It was all Danny's fault, he had decided that the team needed a bonding experience and where better than a karaoke bar?. She had decided there and then that she wouldn't sing, at least not in front of Steve. Danny seemed to understand but as soon as Steve left to use the toilet Danny shoved her on stage. Stupid Danny and his stupid plans.
You and me are hell-bent on heartbreak
No matter what ya say
Won't let you run away
Don't act like loving me is such a bad thing
No matter what ya say
It started off okay, her voice was pretty stiff but she began to get into the rhythm. Then she closed her eyes, she began to relate to the message and she knew if Steve was here he would too. Well as it turns out he was, and she was beginning to make a total fool out of herself.
Let's get this right, don't take it slow
Let's not pretend we've never met before
Cause baby this love is something we both know
But it's been trapped in a cage like an animal
When she first admitted she liked him she never knew what would become of them, then when she found out he liked her back she really didn't know what to do. So they both began dating in secret, it was hard to be honest. They had kept their feelings under wraps for so long that all they wanted to do is kiss each other senseless but they couldn't, it would be unprofessional.
And now we're dancing under streetlights
Drunk on twilight
You say yours when I'm calling you mine
See your name in the sidewalk cracks
Wanna be anywhere you're at
All I ever really need is you
This time we're gonna see this through
So if we ever lose our way again
Take my hand we'll make it back
She remembered the first time they went on a date, an actual date. No bedrooms or steaks, a real go to honest date. He took her to a fancy diner and paid for everything, claiming that this was his treat. He wanted to laugh, since when did he pay? And then he took her on a moonlight walk across the beach, the sand getting stuck between her toes.
There were a few times where she didn't think that they'd make it, what with WO fat and then Catherine trying to sink her claws into him. There were a few times where he made the stupid mistake of trying to protect her. So she just took his hand and brought him home.
You and me are hell-bent on heartbreak
No matter what ya say
Won't let you run away
Don't act like loving me is such a bad thing
No matter what ya say
Won't let you run away
Won't let you run away
Then he broke up with her, she understood after she got over her anger. She understood that he wasn't okay. He had therapy for months, not that any of them knew. They only found out when the therapist rang the governor and said he needed a few days off. No one realized that Steve had thrown himself into his work and hadn't been sleeping, preferring to drown himself in scotch.
When she confronted him he broke down, he told her that he couldn't love that she would break him. She didn't understand but then again she didn't think he did either. He told her that people would use her to get to him. She couldn't take what he was saying so she leant down and kissed him.
"You're letting them"
And then she left. That night she broke down, she never realized loving Steve could hurt so much.
I told myself it would be alright
But you lurk in the shadows deep inside my mind
I couldn't escape all the memories
Stuck in my head like pretty melodies
She wanted to feel alright but she wasn't, the two were cordial to each other but she could see him disintegrating and it killed her that she couldn't help. She wanted to move on but she felt like she was cheating, Steve made it clear that they were over but she knew he didn't mean it, he boyfriend was broken and she was letting him stay that way. She felt like she'd betrayed herself, if there was one thing Kono Kalakaua wasn't, it was a quitter.
Now we're dancing under streetlights
Drunk on twilight
You say yours when I'm calling you mine
See your name in the sidewalk cracks
Wanna be anywhere you're at
All I ever really need is you
This time we're gonna see this through
So if we ever lose our way again
Take my hand we'll make it back
You and me are hell-bent on heartbreak
No matter what ya say
Won't let you run away
Don't act like loving me is such a bad thing
No matter what ya say
Won't let you run away
Won't let you run away
She risked a glance at Steve, he looked like a deer caught in headlights. She would feel sorry for him but that idiot broke her, sure he wasn't doing on purpose but he still did it. She winked at him and laughed when he flushed before carrying on with her song.
Used to be just me and you
Acting like we couldn't lose oh oh
Let's do the things we used to do
If you're the fire, I'm the fuel
Just like when our love was new
She remembered the times when their relationship was innocent, that of a new couple that were still fresh into loving. Then they progressed into a passionate and intense relationship of love and the occasional throwing of a grenade at a suspect. She wished they could go back, back to when they knew they would last.
Won't let you run away
Won't let you run away
Won't let you run away
Won't let you run away
As she sand the last verse she stared intently at Steve, he got the message. She was coming for him and there was no where on earth he could hide.