The next day came all too soon. Once again, Steve woke first. Once again, he took a moment to look at the man in his arms. Danny was still there, still his, forever. Steve didn't think he'd ever get over that fact. He layered butterfly kisses on Danny's neck until the other man stirred.

"Mmmm," Danny hummed, nestling closer to Steve. "I like that. Keep doing it."

Steve pressed a few more kisses onto Danny's neck. "Time to get up, sleepyhead."

"Do I have to?" Danny whined.

More kisses. "Yeah, you have to."

Danny looked at the clock. "I still have time."

Steve kissed the top of Danny's head. "You sleep. I'll swim."

Danny held Steve tighter. "Nuh-uh. Stay here with me."

"I can do that."

They lay there as long as they possibly good, kissing and touching, not sexually, just tenderly, enjoying the feel of each other, reveling in the fact that this was now officially what they would wake to every day. At last, Danny reluctantly moved to get up.

"Okay, we have to get going. I'm sorry I made you miss your swim."

Steve gave him one last kiss. "It was worth it."

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On the drive in, Danny kept holding up his hand to admire his ring. "You know, we have to get you one of these," he told Steve.

"We can go after work," Steve promised.

Danny grinned. "That sounds great. I can't wait to show the world you're mine."

Steve took one hand off the wheel and squeezed Danny's hand. "You don't need a ring to know that."

Danny's grinned turned mischievous. "Yeah, but now all those women who are always throwing themselves at you will know you're taken."

"Oh, is that what this is all about?" Steve teased. "You being jealous?"

"Hey, you proposed to me!" Danny pointed out.

Steve smiled lovingly at his boyfriend—no, fiance. "Yeah, I did. Best decision I ever made."

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When they got to the Palace, Danny could hardly wait to show the others. He kept flashing his ring, waiting for them to notice. To his disappointment, nobody did. He decided to broach the subject himself, indirectly.

"So, how was everyone's Valentine's Day?" he asked.

Steve had to hide his grin, fully aware of what Danny was doing.

Kono beamed. "It was great! It was so nice to have Adam home."

Danny smiled at her, glad to see her happy, taking a moment away from his self-centered thoughts to be happy for her.

"Good," Lou said.

"Not in the doghouse this year?" Danny teased.

"Nope. We had a romantic dinner at Morimoto's, then had the house all to ourselves."

Chin could tell Danny was just bursting to tell them something. "How was yours?" he asked.

"Best Valentine's Day ever!" Danny said.

"That's what you said last year," Lou said.

"Yeah, but this one was even better." Danny held up his left hand.

Kono grabbed it. "Oh, my god, Steve proposed! I want details!"

Danny beamed. "It was at the same restaurant we went to last year. He even got down on one knee."

Chin clapped them both on the back. "Congratulations. I'm happy for you."

"Me, too," Lou said. "When's the big day?"

"We haven't decided yet," Danny said before Steve could say anything.

"We don't want to wait too long, though," Steve said meaningfully. Danny just ignored him.

"Can I be a bridesmaid?" Kono asked.

"Why is that the first thing you women want to know?" Steve wondered. "Grace asked the same thing."

"Yes, you can be a bridesmaid," Danny assured her.

"And Chin, I'd like you to return the favor and be my best man."

"Happy to," Chin said. "Who's the maid of honor?"

"Grace," Danny told him.

"Excellent," Chin said.

Steve clapped his hands. "Okay, everyone, back to work."

Despite Steve's decree, Danny knew he wouldn't be getting any work done. He was just too excited. Besides, they still had to tell his folks and Mary Ann; they'd wanted to tell Grace and their ohana first.

Steve came into Danny's office to make the calls.

"Ready?" Danny asked.

"I guess," Steve said. "Mary first; she'll be easier."

"Yeah, Ma's going to make a big deal out of this. She's going to want to plan the whole thing."

"But we won't let her, right?"

Danny didn't say anything, just hit the speed dial for Mary.

"Hey, Danny," Mary said when she answered. "What's up? My big lug of a brother get himself into trouble again?"

"Nope," Danny said. "He's right here with me."

"Hey, Mary," Steve said into the speaker phone.

"Hey. So, if nobody's injured, what's up?"

"We have something important to tell you," Steve said.

"Oh, my god, you're getting married!" Mary squealed.

"Why is that what everyone assumes?" Steve wanted to know.

"Well, are you?" Mary demanded.

Steve grinned sappily, even though Mary couldn't see it. "Yeah, we are."

Danny waited for what he was sure he would be the next question. He wasn't disappointed.

"Can I be a bridesmad?" Mary asked. Danny couldn't suppress a laugh.

"Yeah, you can be a bridesmaid," Steve told her. "So's Kono. Grace is maid of honor."

"When's the big day?" was Mary's next question.

Danny and Steve glared at each other, each daring the other to say something.

"We'll let you know," Steve said at last.

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Danny's parents were next. Clara didn't even wait for Danny to say anything. "Tell me that nice boy proposed," were the first words out of her mouth.

"Yeah, Ma, he did," Danny said, his sappy grin matching Steve's.

"It's about time!" Clara said. "Your sisters will be bridesmaids, of course, and Grace. And we'll have the wedding here. We'll need at least six months to plan, so not before August, but that's so humid here. What about October?"

Danny could see Steve's jaw clenching. "We haven't made plans yet," Danny told his mother. "We'll let you know."

"Well, do it soon. We have to act fast or all the good locations will be booked."

"Um, yeah, will do," Danny said.

After he'd hung up, Danny turned to Steve. "I told you she'd want to plan it."

"And I told you we wouldn't let her," Steve said.

Danny sighed. "Look, it's hard to stop her when she gets like this. It's easier to just let her take charge."

"But I don't want all that," Steve said. "I don't want to get married in New Jersey, I don't want to take six months to plan, and I don't want your sisters as bridesmaids. Not that I have anything against them," Steve hastened to add at the look Danny shot him, "I'm just not close to them. They're family, but they're not ohana, you know what I mean?"

Danny sighed. "Yeah, I know. I don't want all that either, but I don't want to hurt her feelings."

"If she wants all that, she can have her own wedding," Steve said. "I just want a simple ceremony. You, me, the team, Mary, your folks if they want to come, Grace. Just a few friends. And I don't want to wait."

"You might be onto something," Danny said. "Why don't we let her plan a big reception back there, and have the wedding here?"

Steve pondered that. "That might work. And we can get married soon?"

Danny laughed. "Let's not rush into things."

"Danny, we've know each other six years. We've been together for a year. I don't think that's rushing."

Danny kissed him. "I just mean let's take a little time to plan. Maybe not six months, but we don't have to rush down to City Hall this morning."

"Why not?" Steve asked stubbornly, and Danny could tell he'd been thinking just that.

"Because then Kono, Grace, and Mary wouldn't get to be bridesmaids."

"Okay, fine," Steve conceded, "we wait. But not too long."

"Not too long," Danny promised.

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A/N: Snowbeardolphin wanted a long engagement, but I couldn't see Steve waiting that long, so you get kind of a medium one.

A/N: We actually had two receptions-one for us, one that my mom threw for all her friends. It worked.