One for Sorrow
Pairing: McRoll
Spoilers for season 10 - Episode 7
Chapter - 29
After they had lunch, spent time with Nahele whom Kamakona had kindly let go on a break, and then ordered enough food for the rest of the five-o team back at the office, they were off. It had been nice to sit, relax and enjoy a meal for once. There had been plenty of times over the last eight or so weeks where Steve had eaten very quickly and not a lot because he needed to be on the ball and keep going without having the luxury of being able to stop, slow down and relax. He was either sleeping or working on getting intel and even when he was sleeping, he wasn't sleeping anywhere near as much as he did when he was at home so this was nice and he was looking forward to more moments like this.
Security all stopped to say hello to the four of them, all of them knowing what happened and stopping to give their condolences to Steve, Mary and Joan and then they were heading upstairs to the five-o headquarters. Lou's voice could be heard first, followed by Quinn's as they talked about a case they were currently working on. "That better be lunch you got there in that bag brother, we are starving", was his first words before he even turned to look at them. Steve laughed as he walked in to the room and put the food down at the table with chairs just behind the surface table, "It most certainly is lunch big fella, have at it".
Quinn nodded her head in approval and smiled, "He brings us lunch, I am impressed". As she was still relatively new, she wasn't aware that this gesture was not something that happened all the time, "Yeah don't get too impressed, he usually doesn't like being the one to shout people anything at all", Danny had heard the noise and peeked his head out of his office, and upon seeing Steve, Mary, Joan and Catherine had come out of his office with his son right behind him, Joan running up to Charlie and chatting to them like they were already best of friends.
Having heard the sudden noise in the office, the other members of five-o, Tani, Junior and Adam all came out of their own offices having been doing their part on the current investigation, "Well hello there to you all", came Tani's chipper voice, "I'm sorry if it looks like I am ignoring you, but I heard food mentioned and I for one am starved, so if you will all excuse me, I'm going to grab some lunch before it all gets eaten". She rushed past them, Junior shaking his head in amusement. Mary took that moment to address Junior. "Junior, thanks again for giving up your room at Steve's, Joan and I really appreciate it".
Junior blushed softly, bowing his head before looking back up at her, "You are welcome. It's still your home first and foremost so it's my pleasure to let you two crash there, I've been meaning to look for a place to stay, just haven't found the time to go look at anything good yet". As they were talking, Joan had been over in the corner talking to Charlie and all of a sudden she took him by the hand and gently pulled him into the direction of her Aunt Catherine. "Aunt Cath, there is someone I want you to meet, Charlie, this is my Aunt Cath, Uncle Steve's girlfriend, Aunt Cath, this is my friend Charlie".
Charlie was still a little nervous when it came to meeting new people, but he was doing much better lately and though he hadn't meet Catherine yet, he had heard a lot about her from his Dad, his Uncle Steve, his sister Grace and even his Mom Rachel. "It's nice to meet you Ma'am", he had been brought up to greet people he didn't know by Mr or Mrs and their surname or Sir or Ma'am if he didn't know their names or feel comfortable calling them by their first name. Catherine smiled softly looking at Danny who stepped forward and put his hand on Charlie's shoulder reassuringly. Catherine had always been good with kids and especially with Grace when she was younger knelt down to his level and smiled softly. "It's lovely to meet you Charlie. Did you know that I met your sister when she was about your age and she calls Aunt Cath as well, so you are more then welcome to call me Aunt Cath too".
Danny and Catherine smiled at each other and then she turned her attention back to Charlie when he brightened a little and stood a little straighter, "Really? I can call you Aunt Cath?" He had heard so many stories about Aunt Cath from his sister and he was in awe of her, how much she was like his Uncle Steve. She nodded her head, smiling wider, "Of course you can, I'd really love that". The very fact that his Uncle Steve's girlfriend was okay with him calling her Aunt Cath warmed his heart, and he before she knew what was happening, he had thrown himself in her arms, Cath catching him and wrapping her arms around him and hugging the boy tight while the rest of them watched on with big smiles on their faces. Grace had always adored this woman and even his mother spoke highly of Lieutenant Rollins so it meant a lot to him that she liked him, and it meant a lot to her that he liked her as well.
Once he pulled back, she smiled and leaned in, kissing his cheek, "I can see where you get your good looks from, you look so much like your Dad, you are gonna break some hearts when you are older". Charlie blushed a little, "Thank you Aunt Cath", he leaned in and whispered, "I can see why Uncle Steve loves you so much too", this time it was Catherine's turn to blush. "You also get your charm from your Dad as well I see.. You hungry, we brought some lunch for you.. We know you are allergic to shrimp, so we got you McDonalds instead, how does that sound?" Charlie nodded happily, and Danny patted his shoulder with his fingers to prompt him to say thank you, "What do you say to Uncle Steve and Aunt Cath, and Aunt Mary". He gave them all a hug and said thank you while Steve brought his and Joan's McDonalds into Danny's office. "Why don't you sit in here, have your lunch and you Joanie can have your apple pie and then I'll show you my office".
He was hoping that perhaps once the rest of the team had lunch, Mary could take Joan and Charlie to the park and have a play while Steve and Catherine got caught up in the current case and maybe did some paperwork, Joan and Charlie had a few play dates before when Mary and Joan had come over for a visit and it was nice to see them getting along, he thought of Sara, Chin and Abby who were out in San Francisco and Kono out on the mainland as well and hoped they could all come home. He did say that they would all be welcome back to five-o should they ever decide to come home. He knew Adam would love it if Kono came home. The two had separated however it was with an agreement that they would take some time and see if some space time and distance could ultimately bring them closer again.
As much as he loved his current team and they all worked well together, he couldn't deny he missed Chin, Kono, Sara and even Abby. Chin and Kono were a vital part of five-o's success, and It would be nice to see the four of them and be able to introduce her, and Chin to the newcomers of five-o. It was a pipe dream he knew, walking over to the table to talk to his family as they ate, he knew one day they would be home where they belonged, just like his sister, niece and girlfriend.
Author's Notes
Beginning to feel like a broken record here but again, I just want to thank you all for sticking by my story and continuing to support my writing. I have never gotten this far in a fan fiction before getting a bit of writers block and unfocused so I am really grateful to you all for reading and being patient with me whilst I find a way to balance full time work with my personal life and my hobby of writing. I am really proud of how this story is coming along and I hope you are all still enjoying it as well.
I'm hoping by now after this chapter, you might have an idea of where else I am heading with this story of essentially coming home. I know we will never get Grace and Daniel back on the show to play Kono and Chin, but I'd love my story to include them and I'm working to get them back to Hawaii as well. Let me all know what you think of Abby Dunn and if you think she is a good fit for Chin and Sara because I personally loved her but I do like your opinions and what your thoughts are on who you feel is best suited. I loved Malia Waincroft but I'm not gonna bring her back from the dead because it affected Chin a lot and that whole tragedy helped shape him into the man he is now.
I'm also using Adam's storyline in the story where he and Kono separated but that it wasn't an it's over for good thing, it was more of a let me do this thing on the mainland and feel I am doing what I need to do for myself and these girls and you go do your thing on the island and we can see how we feel later on. I will bring the three of them, possibly Abby too back to the Island, I have an idea, but I'll stay mom on that till it's posted but please I'd love to hear your thoughts on Abby as a character and as a couple with Chin, because if you guys have a better idea who to put him with or don't like that ship much, or want him to return with just him and Sara as a single man, let me know. Your opinions and thoughts mean so much to me. We are all fans of the show and this story is for you guys as much as it is for myself. Much love to you all, Mahalo for all the love so far xx