A/N: Good to be back and writing again. No excuses for the long absence. This story goes back to one from last season (5). One of my favorites was when we found out about Amber's back story. I had started working on this story before that aired. This story is different take on that episode. However, I did not include the pyro criminal's storyline. This story is all about my take on Amber's past catching up with her. (I did borrow a few details from the episode.)

Disclaimer: I do not own H50.

Danny sucked dramatically on his straw pulling out the remnants of his drink. Grace and Amber giggled as they heard the sound of air and liquid mixing inside the hollow tube. Danny smiled and took in a deep satisfied breath and patted his stomach.

"Thanks for lunch, Babe," he said leaning in towards Amber.

Amber did the same and met the detective halfway. They shared a sweet not so short kiss.

"You're welcome," Amber replied with a smile pulling back slightly.

Danny closed the gap and kissed her again with smiling lips. Grace cleared her throat reminding the two adults that she was still there too. With a sigh the pair pulled back, but not before Danny gave Amber a look that told her that they would pick this up again later on. The three got up from the round table in the mall's food court. They gathered their trash and put it in a nearby bin.

Amber put one arm around Grace and slipped her hand into Danny's. She felt comfortable and at ease with the pair. The more time she spent with Danny and Grace the more privileged she felt to be included in their Ohana.

"Where to first, Monkey?" Danny asked already feeling his bank account being drained.

"Shoes," Grace responded. She was in need of a new pair for cheerleading.

The three headed to the nearest shoe store.

Danny waited patiently while Grace and Amber looked at the different options. Amber had been a cheerleader when she was in high school and thoroughly enjoyed discussing and shopping for anything to do with it. Cheer had given the two girls something to bond over. Danny smiled as he watched his two favorite girls laughing and giggling as they shopped for a good pair of cheerleading sneakers. It wasn't too surprising that Grace and Amber soon got sidetracked and ended up trying on at least ten other pairs between the two of them. When they left the shoe store Danny was carrying four pairs of shoes instead of just one.

The next stop was supposed to be to get accessories such as hair ribbons, body glitter, and such, but Grace and Amber were distracted by some outfits on display in another store's window. The girls laughed and giggled as they looked through the racks of clothes. They even included Danny insisting that he try on a few things as well. He did it just to humor them. Most of the clothes were not his style and made him look like beach bum. He sensed that Grace and Amber were only trying to tease him. He did however find a few t- shirts that he could stand to be seen in public in for casual days away from work.

The group left with a few more bags and Danny made sure they made it into the correct shop this time trying to get the girls back on track to shop for cheerleading. Unfortunately, for Danny, he now found himself being the only grown man in a small boutique that sold nothing but accessories for girls of all ages. He could feel the eyes of other women who were shopping with their own daughters on him.

Danny did his best to ignore it and was sure to stand in close proximity to Grace and Amber so as to silently tell anyone who was watching that he was not by himself in the shop. Amber and Grace went to town finding things to match the new outfits and shoes that they had just bought.

When the three left the accessories shop Danny was beginning to feel a bit tired. He suggested they head home and get something started for dinner. Grace and Amber agreed. As they started out Amber noticed that her sandal strap had come undone. She stopped, bent down, and refastened it. She put her head up getting ready to stand when something caught her eye. A man a little ways away was sitting on a bench with a cell phone up and pointed in her direction. For a moment a rush of coldness ran through her body causing her to shiver. She didn't realize she had stopped moving until she felt Danny's warm hand on her shoulder.

"You okay, Amber?" he asked.

Amber looked away from the man and up at Danny. His gentle demeanor calmed her nerves as it always did when she thought she saw 'him'. She knew she was overreacting just like the other times. Amber put a smile on her face, stood, and allowed Danny to put an arm over her shoulders. He draped his other arm over Grace and the three headed for the exit.

Amber couldn't shake the feeling that the man with the phone had looked so much like 'him'. The man she had seen was dressed like a tourist and wore a subtle colored Hawaiian shirt, baseball hat, khaki shorts, and sunglasses. As she thought about it she decided that it had only resembled him.

Amber had lived in Hawaii now for almost a year now. At first she thought she was seeing 'him' everywhere, but those hallucinations had become fewer and fewer. Perhaps it was because the anniversary of her leaving New York and starting over again in Hawaii was bringing them back. Amber looked over at Danny as they walked through the parking lot. Her mind wondered to memory of waking up to with Danny next to her in the hospital after she had been shot.

After they had been properly introduced Danny had told her that she had been shot. Amber felt her heart begin to pound jumping to conclusions in her head about who had shot her? Had 'he' found her and tried to kill her for leaving him? 'He' had threatened to do that if she ever left. Before she had been able to share this with Danny, the detective had told her how her being shot had been an accident and who had been responsible.

Amber slipped her arm around Danny's waist and pulled herself closer to him. He always made her feel safe and cared for. He had saved her life, but that was only part of her attraction to him. Besides the fact that he was incredibly handsome he was kind, generous, and protective of those he cared about. Amber considered herself lucky to be included in that group.

Danny had made the transition to her new life much easier. When thoughts of her past came crawling into her head it was thoughts of Danny Williams that chased them away. When they got to the Camaro Danny opened the door for the pair. Grace got in first climbing behind the seat. Danny shut the door after Amber had settled into her seat. He then got in on the driver's side and pulled out the of the parking lot.

The man on the bench looked through the pictures he had taken on his cell phone. They were shots of Amber, Danny, and Grace having lunch in the food court and then shopping for shoes, clothes and other various items. It had taken all the man's strength to keep from losing his temper and beating the blond man to a bloody pulp for having his rotten hands anywhere near his girlfriend. And to make matters worse she seemed to enjoy being with him.

The man couldn't decide which he wanted to do more punish her for leaving or make love to her. He knew for sure that once he got her back he was never going to let her go again. No matter what he had to do.

His phone then beeped indicating that he had received a new text message. He changed to his message app.

"Was it her?" it read.

He keyed in his reply. "Without a doubt."

A few moments later. "What next?"

He replied, "We plan."

He then closed the message app and went back into his photos. He stopped on one of 'her' holding up and outfit to the little girl. A smile formed on his face as he stood and headed for the exit.

A/N: Thanks for reading and please review.