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A/N: Thank you so much to everyone that read and reviewed the last chapter it means the world to me. Now I'm trying to write them navigating Adam's greif realisticly and I know it's not always easy and people don't grieve the same way but I know first hand how grieving can play with someone at its core so I hope you guys can take that journey with him.

It had been a few days since Adam's breakdown at his dad's house and he asked Voight for a few days off even if he knew it wasn't ideal for the team. Voight had insisted it was perfectly fine and to just take care of it, no matter how long it would take him. He would wake up before Kim and would often come back long after she had gone to bed and sometimes she suspected that he didn't come to bed with her at all.

Kim woke up and stretched her arms, finding Adam's spot empty again. She sighed and got ready for the day. She'd have to talk to Kevin to see if he could talk some sense into him. She went up the stairs to the bullpen two at a time, ignoring Platt's request for news of Adam. She didn't have the time nor did she have the answers for her. She set her coat on her chair and headed for a coffee, hoping it would help her get through another day without much news of Adam.

"Hey Burgess, you okay?" She didn't even need to hear his voice to know who was there.

"When Adam comes home I'll feel a hell of a lot better." She sighed, taking a large sip of the hot liquid.

"How many days now?"

"Fourth morning I've woken up to an empty bed." She finally turned to face him. "He sends messages like I'm fine and don't worry about me but I just don't know where his head is at and I think he crashed at his dad's house, or even his but I'm not so sure."

"Want me to knock some sense into him?"

"I'm trying not to push, I know how hard he's taking it and he doesn't need me hovering over him."

"No but he needs to let you in and right now it ain't happening."

"Do you mind pinging his phone and just I don't know, keep an eye on him?"

"Don't you want to come too?"

"I think he might need his best friend right now. Just tell him I'm worried about him and to just come home when he's ready?" He pulled her into a bear hug and let the sob escape her lips. She was worried and scared that Adam was digging himself into a deep hole.

"We, eehh, got a case." Jay poked his head in the break room. He knew they were having a moment in there, talking about Adam but this case couldn't wait.

Adam's eyes fluttered open and his head was pounding. He couldn't remember half of what had happened the previous night after he had stumbled into Buzzards with a buzz from home but he turned in his bed and palmed empty sheets. He missed having Kim in his arms in the morning but he needed to fix himself first. The reading of the will had done a number on him which resulted in him crying himself into Kim's neck. She had taken him back home after that and they had spent the day on top of the sheets of her bed, wrapped into each other. He had woken up in the middle of the night and left her a note on her kitchen table saying that he'd see her in the evening and when he slipped back into bed with her, she had already been sleeping for a while.

He knew it wasn't fair to her after she had been so supportive of him but right now he needed to few days to get his head on straight. He took a quick shower to remove the cobwebs in his head before he headed to his dad's house. He didn't know what he was doing there because he hadn't taken one decision concerning his personal belongings nor had he decided what he was going to do with the house. He returned home after grabbing some dinner and he popped himself a beer.

The case had been fairly simple but as they wrapped everything up, Kevin went to Voight's office and knocked on the open door. He walked inside when he was motioned in and he closed the door.

"What can I do for you Atwater?"

"Is it ok if I finish the paperwork tomorrow? Kim is worried about Adam and she wants me to check up on him."

"I thought he was living with her."

"He has but not for the last three days, since the reading of his pops will."

"Yeah, paperwork can wait." Hank knew the bond the three of them had and if someone could talk some sense into Adam it was Kevin Atwater.

Kevin didn't need to ping his Adam's phone. He went by his apartment and he saw some light filter through the blind.

"Ruzek open up." Kevin banged on the door, not caring who heard. If someone had problems with him he had no issued flashing his badge to get rid of them. "I'm not gonna ask again, open up Ruzek.

"Stop yelling, the neighbours will complain about your sorry ass." Adam flung the door open and retreated back to his living room.

"You comfortable here?" The place didn't look like hell but its habitant did.

"Yeah, real comfortable." He slammed his beer bottle down on the table and propped his feet up, surfing through channels.

"Well you know who's not comfortable? Burgess." He saw Adam's shoulder square, he had hit a nerve. "She's worried about you man and you don't even have the decency to call her, tell her you're ok."

"She knows I'm ok." He took a pull of his beer

"By fucking text, what the hell is wrong dog?" Kevin was now blocking Adam's view of the tv.

"What the hell Kev, move."

"Ain't moving till you get your sorry ass to Kim's place and talk to her."

"I need some space, I need to get my head on straight before I go back to her. She needs a better version of me, not this sorry joke." Adam was well aware of the way he was acting and he had hoped that the few texts he had sent her saying he was ok and to not worry would ease her but with Kevin standing like that in his living room, he had been wrong."

"Whatever version you are, she wants to help you through it. Don't push her away man."

"I'm not pushing her away; I love her, more than anything."

"Than get your sorry ass out of this place and back to hers. I don't like seeing her sad and that's exactly what she is. Make it right." Kevin removed himself from in front of the tv and left, leaving Adam with his thoughts.

The tv was playing something that his mind couldn't concentrate on, his mind only on Kim. He suspected that she was at home with a book in her lap, trying to empty her head. The more he thought of Kevin's words, the more they made their way into his brain so he stood from the couch and turned the tv off before he took a quick shower and brushed his teeth.

He found himself in front of her door, wondering what he would say to her when she opened. He raised his hand to knock more than once, never doing the action, his nerves suddenly on high alert.

Kim was sitting in the living room with a book in her lap and a glass of wine on the table. Kevin had come by a few minutes ago with the news that he had found Adam and that he was in one piece before he gave him a piece of his mind. She couldn't concentrate on the words that were on the page, her mind bringing her back to Adam. She was worried about him and she wanted to give him space if that's what he asked for but she wanted to be able to be there for him the way he had let her be in the last few weeks. She was staring off into space when she was overcome with a strange sensation. She couldn't quite put her finger on it but she set her book aside and stood, heading towards the door. She looked through the peephole and was surprised to find Adam standing there. She didn't know how ling he had been standing there but she opened the door to his back.

"Adam?" He turned at the sound of her voice.

"Kim." He said her name in almost a whisper. "Can I come in?"

"Uh yeah!" She opened the door farther and let him in.

"I'm sorry for these last few days." He leaned against the closed door of her apartment.

"Adam." She took a step towards him.

"Don't try to make excuses for me Kim. I'm just so lost and I didn't want to be a burden for you while I figure it all out."

"Don't you get it Adam? I want you to lean on me, I want you to let me help you figure it out. It's a lot to shoulder all by yourself and I prefer knowing you struggle but that I'm here to help you than to let you go through it alone. Just come in the living room with me and we can talk about it, please?" He let her pull him towards the couch and she let him put his head in her lap as she ran her fingers through his hair. They stayed silent for minutes, Kim giving him all the space he needed to start talking on his own.

"I don't know where to start." He finally admitted. I know his attorney said that the bank will call me but I don't even know if I want to keep the house or not but what I know is that I can't pay for both."

"Ok that's a start. What if I said that you could live here with me?" Her eyes were locked on him as she stroked his arm, her fingers still in his hair.

"You want me to move in with you?" He looked up at her and she nodded.

"You spend most nights here anyways and I kind of like having you here when I wake up in the morning. I missed you Adam." He knew she was referring to the last days where he was MIA.

"Than yes I'll move in with you darling." Those two words filled Kim's chest with gratitude and lifted a weight off her shoulders.

"Good. Now come to bed, we have a long day tomorrow." They were off and it was the perfect time to start packing his things.

"What's tomorrow?"

"We are off and we are going to get your things at your place to bring it here to ours."

"Hell yeah." He finally sat up and pulled her to him. "I know that there's no pressure this time around but I'm happy we can finally make this kind of decision now. Whatever we chose to do, no more dragging my feet, I promise." He leaned down and kissed her.

"And no more pushing away, please."

"Done." He rubbed his nose against hers and kissed her again. "Come on." He stood and offered his hand to help her up. He guided her with his arms wrapped firmly around his waist towards their room.

"Who are you texting?" Kim was never one to pry and hover over him but if by the off chance it was Kevin she wanted him to ask.

"Kevin. Gotta tell him I got my head out of my ass."

"Ask him for help, tell him I'm paying for pizza and beer." Adam chuckled at Kim's now giddiness.

"He'll meet us there at ten."

"Good. That's more than enough time to enjoy you in bed next to me." She crawled on her hands and knees on the covers to be able to kiss him.

"When you put it that way." He pulled her suddenly by the arms, making her squeal. "Let's get started." She couldn't help but laugh as his lips attacked her neck. Seeing him act like his normal, fun goofy self was a nice sight to see and they had some fun together until they were both too exhausted to still stand. He pulled her to him under the covers later and kissed the top of her head as her chest rose and fell steadily. "Thank you for not giving up on me." He whispered in her hair as he drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Ok so I know that it is a heavy time for Adam and that Kim is trying to be there for him as much as she can but I felt that with their history, the way they navigate their relationship through Adams grief doesn't have to be pushed or follow a specific order but I felt it "natural" for kim to ask him to move in with her. I really hope you guys like it and please take a few seconds to review before you go, always love your thoughts - Sarra