p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"Steve McGarrett woke up, let go of his sleeping wife, and looked at the clock. /spanstrongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ff0000; font-size: 12pt;"3:00 AM/span/strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;",/spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;" it glared at him. Why the hell was he awake at three in the morning? Steve swallowed a couple of times and decided to get himself a drink. So he got out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen. Once in the kitchen he opened the fridge, grabbed a bottle of water, close the fridge door, opened said bottle, and took a long drink. He decided to take the bottle with him back upstairs. While passing through the living room he noticed Vi's memory book on the coffee table. On it was another yellow sticky note. He walked over to it and read the note: /spanemspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"The only thing I ever want to be high on ever again is you. /span/emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"Steve felt his heart fill at the words, then sat down on the couch, opened the book to the next memory, and read./span/p
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p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"Pakalolo- 1st Five-0 Field Trip./span/em/p
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p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Alright everyone listen up!" I hear you yell out to the rest of us at the Five-0 command center./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What's up, boss?" Kono asks./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"She, Danny, Chin-Ho, and I join you over by the computers. We are all waiting for what you have to say./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""You all remember that human trafficking ring we stumbled upon?" You ask us./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"What you really mean is that I stumbled upon it while doing research on a suspect to help out Detective Williams. I had only been Five-0's assistant for three weeks. Remember Mac? At the time we just thought the suspect was some run-of-the-mill criminal. Turned out not so much and the FBI flagged my search. That was a fun day./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""How can we forget? We had feds coming outta our ears for like two weeks. They interviewed Bailey like three different times." The Detective responds./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"What you and the rest of the Five-0 team don't know is that the FBI Agents offered me a job and recruited me to continue working with them on this particular case./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I remember that. I thought we were going to have to hire Bailey a lawyer in case the feds tried to claim she was working with the traffickers." Chin-Ho comments./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""But that was like five or six months ago," Kono interjects confused./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Thank you, for the concern Sargent Kelly, but that's not what they were interviewing me for multiple times," I speak up./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What were they after?" Captain Grover./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""They asked me to continue helping them take down the trafficking ring quietly and that they would inform the Commander when they needed Five-0's assistance again. Since Commander McGarrett is bringing it up I'm assuming that they did just that a few minutes ago." I reply awkwardly./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""You're right, Bails. That's exactly why they called me and they said they would be here in the next hour to brief me and the rest of the team." You say, sounding annoyed./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"You have every right to be of course. You hired me to work as Five-0's assistant and for my background as a paralegal. Not as someone willing to spy on the team for the FBI. This is in no way what I was doing, but I am completely understanding that it could look like that from your and the team's point of view. To be perfectly honest I am very worried at this moment that you are going to fire me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Can I see you in my office please?" you ask, but we both know it's really a polite command./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Of course," I reply and follow you to your office./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"You open the door for me and I step inside. You walk in and close the door./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What's going on Bailey?" You ask me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""It looks like the FBI has finally tracked down a location for the human traffickers. They are working out of a house here on the island." I tell you./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"So much for letting the agents do the briefing huh Mac?/span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Do you know the address?" You ask me alert./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yes. I was able to find it through a few legal back channels and a little computer help from Jerry." I admit awkwardly./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""We really should hire him on a more permanent basis. Did you tell him what you were trying to find?" You want to know./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""No, I only told him it was for Five-0 and I needed him to do everything he could not to alert them of our presence. He seemed to accept that and didn't ask any more questions." I tell you./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Sounds like Jerry," you say with a slight smile./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Commander, can I ask, are you going to fire me?" I ask you nervously./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Fire you? Why would I do that? No, Bails. I'm not going to fire you but next time you come to me and keep me in the loop understand?" You ask me, again more of a polite command./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Understood Commander." I agree./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Good, c'mon then let's go get the bad guys." You tell me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Me, Commander?" I ask./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yes, you know where we're going and I had the feeling that you wanted to see this one through to the end." You respond./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I nod and follow you back out into the main area./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""You can shoot right?" You turn back to me and ask./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I have a conceal to carry in my wallet," I answer with a slight smile./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"You look surprised but not displeased and nod with what I assume is approval. /span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Listen up! We know the location of the traffickers and we are going to meet the FBI on location!" You call out informing the rest of the team./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Where to boss?" Kono asks./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Bailey is coming along for this one. She knows the address." You say./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What?! Steve are you crazy?! No offense Bails. But she is a personal assistant, not a cop!" Danny yells at you./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I have to agree with Danny, on this one man. Are you sure this is a good idea./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I was trained in guns by a US Marine and I have a conceal-to-carry permit," I inform Danny and Lou mildly./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I'll keep an eye on her just to be safe. And she can always hang back in the car." Chin-ho volunteers/span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What you are about to walk in on is probably a bunch of traumatized women and young girls. A bunch of cops waving guns and looking to have a shootout isn't going to be very helpful to them." I put in feeling a little exasperated./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Which is why you are going to be there. If you say you can handle it, I believe you." You tell me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I think that this is the day I start to catch feelings for you, Mac. Very few people in my life have given me this type of trust or placed so much confidence in me. It means the world to me. Always./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"We head out to the vehicles. I ride with you and Danny in his Camero. Of course, you are driving. I am in the passenger's seat (one of the few times that has ever happened if I'm right) and Danny is in the back. /span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Remind me why again, why I am sitting in the backseat of my own car," Danny complains./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Because Bailey has the address and she offered to let you ride shotgun so don't start complaining, please Danno." You respond. /span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I notice you roll your eyes and have to stifle a giggle. I'm pretty sure you hear me because you glance over at me. When you do I catch a wink and a smile. I love it when you smile, Steve. It makes me feel like the world suddenly just stopped spinning and everything is going to be alright. I'm sorry I've been making you so sad lately./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""1485 Kailua Way, Commander." I tell you./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"We drive for a little bit in relative silence, but it doesn't last./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I think I'm the one who's going to be carsick. Could you slow down, please? You are driving like a maniac." Danny complains./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I am not driving like a maniac, Danny. You don't hear Bailey complaining." You fling back at him./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"This time I giggle./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I'm used to the way King drives and it's not much of a difference," I say./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""King? You know a guy named King?" Danny questions me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""NCIS: Supervisory Special Agent Dwayne Pride. He got the nickname King somewhere in Desert Storm, I think." I inform Danny./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""NCIS? Is he based out of New Orleans? How long have you known him?" Danny asks, firing off more questions./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yes, he's based out of New Orleans. He's the lead agent for the New Orleans branch. I met King when I was twelve at a drug store." I reply./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What's the story there?" You ask curiously./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I was shoplifting and he caught me," I tell you with a blush./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""You were shoplifting? At a drug store? Don't tell me you were trying to make meth or something like that?!" Danny exclaims shocked./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""No…nothing like that," I say lowering my voice and turning my head to look out the window./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Well, then what make-up?" Danny continues digging./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Danny." You say./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What?! She said she was shoplifting. What else could a twelve-year-old girl be shoplifting at a drug store besides make-up?" Danny defends himself./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Let it go." You tell him./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Look it turns out that the team's personal assistant has a criminal background and you don't want to know what it is?" Danny argues with you./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I don't," I say raising my voice a little./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""You don't what Bails?" You ask me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Have a criminal background. King bought what I was trying to steal for me." I respond./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""So he just got you what you were after instead of handing you over to the police. What did you need so bad that he would do that?" Danny demands./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Pads, okay Detective. I was a street kid who had just started her first period. I had no money, ate trash pizza if I was lucky, and slept in alleyways in some of the worst parts of New Orleans. Does that satisfy your curiosity?" I demand hotly holding back angry tears that are stinging my eyes,/span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I..um..yeah, I'm good," Danny replies./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""If you turn left here, we will be at our destination, Commander," I tell you in a normal tone of voice./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Right." You respond./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""No left," I say with a grin./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"You glance over at me quickly catching the grin on my face and return it./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"We pull into the driveway and park. Kono and Chin-Ho doing the same next to us. As is Captain Grover next to them. The six of us get out of the cars and Kono hands me a vest./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I'm gonna guess you know how to put one of these things on." She says./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yup. I'm good." I return easily./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""You ready?" Chin-Ho asks me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I take a deep breath and nod quickly./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Okay, just stay close to me." Chin-Ho tells me, then turns to you and says, "Ready when you are./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yeah." You respond then turn to me, hand me a gun and say, "Here, Bails. Don't fire it unless you absolutely need to."/span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Of course Commander," I reply taking the gun from you./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"We approach the house and you yell out, "Five-0! Put down your weapons and come out!"/span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Well, that's certainly the direct approach," I mumble to Chin-Ho./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yeah, not the way I thought that was going down either." He agrees softly./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Whoa, dude what's your problem." An obviously very stoned twenty-something man asks coming out of the house./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I don't think he's armed Commander. Unless you count the weed." I say with a snort trying not to laugh./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Brah, right. Like just chillin' with a buddy's family for him til he gets back. No need for those things." Pot-boy says waving his pipe of all things at our guns./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What's your name?" I ask walking toward the guy my weapon lowered./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Sketch, man you're hot for a cop." Sketch compliments me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I'm not a cop, I'm a PA. She is a cop." I correct, indicating toward Kono with my head./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""How can a person be a palm pilot?" Sketch asks./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Years of learning ones and zeros," I tell him with a roll of my eyes./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I hear a couple of snort-laughs from behind me. I can't say for sure but I've always thought at least one of them was Danny. You too, probably, Mac./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Look Sketch do you mind if my friends and I come in? It's really hot out here and I sure could use a drink of water." I request sweetly./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Oh yeah, bro for sure. Nobody will mind they are all too mellow from the cabbage." Sketch replies./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Thanks" I return. I then turn to you and say, "Commander."/span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"You look at me and nod your head. I love how you understand an entire conversation in just one word./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I walk into the house behind "Sketch", with you and the team right behind me. Gah! The smoke from the weed is so thick you need a gas mask to get through./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Suffocation by Pakalolo, that's a new one." I hear Chin-Ho say./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I laugh. Unfortunately, I am not sure if it's because I am high from all the smoke or if it was genuinely funny. As expected we do see a lot of young women and girls. Poor things are stoned out of their minds. I recognize some of them from the FBI: Missing posts. There is no doubt in my mind we have the right place./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I make my way into the kitchen and notice a door with a padlock on it./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Sargent Kelly," I call./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Right here, Bailey." He says appearing next to me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I point to the padlock and say, "That can't be good."/span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Nope." He replies, then yells, "Steve I think you better get over here!"/span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yeah, Chin. What's up?" you ask joining us./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""That," I say pointing to the lock./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""That can't be good." You say./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I giggle softly. I'm fairly certain I have massive contact high at this point./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Hey, Sketch!" I yell./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yo gorgeous!" Sketch yells back./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""You got a key for this padlock," I ask loudly, yeah I am definitely stoned from all this smoke./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Nope, my man never said nothin' about it. Just gave me my bag and said to chill til he got back." came the reply./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"You hang your head for a moment like you are trying not to die laughing. Think the smoke is getting to you too, Commander. Then with the butt of your gun, you smash the lock and pull it off the door./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I open the door and am greeted by a rush of fresh air. I lean over flip on the light and laugh./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""What?! What's so funny?!" You and Chin-Ho ask at the same time./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Look." I giggle and start to try to make my way out of the house. I really need fresh air./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"I get to the front door and I have to lean against the doorjamb for support./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""C'mon lean on me. I bet your head is probably swimming right now." Lou says suddenly appearing in front of me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Thanks you,Captain," I say feeling really foggy and really hungry./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Ya know you can just call me Lou." He chuckles and hands me over to Danny./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"Danny guides me over to the car and has me lean/sit on the hood. As I do I look around the yard all the young women and girls we saw in there are being either lead to a place to sit on the lawn or are being guided out of the house. Guided by the FBI, oops. /span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""They are not thrilled that we didn't wait for them," Danny informs me./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I imagine not. But I don't think Mac is going to care. Not in the state he's in." I giggle./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Mac, huh?" Danny asks./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Ignore me. I'm high and wondering if I can talk Kamekona into making shrimp tacos." I say excusing myself./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""With how much Pakalolo smoke; you, cuz, and the boss inhaled I'm surprised you're all not on Saturn at the moment," Kono says joining us./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Well I don't know about the Commander and Sargent Kelly, but I don't think I am any farther away than the moon at the moment," I say with a goofy smile./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"Eventually, we get out of there, miraculously Danny is driving and you are riding shotgun for once. I am in the backseat laying down. Instead of taking us back to Five-0 headquarters, Danny drives to Kamekona's shrimp truck. Kono and Chin-Ho are right behind is bringing up the rear. Danny parks, gets out of the car, and then assists me. I stumble a little and land against his chest./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Sorry Detective," I say wobbly and embarrassed./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Don't worry about it, babe. C'mon, let's get you and Steve some food." Danny replies with a chuckle and guides me to the table to sit./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"You stumble behind us and a moment later plunk your rear next to mine./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yeep! Careful big guy, you fall and I'm toast!" I cry./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I'd say that three of you are already fairly toasted." Lou laughs./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;" Kono and Danny have gone to order the food. I giggle and then try to focus on the water while you, Lou, and Chin-Ho chat. Kono and Danny rejoin us and we are informed that Kamekona will make us a priority due to the nature of the job we just left. Kamekona brings us our food, complete with my shrimp taco in record time. We pass the time by eating, sipping our drinks, and laughing or being laughed at./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""I think we should just call it a day and pick up the paperwork tomorrow. The three of you are in no way fit to do much of anything at the moment." Lou suggests./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Yes please." I agree enthusiastically./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Alright, yeah. It sounds like a good idea." You agree./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Good. And from now on how about you four catch the bad guys and I do the paperwork." I say happily./span/em/p
p class="MsoBodyText"emspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"Another round of laughter ensues and we continue to just enjoy ourselves. After we are all done, Danny first drives me home and then you. He helps me get my front door unlocked and says he will pick me up in the morning. I agree and thank him. After I close my door I stumble to my sofa and pass out./span/em/p
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p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"Steve closed the book and laughed softly. That had been a crazy day. What his wife hasn't written and may not remember is that the next day she had a splitting headache. He had gotten into his drawer and given her some Advil, then took some for himself. Pakalolo can really mess you up./span/p
p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Steve, honey what are you doing?" Bailey asked from the foot of the stairs./span/p
p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"She had come down to find him when she had woken up and he wasn't in bed next to her. Steve looked up at the sound of her voice and tilted his own head slightly grinning. Bailey, like him, had come downstairs completely naked./span/p
p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Just catching up on some memories, Vi." He replied./span/p
p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Now? Steven McGarrett it is four in the morning! I know you like to get up early, but honey this is ridiculous. Come back to bed." Bailey ordered./span/p
p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""Four am isn't that early for me Vi." Steve reminded her./span/p
p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""We have to be at work in a few hours. If you don't want to be too exhausted for a morning swim or run I suggest you do what your wife tells you and come back to bed." Bailey argued./span/p
p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;""And what exactly am I going to be too exhausted from Mrs. McGarrett?" Steve asked playfully./span/p
p class="MsoBodyText"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"Bailey huffed out a laugh, walked over to her husband, climbed on his lap, and said softly, "What do you think, Mr. McGarrett?"/span/p