Disclaimer: I own nothing except my imagination.
A/N: Thanks for the review on the previous chapter, it's really appreciated. I'm happy that everyone is liking the relationship between Burzek and the support they have for each other. Of course, Adam is in a dark place right now and it'll be a long way back but I'm not giving up on them. I'm sorry if there's some typos because as some of you know, I sliced my right middle finger really badly and it's hard to type without it.
Adam sat in his car and closed his eyes. This was not how he expected his day to go and right now, his emotions were all over the place. He turned the keys in the ignition and after backing out of his spot, peeled out of Med's parking lot. His eyes stung with tears as he drove through the streets of Chicago. His heart hurt like it had never hurt before and he didn't know how to deal with it. Once he was inside his place, he closed his door and the bang made him jump involontarily. He walked around his empty apartment and made it the kitchen, grabbing himself a beer. He downed it in one long shot and took a second one, making his way towards the couch. The second one went down surprisingly well and he repeated his actions until the eight beers that were left in his fridge were done.
He stood, closed his eyes to stop the wave of dizziness that came over him. He made it to his fridge again and as soon as his hand grabbed on the handle, his eyes found the two pictures that adorned it. One was of him and Kim, her arms were wrapped around his waist and she was laughing as he kissed her cheek. He hadn't had the heart to take it off, his feelings for her were still intact even after the break-up. The second one was a picture of him and his father taken a few years back at a CPD bbq, the two of them smiling. The emotions hit him like a wave and a piercing scream left his lips as he emptied the contents of his counter.
"WHYYYYYY?" He was breathing hard as tears fell from his eyes. He got no answer in return and he simply continued on his blind, drunken rage, everything under his touch flying to the ground. His breathing was laboured as he fell to his knees.
Kim and Kevin returned to the district but the bullpen was quiet. The rest of the team was hunched over some paperwork and Voight and Antonio were in his office. When Voight looked up and saw them, he motioned for them to come inside.
"How's he doing?"
"Not so great." Antonio looked at her as she leaned against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Where is he now?" He stood from the couch and stood in front of her, his hands rubbing her arms.
"He went back home, said he wanted to be alone." The rest of the team had made it to Voight's office.
"Think that's a good idea?" They turned at the sound of Jay's voice.
"He didn't give us much of a choice. He said he'd call us tomorrow morning." Kevin told them. "He peeled out of Med's parking lot."
"Give him a bit of time." Voight told them. "We just have to be there for him, whatever he needs." Everyone nodded and left the office to return to their paperwork. Voight eyed Antonio and Kim and decided to leave them alone, closing his office door behind him.
"Talk to me." Antonio insisted.
"I've never seen him so lost Antonio." Her eyes were filled with tears and she furiously rubbed her eyes in an attempt to stop them from falling.
"It's ok to be worried Kim. And I know that you still love him so it's harder for you." She finally looked up in his eyes, a look of surprise in her own. "It's ok, I won't tell." He chuckled
"I didn't think anyone knew other than Kevin."
"The two of you will be ok. Just keep being there for him and if you need anything, and I mean anything, don't hesitate to ask." He pulled her into his arms for a hug. She wrapped her arms around his wait and mumbled a thank you in his chest. He waited until she stopped crying before releasing her.
"Thanks Antonio."
"No problem." He smiled at her. "come on, let's go finish this up so you can get some rest too. They walked out of the office just as Platt made it up the stairs to the bullpen.
"What's wrong?" Kim culd see the creases in her forehead from where she stood next to Voight's office.
"There's been a disturbance call coming from Adam's address."
"I'm going." Kim had moved forward before Trudy had finished talking.
"We're coming with you." Antonio and Kevin told her.
"We'll keep you posted." Antonio grabbed his coat and the three were out the door. Antonio put the sirens on as they made the drive to Adam's place. Once they made it on the scene, there was already a police cruiser.
"Stand down." Kim was the first one to step out as soon as Antonio cut the contact.
"I can't do that." The officer told her.
"She said stand down." Antonio growled, not giving the guy an option.
"Let me go up there." Antonio nodded and she went up the stairs, two at a time. When she made it to his floor, she found his door closed. She suspected that he was the sole responsible for the disturbance but she didn't want to startle him. She knocked on his door and waited. "Adam, it's Kim." She tried called through the door but still got no answer. She tried the knob only to find it unlocked. "Adam." She pushed the door open and that's when she saw the extend of what had happened.
His place wasn't very big so she had a full view of all of it. There was pieces of dishes and pots on the ground, the small shelving unit in the living room was emptied of its content. "Adam." She tried calling him again but she didn't get any response. He was siting on the couch with his head in his hands and she could see his shoulders shake so she decided to retreat to the hallways and called Antonio and Kevin with her two way for back-up if ever things went south.
"You ok Burgess?" Kevin asked her as he made it to Adam's floor.
"Yeah." She kept her pacing. "No." She finally looked up at Kevin and Antonio who were giving her a worried look. "He trashed his whole place and he's just sitting on the couch. What do I do?" She looked between the two for some advice.
"Do you want me to go try to talk to him?" Kevin asked. They were partners and they had this connection between the two.
"No." She made the decision. "I have to go in there. Just, stay behind me just in case."
"Ok." They both said at the same time. The three of them walked back inside, Kim in the lead. She made her way to him slowly. She took a seat on the living room table and looked at the broken man in front of her.
"Adam, it's me, Kim." He finally looked at her but his eyes were blank. "What hapened?" She tried but she didn't get an answer. "Adam, you need to tell me what's going through your mind."
"I'm all alone." Kim was thankful there was no sound in the appartment because she's not sure she would have heard it.
"Oh Adam, you're not alone." She pulled him to her as he started crying again. She looked over to Antonio and Kevin as their heart sank for their friend. "Come on, you're coming with me." Both boys were wondering what she was doing.
"Where?" Adam was drowning and she couldn't just stand there and watch him sink.
"I am taking you back to my place." She helped him up and guided him towards his room, Kevin following behind. She left the two boys alone as Kevin helped him back a bag, Kim going to see Antonio who was still waiting at the front door.
"You ok with this? I could take him too."
"I have to do this Antonio. I have to be with him every step of the way. It's going to be hard, for both of us but that's what I have to do.
"Ok. I trust you but my offer still stands. If you need anything, help or even a break, you call me."
"Thanks Antonio." Kevin and Adam returned about ten minutes later.
"We've got you." Antonio pulled him into a hug before releasing him. "Let's go." Kim made sure that the place was locked before the three of them made their way back downstairs. The drive to her place was spent in complete silence, Kim keeping an eye on Adam. They all went up to her door to make sure they were ok and Kim helped Adam inside.
"We're good." She turned to look at the boys.
"Are you sure?" Kevin questionned her. "We can stay longer if you need us."
"No, we're good, thanks Kev." He pulled her into a hug. "Call me if you need anything."
"I will." She waited for the door to be closed before she gave her full attention to Adam. "Let's get you settled." She helped him in the guest bedroom and sat next to him on the bed.
"Thanks." He simply said.
"You don't have to go through this alone Adam. I want you to lean on me through all of this, do you hear me?"
"Yeah."
"I'll let you get settled, call me if you need anything?"
"Yeah. Thanks again for picking up the pieces."
"I'll always be there for you." She pulled him to her and kissed his temple. She released him and gave him some space to get settled.
She watched from the kitchen as he moved around the room and changed into some pyjama bottoms and a t-shirt before he lied down on top of the sheets. Sheonly hoped that with time, he'd be able to pull himself out of the darkness with their help.
A/N: So i finally made it to the end, not without a lot of frustration with my finger issue. I wanted to have them be together in the same place to be able to see how they interact together in this. Hope you guys liked it and please leave a review before you go, I always love to read your thoughts. - Sarra
