"So remember how we were discussing having another baby?" Kim mumbled, Adam's grip on the steering wheel tightened and he glanced over to her. "Well that may come sooner than we expected."

"You're saying?" He asked, a smile growing on his face. Kim nodded excitedly

"I'm ready if you are." Adam replied

Kim leaned back into her seat, a smile plastered on her face.

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They were better at pregnancy this time around, better at the issues brought along with having a baby and they even went to those birthing classes. Adam would sit behind her awkwardly as the instructor told them what to do. Adam felt like it was useless since they already had done this before. It took a while for Karolina to understand that the space on her mother's lap was getting smaller and smaller. Kim couldn't help but be worried about her not reacting well to the attention the baby would get. She's spent two years of her life as the apple of her parents eyes. Yet in time Karolina seemed to like the idea of being a big sister. When they arrived home one night they found Karolina holding one of her baby dolls and carefully caring for it.

"Come on tell me, do you want a boy or girl?" Kim asked him one night. "Do you want a boy to do manly things with?"

"I don't know really, if we have a girl we don't need to buy all new things." Adam offered with a smile. Kim settled in against him, pulling the blanket over herself. "We could try naming the baby after your grandparents this time." He said, Kim shook her head at the thought,

"My grandpa was Ron and my grandma Marion." She reminded him

"I wouldn't mind a little Marion." He answered and put his hand over her swollen belly.

"This isn't The Music Man and she's not a hockey player." She argued with a smile.

"C'mon Hoss is boss." Adam joked and Kim thumped him with her pillow.

Adam was about to shut off the light when the bedroom door creaked open. Sitting up straighter in bed he saw the small form of a girl peeking into the bedroom.

"What's wrong sweetie?" Kim asked, Karolina shuffled into the bedroom holding her stuffed elephant.

"Can't sleep." She mumbled, Adam reached down and scooped her up into the bed. The young girl snuggled in between her parents. Kim wrapped her arm around her and gently stroked her blonde hair. Adam turned off the light and settled back into bed.

"Are you excited to have a sibling?" He whispered to her, he could feel her head move in a nod against him.

Kim softly began singing and Karolina burrowed herself closer to her mother.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are grey

You never know, dear, how much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine away

She stopped the song and rested her head atop Karolina's. In the dark she gazed over to Adam, they had this life.

As time passed he realized that the occupants of his bed had fallen asleep. Smiling in the darkness he closed his eyes. This was a life he never wanted to lose.

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She didn't expect herself to have these sort of pregnancy cravings. Karolina had left her more often nauseous then hungry but the newest Ruzek seemed to be hungry all the time. And she liked gyros. By her sixth month Kim was pretty sure she was going to be made of pita bread and lamb. She was sitting at her desk up in Intelligence when Voight came in, carrying a paper bag. She recognized that smell and her stomach began to growl.

"Ruzek told me." He told her simply as he set the bag down before her. Kim reached in and drew out paper wrapped gyros.

"Mr. Greeks? You went to Greektown for these?." She asked touched that he'd thought of it. She popped the top of of the cucumber sauce and drizzled it onto the meat.

"Best gyros in the city Burgess." He replied with a smile. "Besides Ruzek told me the last time you were there you nearly went off on someone who called it a guy-ro."

Kim rolled her eyes, "I didn't go off, I just strongly voiced my opinion that she should get some class." She explained remembering the scene in the little restaurant. With that Voight shook his head and left her.

"Maybe next time I can bring you some Portillo's cake." He called and Kim smiled.

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They didn't expect to have her go into labour two months early. She had been on desk duty and had gone to the bathroom when her water broke. She yelled for help and the first person to hear her was Platt. The older women knelt on the floor with her and tried to calm a frightened Kim down.

"Burgess listen to me, we're going out to the car and to the hospital and you're going to have your baby and you and Ruzek will be a sickeningly sweet family. " Platt instructed in her usual coarse way. Kim took a shaky breath. Platt helped her up and the pair made their way to her car.

"You better call Ruzek." Platt mentioned as she pulled out of the parking lot. Kim pulled out her phone and pressed his name. Unfortunately all she received was his voicemail.

"Adam, not to alarm you or anything but I'm having the baby. Platt's taking me to Chicago Med now so you know anytime." She left her message and set her phone down.

"It's too early, too early." She mumbled and bit her lip.

"Burgess I'm not having you crying so just do that breathing exercise crap." Platt quipped as she maneuvered through the streets.

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Adam was getting back into the car when he noticed he had a message. Going to his voicemail he listened to it.

"Al we've got to get to Chicago Med Kim's having the baby." He told his partner and the older man put the car into gear and took off.

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Platt parked the car and helped Kim walk into the ER. However it was a busy day and she found herself at the back of the line.

"Hey scrubs!" She shouted and Kim tried to not shrink back in embarrassment, "This women's about ready to pop out a baby!" The nurse sighed and guided Kim over to a wheelchair. "Ma'am is this your daughter?" She asked and Kim snorted.

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Kim was lying in bed when Adam ran into the room. From the rumpled look he had she could tell that he had barely waited for Olinsky to stop the car before getting out.

"Hey." She whispers, just then Adam noticed that Platt was sitting on a plastic chair beside her.

"Good you finally showed up Ruzek, I wasn't going to do that deep breathing crap." She quipped and left the room. Adam grabbed the chair she'd been sitting in and pulled it beside her.

"The doctor said that from what they can tell the baby is fine." Kim told him nervously. Adam reached over and took her hand.

"Everything's gonna be okay, we've got this." He told her, Kim chewed on her lip and leaned back into the bed. "I told Erin, she's gonna pick up Karolina from the sitter." He told her and she nodded.

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Violet Ruzek was born at just four and a half pounds. The doctor's had put her the incubator, saying that it was standard practice for premie's.

"Everything is gonna be okay, they said she's healthy and they just need to make sure. " Adam told her calmly, despite how scared he was. Kim nodded, not really sure of what to do. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Erin came in, Karolina pulling on her hand.

"Mommy!" She called happily and Kim felt some of the fear leave her body. Adam lifted her up onto the bed where she sat. Karolina looked around the room for the sister she'd been waiting for.

"Your baby sister has to have some extra help." Kim tried to explain, Karolina's eyebrows rose and as if she knew that her mother needed some help she wrapped her arms around her neck. Kim nuzzled her face into her daughters hair and held her close.

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Kim was resting when Adam took Karolina to see her Violet.

"The doctor's are making sure she's feeling good. " He told her as he lifted her to see the newborn.

"Is she sick?" The little girl asked, Adam could hear the slightest twinge of fear in her her grip on his daughter looked down at his newest child.

"Nah, she just needs a little help, you're gonna be able to see her soon, are you gonna be a good big sister?" He asked and Karolina nodded with a small smile.

"Alright lets go see uncle Al." He told her "He'll take you to the caf."

Once back at the room, which had detectives coming and going all evening Adam handed off Karolina to her god father.

"Do you want some pizza?" Olinsky asked her, Karolina nodded excitedly and grasped her godfather's hand.

Adam watched them go to the elevators before sitting down next to Kim.

"The doctor said she'll be clear to leave by tomorrow." Kim told him, Adam sighed in relief before placing his arms on her bed and resting his head in them. Kim looked over to see him grinning at her.

"We have another daughter." He whispered, Kim felt some of her worry slip away. She had him here, him and this network of adrenaline seeking friends to be their for her and her children.