"Did you call me, Mrs. Johnson?" Catherine asked as she entered the principal's office.
"Yes, Dr. Catherine. I want to thank you for working overtime to do Mr. Daniel Williams surgery."
"No need to thank me. My job is to save lives," Catherine replied.
"May I ask you a question?" Mrs. Johnson told Catherine.
"Yes of course."
"Why were you still in the hospital more than an hour after your shift was over?"
"Well, I recently broke up a relationship and I'm still getting used to living alone again. So I'm in no hurry to go home," Catherine replied.
"I'm so sorry," the principal said.
"Thank you, but I'm better whitout him. I've always devoted myself to our relationship and he didn't give me any value," Catherine replied.
"Now go home. You really need a good rest."
Catherine smiled. "Absolutely. But ask them to call me if anything happens to my patient," Catherine asked.
Steve saw Catherine pass the corridor without uniform and with her hair down, and the team watched him follow her with the eyes until she entered the elevator.
Lou looked at Tani and Junior and raised his eyebrows.
Catherine was living on the same street as the hospital. She came home quickly, took a relaxing shower and lay down and slept.
The next morning, Catherine woke up with a video call on her phone.
"Hello! Good morning my favorite sister!"
"Hi Camille. I'm your favorite sister because I'm the only one," Catherine replied.
"Not true, you know I love you," Camille replied.
"Are you coming to spend Christmas with me?" Catherine asked her.
"I don't know, sister. I'll try. But look who's here ..." Camille got her son Conrad.
Catherine was in love with her 10-month-old nephew Conrad.
"Hi, my love! Auntie misses you so much!" Catherine told him.
"He's got a little flu," Camille replied.
"Take good care of him, Camille. I love you both," Catherine said.
"We love you too, Catherine."
Conrad waved at Catherine.
"Bye my Love!" Catherine said before Camille ended the call.
Catherine was a little sad because she remembered that she dreamed so much about having a child and her ex boyfriend put off as much as he could and then she found out that he had a child with another woman.
Catherine wiped her tears, got up, got ready, and went to the hospital to see how Danny was doing. It was her day off, but she didn't care about that.
Catherine went to the hospital canteen and had her breakfast. Steve had the same idea and saw her. He wanted to go to her, but hesitated.
Catherine saw him too and smiled at him, encouraging him to come closer.
"Good morning, Doctor. May I sit down?" Steve asked.
"Sure, please," Catherine replied.
Steve sat down, but didn't know what to say.
"I'll finish my coffee and go up to see your friend," Catherine told him.
"Thanks. His ex wife and I spent all night here, but we didn't hear from him," Steve told her.
"Well, I wasn't called and that's a good sign," Catherine replied.
Steve looked down at her delicate hands. "She doesn't wear a wedding ring," he thought, but then scolded himself. "I should be thinking only about Danny's situation."
"Did you say anything?" Catherine asked.
"I was just thinking out loud, I'm sorry," Steve replied.
"Fine. Well, I'll see him now," Catherine said, and stood up.
Steve got up too. "Can you talk to me and Rachel later?"
"You haven't told me your name yet," Catherine told him.
"Steven McGarrett, but almost everyone calls me Steve."
"Okay, Steve. I'll talk to you and his wife after I see him."
"Thank you, Doctor."
"Just call me Catherine," she said, and left.
Catherine examined Danny and ordered an exam to determine his brain activity.
Steve and Rachel waited over three hours for Catherine to appear to talk to them.
"Rachel, this is Doctor Catherine, she's taking care of Danny."
"How is he, Doctor?" Rachel asked anxiously.
"Sorry for the delay in updating you, but I had to do some tests to measure his brain activity."
"And?" Steve asked.
"His brain activity is fine. I intend to diminish his sedation tomorrow if his condition remains stable," Catherine replied.
"Can we see him?" Rachel asked.
"Yes, I'll allow you both to see him, but not for long."
Catherine held both hands together as she spoke, and Steve put his hands over her hands and looked into her eyes.
"Thanks for taking good care of him," Steve told her.
Catherine felt something different when he touched her hands and when their eyes met. But the magic of the moment was broken when the rest of the team arrived.
"How is Danny doing?" Lou asked.
Steve dropped Catherine's hands and looked at Lou. "He's stable, Lou."
"Can we see him?" Tani asked.
"I'm sorry, but I can't allow more than two people," Catherine said and left.
Lou scowled at Catherine as she turned her back to leave the room and Steve saw it.
"Don't do that, Lou. She's here, on her day off, for Danny. She doesn't deserve you to do that," Steve told Lou.
"Okay, man. I'm sorry," Lou replied.
While Rachel and Steve entered the ICU to see Danny, Catherine made notes about Danny's condition on her laptop. She smiled and searched "Steven McGarrett" on the internet.
"Wow! A sailor ..."