CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
Title: "Salvation: Forever and Always: Elusive Dreams – PART III"
Author: Michelle Heath
Rating: MA for adult situations and language
Summary: Story #9 in the Salvation series. The bonds of family bring the Five-0 ohana even closer.
Disclaimer: I so do not own Hawaii Five-0; unfortunately! All original characters are the property of the author!
Date Written: November 18, 2012
(Sam walks in the front door at 1902 hours and barely has time to lay her briefcase and cover on a chair in the living room before Emily is barreling toward her at full speed. Bending down to scoop her laughing daughter up into her arms and a hug, Sam laughs in delight when the baby wraps her little arms around her mother's neck and plants a kiss on her cheek. Sam takes a moment to close her eyes, breathe in Emily's sweet baby scent and enjoy the sensation of her baby's silky hair against her cheek, and, when she opens her eyes again, feels a surge of strong, powerful love flow through her when she sees her tall, dark, and extremely sexy husband standing only inches away.)
"Hey."
"Hey. Steve, I. ."
"Hold up, Sam. As soon you and I have changed, we're dropping Emily off and then going out to dinner. We are going to have that talk you mentioned earlier, but we're going to wait until after we've had some 'us' time. 'Kay?"
"Absolutely. I can be ready in ten minutes."
"Okay, then, let's go get dressed. I've already packed Baby Girl's overnight bag so we're good to go once we've changed."
(Sam carries Emily upstairs and quickly double checks the bag Steve packed for the baby while he starts changing. Steve's quick and is already tucking a dress shirt into his pants by the time Sam walks back into their bedroom. Taking Emily from her mother, Steve asks his daughter to pick out a tie for him to wear as Sam laughingly shakes her head and starts to change out of her uniform. Five minutes later, Steve emerges from their walk-in closet with Emily and holding a hangar with one of Sam's little black dresses on it and a deep red silk tie thrown around it. Sam turns from the dresser where she was brushing out her hair and smiles at the two people she loves most.)
"Emily did a good job, Steve; that tie happens to be one of my favorites."
"She also did an excellent job picking out your dress which happens to be one of my favorites. Kid's got good taste."
"Of course, she does; takes after her Daddy and he's a most amazing man."
"Her Mommy's pretty amazing, too; beautiful, smart, sexy . . and the woman I love more than life."
"What did I ever do to deserve you? I am the most blessed woman on the entire planet."
"I'd say we're both blessed, Beautiful."
(And Steve proceeds to kiss Sam ever so sweetly and Emily, not wanting to be left out, tries to kiss both her parents at the same time which has them all laughing. Forty minutes later, Sam and Steve are sitting at their favorite table at La Mer. There is a bottle of Sam's favorite wine chilling beside their table and a beautiful arrangement of peach colored roses and baby's breath surrounds the single white candle in a small hurricane candle holder. Sam is feeling more relaxed than she has in days but is still feeling guilt for the way she behaved with Steve earlier and decides that she really doesn't want to wait to have their talk.)
"Steve, I am so sorry that I slapped you this morning. It doesn't matter what you said to me; I should have never done that, and, if I could take it back, I would."
"Again, Sam, I should have never said what I did to you. Besides, I think what happened is hurting you a lot more than it did me."
"It is hurting me, Steve, because I love you so much! There's no excuse for what I did!"
"Sam, Sweetheart, it's okay. You've had a lot thrown at you lately and you certainly didn't need me interrogating you like a common criminal."
"I wouldn't hurt you for the world, Steve. Do you forgive me?"
"Tell you what, Sam . . How about we forgive each other?"
"Deal."
"Okay. Now, after dinner, Mrs. McGarrett, I was thinking that we could take a romantic stroll on the beach and then I thought we could do something we haven't done in a while."
"Yeah? What?''
"Nope, not gonna tell you. It's a surprise."
(And after a very romantic dinner and walk on the beach near Diamondhead, they return home and Steve tells Sam to wait downstairs so he can make sure her surprise is ready. Puzzled, Sam does what he asks and sits patiently on the sofa. Five minutes later, having left his jacket and tie upstairs, Steve comes back downstairs and grins at Sam as he heads to the kitchen. Thirty seconds later, he comes back into the living room, hands her a bottle of chilled wine and two glasses, sweeps her up into his arms, and heads upstairs. The scent of white gardenias wafts down from the direction of their bedroom and she's beginning to get an idea of what Steve has planned. The moment he steps through the door of their bedroom, a small gasp escapes Sam and she looks around in wonder as he eases his arm from beneath her knees and, once she's standing, takes the wine and glasses from her hands and turns her around to unzip her dress. Sam's eyes take in the many white, gardenia-scented candles sitting around the room providing the only illumination and her heart turns over at the loving gesture. Once Steve has her dress unzipped, he slowly pushes it down and over her hips to puddle at her feet kissing her bare neck and shoulders in the process. Sam's pulse rate kicks up a couple of notches at the touch of his lips on her skin and she can feel him smile as a small shiver passes through her body. Steve's not done, though, and, once he has her clothes off, picks Sam up again and kisses her as he carries her into their bathroom and straight over to the jetted tub which he already has on. A soft sigh escapes Sam as she feels the warm water envelope her in its gentle caress. Opening her eyes, she gasps again when she realizes that there are more candles lighting their bathroom. Steve just shoots her one of his sexy little grins that she loves and steps back into the bedroom only to return a couple of minutes later with the wine bottle in one hand and the glasses in the other and, more importantly, without his clothes. Handing the glasses to Sam, he deftly opens the wine and pours some in both glasses before setting the bottle on the floor and stepping into the tub to sit behind his wife taking one of the glasses in one hand as he pulls her back against his solid chest with the other.)
"I love my surprise, Steve. Thank you."
"You're welcome, Sam, but I'm not through."