Just a side note for those who may not know, but Steve calls her "Livie"…(Sounds like Liv—ee)

Gotta tell ya. I'm in LOVE with these two. I can't wait to see where this takes me. XOXOX

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Olivia ended the call with Steve and felt her heart drop to her toes. Of all the people she'd expected to hear from that day, Steve McGarrett hadn't even been on the list. She felt her heart breaking inside of her chest. Seeing him again hurt so deeply she could barely breathe. Thank God it was late and no one else was in the office. To be on the safe side, however, she stood and closed her door for an extra measure of privacy before dissolving into tears.

She cried until there was nothing left but hiccups.

Wiping her eyes for the hundredth time, she took a deep breath, sat up straighter and got to work booking a flight to Hawaii.

18 hours later…..

Olivia walked off the tarmac and began making her way towards the baggage claim area. Before she reached the destination, however, she heard someone calling her name.

"Dr White? Olivia White?"

She turned towards the voice to find a teddy-bear looking guy with a full beard and big smile. He was also holding a sign with her name on it. She walked towards him and returned the smile.

"I'm Dr. White. And you are…?"

"I'm Jerry. Uh…. Jerry Ortega" Jerry said before extending his hand. "Commander McGarrett sent me to pick you up and bring you back to the Palace."

Olivia shook his hand warmly. "The Palace?"

"Yeah…..that's where the Five-0 Headquarters is located."

"Well, that was very kind of Commander McGarrett," she countered. "How do you know him?"

"Oh…I'm a special consultant for the Five-0 Task Force. I work with him."

"Ok, so Special Consultant Ortega, it's very nice to meet you."

Jerry felt his chest puff up proudly before helping Olivia get her bags and beginning the trip towards Five-0 headquarters. He couldn't help but notice she seemed a bit nervous.

"Are you okay?"

She turned towards him. "I'm fine. Why do you ask?"

Jerry shrugged. "You seem nervous, ma'am….so I was just wondering?"

"First of all, please call me Olivia…and secondly," she turned to look out the window and sighed, "Yes, I'm a little nervous. I haven't seen Steve for a very long time."

Jerry had no idea how Steve and Olivia knew each other, but he could tell it must've been a strong emotional connection.

"Steve's a good guy," he said. "One of the best men I know."

"That's what I hear," she said softly.

Deciding to let it go, Jerry changed to small talk until they pulled up in front of the Palace and he helped her inside.

As they made their way up the elevator, Olivia took some calming breaths trying to ease her nerves. The last thing she wanted to do was become a complete basket case upon seeing Steve McGarrett for the first time in over 20 years.

She followed Jerry through the glass doors leading to the internal offices. Olivia couldn't help but be impressed by the surroundings. Everything was pristine and state of the art. She would've expected nothing less from Steve. After all, he had graduated top of his BUDS class and although she would never admit it, she kept herself informed about his career; Some of it she heard from her dad, but mostly from the nights when she drank too much and would end up researching to see how he was doing. Since settling down in Hawaii, there was no shortage of stories about cases settled by the Five-0 Task Force headed up by none other than Commander Steven J. McGarrett.

Little did she know Steve had done the same thing with her. He stayed informed as she made her way through college and eventually became one of the FBI's most prolific profilers. Her career path hadn't surprised him; After all, she'd always been able to read him like a book even when they were kids. Olivia was a natural.

Several people were standing around what appeared to be a computer smart table. They all stopped talking and turned in their direction when she and Jerry walked in.

Lou was the first to step forward.

"Dr White? Thank you for coming. I'm Lou Grover….and we're so happy you could come and help on this case."

She offered him a warm smile and Steve felt his heart skip a beat. She was even more gorgeous than he'd remembered. The years had certainly been good to her.

Steve couldn't help but notice her tailored suit which had obviously been altered to fit her body to every detail. Every curve was accentuated although in a tasteful manner. And her hair….It was still the same long flowing brunette hair he'd love to run his fingers through. The only difference now was that she also had blond highlights throughout.

Steve felt his mouth water at the sight of her.

Olivia shook Lou's hand, "It's nice to meet you, Captain Grover."

Lou's eyebrows shot up in surprise at her knowledge of his rank, but he wisely stayed silent.

Danny stepped forward, "Hi. I'm Danny Williams…and yes, we do need help. Especially since we just found out there is another girl on the list."

Her eyebrows rose in surprise. "So now there are FIVE missing?" Olivia asked worriedly. "That's unusual."

Danny shook his head sadly even though he didn't completely understand why 'four missing' verses 'five missing' would be a mystery.

Tani and Junior took turns introducing themselves before it left only Steve. Olivia turned towards him and they both stared for several awkward seconds before Steve finally stepped forward.

To Olivia's surprise, he pulled her into a bear hug. She fit right into the crook of his neck just like she remembered. It felt so good, but she tried to fight the emotions threatening to overtake her.

"It's good to see you, Livie" he whispered into her hair.

Her breath caught before she leaned back to look at him. "Good to see you too, Sailor."

Steve noticed the unshed tear in one eye and the catch in her throat before letting her go. After so many years apart and so much history between them, it was difficult for him to see her and not want to hold on to her again. Every emotion from the last twenty years came flooding back.

God he smells good, Olivia thought as she fought the urge to bury herself into his chest and just inhale.

But they had a case to work.

Talking through the emotions they were both feeling would have to wait.

He pulled back to look at her but didn't take his arm from around her shoulders. Then he turned them towards the screen on the wall.

"These are our missing girls. All 16 years old. Long brown hair…Brown eyes…..and cheerleaders at local high schools. We have exhausted every lead we have as far as who might be involved. And every lead we had has either gone off the grid or been killed."

Olivia stepped away from Steve and took a step towards the smart table. After some quick keystrokes, she pulled up several profiles.

"So these four men fit the MO you have for the missing girls. They are serial kidnappers…..some of which resulted in rape, murder, or both. In every case, the girls disappeared within a couple of weeks of each other and there were no leads in the beginning. The good AND bad news is that these men are all also in federal prisons. So we either have a copycat…or someone related to one of them and following their case is carrying on the 'tradition', so to speak."

"Do any of them have ties to Hawaii?" Steve asked and Olivia couldn't help but smile at his insight.

"Very good, Commander. You move to the front of the class!"

She touched the screen again singling out one profile. "This is Mateo Salvatore. We apprehended him two years ago after 16 abductions….He always took four girls at a time and would eventually let all of them go, but not after the psychological damage was done. In going over the information you sent to me, I would say HE is our muse…Like I said, it's either someone related to him or someone obsessing over him and trying to copycat and make a name for themselves by following his lead."

"So the good news is Salvatore released all of the girls he kidnapped, right?" Junior asked.

Olivia shook her head. "Right. That's a good thing…because if there IS a copycat out there, he should follow the same pattern."

"One question," Danny began. "Why didn't Alicia find any of this information? I mean, she was with us for several days and never made the connection with these other cases."

In spite of herself, Olivia felt as if she was being challenged.

She took a step towards Danny. "Detective Williams, my security clearance guarantees I have access to cases no one without top level clearance is privy to. Not to mention the fact that I worked all of the aforementioned cases and helped bring them to trial."

Danny looked at Steve. "And you knew this?"

Steve only shook his head affirmatively.

Danny let out a breath. "Right….because you also have this 'top level Super SEAL security clearance'. Right?"

Steve smirked at him while Olivia's expression remained non-committal. She felt her heart rate pick up at the knowledge Steve may have actually followed her over the years.

"Okay, so what now?" Danny asked.

Steve turned to Olivia. "Now….Olivia and I need to talk. Follow me to my office," he said before turning and walking towards the aforementioned office fully expecting her to follow him. She decided to give in. Ever the gentleman, Steve waited for her to walk in before closing the door behind them.

They were both silent for several minutes before Steve crossed to his fridge and pulled two sodas out of his fridge. He offered one to Olivia.

"Got anything stronger, Sailor?"

Steve raised his eyebrows, put the sodas back into the refrigerator, and pulled out two beers. Removing the caps, he handed one to her. Olivia smiled her thanks before taking it from his hands and taking a drink.

Steve moved to sit beside her on the couch.

"You look good, Livie."

She smiled. "So do you."

Steve touched his hair and gave a self-depreciating smirk. "Yeah, maybe…..but I've got the whole receding hairline going on and ya know….."

Olivia reached out to touch his forearm and he felt himself freeze. "You're gorgeous as ever. Maybe even more so. Time has been good to you, sailor."

Steve swallowed the lump of emotion in his throat before reaching out to push back a rebellious curl wanting to fall over her face. "You too, Liv."

"You've done well for yourself," Olivia said as she looked around his office.

Steve followed her gaze. "Thanks. I could say the same for you."

When Olivia shot him a curious gaze, he continued. "Valedictorian of your graduating class at Stanford. Then, moving on to get your doctorate…..and working with the LAPD before being recruited by the FBI because you closed more cases than any other detective in a two year time period. The rest is history, as they say."

Olivia chuckled. "I'm impressed. Pull that out of a file, did ya?"

Steve stood up and began to pace.

"I've kept tabs on you, Livie. Despite what you may think, I've never stopped caring about you."

Olivia stood up to join him. "So wanna talk about the 'elephant in the room' or should we let it go awhile longer until we're both ready to explode?"

"You mean the baby?"

"Yes, I mean the baby…..our baby. Wanna talk about it now or should we wait until…."

Danny chose that moment to step into the room. "So sorry to interrupt, but we have something you need to see."

Steve and Olivia shared a look meaning they would pick up the conversation later before following Danny back out into the common area.