This a Coda for 2.15 ( Mai Ka Wa Kahiko )
It could tie into the Stevp-Steve's are made for hugs verse - if so it would be set before SSAMFH - I leave it up to you if you want to make the connection.
"Grace!"
Danny sat bolt upright as the nightmare of his baby girl laying face down in her own blood in the storage unit burned into his vision.
His breathing was laboured, coming out in harsh breaths, as his eyes dart around the room in an attempt to get his bearings.
It took a few moments before his head started to clear, before he remembered where he was and that Grace was safe.
Danny drew his good knee up to his chest and rested his head on it, his breathing deep as the ache in his chest started to ease, if only barely. All the What if's that could have happened to Grace, barely a week ago, all rolling through his head, clawing at his mind as he attempts to calm down.
His fingers are itching to wrap themselves around that bastards' neck who dared touch his baby, begging Danny to take action he knows he won't regret but equally knows he shouldn't do.
Against his orders his body surrenders to the overwhelming emotions and grief and he cries.
Body shaking with silent tears he didn't hear the door open. Danny also doesn't notice the other presence in the room until he feels the bed dip beside him, causing him to over balance and roll into waiting arms.
Startled Danny looks up to see Steve looking at him sadly.
"She's fine Danno. She's sound asleep in the next room, where she'll be staying for the next two days. Nothing's going to happen to her, I promise. Come one, lay back down."
Steve stretched out along the bed in his guest room, pulling Danny down with him, until they were both lying comfortably. Steve manoeuvred Danny until his head was resting on his chest and Danny's body was half covering his. Danny's head lay directly over Steve's heart while his hands were clinging to Steve's sides.
"He could have killed her Steve; I could have lost my baby. What would I have done then?"
"We would have dealt with the bastard, without due process. Then mourn the loss of someone so perfect." Steve spoke quietly, his hand gently stroking up and down Danny's arm while he did.
They lay quietly for a time, until they we're both almost asleep again, before Danny broke the silence.
"You know, we're sleeping in separate bedrooms for a reason. Grace has been through enough this week, we didn't want to scare her more."
"She loves us Danno. She'll love you and I being an 'us'. Just go to sleep and we'll make pancakes for breakfast."
All Steve got in reply was a mumbled "'kay" before Danny snuggled closer to Steve's warmth.
In the morning they find a little girl who had a nightmare and come seeking comfort from her father and crawled in between them, feeling safe as she always does with him and her Uncle Steve but for right now, they sleep.
