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A/N: So my friend Stephanie and Michelle from Twitter had an idea and suggested I write it so I decided to add it to this story instead of making it a one shot. It's a throwback to season 2 episode 10 when Kim get's shot. Italics are dialogue from the episode.

Adam was sitting at Kim's bedside after she was brought back from surgery. She had been injured in a foot chase, getting hit by a car, her leg broken in two places. The rest of the unit had promised to swing by later after the case was done but Voight had given Adam the permission to stay with her. He lifted her left hand fished her wedding ring from his pocket.

"I thought you'd want this back." He whispered, pressing a kiss to her knuckles. "Do you remember the first time you were in here?" Of course she couldn't answer him due to the sedation she was still under but this kind of thing stayed with someone. They were in same hospital room where Adam had professed his love to her for the first time, after she had been shot in the field. He had been so scared when he heard the news of her shooting that he wasn't sure if he would be able to breathe again upon hearing the news.

Adam watched as Halstead went downstairs. The evening had been quiet for a rare occasion for the unit. They were all sitting at their desks trying to finish any case file they hadn't gotten to yet so Adam simply put his head down and started writing, wanting to get rid of that particular boring task so he could spend some time with Kim. His head shot up as he heard commotion coming from the lobby downstairs and he and Kevin exchanged a look and a shrug, figuring they would get called if they were needed. He turned his head to the left as Halstead came into his field of vision and he saw a look of horror in the Detective's eyes.

"Hey Jay, what's wrong?" He stood, his gut telling him it couldn't be good.

Halstead stayed silent as he looked at his younger partner, clearly not knowing how to form the words for what he was about to say. "There's no easy way to say this." Everyone's attention was now on Jay. "Burgess has been shot, her condition is unknown."

Adam felt the wind knocked out of him. "What?" He finally repeated as the rest of the unit around him were scrambling to grab their jackets.

"Roman called it in. Burgess was shot on scene, we don't know her status." Jay repeated, trying to make sense of it himself. Kim wasn't in Intelligence but she was family and the pain written on Adam's face was almost too much for him to bare. Adam was holding up against his desk with his hand, afraid his legs wouldn't hold him upright if he tried to stand properly.

"Adam, you're with me." Adam turned to look at his Sargent and simply nodded, the whole unit leaving the bullpen to make it to Kim and Sean's location.

"When Jay said that you had been shot, I thought I had lost you without telling you how I really felt." He continued to talk to her, hoping she could hear him in her unconscious state. "And when we made it to the scene, God I wasn't ready to see you so bloody."

Adam jumped down before Voight's truck had come to a complete stop and ran towards the ambulance, his gun raised.

"Kim." He looked down at her bloody chest.

"She's not responsive. Struck her head against the pavement." Cassidy relayed the information. "Offender shot through the front door." She continued.

"Where's Roman?" Voight inquired.

"Inside, he went after the shooter." Adam was trying to concentrate on the scene as Kim was loaded into the stretcher. A shot went out and everyone's attention went back to the building Roman was in.

"Hold here." Voight instructed as he went inside. "Stand down." Adam holstered his gun and went to get an update on Kim, trying to keep his emotions out of the case so they could find out what happened out there. Roman and Voight came out moments later.

"Hey, I want two cars escorting that ambulance to Chicago Med." Voight instructed Cassidy but Adam wasn't paying attention to their conversation, his worry for Kim too great. "Ruzek, stay here, you're inside."

"Alright." Adam conceded, not liking having to leave Kim by herself.

"Hey Adam, listen." Roman tried to explain what happened but Adam had a sudden rage flow through his chest.

"I'll get the particulars later." He refused to look at Sean as they worked on Kim inside the ambulance. He rubbed his forehead, trying to concentrate. "The how is owned by Luther Markov?"

"Yeah." Sean sighed.

"We got to roll." The paramedic told them, needing to get to Med as soon as possible, Roman wasting no time in getting into the ambo, Adam's anger rising if that was even possible. HE closed the doors behind them and gave them a couple taps and the ambulance transporting Kim was driving out of sight, Adam's mind cooking up the worst scenarios imaginable. They worked the scene, Adam and Alvin looking into the bedroom where Sean had almost been shot when he went inside post shooting, Adam not interested in anything Sean had to say when he returned, the anger outweighing the other emotions. When he was able to pull away from the scene, Voight had sent him to check on Kim's condition. He pushed past all the police detail at Med to find her asleep in her own private room, the machines the only thing telling him she was okay.

He placed a trembling hand on her leg and then took her hand in his before pulling up a chair to get closer to her.

"I really don't think I can do this without you darling." He took her hand in his, the same way he had back then. "I know this is different but it doesn't make it easier."

"How's our girl doing?" Adam looked up at the sound of Platt's Voice.

"She's still sedated. Doc says it could be a couple hours still."

"That wife of yours is though." He chuckled, seeing no logic flaw there. "She'll bounce back like she always does."

"That she will but I never did forget what you said to me that day. That no one should ever wake up alone."

"That's a good one to have remembered special sauce." She took a seat on the other side of her bed, using the very first nickname she had called him when he first started at the 21st.

"Mayor Emmanuel." Adam turned at the sound of Sargent Platt's voice. "Geez, moving up in the world." She placed the small vase of flowers she had brought next to the others in the room.

"Hey Sarge." He greeted her. "They took her back to the OR. She was developing compartment syndrome or something soo." He trailed off. "They had to relieve the pressure."

"Two surgeries in one day." That was scaring Adam too, the medical field too complex for him to even wrap his head around it.

"Yeah." He sighed, hoping he would be able to keep it long enough for her to wake up.

"Third one gets you free toppings." She tried to lighten the mood but one look from Adam and what she could only qualify as a I'm not in the mood smile and she was apologetic. "It's really good you're here." She took a seat in one the stuffed chairs in the room. "You know I got shot in the ass right?" Adam gave her a silent questioning look, wondering where she was going with it. "Sure, you tell people it's the hip but lower lower back side of the hip but yeah I got shot in the ass."

"Geez, I'm sorry to hear that." He wasn't sure if he was supposed to be sympathetic of just laugh it off.

"Well, it was different being a lady police then. They didn't want you, a lot of guys. So when I woke up, no one was there. Dawson was interrogating the jackass that shot me. Interrogating." She scoffed. "Broke his jaw." She admitted. "I understood this. But when you're waking up, I shouldn't have been alone." She confided. It was one of the many lessons Trudy Platt would teach him over her career. Their moment was interrupted by Adam's phone buzzing in his pocket.

"They're closing in on a suspect."

"Hey. If you can help find this guy, go."

"You'll stay?" He really didn't want Kim to be alone but he trusted Trudy with her.

"They'd have to drag me out." She confirmed before Adam left to re-join the unit so they could catch the psycho who had done this to his girl.

Adam wasn't in the mood to deal with Roman when he arrived at the scene so he simply chose to ignore him, Erin taking his side.

"Hey, how's Burgess?" She questioned sympathetically, not being able to go visit herself.

"She's good, she's great, just this uh follow-up thing." He really didn't want to talk about it, Roman's presence angering him too much. He put his head in the game and the four of them went to work. Once step up and the four of them turned at the sound of a car alarm going off. Things escalated in seconds and suddenly Adam was in Roman's face.

"What the HELL happened last night?"

"What are you talking about?" Erin was quick to come between the two of them.

"I'm going to hit one of you." She pushed them apart. "Same team guys, come on." Jay was quick to push Adam farther away.

"Ruzek, take a walk." Jay was met with some more resistance from the younger officer. "TAKE A WALK." That was his final say and Adam moved away from the scene so he could get his anger in check.

"I was so damn scared you have no idea." He breathed out as he waited for Kim to wake up.

"She's a lucky woman to have you watching over her."

"I'm the lucky son of a bitch believe me." He chuckled. Kim was the best part of him and only made that truer when they exchanged vows till death did them part.

"Sleeping beauty still awaits true love's kiss." Trudy stood up when Adam walked back into Kim's room.

"How'd you know about us anyway?" He asked as he shed his coat, placing it on one of the chairs.

"I passed the detective's exam, twice during my career in the police."

"You like didn't tell anyone?" Adam was trying to figure out where she was standing.

"I detest gossip." She seethed. "Any kind, I deplore it. This, was bought out of desperation." She showed him the magazine she had brought to distract herself while she waited for either him to return or her to wake up. "I plan on billing the department." A groan caught Trudy's attention and the two of them looked in Kim's direction as she stirred awake. Kim's eyes fell on Trudy and she frowned.

"Hey, I'm there too." He smiled back at her and when she returned his smile still groggy, Platt took it as her cue to leave.

"I'll come back." She came closer to Kim. "Hey Burgess?"

"Yeah?" She croaked.

"Next time, a little from a superior? Duck."

"It's great advice Sarge." She deadpanned, her voice still hoarse, Platt leaving her alone with Adam. He chuckled at their banter as Kim pulled the oxygen canula out of her nose.

"No, I think." Adam didn't continue what he was about to say to her, knowing that he wouldn't win, even in her weakened state. "Hey. How are you feeling?" He leaned in just a little closer so she didn't have to use her vocal chords too much.

"I feel, like a puppet who's someone else is making talk." He brushed a strand of hair out of her face and behind her ear.

"How long was I out?"

"Well the doctor had to take you back to get those pellets out. Do you remember you were shot?" He had no idea the kind of effect the trauma would have on her head.

"What? I was shot? What year is this? Who's the president? What is the internet?" Adam scoffed, his lip turning up in a smile.

"Ha ha, you are very funny." He tried to control his own breathing as he relished in the fact that she was now awake and out of the woods. "I am not strong enough to be messed with right now." He shuffled on the covers of her bed.

"Hey, hey." She ran her fingers against his arm. "You were worried about me." She could see it on his face.

"You have no idea." His words caught in his throat.

"It's ok." She kept brushing his arms with her fingers in a reassuring manner.

"I love you, you know?" The mere thought of losing her had put his feelings into perspective and he had to tell her how he felt before it was too late.

"I love you too." She smiled, making Adam's insides catch fire.

"Well we have that in common."

"Yes." She grinned. Adam stood and kissed her forehead before capturing her lips with his in a kiss.

Adam looked up as Kim's fingers twitched in his hand. "Welcome back." He smiled as her eyes started to flutter open.

"Hey." She smiled weakly, her lips completely parched.

"I'll get you some water." Adam was about to pull away until Kim held a firm hold on his fingers.

"What do the doctors say?" She coughed out a bit.

"Broken in two places. They put in a metal plate and screws."

"Just great. The metal detectors at the airport will be beeping non-stop the next time we decide to get away."

"Just as long as you're still there with me, it'll be worth it." He leaned in closer and pressed his lips to hers.

"I love you, you know?" She smirked. That particular moment in this particular hospital room as etched permanently in her heart and she was thankful of her history with Adam, the good and the bad.

"I love you too." He smiled against her lips. He slipped in bed with her and they stayed like that, laying in each other's embrace, Kim scheduled for a release in a couple of days where they would be able to return to their happy life.

A/N: So here is another slice in the Burzek love story. I hope you guys liked it and please take a few seconds to review before you go, your words always mean the world to me. - Sarra