Two Weeks
By
Landon Richardson and TealRose
Official Disclaimer
The characters of Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Adam 'Toast' Charles, Max Bergman and anyone else within the story who might sound familiar do not belong to me in any shape or form, I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.
The character of Danni Williams could probably be considered mine by now. Although the character was originally based on male Danny Williams I think it's probably to say that she is now her own individual character. She has her own story and her own separate background now, a background and story which is different from male Danny's story. This also means that Grace is different as well since not only does she live full time with her mother but also because Danni and Duncan have a fairly civil relationship with each other. Grace's surname is also Taylor in this saga as Williams is Danni's maiden name while Taylor was her married name.
The characters of Special Agent Jack O'Connor, Lieutenant Commander Riley King, Lieutenant Louisa Palakiko-Cowan, Sam Cowan, Jaxon Cowan and Emerson Cowan do belong to me though.
I should also add that if a character is mentioned who you don't recognise from the show then they probably belong to me as well.
Author Note
I should apologise about the delay in getting this chapter out to you. This is due to real life events which gave me the dreaded writer's block. I'm beginning to write more but it's still a slow process so I just ask that you are patient with me. I do plan to write as much as possible and my stories haven't been abandoned. My muse merely needs to start playing ball with me.
This chapter is a chapter which needed to be written so the rest of the plot could be started. You can almost think of it as the calm before the storm hits.
Please note that this story is written with TealRose so if you like NCIS then check her stuff out!
Anyway enough from me.
Please enjoy the story.
Official Summary
Two weeks was all it took for everything to go wrong and now it was up to Steve McGarrett to fix things… the only problem was he wasn't sure e could. (Part of the 'What if' Danni saga, featuring a female Danni)
Chapter Summary
Danni closed the file in front of her with a look of satisfaction, leaning back in her chair, thankful that she had managed to finish another file.
Official Romances for the story
Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Richardson (McDanni)
Hints of Riley King / Rosie Lange (Rilsie)
Louisa Palakiko-Cowan / Sam Cowan
Romances mentioned during the chapter
Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Richardson (McDanni)
Louisa Palakiko-Cowan / Sam Cowan
Other note
Please keep in mind that I don't have a Beta for this story so the odd mistake may creep in without me meaning it to. I have also never been to Hawaii so all locations are either from the show, google or made up in my own mind.
Chapter Seven
Danni closed the file in front of her with a look of satisfaction, leaning back in her chair, thankful that she had managed to finish another case report.
She was still waiting for the interviewee that Steve had picked for her to show up. Louisa Palakiko-Cowan. The same woman who Steve had been so positive would be perfect not just for the team but for her as well. Louisa had rang her earlier to let her know that she would be late to the interview due to having to take her young son to the Doctors so Danni had decided to cut the other woman a break and had pushed the interview back to the afternoon. If anyone understood issues of childcare than it was her.
Danni leaned forward and opened her upper drawer, reaching in and taking out the file which Steve had put together on Louisa. She dropped it on the surface on the desk and opened it, her eyes flickering down the page taking in all the details. There was no doubt in her mind that on paper Louisa would fit in perfectly with them, if that translated into person then Danni was tempted to hire her on the spot. Anything to help her get back into the field, even if she wasn't Steve's partner for the next two weeks while he trained up Riley, there was no reason why she couldn't go out with another member of the team.
She glanced up when her door opened, a smile coming to her face when Steve walked in.
"Hey, I wasn't expecting you back so early, how is the case looking? Have we figured out the link yet?" Danni asked him curiously, watching as he closed the door behind him and moved towards her, perching himself on the side of her desk. She shifted in her seat so she was facing him.
"We're pretty sure the suspect is a woman" Steve told her.
"Well that makes sense, a woman would explain why each man let his guard down especially if they thought that she was on a date with them." Danni agreed, reaching up and pulling at her bottom lip.
"Riley had a good thought while we were out in the field" Steve said, continuing when she shot him a questioning look. "The place we went to today was spotless and according to the reports of the previous scenes which I had Toast look up, the others places were in the same state. Single men, especially single working men in jobs like the jobs these guys were in, wouldn't have the time to clean up their places, especially not to the state these places were."
"So you think that the person who killed them might be suffering from a form of OCD which meant that she had to clean the place up after she was there?" Danni asked, sighing when Steve nodded at her. "That probably means that there won't be any physical evidence that we can use, the cleaning product would have degraded it."
"There's that" Steve agreed "But it does mean as well that if we interview a suspect and her home is spotless then we may have our serial killer"
"That is extremely true" Danni stated, twirling her pen between her fingers.
"I do have my moments" He said, glancing around him before he focused back on her. "How did the interview go with Louisa? Did you like her and hire her?" Steve questioned.
"I haven't interviewed her yet Steve, she rang in earlier telling me that she had to take her son to the Doctor so we pushed it back until…" Her voice trailed off briefly as she glanced down at her watch. "Now, she should hopefully be here any moment. I read the file you gave me" She went on to say, patting her hand against it. "It says that she was a Lieutenant in the Naval Intelligence Unit who were based at Pearl harbour. I'm guessing that you worked with her before which is why you're keen on me hiring her?"
"I've worked with her once or twice and I can tell you that she's good at her job. She'll fit in well here and she's what you need." Steve told her. Danni searched his eyes for a moment before she nodded, dropping the pen on the file.
"I'll take that into consideration" She told him, leaning her head back against the top of the chair. "So how did Riley do out in the field in his first real case. The kidnapping wasn't exactly a normal case after all." Steve smiled to himself, glancing around him again before he leaned down and kissed her, his hand coming up and framing her face, his thumb stroking along her cheekbone. He reluctantly leaned back from her, staring down into her flushed face. "What was that for?" She asked.
"It was because I missed you today out in the field. I know you hate being in here but it won't be for much longer." He answered her before he sighed. "As to your question about Riley, he'll be fine out there though this case will be like a baptism of fire for him. Meka was the lead in it and it was frustrating him as well so he was glad to get our help though I think we both know that he would rather be working with you. I don't think Meka's ever forgiven me for taking you from him and making you my partner instead of his."
"He likes you now though so that's something" Danni pointed out laughing when Steve sighed at the comment.
"It only took a year or so for him to call me McGarrett rather than Commander or my personal favourite when he calls me boy." Steve stated.
"Well, that's all in the past now" Danni pointed out before she changed the subject. "You're in time for the interview though so if you want stay and participate in it than feel free to." Steve opened his mouth to respond when Danni's phone rang. She held up her hand at him for a moment before she picked up the handset and spoke into it. "Detective Williams" falling silent for a moment before she spoke again. "Yeah I am expecting her, I'll send someone down to sign for her. Thanks Patrick" She hung the phone up and came to her feet, brushing her hand across the back of Steve's shoulders before she pulled the door open and looked around her, her eyes landing on Jenna who was working at something behind her desk. "Jenna I need you to head downstairs and sign someone in for me"
"Okay on it boss" Jenna responded as she glanced up, coming to her feet.
Danni watched her head towards the door before she turned and looked back at Steve.
"She's here" She stated with a smile at him.
"I gathered as much" Steve responded, sounding amused for a moment, his eyes soft as he stared at her.
"Let's hope she's as good as you believe her to be" Danni said moving towards him again and giving him another soft kiss. "Just remember that I'm the lead in this interview, you just sit there and try not to be intimidating. Don't think for a second that I don't know your reputation while you were in the Navy because I do Commander hard-ass" She told him serious.
"Commander hard-ass" Steve repeated, raising an eyebrow as he slipped his arms round her waist. "Care to tell me who told you that nickname or are you just calling me that because Toast likes calling me it when he thinks I'm going into a SEAL mode."
"A good Detective never gives away her sources McGarrett, you should know that" She responded, taking a step back from him and turning as they heard the sound of feminine voices approaching, one belonging to Jenna and the second belonging to another which Danni didn't recognise.
"I did wonder whether Jenna would know her, we had some missions with CIA analysts, Jenna could have easily have been one of them" Steve remarked as he came to his feet and sat down in the seat next to Danni's chair.
Danni watched as a slim, long legged woman approached her office with an air of confidence to her. She was smartly dressed in a navy blue pantsuit with a red shirt underneath.
"Hey boss, Lou is here for her interview, if I had known that Lou was the one who Steve had suggested then I would have put in a good word for her as well, Lou always does an excellent job, I'll catch you later, maybe we could have coffee together afterwards" Jenna said, smiling at them all before she disappeared back into the bulpen.
"Hi, you must be Louisa, I'm Danielle and this is…"
"Steve McGarrett" Louisa answered, glancing towards him before she looked back at Steve. "It's a pleasure to meet you Danielle and it's good to meet you as well Smooth Dog, it's always good to finally be able to put a name to the face"
"Does everyone know that nickname?" Steve demanded even as he held out his hand to Louisa, shaking her hand before he looked towards Danni who laughed.
"It appears so" Danni said, opening her mouth to speak though Steve beat her to it.
"Louisa, Danielle is the one who you'll be working with the most and who will be your main boss"
"That's fine with me" Louisa said with a nod before she turned her full attention to Danni who smiled at her.
"Shall we sit down" She suggested, waving her hand towards the chair on the opposite side of her desk before she moved around and took her own. "So tell me about yourself than Louisa. Your records state that you've only recently moved to Hawaii in the past year or so, what brought you back?" Danni questioned her.
"I was born in Hawaii and I always promised myself that when I was ready to start a family that I would move back to the islands to do it. I was slightly late moving back as my eldest was two before we moved but at least my youngest was born here" Louisa told her, her dark eyes flickering between the two of them.
"That makes sense." Danni remarked. "So you have two children then?"
"Yep Jaxon is the eldest, he's three and my youngest is called Emerson, she's ten months at the moment so still a baby. It's one of the reasons why I want a change in my job, I have two small children who need me, I can't take risks anymore." Louisa told her.
"I can understand a reason like that. What sort of things did you do in the Navy that would help us here at 50? What skills do you have?" Danni asked watching as the woman glanced between her and Steve, she risked a glance towards her partner, her mouth curling into a half smile when she noticed the blank look on Steve's face. The same one which was unreadable.
"I think I'll be a good fit with your team because I'm good with details and picking out patterns when it comes to coding, something which would be helpful with your cases. I'm fully trained in hand to hand combat and gun training with a speciality in sniper training. It's always good to have someone left behind who can fight if the need flares up. Even the best security can be breached after all and I know that Jenna is not gun trained and I don't think it looks like the tall guy out there is either. You do looked trained but I'm guessing that you're the heart of this team and if I can tell that then any one could. Someone could easily take one of those two hostage before you left your office and then they'll have you." Louisa said.
"But you could neutralise the target?" Steve remarked.
"I could" Louisa said confidently, glancing towards him for a second before she focused back on Danni who kept quiet. "As for the paperwork side of things, well I'm your woman to get it done. They didn't nickname me Athena the Goddess of Wisdom for nothing. Everyone and I mean everyone came to me in our unit to get things done or to get trained on the way they do things. It may sound like I'm bragging but it's the truth, I did my job and I did it well."
Danni smiled slightly at this but Steve laughed and nodded.
"I can vouch for that Danni, I heard about this one time when a General came to Louisa thinking he could get her to do some paperwork without following the proper procedures, according to scuttle bug you told him to go to hell, at least that's the one"
"Okay that one was actually true" Louisa commented with a shrug. "But the guy deserved it, doing things off of the books is nothing but trouble in my opinion. Look Danielle, if you're unsure or you don't want to make a decision now than I can understand that. Give me a month's probation and I'll prove to you that not only can I do this job but that you can rely on me. My husband is in the DA's office here so I am well up to date on the current laws which means that I know what to do to make sure our convictions aren't thrown out of the courts because of a technicality." She told Danni.
Danni searched her eyes quietly for a moment before she turned to Steve and raised a questioning eyebrow at her.
"Hey you know my decision already so it's up to you Danni, are we hiring or giving probation?" Steve asked.
Danni nodded, glancing back towards Louisa and smiled.
"You're definitely hired, I've already been through your references and they all said the same thing. That you were a hard worker and they were gutted to lose you. Congratulations Louisa, welcome to the team. When can you start?" Danni asked.
"Now? Tomorrow? I'm pretty flexible. I do have to leave work between 4 and 5 though to pick my children up from my mum's house." Louisa told them with a smile.
"That's fine Louisa, I have a daughter myself as does Jack who you'll meet later so we're flexible when it comes to family. While I remember, please call me Danni. It's what everyone here calls me." Danielle stated before looking past Louisa when there was a knock at her door revealing Riley who glanced between them all.
"Danni can we speak?" He asked.
Danni nodded, turning to Steve,
"Steve could you take Louisa to Toast to get her paperwork sorted out?" She asked her partner who nodded, ushering the tall woman out of the office, his gaze flickering between Riley and Danni. Danni waited until the door had closed behind them before she spoke. "What can I do for you?" She asked
"I think we may have some things to talk about" Riley said seriously. Danni searched his eyes for a moment before she nodded.
"Yeah, I think we do."
Author Note
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