Eyes and Ears
By
Landon Richardson
Disclaimer
The characters of Steve McGarrett, Kono Kalakaua and Jenna Kaye don't belong to me in any shape or form. I'm merely borrowing them for my own entertainment
The Characters of Danni Richardson and Kevin Miller do belong to me though so please don't use them without asking my permission.
If you come across any other characters who you don't know then it's likely that I've created them as well.
Author Note
So here is the final chapter for you all to enjoy!
Although I've often worked with simply replacing male Danny with female Danni and seeing what happened I have also written several saga where both of male and female Danny/Danni were in the same story because I was curious about what would happen, how they would be towards each other for example. Sometimes I did this by having them both in 50 as you will find out from the Bomb story which will soon be up and other times by giving Danni a different job on the island and seeing how she reacted to it.
In this particular saga, Danni is the head of the 'Brain Squad' which is the name for the internal 50 team. It's a lot of fun writing her like this. She is also referred to as Danielle when someone is not speaking directly to her. This is due to Danno being in this chapter.
I love writing Danny / Danni and a saga like this allows me the best of both worlds.
Although this is the last chapter, it probably won't be the last in this series. I have a few left over strings to tie together though I don't know when exactly I shall be revisiting. When I do you'll be the first to know.
Anyway thank you for reading this story and sticking with it. I really appreciate it.
Overall summary
Steve McGarrett knew that it would be a bad idea to fall in love with his team mate Danni but sometimes knowing something and actually doing it is another thing. Now all he has to is convince her that she's in love with him as well… something which will be easier said than done. (McDanni – Part of the Danni world)
Chapter Summary
"You going to call it a night now boss or are you planning on staying for a bit longer?"
Overall romance
Steve McGarrett/Danni Richardson (McDanni)
Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)
Chapter Romance
Past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins
Steve McGarrett / Danni Richardson
Chapter Seven
Sushi
"You going to call it a night now boss or are you planning on staying for a bit longer?"
Danielle glanced up towards her door, a smile coming to her face when she saw Kevin leaning against the doorframe of her office, a questioning look on his face. She blinked, glancing towards the clock on the wall, her eyes widening slightly when she realised it was already five thirty. The case had been solved extremely quickly after the judge had granted their warrant allowing them into the company's systems. The perp had been easily located from the records they uncovered and had been brought in for questioning. A confession from the guy had been gained within twenty minutes which as far as Danielle was concerned was a new record. All that was left was the usual paperwork to finish and then they could move onto the next one.
She gave a moment thoughts to Kevin question before she nodded at him.
"Yeah I'm leaving now, I still got some work left to do but it can wait until tomorrow!" She said, dropping her pen onto her paperwork and stretching her arms over her head, her mind picturing the bath she was planning on having as soon as she had had dinner and a glass of wine.
"Jen, Toast and I are going to head out for some dinner before we head home, pretty much because none of us can be bothered to cook. Fancy coming with us?" He asked. Danielle glanced behind him, a smile coming to her face when she saw Toast and Jenna lingering behind Kevin, each wearing a hopeful look on their face.
"Yeah, you know that sounds pretty good to me. Where are you thinking of going?" She asked, pushing her chair back and coming to her feet. She glanced up as she leaned down and picked her bag up, waiting for Kevin to answer her.
"Morio's Sushi Bistro down the street" He said to her.
"You've read my mind" She said shouldering her bag and shutting her computer system down before she moved out of the room, looking round her to make sure the area was locked down before they headed out of their area, closing the door behind them. She glanced to the side to see Steve was still in his office, the other members of the team were already gone for the evening from the look of it. "Do you mind if I ask Steve to come with us?" She asked them, looking around at them. They shared an amused look before Toast spoke up.
"We don't mind you asking him."
Danielle nodded at him, turning and heading across to the room, knocking on Steve's door and pushing it open, smiling at him when he looked up at her.
"Hey Steve, me and the other three are heading out to Morio's for some sushi. You fancy coming with us?" She asked him. His eyes widened for a moment before he nodded at her.
"Yeah I'd like that" He said leaning back in his chair. "I've got one or two things left to do so how about I meet you down there in about twenty minutes?" He suggested to her.
"Sounds good to me, we'll save you a seat. Longboard?" she queried, smiling when he nodded at her. She turned and headed over to the others grinning at them. "He's going to meet us there in about twenty minutes, let's head over there and grab a table before the evening rush hits it, I don't fancy waiting hours for one. First round is on me since you've all done such an amazing job today though Jenna, maybe keep to the non-alcoholic drinks after last night." Danielle suggested with a grin at Jenna who turned grey at the thought of drink.
"Definitely just coke for me tonight" Jenna replied as the four of them made their way out of the office. They made their way through the quiet building and out into the warm air. The street was still crowded but there was a relaxed air about it, everyone clearly beginning to finish work and enjoying the fact that they had. The sushi bar was close to where they worked so they left their cars in the parking lot and walked over there, the conversation between them casual and light. They were soon seated at table, ordering drinks, waving off the offer to order their food until Steve arrived to join them.
"I feel bad now, should we have invited the others?" Jenna said, looking around them. "We could call them or send them a text extending an invitation to them, I mean it's still early after all, I bet no one has any plans and we did close a hard case today."
Danielle raised an eyebrow glancing at the others before she nodded.
"Send out a text to everyone inviting them and see who replies, we can always get them to bring another table and join it to this one if anyone replies." Danielle suggested, smirking when Jenna immediately whipped out her cell phone, her thumbs flying over the keypad before she pressed hard on one of them and dropped the phone onto the surface.
"Sent" She announced "Now we just see who replies. I say we give them twenty minutes, if no one replies before then, then we'll assume they aren't coming and order,"
Danielle nodded, glancing and smiling at the waiter as he delivered the drinks onto the table. She waited until the waiter was gone before she picked up her glass of wine and raised it to the air.
"To us" She said, looking at each of them with a smile. "The best Intel and computer team on the island. We deserves raises" She said with a laugh as they clinked their glasses and bottles together, taking a sip of their drink each with a thankful sigh.
"What are you toasting?" Steve asked as he slipped into the chair next to Danielle, looking around them with a curious look.
"We're toasting how lucky you are to have us working with you." Kevin remarked, lifting his bottle lazily in Steve's direction before he took a sip.
"I'll drink to that" Steve replied, picking up his own bottle and taking a sip, his gaze moving to Danielle. He lowered it and spoke. "I just got a text from Danno saying that he and Gracie are on their way here to meet up with us." He said.
"Good" Danielle commented, her attention turning to Jenna who was reading her phone. "Anyone else replied to your invite Jen?" She asked the redhead who nodded.
"Chin and Kono are on route. Jack is as well but he's asking if he can bring Poppy and Bella with him because his sister is going out with her boys to a gig of some kind and your twin hasn't replied yet." Jenna answered, looking up at Danielle who frowned slightly, leaning down and picking her bag up from under the table. She rummaged through it for a moment before pulling out her own cell phone and looking at it, swiping her thumb over the screen, reading the text.
"He's contacted me. He's on his way with Libby so we'll need a baby seat and more chairs and table space," Danielle remarked, looking around, her gaze focusing on Steve as the older man lifted his hand, attracting one of the waiters who appeared instantly at his side, clearly recognising who he was.
"We need a baby seat and some of our friend are joining us so we need…"
"Eight adult chairs and a baby seat" Danielle finished for him, flashing the waiter a smile.
"Of course Commander, we can add some tables together for you" He said, "If you stand for a moment." He asked them, waving over some of the other waiters and speaking to them in Mandarin, clearly giving them instructions. Danielle turned to Steve,
"We haven't invited Catherine because we don't have her number, do you want to message her?" She asked him, her eyebrow raising when he shook his head at her.
"Cath and I aren't seeing each other anymore. I broke our arrangement off this afternoon during lunch so I doubt she would want to be here." Steve told her.
"Really?" She replied, sounding surprised before she looked away, watching the waiters drag some tables over to make a large table.
"Really Danni" He told her, a tone to his voice which attracted her attention back to him.
"Why did you break up?" She asked him curiously, the question escaping her before she could rein it back in.
"I met someone else" He told her, meeting her eyes. Danielle swallowed, opening her mouth to reply when another voice cut in.
"Thank god you came up with this idea. I think we deserve it after today" Kono stated as she bounded up to them with a wide grin at them, her earlier hangover clearly forgotten, she was followed at a more sedate pace by Chin who smiled at them.
"Sushi is never a bad idea" He remarked with a smile of his own.
"Your table is ready for you now Commander" The waiter said, waving a hand towards the expanded table.
"Thanks for that" Steve said, waiting for a moment to see where Danielle was sitting before he took the seat next to her, smiling at her when she glanced towards him. Kono slipping into the seat on the opposite side of her. The others arrives quickly, greetings were given before everyone sat down, the atmosphere relaxed and happy as they talked, work forgotten for once.
Danielle started when she felt a touch on her arm and looked towards Steve, moving towards him when he made a motion for her to come closer, she resisted shivering when he placed his mouth next to her mouth and spoke quietly.
"Do you want to go out with me sometime? Maybe dinner and a drink?" He asked. Danielle felt her eyes widen as she looked back meeting his head, her mouth curling into a smile as she moved closer so she could answer him.
"I do but ask me in a month or so. You've just broken up with your girlfriend today after all. I'm never anyone's rebound girl" She told him, moving back and giving him a pointed look before she turned her attention back to her meal and the conversation going on around them.
This could be certainly be an interesting development.
Author Note
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