Angel smiled and grabbed him in a tight hug but backed away when he hissed in pain.
"Oh! I'm sorry! I forgot you got hurt."
"It's ok. I'll be fine." He assured her. She smiled at him again before punching his arm. He jumped back and gave her a look.
"Are you crazy? Why the hell would you jump out of a moving vehicle? Especially after being stabbed? Do you have a death wish or something?"
"It was my only opportunity to escape!"
"I don't care! We were working on getting you out! Crazy ass. Now if we all get caught, who the hell is going to help us get out?" She exclaimed, putting her hands on her hips and stared him down. They continued their stare down for a moment before he out his hands up to surrender.
"Alright. I'm sorry."
"Yeah you better be." She told him and sat down in a chair. They were then joined by Jenna, who also had a shave ice.
"He got you too huh?" Angel asked when she sat next to her.
"He was very persistent. So I found out something interesting." They all leaned in to listen to what she had to say. "This key was in your father's tool box right? And you said it doesn't go to any piece of furniture in your house?" Steve nodded in response. "That's because it goes to a locker."
"Whatever evidence your father had, will be in that locker." Joe chimed in.
"Well where is this locker at?" Angel asked.
"The airport on Molokai." Jenna answered and handed the key to Steve who was on his feet and headed out the door. Danny stood and raced behind him. Steve made Angel stay back and wait for them. She tried arguing but decided to let it go when he gave her one of his trademark glares. So she sat and talked with Joe and listened to stories of Steve in military school and his training in the Navy. She also told him about her time spent with Steve. To which he figured out very quickly her feelings for him.
Soon enough they made it back and slipped the memory card into the laptop.
"Who's this old guy?" Danny asked when the video started playing.
"That's my father." Steve answered. They watched as his dad set up the camera at a good angle then looked around before leaving.
"Your dad hid a camera in my aunt's study?" Angel asked.
"If he did, it has to still be there." Joe pointed out to everyone.
"Angel, you and Danny go and see if it's still there." Steve ordered from the chair he was sitting in.
"I'll go with you." Chin added and they filed out the door. Steve was left alone to his thoughts which went straight to the young woman who just left. The red hair definitely made her look different. It made her blue eyes shine a lot brighter and really made her more beautiful than before. He smiled at the thought of her caring so much about him. Angel was a very good friend. She stood by him when Danny went to the hospital and believed him when he said he didn't kill the Governor. He was getting good at learning how to read her. His thoughts were interrupted when Joe came back to the room.
"That Kamakona is an entrepreneur. He was telling me about opening his own shrimp truck."
"Kamakona is good people." Steve told him.
"You seem to be surrounded by a lot of good people." Steve smiled in response. "You put together a good team son." Joe noticed the look lurking in Steve's eyes and gave a smile.
"You know. My first wife was 12 years younger than me."
Angel, Danny and Chin hurried out of the car and into the Governors residence. The rushed up the stairs into the study and started looking around.
"Ok, the video was pointing in this direction. So it has to be over here." Angel told the two men. They stood on each side of her and looked toward the wall. Danny's arms were crossed, Angel was biting her nail, and Chin scratched the back of his head.
"Wait. Does that look like a camera?" Chin asked and pointed to a small hole in a clock. Danny picked it up and handed it to Angel.
"Did you bring a hammer?" He asked. Angel and Danny gave him a look.
"Nope. Left it at home with the rest of my tools." Angel said and dropped in on the ground then proceeded to stomp it into pieces. As she bent down to pick up the camera, the new Governor walked in.
"What are you doing here? This is the Governors residence."
"We're very sorry sir. But I am Lieutenant Kelly; this is Detective Williams, and Angel Johnson."
"Wait, Kelly, Williams, and Johnson. You were all part of Five-O. That was disbanded when McGarrett killed the previous Governor." The replacement told them.
"Yes but this could be the evidence that could prove his innocence." Danny told him.
"So hold on. You're telling me that it's acceptable for me to have feelings for a 17 year old?" Steve questioned his former c.o. Joe nodded before explaining.
"Listen to me son. Age is just a number. She seems like a very sweet girl. Sounds a lot better than Catherine if you ask me. I understand with the world the way it is today, it will be difficult but she will be considered an adult soon so there's really nothing to worry about."
Before Steve could answer there were sirens blowing everywhere and someone yelled for him to come out with his hands up.
"Kamakona what's going on?" Steve asked when the big man came in.
"Cops are all over. I'll stand by whatever decision you make."
"What do you want to do son?" Joe asked. Steve gave them a look before nodding and walking past Kamakona with his hands in the air. He took a deep breath and nudged the door open, squinting his eyes against the sun, and walked toward the awaiting cars.
"Steve McGarrett you have the right to remain silent." Duke said to him as he cuffed him. Joe and Kamakona were also being cuffed.
"No they had nothing to do with this. Let them go." He demanded. Detective Chang laughed before pulling Steve up to his feet. Before he reached his car, Danny stopped his Camaro right in front of him. Angel jumped out of the passenger seat and ran to them.
"Let him go. He's innocent!"
"Get out of my way little girl."
"Hey you heard her! Release him!" Chin yelled to him. Before Chang could argue, the new Governor exited his own car and demanded a release.
"Let him go. McGarrett is innocent." Steve let out a sigh of relief and smiled when Angel snatched the keys to his cuffs out of Changs fingers.
"I will take those. Thank you very much."
They watched the video proving Steve's innocence and Five-O was reinstated. Then they went after Wo Fat. Well everyone except Angel. But she put up a very good argument.
"Steve! That is not fair!" She yelled at him while he strapped on his vest.
"I am not letting you get hurt! I refuse to let anyone else I care about get hurt by that son of a bitch. You're either going home or staying at HQ. Those are the only two options you have!" He said and grabbed a very large gun.
"Come on we've been training for like 6 months! I'm ready to help! Especially against him! I can be an asset to the team!"
"You are an asset to the team. When you're alive and healthy! Deal with it!" He replied and started to get into the car but stopped and turned back to her. "And it's only been 3 months. You're not ready to face someone like Wo Fat."
He was gone before she could say anything else. She didn't want to sit at hq so she drove back home to deal with the punishment that was sure to be dealt out. When she finally checked her phone, she had 10 missed calls from her dad, 6 from her mom, and 2 from her older sister. Angel made the slow walk up the drive to her front door and took a deep breath before stepping inside.
"Where the hell have you been?"