*~COMPLETE~* Cali Austin is moving to Hawaii for work at a luxury hotel. Living in LA and living with her best friend Mary has been the only life she has ever known for the past 6 years but now everything was going to be up in the air. Moving to Haw...
"It was great meeting your aunt and uncle last week." Rachel said as we sat down to eat at an outdoor restaurant.
"Yeah, they really enjoyed their visit. Every day I get a text asking me about a place we went or something else because they are telling all their friends." I laughed and Rachel joined in.
"Do they plan on making a trip back?" Rachel asked.
"Maybe in the future. Steve and I are planning a trip to the mainland over Christmas and New Years. They invited and Steve loves the idea." I said and Rachel smiled.
"That will be nice to have family together again." Rachel said and I nodded.
"Yeah, I guess we will just have to plan it out eventually." I said. Rachel and I started looking at our menus and honestly nothing looked or sounded good to me, I was like this during breakfast too, but Steve made me eat something before he left since I didn't eat dinner last night.
Rachel and I ordered food, and I ended up just getting a salad. We talked about everything going on and Grace going on a field trip to Pearl Harbor soon.
Before our food could even arrive, a waiter walked by with a tray full of food and the smell wafted into my nostrils. I felt my stomach instantly churn. I threw a hand over my mouth and ran to the restroom in the restaurant.
As I was walking out of the stale Rachel was standing there, leaning on the wall.
"So, it's like pulling teeth to get you to order lunch, you were sipping water, you only ate breakfast because Steve made you since you skipped dinner and to top it all off the smell of food is making you nauseous." Rachel rambled off as I rinsed my mouth out at the sink and then grabbed a mint from the basket on the counter.
"Must be the flu." I said.
"Oh sweetie, that's cute that you think that. Cali, you're pregnant." I just looked at Rachel in the bathroom room mirror.
"What?! No!" I said and she just looked at me.
"You are acting just like I was when I was pregnant with Grace. All food was nauseating to me my first trimester." Rachel said.
"I just don't think I'm pregnant."
"Don't think? When was your last period Cali?" Rachel asked and I got thinking...Rachel then saw the look of realization on my face. "Why don't we leave and run to the drugstore?" Rachel suggested and we left.
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We got to Rachel's house, and I went into the downstairs bathroom taking the 3 tests she bought me out of the packaging.
I read all the instructions and just sighed. I did what I needed to do, placed the tests on the counter and then finished up everything and washed my hands.
Rachel came walking after I opened the door and she looked at me.
"It says it can take up to 3 minutes, but it looks like something is showing up now..." I trailed off, Rachel came over and watched with me as all 3 tests quickly read positive.
I looked at Rachel, shocked, "I'm pregnant."
"So, this wasn't planned?" Rachel asked and I shook my head.
"No, not at all. I mean Steve and I talked about kids, but we never discussed how soon or when we wanted them. I guess now we discuss it." I said and Rachel nodded.
"How are you going to tell him?" Rachel asked and I shrugged.
"I need a few days to figure it out." I said and Rachel sighed and pulled me into a hug. The tears that had filled my eyes had since dried and I was smiling. "I'm going to have a baby." I whispered as we hugged and then pulled away from Rachel who was also now smiling
"You're going to have a baby!" She squealed and we both screamed out of excitement and then hugged again.
**STEVE POV**
Danny got out of the car when I parked and just looked at me.
"What are we doing here?" Danny asked as we walked into the jewelry store.
"Just looking..." I trailed off.
"Just looking...just looking for what?" Danny asked. I walked to a case and stopped. Danny looked down and huffed a laugh. "Are you serious?"
"Of course I'm serious. I'm just looking though, getting an idea." I answered.
"Did you even ask her uncle? You said you were going to ask." Danny asked.
"I asked and he gave his blessing. He said he thinks we are good together." I said and Danny smiled.
"Okay well didn't you two just get together? I mean you said it was around the time she got back from the mainland and here we are looking at rings almost 3 months later."
"Danny, she has been here for almost a year. We lived together the entire time. I know almost everything about her. This is the right move. I know it is." I smiled at Danny, and he smiled back. He clapped me on the back.
"Well if you're happy then I'm happy for ya." Danny said as I started looking at some of the rings. A sales associate walked up to us.
"Can I take anything out of the case for you to see?" She asked. I went to say something when my cellphone went off.
"McGarrett." I answered. I then hung up after a few minutes and looked at Danny. "We got a case, we have to go." I said and then looked at the associate, "Sorry." I said and we quickly walked out.
We got in the car and took off and Danny looked at me and sighed.
"It's not a sign Steve, don't think that." Dang spoke up.
"I don't think it was a sign. Work is work...I will ask Cali to marry me, and she will be my wife." I smiled at Danny and he smiled back.
