AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hi guys! Here I am with Chapter 2. It'll probably take me longer than this to update in the future, but I've had some free time today.
Although I read the last one like a hundred times before publishing it, I still found a few errors later. That said, no doubt there'll be more in this one. So, sorry again to those who spot them and to the English language! ;)
Chapter 2 is set in episode 4x03. Thank you for reading.
YOU'RE GOING DOWN NEXT – Chapter 2
"It's so sad what happened to that little girl. Losing her parents that young... Danny was great with her. He's great with kids. I'm not sure I'd be such a good dad…Maybe one day. I think I'd like that, eventually. Not the right time now, though. With Catherine leaving the Navy and starting a new job…The present! I can't forget it!" Steve thought while he was getting ready for Catherine's ceremony. "I hope she likes it…I really tried to find something special for her. 1300 $ special. But she deserves it anyway… She means a lot to me. She means a lot? What am I saying? I love her! Not sure why I've never said that to her. I know she feels the same way. She does, right?…" He looked at his watch and when he saw what time it was, took the box quickly and left. "I need to run!"
Steve was happy to be able to arrive in time to give her the present. "I think she loved it. That's good, that's really good. Why am I nervous? It's just a ceremony."
"Steve! We're here!" Danny called from the crowd and he joined them.
Chin and Kamekona were there too and so was Billy. "Billy came… It's normal. He's her new boss. But I don't want him here... Why don't I want him here? I worked with that guy. And I trust her. I told her that much this morning and I wasn't lying. Well, at least not about that. Then why? What am I afraid of? She's not going to cheat on me. She's not like that. But she could find out that she's better with him... Would she? Would she be better with him? No! No way! She turned down the job in the first place. And she said she didn't want anything to get in the way of what we have. But what if it does? It would be my fault. I pushed her to take the job…I want her to be happy but... wow! I used to be more confident. What's wrong with me? I've got nothing to be scared of." Steve repeated his own advice, this time to himself. "We have a good thing. A great thing!... Am I jealous? Really? " He suddenly realized what he was worried about the most, as images of Catherine with a bruised face and her hands in zip tie cuffs sprang to his mind. He felt nauseous for a moment. "I'm actually scared like hell to lose her…but not only to Billy. I know she can take care of herself but it's going to be hard to see her in the field again…He better has her back out there or I'll kill him with my bare hands."
The ceremony concluded and Steve thanked the team and Kamekona for coming.
"You're welcome, man. We weren't going to miss this. Catherine is ohana." Chin said.
"Of course, babe. That girl keeps you human, It should be me giving her a recognition" Danny claimed.
"Thank you guys again. I'll see you tomorrow. I'm going to take Catherine to dinner" Steve told them as he saw Billy hugging Catherine from the corner of his eye. "This is insane! I'm not that kind of guy!"
"Sure! You two have fun!"
Steve approached Catherine and Billy was leaving already, so they cordially waved at each other.
"Hey sailor." She greeted him with a smile.
"Congratulations, Cath. It was a beautiful ceremony. You deserve that. And you look great in your dress white." He grinned.
"Thank you! Not too bad yourself. So, where are you taking me?"
"It's a surprise."
"Oh, really?" Catherine asked.
"Yes, ma'am." He offered her his arm playfully.
"Ok, let's go then." Catherine surrendered as she grabbed it amused. "I love this man."