Steve meet Danni
By
Landon Richardson
Disclaimer
The character of Steve McGarrett doesn't belong to me in any fashion, I'm merely using him for entertainment purposes.
The character of Danni Richardson and Ensign Joe Barracuda however do belong to me. It's likely if you come across another character that you don't immediately recognise that they belong to me as well.
Author Note
Just a small one shot story I wrote about different ways in which Danni and Steve could meet together and how different it would be each time. I may end up adding more one shots here or I might leave it as it is. I haven't decided yet.
I wanted to showcase a confident flirting Steve in this was… though personally I think his chat up technics need some work and that the name Smooth Dog is actually an ironic nickname because he's anything but smooth.
Anyway please enjoy.
Overall Summary
A group of stories showing the different ways that Steve and Danni could have met each other. (Part of the Danni sagas featuring a female Danni)
Chapter Summary
Danni Richardson stepped into the food tent and looked around her with a sigh, looking for any member of her team who she could sit with
Overall Romance
McDanni
Chapter Romance
Steve McGarrett / Danni Richardson
One sided Joe Barracuda / Danni Richardson
One
One the USS Lawrence
Danni Richardson stepped into the food tent and looked around her with a sigh, looking for any member of her team who she could sit with. There were five of them in total, the brightest in their field who had been taken to do training in Afghanistan, working with the soldiers and sailors directly. Danni had been stationed on the USS. Lawrence, dealing with identifying the dead.
It was a gruesome job and unpleasant at times but it was a job which needed to be done, these men deserved to be sent home to their families. They had already given their lives to their cause, the least Danni could do was give them the burial they had earned.
She was tired, longing for her shift to end so she could collapse into her bunk but she knew that before she could do that she needed some food. She wouldn't do anyone good if she was fainting on the job. Danni made her way through the lines, keeping her head down as she picked herself up some vegetable lasagne and chips to eat, rolling her eyes when the cook added some meatballs on the sign, once again ignoring her request not to have them. Normally she wouldn't touch the stuff with a barge pole but she knew that today she needed the extra carbs to be able to keep going.
Danni moved through the crowd looking at the tables before she was suddenly brought to a stop by Ensign Barracuda. She silently sighed wondering what wisdom the man would regal her with today. He had been obsessed with her since day one, trying to get himself invited back into the cabin, he clearly found her attractive and made no secret of it regardless of how uncomfortable it made her.
"Hello Doc, when do you get off today, I thought you and I could go back to yours and I'd show you how a sailor treats a pretty lady. I'm already at full mast for you" He commented with a grin, dark eyes fixed on her in a way that made her shudder and unfortunately not in the good way.
"Tempting but no" She remarked coolly, moving past him towards the one free table at the back of the room, ignoring the loud heckling sound from behind her as Barracuda's failure was rubbed into his face by his fellow corporals. She ignored them, shoulders hunching up as she took the free table and settled herself on it, putting her tray on the surface before she took her seat. She opened the shoulder bag she had with her and pulled out her book, opening it up to the last page she had been on before she started reading again, eating as she did.
"Do you mind if I take this seat, the rest are taken?"
It took Danni a moment to realise that she was being spoken to, she dragged her attention from her book to find herself confronted with a handsome man she had never seen before, he was dressed like the others but his t-shirt had the signal of a Navy SEAL on it. He must have been about two years older than her with short dark hair and eyes which looked blue in the overhead light. She had heard of a SEAL team being on board but had assumed until now that it was just rumour. She mentally shook herself when she saw his eyebrow rise thoughtfully at her.
"It's taken" She told him automatically, nodding her head towards where Barracuda and the rest of his group were sitting. "Perhaps you'd be more comfortable over there, then over here with me." She stated politely, turning her attention back to her book, the conversation clearly over in her mind.
Steve McGarrett watched as the small blonde turned away from him and felt a glimmer of interest in her. The girl stood out like a princess among peasants. Her hair long and soft looking pulled back into a high ponytail. She was blonde and from the look of her eyebrows a natural blond at that though he could detect lighter strips in her hair most likely from the sunlight. Her skin was pale and smooth looking, her features delicate and pretty while large, heavily lashed grey eyes had looked at him with a look of intelligence and kindness in them which caught his attention.
He ignored her comment about it being taken and took the one diagonal to her. From the corner of his eye he saw her stiffen, grey eyes peeking over the top of the book at him but he pretended to ignore it, focusing his attention on his food instead. The fact that he was sitting there was attracting a lot of attention which pointed to the fact that more than one of the men on this floor wanted to get into her pants which would account for her defensiveness. It probably wasn't against him personally, it was against the males on the ship as a whole.
He was half way through his meal when she finally relaxed, the book lowering until it was resting on the table and he could see her face again. He waited for a moment before he spoke, keeping his voice light.
"Looks like you're really into that book, what is it? Anything I'd be interested in?" He queried.
For a moment she looked surprised by the question, suspicion and reluctance warring in her eyes before she sighed and lifted the book up so he could see the cover. He raised an eyebrow when he saw that it was a medical book, his eyes flickering up when she spoke.
"Somehow I doubt that this is something you'd be interested in reading" She told him.
"No offence but I don't think you know enough about me to make that call" He stated calmly. "I'm always open to learning new things. I'm assuming your prickly attitude is probably down to a run in with one of them over there" He commented, jabbing his thumb over his shoulder. "You've been watching them from the corner of your eye since I sat down as though you're worried about them causing a scene. I'm assuming one of them has decided he likes you and is trying to woo you with crude offers about giving you a good work out of letting you ride their dick like a wave or something similar?" He said bluntly, watching a streak of red appear across her cheekbones telling him that he had embarrassed her with his comment. His closed his eyes for a second, mentally cursing himself for it. He was too used to speaking to the men in his unit. If his Aunt found out them she would rip him a new one for his lack of manners towards a lady.
Danni blinked at him for a moment before her eyes narrowed slightly.
"Don't hold back on what you think Lieutenant" She said dryly. "Since you seem to have so much in common with them I suggest you go and join them. Maybe go and pick up your winnings for the bet you've probably made and leave me be so I can eat and get on with my day. It was nice meeting you" She stated looking away from him.
Steve winced at the icy tone to his voice which made him want to roll over and present his belly to her like a dog would.
"What bet or award would that be?" He asked, meeting her eyes when she looked towards him with an annoyed look. "You giving me the cold treatment over something which I had nothing to do with. I just asked if I could sit here and then I struck up a conversation because it was polite, last time I checked there was no law against that but if you want me to leave you alone then I will." He told her, turning his attention to his food again, surprised by how upset he felt by the exchanged. He blinked when she spoke quietly a moment later.
"You're right, I'm sorry, I'm projecting my annoyance at them onto you and it's not fair and it's not deserved so I'm sorry"
Steve opened her mouth to speak when he noticed her looking past him, her shoulders hunching over again. He looked over his gaze to see Ensign Barracuda approaching them.
"Lieutenant" He began to say, stopping when Steve held his hand up at him in a classic stop sign.
"Not now Barracuda, you're due down in supplies to make sure that we have a list of what is needed before our next shore leave" He told the man, his voice free of emotion. Barracuda closed his mouth his a clap and nodded at him.
"Course Lieutenant" He stated, turning to move away before Steve spoke again.
"Before you go I believe you owe this lady an apology" He stated, twisting round and meeting her grey eyes again, watching the flash of surprise in them.
Barracuda was silent for a second before he sighed.
"I apologise for my comment earlier Doc, it was made in jest. I didn't mean anything by it" He remarked, his voice coming across as sincere.
Danni was silent for a moment before she looked up.
"That's Doctor Richardson to you Ensign" She responded coolly. "Your apology to me has been noted and acceptance of it is pending. I'll be sure to let you know when I've come to a decision of it" She told him, turning her attention back to her book.
Steve ducked his head for a moment, trying to hide his smile as he rearranged his face back into its normal expressionless look.
"You're dismissed Ensign" He told the other man who saluted him, turning and walking away leaving the two of them alone. Steve spoke before he could stop himself. "Well it's good to know that you could deal with any kids and problems that might arise. At least I wouldn't have to worry that mum was getting overwhelmed while Dad was away on a mission" He commented, freezing in his seat for a moment.
A silence descended between the two of them, both of them watching the other as Steve waited for her to get up and leave. However she remained sitting.
"Mum and Dad?" She repeated sounding vaguely amused by his slip up. "Tell me is there a kid around here that I'm not aware of because I don't remember performing the act with you which would have created a baby and I'm pretty sure if I did that I would remember it." She remarked, tilting her head to one side as she took a bite of one of her fries.
"Maybe I'm just practicing for the future" He told her before he held his hand out to her. "Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, Navy SEAL team six, pleasure to meet you."
She raised an eyebrow at him before a soft smile came to her mouth attracting his attention to the shape of it and how soft her lips looked before she placed her small hand in his.
"Doctor Danielle Richardson, Chief medical examiner for this vessel for the next six month. The pleasure is mine" She responded, squeezing his hand for a second before she withdrew it from his hold.
"So what is a civilian Doctor doing on an active military ship in the middle of the pacific ocean?" He asked, watching as she played with a meatball on her plate before he reached out and stabbed at it with his fork, taking it off her plate and began eating it waiting for her to answer.
"I've just qualified from medical school and the administration picked the top five in the year to do a year long stint with the military. I ended up being posted here. I've been here six months already and have another six months to go before I pick up my job which is waiting for me. You probably won't see me though. I deal with the dead and you're very much alive."
"I'm surprised an ME is needed" Steve commented thoughtfully watching as Danni nodded at him.
"This is an active ship Lieutenant with over 3000 members of the forces and crew on it, trust me when I say that I'm kept busy enough." She told him with a slight shrug.
Steve nodded, opening his mouth to agree when instead he heard himself say.
"Well I've definitely got to keep myself off your table, I'm getting married in a year" He told her, catching the look of disappointment which crossed her eyes before he continued. "Is a year good for you to get married? Unless you want to get married earlier that is." He asked with a grin and a wink at her.
Danni blinked at him before she laughed, the sound making his grin widen.
"I'd just like to state for the record that that was a terrible chat up line though I do have to give you some credit for trying to be original Lieutenant" She said with a shake of her head at him.
"I'm a SEAL, it's in our nature to take risks. So tell me Danni why are you eating food with meat when you're clearly a vegetarian?" He asked her as he swiped another meatball from her plate noting that she didn't tell him to stop. "I've got no problem with vegetarians but our kids are going to eat meat until they are old enough to make their own minds up. They'll need to protein while they are growing." He announced to her.
"Oh right, so now we're having children together" She said. "Maybe you should slow it down and take a chill pill there sailor. We've only just met remember. I am curious though how you know I'm a vegetarian" She asked him.
"You're not eating the meatballs and haven't complained about me taking them from you. Also I can see from here that the lasagne you're eating is a vegetable one" He said, grinning when she gave him an impressed look before he spoke. "As for a chill pill, the one thing you learn out here is that every day could be your last and not to wait. I like you Danielle and I'm guessing from the way you're responding to me that you like me as well. I'm not going to dance around the attraction, I'd rather face it straight on. Now you know let's talk about important things. Like the fact that I live in Hawaii and I can already picture you in a white dress, barefooted with flowers in your hair and you pregnant with my child, standing on our private beach because my house has one." He told her.
Danni almost choked on her drink as she looked up at him, her eyes wide as her mind pictured the scene which he had described in her mind. She shook her head trying to banish the picture and remind herself that she didn't know the man in front of her and needed to put him in his place over his wild imagination but her mind seemed determined not to listen to her.
"Hawaii would be great except I'm not fantastic in hot weather" She remarked casually.
"Who isn't fantastic in hot weather? Everybody normally loves it" He said, leaning across the table and grabbing the jug of apple juice, filling a glass up for her and passing it to her, smiling when she immediately accepted it from him and took a sip.
"I like it, I'm just not good in it" She told him "Plus I like watching the seasons past by and experiencing them. I want my children to see that as well, to watch summer fade into fall and fall into winter and to experience snow and rain" She said, finding herself drawn into the conversation despite herself.
She watched as he sighed, looking to the side of him before he spoke.
"Fine, I'll get myself posted to Europe so you can experience the seasons. Then two years after that we can move to Hawaii" He told her with a grin. "See compromise, we're going to have the perfect marriage."
Danni laughed again, opening her mouth to speak before a female voice over the ship communication system caught her attention.
"Could Doctor Richardson please return to the medical bay, that's Doctor Richardson to the medical bay."
She sighed, coming to her feet and leaned down, picking her bag up. She rested it on the table for a moment, opening it and slipping the book back into it. She looked up at Steve, surprised when he came to his feet as well.
"It was nice meeting you Lieutenant McGarrett" She told him, shouldering her bag as she began making her way towards the door before she stopped as he gripped her hand.
"The pleasure was all mine Doctor Richardson. I'll see you soon" He responded, leaning down and kissing the back of her hand, his tongue peeking out and tasting her skin. Her breathe hitched as she met his eyes before she reluctantly pulled her hand back and headed to the door wondering whether she would see him again.
Author Note
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