"Steve?" Catherine said as she answered his call at 2:00 a.m.

"Hi, Cath. I'm sorry for calling at this hour, I can't sleep. I'm missing you so much and I wanted to hear your voice," Steve told her.

"Aww, sweetheart, you don't have to apologize. I'm also missing you and I'm happy to hear your voice," Catherine replied.

"I'm feeling so alone that I went to visit Joshua yesterday."

"Did you go to visit Joshua? Really?" Catherine asked.

"Yes, and he invited me to dinner. I must say that our almost son-in-law cooks very well."

Catherine laughed. "Almost son-in-law?"

"Yeah, he talked about marrying Emilly and I replied that everything has its time. And speaking of Emilly, how are the girls doing?" Steve asked.

"They're fine. Emilly has been training a lot. Yesterday I felt sorry for Joshua, because he called and she was already asleep. I apologized to him for not waking her up."

"I'm sure he understood," Steve said.

"She is very tired and nervous. I think she is feeling obligated to win. Can you talk to her? I have talked to her about it but she is still very nervous."

"Sure, Cath. I'm going to call her tomorrow. Or rather, later today."

"Thank you, Steve. Sometimes she hears you more than she hears me."

"What about my little princess Kim?" Steve asked.

"Our princess and Joan play together all day. She has been sleeping early."

"Joan is beautiful, isn't she?" Steve said.

"Yes, she is a very beautiful child," Catherine replied.

"Let me guess, Mary is taking advantage of you being there and have been going out for a few dates."

"Yes, she has been having some dates while I look after Joan."

"I knew she would do that," Steve replied.

"She has a right to have fun, Steve." Catherine realized that he was really feeling lonely because he was stretching the conversation too much.

"Eddie is here by my side. He's also missing you and the girls."

"Tell Eddie that I sent him a kiss," Catherine said yawning.

"I'm going to let you sleep, you're sleepy," Steve told her.

"No, let's talk a little more. Didn't you go out to drink with Danny? I allow you to go out with Danny. But only with Danny," she emphasized.

"Danny met a girl and has been busy lately," Steve replied.

"Really? I'm happy for him, although I would prefer him to restore his family with Rachel."

"Well, that's what he has to solve," Steve replied.

"I know. Now try to get some sleep, otherwise you're going to work tired tomorrow and it can make you inattentive and it worries me," Catherine told him.

"I will try. Without you I am incomplete, I need you around so that everything works perfectly. I need you here with me for life to make sense."

"You are so romantic today. I think I need to travel more often," Catherine said.

"Don't even think about it," he replied.

"I'm going to sleep now, okay? I love you for life."

"I love you too for life. Good night, Cath," Steve said and ended the call.

The next day, Emilly was in the locker room and her teammates were bragging about competing in more than one category while Emilly would only compete in one. She heard her phone ring and pressed the key to answer it. "Hello?"

"Hey, how's my favorite swimmer?"

Emilly smiled. "Hi Dad."

"Hi, honey. Your mom told me that you're nervous. Why is that?"

"I don't know, Dad. I'm looking forward and I want this to be over soon," Emilly replied.

"Daughter, don't feel obligated to win. Just do your best. Me and your mom are proud of you, I'm grateful that you chose me as your father. I love you and admire you for being a sweet girl, smart and fighter. It doesn't matter if you win or lose, do your best and go."

"Thank you, Dad. I love you, too. I love you very much."

After talking to Emilly, Steve made a video call to talk to Kim. Kim wanted to tell Steve everything and talked to him for several minutes.

"Wow, you talk a lot!" Joan told Kim.

Steve laughed. "She talks a lot, right Joan?"

"Right, Uncle Steve," replied Joan.

Kim's eyes filled with tears.

"Hey, Daddy isn't fighting with you, my love. You can talk as much as you want, I love to hear you talk," Steve told her.

"Can I talk about Joan's dog, Daddy?" Kim asked.

"Of course, my little princess, I really want to know what Joan's dog is like."

Two days later...

Steve knocked on Joshua's door at night.

"Hi, Mr. McGarrett," Joshua said when he opened the door. "Please come in."

"Hi, Joshua." Steve entered Joshua's apartment and looked at the TV.

"I was watching a movie," Joshua said.

"This film is very good. Too bad you are not going to watch it all," Steve replied.

Joshua didn't understand. "Why?"

"Because you have 20 minutes to get dressed and put some clothes in a backpack. Let's see our girls. I can't be without my wife even one more day," Steve replied.

"I cannot pay for this trip, Mr. McGarrett."

"Go do what I said, Joshua."

Joshua dressed quickly, chose some clothes and put them in the backpack. "I'm ready, Mr. McGarrett."

"So come on," Steve replied.

"I never rode a plane," Joshua said.

"Don't even think that I'm going to hold your hand on the plane," Steve told him as they left the apartment.