Personal Business part 4

Authors note: Just wanted to apologize again for the latest short chapter and promise you this will be longer. And guess what... I'm thinking of maybe incorporating some more memories than the one ahead, in italic, remembering the moments with Steve that most affected Kono. What do you lovely reviewers think? Should I go for it? Please do let me know. About the Steve finding out issue, I don't exactly know when I'll do that part, but don't worry, it's coming soon. Also, I am definitely aware that this is a little OOC, since I think Kono wouldn't run like this, exactly what one of my reviewers pointed out, but I just… I couldn't help myself, you know? So, enjoy this chapter and please DO leave a REVIEW.

S&K

Danny's words were still rummaging through Steve's brain.

"It was the stupidest thing you've ever done."

He knew Danny was right; it had been stupid not to tell her. But in his defense, he couldn't know she was leaving! Yeah, big defense… he of all people knew that something could be taken from you in less than a blink of an eye.

He let out a frustrated sight and dropped his head to his hands, God, this sucked! He didn't know where she was; who she was with; what she was doing… he didn't have control over things anymore, and he oh-so-hated losing control. He was just about ready to punch something. He needed to calm down, to relieve some of the tension that was quickly building inside him. With a huff he got up from his desk and wrote a note to Danny saying he'd be back in a few hours.

He got in his truck and drove to his house. He pulled up into his driveway, rapidly getting out of the car. With large strides he walked to his shed and immediately spotted what he was looking for. He grabbed his board in one swift move and headed towards his truck again. Just like Kono, the water was like home to him. He swam and surfed to clear his head, and God only knew how much clearing he needed right now.

He drove for about 10 minutes until he found the nearest beach. He wasn't that interested in driving longer than that, so he just got off his seat and went to his trunk. It was a small beach, almost deserted at this hour; which was good, since the only thing he wanted to do was swim and hear the sound of the waves.

His board tucked under his arm, he locked the car and headed for the beach. He didn't even think twice before diving immediately in the water, the contact already starting to relax him.

And so he swam. And surfed. He did it for hours on a row, until exhaustion finally kicked in. he paddled on his board to shore, by now the beach completely empty. As soon as his feet touched sand, he walked a little further and sank his board. He sat heavily on the sand with a huff. For a few minutes he was able to pretend that everything was normal, that Kono hadn't left, that he still had her near him, that she could, as always, light his whole day with a smile. And then it all came back.

He looked up and locked eyes with the calm waves that were now crashing slowly on the rocks. He let the sight of the sun sinking in the ocean calm him again.

S&K

Without realizing it she had been driving for over an hour. Her plan was to go to Waikiki beach and enjoy the rest of yet another afternoon surfing, but instead she found herself driving towards that remote beach she had only been in once before. She didn't really know why she was there- oh, who was she kidding, of course she knew! She had been there with him, and it was the closest beach to his house. Maybe her plan of getting over him wouldn't be as quick as she thought.

Kono considered going back and driving to Waikiki, but the thought left her mind as she remembered that it was the middle of the work day and Steve would still be at headquarters. Taking a deep breath and turning the engine off, she jumped to the sidewalk and rapidly snuck her board off the backseat. She turned around, flip-flops already in hand and board tucked securely under her arm, and she focused her gaze on the considerably big waves crashing on shore. When she was first there, she was surprised she hadn't already found this beach, she was pretty sure she knew most of the Hawaiian beaches. She smiled as the memory of that day flooded her mind.

Flashback

"Wow Boss, how did you find this?" Kono asked, marveled by the gigantic waves and the perfect smell of the ocean that invaded her nostrils.

Steve laughed out loud.

"Oh c'mon! You're telling me that the expert on Hawaiian beaches and surfing never found this?" he asked dryly.

´"Does it look that if I had found this I wouldn't spend every waking minute here?" she shot back animatedly.

"Right." He said in mock surrender. "How could I forget that your second favorite activity is surfing?"

Kono shot him a frown.

"Second? And what would you suppose would be the first?"

He flashed her smile. One of those smiles that could always make her knees nearly give out.

"Well that's easy. Catching the bad guys."

Kono gave him a soft smile in return. "Well look at that Boss, you do know me."

"Did you ever doubt that?" Steve asked.

Their eyes met and it was like a whole conversation went on between them. Nobody could deny the oh-so-evident connection with the two; they understood each other better than anyone. But somehow, sometimes that could be a horrible thing too, like the stubbornness that neither of them could get pass, that same stubbornness that made everyone that took a second look at them want to rip their hair off.

They walked side by side to the water and dove right in. They surfed and surfed for over an hour, the only thing their minds could absorb the sway of the water and the adrenaline of catching wave after wave, each bigger than the later.

Kono saw a wave coming in, a big one apparently. She looked to her side searching for Steve, but he was already getting up on his board, entering another one. She paddled for a bit until she too got up and started riding her wave. It was one of those where you either rode it perfectly or you fell, but as an expert in that sort of things, Kono rode it calmly and steadily. That is until of course, she made the biggest mistake that could be made in waves like this. She looked to the side.

She could feel herself loose balance and she knew that if she just turned back, she could still recover. But, here is the problem; she couldn't look straight ahead again. Because guess what? A dripping wet , rock hard abs, hottest guy on the planet riding a wave that she now noticed even bigger than hers… kind of a sight she couldn't miss. She lost complete balance and fell off her board. As soon as she went underwater she immediately felt that tugging on her throat from not being in contact with air, but she rapidly calmed herself down and soon she resurfaced without any harm. She took deep calming breaths and was actually surprised when she heard Steve's voice only a few feet away from her.

"Got distracted there Kalakaua?"