IM SORRY I WASN'T THERE

CHAPTER 5

A/N: Hi everyone, I would really like to say thank you to everyone that has left a review. I really appreciated it. They have really encouraged me to keep going with this story so thank you. I hope that you like this next one, sorry it's taken me so long to put it up I've just been really busy. Please like and review. I don't own any of the characters expect the OC.

2 weeks have passed since the night that Steve had told Mae about him being her father. Things have been going really well. She has been living with Steve since that night and has finally started to feel at home. She is slowing starting to become more comfortable around Steve. Danny has been helping out where ever he can but he knows that there are some things that Steve has to figure out on his own and that will come with time.

Mae and Alexis's house has been left untouched since that horrible day two weeks ago. Steve was dreading the day that he would have to go there but he knew that it was going to have to happen eventually. They needed to collect Mae's belonging and pack up her mom's things, so Steve decided on Wednesday that they would do it today. It was Saturday morning and Mae and Steve decided to get up early and go for a swim in the Lanai. They spent about half an hour in the water until they both decided to head inside for some breakfast.

Mae was very quiet during breakfast. Steve had a feeling that it had something to do with having to go back to her house, having to revisit the scene again. He had already talked to her on Wednesday night about going to the house today and she seemed okay with it. It was obvious to Steve that she had finally started to really think about it all.

"Hey you, are you okay" Steve asked in a concerned tone

"Yeah I'm okay I guess I just feel a little scared about going there" she told him honestly

"Do you want me to just go, we can see if you can stay with Grace and her mom" he asked her. He really didn't want to put her through any more pain than she had already been through but deep down he know that it was something that she needed to do to help her get through this but he wasn't going to force her to go.

"No that's okay, thank you anyway. I need to do it" He told her.

They finished their breakfast and then went to have showers and get ready. Steve had just finished getting ready so he started heading down the stairs when he heard a knock on the door. He answered it to find Danny, Chin and Kono on the other side. He had asked them on Thursday at work if they were free this weekend to come and help them pack up the house.

"Hey are you guys ready to go?" Danny asked Steve from the doorway.

"Nearly, just waiting for Mae" Steve said to his friend.

A few minutes had past and there was still no sign of Mae coming downstairs so Kono offered to go up and check on her. She went upstairs to Mae's room to find her just sitting on her bed looking at a picture of her mom.

"Hey you, are you okay, are you ready to go?" Kono asked the little girl whilst walking towards her and joining her on the edge of the bed

"I'm not sure if I can do this Aunty Kono" Mae said to Kono. She knew that she could talk to Kono about anything. They had become quite close over the past few weeks and she had begun calling her Aunty. She had started to do the same with Chin and Danny referring to them as her uncles.

"Come here Mae" Kono said to her whilst pulling her into a hug. "I know that this is going to be hard for you, but just know that you have your Dad and all of us here to help and support you through this. And just remember that you are your father's daughter which means that you are a very strong and brave person and I know that you will be just fine. It may take you a while but you will get there one day" Kono said to her in a very sincere and heartfelt way. Mae just continued to be close to her aunty for a little while longer.

Meanwhile back downstairs Chin and Danny had been asking Steve how things have been going over the past few weeks with Mae.

"So Steve how have things been" Chin asked his friend curiously

"They have been really good. She has settled in a lot quicker than I expected. I know she is a little anxious and sad about going to her old house today, but I think that it is something that she needs to do to help her fully come to terms with how things are going to be from now on" Steve said honestly to his team mates.

"That's good that she is settling in well. It's understandable that she is feeling that way about returning to her old house. Just a piece of advice, make sure that she knows that she can talk to you about it at any time. I made that mistake with Grace when she was kidnapped. So just make sure that you talk to her about it afterwards and let her know that you are here for her" Danny advised Steve.

"Thank you Danny. I will definitely do that. I wonder what's taking them so long, I'm going to go check on them" Steve replied. Just as Steve got up, Kono and Mae started making their way down the stairs.

"Hey guys, everything okay" Steve asked the two girls as they reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Yeah, everything's good" Kono said to Steve

They all started to make their way outside to the cars. They decided to bring Steve and Kono's car because they had more room. Steve and Kono were the last ones out the door and just before they walked out Steve pulled Kono aside to ask her what was really going on.

"Okay Kono, it's just you and I, what's really going on with my daughter?" Steve asked her in a worried tone.

"She told me that she wasn't sure she could do it, as in go back to her house today. She is a little scared to go there and see it again. I reminded her that she has everyone here to help and support her through this. I told her this and I will tell you also to just remember that she is your daughter Steve, which means that she is a very strong and brave little girl. She will get through this it, just might take her sometime" Kono told Steve.

Steve nodded his head in acknowledgement. "Thank you Kono" was all Steve could manage to say at that time.

They finally managed to get out of the house and into their cars. Steve, Danny and Mae drove together in Steve's car and Chin and Kono drove in Kono's car. The drive there was mostly quite apart from the occasional small talk Danny would make to break the silence.

After a 30 minute drive, they had reached the house. They all got out of their cars and just stood in the front yard for a few minutes bracing themselves for what would be behind the door. They all started walking up to the front door and Steve began unlocking the door. He had got a key from the crime lab after they had finished investigating. Once he unlocked the door, he pushed down on the handle and swing the door open. He was a little surprised at what was behind the door.