N/B Sorry for being away for so long. Those who follow me on Facebook and Twitter know, and thank you for the support. It has been a struggle just to get this out, but I wanted to. I hopefully will be able to get a small amount of writing done until I am back to my normal cheery self lol.

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Time had passed so slowly for Danny. All he wanted was Steve to be home already. It had been a month since he had left on that mission. The only messages from his best friend were short ones just letting him know that Steve wasn't hurt. Danny had hoped that there would be at least something saying that he was missed, but it was clearly not the case. That one night meant a lot to Danny. He had hoped that they could talk about it, and maybe something could've come from it. Once again, that wasn't going to happen. The diminutive detective wondered why he tried. He knew that he wasn't at his best at the moment. He had caught a damn bug that he couldn't get rid of, and he just kept throwing up during the day. It had started to wear him down, so he'd made an appointment to see a doctor tomorrow morning. Danny hoped that he could be given something to get rid of it. Suddenly there was knocking at his door, at the first bang he jumped and glared at whoever was on the other side. All he wanted to do was go back to bed and hide under his duvet. Danny made his way over to the door on under steady feet. His body was so weak because he hadn't been able to keep anything down. He grabbed hold of the handle and pulled the door open. There was a couple of worried looks, and one gaze that just eyed him carefully. He had no idea with Catherine Rollins was looking for.

Kono's face paled as she stared at the normally chatty man. It was obvious that something was really wrong with him. 'Oh my God Danny, you look awful.'

'Thanks for that Kono. I knew I could count on you to cheer me up.' He muttered as Kono hugged him, and the dragged him back into his apartment. She then deposited him on the sofa and vanished off into one of the bedrooms. She was back quickly and covered him with a blanket that was on his bed.

'Have you seen anyone about this?' Chin demanded, his cool façade cracking with worry.

'I have an appointment tomorrow at 9am.' Danny told them honestly. He knew he had to otherwise they would just hound him. He loved that they cared enough about him to be worried. It had felt so long that someone truly cared about him that wasn't related to him. Well, it just seemed that way to him.

'I'll come by and take you myself.' Kono told him; it wasn't really an offer more like an order.

It was clear that Danny wouldn't have a choice, but that wouldn't stop him from trying to make an argument. 'You don't…'

'I am coming to pick you up and take you myself.' Kono repeated herself.

Just smiled a little sadly, she had just reminded him so much of Steve just then it made his chest ache. Why was Catherine here when Steve was out there doing something really ridiculous and dangerous? He guessed they would find out soon enough.

'Okay, so Catherine what brings you here to his paradise?' Danny growls out the last word making the cousins laugh. As much as he moans they realise that Hawaii has become home to him and Gracie. They were no longer outcasts; they were part of a bigger family now.

'Oh we had to come here; I can't tell you why it's classified. I managed to get a couple of hours free. I thought I would come and tell you that I've heard from Steve. I was sure you would want to know.' Catherine stopped the smirk that threatened to cover her face, as she saw those blue eyes dim.

Chin watched Danny carefully he wasn't sure if this was the right time for Catherine to be here. There was something screaming from within telling him something was going to happen, and it wasn't going to be good. He had learnt not to ignore this from years of experience.

'We appreciate you thinking of us Catherine.' Kono smiled as her gaze danced between Chin and Danny. You could feel the sudden sadness pouring of Danny in waves.

Catherine wanted to jump for joy. The start of her plan so for was going perfectly, with things like this only a few things needed to be said. They just had to be the right words. It wouldn't be long after that when Steve McGarrett would be hers like he was always meant to be. This mouthy little cop was just a little bump in the road. He wasn't worth too much of an effort.

'With my security clearance and being on the Enterprise it meant that I could be able to stay in touch with Steve. I think he appreciated that. I had been so worried that our relationship would have suffered. Things are different not between us; we want more than just to meet up. We want to work on something that will be long term.' Catherine paused as she bit her lips. 'Steve had said some things to me. I'm sure he won't mind me telling you; after all he does consider you all to be his family. I think he's going to propose to me. It's things he has mentioned what kind of jewellery do I like? Would I consider transferring to Hawaii? Things like that.'

'Yeah, it sounds like things are amazing between the two of you.' Danny didn't think things could hurt worse than his divorce, but this did. The only thing that had been more devastating than this was when Rachel tried to keep Grace away from him. The sickness that had stayed away came back with a vengeance. He covered his mouth and rushed to the bathroom. The door slammed closed behind him. The sound of retching could still clearly be heard.

'Right, one big happy family.' Chin just stared at the closed bathroom door. It was obvious that Catherine's happy news had just broken Danny's heart.

'Oh, I have to go. When I speak to Steve next I'll send him your love.' Catherine had given them a quick wave before she left. The apartment deadly silent apart from the noise that came from the bathroom and the man falling apart within its four walls.

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Catherine smiled as she walked away her fake smile vanished in an instant. It was now time to deal with Steve. The way she came here in person made her story a little more believable. By the time, he came back things would never be able to be fixed, and she would be the one wrapped in those tattooed muscular arms.

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Danny deep down always knew that Steve would end up with her. She was perfect for him. After that one night the two of them had together; a small bright light of hope had started to build within him. He thought that maybe something good would happen, and they could be together. A deep a bitter laugh escaped him. He should have known better. It was obvious that it would have been too good to be true. There would never be that kind of happy ending for him. Rachel had always told him that it was fine to love one Danny Williams over -short period of time, but he was too much trouble for someone to want to go the distance with him. If anyone could have done it, Steve McGarrett could, but he obviously didn't want too. His head suddenly went back over the toilet bowl to be sick once again. He couldn't wait to get this bug sorted out.

TBC