Liʻi Manu (Little Bird)
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An: Sorry for the lack of updates on both this story and Kokua, I've decided to go back to school, and so I'm having to readjust my writing schedules to re-accommodate school. I'm shooting for at least one new chapter per month. On that note, here is the latest chapter of Li'i Manu. Please enjoy and don't forget to review.
"Unconditional Love is the Love you have for the individual not the acts they carry out..." ~Hawaiian Life
Chapter 6
Danny awoke feeling more rested then he had in a long time despite having fallen asleep on his couch the night before. He stretched or at least attempted to as a warm solid weight pinned the right side of his body to the couch. Mary Ann was sound asleep and snuggled securely between his body and the back of the couch, he marveled how their bodies seemed to fit perfectly together even with her being seven and a half months pregnant. She looked so young and innocent as she slept, her face free of make-up and her hair spread like a pale sun-kissed golden halo about her shoulders, he gently brushed the hair out of her face and smiled as she scrunched her face up at the movement and attempted to roll and bury her face further into his shoulder. Danny sighed and wrapped his arms around her drawing her close and feeling her body relax as she let out a content sigh and seemed to fall deeper into sleep. His blue eyes drifted to the clock on the wall a few more hours of this dream Danny decided as he shifted slightly on the couch, Mary moving with him in sleep to fit and accommodate his body position with hers, before closing his eyes and falling back asleep to the movement of the baby against his palm as it rested on her belly.
Mary Ann awoke to the sound of the phone ringing, she groaned and attempted to tuck herself further into her pillow to drown out the sound, her pillow was warm and firm and made a noncommittal groan of its own as she moved against it. Cracking open an eye, she was met with a white cotton t-shirt stretched snug over a tone and firmed broad chest, the owner of the chest's arms were wrapped around her loosely and seemingly constrict drawing her closer into a cuddle in an attempt to block out the sound as well.
"Danny," she mumbled against his shoulder as she tried to block the sound of the ringing, she was not a morning person. "Danny phone…" she mumbled again. Danny withdrew the hand that rested lightly and protectively on the swell of her belly and fumbled blindly to silence the offending phone, clearly he was not a morning person either.
"No more phone…" came his sleepy reply once the phone had stopped ringing, his hand returned to its previous position as he buried his head back next to her's the scent of her shampoo keeping him locked away in the dredges of sleep.
***H50***
A pounding knock on the door and the sound of his partner's voice calling out loudly had the slumbering couple scrambling up off the couch with Danny nearly falling off, his knee connecting sharply with the coffee table earning a string of swear words that would make a sailor blush.
"Danny?" Mary said in a hushed whisper as she hunkered down next to him her hand on his throbbing knee lightly massaging away the ache. Danny closed his eyes sucked in a breath before he nodded, "'... fine" he breathed.
"Danno?" Steve's voiced called from the other side. "Everything okay? I'm coming in!"
"Hold your horses!" Danny cried out at the sound of the key turning in the lock, at least Steve had the decency to use the key Danny had given him in place of some of his more evasive methods. Danny could sense Mary's hazely-blue-green eyes probing with concern as she bit her bottom lip as if scared to move and have her brother sense the movement.
"I'm fine," Danny reassured her pressing his lips quickly to her temple. "Go…" Danny whispered giving her hand a squeeze. She nodded and quickly scrambled in a ducked waddle out of the room. Hearing the door to her room close, Danny hauled himself with a resigned sigh off the floor and flung open the door leveling an annoyed look at his partner who was standing on the other side his hand on the doorknob and a look of concern and amusement on his face. Damn the McGarretts' and their insanely good looks.
"Everything alright Danno?" Steve asked innocently as he took in his partner's disheveled appearance and the fact he was still barefoot in a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt with his normally immaculate hair sporting a noticeable case of bed head.
"What are you doing here?" Danny said squinting up at his partner and the blinding early morning sun that streamed in behind him. "And don't call me Danno."
"Its 9:00 in the morning Danno," Steve said crossing his arms over his chest craning his neck to peer around Danny into the living room. "We had a meeting with chief of police and the governor this morning at 8:00 am. You failed to show and when you didn't answer your phone I was concerned."
"Shit…" Danny swore running his hands through his hair, he had completely forgotten about the meeting. "Steve…I am…"
"Chin covered for you," Steve said cutting Danny's apology off. "He told the governor that you were feeling under the weather this morning and didn't want to get anyone else sick in case you were contagious." Danny raised an eyebrow. "Denning's is very health conscious when it comes to the health and well being of his elite task force."
"Right," Danny said. "Sorry I overslept…"
"Fun night?" Steve asked as he muscled his way into the house. Danny nearly blushed at the statement, if only you knew he thought to himself and disguised his discomfort behind a cough.
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