A/N - Sorry that work got in the way - but here is the next chapter for our hiatus! Thanks for reading and commenting - the fact someone is enjoying reading this means the world to me!

Rachel had left the plane and was headed towards the exits, but for some reason she had an extremely uneasy feeling. She had not been the wife of a cop all those years for nothing, and she always paid attention when something made her nerves prickle. She stopped in the ladies room to re-group and as she exited, she saw a gentleman from her plane who should have been much farther along in exiting the airport but instead was at the newsstand looking over a paper. As she left the ladies room, he put the paper down and swiveled in her direction.

The flight personnel from her plane were just passing her by, and she immediately engaged them in conversation and began to walk with them, instantly noticing that the man was following them. He was a young Asian man, dressed very nicely, and there should have been nothing alarming about him. Despite that, Rachel was still worried. The co-pilot seemed to notice her nervousness and she immediately shifted her attention to him.

"I'm so sorry, but do you mind walking with me to the exit? My ex-husband is picking me up but I get a little nervous in such crowds."

"No problem, Miss. All part of the service our airline likes to provide."

Rachel looked over her shoulder as they exited the main airport and the man had followed them all the way to the doorway. The intent way that he stared at her made her shiver a little. She heard her name being called – by both her ex and her sweet little boy. She turned and thanked the Co-pilot for walking with her and he smiled and tipped his hat to her.

Danny had the back of the SUV opened and popped her suitcase in. She jumped in the backseat next to Charlie, much to his delight. Danny laughed as he got back in the car and started to pull out into traffic.

"Sure, too good to sit up front with me, huh?"

"It's not that Danny, it's that the company back here is so handsome!"

Charlie giggled as his Mother snuggled him and he felt quite content.

"Danny, there isn't anyone following us, is there?"

"What?"

Danny's eyes immediately focused on the rear view mirror, but his experienced eye did not see anything amiss.

"No. Nothing like that. Did you run into trouble on the plane?"

"Yes. No. Oh, goodness, I don't know Danny. I just got the oddest feeling from one of the other passengers, but I am sure I am imagining things. That's why I walked out with the flight crew."

"Yeah, I thought your escort was a little odd. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about, Rach."

Rachel smiled quietly to herself. Now there certainly wouldn't be anything to worry about it, because she knew that once she mentioned it to Danny, he would worry and then he would mention it to Steve. The two men were rabid about protecting the people in their lives on a normal day, if they thought there was any cause for concern they were sure to be hyper-vigilant.

They finished the drive with Rachel telling Danny a few details of her friends' funeral. She didn't want to focus on any of that once they were all together. She wanted to be able to spend the few days that they had together just enjoying one another.

Once they got back to the condo, Rachel spent quite a bit of time catching up with Grace and cuddling Charlie and Joanie. Danny and Steve got lunch together for everyone and Aunt Deb joined them. Rachel and Deb felt as though they had known each other for years and happily fell into conversation like a couple of old friends. It calmed Steve's heart to see it. He knew how much Deb missed Mary, and she treated Rachel as though she were a treasured family member.

Rachel noticed when Danny had pulled Steve away from everyone else and noted how Steve's eyes darted her way as Danny was speaking. After they were done eating, the children were sent to get cleaned up and Danny went along to supervise the littles. Steve took the opportunity to try and get any more information out of Rachel.

"Oh, Steven, I don't know if I would even recognize the man again. He was mid-thirties, thin, Asian, not too tall. I'm sure it was nothing and I am sure I over-reacted. I'm sorry to have alarmed Danny. The man just made me nervous."

"Trust your instincts, Rachel, you have good ones. If he made you nervous, there was a reason. I'm not trying to make you paranoid, but just pay attention to your surroundings and don't go off on your own or with just the kids while we're here, okay?"

"Okay, Steve. Don't worry. I'm not foolish. If I see anything concerning, I'll let you or Danny know right away."

"That's all I ask, Rachel."

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The next few days passed in a whirlwind. Steve was gratified that Deb and Rachel had really hit it off so well. Both of the women had huge voids in their lives. Rachel's mother had never been very supportive and had passed away several years ago, and Deb desperately missed Mary. While they enjoyed spending time with the men and children during the day, they were up until all hours of the night once they were ensconced in Deb's condo. They found that they had very similar ways of looking at things. Rachel actually found herself worrying about leaving Deb behind when they returned to Hawaii.

Thursday was a planned outing to Disneyland. Deb would not be accompanying them because she was sure it would be much too tiring but the children were over the moon and even the adults were looking forward to it. By about 1:00, however, the adults were exhausted, the children were tired, hungry and sticky and everyone needed a break.

Danny and Steve had found a shady spot and were preparing to grab some hot dogs and burgers for the group, and Rachel and Grace were heading out to visit the ladies' room. Joanie was napping in the stroller and no one felt like waking her up. Rachel and Grace headed for the ladies room, and Rachel once again got a very nervous feeling. She thought she was being very silly, until she looked around and noticed the Asian man from the airport. Although now he was in khaki shorts and a polo, she was sure it was the exact same man.

They had reached the rest room and stepped inside.

"Grace. I don't want to make you frightened, but I think there is a man that has been following me, and I think he is outside the door. Do you have your cell phone? I left mine at the picnic area."

Grace's face grew strained and she looked wide-eyed at her mom, while she stammered her reply.

"No, mom, I left it in my backpack and it's with Danno and Uncle Steve. What should we do?"

Before Rachel could respond, the only other occupant of the restroom walked out, and in walked the Asian man. He was holding a gun.

"Nobody needs to get hurt. I was only supposed to bring you," with this he gestured toward Rachel, "but I can't leave you behind to start screaming, so you get to come too. My boss has a thing for young, little, white girls. Keep your mouths shut and get moving, because I don't mind wasting one of you."

Rachel had already pushed Grace protectively behind her, and could feel her daughter trembling. She knew that if they left the park with this man that it wouldn't matter. They would both be dead and Danny would never know what had happened to them. She nodded at the man.

"Don't hurt us….we'll come quietly…I just don't want you to hurt my daughter."

The man stuck the gun in his pocket, his hand still on it, as he gestured toward the doorway.

"After you ladies."

Rachel reached behind and shoved Grace in front of her, whispering quietly to her as she passed.

"When I push you, run like the devil to your father."

Grace nodded slightly, so Rachel knew that she understood. As they exited the restroom, Rachel took advantage of the fact that the gunman was distracted and immediately pushed Grace who took off like a shot. Rachel then turned on the thug and leaped onto him, knocking both of them to the ground. She heard a pop and a sharp pain in her left arm, but with her right she was hitting the man for all she was worth, at the same time screaming at the top of her lungs:

"Rape, Rape, you won't get my little girl."

This immediately drew attention in the crowded park, and people were already heading their way. The gunman pushed Rachel away from him. He grabbed for his pocket where the gun was, but seeing all the attention upon them, snarled at her prone figure.

"This isn't over yet. You win this round, but we'll get you. Depend on it."

He then barreled into the crowd and took off running. Although several patrons of the park halfheartedly tried to stop him, no one was really sure what he had done, and he was fast and disappeared from sight rapidly.

Rachel sat on the ground, several ladies supporting her, as she realized that her arm was screaming in pain. She could hear her name being frantically being called in the distance, and within seconds Steve McGarrett came shooting into sight. In the distance, she could see Danny, the stroller containing the littles, and Grace running as fast as they could. Steve reached her side and knelt next to her.

"Rachel, are you all right? Did he get away?"

"I…I….he got away. Yes. I ….. I … I don't know if I'm all right."

By this time Danny had reached them and dropped to his knees next to his ex-wife and began checking her over. The paramedics from the park and security arrived as well. Steve left Danny to handle tending to Rachel and the littles while he filled in park security and insisted that the local police be called. The paramedics, with Danny insisting, were preparing to transport Rachel to the hospital, over her vigorous protests.

"Rachel, I do NOT care! You are going and that is final. I know I have no say over you since we're not married anymore, but you have to get checked out so that Grace and Charlie know you're okay."

Rachel sagged back against Danny and sighed. She knew he was right, but she just wanted to be back at the condo and try and get her shaking nerves under control. She nodded slightly and could feel Danny relax just a tiny bit. She looked over at Steve, who had Joan in one arm and Charlie in the other. Grace was holding onto the stroller, brown eyes huge in her face. Rachel smiled gently at her.

"Grace, darling! I am SO proud of you. You handled yourself so well and did exactly what you needed to do. I would have been so worried if you tried to stay."

"Danno always tells me that no matter whether I want to do something, when he, or you, or Uncle Steve tell me to do something, I need to do it immediately and I can ask questions later. He always says that's the best way to keep everybody safe if something happens."

"Well, your Danno is a wise man."