One for Sorrow

Pairing: McRoll

Spoilers for season 10 - Episode 7

Chapter - 35

To say that finally getting to have a dinner together, just the two of them was amazing was an understatement. It had been a really lovely evening, and even running into Lynn hadn't done anything to dampen the evening at all. Steve loved the fact that Catherine wasn't the jealous type, that he could have other women in his past and she didn't blink an eye.

It was the jealous types he had learnt to be wary of, and those were the ones that he didn't have the time nor day for. Greer was one he sensed had control issues and jealously issues, it's why he never bothered pursuing anything more with her, and Lynn had been the same when she found the ring he had brought for Catherine.

That ring, he still had hidden, of course he had to hide it somewhere else now seeing as she was moving back home with him, but he decided to keep the same ring to propose to her when they were ready to take that step. He brought it knowing it was the kind of ring she would love and keeping it all this time gave him the hope he needed that one day they would be brought back together again.

He never envisioned it would be the deaths of two of the most important people to bring them back, but he was glad they were here now in a place where they could lay the ground work to become happy as a couple and as a family. The only issue he was worried about was Lynn and if she would try anything, though he knew as jealous as she was, she wasn't in the league of someone like Greer, but he did want to speak to Ellie and make sure she wasn't going to cause any issues now she knew Steve and Cath were back together.

They were on their way back home now, their hands linked together and for the first time in a long time, Steve felt at peace, and relaxed. He was still deeply upset over losing his mother and even losing Joe about a year before, however this felt right. Ever since he first met Catherine, he had known in his heart that she was the one for him, the only one he could envision married to and having a family with.

It was the simple things with them, they didn't need to speak to know what the other person was saying, having lived a long distance relationship in and off for many years, they both just wanted to settle in one place. Steve never believed he would have lived on the island now for ten years, when he first came back, it wasn't to stay and yet the island he grew up on became his home once more.

Pulling into the driveway, he smiled at a memory from long ago. It was when he waited up for Catherine after the first day working with Billy Harrington, the way she smiled at him and hugged him when she came up to the porch.. It all made sense then and it all made sense now. Even knowing Billy wanted her back, he was never a threat to them because he trusted Catherine and that was all he needed, and now that Lynn was aware of them being together again, Catherine trusted Steve and that was all she needed as well.

Walking into the house, she smiled at the quietness, it had been a long time since the two of them had been alone in this house and she wasn't about to waste any time or not take full advantage of the situation. Mary had taken Eddie over to Danny's so it really was just the two of them and she didn't need to worry about trying to be quiet. She had needs to be taken care of and it all screamed Steve.

"So what do you think, we got the house to ourselves, what would you like to do Commander?", asking coyly, her lips twisting into a smirk, her eyes gazing at his body, his own body aching with a need he didn't realise he needed till now. "I know what I'd like to do Lieutenant". He was still standing by the front door after having locked it for the evening and was smirking back at her, "I'd like to do something we haven't done in a while, something I've missed".

Walking over to her, he picked her up, one arm supporting her back and the other arm under her knees, "I think I can get behind that Sailor", was her response, leaning into him, her arms wrapped around his neck, her lips pressing against his, eyes closing as they kissed passionately and deeply, the only sounds were the sounds of their lips coming together and the soft moans, his legs beginning to move towards the stairs.

Being careful, he walked up the stairs slowly, taking one step at a time till he reached the landing, his lips never moving from hers, and he continued onto the bedroom that he had made his own. It used to be his parents bedroom and now it was his, his and Catherine's and even just thinking it, it made his heart soar.

This was his family home, the home he came home from the hospital to when he was first born, the one he met his sister in when his mother and father brought Mary home from the hospital and from the moment he came back to the island ten years ago, he envisioned living in that same house with the love of his life and making memories the same way he and his family did when he was young.

Backing her into the bedroom, he smiled loving the fact that they could finally be alone, and be together. Steve had not had sex in a long time, though Mary had her own thoughts, they didn't have sex at the hotel they had been staying at back in Washington, they made out, but not had sex and right now, all he could think about was being inside her again. She had always felt like home to him, no matter where they were, she was home.

Author Notes.

Thank you all for your patience, I am sorry it's taken a week to get this uploaded, it's been a busy week for me, but I am so happy to have this next chapter up. It is sincerely you guys that keep me invested in this story and I really love being able to continue it. I love reading and re-reading it as much as you all, It's one of my proudest works to date and it makes me feel so happy to share it all with you. I am excited to see where this story will lead and what's going to happen next. Chapter 37 will skip a day and go to the funeral, I know that much, beyond that, I'm not sure. I don't know if I should finish it at the funeral and then start a new story for the next phase of Steve, Catherine and the rest of the five-o Ohana. I do have plans to bring back old characters from the mainland so just not sure if I should continue that in this story or start a new story, sort of like a follow on or a sequel to this. Let me know if you have any thoughts.

SteveMcGarrettLover:

I am so happy you enjoyed chapter 32 and how Catherine saying yes to being a member of five-o again. I just adore having her back on the island and with Steve and the whole team again. I was thinking about her car and what she would have done with it when she left to join the CIA. She took off in a hurry so I don't think she would have had a chance to have it shipped elsewhere and I do imagine being it is an old classic, it was most likely passed down from a family member. It's all good, no worries about the double post.