Guardian: Love Explored
Chapter numbers indicate which chapter these fit into in the broader story (Guardian – rated T).
A/N: So this is more new territory for me, so if you could take a minute to review or send a PM to let me know what you think I'd really appreciate it.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters and make no money doing this.
Chapter 30
"Speaking of you and the mental health profession; I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your help with Grace. I never imagined meeting Dr. James would go so well. I'd expected more resistance, but with your help she really seems to be embracing it."
Steve smiled. He'd been extremely pleased with how the appointment had gone. "I'm glad I could do something. I remember how terrified I was meeting Dr. Thompson the first time. I think it took a full hour before he pried more than a one or two word answer out of me." He grinned at Danny's shaking head.
"I'm actually impressed it only took an hour." Danny absentmindedly played with the neckline of the Seal's t-shirt, letting his fingers brush over the rough stubble on his neck.
"Well, in all fairness to your assumption, he is the first in a long line of military shrinks that ever got more out of me than was absolutely necessary to keep myself cleared for duty. I've had plenty of very quiet sessions with shrinks in my career. He's also the first one that I went to see voluntarily."
Steve's voice started to falter. Danny's fingers caressing his neck were starting to have a very real and likely unintended effect on him. If he didn't want Danny to decide he was a completely unfeeling ass, he needed him to stop, needed to control his breathing, and make the blood stop flowing to certain parts of his anatomy.
"Daniel." The name came out far huskier than he'd intended.
The warning in Steve's voice was clear, even though the desire. The detective's fingers stilled for a space of a few heartbeats before they wrapped themselves in the shirt and pulled Steve's lips to his.
This wasn't a gentle kiss, this was a kiss of pure need. He'd exhausted his tears and in that moment, he needed a very real reminder that, despite everything, he was still alive.
Fisting his hand into Danny's hair, Steve finally managed to break the frenzied kiss. Taking a deep breathe, he met his partner's blue eyes. "Danny?" He spoke the name as a question, a need to know just what his partner needed from him. Whatever it was, he would give it, but he wasn't going to make assumptions.
"Please Steven." The shorter man was ready to beg. "I need to remind myself that this," he gestured between their chests, "is real. That this has not all been a nightmare. That I'm still here."
That was all Steve needed to know. Reaching down, he tore the t-shirt off Danny's body before nearly ripping his own off.
He'd been there before, had felt the need to feel well and truly alive after witnessing death and destruction.
Lowering his knee, the Seal pulled Danny's lips back to his as he flipped their bodies. Holding himself up with one arm, he pressed his entire body against his lover, pinning him to the bed.
Rocking his still covered hips against Danny, he felt the other man's heart race as he moaned into their kiss.
Licking Danny's lips, he sought entrance, slipping his tongue in as soon as the lips parted. He loved the taste that was uniquely Danny.
The Jersey native wasn't sure how he'd ended up on his back, pinned under the delicious heat and solid weight of his partner and he didn't care. When Steve's tongue invaded his mouth, he met it with his own, a battle for dominance ensuing.
Long, warm fingers gripped his side so roughly that he'd likely see bruises tomorrow, but the feeling only grounded him more. It helped him know this was real.
His arms wrapped around Steve, fingers digging into the tanned muscles of his back, pulling him impossibly closer.
The feel of Steve's thigh pressing between his legs made Danny's hips buck. The pressure, while exquisite, wasn't enough and the detective whimpered into their kiss.
Breaking their lips apart, Steve shifted his weight and fumbled with the button of his shorts for a brief second before breaking it free and pulling the offending articles off. Kneeling next to Danny, he managed to unfasten his partner's shorts and pull them roughly down his body in mere seconds.
Free of the restricting clothing, Steve straddled Danny, covering him with his body again. He sought his lips first, giving a passionate kiss before nipping at Danny's lower lip.
The Seal continued his assault, slowly kissing, biting, and sucking his way down his lover's neck and shoulders. As he worked lower, he maintained a steady rocking motion with his hips, pressing his hard length against his partner's heated skin and feeling Danny's own erection pushing against him.
Moving lower, he flicked his tongue over one hardened nipple before lightly capturing it with his teeth and tugging.
"Aaahh!" Danny nearly came off the bed, only to be trapped by the Seal's hard frame. "Fuck, Steven please."
Steve looked up at the lust filled blue eyes. "Tell me what you want, Daniel. Tell me what you need."
Danny maneuvered a hand between their bodies; roughly clasping Steve's straining erection. "I need you. I want to feel you inside me."
Steve's eyes flashed with excitement tinged with a bit of fear. Pushing into Danny's grip, he moaned loudly. Danny was offering what he'd wanted for months. Their eyes remained locked as he spoke. "Are you sure? Once we cross that line we can't go back and I don't think I'm going to be able to stop." He wanted this, but he needed to know that his partner was fully onboard
"Yes. I'm sure." He hesitated for a moment. "Though I'll admit I've never been on either end of it before." He'd spent months imagining what it would be like though; imagining being on both ends of such an intimate act with Steve.
Fortunately, Steve and Cath had been slightly more adventurous, so it wasn't completely new territory. "That's okay, Danny. We'll take it slow. Just relax and remember, I've got you."
The detective nodded as Steve stretched toward the nightstand, pulling out a bottle of lube. Dropping it by his knee, he gave his lover a wicked grin. "That way I'm prepared."
"Always the boyscout." Danny grinned as he squirmed underneath the Seal.
"You'll tell me if you want me to stop?" Steve held his gaze, refusing to move until he received confirmation.
"Yes, babe. I will tell you to stop if needed, but don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen. I've waited to damned long for…" The Seal's lips crushed against his, stopping the rant before it could really begin.
Having heard what he needed to, Steve was done talking for now. Once he was confident he'd kissed the rant right out of his partner, he let his mouth move lower, retracing his earlier path.
The quiet moans and sighs from the detective fueled his own desire, but he was determined to go slow, to use every precious second to remind Danny that he was alive, well, and very loved; that this was not a dream.
Shifting from one lust-hardened nipple to the other, he swirled his tongue around it, blowing cool air as he made Danny shiver.
"Babe." The voice was a whine. Steve's only reply was a careful nip making the shorter man's breath catch.
Pushing his straining erection into his lover's belly, Danny tried to encourage him to speed his progress. Instead, he felt a strong hand pushing on his hip, holding him down.
"Stay." Commander McGarrett barked, his smile offsetting the sharp command.
"Fuck, that's not fair." Danny felt his heart rate spike. He'd failed to consider what a turn on Steve's commanding military tone would be in bed.
Grinning against the detective's chest, Steve thrust against the shorter man, making him moan again. Leaning to one side, he pushed on knee between Danny's legs, prodding him to open wider.
Reaching over, Steve grabbed the lube and sitting up only briefly coated his hand and cock, setting the bottle back in easy range.
Straddling one of Danny's legs, Steve returned to kissing him. Nuzzling his neck, he could feel the strong pulse beneath the skin.
When he finally recaptured Danny's lips, the kiss was met eagerly as the Seal's slick hand stroked his lover's erection. As the detective moaned against his lips, Steve moved his hand, carefully preparing Danny for what was coming. He worked gently, using his mouth against Danny's as to ensure his passion continued to build as his body adjusted to the foreign feeling.
Danny was convinced he was going to die if the Seal kept this up. He could feel three long fingers stretching him as Steve's mouth moved to his collarbone. The intensity of what he felt threatened to shatter him, but he wanted more.
"Please Steven." The Seal raised his head, his heated gaze meeting Danny's. Whatever he saw there, he repositioned himself, his steely length twitching in anticipation.
Pouring a bit more lube on his cock, Steve carefully withdrew his fingers before pressing the head of his erection to Danny's entrance.
"You're sure?" His voice was almost pained, but he would stop if Danny asked him to.
'Yes!" The Jersey native answered vehemently, planting his feet on either side of the Seal and bending his knees so he could push against the Seal's cock, reinforcing his message.
"I love you." Steve spoke the words before pushing his throbbing erection into his lover. Danny groaned as Steve filled him; the feeling both foreign and amazing. The Seal's body went rigid. The pleasure he felt so intense he thought he might spontaneously combust.
When Danny squeezed his forearm, it refocused the taller man and he began thrusting slowly.
"Oh fuck, Danny." His voice quaked. Every dream he'd had failed to measure up to this single act of being buried deep inside Danny.
Eyes locked, the pair was lost in these new sensations, lost in a bubble of pure ecstasy. Knowing he wasn't going to last long, Steve gripped his partner's erection, matching the stroke of his hand to his thrusts. The slow, steady rhythm pushed them both closer to the edge.
Danny reached up and brushed his thumbs over Steve's pebbled nipples. The unexpected sensation sent the Seal straight over the edge. His strangled cry pushed his lover over with him.
Steve's entire body shook as he tried not to collapse on top of his partner. Taking a few deep breaths, he managed to steady himself a bit.
Lowering his upper body, the Seal claimed Danny's lips for a slow, lingering kiss. The raging fire of before tamed to a simmer of love and passion. When they finally broke apart, he smiled sleepily. "I love you Daniel."
"I love you Steven." The detective tugged at his partner, making him fall onto the bed at his side. Danny was a bit surprised when Steve curled his long limbs around him. He hadn't really expected Steve to be an after sex cuddler. Of course, he wasn't complaining. He rather liked it.
After several quiet moments, Steve finally spoke. "You okay?" His concern was clear in his voice.
"Yeah, babe. I'm sure I'll be a bit tender, but it was worth it." He leaned his head up and kissed Steve's nose. "I promised I would tell you if I needed you to stop, so relax."
He felt the Seal smile against his chest. "In that case, would you like a shower?"
Danny couldn't help but laugh at the idea of another shower with Steve. He wasn't sure he was ready for that.
"I promise I'll behave. I'm too tired to start anything else tonight." Steve seemed to understand the laugh.
"In that case, yes. I would like a shower."
Giving Danny a quick kiss, Steve slipped of the bed. Grabbing their discarded clothing, he tossed it all in the hamper on the way to the bathroom.
Starting the water, he checked to make sure they both had towels before calling out for Danny to join him.
Reluctant to leave the bed, the Jersey native rose slowly. He'd expected to be more sore than he was, but he also realized he'd expected Steve to be more aggressive. He still expected that would come at some point, but he appreciated how easily he'd taken this first time. He realized, yet again, that Steve wasn't nearly as emotionally stunted as he had always accused him.
Entering the bathroom, he let Steve pull him into the shower. He felt extremely cared for as the Seal positioned him so the warm stream of water hit his chest, his back toward the Seal.
He watched, fascinated, as long arms reached passed him, grabbing the body wash and pouring some onto one had before replacing the bottle. The two hands rubbed together, spreading the soap, before disappearing again only to be immediately felt on Danny's shoulders.
The shorter man let himself lean back against the solid body behind him as Steve's strong hands massaged his shoulders.
For his part, the Seal was enjoying the uncharacteristically quiet and pliable version of Danny. He would have been concerned, but could tell just how relaxed his partner was. Continuing to spread the soap over his lover's body, he kept up the firm, massaging strokes.
Fifteen minutes later, Steve had both of them washed, hair included, when he turned the water off.
"Come on, sleepy head. Let's get you dried off and into bed." He guided Danny out of the shower and gently dried him off before quickly drying his own body.
Leading them back toward the bed, Steve grabbed the lube and stashed it back in the drawer before pulling his still naked partner onto the mattress with him. Pulling the sheet over them, he wrapped his long limbs around Danny again.
"Thank you babe." Danny whispered sleepily.
Steve didn't even try to argue this time. He didn't need Danny's thanks, but he understood. He wasn't even hurt that his partner hadn't expected him to handle things the way he did. Hell, had it been anyone but Danny he probably wouldn't have, but it was Danny.
Most importantly, Danny was his now and he was going to do his damnedest to take care of him just like he so often did for Steve.
A/N: Please take a second to review.
Clearly these two have a penchant for hot showers. So, here's a question for you – having two of them now are the shower scenes played out or should there be more?