Chapter 1
(Thank you adr13 for all the corrections)
The heat of the moment, what does that even mean?
Danny Williams could only sum it up in one word: mistake.
He wasn't even sure how his gun went off in the first place. It all happened so fast. He would have smirked at the cliché, but it wasn't funny.
McGarrett was angry, smoke rose from his shoulders "How'd happen Williams?"
Williams raked his hands threw his hair, rubbing his wrist slightly. "I was walking around the back of the bar when I heard someone screaming. So I went toward the sound." He looked up from his feet, finally meeting his eyes. "Honestly Mr. McGarrett, I don't really know how it happened. I didn't even know that it was Jerry Charter."
Steve squinted "What where you doing anyway?"
Danny looked back down. "Today was rough so I thought I'd have a beer or two." He looked up his blue eyes piecing. "Honest - I didn't drink anything before I saw him!"
"Steve!" Chin Ho Kelly shouted.
Steve gave Williams a slight glare before going over to Chin Ho.
Danny felt shaky and frightened. He'd never actually shot someone before. A gurney passed by him and he saw the limp body of JC. Jerry Charter. He really needed a cigarette. He fumbled one with unsteady fingers and lit the cigarette.
He took in a deep breath and savored its calming effect that it had on him since he was sixteen when his parents started arguing.
He sat down on a bench against a building, watching Steve talk to Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakaua. The trio glanced back at him, causing him to blush and look away.
"How ya doing bruddah?" A new voice asked.
"I think he's going to kick me out." Williams admitted to his friend, Lewis Morgan.
"You're young and new- it's a mistake. It isn't even your fault! How where you supposed to know that was Jerry Charter?"
He shrugged and sucked on his cigarette.
"I thought your girlfriend didn't want you to smoke?"
"She doesn't. But Amy isn't a cop; she's not seeing all of this." Danny puffed, waving his hand towards the departing ambulance.
"Well, better put it away. McGarrett is coming and he hates smoking." Lew patted his back before getting up.
"The bartender backs up your story." Steve said.
Danny gave a sigh of relief.
"But you're still not off the hook. Our asset is lying in a hospital bed and now we can be sure he will not corporate."
Danny stood. "I really am sorry. I didn't know."
"Yeah, well maybe you need to learn - maybe you aren't ready for this job."
"But I am!" Danny said, sounding a little more childlike than he liked.
"I'm waiting for you to show it Williams." McGarrett said.
Danny was waiting for him to prove it also.
"He hasn't called Moe. What if he doesn't want business?" Damaris Gully asked.
Moe Heartto rubbed his tired eyes. "He will baby - Our offer was too high for him to reject!"
Damaris sighed "Yeah well, JC's known to turn down big offers."
"He's also known to be late. Just wait okay?" Heartto said. "He won't refuse this offer, I promise you."
"Yeah but Moe Heartto, you're a joke. I know you're not, but how will he know that you're not bluffing? You usually offer big money, Keep their money, and make off with all the drugs. The least you can do is call JC first and let him know you're not bluffing before he comes all the way here from Australia!"
Moe was getting frustrated, Damaris could be very annoying at times, and every time they'd get a delivery she bothers him about every single detail. "Look, in this business you don't care where the other person came from or where there going, all that matters is money. Not you and not I, but the bread is all that matters here Demi."
Damaris gulped. She just hopes they'd get that shipment soon, or they'd have a bunch of withdrawing customers on their hands.
"I think he's too young, Governor, and I think you made a big mistake putting him on my team. Arnold Watson was fine!" McGarrett shouted.
"Keep your voice down Steve. I understand that you really want to nail Moe Heartto the drug thief, but if anything you need Williams." Paul Jameson said.
Steve made a fist. "He's a rookie! Your hired him right out of college and put him in training – that's too young!"
"So teach him!" Jameson said. "Look Steve, I've known Danny for a while and I know what he's capable of. So please try giving him a chance."
The governor continued. "Remember when you were in the navy? And you almost killed yourself and several other people NOT following orders?"
Steve thought about his early days in the navy- young and stupid- thinking he knew all, the incident was almost way too painful to recall.
"Alright." Steve said in a calmer tone. "But if he messes up again-"
"I'll personally take him out of Hawaii Five-0." He said.
Steve calmed down- somewhat, though he was still a little tense. Now he has to play father to a rookie cop who appears to have no idea what he's doing.
"The next thing I know- Laura is running down the hall with my science book and I realized that I left it in the lab with my purse!" Amy Simons laughed as she sipped on her ice tea. All Danny did was nod.
Amy stopped laughing and looked at Danny. She could tell he was upset, before coming in, he had smoke three cigarettes and now he was working on his fourth.
"No smoking in the dorms! My roommate will kill me if she smells that!" Amy said with a light slap on the arms. Without a word Danny put it out into an ash tray and ran his hand over his face.
"What is it?" Amy asked.
"Nothing, just work." He muttered.
"Aren't you going to tell me?" She asked playing with his earlobe. She leaned close to his ear, whispering. "Or are you just gonna keep it to yourself?"
He shrugged at first. Then seeing the worried look on her face, whispered. "It's hard to explain."
"Then don't try. Let's forget." She whispered as she turned his head toward her and kissed him. The taste of Tabaco wasn't her favorite, but she just wanted to kiss him. She pulled away slowly. "The taste of beer and Tabaco is a little quirky, but I don't know about you but I feel better."
Danny smiled "Me too." He took a few minutes to take in the look of her mocha skin as the moonlight bounced off her shiny Rapunzel like red locks, her big amethyst eyes making him almost off balance even thou he was sitting on her green sofa. Her exotic appearance drew him to her in the beginning.
Amy was taking him in also, his blue eyes were like too separate oceans begging her to dive in, she wanted to swim in the oceans he calls eyes.
Oh how she wanted to marry him, so they could have children together and grow old together.
"I love you." Danny said as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into an embrace.
"Danny?"
"Hmm?"
"When are you going to marry me?" She asked.
Danny pulled out of the hug, he had thought about proposing but wasn't sure how to do it, or if his parents or her parents would approve. "I don't know."
Amy played with a button on his shirt. "I was thinking- we could elope."
Danny was boggled. "You're kidding!"
Amy shook her head. "Your parents don't want us together because of my ethnicity, but I want us. I'm eighteen and you're twenty-two; we can get married without their permission."
Danny thought about it, for a second. Amy was very impulsive and did things when she pleased. He opened his mouth to reply, but got cut off by the phone ringing. Amy sighed and picked up the loud buzzing phone.
"Hello? ….. It's for you." She handed the phone to him.
"Hello?"
"Danny – McGarrett. I want you to come in early tomorrow. I wanted to talk to you." Steve said.
Danny gulped down a hard swallow, he thought about other jobs he could possibly get. "Ok. Mr. McGarrett… bye."
"What?" Amy asked as he handed the phone back to her.
"I think that I'm about to lose my job."
Amy's heart went out to her love. This was the one thing he really wanted to do above everything else. "Maybe HPD will take you in. You're an excellent policeman."
He shook his head. "How am I supposed to support you if we were to elope? If I don't have a job – maybe we should wait."
Amy removed her arms from around his neck. "You don't want to marry me- do you?"
"NO! I mean yes! But- I do want to marry you Amy, just properly. Not just you and I, a proper wedding. You deserve that."
She glared at him. "Isn't that all that matters? That you and I show up? We don't need an audience to confirm our marriage, Mr. Williams. With this attitude you may only ever be Mr. Williams without a Mrs." Amy hissed.
"Amy-"
"I just wanna be alone for a bit." Amy whispered angrily.
Danny was left speechless. He wasn't sure what to say, or if he could make it better. He tried to kiss her but she turned away.
He really messed up this time, he loved Amy he just isn't sure if he'd be a good husband or future father. Not with his future in the balance.
With a final glance he walked out of the door, wearily heading home to his apartment.