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Steve had decided to plan a surprise for Danny and Grace for her upcoming visit. While Danny was out doing various chores, Steve went into Mary's old room and started boxing things up. There wasn't much left in the room so it wasn't too hard. He worked a little here and there over the next few days finally getting everything boxed up or tossed. With the crutches, he couldn't move the boxes, but he filled them and left them in the closet. He was going to get the room as clean and ready for Grace as he could. He figured that they could make it a painting party this weekend or Grace could leave it the way it was. He would let her decide. It was a small room and it wouldn't take long to finish.

He recruited Kono to help him pick out paint and bedding and whatever else a little girl would like and Danny would approve of. He had asked Chin and Kono to come over while Danny and he went to pick up Grace for the weekend and put the boxes in the garage and put the bedding on the bed and hang the curtains. He asked them not to tell Danny. The team of course agreed. They would do anything that Steve asked as they knew he would do for them. He had brushes and all the painting supplies in the garage and brought those in and hid everything under a sheet in the corner of the room. Steve was happy and for the first time since he had been hurt he was excited and looking forward to something.

Danny had started a project of his own with the team. Everyone loved Steve and they were all more than happy to help out. Everyone had noticed that Steve slipped into a bad place at times from his physical limitations. Danny was sure that everything was going to be in place for when Grace got there this weekend. He, Chin and Kono had worked during the week and had all the pieces ready. They would just have to assemble it on that day. Chin and Kono assured him that they could take care of it while he and Steve were picking up Grace. They would call to let him know if they needed more time and he would stall under the guise of getting pizza or ice cream or both. He went to the drug store and got the last item needed for his part of the plan. He was excited and he was sure that his extra happiness had rubbed off on Steve because he was sure that Steve seemed a little happier and it seemed like he was genuinely looking forward to Grace's visit.

Friday came and Steve and Danny left to go get Grace. Grace was excited when she saw Danny and jumped into his arms. Then she looked over at Steve and his crutches. Steve motioned to the little girl that it was ok. She gently hugged him like she was afraid she was going to break him or knock him over or something. Steve eased himself into the car and told Grace to come and give him a real hug. She walked up to him, careful of his injured ankle and gave him a huge hug and he pulled her up onto his lap.

"Is this OK Uncle Steve? I don't want to hurt you." Grace asked nervously.

"It's fine Grace. I know you would never hurt me on purpose, it's mostly my ankle that hurts now and you were very careful of that when you walked up to me." Steve said with a smile.

"Does it hurt alot?"she asked.

"No, not a lot anymore. My ankle still hurts sometimes and I can't walk without my crutches, or do all the things that I could before, but I am getting better everyday. Danno has been helping me a lot and I heard that you are ready to help me feel even better." Steve said.

"Yep. Danno says I'm a good helper. When Danno was sick, I brought him soup and a blanket and gave him tissues and sat with him on the couch and we watched movies. I know what to do because it's just what Danno did for me when I was sick. I can do that for you too. I will take good care of you Uncle Steve." the little girl declared proudly.

Steve had no doubt if she had learned her comforting and caring skills from Danny that he was in good hands.

While they were out, Kono and Chin slipped in and got everything ready. They had finished in plenty of time and called Danny to tell him that the coast was clear. Danny told them that they were going to be returning home soon. They had picked up pizza and ice cream and were on their way back. He asked Chin and Kono to stay to have some dinner with them, but they were going to go for a drive and come back around the time that Steve and Danny were due back so that they wouldn't give the surprise away. Since only Chin and Kono knew that each of the partners had a surprise planned they were more than happy to be there for the reveals.

They pulled into the driveway and both of them were out of the car in a hurry. They saw Chin and Kono pull up. Steve had heard Danny ask them to join them for some pizza and dessert so he wasn't surprised that they were here. Kono had sent him a text earlier telling him "mission accomplished".

Both men played it cool. Steve waited until everyone had finished eating before he asked Grace to put her stuff away. He told her that she could bunk in Mary's old room. He told her that he would show her. He motioned for Danny to grab Gracie's overnight bag and to give him a minute head start so that he could get up the stairs. He hadn't needed Danny's shoulder since those first few days, but it was still awkward and neither wanted the overly excited Gracie bumping into him as he made his way up the stairs. Steve had gotten up the last step when he heard Grace and Danny right behind him. He waited for them to get upstairs then he opened the door and told Grace that this could be her room when she stayed over at this house. She squealed in delight when she rushed in and saw the decor. It was a cross between Dolphin trainer Annie and surfing so that Grace could easily transition out of one and into the other as she grew. When Kono had told Steve her idea, Steve loved it. He knew that Grace would love it and although Danny didn't love Grace surfing, he knew that it made her happy and the surfboards in the room were not dangerous so Danny would be OK with it. He motioned to the cans of paint and explained that they could paint it tomorrow or she could leave it how it was. Steve looked over at Danny and saw that his eyes were wet. Grace was running around checking everything out and kept saying that she couldn't believe this was her room and how happy she was that Danno wouldn't have to sleep on the couch. She was truly very happy.

The last surprise came from Kono. Neither man was expecting. Kono pulled out of the closet a small surfboard. It was the perfect size for Grace and Kono explained that it was one of her first boards that she had learned on and she wanted Grace to have it to use when she was here. Kono had been giving Danny lessons and knew that he was ready to get in the water with Grace now.

They were all excited, but headed back downstairs for dessert. Steve was so happy that Danny and Grace were happy. He didn't think it could get better than it was right now. It was still early though and Grace couldn't think of anything but that surfboard and she had even brought it downstairs with her. She asked to go in the water. Danny looked at Steve who was trying to pretend that he didn't hear, but Danny saw the look of joy and happiness get replaced by one of sadness. Danny almost felt guilty for what he was going to do next.

He walked by Steve and "accidentally" tripped and spilled his drink on Steve. Steve was startled. He would have ordinarily given Danny hell, but settled for a look instead. He got up to go get himself a clean pair of shorts when Grace stopped him.

"I can go get you a dry pair of shorts Uncle Steve." she said. "I can make it up the stairs faster than you and that way your ankle won't hurt you." she said.

Steve wanted to argue, but this was Gracie. She was looking at him with those huge brown eyes.

"That would be great Grace." Steve said as he sat back down on the couch and elevated his ankle again.

"Maybe Kono could help you monkey." Danno said. Then he shot her a look and she knew what he was trying to do. Steve assumed that Danny knew better and that it was probably so that she didn't make a big mess in the room.

Kono hurried the little girl upstairs. She knew that Grace was an exceptionally smart little girl and she let her in on some of the plan so that Grace could help them. They finished up, got everything that they needed and headed downstairs.

Grace bounded back into the room and handed the pair of shorts to Steve. He tried to hide his displeasure when he saw the pair that she had brought him were his swim trunks. Grace is observant though, just like her father.

"Did I do something wrong Uncle Steve? Did I get you the wrong pair. Kono tried to tell me to bring you a different pair, but I told her that you are always happy in these and I wanted you to be happy so I brought you these. I'm sorry if they were wrong." she said as she looked Steve in the eyes.

Danny couldn't have been more proud of his daughter. He was sure that she had a future in acting and he was now dreading her teenage years for many more reasons.

Steve knew that he couldn't say no. He left to change into his shorts and returned a few minutes later.

Grace said to her father quietly, but loud enough that Steve would hear "Daddy, I think I made a mistake and chose the wrong shorts. He doesn't look very happy in them today." She thought for a minute then said, "I think Uncle Steve needs to be on the beach in those shorts to be happy. Now I remember, those are the shorts that Steve wears when we swim. Maybe we can go out by the water. It's still early Danno. Could we please. I could use the new surfboard from Kono and everything. Please Danno. You don't even have to go in. Kono can take me." Grace asked.

Danny who never refuses his daughter anything looked over at his partner who was silent on the couch, quickly slipping into that dark place that Danny had fought so hard to keep him out of. He looked at Steve and then at his daughter. "Sure monkey. Kono can take you. Uncle Chin will go too to make sure that you two don't get into too much trouble. I'll be out in a few minutes." he said.

"Uncle Steve too?" She pleaded.

"Monkey, please go with Kono and Uncle Chin. I will be out there soon, I promise." Danno said.

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