If I don't say this now I will surely break
As I'm leaving the one I wanna take
Forgive the urgency but hurry up and wait
My heart has started to separate

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
Oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
I'll look after you

There now, steady, love, so few come and don't go
Will you, won't you be the one I'll always know?
When I'm losing my control the city spins around
You're the only one who knows you slow it down

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
Oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
I'll look after you and I'll look after you
( From: . )

If ever there was a doubt
My love, she leans into me
This most assuredly counts
She says 'most assuredly'

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
I'll look after you, after you
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
Oh oh oh, oh oh

It's always have and never hold
You've begun to feel like home, yeah
What's mine is yours to leave or take
What's mine is yours to make your own

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
Oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
Oh oh oh, oh oh

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
Oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, be my baby
Oh oh oh, oh oh

~Look After You by The Fray

Sunlight trickled in through the blinds to cast a glow on the walls of the bedroom where Steve McGarrett slept soundly. The silence in the room was disturbed by the ringing of a phone. Groaning loudly, Steve reached blindly towards the bedside table. His muscled, tattooed arm groped for the phone. After a few attempts, he managed to grab the obnoxious device. Without opening his eyes, he answered it.

"Yeah," he mumbled.

"McGarrett?" a familiar voice asked with a chuckle. "I'm guessing I woke your ass up, huh?"

Steve stared at the phone for a second. He knew the voice belonged to Riley Sullivan. He and Riley had gone through Annapolis together and then later became SEALS. They'd been on the same team during Steve's time as a SEAL. Riley was someone he considered family. They'd grown very close over the years, and Riley's big Irish family had welcomed Steve into their home several times over the years.

It had been months since he'd heard anything from Riley. Suddenly, a deep, nagging feeling settled in the pit of Steve's stomach.

"Riley? What's up?" Steve asked as he sat up and placed his feet on the floor.

"Not a whole lot, dude," Riley said. "Listen, man, I hate to bother you, but I've got something important to talk to you about."

"Shoot," Steve said as he slowly padded his way out of the bedroom towards the kitchen for coffee.

"You remember my baby sister, Emma?" Riley asked with a sigh.

"Yeah," Steve replied as a smile crossed his face. The first time he'd ever met Emma, she'd been this skinny, freckle-faced teenager. He'd seen her several times over the years and she'd grown into a beautiful woman with her caramel colored hair and green eyes.

"Steve, she's on her way to Hawaii right now," Riley said.

"Really? Vacation, huh?" Steve asked as he poured coffee grounds into the coffee maker.

"Not exactly," Riley sighed. "Emma needed to get away from Richmond for a while."

"Why's that?" Steve asked as that nagging feeling grew stronger.

"Well, Em's fiancé cheated on her," Riley said quietly.

"What?" Steve replied.

"They were supposed to be married next month and the asshole cheated on her," Riley gritted out. "She needed to get away."

"I understand," Steve said as he poured his first cup of coffee. "When will she be here?"

"I put her on a plane about an hour ago," Riley said. "She should be there by 5:00."

"Where's she staying?" Steve asked.

"Well, I hadn't made reservations yet. I was hoping you could recommend a few places that were safe," Riley replied.

"Well," Steve said and then paused. He understood Riley's concern for his sister's safety, but something in his voice worried Steve. "Why doesn't she just stay with me?"

"You'd be okay with that?" Riley asked.

"Of course," Steve said. "It'd be good to catch up with her."

"That would be great, man," Riley said with relief in his voice. "I really appreciate it."

"No problem," Steve replied. "I'll get her from the airport, so don't worry about a thing."

"Thanks, Steve," Riley said. "Watch out for her."

"Will do," Steve replied before Riley hung up. Something was definitely amiss with this situation, and that only made Steve's gut feeling worse.