"FOREVER AND ALWAYS"

CHAPTER ONE

Title: "Forever and Always"

Author: Michelle Heath

Rating: MA for adult situations and language

Summary: Story #5 in the Salvation Series. Sam/Steve, Caroline/Danny, Kono/Tony, Chin/Lana and the rest of the gang!

Disclaimer: I so do not own Hawaii Five-0; unfortunately! All original characters are the property of the author!

Date Written: May 16, 2011

(Navy SEAL Lt. Tony Montgomery is awakened by the sound of his wife, Kono violently "tossing her cookies" in their bathroom. Glancing at the clock on his bedside table, Tony sees that it is 0530 hours and this is the third morning in a row that he's awakened to find Kono throwing up. Sighing heavily, Tony hauls himself out of the bed and pulls on a pair of shorts before walking into the bathroom. The sight of his petite wife sitting on the floor "hugging the ceramic throne" is, well, slightly funny, but only for a second. When Kono lifts her head and he sees how pale and weak she is, Tony immediately grabs a hand towel and wets it with cold water. Squeezing the excess water out of the towel, Tony sits on the floor next to Kono, eases her unresisting body back against his, and gently wipes the cool cloth over his wife's face as she moans aloud.)

"This is the third morning in a row, K. You are going to the doctor today if I have to drag you there myself."

"You're not going to get an argument from me. I'm so sick I could throw up. Aga . . ."

(And before she can complete the word she starts retching again. Tony just barely manages to get her up and over the bowl before she tosses what's left of her cookies; again. When she's through, Tony carries her back to their bedroom and tucks her into their bed. Twenty minutes later, Tony has showered and comes into their bedroom to put on his uniform. Kono is not in their bed. In fact, their bed is immaculately made and the aromas of coffee and bacon are wafting into the bedroom. Totally confused, Tony quickly pulls on his BDU's and heads for the kitchen. Kono is just putting a pitcher of orange juice on the table, her color has returned, and she looks no worse for the wear as she offers him a bright smile.)

"What are you doing out of bed?"

"I feel fine."

"Yeah, you felt fine yesterday and the day before, too, K, and look what happened. You are going to the doctor. Today."

"Fine, I'll go to the doctor, but, right now, sit down and eat your breakfast before your eggs get cold. I'm going to jump in the shower and get dressed."

(She kisses him on the cheek as he sits down at the table before heading to the master bathroom. Tony has taken exactly two bites before he starts coughing violently and nearly chokes. Jumping up so quickly that he nearly turns over the pitcher of juice, he makes it from the kitchen, down the hall, through their bedroom and into the bathroom in about one point two seconds. Kono has just started to pull the tee shirt she slept in over her head when Tony bursts through the door looking like he's about to have a stroke.)

"What?"

"K, are you. . . I mean, could you be . . . "

"What?"

"Kono, are you pregnant?"

(Near tears because she is extremely embarrassed that her husband is having to hold her head up so she can "hit the target", Caroline Williams is so weak from throwing up and then dry heaving that she can hardly move. Danny, bless his sweet heart, is sitting in the bathroom floor holding her in his lap while her stomach roils and revolts. Danny keeps up a steady stream of softly uttered words of comfort and wipes her face every so often with a cool cloth. Caroline's personal nightmare started about 0357 hours, and she and Danny have been on the floor of the bathroom ever since. Every time she thinks her stomach has settled down and she can actually get up, another bout of nausea hits her and her stomach starts cramping. Danny is being an angel; so far. Finally, Caroline feels better and asks Danny to help her stand up. Once on her feet, she actually feels much better and even regains some of her color. Danny, however, is concerned, and expresses that concern.)

"You need to go to Sick Call, Gorgeous."

"I'm fine, Romeo. Think I ate something that didn't agree with me at the base yesterday."

"Caroline, you are obviously not fine. We've been in this bathroom, which is way too small for both of us, by the way, since four o'clock this morning! It is now . . . a quarter to six. I repeat, you need to see a doctor."

"Fine, whatever. If we don't hurry up and get ready, we're both going to be late for work. And, for your information, I happen to agree with you about this bathroom. In fact, the whole damned apartment is way too small, and there's no yard for Grace to play in when she's here. What do you think about our looking for a house, Romeo?"

"Good. Great. We'll look for a house just as soon as you go to the doctor."

"I said I'd go, Danny. No need to get all huffy with me."

"I'm not getting huffy. I'm just concerned about my wife, okay? Now are you going to go to the doctor today or do I have to come to the base and take you myself?"

"I'll go today, okay?"

"Okay."

(Danny heads into the kitchen to get some coffee while Caroline proceeds to turn on and adjust the water in the shower. She is just about to pull her nightgown over her head when her mind starts making calculations and she stops cold. Flying down the hall to the kitchen yelling Danny's name, she nearly causes him to spill hot coffee all over himself.)

"Danny! I might be pregnant!"

A/N: Hello, everyone. Here is the first chapter of story #5 in my Salvation series. As you can probably tell, this story is going to be a little lighter that the previous four, at least in the beginning. I sincerely hope you all enjoy this story, and, as always, I'm open for any and all suggestions you may have. I look forward to hearing from all of you, and thank you so much for reading and reviewing! Michelle