Hey guys, happy Tuesday!
Wow, I can't believe this is chapter 70 of this story and there are still some things and situations I'd love to explore with them.
Thank you for your support and all the love you've given to this story so far.
I'd love to know what things you'd like to see them go through!!
Thanks for taking the time to read and review. I certainly love to read your thoughts!
Happy reading!
Xoxo,
Nina
She was lying on his bare chest, looking out the balcony. He was right, this was the best of both worlds.
"Thank you for doing this for me. Pampering me." She snuggled closer to his body, muffling her smile against his skin.
"More than happy to do that again if you want." Kim knew there was a smug smile plastered on his face even if she couldn't see it. "Although, I might need to move the venue back to the bedroom. I don't think my back can take the floor the whole night."
She started laughing, making him do exactly the same. "It's not funny."
"Then why are you laughing?"
"Because your laugh is contagious, darlin'." He tried to sit up taking her with him. His hand on the side of her face did its best to hold her in place, as his partly opened mouth approached hers, lightly biting on her lower lip before kissing her passionately once more. "I can't get enough of you, Belle."
"Who said you had to limit yourself?" Her question was more like a tease than anything else, and the fact that it came out as a whisper was even more exhilarating.
He straightened up even more and used his free hand to roam over her body, using his fingertips to softly caress her skin, while she gave in to his touch.
As they continued their kiss, he helped back down, wanting to pleasure her and enjoy their proximity to the fullest.
He climbed on top of her, peppering kisses all over her body as his hands carried on their task with dedication. Her face reacted to every single touch, and he loved watching every single second of it, but he decided to leave that magnificent view behind and dipped a little lower, caressing her thighs and giving some extra time and love to her scar. With just a gentle push and the help of her own will, he began to part her legs, just enough to let her man kiss the inside of her thighs. Little by little, the soft pecks started to change direction, útil his lips were finally devoted to the most delicate part of her body.
Although he couldn't see his face, he enjoyed the sound of her moaning just as much. Her hands scratched his hair and her hips started to move on their own, trying to intensify every feeling that was running through her body, and it wasn't long before he took her to the peak once more.
"Oh my dear lord, detective." She sighed out.
"I hope that means you enjoyed that."
"I did. Very, very much."
"I'm glad."
"I'm also very proud of you."
"Oh, really? What for?"
"For taking another round on the floor. I promise the next one will be on the mattress." She did her best trying to hide her laugh.
"I know you meant that as a joke and that you really enjoy making fun of your elderly boyfriend, but I highly appreciate it."
Kim couldn't hold back her laughter. "Elderly? Shut up. Are those sexy grays getting you self conscious?" She joked, getting a playful answer back.
"Maybe a little."
"You're hotter than ever Adam." She paused for a quick second. "And your vigor drives me fucking crazy." Her eyebrows wiggled, getting a sparkling smile out of him.
"Does it?"
"Yeah. A lot."
"You drive me crazy too. I told you already and I won't get tired of repeating it." He looked at her in the eyes, only to place a kiss between her breasts seconds later.
She grabbed the blanket and covered her chest with it, trying to hold it in place with her forearm.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Her statement was fresh and uncomplicated, as she began to stand up and look at him from above. She was enamored by his curious eyes looking up at her. "We're just going to bed now."
"Your wish is my command, Belle." Adam imitated her action and immediately started to walk behind her, hugging her by the waist and leaving soft kisses on her neck as he followed her to his bedroom.
Round three was indeed on the mattress and it felt glorious to both of them.
Kim woke up a bit tired, sore but incredibly happy.
A warm feeling invaded her chest every time she thought about her life and she had no doubts whatsoever that she loved it.
Sure, losing Andrew sucked, the accident sucked as well; the idea of having to live a life without Adam that once was a reality, now felt like the most horrible nightmare. She was lucky to be alive and to have so much love and things to be thankful for.
The accident taught her many things, but not taking anything for granted and living life to the fullest was probably what stuck to her the most.
As she turned in bed, tapping lightly on the mattress with the palm of her hand looking for her boyfriend turned out to be a disappointment when she didn't find him there.
After rubbing her eyes, she sat up and looked around the room. There was no post it note and no messages on her phone, so he had to be in the apartment somewhere.
The brunette grabbed one of his flannels, rolled up the sleeves and buttoned only two buttons, it wasn't that cold, but walking around his place naked was not the mood she was going for right now, although she managed to make the outfit sexy enough. She went to the bathroom first, and then walked over to the living room where she thought he could be.
Adam enjoyed having a cup of coffee on the couch, looking over the city of Chicago.
"Here you are."
He was sitting exactly where she thought, the only difference was that he was actually looking at his laptop and not at the view in front of him.
"Good morning, Belle. You're up early."
"When I didn't find you in bed I wanted to look for you." She hugged him from behind, wrapping her arms around his neck while lightly touching his chest, as she dropped a soft kiss on his left cheek. "I missed you." The last statement was almost a whisper, she was almost embarrassed to pronounce those words out loud. Kim knew there was nothing wrong about being open about her feelings, but sometimes she thought she was too old to be acting like a teenager. But true love has no age limit and both of them were entitled to express their feelings in whichever way they wanted.
"I had an email from work I needed to check out."
His answer set off an alarm in her, and she was instantly worried about his safety. "Is everything ok?"
"Yes." He noticed the way her muscles tensed, and grabbed one of her hands to lightly kiss her knuckles in an attempt to soothe her. "It's just time tables. We have to figure out how to organize our schedules once Jay and Hailey leave for their honeymoon. Voight wants to try to cover this without having to get someone else in the unit, but unless he's planning to deprive us from our sleep I don't see how that could happen." His head was practically stuck to the screen, he was trying to find a way to make everything work out, but it was way too much work to do for the three of them.
"That sucks." Kim sighed, "I'm gonna get a cup of coffee, would you like a refill?"
"I'd love that." He handed her his mug without looking too much. His priority right now was work and providing an answer that would not satisfy his boss and express his thoughts. He was so concentrated that he hadn't yet taken a second to take a good look at his girl.
"So, does this mean that we won't see each other much?" Kim came back with bit mugs of coffee, handing him his blue CPD ceramic one right after she took a seat next to him, tucking both legs under her.
"We'll see each other, maybe it won't be easy to find the time but we will make it work."
"Yeah, you're right. We'll figure it out." The brunette said trying to sound confident and like she was ok with it, while deep inside she felt like she wasn't really fond of the ideas.
"Plus, I need to make sure I get all my work done before we go on vacation once the newlyweds come back." Adam added, sounding a little overwhelmed.
"Babe, we don't have to do that right now."
"But that was our plan. Do you not want to go?"
"I do. I mean come on. Hanging on a beach with you? I would have to be insane not to want that. What I think I want more is for you not to go on a work overload because you want to comply with everything. You need to rest Adam, especially in your line of work."
"Aw, you're worried about me." He teased her, slowly beginning to shift the focus from his electronic device to his girlfriend.
"Of course I am. I want you in one piece."
"Me too." He said playfully as his mouth attacked her neck while making hungry dog noises, which made Kim laugh instantly.
"I also want us to spend time together as regularly as possible." She pouted and shrugged her shoulders.
"You know, you are right. I should have stayed in bed with you. It's nicer when I'm next to you." He snuggled closer to her as the words escaped his mouth.
Kim was lost in their contact and she totally agreed, it was a lot nicer whenever they were together. It was only natural for the next sentence to come out unconsciously. "We should live together."
"What?"
Kim froze and Adam's smile was becoming broader by the second. "Did I hear that correctly? Do you really think that?" He was doing one hell of a job disguising his excitement behind all those questions.
"Well… I mean… Um…" She was stuttering and the only thing he wanted was for her to let that thought out. "It feels good when we're together." Kim shrugged, slowly finding her pace. "I like going to bed with you and waking up next to you; and let's face it, this is not the last time you'll have a busy schedule and when I'm in school I have pretty hectic moments too and it's impossible to find a moment for ourselves." Her hands were moving as fast as she was talking. "I like the idea of coming home to you when the outside world is a little crazy and I hope that's something that you find in me as well, a little safe place where you can come to." She sighed and looked at him. "It doesn't have to be right now, I know I came out of nowhere with this, but I would like that, at some point when we both agree on it."
"Belle, you are that safe spot I wanna come back to every time I leave this apartment." The laptop wasn't the focus of his attention anymore. All he cared about was the conversation they were having. "And I think it does have to happen right now." Kim's sweet smile let him know that they were totally on the right track. "I mean I'm ready and I really want to do this."
"Yeah?"
"Yes, Belle."
"We're moving in together?"
"We are!" He confirmed.
"I'm so excited!" She started to clap with the biggest smile on her face, resembling something that Gracie would do.
"Me too." He closed the distance between them and pressed his lips to her. "So, my place or yours?"
"How about we find something that's ours? I love your place and of course I love mine, but I think that having a new space to start writing a new chapter to our story is kind of cool. It might take a bit longer, but I think doing this together could be fun."
"Totally. Can't wait to start apartment hunting, that's gonna be interesting." They both chuckled. "We're going to need to check our leases, see what time frame we have, but we can start looking to see what options we have."
"I can make a spreadsheet, see our budget." Adam smiled, he loved how excited she was about this and her ongoing passion for planning and spreadsheets; it was so contagious he was more than ready to hop on her boat.
"How about making a list of the things we really want." He grabbed his computer again, only now he logged out of his work email and opened up a new document instead. He thought about it better and gave her the device. "You write the list, it's not really my area."
"Don't mind if I do."
And just like that they embarked into a new adventure adding a whole load of things to their to-do list, but both of them were really looking forward to it.