CHAPTER TWO
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Adam opens his front door to see Sam, smiling and he says, "hey Sammy, what's up?" then he moves to the side to let her and Gracie in.

Sam walks in and puts her bag down on the couch as Gracie jumps into Adam's arms and says, "Well, Jay and Hailey are doing some surveillance for Kevin. So I was thinking we could hang out until I have to go in"

"Sure" Adam smiles, kissing Gracie's cheek. Sam pulls out her ringing cell phone to check the text message she just got and sighs, "Voight texted me. I gotta head in. Do you mind watching her?"

"Of course"

"Cause since you're the godfather of these two" Sam says, placing her hand on her growing stomach, "you're gonna need the practice" making them both laugh.

"Alright, alright. I got this. It's Gracie, she loves me. Right bumble bee?" Adam asks and Gracie nods her head then lays her head on his shoulder and closes her eyes, "see she's already falling asleep"

"That won't last long, trust me. Have fun" Sam says, grabbing her bag from the couch and heads out.

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"Talked to Homicide about this Smokey thing" Hailey says, standing next to the whiteboard, "turns out he's a high ranking guy in Darius Walkers organization"

"Any suspects?" Hank asks, as Sam walks onto the unit and says a quick hi to everyone then sits on the edge of her husbands desk next to him, who takes his right hand and rubs her back.

"Nothing real yet. All we know is two male Latinos were spotted near the crime scene a few minutes after it happened"

"Smokey has 20 grand on him, which means he knew the sellers. He probably did business with them before. Otherwise he wouldn't have had that much money on him" Kevin says.

"So it's an inside job. Seller steals the cash, keeps the product. Wouldn't be the first time we've seen that happen" Hank says.

"No, but it's the first time it's happened to somebody working for Darius Walker." Kim states.

"Well, the good news is it does open up an angle for us. Look, if we know the Latin players were behind this, you can be damn sure Darius Walker knows too. That means he's going to be looking for a new supplier. Brayden, I want you to go under as that supplier"

"Sounds good" Brayden says. Jay catches up with Hank as he walks to his office and says, "Sarg. So all that stuff last week. We're good?"

"We are where we are. Let's move on" Hank says, then walks into his office. Sam walks over to husband, rubbing his back and says, "Hey, you okay?"

"Yeah, I just...I don't know. How are you feeling today?"

Sam sighs and says, "Gross, bloated. You name it"

Jay kisses Sam's forehead and says, "Well, I think you look gorgeous as always"

Sam smiles and says, "thanks baby" then goes to sit at her desk.

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"Man, this place is slammed" Brayden says, as he, Kevin and Andre sit at a table at a bakery, that Darius Walker owns, "I should've been selling baked goods"

Kevin chuckles and says, "Right? And it's less risky cause I don't know a brother who ever got popped for moving scones"

"Yeah, this place does 800,000 dollars a year in revenue. The one on Ashland does 1.2" Andre says, taking a sip of his coffee.

"Damn, we are in the wrong business." Kevin says, making Brayden laugh, "Oh, the big boss. What's he doing here? He got a sweet tooth?"

"Yeah, for money. He owns the joint. He owns the whole damn chain"

"Really?" Kev says, glancing at Brayden.

"Yeah. He gave two smart, young brothers 300 grand to start this whole place up. All legit"

"It's a good way to clean your cash too" Brayden says.

"Nah, it's more than that. See, Darius wants to change things. Educate young black folks to think and act like those dudes up in Silicon Valley"

"Well, I'm all about business too. I see premium product at a fair price."

"Where does your product come from?"

"Juarez. I got a cousin down there"

"Cousin" Andre says in disbelief, "bro, your cousins are from cape cod or lake forest, not no Juarez"

"I was born and raised in Pilsen, but, uh, been in the game for a long time, and I got a lot of connections in Juarez"

"Okay, well, I'm gonna have to run this up the chain"

"Naturally" Kev says.

"I appreciate this opportunity, Andre" Brayden says and Andre stands up.

"See you later?" Kevin says, giving him a hand shake.

"Yeah" Andre says then walks away.

"Darius is giving these donuts away to clean off his dirty ass drug money. That's it, that's all"

"What, you don't buy the Robin Hood rap?" Brayden questions.

"Not so much sold on this selfless, black empowerment thing. It's hypocrites like that, that are the reason why I can't wake up with my brother and sister every morning"

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Gracie sits criss cross applesauce on the carpeted floor playing a board game with Adam who lays on his stomach his and says, "how did you beat me again?"

Gracie laughs then says, "I'm hungry, unke Adam"

"What would you like?"

Gracie shrugs her small shoulder and says, "goldfish"

"I'll see what I have" Adam says, standing up from the door to head to his kitchen.

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"Our two vics are Luis Torres and Benji Rodriguez" Hailey explains to Hank, Sam, Jay and Kim at the crime scene where they were called to, "our girl is Gloria Romero, she's benji's girlfriend. Took some persuading, but she's confirmed that they're Latin players"

"She see anything?" Hank asks.

"No, she said she was hanging out with her friends. She went on a cigarette run, she came back, she heard the shots, so she ran and hid. She said she heard a male voice say, 'this is for Smokey'" Brayden says.

"Alright, so Darius is looking at revenge for Smokey. Is that what we're thinking?"

"Makes sense. You kill one of mine, I kill two of yours" Sam says.

"Alright, well, somebody had to see something. The shooter didn't just fall from the sky. Let's dig in. Find witnesses, surveillance cameras." Hank says and the team walks away as acting superintendent Crawford walks over to him.

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Adam stands on the sidewalk at the park holding Gracie on his hip with her head laying on his chest when Trudy walks over to them after talking with a kid who was handcuffed to a bench and says, "I was just trying to help"

"I know" Trudy says.

"He's out here selling product in front of children and parents. Me and Gracie were 5 feet away from him. It's why I restrained him, I called patrol"

"You punched him in the face and threw him on the ground. In front of Gracie. What do you think Sam and Jay would do if they found out about this?"

"Hold on, he swung at me first. And Gracie didn't see, she was on the slide"

"You're off the job, Adam. You don't have the authority"

"Sarg, I mean, he's out here just slinging crack in broad daylight"

"It doesn't matter"

"What do you mean it doesn't matter? Of course it matters"

"You can't get involved in things like this, Adam. Not anymore, not until your stuff gets resolved"

"I was just trying to help. I mean..."

"Have you been drinking"

"God, no. Sam would kill me"

"Okay, come on. Do you wanna get some ice cream Gracie?"

Gracie's head shoots right up and smiles, nodding her head.

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"How did it go out there?" Hank asks Kim and Brayden, leaving his office.

"Pretty damn good. We found a witness who lives nearby. She saw a young black male. Skinny, 5'10, running from the back of the building, and she said she'll do an ID once we have an offender in custody" Kim says.

"Good. What about you two" Hank asks, looking at Jay and Hailey.

"Well, we got some video" Jay says, as they all gather round his desk, "uh, this is from an auto part shop down the street from the abandoned building." And he plays the video, "we got a blue Ford Taurus, pulls up. It's got a dent in the side panel. Now it idles in front of the building, and then the shots go off at 3:29. It just takes off"

"Alright, did you run the plate?"

"Yeah, it's a dummy. It came back empty" Hailey says.

"So if the car was idling when the shots were fired..." Sam starts.

"It means the drivers not the shooter" Hank finishes.

"Could be the getaway driver"Brayden suggests.

"Alright, so let's find the blue Taurus, fast" Hank says, then looks at Kim, "talk to kevin. Get him up to speed"

Trudy walks onto the unit and says, "Hank, can I talk to you?"

"Yeah, what's up?"

They walk over to the side and Trudy looks at Sam before saying, "I just talked to Adam and I'm worried"

"I'm working on it"

"Work harder. Some kid was slinging dope at the park and he detained him when he was with Gracie. As tough as he is, he's not gonna last a month on the inside" then she walks away.

"Everything okay?" Sam asks Hank as he walks to his office.

"Yeah"

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"The more we dig into our bartender, Nina Rodriguez, the less we know" Sam says, sitting on the edge of her desk holding a file after Kevin tells the team that she's the owner of the blue Taurus, "Plates are fictitious, no DL, no criminal info"

"We know she rented a studio apartment three months ago, and is paying cash for it." Hailey says.

"So it could be tips. It could also be drug money" Kim states.

"Well, what do you think Kev? She part of Walkers drug crew?" Hank asks.

"I'm not sure, but it's possible." Kevin says.

"The real question is, is she the shooter, the getaway driver or is someone just using her car?" Jay says as Heller walks onto the unit.

"Let's find out. Put some pressure on her. See if you can catch her dirty in a drug deal. Get her to flip on Walker" Hank says then walks over to Heller, "you talked to the ASA?"

"Yeah, got a second?"

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Gracie runs over to Voight in a tunnel where he had told Adam to meet him and picks his granddaughter up who says, "grandpa Hank"

"Hey sweetheart" Hank says, then kisses her cheek, "how's your day going with uncle Adam?"

Gracie smiles and nods her head and says, "good"

"Hey, boss" Adam says trying to catch his breath.

"You alright?" Hank asks.

"Yeah, she's just fast"

Hank brings Gracie to the car and opens the back door and sits her on the leather seat so she doesn't have to listen to their conversation and says, "I brought you a game" then he hands his granddaughter an old school game boy, then walks back over to Adam, "I talked to Heller. He worked a little magic. Prosecutor is willing to cut you a deal. 12 months, you do six"

"If I roll the dice at trial?"

"You lose, you're looking at three to five"

"Well, maybe I'll win. Lawyer says it's 50-50"

"Yeah, well, your lawyer doesn't have to do the time if he's wrong"

"Yeah, but...what happens when I'm out? My careers over, I've got to find a new job? All I know is being the police, Sarg. It's who I am. It's, like, all I got"

"Then we fight it"

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After doing a deal with Nina and her supplier who surprisingly turn out to be cops. Sam leans on Kevin's desk next to him as Hank walks out of his office and says, "alright, I just brought the deputy chief up to speed. Per his orders, we are joining forces. Walker remains the priority target. Alright, Vanessa, you've got the best relationship with this guy. Anything you can tell us about this recent double homicide?"

"No, all I heard was him mention the address. That's it" Vanessa Rojas says.

"What about where he does most of his business? Can you plant a wire in the back office?" Kevin says.

"Too dangerous" Vanessa's partner says.

"I can do it"

"Remember what I told you"

"I know. Being a hero will get you fired or get you dead. But this is easy, I promise" Vanessa says and Sam, Kevin and Hank look at each other.

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While the team does a stake out, Jay and Sam head over to the doctors.

Sam leans back on the bed as the doctor moves the wand all around her belly as they see their little munchkins with their hearts beating. Jay smiles holding onto Sam's hand and says, "We've already been through this, but it's still crazy"

The doctor wipes the wand off, putting it back on its hanger and says, "I'll print out some sonograms and we'll make an appointment for next time okay?" She smiles then gets up from her seat and leaves the room.

Jay leans in for a kiss then says, "I love you so much, Sam"

"I love you too" Sam says then sighs.

"What?"

"What are we gonna do with 5 kids?"

"Get a minivan?"

"Ew, no. I will not be one of those moms who has a minivan and can't control her demon children" Sam says making them both laugh.

"Don't worry, baby. We'll figure it out. We always do"

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After getting a call from Hank saying to meet him at Adams place. Sam gets out of her Jeep and meets with Hank on the front steps and says, "Hey, what's going on?"

"You'll see" Hank says, knocking on the door. Adam opens the door and says, "hey boss. Hi Sammy"

"Hey man" Voight says.

"What's going on? Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, were good" Hank says, taking out Adams shield and gun and handing it to him, "Here you go"

"Oh, my god" Sam gasps.

"I don't understand. What's...what's going on?" Adam asks shocked.

"ASA is dismissing the charges. Insufficient evidence. You're good" Hank says.

"What'd you do?"

"All that matters is, that's it's done"

Tears gather in Adams eyes and says, "Thank you, Sarg" then he brings Hank in for a hug, "I owe you. I owe you everything" making Sam get tears in her eyes.

"I'll see you in the morning" Hank smiles before walking away. Sam brings Adam into a hug and says, "I'm so happy for you, Ruz"

"Thanks Sammy" Adam says, wiping the tears away.

"Where's Gracie?"

"Asleep" Adam says, then opens the door and they walk inside, "she was a good, happy kid all day"

"Only because she doesn't want to disappoint her uncle Adam. She loves you, Ruz. And you're gonna be a great godfather" Sam says, pulling out the sonogram to show him.

"Oh, my god. There they are" Adam says, looking at the twins.

"There they are" Sam smiles, "they're growing everyday"

"How far along are you?" Adam asks, as they walk into the kitchen.

"22 weeks. So 5 and a half months"

"I have to tell you, Sammy. I'm really nervous"

"Adam, look at me. You're gonna be great, okay? You're amazing with Gracie and you'll be amazing with the twins"

Gracie walks down the stairs, slowly, rubbing her eyes and walks into the kitchen and sees her mom and says, "mommy!" Running over to hug her legs.

"Hi baby" Sam smiles, picking her up and resting her on her hip, "how was your day with uncle Adam?"

"Good. I saw him punch someone" Gracie says and Adam immediately clears his throat. Sam looks at Adam and says, "What?"

a/n;

This season is going to be so good and crazy at the same time and it's not even over yet! 😮
Adam & Gracie are a crack up 😂
More twists and turns and cliff hangers coming soon folks! 😇😭