Hey Em, sorry for leaving but I got called into work and I didn't want to wake you and Oz so I quietly left. I'll try and stop round later, if not I'll give you a call. Don't hesitate to call if you guys need anything – Steve.
Emma looked at the note that Steve had left for her this morning and couldn't help but smile; there was something about him that she just couldn't put her fingers on but whatever it was she liked it. Which is why she was going to figure out to make up the last few days to him but whilst she was in the middle of that she was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell going off. Getting up, she walked over to the door and was surprised to see that it was Rachel and Grace at the door. "Rach, Grace? What brings you over?"
"Danny called this morning and told us what happened, so we decided to come over and see how the two of you are doing," Rachel stated as Emma let them both in and as she did Grace came and hugged her waist.
"I'm really sorry that Oz was sick Aunt Emma, I made him a card!" Grace said as she held up a homemade card up to Emma.
"Wow Grace! That is so beautiful and it was so nice of you to do that, Oz is going to love it. He's in the living room if you want to join him." Emma said and immediately the young girl went off the in the direction of the living room, she honestly didn't know how her brother manage to have such a wonderful daughter who was the walking personification of optimism – it must be down to Rachel.
"You could have called me last night, I would have been there at the hospital." Rachel said as she waited until Grace had left to hug Emma.
Emma smiled; despite Rachel and Danny getting divorced she was still close with her former sister in law, Rachel was the big sister that she never had. "I know Rachel, it's just that I didn't call anyone and have them worry until I knew what we were dealing with and by then I was so caught up in what was going on with Harry and the doctors to call anyone. Which reminds me, I have to call my parents later on, if Danny tells them before I get a chance to then my mom will kill me…"
"Well we're very glad to hear that the tests came back negative, when Danny said that they thought it might meningitis, I felt so scared for you both. But how is Harry doing?" Rachel asked as the two women made their way into the living room and sat down on the couch, where Grace was playing with Harry whilst they had the tv on
"Better, he's up and moving around not to mention finally sleeping through the night again the medication we got at the hospital is definitely working, which means I'm definitely finding a new pediatrician before Harry and I both go back to preschool and work next week." Emma noted with a sigh, it was another thing to add to her very long to do list.
"But how are you doing? All of this can't be easy for you." Rachel asked.
"Honestly I'm exhausted and I feel like I've aged five years in the last few months but being here in Hawaii is helping me to relax more, I don't feel completely overwhelmed and my bosses have been really good about everything and then there's Steve. He's been great about everything." Emma stated and then proceeded to bit her lip when Rachel gave a confused looked and Emma knew that she was five seconds from putting it all together. "Did I forget to mention that I'm kind of seeing Steve?"
"Steve? As in Danny's partner Steve McGarrett?" Rachel questioned and by the one of her voice, it was obvious that she was very impressed and the humour was caught very easily by Rachel's english accent.
Emma found herself being unable to stop herself from laughing at the situation as it wasn't the Steve issue that was the most concerning part it was the fact that he was Danny's partner that was the big issue. "One in the same and I know it was a big no no considering he's Danny's partner but there was something about Steve and I just couldn't help myself and apparently he feels the same way."
"Does Danny know about this?"
"As far as I know he doesn't but I suspect that he does, last night I left him and Steve together so I could be with Harry when the doctors were performing tests, when I came back I heard shouting and then they pretended everything was fine. Sweet of them to pretend that everything's fine while I was in a middle of a crisis and having a mental breakdown but I'm not stupid…" Emma noted with a smug smile, she was really looking forward to having a conversation with Danny about her relationship with Steve. It was going o be very interesting not to mention she was certain that there was going to be a lot of raised voices.
"I'm glad that your seeing some Emma, it's clear by your face that Steve makes you happy, you deserve to be happy." Rachel noted as she squeezed Emma's hand.
"He does. When I was back in New York and Danny was telling me about Steve, I was expecting someone see and whilst he does fit some of my brother's wild description he's a really good man. I can't really explain but Steve is just wonderful… You know he knows everything? He knows about George, Olly, Matt and most of the crazy stuff that's in my life has come out and he's still here. All of that add to the fact I'm a single parent with a small child would have sent a grown man running for the hills but not Steve, it makes him more determined to stay." Emma replied as she couldn't help but smile as she spoke about Steve, even though she couldn't exactly put what she liked about Steve and how she felt about him into one comprehendible sentence Emma knew Rachel understood.
Rachel raised one eyebrow in surprise. "Very impressive. That means Danny won't be able to scare him off."
"Doesn't mean he won't try… "