'oi hoaloha (best friend)

Jessica Wilson considered the Five-0 team as family. Three years ago when she'd come back to Hawaii she was introduced to the team through her best friend, Steve. She soon discovered that these people were the most loving and caring people she had ever come into contact with. Of course she already knew that about Steve McGarrett though, going to his house for tea as a child and playing on the beach chasing each other until they could hardly breathe, were some of the fondest memories she had. They still remained friends and had regular contact as they grew up and she moved to the UK for a while after her parents had died but the day she came back to announce she was moving back to Hawaii for good was the day Steve would remember for the rest of his life. Knowing he would get the honour of seeing her as much as he wanted every day made him happy, very happy. Three years on and she had become close with the team yet Steve still wanted more with her, always had but they all knew about her dick of a boyfriend, Ryan. They all hated him, especially Steve, but held their tongues but why a beautiful girl would be with someone like that waste of space was a question he asked himself every single day. She was now the manager of a bar in Hawaii and loved it. She loved meeting new people and of course the team now found themselves in there a lot more after work.

It was a Tuesday morning and she'd promised the team she'd go see them before starting work herself. As she swung her car into the parking space next to the all familiar silver Camaro she thought back to the previous night which made her shiver at the sheer thought of what she would be welcomed with again tonight.

*The Night Before*

She parked her car outside the garage door and breathed a sigh knowing that he was probably sat in his usual chair angry and drunk which was a regular occurrence for Ryan. She had been working when Steve and Danny had decided to go see her. They'd all lost track of time as they chatted and it was now late. She switched off the engine, grabbed her bag from the passenger seat and looked at herself in the mirror. Surely she deserved better than this?

As she got out she caught sight of the curtain twitching as if someone had been watching her. 'Typical' she thought to herself as she walked up the front steps and grabbed the door handle. Putting on the brave face that she was used to using every single day of her life she took off her shoes and began to walk through the house to see where her partner was sitting this time waiting to grill her for being late.

"Aloha" she shouted throughout the house waiting for him to respond.

"Am in here" she heard him shout from the living room which she began to walk towards. As she entered the room she saw him sat in the recliner seat watching football and she took notice of the several empty bottles of beer lying all over the place. She forced herself to give him a small smile as she remained stood in the doorway.

"Wheere you beeen? I've been sat herrre for houuurs waiting for yooou to come home and doooo my tea!" he slurred as he waved his beer around a bit too forcefully.

"I had to work late; couldn't you have put something in? There's loads of food in the freezer" and almost instantly she regretted even asking him.

"What? Could I have put something in she says! Are you really that stupid girl?" and she saw his eyes get bigger with every word.

"I didnt mean it that way, I can put something on now?" she tried her best to calm him down; she was so sick of this routine every night.

"EVERY DAY YOU SPEND YOUR TIME WITH THAT HOALOHA OF YOURS, NOT ME YOUR PARTNER, BUT THAT SO CALLED BUDDY OF YOURS. THE LEAST YOU COULD DO FOR BEING SUCH A LAPUWALE WOMAN IS MAKE MY TEA" he screamed and by this time he was right in her face holding her by her neck as she was pinned between him and the door.

"Steve is a friend, has been since us being children you know that" she replied struggling to breathe properly. Ryan scoffed and looked at her with a smirk on his face "you make me laugh you know... how you play off that you don't love him, that you don't want to leave me and go with him. You'd like that wouldn't you?" and once again his grip tightened around her throat.

Without thinking about where it may have led she managed to splutter out "maybe i would" and all of a sudden she could see where it was going. It was as if a red cloud had descended upon Ryan and the next thing she knew she was being smacked so hard on her left cheek she fell to the floor hitting her face on the side table as she did. Trying to regulate her breathing and trying to concentrate on anything but the pain Ryan grabbed her by the hair and yanked her head back and all she saw was his face snarling and his arm pulled back ready to punch her. But he didnt, he scoffed and laughed.

"You aren't even worth it, go do something useful if you can manage it" as he let go of her hair and stumbled back into the front room to watch the TV. She managed to stand up and make it up the stairs with her legs that felt like jelly beneath her and entered the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. She wiped away a tear that had fallen and looked at herself in the mirror and at the bruise that was already starting to form underneath her eye. She really did deserve better than this and she knew it, she just had to find a way to get out once and for all. Her phone was still in her pocket as she felt it vibrate. She pulled it out and saw she had a text off the one man who could make everything right but she knew she would never be good enough for someone like Steve. After all she was reminded everyday by Ryan that no one else would ever want her.

"Thanks for the drink tonight. Doughnuts are on you tomorrow morning by the way, love your 'oi hoaloha x"

She smiled softly to herself as she closed her phone and ran herself a bath hoping that the hot water would help her relax and that maybe tomorrow she could finally create a plan that would help her get out of this mess.

*Hoaloha – beloved friend

*Lapuwale – worthless

*'oi hoaloha – best friend