"He's a cold-hearted snake
Look into his eyes"
Cold Hearted- Santana (Glee)
I am currently unbeta'd so please excuse my errors.
(Steve's POV)
It was close to 5am when Liam began to cry in his bassinet. Marissa stirred in my arms groaning as she got up.
"Hey I got him. Get some more sleep" I said kissing her cheek
"Thank you" She mumbled before rolling out of my grasp.
Liam had kicked off his blankets and was flinging his arms and legs around unhappy that it took so long to pick him up. I picked him up along with a diaper and headed downstairs so everyone could sleep.
Liam continued to cry as I heated up his bottle even as if patted his back and rocked him back in forth. In 2 months he had grown longer and his eyes were starting to take on the same shade as mine. He eagerly sucked on his bottle as I held him watching the sun come up over the horizon.
My mom had came down a few minutes later and sat down in silence.
"I remember when you and Mary were that age?" she said looking at Liam in my arms.
"I remember you bringing Mary home when she was just born." I replied
"You wanted to hold her so bad." My mom said with a smile.
I laughed in memory and thought about how much I wanted to hold my own kids after they were born.
"I can stay up with him. I know you had a long night" My mother offered.
"I am fine. This is the first time in a while that I am actually able to hold him without a call interrupting." I replied adjusting Liam so I could burp him.
"Any new leads on Wo Fat?" she asked.
"Nothing yet. But I am still looking." I answered getting up and setting my son in my mothers' awaiting arms.
I knew she wanted to hold him. Her smile was just liked how if remembered it as a kid warm, kind. I wanted to remember the woman I knew as a child not the woman who had faked her own death and abandoned Mary and I when we needed her most.
"I need a favor." I stated.
"Sure whatever you need" she replied stroking Liam's small face.
"I want to take Marissa out tonight and I was wondering if you could watch the kids." I ask.
"Steve, that's not a problem at all." She replied with a smile.
A few hours later Marissa and the kids were awake. It was Sunday and it was the first day I have had officially off in weeks.
Marissa was in the kitchen helping the kids make breakfast. Lily stood in front of her mother on a chair mixing a bowl of pancake mix while Ty sat on the counter pouring blueberries into the batter.
"Hey what's going on?" I asked helping Ty get down from the counter.
"We are making breakfast." Ty replied.
"Smells good" I say wrapping my arms around my wife's waist and kissing the side of her neck.
After Lily was done with her part Marissa helped her off the chair before she scurried to go find her brother.
Marissa pulled out of my grasp and went to the frying pan to get start breakfast. She wanted to talk but with work getting in the way I never got the chance. Around the kids and my mother she would acknowledge my affection but when it was just the two of us she would pull away. Except when we slept she would sleep facing away from me but sometime in the middle of the night she would end up with her legs intertwined with mine and her head on my chest.
"Babe, I was thinking we could go out tonight and maybe talk" I said leaning against the counter next to her.
"What about the kids?" she asked flipping another pancake over.
"My mom can watch them. Look I know I owe you more than just a dinner for what has been going on in the last couple of weeks but please let's just go out and we will talk." I answer.
"Fine but maybe you should call Danny to come help your mother watch the kids" Marissa retorted.
"Why does she need Danny here? She is capable of handling them on her own." I asked.
"I would just feel better if he was." Marissa answered back.
"Look I can have HPD sit outside if that would make you feel better." I say.
"Never mind, if am just nervous about leaving them with someone they really don't know." Marissa replies turning to face me.
"I understand. But my mom will be fine and we will only be gone a couple of hours." I argue.
I took Ty out to play some football while the girls stayed in and took care of Liam.
"Hey dad, does Aunt Mary know about Grandma?" Ty asked.
"Not yet." I answer.
"Dad can we go to the movies tonight, please" Ty begged.
"I am taking mom out to dinner tonight." I answer.
"Can we go tomorrow?" Ty asked.
"I will make you a deal you help your grandma with your brother and sister tonight and if will take you tomorrow night." I offer.
"Okay, can mom and Lily come to?" Ty asked.
"We will see how mom feels okay" I reply.
Nodding his head in agreement we continued to play until the sun went down.
Marissa was already downstairs running through how to take care of the kids.
"I think we will be okay" My mother reassured her.
"If you need anything just call" Marissa replied grabbing her purse off the floor.
We both kissed all three kids good bye and headed out.
There is a restaurant right off the beach that Marissa loved. They played music from a juke box and had one of the best steaks on the island.
'Marissa looked stunning in the peach colored spaghetti strapped dress she wore. Her curves were defined and it contrasted well with her light tanned skin.
We were quickly sat at one of the back patio tables when we arrived. The waitress took our drink orders before leaving us a few minutes to decide.
"I want to know why you had to go?" Marissa asked not taking her eyes off the menu.
"I thought it was the right thing to do. I wanted to put an end to the Shelburne mystery and Joe was finally giving me the chance to do so." I answer.
"You didn't have to do anything. You couldn't let it go. I don't have to except the fact when you want to go on crazy missions any more, Steve. You are not in the Navy. I was really hoping with this new job the kids would get their dad back and I would have a husband." Marissa retorted.
The waitress came back with our drinks and quickly took our order.
"What is that supposed to mean?" I asked keeping my temper in check since we were out in public.
"I knew what I was getting into when I married you and I didn't care because I love you. But damn it Steve, you can't just make a decision and expect me to be on board with it" Marissa shot back.
"I had to find out why Wo Fat wanted Shelburne so bad. My mom is the key in taking him down once and for all." I answered.
"I am glad you found your mother. I really am but I need you to understand that I needed you and still need you. I know Lori is gone but when I am at home I can still picture her coming into our house. I have nightmares that she takes you and the kids away from me. "She whimpered out as tears came down her face.
"Hey look at me. I am not going anywhere and when I left I felt guilty the whole time. Joe picked a hell of a time to tell me where Shelburne was and I took off. I am sorry for that but I am not going anywhere Marissa. I am here." I whisper taking her hand and kissing the back of it.
"One more thing. I want to come back to work." Marissa said wiping her eyes.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" I asked.
"I love being at home with the kids but I need to be in the grown up world." She replied.
"When?" I asked.
"Tuesday. I have Liam's doctor appointment tomorrow." She stated.
Dinner was spent laughing and singing along to the old songs we knew on the juke box. Marissa seemed more at ease and it was nice to enjoy a moment alone with her. We were heading towards my truck when we heard a gunshot of off in the little jewelry store few businesses down. Quickly unlocking my truck and grabbing my extra gun Marissa and I headed towards the building.
Marissa was on the phone with HPD as I cleared the front room. As I moved closer towards the back I say a man with a gunshot wound to the chest. I checked his pulse as Marissa made her way in.
"HPD is on their way. Is he gone?" she asked.
"He is gone. Did you call the team?" I asked.
"Yeah they should be on their way." Marissa answered.
Fifteen minutes later Danny and Chin showed up.
"Hey shouldn't you be at home on bed rest?" Danny asked walking on the scene.
"I am fine Danny." Marissa replied.
"So what happened here?" Chin asked.
"Single gunshot victim in the back room. Looks like the robbers came in and took what they wanted and the owner caught them." I stated.
"And this is why they pay you the big bucks." Danny retorted.
"Did you two see anything?" Chin asked.
"No we heard the shot but didn't see anyone come out the front. I figured they probably went out the back door so no one would see them." Marissa answered.
"Chin, check and see if there is any surveillance cameras out back." I ordered
"Got it, Brah" Chin replied leaving the group.
"These guys are stupid. Why leave a diamond necklace behind?" Danny asked holding up a heart shaped diamond necklace.
"Owner must have had made his presence known before they could grab it." Marissa stated.
"Let's get CSU in here to dust for finger prints. And let's get the body to Max." I order.
Marissa was talking to HPD when Danny came up to me.
"She is looking good. But I am sure this is not how either one of you thought this night would end" Danny stated.
"She wants to come back to work" I reply.
"Well she picked a hell of a night to do it. Who is with your kids?" Danny asked.
"My mom" I reply.
"Marissa left them with your mother? I am surprised. I mean I barely know the woman and you are okay with her watching your kids unattended." Danny began to ramble.
"Just shut up Danny." I reply in frustration.
"There are only two cameras out back. None of them got a good shot of their faces. Typical robbery clothing which contains all black attire. Maybe CSU can get a better hit." Chin interrupted.
"Hey I talked to some of the other owners and they said there has been a couple of kids who looked like they were casing the place." Marissa added in.
"Kids these days, I swear to you they only get worse as each generation comes." Danny rambled.
"Alright, I am taking Marissa home and I am going to change. I will meet you guys at HQ in 30 minutes" I say wrapping my arm around Marissa's shoulder.
"Steve, I want to help" she argues when I open my truck door for her
"Let's go change." I reply putting my truck into gear.
(Marissa's POV)
The drive back home was quiet and peaceful. I was glad to finally get to talk to Steve about him leaving to Japan. I was still upset but I would forgive him.
All three kids were tucked away into bed when we got back.
"Hey how was dinner?" Doris asked.
"It was fine until we stumbled across a case." I replied.
"Thank you for watching them" I say.
"It's not a problem at all. All three are angels. If you want I can watch them until the case gets solved." Doris replied.
Thanking her again I headed up to change. Steve and I made sure to tuck in the kids before leaving.
At HQ Kono was working on the smart table.
"Hey welcome back" she greeted.
"Thanks I missed this place" I reply with a smile.
"What do you got for us Kono?" Steve asked.
"CSU found some finger prints on the glass cases. But unless the owner wiped down the cases every night before closing I am not sure how much help that's going to be." Kono ran through.
"Anything on the owner?" I asked.
"Owner is Jai Himolai, owned the Kawali jewelry store for over 30 years. His wife passed away 10 years ago and their only daughter is in New York." Chin stepped in.
"Have CSU run the prints through the database and see if they get a hit. Tell them they could possibly be looking for someone with a juvei record. If it was kids they are going to be looking for somewhere to get rid of the stuff. Have HPD check in with local pawn shops and see if they got any new inventory." Steve ordered.
"In the meantime see if the cameras from the store got a good look at any of the kids lurking around." Steve said.
"I have HPD doing a 10 block radius search. If they are on foot they couldn't have gotten too far" Chin added.
"Good. Now let's go through the Owners financials and check and see if he had any employees." Steve directed.
"Pulling up his financials Himolai had two employees. A woman named Gracelyn Hama and man named Jason Kilwaini." Kono said.
"Can you pull up their drivers licenses?" I asked.
"Gracelyn is not even on the island. But look Jason doesn't have a license but he does have a juvi record. Jason is 17 years old." Kono ran through.
"Maybe it was an inside job. The kid isn't making enough money fast enough and decides to rip off his boss. I mean clearly this kid has the access." Danny said.
"Good point." I reply.
"Okay, Danny and I will talk to Jason. See what else CSU finds. "Steve said as Danny and he headed out.
It was close to 2am when we decided it was time to call it a night. Steve and I headed home and went straight to bed.
(Steve's POV)
Danny had called the next morning with some new intel on our case. Jason the kid we talked to last night was caught trying to pawn some of the jewelry that was stolen. HPD had picked him up and he was ready for us to question.
Jason was sitting with a lawyer when Danny and I arrived.
"You lied to us Jason. What do you know about the break in?" I questioned.
Jason stayed quiet.
"Come one kid you are looking adult charges. Just tell us who your friends that helped you." Danny tried to reason.
"You killed your boss. He is dead and you could be looking at murder charges. I know you didn't pull the trigger so tell us who did." I coax.
"We didn't mean for that to happen. We were supposed to just take the stuff and split it. My parents are hurting for money and me working there wasn't enough. I just needed the money. I didn't want him to get hurt. He was supposed to be at home already when we went but I guess he was still doing inventory." Jason sobbed.
"Just give us their names Jason." Danny ordered.
"Sang and Sing Hilamnio. I go to school with them." Jason stated writing down their address.
The team suited up and grabbed the two brothers. Both still had the jewelry with them and the murder weapon. Danno booked them and the team called it a day.
Marissa and I decided to take Tyler and Lily out to see the movie Wreck-It Ralf while my mom watched Liam. The kids were happy and reenacting their favorite scenes as we drove home. Both kids had crashed out when we got home with Marissa and I not too far behind.
Sorry for the wait. Hopefully it meets your expectations. This one is kind of a filler but it needed to be added. Please read & review :)