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A/N: Hey guys. An update on a Thursday? What's happening? Well let me tell you. A year ago, during the month of May, I decided to write a little fanfiction. That's right. It's been a full year since I started writing Rewrite. It's officially a year old. So for the rest of month I'll be posting three times a week. On top of that, I want to write something special for the May 24th which is the day I started typing everything out. So we're going to have a bonus chapter for that day, the question is… what do you guys wanna read? Do you want to read some bits and pieces from the future chapters? I have their wedding scene all written out (from the proposal to the actual wedding) or the day Steve adopts Nahele. I'm mean its major spoilers but I have it written out. OH! I also have Steve's very first admittance of "I love you" to Rowan. Or maybe you want a clarification story. Tell me what you think! I'll be posting the third update on Saturday for these week and then next week we'll be doing Monday Wednesday and Friday posts. So see you guys Saturday and don't forget to tell me what you want to read as your bonus chapter!
Chapter 106
Danny and Steve hadn't seen each other since they had split ways after returning from Cambodia. Chin had gotten Steve first, going around with him to question their victim's, Laura's, family. Danny was sent ahead to pick up their criminal magician so he had only gotten a few texts about the situation so he knew what to expect.
Chin hadn't known much except that Rowan was picked up from the crime scene by a young man named Justin who claimed to be dating her.
Chin hadn't said how badly Steve was handling the situation. He couldn't quantify it and that was fair. Chin just said that Steve was not taking it well, and he was certain the fallout from this would coat all of them. Chin had been clear that he wanted to pawn off Steve onto Danny as soon as possible.
At the current moment they were in Danny's Camaro, Steve was driving again, their Magician, who stupidly tried to escape them by using a smoke bomb and hiding in a trick box, was sitting in the back and Danny… well Danny was trying to figure out how bad the damage was.
"Okay, explain this to me again…. Rowan's dating some guy name Justin and you have Fong running his name through every known database."
"Yes. I don't understand what you're not getting."
"Uh… well… maybe… I unno if you remember because it was such a long time ago, but you did this before. Ran a background check on her boyfriend of choice and she dove out the window."
"That was… no… that happened because she was trying to leave or move out and I wasn't going to let her. And it was after I had her arrested on Halloween. That had nothing to do with the background check."
Danny nodded, yes he remembered the Britney Spears costume and how riled it up it had got Steven. He also remembered Rowan being forcibly evicted from Alex's house and that Alex had broken up with her briefly over the amount of police arrests in her life. About 12 hours later she had taken a dive out of her window. Ah the good old days when Steve's obsession was minor because he hadn't admitted he had feelings for her yet… mainly because he hadn't kissed her yet.
"Steven…"
"No, I got a distinctly bad vibe off of this guy."
"Yes, because he's distinctly interested in Rowan." Danny clocked Steve's scowl and decided that maybe he should stop teasing him. "What I'd like to know is how long they've been seeing each other, because she hasn't mentioned him to anyone and I'm a little hurt that she's been at my house almost every other night for the last two weeks and I haven't heard about this guy."
Danny's phone chirruped which meant he could distinctly ignore the way Steve was staring at him. He had posed the same question to the team too, to see if they knew the answer. Kono did.
"Oh… nope… looks like she told Kono. They've been dating a week."
Steve huffed. "I don't know if you think you're helping me, but you're not."
"Babe, I just don't think you've thought this through," Danny said. "I think… before all of this subterfuge and background checking… maybe you should just admit that you like her and…"
"No… no I've done that. Danny. I've done that. I've admitted I liked her, I admitted that I wanted to work things out and date only her, she's the one who refusing to be reasonable!" Steve shouted slamming his fist against the steering wheel.
Danny nodded. "Okay… but maybe you should try doing all of that again without throwing down an ultimatum."
Steve frowned at him. "I don't see the problem with just asking her to stop talking to Wo Fat… after everything he did…"
"You mean like saving her life?"
Steve's glare was so dark Danny wondered if the heat of it alone would bake him alive.
"He also shot her… and tortured me… and he's the reason my mom's gone…"
"Okay, yeah, but to her he's been a damn dream. A regular superhero."
"You're not helping again, Danny," Steve growled and Danny sighed.
"I thought we agreed you didn't care about that," Danny said. "Right? Remember, you were going to tell her that didn't matter."
"Yes and then she started dating Alex… and now this Justin guy…"
"Yeah, but was that before or after you started dating Catherine again?" Danny asked, because, to date, that had to be the stupidest thing Steve had ever agreed to when it came to Rowan. Steve shifted in his seat and pointedly kept his eyes forward. "I know you don't want to hear this, Steve, but I just want you to see how confusing this is for all of us… and probably for her."
Steve turned to him, that frown told him all he needed to know. Steve was so embroiled in all the drama that he didn't see it.
"That poor girl has no idea what you want, because you're saying one thing and then doing the complete opposite. It's no wonder she's looking for someone normal to date. You're a goddamn psycho. If you're not arresting her you're professing your love for her, none of us can keep up and I bet Rowan's just as confused."
"You're. Not. Helping," Steve growled.
"Uh… not to pry or anything but are you talking about Rowan, like bombshell red-head, complete and utter frigid bitch, Rowan?" their magician asked from the back seat.
Danny turned and despite Steve driving he turned too. That was actually a really accurate description of her. "You know Rowan… how the hell do you know Rowan?"
"I met her at the reunion," Tony said and then shivered "Frightening girl. I knew she wasn't really dating Jerry."
Steve paused. "I'm sorry… WHAT?!"
"Oh Great, see what you did?" Danny said. "Couldn't keep that to yourself, could you?"
Danny knew where this was going, could guess rather easily what had happened and he hoped that Steve didn't ruin it for Jerry.
"Now she's dating Jerry too? Fuck… Danny… Justin I can compete with, but Jerry?!" Steve thundered. Wonderful. He got it too. Danny clocked Steve's smirk and tried to hide his own laughter.
Behind them Tony mumbled out a: "She really is dating him," and it took all of Danny's willpower not to laugh at the poor star struck shmuck. He had seen pictures of Rowan's dress, her whole get up actually, and he fully and completely understood why everyone was so taken with Rowan. In that outfit she had looked like a celebrity.
After that it was pretty smooth sailing until they got to the palace. They had just gotten Tony out of the car when Steve got a call.
"Give me a second," he said to Danny and then answered the phone.
Danny didn't think anything of it until he said: "Are you sure it's him?... okay… yeah… send me the file."
Steve hung up and then stared at his phone. He waited for the chime and then he was reading something that had been sent to him.
"Son of a bitch."
"What, what is it?"
"Justin works for the Yakuza," Steve whispered. Oh well fuck him. Of course Justin had a criminal past. Rowan was so fucking screwed. "Justin is a high level lieutenant with the NYC Yakuza, he's suspected of being in Hawaii to meet with lieutenants here to create new revenue streams. And his known associates include Wo Fat. Do you see what's happened here?"
"Uh, no?" Danny said because it was true.
"He actually did it. Wo Fat sent a criminal to date Rowan to get me out of her life," Steve crowed, looking way happier about that then he should have been. "I've got to tell her."
"Well you can't tell her now, she's on a date," Danny reminded him and then Steve got that look in his eye. A look Danny knew and called Steve's Crazy Eyes. Those eyes did not bode well for him or for Rowan.
"No. Babe… come on… don't… please don't…"
"I'll be back," Steve said heading back to the driver's seat. Great, he was taking the Camaro? "Just… just hold off on interrogating him for a few minutes. I just gotta… I just gotta deal with this."
"She's going to jump out a window again!" Danny called after him but Steve still got in the car and drove off.
Great. Just great. When would this insanity ever end?
H5O-H5O-H5O-H5O
Rowan smiled at Justin, who hadn't left her side since picking her up from the crime scene. He had asked bare minimum questions about Steve, and once he realized that she didn't want to talk about him he dropped the conversation entirely. Steve could really take a hint from him. He had taken her to Chin's, stayed in the car while she changed out of the dress.
She hadn't been lying to Steve when she said she wanted him to take her out of that dress, which left her feeling utterly disappointed to be stripping herself of the dress when she had wanted to see Steve's face while he took it off of her. Justin had offered to help her with it, she'd be stupid to assume a sexual request wasn't included in that offer, but she had declined. There were just something she'd rather just do with Steve.
Rowan hadn't been able to handle going anywhere, so once she was in more comfortable clothes she had brought Justin inside and they had curled up on Chin's couch to watch movies. She had even let him pick the movie and suffered through some stupid superhero drama she had refused to watch with Jerry and Chin. He wasn't as comfortable to cuddle with as Steven but she figured, if she had to, she could get used to it. She just wasn't sure she wanted to.
Once dinner rolled around she got herself dressed up again and let Justin take her to dinner. He had taken her to his hotel where he left her in the dining area to get himself dressed up. He had asked her to come back up to his hotel room, but Justin liked to make out with her and she knew that he was expecting to sleep with her soon. To be honest, she was surprised he stuck around when she told him she didn't sleep with people on the first date, which usually chased the fuck boys away quite successfully. And he had given her that fuck boy vibe initially.
Justin had come back down in a suit similar to what Wo Fat wore. Dark grey with a light blue dress shirt underneath. It made his lightly tanned skin look darker and for some reason his crooked smile a little brighter. Rowan didn't usually go for Asian's but there was something pleasing about his strangely square jaw and lean frame that caught her attention. But it was the sense of humour and personality that had her agree to a second date. The fact that dating him was easy, calm and predictable had her returning for the others.
She found she was actually having a really good time with him, and it helped to not have to worry about a ringing phone, especially since Justin never touched his phone when he was out with her.
They were halfway through their nice dinner when Steve showed up. Both she and Justin were so engrossed in their conversation, so lost in each other's eyes that Rowan didn't even notice Steve until he had put a phone in between their faces.
"That's you isn't it?" he asked Justin.
Rowan scowled at him. "Really, Steven, what is this about?"
Justin stared at the phone and his warm smile faded into a cool but smug grin that she had only seen mirrored on Wo Fat's face.
"I believe you haven't been as honest about the nature of your relationship with him, dear," Justin said to her before turning to Steve and saying: "Yes that is me."
Steve showed her the phone and found herself looking at a mug shot. Rowan snatched the phone from him as Steve and Justin continued to hold each other's dark glares. "What is this?"
"Press the back button and read the file," Steve order. "Specifically the part about known associates."
"He's Yakuza?" Rowan cried.
"That has never been proven, but even if I am I don't see why that matters…"
"You're a criminal," Steve growled.
"That has never been proven," Justin shot back. "Besides, I'm here on vacation. You can't arrest me for being on vacation."
Steve sighed and turned to Rowan again, "Look at known associates already, scroll down, look at the name."
"So he knows Wo Fat, so what? A lot of people know Wo, Steven. You can't give everyone who knows Wo a hard time… okay he only knows criminals so maybe you can…"
"Yes, but the last time I spoke to your brother told me that his plan to get rid of me was to send someone to date you and now, not two weeks after that threat…"
"Oh, whoa… now wait a second… no one said she was his sister," Justin said his eyes wide and suddenly afraid.
Rowan's eyes narrowed at him. "Uh… are you saying that Wo Fat did send you down here?"
"Well… yeah," Justin said. "But uh… but he didn't say you were his sister. And I got a whole file on you, your associates and life and nowhere did it say you were his sister."
Rowan's mouth fell open in shock even Steve seemed surprised by that. "You got a fucking file?"
"Well of course."
"Okay, someone's going to explain to me what the hell is going on? What? Am I on some kind of criminal Bachelorette? I'm gonna start giving out fucking leis instead of roses? What the hell is happening right now?"
"Rowan just calm down…" Steve started but she cut him off. "OH cut the shit McGarrett, you didn't come down here for a good time, you came down here to ruin my night. So sit down, and shut up so the man can explain to me how the fuck he ended up getting hired as my fucking boyfriend."
"Uh… well I wouldn't say hired. A sort of flyer went around asking if there was anyone interested…" "He fucking sent out a classified?!" "And a bunch of people responded. We were put through a few interviews and I guess I won cause I got sent down here to meet Mr. Liang." "Oh he got Kong involved. This hit list of mine is getting longer." "I was told the rules, what to expect, and how I was supposed to behave… okay maybe I was hired."
"Rules?" Steve asked.
"Yeah. Like terms and conditions. Full and one hundred percent disclosure. I tell no one least of all her. Treat her right. Five-0 is something to worry about… when to expect payment…"
"Oh… wait a second. Payment? He was paying you to date me?" she asked. Justin opened his mouth and Rowan slammed her fists down on the table. "He had to pay someone to date me? I am not that undesirable! I could have found my own fucking date for Christ sake." Steve put a hand to her arm to try and calm her down but Rowan swatted him off. "So how much did he pay you to be here? Might as well know how much I'm worth to him, right?"
"Oh he hasn't paid me at all. I don't get paid unless Five-0 arrests me or I decide to marry you."
"Marry?" Rowan and Steve cried together.
"Yeah, if things work out, and I decide to lock her down he'll pay me 20 mill to legitimize my business, cause if I'm staying with Rowan I gotta be on the straight and narrow. I'm not going to lie, this last week… it's been amazing. I've just been waiting to score, you know, to see if the sex is worth it, and we have chemistry so I'm sure it will be amazing. It just seems like an amazing deal. I get a boat load of money, and this winner of a girl, I'd be crazy not to marry her."
Suddenly Steve was standing, handcuffs glinting in his shaking grasp. "Okay, no, I'm arresting you now."
"I haven't done anything."
"You're a low level Yakuza lieutenant, the FBI will love to have you," Steve snapped pulling Justin up and out of his seat.
Rowan just sat there letting Steven handcuff Justin and drag him out of the restaurant. She took a hold of the rye and ginger she had been drinking and threw it back as everyone watched her. Angry didn't even begin to describe the emotion she felt at that moment.
"Wow… wonderful date, really. Oh and I'm paying, best date ever. And now I'm fucking talking to myself. This is just fucking wonderful. Where's my phone?" she dug through her bag until she found it and then she was using the app to dial Wo Fat and using the other hand to wave for the check. Once they were connected he didn't even get to say hello.
"We. Are. Done. It was fun. We had a good run. You're dead to me."
"Uh…. What exactly are you…"
"You paid a low rent Yakuza lieutenant to date me? What? I wasn't good enough for the Oyabun?"
"Uh… well… Sato's already married… he was interested in making you a mistress though but I turned that offer down."
"JESUS! That was sarcasm… you actually… to Sato? Are you out of your fucking mind?" Rowan thundered and Wo Fat fell silent. "What the fuck were you thinking? I'm fucking mortified. I had Steven interrupt my date to tell me what happened. To arrest my date in front of a restaurant full of people, a classy restaurant, Wo! Classy! I'm never going to live this down. You know that right? You know what? I'm gonna fly to Colorado tonight. I'm gonna make you wish that shank did the job."
"Are you done?" Wo Fat asked and Rowan huffed at him. "Okay good… if you're sufficiently calm, can I tell you what the plan is?"
Rowan found herself glaring down at her unfinished chicken parm as she told him: "It better be fucking good."
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Luckily for Steve, once he got Justin into his own interrogation room, giving Catherine the pleasure of calling one of her FBI friends to come and pick him up, he found that Danny and Chin had waited to start interrogating Tony.
Except it meant that Tony had spent a lot of time by himself.
No sooner did the door shut behind Steve did one of the handcuffs fall of Tony's wrist and Tony raised his hand up laughing triumphantly. "Let's see your average magician do that!"
Why was he bragging? He was still cuffed to the other side of the damn chair?
"That's pretty impressive, man," Danny answered sarcastically as Steve just handed the zip ties off to Chin to secure him properly. He didn't have time for this bullshit. It was only a matter of time before Rowan stormed the Palace to yell at him and he wanted to get his office ready. The last time they had a huge argument it ended in sex, he wanted his desk cleared and the blinds pulled down in case it happened again.
"How about jail cells? Good with those?" Danny taunted as Chin secured him.
"I don't play small rooms," he said. Except he was literally just performing in a motel bar. That's about as small as you get outside of children's birthday parties. "You guys think I belong there for some reason?"
"Yea, we do. And her name was Laura Richmond. Maybe you remember her?" Steve snapped. Ready to get down to business.
"Yeah," he yelped with the zip ties tightened around his wrists. "Of course. We all went to Kukui together."
"Alright, well, we would like to know why you went to the reunion and killed her," Danny said.
Tony took that in and actually looked appropriately shocked. "Uh… what?" he asked his voice soft and low like he might be actually afraid.
"Wow, that was pretty good," Danny said sarcastically, clearly calling him out on acting. "You ever think about giving up being an illusionist and maybe try acting?"
Tony was no long smug or brave, he was suddenly wide eyed and very afraid. McGarrett decided to pile in. "I hear Halawa Prison has a really good theater troupe."
"Yeah?" Danny asked a smile on his face.
"Halawa?" Tony echoed. "Guys, come on. I didn't kill anybody. Okay? I didn't even know Laura was dead." He stared at Steve and Danny who merely stared back. Danny's arms crossed over his chest, Steve's hands on his hips. Tony tried to turn to where Chin was standing behind him. "Chin, dude. You know me. We were lab partners all senior year."
Chin actually laughed a bit. "Yeah. As deep as that bond runs, I'm not about to look the other way when you murder one of our classmates."
Ohhh Tony was sweating now. Chin crossed to where Steve and Danny were standing and stared down at Tony. He actually looked terribly betrayed by Chin.
"Guys, I swear. I didn't kill anybody, okay? Why would I kill Laura? I liked Laura."
Steve put up his hand like he was answering the question. "I don't know. Personally, I think it's probably got something to do with blackmail, which is the same thing you're wanted for in Florida, right?"
Tony clearly didn't think that they knew about that because he hung his head and then it was Chin's turn to interrogate.
"So how did it work, Amazing? You got some dirt on Laura. You knew she had some nut money. You thought it was gonna be an easy payday, right? So she shows up at the reunion with all that cash, but somehow the deal goes sideways. You kill her, then you take off before we open the time capsule. That sound about right?"
"First of all, that whole blackmail business in Florida was a giant misunderstanding. Okay? And second of all, I only bailed early on the reunion because the hotel called and said their Friday night act cancelled and could I fill in?" he cried. "I needed the cash so I split."
Chin pulled out the evidence back with the card. "How do you explain this?"
"Seriously?" Tony scoffed. "Yeah, I planted those on a bunch of people, Laura included. It's my trademark."
When Steve and Chin were quiet Danny asked: "What do you mean, your trademark?"
"I was gonna do the spectator's pocket bit before the night was over," he admitted. "Because the chicks dig it." And maybe because Steve had mentioned doing magic tricks in his youth when he was arresting Tony, he nodded towards Steve and said: "This guy knows what I'm talking about right?"
Steve closed his eyes and shook his head. God this man wasn't trying to put them on the same level. "No, don't do that," he ordered and Tony turned away.
"Okay, look. I'll prove it. Chin?" he said and then closed his eyes tight and started to hum like he was actually making a card appear. "Check your left jacket pocket."
Chin put his hand into his jacket and then froze. Tony smiled at him. "Ace of Spades!"
Chin withdrew his hand and showed them all the card. "Uh oh! How does he do it?" Tony asked with a big smile on his face. "Yeah, I planted them on a bunch of people. Jerry has one in his right trouser pocket and I was gonna slip one on that Rowan chick but honestly… she terrified me."
This wasn't the first time Danny and Steve and heard this, which was probably why Danny turned to Chin and asked: "Seriously what did she do to him?"
"She went full Ice Queen," Chin said and then both Tony and Chin shivered. "It was… it was a very interesting display. Fun to watch but I wouldn't ever want it turned onto me."
Kono called them out into the hallway after that. She had given Tony an airtight alibi, he arrived at the motel long before Laura was dead and she had found the missing cash that Laura had taken out of the family trust fund. It was used to pay an entire hospital bill and she did so wanting to stay anonymous. They were all sure that this was tied to the reason she was killed, probably tied to the reason she came back in the first place.
They were going to head to the hospital to chase up the next lead, Steve had just gotten up to the main floor and that was where he found Rowan waiting for him. Well… that didn't take long. He tried to hide his smile, tried to not be excited she was there. God he hoped this argument went the same way as the one they had at her last gig. Already he was wondering if he'd have time to shut all the blinds in his office or if he was going to take her to the washroom down the hall.
"Oh no, no sir, I am not witnessing this. I told you not to do this you are on your own," Danny said abandoning Steve immediately to hide in his office, Chin choosing to go back down the elevator with Kono. Wow… the traitors.
"Can we take this into my office?" Steve asked in a low voice. As much as he was looking forward to possible angry sex, he sure as hell didn't want her screaming in the middle of the Five-0 office.
"No. No we cannot," she said primly. Okay she wasn't yelling yet, that was a good sign. "I would just like to know if tonight's display made you happy?"
"Made me… happy?" Steve echoed, not sure where this was going.
"Yes, Steven, did it make you happy? Did you enjoy waltzing into the restaurant to prove my brother hired a man to date me? Did you enjoy ruining my evening? Did you enjoy embarrassing me in front of that whole restaurant, cause I sure as hell can never go back there now, not even with you. Did you enjoy arresting the nice man I was having dinner with…"
"Well… he's a criminal Rowan, so I'm not sure how nice he really is…"
"That is not the point Steven. We know that you didn't come to arrest him because you thought he was a danger to me or your precious Hawaii. The only thing Justin Chau was a danger to was your goddamn pride. It must have been amazing that to find out that not only did Wo Fat send someone to date me, but that the man was a criminal, you must have felt like you won the fucking jackpot. Must have killed you to find out he picked a pretty good guy, just my type and treating me right, you must have died a little on the inside, you must have really thought him a threat to not be able to wait to arrest him..."
"I mean… was he really all that…"
"He was really cute. He was super romantic. He didn't pull his phone out once when we were together. He treated me like a gentleman the whole time. He paid for every date…"
"Okay now, I pay for our dates…"
"You don't take me anywhere Steven," Rowan cried. "And if you do, it's to a fast food restaurant or I'm left with the bill whenever you left early to go off on one of your cases. The only time we've gone out was your birthday dinner and I paid… cause it was your birthday. Sometimes… sometimes it's nice to have someone care for you, to have someone's undivided attention, to be someone's most important thing, cause let's be clear here, we both know that I will never come before Five-0."
Steve was blindsided by this. Completely and utterly blindsided. He had no idea Rowan had even felt that way. To be fair, she had a point. He did take her out, but he took her out to place where he knew he'd pay the least amount of money or he knew a guy who knew a guy who could get them in for free. He had no idea that Rowan thought Five-0 was more important to him than her, that she was upset that almost every single one of their dates was interrupted by a call or a case.
"I knew it! You aren't really dating Jerry!"
Both Steve and Rowan turned to where the now freed Tony was staring at them. God, that was right his alibi had checked out. Steve turned back to Rowan who was wide eyed in surprise, Miss. Psychic must not have known he was there. It was sure nice to see her blindsided by that.
And then Jerry came into the office took in the scene and then froze like a deer in the headlights.
"Hey there Hairy Jerry!" Tony cried. "Your so-called girlfriend over here is arguing with Mr. Muscles. Apparently he's dating her. We all knew you couldn't land a girl like her!"
Both Rowan and Jerry turned pleading eyes to him and he knew he was going to have to do something he was going to regret.
"Alright, yes, let's clear this up, this man is under the impression that you went to Jerry's reunion with Jerry, is that true?" he asked them.
From Jerry he got a: "Uh…" and from Rowan he got a sullen. "Yes Steven, I did."
"What… you actually went to… Jerry's reunion… Jerry Ortega?" Steve asked acting horrified.
"Now, to be fair, I didn't think I'd have to come here to give a statement, you know? Like… who goes to a reunion and gets murdered? It's just rude is what it is!" Rowan cried.
Steve shook his head. "How could you do this to me, Rowan? Jerry. Really?"
Jerry had appeared at this point. "Look McGarrett, I'm sorry…"
"No!" Steve cried before Jerry could finish the sentence. "Sorry just isn't going to cut it this time, Jerry!" Poor Jerry looked horrified and beside him Tony looked shocked by the turn of events. Jerry better not blow it for them. "She was mine, Jerry! She was mine and you took her from me. How could you do that to me? We… I thought we were best friends."
Jerry's confused eyes turned to Rowan who draped herself against him. "Steven, please, get a hold of yourself. Jerry and I didn't do it on purpose, we just… we fell in love. These things happen. Besides, you hadn't been treating me right for years. Jerry… he just… he's just the whole package. You're just walking talking abs, the novelty wears off after a while."
Steve actually found himself blinking his eyes at her for a second. Did she really just say that to him? That he was walking talking abs? Would his novelty eventually wear off for real? Because it sort of sounded like it was already wearing off. Still he brought out the misty eyes for the big finale and poor Jerry started looking around like he had no idea what was happening to him.
"I would have done anything for you… and now… what am I going to do? I can't compete with this. Look at him! I'm not even half the man he is!" he then shot a dark glare at Jerry. "I don't care what the Governor says, I don't care how much of an asset you are to the team. I'm gonna make sure you get removed from Five-0, Jerry, if it's the last thing I do!"
"Holy shit Hairy Jerry! You're the man!" Tony crowed and Jerry turned to him completely surprised that even came out of his old tormentor
At this point Chin showed up and shooed poor shocked Tony out of the offices and as soon as he was gone Rowan turned to him with a big smile and said: "There you go, Jer, now that's something people are going to be talking about until your next reunion!"
"I'm literally so confused," Jerry whispered.
Steve clapped a hand to his shoulder. "Rowan asked me to help boost your confidence and your image," he said. Which is hilarious because she hadn't, or at least not with words anyways. "And now she owes me double."
"Owes you double. Dude, you just arrested my date. I either owe you nothing or just once."
"He's a career criminal!"
"Yeah, well I liked him, and he was totally willing to go straight for me. Or at least… I'm sure I could have convinced him."
"Yes. With Money. Cause Wo Fat was gonna pay him a ridiculous..."
"Nope, I'm not going to stand for this. You owe me the absolute decency to go out with someone else, and not have you ruin it. Just one date night. One date night where a case doesn't get in the way and you don't arrest my date!"
"Okay, fine, I'll pick you up…"
"No… not you… not you who has not even a modicum of romance in his body. I wanna be wined and dined, I wanna be swept off my feet and treated right. And I definitely don't want to witness an arrest…"
"Oh my god, Rowan. Stop it! It was one time and the guy was vandalizing a statue, I couldn't just let him do it!" When Rowan just glared at him he growled and said: "Fine, why don't you go with Jerry."
Jerry, who was wide eyed and trying to sneak away from them shook his head when Steve's eyes turned to him. He clearly didn't want to take Rowan anywhere, which meant Steve would have to convince him to do it but he didn't have to worry about that.
"Ha! I totally would but he worships you and he'll do anything you ask," she said she then turned. "Danny! Pick me up at 7 we're going on a date!"
"Danny?!" Steve thundered just as Danny poked his head out of the office and cried: "Uh excuse me?"
"You can't go on a date Danny he's with Amber!"
"Yeah!"
"Both of you owe me. Danny you're picking me up at 7. It's a date. Make it romantic AF and dress spiffy."
"Babe… 7 was like… an hour ago so unless you want me to go back in time..."
"Tomorrow at 7."
"That is better. Thank you."
Steve was suddenly reeling, with hands spread in the what gives gesture Danny was famous for he pivoted between Danny and Rowan. "Whoa, wait did you just… did you just agree? What the hell are you…"
"Fancy, not fancy?" he asked ignoring Steve. "What are you feeling?"
"Fancy, I wanna wear the dress again,"
"Aw… come on… not the dress…" Steve cried. He still wanted to peel her out of that dress, he wanted to know what it would look like pooled around her feet.
"Alright, done, I'll start researching," Danny said and then went right back into his office.
Steve turned a dry glare to her. "You're evil, you know that?'
"Next time, wait until the date is finished before you arrest the guy, okay?"
"Or you could… just not date other people?"
"You gonna break things off with Catherine?" Rowan asked and when Steve was silent she smiled nastily at him. "Then no. No I will not."
Rowan shot him one last little look, a little smug smile over her shoulder before she disappeared entirely, a look that had him smiling despite the fact that they were arguing and she was going on a date with Danny… his supposed best friend.
"Uh… Steve?" Steve was jerked out of whatever deep thoughts he was having and turned to Catherine. "Hey… uh… so I called my friends over at Langley and they… uh… they've never heard of Justin Chau. So I ran him again to pull the info you pulled and nothing came up. Nothing in the FBI database and nothing affiliated with the Yakuza. They are, however, investigating a hack that happened earlier today."
Steve blinked his eyes. "What are you saying?"
"I'm saying Justin Chau doesn't work with the Yakuza. The file you pulled doesn't exist but there was a highly sophisticated hack done today, twice and they're currently running diagnostics to see what was hit. I think… I think someone's playing you," Catherine explained.
Steve stood there taking all of that in, looking back at the door where that Rowan just exited out of. Yes. It seemed that someone was.