Catherine woke up and Steve and Danny had already gotten up and were in the kitchen having breakfast.
"Wow! Who made the coffee and those pancakes?" She asked.
"Me, of course." Danny replied.
Steve would reply saying that he could cook, too, but he gave up the argument with Danny. He didn't have the strength for it.
"Sit down and eat, Catherine." Danny said.
"OK." Catherine said.
Catherine was about to sit on a chair, but Steve pulled the chair beside him for her to sit.
"Sit here." Steve told her.
Danny finished making the pancakes and joined Catherine and Steve at the table.
"I don't want to involve Adam and Tani in that, they aren't experienced enough, and I don't want to involve Lou, he has a family. I'm going to call Junior to go to Laos with us, if he wants to go, of course." Steve said and Catherine nodded.
"Does Lou have a family? And I don't ?" Danny asked.
"You don't have to go, Danny. You can leave any time you want." Steve said angrily, punching the table. He got up and left, leaving Danny perplexed.
"Did you see that, Catherine? I just asked a question." Danny told her.
"Forgive him, Danny. You don't know what I've heard it during this month. He isn't very well and he's not thinking. He's going apologize soon. Don't get upset." Catherine said.
Catherine took pen and paper and began to draw the plan.
"Well, we already have Steve, you, me and Junior." Catherine told Danny.
"That's very little, Catherine."
"Yeah, I know. We'll wait for him to come back and we'll see who else he wants to call."
Some time later, Steve came back.
Danny, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have talked to you like that. But I want you to know that you're free, you don't have to follow us on this mission if you don't want to. I understand you have to think about Grace and Charlie, and even about Rachel, in the first place. I would do that too if I had kids. "
"It's not because you two didn't have children that you can get involved in a suicide mission. What will you do if she dies?" Danny said to Steve, pointing at Catherine.
"And you, what will you do if he dies?" Danny asked Catherine.
"He almost died, Danny. And I'm here to support him. If I had kids, it would be different, but I don't have it." Catherine said, a little upset.
Danny realized that maybe he had touched her weak spot.
"Sorry, forget what I said." Danny said.
"All right, Danny, let's move on." Catherine said.
"Give Me a minute. I need to go to the bathroom." Danny said, coming out of the kitchen.
Catherine looked at Steve as he paced to and fro.
"Steve, who else do you want to call? I thought of Gutch, "Catherine said.
"Great, Cath, let's call him. I'll call Harry." Steve said, calmer now.
"I don't know Harry." Catherine told Steve.
"He's cool, you'll like him." Steve said.
"Did I hear Harry's name? " Danny asked, going back to the kitchen.
"Yes. You know him, too?" Catherine asked.
"Yes, he's a bit snotty, but he's competent. Be careful, Catherine, he might want to seduce you." Danny said.
Steve looked at Danny with the face of who didn't like the joke.
"Well, he might try, but I don't think he's going to make it." Catherine told Danny.
"Can you both focus on the mission?" Steve asked.
"Sure, Steve, I'm sorry." Catherine said.
"Did I notice a little bit of jealousy in him?" Catherine thought.
"We need a plane and a pilot, since we can't go on a commercial flight." Danny said.
"I already called Frank's daughter. She agreed to take us to Laos." Steve said.
"Great. Shall we make the calls now?" Catherine asked Steve.
"Yes, let's go outside." Steve told Catherine.
"I'll wait here." Danny told them.
Catherine and Steve went out and Danny watched them through the kitchen window.
"These two ... had everything to work. What went wrong? It's evident how they still love each other. One can't distance himself from the other. They're always together, though little aware of it." Danny thought.
Steve and Catherine made the calls and returned to the kitchen.
"All right, Danny, we'll leave tomorrow." Catherine said.
Catherine went to the bedroom to pack her suitcase and Danny, too.
Danny finished packing his suitcase and Catherine began to pack Steve's suitcase.
"Are you going to pack his suitcase too?" Danny asked.
"Yes. What's the problem?" Catherine asked.
"No problem. I just think you spoil him too much." Danny said.
Catherine smiled.
"I could pack your suitcase too, but you already did." Catherine replied, smiling.
Some time later, Danny missed Steve.
"Catherine, Steve's not anywhere."
"I know where he's, Danny. He goes there every day."
"Where?" Danny asked.
"He sits under the tree, where Joe died. I always go to him, because he can stay there for hours and don't realize it." Catherine said.
Catherine walked over to Steve. From far away she saw him sitting under the tree. She came over and sat down next to him, saying nothing.
Steve took her hand and entwined his fingers on her fingers. They looked at each other and said nothing. After so many years, no words were needed for one to understand what the other felt.
Steve kissed her hand and lifted it to his heart.