Aloha

By

Landon Richardson

Official Disclaimer

The characters of Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Mary McGarrett and Max Bergman do not belong to me in any shape or form. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.

The characters of Danielle 'Danni' Richardson, Caitlin 'Cait' Richardson, Simon Ferron, Tess Walker, The Richardson Family, Michael Landon and Karen Landon do however belong to me so please do not use without first asking permission.

Any other character who might pop up who you don't instantly recognise will probably belong to me as well. I'll hopefully catch them in time to put above though.

Author Note

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Official Summary

All Steve McGarrett wants is to settle down with Danni and enjoy the rest of their lives together peacefully however life seems determined to get in the way; between his job, his best friend's relationship and planning a wedding, things were never going to be peaceful however much he wanted them to be. (Sequel to Snippets – The Model saga, McDanni, featuring a male Danny as well)

Chapter Summary

No one said that car shopping would be easy

Official Romances for the story

Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Richardson (McDanni)

Danny Williams / Caitlin 'Cait' Richardson (Danlin)

Mentions of past Danielle 'Danni' Richardson / Simon Ferron

Mentions of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)

Mentions of past Danny Williams / Rachel Edwards

Mentions of past Caitlin Richardson / Thomas Jacobs (Caitmas)

Romances mentioned during the chapter

Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Richardson (McDanni)

Another 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 Twenty-One

For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person,

And we are finally home.

"What do you think about this one here?"

Danielle turned at the sound of Steve's voice and gave the car he was standing next to a critical look, her head tilted to one side as she tried to imagine whether or not she could see herself behind the wheel of the car, driving around the island. It took all of four seconds before she was shaking her head, ignoring the way Steve's face dropped at the movement.

They had been out in the Hawaiian sun for three hours straight now trying to find Danielle a car and so far, it wasn't going very well much to their mutual disappointment. The problem was that Steve kept taking her to car dealerships where the cars on offer were large and bulky and more suitable for someone of Steve's height rather than her own.

All she wanted was a small car which would be perfect for her to use. She didn't need the car to be big or even that spacious. All she needed was one which she could drive easily and which would have enough room in the trunk for her to put the weekly shopping.

She sighed, glancing around the car lot again, her eyes briefly stopping on the cars which she could see before she shook her head again and moved towards Steve, stopping beside him and wrapped her arms around his waist, nuzzling close to him. She smiled when his long arm immediately wrapped around her, pulling her closer to him and dropping a kiss on her temple before he spoke.

"I'm guessing from the expression on your face that you haven't seen anything here which you want?" He asked, waving away the salesman who had been hovering near Steve, clearly eager to make a sale.

"Yeah, I'm sorry sweetheart, I mean there's nothing wrong with the cars but they just aren't for me. If we're going to spend some substantial cash on this then we at least need to make sure it the right one." She stated as she moved her head back so she could see his expression. He looked tired though she could detect the determined glint in his eyes which told her that he wouldn't stop on his quest to find her exactly what she needed. "Maybe we should just head home and try later on in the month when some new cars are in. I mean it isn't massively important in the large scale of things and we should probably be conserving our money if we are planning to expand and refit everything in the house. I know from personal experience that house refits are expensive to do, my leftover modelling jobs will put us in good stead but we should still be careful. I need to start putting plans into place as well for when I finally do my last modelling job."

"We do need to start looking at some properties for your bakery" Steve agreed thoughtfully. "I've got a few friends who I can get to have a look into it for us. If the bakery is going to be a success then we'll have to make sure that we'll get some prime real estate. An area that has enough foot traffic to keep you busy without running you into the ground." He remarked before he frowned to himself, meeting her gaze. "Do you know when your actual last modelling job is booked for yet?" He asked her, using his hold on her to twist them towards the exit, gently propelling her forward to where his truck was parked on the kerb.

Danielle remained quiet for a moment as she made her mental calculations before she spoke.

"November next year should be when I have my last job unless it's pushed back for any reason. It's a big job though so it will probably take a month or so to shoot it all." She answered him. "I have another job in two months' time and obviously the one coming up shortly as well."

"I remember that one" Steve said quietly. "Caitlin obviously mentioned it to Danno at some point because he's written it in my calendar at work and underlined the event about fifteen times so I don't forget where you are."

"Why would he do that?" Danielle asked curiously, raising an eyebrow when Steve rolled his eyes, reaching into his pocket to retrieve his truck keys.

"According to Danno I get… moody if I can't get in contact with you." Steve stated, pausing for a moment as he clearly chose his next words closely. "He's talking rubbish as usual though, I don't act any differently but he seems to believe I do and apparently Kono agrees with him. He thinks that if I can see it on my calendar then I'll know why you haven't answered my call and therefore not be so moody with him and the rest of the team." He explained. Danielle stared at him before she laughed softly and shook her head.

"Danny really is like your brother isn't he" She said, moving away from Steve and round the truck to the passenger side, she waited a moment for him to unlock it before she pulled the door open and climbed in, closing it behind her. She pulled on her seatbelt and twisted round so she was facing Steve, a smile on her lips.

There was something about watching Steve that she loved, she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was but she knew without a shadow of a doubt that she would never be bored by it.

"So, what should we do now? Do you want us to head to another car lot and have a look around there?" He queried as he placed the key into the ignition. Danielle considered the question for a moment, opening her mouth to speak before she stopped as Steve's cell phone rang, her heart sinking slightly as what a call to Steve normally meant.

"Sorry love, just hold that answer for a moment while I get this." He said, adjusting himself on the seat so he could pull the cell phone out of his pocket. He pressed the connect button, shooting her a quick smile before he spoke, a cold note to his voice which she hadn't heard him use before. "McGarrett here." Danielle leaned back against her seat, watching the change which came over him and wondered whether this was a glimpse of what her future husband was like when he was at work. She blinked, forcing herself to pay attention to his next words. "No Danno, I'm sorry buddy but you're going to have to take care of yourself if you want it done now or you could wait until I'm next free and I'll give you a hand then." He stated, glancing towards Danielle as he clearly listened to what his partner was saying, whatever it was caused him to roll his eyes as he looked back out the window screen. "Why? Why? Because Danno it's the rare time that we have some time off and I would like to spend that time with my fiancé who I haven't seen much of recently, that's why."

"Your girlfriend" Danielle automatically corrected him, shooting him a cheeky grin when Steve looked towards her again.

"Fine, my girlfriend who will one day be my wife" He clarified, winking at her. "Tomorrow? Jesus Danno you're like a dog with a bone sometimes, you know that right" He remarked, before he spoke again, his eyes flickering towards her, making it clear who he was directing his comment towards. "Do we have any plans for tomorrow after I finish work love?" He queried.

"Let me check" Danielle responded, leaning down and opening her bag up, she fished around in it for a few moments before she found what she was looking for and pulled out the diary she kept with her. She flipped it open, turning some pages until she landed on the correct one and glanced down at it. "I've got it pencilled in that we were going to go out for dinner together but there's nothing booked for Tuesday so we could easily move the meal to Tuesday if you need to give Danny a hand with something instead, I wouldn't mind." She told him with a smile.

Steve searched her eyes for a moment before he reached out and grasped her hand, interlocking their fingers together and bringing them towards his mouth so he could kiss the back of her hand before he spoke into his cell phone again.

"Fine, if it can't wait then I'll help you tomorrow with it. We'll speak about how you want to do it when we're at work okay? I've got to go now." He remarked before he hung up the phone. "I'm sorry about that." He apologised, placing another kiss on her hand.

"You don't have to apologise for anything Steve" Danielle responded warmly. "I'm guessing from what I heard that you are heading over to Danny's house tomorrow after work to give him a hand with something?" She asked.

"Yeah, from what he was saying, he's gone and bought a new furniture set for the house which is a good thing but of course he's bought on which you need to assemble yourself and if there's one thing Danno isn't good at, it's anything DIY related which is why he's rang because he's finally realised that he needs help from someone to put it together which in this case was me." Steve explained with a shrug at her.

Danielle nodded, remaining quiet for a moment as she looked out the passenger window at the fairly busy street before turning back to Steve.

"You know we could go now and help him" She suggested as she squeezed down on his hand. "I don't claim to be any expert on Danny Williams but even I know from the few times we have met that he is very much a man who likes to get things done as soon as possible, having the furniture pack staring at him all evening is only going to frustrate him which means that he'll be in a bad mood tomorrow. We're not having any luck now with the car and we technically don't have any further plans for today so…" Her voice trailed off as she shrugged.

Steve breathed out, looking up at the roof for a second, his thumb stroking the back of her hand before he spoke."

"Are you sure you wouldn't mind if we went over there to help, the whole point of today was to spend time together." Steve pointed out.

"We have the rest of our lives to spend time together, a few hours on a Sunday afternoon spent in the company of your best friend isn't going to be a problem. Besides with the three of us there we can hopefully get it done quickly enough that you and I can have the evening together because I have plans for you tonight beloved." She told him, a grin coming to her face at the sudden look of interest which came to his face at her announcement.

"I happen to like your plans Danni" He stated with a grin of his own. "Fine then, we'll head over to Danny's place now, get his furniture set up for him and then we're heading home via the supermarket because I'm going to do us a BBQ tonight and it will require red wine."

"I thought we had a bottle of red in the kitchen?" Danielle remarked with a slight frown.

"We did but your sister drank the last of it when she was here and we haven't replaced it yet" Steve answered her.

"I should have known" She remarked ruefully with a slight smile. "That does sounds like a good plan to me, I always like your BBQs" She said as she leaned across the seat and kissed him, savouring the feel of his lips against hers before she pulled back. Steve nodded, stealing another kiss before he reluctantly pulled back and started the engine, reaching up and grabbing the seatbelt. "Are you not going to call him back and let him know that we're coming now instead?" She questioned him curiously, laughing softly when he shook his head at her.

"And listen to him go on and on about how we're messing him around? Naw, I'll pass on that particular rant until we're actually there. It's not like he has any plans to go out today so we're good."

Danielle nodded slowly, her gaze turning to the window as Steve pulled the truck away from the kerb.

Somehow, she had the feeling that this was going to be interesting.

Author Note

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