"I don't need a sermon, dad."

"No? Look at the things you've been doing. Do you want me to list them for you?" Steve asked.

"Dad, what do you want? You want me to leave this house? You never wanted me here, did you?" John told Steve.

"Don't say that, John. This is not true."

"Isn't that true? Of course it's true! If you want to get rid of me, I leave your house today," John replied.

"I don't want you to leave, John. I just want you to see that you're changing and it's not a change for the better, son." Steve came over and hugged him. "I know I made a lot of mistakes with you, but I've been trying to get it right since you moved in with me. I love you, and I want my John back."

"Catherine hit me, dad."

"You were cruel to her, John. The things you said about Emilly hurt her and, believe me, she is not happy to have done that."

"She didn't have that right because she's not my mom," John said, and broke away from Steve's embrace.

"She is not your mother, but who took care of your clothes, prepared your food, took care of you the times you became ill and cared about you every time you left the house at night in the past five years?"

"I acknowledge that she did all of this, father, but it does not give her the right to beat me."

"And you had no right to hurt Emilly who always liked you," Steve said.

"We got to the point, Dad. Emilly! Everything is Emilly, everything is for Emilly!" John said and spoke loudly to Steve.

"You are not being fair, John."

"And then there's Kimberly! In addition to bringing Emilly to this house, you had another daughter, a boring girl, and it's only them that you care about!"

"Don't talk about Kimberly like that, John. Your sister loves you and doesn't deserve it," Steve said. He was very disappointed in John.

"Can you leave me alone now?"

"They are my family, John, and I will not admit that you speak of my little girl like that. I love her as much as I love you!" Steve sighed and looked at John. "I love you, you are my son, but if you can't respect the woman I chose to share my life with, if you can't respect Emilly who is a very special girl for me, and can't love her sister who loves and admires you so much, you know where the exit door is.

Catherine and the girls were in the room and heard everything.

Steve came down the stairs and saw Catherine and Emilly's disappointed look. Kim continued to paint on a sheet of paper, and paid no attention to John's words.

"Don't send him out, Steve. I know you're going to regret it," Catherine told Steve.

"John is already a man, Catherine. And I will not admit that he offends you again."

Steve walked over and picked up Kim and kissed her forehead. John's statement about her was what hurt Steve the most. "I love you daughter."

"I love you too, Daddy," Kim replied.

John went down the stairs and stopped in the middle of the room.

"I want to apologize to all of you. I know I said things I shouldn't have said and I'm sorry for hurting you," John said.

"Okay," Catherine replied, but Emilly said nothing.

Emilly got up and went to her room.

"John, I made a drawing for you," Kim said and handed him the drawn paper.

"Thanks, Kim," John replied and went back to his room.

Steve sat next to Catherine and she hugged him. "I'm sorry for all of this, Steve."

"Me too, Cath," he replied.

Catherine kissed him on the cheek affectionately.

"Daddy, I learned a new dance, do you want to see it?" Kim asked.

"I do, daughter," Steve replied.

Kim danced and Steve and Catherine clapped. "Very well!"

"Who's Daddy's Little Girl?" Steve asked Kim.

"I!" Kim said and raised both arms.

Emilly sat on her bed and was crying. She didn't understand why John was treating her so badly and was feeling very lonely.

Steve knocked on the door and Emilly told him to come in thinking it was Catherine.

"Emilly, don't cry, dear."

Emilly got up and Steve hugged her. "I don't like to see you like this, daughter."

"Why doesn't anyone like me, Dad?" Emilly told Steve and it broke his heart.

"That's not true, Emilly. Your mom loves you, your sister loves you, and I love you, too."

"Thank you," Emilly replied.

"You're welcome," Steve replied and kissed her forehead.

Steve was about to leave the bedroom when he remembered something.

"Emilly, do you have Joshua's phone number? I have a couple of friends who want to hire someone to look after their pool and maybe Joshua will be interested."

"Yes, I have his phone number," Emilly said and handed her phone to Steve.

"I'm going to talk to him and I'll give you the phone back," Steve told Emilly and left the bedroom.

Steve went to the yard and called Joshua.

"Emilly?" Joshua said as he answered the phone.

"No, Joshua. McGarrett."

"Hello, Mr. McGarrett. Has something happened to Emilly?" Joshua was concerned.

"No, she's fine. Are you sure you like her, Joshua?" Steve asked.

"Yes, I am absolutely sure," Joshua replied.

"So I think today is a good day to tell her that."