"This is getting ridiculous," Serenity proclaimed as she finished her English homework.

"What, are your teachers giving you more work or something?" Steve asked, looking at the pile of books in front of his daughter. Serenity was in her freshman year of high school (yeah, his little girl was in high school already) and there had been an increase in homework since eighth grade.

"No, you're getting ridiculous," Serenity corrected, shaking her head and adding a roll of her eyes for emphasis.

Steve looked confused. "Me? How am I getting ridiculous, Serenity?"

"You're being so paranoid, Dad."

"How am I being paranoid?"

Serenity sent him a look that basically asked if he was serious. "You don't know how you're being paranoid? Are you kidding me? You're watching me do my homework!"

"Until we find Meredith and Rick, I'm doing everything I can to make sure you're safe," Steve explained.

"Dad, I really don't think they're going to try to kidnap me when I'm within a ten mile radius of a Navy SEAL! Go watch Willow."

"She's with your mom."

Serenity sighed. "Like I said, this is getting ridiculous."

Suddenly the sound of crying reached their ears.

"John's awake. Go make sure he's okay." When Steve made no move to leave, Serenity said, "Go!"

"I'm the parent here. I don't have to listen to you."

"Johnny's crying! Go make sure he's okay!"

Steve rose to his feet. "I'll be right back." He turned to leave.

"I'm sure you will be," Serenity muttered as she opened her algebra textbook.

True to his word, Steve was back not even a minute later with John in his arms. "I'm back," he announced.

"I can see that. Look, can you at least find something to do so you don't distract me?"

"Are you trying to get rid of me?"

"Yeah, and you're not taking the hint. Oh, wait. Maybe you can help me with my homework."

"So whenever you need anything, you can talk to me. But when we're in public, you can't be seen with me?"

"Because it's so embarrassing to be seen with your parents in public!" Serenity exclaimed, her tone trying to tell her dad that what she was saying was obvious.

"I thought I was a cool dad."

Serenity shook her head. "I don't know where you came up with that. Anyway, how am I supposed to graph absolute value inequalities?" She turned the textbook so her dad could see it.

Steve stared blankly at the first problem on the page. "I can't think of a time you're going to use this is real life."

"This is so pointless!"

"Hold on." Steve thought he heard something from outside. He listened for another minute, but he couldn't hear anything else. Serenity's right. I'm being paranoid. "Never mind."

"So can you write a note saying I didn't understand-" Serenity stopped in the middle of the sentence. She could've sworn she heard something from outside. "Did you hear that?"

It didn't take long until Catherine was running upstairs to Serenity's room, Willow right behind her. "Tell me I'm not hearing things."

Steve handed John to Catherine and pushed the blinds away to look out the window. At first he only saw a shadow, but soon the person casting the shadow could be seen. Aa man had a cell phone pressed against his ear; what they all heard must have been the phone ringing.

"I'll be back soon. Stay here," Steve said, quickly exiting the room. He stopped to pick up his gun before heading outside.

Steve stepped outside, slowly walking to where he saw the man. Soon he could hear a voice, someone talking on the phone.

"I already told you, Meredith...I should be able to grab them...probably ten minutes...I'll see you soon."

The voice stopped, meaning the conversation was over. Steve continued to walk towards the area where the voice had been coming from. It didn't take long before he could see the back of the man.

"Turn around. Slowly," he demanded in a low voice.

The man only stopped to look over his shoulder before he began to run. Steve immediately took off after him until he had him cornered at the back of the house.

"You're Rick Townsend," Steve concluded, recognizing him from the investigation Five-0 was conducting on the Townsends. "What are you doing here?" Right now Steve was a father first, cop second.

Rick had a knife in his hand. He started to run forward with the blade in Steve's direction.

Steve's training kicked in as he grabbed Rick's arm twisted it back, taking the knife from his hand. "I asked you a question. What are you doing here?" he asked slowly.

"Give me the girls," Rick said as he struggled to free himself, but it was no use against the SEAL. "Then I'll leave."

Steve laughed, though there was hardly any humor. "You really think I'm going to let you take my daughters? Where did you get that idea from?"

"They're not yours!" Rick exclaimed angrily. "They're Devin and Wendy's kids-"

"No, they're not," Steve interrupted as he slammed Rick against the ground and held his hands behind his back.

Meanwhile, everyone inside could hear the sound of yelling coming from outside. Catherine handed John to Serenity and instructed the girls to stay where they were. She quickly went downstairs so she could see more clearly from the window facing the back of the house. As soon as she saw Steve holding the intruder against the ground, Catherine picked up the phone and called for HPD back up.

"Why are the police coming?" Willow asked timidly a few minutes later when the sound of a siren could be heard coming down the street.

"Dad caught the bad guy and they need to take him to the station," Serenity explained in child-friendly terms.

"Daddy caught him? So the bad guy can't hurt us?"

Serenity nodded. "Yeah."

Willow was silent for a moment, clearly thinking something over. A worried look came over her face.

"Is something wrong?" Serenity asked, looking at her little sister with concern.

Willow turned to face her with nervous eyes. "Do you think...do you think it was Rick?" She whispered the last part as if she was afraid to say this.

Serenity shrugged. She considered that possibilty, and it most likely was the truth. "I'm not sure, Willow." She realized that if it was Rick, he had found out where they lived. That meant Meredith didn't just have their phone number and she didn't just know who her parents were. Meredith and Rick knew where they lived.

For the first time, Serenity realized just how much danger she and her sister actually were in.