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Chapter 15

Two Months Later

It had been enough time for Sarah to build a routine in Rome. Initially she had thought she would be going to a village near Rome, but last minute her placement had been relocated to the main city. She had actually liked that better, not wanting to be stuck in some poky little village where the job was only contractual, not permanent like now. Because of her Italian background, she did not need a working permit, and they had offered her the permanent position. It was the chance that Sarah had been waiting for.

At this point she had no contact with anyone except her brother Jay. He gave her all the information she needed, which she had asked for him to keep to a minimum. She wanted to cut off all contact but somehow she couldn't.

She had thought it was initially an over reaction, but she realized that it was not just the situation with Steve that had made her leave everything, but also the situation with her father. She missed him and her mother everyday. She always thought of them and she constantly looked at the picture of her parents on her bedside table, then cried. She wanted to feel her papa's big strong arms around her and her mothers soft kiss on her cheek. She missed her brother and even Loraine.

But most of all she missed one man. Steven J. McGarrett. When he had become such a huge part of her world, she had no idea. It had happened so fast, and it had crossed her mind that it wasn't normal. No one fell in love so soon. But she had and look what it got her. She had made a complete fool of herself, and like a coward had run away from everything.

Sometimes she berated herself for running away. But then she told herself that she had always wanted to travel. The reason she had gone to Hawaii was because of that. Coming to Rome was a little advanced but it was something that she had been planning for a while.

Little did she know that her life would change when she went to Hawaii.

During the day she was fine. She had her job, which she loved. She socialized with the other teachers who were from all over the world, and because she was the only one who spoke enough Italian to not starve, she invariably became the interpreter for everything from shopping for groceries to buying drinks at the local bar. She also lived with two of the teachers, Marcus from Australia and Kerry from England. For the most part she enjoyed her life and she tried her best to forget about the heartache.

But it was the nights that she found hard to get through. She had stayed with Steve for quite a while and not having him close by, especially at night felt strange. For someone who at first had found it annoying to share her bed and her pillow and her covers, she missed the bed hog that he was. She smiled as she remembered the times she would have to pull her pillow away from him and shove him away, he would then growl in his sleep that with him around she didn't need a cover, then put his arm under her head like a pillow.

The smile then turned to a frown. She consciously tried not to think about him, but somehow, something would remind her of him and all her hard work would go out the window.

Lately she had been having this dream where she would see Steve dressed in his Kevlar vest pointing a gun at someone, his expression serious but not one she had seen on him before. He looked distraught and upset, not cool and calm like he did when he was working. She knew his face because she had seen it while working on Alisha and Jack's case. And then she would see a hand holding a gun behind his head.

She would normally wake up at that bit. Not knowing what had happened to him.

The first night she had had that dream she had broken her rules and called Danny. She had asked how Steve was and when he told her he was fine, she had breathed a sigh of relief. He had tried to question her about her whereabouts, but she had refused to tell him. If he really needed to know they could trace the call.

But those dreams did not end. Every night the same dream would wake her and she would be in cold sweats. She feared that it was a premonition, even though she had never experienced anything like it before. However she remembered her mother saying that in their family at times of stress there had been instances where the girls had such dreams. At the time she had thought it was a load of crap, but now she couldn't help but feel like it may just be true.

It was true that Sarah was going through a stressful time, she had after all moved from one continent to another, left a life she loved, the guy she loved and parents she loved behind to start a brand new life. On top of everything she had discovered a month ago that she was pregnant.

At first she had been shocked and in denial. How was she supposed to take care of a baby when she felt like a kid herself? She had just started working, how was she going to manage financially? There were so many questions flying around in her head, but none of them helped the situation.

Slowly the idea of having a baby grew on her. She had never thought she was the kind of girl who craved having kids. She liked them, she adored her cousins' kids and babies, but had never been desperate, mostly because she was young and had thought she would have years before she would plan for a family, and preferably when she was married.

But now that she had had a month to get used to the idea, she liked it. She would manage, after all she had a good job that paid well, it was a permanent one complete with all the benefits, so she didn't have to worry about finances that much. Besides, there were plenty of single mothers who managed perfectly.

The only thing that worried her now was telling everyone. By that she meant her parents and Steve. Her parents would be disappointed, not because she was pregnant but because she was single. Her parents were both old fashioned, her Italian father and Indian mother were more similar than one would think.

The other problem was telling Steve. And she knew she would have to because she always believed that a man had the right to know when he was going to be a father, no matter what relationship he had with the mother. In this case, there was no longer a relationship, and she could not envision one after their last encounter.

She still loved him, but she could never again trust him. If Steve had ever loved her, he would give her a chance to defend herself. He had shown more consideration to suspects, than he had her. And that was the part that hurt.

She understood that he would be upset about her father's link to the man who had killed Steve's parents, but he had jumped to conclusions straight away. He accused her without talking to her about it.

She was in a real pickle with this whole baby thing. She just had to find a way to tell him, then leave the decision to him whether he wanted to be part of the baby's life or not. She would not expect anything from him, she was self-sufficient and she discovered she liked it this way.

-X-

Steve was not having a good day. It was actually one of THE worst days of his life.

To start off, Laura Hills had been killed in a car bomb, his name had come up in the investigation and the only witness who could clear his name had been killed.

Now he was literally on the run. He had never thought the day would come where he would be a fugitive on the run with a warrant out on him. That too for murder.

He already suspected the Governor and knew he would have a hard time getting out of this mess. The only way he could prove himself innocent was to not let himself be caught. At this point his sole purpose was for the police to not catch him.

He headed home, his mind so occupied he had no idea how he had reached there. He quickly got the keys to his dad's car and headed to the only person who he knew could help him get some weapons – Kamekona.

Once he loaded up, he knew he had to do one more thing before he went after the source of all this trouble.

Sarah had been on his mind from the day he had met her. In spite of everything, he could not forget her. He now knew that she had nothing to do with anything, she was just a coincidence that had walked into his life and made it so much better. And then like a fool he had thrown all of it away, all because of panic and suspicion that had taken over his life.

Her father Sal had actually come to visit him. He had explained everything, his involvement with the mob, the fact that he had kept it a secret from his children. Only his wife had known.

"I am not here to ask you to take Sarah back. She is quite head strong and I know she would rather eat dirt than want what I am doing now" Sal had looked old beyond his years, "All I want is that you should know, she had nothing to do with Wo Fat. You both meeting was just coincidence or destiny, whatever you want to believe, but it was nothing sinister".

"Why shouldn't I arrest you?" Steve had asked.

"As soon as I leave from here I am going back to New York to hand myself in. I need to make things right for my kids".

Sal had left then and Steve had kept tabs on him. Sal had actually surrendered and was currently being held for trial.

Steve found himself outside Jay's house. He knew Sarah would be with her brother, and he had to see her before the shit hit the fan. He had to make things right with her and make sure she was safe.

He knocked on the door, waited a second and when there was no answer he knocked again. Just as he was about to turn and leave the door opened, Jay standing tall and dark glaring at him.

"What the fuck do you want, McGarrett?"

"Look I don't have time, all I want is to see Sarah" before he knew what was happening, Jay came forward and punched Steve hard in the jaw. "Okay I deserved that".

"You deserve more, but I don't want to ruin the pretty face my sister loves so much" Jay looked furious and Steve had to concede a respect for this man.

"Can I see her? I need to make things right with her and I need to make sure she and you guys are safe".

"What do you mean safe? Are you in trouble?" Jay asked him.

"You could say that, I have a warrant out against me and I need to not get caught to prove that I am innocent" he explained the whole situation with Wo Fat. "Look I don't have time, I need to make sure she gets away from here and to see her".

"You can't see her because she isn't here. She left for Europe about two months ago and has no plans to come back" Jay almost looked sympathetic. "So she is as protected as she is going to get".

The first thought through Steve's head was relief that she was far away from all this. "So, you going to tell me where she is?"

"Not particularly. Not even my parents know where she is. She said she needed to get away from everything. So I am going to respect her wishes", Jay pulled out his wallet and his card, "Look if you need any help just call me. I know a few great defense lawyers".

Steve took the card hoping it wouldn't come to that, "Thanks, and if she calls just tell her I am sorry". He turned and ran to his car.

His next stop was the Governor.

-X-

Sarah had just come out of a class, it was ten in the morning and the sun was shining. It was a beautiful day and she was determined to make it a good day for herself as well. She smiled as she felt the sun hit her face and repeated her mantra, "Everyday is beautiful and it is up to me to keep it that way".

Her doctor had told her that since it was her first pregnancy, she needed to be careful, not too much stress. And she really appreciated her housemates, who made things comfortable for her. Kerry would always make sure she had her saltine crackers in the morning with black tea, and Marcus would always pick her up or drop her off wherever she needed to go, since he was the only one with a car and refused to let her use public transport. He had told her that he was from a large family and was the only brother with six sisters and they all had babies, so he had enough experience and if she needed anything she could depend on him.

It felt nice to have such great friends, although she had known them only a little while. The fact that they were so helpful showed that they were great people. Having said that Sarah was a bit wary of getting too close to them after what had happened with Jack and Alisha.

She still spoke to Alisha from time to time, who had moved back to L.A. She had no intention of returning to Hawaii and Sarah couldn't blame her. In fact Sarah had told her that if she needed to get away, she cold always come to Rome and stay with her for some time.

As she walked down the piazza, her phone buzzed since it was on silent. She looked at the number but it was blocked, so she answered it, "Ciao?"

"Sarah? Its Danny"

Sarah hesitated a little, why would Danny be calling her? "Hi Danny, how are you? How are Grace and Rachel?"

She heard a lot of background noise but couldn't make out what it was, "Yeah they're fine. Listen I need to tell you something" he hesitated and Sarah's heart beat faster, "Steve is in trouble".

"Oh my God! How bad is he hurt? And don't lie to me and tell me he will be fine. You wouldn't have called otherwise" she had to sit down, her knees were weak.

"He just got tazered a little but that's not the trouble he's in. He has been arrested for the murder of the Governor and her aide".

Sarah couldn't believe the words that Danny was saying, "You can't be serious. Why would Steve kill the Governor? She is the one who gave him the task force to run" She could feel nausea coming up, "Danny there has to be some mistake".

"Hell yeah there is a mistake. He is being framed by the Governor and Wo Fat".

"But I thought you just said the Governor is dead. How could she frame him?"

"Listen Sarah, it's a rather long story and I don't have time to explain things right now. Do you think you could come back? I know you're in Rome and it's not a quick flight, but I wouldn't be calling if he didn't need you".

Without any hesitation Sarah replied, "I'll be on the next flight I can get. I'll let you know which one, just text me your number".

As soon as Sarah disconnected her call she rushed back into the language school. Lucky for her, the Assistant Principle was in and she told her there had been a death in the family. She was hesitant at first, but something in Sarah's expression must have given away her desperation, so she was told that her job was going to be open for at least two months and not more. She would have to take leave without pay as she had just started. It would be financially hard, but what could she do? At least she knew she could come back and get her job back.

Next she called the airline and booked an open ticket, since she didn't know what date she would be coming back. Then headed back home and started to pack. While she was packing she called Marcus and asked him if he could give her a lift to the airport, which he readily agreed to.

The time flew and the next thing she knew she was on the flight headed for Hawaii. Throughout the flight she felt queasy and was unable to eat or sleep properly. Her mind was constantly filled with thoughts of Steve.

When she had called Danny, he had filled her in on the entire situation, including Kono's arrest. Poor thing, she was just starting out and already had to contend with a stigma of being a dirty cop. And to top it all off, she was Chin's cousin. Although Danny had sounded pissed off when he said that Chin had become a Lieutenant in HPD and had been the one to arrest Steve.

"Danny, I am sure Chin has his reasons. He is not the kind of man who would betray his friends. After the relationship he had with Steve's dad. I really think he is working with HPD so he can help them".

"I don't know. At the moment I am hanging by a thread, I even forgot to mention this to Rachel and she and Grace have left for Jersey without me. I don't know how I am going to make up for that fucking mistake".

Sarah could hear the distress in his voice, he had no one for support at the moment, "Listen, as soon as I am there, you go to Jersey and be with Rachel and Grace". Then she remembered that Danny had told her earlier Rachel was pregnant as well, "And Danny? I didn't congratulate you on becoming a dad".

He laughed a little, "Thanks sweetie. That's about the only thing that's keeping me going".

Sarah had to agree. Steve and their baby were the only things keeping her sane at the moment as well.