N/B Thank you to Syn for betaing this, very much appreciated as always. I also want to thank all you readers for your patience. I will be writing differently in the future, as in the story will be completely handwritten before I start.
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Danny just sat there and closed his eyes. He just was hoping to get some kind of clue, anything to tell them where Steve was. His cell rang and vibrated in his pocket. He smiled as he remembered the lame joke about him getting a chip thrill and that was the only reason it was set like that. He glanced at the screen and it was an unknown number.
"Guys." He called out, all their cells were ready to be listened in to, as they had no idea where or if a call would come in, who it would go to. "Williams," he muttered after he accepted the call.
"Hey Danny, its Jim. I met you when you picked up McGarrett."
"Yes, I remember." Danny shrugged his shoulders at his team, this wasn't what he was expecting.
"Well, I was thinking we could meet up and, you know discuss the situation about our mutual friend." The voice lowered, and a sexy tone came across.
"Okay, where do you want to meet?" Danny agreed immediately. He ignored the looks of horror and the way Chin and Kono shook their heads. They weren't happy with him at this moment.
"I'll call you back in an hour. At that point you'll get in your car and I will give you directions. We know what you all look like, if we see them or HPD, well, you last conversation with Steve will be his last." There was a pause. "I look forward to spending some time with you and we can get know each other better, a lot better."
As Chin checked to find out where the call had come from, Danny turned towards them.
"Is it me or did he act like it was a date, one in which he expects me to put out?
"It's not just you brah, you don't think he'll use…"Kono's voice faded off.
"Firstly I am not that type of guy, who does that on a first date." He smiled, but faded when the other two were not amused. "Yes, he'll blackmail me into having sex with him and using Steve as a bargaining chip."
"You really sure about this?" Chin watched Danny very carefully.
"I'm sure; you didn't see how sleazy he was when I met him."
"Well, we're not going to let that happen." Chin's eyes narrowed in determination, the address of the call on the screen.
"Of course we aren't. You two can't follow me; he knows you and it would be too risky. I think using anyone Hawaiian looking would also be asking for trouble." Danny suddenly smiled. "How about Billy, he's an ex-SEAL. He obviously can take care of himself."
"Do you think he'll do it?" Kono's gaze flicked between the two men.
"One way to find out." Danny grabbed his cell and scrolled until he found the number he needed. He hoped that Billy would help. No matter what he would be meeting up with Jim, if it would give everyone else a chance to rescue Steve. The bad guys would also be one man down.
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Billy just stared out at the ocean. He'd called everyone he could. Those that were still alive, it had taken some persuasion, but they agreed to act as witnesses against Catherine and what she had done. Then there were those that had died committed suicide. Their families and loved ones had jumped at the chance to get revenge on the woman that had destroyed these people's lives. It seemed most of them had been investigating and collecting evidence on their own. The amount they had shocked him. Some of this Intel had to come from within the Navy, so there were people who disliked what she had done on the inside. The things that Catherine had these men do, the more he investigated it wasn't just ex-lovers, but dirt she had gathered on other people. Billy had no idea how some of them knew about her, and the fact he was looking for information. She seemed to have some kind of side business, selling information. Catherine would be arrested for the blackmail, there was too much evidence. It seemed she had become arrogant and didn't take as many precautions as time passed. He was shocked at how many people she had used. Just then his cell rang.
"Hey Danny, what!" His sat up straight as soon as he heard what had gone on. "Of course, anything I can do to help. I'm on my way now." Catherine vanished from his mind as he headed off. There now were more immediate concerns.
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Jim sat and waited for his guest. He was in an empty building, but there was a mattress on the floor. He didn't want to take any chances people would recognize him in case Five-0 came to talk to them. The cute blonde was going to be his. It had been so long since he'd been laid, he'd almost forgot what it was like. Being in the Navy and preferring his partners to be of the male persuasion he had to be very careful, not any more. Once they got the sale out of the way they were made for life. Just then he heard a car. He walked over to the door and looked out. There was Danny all alone as promised. The road behind him could be clearly seen and he couldn't hear any other kinds of engines.
He grabbed his cell and contacted his friends. "He's here. I'll call and tell you when I've finished."
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Chin saw that the cell was being used, that could only mean one thing. He hoped.
"Billy, it's Chin the call just went through. They won't be expecting any other contact with each other for a while. You go for Danny and we'll go for Steve, hopefully he is conscious and will be able to give us some help. We'll contact you when we're through, or will expect one from you." He put his cell into his pants pocket and nodded to his cousin. It was time to go and save McGarrett's ass. Once he and Danny were safe they would then deal with the Catherine problem. No one was going to keep those two men apart. It was clear they were connected, it was meant to be. This task force has definitely had trial by fire to see how they work together.
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Slowly Chin and the others, which included Kono, HPD and SWAT made their way towards the warehouse which held Steve. These men were paranoid; they wouldn't ask anyone to help. If too many people knew it would be more likely they would get caught. If that was correct, three men were in that building who needed to be taken out before they could kill their prisoner.
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"Don't play games Danny. You know why you're here, so let's get down to it."
"You don't really want to do this."
"Oh yeah I do, you're hot piece of ass and it's been a while."
"Well, he might hot a piece of ass, but you're not going to get your hands on him, ever." Billy spoke as he appeared in the doorway.
"McGarrett's going to die because of you." Jim turned and suddenly pulled a gun that had been hidden in a box that was sat on the crate.
"Billy." Danny called out as Jim pulled the trigger and the ex-SEAL collapsed to the ground, blood already spreading out on his shirt.
Danny attacked Jim; he punched him as hard as he could. The SEAL went down taking the cop down with him.
"I'm going to enjoy this." Jim muttered the danger turned him on even more.
Danny managed to get his hand on the gun. As the two men struggled it went off.
Jim's eyes widened in surprise as he glanced down and saw the blood patch growing quickly on his own t-shirt. Danny hit him again and knocked him out. He grabbed the gun, cell and checked to make sure that there weren't any more weapons. As much as he wanted to go straight to help his friend, he couldn't. He had to make sure they were safe first. Danny quickly handcuffed him and the rushed to Billy's side calling for an ambulance as he did so.
"Danny." Billy choked out.
"No, don't talk; the ambulance is on its way."
"Evidence in my car, will help Steve." Red droplets fell from the corner of his mouth. "Catherine won't get away with hurting you both, be happy together."
"We'll have a huge party when this is all sorted out." In the distance a siren could be heard getting closer.
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The handcuffs dig into Steve's wrists as struggles to free himself as the noise outside gets louder. There were people yelling and weapons being discharged. He knew that they were one man down, as Jim had told him he was going to meet Danny. The asshole also went into great detail of what he planned to do.
All Steve wanted to do was to get out of here and kill them all, slowly and painfully. He wanted to make them pay for not just stealing weapons, what they had planned to do with the man he cared about, but for being a disgrace to the Navy. The door creaked open and he waited to see if they had come to finish him off and there in the doorway was Kono. Her face dirt covered face was the most beautiful thing he'd seen.
"The cavalries here brah." She grinned at him.
"What about Danny?"
Her face fell and his heart started to pound.
"Danny's fine," she spoke quickly at his facial expression. "Billy died on the way to the hospital. The paramedics worked on Jim, but he died at the scene."
Steve was glad that the man he loved was okay, but he was upset that Billy had died to help them. The ex of his ex had done everything he could to help and that eventually caused the end of his life. They would take the time to mourn him properly. It was time to get going he needed to see Danny with his own eyes.
"Thanks for letting me know, but mostly for the rescue."
"That's what teams are for. Well, HPD and SWAT helped as well."
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Danny and Steve headed straight towards and hugged each other as soon as they were in reach. It could only be a quick one in case Catherine was around or she had hired someone. Chin and Kono joined in. They were glad that the team had only come out with a few scrapes and bruises.
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Now it was time to deal with Catherine Rollins. Steve had looked through the info Billy had accumulated. He had never thought that she would do half things that she had blackmail of lovers and so called friends, but the rest was just a shock. Selling secrets for money and so much more, she would definitely spend time put away. It just made him sick, how he had missed so much.
Catherine believed that she was smarter and better than anyone else, that the rules didn't count to her. But they did and he was going to prove it. Steve had decided to leave the Navy. The Task Force was amazing and he wanted to be free to show everyone that he was in love with the most amazing man in the world. Danny was someone who shouldn't be hidden away.
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It had been a couple of weeks since he'd been in contact with the Navy. He told them they had found the weapons and had caught the perpetrators, one of which had died. He'd gone through the process of leaving the Navy. They had tried to talk him out of it, but he wanted to be with Danny. He had explained how he was glad to be home, and being in charge of the Task Force was taking all his concentration. It was important to him especially after the death of his father. He loved and was honored to have served his country, now it was time to protect his home. Steve then passed across the information that had been collected about Catherine. She had to be stopped. Steve told them that they had split up. She had become jealous of his new friendship with his team and mostly Danny Williams. She had made more out of it, than there actually was. Billy had been told by her that she was going to get him back; her revenge was going to be getting him kicked out of the Navy. There was also evidence that this was not the first time she acted out on an ex because of jealousy. Steve left them with all the information including personal notes purely about Catherine that Billy had written.
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"I've heard that Catherine has been arrested, the Navy want to deal with her, but there are a few PD's as well. They're looking at some suicides, that they may have in fact been murder."
"I know I didn't really know her, but it still comes as a shock that she would do things like that. I thought she was more like you Steve. You know a credit to the uniform and all of that." Danny added.
"I've had a few messages telling me I was lucky to get out when I did. It seems that her ego had inflated so much she wasn't liked much. Catherine obviously toned it down whenever she saw me."
"I still can't believe she was willing to have a meaningful relationship with someone she blackmailed to be there. If they say no, trying to ruin their lives, it's disgusting. What she tried to do to you to, well that bitch is lucky I never got near her." Kono growled as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Well, it's over now and soon Danny and Steve can finally be together." Chin grinned at them.
They were still being careful and remaining 'friends' until his discharge came through. They weren't going to risk it. If people asked afterwards, well what happened with Catherine, Billy and Steve getting kidnapped it pushed them together. How many others had fallen for their best friends? They hadn't known each other for years, it just felt like it.
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Steve and Danny walked hand in hand down the beach. They nodded and said hello to their neighbours as they passed them. Catherine was awaiting trial for numerous charges and it seemed at least one of those suicides had been in fact murder. She wasn't going to get away with a lot of it, going to prison was really a given. Steve was no longer part of the Navy. He was glad that he had Danny and Five-0, if not things would have been a lot tougher becoming a civilian. It was still difficult as the Task Force hadn't been going that long. It seemed only yesterday that fateful call with his father.
"Yo, wait for us." Kono yelled as her and Chin ran over to them.
Steve turned to Danny and smiled as they stopped. He'd met the man of his dreams; they were made for each other. Their abilities had merged, and in Kono and Chin they found safe harbours, being connected this way made them work as a team even better, they were connected more than any of them thought. It happened after the two men 'consummated' their love, and the four of them connected in a deeper way. Grace had become a daughter to him, he absolutely adored her. Things were going great and he was looking forward to what the future was going to bring.
The End