A/N: Yes, I know, I have other stories to finish, but I missed Mrs. Williams! I am reviving Danny's Parents from Makuahine, but don't worry, if you haven't read it, you don't need to. If you have, you know you miss her too! She popped into my head the other day (it was a moment when I really felt like I needed a hug because there is a lot going on in my family right now) and, thanks to some advice from Qweb, I've decided to run with her once more.

At the beginning of that story (Makuahine) I made a comment that it was going to be a light hearted frolic with Mrs. Williams in Hawaii… and as the story wrote itself it got darker and darker… well… I'm going to say it again in the hopes that this story stays light and airy and keeps everyone content and in a good mood. They are going to Jersey… Wo Fat can't get to them there can he?

As always I own nothing, they belong to CBS

Enjoy this new beginning and if you haven't read Makuahine and enjoy Veronica by the end of this chapter, check out the other one!

Cheers!

Chapter 1: Jersey Stamped

Lieutenant Commander Steven McGarrett could feel the tension all the way through the walls as he watched his partner, and best friend, pace the length of the small enclosed space Danny called his office. The tension had started two days ago when an envelope with a New Jersey stamp arrived at the office addressed to Steve's partner; Detective Daniel Williams. It was among the first deliveries to arrive, post Christmas rush, and was probably meant to arrive long before it fell into Danny's hands. No matter how hard he tried Steve could not pry the secret contents of the envelope out of Danny's firmly sealed lips, which was shocking enough for the usually very verbal Danny, but with every minute that passed Danny became tenser and therefore so did the rest of the Five-O team.

On this day Danny had arrived before the rest of the team and, as far as Steve could tell, he had been on his phone the whole time he was in the office. One call would end then another would begin and Danny's face told of every detail of the conversations. There were arguments, mostly, and occasionally the odd laughter, but for the most part, Steve could tell that the conversations were distracting Danny and he would be useless to the team until the situation could be resolved.

Steve wished he could do something for his friend but, as Christmas had been quiet and the team didn't have any active cases, Steve was forced to stay in his office, working over paperwork while Danny continued to pace. The paperwork went ignored, as Steve watched Danny's every move, only turning his eyes toward a spot on the desk protector, or a clipping from a news paper, when Danny would turn in his pacing and look in Steve's direction. It was a constant game of cat and mouse and Steve knew that Danny was winning.

5-0

"Rachel, please, would you just listen to me!" Danny pleaded into the phone. "I got six hours with Grace this Christmas because you wanted her there with you. You know I have time that you owe me. All I'm asking is two weeks for Grace and I to go and spend the New Year in Jersey with my parents. She's on holiday for most of it; I really don't see the problem." He added and then was assaulted by his ex-wife's angry words. He growled into the phone as he turned once again, catching Steve's prying eyes just before he looked down, and Danny turned his back on the rest of the bullpen.

"She'll miss two days of school. It's not that big of a deal. I know its short notice but she's still on holiday now!" Danny retorted as he continued his pacing and his ex-wife angrily chewed his ear off over the phone. "I just found out myself, can I help it that the mail is slow?" Again the anger of his ex-wife rang in his ear as he ran his hand through his hair nervously feeling like he was loosing the argument.

"She'll be with my parents. The appeal will take two days maybe. It will be perfectly safe!" He protested. "She doesn't even have to know that I am going to do a little work!" he added, heard his ex-wife sigh in fatigue, but she continued on in her rant and Danny swore they had gotten worse since they had split up the second time. Maybe it was the baby hormones.

"Yeah and while you were there how many times did she see my parents?" Danny asked angrily and waited for the response but he already knew the answer because his mother had complained about the injustice in one of her many phone rants. "I figured as much. They are her grandparents too. They have a right to see her and you couldn't find time to do that in the two months you were in New Jersey?" he asked venom in his tone. He knew he still loved this woman, he knew that if she snapped her fingers he'd go crawling back, but damnit that was his mother they were talking about and Rachel was depriving Mrs. Veronica Williams of seeing her Granddaughter when she was in the same state.

"Why don't you ask her if she would like to spend the New Years Eve with her grandparents and me or at some country club in a daycare setting while you and Stanley enjoy yourselves?" Danny hissed, "you know she'll be happy with my mom, she'll be well taken care of, have good healthy meals and might even get to see her cousins and you want to keep her in some stuffy club, with perfect strangers?" he asked angrily deciding that it was unfair to make Grace suffer through and other one of Stanley's 'parading the perfect family about' moments.

"You are arguing with me because you already know the answer that your daughter will give you! So give me a break, for God sakes Rachel it's still Christmas, and let me take her to Jersey for two weeks!" Danny pleaded.

"She'll be fine."

"Thank you." Danny sighed when Rachel had finally given up. "No I'll tell her tonight when I pick her up, please have her ready to go. Good bye Rachel."

5-0

Steve's eyes shot down to the blank forms in front of him as he tried to hide the fact that he had been watching Danny's every move. He wasn't surprised when, moments later, his office door opened and Danny fell into the seat before Steve's desk.

"I need some time off," Danny stated once Steve had looked up again.

"What for?" Steve asked as he linked his fingers behind his head and leaned back in his chair. "Big date?"

"I need to be in Jersey for an appeal," Danny answered.

"Is that what was in the letter?" Steve asked leaning forward again, "It was a subpoena?"

"Yes."

"What was the case?" Steve asked interest in his eyes.

"It was one of my first big homicide cases; it had a tie to the mob." Danny explained, "The guy is not getting off, not with all the crap he did, but his family has money and I'm sure that's how his lawyers got an appeal. I have to go, with all my old evidence and testify again."

"That will be nice, why are you so tense about it?" Steve asked.

"Because its short notice," Danny sighed, "I have to leave tomorrow."

"But tomorrow is almost New Years!" Steve stated taken aback.

"Yeah, I need to be in the city for the start up again on January 3rd."

"Well, I guess if you have to go, I have to give you the time. How long will you be gone?" Steve asked crest fallen.

"Two Weeks," Danny stated.

"Why so long, if you think the case is going to be over and done with so quickly?"

"I'd like to spend some time with Family!"

"You're going to visit your mom and you didn't tell me?" Steve asked hurt by the sentiment.

"Look Steve I know you call her weekly. I get bitched at every time I call her because you call her more." Danny laughed, "But I'd like to spend some quality time with my parents, in my childhood home, with my daughter. Is that too much to ask for?"

"I'm going to call her now to tell her to call you and tell you to let me go too!" Steve said a pout painted across his face.

"You want to come to New Jersey, in the beginning of January?" Danny asked skeptically.

"I want to see you're parents!" Steve stated as he picked up his phone, "Besides what am I supposed to do without my partner?"

"You have Kono, Chin and Lori; you can spare me for two weeks!" Danny rolled his eyes as Steve waved his hand in his face and dialed a number Danny recognized just by hearing the short lived melody it played.

"Hi Ma!" Steve smiled as he heard the little woman's voice loud and clear over the phone before he hit the speaker button and hug up the land line receiver.

"Steven!" Veronica Williams cried, "Merry Christmas Love, how are you?"

"Mele Kalikimaka," Steve chimed happily. "I'm great, how are you? How is Jersey?"

"Blustery and cold, but I am well! It is so good to hear from you my darling. How is Hawaii?" Veronica asked conversationally.

"Cut to the case Steven!" Danny hissed from his place before the desk.

"Daniel!" Veronica cried.

"Hi Ma."

"Why haven't you called me?"

"I've been busy Ma!" Danny rolled his eyes.

"Steve called me Christmas Eve, while he was at your place!" Veronica scolded. "I'm very happy you finally found an apartment, but love, you need to make time for your mother. It's terrible that I had to hear it from Steven! He makes time for me all the time!"

"He was bored and upset he didn't get half as many presents as Grace got on Christmas Eve!" Danny mocked.

"He still made time to call your mother!" Veronica scolded.

"Sorry Ma."

"You haven't even called your mother yet to tell her your news?" Steve asked his eyes twinkling with mischief.

"I wanted to surprise her, Steven!" Danny stated.

"What is the news?" Veronica asked.

"We're coming to Jersey!" Steve stated excitedly.

"Oh lord when?" she asked happily.

"Tomorrow!"

"Lord love a duck, that is so soon!" Veronica gasped, "For how long dear?"

"Two weeks, Danny has to go to court for some appeal or other, and I'm coming to visit!" Steve stated.

"He's hijacking my family time!" Danny stated.

"He is family Daniel!" Veronica stated.

"He knows that all too well!"

"He's sitting right here," Steve laughed.

"Grace is coming too," Danny added with a smile.

An excited gasped was all that was heard over the phone.

"She doesn't know it yet, but I'm sure Steve will call her next to tell her everything," Danny laughed.

"Oh this is a wonderful gift Daniel," Veronica's voice had tears in it as she spoke. "You'll all stay here. I'll have a good meal waiting for you when you get home and we'll have you well settled right away. I'll take no arguing from either of you. Steven can take Matthew's room."

"Ma we can check into a hotel," Danny sighed.

"At this time of the year, don't food yourself Daniel! New Jersey is inundated with tourists trying to get themselves to Time Square for New Years Eve! You'll never get a hotel this short notice, not in New Jersey and definitely not in New York. No, Daniel, you, Steven, and Grace will stay here, and don't think, for one second, I don't know the reason you didn't call me right away. It was because you were trying to find yourself a place to stay without being a burden on your parents. I'll not have it, Daniel, you're staying here. You'd be giving up that room, if you found one, to stay with family do you understand me?"

"Yes Ma," Danny consented.

"You tried to find a place didn't you!" She practically yelled.

"Yes." He answered.

"And found nothing?" she asked.

"You are correct."

"Hence the tension!" Steve laughed.

"Shut up!" Danny stated, "I did manage a rental car, so don't worry about picking us up."

"When do you arrive?" she asked.

"6pm," Danny answered, "If we can get Steve on the same flight."

"I'm working on it now," Steve stated as he grabbed his tablet and started frantically typing.

"You'll be just in time for dinner!" Veronica stated happily.

"I'm so excited!" Steve smiled. "Oh I can't wait!"

"What are you twelve?" Danny laughed.

"Ma, Daniel's picking on me," Steve whined playfully.

"Daniel!" Veronica scolded.

"Jerk!" Danny mouthed so that only Steve heard it and Steve grinned even wider.

"Make sure you bring yourself a good coat Steven, you do have one don't you?" Veronica asked.

"I do, yes," Steve answered.

"Are you sure its going to be good enough for the Jersey cold?" she asked.

"Yes, I wore it the last time I was in New York for the winter," Steve answered, "I have some friends across the river, so it will be nice to get in touch if I can."

"You have better call Peter as soon as you get into the city," Veronica stated.

"Peter already knows I'll be there, he's been summoned to court too," Danny stated as Steve looked at him strangely.

"Who is Peter?" Steve asked.

"He's my former partner. The man before you Steven!"

"I can't wait to meet him!"

"He's a doll!" Veronica said happily. "You are very much like him, Steven."

"No he is not!" Danny stated, "Don't put ideas in Steve's head Ma!"

"It's a compliment to the both of them, Daniel, and to you if you knew how to accept one!"

"I got a ticket!" Steve stated happily as he confirmed the online order.

"Oh this is wonderful!" Veronica cried, "Patrick the boys are coming to visit!" She yelled into her house and Danny and Steve heard every word.

"She'll be putting him to work now," Danny rolled his eyes.

"I heard that Daniel!"

"Sorry Ma."

"Well we have a lot to get organized before our flight leaves tomorrow morning, so we had better get going." Steve laughed as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"You two be safe, and I'll see you tomorrow." Veronica said happily the sound of tears on her voice once again.

"Love you Ma," Danny smiled.

"Yeah, Love you," Steve echoed.

"I love you too my boys!" Veronica sniffled.

"Mele Kalikimaka," They echoed together.

"Buon Natale," She responded.

"Are you happy now?" Danny asked, with a smile, as the call ended.

"You have no idea!" Steve stated and he jumped up from his seat.

"Where are you going?" Danny asked.

"I have to get Chin prepared to take over while we're gone." Steve smiled.

"Dumping it all in his lap is not fair."

"He has the girls!" Steve smiled.

"He's going to hate us!"

"It's only for two weeks!" Steve stated and marched out of the office, "what can go wrong?" he asked over his shoulder.

"Everything," Danny sighed. "Steven J. McGarrett loose in New Jersey… what could possibly go wrong?"