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The door busted open and Catherine shouted "Beverly where are you!"

"In the den dear!" Beverly responded

Catherine proceeded to the den where she found Beverly sitting on the floor, playing GI Joe with Johnny. She had a single Barbie that was apparently the damsel in distress. GI Joe always rescued Barbie. Catherine tried to convince Johnny that sometimes Barbie needed to rescue GI Joe but he would have nothing to do with that notion. Beverly got up and guided Catherine to the other room. "I'll be right back" she said to Johnny.

"Well, what happened?" Beverly asked

"We screamed, we yelled, we called each other all kinds of names. It got real ugly, but…he wants to meet his son. We made a decision to try to work it out. Kind of a do over." Catherine paced furiously. "I am so scared Beverly. I am afraid that once Johnny gets to know him, once he gets old enough to understand what happened these last few years that he is going to hate me. I am afraid that I am going to lose my son. I feel like I just want to grab him and run-a-way."

"You are not the kind of girl who runs, you're a fighter, and I've never seen you quit anything. We both know this." Beverly approached Catherine and placed her hands on her shoulders. "Come on Catherine, you are so strong, you have been through so much and I can't believe you really feel that way. Besides, what am I going to do without you?" once again the voice of reason.

"Your right, but this is different." Catherine covered her mouth

"Go talk to Johnny; tell him that he is going to finally meet his father. He needs to be prepared. You made up this fantasy about how perfect the man is and how super human he is, you had better hope that he lives up to that, because if he doesn't, that will be worse than anything that you have done. I wonder now if it was a good idea." Beverly sounded worried

"How else do you explain to a little boy, why he can't see his father? He knew he had one. I couldn't deny him that. He heard the name on the news; he saw pictures of arrests and commendations. It started and I couldn't stop it." She lowered her voice and looked down to the ground as she spoke. "I always saw him as this superhero. The first few years of our relationship, he was. He would appear out of nowhere, and sweep me off my feet. I guess we'll have to see how it plays out, for both of us" Catherine had never been so unsure of herself "I just need to know that you have my back"

"Of course I do, don't I always? Just promise me that whatever happens, you will still need me around, ok?" Beverly was concerned that if Steve and Catherine somehow managed to get back together, that she would no longer be needed. That was her biggest fear. She always felt that Johnny and Catherine were the two things that gave her a reason to wake up every morning.

Catherine looked Beverly directly in the eyes. "I promise that you will ALWAYS be a part of my life. I am not planning on going anywhere. You are the only person that I could whole heartedly depend on and you are the only person who never judged me. I love you more than anything in this world." Catherine hugged Beverly and didn't want to let go.

"Go talk to Johnny, prepare him. I have something I need to do. I will be right back"

Beverly released Catherine from her arms, wiped her tears, wiped Catherine's tears, and walked out the door.

Somehow Catherine knew exactly where she was going and actually didn't mind it one bit.

Catherine had returned to the den and sat on the floor next to Johnny. The television played an episode of Rescue Heroes, "how appropriate" she thought.

"Johnny, I have some good news to tell you. There is someone at our house that wants to see you." She spoke softly.

"Daddy! Is Daddy back from his secret mission?" Johnny jumped up and down.

Catherine was surprised at his response. She did not expect him to immediately assume it was his father. It was at that moment when she realized how much the child was longing to have a father. He must have been wishing for this day to come.

The door opened and Steve turned with a smile on his face, he expected to see the little boy from the park, but instead there stood an elderly woman in the doorway. She was a petite woman, short gray hair and wore a modest house dress. She seemed very dignified and her face showed years of wear, but it was clear that she was once a beautiful woman.

"My name is Beverly Andiko. You do not know who I am, but I know who you are. I am here to tell you that if you do anything to hurt that little boy or Catherine, I promise you that I will be worse than any terrorist or criminal that you have ever encountered. Do you understand?" She meant every word that came out of her mouth.

"Yes, Ma'am" he did not even try to argue

She turned around and walked out the door.

Steve was stunned, but at the same time, pleased that Cat and Johnny had someone that cared about them enough to make a statement like that. A discreet smirk emerged from his lips.

"What did you do?" asked Catherine as she and Beverly crossed paths in the driveway.

"Nothing" responded Beverly, though the look of pride on her face said other words

"Ok" smiled Catherine, she knew better than to press it further. "Wish us luck" she looked down at Johnny who was jumping and pulling Catherine's arm.

Beverly hugged them both and said "Good luck, I love you both"

"Daddy!" Johnny shouted as he ran to Steve.

Steve was surprised that the boy showed no signs of shyness or doubt. He looked at Cat as he hugged him and smiled. Cat covered her mouth with her hands and desperately tried to hold back the tears that welled in her eyes.

"Daddy, tell me, did you catch the bad guys? Is your secret mission over? Are you going to stay home now? You have to see my room. I want you to see my new surf board. Mommy says that you are a great surfer, I am good too, but mommy isn't very good. I can surf better than her." He rambled from one subject to another without taking a breath.

Steve smiled and looked at Johnny, then Cat, then back. He was absorbing everything that the boy said.

"Whoa! Slow down sailor. Let daddy get a word in." she smiled "He has a tendency to ramble on. He gets very excited."

"That's fine with me" he answered sincerely. He could clearly see that this was just as overwhelming for Cat as it was for him. "Johnny, let's go see your room and give mommy a chance to relax a little" Johnny grabbed his hand and guided him to his room talking the entire time.

Johnny's room was a small room. It was decorated in a nautical theme. Navy paraphernalia covered the walls. Next to the bed was a photo of Steve. It was a photo that he recognized instantly. It was taken on their first date. It was a picture of Steve standing with a waterfall behind him, smiling. He wore a Seals T-shirt with blue board shorts. He was surprised, that of all the photos, that was the one that she had chosen to frame for their son. Steve held the frame in his hand, as he looked at the picture.

"Mommy says that's her favorite place. I want to go there, but she always says no. Daddy, will you take me there?" He looked at Steve with innocence.

"I would love to take you there, maybe we can get mommy to come too." He answered.

He knew why Cat didn't want to go back there. That was where they had their first official date. It was also the first time that they made love, under that waterfall, just moments after that picture was taken. It was his favorite place too. He had been back there many times since then. Alone. He had returned there after his father died, after the charges were dropped against him, after the new governor was elected and threatened to shut down 5-O, after Danny threatened to return to New Jersey to be with his children. It was where he went to think, clear his mind, and relive precious moments in his life. He never felt it appropriate to take another woman there. He had never even taken Danny there. It was his and Cat's special place.

"Daddy come here, you have to see this" Johnny grabbed Steve's hand and dragged him from one part of the room to the other. He showed him his toys, his books, everything in his room, finally settling down to watch an episode of Rescue Heroes. "Mommy says that you are like all of the Rescue Heroes put together. That is so cool, my daddy is a hero" he said proudly.

Steve just smiled and lay down on the floor next to him. He watched as Johnny slowly fell asleep.

Cat sat on the couch, curled up, with her knees pressed against her chest and her arms holding them closer to her. She looked like a frightened little girl. A bottle of wine sat on the table alongside a half filled glass.

"He's asleep" Steve announced as he entered the room

"Did he drive you nuts? He gets a little over excited sometimes" she answered as she changed her position.

"You've done a great job with him" he smiled

"I tried to do the best I could with what I had" she smiled back

"I want to talk to you about that. I want to help you guys. I owe you money. I mean it must have cost you a small fortune to raise him so far and I would like to help" Steve was sincere in his offer.

"I don't need your money. I don't want your money." She answered "I do very well financially. The private sector pays a lot more than the Navy did and probably more than you make."

Steve was frustrated with her remark. "What are doing? Why can't you just accept my help? Sometimes you are so stubborn." He rolled his eyes "I can't believe that you won't let me be a part of this. I want in; I want to be completely in, not just some guy who shows up every other weekend and holidays. I want a family!" he meant it. That she could see. Family was always very important to him.

"You can't just show up after all these years and expect me to just let you take over our lives. I don't know who you are, who you've become. I don't trust you." She stood up and approached him. "After your father was killed, you became this… machine. You locked everyone out of your life. I used to wish that I was part of your team so that you would pay attention to me, and now you want to be in. It's going to take time. I need time to wrap my brain around this. I went to the park for an hour and my whole life changed." She sat back on the couch. "I am sorry; Steven, but I need time." She pleaded.

"Fine, I'll go and leave you alone, but I am coming back tomorrow. Have Johnny ready, I am taking him to our waterfall. If you want to come, I would love that. I will be here at 8 am." He leaned down and kissed her lips. She did not respond to his kiss, but he knew that she wanted to. He was not about to give up this second chance, even if she made it difficult. He knew her very well and he knew that she would eventually give in to him. After all she had already admitted that she still loved him.