Here's the sweet side of Steve. It might be a little bit OOC but I loved writing it. Hope you like this one! (which is a little bit longer than the last two)

xoxo!

Fran

I get to work the minute I wake up and it actually calms my eagerness to go surfing even though I know I can't go. I'm usually alone by the time I get to the office, which gives me time to just think about life in general. Boring, I know.

I had no idea that this time was going to be different because when I get to the headquarters, I'm not alone. Steve is locked inside his office, nose buried in some forgotten paperwork. He looks like he has been there for hours and I don't have the heart to interrupt him. I move to my own office and sit in my comfy chair, which at this point of my pregnancy is not comfortable at all, but then again not much is. I close my eyes for a brief second, just relaxing before getting into work, when a soft knock on the door interrupts my thoughts.

Steve smiles at me from the door way, with his hands behind his back.

"Can I come in?" he asks and I nod.

"What do you have there?" I ask him, noticing he is hiding something in his hands. He smiles shyly. He's so adorable when he does that.

"I know it's probably not a big deal but I was rummaging through my stuff the other day and I found something I thought you might want to have," he speaks softly and handles an old brown teddy bear.

"Steve.."

"It was mine," he explains as I hold the bear close to me. "I remember sleeping with it when I was little. I thought I had lost it…"

"It's beautiful," I say, close to tears. "Thank you."

"I'm glad you like it," he smiles shyly again and moves slowly towards the door. "Well… I'll go back to my.. paperwork. If you need anything, just let me know."

I get up quickly before he leaves and I hug him tight, as close as my baby bump allows me. And a sobs escapes my lips. He shushes me with soft circles on my back, but instead of stopping the tears I was crying harder.

"If I knew this was going to make you cry, I wouldn't have done it at all."

"No, I'm sorry," I move away, wiping the tears away with my hand. "It's just, this is my baby's first gift and I can't help but get all emotional."

"Oh."

"Thank you."

"Whatever you need…"

"I know."

He walks away, looking back at me one more time before disappearing behind his door. I embrace the teddy bear once again, smelling it and hoping to find any scent remotely close to his. My heart skips a beat when the baby moves, as if he knew this was for him.

"Okay, so you're up for lunch?" Danny asks, while we were finishing the final touches on our last case.

"Hmm, nope, sorry. I have a doctor's appointment," I say flatly and the look on the boy's face almost makes me laugh.

"Is everything alright?" Chin asks.

"Why are you going to the doctor?" Danny asks next.

"The baby is fine, isn't she?" Steve follows.

"Relax, it's just a check-up. Nothing out of the ordinary."

The three men nod in unison. Danny and Chin go back to their paperwork, but Steve's eyes are stuck on me for a brief second and I wonder if he thinks I'm lying or something.

"Do you want me to go with you?" he asks all of a sudden, and the boys heads snaps towards me, us.

"Oh, what?"

"I can give you a ride if you want," he continues, "and stay during the uh… thing. Whatever the doctor will do."

In fact, today was my second ultrasound. This got me a little nervous because I was going to find out the sex, though according to that forsaken fortune teller I was having a girl. I still want to confirm it.

I should say no but my heart does not allow me to do so, seeing as he's sort of hopeful I'll say yes.

"Sure, that'd be great."

And Danny smiles widely, and so does Chin knowing this will be the first time Steve is part of my baby's life.

I don't think I could regret this, not even for a minute.

Steve is careful to ride slower than usual on our way to the doctor's office. Sure, he's worried that if he drives his usual speed something might go terribly wrong. How sweet of him.

We sat in the waiting room for my name to be called. God, I could feel that my palms were sweating and my heart beating faster than usual. I knew Dr. O'Reilly was going to ask me who Steve was and I wasn't even sure if I could lie to her since I guess in my last appointment I kind of told her the name of my baby's father was Steve. Clearly I never thought he was going to come here with me.

"Mrs. Kalakaua?" a nurse calls me and I get up quickly, Steve does the same purely by instinct and we both stand in front of the woman who stares at me first and then to him. "Is he coming in?"

"I… don't know. Can I?" he asks, and sort of I pray for her to say no.

"If she lets you, I don't think that'll be a problem?"

Hard question.

"I… yeah, sure." I have no willpower.

I walk in followed closely by Steve. Dr. O'Reilly smiles at me as we greet, her eyes moving immediately to him.

"Hi, Steve McGarrett," they shake hands and I ignore the glare she's sending me. "We…"

"Work together, I know," she finishes "Kono has mentioned you several times."

"Really?" he looks at me and I smile shyly, looking at my sweaty hands.

"So, let's do this shall we?" the doctor interrupts, seeing how very uncomfortable I was. Bless her.

I sit on the gurney and the doctor proceeds to put that cold jelly on my baby bump. I instinctively grab Steve's hand, to which he gives light squeeze. I hear the baby's heart beat and Steve looks at the screen before me in awe. He's so fascinated by the sound, so wrapped up in his own world that I cannot help but smile in contempt.

"Are you ready to know the sex?" Dr. O'Reilly asks, and I nod slowly. "Okay, then, let's see…" she stares at the screen, after a brief second she turns around and smiles, "Well, congratulations, it's a girl!"

He smiles. He truly smiles, as if he feels like he was the lucky man screaming to the world that his baby was a girl. Technically he was, he just didn't know. And the way he kisses my knuckles and caresses my hair makes me feel all funny inside, like butterflies in my stomach (just like the first time I saw him at the beach) and some all too familiar feeling. Then this bubble of joy explodes in my face when his phone rings.

"Hello?" he whispers and moves away from me a little, to get more privacy in the small space that it is this office, "Hey baby."

I sigh heavily and Dr. O'Reilly gives me small pat on my shoulder, probably to show me how sorry she was. Yeah, me too.

"Stacie, would you please calm down?" he whispers, though I can still hear him, "I'll be there soon, just relax… yes, I know. I'm sorry…. okay, I'll be there. Bye," he hangs up and moves to where I am sitting, a sad look on his handsome face.

"Is everything alright?"

"Yeah. No. Today was the wedding cake tasting," he explains "I forgot, now Stacie wants to kill me."

"Oh God, I'm sorry…"

"No, it's not your fault."

"If I hadn't dragged you into this.."

"You didn't drag me. I wanted to come and I don't regret any minute of it," he assures me.

"I can talk to her if you want".

"Nah, it will go away. She never stays mad for too long."

Then something tells me eventually she will.

TBC

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