Hi guys!

I had an amazing answer to my first chapter, I was so happy that you people really enjoyed my storyline.

I agree with all the comments and I will respond one by one with all my love, ok?

Now let's go to the second chapter.

Catherine is returning step by step. She still needs to readjust to Hawaii. But destiny will take care of putting her before her greatest interest before she imagines.

Catherine returned to her old house.

It was a great proof that she intended to return one day, that she did not stop paying the lease every month.

His car was also in the garage, completely dusty.

She went into the house, put her small backpack next to the door, and began to pull the sheets that protected the furniture.

She did not lose the irony of her life compared to returning to her former home. Removing dust from everything.

She also needed to get the dust out of her friends' abandonment. If she still had some left.

After starting to organize her house, take a shower and put on clean clothes, Catherine decided to go out to eat something.

Even before she could to notice, she was heading for the Kamekona's truck. Old habits are slow to be lost and perhaps some would never get lost.

She reached the familiar place and smiled at all the good memories of her best days, now she could see.

Kamekona ran to her as soon as he saw her, the guy was always gentle and loving and she found herself with a lump in her throat, every thing she revived, reminded her of everything she had lost with her escape to become CIA agent.

"Hey Sistah! Walking around our island?"

And it hurt. Even Kamekona knew she did not live here anymore and considered her a tourist.

"No, Kame, I'm back."

"Forever?"

"Yeah, forever."

And she hoped it was true this time.

"I know some people who will be happy with your return."

"I'm not so sure, I upset some of my best friends here."

"If you're talking about a certain haole detective, he just wants the good of Big Kahuna Steve."

"I know that Kame, now I'm starving, how about a dish of garlic shrimp that only you know how to do?"

"Of course! And welcome back sistah. And don't worry, they'll be happy with the news."

Catherine was eating distractedly as a movement and familiar voices caught her eye. She froze in place, that was not how she wanted to meet Steve again. But if fate was playing like that, she would take the chance as best she could.

She then turned to see Steve and Danny arguing about something, no news there and at least that view of something that had not changed with his absence was comforting.

Who first saw her was Danny. His eyes met and he gaped and she tried to manage a smile. She was sure it was not convincing.

Soon after, Steve followed Danny's gaze. There was a second of something like love, but it was soon over. She knew Steve enough to know that this was his way of trying to protect herself from suffering and she felt sick to know that he was trying to protect herself from her. From the suffering she has caused to his soft heart over the years.

She held her breath as they approached the table where she sat. It would never fail to impress her how incredible and confident Steve was. What made her think: 'Where the hell was my head when I let him go?'

"Catherine…"

Steve said and she did not miss the attempt to seem indifferent of the guy who one day said he loved her.

"Steven…"

His lips creased into a small smile, but that made her heart skip a beat. She never forgot his incredible smiles.

"Back in any case? Or was Doris in trouble again?"

Danny questioned and there was real hostility in him. She did not expect anything less, after all she'd lied to him before she left. He just wanted to protect Steve from hurting himself again and she had lied. Okay, hiding the truth, but she did it intentionally and the detective was smart enough to put the things together. So, of course he was upset

"No case. And I have not heard from Doris in a long time.

Steve glanced worriedly at her as he heard that his mother was deep in the ground again.

Steve and Danny sat in front of her with suspicious looks on their faces and she was saved from more strangeness when Kamekona appeared again.

"Looks like you found my two favorite haoles sistah!"

Danny rolled his eyes and Steve just smiled, Danny realized that the mere presence of Catherine had made the smile of his friend brighter.

"Yes, fate played matchmaker."

"I suppose they already know the news?"

"What news?"

Danny immediately asked and Steve frowned as he does whenever he was worried or confused. Catherine did not even have time to open her mouth before Kamekona spoke for her.

"Sistah here has definitely returned to the island."

"Wow! Some news there Rollins."

Danny said while Steve was paralyzed in place.

"Came back? Forever?"

And it hurt again the hope she felt in the light stutter of Steve's voice. It would be hard work to get him to trust her again.

"Yes. To my old house, my old car, my old life ..."

"When you arrived? Steve asked, still not believing she was back to stay."

"Today. I was going to look for you some other time, but life apparently had other plans ..."

"Is not that a cover? To catch some criminal that the CIA thinks is on the island?"

One more blow. And she knew she deserved it. How could he trust her? Last time she told him she was going to do humanitarian work when it was all just a cover for a case.

"No, Steve. It's not a cover, I'm back. I'm not CIA anymore."

Steve's mouth fell open, Danny, who was making lunch orders for Kamekona, stopped on his tracks and looked at Catherine, reflecting his partner's disbelieving gaze.

"Why?"

"I discovered that I have more important people than I left behind."

"So you just came back? It went through your head that maybe these people you abandoned did not stop in time to simply wait for you? Danny was caustic. She was annoyed at Steve's partner, but she could understand. Steve had been hurt too many times by the people he most trusted, she was one of them and Danny was just being the incredible friend of ever trying to protect him."

"Danny, it's okay..."

"No, it's not okay. Last time she told me she wanted nothing more than to stay here with you Steve. And then she just gone. She lied to him, to me, and disappeared. I stayed here to get all the shards when she left, I was here when you discovered that she lied and became CIA. Now she say she's back. Do you think that is so simple?"

"Danny! This is my private business, don't you think?"

Steve yelled at Danny that once again was taking over the reins of Steve's life without the ex-SEAL wishing. He knew his partner was just being super-protective, but he was a grown man and could fight his battles alone.

Catherine's jaw dropped. She expected some resistance from Danny and the team, but this open hostility she did not expect. And it hurt like hell. She also loved Danny as a friend.

"Okay, sorry."

An uncomfortable silence fell between the three of them. Danny just watched. It was clear that Steve still had feelings for Catherine and that she also had the same feelings for his friend. But their relationship was never simple. And now, he had doubts if they would be able to work around all the lie and betrayal that had happened.

And Steve was really trying to move on. He had tried with Lynn and now he was approaching Alicia.

They were saved from discomfort by Kamekona bringing his orders. The three of them concentrated on having lunch and did very little talking. Clumsy farewells were cut short when Steve's cell phone rang announcing a break in the case they were currently investigating.

Catherine just watched the man she loved steer away from her like she was a stranger.

It would take more work than she thought. Even more so now, with Danny as a guard dog around Steve.

But Catherine was never one to give up easy.

I know this sounds very slow, but I can not imagine Catherine coming back and Steve simply running into her arms and forgetting about everything that happened in the past. In my head there will be some hard work to be done on her part to regain not only Steve, but everyone she left behind.

Danny will be a pain in the butt at the beginning because he is afraid that his friend will be hurt once again.

I've already taken Lynn out of the picture because I find that novel completely unnecessary, but I put Alicia just to complicate things a little more, after all, Cath will have to do for deserving the love of Super SEAL back.

Thanks again for all the encouragement and I will try very hard not to take so long to post the next chapter.

Mahalo!