The beginning.
Technically, Katie's tenure as a member of Five-O didn't start until Monday. With it being New Year's Day, no one was in the office anyway. Steve had thought she was a little nuts to want to go in, when they had a perfectly comfortable house to lounge around. She'd promised him that she wouldn't be gone long, back before he could finish making lunch.
She just needed a few minutes to take the entire thing in. Hawaii was a world away from Missouri, and working for the Governor of Hawaii was a lot different than the Army. It was a bit of shell shock for her - she had been with the Army since graduating Boston College. Now she was a civilian, and a civilian taking orders at that. For her, it was a lot to take in, and it did catch up with her sometimes. She'd had a few sleepless nights wondering if she was going to be any good.
For once, her concerns didn't have anything to do with her age (although it had come up in conversation yet again). Steve had been doing a good job getting her to stop worrying about it so much. It was more if she could adapt to how he and his team did things. She was no longer calling the shots. No longer protected by the secrecy of classified operations. No longer able to call for an air strike. Would she be the same soldier? Or would she just be a fish out of water?
She didn't know. But she knew, as scared as she was, deep down inside, she wouldn't change her mind. What she had was a man that loved and respected her, and a child on the way. Those things meant more than her career or any professional pursuits. For once in her life her personal life was the most important thing - for once in her life she had a personal life. Her life was completely backward. It scared the hell out of her, but at the same time, she finally felt fulfilled.
"Maybe," she murmured, "I did this whole thing backwards the entire fucking time."
She just needed a few minutes to take the entire thing in. Hawaii was a world away from Missouri, and working for the Governor of Hawaii was a lot different than the Army. It was a bit of shell shock for her - she had been with the Army since graduating Boston College. Now she was a civilian, and a civilian taking orders at that. For her, it was a lot to take in, and it did catch up with her sometimes. She'd had a few sleepless nights wondering if she was going to be any good.
For once, her concerns didn't have anything to do with her age (although it had come up in conversation yet again). Steve had been doing a good job getting her to stop worrying about it so much. It was more if she could adapt to how he and his team did things. She was no longer calling the shots. No longer protected by the secrecy of classified operations. No longer able to call for an air strike. Would she be the same soldier? Or would she just be a fish out of water?
She didn't know. But she knew, as scared as she was, deep down inside, she wouldn't change her mind. What she had was a man that loved and respected her, and a child on the way. Those things meant more than her career or any professional pursuits. For once in her life her personal life was the most important thing - for once in her life she had a personal life. Her life was completely backward. It scared the hell out of her, but at the same time, she finally felt fulfilled.
"Maybe," she murmured, "I did this whole thing backwards the entire fucking time."