Do you want me to stay here today? I know you are going to work tomorrow and I promise I will let you sleep. I just want sleep cuddled with you all night," Steve told her.

Catherine smiled. "Of course I want."

"Do you want to go out to dinner?" Steve asked.

"No, dinner is ready. I did some shopping after I left your house today," Catherine replied.

"Great, let's just stay home then. Or do you want to go to my house and have a night sea shower?" He asked and smiled at her.

"A question full of ulterior motives, huh? You know I can't today. I have surgery early in the morning. I'm sorry."

"No, don't apologize. I understand," Steve told her.

Catherine was smiling but inside she was very worried. She was afraid of losing Steve and knew that her ex boyfriend would try to end her happiness.

"Can we have dinner then? I'm very hungry," Steve said.

"Sure, let's go to the kitchen," Catherine took him by the hand and led him to the kitchen.

Steve opened the pans and smelled the food. "Hmm, looks like my girlfriend besides doctor is a great cook."

"Thank you. Hope you enjoy the taste as much as the smell," Catherine replied.

Steve ate quickly and Catherine was looking at him.

"Wow! You ate too fast. Was it too good or too bad?" Catherine asked.

"It was great and I'll eat more. May I?"

"Feel free," Catherine replied.

Steve put more food on the plate and smiled at her. "I confirmed my suspicions that you cook very well."

"Is that the main thing?" Catherine asked.

"What? No! You're beautiful, loving, friend, smart, wonderful, so many qualities that I have no words to name them all."

"Just you to raise my self-esteem, Steve. Thank you."

Steve kissed her a few times, quick kisses.

"You don't need anyone to raise your self-esteem. You know who you are, and you know you are wonderful."

After dinner they watched a movie together and then went to sleep. Catherine got up early and got dressed to go to work. Steve was still sleeping and she woke him up before leaving.

"I'm going to the hospital, but you can stay here and get some more sleep," Catherine told him.

"No, I'll take you to the hospital," Steve replied.

"No need, I want to walk a little."

"Fine, Cath. You know, I've never slept so relaxed in my life."

"Good. See you later?" she asked.

"Sure. I'll be at the hospital door when you leave the shift," Steve replied.

"If you don't have a case," Catherine said and kissed him before leaving. "Bye."

"Bye, Cath."

Catherine arrived at the hospital without any problems and Steve slept again.

Some time later Steve woke up to the sound of the bell ringing insistently and annoyingly.

"What is it?" He wondered as he got out of bed.

Steve opened the door and came face to face with Catherine's ex boyfriend.

"May I help?" Steve asked. He didn't know him, but by his behavior, he figured the guy would be her ex.

"Where is my woman?" He shouted and pushed Steve.

"There is no woman here that is yours. She is not an object," Steve replied and kept him from entering the apartment.

"Get out of my way, man," he told Steve.

"Are you going to try to get in? I wouldn't do that if I were you, "Steve replied.

Some time later...

Lou arrived at the HPD after receiving a call from Danny.

"Man, I couldn't believe it when Danny told me you were arrested by some cops. What happened?" Lou asked Steve.

"I just broke the face of my girlfriend's ex boyfriend," Steve replied.

"Really?" Lou asked.

"Yes," Steve answered Lou and then spoke to Duke. "Can I go now, Duke? I have work to do."

"Sure, but next time control yourself," Duke replied.

"I just defended myself from a invasion attempt," Steve told Duke and Lou.

Lou and Steve left the HPD and Lou laughed. "Steve McGarret losing his mind."

"And I'll lose my mind every time he tries to get close to Catherine. I hate this guy. He's the coward type who likes to oppress women."

By the end of the day, Catherine was leaving her third surgery of the day and was exhausted. She was walking down the hallway toward the women's locker room when someone called her.

"Hey!"

Catherine turned and saw her ex with a bruised face.

"You see this here? It's your fault! That was the kind of man you got," he shouted at her in the presence of those who were at the scene.

He looked at the people who were there. "She left home, abandoned me to come after another man, she destroyed my life!"

"That's not true," Catherine said.

"She's a home wrecker," he shouted.

The chief surgeon left his office when he heard the shouting in the hallway. "What's going on here?"