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Chapter Four
~Month Two~
"Where is he!?" Danny yelled, his fist raised over the guy's face. "Where is Steve!?"
Seven Hours Earlier
"Hey, so I was thinking about just relaxing today. Chin said that he and Kono would cover everything since you are sick with the 'flu'." Danny said, watching Steve nod, gripping the toilet seat tight. Steve panted, his body slumping.
"W-Why is it so bad in this month...?"
"My mom had horrible morning sickness throughout all her pregnancies." Steve groaned.
"My mother never had morning sickness." Steve said, his voice hoarse and tired from throwing up. "I don't understand why it's so bad…" Danny kneeled down next to him, gently rubbing his neck.
"How about I go and get some ginger ale and we'll see if that helps." Steve nodded and laid his cheek against his arm, his breathing shaky. Danny rubbed his hair, kissing his cheek real quick and then getting up and leaving.
"Don't do anything while I'm gone that'll cause you to puke!"
Danny opened the door and sighed as he stepped in, putting his keys in his pocket and shutting the door.
"Steve, I'm back! You still in the bathroom?" He waited for a reply, furrowing his eyebrows when everything was silent. He pulled out his gun slowly, setting the bag down and slowly walking upstairs, checking the bedrooms, bathrooms, before heading downstairs. The front room was clear, as well as the study area and the kitchen. Then he noticed the back door was cracked open. He narrowed his eyes. Perhaps Steve was outside getting a breath of fresh air and fell asleep. Danny opened the door and stepped out, looking around before spotting a trail of blood and a watch. Danny quickly ran to it, picking it up. It was Steve's, cut cleanly, with a spot of blood on the glass. He grabbed his phone and as he dialed Chin's number, walked around the trail, his heart racing.
"Hey, Danny, what's up?"
"I think Steve's been captured."
"The blood sample came back from both the ground and the watch. Good news, neither of it is Steve's." Danny nearly sighed in relief, then looked up at the screen, putting his hand on his holster.
"Okay, what else?" Chin tapped on the screen.
"However, the blood does belongs to Tyler Ukeo, age twenty three." Kono explained as a kid with a scarred face showed up. "Kid has a record of four armed robberies and was almost convicted of kidnapping but they could never get anything on him. He recently just got out after dealing eight months in prison."
"Yeah, well now we can really convict him of kidnapping." Danny said sourly. "Where does he live?"
Chin kicked in the door to see three men at the table, jumping up and reaching for their guns. Kono and Danny came up behind them since they went through the back and immediately hit them out of their hands from behind, and Chin raised his shotgun, his eyebrow raised.
"Shoot it, I dare you." Chin said. Tyler raised his hands, and Danny grabbed his shoulder, slamming him against the wall. The kid's eyes widened at him, gulping a bit.
"Where is he?"
"Who?" Danny's eyes were fiery with hatred, and Chin and Kono immediately knew something was up, causing them to glance at each other.
"Where is Steve McGarrett?" All of a sudden, Tyler looked nervous.
"I don't know who that is." Danny slammed his fist into his face, causing him to stumble down the wall. Danny grabbed his shirt and lifted him back up.
"You better tell me where the hell he is or a bullet goes through your head."
Chin shot the lock on the door, then kicked the door open, walking in, Kono following close behind. Danny went straight, Kono went right and Chin went left.
"Steve!" Danny called. "Steve, are you in here!?" Danny rounded a huge box and spotted Steve, tied to a chair, his head dangled down. Danny ran over, putting down his gun and pulling out his knife (yeah, totally Steve but oh well) and cut the ropes. Danny's hands shook as he did, his adrenaline pumping so much that he really hoped he didn't accidentally cut Steve during it.
"I got him!" Danny shouted, then turned his voice to a softer tone. "Steve, can you hear me?" Steve replied with a groan. Danny sawed off the straps and then cupped Steve's face, examining his face. He had a gash on his cheek and a wound on his thigh, he was sweaty from being in the hot warehouse, and he was clearly dehydrated from the way he was panting. He needed to get to the hospital immediately.
"Steve, did they hurt you?" Danny asked quietly. Steve shook his head, knowing what he meant. Danny sighed in relief, gently patting his face and wanted to kiss him so bad but right now he needed medical attention.
"I need an ambulance right now!"
Thankfully, there wasn't much damage, neither outside or inside. Danny offered to stay at the hospital overnight, to make sure everything was alright.
Danny rubbed his face, leaning back in his chair, watching as Steve's chest rose and fell with nice and even breaths. The cut on his forehead was minor, so there was a small bandage on it. The cut that had been on his thigh was just a small graze, not deep nor infected and wouldn't leave a scar. An OB would come by soon and check the baby but Danny knew that Steve would want to be awake for it. During the examination, the doctor had said there wasn't any sort of bleeding so perhaps the baby was still safe...
A groan snapped Danny out of his thoughts. He pulled himself up and gently slid his hand into Steve's, rubbing his knuckles.
"Steve?" He asked softly.
"H-Hey, Danno..." Danny sighed a bit in relief, lifting his hand and pressing his forehead to Steve's hand.
"God, I was so scared. For you and the baby. I thought..." Danny choked back a sob. "When I saw the blood trail, I thought it was yours... There was so much..."
"I'm okay, Danny... I managed to nick the guy who grabbed me..." He paused. "It's my fault... I stepped out for a small intake of fresh air. I thought it could help me, but then this cloth came over my mouth and nose and I struggled, then hit them with my knife and then I passed out." He looked down.
"Steve, you have done a lot of reckless things, but this is not one of them. You just thought you were doing what was best for yourself." He reached up and cupped his cheek before running his fingers through his hair. Steve relaxed and let himself be in bliss.
"Kono and Chin probably want an update, but I'll call them in the morning." Steve nodded slowly.
"I'm tired..."
"I know..." Danny said. "But as soon as you're released, you are going to be treated like a king."
"Oh? How so?"
"You will be in bed, and I'll make you breakfast, and make sure your blankets are nice and warm and soft..." Danny kissed the back of his hand. "I will be there if you need me." Steve grinned a bit, laughing a tiny bit.
"You're such a romantic for an Alpha, Danno..." Danny smiled and leaned up, laying a gentle kiss on his lips. Steve smiled tiredly, before closing his eyes and letting out a sigh.
The peaceful moment was interrupted by a knock so Danny pulled away and stood.
"Come in." He called. The door opened and a woman peaked in, smiling.
"Hi, I'm Dr. Ray. I'm filling in for Dr. Peterson while she is on vacation." They nodded, saying their polite nice to meet you's before she came around, pulling the ultrasound machine from the corner.
"So, you are two months along now?" She asked as it turned on.
"Yes." Steve replied.
"Any cramping in your back or pelvis area?" He shook his head.
"Good, because those are usually signs of miscarriage." Steve looked worriedly at Danny, who sat down and gave a reassuring smile.
"Okay, just going to roll up your shirt here..." She gently lifted the gown and pulled out the gel, gently squirting some on before picking up the remote, typing something on the keyboard before laying the remote on top of his belly. They watched, praying that everything was okay. To their relief, Dr. Ray smiled.
"Both sacs seem to be intact." She commented, rolling it over, and suddenly there was some kind of beating.
"W-What's that?" Steve asked.
"That is your baby's heartbeat." She paused before smiling widely. "Pardon me, heartbeats."
Both of them froze.
"Heartbeats? As it... Two?" Danny asked.
"Yes, it seem that there are two heartbeats." She pointed at the black spot. "That is two individual sacs. It looks like both are in very good condition."
"Holy..." Steve said, gripping Danny's wrist tightly, almost causing him to hiss. Dr. Ray smiled and shut the machine off, wiping the gel of his belly and remote then putting the machine away.
"Congratulations, you two." She smiled and left.
It was quiet while they mulled it over. They were going to have twins. As if one baby wasn't enough care, now there would be two to take care of. Then Steve's eyes watered. Danny laced their fingers together and Steve wiped his eyes.
"Danny, I don't think I can do this. One baby I could handle but two?" Danny squeezed his hand.
"Hey, don't worry. We practically have an entire village to help us, babe. We'll be fine." Steve sniffled and buried his face into the pillow. Danny stood, putting down the side bar and laying next to him, wrapping his arm around Steve carefully, pulling him close. Danny gently planted a tiny kiss on his forehead, before burying his nose into Steve's hair.
"Everything will be just fine."
Next chapter will be the big reveal!
