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Chapter Three.

"Oh you will be punished Commander. But I need time to think of how. I said I was standing you down not disbanding you." Denning stated.

"Oh." Steve uttered.

"You're not entirely to blame for this. I know I've been riding your back all week and putting you under a lot of pressure. I apologise for that. The team has worked really hard. Take the next two weeks off. I'll only call you if something big comes up. HPD can manage the rest. Detective Williams is going to need your support so go be with him. Please keep me informed of his condition." Denning explained.

"Thank you sir, and I will."

"Oh and commander. Thank you for finding the stolen exhibits." With that he hung up.

Steve put his phone away and ran his hand over his face letting out a long sigh.

"Do I still have a job?" Chin enquired.

"Yeah, and a two week holiday."

Chin pulled into a space at the hospital and looked over at Steve. "Two weeks?"

"He stood us down. Told us to take care of Danny." Steve explained.

"That sounds like a good idea." Chin replied.

"Yeah, if he lets me." Steve stated defeatedly before getting out of the car and heading inside the hospital.

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Two hours later the three team members sat waiting, paper coffee cups littered the table. Steve sat apart from the cousins, lost in his own thoughts.

"He's not handling this well is he?" Kono whispered.

"Would you be?" Chin questioned.

"Nope." Came her simple answer. "Danny will forgive him though, won't he?"

"I hope so cus."

10 minutes later Dr. Seek entered the room.

"Danny is out of surgery and in recovery now. I'm pleased to say he is doing well."

Steve let out a breath he hadn't realised he was holding.

"I performed an exploratory laparotomy and was able to find the bullet. Unfortunately it had nicked his colon so I had to repair that." He paused giving them time to absorb the information. "The damage was minimal and straight forward to fix. He was lucky the bullet lost most of its force from the ricochet. I don't expect any long term problems. My main concern now is infection so I have started Danny on a strong antibiotic to hopefully prevent that."

"So he should be fine?" Kono asked.

"He is at high risk for developing peritonitis, but we are aware of that and actively trying to prevent it. If he does develop it we can hopefully control it."

"Can we see him?" Chin enquired.

"He will be in recovery for at least another hour. Then we will move him to a room where you can all see him. A nurse will come and get you when he is ready for visitors." The doctor smiled.

As Dr. Seek shook their hands and left Steve suddenly sat down on a chair, his head between his legs, taking deep calming breaths.

Chin crouched down beside him and placed his hand on Steve's back to anchor him. After a minute Steve raised his head.

"You good now." Chin asked.

"Yeah sorry, just felt a little dizzy." Steve replied looking embarrassed.

"I'm not surprised. You've looked like you were going to start hyperventilating for the past two hours." Kono sympathised.

"You two must be really mad at me. I'm so sorry, believe me guys."

Kono playfully clipped him round the head. "You don't think we know that? You didn't mean to shoot Danny. I'm surprised you made such a stupid mistake though. I thought I was supposed to be the rookie on the team. But I'm not mad at you."

"Me either Steve, but I can't speak for Danny." Chin reassured.

"All these years he moans that I'm going to get him shot and he was right. Just none of us thought I'd be the one pulling the trigger." Steve stated.

"And I'm certain he is gonna be ranting about that as soon as he feels up to it." Kono joked. "Anyone want to bet on it?"

"No way cus. Thant would be as good as throwing money away."

Steve took a deep breath and stood up. "I need to go tell Grace what has happened."

"You don't have to do that Steve. I can go. And she doesn't need to know the details yet, Danny can decide that." Chin said.

"Yes I do. And Danny never lies to Grace so I'll tell her the truth. Her Uncle Steve is the biggest moron on the planet, and then beg for her forgiveness."

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Steve pulled up outside the Edwards residence. His stomach was in knots. All the way over he had tried to think of ways to tell Grace what had happened but no way ever seemed right.

He knew the little girl thought the world of him, and he was about to shatter her image of himself. Would she ever forgive him for hurting her Danno? Would Danny even let Steve see her again if he couldn't forgive him? Steve finally felt like he had a family. For years after his mother supposedly died he had looked out for himself. Sure he had team mates to have his back, and he had Freddie who he loved like a brother going through SEAL training. When he had lost Freddie he had never thought he would find a friend like that again. Then he found Danny, and as much as they argued, they were as close as brothers. Chin and Kono were like his familytoo, they were his Ohana. Now he could have ruined it all in one ill thought out move.

He pulled the car forward and hit the intercom, and the maid allowed him to enter. Pulling up outside the house he saw Rachel immediately open the door.

"Steve, what's happened? Where's Danny?" She asked nervously.

"He's alive Rachel, and should be ok. I need to talk to Grace. Explain what happened."

"Ok, she's in her room doing her homework, come on up." She offered leading him up the stairs to Grace's bedroom.

Grace turned around as they entered her room and her face lit up upon seeing her Uncle Steve. Looking behind him for her Danno, her smile dramatically fell.

"Where's Danno?" She tentatively asked.

"Grace, Danno's in the hospital. The doctors think he should be fine, but he had to have an operation." Steve started.

"Can I see him?" She asked wide eyed.

"Not today Grace. I think it's best we let him rest."

"What happened?" She asked.

Steve's heart was beating a mile a minute. This was it. The minute Grace stopped loving him and started to hate him for hurting her dad. "Grace I did something really stupid and your dad got hurt. It's my fault Grace, and I'm sorry. I shot off a lock and the bullet bounced back and hit your dad in the stomach." By the end of his sentence Steve was fighting back the tears. So much for Mr. big, bad ass navy SEAL. He was stood in an eleven year olds pretty pink bedroom on the verge of a full break down.

"Did you say sorry?" Grace asked.

"Yes, of course I did. I didn't mean to hurt him Grace. I would never intentionally hurt your dad."

Grace stood and came over to Steve. He waited for the rant and flying hands to start, because Grace was every bit her father's daughter. But it never came. Instead she wrapped her arms around Steve's waist and hugged him. "If you said sorry, Danno will for forgive you Uncle Steve. It was an accident. Sometime we all do stupid things and someone gets hurt. I knocked Charlie over the other day cos I was in a rush to answer my phone and speak to Danno."

"I don't think it's quite the same Gracie."

"Yes it is. I didn't think about what I was doing. I just wanted my phone. You just wanted to get the lock open, right?"

Steve looked down at Grace. "No wonder your father keeps having a breakdown about you growing up too fast."

"I know, scary isn't it?" Rachel replied from the door. "Danny is going to be ok, isn't he?"

"They have concerns about infection, but they have him on antibiotic for that." Steve replied feeling emotionally exhausted.

"Will you keep me informed, let me know when he is ready and I'll drop Grace over."

"I will." Steve replied. "I should get back to the hospital."

"Will you tell Danno I love him Uncle Steve?"

"Of course I will, and you know Danno loves you too." He replied wiping the tears from his eyes and turning to leave.

"Uncle Steve." Grace called. "I love you too."

TBC