Chapter One
A Little Surprise
Clover0724
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
A/N: Hi guys! This is my second story, and I hope you all like it. I've wanted to do something with this plot for a long time, so here it goes!
Summary: Steve never really considered settling down with a family. But it looks like that decision has been made for him.
McGarrett Residence 0700 hours
It was a rainy morning, but Steve still decided to go for a swim. When he got back from his swim, he went upstairs to shower before work. Steve looked at his bed, and smiled seeing his beautiful girlfriend, Catherine, laying there asleep. He lied down next to her, then started to kiss her. She turned over, putting her head by his chest, and Steve put his arm around her.
"Good morning sailor," Catherine said.
"Looks like somebody slept good," Catherine nodded. "And to start off your good morning, there's coffee ready, as well as cut up fresh fruit."
"Who did all of this, because I know you didn't do it."
"Very funny."
Catherine and Steve made their way downstairs, and Steve kissed her good-bye before heading to the door. When he opened it, he was in complete shock. There below him, was a tiny newborn baby, wrapped in layers of blankets. Steve bent down, and looked at the tan skinned, blue eyed baby. There was a note by the baby, so Steve picked it up and read it.
Dear Commander, McGarrett,
This was my baby, but I do not want it anymore. She is three days old, and has no name. I didn't want her to be in and out of foster- care, so I decided to give her to someone who will protect her. Please make sure she grows up, and is happy. I hope I made the right decision.
Sincerely,
A Girl
Steve picked up the baby, and looked to the side finding a small dipper bag.He picked that up to, and once no more baby stuff was outside, he went inside. Catherine came in from the kitchen, and froze in her tracks.
"Steve, what's going on?"
Steve handed her the note and said, "Read it."
After a few seconds Catharine looked up. "Are you going to keep it? I mean that's a big commitment."
Steve thought about it, then looked down at the smiling baby in his arms. "Yeah, I am. It wouldn't be fair to put it in and out of foster homes. Are you ok with that?"
Catherine thought about it knowing, yes it would be a huge task to take on, but Steve was right. It wouldn't be fair to put the baby in foster-care. "Yes, let's keep the baby."
Steve smiled before passing the baby to Catherine. "I'm going to call into work, and that way we can do what we need to for her. Cause she still has no name, proper supplies, or a legal birth certificate."
"Ok." Catherine smiled at the baby exited for the new addition. "I'm going to get ready, and our first stop should probably be to get a birth certificate."
"That's a good idea, and Catherine? What do I do if she starts crying?"
"Do you have any experience with baby's?"
"No."
Catherine laughed then looked back at him. "Then it looks like you'll have to figure it out."
"But that's not fair," Steve complained.
Catherine still smiling said," Aww, is my big bad SEAL pouting because he doesn't get his way?"
Steve looked at her, and then just sat down. Catherine just laughed again before going to get ready. She was just about to get out of the shower when Steve came up, and she heard a loud crying as well.
"Catherine, I need help."
"Can't you figure it out."
"No, and she smells bad."
"Then she needs her dipper changed," Catherine said. Steve was silent for a few seconds before admitting for one of the first times, that he didn't know how to do something.
"How do you change a diaper?" Then at that point Steve couldn't handle both Catherine's laughing and the baby crying. "Fine, if it's so funny, you do it." So, he gave her the baby and walked away. Catherine was still amused, but realized Steve was truly struggling. She then put on her bathrobe, and walked downstairs. Steve was standing by the table going through the bag of baby stuff. Catherine walked over, grabbed a dipper and wipes, and sat down on the rug in the living room.
"Steve get over here." He looked at her quizzically, but went over anyways. "You're going to learn how to change a dipper, then get to do it the next three times."
"Fine."
Catherine smiled then went over it step by step, while Steve had his shirt over his nose the whole time. "See," Catherine said. "It's not that hard, and she's not crying. So, will you be ok so I can get dressed?"
"Yeah."
A few minutes later Catherine was downstairs and ready to go. They walked out to the truck and found a car seat covered by a garbage bag. Steve gave Catherine the baby, and put it in the back. They all got in the car, and were on their way to adopt the baby.
"What are we going to name her?" Steve asked. He looked over at Catherine, and saw her thinking.
"How about we each come up with two names, then the favorite is the first, second favorite is the middle name."
"Ok." They sat there thinking about it for a while, when finally, they both had their names.
"You say yours first," Steve said.
"Alright, mine are Olivia and Emily. Now it's your turn."
"I came up with Nicole and Sophia."
"How are we going to pick?" Catherine asked. Steve reached behind the seats, and got a pen, as well as four sticky notes. He then wrote the names on each one, and put them into the cup holder, after being folded up. "You pick the first name, I'll pick the middle name."
Catherine reached in the cup holder, and pulled out one of the sticky notes. She opened it up, and handed it to Steve. "It looks like the baby's first name is Olivia," Catherine said. "And I don't think Emily and Sophia flow with the first name, so Nicole should be the middle name."
"I think that's a good idea. So, the baby's name is Olivia Nicole."
"What about the last name?" Catherine watched as Steve pulled out a box from his pocket. He opened it up and looked at Catherine.
"I was thinking we should make one more stop before we get Olivia's birth certificate."
Catherine's eyes teared up, and she looked at Steve and said," Yes."
Steve put the ring on Catherine's finger. It had two big diamonds in the center, with small ones going from the band, to three fourths of the way to the farthest diamond. The band was silver, with C+S carved on the inside. They pulled up to the building, and they hugged each other before getting Olivia out. Inside it was almost completely empty, being it was a Monday, so most people were working. They went and sat on some couches, and waited to get called back.
"So, are we getting married first?" Catherine asked.
"Yes, and I was thinking we could have an actual ceremony as well. That way your dad can walk you down the aisle."
"That would be nice," she replied leaving onto his shoulder.
"Mr. McGarrett and Ms. Rollins," a woman spoke, "Will you please follow me."
Steve grabbed Olivia, and they both got up. They walked into a room with the judge who was going to officially marry them, as well as adopting Olivia. About a half hour later, they were officially married, and parents to Olivia Nicole McGarrett. As soon as they walked out of the building, Steve's phone started ringing and he saw it was Danny calling.
"Hi Danny."
"Don't you 'Hi Danny' me! First you take off work right at the last minute, then you don't tell anybody anything, so when we go over to your house you're not home!"
Catherine looked over, and smiled at hearing Danny's ranting through the phone. "I'm out shopping, so will you calm down."
"You took the day off to go shopping? Unbelievable. Who takes the day off for shopping, especially when you just had all weekend."
"I'll explain it tomorrow, I got to go," Steve said and hung up the phone. They had just arrived at the store. Steve got Olivia out of the car, and was wondering how someone so small could weigh so much in a car seat. Catherine and Steve went right to the baby aisle, and had no clue where to start. First, they got dippers, which was fairly easy. Then they picked out a crib, highchair for when Olivia's older, a changing table, bottles, food, pacifier, and some small stuffed animals.
"Are we done yet?" Steve whined.
"Not even close," Catherine replied. "We still need blankets, a bassinet, clothes, paint, some stuff to hang on the walls, a small bath, mattress, and a couple other decorations."
"You can go get the clothes, and I'll get the furniture stuff."
"Ok, just make sure the furniture matches."
Steve pushed the cart down the aisle looking at all the different options. He first got the mattress, then the bath. After that Steve picked out a bassinet, and a rocking chair. All the decorations had dark brown wood, and a light green. Catherine and he had agreed no pink. When Steve was about to get the blankets, Catherine came over arms full of baby clothes. There were fluffy tutu's and soft pajama's, as well as shirts, dresses, and pants.
"What do we have left?" Catherine asked.
"Blankets, decorations, and paint."
"How about these?" Catherine said holding up a green sheet to go over the mattress, and a fleece brown and green blanket, covered in little designs.
"Looks good."
"Now all that's left is decorations."
They got tons of decorations, and in the end had two carts. Catherine and Steve had the paint, as well as small nightstands, a rug, curtains, two new dressers, and a clothes bin for when there dirty. They then went and checked out, and just barely fit everything in the truck. On the way home both Catherine, and Olivia fell asleep. When they pulled up Steve didn't want to wake them, so he started to unload the truck. It wasn't till about an hour later, Catherine came in carrying Olivia. Steve had just finished cleaning out one of the old bedrooms and got ready to paint.
"Well look who's up from there nap. It only took you an hour."
"I would've been longer, but somebody decided it was time to get up. I see you've made a lot of progress."
"Yeah. I should be done painting it by tomorrow morning. I'm still letting the first coat dry."
"Do you want to start setting up the furniture?"
"Yeah. I already set up the bassinet."
"Let's start with the crib, that way the hardest one is out of the way."
After about two hours, all the furniture was set up. The downstairs was covered in bags, and it was a big mess. While Catherine made dinner, Steve put the second coat of paint on, and would put brown stripes on two of the walls before bed.
"I think you should be the first one up when she cries tonight."
"Wait, they don't sleep through the night?"
Catherine smiled and looked at Steve. "You still have a lot to learn, don't you?"
"Well Mary's daughter is the closest I've come to dealing with a baby."
"What about when Mary was little?"
"I wanted nothing to do with her."
"We still need to figure out her godparents, and I think we both know Danny is going to be her godfather."
"Yeah, we still haven't told any of them either."
"Why don't we have them over tomorrow night? I mean technically we both could take maternity leave, so it gives us plenty of time."
"How long do you think we can both honestly stay away from work?"
"Not very long. I probably couldn't last over two weeks."
"I'm going to finish the last part of the nursey, and we should be able to decorate it tomorrow."
"Sounds good. I'll finish cleaning up dinner."
Finally, they were all done, and laying up in bed. Catherine was already asleep, but Steve was still adjusting to having the new baby. After another hour of being up, Steve fell asleep. And he was only woken up once by Olivia the whole night.
Chapter two is on its way! Please review, and I hoped you enjoyed chapter one.