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Chapter 2:
Steve couldn't believe his eyes. When the door opened and Chief Aneko had walked in he had assumed one of his team members was in trouble, again. But then when he saw the beautiful, auburn haired woman walk in with him, he had thought he was dreaming.
It was her. Delancey Martin. The one woman he couldn't forget. Not that he wanted to. She was beautiful, sexy, smart and funny as hell.
Steve had stood up and met Chief Aneko and Delancey at the door of his office.
"Captain Delancey Martin, I would like for you to meet the leader of the Five-0 task force, Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett" Chief Aneko had said.
Steve had looked at her and smiled softly.
"Hello Delancey. It's been a long time."
Delancey stared at him for a moment before turning professional and extending her hand.
"Hello Lt. Commander. Yes, it has been a long time" she said her face never giving away the fact that her heart felt like it would jump right out of her chest at any minute. Steve shook her hand firmly. She was shaking like a leaf inside and hoped that it wasn't evident in her handshake.
"Well, it appears that the two you know each other, so this transition should be an easy one for all involved" Chief Aneko said.
The chief turned to Delancey.
"I will leave you in the capable hands of Commander McGarrett, and he will show you your office and introduce you to the rest of the team" he said taking his leave.
"You have no idea just how capable his hands are" Delancey thought.
"If you will follow me please" Steve said interrupting her thoughts.
Steve led her to an empty office just opposite of his. All the offices were glass, which meant she couldn't hide from him in her office.
"This will be your office. Feel free to decorate it however you want. If there is anything you need, just let me know" he told her.
"Thank you. It's very spacious."
Her office in Charleston had basically been a broom closet. She liked that she was going to have some space here.
"If you will come this way" Steve said gesturing with sweep of his arm, "I will introduce you to the rest of my team."
She certainly did not miss the way he emphasized 'my team'. She had to smile a bit behind his back. She remembered him being fiercely protective of people he cared about. She missed that.
Steve led her into the center of the offices where there was a large table. It was a computer and there were screens all around it.
"Oh my goodness" she exclaimed. "You have one of these" she said taking in all the different screens. Her face showed her awe and appreciation for the machine.
"Do you know how to use one of these?"
Delancey looked at the man that asked her the question. He was older than Steve, maybe by ten years or so, and he looked familiar. He was a native, so that wasn't why, maybe it was his voice, or smile?
Delancey shook her self from her thoughts and answered him.
"No, I have never used one, but before I left Charleston they got one. It was amazing to watch the tech guys play with it."
She looked back at the screens for a moment.
"Oh, I'm Captain Delancey Martin" she said looking back at the man and extending her hand again.
"Chief Sean Martin's daughter?" he asked shaking her hand.
"Retired Chief Martin now" she said with a laugh, "but, yes, that's my dad. I'm sorry, what was your name?"
"Chin Ho Kelly."
"Kelly, Kelly, Officer Kelly…" Delancey repeated in her head.
"Did you work with my father?" she asked.
"Yeah, I worked with him. I was on the force for 15 years. I was John McGarrett's partner most of that time."
That's when it hit her why she recognized him. She had seen him with Steve's dad after Steve had left for the mainland when his mom died.
"Are you going to hog all of her attention Chin?"
Delancey turned and saw a handsome blonde man standing at one of the screens looking at them with his arms crossed over his broad chest.
"Hi! I am Captain Delancey Martin" she introduced herself yet again.
"Detective Danny Williams."
She could tell he wasn't a native, and his accent told her he was from somewhere northern.
"Where are you from Detective?" she asked.
"First of all, it's Danny, and second of all, I am from New Jersey."
Delancey nodded and smiled. Danny smiled back revealing that he looked even more handsome when he smiled.
"Is this everyone?" Delancey asked turning to Steve.
"No, there is one more. Her name is Kono. She is out on a coffee run. She'll be right back."
Delancey frowned at that statement.
"Do you make her do it because she's a woman?" she asked before she could bite her tongue.
"No" Steve laughed. "She is a rookie, so we try and make her do things like she would have to do if she was a regular officer."
"Oh" Delancey said quietly, her face reddening. She remembered those days as a rookie well.
Danny and Chin both chuckled.
"Do you want something? I can call her, she just left a few minutes ago" Chin offered.
"Sure, coffee sounds great" Delancey told him.
"Do you still like it with cream and lots of sugar?" Steve asked smiling at her.
Dealncey laughed out loud at this. She could believe he remembered that.
"Yes, I do."
Steve liked it when she laughed. Her laugh sounded like tinkling chimes.
Danny and Chin gave them both questioning looks.
"I've known Delancey for a long time" Steve explained.
"Oh, good, because I thought maybe we needed to add psychic to your long list of amazing abilities" Danny commented sarcastically.
Steve shot him a "go to hell" look and quickly called Kono.
"Well, I am going to go try and get settled in my office" Delancey told the men.
She turned and walked toward her office but could feel their eyes on her. One more so than the others.
Delancey walked into her office and looked around. The desk was a large wood desk, and had been recently polished. There was already a bookshelf and a filing cabinet. She put her bag on the desk and sat down in the chair.
She had brought a few things with her to put on her desk. She knew she would at least have a desk if nothing else.
She pulled out her gold name plate that her squad had given her when she was promoted.
'Captain Delancey Martin' had been engraved in Copperplate calligraphy. Her heart swelled with pride as she ran her finger tips over the words. She set it carefully on the top of the desk.
Next she pulled out two framed pictures. One was of her mom and dad, and the other was of her and Jonah. It had been taken one day when they had gone to the beach in South Carolina. It had been the last vacation they had before they moved. She placed both pictures on the desk.
She looked at her desk and realized something very important was missing. A computer.
She drummed her fingers on the desk and tried to remember if she had been told she had to bring her own or not. She didn't thing she had, but she could be wrong.
Danny chose that moment to tap on her door.
Delancey waved him in.
"Here's your coffee" he said setting down one of the large cups he carried.
"Thanks" she said taking a sip of the hot liquid. "Mmm, perfect."
"Anything you need?" he asked.
"Yes. I need a computer."
Danny laughed.
"Yeah, you probably don't want the last one that was in here."
"Why is that?"
"Well, let's just say it got put out of its misery."
Delancey raised her eyebrows at this statement. She crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair.
"I am waiting for an explanation, Detective" she said a small smile playing on her lips.
Danny shifted uneasily.
"Steve hit it because he got pis- I mean mad at it."
Delancey laughed.
"Danny, you can say 'pissed' around me. And seriously, Steve hit it? With what, his fist?"
"Um, yeah" Danny said smiling a bit.
Delancey just laughed again. That was the Steve she remembered! Hit first, ask later. Except when it came to her.
"Who is this?" Danny asked picking up the picture of her and Jonah.
"Oh, that's my son."
Steve had walked into her office just in time to hear her say 'my son'. He looked at her with a face of stone.
His voice was just as stony when he asked "you have a son?"