Hey everyone! Thanks for the views and reviews. I was a bit late in posting this part because I've been suffering from migraine sfor the past few days. But I'm better now, so hopefully I won't disappoint you with this part. This part will still be a bit more description than dialogue, but I promise there will be more dialogue in the coming parts. Hope you enjoy it! Read and review!

It was decided. Makayla was going to fix what she had done. Yes, she accepted it as her mistake because she was hasty and didn't give Steve a chance to explain. Because that's what you do in relationships, right? Is that what this was? Makayla didn't know, but if what she and Steve had between them was even close to being called that, she wanted to make it work. She wanted to make this relationship work. That's what you do in relationships – you make things work. You hear each other out and give each other a chance. You don't just jump to conclusions and make assumptions. That was what Makayla had done. But, now she was going to undo that mistake. Or at least try to undo it.

Makayla woke up the next morning when her alarm rang. She woke up with her mind set on what she was going to do today. Last night was really bad, and both she and Steve needed the night to think over what happened between them. At least she did. She hoped Steve went home and thought about it as well. Hopefully a new day would bring a new beginning for them. Makayla stepped out of bed and into the shower. With the time that she managed to shower, brush her hair, get dressed and have breakfast, she definitely set her own record of fastest time to get ready in.

She got into Danny's Camaro and headed for the 5-0 office. Sitting in Danny's car reminded her of something. Today was Wednesday. Danny was supposed to arrive back on Thursday – that, was tomorrow. Tomorrow! Danny was coming back tomorrow! Things were moving so fast. Admittedly, she was excited that he was going to be back. But she was also secretly apprehensive of how it would "all go down" with how things were between her and Steve right now, and what Danny's reaction to all of this would be.

Danny's reaction? That was something she thought of for the first time. Hold on – this never occurred to her before. As she stopped at a traffic light, she began thinking about it now that it had finally occurred to her. How would Danny react to all of this? Would he be happy for her? Steve was his boss/co-worker, and Makayla was his little sister. He would be happy for her, right? He would have to be. She knew Danny really well, of course. Even though he was a bit hesitant at first, he eventually learnt to accept things when she was with Eric. Of course, that was a different situation, and right now was also a different situation. This was Steve they were talking about, not Eric. The two were so different. Eric was a huge mistake, but Steve definitely was not. Makayla really hoped Danny understood that.

The ride to the 5-0 office seemed longer than usual. Probably because Makayla was looking forward to talking to Steve so bad, that she just couldn't help but be impatient the entire time she drove.

She stepped out of Danny's car and quickly eyed the parking lot for Steve's truck. She saw a few other cars but it was hard to tell if Steve's truck was there or not. Makayla grabbed her bag and walked into the 5-0 building, a little apprehensive to be honest. She was so rude to Steve last night, she just hoped he would be able to forgive her and talk things through. When Makayla stepped into the investigation room, the lights were off and there was dim glow from the smart-table which sat in the middle of the room.

"Hm, that's weird," Makayla thought. She proceeded to turn the lights on and put her bag on the desk, scanning the room for any human activity. Her eyes fell on Steve's office which was closed and the lights were off inside. Makayla decided to search the rest of the office in case he was here but just not in his office, but after looking for him in storage and in everyone else's offices, Makayla saw no sign of Steve.

Makayla felt disappointment flood over her. She looked at her wristwatch and saw it that it was 8:12. Maybe she was early. Maybe Steve was still on his way, and she just got to office earlier than he usually did. Keeping her hopes high, she decided to wait for him until he came. In the meanwhile, she tried busying herself with organizing a little paperwork in her office.

When Makayla looked at her watch again, it was 8:35 and there was still no sign of Steve. Makayla began to get a bit worried, since she was definite that he was usually in by this time. Everyone else usually arrived at around 9, but Steve was usually in by now. She took her phone out of her purse and flipped it open with the intention to give him a call. He's probably just on his way Makayla, no worries. On second thought, she put her phone back deciding against it thinking that he was probably just on his way and he would be here soon. Now that it occurred to her, she thought it might have been wiser if she checked his house first before coming to office. But now that she was already here, she decided she would just wait for him here. As she finished tidying up things in her office, she heard the door to the office open. Makayla rushed to see who it was and saw Kono walk in with a few bags on her shoulder.

"Hey Makayla," Kono said, struggling a bit with the bags.

"Hi Kono," Makayla replied, walking over to Kono to help out with the bags.

"Thanks," Kono said with a smile. "Why are you in so early today?"

"Uhm, I just needed to organize a few things in my office which were long overdue," Makayla replied, trying not to sound too obvious.

"I could use some help with that in my office as well," Kono said with a laugh as the two women proceeded to Kono's office. As they both put the bags down, Makayla scanned Kono's office and chuckled.

"I can see that," Makayla replied. Kono joined in with her as she walked to the phone on her desk to proceed to un-forward it from voicemail.

"Uh, Kono," Makayla started, thinking she would ask her about Steve. Her hands nervously found their way to the pockets in her jeans.

"Do you know where Steve is today?" Makayla asked. Kono popped her head from behind her drawers as she stopped searching for whatever it was she was looking for.

"Yeah, he called me last night telling me that Joe was assigning him to a mission abroad. He was supposed to leave this morning," Kono finished taking a quick look at her watch.

Makayla's heart sank as she heard the news from Kono. Why didn't Steve tell Makayla?

"He told me to pass the message on to the rest of the team," Kono added having found whatever she was looking for. "Ah hah, here it is."

"Oh," Makayla said in response. There was nothing much that she could really say. Kono got up from her chair and saw Makayla's reaction.

"You okay?" she asked.

Sure, absolutely, Makayla thought. Sure, I'm okay with the fact that last night Steve and I got into an argument. This morning, I wanted to apologize to him for it, but now you're telling me he's gone for a mission to who knows where for who knows how long. Sure, I'm fine.

"I'm okay," Makayla said hesitatingly. "Did he say when he would be back?"

"Not really," Kono said. "He didn't even say where he was going. That's Steve for you." Makayla sighed disappointingly as she tried digesting the information Kono was giving her.

"Yeah, that's Steve for you I guess," Makayla added as she stepped out of Kono's office with Kono following.

Makayla tried to keep herself busy by helping Kono with the current case, but with what Kono just told her, she couldn't focus her mind on anything. She thought it was very irresponsible of Steve to just leave like that without even letting her know. How could he not know when he would be back? Makayla was at a loss at what to do. Things were only getting worse between her and Steve, and now she just didn't know what she could do to fix it.

She just wanted Steve to come back home as soon as he could. She hoped he would come back home as soon as he could.

Here's a little preview for the next part:

Makayla had just stepped out of the shower when she caught her phone ringing and made it just in time to receive it.

"Hello?"

"Hey babe," the voice on the other line said. Makayla's face lit up as she heard the voice on the other end.