Jerry looked at his buzzing cellphone and read the text from Emily before quickly falling into a panic. He ran as fast as he could towards the group and breathlessly breathed out "Trace Emily's phone right now." Steve's head whipped around at the mention of his fiancé's name "Why do we need to track Emily's phone? She's picking up the girls." Jerry caught his breath before laying his phone on the table with the open text that she sent him not even 30 mins ago. Danny came out of his office, "Grace just called me and said that Emily was a no-show but that her car was outside the gymnastics studio. Tran hasn't heard from her since she came over to check on Roman." Steve felt his heart drop and begin frantically calling Emily. Kono typed furiously trying to track her cell; "Boss! Her phone is at a warehouse on Hunt Street. Steve stormed over to the weapons cage. "Guys we don't know what we're looking at so everybody wear a vest. Kono you and I are going to the warehouse. Chin, Danny, Grover since Grace said that her car is outside the gym, you guys go check it out." The team dispersed to the respective destinations.

Emily's head was pounding and her body felt like it was on fire. "Well hello there sleeping beauty." came a voice from the shadows. She tried to move and felt something digging into her skin. She looked down to see each of her legs and hands tied to a metal chair with barbed wire. She couldn't open her mouth because of the tape. She tried to lift her head but she was so weak and dizzy and she thought that she sure enough had a concussion. "I don't want to hurt you. Frankly, this has nothing to do with you but desperate times call for desperate measures. I want answers from someone and you seem to be the only thing that matters in this person's life. Stay calm and I'll make this as painless as possible." The dark figure ripped the tape off her mouth and she spit in his face. He wiped his face and drew his fist back and it collided viciously with her face. He hit her like that 4 more times and she thought for sure something was broken in her face. He walked behind her and wrapped a bike chain around her neck and squeezed. Every time she tried to breathe, the barbed wire went deeper in her body and she starting seeing stars. She somewhat registered the phone ringing and she was thankful when he let go. She gasped for air and gagged and coughed violently. She had blood pouring out of her nose, mouth, and cheek from the punches to her face. Her attacker had a Scottish accent but he spoke French fluidly. She heard her attacker talk to the mystery caller and give them a location, probably where she was being held. Something pissed him off and he charged back at her with a machete and rammed in through her back and it came out her right shoulder. She gave out an ear piercing scream and her attacker seemed satisfied before hanging up the phone and throwing it across the room. She could barely breathe through the pain; her attacker leaned down to whisper in her ear, "I told you this had nothing to do with you but I had to make a point. It's not personal just business trust me." She just prayed that either Steve would save her or that she'd die quickly.

At the gym, Danny called CSU after finding a rather large pool of blood by Emily's car and her engagement ring underneath the driver's ajar door. He was hopeful that it wasn't hers and that she was okay. He had grown rather fond of the woman since she'd been in Hawaii and he knew she was Steve's whole world. She became Ohana and a great role model for his daughter. Grover took the girls home and Danny made a call to Steve that broke his heart and made his stomach churn at the same time. At the warehouse Steve found Emily's phone with a note attached that said 'Nothing personal, just business.' Steve's anger darkened and after the call from Danny he felt his entire world caving in all at once. "Boss she could still be alive" Kono tried to reassure him unsuccessfully.

They got back to the palace and Charlie from the crime lab Skyped them. "Guys I have good news the blood isn't Emily's" "That was fast", Chin chimed in. Charlie continued "The pool of blood by her car is from 5 different males that are not related. I don't have any hits yet but her ring had four of those same samples on it. There was also a partial shoe impression on a high heel that had the 5th sample on it. I'll let you guys know if I get any hits." They all let out a breath they didn't know they were holding. Grover piped up, "She's a fighter. She took down five guys and by the amount of blood, it's possible she killed them and someone else got rid of the body. We all know she wouldn't take off her ring for anything in the world, so she left it as a breadcrumb. She's still alive and still fighting." Steve could barely think about anything but seeing her face again but said, "The dump on her phone showed three calls from a Derek Morgan and one call from an unknown number 3 minutes after she texted Jerry." "Boss before you ask, Derek Morgan boarded a flight from here to D.C. three hours before those calls. He was calling her from the air phone and he's been confirmed as still being on the plane that is now flying over Kansas. The last voicemail he left her basically said that he would let her live her life and be happy and not bother her again." Steve didn't seem convinced but let it go. Just then the computer chimed and the trace on the unknown number came back to Joe White. "I'm gonna kill him", was the only thing Steve spat out before tracing Joe's phone.

Through her half-conscious state Emily heard grunting and turned her head in the direction of the noise. She was clammy, dizzy, and could barely see through the swelling of her face but nonetheless forced her eyes open. She saw Joe being beat in a corner. "Stop, just stop." She whispered not realizing just how drained and helpless she really was. The beating stopped and she heard the best sound ever. 'FIVE-0' just before the door downstairs burst open. She started screaming but was hit so hard she nearly blacked out. Her attacker wasn't even shaken and that worried her. Her whispered to her that the place was rigged to blow and she felt tears sting her eyes. He pulled her hair back roughly and squeezed her lips together before sealing them with glue and wheeling her into another room. She heard gunshots from a lower floor and knew that she had to figure something out. Joe was slumped over barely conscious in front of her so she tried to get one of her hand free. The yanked her hand free out of desperation and saw so much blood. She ignored the pain her shoulder and now entire right arm and tried to separate her arms. Joe started to move and when he looked at her she motioned towards the door. She ripped her lips free with a scream and screamed at Five-0 that the place was rigged. The door burst open and all she could process was the bullet ripping through her shoulder and grazing her neck. The force sent her falling back onto the hard ground. Joe was screaming with tears in his eyes before he got shot too.

Everything was so dark and she couldn't open her eyes no matter how hard she tried. Then she felt hands, those hands she'd know anywhere, putting pressure on her shoulder. Those were the hands that caressed every inch of her body. Those hands gripped her when he was teaching her how to fish. Those hands held her close and made her feel safe. Those hands would hold their future children. She forced her eyes open and saw Steve kneeled over her openly crying while trying to get the bleeding to stop. She tried to breathe but then everything went black. She started coughing up blood and shaking uncontrollably. The paramedics had to pry Steve off of her. He still held her hand; she felt it. He was giving her the strength she desperately tried to find. Steve was hyperventilating. He couldn't lose the most important thing to him. He kicked himself for not being able to protect her. The waiting killed all of them but it killed Steve the most. Out the corner of his eye he saw Tran come into the waiting room with the baby, Grace, Renee, and Sami. She saw all of Five-0 with blood stained clothes and dissolved into tears. At that moment the doctor came into the waiting room.

"Emily Prentiss?" The entire waiting stood up but Steve walked forward on shaky legs and stammered out "I-I'm her fiancé." "She suffered a rather large stab wound to her right shoulder that caused a lot of blood loss. There was a small cut in the vain of her wrist but we repaired it with no problem. She was also shot in the same shoulder but the bullet grazed her jugular. We too repaired that injury but that's not my major concern. We have to go in to fix the nerves in her shoulder to repair the damage. Sir I need your permission that if things go bad, we can perform an emergency C-section to get the baby out?" Steve stood dumbfounded for what seemed like an eternity "Baby?" "Oh I'm sorry you didn't know. Your fiancé is about 24 weeks along which put her at 6 months along give or take. It is entirely possible to miss because she isn't visibly showing which is also a normal thing." Steve whispered out loud "Pregnant? Will the baby make it if you do the C-section?" "Sir I honestly cannot say because your fiancé probably hasn't had any prenatal care. We do have the best NICU on the island." "Save them both." The doctor disappeared back towards the restricted part of the ER.

Steve walked off in need of space and found himself outside a window looking out at the city. He saw Danny's reflection as he walked up. "How could I not know she was pregnant. She couldn't have known because we talk about having children all the time and she never mentioned knowing that she was pregnant. What if she dies? I don't want to raise our child by myself. I need Emily in my life. What if they both die? What if—" Steve was openly crying and all Danny could do was try to comfort him. Danny knew that if he ever lost Tran, Grace, or Roman that his life would be over. Danny found his voice and said "You've got the toughest woman in the world. She's not going anywhere and the both of you will see your mini-SEAL grow up. All of your kids will terrorize me so trust me Emily's not gonna miss out on those laughs." Steve laughed through watery eyes. Chin, Kono, Adam, Jerry, Max, and Grover all came over to Steve and Danny and said something along the same lines. 7 hours later the group was informed that both Emily and their baby survived the surgery and were in the ICU. The doctor informed them that Emily was not on pain medication so her body would keep her out of it as long as possible. Steve was by her side every day and rarely left. He read to their son every day and rubbed her belly constantly. By week 2 her belly started to poke out and their son kicked all time and it was the best thing Steve ever felt.

*1 month later*

Emily felt something hitting her hard in the stomach. She moaned out of discomfort and Steve's eyes lit up like Christmas day finally seeing her awake. It took her a minute to adjust to the harsh light and she opened her eyes and let stray tears fall when she saw Steve staring back at her. The facial hair he was sporting told her that he hadn't been shaving. She smiled still looking in his eyes before asking in a hoarse voice "How?" He kissed her cheek then her nose and finally her lips before answering, "I heard you and Joe scream and then we found you." He closed his eyes to keep his tears at bay. "You been playing Sleeping beauty for a month and a half." Emily felt horrible that she away from Steve for so long and tried to hold back her tears. "Baby please stop hitting me in the stomach." She said through closed eyes. He laughed and put his hand on her slightly swollen belly before saying "She's talking to you champ". Emily's eyes flew open and she looked down at her stomach and started to openly cry "How?" Steve was now crying to, "The doctors found out that you were 6 months pregnant. The both of you survived surgery and you've been resting while he decided that he needed more room." "He?" was all she was able to croak out. "Yes he. I've been thinking that we could name him Wolf." She gave Steve a brilliant smile, "Wolf Daniel McGarrett. Our strong son." Four days later she was released from the hospital with strict instructions to be on bed rest until she delivered. She didn't need physical therapy because a lot of the damage repaired itself when she was still out of it. Their friends all collaborated on baby proofing their house as well as building and finishing their nursery. Her old team flew out for Thanksgiving claiming that they had a consult. She believed that PG did one of her things again not that she minded. Everyone came but Morgan and she was thankful for that. At Thanksgiving dinner, the couple announced their son's name and Danny look flabbergasted but happy nonetheless. Roman was crawling now and completely obsessed with her still small belly. She wasn't due until a few days after Christmas and looked forward to celebrating that holiday too. She and Steve repaired things with Joe but still were not ready to let him back into their lives. He and her mother were giving their marriage another try and she was happy for them but needed time to allow them into her son's life. Emily and Mary had become extremely close after the couple got engaged and even more so after finding out that she was pregnant.

On Christmas Eve, Emily walked into the kitchen and wrapped her arms around her fiancé. She kissed in between his shoulder blades and stood on her tiptoes as her kisses trailed up his neck. He placed the homemade pizza dough in the refrigerator and turned back to the love of his life. She definitely had the pregnancy glow and he loved seeing her so happy. He kissed her sweetly but groaned when she turned it into something more. He let her tongue explore his mouth and felt her hands drift into his underwear to wrap around his cock. He broke the kiss "Baby you are a week from your due date. You are way too close for us to do this. We've had plenty of fun but I don't want to hurt you." She pouted at him and countered "I'm only a day away from Christmas. Can't I open my present early for being such a good girl? You won't hurt me and I really want you baby." "Em-"she kissed him again and he gave in. He could never say no to her and she knew it. He lifted her onto the kitchen counter and took her shirt off. Her breasts were so perfect even more now because they were nearly two sizes bigger and full of milk. He took one of her nipples in his mouth and she moaned loudly. He focused his attention on her nipples and glanced down seeing how wet his briefs were that she wore. Seeing her so wet turned him on even more and he lifted her to pull the briefs off. She was dripping and he quickly attached his mouth to her clit. He alternated between sucking slowly and frantically and he felt her hand on his head pushing him further into her sweet nectar. He sucked relentlessly while working two fingers inside her pussy. He felt her toes curl and her tight channel started contracting around his fingers. She exploded in his mouth and he removed his fingers to drink every last drop of what she had to offer.

He was hard as steel and straining against his pajama pants. He stripped down and moved in between her open legs. She was glistening and was so ready for him. He started entering her inch by inch but couldn't take his eyes off of her perfectly rounded stomach. He took pride in knowing that he knocked her up. He wanted her pregnant with a village of his children before he died. When he was buried to the hilt, he withdrew and slammed back in. He was careful to never push all the way back in but enough to scratch that itch of hers. They found a fast and frantic rhythm and she was shaking and clinging to him for dear life. The both came and tried to catch their breath before Emily said "Baby-". Steve pulled away right before her water broke right there all over the both of them and onto the floor. Emily looked up and said "Baby coming now." The couple had been in the birthday suite for 19 hours. Steve held her hand through every contraction and kissed her sweaty forehead. He fed her ice chips and massaged that perfect spot in her lower back. JJ and Penelope managed to get away and were in and out of her birthing suite helping Steve and talking about all the baby things they bought. Tran was holding down the fort at work as was Danny. Steve felt the grip on his hand get tighter; it was the tightest it had ever been and he told JJ to go get the doctor. After an hour of pushing Wolf Daniel McGarrett was born on Christmas Day at 8:13 p.m. Steve and Emily were completely love-struck by their son. He was 7lbs 9oz. and was the picture of perfection. He was passed around to everyone all their friends and family. Emily spoke up saying, "Since we live here, it's important to us that Wolf has a set of Hawaii and D.C. godparents. So Tran and JJ we want you to be his godmothers. Chin and Rossi we want you to be his godfathers. Relax Danny, you're already uncle and he's named after you."

*6 months later*

"Happy Birthday to you. Happy birthday daddy." Emily sat on the carpet with her now crawling 6-month old son. Wolf looked at his daddy and grinned showing off his two teeth. Steve blew out his candles and kissed his wife and son. The couple got married on St. Patrick's Day at Mary's bequest. She wanted to plan their wedding on Cupid's Day but the couple thought Valentine's Day was too cheesy. The holiday they married on was Steve and his dad's favorite for some odd reason and Emily didn't mind one bit. She refused to wear white and got married in a form fitting gold ballroom dressed while her bridal party wore white. Her long wavy hair was bone straight and cascading down her back. Steve wore an all- white suit with a gold bow-tie. Wolf was seated in Deb's lap, Steve and Mary's aunt.

Steve didn't think his life could get more perfect. After he put Wolf to bed for the night, his phone rang and he groaned hoping that it wasn't a case. He sat down on the bed while Emily was reading over case files for Interpol. "Catherine?" Emily's ears perked up at the name but she showed no reaction. Once Steve's conversation ended he exhaled loudly earning her attention. "You ok?" "Catherine seems to think that someone she came across while she was in the service had resurfaced and she wants my help." "Go." "What?" "Sweetie I'm not telling you to go because she was someone that you were in love with once before. I'm telling you to go because it's who you are and I'm not going to ask you to change who you are." "Baby I do want to help her but what about us? We're married, we have Wolf, we both have our jobs, and we-" "We aren't going anywhere. Steve you and I are good. Wolf and I will still be here. I know you Steve and she's still your friend and you help friends out. Just go and come back to us." Steve looked into her eyes before lifting her up and kissing her like his life depended on it. "I love you Em." "I love you more." When Steve left the room she had tears in her eyes but knew it was the right thing to do. He kissed his son over and over and left for the airport. Since the wedding, Mary came back to Hawaii for good with Joan and moved in next door. He sent her a text telling her what was going on and she responded that she'd check on Emily.

Cairo, Egypt

Steve had been in Cairo with Catherine for nearly a week. Everyday away from his family was a punch to the gut. This was new territory, actually having someone to come home to. He wasn't used to loving someone so much that an hour away felt like a week. They were sleeping for the night in a bunker. It was small but he'd been in smaller so it didn't bother him. His second day here Catherine tried to kiss him but a phone call interrupted it. He would always care about Catherine, but he loved his wife more than life itself.

"She must be pretty special. I'm sorry for trying to kiss you Steve. I didn't know you were seeing someone. We should be done soon so you can get back to her." "Them" Steve corrected her. "I need to get home to them. I need to get home to my wife and child. Catherine you walked away from me so please don't try and put it on me. I will always care about you as a friend but I absolutely love my wife with everything in me." She nodded her acceptance of her newfound knowledge and bowed her head. She couldn't be mad. She didn't want kids or to settle down and that alone would have broken her and Steve up. She was truly happy for him and grateful that he'd help her out.

"She's pregnant and doesn't think that I know it. I can hear it in her voice." Steve broke the silence with a laugh. The plane ride for the two back to Europe was long and uncomfortable for the most part. Catherine shifted in her seat, "How can you tell she's pregnant from her voice?" she asked with a smirk. Steve was relieved that the air was light between the two of them. "Before I left, we were all celebrating my birthday and she was glowing. Her cheeks were rosy but not that much more than they usually are. Her smile was brighter than it already was. Her hair was shinier and she had a lot of energy. She was exactly like that the first time but neither of us really noticed it. Her voice is shaky but very happy. I can tell that when she pauses she's biting her lip which is something she does when she's nervous." Catherine smiled brightly at Steve happy that her friend found the happiness that he deserved, the happiness that she couldn't give him. "She's a lucky woman to have such an attentive husband. Your first child? Boy or girl?" Steve reclined in his seat and smiled "I'm the lucky one. We have a son, Wolf."

Emily couldn't wait until Steve got back home. She found out she was pregnant the day before his birthday and she couldn't wait to tell him. She thought that they were crazy to have two under two. She heard the doorbell ring and ran to answer it before it woke Wolf up. She swung the door open "Mother? What are you doing here?"