This is a follow on story. It follows on from 'The best mistake'. I would suggest you read that first if you haven't already.

Chapter 1

Kono rubbed her sleepy eyes as she woke from her peaceful sleep. She blinked to adjust to the morning sun that poured through the window. She smiled happily as she did every morning when she woke up, knowing how happy she was with her little family. She reached out to feel for Adam but realised the bed was empty. She sat up and looked to the clock on her bed side table. Ten o clock. That was odd she thought, Kelly usually had her awake at six and even if Adam woke up with her Kono would still here and be up shortly after. She pulled back the duvet and wandered out to the front room. Adam and Kelly weren't there so Kono went to the kitchen. Not their either. She cast her mind to the night before, trying to remember if Adam had mentioned anything about going out. As a mother she felt a little worry as she wandered were her little girl and man was.

*Baby giggling*

Kono smiled as she heard the infectious giggles of her baby girl. She wandered towards Adams office peeking round the door to see her little girl sat on her daddies lap as Adam bounced her up and down.

"Ahh who's that Kelly?" Adam said in an excited voice as he pointed to Kono.

Kelly followed her dad's finger and saw her mommy smiling at her. "Eh ah!" She babbled happily.

Kono smiled and scooped Kelly up into her arms, kissing her face and tickling her. She placed Kelly on her hip and laughed as she stuck her fingers in her mouth and sucked happily. Kono kissed her cheek before bending to kiss Adam.

"Morning babe" Kono said as Adam pulled her into his lap.

"Morning" He grinned as he kissed her back.

"Why didn't you wake me up, I didn't even hear her this morning." Kono asked as she settled on Adam lap.

"You were tired I got to her before she woke you; let you have a lie in." Adam said

Kono smiled lovingly at her perfect boyfriend. "Thank you baby" Kono said.

"you're welcome."

"Have you got any plans today?" Kono asked.

"I have some paperwork to catch up on but that's all." Adam replied.

"Oh okay."

"Why is everything okay?" Adam asked.

"I erm wanted to talk to you about going back to work." Kono said quietly.

She had been worried about bringing the topic up, knowing how Adam wanted her to take a break for a while but Kono wasn't good at sitting still and all though she loved every minute she spent with Kelly she missed the adrenaline of work and wanted to balance the both.

"Oh okay babe." Adam said.

If he was honest he didn't want Kono back at work. Before Kelly he always feared for Kono's safety at work but he feared more now that she was a mother. He didn't want to be over protective, but after the hostage situation he didn't feel comfortable letting Kono put herself in possible danger whilst at work.

"So can we talk?" Kono pushed as she got of Adam's lap and leant against the desk as Kelly snuggled into her.

"Yeah but I don't see why you need to go back yet." Adam said.

"Babe you haven't heard me out yet." Kono said she knew Adam wasn't pushing for her to return to work but she needed to at some point.

"Fine go on." Adam said as he leant back and studied Kono.

"Look, Kelly's eight months old now she's not a new born and I wouldn't have to do full days but I can't sit around all day doing nothing I miss it it's what I'm trained to do." Kono explained.

"It just seems like your rushing back into it. Kelly isn't even a year yet and you don't sit about doing nothing you have Kelly to look after." Adam argued.

"Babe she sleeps and amuses herself for part of the day leaving me with not much to do." Kono said.

"I'm not being funny Kono but if she's sleeping I'd be happy just watching her all day but it seems like you don't want to be with her." Adam said.

"That's not fair Adam, I love being with her and you know that but I have to do things for myself as well." Kono said defensively.

"So paint your nails or something, take her shopping! You don't need to be at work." Adam argued as he went back to his work.

"Babe I love my job, and you still get to do yours." Kono argued.

"Yes but I do most of it from home and besides I earn enough for you to quit." Adam replied.

"I don't want to just live off of your money I want to earn my own money." Kono said in annoyance.

"You're being ridiculous" Adam said as he focused on the computer screen.

"Why are you being like this, you're not even listening to me?" Kono snapped.

"No I am and what I'm hearing is you would rather work than look after our daughter." Adam said angrily.

Kono didn't even bother replying as she took in what Adam had just said to her. She wanted to cry at Adams suggestions that she would put her career before her daughter. Kelly had begun to fuss as she heard her parent bickering. Kono sighed as Adam ignored her presence and instead worked.

"Come baby let's go see your uncles." Kono said as she held Kelly close.

Chin, Steve and Danny were sat around Steve's desk eating and flipping through some paperwork. They were having an exceptionally quit day not that they really minded. Steve had been super busy with work as his old seal team asked him to help with some classified work, whilst Danny was battling Graces teenage years. Chin was also happy for the quit day since he had been dealing with a pregnant Malia. Not long after Kono gave birth, the two announced they were also expecting a baby. Everyone was thrilled at the news as the baby was due in July meaning both tots would go to school together.

"Hey guys." Kono said tearfully as she walked into the office carrying Kelly and leaving her pushchair outside the office.

"Cuz you okay?" Chin asked as he hugged her.

Danny stood and took Kelly from Kono's arms keeping her amused as Kono sat down to talk.

"Me and Adam had an argument; I just had to get out the house for a bit." Kono said sadly.

"What was it about?" Steve asked with protectiveness.

Despite all the guys finally getting along with each other, the Five-0 boys were still very protective of Kono and were quick to jump to her defence.

"I brought up coming back to work." Kono said.

"That's great Kono!" Danny said between tickling Kelly. He had missed Kono dearly at work and although he appreciated her need to be with Kelly he did hope she would return soon.

"I wish Adam would see it like that." Kono said solemnly.

"What has he said?" Chin asked.

"He clearly doesn't want me to come back to work, he said he earns enough for us to live then when I told him I wanted to earn my own money he accused me of putting work before Kelly." Kono explained. "Don't get me wrong I love being with Kelly but I can't sit still for long and I love my job. I don't want to be a housewife I want to balance my career and my family and I want Kelly to know that she can still have a career and a family when she's older." Kono said softly.

"Cuz Adams clearly not looking at the bigger picture and maybe he has reasons for that but I think you need to sit down with him and explain calmly your point of view then get his. I'm not happy with what he said to you but maybe you should try talking again find a compromise or something." Chin said.

Kono smiled at him. Chin always made difficult situations seem easier. He was so zen and calm.

"Thanks cuz" Kono smiled.

"So how has little pickle been?" Danny asked.

"Little pickle?" Kono questioned.

"Yeah when you were pregnant with her you ate pickles so I re-named her." Danny said with a grin.

"Danno do you can anyone by their actual name? You call Grace Monkey, Kelly pickle, you called Kono rookie for years and often refer to her as Kalakaua and your seem to enjoy referring to me as Neanderthal?" Steve asked.

"Yeah I call Chin…Chin." Danny pointed out.

Steve rolled his eyes and Kelly giggled at her Uncle Steve. Kono looked on at her little girl with her Uncle's. She loved Kelly to pieces but she missed her boys dearly she just wished Adam would see her side.

After spending a few hours with the guys, Kono decided to go have lunch with her little girl at Kamekona's. She often went to Kamekona's to grab a shave ice which she would share with Kelly who was equally addicted to the icy treat although Kono had never told Adam that she fed their daughter shave ice. Adam was still trying to curb Kono's surgery addiction. As Kono sat with Kelly happily on her lap sharing the shave ice, she failed to notice Adam walking over.

"Is this what you do when I'm not around, feed our daughter shave ice?" Adam said with light voice as he sat down opposite Kono and Kelly.

Kono was taken by surprise as she looked up at Adam in shock and smiled shyly. She looked back down at her daughter who was now happily chewing on the green straw.

"Can we talk?" Adam asked.

Kono looked up and shrugged her shoulders.

"I tried to call you…five times." Adam said.

Kono knew Adam had called but being stubborn she chose to ignore them and instead make Adam stew.

"You giving me the silent treatment?" Adam asked with a sigh.

Kono looked at him and pouted. "No" She mumbled.

Adam raised an eyebrow and smirked at her.

"Okay then…can we discuss what we argued about this morning?" Adam asked cautiously.

"Depends you gonna accuse me of being a bad mother?" Kono snapped in a hush whisper.

"Not fair Kono, I never said you were a bad mother." Adam defended.

"You said I chose work over Kelly" Kono mumbled.

"I know and that was wrong but I never meant you were a bad mother." Adam said as he tried to reassure Kono.

When Kelly was first born Kono went through a rough patch of believing she was a bad mother, feeling Kelly preferred Adam over her. She feared she wouldn't bond with Kelly and Kelly would hate her. It put strain on Adam and Kono's relationship, but Adam always reassured Kono and her strength and determination to be a good mother improved. Adam knew Kono felt like a fish out of water. She was so used to being good at everything, being able to hack it with the guys, and being a kick arse cop, but being a mother was such a new concept to her and after her initial struggle, Adam feared she was choosing work as a safety net.

"I love Kelly" Kono said softly as she kissed her baby's head.

"I know you do." Adam assured.

"Then why don't you want me going back to work, and why don't you believe I will still make the time for Kelly even if I work?" Kono asked.

Adam sighed and took Kono's hand in his, caressing his thumb across the soft skin. "Baby, I'm just worried that you're choosing work as an easy option." Adam began.

"What do you mean?" Kono asked in offence.

"When Kelly was first born you feared you were a terrible mother and you struggled with that for a while. But I know you are an amazing mother and Kelly adores you. I'm just worried that you're having those thoughts again and to make it easier you're deciding to go back to what you know best." Adam explained gently.

Kono felt her heart tug as she thought back to those tougher days. She felt guilty every day that she passed Kelly on to Adam for fear of being a bad mom. But she would never go back to those dark times. She loved her little girl to pieces. She felt the tears sting her eyes. Did Adam believe she was a bad mom? Did he fear she was running away from motherhood so he wanted to keep her near? Did he not trust her? A million thoughts ran through her mind. She knew she had been a rubbish mom those few months but she didn't mean to be. After the stressful birth she felt out of her depth. Anger ran through her as she looked at Adam.

"I can't believe you think I'm trying to escape my duties as a mother! Do you not trust me? I'm not in that place anymore" Kono said through gritted teeth as the tears began to fall.

Kono scooped Kelly up and gathered their belongings. Adam tried to reach for her but Kono batted his arm away as she hurried to her car and drove off with Kelly.

Adam didn't return home until late that night. After he left Kamekona's he drove around for a while trying to clear his head. He hadn't meant to upset Kono he was just scared. He rung Chin to explain what had happened, hoping the older man could get hold of Kono to check she was okay since she was ignoring Adam's calls. When Adam did finally arrive home he came home to darkness. He walked quietly to Kelly's room and found it empty. Panic filled him as he saw his little girl's cot was empty. He closed the door and went to his own room. It was dark and empty and the bed hadn't been slept in. Adam turned on a light and opened the wardrobe. Half of Kono's clothes were gone as was her overnight bag. Adam turned and punched the wall cutting his knuckles from the impact. He grabbed his phone a called Chin again to see of Kono was there but she wasn't. He tried both Steve and Danny to no avail before ringing her mom.

"Hello?" Leia answered.

"Is Kono there?" Adam asked in panic.

"Adam…"

"Leia is she there?"

"Yes but…"

Adam hung up before Leia could go on, grabbing his keys and running back out to his car.

Adam arrived at Leia's in less than twenty minutes. He didn't care what traffic rules he broke he just wanted to know his baby was safe. He jumped out his car and began banging on the door calling Kono and Leia. He yelled louder as the door remained closed. After a minute Leia answered the door, blocking the entrance though to stop Adam pushing past.

"Leia please let me in she took my baby without my consent." Adam said angrily.

"Adam please…" Leia said calmly

"Leia don't. She has no right to take Kelly away from me." Adam snapped.

"Stop!" Leia exclaimed as she placed her hands on Adam's shoulders. She felt awful keeping Adam from his daughter, but she had to consider her own daughter and Kono was a mess. Leia knew what Kono did was wrong, but she also knew everyone needed to sleep on it. "Adam I agree she had no right walking out with Kelly and not telling you where she went but she is a mess and as her mother I need to look after her. Please go home and calm down I promise I will call you in the morning." Leia said calmly.

"Please I need to see my little girl." Adam begged as he stepped back, tears filling his eyes.

Leia's heart broke seeing her daughter's boyfriend fall apart. Kono hadn't told her mother much, but Leia knew what her daughter was like and she knew she was stubborn as hell. She definitely didn't agree with Kono taking Kelly away as she gave Kono a scolding when she first turned up.

"Stay here." Leia said before closing the door.

Leia re-opened the door and stepped outside holding a sleeping Kelly in her arms.

"Say good night then go home Adam." Leia whispered so as not to wake Kelly.

Adam pulled himself together and kissed Kelly's head. He didn't want to take her from her grand- mother's arms and risk waking her up.

"Thank you" He whispered.

"I will ring you tomorrow" Leia promised as she took Kelly inside.

Adam went back to his car as the tears fell. Fear filled him as he thought about losing his daughter and his heart broke at losing Kono. They were his family. His only family. He couldn't lose them.