As promised, the second update. I guess this chapter could be considered fluffy. Grace makes an appearance.

Enjoy! :)

Steve paced the waiting room floor, anxiously, as he waited for any news on Danny.

"Uncle Steve!"

He turned at the sound of Grace's voice, catching her in his arms and held her tight. "Hey kiddo."

"How's daddy?" she asked into Steve's neck.

Steve looked over at Rachel, looking as conservative as ever, but with concern written all over her face. Steve leaned his head atop of Grace's. "He's gonna be alright. The doctors are still working on him."

"Can I see him?"

"Not yet kiddo. The doctor will tell me when he's allowed to have visitors. How about you and your mom head back home and I'll call when the doctor has more news."

"I wanna stay here with you." she pouted.

Steve looked at Rachel, hoping for a yes but will respect whatever she decided. He kept his hold on Gracie, feeling less anxious.

Rachel watched the two of them and smiled slightly. She crossed her arms over her chest. "She may stay. Just have her home at a decent hour. She has school tomorrow."

Grace broke out into a bright smile and wiggled out of Steve's arms to go hug her mother. Steve smiled gratefully at Rachel.

"Thank you. I'll have her home before bedtime. Danny will be happy to see her."

Rachel nodded her head. "Well, it would be rather selfish of me not to let Danny see her while he's in the hospital. I'll see you later Grace."

"Bye mommy."

Grace went back over to Steve and climbed back into his arms, resting her head on his shoulder. Steve walked over and sat down in a chair and listened as Grace talked about everything going on at school. He stroked over her hair to distract him from thinking about Danny.

Steve saw the doctor approaching and he stood, Grace still plastered to his hip. He looked at the doctor expectantly.

"How is he? Can we see him?"

The doctor held up his hands. "Take it easy Commander. He's going to be fine. He's going to be sore for a little while, but he will be alright. He's getting set up in a room now. I'll have a nurse take you too him."

Steve sighed with relief and smiled down at Grace. "You hear that Gracie. We get to go see Danno."

She returned Steve's smile with her own and laid her head back down on Steve's shoulder as he followed the nurse to Danny's room. Steve entered the room quietly, noticing that Danny was asleep. He motioned for Grace to be quiet and he pulled the chair in the room close to Danny's bed. He positioned Grace so that she was sitting comfortably on his lap.

They sat there for a while, quietly chatting while waiting for Danny to wake up. Grace became quiet for a few minutes, looking at her father before looking at Steve.

"Uncle Steve, do you love daddy?" she asked with all the innocence an eight year old can have.

Steve was caught off guard for a moment. He looked over at a sleeping Danny and smiled. He could feel warmth spreading throughout his body and for once, he didn't feel afraid to admit how he felt about Danny. He looked down at Grace, smile still on his face.

"Yeah. I really do love him kiddo."

"Good. You make Danno happy and he deserves to be happy. And you also deserve to be happy Uncle Steve."

"Thank you Gracie. I really needed to hear that." he hugged her tightly and continued to look at Danny. He committed every bruise, cut, and stab wound to memory as a reminder that he almost lost the one person who meant the world to him.

Danny began to stir, feeling eyes watching him. He opened his own and looked to his left to see Steve and his daughter sitting in a chair; Grace curled up in Steve's protective arms. Danny took his eyes off his daughter and looked up at Steve. He felt his anger, betrayal and hurt flare in his chest, but it wasn't as strong as a few days ago.

He really looked at Steve and saw the dark circles under his eyes; which told him Steve hasn't slept in days. He was also pale and thin. Danny frowned as he took in Steve's features.

"You look awful babe."

Steve was pulled from his thoughts by the sound of Danny's voice. He smiled at the blond.

"I could say the same for you Danno."

Danny winced as he tried to sit up and gave up. He looked back at Steve.

"How bad is it?"

Steve looked down at Grace and noticed that she had fallen asleep. He looked back at Danny.

"A few cuts and bruises. You've got bruised ribs and a couple of stab wounds. Doctor said the knife missed hitting anything major. You'll be sore for a few weeks but you're gonna be fine."

Danny nodded. "Okay. How did you get Gracie?"

"Rachel came by when she heard you were in the hospital. Grace wanted to stay with me and Rachel said she could as long as I bring her home before bedtime."

Grace awoke at the sound of voices. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Uncle Steve? Who're you talking to?"

"Hey kiddo. Look who's awake."

Grace looked toward the bed and her face lit up like a Christmas tree. She leaped down from Steve's lap and carefully climbed into the bed. She wrapped her arms around Danny's neck.

"Danno!"

Danny wrapped his arms around his baby girl, ignoring the pain.

"Hey monkey."

Steve motioned that he was going to step out and give him some time with Grace. He went down to the cafeteria to get some coffee. He collapsed into a chair and let the events of the last three days wash over him. He was exhausted, starving, dirty and emotionally drained.

Danny was smiling as he listened to Grace tell him about school and the shopping spree Rachel too her on last weekend.

"I can't wait to see your new outfits. And I'm so excited for our weekend this week." he enthused.

"Can we go over to Uncle Steve's?" she asked.

Danny bit his lower lip. "I don't know monkey. Things between me and Uncle Steve are kind of complicated at the moment."

"But, you love him. Don't you Danno?" she asked. Grace looked at him with confusion and determination.

Danny stared at his daughter and he knew that he wasn't going to get off that easily. He sighed. "Yeah, I love him a lot monkey. That's why it's complicated."

"Why? You two love each other and make each other happy. That doesn't seem complicated to me."

Danny stared at his daughter, too smart for only her eight years. He tucked a stray piece of hair behind Grace's ear.

"How'd you get to be so smart, huh?" he smiled at her.

Grace smiled back at him and continued to talk until she ran out of topics. She snuggled into Danny's side and they watched television. Eventually, Steve wandered back into the room and they watched cartoons and ate bad hospital food until it was time to take Grace home.

Danny and Grace said their goodbyes and Steve hoisted her up onto his hip. Steve looked at Danny.

"I'll be back later and we can talk, okay?"

Danny really didn't want to talk, but the look on Steve's face made him change his mind.

"Yeah, okay. I'll see you soon then."

Danny watched the two people he loved the most in this pineapple infested hell hole walk away. He felt warmth spread through his chest as he watched the interactions between Steve and Grace. Damn, he's really got it bad if he's already thinking of them as their own little ohana.