A/N: Happy Wednesday Everyone. Well, I will say that progress toward the end of this story is right on schedual for my Monday May 16th deadline. Yes, I made the day of the finale for season one my deadline so that I don't have to cry over how things ended and worry about my story at the same time. So here are 4 more chapter, ripe and ready for reading, and I hope you like them.

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Chapter 25: An Apology.

Steve watched Danny through the blinds of his office for a long moment. The Jersey Detective was clearly agitated and upset. Steve was upset too. He had never heard Danny so adamant before about his involvement on a case and the anger and distrust that had popped up because of Steve's actions wasn't good for any of them. He turned slowly when he caught Danny shooting him an angry look and waving him away as he sat down at his desk. Steve obeyed for the moment. He knew that any further discussion with Danny would only lead to more yelling and anxiety so he turned toward the older member of the team and the rookie who glared at him in disbelief from behind the closed door.

"Can I talk to you?" Steve asked, his head down as he opened the glass door to Chin's office but didn't enter.

"What else could you possibly have to say?" Kono asked taking the defensive again and walking around the desk, once more, to stand at her cousin's side.

"Kono, it's alright," Chin stated and motioned for Steve to take a seat on the sofa before his desk. "Why don't you go and run the gun," Chin added as he looked up at Kono, "and get a DNA sample from our suspect."

"You sure, Cuz," Kono asked eyeing McGarrett with trepidation.

"We still have a case to solve," Chin answered with a nodded. "I'd also suggest you give McGarrett back his service weapon. He seems calmer now."

Kono looked with uncertainty from McGarrett to Chin and then back to the officer who was in command. Kono stepped forward, released the clip from McGarrett's weapon and handed him back his gun without its ammunition. She then walked out of Chin's office, placing the full clip to McGarrett's service weapon on Danny's desk as she walked toward her own office. Both Chin and Steve caught the glares that Kono and Danny shot across the office, as an uncomfortable silence fell between everyone on the team.

"I'm sorry, Chin," Steve said after a long silence as he looked up to see the older man starting at him, not in anger, but there was a look of concern and questioning on Chin's face.

"I know you're sorry," Chin said softly, "but what, if anything, spurred this on?" he asked and waited for McGarrett to rack his brain for an answer. When he didn't get one Chin spoke again, "you already know my involvement in your father's case. You know that I worked for Kat and that my job with her was simply as a bounty hunter. Her business wasn't my business, but she was very close with your father and had the utmost respect for him. If Kat's intuition told her that something was going on between Wo Fat and your father, then she was probably right and if she made some decisions that you don't agree with that was her prerogative. You've made plenty of decisions that most people wouldn't agree with, but we don't all chew you out for it. Well, Danny might, but that's because he's your training officer. I've always kept my mouth shut."

"You think Danny is my training officer?" Steve practically chuckled.

"He is, whether you want to see it like that or not, he's the one who is putting all the time in to train you to be a Detective and not a Navy SEAL. He's more than your partner, he's your teacher and your advisor and you, for the most part, go off and do your own thing. If this was any other situation, he would have booted you off the force long ago, sent you back to the navy." Chin stated. "Danny is by the book, he knows what he's doing and he's just like your father was with his rookies. We joke that Kono is our rookie, and she may be, but I'll tell you, she's a detective, and you are a naval officer who still hasn't come to terms with your position as a law enforcement officer."

"That's harsh," Steve sighed.

"It's the truth," Chin said eyeing the youth and indecision in Steve's face, "I know you don't want to hear it, but you've got to because we have to nip some of your behaviour in the bud. It's not my place to interfere with Danny's training, he's got more seniority then I do, cause I was kicked off the force, so you will listen to Danny when he tells you, you are in over your head. He did tell you that; didn't he?" Chin asked.

"He told me I was too emotionally involved and that, that was going to test his trust," Steve admitted.

"He's not lying, Steve," Chin sighed, "we're all going to think twice now, and that's not how a team should be run; especially when we are faced with something as serious as life and death."

"I wasn't thinking," Steve sighed.

"You need to break that habit, take a moment to think before you react. Sometimes your reactions are spot on, but sometimes, they put all of us in danger." Chin stated.

"I understand," Steve said.

"Good, that's the last you'll hear from me on the subject. I'm just your subordinate. So, here is the diary, you had better think about what you want to believe and what you want to react to in here. It's only going to get worse." Chin said handing the little leather book back to Steve.

"You've read ahead?" Steve asked as he hesitantly took the diary from Chin.

"I remember some pretty sketchy times for Kat, but she didn't talk to anyone but your Father about them." Chin admitted as Danny walked across the bullpen and pulled open the office door.

"Come on Chin, we've got a suspect in custody and an interrogation to administer." Danny stated as he tossed the clip of McGarrett's weapon back to his partner, but did not address him.

"What do you want me to do, Danny?" Steve asked as Chin looked at him with hesitation and then followed Danny out of the office.

"Take a break and give Kono a hand when she comes back," Danny stated shortly and walked away with Chin.

Steve sighed, stood from his place on the sofa in Chin's office and took himself off to his own.