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FRIDAY NIGHT

The night of Mary and Carly's high school reunion had finally rolled around. Steve came home from work exhausted after a long day and ready for a night of relaxation. The women were upstairs getting ready so he headed to his bathroom hoping to get a shower after his long day. However, he found his bathroom was occupied by Carly who was still going to be awhile by the looks of things.

Steve was still in his bedroom when he saw her so he allowed himself a few seconds to admire the view before she caught him staring. She was wearing a sexy cream colored lacy bra and panties that made his mouth water. It was the kind of ensemble that made a woman look innocent and naughty at the same time which only made him want to take them off and have his way with her. She was leaning over the sink to get a little closer to the mirror as she applied her eye make-up which gave him a great view of her cute backside. She soon realized she was being watched as she caught a glimpse of him in the mirror. Knowing she was probably interrupting his plans for an after-work-shower, she turned to smile at him.

"Sorry. Give me just a few more minutes and I'll be out of your way." She said apologetically.

Right, he thought. I know what 'a few more minutes' means when a woman is getting ready to go out. Rather than saying anything that might get him into trouble, he came up behind her and put his arms around her slim waist as he leaned down to kiss her neck which was one of the spots he knew drove her crazy. She leaned into him for just a second before she said, "As much as I hate to say this, you need to stop or I'm never going to get ready in time."

"That's okay. You can stay here with me. I'm sure I'd be more fun than your class reunion." he whispered huskily into her ear giving her goosebumps from head to toe.

Carly had no doubt that was very true, but she insisted. "The class reunion is the whole purpose for my trip out here, silly!' she laughed. "Besides, Mary Ann would kill me if I ditched her to stay here with you. We haven't really had any "girl time" yet. It's only for a few hours."

"Maybe I should go with you." He suggested.

Mary Ann chose that moment to walk into the bathroom. "Don't even think about it, bro." she warned.

Keeping his place behind Carly, Steve kept his hold on her and turned them both around so they were facing Mary Ann.

"And why not?" he asked.

"No offense, but going to my class reunion with my big brother would be a serious buzz kill. We want to have fun tonight and having you there would totally negate any possibility of that happening."

Steve mocked a hurt look on his face and said, "I have no idea what you're talking about Mar."

"Oh please. Need I remind you how many of the guys in my class wouldn't even look at me when we were in school because you were my big brother." She scowled as Steve smiled at the memory. "Seriously, you are not going with us. End of story."

Even though Mary was right, Carly still felt a little sorry for Steve so she turned in his arms to face him. She put her arms around his neck and said, "I promise to make it up to you," and gave him a quick peck on the lips. Steve looked momentarily satisfied even though he wasn't totally comfortable about them going alone; not after everything that had happened with Brad.

He didn't want to put a damper on the moment, but he had to ask anyway, "Has Brad tried to call you anymore since last night?"

"No…..which is actually kind of weird, but I guess I should be happy that he got the hint." Carly answered.

Steve wasn't so sure that was the case, but he had no choice but to go along with it for now. He was relieved for the moment that Brad hadn't been harassing her anymore even though he had a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach that they hadn't heard the last of him.

Steve left the women to finish getting ready and went downstairs to grab a beer from the fridge. He was just settling into his favorite recliner and turned the tv to ESPN to catch some sports highlights when he heard them walking down the stairs. He turned to look and felt his breath catch. Carly was wearing a cream colored halter style dress that hugged her soft curves perfectly. The hem fell mid thigh and revealed long, tan legs that ended in strappy metallic heels. She'd fixed her hair so that her curls were hanging in soft waves around her shoulders and had accented her outfit with gold jewelry. She looked like a Grecian goddess. Even his little sister, who wasn't one to dress up, looked gorgeous in a black strapless mini dress and matching sandals. Her hair was pulled up into a pretty up-do with a few pieces falling to strategically frame her face. Seeing the two of them all dressed up, he was seriously reconsidering his decision not to accompany them that night.

Mary Ann must've read his mind because she spoke up before he could make a comment, "Remember. You're staying home and we are going out!"

Steve shrugged and tried to act casual, "Yeah, I know. Hey….by the way, you both look beautiful. Really." Then his face got serious again, "I don't know how I feel about that actually. Seeing you go out looking like you do tonight is….."

Before he could work himself into a lecture, Mary walked over to where he was sitting and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek. "Don't wait up, big brother. We'll be home sometime before dawn."

Horrified at the thought, Steve stood up and glared at her, "Over my dead body. Your party only lasts until midnight so you should be home by one."

"Seriously? You're giving us a curfew?" she tried to act mortified but her smile told him she was just teasing.

Realizing how ridiculous he sounded, he softened a little. "No, I'm not giving you a curfew, but if you decide to go anywhere afterwards, gimme a call so I won't send out a search party." He walked over to Carly and pulled her into his arms for a kiss that was a little too intimate for Mary's comfort level.

"Excuse me, Casanova, but we need to go. Now…or we'll be late." she teased.

Steve reluctantly pulled away from Carly but kept his arms around her for a few seconds longer. He stole one more kiss before telling her again, "You really do look beautiful. Don't let anyone steal you away tonight, Sunshine."

Carly blushed. "Not to worry, Commander. I'm all yours….and don't worry, we will be home before dawn!" she winked at him.

Watching them go, Steve wondered how he was going to stay home all night knowing she was out on the town looking good enough to eat and not being able to do anything about it? Sometimes life just was not fair, he decided. With a loud sigh, he settled back into the chair and tried to focus on the baseball "plays of the week" instead of thinking about Carly and her very tempting lacy underwear.

THREE HOURS LATER…

Steve had fallen asleep in the chair with the tv still on when he heard his phone ringing. Half asleep, he answered without looking at the caller ID to see who it was, "McGarrett"

"Steve!" he heard panic in Mary's voice which immediately made him sit straight up and put his senses on high alert.

"Mary, what's wrong?"

"Oh my God, Steve. I don't know what happened. She was here one minute and gone the next. I don't know what happened….."

He tried to keep his voice calm and not panic, "Mary, slow down. Tell me what happened?"

Mary was near tears, "Carly left for like 2 seconds to go to the ladies room, but I started to get worried when she didn't come back after a few minutes. I went to check on her and she wasn't there."

"What do you mean, she wasn't there?"

"She wasn't there, Steve! Someone said they saw a guy talking to her when she came out of the bathroom and then he started leading her away towards the beach . Steve, you have to do something….I've looked everywhere and I can't find her!"

Steve closed his eyes and took a deep breath to try and calm his nerves. It didn't work…so he took another breath and tried again before talking, "Mary, do not leave where you are. I'll be right there."

"I have to keep looking for her. What if BRAD has her?"

"Mary, listen to me. Do not move….I mean it. The last thing I need is for both of you to be out there with that maniac. Stay put until I get there. Understand?"

"Okay." Mary answered weakly. "But hurry….She's already been gone for awhile and I have no idea where she is."

"I'll find her, Mary. I'm on my way. You stay put!" Steve was in his truck within minutes and called Danny.

"You'd better have a good reason for calling me at 11:00 on a Friday night. Can't I ever have a night off to watch a game?" Danny asked.

"Will you shut up and listen for one second, Danny?" Steve retorted. Danny heard what almost sounded like panic in Steve's voice, so he softened.

"Okay...What's up?" he asked.

"I don't know. Mary just called from the class reunion and said Carly is gone."

Sounding just like Steve, Danny said, "What do you mean she's gone?"

Steve relayed what Mary had told him and asked for Danny to meet him at the hotel. Then he called Kono and Chin and asked them to do the same while also finding out anything they could on whether or not Brad had returned to the islands.

A mixture of adrenaline and panic pushed him on as he made his way to the hotel where the class reunion was being held. I swear to God, I will kill you with my bare hands if you've hurt her, Steve muttered under his breath. Then he said a silent prayer that she would be okay until he found her.