A/N: This is a follow up to the Christmas one shot in the previous chapter. I hope everyone enjoys and has a happy holiday! Please review!
Kim bounced out of the hair salon so smitten with herself. Thanks to the gift certificate her sister got her for Christmas she was able to get a haircut that she loved just in time for the New Year. New Year, new you Kim said to herself. She would be ringing in the New Year tonight at Molly's with Erin, Jay, and some of their friends from Firehouse 51. She almost didn't want to since that is where she went last year with Adam. She didn't want to associate the memories but Erin had convinced her it would be fun and she wouldn't remember last year at all or think about Adam. Kim was reluctant to tell her friend that she probably would since he kissed her a few weeks back and then never mentioned it again. He was back in Intelligence now that his undercover assignment was over and he said nothing about it. She wasn't sure if she should say something. It was just weird. But Kim was trying to put it past her. 2017 was going to be a much better year than 2016 was for her. She was in Intelligence and if she happened to find love again she would accept it with open arms but she wasn't going looking for it.
She was walking and texting her sister to thank her again for the thoughtful gift when she walked right into someone. Her phone fell and she crouched down to pick it up.
"Ow. I'm so sorry. I have to learn not to text and walk." Kim said before she looked up and saw whom she walked into. Sean Roman.
"What are you doing here?" Kim said in an awkward voice. She felt like he would want her to be excited to see him but she really really wasn't. She never expected to see him again and she was okay with that. What happened between them was weird and she wanted to just forget about it.
"Well hi to you too." Sean said.
"Sorry hi. You just took me off guard." Kim said as they moved to the side of the sidewalk so they wouldn't hold up the foot traffic.
"Its okay. And I am here because my fiancé wanted to see where I used to live." Sean said stressing the fiancé.
"Wow. Congrats." Kim said.
"Thanks. So did you and Ruzek get back together?" Roman asked he figured with him out of the picture it wouldn't be long until they were back at it.
"No. But I am in Intelligence. " Kim said proudly.
"Wow. I figured he would have jumped on you as soon as I left." Sean said.
"Well thanks for making me feel like I have a decision in it." Kim said bitterly.
"Come on. You two were perfect for each other. You just let all the stuff I said to you get under your skin." Roman said. His new fiancé made him realize was an ass he was when he was in Chicago. He felt he had definitely changed, thank goodness, but he was an ass before.
"What?" Kim asked. "You were right. You were looking out for me."
"I probably wasn't. I was looking out for me. I wanted you and may have forced the wedge that wasn't there." Sean admitted.
"What?" Kim asked in shock. Did everything that go wrong happen because of Sean and not because of her and Adam?
"I was a bit of an ass when I was here. Being in San Diego I have realized that and tried to change. On the street I was always looking out for you but in terms of your relationship with Ruzek I was looking out for myself." Sean now confessed to an agapped mouth Kim.
"I can't believe this." Was all Kim could say. "I have to go."
"Wait." Sean called.
"No. We are done. I was happy and you ruined it. I don't want to ever see you again Sean Roman. You better stay out of Chicago or I will go all Voight on your ass." Kim said before leaving.
Kim didn't know what to do. She needed to process everything. She liked to process out loud, which is why she found herself knocking on Erin and Jay's door.
"Hey what are you doing here? I thought we were meeting at Molly's later. And your hair looks cute." Erin said as she opened the door and saw Kim standing there.
"You will never guess who I just literally ran into." Kim said as she wanted into the door.
"Who?" Jay asked as he nodded hello to Kim as he walked to the living room from the kitchen.
"Sean Roman." She told them both.
"No." Jay said as Erin said "No way."
"Yeah. Apparently he is engaged now and self actualizing on what an ass he used to be." Kim explained to them.
"He was a bit of an ass." Erin said trying not to be too mean.
"That's not even the biggest part." Kim said as he paced back and forth.
"Can you stop the pacing? I am getting dizzy." Jay asked.
"Let her be. Something is obviously up." Erin told him.
Kim took a deep breath and then said, "He says he is the reason Adam and I broke up. He put all the thoughts in my head because he wanted me." Kim told them.
"What?" Erin and Jay both asked at the same time.
"That was my reaction!" Kim said.
"What did he put in your head?" Jay asked. He always thought something was fishy there.
"Oh god. There was the push test, that was in third place since I was his third fiancé, that marrying a cop was dangerous, and probably more that's what I can think of since he told me." Kim told them.
"How could I be so stupid?" Kim asked.
"Hey. This is not your fault. He took advantage. He was supposed to have your back and he fucked with your head. This is not on you its on him." Erin said as she walked over and pulled Kim into a hug. She could see how upset Kim was like everything she new was wrong.
"Well I mean she didn't have to listen to him." Jay suggested.
"He was her partner she was supposed to be able to trust him!" Erin now yelled at Jay.
Jay put his hands up in a defensive position while Erin went back to hugging Kim.
"This is so fucked up." Kim said.
"Roman better hope he is out of the city when you tell Ruzek or he is gonna hunt him down and kill him." Jay now said thinking of his friend.
"Do I have to tell him?" Kim asked the two of them as she pulled away from Erin's hug.
"No" Erin said and Jay firmly said "Yes." And then the two of them just looked at each other.
"He has a right to know Roman ruined the relationship he had with the love of his life." Jay said since that's what Ruzek called Kim even after the break up.
"She doesn't to if she doesn't want to. It has taken her a lot to get passed everything and if she doesn't want to bring it all back up she can choose to do so." Erin said back to him.
"Hey I'm still here." Kim said as the two of them were having a conversation about her like she wasn't standing there.
"Sorry." They both said.
"There's more that factors into this." Kim told them.
"What?" Erin asked.
"So before Christmas when Zoe was visiting we ran into Adam and he offered to help us bring the Christmas tree home. Then he stayed to help us decorate and when he left he kissed me." Kim confessed to them. She hadn't told anyone else about the kiss.
"What?!" Erin asked again.
"But you guys haven't said two words to each other since he got back!" Jay proclaimed.
"I know! That's why this is weird. He kissed me then hasn't said anything since! What am I suppose to make of this?" Kim exclaimed.
"I can text him and see what he thinks." Jay said.
"Jay, we are not in high school. I don't need you to text him." Kim said.
"But are you going to talk to him? Are you going to tell him about Roman?" Erin asked.
"Next time I see him. That will probably be at work on Tuesday. I'll pull him aside and tell him then." Kim said since they all knew he was going to some elite club with Atwater for New Years Eve. It was all Atwater was talking about at work since Christmas.
"Okay." Erin said.
Kim took a deep breath and then said, "Okay. Thanks guys for listening to all this. You guys are the best. I will go home now and get ready. I'll see you at Molly's." She gave Erin a quick hug and walked out.
Jay then got a sly smile on his face and pulled out his phone.
"What are you doing?" Erin asked him fully knowing he was about to text Adam.
"Nothing." Jay said with a slight smile. He was about to play matchmaker.
"If she asks I know nothing." Erin said as she walked to the kitchen.
"I can't believe we are here. We can go to Molly's any night of the week. This was supposed to be our night. An exclusive club and lots of beautiful women." Atwater complained to Adam as they walked up to the door of Molly's bar.
"You didn't have to come." Adam reminded him. Jay had texted Adam early that he needed to come to Molly's tonight for New Years and he wouldn't regret it. Jay was being really cryptic which was out of the ordinary but Adam felt like he should listen to his friend.
"I can't go out on New Years Eve without my wingman." Kevin said. "Hopefully there will be more than the normal crowd here."
They opened the door and the place was packed. Hermann must love this Adam thought as they made their way in to the bar. Kevin spotted Jay and Erin by the bar and pointed them out to Adam so they made their way over there.
"Hey guys!" Erin said as she hugged both of them. "So glad you both came."
"Whatever we are here for better be worth missing the club." Kevin said to them.
"I never said you had to come." Jay said.
"You hurt me right here." Kevin said has he put his hand on his chest.
"Seriously. What is so important?" Adam asked Jay as Kevin went to order them some drinks.
"Kim." Jay said. This took Adam off guard. Did she tell him about that night? The kiss? He hadn't spoken to her about it. He figured the kiss was putting the ball in her court and if she wanted to say something she would. But she hadn't so he tried to put it passed him. That was his last attempt he was going to start the New Year off fresh now.
"What about her?" Adam asked.
"You should talk to her." Jay told him. Erin stood next to him and nodded.
"What happened? Is she okay?" Adam asked now, afraid she was hurt or something happened to her family.
"Just talk to her. Please. Trust us." Jay said.
"And I had nothing to do with this, if it's asked." Erin added.
"Is she here?" Adam asked since he hadn't seen her yet.
"Yeah. She is over there talking to Sylvie and Antonio." Jay said as he pointed to across the bar. Then Adam saw Kim. She was smiling with her hair flowing wearing tight black jeans and an emerald green backless top. She looked beautiful, but then again she looked beautiful in anything to Adam.
Adam took a shot that Kevin gave to him, slammed it on to the bar, and then started walking towards Kim.
"What are you two scheming?" Kevin asked as they all watched Adam walk towards Kim.
"Hopefully the greatest comeback story of all time." Jay replied.
Adam made his way through the crowd to Kim saying hi to the fire fighters and doctors he knew unsure of what was going to happen or even what he was going to say when he got over there.
Thankful he didn't have to say anything when he got there. Antonio took care of that for him.
"Hey man! What are you doing here? I heard you and Kevin were hitting some exclusive club." Antonio said as he greeted his former coworker with a handshake.
"We heard it was going to be more exciting here." Adam said as he looked at Kim. She has pure shock on her face.
"Did you literally have to pull Kevin out of there?" Sylvie asked snapping Adam out of it and he laughed and said, "Yeah. Pretty much."
It was quiet between them all for a second. Antonio and Sylvie felt the tension.
"I wasn't expecting you here." Kim finally said.
"I wasn't expecting to be here either." Adam told her. "Can I talk to you for a second? Alone?" He asked.
"Yeah sure." Kim said and started walking towards the door. She mouthed to Sylvie that it was okay when Sylvie made a questioning face. Adam put his hand on her back as he led her towards the door. He noticed how good it felt to touch her skin as they left the bar.
Kim stepped outside into the cold and could see her breath. She took a few more steps and then turned towards Adam.
"What are you really doing here? There is no way Kevin was missing that club to come here." Kim asked. She wasn't ready to talk to him. She wanted to enjoy her night and not think about everything.
"Jay told me to come, that I wouldn't regret it. But I am already." Adam said as he watched her pace back and forth in the cold.
"Oh I am going to kill him." Kim seethed. "He couldn't leave it alone."
"What are you talking about? What does everyone seem to know that I don't?" Adam asked getting a bit angry.
Kim continued to pace back and forth figuring out what to say and stay warm. Adam finally said, "Here take my coat," as he took his coat off and handed it to her.
"Thanks." Kim replied as she started to let her wall down since it seemed Adam had. She put the coat on and breathed in the scent of Adam.
I can do this she said to herself and finally stopped pacing and looked up at him.
"Sean Roman is back in town for the holidays." She started.
"I don't like the guy but I don't get why this is news." Adam said.
"I ran into him today. He is engaged and apparently used his time in San Diego for self-reflection. He said he realized what an ass he was when he was here." Kim told him.
"He was an ass." Adam said blatantly.
"Adam." Kim said.
"What? He was." He replied. Adam tried not to think about Sean Roman anymore. He always left a bitter taste in his mouth.
"No I agree with you. I just don't want to tell you what he said next." Kim said.
"Tell me." Adam said even though he wasn't sure he wanted to hear it since it looked like whatever it was, was killing Kim.
Kim took a deep breath and then said, "When we were engaged and I found out about Nicole, and we had all the other stuff going on Roman was giving me what I thought was good advice because he was my partner and I trusted him but it turns out what he was telling me was him trying to break us up because he wanted me. And apparently he succeed."
Adam took a second the take this all in and finally said, "What? He told you this?"
"I didn't know." Kim said starting to cry. "I thought I could trust him. That's why I talked to him about things and I messed everything up cause he was manipulating me. I feel so stupid. He told me when I saw him today that he did it all on purpose."
"Come here." Adam said and pulled Kim into his chest and wrapped his arms around her while she cried. As much as he wanted to run away and process all of this he couldn't not be there for Kim right now while she was crying.
"I'm so sorry Adam. I messed everything up." Kim said as she sobbed into his chest.
"Shh. Its okay. Its not your fault." Adam said as he stroked her hair. Things were making more sense now. He never really understood how things went bad so fast between them but Sean Roman as a catalyst for it all made sense. Adam tried to keep his anger towards him down and focus on Kim but it was hard.
Kim looked up at Adam confused.
"What?" He asked.
"Why are you so understanding right now? I thought you would be furious." Kim said.
"Oh I am. But…" Adam said and then paused. "But right now it doesn't matter."
Kim continued to look up at him confused and she pulled away a little.
"Adam I am so sorry for everything. I am sorry I listened to him and didn't talk to you as much as I should have about how I was feeling. I regret everything. That day before Christmas with you and Zoe was one of the best days I had in a long time. I miss you so much and I am so sorry." Kim said looking him in the eye.
Adam had so much he wanted to say but instead he leaned down and kissed her. They stood there in front of Molly's kissing like they were the only two people in the world. They clung to each other as if their lives depended on it.
When they finally pulled away Kim softly said, "wow."
"Kim I never stopped loving you. This all sucks and if I run into him I will punch him in his sorry little face. But all that doesn't matter anymore. He did this to us but we can put ourselves back together. We will have a lot to work on but I just need you back in my life."
Kim smiled when he said he still loved her and then said, "I'm so sorry, Adam."
"If you say sorry one more time I'm out." He said with a laugh and then pulled her into his chest and just held her there for a moment. It felt perfect to have her in his arms again. He was trying not to think about Roman and how he ruined everything for them and focus on the fact that he had Kim back.
"So what do we do now?" Kim asked as she finally pulled herself away from Adam's chest.
"We go inside so you don't freeze to death and enjoy our new year. Together." Adam told her.
"That sounds perfect." Kim replied as she smiled at him.
"Oh and I was supposed to tell you Erin had nothing to do with this." Adam said to her as he put out his hand and she took it with a small laugh. The two of them walked hand and hand back into Molly's to find their friends. They made their way in and got strange looks from some of their acquaintance and finally saw Erin, Jay, and Kevin standing by the bar talking to Casey, Gabby, Antonio, and Sylvie.
"Told you! You buy this round Atwater!" Jay proclaimed as they all notice Adam and Kim walking towards them holding hands.
"You had insider information because no normal person saw this coming." Kevin said and we went to buy a round of shots for everyone.
"Should we ask or just enjoy?" Gabby asked the two of them as they smiled at their friends.
"Just enjoy." Adam told them. As he put his arm around Kim and pulled him closer to him.
"Thank you Jay." Kim said and went over to give him a hug.
"Hey what about me?" Erin asked as she pouted.
"I heard you had nothing to do with this." Kim said jokingly.
Erin made a face at Adam and he just shrugged.
Kevin passed shots around to all of them. They raised their glasses and Kevin toasted, "To the end of one of the strangest years in history." They all looked at him for a second and then shrugged in agreement before they finally took the shot.
"So you guys gonna tell Voight about this?" Antonio asked as they all put their shots down.
Adam and Kim looked at each other and Kim made a face.
"I guess we have to." Kim said.
"That will be a fun way to start off the New Year." Adam joked.
Hermann then stood on the bar and called everyone's attention.
"We have one minute left of the year. I just wanted to thank you all for being here. 2016 has been a roller coaster of families growing, people coming apart and back together, friends, and good times. Though it was not always perfect it was life. Here is to an even better year in 2017." Hermann said to everyone in the bar and then the count down started.
Ten.
Nine.
Eight.
Seven.
Six.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
"Happy New Year!" Everyone in the bar yelled.
Adam pulled Kim into his arms and kissed her fiercely just as all the couples around them kisses as well and Kevin stood there a little awkwardly.
When they pulled away Adam said, "We will make it work this year."
"I'm not going anywhere this time." Kim replied.