Bring me to life

A McRoll one-shot Story

Pairing: McRoll

Characters: Steve McGarrett, Catherine Rollins

Mentioned: Wade Gutches, Danny Williams, Junior Reigns, Joe White, Omar Hassan, Agent Greer.

π»π‘œπ‘€ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑠𝑒𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘šπ‘¦ 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ οΌŸ

πΏπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’

π‘Šβ„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘ π‘œ π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘

Though she was behind him, she could see in her heart and mind the way his face was twisted in pain and despair, his hand was clenched in a tight fist like he wanted to punch someone or something and her heart broke for him.

π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘™

𝑀𝑦 π‘ π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘'𝑠 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘‘

π‘ˆπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘™ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑑 π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘˜ β„Žπ‘œπ‘šπ‘’

First his father, and Freddie, and then so many more along the way, including his Aunt Deb, and now his surrogate father Joe White. She wanted to be the one to put the broken pieces of his heart back together.

π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ 𝑒𝑝 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 (π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’)

πΆπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ (π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ 𝑒𝑝)

𝐡𝑖𝑑 π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘› (𝐼 π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑒𝑝)

π΅π‘’π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝐼 π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’ (π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’)

π‘†π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’

The time they spent together at the ranch before Danny got there made her very well aware of her feelings for him and the fact that they were even stronger than they were before.

π‘π‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐼 π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐼'π‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘

π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’

It was while there that Steve confessed that his relationship with Lynn was over and that he still loved her, and so they had rekindled their relationship, the flames still burning just as brightly as they did all those years ago and she wondered why she had ever been stupid enough to walk away from him in the first place.

π΅π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™

π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” (π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”) π‘šπ‘’ (π‘šπ‘’) π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒

Catherine knew him well enough now to stand a little behind him and give him a moment to gather his thoughts and strength for this journey they were about to take, neither knowing how long it would take for Omar Hasan to be captured or if they would ever find Greer.

π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ 𝑒𝑝 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 (π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’)

πΆπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ (π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ 𝑒𝑝)

𝐡𝑖𝑑 π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘› (𝐼 π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑒𝑝)

π΅π‘’π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝐼 π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’ (π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’)

π‘†π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’

Tentatively taking a step towards him and then another, her hand moved to rest on his right shoulder, his own hand which was clutched tightly in a fist began to relax and moved down to his side as he felt her hand, "We'll get them Steve", she reassured him, as he turned to face her, pulling her into his arms as he buried his face in her shoulder, just needing the comfort of the woman he had never stopped loving.

π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒

𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž 𝑙𝑖𝑒

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’'𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒

π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒

Sighing softly as he felt her arms move around him, she could feel his heartbreak and grief as he held her tighter, her hand moving to the back of his head to gently cradle his head. She knew that he was close to Joe White, and while they had a bit of a complicated past as well, he was the closest thing he had to a father after his own father died.

πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘§π‘’π‘› (π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘§π‘’π‘›) 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘β„Ž

π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’, π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘–π‘›π‘”

𝑂𝑛𝑙𝑦 (π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦) π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘Žπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘

"I know", he whispered against her ear as he stood there in her embrace for another moment before he pulled back, and let his hand move to her cheek, his thumb tracing over her skin softly. "Thanks, Cath, no matter where we have been in our lives, I always know I can count on you".

𝐴𝑙𝑙 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’, 𝐼 π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝐼 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘›'𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑒

𝐾𝑒𝑝𝑑 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘šπ‘’

𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘ , 𝑖𝑑 π‘ π‘’π‘’π‘šπ‘ 

πΊπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘› π‘šπ‘¦ 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠 π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘”

She smiled, her eyes gazing into his as she leaned forward and kissed his lips softly, not caring that anyone else was perhaps watching. "And I always will be here for you Steve, no matter what", she replied in a soft voice, her hand still on the back of his head, fingers running over his neck gently.

π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Žπ‘‘, π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Ž π‘£π‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’, π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘™

π·π‘œπ‘›'𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ 𝑑𝑖𝑒 β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’

(π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’) π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒

Nodding his head, he smiled softly, returning the kiss, though he was tired and wanted to be home in Hawaii, he knew he still had work to do, and those worse gave him so much hope, "As I will always be here for you to Catherine", he whispered back, wanting his words to be just for her, "and I'll always be waiting for you when you are ready to come home to me", he added as he gazed into her eyes.

π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ 𝑒𝑝 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 (π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’)

πΆπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ (π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ 𝑒𝑝)

𝐡𝑖𝑑 π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘› (𝐼 π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑒𝑝)

π΅π‘’π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝐼 π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’ (π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’)

π‘†π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖'𝑣𝑒 π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’

Smiling softly, she knew he meant it, and the next words she said, she knew that he was aware she meant them as well, "I'll be coming home the moment that I'm done with my current contract with the CIA, I'd love nothing more than to live a happy life with you on the island with our Ohana surrounding us".

π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒

𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž 𝑙𝑖𝑒

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’'𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒

π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒

Right now Catherine knew that he needed to do this, he needed to carry out this mission till the end and he wanted to find Greer and bring her to justice for what she did. She also knew he was feeling guilty and playing the blame game on himself knowing that he was the one who had baited her, and told her that Joe White was alive.

She knew the way his mind worked, it was the same way her own worked, and they both had the tendency to blame themselves, and she knew that it haunted him the same way it haunted her. She still had nightmares over Billy Harrington's death and blamed herself for his death, and she knew Steve would as well over Joe's death, the way he had nightmares over Freddie and his own father as well.

Pulling him out of his thoughts, she spoke once again, "Let's get Hassan and Greer and then we can get you back home", her hand on his cheek as he looked into her eyes, and nodded. She knew he wanted to ask her to come home with him, it was an unspoken question with an unspoken answer, she wanted to, but while the CIA was interested in locating Greer, this wasn't an official CIA case she was tasked with.

The CIA had given her time off to do this, mainly because they had appreciated the fact that had Greer not been involved in that mission, or if she had remained loyal to the company and her country, the SEALs whose lives were taken would still be alive so they felt like they owed it McGarrett and those who died because of their rogue agent.

Once this was done, she needed to be heading to her next briefing for her next mission, and while it really pained her to leave Steve, she knew he was strong and had wonderful people who would support him and be there for him till she could come to take over from them. He kissed her again once more before pulling away and putting on his tough Navy SEAL facade.

Though she saw the cracks break through in his facade earlier, he was all business now and was ready to do what was necessary to find and locate Hassan and Greer, talking to Danny and Junior, and smiling softly as she heard a motorcycle in the distance, knowing that finally Wade Gutches was here to back them up. One way or the other, they would get justice for Joe and Steve's SEAL buddies whose lives were taken because of Greer and she felt grateful that she was there to be able to back Steve and the team they assembled.

Author's Notes

I kept seeing this image and I just knew there was a story here, so I decided to just write a little one-shot story just to give a narrative to this picture. I hope you all enjoy it. It was during the episode in season 9 after Joe White was killed and they were going after Hassan and Greer.