One for Sorrow
Pairing: McRoll
Spoilers for season 10 - Episode 7
Chapter - 24
Waking up to the ocean breeze from the open bedroom window, Mary smiled softly. This was the bedroom she had slept in as a child, Steve's old bedroom had been turned into another living area for Junior so that if both of them wanted to watch different television shows, they had two spaces to do so. It was a nice set up but she did wonder if Catherine moved back in, if Junior would want to still continue to live there. Perhaps he could move in with Tani one day, she wasn't born yesterday, she could see the chemistry between those two even if Steve had mentioned nothing had been made offical yet.
Honestly, she liked being able to wake up with the knowledge that she could be more involved in the lives of her family, of her own little Ohana and the more she thought about it, the more she wanted to come move here permanently. Los Angeles might have been her home for many years, but aside from some good friends she and Joan had made whom they could visit at any time and could come visit them in Hawaii, her family was here and now especially that it was just her, Steve and Joan left of the McGarrett clan, she wanted to be more involved in her brother's life and wanted her brother to have more involvement in her daughter's life as well.
Before she told anyone else of her plans, she needed to talk to Joan first, and see how she felt about the possibility of moving to Hawaii. Her daughter had a lot of friends in Los Angeles and was doing well in school as well so she didn't want to pull her out of school and away from her friends unless Joan was happy with the idea of moving. She might just be six years of age, but in these kinds of situations, Mary wasn't like a lot of other parents. She didn't just tell her child to do as she said, she wanted to give her the opportunity to say her thoughts.
Having just come back in from the bathroom, Mary smiled at her daughter as she closed the bedroom door so that her and Mary could get dressed for the day. Mary was sitting on the now made bed and held her hands out to her daughter, "Sweetheart, there is something I'd like to talk to you about and get your thoughts on". She patted the bed next to her and watched as Joan moved to sit up on the bed, "What's wrong Mommy?", she was curious but also not overly worried. Her Mom asked her things like this all the time.
"Well, nothing is wrong really.. I was thinking though.. What would you think about possibly moving to Hawaii?" The little girl let out a shriek that was sure to wake up Steve and Cath if they weren't up already and launched herself into her mother's arms, her eyes big and wide with excitement, "please, momma can we, can we please?" The little girl clung to her mother, wanting her mother to say yes so desperately. Mary smiled and began to laugh softly, "I'm glad you are happy with that idea, I do want you to think about it though. It does mean you would be moving away from your school and your friends".
Joan nodded her head as though she had already thought about that, "I know and I'll miss them, but I'd rather be here with Uncle Steve, Uncle Danny and everyone else, and they can visit and we can visit". Mary hugged her daughter and squeezed her lightly. She was such a mature young girl at the tender young age of six and had her head screwed on right. Whenever Mary had doubts about the kind of parent she wanted to be, she thought of these moments to realise she was doing something right.
"I'm really happy you are excited to move to Hawaii, Mommy wanted to but I also wanted you to have an opinion as well and if you didn't want to go, then we wouldn't have". Joan smiled happily and kissed her mother on the cheek, "Of course, someone needs to keep an eye on Uncle Steve", she answered her in a matter of fact way before she got down off the bed and began to dig out some clothes to wear for the day, Mary holding back a laugh at how much like her Uncle Danny she was. She too stood up and began to get dressed, putting on a summery dress and some sandals.
Once they were both dressed, Mary held out her hand, "How bout we go tell your Uncle Steve and Aunt Cath the good news then, I am sure they will both be very excited and happy to hear our news". It was not forgotten on Mary as to why they were all here in this house together, and whenever she felt like crying, she tried to focus on her family and that her mother's death was perhaps some kind of blessing in disguise because it was bringing them back to Hawaii, to the place where it all started. They both had to move away from the island where their mother was supposedly killed, and Steve had been back for years.. Now it was time for Mary to come back home as well.
Author's Notes
Again, I want to thank you all for your ongoing support. It means so much to me that you all love it enough to review and continue to read. I hope you don't mind there was no Steve and Cath in this chapter. They are my main source of creativity and the main ship in this story, but I do enjoy writing for the other characters as well. I think it's what makes a good story, that the focus isn't always on the main pairing. Writing these chapters have been able to get my mind off of everything that is happening in our country right now. If you have turned on the news or read social media, Australia is in one of its worst bushfire seasons to date and we still have two months of summer to go. Please keep Australia in your thoughts and if you feel the need to want to donate, PM me and I'll give you some links to go to where you can donate.
SteveMcGarrettLover:
-slaps hand on my head- Doh, I also not long watched that episode as well so I am not sure why that didn't stick with me that Catherine would have already known about Eddie. I don't mind you putting those things out to me, if it's only minor things that can use adjusting here and then, I'm doing well. I'm a huge fan of the re-booted Magnum P.I as well. Funnily enough, I haven't seen either the original Hawaii-five o or the original Magnum P.I, but I love the newer versions. I'm very much looking forward to the cross-overs though not sure when I'll get to see the cross over ep for Magnum P.I as we are a few episodes behind where they are up to for the cross over. I am glad you think so with Winds of Change.. It was meant to be basically what this story is, a chance at love again and she was meant to leave the CIA back then, but when I began this one, this one feels more like it is already heading in that direction. I'll do those one shots at some point as well.
St:
Thank you so much, I am glad you are enjoying this story. I am really happy I am sending them both in that direction to finally be together as well. I really hope that before the show ends, they do end up together.