A/N: A new McRoll story. Steve wants Catherine back. Hope you like it.

I don't own Hawaii Five-0 or the characters

In a few days it would be Valentine's Day. Steve desperately wanted to spend the holiday with Catherine but she was half way around the world. Catherine told him not to wait for her. But he wanted to wait for her. No, he wanted her here right now! He missed her terribly and he couldn't believe, or he didn't want to believe, that Catherine really meant what she had said. He was sure Catherine loved him. He wasn't going to spend the holiday and perhaps the rest of his life without Catherine so he booked a ticket on the first flight to Kabul. Steve called Danny.

"Hey Danny, I'm going away for a couple of days. I'm going to visit Catherine in Afghanistan."

"Are you sure about that Steve?"

"Danny, I need her back. I want her back. I love her."

"Alright Steve, go get her then."

"Thanks Danny."

The flight Steve had booked left in 4 hours so he went to pack up his things and drove to the airport. He sat near the window in the plane and looked out as they went up in the air. He wondered how Catherine would react when he would see him there. Would she want to come back with him? Did she really still love him? What if she had moved on? What if she didn't want to come back to Hawaii with him? Steve didn't care. He wanted to see her, even if it was the last time. He needed to tell her how he felt about her and that he wanted her to come home.

About a day later he arrived in Kabul. It was 10am there. Steve rented a motorcycle and went to the village he and Catherine had visited about 7 months ago. It took him about 2 hours to get there. He arrived at the village. It looked exactly like it was when he first came here. He looked around but he couldn't see Catherine anywhere. He parked his bike and went to look for Catherine. He showed a man a picture of Catherine and the man pointed towards a building. Steve walked towards the building, it seemed like some kind of school. Steve thought about what he would do or say when he saw Catherine again, but his mind couldn't work anymore. He looked through the windows and saw Catherine, his Catherine standing there. She still looked as beautiful as ever. Steve wanted to walked up to her and take her into his arms but it appeared that she was teaching the kids. He decided to wait outside until the class was over. He leaned against the wall. About 20 minutes later the kids came out of the classroom. He peeked in and saw that only Catherine was inside.

This was it. It was now or never. Steve took a deep breath and walked inside.

"Hello Cath."

Catherine looked up as she heard the familiar voice. She had to look twice to make sure she was seeing it right. Steve, her Steve, was standing there. He was here in Afghanistan!

"Steve? What are you doing here?"

"It's almost Valentine's Day and I wanted to see you. I wanted to spend the holiday with you. I wanted to come over her just before Christmas but we got a big case."

"Steve…." Catherine started but stopped when Steve walked her way.

Catherine couldn't speak anymore as Steve walked closer to her. She still loved him. She had told him to move on, that she was staying here in Afghanistan to help the kids. But that was only the half-truth. She did help the kids but it was not the main reason she stayed. She was scared. She loved Steve but when he told her he loved her she got scared. Their relationship was now very real. There was no pretending anymore they were now boyfriend and girlfriend and that scared Catherine. She enjoyed spending time with Steve but it was always just as friends, there was never a label on their relationship. But now there was and that scared her. She had never been in this kind of relationship. She really liked spending time with Steve but ever since she moved to Hawaii after she left the navy there relationship changed. Even though they had been seeing each other on and off for the last 7 years, it changed. Catherine didn't know if she was ready for that. But now Steve was here in Afghanistan. He came here especially for her.

Steve was now standing in front of her. He was so close to her that she could touch him. Both of them stood there for a while just looking in each other's eyes. It was Steve who moved first, after what seemed like an eternity. He stepped even closer to Catherine and before Catherine could back away he crashed his lips down on hers. Catherine wanted to push him away but she just couldn't. His kisses were too good to resist. She threw her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. God she had missed his kisses. It felt so good to kiss him again and to hold him in her arms around.

If they had been in a more private place Steve was sure he would have pinned Catherine to the wall and made love to her till they were both too tired.

"I love you Cath," Steve spoke to her as he released her lips. "I love you so much Catherine."

Catherine just looked at him. She wasn't sure what to say right now. He was here in Afghanistan for her and he told her again that he loved her. Even after she had told him to move on and not wait for her.

"You can tell me to go and move on but I will never stop loving you."

Catherine kissed Steve again. She hadn't realized how much she had missed him until now. What was she thinking telling him to move on? She loved him and he loved her. Just because she was scared she told him to move on. Maybe he was scared too.

"I love you too Steve."

"I want you to come home with me, come back to Hawaii."

"Steve…."

"No, I came all this way to get you. I love you and I want you in my life. I've missed you so much these last few months. I want you in my life, I want to wake up to you every morning, I want to go to sleep with you next to me every night, I need you in my life. I love you so much Catherine. I was stupid enough to leave you here once, I'm not gonna do it again. I'm not leaving here without you. I love you and I want you to be my wife."

Catherine looked at Steve as she said that last sentence. "What?"

"I want you to marry me Catherine. Will you marry me Catherine Rollins?"