Steve exploded out of the water and immediately shouted "Cath! Cath! "As he turned in every direction looking for her to emerge from beneath the water.

"Over here!" she shouted

He swam to her and asked "Are you ok? That was higher than I thought"

"I'm fine, I think. So what do we do now genius?" she asked as they both treaded water

"Do you think you can make it to that shoreline over there?" he asked

"Faster than you can" and she took off swimming

"Competitive much?" He took off after her

They swam to the rock covered shoreline and sat to catch their breath.

"Are you going to tell me what the hell is going on, now? Why were we being shot at? Steve! Answer me!" Catherine shouted.

He didn't know where to begin. "I am convinced that it was Wo Fat who is trying to kill me. He is the one responsible for giving the orders to kill my parents. We had a witness that was willing to testify against him and he along with two police officers was killed. They tried to blame me for that. I think that somehow Laura Hills was going to blow the whistle on him too. I don't know how she is involved, but he had her killed, framing me for that too. And I know that he has something to do with the money, I am just not sure what. Now that you found the satellite photos of him setting the bomb on her car, and ambushing the police transport, everyone will know that I didn't do it. All we need now is to find him." He explained in a stoic manner.

"Wo Fat? The international arms dealer? The terrorist?" she asked in shock

"You know who he is?" Steve replied with surprise

"Naval Intelligence, and every other agency in the world, is looking for him. You are going up against one of the most dangerous men in the world, by yourself! No wonder you got into this mess. Steve, you have to get out of Hawaii. You have got to just disappear. He is going to kill you! Do you understand that?" She was pissed off.

"No! I'm going capture him and put him away forever, he is going to pay for what he has done to me, if it's the last thing that I do! He shouted back at her.

"Well, it just might be. And I don't want to get caught in the middle of it" She got up and walked toward the water.

He waited a few minutes to give her a chance to calm down. He took a deep breath and changed the subject. "We'll finish this later; right now we need to find shelter for the night"

It was getting dark and the temperature was dropping. The breeze was picking up and the scent in the air was changing. A storm was rolling in. They needed to find shelter quickly. Off in the distance and surrounded by trees, he spotted a light. A light meant that there may be a cabin. These mountains were widely used for hunting years before they made it a Preserve. Maybe someone still lived there and had a phone they could use to call for help.

"Cat, I see a light up that hill, do you think you can climb?" he asked concerned about her condition

"Of course I can, it's not like I am some delicate flower. Let's go, it's getting dark" she was clearly angry at him.

Steve agreed, he knew that a potential storm wasn't the only thing they needed shelter from. These hills were infested with wild boar and who knows what else.

Slowly they climbed and hiked until they made it to the cabin. The porch light was on, but the cabin was clearly abandoned.

"The cabin looks empty. The porch light is on a sensor, I wonder how long this light has been going on to greet no one" he thought to himself.

Steve took his position to break down the door, but Catherine stopped him. She looked around and carefully moved a flower pot that sat on the window sill. She smiled and presented him with a key. He smiled at her and unlocked the door.

"Is anybody here!" he shouted as they entered "No, it's empty, just as I thought" he said

Catherine and Steve rummaged through the cabin looking for anything useful they could find. There were towels, logs for the fireplace, some flashlights, and several cans of Spam. Steve started a fire as Catherine removed her wet clothes. She cautiously hung her clothes by the fire to dry. Steve watched from the corner of his eye as she removed her clothes, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, but proceeded to tend to the fire. She wrapped herself in a towel and suggested that he do the same.He followed her lead and removed his clothes too, wrapping a towel around his waist.

"Go sit down and rest, I'll heat up some of this Spam. I can't believe we are going to eat this stuff but we need the protein and as Kamakona says, its' the steak of the islands." He attempted to imitate his friend, hoping to break the ice between them.

Catherine did not respond to his remark. He wondered if she was still angry with him. He slowly walked over to where she was sitting and noticed that she was fast asleep. He grabbed a blanket that was lying on a chair and gently covered her. By now the storm was moving in and the winds were picking up. Lighting covered the night sky. The combination of the crackling fire, the rain dripping from the ceiling, and the sounds of nature were almost soothing. Steve took his position beside her, laying her head on his lap, as he gently stroked her hair. "I will never let anything happen to you, to either of you." He whispered. He sat there watching her sleep, so peaceful.