Tessab: We shall have to see won't we.
loveRnB: Just out of interest, what were the two ways that you were seeing this story going?
Esmerelda Diana Parker: I think I can work with that. What do you think of this chapter then, thanks for the idea!
Olivia Marie 20: Even I don't know if he's her biological father yet, I haven't decided.
Francis2: That was what I was trying to get you guys to think. I don't think that being nice is very high up on her priorities list.
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As usual I unfortunately don't own Hawaii Five-0 except in my head which is a strange place.
The first thing that Steve did when he heard Danny tell him that he might not be Allie's father was to run upstairs. He stopped abruptly at Allie's bedroom door and then knocked lightly before letting himself in. Allie was curled up as small as she could at the bay window looking out onto the beach. Steve sat beside her in the gap but she didn't acknowledge his presence.
"Danny told me what happened." He began. The quiet, soft tone that he only ever used with her.
"I suppose you want me out then." Allie replied. She had clearly been crying and Steve had noticed this.
"You think that because we might not be related by blood that I won't love you anymore? Come here." He said, holding out his arms, she tucked herself into them like she did when she was a small child and he came home on shore leave.
"Alistria Imogen Layla McGarrett. You are my daughter no matter what. I'll always be there for you, I don't care what she says. Nothing can change that keiki. But if you want a DNA test then I won't stop you, whatever the result I'll always be here." Steve promised.
"When I was a kid and you came home on shore leave, you'd always kiss me goodnight and every night you always used to smell of the ocean. I used to sit on the back porch and watch for when your ship would appear on the horizon. That's when I started dance, Grandpa thought that I needed something else to concentrate on." Allie sniffled.
"I'm sorry I wasn't there." Steve apologised.
"It's okay, you always made up for it when you got back. You never let me down." Allie replied, hugging her father tightly.
"Never will keiki. You okay?" Steve asked. Allie nodded and pushed herself away from her father so that she could stand up.
"I'm gonna get ready for dance." Allie said.
"You sure you want to? We can stay home, get take out, watch really bad apocalypse movies because I know that they're your favourite." Steve suggested.
"Aren't you going out for dinner with Katherine tonight?"
"Katherine will understand that I'm staying in for the night with my daughter. What do you think, movies with your old man?" he asked.
"You're not old. Uncle Joe's old." Allie replied and Steve just laughed at the remark.
"Yeah, Uncle Joe is old. I'm going to start on dinner, you coming?" Steve asked.
"You go ahead, I'll be down in a second." Allie added. Steve kissed her forehead before walking back downstairs to where he knew Danny and Kono would be waiting to hear all about the conversation that he just had with Allie. It hadn't sunk in yet what Kalena had actually said to Allie, he automatically went to comfort her and tell her that everything would be okay and that nothing would change without really thinking about it. It was only a matter of time before the statement sunk in and he would explode. Danny knew exactly when his partner would lose it. It would be the following day at the office when Allie wasn't around to witness it.
"I'm going surfing." Allie called as she walked through the kitchen and straight out the back door to where Grace was playing on the beach.
"Have fun." Steve said automatically.
"Dinners ready in 20." Danny added. Kono had been unable to sit still downstairs with Danny so instead joined Grace outside on the beach.
"What happened?" Danny asked as soon as Allie was out of ear shot.
"I told her that it didn't matter and that she'd always be my daughter." Steve replied.
"Do you believe her?" Danny asked.
"I rarely believe a word that Kalena says." Steve answered as he stepped into the kitchen and took the plates from the top shelf.
"But." Danny urged.
"But there's doubt there now."
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