I need you
Pairing: Kodam
Spoilers for season 10
Chapter thirteen
She was nervous, though she had no idea why..
In her mind, she was worried that being in five-o and also pregnant would conflict and though she wanted to become a mother more then anything in the world, she had missed being in five-o as well.. She didn't want to lose that opportunity.. She had fun getting to know Tani and Quinn, and even Junior and it was fun being able to work with Grover and Danny, Chin and Steve again.. Of course, it was an added bonus that she worked with her husband as well, they seemed to take to that very well.
She had elected to take a few more weeks before telling Steve, she was now eleven and a half weeks, and was still barely showing, but she did have that glow about her and the girls including Catherine had begun to notice so she knew she had to say something sooner then later, plus the fact that Adam seemed a lot more protective around her lately and she didn't want him to slip up before she had a chance to tell Steve and Danny.
Kono had been sitting on the couch in Steve's office waiting for him and Danny to come in.. She had sent them both a text asking them to meet her in Steve's office, and she was sitting there rubbing her hand unconsciously on her stomach to try to settle her nerves.. Adam had known she was going to talk to them today and had asked if she wanted him with her, but she assured him that she would be fine, and as it turned out, he had to go assist on a case with Grover, and Quinn.
Breathing in, she hearth boys talking as they walked in, and heard the doo as it opened, "So Kono, what's on your mind?", Steve could sense she was nervous for some reason and sat on the edge of the couch as Danny took a seat bedside her.. "Well, you know that Adam and I are back together obviously". She waited till they nodded their heads, wondering where this was going to go, "Yeah, course we do, we think it's awesome.. We have always loved seeing you two together", Danny pipped up and smiled, trying to lighten the room a bit..
Steve was wondering if she thought Steve was going to request one of them transfer to HPD because of their working relationship, Junior and Tani seemed to work well together as did himself and Catherine and Chin and Abby when they were working together in five-o, so he had no intention of separating them at all. "Kono if this is about you and Adam working together, Danny and I have no issues with that at all.. We see you two work well together so we have no intention of making one of you transfer out of five-o".
That had worried her as well, but she knew he wouldn't have done that since the team already had two couples working seamlessly together already, "Thanks Steve, I was a little concerned about that I'll admit, but that isn't what this is about".. She looked up at Steve and over at Danny, "Adam and I have been getting closer and well, a few weeks ago, we found out some news".
This was the moment of truth.. She took a breath, and gripped her knees tight with her hands, "Adam and I are going to have a baby.. I'm pregnant". She couldn't help the excitement in her voice as she said that.. The room was silent for a few moments and then Danny leaned in with a big smile and hugged her, "Wow, Congratulations Kono.. I've been bugging you two for years to have a baby, I've been hanging out to be the Uncle for once".
She smiled, hugging the blonde detective back and let out a soft laugh, "It's been a long wait for you I know, but we aim to please". Steve had a grin on his face, though he had seemed to go off into his own little world for a moment.. He was thinking about the day when he and Catherine could finally announce they were expecting and the day she almost thought she was.. It was not long after he came home from overseas when his father passed and she was on leave..
They were always so careful, Catherine on the pill and he always used protection as well, but there was a moment when they thought they could have been.. It had been a bit of a relief but also a bit of disappointment at the same time when they realised she wasn't pregnant as well. It wasn't great timing but he knew he would have stood by her the whole time, and been a great father to any child they brought into this world.
"Earth to Steve, come in Steve", came Danny's voice as he spoke to him to get him to pay attention, "What do you think of Kono's news?", he asked the superSEAL when he looked over at him. Danny was smiling like a fool and Steve could see the obvious excitement, for him it was like Christmas. He had a niece Sophie and a nephew Eric, but Eric was all grown up and he didn't see little Sophie much since she and her mother lived on the mainland back in Jersey still.
"It's amazing Kono, I'm really excited for you both.. I can't wait to meet him or her". He leaned in and gave her a big hug of his own, and smiled softly.. "I think it's awesome.. You will be a wonderful mother". She smiled as she hugged her boss back and nodded. "Thanks guys, I'm glad you guys are excited.. I'll admit I was worried about your reactions, I've only just come back and now I'll need time off….", she trailed off softly in a slightly small voice.
"Kono", Steve began, putting his hand on her shoulder… "You got nothing to be worried about.. We'll modify what you can and can't do as you get further into the pregnancy and then when it's time to have the baby, you take as much time as you need.. We aren't short of people right at the moment, your job is always here waiting for you whenever you are ready to come back.. We'll even give Adam time off when the baby is born, but you never have to worry about your job".
She smiled softly and stood up to give him proper hug, "Thanks, Adam told me not to worry but I just couldn't help it.. I just don't want to let you guys down". Hugging her back and then pulling away, Steve chuckled, and smiled.. "You could never let us down Kono.. We're all so proud of you.. We have seen you grow as a police officer over the years and face a lot of tough cases.. You left us to go make a difference and then found your way back home.. We love you Kono and we'll support you through everything".
Nodding her head, she was so happy it was all going well and she had Steve and Danny's full support.. "So when you telling everyone else?", he added, looking at her as they pulled away from the hug… "We'll looks like they have all just come back in.. how bout now".
She knew Catherine, Quinn and Tani would be estatic and wanting to help her with buying things and organising the baby shower and things of that nature, and the boys would all be grinning as well.. Especially Chin.. He had wanted to see his favourite cousin settle down for years now and he thought when she married Adam they would start a family straight away.. Now he had his own ready made family when he got custody of Sara, and now he and Sara had Abby, he wanted that for Kono too.
Walking out of Steve's office with the two boys behind her, she smiled.. She knew this baby was going to be one of the most loved and spoiled babies on the island and she felt so extremely happy she had made the decision to come home and back to Adam.. This was her home and it's where she belonged..
Authors Notes
First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who has read my stories and supported my writing. It means a lot to me that people take joy in what I write, I feel so honoured to write for these characters and that so many people enjoy them. I am sorry I was away for so long. My Grandfather died at the end of June and so I put all my writing on hiatus while I took some time to process and grieve with my family. I also didn't what my sadness to impact my writing at all, so I decided a break would be a good idea. I am back now and I'm going to start to update my stories. I have three to add on, and then tomorrow I'll try to work on some more of them.
SteveMcGarrettLover:
Thank you so much.. I'm so happy you are enjoying this one, and Kono being insecure is rare but I do think women going through pregnancy do tend to feel more vulnerable as well, so I hope it all came out well in this chapter as well.
Brooke
Thanks for reading Brooke, I'm sorry it's taken a while to upset, see my author notes as to why but I'm back now xx
