A/N: I wrote this fanfic long before most of the stories I've posted on this site. You'll recognize some familiar behavior and scenes if you've read some of my other stories. I obviously follow and ship younger women and older men. I was so addicted to the reboot of "Hawaii 5-0" and drooled constantly over McGarrett in the first two seasons. Hope you enjoy this quick read.

Commander Steve McGarrett had no idea his life was going to take a conspicuous turn the day he visited the air base.


Callista Reynolds walked into the Military Personnel Section, headed for the HR office, when she stopped to chat with the lieutenants manning the front desk. 2Lt Jacob Scribner and 2Lt Alex Bates greeted her with a smile and inquired about her PT session from earlier that day.

Even though she was a civilian, she felt the need to connect with her squadron, so she forced herself to wake before the crack of dawn to run the track with them.

"Someday I might make a 90. If Jacob would quit jogging backwards and making faces at me, I might be able to reserve my air to finish quicker!" she said, elbowing Scribner in the ribs. Both young men howled with laughter.

"It's not our fault you can't keep up, Callista!"

She mockingly scowled at them before waving them off and pressing on to the reason she came upstairs to begin with. She didn't notice the tall dark-haired and lean Navy lieutenant commander that had entered the office, causing the Air Force lieutenants to snap to attention.

When she left the HR manager's office, she slipped through the customer service area without a thought to who sat in the chair near the front desk.


McGarrett watched the young woman pass, her skirt swirling around her legs, her round face concentrated elsewhere. He had overheard the boys kidding her. And for whatever reason, he felt oddly attracted to her. Her smile, her spirit, it drew him.

He watched her disappear down the stairwell and wondered what department she worked in.

After finishing up his paperwork with the one named Bates, he wandered downstairs.