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Chapter 4

Three years later

Lily and Steve had been living together four eight years now. Allie is seven and Liv is four and the two of them loved their little girls to bits. However, things in their personal lives had been put on the back burner. They had just been so focused on their careers and when they were both at home, it was just focused on the kids.

Steve had completed half of his Seal training and was about to start going on missions. Lily was happy for him, he had accomplished what he had wanted to do from the day that he joined the Naval Academy. However, Lily didn't like the distance, and now as a Seal he would be away for even longer periods of time and be home for shorter periods. She didn't know what to do, she loved Steve but she didn't think that she could live with him being away so much.

Lily drove to pick her girls up from school. "Hi girls, how was school."

"Mama, I got a ninety on my spelling test and an eighty-five on my vocabulary." Allie said excited. She was now in the second grade.

"That's great, baby. What about you, Ollie, how was school?"

"It was o.k."

"Just o.k.?" Lily saw the look on her daughter's face and knew that something was wrong. "What's wrong, sweetie?"

"During circle time we had to talk about our mommies and daddies and I missed daddy." She said with tears in her eyes.

"Oh, sweetie, he misses you and your sissy so much too. There isn't a day that he doesn't think about you two. I'll tell you what, tonight, we'll call daddy and see how he is and when he's coming home, o.k.?"

"O.k." The young girl said getting perked up.

Steve had just come out of his shower from a grueling training session and he was tired. He reached under his pillow and took out a picture. It was of him, Lily, Allie and Livy. He missed them everyday that he was away but he had to remind himself why he was doing this. At first it was just to serve his country but now it was to keep his family safe, to keep his girls safe. Steve felt his phone vibrating and smiled when he saw that it was Lily. "Hey, Lils. What's going on?"

"Nothing much just working and taking care of the kids. You know the usual."

"Yeah. I miss you girls."

"We miss you too. So much. Actually the girls really want to talk to you. You up for that?"

"Absolutely. Let me talk to my munchkins."

Lily yelled for the girls to come to the phone and he grinned when he heard little feet pitter pattering down the hallway. "Hi, daddy!" both girls yelled into the phone and then they started speaking rapid fire and Steve only heard bits and pieces of both of their conversations but he couldn't help but smile.

"Woah, girls, slow down otherwise daddy can't understand you." Lily said.

"Lils, that's o.k. I want to hear what they have to say."

They each told him about school and their friends. "Daddy, I'm getting all A's this semester except for vocabulary. And my best friend Maddie is having a birthday party where we're going to go ice skating."

"That's great, Allie cat. What about you, mouse, what's going on with you?"

"Mommy took me to the petting zoo with Ava and Lauren and their mommies. And I really liked it. And I really like my art and crafts. I made you a lot of stuff. I can't wait to show you, daddy!"

"I can't wait to see them."

"Daddy, when are you coming home?" Allie asked.

"In a couple of weeks, Allie cat."

"McGarrett, let's go." Freddy said.

"I have to go now, but I will see you girls soon. I just want you to know that I love you girls and I can't wait to tell you that in person. Just wait 'til I get home, I'm going to hug and kiss you guys all over your cute little faces." This caused the girls to gigle.

"Say bye to daddy." Lily said.

"Love you, daddy." Both girls said.

"Now give him a kiss." Both girls made kissing noises.

"Hey, Steve, I'll see you girls when you get home."

"Yeah, Lils. I love you."

"I love you too."

Lily sighed when she hung up. Even though they said they loved each other, she could feel it in her heart that it didn't feel the same as behind.

Two months later

Steve walked into the house and didn't find his girls anywhere in the house. He looked outside and saw them playing at the park that was only a few feet away from their backyard. He couldn't help but smile when he saw his daughters laughing along with Lily while they were playing basketball.

As he walked over to them, Allie saw him and yelled, "DADDY!" She ran to him with Liv chasing behind her. He picked both of his girls up and hugged them tightly. "We missed you, daddy!"

"I missed you too. I love you girls. Hey, Lils." he said when she approached them.

"Hey, yourself."

"Daddy, don't leave again." Liv said.

"I wish I didn't have to, but it's my job, Livy. But I would much rather be spending time with you and your sister and mommy."

"Daddy, let's play basketball."

Later that night, after Steve took the girls to a movie and they ate dinner, they finally managed to tuck the girls into bed. "So how is training going?"

"It's hard but this is my life, this is my dream."

"I know." she said looking down.

"Hey, what's going on?"

"I just wish you were here more."

"I know. I wish I was too."

"I always miss you when you're away."

Steve hugged her tightly and then he said, "I love you."

"I love you too."

"Marry me."

"What?"

"Marry me." Steve said showing her the ring his father gave him three years ago.