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Kim woke with a start and looked at the alarm clock. The red numbers blinked three and she cursed under her breath before sitting up. She had waited for Adam to fall asleep before retreating to her own bed and that had been a long process. He had stopped tossing at around one, clearly trying to fall asleep but unable to. She contemplated going to see him to see if he needed anything but she figured that a little bit of space to breathe might be what he needed. Now that she was up though, it didn't seem like the best idea. She could hear him tossing and turning in the room next to hers so she pulled the sheets off her legs and padded toways him. It was clear that he was having a bad dream by the way that his body was moving so made it to him and sat down on the bed making as little noise as possible.
"Adam." She whispered in the dark, putting a hand on his shoulder. When he didn't wake up, she gave his shoulder a light push.
"DAD." He yelled, sitting upright, his shirt drenched in sweat.
"Adam, it's ok." She pulled him against her chest and wrapped her arms around her torso. "I got you." She rocked him as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She closed her eyes to keep her tears at bay as she felt him shake in her arms.
"It keeps playing in my head." HE mumbled in her neck.
"Take slow breaths." She waited until he did as she instructed him before she pulled away slightly. "I'm going to grab you a glass of water and start the shower, I'll be right back." He nodded and she left quickly in the kitchen. She grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and stopped in the bathroom to start the shower. She looked at her own reflexion in the mirror and sighed. Dark circles were already starting to form under her eyes but she would have to wait. Adam was her main focus for now. She splashed some cold water on her face and turned the shower on before she retreated back to the room that would be Adam's for the time being. She handed him the bottle of water and sat down next to him. "Feeling better?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry I woke you Kim." His fingers were playing with the paper tag of the bottle.
"It's fine." She gave him a small smile. "Come on, let's get you out of this shirt." She helped him stand and her hands came to rest at the hem of his shirt. "Sorry." She took a step back, realising that it wasn't her place right now to do that.
"Don't Kim. It means everything that you're making sure I'm fine." Sometimes she felt he was in a good place and some other times, she thought he was too far gone. She didn't know what it felt like to lose a parent but she was learning along with him the stages of grief. She stepped out of the room and headed down the hall to the kitchen. She started a pot of coffee while she waited for Adam to take a shower. He stepped out of the shower and noticed the light in the kitchen so he padded her way. "You should go back to bed Kim." His voice bounced off the walls from the silence in the room.
"I'm good." She pushed a cup towards him as he took a seat, running a hand through his hair. "Just how you like it." She smiled.
"You remembered."
"Not a hard order to remember Adam." It wasn't much but the fact that he was talking was a step in the right direction. "Do you want to talk about it?" She ventured, taking a sip of her own cup.
"I just keep seeing what happened in the warehouse. It's just." He trailed off, looking into his cup. "It never ends well." He simply said, not wanting to delve into that right now. "Did Voight call you?" He voice dout loud as he took a sip of his coffee.
"Not yet. I'm sure that Kevin and Antonio filled him in"
"Ok." He took another sip of coffee before getting up. "I'll let you get back to bed, it's been a long day." She was about to protest but decided against it. She didn't want to push him right now so she decided to let him set his own pace, she just had to be there for him when he was ready." She waited to make sure that he was sleeping, or at least hoping that he was sleeping before she turned in herself.
Her night was far from restful as she slept with an ear out for any kind of distress from Adam. She got up after only a couple of more hours of sleep and slipped into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. She walked quietly to the room Adam was settled in and she was glad when he looked peacefully sleeping. She made sure she left a note for him in case he woke up and she hadn't returned but she had a few errands to run and had to make a stop at the 21st to give everyone an update. First stop was the district and Platt. As soon as she saw her, she pounced.
"How's boy wonder doing?" Platt had always had a soft spot for Adam and the woman's heart was breaking for him.
"As good as can be expected." She sighed. "It wasn't an easy first night." She admitted.
"Are you taking care of yourself Burgess?" The older woman could see the dark circles under her eyes.
"As much as I can." She didn't want to lie because it would be useless, Platt would see right through her.
"Alright, Randal and I will bring some food over tomorrow, keep you fed."
"You don't have to do that sarge."
"No argument from you Burgess." Kim sighed, clearly she wasn't going to win.
"Ok, thanks." She patted the front desk and headed up the stairs to Intelligence. She missed this pace but she needed to be by Adam's side. "Hey." Everyone looked up from their desk as they heard her and Kevin was the first one to greet her.
"How's our boy?" He rubbed her back.
"He's struggling." She inhaled his scent. She was happy to be able to count on her best friend right now. "I can't stay long, I just wanted to update you guys and fill up my furlough papers."
"How'd it go last night?" Antonio asked as he leaned against his desk.
"He had nightmares. I had to make him shower in the middle of the night after a bad one and he didn't fall asleep until a bit later."
"And you?" Voight came out of his office, his hands in his pockets.
"Slept a couple of hours after I made sure he was asleep and didn't really slept all that well after I sent him back to bed.
"You gotta take care of yourself too kid." He motionned for her to follow him in his office. "Is there anything else we can do for you?" He motionned for her to sit on the couch and he sat next to her.
"Tell me what I'm supposed to do." She finally broke down and he rubbed her back, a rare moment of affection coming from him.
"Just be there for him Kim, that's all you can do right now but if you need anything, you have to lean on us, we're there for the both of you."
"Thanks Sarge." She took a few deep breaths and wiped her eyes before sitting straighter. "Any news on the service? I think it would help Adam a lot."
"Trudy is working on it, I'll keep you posted when I have more details."
"Thank you Hank." She was grateful to have the man on he rside right now because that was the part about this that she had no idea of how to handle.
"Anytime kid. I got all your furlough papers done, I just need you to sign them."
"Thanks, it means a lot to me and I know it'll mean a lot to Adam." They both raised from the couch.
"Stop thanking me and get out of here." He chuckled as she signed the papers. "We're family and that's what families do, they take care of each other." She nodded at him and left with a promise to keep them all updated, Kevin promising to stop by later in the evening.
Adam woke up with his head pounding. He blinked the sleep away but his mind was a bit fuzzy. He didn't know this room and then he remembered he was staying at Kim's. He swung his legs to the side and stood, making his way inside the appartment. He was sure he'd find her in the kitchen but instead he found a note.
You were sleeping soundly so I didn't want to wake you. I'm out for a few errands but i'll be back before lunch. Kim
He was thankful for this woman so he decided to text her .He looked through her fridge and decided that he'd make something for lunch. He wasn't in any kind of mood for anything big but he owed it to her to be a somewhat normal guest.
She walked inside as he put the food on plates. "You didn't have to cook Adam, I could have taken care of it."
"It's the least I could do." He set the plates on the table while she put the food she had purchased away.
"I didn't know that I had what it took to make thatalfredo sauce." She chuckled as she took a bite.
"I had to improvise a bit."
"It's really good." She smiled at him. "So, did you manage to sleep a bit?" She questionned him.
"The shower helped. It cleared my head a little bit but I know it won't be that easy."
"Baby steps Adam." He nodded and they ate the rest of their meal in silence. "I know it's not easy Adam but we need to talk about a few things." She tested the waters.
"I know I just, not today, please?"
"Okay." They both came to a silent agreement that they would adress this first thing in the morning. "Are you up for some company?" He nodded. "It's just Kevin." She could see the fear dancing in his eyes at the thought of being around people. "I'd make us General Tao chicken and we could grab a few beers and watch tv. That ok?"
"Yeah. Kevin is good."
"Ok." She smiled at him and they spent the rest of the afternoon on the couch in front of a movie until Kevin could make his way over after shift.
A/N:Sorry it took so long for an update, still having issues with my finger. Please take a few seconds to review before you go - Sarra