Not even three weeks later, Allison found herself back in a doctor's office. This time it was for her own baby though, not someone else's. Today was the day that they got to find out the gender of their child and Allison was excited. However, Steve was supposed to be joining her and he was late. Really late. She hadn't seen or heard from him since the night before when the event that they were attending, hosted by the Governor, was interrupted by a case. Steve had dropped Allison off at home before he and the rest of Five-0 went off to investigate. She knew it was an important case, but surely this was important too and it would only take an hour or so. Looking at the clock for the millionth time, Allison sighed. She had already let another couple go ahead and have their appointment first to buy Steve some time, but he still hadn't shown up and she wasn't sure the nurse would let her do it again.

Feeling her stress level growing with each minute that passed, she pulled out her phone. She quickly found Steve's name in her contacts, but groaned in frustration when her call went straight to voicemail.

"Hey, it's me," Her voice was hushed in an attempt to avoid other people overhearing, but her tone easily conveyed her annoyance. "Did you forget about our appointment today? You're forty-five minutes late! You better show up in the next fifteen minutes or I'm going in without you. Call me when you get this."

After hanging up, Allison stared at the door, biting her nails anxiously. However, she was disappointed when fifteen minutes later Steve was still MIA.

"Are you ready, Miss. Jace?" A nurse called, drawing Allison's attention.

"Um," She took one last quick glance at the door, but was only met with more disappointment. "Yeah. I am." She forced a smile and stood up to follow the nurse.

When Steve came home later that evening, Allison was sitting on the couch, thinking about the results of the ultrasound. The sound of the door drew her from her thoughts and, despite her better judgement, she immediately went into battle mode.

"Where were you today, Steven?! You missed my doctor's appointment and you never even replied to my message!" She yelled as Steve closed the door and she jumped to her feet. "And what the hell happened to your face?!"

"I'm sorry I missed your appointment, but I've had a bad day too," Steve said, obviously grumpy as well. "Lori was forced to quit the team and I got hit by a car."

"Why did you get hit by a car?" Allison asked, crossing her arms. She was concerned, but he appeared to be relatively unharmed so her annoyance was still at full strength.

"In the words of the governor I was causing an 'international incident'," His tone made it clear that he was still bitter. "I prefer to say I was doing my job and putting a man who raped a woman and killed her sister behind bars."

"And you couldn't have waited until after my doctor's appointment to cause this 'international incident'?" Allison asked, trying to get back to the reason she was frustrated.

"No, I couldn't." Steve said firmly. "The guy was some big shot Russian dignitary. If I'd waited another day, he would've run back to Russia and we wouldn't have been able to catch him."

"I didn't need a day, Steve!" Allison yelled. "I needed an hour. That's all! You have an entire team of people working for you. Surely they could have handled things for that long!"

Steve sighed and rubbed his hand over his eyes before pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I know you're mad at me and I'm sorry, I wanted to be there, but we both know nothing I say will make up for it and I have a killer headache."

"I'm not mad!" Allison insisted, lowering her voice slightly. "I'm disappointed and a little bit humiliated."

"What? Why are you humiliated?" Steve asked, resisting the urge to roll his eyes at her dramatics.

"Because when an obviously unmarried and pregnant young woman goes to a doctor's appointment and is obviously waiting for someone to show up and that someone never does, people assume the worst!" Allison explained, her voice and temper rising again. "You should've seen the pitiful looks people gave me and a nurse gave me a pamphlet for a fucking single parent's support group!"

"There's nothing wrong with single parents," Steve pointed out, his somewhat defensive tone no doubt in support of his father.

"Yeah, except for that the fact that I'm not one and the only reason people thought I am is because you always have to be the hero."

"That's not fair at all, Ally." Steve argued. "I wasn't being a hero this time, I was just doing my job."

"That's what you said last time and we both know that wasn't true." Allison muttered causing Steve to sigh again.

"That's a whole other argument and if you're willing to calm down, I'd much rather hear about your ultrasound."

Allison glared at him for moment, silently debating whether she should let this go that easily or put up a fight. However, knowing Steve was probably disappointed that he missed the appointment as well, she decided to drop it for now.

"I can do better than tell you about it," She mumbled, walking over to the coffee table where a DVD was laying.

"They filmed it?" Steve asked, excitement flashing in his eyes as Allison put the disc in and grabbed the remote. As she sat on the couch, she couldn't help, but smile at his joy.

"Yeah, I requested it, but I think they usually do anyway," She confessed. Steve nodded and sat next to her, his eyes never leaving the screen.

"Wow," Steve whispered as their baby appeared on the screen. "It's so big now,"

"He," Allison said quietly. "He's so big now."

She smiled as Steve's eyes widened.

"It's a boy? We're having a boy?" Allison nodded as a smile burst on Steve's face. "I'm gonna have a son!"

Before Allison even had a chance to respond, Steve had pulled her close and planted a kiss on her lips.

"Wow," She said, slightly breathless when he pulled away.

"Sorry, I know you're still mad, but..." He looked down at her stomach, carefully placing his hands on it. "We're gonna have a son."

"I'm not mad," She repeated, resting her hands on top of his. "And yes, I'm growing you another Navy Seal," She teased.

Steve nodded, obviously still slightly dazed, a proud grin plastered on his face.

Later that night, Allison was lying in bed reading a book. Well, there was a book open in front of her, but her mind was so busy that she hadn't even managed to read a single page. When she was arguing with Steve, she hadn't been entirely honest about why she was upset. Yes, she was disappointed and yes, she had felt a smidgen of humiliation at the doctor's office, but above all else, she was concerned. Their child hadn't even been born yet and Steve had missed an important event in his little life because work had gotten in the way. Even though Steve had expressed several times throughout the evening how bad he felt about not being there and promised a million times to make it up to her, she couldn't help, but wonder if this is how it was going to be for the baby. Would Steve miss every important school event, sport's game and whatever else their son chose to do just to use his charm to win him back afterwards? It was one thing that he did it to her, she chose to stay and put up with it, but she was starting to worry that she was condemning her child to the same pain.

The sound of a door opening once again jolted Allison out of her thoughts.

"Hey, I thought you were going to bed?" Steve asked as he walked into their bedroom.

"I couldn't sleep," She told him, watching as he quickly changed into his pajamas pants. "So I thought I'd read for a little while to clear my mind."

She put her bookmark back in place and turned off the lamp as Steve climbed into bed.

"We're good, right?" He asked, pulling her close.

Allison sighed, resting her head on his chest.

"Yeah, we're good." She decided, knowing she couldn't hold it against him forever. She felt him breathe a sigh of relief as she closed her eyes.

However, just as she was starting to drift off, Steve spoke again.

"Have you thought of any names? Now I know it's a boy, I can't stop thinking about it." He admitted, making Allison smile.

"Well I was thinking we could always name him after your dad," Allison told him, her eyes still closed. "But if you want something different, I've always liked the name Sawyer."

"Hm, Sawyer McGarrett," Steve tested it out.

"Sawyer John Steven McGarrett?" Allison suggested, making Steve smile.

"I like it," He decided before kissing the top of her head.

"Me too," She agreed through a yawn. "But we don't have to choose anything yet."

"Okay," Steve nodded, realizing how tired she was. "Well, goodnight, Ally. I love you."

"I love you too," Allison replied, desperately fighting against the part of her that, thanks to the day's events, was wishing she didn't.