers showed up late if Kim isn't done with her tests by the time they get here?" Adam asked Kevin.

"Of course, man. We aren't leaving here until we put eyes on her." Kevin affirmed.

The two of them let the nurse know to notify them when Kim was done with her tests and took a seat in the waiting room.

A/N: sorry this took so long guys in a bit of a life/writing funk recently. hoping to shake myself out of it soon so I can get this story out.