Williams was silent for a moment, then cleared his throat. "You know ... His past relationships didn't go so well. He was with Catherine for a long time. She was in the Navy too, but ... a restless mind. Many missions, she 's been away for long time again and again and yet they were very tight. Shortly before he wanted to propose to her, she was up and away again. One too many times. He was devastated. It later turned out that there was a job for the government, but she lied to him and there was already too much broken. "
"Steve hinted at something like that. I could see it hurt him a lot. However, I will be away from here sometimes, too. "
"Like Thanksgiving? What did you actually do in Europe? "
Sara smiled and said nothing.
Williams groaned. "I know this facial play from Steve. Next he says, 'I neither confirm nor deny'. Mister mysterious SEAL."
"You might hear this sentence from me occasionally as well, Detective."
"Tell me about it. Some time later, Lynn came, who in the end turned out to be a bitch. "
"I don't care about that details, Detective. It was clear that we both have a certain past, we are no longer sixteen."
"Okay, okay. Will you work for Five-0 again? "
"If you need me. In any case, the Navy approved it, Steve made an agreement with them and the governor. Do you have any more questions? Otherwise I would have one."
"Please." He made a prompt gesture.
"Do you think you can live with me marrying Steve and Grace becoming my bridesmaid?"
"As if it had an impact if I said no. I hope it's not going to be a Giganto South Carolina wedding?"
"Definitely not. My mother did that the first time and it got terrible. My father hated it, our friends hated it, my late husband and I hated it. This time she's out of the game. Completely. This is going to be a beach wedding with friends. With the Ohana, as you say here in Hawaii. With pastor, but Hawaiian. Is that a yes?", Sara made sure.
"I like that. Yes, I can live with it. I ... would like to apologize. I burst in here like a herd of angry elephants. "
"I blame it on caring for your daughter and a close friend. Everything okay?"
"Yes. Maybe we... My name is Danny."
"Sara."
They shook hands across the table.
"Grace mentioned you want to go buy a dress for her tomorrow. When is she supposed to be where?"
"I'll pick her up around eleven. So she can get a good night's sleep, "laughed Sara.
He laughed too. "Teenager..."
"I know. We can leave together, I was just finishing work. "
"It would be better, cause I might probably struggle finding out here on my own. And your watchdog outside eats me in the end."
"He's just doing his job and right good." She got up and went around the desk. When she tried to reach for her briefcase, her shoe caught on a carpet fold. Danny had just got up and could barely catch her before sprawling. So she just landed on her knees. She swore.
"Bloody hell. Let go of me please, it's not that easy. - Keahi!" The next moment the door opened and the petty officer stood in front of them with the gun at the ready. "Hands off!"
"Cut the crap! Put the gun down and help me up. Detective Williams only prevented me from worse. "
Keahi gave Danny a warning look, then followed the command, went around the table, reached under her arms from behind, and pulled her up. "Are you all right, ma'am?"
"I'm good. Petty Officer, find Lieutenant Kekuna. Tell him if I come back from Coronado on Friday and that damn carpet is still in here, I'll get him rolled up in it and sank in the Pacific outside the three-mile zone as a human burrito. He shouldn't have put carpet in here at all."
At the side of the room, she saw Danny trying hard not to grin. Keahi nodded. "Aye, ma'am. With pleasure."
"I am sure of that. But there has to happen something finally before something serious happens."
"Aye, ma'am. Have a nice weekend, "said the young soldier, greeted and left.
"Thanks, you too."
Sara carefully tested the mobility of her legs, then reached for the briefcase again.
"Interesting idea, even if I don't know this Kekuna," joked Danny. "However, you sounded pretty like Steve, no wonder you get along so well. Human burrito. How do you get that? "
"Too many visits to Kamekona, I suppose. Please don't tell Steve about this. Otherwise, Kekuna does not end up as a burrito, but in small parts as fish food. "
Danny raised his eyebrows. "OK. The guy doesn't seem to be very popular. "
Sara groaned as she locked the office door. "He isn't. Above all, he is horribly awkward and slow. The instructions from Norfolk for my office explicitly stated: No trip hazards, no open cables and above all no carpet. What do i get? The only office in this damned building that has carpet in it and then sloppy done. It was not my first fall in the past few weeks, only this time it was not that hard thanks to you. "
"At least that."
They took the elevator down and Danny got his gun back at the gate. The watchman looked closely from Sara to him, whereupon she nodded and also wished him a nice weekend.
It was only a few meters from the exit of the building to her car. She used the remote control and put the briefcase in the trunk.
"The disabled parking lot?" Danny remarked. "Isn't that illegal?"
"No. I am authorized to do so. Shall I take you to your car? I assume you're parking close to the gate. "She recognized his astonished look.
"Uh, yes. Thanks, that would be nice. It's almost at headquarters." He went around the car and sat in the passenger seat while Sara slowly got in and settled in. She put her phone in the holder on the dashboard, then started the car and drove off.
Danny was silent until she stopped next to his Camaro.
"You only drive with your hands?", He finally asked, pointing to the hand throttle ring on the steering wheel. Sara nodded. She briefly described his handicap to him. "That explains the parking lot at the house. And the thing about the carpet. But otherwise you can't notice it. "
"If I didn't fall, as I just did, or have flown too much, I actually have no problems as long as I don't exaggerate activity. Hours of hiking without a break or miles of swimming excursions exceed my possibilities. But since the accident I have been training with the physiotherapists every week, so I can walk again and live a close to normal life. "
"Respect for this achievement. We'll see you tomorrow when you pick up Grace."
"Thank you. See you."
Danny got out. Just as he shut the door and waved to her, her phone rang. "Answer the call," she ordered the voice control, then steered her car to the exit.
"Hey Sara, where are you?" Steve asked.
"I'm just leaving the base. On the way home I wanted to jump into the supermarket, but then straight home. Where are you?"
"Already on the patio. We don't have much work at the moment and Danny has also left earlier. I thought we could enjoy the weekend together before you fly on Monday. Apart from your shopping tour with Grace tomorrow. "
"Good idea. Shopping shouldn't take that long either. I'm pretty sure we'll find the right one quickly. There is already a shortlist. Should I bring anything special with me? "
"Just yourself."
"OK. See you soon."
"See you," Steve said goodbye.