To find the way.

Thanks for all the reviews. Sorry about the mistake in the spelling of Jesse, you'll note that I have spelt it right, and when I get the chance I'll sort it out in the first chapter.

Thanks to Betty for the challenge, I'm glad that you read here and I hope I do it justice.

Oh well onward and upward.

Chapter two.

Steve was still uneasy that evening. Rachel hadn't had a chance to ask him what was wrong. She had only enough time to shower and change before being whisked off to the beach house for a reunion dinner from Bobs. But she knew him well enough that something was bothering him. She was surprised that Mark hadn't picked up on it too, but at the moment he was preoccupied with Jacks return to notice.

Rachel had spent most of her time listening to the stories from when Jack had been at community general, during which she had also watched Jesse closely, but he had been keen to hear the old stunts that they had all pulled. At one point she had looked up at Mark and it was obvious that he was pleased that Jesse and Jack where getting along okay. At one point Mark and Rachel had gone into the kitchen to make drinks when they had come back they saw Jack and Jesse sitting with heads close together planning some form of mischief.

"You know that introducing those two might be a serious blunder?" She said to Mark. He grinned back at her. "I don't think anyone is going to be able to relax with them around,"

"Especially Steve," Mark chuckled. Rachel shook her head and looked round for Steve, at some point while they had been out of the room Steve had left. She went on to the deck expecting to see him there, but there was no sign of him, she placed her own drink and the one made for Steve on the table and walked down onto the beach.

Steve sat in his favourite spot, tracing patterns in the sand using a stick. He was lost in thought and wondering what he should do. He knew when Rachel had found him, for a moment she sat down beside him and didn't say anything, then laying her hand on his arm.

"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked gently. Steve sighed and pulled her across his lap.

"I'm probably worrying for nothing," He told her quietly, resting his cheek on her hair.

"But?" She slipped her arms around him and held him tightly, she felt his arms tighten around her.

"It's just that we're in the middle of getting a case together against his uncle," He said. " I'm just concerned about this sudden return might be connected,"

"It could just be co-incidence," She said softly. She could feel how tense he was.

"I hope so," He sighed. "I hate to think what it would do dad if it weren't,"

"Like you said your probably worrying for nothing," She felt some of the tension ease out of him. Using one hand he tipped up her head and bent his own down and kissed her, they were interrupted by a shout from the house.

"Steve! Rachel!" They heard Mark calling them.

"They've missed us," Rachel said with a smile. They stood and with an arm around each other they headed back to the beach house. As they mounted the steps back up Steve bent his head down and whispered.

"Stay tonight?" Rachel looked up at him and smiled and nodded.