Here's some more character back story
The waiting room was a small private room. The walls were white with prints of flowers covering them. It felt cold and sterile, not very comforting, thought Steve. There was a row of chairs that lined the walls and a single telephone hanging on the opposite wall. Steve sat alone with his hands holding his head as his elbows rested on his knees.
David Andiko had just arrived from Chicago and sat at his mother's bedside when he heard the call come over the officer's radio. He immediately searched to find some information. He was referred to the waiting room where Steve sat alone.
"Steven McGarrett? My name is David Andiko, I'm Beverly's son. The officer guarding my mother told me that you found Cathy, is she ok?" David asked feverishly as he entered the room
"No, no she's not" Steve answered without lifting his head
David paused covering his face and sat opposite of Steve. A single tear fell from his eye "Oh my God" he said "she isn't…?"
"No, but she was. She died in my arms and there was nothing I could do. She's in surgery now." Steve answered solemnly as he looked up.
David was a tall man, slightly taller than Steve. He had dark hair, olive skin, and green eyes. His body was slightly out of shape, but well-kept for a man in his fifties. His clothes were designer and the Rolex watch hinted that he was a man of means.
Steve could see that the man was clearly distraught. "Are you and Cat close?" he asked in a deep raspy tone.
"Not as close as I would have liked" he answered
"Ok" Steve found the response odd.
"No, you don't understand, you see, about three years ago, I went through a very nasty divorce. After the dust settled, I came home to spend some time with mom and to just get away from everything. Little did I know that mom had befriended, or more like adopted, someone as sweet and beautiful as Cathy. We spent a great deal of time together, talking. She helped me see that sometimes things happen and it isn't anyone's fault. We became close, very close. I don't know what I would have done without her. I flew back every month or so to see my mom, well, really to see her." He looked down at the ground during the entire monologue.
"Man, I really do not need to hear this right now" Steve was annoyed and jealous
"No, you do. You see after about 6 months, I proposed to her." David stood and paced.
"Man, I told you, I don't want to hear this" Steve protested.
"Would you just shut up and listen. I told her that I loved her and that I could give her anything she wanted. She would never have to work another day in her life. Johnny would be able to attend the best schools in Chicago. She said no." He sat back down "She told me that she considered me a brother. A brother? Image that? She said that she could never completely love me and there was only one man that she loved. I'm guessing that's you. She never gave up on you and I don't think you should give up on her either." He extended his hand to Steve and shook it. "Let me know what happens?" He simply turned and with his head bowed, he left the room.
Just as David left the room, Danny entered. "Any word yet?" he asked as he handed Steve a cup of coffee.
"No, this is taking way too long, something's wrong, I just know it" Steve was convinced
"Can you just stop? Why do you always have to go there, why are you always so negative?" Danny yelled.
"Are you fucking kidding me? Have you not been involved in my life? My life is one big disaster. Just when things are going great, BAM something happens to ruin it!" He shouted back at Danny
They both realized that yelling at each other was not going to solve anything. Danny sat next to him and placed his hand on Steve's shoulder.
"Listen, Kono is going to drop Johnny off at Kamekona's in the morning and she is going to see what she can get off of the laptop. Chin is already at Catherine's office over at STA Communications to see what he can find out. We are trying to see what Noshimuri has to do with all this."
'Thanks Danny" Steve said "This is all my fault. I should have just stuck with my original plan and stayed out of her life for good."
"What are you talking about?" Danny was under the impression that he wanted nothing but to be a part of her life.
"Remember back in 2011, when the 'shit hit the fan'?" Steve hinted
"Well, yeh, it's hard to forget" Danny remarked
"You see, the charges were dropped for me, but Cat still had to face consequences for helping me."
"I know, I testified in her behalf" Danny was wondering where this was leading to
"I never told anyone this." He paused wiping his face with his hand "She had 12 hours in between disembarking from the Enterprise and having to catch her transport to Jacksonville. I had never seen her so upset, so scared. It was all my fault. If I would have just stayed out of her life, if I would have dropped the vendetta, left her out of it, none of this would have happened. She never blamed me; she said that she did it willingly. She spent her whole life fighting for everything she had, and I took it all away from her. Right then, while I held her in my arms, while I made love to her, I made a decision to let her go." Steve was almost in tears.
"You did what?" Danny confused
"I thought if I found someone else, I could get her out of my head. I never felt so strongly about anyone. I loved her enough to let her go. That's why I slept with Lori. We were working together, and one thing led to another, it was too easy. If there was someone else, it would be easier to break it off. We could both move on. I thought she would find a nice guy, give her the white picket fence and all. She deserved better. I was nothing but trouble, I was meant to be unhappy, but not her, she didn't deserve any of that. I never banked on her getting pregnant. I never expected her to show up and see…, the last thing I wanted to do was to hurt her." he stopped talking
"So instead, you both spent the last six years completely miserable. Good plan, Einstein" he said sarcastically
"I should have never approached her at the park. I should have left her alone. Noshimuri went after her because of me." The guilt was killing him
"You don't know that. Did you ever stop to think that this might have something to do with her job? Noshimuri could be a coincidence. Perhaps the fact that you were there, actually saved her life?" Danny tried to reason with him.
"What does Chin always say? Coincidences take a lot of planning" Steve just stared at him.
The doors opened and the doctor entered removing his surgical mask and hat. Steve and Danny leaped from their seats and approached him.
"The surgery went well. She's definitely a fighter. We managed to repair the damage to her lung. There was a lot of internal bleeding, but other than a few broken ribs and a shattered forearm, there wasn't any other major damage. It appears that she will make a full recovery. You can see her if you like. I'll send the nurse in once she is settled in her room"
"Thank you doctor" Steve shook his hand
The doctor left the room, leaving Steve and Danny staring at each other.
"I'm going to go and try to see what I can dig up on this Robert Noshimuri guy. I can't understand how we didn't know about him before." Danny was sure that there was something odd about this whole case.
They approached and hugged "Thanks Danny, I don't know what I would do without you" Steve said to him as he sighed.
"You're not going to get all mushy on me now, are you?" Danny smiled
They released the hug and laughed.
Sorry, I couldn't resist mentioning the new love interest Lori. Arg! I also wanted a way to explain Steve's actions without making him such a bad guy. Go team Catherine!
