"I saw you and you couldn't tell me what that means
Or what I'd seen
Oh but when it hit me
It was not the same thing
I had missed it all like tears in the rain
Finally I was seeing
Everything so clearly
Took what I'd been thinking
And washed it away"
Parachute- Didn't See It Coming
I am currently unbeta'd so please excuse my errors
(Marissa's POV)
Since Steve came home from Japan the team has been backed up with non- stop cases. The air around Steve and I was still tense but every time we were about to discuss the matter his phone seemed to go off and he was gone dealing with another case.
I laid in bed listening to the silence of our house as Steve held a tight grip around my waist dead asleep. I don't know why I was up so early but I was. After twenty more minutes of lying there I eased myself out of his grip and headed downstairs. As I headed down the stairs I could hear pots and pans clattering and someone moving around the kitchen quickly grabbing my gun from the lock box in the closet I made my way into the kitchen.
Doris McGarrett stood in my kitchen making breakfast for my family.
"You can put that thing away?" Doris said adding some eggs onto the plates.
I put the safety back on and put the gun back on top of the fridge. When I turned around Steve had entered the kitchen with Lily in his arms.
"Mom?" he asked clearly confused.
"What are you doing here?" He asked her.
"What does it look like? I making breakfast sit down and we can have a family meal." Doris said giving Steve and it a smile.
I casted Steve a glance before going to put my gun away properly, back in the dining room Ty had came down and sat next to his father.
"I hope I'm not over stepping any boundaries." Doris said to me as it sat down.
"Not at all. Just a little warning would have been nice" I say taking a swig of my orange juice.
The table was silent as everyone ate. I knew Steve was dying to ask his mother why she didn't leave the island and where she had been hiding out. The silence was finally broken by the wails of Liam and I took that as my cue to take both kids upstairs.
(Steve's POV)
After Marissa and the kids headed upstairs I decided now would be the best time to figure out why she broke into my home.
"You know your security system sucks" my mother said.
"Okay just stop. What are you doing here?" I demanded.
"I never left the island but you already knew that" she replied breaking off a piece of toast.
"Yeah you persuaded your security detail to turn the plane around" it replied standing in front of her.
"I can be very persuasive." She fired back.
"I know I remember. Why did you do it?" I asked.
"I wanted to come home. I am tired of running. I want to get to know my family." She said looking me in the eyes.
"Where have you been the last couple of weeks?" I questioned.
"I just needed some time. I wasn't sure how you were going to take this" she replied.
"You should have told me what the plan was." I berated.
"Sure, sure. You probably would have never agreed to it" my mother fired back.
"No I probably wouldn't have." I yelled.
"Wo Fat is still out there" I say after a few minutes of silence.
"I know that" she replied.
I was about to continue my talk with my mother until Ty came running in with my phone in his hands. I grabbed my phone and answered before picking Ty up and sitting him down on one of the chairs to finish his food. I casted my mom one last look and kissed Tyler's head before going to get dressed.
Lily was sprawled on mine and Marissa's bed watching cartoons as Marissa fed Liam his bottle.
"Did you get your phone?" Marissa asked as it quickly grabbed a towel.
"Yeah, I have a case." I replied standing in front of her.
Her gaze switched from Liam to me. I leaded over and kissed Liam's head pulling away just far enough to catch Marissa lips with mine. I was surprised when she responded back to it. I pulled away and cupped her face she was beautiful and I knew what she has been through in the last couple of months was not easy on her. I placed one more quick kiss on her lips before pulling away and kissing our daughter.
"My mom is going to be here for the next few days" I say heading towards the bathroom.
"I will make the guest room up for her. But Steve do you think we can trust her?" Marissa asked.
"I don't know but for now I want to keep her as close as possible." I replied.
Danny had arrived 15 minutes later to pick me up to head to the crime scene.
"So she breaks into your house and cooks your family breakfast?" Danny asked stumped on my mother's actions
"Yeah pretty much" I replied getting out of the car and heading towards the crime scene.
"That's strange. But she is a McGarrett after all" Danny replies.
"Wait why she is back?" Danny asks.
"I don't know Danny. She says tired of running" I answer.
"Now she is tired of running after all these years? What happened in that house with Wo Fat?" Danny asked.
"We didn't get that far" I shot back.
"How did you not get that far? Steve this is a man that has been chasing her for twenty years. She has a shot to take him but she doesn't take it. That doesn't seem weird to you?" Danny fired back.
Danny was getting annoyed when I didn't give him a response.
Kono was heading towards us to give us the run down on the case. The victim was young polo player named Billy Keats.
"Keats' girlfriend said he headed out for practice with his head still attached and half an hour later the horse returned with just his body" Kono explained as I pulled the tarp off the body.
"I just got a text from Max. He found the head" Chin exclaimed leading the way towards Max
Max stood with the decapitated head in the middle of the polo field getting ready to put it into a bag.
"Gentlemen let me introduce to you Mr. Keats." Max greeted.
"Yeah we just met the rest of him" Danny replied.
"Max do you have any idea what did this. What kind of sword?" I asked.
"That is unlikely due to the precision of the cut." Max rambled on.
Max had used his cane to demonstrate to us what the murder weapon was. It was wire tied around the goal posts.
Kono was talking to the girlfriend when Danny and I walked up. Nicole Carr told us about a card reading they had gone to in China town. I sent Danny and Kono to talk to psychic leaving me with Chin.
"Hey I have a favor to ask" I told Chin.
"What's up?" he asked confused.
"I need you to keep an eye out on my mother. She is at home with Marissa but she already has her hands full" I state.
(Marissa's POV)
I had just put Liam down for his afternoon nap when Ty and Lily wanted to go out and play on the beach.
"Go put your swim stuff on and we will go" I told Ty throwing some stuff into the washer.
I could hear Ty and Lily's footsteps as they bounded up the stairs to get ready. I was lost in my own thoughts that I didn't notice Doris standing in the doorway of the washroom.
"Oh my god. You scared the crap out of me" I screamed clutching my chest.
"I am sorry honey. I heard them ask you to take them to the beach. Do you mind if I tag along?" She asked with a smile.
"Sure, I just have to get ready." I say stepping around her and heading up stairs.
Walking down the stairs Chin Ho stood in my living room as Doris opened a box of pastries.
"Chin what are you doing here?" I asked confused.
"Came by with some coco puffs and I wanted to see the kids" he said giving me smile.
"I was just telling him how Steve used to have me drive down to the high school to watch him play." Doris added taking a bite.
"It's good to see you." I said wrapping my arms around him for a hug.
"You're looking good for someone who just had a baby." He said kissing my cheek.
"I am sorry for not being able to attend Malia's funeral ceremony. She meant a lot to me." I said.
"I understand you have little kids to be taken care of. You meant a lot to her too." Chin replied.
"If you need anything you are always welcomed here." I answer.
"Thanks." He replies.
I sat in the sand with Doris and Liam as Chin took the kids down to the water.
"I don't need to be babysat" Doris said looking out into the water.
"I am not here to babysit you. What is going on between you and Steve is between the two of you. But his family needs him and I hope you understand that." I reply.
"I want to be part of this family again." Doris answered.
(Steve's POV)
I was going over Keats financials when Danny and Kono finally came in. I found out he was getting paid from his old Polo team even though his girlfriend said he had quit that polo team and was now on an opposing team.
After arresting the Keats' ex-coach for horse doping and running from me and Danny we found that there was a hit on the boot prints on the crime scene. Kono filled us in that the coach couldn't be the killer and the foot prints on the scene with the Diamond Head Polo club logo.
We all went to talk to the owner of the polo club Spencer Madsen and his wife about who would own a pair of the boots but it didn't really give us a lead.
Spencer's son Jake had came in gave us some new information. Billy wasn't the intended target he was. They had traded practice times.
I headed back into HQ and saw Chin working on the smart table.
"Hey what are you doing here? You are supposed to be on Doris duty" I say.
"She saw me from a mile away man." Chin replies in a whisper.
"Why are we whispering?" it ask.
Before Chin can answer my mother comes out of my office.
"Coco puffs, really Steve. I thought you were smarter than that. And don't blame Chin. I forced him to bring me down here" My mother stated.
After having a few choice words with my mother she headed out the door and hopefully back to my house.
"I got some info on Jake Madsen. Turns out he was kidnapped 10 years ago. He was abducted outside of his school and held for ransom before the parents could pay Jake escaped. One kidnapper died in prison and the other Randy Thorpe was released a few months ago but he has gone AWOL from his half way house two days ago." Chin described.
Chin and I arrived on scene along with Danny back to the Madsen's property. Jake and his mother had been involved in an explosion. Jakes' mother being closest to the blast took most of the hit. Charlie was on scene and handed me what was left of the bomb.
I knew just who to see to help me find out what kind of bomb this was.
Catherine Rollins sat in front of KamaKona's when I arrived. After asking for her help she agreed after I said Marissa would make her favorite dinner. After talking a few more minutes about my kids and wife I got a call from Danny saying we had a location on Thorpe.
Thorpe was staying at a rundown hotel when Danny and I tried to grab him. As soon as I busted the door in he took off jumping out of a glass window. Finally after chasing him down a few blocks I tackled him into a canal.
Interrogating Randy had put me into a really bad mood. He had said someone had paid him to plant the bomb in the Madsen's car. He claimed to take the job because the kid was a creep and deserved to die. I had sucker punched him in the face and left the interrogation.
Cath came in a little while later with some information on the bomb. This case had all kinds of twists and turns. Jakes' mother was having an affair with Billy Keats and the intended target of the car bomb wasn't Jake it was his mother.
Danny and I arrived to the hospital to talk to Jake's mother but when we arrived she had just passed away. Checking the surveillance footage at the hospital that Jake had been the one to kill his mother.
Spencer Madsen was in shock and immediately tried to cover for his son. But after explaining to him how we had caught Jake on camera he confessed that he son had done it as revenge.
Jake was playing Polo when Danny and I went to make the arrest. Once he discovered what we were there for he charged at us on his horse. I took my shot after jumping out of the way and hit his shoulder causing him to fall off his horse.
The team all decided we should meet at Kamakona's for closing the case. I decided to make a pit stop and pick up Marissa and the kids along with my mother.
Marissa got the kids out and headed towards the group leaving me alone with my mother.
"What's bothering you?" My mom asked.
"I read the ballistics file on the shots you said were fired. They were all in the floor" I replied.
"Wo Fat lunged at me and we fought for the gun. Before it had the chance to fire again Catherine was coming up the stairs and he bolted out the window." She assured me.
My mother went to join everyone else at the table as Danny came to approach me.
"What did she say?" Danny asked.
"She said the fought and shots went wild." I replied staring in my mothers' direction.
"Do you believe her?" Danny asked.
"No" I replied.
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