this is continued from the last chapter

As the time passed by slowly she started to see few cops come in and start to clear out the area all avoiding the direction she was sure Steve and the gunman had headed. She felt someone stop next to her and put a hand on her shoulder but didn't turn around to face him, "Not going anywhere Danny."

He shook his head at her stubbornness but had figured she would so handed her a vest, "Stay back or he will kill me."

Chin and Kono joined them, "What's the plan?" Catherine asked.

"We have surveillance feed up," Duke said joining them. "They aren't far from here and doesn't look like he even knows anyone has seen him."

Danny nodded, "Chin with me and Kono with Duke and see if can sneak up on the man and see what this is all about."

Steve heard someone behind him and turned his head seeing Danny and Chin, "What you thinking partner?"

He pointed to where the man was standing, "We can talk him down or have someone drop down from the balcony over him in blitz attack."

Just as they were about to address the man seemed the woman had other ideas and elbowed him in the gut enough for him to release his hold and she took off running but the man recovered and aimed his gun, "Bastard not get-" before he could fire two shots hit him in the chest.

Police stormed the man kicking the gun away and Chin caught the woman, "Mam, are you alright?"

She nodded and followed him to where paramedics were waiting, "Yes, who in the hell was that man?"

Steve shook his head at his partner, "Where is she?"

"About the same place you left her but waiting to get out of here."

Catherine was giving her statement to an officer when he walked over wrapping an arm around her waist and after the cop left she sighed laying her head against his chest, "Not the way wanted to spend the morning."

Danny, Chin and Kono walked over to them, "Nice start to honeymoon, boss?" Kono asked.

Everyone started to laugh, "Haha, but checked the flight and next one leaving wont be leaving for another six hours it seems."

She pat his chest as walked towards the exit, "Fine can go back and get something to eat that's not airport food."

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After the week in New York City they were headed back to Hawaii and after checking in their bags he watched as she dropped down into a chair waiting for their flight to be called. He looked around the terminal noticing that a familiar face was within the crowd walking over, "Been a while Joe."

Joe turned around facing him, "Steve it has been a few months but hear congrats are in order."

They shake hands, "Would have sent you an invite but your last address is no longer there anymore."

He looked to where Catherine was fighting sleep, "About time that you finally popped the question with that one. How's little man?"

"Lexi has been causing some issues with him lately but just broke his arm in a car accident but doing fine. Expecting another little boy in about four months."

"Good to hear that and how's rest of the team?"

"Danny met an anthropologist their having twins. Kono met some guy who can have his own trouble."

"Good to see that nothing has really changed but maybe will come see the kid."

Lori Weston was flying back to Hawaii to see an old friend that moved there a while ago but was dying when she glanced around the terminal smirking as see Steve and Joe off to the side chatting together and noticed that Catherine was sitting by herself so got them both some tea, "Good to see you."

Catherine smiled at her and took the offered cup, "Yeah it has been. Glad you made it to the wedding."

"Since leaving the team had kept in contact with the guys. But am glad that Steve had popped the question to you. That Danny found a woman and now having twins."

Both laugh, "Kono found a nice guy even if the guys think he can be bad at times their getting use to him being around."

Catherine looked up as he stopped next to her, "Find something?"

He held out his hand for her to take, "A small café is in here somewhere if want to get something to eat before board."

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After getting something to eat they headed back to their terminal where their flight back to Honolulu was ready to board so he grabbed their carry-on bags. She took the window seat laying a pillow against the window so her head was there smirking as he slid next to her. He could tell something had been on her mind since she had gotten off the phone that morning, "Cath, you okay?"

She moved her head to his shoulder, "Just thinking about something Steve."

He kissed side of her head, "Going to be a long flight if want to talk."

He moved the arm of her seat as she reclined and pulled out his laptop, "Going to sleep whole flight?"

She rolled her eyes at him, "Getting some ideas over there sailor? Mile high club?"

He put his laptop down leaning over kissing her again, "I think already have been part of that long ago."

"Not since becoming official though."

He bit back a comment as someone walked past, "Try to get some sleep."

"I am glad someone found a way for us to get seats with no one in front or behind us."

"I have flown in a packed first class flight and never good thing these days if can help it at all."

She smirked laying her head back on his shoulder, "You're the reason can't get comfy all too much right now."

He knew better than to say anything to that, "Maybe will get the chance to catch up on sleep lost over the last week."

She grinned, "And wonder why that is?" for some reason she was in a mood. "Going to try to sleep but don't wake me up for anything."

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Danny was waiting for them at the terminal when they landed and he was waiting by baggage claim for them to get there and could see that Catherine was about to fall asleep by the way she was leaning against his side and when he spotted him both frowned, "Danno what you doing here?"

He helped his partner grab their bags, "We have a case that needs you both working it and soon as possible."

Catherine leaned against the wall as waited for Steve to get his truck with Danny next to her, "Aren't you driving?"

"Kono's car broke down at HQ so she dropped me off here to head to the crime scene so could tell you about what need to know about the case."

Steve pulled up next to them so they loaded the bags into the truck as she climbed into the passenger seat, "Where are we headed Danno?"

Danny gave him the address and handed her a file, "That's everything we were able to gather on our suspect and seems he has a classified file that led us to your CO on the USS Enterprise that wont tell us anything even remotely relevant telling us to ask one of you two."

She sighed and had a feeling about what he was talking about, "Darius Montoya? Selling drugs across different Navy bases and aircraft carriers but took CID and naval intelligences months to figure out who was really behind what was going on and when we did he slipped under the radar and hasn't been seen in 8 years."

"So what does the case have to do with Montoya?" Steve asked.

"His prints are all over the crime scene where a man was found murdered with a note next to his body."

They get to the scene Chin and Kono walk over, "So want to talk about it?"

Catherine took a 5-0 pass so no one would question why she was at the scene, "At the time CID and Naval Intelligence caught onto what exactly was happening someone had been seiing cocaine and meth all over quite a few bases and aircraft carriers across the California coast."

Steve grabbed some water handing one to her, "We had thought that it had been going on for over a year before someone had caught onto it because someone had overdosed."