Slowly opening her eyes, it took Emma a few moments for her eyes to adjust and realize that not only was she not in her bedroom but she wasn't alone either. There was a warm and firm arm wrapped around her waist and it didn't take her long to realize that it was Steve given that she was in his bedroom. Emma couldn't believe that the two of them had ended up here, she had come over last night so the two of them could talk and resolve things and clearly they had done that and more. Glancing over at the alarm clock Emma saw that it was half six, she needed to get up and sort herself up before going to get Harry, who was probably still over at Danny's. Then there was the matter of getting Harry to Pre-K and Emma going to work and she really wasn't in the mood to be going into work today. But she had no choice in the matter, she was a single mom with a small child to support so Emma had to go to work. Emma glanced over her shoulder where Steve was still soundly sleeping before trying in vain to see where her clothes were but they weren't there and Emma couldn't quietly groan. She was going to have to find a t-shirt of Steve's to put on in order to find her clothes, so she could get dressed and go home and actually get ready for the day as there was no way she could turn up at the office wearing yesterday's clothes which were no doubt all crumpled and creased. As quietly as she could Emma attempted to slide out of the bed without waking Steve.

"Don't even think about it Williams." Steve murmured as he pulled Emma back closer to him and pressed against her shoulder, Emma should have known better to think that she could sneak out with out Steve knowing. The man was practically a ninja except for his affinity for army pants.

"I have to go to work, we have to go to work." Emma said as she continued to try and pull away but Steve just kept a firm hold around Emma's waist and peppered short kisses down her neck and Emma was so tempted to give in. To stay here in bed with Steve all day but she had to be firm about this, she could not allow Steve to convince her to stay with those blue eyes of his. It was how Emma got here in the first place and it was going to be hard for Emma to get away as Steve was holding her so close and she could feel his solid warmth as he nestled her in closer.

"Call in sick."

Emma couldn't help but laugh as she turned over in bed order to face Steve, he seemed to be an answer to everything and an awfully cocky grin on his face despite how early it was in the morning. It was very amusing but Emma wasn't going to change her mind about this. Her and Steve had sorted everything out, there was no more secrets anymore and everything was laid out of the table for them

"If we do that, then who would catch all the criminals and who would prosecute them Steven? It's not like we have simple office jobs Steve, we both have a responsibility to the state of Hawaii but nice try Lt. Commander. I really need to go home, I'm not even supposed to be here, we were only supposed to talk."

"And we did talk Em, we got everything out in the open and then we decided that we needed to make up several times." Steve responded and Emma couldn't help but smile, despite her best efforts not to. This is not how she imagined the night going when she agreed to come over and talk to Steve about everything that had happened. But Emma was kind of glad things ended up this way although she wouldn't admit this out loud to Steve, it was like things were back on track and yet different and better at the same time. The two of them knew where they stood with each other and they had seemed to progress a little further. Emma couldn't believe how well it went with Steve about the whole pregnancy scare situation; it was not the awkward situation she was expecting it to be. They had even brought up having kids one day and although it was in a jokey manner, Emma knew Steve was being serious about it. They seemed serious enough about each other that Emma wasn't scared about having a future with Steve.

"All your saying is that we both have no self control." Emma retorted with a small laugh but she soon got quickly distracted when her eyes met Steve for a moment and a smile couldn't help but appear on her face just as Steve kissed her. A slow, sweet and deep kiss, Emma had to fight back a groan as she recalled this was exactly how she and Steve ended up where they were now. Last night he had kissed her and things had just gone from there, pretty much like they always did. There was something about Steve McGarrett that made everything seem less scary, made Emma feel less alone and she always wanted him around as every touch seemed to send shivers up her spine.

"I like having you stay over." Steve quietly said after he pulled away, placing a chaste kiss against Emma's lips before peppering light kisses down her jaw line, towards her neck.

"I bet you do especially you just got out of prison." Emma couldn't help but quip and Steve rewarded her by rolling Emma over so she was laying back on her back and he was on top of her, careful not to put all his weight on her. And Emma couldn't help but shriek in amusement as this whole thing was rather entertaining.

"Well naturally but I meant that I like waking up and having you here with me." Steve clarified and Emma smiled as she raised her arm and delicately placed her fingers on her jaw. She never thought that she'd fall in love again after losing George but here Emma was with a man who loved her and always wanted to protect her. Steve accepted Emma despite her flaws, baggage and her four year old son and he was still here. Ever since the two of them had met there had been a connection between the two of them and so much had happened and Steve hadn't walked away despite the fact any sane man who have taken off months ago. Emma didn't know what she had done to deserve Steve McGarrett and she didn't want him to go anywhere, even more so after she found out all that he had done to protect her these last few months. Sure Steve had been keeping things and lying to her, Emma had been very mad but now she understood he was only doing what he thought was best to protect her.

"I like being here." Emma slowly admitted as she wrapped her arms around Steve's neck and pulled him closer to her. Steve's plan to keep her here was seemingly starting to work as Emma wasn't in such a rush to leave in order to get ready for work anymore.

"Then why don't you stay here with me instead of going away, I'm sure your boss will understand if you want to take a couple of days off considering what happened…" Steve began and Emma could see what Steve was trying to do now in order to convince her to stay.

"I'm fine Steve." Emma simply said as she watched Steve glance down at the bruises around her neck, no doubt they were a particularly ugly shade of purple. Emma had to admit that it had been a pretty scary moment when the criminal she was prosecuting managed to lean over and wrap his hands round her neck to begin strangling her. Scariest moment over Emma's career but she didn't want it to hang over her shoulders, she didn't want people mollycoddling her as she just wanted to get on with her life and job.

"Em…" Steve slowly began but Emma quickly silenced him by kissing Steve, she didn't want to talk about what happened yesterday and Steve did so Emma decided to distract him from the conversation. It was a bit manipulative but Emma figured that Steve wouldn't mind in the slightest given the way he was responding to her kiss. Not to mention he was getting what he had wanted this entire time, for her to stay.

"How about we stop talking altogether?" Emma quietly suggested as her dark brown eyes looked into Steve's beautiful light blue eyes. In that moment nothing mattered to Emma more than the look on Steve's face, the look in his eyes that conveyed love, happiness and more importantly overwhelming desire.

"I think I can do that."