Author's note: First of all, I'm so sorry for this late update but I've been very busy. I'm free now so expect many other chapters and maybe even a few new fanfictions. I'd like to thank who reviewed and who read this fanfiction, I really appreciate it. I don't know if you all liked it, but I hope you did and I also hope you enjoy this new chapter.

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

"Are you sure you want to go?" Haley softly asked her son, while trying to knot his tie.

"Yes. I want to say goodbye to granpa John." The four year-old kid answered, looking at her mother and when he realized that her eyes were extremely sad, he put his small hand on her cheek. "Don't be sad, mommy."

In moments like these, Haley couldn't help but love her son more and more. She gave him a small smile and after finishing to knot his tie, she hugged him. He was the best thing that had ever happened to her and even though he was only four, he already seemed just like his father and Haley couldn't be happier.

"You're such a good boy." She told him, cupping his face with her hands. "Now let's go." She kissed his forehead and then held his hand, walking outside and heading to the cemetery.

Once they arrived, they stayed away from the people who were standing around the McGarrett's grave. Haley could see a lot of people she knew, even her parents were there, but she couldn't stay with them. Steve was going to be there and she wanted to keep the promise so going there with her son wouldn't be a good idea.

She lightly squeezed his son hand and kept her eyes on the people, holding her breath as she saw Steve. He was still like the last time she'd seen him – sure, he was a man now, but still. She lightly smiled seeing him with his uniform. He looked amazing, but the sadness that was in his eyes made her feel helpless. She wanted to hug him, tell him everything will be okay, tell him she still loved him. But she couldn't.

"Who's that, mommy?" Chris asked her at some point, pointing a finger at Steve.

"He.. He's John's son." She answered, not wanting to tell him the truth and hoping he wouldn't understand that since he was John's son, Steve was also his father.

"Oh. I didn't know he had a son. Can I say 'hi' to him?"

"No, honey. Maybe another day."

Haley hoped her son could forget him soon. She knew Steve was going leave soon so hiding some more wouldn't be a bad idea at all. She looked down at her son and gave him a small smile.

"But why do we have to stay here? People are there."

"I know that the people are there, Chris but we can't stay with them." She told him, not really knowing what to tell him. "We'll go there when John's family and friends leave."

The girl sighed and as she looked back at Steve, she saw a woman – a beautiful brunette, skinny woman who was wearing a uniform as well – standing next to him, who was holding his hand.

For the first time after years, Haley saw Steve, the man who still loved but the only thing she could feel now was anger mixed with sadness. She felt like she got stabbed in the heart. Steve was dating someone else, or he was maybe married to that woman.

What was she pretending? That he would have waited for her for nearly five years? No, of course not. She was the one who decided to put her son first. She was the one who decided to wait for someone who would never come back. She was the one who was still in love with her high school sweetheart. She was the one who couldn't get over him.

She looked away and took some deep breaths, trying to act like nothing happened. She needed to be strong for her son. She was feeling incredibly stupid for only thinking that seeing Steve for some minutes would make her happy. Haley squeezed her son's hand and gave him another smile, trying to reassure him but she was the one who needed to be reassured.

As the ceremony finished and the people left, Chris and Haley headed to the grave. Now they were alone with John.

"You can tell him something, if you want."

"No, I've made this for him and there's all I want to tell him in it." Chris answered, leaving his drawing and a flower on the grave. "I think I'll miss him."

"Oh, sweetheart." Haley glanced down and put her hands on his shoulders. "He will always be in your heart and he will always protect you."

She kissed the top of his head and closed her eyes. She didn't want her son to live something like this, he was too little. When she had to tell him that John was dead, he surprised her telling that he felt something was wrong. Incredible.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but have you seen a purse around?"

Haley heard a woman's voice and immediately opened her eyes, looking up at her. Her heart stopped beating for a second as she recognized that she was the woman who was with Steve. She swallowed and kept her hands on her son's shoulders.

"No." She answered in curt reply to her question. Haley didn't want to talk with her at all.

"Oh... Okay." Catherine answered a little bit confused by the tone of her answer. "I haven't seen you earlier here. Were you a friend of John?" She asked both the woman and the little boy.

"I am his gra-" Chris started speaking but her mother quickly cut him off.

"Yes, we were his friends and we have to go now." Haley told her, grabbing his son's hand and then sighing. "It was nice to meet you." She lied and then left, followed by her son who kept asking her question about the woman but she ignored them all.

Catherine stood there without saying a word, surprised by Haley's reaction. She shook her head and then headed back to her boyfriend's car.

"Why that face?" Steve asked her when she got into the car. "And have you found the purse?"

"No, but it doesn't matter. I probably left it at your place." She answered and then started telling him what had just happened.

Steve looked around trying to see the woman her girlfriend was talking about but when he didn't say anyone, he looked back at Catherine.

"Did she say her name or something?"

Catherine shook her head. "No, nothing. Everything was so strange though..."

She shrugged and kept her eyes on Steve who sighed and then drove off. Who was that woman and why didn't stay with the others during the ceremony? He needed to find out who it was and he knew he would.