Danny received a phone call telling them they had a case.
"I love to tell you this: we have a case!" Danny told Steve, referring to every time he had a commitment and Steve interrupted him, saying they had a case to settle.
"Oh, no, you two will not get out of here before you get that popcorn out!" Catherine said, serious.
"Are you serious? The boys can help you." Steve told her.
"No, they can't!" Catherine replied.
"Why not? They were the ones who threw popcorn on the floor, Catherine." Danny said.
"They did it because you let them do it. If you had said no, they wouldn't have done it, you two can start cleaning." The broom and shovel are in the kitchen. Catherine said, climbing the stairs.
John and Steven smiled.
"I have a better solution!" Steve said leaving the living room and then returning with the vacuum cleaner.
"See how cool this is, children!" Steve said, showing John and Steven how to use the vacuum cleaner.
"That's cool, daddy! It eats popcorn!" Steven said, smiling.
"That's right, son. You and John can make the machine eats all the popcorn. I'm going to work."
Steve kissed Steven and John and went out with Danny.
When Catherine returned from the bedroom, she found Steven and John cleaning the living room.
"Where is your father?" She asked.
"He went to work with Uncle Danny." John replied.
"Mom, Daddy gave to me and John a machine that eats popcorn." Steven said innocently.
"He fooled you two, my love." Catherine said, smiling and shaking her head.
Steven and John stood staring at her.
"Alright, let me finish this." Catherine said, taking the vacuum cleaner out of Steven's hand.
Catherine finished the cleaning and sat down on the couch.
"Mommy, me and John can we play in the yard?"
"No, Steven, Mom isn't well today." Catherine told Steven.
Steven climbed onto the couch and hugged and kissed Catherine.
"I'll take care of you, Mommy. I love you."
Steven said.
"Aww! I love you too, son!" Catherine said, kissing Steven and hugging him tightly.
Catherine noticed that John was sad.
"I need your kiss, too, John. Come here, dear. " Catherine said, calling John.
John timidly approached and kissed Catherine and she hugged him too. She had Steven on one side and John on the other.
"You two are my loves, cooperate with me today, stay quiet and play into the house," Catherine said to the boys.
Okay. I'll go in the bedroom to get the toys. John answered, going upstairs.
Okay, Mommy! Can John call you Mom too? Steven asked.
Catherine did not know what to say.
"John already has his mother, Steven." She answered.
"He said he didn't have a mother anymore because she didn't like him anymore and she left. I wanted you to be his mother too." Steven said.
"Complicated situation." Catherine thought.
"Go play with your brother, dear." Catherine told Steven.
At the end of the day, Steve called Catherine and told him that he had no time to come home because he was investigating a complicated case.
Catherine put the boys to sleep and then went to her bedroom. Some time later, she heard a noise in the living room. She thought it was Steve coming, but it was John who was in the living room.
"John, what are you doing here alone?" She asked.
"I can't sleep. I'll wait for Dad to arrive." John said.
"He doesn't have time to come home, John. Maybe he'll not even come back today. Come here!" Catherine said, calling him upstairs.
John was obedient and went upstairs.
Catherine took him by the hand and led him to her bedroom.
"Stay here with me until you're asleep."
John lay down and Catherine caressed his head so he would sleep.
"John, did you tell Steven that you don't have a mother anymore? That's not true, dear."
"She's gone, she doesn't like me anymore." John said, upset.
"I understand you're upset, but she likes you. I'm sure she loves you."
"She doesn't love me, she never loved me, I don't have a mother." John said, with a certainty that startled Catherine.
"How can a four-year-old say that?" She thought.
"Don't say that, you have your mother Marcy, but I can be your mother Catherine if you want."
John looked at her and hugged her. He let out a few tears, and Catherine could see how hurt he was.
Catherine kissed his forehead.
"Let's get some sleep now? Daddy's coming home as soon as he can, okay?"
John just nodded, but he didn't let go of Catherine.
Hours later, Steve came home very tired. He went to the children's room and didn't find John. He was afraid that Marcy could have walked into the house and robbed John, but soon found him in his bedroom. John was asleep, hugged with Catherine. Steve took John in his lap and led him to children's bedroom, laid him on the bed, covered him, and kissed his forehead.
"Good night, champ." Steve said in a low voice so as not to wake him.
Steve looked at Steven. Even asleep, Steven smiled.
"Good night, my second champion." Steve said, kissing Steven's forehead as well.
Steve went back to his room and found Catherine awake.
"Sorry, Cath, I didn't want to wake you."
"I felt it when you took John out of bed. I put him to sleep with Steven, but then I found him alone in the living room. I think he was feeling lonely without you." Catherine said to Steve.
"Thank you for take care him, Catherine."
"Steve, you need to talk to him. He told me he doesn't have a mother. He's very hurt."
"He knows what happened, Cath. I'm not going to lie to him."
"I'm sorry about him, Steve. I didn't want to see my son's happiness at the expense of John's happiness." Catherine said, being sincere.
"Actually, it's all my fault. If I hadn't told you I wouldn't wait for you anymore, none of this would be happening." Steve said, upset.
"I told him I'm going to be his second mother, if he wants to. And he cried. It broke my heart in a thousand pieces." Catherine said.
"He needs more attention. I'm going to take him and Steven to watch the game this weekend." Steve said.
Sit here! Catherine said, calling him to bed.
Steve sat on the bed to take off his shoes and Catherine hugged him from behind.
"You're tense." She said, massaging his shoulders for a long time.
"Yes, it was a difficult case, but we were able to resolve it."
"Go, take a hot bath, relaxing, I'm waiting for you." Catherine said, hugging him tighter.
"Is that an invitation?" He asked.
"No. It's a summons!" She replied smiling.
Steve smiled at her, too.
"I love you, you know? Your wish is an order!"
At the beginning of the following week, Steven began to study in the same class of John. Steve was called a few times at school because John was taking it seriously about his role as an older brother and didn't let anyone treat Steven badly. And that caused some fights at school.
Catherine tried in every way to fill the emptiness that Marcy left in John's life.
Steve included his name in Steven's birth record. Catherine and Steven was going to wait for the babies to be born to get married, and the life followed at the McGarrett's home.
Two months later...
Catherine was in the doctor's office for an ultrasound, and Steven and John waited anxiously to see if they would win two brothers or two sisters. Steve had asked permission from the doctor so the boys could follow the appointment.
Steven and John were restless.
"Calm down , children! You'll know the sex of babies." Steve said to the boys.
"They're more anxious than we're." Catherine said, smiling.
"Let's see what we have here," the doctor told the boys.
John and Steven looked expectant.
We have two ... girls!
Mom, it's girls! John told Catherine.
"Yes Dear." Catherine said, smiling.
"Mom, I wish they were boys," Steven said, a little disappointed.
"Oh dear, don't talk like that, your sisters already love you so much, they'll be sad if they hear you say that." Catherine told Steven.
"Sorry," Steven said, not too happy.
Steve was very happy. After all, now he would have two boys and two girls.
Can the next baby be a boy? Steven asked.
"Next? Our house is going to be what, Steven? A nursery?" Steve asked, smiling.
Two days later, Catherine was drawing up a list of preparations for John's birthday when the bell rang. She opened the door and saw two ladies she didn't know.
"Hi, what can I do for you?" Catherine asked.
One of the ladies looked at Catherine's belly with disdain.
"I'm John's grandmother and I want to see my grandson."