A/N: I just want to say thank you to all of you that had read the first chapter. It means a lot! And a special thanks to the people who left a review! it's always nice to know your opinion!

So the adventure continues!

I Hope you enjoy :D

Chapter II

She smiles at him. It's good this simple gesture, feeling his hand on hers and she doesn't want to let it go. She is afraid that if she let go of his hand, she may lost the need and urgency she feels at this moment to be with him. They walk for about ten minutes until they arrive at the building where is her apartment. Surprisingly, she is so sure of herself.

Steve won't back down too, but he stops her when she is trying to find the keys on her purse. And there they are again… Her eyes looking expectantly at him. He cannot resist to that and puts his hand on her face feeling her warm cheek and kisses her again. This time she melts into his embrace. The passion is there, but there is something else in this caress that makes him kisses her over and over, till he felt his lips raw.

"With that maybe I can not be able to find my keys", Catherine whispers.

He grins at her teasing.

"Or maybe it's the alcohol"

She smiles without avoiding blushing, but she doesn't care. There's something else that she has to say to get things straight.

"I'm not that drunk"

And his face is serious.

"Neither am I"

They lock their eyes and they kiss again, this time more briefly.

"C'mon" she says, while gets to the door.

Catherine's Apartment – 00:30 AM

They get lost in each other arms. As soon the apartment's door was closed behind them, Steve grabbed Cath's waist and slammed her, carefully, at the same door.

He raises her arms up to her head, grabbing her wrists in one hand. The other one is exploring her side till it rested on her hip, without never stop kissing her neck. Catherine caresses his leg with one of hers, resting one foot on his butt. She is getting impatient, he can say that by the way she is squirming, trying to release herself from his grip. He smiles at her eagerness and releases her wrists. She takes advantage of her freedom and grabs his face with both of her hands giving him a blow mind kiss that leaves him dizzy.

She takes advantage of that too and changes their positions, leaving him leaning against the door while with her hands, she runs his belly under his shirt. She ends to rip it off, exploring his torso with her teeth. Steve is trying to no not lose his balance and grabs her head, pulling her up to him. They kiss and in a second they land on her bed.

"OH GOD!"

"Uhhh…"

They climax at the same time, which is rare, for both of them. Catherine lowers her head in the crook of his neck, tasting his sweat. Steve is trying to regain his senses grabbing the headboard with one hand while the other is holding Catherine that is on his lap. They are on her bed with no idea how they got there.

Only their breathing could be heard on the bedroom. Steve starts to place small kisses on her neck while he opens his eyes. God, this was awesome, he thinks. And he can't get enough of her skin. Maybe if it was in another time and with another woman, he would prepare himself to take a shower and grab his stuff and go to his house. But something is making him stay.

Catherine enjoys his caresses, tightening her embrace, planting kisses behind his neck without leaving his hair. She doesn't want to think. She just wants to feel his closeness. Maybe in another time she wouldn't be so caring with one night stand guy but… Something is different about Steve. Steve McGarrett. McGarrett. SHIT.

She stops abruptly and looks at him.

"McGarrett… We…"

He can't help but smile with amusement, looking at her flushed skin and then her face that has a slightly worried expression. Alright. It's true. Now that they are aware of everything, having sex may have not been the best decision they made. But, he couldn't have any regret, simply because of what he had felt. And she had felt. That he is sure: she felt something.

"I'm not sorry. Are you?"

She is still looking into his eyes and honestly she says:

"Not at all"

He gave her a lopsided grin.

"I couldn't be… Never... You were amazing..."

And he places a kiss on her nose.

"Very helpful..."

She laughs at that and he captures her lips in a sweet kiss.

"You were incredible", he finally says.

He gave her another kiss, more passionate, and she lost herself in that. Somehow she discovered that night, that Steve has that effect on her too.

Steve lies down on the bed and takes Catherine with him. She places a kiss on his chest, looking more intently to his tattoos which she couldn't stop teasing with her tongue earlier.

"I love your tattoos..."

He grins.

"Hum... I could tell..."

She smiles.

"Well, that was new for me... I didn't know you had tattoos. But, they suit you"

He looks at her and leaves a kiss in the side of her head. He can see that the tiredness is taking a toll on her.

"We could talk about them later, if you want"

"Oh... I want" And she giggles. A sound that has become one of his favorites, since they had met at the bar.

She closes her eyes.

After a moment in a low voice he asks.

"Do you want me to go?"

Sleepily, she takes some time to respond.

"You can stay… For a minute"

He smiles at her answer and looks at her. She is deeply asleep and he knows that is been awhile since he had felt so peaceful.

HPD - One Week Later

She could not decide what was that night… That night was stuck in her mind since it had happen. Because he was so… So different from what she could had expected.

When she woke up the next morning, he was gone. She didn't say anything to him since then. What she could say? The sex was awesome but that's it. And the better thing to do is not to think about it. He didn't say anything to her either. So, everything was just like it has to be. But today it was hard to not think about that night or about him, and she doesn't even know why.

Catherine is on her desk trying to do some paper work that her friend and detective Danny Williams had asked her.

"Catherine, is that's so bad? You are looking at the papers for so long…"

Catherine lifts her head and sees the new officer. Kono started working in HPD for about four months. And she is a great officer and an easy person to talk to.

"Ohhh… No it's just… Today it's not easy to concentrate, you know?"

"I see… Hey, do you like surfing? We can go after work, if don't come up any case"

"Yeah! I'd love that. Thanks!"

As soon as she stops talking someone enters in the room. She looks and sees the cause of her distraction.

He looks at her and gives her a warming smile. Before he goes to Chin's office he passes by her and says.

"Always a pleasure to see you"

He didn't give her any time to answer. He goes, knocks on the door and disappears behind it. Will they have a new case?

Chin's Office

"Hey, man! So maybe we can use your help"

"What else is new?"

"C'mon, Steve. Are you up for it?"

"Yes, of course. But... I'm not working alone, am I?"

Chin smiles at Steve.

"I thought you'd never ask..."

"You know I can't forget a challenge"

Chin opens his door and calls Catherine. And Chin whispers to Steve.

"She's coming. Behave yourself, Steve"

She enters the room and he can't help a smile that creeps up to his face. Since they had sex, he never talked to her or saw her. Too many things have been happening in his life and he didn't want to bother her. But, when Chin called this morning, all he could do was smile. Another different case, the opportunity to help Chin, but, more important, the chance to see her again.

He thought that the meeting could be weird, but since he saw her he doesn't feel anything of that. And in that room, when Chin is filling them with case's details, everything seems to be normal. Easy. And he is grateful for this easiness.

"Do you understand what is in stake? We need your contacts again, Steve. Sorry, but we can't connect the pieces to get these suspects"

"Yeah. I see. So, Rollins are you up for the challenge or have you changed your mind?"

Catherine looks at Steve and smiles.

"Well, in case you forget, I say it again: I'm not a kind of person who backs down"

"You're like that at all in your life?"

"Eager to find out?"

"Ahem... Can you two stop? Are you, at least aware, that you two are in my office?"

Catherine shuts her mouth while Steve is wearing his grin, that, now, she thinks is not that stupid. Chin interrupts her thoughts.

"Let's go to work. Talk to Danny. He has some more information, but he couldn't be here this morning because of his daughter"

Steve knows Danny for many years, almost the same he knows Chin, and he has been a good friend.

"Everything's ok with Gracie?"

"I think she is sick, so I don't know if he'll come today"

Catherine grabs her phone.

"Well, maybe we could talk to him at his house, I'll call him"

Catherine calls him and he has some information, so they have to go to his house. They open the door and they hear Chin saying:

"Behave yourselves; I hope I don't have to lock you up in the cell"

Steve's car - 09:30 AM

"I wouldn't mind if we ended up in a cell together"

Steve just wants to make her talk. A little tease could be the perfect way to do that. She laughs at his statement.

"I don't know if that would be a good idea"

"Why not?"

"You know damn well why" Catherine shows him a little smile, looking at the window.

"We may eat each other alive or..."

"Or?"

"C'mon sailor. Enough of small talk. Hurry up, we have work to do"

He smiles.

"Alright, but, when this is finished maybe we could get a drink?"

"Hum... Maybe, maybe not... Who knows what I will want to do? Or maybe I have another guy waiting for me, you know? Another guy that challenges me..."

He lost the ability to talk for a minute. But he doesn't want to lose this game.

"Let's hope that my challenge is more interesting than the other guy... We're here"

Catherine gets out of the car and says.

"Yeah, you keep dreaming about that"

Steve does not take it seriously. On the contrary, he smiles even bigger to her, thinking that he may like this game.

HDP - Next Day - 21:00 PM

Fortunately and finally, the work is done. The guy was caught up. Grace is better and Danny managed to get to work for the second day. Catherine is tired but surprised that, Steve, indeed, had worked with her. And the man can work in a team: ha had shared information, listened to her and followed some advices. She was impressed with his new attitude. It was not ideal, but it was much better, compared to the other cases. Danny is beside her and he is ready to leave the office.

"A rough couple of days, uh?"

"You're right, Danny. But you seem tired too. You're going to get Gracie?"

"Yep. Rachel is with her right now..."

Steve approaches them.

"Hey, Danny! Say hi to Gracie to me"

"I will... Cath did you see that Super Seal here was different... talking with other people... I'm impressed McGarrett"

"What can I say? I'm a man full of surprises" He laughs "I had to prove something to someone else" he looks directly to Catherine.

Danny realizes that something is going on between them.

"Oh oh, C'mon, really? You two? God, I knew that something was going on when you two came to my house yesterday..."

"Whoa, Danny. Take it easy. We don't have nothing!" Catherine says exasperated "We don't have nothing. McGarrett made me work with him to prove that we can work together"

"Made you?"

Steve and Catherine look at each other and Steve explains to Danny.

"Let's say we made a bet. She didn't think that I could work as a team and with this case I proved she was wrong"

Danny knows that something more is going on, and he enjoys seeing his two friends trying to find excuses for hiding something more from him.

"And what is the prize?"

Steve looks at Catherine.

"Yeah, Rollins... We didn't discuss that. What do I get?"

Catherine just smiles.

"Let me think about that"

"I don't even want to know what you two are talking about. I'm going to get my daughter"

Danny leaves a kiss on Cath's cheek and pats Steve on the shoulder and leaves the room.

Catherine gives thanks to God that Danny has left them. She tries to remain calm, but Steve keeps talking.

"So, if we run, we can get dinner, what do you say?

"Is this your way to asking me out?"

"Do you want me to ask you on a date?"

She holds his gaze.

"In one hour at my place"

She grabs her stuff and gets out of the room, leaving him speechless. Chin enters in the room.

"Did you lose something or what?"

"Uh?"

"Steve, I hope you know what you're doing"

"What are you talking about?"

"You know it's not my business what my officers do after work or who they get out with, but..."

"Chin, I know what you're saying, but it's cool. I'm not looking for trouble neither is she. We don't have anything like that going on"

"You're sure? Because if something is happening, the next time you two shouldn't work together"

"Chin, trust me. I just wanted to show her that I can work with other persons, that's all"

"Alright... Do you want to grab something to eat?"

"Sorry, man. I have to go, but tomorrow we talk"

Catherine's Appartment – 00:30 AM

Ragged breaths echoing in the bathroom.

"C'mon... Hold on to me"

And she just screams his name for the third time since he is in her house. He smirks and licks off her sweat from her neck, letting himself go right after her orgasm. They are in her bathroom. He doesn't know how it started. But they seem to can't get enough of each other. They share a long kiss trying to regain strength to get actually to the shower. Catherine lifts up from the cabinet, with Steve's help and they got into shower.

After some time they are laying on her bed.

Again.

He is staying.

She is tracing his tattoos.

"Are you hungry?

She laughs into his arm.

"Are you really asking that?"

He smiles.

"Well, we didn't get to dinner..."

She raised herself and leaning on her elbow, she looks at him.

"Yeah... You're right about that. We didn't get to dinner" She leaves a kiss in his chest and rests her head on his arm.

"But, right now, you could tell me what is the story behind this tattoos" And she starts to kissing them.

He smiles at her tenderness and curiosity. He ends up explaining to her why he made them and then he tells her why he chose these drawings. When he ends he could see that she is tired.

"Maybe I should go..."

Lazily, she opens her eyes.

"No... I could use some sleep, now that I know everything about your tattoos.. But you don't have to go"

He smiles and kisses her face.

"Well, you don't know everything about them... They have so many stories..."

She smiles against him and snuggles into his side, falling asleep.

God what this woman can do to him…He doesn't know what he is feeling. The sex is incredible, but he enjoys being with her, talk to her, even work with her. Looking at her sleeping with her head on his arm, he closes his eyes and drifts off to sleep.

Catherine's Apartment – 7:30 AM

She is looking at him intensely. He is sound asleep. She never saw him like that and for some strange reason, she feels a calmness of hearing him breathing so rhythmically.

Maybe it's a Seal thing, she doesn't know, but it seems that he always knows when someone is looking at him. He turns to her side and opens his eyes.

"Hi" he says in a raspy voice.

"Hey, you" she greets him.

He rubs his eyes.

"Did you sleep well?"

"In fact, I did" She stretches up, not paying attention to the sheet that had slipped, uncovering her body. Steve's gaze falls down to her body, drinking in her sight.

"Something is bothering you?" She teases him.

"Not at all"

He reaches for her and starts kissing her pulse point, stroking her way down to her abdomen. She let's out a moan which drives Steve crazy and suddenly he is on top of her, kissing each one of her breasts.

Catherine's Apartment – 8:30 AM

He is flat on his back trying to regain his composure. Morning's sex has always been good. He looks to his left side and sees Catherine trying to open her eyes, her hair sweaty on her face. He smirks.

"This isn't any kind of challenge, it is?"

She laughs and takes a while to answer him.

"I don't know... Maybe, Maybe not"

They laugh hard. After some minutes, Catherine had closed her eyes and he just stares at her.

"I don't know if it's polite to stare at other people"

He smiles.

"If it is a beautiful woman, why not?"

She can't help the smile. He is being gentle and caring and she feels like she could be in that bed with Steve forever. Wait. Forever? No. No. This is not important. It doesn't even is a relationship. It is a... thing?

"You're thinking too hard" she hears him saying and just looks at him. He is now sitting on the bed, preparing to get out. He raises up and he is looking for his clothes, half of it is lost in the living room.

"You can take a shower if you want"

"It's ok, Cath. I've got to go meeting the governor and have to go change"

"Oh... So..."

She raises herself, wrapping a sheet around her torso, helping him to find his clothes. They go to the living room and he is already putting his shoes on.

He is quick. He feels that she is thinking in... Whatever they've been doing…

He doesn't want to be the one to stop things, but he knows how it works, so, he prepares himself to go.

Catherine wants to say something. Sex was the best, but the fascination that she always felt about him is there. Bigger than ever.

"A new assignment for you?"

"I don't know. Someone important is coming to town, and he needs my help"

He is completely dressed up and already near the apartment's door. She looks at him, waiting for him to say something.