Summary: âThatâs it.â Kim announced to Roman as soon as they got back into the squad car. Her head hit the back of her seat with a gentle thud, her neck aching. âI officially hate Valentineâs day.â
Sean Roman can be a good partner, sometimes. He can also be a really infuriating one.
Unfortunately, today, he chose to be an infuriating one.
âNot even married and already out of the honeymoon period, huh?â He snarked and maybe, maybe, he was just trying to be funny, lighten up her mood but if so, he really failed to read the room.
It's Valentine's day, Kim is engaged, and yet she couldn't be more unhappy and Adam isn't as clueless as she thinks.
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It was the fifth domestic dispute Kim had to break up that did it.
It had been building all day. From the fact that even before this day started she was bone tired, having worked almost non-stop for a few days due to a lack of variable officers for the shifts, to Intelligence also being so busy that between her shift and their case, she had barely gotten to even have a glimpse at Adam, which was really hit home this morning, when she woke up in bed alone, his side cold and finally to her partner talking all day about his âultra romanticâ plans with a girl he had been only seeing for what feels like five minutes.
But the final straw was this fifth (fifth!) domestic dispute which, according to both people involved, merely started because of the number of roses the guy got his girlâa completely and utterly ridiculous reason to chuck the manâs xbox out of the window, if you asked her and, she hopes, literally anyone else.
Sheâd have also hoped that the guy would also realise it was ridiculous, and she thought so depending the neighbours called them about the way the pair was yelling at each other, but as soon as Kim had informed them that the girlfriend did property damage and she can be arrested for that, the boyfriend had the audacity to be upset with her.
That, probably, was the actual final straw, if Kim was honest to herself.
âThatâs it.â Kim announced to Roman as soon as they got back into the squad car. Her head hit the back of her seat with a gentle thud, her neck aching. âI officially hate Valentineâs day.â
Sean Roman can be a good partner, sometimes. He can also be a really infuriating one.
Unfortunately, today, he chose to be an infuriating one.
âNot even married and already out of the honeymoon period, huh?â He snarked and maybe, maybe, he was just trying to be funny, lighten up her mood but if so, he really failed to read the room. Kim glowered at him warningly.
âI take it that Ruzek doesnât have any plans for the two of you then?â Roman failed to take the warning.
âThatâs so not the point. Did you not just witness the same stupid idiocy that I did? This holiday makes everyone go crazy.â Kim sat up straighter, staring at her partner incredulously. Infuriatingly, Roman just laughed at her in response.
âNo plans then. No wonder youâve been in a bad mood all day. And this is an easy day, just a day filled with easy jobs, thatâs it. If you had plans, youâd be able to see that and appreciate this day. Everyone knows the only women who bitch on this day is those without a date. Or in your case, a fiance whoâs true love is his work instead.â Kim wondered if she could get away with murder. Maybe if she pretended that her and Roman was having an affair, she might be able say it was an act of passion? After all, it is the day of love.
âItâs not Adamâs fault Intelligence has a big case.â Kim, instead, chose to bite back at her partner. Something she regretted as soon as the words left her mouth as she realised that she basically confirmed what Roman thought; that she and her fiance have no plans, and itâs really upset her.
âI donât know. If he really loved youâŠâ Roman trailed off, but his words still cut deep. Before their work got busy they did have tentative plans to go out, but with everything getting so busy, they never got chance to finish making the plans, so Kim understood, but waking up alone, just reminded her that this was not how she imagined being engaged.
Work canât be helped, but Kim couldnât help but wonder if she should read more into Adamâs actions, or lack thereof. After all, heâs barely texted her these past few days and has been radio silent all dayânot even responding to her text.
âOh, donât be so moody. Itâs not his fault,â Roman then said, seeing her frown. Kim was surprised that he was actually agreeing with her but then he continued talking and those hopes were dashed.
âAfter all, youâre fiance number three. Not especially special, right?â
Yeah, if Kim thought she could get away with it, she might have actually killed him. Some partner, picking at her wound thatâs only started to heal.
By the end of her shift, Kim was beyond bone tired and beyond done with the whole holiday. Valentineâs day had always been one of her favourite, even on the days she didnât have a boyfriend for it. She was the person who, in high school, would get chocolates for her best friendsânot that her high school boyfriend particularly liked her doing so. But this might as well sealed in her forever hatred of the day.
It was not how she imagined her first valentineâs day as an engaged womanâshe wouldâve thought only, but with the way the wedding planning was going, itâs shaping up to look like sheâll spend a couple of years engaged.
The journey home only served to remind her, over and over, just how tired she was, Kim had struggled to keep her focus on the road and already, she was dreading her shift the next day. And Adam would get in late again which meant she was going to bed, alone, again, and she really canât sleep well without him.
Opening up the front door was a struggle, or at least Kim thought it was being. She struggled to get the key in the door, her hands not feeling like they were very strongly wrapped around the metal, but when she finally managed to insert it, she found that the door was already unlocked.
That was a surprise. Adam mustâve gotten off at a decent time, she thought. Or maybe heâs just stopping by to shower before heading back in, a part of her mind whispered traitorously at her. Heâs done that before.
Those thoughts, however, was quickly squashed and instead replaced with confusion as soon as she opened the door. The lights were off, only the lamps on and candles lighting the room.
Candles?
That was the first thing that confused Kim. The next was the trail of rose petals leading into the apartment. She put down her bag, taking off her coat and just leaving it by the door, wasting no time following the trail.
She still felt confused, having expected to come home to the apartment exactly how she left it in the morning, but as she went further into the apartment, it was slowly replaced with a nervous sort of anticipation. Her mind was trying, hard, not to think too ahead, not to theorise of what was going on, but it couldnât stop her body from ignoring what she was trying not to put into words.
The petals led her into the bedroom, and Kim thought that was where the trail would end, but it didnât. The bedroom was similarly lit up like the apartment, but the trail continued to lead into the bathroom.
There, Adam was. He was leaning up against the sink, a soft smile on his faceâthere was some traces of smugness in it, but Kim didnât mind. The bath had been drawn, all bubbled up with scented candles nearby.
âAdam,â Kim said, looking between him and the work he had done, the first, genuine smile she had pulled in ages breaking out on her face.
âHappy Valentineâs day, darlinâ,â He greeted her, before leaning forward to give her a kiss. It was a small one, simple, short, but perfect. Kim restrained herself from deepening it, even though he was oh so kissable in that moment, because she still had things to sayâand itâs really hard to talk when youâre kissing and when she kisses him, she really prefers to stay on task.
âWhatâs all this?â Kim said, stepping toward him as he leant back, getting into his space. Something he was all too willing for her to do, if the way he wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her tighter to him was any indication.
âWhat does it look like? Iâm spoiling my very, very hard-working fiancee,â Adam responded, lifting up her head with one hand so that could puncture every word with a kiss on a different part of her face.
âYouâre not the only one with a hard working fiance. I thought youâd still be at work.â Kim told him while snaking her arms around him, relishing in feeling his warmth against her.
âWeâre engaged, youâre more important than work.â Adam shrugged, and maybe it is just that simple, and maybe she shouldâve just left it at that, but she just couldnât, not entirely.
âHm. You didnât reply to my text.â Feeling him, having him in her arms and her in his, seeing him be the romantic doofus she loves, it washes away all the irritability she was feeling all day, took away the her Adam withdrawal but it doesnât take away all the hurt she felt.
To Adamâs credit, he did look a little shamed. âI know, darlinâ. I was trying to finish up everything I had to do at work so that I could guarantee Voight would let me go home on time. I mean, I cleared it with himâwell, Alâbut you know the man. And by the time I realised you had messaged me, it was getting to the time to clock out so I thought⊠Iâm sorry.â
That mollified Kim a little bit more.
âIs that why you left so early today?â She didnât think she would be bringing up that, not wanting to sound so desperate when she knows, she knows, how demanding their work can be, but with what he had just said, she felt emboldened.
âYeah. Youâve been working so much I didnât want to wake you before your alarm. Plus you looked very adorable, I couldnât even think about disturbing you.â At that, Adam kissed her again, briefly on the lips, then on her jaw, before kissing her neck. Kim decided to let go of the hurt, heâs not perfect but he tried and she loves him so damn much.
âNow, enough chatting. Youâve got a bath to soak in, before it gets cold. I didnât time it this well just for you to distract me.â Adam pulled back, and Kim couldnât help but pout at the sudden lack of contact.
âI donât want the bath, I want you.â She pouted, only to have Adam shake his head.
âLater, darlinâ. Câmon, let me spoil you.â Adam was undeterred. It was sweet, if not a bit frustrating, and when he started to help her undress, Kim knew it wasnât for sexy time reasons.
âAdam,â Kim whined. âLook, I appreciate all this, I do, but weâve barely seen each other recently and we might not get another evening like this, so please. Can we have sex? Iâve missed you and I need youâand if itâs between a bath or you, I choose you.â
Kimâs body ached, her over-worked muscles wouldâve probably appreciated the soak, but Kimâs need for Adam, for just to rejoice in having physical contact with the love of her life, that was what she really wanted and their time was so precious. And sex with Adam, while it could be quite the workout, also always made her feel so boneless and relaxed afterwards, which her muscles wouldâve also appreciated.
âKim. You donât have to choose. No, lookâso I was going to tell you this after, but since youâre so bloody stubborn, here. Weâve both got the day off tomorrow, so if you want, we can spend the whole day in bed. But right now, you need to relax.â
Kim frowned. âNo we donât?â
âYes, we do. Iâve sorted it, donât worry. Iâll tell you more later, I promise, but can you just please, please, just let me look after you. Shut off that beautiful mind of yours, okay, baby,â Adam stroked back some of her hair he had released from her ponytail and it was just a simple action but it just hit home what was happening: here, she had the man she loves, her fiance with her, time to relax and just be with him, everything sheâs wanted for days, everything she spent all day moping about⊠and she was trying to ruin it, ruin this wonderful surprise Adam had prepared for her.
So she did what he asked, and she just let herself be.
And maybe, just maybe, she didnât hate Valentineâs day after all.
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