A/N: my first Hawaii Five-0 story
Summary: this story Steve has a little brother that was one when his mother faked her own death and a son; this is what goes on with everyone on the team
Steve glanced at the clock on his office wall noticing it was about time the high school was letting out and would have a chance to talk to him after the football game that night. Danny knocked on the door to his office and walked inside noticing something was bothering him still, "Trying to figure out a way to tell him?"
"His game is at 7 tonight so maybe over dinner afterwards," he said. "Kono and Chin find something?"
"A location they might be hiding at."
The ride to the house was quick and they stop outside a house that looked like no one had even lived there in years, "Sure about this?" Kono asked her cousin.
Chin was about to say something when someone inside the house busted out a window and started shooting a AK47 at them, "Never taking us alive cops."
"Chin and Kono take the back while Danny and me get the front," Steve told them.
Once all get to the right door they bust them down at the same time and within moments both suspects are dead, "All clear in here," all of them say. "Anything?"
Kono pointed to some stuff on the counter, "Looks like they were high for a while."
"CSU can come in here and clear the place out."
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Back at the palace all of them walk in and notice that Doris was standing in Steve's office so they all head to their own and he walks in his before dropping his jacket on the back of his chair and wait for her to even acknowledge he was even in the same room. She was looking around the office at different pictures, "He looks like you did when in high school at that age."
"Joe said the same thing last time saw him," he said sitting down. "Doris what are you doing here?"
"We got off on the wrong foot this morning and wanted to make it up to you by taking you out for dinner."
He ran a hand down his face, "I have some plans tonight maybe another day."
"Can we do something now and at least get to talk some more? Seems like been avoiding me all day."
"You were gone for 15 years and just show up out of the blue two years after dad died trying to figure out who was behind your death that wasn't real and you want to just walk right back in like that never happened? Or he didn't send all three of us away to protect any of us?"
"Steve, I was only trying to protect you guys from someone that-"
"You left for 15 years and expect everything to be fine right away but it's not. If either of them want to talk to you it's up to them just don't force them."
She could tell he was hurting, "What happened to them? Where are they?"
"Mary is on the mainland and Bryan is still on the island. He moved back here about a year before dad died," before she could say something more he grabbed his jacket and left the office without saying a word to his partner or anyone else that was on his team on the way out.
Danny stopped next to her, "Give him time and be okay."
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Catherine had finished up on base for the day and headed back over to his place and was happy that it looked like Doris wasn't there so she made a snack before taking her laptop outside to the lanai and set Matt down on the grass to play with some of his toys before leaving. Steve got home and smiled as saw her corvette in the driveway before grabbing a water from the fridge and watched from the doorway, "Hey sailor not good to stare."
He leaned over kissing her, "How was it today?"
"Matt always loves coming with me and everyone at the office loves him. Almost as much as Kono, Chin and Danny like having him over there."
He sat down in the chair next to her, "Am sure he does. What about this morning?"
"We really didn't talk to much and then left for work."
"Not sure how going to tell Bryan without having him kill her."
"Give him time and maybe in a while they will be at least friends."
Matt looked over smiling before running into his arms, "Daddy your home."
"Ready to go watch some football?"
"Anything happen at work that made you tense?"
"She stopped by before I left and kind of got into it over her asking about Mary and Bryan."
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Steve drove them to the high school and it took some real patience to navigate through the crowd of cars that seemed to be in the parking lot that night but once he found a spot that was far from the field he grabbed a couple of blankets and jacket before heading to pay to get inside and surprised to see Gracie waiting, "Hey kiddo."
Gracie hugged both of them, "Hi uncle Steve and Catherine. Danno invited me to the game."
Danny walked over, "Rachael, Stan and Charlie came down with the flu so offered to take her few days early."
"So Danno said Bryan was playing tonight? I never seen him play so should be cool."
They decide to grab some snacks before getting some seats and spot Kono and Chin waiting, "Nice to see you made it."
"Well, the case is over and Liliana has to work tonight," Chin said. "Where else would be?"
"Adam is away for the week on some business so thought," Kono said. "Would come and watch him play."
"What's with all of the people here tonight?" Gracie asked almost losing the group.
"What you want to get?" Danny grabs her hand so don't lose his daughter in the crowd, "Have no idea monkey but stay close."
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After the game was over they had learned that a few players from the NFL were going to be there since the ProBowl was next week. Gracie looked around after Matt and her had gotten separated from rest of teh small group after the game was over and a lot of people were waiting around to see Peyton Manning and Kurt Cousins. "I'm scared Gracie."
She looked down at her friend and held his hand tight, "Let's head for the gate and maybe they will be there."
The group was worried when the kids got lost in the crowd, "What now SuperSeal?"
Steve rolled his eyes at his partner, "Maybe they will head to the gate and wait there."
Both kids sat against the chainlinked fence, "Will they find us? I'm cold."
Lt Lukala stopped at the fence seeing them, "Lose your dad in there kiddo?"
Grace smiled at the man, "Hi Duke. Yeah after the game was over lost them so waiting here."
He pulled out his phone and sent a text, "Should be here in a minute want to get something to drink? Hot chocolate?"
Both follow him to the concession stand where he orders them some, "Was the game fun to watch?"
"Bryan was cool throwing the ball around like that for sure."
Matt sipped his drink yawning, "Yea, cool."
Danny sighed as found them, "Duke get you something to drink and warm you up monkey?"
Steve picked up Matt who was about asleep, "Should get them home."
Bryan jogged over, "Danno, if want to meet Manning can see him by the locker rooms and Cousins is there to Steve."
After getting some autographs everyone said their goodbyes and Bryan hopped into the truck but could tell something was bothering his brother, "What's going on Steve?"
They stop at a diner not far from the school and head inside, "Not sure how to tell you but Doris showed up at the house this morning."
He had heard that she might be alive, "She faked her death and now wants to come back into our lives, why?"
"I have no idea what her real reason is right now-"
"You don't expect me to be okay with this? Dad died trying to find out who killed her. So that means-"
"You don't have to talk to her at all but she's staying at the house."
Catherine knew the teenager was just as stubborn as his brother, "How about we head back and get some sleep and talk about it in the morning?"
After paying for it all they head to the house and notice her rental car was parked in the driveway but before either one could say a thing Bryan stormed out of the car and straight to his room before slamming the door not caring that she was watching him as he did. Steve ignored him as got Matt ready for bed and went back to the main bedroom noticing Catherine sitting on edge of the bed, "You okay?"
She tried to smile but failed, "Just never seen him so mad."
"When my dad died and first saw him he was about the same for a week than we reconnected."
"You think he will be okay?"
He shrugged, "Don't know but honestly don't blame him for what he feels." They both got ready for bed and he watched as she drifted off to sleep but didn't know what to do about Doris and his brother because he knew she wanted to have the chance to reconnect with her kids but after what happened it was going to take some time to get over the hurt she caused.
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TBC