Hello, everyone! This is my third Hawaii Five-0 story. It has no relation to any of my other stories for this show.

Disclaimer for the story-I do not own the show or its characters.

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The full moon reflected against the dancing waves of the ocean as Steve and Catherine walked hand-in-hand along the water. The wind was blowing, causing Catherine's long brown hair to fly around her. She wiped it away from her face.

Steve lifted the box out of his pocket. He was going to ask now, deciding that the moment was perfect. He stopped walking, turning to face Catherine.

Surprised, Catherine came to a halt, abruptly stepping on the sand to send it flying around her sandals. She grew even more surprised when Steve knelt down on one knee in front of her.

"Catherine, you have no idea how much I love you," Steve began. He opened the box, revealing a stunning diamond ring. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"

The only response was the sudden outburst of tears. This was not the reaction Steve had hoped for.

He stood up. "What's wrong, Catherine?" Steve asked gently, knowing that whatever was going on had to be serious for Catherine to burst into tears.

"I'm pregnant," she said through tears before leaning against him for support.

As soon as Catherine said those two words, Steve knew his life would change forever. But was he ready for that now?

"Elizabeth, get up right now!" exclaimed a very pissed off Alexandra Rollins. Her fifteen-year-old daughter was making a habit of waking up late every morning and getting marked tardy when she arrived at school. Even though it was still early September and the school year had just started, Elizabeth managed to get herself there late the majority of the days.

"Ugh, give me five more minutes, Mom!" Elizabeth exclaimed, covering her face with a pillow.

"If you don't get up right this minute you're going to be late for school." Again, Alexandra thought.

"Who cares? It won't be the first time."

"I'm sick of this every morning, Elizabeth! You need to realize that you have responsibilities." Alexandra was now thoroughly annoyed. Shaking her head, she walked out of Elizabeth's room and headed downstairs.

"Good morning, Nathan," she greeted her husband with a kiss. Nathan was already in his uniform, ready to leave for work at the Navy Reserve.

"Good morning, Ally. Elizabeth won't get up?"

Alexandra shook her head, sighing as she began to make breakfast. "I don't know what to do anymore. It's not just her attitude now. She's gotten into so much trouble lately. I don't remember Catherine being like this."

"Elizabeth is the baby of the family. The youngest one is never like the oldest. She's not a bad kid," Nathan said.

"I know," Alexandra agreed. "She just makes bad choices. But it's getting worse. We can't handle it anymore, Nathan."

"Ally, we're doing fine-"

"Don't lie to yourself anymore, Nathan. We've let it go on long enough."

"We're not bad parents, Ally." His voice was firm, as if he was trying to convince himself of that.

"You're right. We're not. It's been eighteen years since Catherine was Elizabeth's age. A lot has changed in eighteen years and we're not used to it."

Nathan reluctantly agreed. "I take it you have plans on how to change this situation."

Alexandra nodded. "I was talking to Catherine last night. She said she's on leave for a while and when that's up, she transferring to the Reserve. She didn't give me a reason, but she said she wanted to help."

"So you're thinking of having Elizabeth stay with Catherine?"

"Catherine may have a good influence on Elizabeth. Let's face it, Nathan. We had Elizabeth late in life. We're old in her mind-which we're not, but she's fifteen so she sees it that way. Living with Catherine may give her...I don't know what the right word is. Support, maybe? I don't know how to describe it."

"I understand what you're saying, Ally, but I don't like the idea of sending her away. She's going to feel like she isn't loved or something."

"We wouldn't be sending her away. It wouldn't be for a long period of time and I think Elizabeth would actually be happier there. Trust me, I want to keep her here with us, but I know what needs to be done. I can't help but think I'm an awful mother every time she does something without making a clear decision." Alexandra wiped the tears from her eyes and before she knew it, Nathan had his arms around her.

"You're not an awful mother, Ally. How can you say that about yourself?"

Alexandra turned back to making breakfast. "I don't know what to do anymore. She's getting out of control and I don't want it to escalate any further."

She stopped talking, hearing Elizabeth make her way downstairs.

"Sweetie, I made breakfast. You should-What do you have on?" she demanded, immediately spotting something wrong in her daughter's appearance.

Elizabeth shrugged. "Clothes."

"No, no, no. Those aren't clothes. What you're wearing is just fabric, and a small amount of it."

Elizabeth looked down at her short skirt and tight T-shirt and began to protest. "Come on, Mom, let me wear something I actually want to wear while it's still warm out! Dad, you have to help me! She's being so unreasonable!"

Looking from his daughter to his wife's you-better-agree-with-me face, Nathan said, "I'm sorry, honey, but I have to agree with your mother on this one. Go change."

Elizabeth began to make more protests, so Nathan added a stern, "Now, Elizabeth!"

Slamming her backpack down on the ground, Elizabeth climbed back upstairs angrily, muttering complaints under her breath.

Alexandra shook her head. "I'm so sick of fighting with her everyday. And do you still think nothing needs to change?"

"I guess living with Catherine may be a good idea," Nathan said, unsure of his words.

"I'm going to call Catherine now," Alexandra stated, picking up the phone. While dialing, she said, "This is the right thing to do, Nathan. As much as we want to keep her with us, it's just not working."

Nathan sighed. "I know, Ally."

Alexandra tapped her fingers on the counter as she waited for Catherine to answer. She desperately wanted to keep Elizabeth with her. After all, she was the last one, the baby of the family. But Alexandra stayed on the phone, waiting for her other daughter to pick up.

"Hello?" Catherine's voice came over the line.

"Hi, Catherine, it's Mom," Alexandra started brightly. She didn't want to let Catherine know how stressed out she was over this situation.

"Hey, Mom. Have you made a decision?"

Alexandra exhaled to try to feel stronger about her choice. "Yes, your father and I have decided to have Elizabeth stay with you for a while. You understand you don't have to do this, right? I would never force you to."

"It's fine, Mom. I'd like to have Lizzie stay with me. I miss her."

"You're sure you want to? You can back out of it. Elizabeth can be a handful."

Catherine's voice was clear, letting honesty leak into her words. "I can't say I'm not nervous about helping to raise a fifteen-year-old, but I truly would like to have Lizzie stay with me for a while."

"You have no idea how thankful I am, Catherine."

"We're family. What kind of sister would I be if I wasn't here for Lizzie?"

Catherine put her phone down after she finished talking to her mother. "That was my mom," she stated. "My sister is coming to live with me. Lizzie's been in a lot of trouble lately and my parents don't know what to do anymore. We're going to try this. I think it'll be good to get used to having a kid around."

Catherine had just told Steve she was pregnant. Thinking Steve would say he was too busy to raise a child, Catherine let tears escape when she told him. But Steve was happy they were expecting a baby-worried, naturally, but still happy. Catherine was relieved.

"How old is your sister?"

"Fifteen. I was a senior in high school, just about to graduate when Lizzie was born," Catherine explained. "My parents were forty-one when she was born. They're the oldest siblings in each of their families, so their siblings were having kids. Being around young kids made my parents want to have another baby. I was eighteen when I no longer was an only child. But I love Lizzie so much. I always wanted a little sister, and it didn't matter to me if I was eighteen years older than her."

"When is she coming to Hawaii?"

"Five days. Steve, I need to ask you a favor."

Steve nodded. "Anything."

"Lizzie is coming to live with me, and since you're a big part of my life she's going to be around you a lot. Will you come to the airport to meet my parents? I think they'd feel better knowing someone else will be looking out for Lizzie besides me."

"Of course." He paused a moment before speaking again. "Are you going to tell your parents that you're pregnant?"

Catherine stared back at him for a moment. "I don't know what I'm going to say yet. I want to tell them because if I don't, I feel like I'm lying to them. First I'm going to tell them we're getting married, and then I'll them I'm pregnant." Catherine gave what she hoped was a confident nod. "It'll be okay. It'll work out."

After giving a kiss to his wife when he arrived home from work, Nathan asked, "Elizabeth still isn't home yet?"

Alexandra shook her head with a sigh. "I've called her cell phone eight times. She hasn't answered any of my calls. But she's okay, right? She would've called if something was wrong."

As if on cue, Elizabeth walked in. She kicked her shoes off and began to make her way upstairs when Alexandra called her back down.

"What now, Mom?"

"You talk to your mother with respect, do you understand, Elizabeth?" Nathan questioned, crossing his arms.

"Yeah. So what do you wanna talk to me about?"

"I talked to Catherine this morning," Alexandra began. "We were talking about..." She trailed off, glancing at Nathan for support before continuing, "We were talking about having you live with her in Hawaii for a little while."

Nathan and Alexandra braced themselves for what would surely be words of extreme anger from Elizabeth, but her reaction surprised them.

"Okay."

Was it really that easy?

"So you're okay with this?" Alexandra asked, not able to hide the puzzled tone in her voice.

Elizabeth nodded. "Yeah. I haven't seen Catherine in, like, ages. The moving far away part I'm not too thrilled about, but I guess I don't mind."

"There's one thing you have to understand, though, Elizabeth," Nathan said sternly. "This is not a vacation. This is trying to improve your behavior because lately it's been out of control."

"When do I leave so I know when to start packing?"

"In five days," Alexandra replied. "But don't start packing without me. I'll give the final say on what passes as clothes and what doesn't."

Elizabeth sighed. "Fine, just control my whole life." She stormed off upstairs.