Valentine's Day, 2015 – Sunset
"Steve? STEVE?!" Steve shook his head to clear his thoughts as he was startled back from the daydream that had embraced him. He couldn't help but think back over the last twelve months. They had been the most challenging of his life. But here he stood on their private beach; the beach where they had shared so many precious moments together, ready and anxious to move on with the rest of his life.
His heart suddenly skipped a beat as he watched the most breathtaking sight walk towards him down a path of luminaries that lit up the sky just enough for him to see her. She was beautiful. She glowed in a white sundress that moved slightly as the breeze caught it just right. She wore her hair down with a white hibiscus flower behind her left ear; a simple gesture to those unaware of the Hawaiian custom. To Steve, it meant she was his, forever. A voice whispered just to Steve's left, "you're one lucky man, babe."
**flashback**
Danny and Chin arrived at the warehouse in Kailua. From the outside it looked deserted. However, once they approached quietly and gained access in the back through a broken window, they knew they were in the right place.
Tommy Green was sitting at a table that was covered in beakers and test tubes. He was mesmerized by the news on his computer. Blaring in the background was a police scanner. He appeared to be almost giddy at the prospect of hearing and seeing news of Catherine's demise.
Danny and Chin inched their way closer, with hopes of catching him off-guard. Unfortunately, Chin kicked a nail on the ground, alerting Tommy to an intruder and giving away his position. "Come out, I know you're there. If you don't, I'll destroy the antidote right now!"
Tommy had made one fatal flaw; he was pointing a gun at the vials of antidote that were sitting on the table, rather than picking them up. This gave Danny and Chin their opening.
Chin stepped out from behind the crates that were about 20 yards in front of Tommy. He held up his hands in surrender so Tommy wouldn't shoot. He then calmly spoke, "Tommy, I'm Lt. Chin Ho Kelly of 5-0. I just want to talk."
"What, so you can talk me out of killing Lt. Rollins? Once she's dead, I'm coming after McGarrett! That bastard is going to die, just like Andy did!" Tommy then cocked the gun.
Danny knew there was no time left. He quickly stood from where he was crouched down, aimed his gun, whispered "Fuck this!" and shot Tommy right between the eyes. Game over.
Chin grabbed the vials and they ran out the door to the Camaro, turned on their lights and sirens, and sped off to Tripler as fast as they could. Once they were on the highway, Chin called Kono to give her an update, and found that Steve had taken Catherine home so she could be on their beach with Steve in her final moments. Danny turned the car towards Steve's and floored the gas pedal.
As they arrived at the McGarrett home, Danny ran to the backside of the house and saw Steve and Catherine sitting down by the water. He ran towards them yelling, "WE GOT IT STEVE! WE GOT IT BABE!" Steve didn't even acknowledge Danny as he stared out across the horizon as the sun slowly set. "Steve?"
As Danny got closer, he could tell that Steve had Catherine held tightly in his arms, but neither was moving. As he moved around to the front for a better look, it appeared as if Steve was in a catatonic state, not acknowledging Danny's presence at all. "Babe, we have the antidote. Steve, did you hear me?"
Steve slowly looked down at Catherine and whispered, "I lost her, Danny." Danny reached his hand towards Catherine to feel for a pulse.
"Steve…..."
**end of flashback**
Without turning to look at Danny, Steve simply said "thank you." Those two words were full of so much meaning that they brought tears to Steve's eyes. Because of Danny, he would get the chance to have a lifetime of happiness with the woman that had captured his heart so many years ago. A life he never thought he'd have or deserved. He had come so close to losing her a year ago, that he vowed he would spend every moment of every day from now on making sure she knew how much he loved her. How much he loved Catherine Rollins.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: For those that know me or have read my other stories, but felt the need to colorfully express yourself in your reviews, you HAD to know I wouldn't kill Catherine. LOL! There will ALWAYS be McRoll, no matter what they do on the actual show. Next story: been toying with McG whump (maybe capture and torture) and Cath playing the Heroine, but it depends on what inspires me over the next couple of weeks. Oh, and a small shout out to FicreaderT, who gave me the motivation to make every cliffie just a bit worse each chapter. Loved all your reviews! Thank you all!
