A/n: I just could get over the way that Steve left in the last episode. I know that the writers had to figure out a way to get rid of him for a couple of episodes because Alex O'Laughlin had some personal things to deal with but they could have come up with something better than him randomly going after Joe. And we all know that Danny is not going to take Steve just up and leaving with only a 'Dear Danno' note as an explanation. So this is how I feel Danny should react to his partner's actions.

Spoilers for Episode 2x20 "Ha'aele"

I'm having the day from hell, it wasn't going so well (before you came). And you told me you needed space, with a kiss on the side my face (not again). And not to mention the tears I shed when I should have kicked your ass instead. I need intervention, attention to stop temptation to scream-The Veronicas, When It All Falls Apart

Steve claims that they are partners. Their relationship is supposedly based upon equality. He's the boss but Danny is just as much the leader of the team as he is-which is all well and good as long as they are working together. Their partnership has been stronger than ever lately and Danny thinks that he could actually start to like his life here in Hawaii. Then Steve disappears one morning leaving only a half assed letter in his wake and suddenly Danny doesn't feel much like an equal partner in their relationship. He barely gets through reading the letter—doesn't even have time to comprehend what it means-before everything starts to fall apart at his feet.

First it's Kamekona and his missing shrimp truck (Only here would that be considered a major crime) and then it's a dead girl in a pineapple field who Max insists is the victim of a serial killer that's already been arrested and convicted and is sitting in Halawa. It's like the planets have all aligned to make his life as difficult as possible without his partner at his side.

Then things descend into a whole new level of hell when Max announces that one of the victims of this serial killer was his biological mother who was murdered before he ever got to meet her. For that, Danny is actually kind of grateful that Steve isn't around. It would just open up a lot of old wounds that he was just starting to be able to close again. But now the case is personal and there's extra motivation to find the truth.

When things are finally over and order is seemingly restored to the great island of Hawaii. The real Trash Collector has been put away, Kamekona's shrimp truck has been found and Danny thinks he can finally sit back and take a breath. Except that his breath catches in his chest and nearly suffocates him when he remembers that Steve is still technically missing. He tries his partner's cell phone for the one thousandth and one time and still gets no answer. He knows the bastard is ignoring his calls and once Steve returns Danny is going to let him know just how unacceptable this kind of behavior is.