Summary: Steve and Jamie take a trip to the zoo. Unfortunately, trouble follows Steve and chaos erupts.

Warnings: Nada.

Words: 1,379

A/N: Sorry for the delay. Summer school is hectic.

Chapter 15

Steve and Jamie Bond Part 3

Chin had left shortly after the conversation and promised to talk to his cousin soon. Steve thanked him. He woke Jamie up to say good bye to his uncle, which he did groggily. After good-byes were exchanged, Steve picked Jamie up and closed and locked the door. Jamie nestled into Steve's arms easily, comfortable in the man's embrace. Steve walked up the stairs and to Jamie's room, settling the boy down on his bed. He pulled out a pair of pajamas and handed them to the small boy. "Get changed buddy and then you can go to sleep," Steve said gently. Jamie sleepily changed and dropped his clothes into the hamper.

"Can I sleep with you?" Jamie asked.

Steve looked at his son and smiled, "Of course," he said, lifting the boy into his arms. He headed toward his room and set Jamie down on Danny's side. He walked over to his closet and pulled off the shirt and jeans, slipping on a pair of gym shorts. He climbed into the bed, noticing his son was already fast asleep. He kissed the boys forehead and curled under the sheets, the breathing from the small body next to him helping lull him to sleep.

The next morning, Steve woke up to someone poking him in the stomach and sides. "Daddy, wake up. Dad. Daaaad. Wake up. Dad, I'm hungry. Daddy," came the mantra from his very awake Jamie. He cracked his eyes open to see Jamie sitting with his legs criss-crossed and poking him with a very put-out expression. After a couple more pokes, Steve lunged at Jamie, pushing the boy down and using his fingers to tickle the boy. Giggles erupted from the small boy, and squeals of "Daddy! Daddy stop!"

Steve relented and pulled the boy into a hug, "Good morning Jamie."

Jamie smiled, a bit breathless, "Morning daddy."

"I can't believe it! I woke up not hungry. Looks like we'll have to wait till lunch to eat," Steve said teasingly.

"Daddy no! I'm hungry, so we have to eat breakfast!" Jamie insisted.

"How come I didn't wake up hungry?" Steve questioned.

"Because you ate more at dinner than me," Jamie said wisely.

Steve laughed, "Okay kiddo, let's get you fed. You must be growing again. You look a bit taller. Pretty soon you'll be able to carry me!" He jested.

"I'll have to be stronger than you to pick you up, daddy," Jamie said.

"I do weigh a bit more than you. Don't worry, you'll weigh as much as me, if not more in a couple of years," Steve said.

"I can't wait to grow up. Grace gets to do a lot of stuff because she's older," Jamie shared.

"Yeah, but sometimes it's nice to be young. You can still be picked up, and you don't have to worry about grown up things. You can play and learn and always know somebody's looking out for you," Steve said gently, picking the boy up.

"You and Danno are always looking out for me," Jamie said.

"We'll always try our best to do so. Come on!" Steve said, lifting the boy up and making their way downstairs to cook up some breakfast.

During breakfast, Steve and Jamie decided that today would be a great day to visit the zoo. So Steve went up to help Jamie pick out some clothes and then went to change into a pair of jeans and a wife beater. He strapped on his ankle holster and slipped his phone and badge into his pocket. He wasn't going anywhere without being able to protect his kid. With his wallet in his back pocket, he grabbed his keys to the truck and helped Jamie into his car seat.

"Alright kiddo, let's get going. You excited?" Steve asked from the driver's seat.

"Yeah!" Jamie said excitedly.

Steve chuckled and began the drive to the zoo.

After Steve parked and had Jamie's hand firmly in his, he paid for their entrance fee and began to wander around. Jamie insisted on seeing the birds, so they went into the bird exhibit and looked at all the multicolored birds. Steve crouched down behind him and began pointing to all of the birds he knew and gave the smaller boy facts about them. Jamie listened intently, soaking up the information like a mini sponge.

After the birds they visited the monkeys, avoided the reptilian exhibit, and went to visit the giraffes. Jamie was in absolute awe of the tall creatures.

Steve heard a scuffle behind him and saw an upset man arguing with another man. A glint of silver caught his eye and he saw a gun hiding behind his jacket, placed in his pants waistline. He turned back around as normally as possible and picked up Jamie.

"Jamie, buddy, listen very closely. There's a bad guy at the zoo, so I need you to hide and stay hidden. Can you do that for me? Be brave and stay still and very quiet?" Steve asked, carrying the boy away from the inevitable altercation.

"Don't leave me daddy," Jamie whispered back.

"Buddy, I have to go make sure these people and animals are safe. I have to go be like G.I. Joe. Can you stay here and be quiet for me? Don't move," Steve instructed, leaning in to kiss Jamie's forehead, "Daddy loves you."

"Okay daddy," Jamie whispered, hiding behind the trash can amidst the greenery. Steve nodded and gave him a reassuring smile before turning away and heading back to the area where he saw the gunman. He quickly dialed Chin.

"Steve! Howzit?" Chin answered.

"Hey. Look. There's something about to go down at the zoo. I saw a man who's strapped. I need you and Kono to get over here and call HPD and SWAT," Steve commanded.

"On it. Is Jamie with you?" Chin asked concerned.

"Yeah, but he's hidden an in a place where if bullets start flying he won't get hit. Hurry. I'm going to go investigate and see if I can manage it," Steve said, hanging up.

Steve cleared his head as best he could and tried to focus in on the mission. He headed over to the giraffe area nonchalantly, spotting the man carrying the gun. He moved closer and leaned up against a rail so he could hear the argument going down.

"…I ain't giving you nothin' until you show me the merch," said the guy with the gun.

"…You ain't seeing nothin' until I see some Benjamin's," the other said, sweating profusely from either the sun or the stress.

"I'll shoot you right now unless I see what I bought," the gunman said.

"Do it. You'll never see your money," the other replied, a bit more confidently.

Steve's phone rang, and he quickly answered it.

"Brother where are you?" Chin asked.

"Oh yeah, Jamie's loving the giraffes. Absolutely thrilled to see them. Thinking about getting him a stuffed animal," Steve said with a fake cheeriness.

"Okay, giraffe area. Hear you loud and clear. Narrow it down for us," Chin replied.

"We were thinking about stopping for some frozen lemonade, it's a bit of a line though," Steve answered with the same fake excitement.

"Okay, we'll be there soon. How many civilians?"

"Eh, about ten. The line is moving pretty fast though."

"Okay, we'll be there soon."

"Alright, talk to you later. Mahalo."

Steve slipped the phone back in his pocket and kept his eyes on the two men, their voices escalating and earning glances from the civilians. Once he saw police officers, SWAT, and his team surrounding the area and quickly gesturing for the civilians to move out the way, Steve pulled out his badge and reached for his gun.

"5-0, put your hands up!" Steve yelled, aiming his gun at the two men, with his badge in plain sight.

His back-up all had their guns pointed at the men. The two turned and raised their arms. Chin and Steve were quick to disarm them, pulling out three guns and multiple knives equally.

With handcuffs on both men, Steve quickly gave his statement and raced to go pick up Jamie. He went to the trash can and looked behind it, where his son was huddling behind it. He let out a sigh of relief.