Allison Jace sat on the couch in a safe house gently rocking her son as he slept in his baby swing. Two weeks after giving birth things had become quite chaotic in their lives and Allison was grateful for a quiet moment to catch her breath.

Due to Wo Fat's escape, Allison and Sawyer had been rushed to a safe house as soon as they were released from the hospital. They weren't his main target, but Allison's current ex-boyfriend and Sawyer's father, Steve McGarrett, feared that if he didn't keep them under police protection, the criminal would use them as leverage to get what he really wanted, Steve's mother. Allison wasn't thrilled about the situation, having police outside the door all the time or following her whenever she left the house made her feel more like a criminal than someone being protected, but she also understood the danger and wanted to keep her son safe.

However, it took Wo Fat no time at all to find Doris McGarrett and even though she made it out of the encounter completely unharmed, Steve felt it would be best for her to once again go into hiding. Allison was somewhat relieved by this, but slightly concerned as well. Sure, Wo Fat's attention could be drawn away from Hawaii without Shelburne around, but it could go the other way as well and Steve's fear of Allison and Sawyer being used could also become a reality. However, Allison knew that Steve was doing everything in his power to make sure they were safe so, knowing how sensitive little Sawyer was to her moods, she tried to keep a positive attitude.

Other than that, the first two weeks of Sawyer's life had gone quite smoothly. After seeing the look on Steve's face the first time he held his son, Allison knew there was no way she could stick with her plan to keep them apart. This didn't change the fact that Allison was still upset with Steve for breaking his promise, but it did change her plan to move back to the mainland...for now. Allison wasn't just keeping Steve in the doghouse because he hurt her feelings. The bigger reason was to put distance between them, distance that would make it easier if Steve ever pulled another stunt that made Allison question her decision to let him be in their son's life. If Allison ever felt that she had to leave to keep Sawyer safe and happy, she wanted to be able to do so without her personal feelings clouding her judgement.

However, she had found it nice to have Steve around to help with the baby. Her parents had stayed as long as they could, but they had unfortunately had to leave a week after Sawyer was born. When they first told her, Allison was thrown into a panic, but they both reassured her that she would be fine.

"Babies are made to withstand first time parents," Her mother had promised her. "A few mistakes here and there won't hurt him. And you're doing great. He adores you already."

The last part was very true. It was already quite obvious that Sawyer was on his way to being a total momma's boy and, knowing that she could always call her parents if she had any questions and that Steve would drop absolutely anything if she desperately needed his help, Allison realized she would be okay without constant guidance from her parents. Sawyer was a fairly easy baby anyway. He never hesitated to let them know when there was something he needed, but he was usually content to simply relax in his swing or in the arms of one of his parents.

Allison was pulled out of her thoughts a few moments later by her phone vibrating on the table. She carefully stopped rocking the swing, checked the caller ID and, with a sigh, she answered.

"Hello, Steven."

"Hey, Ally," He replied, ignoring her unenthusiastic response. "How's my boy doing?"

She couldn't help, but smile at that. Steve was every bit as good a father as he promised her he would be and calls like this were not unusual.

"He's good," She told him, looking down at their son. He blinked slowly up at her as he began to wake, probably due to the fact that she had stopped rocking him. "He's just waking up from a little nap,"

"Awe," She could practically hear Steve smile through the phone. "Well tell him that his daddy loves him for me,"

"I will," Allison promised suddenly growing suspicious about why he called. Usually, when he called to check up on Sawyer, he wanted to know about every detail of their day. How much he'd eaten, how much he'd cried, if he was sleeping well and he usually threw in a question or two about how Allison was doing as well. However, Allison didn't have to wait long before she realized his true purpose for calling.

"So, I was wondering if you wanted to come out for dinner tonight?" He asked, causing Allison to sigh. But before she could say no and politely remind him that they were no longer a couple and should not be going out on dates, he continued. "I don't mean just the two of us," He clarified. "The whole team's going and they'd all like to see you."

"I'd like to see them too," Allison admitted, the tension easing once she knew it wasn't a date. "But what about Sawyer? I'm not leaving him with a babysitter at this age."

"Of course not," Steve agreed, sounding almost offended that she had assumed he was suggesting such a thing. "I figured we could bring him."

"To a busy restaurant?" Allison asked, her tone revealing her distaste of the idea. "Steve, he's still getting used to all the new sounds in the world. I mean, he gets upset if I put the TV on too loud..."

"People take babies to restaurants all the time," He assured her. "He'll be fine. It might even be good for him."

Allison sighed, looking down at Sawyer as he looked back up at her, still dopey eyed from his nap.

"Okay, we'll come." She decided. "But if he gets too upset and fussy, I'm bringing him home."

"Of course," Steve agreed. "I'll pick you guys up around eight, okay?"

Allison accepted his offer before hanging up the phone and turning her attention back to her son.

"Where's my favourite little guy?" Steve shouted into the safe house when he arrived that evening.

Allison smiled as she looked down at Sawyer and saw his head shift as his eyes darted around the room, looking for the familiar voice.

"He's in here," She called back just as Steve appeared in the living room.

He made a beeline for his son and quickly scooped him up out of the swing, cradling him against his chest as Sawyer gurgled happily.

"I missed you today," Steve cooed at the tiny baby in his arms. "But daddy saved the day, just like always."

"So you had a good day?" Allison asked as she put a few things in a diaper bag.

"Pretty typical," He said with a shrug. "A hostage situation, a car chase, you know, the usual."

Allison rolled her eyes, but smiled.

"Well I'm glad you caught the bad guy,"

"Me too," Steve agreed. "Anyway, how was your day?"

"It was fine," Allison assured him. "Sawyer slept for most of it and wasn't too fussy when he was awake."

"Awe, you're such a good boy," Steve said to his son in the typical baby voice that even the toughest Seals can't resist using before turning back to Allison. "And you're doing okay without your mom?"

"Yeah," Allison shrugged. "It gets hard sometimes, but I'm adjusting and we'll be fine."

"Of course you will." Steve agreed. "You're a great mom,"

Allison felt her cheeks burn slightly at his compliment as she walked towards them with the now fully packed diaper bag.

"Thanks,"

"So do you have everything?" Steve asked, the blush on her cheeks not going unnoticed.

"Yeah and I fed him just before you got here so he should be good for a while," She told Steve as she picked up the car seat.

Steve nodded and carried his son as he followed her out to his truck.

As Steve and Allison walked across the parking lot they saw a car pull up in front of the restaurant. As they got closer, Allison saw Kono get out of the passenger side after a rather nice looking man had run around to open her door. They exchanged a quick kiss goodbye before the man got back in the car and drove off.

"Hey Kono!" Allison called over, catching the other woman's attention as they caught up to her. "Who was that hot piece of ass?"

"Adam Noshimuri," Steve informed her before Kono could speak. "The up and coming leader of the Yakuza."

"And he's your boyfriend?" Allison asked, ignoring Steve's obvious distaste for the man.

Kono's cheeks were pink as she shrugged before answering.

"I guess so, yeah."

"He's really cute!" Allison smiled. "Good choice,"

"He tried to kill me a few weeks ago," Steve told her, obviously not impressed with Allison's lack of response to his earlier statement. "And do you really have to make comments like that when I'm standing right here?"

"There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that you deserved it, Steven," Allison said, rolling her eyes. "And make comments like what? I'm just congratulating Kono on her excellent taste."

"Well I don't like hearing you describe another man as a 'hot piece of ass'!"

"You're not my boyfriend anymore." Allison reminded him. "I can describe anyone in any way that I want."

"You're just trying to make me jealous," Steve said through clenched teeth.

As Allison smirked and crossed her arms, Kono realized that this wasn't going to end well for anyone and quickly drew the couple's attention away from each other.

"So how's Sawyer doing tonight?" She asked, leaning over to look in the car seat that Steve was carrying. Sawyer blinked up at her sleepily. "You look so much like your daddy, little guy."

The proud grin on Steve's face was proof that Kono's distraction was a success and Allison bit back her own smile as well.

"He does," She admitted. "Even more so when you look at pictures of Steve at that age."

Steve nodded in agreement.

"Well he's gorgeous," Kono smiled, standing up again. "Congratulations you two."

Allison's face now held a proud grin as well as she held open the door so Steve could carry their son inside. However, as he passed she grabbed his arm and stretched up to whisper in his ear.

"And for the record, I don't have to try to make you jealous, Steven. You make it a fairly effortless task," She told him quietly. "Not that I even have any interest in doing such things."

Once she was done speaking, she let go of his arm, allowing him to continue walking. He hesitated for a moment, glaring firmly at Allison before he walked off, shaking his head as he realized that if he wanted to keep a single shred of his sanity, he needed to get her back.

Authour's note: I've been itching to post this part for a while now, but I've been slightly hesitant to post it. However, I think I've edited it as much as I can so I hope you enjoy!

Update's won't be too frequent at the moment, but I have a few chapters planned out so I'll try to be somewhat consistent :)