Chapter 13

Steve and Cath woke up to Steve's ringing. He looked around before finding it disregarded on the floor next to the bed. "It's the governor." Steve said, his facial expression changed.

"Governor!" Steve said. Cath sat up in bed listening to the conversation. "We aren't sure back to work until tomorrow." Cath knew then that another day spending time together was not going to work. "Governor, you promised us this leave." Steve was trying desperately to get out of the day, of work. As much as he didn't mind his job things with his daughter and Cath were starting to go good. "Okay I will be there in half an hour." Steve finally gave up. He looked over at Cath, although they had nothing planned for today he saw the disappointment on her face. "Cath I am sorry, the governor wants us on this case, its personal. He assured me that next weekend I have the whole weekend off, so I won't get interrupted when we go camping." Steve said trying to smooth things over. He knew she loved him and he loved her but, he knew that his job was unpredictable and it annoyed her because they never got a lot of time together.

"It's 5.30 in the morning, Steve." Cath replied.

"I know but the earlier the better, means I should wrap the case up earlier then. I will call Mary to pick up Evie later if that is alright?"

"She's fine here, we have nothing planned for the day, she can stay here with us if you want?"

"If that's okay."

"Steve its fine, it gives us time to get to know her. It also means you have to come back to pick her up tonight. Now go get ready, so I can go back to sleep." Cath said.

Steve rolled over so he was almost lying on Cath. He gave her a long, passionate kiss, before rolling back over and getting out of the bed.

Half an hour later...

"Steven it's our last day off, of promised leave, how did we end up at work?" Danny asked.

"Danno, good morning to you too. I am not sure the governor called and said it was important but he did give us next weekend off a promised no cases, which I know is your weekend with Gracie ,so I think it makes it better." Steve replied.

"What have we got?" Chin asked walking up the two men with Kono closely following.

"A kidnap of a diplomat. He came to visit the governor, was meant to go for dinner with him yesterday, but never showed up. HPD went to his hotel room and found indications of foul play. No –one in the hotel has seen him since he arrived. We have HPD checking the CCTV, and they will call us if they find anything significant."

"So where do we start?" Kono asked.

"Well if you and Chin can go to the hotel room and speak to Max and see if you can find anything or he can tell you anything. Me and Danny will go and speak to the governor and find out what he was doing here."

Meanwhile...

Cath struggled to get back to sleep, so after about an hour she got up and went for her morning swim.

After about an hour Cath walked in, and saw Evie sitting at the table. She was sat their staring at the wall, she had a blank face which made Cath worry about what was wrong.

"Evie, are you okay?" Cath asked as she down next to her at the table.

"I saw you and Chelsea yesterday, in Chelsea's room I see these photos of you and her and I am never going to get that with my mom. She didn't want me anymore, she doesn't love me anymore." Evie said, a single tear falling down her cheek.

"You know sweetie, I used to work away a lot, I know it's not the same as with your mom, but although I was never with Chelsea I knew she still loved me and I still loved her. It doesn't matter where you and your mom are, the love doesn't go away." Cath said, it was the truth, though she had never really had to have a proper heart to heart with a girl of 10.

"Where is my dad?" Evie enquired. When she had come down and he wasn't down here or in Cath's room she thought he was outside with Cath, but when she came in without she started to worry.

"Your dad was called into work, rather than wake you he let you sleep and I said you could spend the day with us if you wanted too." Evie nodded. "Well I will get you some breakfast and then we can go and get you some clothes from Chelsea's room if that is okay." Cath asked and Evie just nodded again.

Upstairs, Jay had gone into Chelsea's room and woke her up. "Chelsea I need your help." Chelsea almost fell out of the bed, but she grabbed hold of her bedroom table.

"Jay what the hell?" Chelsea asked.

"Ellie text me again this morning, we had a good time last night, she said she asked me to see her because we need to get to know each other or something. She wants to go out today, but I don't know what to do." Jay replied if things went well with Ellie it would be his first girlfriend. Chelsea and Jay were close, when they needed help, they went to each other first.

"Well firstly, Jay be yourself and things will happen as they do go and have a good time, if things go well then great, if not you haven't lost anything. Secondly, get the f**k out of my room and let me sleep." Chelsea replied throwing a pillow towards Jay. He took that sign to leave her room and went back to his own to get dressed for the day.

It was about 10 minutes later when Cath and Evie came walking into Chelsea's room. She had just feel asleep again, "Chelsea!" Cath called out again startling Chelsea, but this time she managed to stay on her bed.

"Why can't people leave me to sleep in peace, it isn't 10 o'clock yet so I can stay in bed, so please leave me alone." Chelsea said starting to angry. Since her mom had put her rules in Chelsea had followed them, which was unusual, because Chelsea never followed any rules in her life.

"Chelsea, don't talk to me like that, and I came up because Evie need some clothes, Steve has gone to work so she is staying with us for the day."

"Okay. Well it looks like I am up now so Evie, if you want to come to closest." Chelsea said opening the doors to her closet. It was amazing. It was big and full almost to bursting with clothes. "I think you are smaller than me Evie but we will find something." Chelsea said walking into the closet.

Evie hesitated before she walked into the closet to have a look around. It was massive, full of clothes all put into outfits.

"Would you like to pick an outfit?" Chelsea said, she turned to face Evie, seeing her little face light up.

Evie walked over towards a summer dress, it was a brown short dress, with thin straps. "Put it on if you like, I am just going for a shower" Chelsea said handing the dress to Evie.

A little while later Chelsea walked out of the bathroom to Evie sat on her bed. "That dress looks a little big, if you let me get changed I will find a belt. Chelsea got herself changed and walked out of the closet a while later and brought a belt that matched the dress and passed it too Evie.

"Put if just above your waist." Chelsea said helping Evie to put it on.

"Thanks you." Evie said.

"Evie, I don't mean to be rude, but you don't need to be shy here."

"Okay, I know my dad and your mom haven't been going out long but I always wanted a brother or sister."

"Didn't your mom every get married again?" Chelsea asked trying to make small talk, she knew her mom and she knew things with Steve would get serious fast and that in a few months' tops her Evie would be her step sister.

"She had a few boyfriends but they were never serious, a few of them had kids but they were never as nice as you and Jay."

"That's really sweet, but between me and you I am much nicer than Jay." Evie just laughed at the remarks.

"Now would you like a hair brush, I am just going to dry my hair." Chelsea said walking over to her dressing table and picking up a brush to pass to Evie.

Things went silent between the girls while Chelsea dried her hair.

Evie sat looking at her. "You have pretty hair." Evie said when the hair dryer had stopped so they could hear each other.

"Thank you, your hair is pretty, I would love my hair longer like yours again, but I cut it and don't like it as much." Chelsea said. "Anyway, how about we go downstairs because I am not sure if you have had breakfast but I am hungry."

They walked downstairs and into the kitchen, to find Jay already in the kitchen getting food. They all sat around the table.

"So, the big date today Jay." Chelsea said, she knew that it was winding him up, but it was just what they did.

"It's not a date." Jay replied quickly, you could tell in his voice that he was getting annoyed.

"Whatever you say, lover boy." Chelsea replied, looking back down at her cereal.

They carried on the rest of the breakfast, it was quite with only Chelsea and Evie making little conversations, Jay spent the rest of breakfast not talking to anyone.

Cath walked downstairs a little while later and straight into the kitchen. "What have we got planned for the day?" Cath asked.

"Well, I have nothing planned and Jay has got a date planned with Ellie." Chelsea said looking over at Jay.

"IT'S NOT A DATE." Jay said walking out the room. Jay walked towards the front door and grabbed his coat. "I'm going out be home later." Jay shouted walking out of the room.

"What was that about?" Cath asked sitting at the table.

"He likes her, he doesn't want to tell her because he thinks she doesn't like him and if fed up of people telling him it is a date, and him wanting it to be a date and it not being date." Chelsea said.

"Right okay, I am not sure why I asked." Cath said picking up her coffee. "What do you girls want to do today?"

"Well I am feeling shopping." Chelsea said.

"Why am I not surprised. But seriously shopping on a Sunday. What you would you like to Evie." Cath said, she knew her daughter, but seriously, she had already been shopping once in the last few days with her daughter. Cath didn't mind shopping but she couldn't do it more than once a week.

"I don't mind." Evie said, quietly. She still felt a little shy around Cath and Chelsea, they were trying to make her feel welcome but she would like her dad to be around.

"Okay well shopping it is then." Cath said.

Sorry the chapters aren't as long as they normally are. I have exams, I will try to update soon and with longer chapters. Please review they make my days. Thanks for all the reviews so far.