Title: The Words I Couldn´t Say
Hi, this is the second chapter of the story
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Song by Rascal Flats
"In a book- in a box- in the closet
In a line- in a song I once heard
In a moment on a front porch late one June
In a breath inside a whisper beneath the moon
Danny's POV
It had taken him ten minutes after getting home to understand that Steve had been singing to him. It was as clear as the air in Hawaii; the man he was in love with loved him back, and tonight he pretty much told everyone there, including his two fellow members of the task force. And Danny had all but dismissed him.
Like a crazy man, he took his car keys and went to the camaro. He had to find Steve and tell him that he now understood and that he loved him back; he had to find his crazy SEAL and tell him.
"There it was at the tip of my fingers
There it was on the tip of my tounge
There you were and I had never been that far
There it was, the whole world wrapped inside my arms
And I let it all slip away..."
He knew something was up because Steve´s house was far to quiet. He took the spare key and went inside and then he knew, Steven wasn´t there. He knew that because there was a white envelope with his name on it, waiting for him to find it.
"What do I do now that you're gone
No back up plan, no second chance
And no one else to blame
All I can hear in the silence that remains
Are the words I couldn't say
There's a rain that will never stop fallin'
There's a wall that I tried to take down
What I should have said just wouldn't pass my lips
So I held back and now we've come to this
And it's too late now..."
Danny´s fingers were shaking; heck, Danny´s whole body was shaking.
Danno,
Well, Danno, I´m not here as you can see. When I got home they were waiting for me, my unit had been called up. I´m in the Reserves and they need me now and I need them. I need the space, Danno.
Tonight was difficult for me. Letting our friends and pretty much everyone in that bar know how I feel about you wasn´t a smart move, but I don´t regret it. Well, it sucks that you don´t feel the same way about me, but it was a risk I needed to take.
I´m sorry, Danno. I didn´t meant to fall in love with you; it just happened. Please don´t hate me, and don´t take me out of your's and Gracie´s life. I need you both, please just give me the time to try and fall out of love, and maybe salvage our friendship.
I don´t know how long I´ll be away. The new Governor already knows and has agreed to allow you to run 5-0 –(I don´t trust anyone else).
Tell Chin and Kono not to worry and tell Gracie that Steve loves her.
Be safe, Danno.
Steve
"What do I do now that you're gone
No back up plan, no second chance
And no one else to blame
All I can hear in the silence that remains
Are the words I couldnt say
Are the words I couldn'y say
I should've found a way
After reading Steve's letter, Danny fell to the floor, fell because he had messed up everything, because he had broken Steven´s heart. His tears fell because the pain he was feeling was far too much for him to resist and because he knew that Steven´s pain was worse. Danno fell because the one he loved had left, not knowing the truth, had left without knowing that Danny loved him as much as he loved Danny or even more. Danny fell because he was scared, terrified of losing the possibility of ever seeing Steve again. Danno fell because he couldn´t speak, because now, the opportunity he had wished so much to have was lost with the words he had waited so long to say.
Danno fell because he was broken.
"What do I do now that you're gone
No backup plan, no second chance
And no one else to blame
All I can hear in the silence that remains
(Silence that remains)
Are the words I couldn't say
What do I do
(What do I do now that you're gone)
What do I say
(No backup plan, no second chance)
And no one else to blame
All I can hear in the silence that remains
Are the words I couldn't say..."
"Oh, babe, I need you to come back, and when you do I´ll fix this, I swear,"
He took his keys and left the house to find the cousins. Before closing the doors he told the empty space,
"Danno loves you, Steve, and I promise, you´ll get to hear me."
TBC
