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This is my first Hawaii Five-0 fic. I have plans for this to be around 10-15 chapters. I hope you enjoy it!

Steve woke up during the middle of the night after hearing whimpers. He looked down at Serenity. She was still sound asleep, not making a sound. It must be Willow.

Careful to not wake up Serenity, Steve quietly stood up. With one last glance at the sleeping form of the twelve-year-old girl, he headed down to the spare bedroom.

Willow was kicking and moving her arms as she whimpered. Steve placed a hand on her shoulder. "Willow! Willow, honey, wake up, it's just a dream."

It took a few moments for Willow to wake up. When she did, she immediately cowered at the sight of Steve. "Don't hurt me," she pleaded.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, Willow. You're safe, okay?"

Willow nodded. "I had a bad dream."

"Steve?" A voice came from the door. "Why did you leave?"

"Your sister had a nightmare," he explained.

Serenity nodded. "She gets them a lot."

"And how does she go back to sleep?"

Serenity shrugged. "She'll just cry herself to sleep. It could take ten minutes or even a half hour."

Steve sighed, looking sadly at Willow. Her blond hair was going in all different directions as she allowed some tears to make their way down her cheeks.

"What do you say we take her back to my room with us?" Steve asked.

Serenity nodded. "If she's with people, she'll probably fall asleep faster."

"Willow, I'm gonna take you back to my room, alright?"

Willow nodded, feeling Steve lift her up.

In just a minute, Serenity and Willow were on either side of Steve. The Navy SEAL would never have guessed that he would ever have taken in two little girls, never mind comfort them.

Two weeks had gone by since Steve had first taken Willow and Serenity in. He had spoken with the governor about adoption and she had the process sped up for him. But there were requirements. First, there would be a social service worker that would come and review things. Second, the girls had to have a proper education. That step had been taken care of since they were already in the Honolulu school system. The next step was the girls had to receive care from a child psychiatrist because of their traumatic upbringing.

Today was the day a social service worker would be coming to their house. Steve had made sure that everything was in order to make a good impression. The girls were very nervous, and Steve had to admit that he was, too.

When the doorbell rang, Steve rushed to answer it, not wanting to keep the social worker waiting. A woman in her late forties with a file in her hand introduced herself as Caroline.

"Come in," Steve said. "This is Serenity and this is Willow."

"Hello," Caroline said with a nod.

"Hi," the girls replied in unison.

"Okay, so I'm going to talk to all three of you seperately and then go on a tour of the house," Caroline explained. "Willow, can you show me your room?"

Willow looked at Steve who smiled in encouragement. The seven-year-old looked back at Caroline and said, "Yes."

Willow brought Caroline to her room. She winced as Caroline closed the door, knowing that Steve was downstairs. She was, in her mind, far away from his protection.

"I'm going to ask you a few questions, Willow," the social worker stated. "Why don't we have a seat?"

Willow sat on her bed and Caroline sat on a chair beside a desk.

"How old are you, Willow?"

"Seven," the girl replied proudly.

"And what grade are you in?"

"I'm in second grade and I'm very smart."

Caroline smiled. "Do you like living with Steve?"

Willow nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, Steve's awesome! Can I tell you something?"

"Of course."

"In my head, I call Steve 'Daddy,'" Willow whispered. "When I talk about him, can I say Daddy?"

"Absolutely."

That brought a smile to Willow's face.

"So you feel comfortable here?" Caroline questioned.

"Yes."

"Is this better than living with your parents?"

Willow looked like she was going to cry when her real parents were mentioned, so Caroline quickly said, "Never mind. Are there other people who come here a lot?"

"Yeah, there's Auntie Mary. She's Daddy's sister. Then there's Auntie Kono. She's not really my aunt by I call her that, just like Uncle Chin and Uncle Danny. Uncle Danny's daughter Grace is like my cousin and she's my best friend. And there's Cath, Daddy's girlfriend. She's like a mommy."

"It sounds like you're very happy here, Willow," Caroline commented.

"I am. So does this mean I get to stay with Daddy?"

"I'm pretty sure."

A few minutes later, Caroline was having a similar conversation in Serenity's room.

"How old are you, Serenity?"

"Don't you have that in your file?"

"Yes, but it's standard procedure."

"I'm twelve. And you're probably going to ask what grade I'm in. I'm in seventh grade."

Caroline nodded. "Now on to the stuff I don't have on my file. Do you like living here?"

"Very much. I consider Steve my dad."

"Your sister told me about your extended family. How do you feel about Mary?"

"She's like an older sister and an aunt at the same time. She can be really cool at times, and then there are times when she knows she has to be strict."

"And Kono?" Caroline asked.

"The same way as Mary."

"How about Chin and Danny?"

"They're really cool, too."

"And Grace?"

"She's basically my cousin."

Caroline nodded, all the while taking down notes. "And what about Steve's girlfriend?"

Serenity was silent for a few moments before saying, "Catherine? She's...well, I don't really care for her, but Willow likes her, so I don't complain. But that doesn't change anything, does it?"

Caroline shook her head. "No. How is this in comparison to how you used to live with your biological parents?"

Serenity paused. "Umm...I don't really want to talk about them."

"That's understandable. Now, I'm going to talk to Steve."

"So you're a Navy SEAL, correct?"

Steve nodded, feeling awkward. "Yes, but now I'm working as a cop. I work for the governor's task force."

"That's how you met Serenity and Willow?"

"Yes."

"From what I've heard from them, you're doing a very good job."

"Oh. Thank you," Steve answered, yet again awkwardly.

Caroline smiled. "I can tell you're worried, but you have no need to be. Serenity just told me that she considers you as her dad. Willow told me she calls you Daddy in her head."

Steve couldn't believe that. "Really?"

Caroline nodded. "It's true. But I have one concern."

Steve tensed. "Oh."

"I'm sorry, I made that sound worse that it is. Actually, it's to do with your girlfriend."

Steve nodded, not liking where this was going.

"Willow really likes her. She told me, and I quote her, 'She's like a mommy.'"

That took away a little of Steve's tenseness. "Then I don't understand. How is this a concern?"

Caroline sighed. "Well, Serenity doesn't really like her."

Steve put his head in his hands. "Oh, no."

"I'm sure it can be easily addressed. I'd suggest taking the girls to see a child psychiatrist. They both are having problems with their past, and it would also be a good time to bring up Catherine. I have a list of doctors you could go to, but I definitely recommend Dr. Harrison. He just graduated from college, so he knows the most recent developments in pediatric psychiatry. Since he has opened an office a few months ago, there have been nothing but positive comments from people."

With a nod, Steve said, "Okay. Thank you very much."

"Of course. And I would schedule appointments immediately. Dr. Harrison is currently accepting new patients."

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