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A/N: Alright so I have no idea why I didn'T write this sooner but meh. For everyone who knows me on Twitter know that I've had a lot going on in my personal life that made writing less of a priority but I decided to pen this in hopes to be able to kickstart back into the game. Enjoy and hopefully I'll be able to update my stories soon.

"Hey Adam, want to grab a drink at Molly's?" Kim dropped her coat against her chair as they all filed in after wrapping their case up.

"No place I'd rather be. I'll catch you guys there as soon as I'm done here." He smiled at her.

"Don't take too long, everyone will be there." They weren't nowhere close to being a couple but Adam was doing everything to get back on her good side, looking to rekindle what they once had, even though he knew it was a long shot and that she'd fight him on it every step of the way, the same was she was fighting him when it came to the growing baby inside her belly, a baby no one knew about but them.

"I'll try to make it quick." They shared a smile before he put his head down, trying to get done as soon as possible. He was aware of everyone leaving the bullpen but stayed concentrated on what he was doing.

Kim was more than anxious to get back home and take a hot shower. The case they had worked was physically demanding and her body was going through changes that were tiring her out more than she thought when the doctor revealed the pregnancy. She dropped her keys in the bowl that was sitting on her counter and she started stripping as she made her way towards her bathroom. She stopped in front of her full length in her panties and bra, her hand going instinctively to her still flat stomach. The fact that there was a growing baby that was part her and part Adam was equal parts amazing and terrifying. She had yet to make a decision where he was concerned or what kind of role she wanted him to play in their lives but she knew that she wouldn't cut him out completely, she owed that much to him. She finally blinked out of her thoughts and she stripped of her underwear before turning on the water and walking under the mist. She let the hot water work its magic on her muscles before she washed herself and stepped out of the shower. She slipped on a fresh matching bra and thong and put some black jeans with a yellow knitted sweater, using make up at a minimum and letting her hair fall down in waves on her shoulders. She grabbed her keys from where she has thrown them on her way in and she was out, heading straight to Molly's She pushed the door to the bar and the fairy lights and loud talking overcame her senses and she eyed the space for the rest of the unit and found them around the bar.

"Hey Burgess, took you long enough." Jay called out to her with a smile.

"I'm surprised you even made it tonight." She ribbed him, taking a stool next to him and Atwater.

"Girl's got a point." Kevin looked at Jay. "You've been MIA."

"Well come of us do have lives." He chuckled, taking a pull of his beer.

"What will it be Burgess?" Herrmann stood in front of her wiping his hands on a rag, placing it on his shoulder with a smile.

"I'll just have a beer." She smiled back at him, tapping the top of the bar. "Thanks Herrmann." She returned his smile.

"Coming right up." She returned to the group as Hailey made it to them, grabbing the stool next to Jay.

"Anyone seen Ruzek?" Hailey questioned as she called for a beer from Stella.

"He said he'd be there." Kim exchanged a smile with Hailey. "That boy takes longer than a woman to get ready." She chuckled, making the rest of the group laugh.

"Is there some room for one more?" Everyone turned at the sound a voice they hadn't heard in a few years.

"Sean Roman, what you doing in Chicago?" Kevin pulled him in for a bone crushing hug. "San Diego not treating you good anymore?"

"I'm in a town for a couple of days, thought I'd stop by." Roman smiled as Kevin released him. "It's good to see you Roman." He exchanged a hand shake with Jay before he took the two steps separating him from Kim.

"Hey Kim." He said tentatively.

"It's been a long time." Her smile was reserved but she still took the last step separating them and hugged him. "How's life in San Diego?" She questioned as she stepped away from him.

"They've been good." He acknowledged. Hailey was watching the interaction between the two curiously. She didn't know who that guy was but she could see the tension in Kim's shoulders and forced smile. She'd have to ask Jay about it later.

"Oh hey, I wanted to present you my new partner." Sean looked in Jay's direction to see a petite blonde next to him. "Sean Roman, Hailey Upton. Sean used to be on the beat here." She extended her hand and gave him a polite smile.

"It's nice to meet you." She eyed him quietly, trying to size him up.

"Likewise."

"Hey, if it isn't Sean Roman." Herrmann bellowed from behind the bar. "What can I get you stranger?"

"A beer's fine, that's Herrmann."

"Anytime. Make yourself at home." He disappeared to get Sean's oder and for another beat, there was a silence between the five people before Atwater commanded the attention, veering the group back towards an evening of fun.

Adam looked at his watch and rubbed at his eyes. Voight had put him in the lead in this case in a show of faith so he had to write up the final report. He was never good at paperwork but one look in the direction of Al's old spot was enough to set his ideas back on straight and finish his report. He finalized the last of it before bringing it over to Voight's office.

"Get out of here Ruzek."

"Night Sarge." He tapped the door frame before grabbing his coat off his chair and heading out of the bullpen. He wanted to at least freshen up before heading over to Molly's. The last few weeks had been filled with emotions, the biggest of them all was Kim blurting out about being pregnant, weeks after they had spent the night together. The fear of becoming a father was pressing on his chest but he wanted to be there for Kim, regardless of them being together or not. Of course, if someone asked him what he wanted, he'd scream it from the rooftop that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Kim, raising their child together. He wanted his son or daughter to have a better life than he had growing up. He took a quick shower and dressed in jeans and his blue plaid shirt. Kim had told him a long time ago that she loved that shirt on him so seeing a happy smile on her lips was what he was aiming for. He slipped his green jacket with blue stripes on and he was out of the door. His thoughts were on Kim the whole ride over and those thoughts made him smile a goofy grin. The grin stayed the whole ride over to Molly's and he got out of his car with a spring in his step. He could hear the loud noise of the patrons of Molly's from outside and he couldn't wait to get to his friends. He pulled the door open and let the familiarity of the bar envelop him and he scanned the bar for Intelligence. Minutes later, he immediately recognized Kim from the back and he smiled when he saw that her body was shaking from laughter but as soon as his eyes landed on the person that was making her laugh, his smile fell and his shoulders became tense in anger. He would recognize that weasel anywhere and that fact that he was making his girl laugh made him even angrier. He watched from where he stood and he was aware of the rest of the team around them but his eyes finally found Roman's hand on her waist and that was the last bit of restraint he had left. He marched in their direction and just as he was about to pull him roughly from her body, Kevin stepped in.

"Ruz, my man, you finally showed up." They hugged and Kevin applied a bit more pressure on Adam's body to calm him down but he knew that it was just a matter of time and so did Adam.

"Adam, you made it." Kim pulled herself away from Sean Roman and came to hug him.

"Of course I came darling." He pulled out of her embrace lightly but held her firmly to his side. "I told you I'd be there didn't I?" He kissed the corner of her mouth and he could see the confusion on her face and the annoyance on Roman's.

"You didn't tell me you guys were back together." He told Kim lightly but Adam could hear the accusatory tone slip through.

"That's because we're not together." She pulled her glare from Adam and looked at Sean, knowing his jealous side when it reared its ugly head.

"So Ruzek is still delusional." He chuckled, angering Adam even more. Everyone held onto their breaths, waiting for Adam to explode but he didn't. His fingers applied added pressure on Kim's side and he took a deep breath, trying to reign his emotions in.

"Sean." Kim pleaded with him. "Don't."

"Let him talk." Adam gritted his teeth, relinquishing his hold on Kim. "Clearly he's got something to say." He challenged Roman.

"Damn right I do." Roman said smugly. "Do you really think that you'd ever be good enough for Kim? That hot head of yours and your inability to commit will always get in the way and all you'll do is break her heart again, like you did the last time." Roman had moved closer into his space but within seconds, Adam's fist connected with Roman's jaw and Roman was on the ground, spitting some blood on the ground.

"You think you're all tough?" Jay pulled Adam away as Adam continued to goad him on.

"You had it coming." Adam yelled, trying to break out of the tight hold Jay had on him from behind while Hailey's pushed him backwards. "You little shit think you can come back here and stir up trouble again? Clearly you didn't learn from the last time you pulled that crap." Adam growled, referring to the fact that Kim had decided to stay in Chicago and not follow him to San Diego.

"Trust me, I got exactly what I wanted last time." He smirked and Adam was out of Jay and Hailey's hold and he was already pounding on Roman.

"BREAK IT UP!" Christopher Herrmann bellowed, holding a baseball bat in his hand. "You don't get out of my bar and I'll call Voight so he can throw you in the cage, give you something to think about." He growled.

"We're good Christopher, we're going." Kevin pulled Adam to his feet and pushed him out of the bar, everyone else following behind.

"Roman, you should go." Jay took the side of his team.

"We're not done yet." Adam growled.

"Oh you're done." Kim growled back, poking at his chest. She didn't need a pissing contest on top of everything else.

"No, I think he's right." Jay rolled his eyes when Roman opened his mouth. This was getting out of hand but if they needed to kick each other's ass to get this done and over with once and for all, than so be it.

"Fine, let them at it." Jay relented, only to get both Burgess and Upton looking at him as if he'd grown two heads. "You two want to go at it, kick each other's ass, then why stop you? If you can't get your heads out of your own asses and move on like normal adults, then let's see who's tougher."

"Jay, what the hell?" Hailey hissed.

"No, let's settle this once and for all."

"Kevin." Now Kim couldn't believe her best friend was agreeing to that.

"What, Jay's right. This thing between the two's been going on for too long."

"Come on, let's go for a ride." Kim had heard that phrase all too often and just the fact that Jay was suggesting it was a bad idea.

" I refuse to be a part of this." Kim took a step back. "If the two of you can't get through your issues like grown ass men, I sure as hell won't be there to witness it." She poked at Adam's chest, anger flaring up just at the sight of him.

"Go and rest, you need it." A silent agreement passed between the two and Kim simply turned around and left.

"I'll make sure she gets home okay Adam." Hailey promised him, going after Kim. Adam watch them leave with worry in his eyes.

"She'll make sure your girl gets home safe." Kevin knew she'd always be his girl no matter what happened between the two.

"Come on, get in the truck." Jay instructed and the three other guys followed suit, Adam calling shotgun, not wanting to have to share space with Roman anymore than was absolutely necessary. They drove through the streets of the city and soon the landscape changed and both Adam and Roman knew where they were heading.

"Come on, the Silos?" Roman questioned.

"What's wrong Roman, scared to face me at the Silos?" Adam chuckled from the front seat.

"Trust me, beating the crap out of you will bring me a lot of pleasure."

"We'll just have to see now won't we?" The rest of the ride was dead quiet and merely fifteen minutes later, Jay's truck came to a stop in the middle of the Silos and the four of them got out.

"So what are we fighting for?" Sean asked, rotating his shoulders, ready for the fight.

"If I beat you, I want you to stay the hell away from Kim, and this time for good."

"She can decide all on her own what she wants." Sean countered.

"She can definitely make her own decisions but she doesn't need you to screw things up for her. She's worked too hard to get where she is and she deserves every bit of it and I sure as hell won't let you get in the way of that." Adam stepped inside Sean's personal space, giving his shoulders a hard shove.

"When I kick your ass, you won't have a say in the part I play in her life." He gritted his teeth but that only resulted in Adam's fist connecting with his jaw, sending him to the dirt floor.

"Let the games begin." Kevin said under his breath, standing next to Jay, watching his partner and best friend throw punch after punch at Roman, the fight escalating quickly.

"Damn it." Kim walked into her apartment, banging the door shut as soon as Hailey walked inside behind her.

"It's going to be fine Kim."

"You say that because you don't know the history that is there between the two of them. Adam won't say it but he's waited a long time to be able to get his hands on Roman ever since we broke up."

"You're right but one thing I know is that no matter how much the two of you tiptoe around each other, he loves you and that will never change."

"It's not so simple Hailey." She grabbed a bottle of water out of her fridge. "No one knew about the baby and she intended to keep it that way.

"I think you're making it far too complicated. She sat at the table in front of Kim, hoping that she would open up to her, regardless of their past history with Adam.

"I love Adam I do." Kim sighed. "He's one of my best friends but he's not ready for a serious commitment and I don't think he ever will be."

"I know that I didn't know him back then but he's grown a lot and you will never know how much if you don't give him a chance." Hailey stood up, grabbing her jacket. "Just think about it."

"Thanks Hailey." Kim smiled genuinely.

"Anytime." She smiled back at Kim. "Have a nice night and try not to worry too much." Kim nodded in acknowledgement before Hailey let herself out.

"Did you have enough of are you looking to get your sorry ass kicked some more?" Adam's lip was bloodied and he could feel a black eye coming on the left side of his face but he was pumped, his breathing ragged.

"I don't call that an ass kicking." Roman chuckled, spitting blood on the ground. "If you had treated her half as good as I did, she never would have left your sorry ass." He goaded Adam with a smirk. He knew what he needed to say to get under the other man's skin.

"You and your mind games are the reason she left me." Roman didn't even see the left hook Adam landed in his ribs. "Just fucking admit it was all just a game with you." Adam yelled. He hated Roman with everything in him and getting to beat the crap out of him was satisfactory but the fact that Roman had toyed with Kim's emotions and insecurities enraged him beyond words.

"She was just looking for a reason to leave you and I gave her one." Sean manage to land a punch to Adam's jaw but it barely affected him

"ADIMIT IT!" Adam's patience was dwindling and now Roman was on the ground.

"It was a game she was more than willing to play and it was FUN." The little restraint Adam had shown until now flew out the window and he pummelled into Roman as he curled into a ball, trying to limit the damage that Adam was doing. He felt the skin off his knuckles split but he didn't care. All that mattered to him was the pain he was inflicting but he was quickly pulled away by Kevin while Jay picked Roman up from the ground.

"You stay the hell away from Kim you little piece of SHIT." He yelled as Kevin tried his best to restrain his best friend. "I see you breathe the same air as her and I won't just beat you into a pulp, I'll end you..

"Come on brother, it's over, let it go."

"Back in the truck." Jay instructed.

"Hell no, I'm grabbing a cab." Adam pulled himself out of Kevin's grip and started walking towards the road, not wanting to be in the same space as Roman anymore.

"Come on dog, in the truck." Kevin bellowed.

"I'll see you in the morning." He called back, never turning to look at him.

Adam walked for about 15 minutes before he decided to call a cab. He knew he shouldn't but he gave Kim's address to the driver and off they were. The ride was silent and it gave Adam some time to think. Think hard about what had just happened, think of the situation with Kim and the baby and think about work. The cabbie dropped him off without question to his appearance and Adam found himself looking up at the building. He took a deep breath before he walked in and made his way to Kim's door. He knocked softly with his good hand and waited

Kim had settled into the couch with a book, trying to distract herself from the fight she knew was happening between Sean and Adam. She hated that it was coming to that and even though she knew both men could hold their own, she was scared of what Adam would do. When she kept reading the same sentence over and over again, she sighed and put the book on the table. Just as she let it go, there was a knock on her door. She walked slowly to her front door and looked through the people.

"Oh my God Adam."

"It's nothing." He looked down at his feet.

"It's not nothing." She seethed, pulling him inside. "Take a seat in the kitchen and I'll be right back." She walked to her bathroom to retrieve the first aid kit.

He watched her return but kept his eyes trained on the knuckles of his left hand where blood had started caking. "I'm sorry about showing up here." He knew she was angry and would probably yell at him.

"Thank god you did otherwise you wouldn't have treated these injuries."

"It's fine Kim." He tried pulling his hand away but Kim kept it firmly in her hands.

"Not another word." She growled, not in the mood for all this drama. She washed the blood on his hand and put some ointment on it before wrapping it in gauze. "What happened out there?" She questioned but Adam kept his mouth shut. "Answer when I ask you a question you big oaf."

"I won." He simply said, not wanting to delve into it with her, not wanting to tell about Roman's admission.

"I'll need more than that from you Adam if you want to be a part of my life and this baby's." Adam was shell shocked at what she just said but blinked a few times before answering.

"It's exactly what I thought and I needed him to tell me the truth. I beat it out of him."

"You can't go around doing that every time someone pisses you off, not when you're going to be a father." She was working on cleaning the blood around his left eye.

"I'll work on that I promise."

"And if you want it to work between us, you need to be all in. You can't be there for me and this baby when it's convenient. You are either all in or not at all." Tears were already pooling in her eyes. She wouldn't be able to go through another heartbreak like that.

"I have been all in since the moment you told me." He smiled softly as he cupped her cheeks.

"That's all I need to hear." She smiled at him and he pressed his lips gently to hers, sealing his promise with it. They would be a family and they would be just fine.

A/N: So I could turn this one shot into a story but since I have so many ungoing ones, I'll just leave it as is. I really hope you guys liked it and please take a few seconds to review before you go, it always means the world to me. - Sarra