AN: I believe someone in one of the comments said something about Voight not knowing... Are you sure about that? LOL! Hope you enjoy this relatively long chapter for this story. No matter how it ends... ;) Happy Reading.

Something Shiny

The music is making my whole body feel like it is pulsing. The rhythm of it and the volume just makes my hips want to sway. The club is packed and that doesn't leave much room to move. I can feel myself get shoved from behind, but I just land right in Adam's arms. He smiles down at me and helps me regain my balance.

"This place is insane, isn't it?"

I feel myself coming out of the dream, but a part of me knows that it wasn't completely a dream. More like part of a memory. What woke me up? I can feel Adam moving a bit underneath me and I quickly realize that he had just gotten back in bed and was pulling me back to him. I had instinctively wrapped my arm around him to pull him close, but he was now doing something to my left hand. I quickly blink my eyes as I'm not completely ready for the early morning light that is already filling the room.

"What are you doing?"

Apparently, my tongue is working though. Adam moves his hand away from mine and that is when I see it. My engagement ring. It is now sitting next to my wedding ring on my finger. I can tell that Adam is waiting to see my reaction. His body is way too still. I can't help but move my fingers slightly and let the stone catch the light. I lift my head and look to him.

"You still have it?"

He just nods his head and then moves his hand to cup the side of my face. His thumb begins to caress my cheek before he speaks.

"Yes, I kept it. Give me thirty days, Kim."

I feel my confusion mix with the shock of this revelation at his statement.

"You said that you didn't even make it thirty days on your vow. Give me thirty days to show you that you don't want to live without me. Give me that time to remind you how amazing we are together. If you don't believe by then…. Then we can talk about plans or options. Can you do that?"

I feel myself nodding a yes to him without even thinking about it. I mean what is there to think about? I love the man. I look back at my finger and then back to him. In this moment, I realize that I have everything that I wanted back less than a year ago. Everything. Well, except for us living under the same roof. Sure he has been here and now has a key, but he had that before.

"I can do that if you move in."

I can feel the excitement bubbling up in Adam and then he chuckles slightly.

"Well, I guess it was a good call to bring over half my closet and my flat screen yesterday."

"What?"

"Your TV is too small."

I'm turning my head in the direction of my living room like I can see through walls and would be able to note the change in electronics. Adam is really laughing now.

"Be careful what you ask for, Darlin'. I held back on switching out the fridge."

I look back and Adam is just relaxed back like he is waiting for the show. Like he figures I'm going to jump up and start rearranging things or something. I narrow my eyes at him and decide two can play his game. I check out the hall clock and realize that my alarm would normally be going off in about thirty minutes.

"Well, I guess if we are up, I'll just get the coffee started."

I throw off the sheet and get up. I can feel Adam's eyes on me as I act as if I am going to head for the kitchen. I look back and that playful look is gone. Replaced with something else. Yep, that's hunger. Of the non-food variety. That's right buddy. Don't forget who really holds the cards.

"Or… Maybe I'll just get a shower."

I start heading in that direction and begin laughing as I can hear Adam scrambling out of bed.

It was a good thing that we got our morning going early. As soon as we got out of the shower, both our phones started ringing. Life in Intelligence. We had been running around all day long chasing leads on a group of gun traffickers and had finally hit a wall. It was around dinner time, but we were not going home any time soon. I was going through a stack of paper on each of the crew's history trying to find a pattern or some clue as to where we might find them. I was sitting at Erin's desk. She had run down to grab a drink and had told me to take her chair so no one would steal it. I was concentrating so hard on the piece of paper that I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. I was twirling my engagement ring around my finger as I was reading. I didn't realize it till Erin's exclamation basically froze the whole bullpen.

"What the hell is that?"

I look up and Erin is pointing at me. I look down at the papers and then back to her.

"Their arrest records. Why?"

I could see Voight stepping out of his office and Olinsky get up from his desk. The rest of the boys had just stopped what they were doing and were looking in our direction.

"No. Not the paper. What is that on your hand?"

Oh. I look to my hand and then back to Erin. Well, I figure I got two options. One, play dumb and pretend this is just any normal ring. But, let's be honest. No one would believe that. Second option, I tell the truth. Time to lay it out there. I mean it's not like I have any intention of taking the thing off. If the last few days are any indication…. People will have to pry the thing off my cold dead finger. I tuck my hair behind my ear and just shrug my shoulders.

"It's my wedding band and my engagement ring."

I can see Voight trying to hide a smile and Olinsky stand up a bit straighter. Both of the men look immediately over to Adam. Erin is still staring at me and I can see Jay leaning over so he can get a better view.

"When did this happen? And to who?"

I'm biting my lip because I now understand why Adam was having such a good time with this that morning after. It was kind of fun to see people's reactions.

"Um… Adam and I got married this weekend. That's all."

"That's all?"

Erin turns around to look at Jay and then she looks to Voight. Voight just shrugs and starts to head back to his office. He calls out before he is all the way in.

"I'm disappointed, Erin. She was wearing that wedding band all day yesterday. Took you long enough."

Olinsky turns away before Erin can say anything to him. I watch as he walks up to Adam and I can just make out what he is saying.

"So you got those priorities in order?"

"Yeah."

"Good. Just own it. All I wanted."

Olinsky heads back to his desk and I can see Adam shaking his head. I feel Antonio's hand on my shoulder and I look up at him.

"Congrats, Burgess. Or I guess I'm supposed to call you Ruzek, now? That's going to get confusing."

"Burgess is fine. I haven't changed my name. Yet."

Antonio holds out his fist to me and I can see Erin shaking her head. I knock fists with Antonio and laugh at Erin as she shakes her head.

"What the hell, Kim?"

"Sorry, Erin."

I know I'm smiling, and Erin is smiling back at me. She turns to Adam and points at him.

"You better keep her happy or else."

Adam bows in Erin's direction and Atwater is laughing. Kevin's voice just booms out over everyone.

"I just want to point out how special I am because I knew first."

Jay throws a balled up piece of paper at him.

"Just because you took them to Vegas."

Kevin points at him and shakes his head with the biggest smile.

"Damn right."

Adam is looking at me like he can't believe I just told the unit. Why fight what I know to be true? I married the man I love and he has already been showing me that he wants to be married…. To me. What more can I ask for? The memory of our wedding? Well, there is that.

The week seemed to fly by. Every day more of Adam's stuff seemed to be appearing in my apartment. The fridge magically changed one day. Not sure how that happened since we were both at work all day long. When I opened the doors, all the food was basically in the same spot, but we sure had more room. His clothes were all in the closet and drawers of my dresser. His laptop and Xbox had found spots in my living room. I swear when we got to go to lunch he was making trips between his apartment and mine. Or ours.

It's now Friday and the two of us are walking into Kevin and Alex's engagement party. I am honestly shocked at the size of room that they booked out. I guess Kevin's connections have served him well. Adam has his hand on my back when he leans in and lightly kisses my cheek before saying something about getting us drinks. I run into Kevin's Mom who is quickly doing the meet and greet thing with everyone. She gives me the biggest hug and then apologizes for having to leave to greet a family member. The poor woman looks like she doesn't know what way to turn next. I am just starting to look for Adam through the crowd when I turn and almost run into the last person I expected to see.

"Hi, Kim. How's it going?"

Roman. Shit.

Post note: Um...yeah. I may have been feeling a bit evil when I wrote this part. Maybe. :P