One for Sorrow
Pairing: McRoll
Spoilers for season 10 - Episode 7
Chapter 1
Catherine Rollins POV
She came to Washington, DC as soon as she had heard about what happened. If she had known, she would have been there with him, standing next to him and not only holding his hand, but also doing whatever it took to bring Doris home. She deeply regretted she wasn't able to be there to stand by him over the last eight weeks, but she was here now and that is what mattered.
Word had quickly spread about Doris McGarrett's death and though they both worked at the same agency, it wasn't another agent whom had come to her and confirmed the reports. It was none other than Danny Williams. He managed to find a way to track her down through Wade Gutches and she was on her way to DC quicker than she could hang up the phone.
The last time she had seen him in person was after they had parted ways at the airstrip, however they had spoken on the phone quite a few times since then including face time as well. Standing outside the door to his hotel room, she took a breath in and sighed before knocking. She wasn't sure what to expect, but when he answered the door, what she saw was a broken man, a man whom had lost so much in his life already.
A man that had put his own life on the line so many times, a man that had already buried his father, his aunt, and his mentor, but now had to bury his mother. Steve was always so heroic, so stoic and never blinked a eye at emotional moments usually, however the moment he answered the door, she saw that stoic look break in front of her and she couldn't help but move towards him, pulling him into her arms as the door closed automatically behind them as his hand removed from the door frame to wrap around her own small frame.
Her mouth close to his ear, her fingertips tracing around his back, one hand moving up to thread her fingers in his hair as she embraced him. "I'm so sorry Steve", her voice was low and gently, almost a whisper, afraid if she spoke above a whisper, it would give away how close she was to breaking. She had seen him soon after his father had died, and after Joe White was killed, but this.. It was almost too hard for her to bare. Those words seemed to bring him back to life a little and she felt him tighten his hold on her like he couldn't bare the thought of losing her again as well.
Standing there in the hall, rocking them back and forth as they held each other, she could feel his pain. She had not lost either of her parents and yet she could feel the pain radiating through her body as if it were one of her own parents, she knew Doris, she had respected Doris even though she knew the pain she had caused her husband, son and daughter, and yet she could understand that though he had a complex and complicated history with her, she was his mother and he would always love her no matter what.
Pulling away slightly, remaining in his arms, but able to gaze into his haunted eyes, she used her thumb to wipe his tears away, "Danny called me, he wanted to be here, but was taking care of Charlie while Rachel was away on business, he wanted me to make sure the 'animal'", they both had a little chuckle "his words by the way, got back to Hawaii safety, so I am here with you till you are able to claim Doris's body and take her home back to Hawaii and I am not taking no for an answer, you hear me Sailor, we do this together, I'm with you till the end".
Author's Notes.
I am so sorry I haven't been active on my other fictions. I do promise to continue them at some point, I am just in the process of re-reading the last couple of chapters of the few Hawaii five-o ones I was doing. In the meantime, after watching the latest episode, I got some inspiration to change it up a bit and slightly change the end of the episode where Danny comes to Steve's hotel room. Instead it is Catherine to come make sure he gets home to Hawaii. It isn't a continuation of my Winds of Change but when I do eventually get up to date, I may add this in there as well. I really hope you guys like this, I am thinking of doing Steve's POV in chapter 2.