Behind closed doors people are different. The front put on outside of the house is different to that spent at home with your loved ones. Adam Noshimuri was well aware of that with regards to his wife. Kono was a badass take no shit cop on the outside but on the inside she was soft and vulnerable. She was strong, so strong but behind closed doors she let those walls down and only Adam got to see.

Adam watched from the doorway as Kono helped her mother back into her wheel chair. He didn't want to intrude or make Nani feel uncomfortable. Despite her lack of speech and physical movement she still understood. He knew Kono found it hard, seeing her mother like she was, having to help her with everyday things such as going to the bathroom. Kono would never admit how hard it was for her. She hadn't even told her team about her mother until her trip around the islands. Kono had told Adam very little about how she felt. He could tell from her eyes though…could almost read every thought and fear.

"Do you need any help?" Adam said softly front the doorway.

Kono sighed, it was hard looking after her mother. She would feel terrible for not being as good as her dad. Not accepting that he lived with it everyday and was used to it. Knew his own wife. Kono would feel guilty for not being around more often, would sometimes hate on her job for keeping her away but at the same time it was too hard to be around. She didn't want to embarrass her mother further.

"Were good"

Adam knew they weren't but he walked away anyway.

Adam followed Kono into the house, taking in her slumped shoulders, her despondent face, her tired eyes. He didn't say a word, knew from experience that she liked her space after seeing her mother. He knew she would go to the bathroom to shower. She would cry under the hot water, feeling guilty for being able to do such a trivial activity with no assistance. He would watch her leave the bathroom, her eyes red and puffy and her body concealed in a towel. She always forgot to take clean clothes or underwear to the shower. He would wait ten minutes, give her time to change then he would go to the bathroom. Pick up her dirty clothes and throw them in the hamper. He would then go to the bedroom where she would be curled on her side, buried by pillows and blankets, soft sobs filling the room and causing her body to shake. She would hold her breath when she heard him enter, trying to hide the tears from him, trying not to be vulnerable. He knew she hated it, she was trained to be tough but he also knew she appreciated his comfort. He would smile at the damp towel on the floor, ignoring it till the morning. He would change into his pyjamas, leaving his top half bare. Pull back the covers and crawl in behind her. It would only take a minute until she would turn into his embrace, her thumb normally just between her lips as she gnawed at her nail. Adam would wipe away her tears, kiss her temple and her nose. Brush his lips next to her lips nudging her thumb out the way so he could fully capture them. He would wrap one arm around her pulling her to his chest, the other close to her body, holding her hand gently while trying to thumb away the fresh tears. He would smile sadly as she looked up to him, big doe eyes so innocent and vulnerable. So unlike her.

"Cry baby…it's okay to cry"

She did. She sobbed, hard. Tears rolling down her cheeks and onto his chest. Her nails lightly scratching his pecks as she tried to cling on. Her body shaking for a good five minutes as she fully let her berries down. Hiccups in the back of her throat.

Adam refused to pretend like everything was okay. He knew telling her that wouldn't work but he also knew it wasn't true. She had lost her mum, regardless of what anyone said, she was gone. It didn't matter how aware she was she would never be able to talk to Kono and Kono would never get a response. Nani was Kono's best friend. They were close, but Kono's best friend was never going to get better and she would never be the same. Adam wouldn't lie to Kono.

"Your mum loves you baby…she's still your mum." That wasn't a lie.

"She's not the women i said goodbye to that morning" Kono croaked…the first thing she had said.

"I know…I know"

"Adam…"

"Hmm" Adam mused gently stroking Kono's hair and knowing what she was going to say.

"Can we get pizza?"

"Already ordered"

He was going to be one step ahead tonight.