Alright remember this takes place before the finale so we don't know all that jazz yet. Sorry this took so long. End of school year brings all sorts of chaos around the house...I'll do my best with the updates. Can't promise everyday anymore...but I will keep it up.
Chin answers the door. It is the governor. He invites her in and she walks inside and asks immediately about Steve.
Steve and Danny hear her voice from the other room. Steve shoots Danny a look of panic. Danny knows that Steve would never want the governor to see him like this. He immediately stands up grabs the blanket and throws it over Steve, then he shoots Steve a look that tells him he has it covered and he gets up as quickly as he can and tries to head the governor off to give Steve a few minutes to make himself more presentable. Steve straightens up and wipes his hand across his face hoping to give himself some color. He lowers his foot muffling the agony that has erupted from the sudden rush of blood to the extremity, covers his legs with a blanket, takes the pillow out from behind his back and eases himself back onto the couch. He does his best to try to sit up straight and not show the ridiculous amount of pain that he truly is in. He knows that he can't hide the arm, so he elevates it on a pillow. If he can't hide it, he figures, he might as well have it be as comfortable as he can so it's not contributing to the agony that he is trying to hide.
He can hear Danny in the other room saying "Hello governor. Nice to see you."
"I wish it were for a better reason" she said sternly. "How are you feeling Danny?" she asked her voice much softer and caring now.
"Me? I'm doing fine. I'll be down a while still with the knee, but the neck seems to be a little better each day. Thanks for asking." he said.
"I always hate to hear when one of my elite is injured." she said. She places her arm on his shoulder and gives him a squeeze. "Glad to hear that you are feeling better though and it's a good thing too I guess." she said. "May I see Steven?" she asks.
Danny tries to nonchalantly take a quick glance into the other room to see how Steve is, but there is no such thing as a quick glance at anything when you have a neck injury.
Steve has heard from the other room and calls out "Come on in Governor." with forced cheer in his voice.
She sits down carefully on the couch next to him and asks how he is. Her eyes are full of concern. She is looking him up and down and is saddened by what she sees.
"Been better, but I will be fine" he says as he tries to minimize his pain.
"Well that's good to know and it will make me feel less guilty about yelling at you." she said with the tone that a mother would use when scolding a child.
"Why is it that I had to hear that you were in the hospital not once, but twice from a stranger at the hospital? Why didn't you or one of the teammates call me? Just because you had some time off to help Danny doesn't mean that I don't need to know what is happening with the team." she explained.
"I'm sorry. It's my fault. I let you down. I should have called sooner, but it was a busy weekend." he tries to rationalize.
"That is exactly my point. I got the first call that you had hurt your arm and had some other minor injuries and was told that it wasn't that serious. The doctor at the hospital thought would be back on feet in a week or two. I figured I'd let you lick your wounds in peace and stop by today. Now today is Sunday and I get another call that you were in a car accident. They said that you were alright, but had to be medicated for severe pain." she said.
She took a breath for a minute before continuting. "So why when I asked you about your pain are you are telling me that you are fine? If you were fine we both know that you would be nowhere near a hospital."
She pauses again as though she is expecting Steve to say something in his defense. "In addition to hurting your arm, the hospital doctor said you have a severely sprained ankle and extensive bruising on your back. I would wager a bet that would account for the stiff way that you are sitting and the fact that your foot is barely touching the ground." she said with the hint of a smirk knowing that she was right and that she had caught him.
"How about you stop pretending and you lay down on the couch and get comfortable and I will go and sit over there in the chair and you can tell me the whole long story about how 2 of my best men have become simultaneously injured while not in the line of duty?" she said with a wink.
Steve settles himself on the couch with sheepish grin because was found out. He should know better than to lie to her as she is almost a mother figure to him. Kono helps him elevate his arm and his ankle and puts the ice packs on him before covering him again with the blanket to his waist.
The governor asks "Do Kono and Chin need time off too to help the two of you? You were supposed to be watching Danny, but now who is going to watch the two of you?"
Steve swallows the guilt that washes over him and Danny sighs to himself knowing full well the emotional ramifications of that question to Steve's psyche.
Steve says "No we will be fine and if we run into any trouble we can call our teammates."
Steve fills her in on the version of events that he is comfortable with her knowing. She has a good-hearted laugh with them and then orders Steve off duty for a minimum of 2 weeks. He is allowed to help via phone, but is not to be in the field under any circumstances and shouldn't be in the office except to visit when feeling better.
Then she looks at Danny. "I'm glad that you are getting better, and that your neck has been improving slowly, but based on the way you are walking I don't think that your knee fared as well." she said. Danny looked regretfully at Chin and saw the guilted expression that he feared he would find.
"Really, I know my knee. It aches from the excitement today, but I don't think there was any further injury. I've been dealing with this since high school." Danny says.
"Well either way, you are going to an orthopedic doctor tomorrow to make sure that it is as you say." the governor says.
"That's really not necessary governor." Danny argues.
"It's not negotiable Detective Williams. I have the appointment set up already and you will be there, and yes, that is an order." she says. "Also you will both have clean bills of health before returning to full duty. I don't want to risk you getting hurt more by coming back too soon." She then tells Danny he isn't allowed back in the office either and that Chin and Kono will continue to assist HPD with her full backing and support.
They all say their goodbyes and the governor again expresses her wishes that they feel better. She then warns "the next time any of you are injured that I had better hear it from one of you and not from the hospital." They all nod their understanding. She emphasizes this to Steve especially since he is the leader of the task force.
"I am tired of getting phone calls from strangers who act like they know my team when they wind up in the hospital." she said as she gets up to walk to the door.
Steve moves to get up to say goodbye and bites his lip and hisses in pain. She laughs and says "Really Steve, we don't need the formality. This is your home not the naval base. I would not expect anyone who was injured to get up and be in pain just to say goodbye to me, not even a navy man" she reiterated. "Now lay back and rest and let your friends take care of you for a change."
Steve nods his head and lays back down gritting his teeth and clenching his fist under the blanket. He closes his eyes and puts the walls back up around his emotions. He had just put on his public relations act for the governor to make things look good and A-OK. The governor thinks that she knows Steve, but doesn't know him as well as she thinks.
Chin and Kono walk the governor out and when they come back in, it is eerily quiet. They go into the other room to check on the guys.
Kono and Chin have decided that they are going to take turns staying with the guys. Kono was there last night so Chin is going to take tonight. He leaves to go home and get his things. Kono gives them their medication as she can see that they are both hurting. Steve is actually starting to shake a little as he fights back the pain coursing through his body. The drugs that they gave him in the hospital have long since worn off and the pain is intense with every slight movement he makes.
Kono says that she is going to clean up around the house and do some laundry. The lawn also needs to be mowed. Usually Steve takes care of that first thing on the weekend, but he hadn't been able to today so Kono decides to do it. She knows that it will bother Steve if it doesn't get done and he can't do it. She hasn't had much exercise this weekend and doesn't mind. She promises to check in on the boys and keep her phone on her, and she will check it periodically since she might not hear it over the mower. She puts some wash in then heads outside.
Steve turns away from Danny and hopes he isn't going to start the conversation back up now that Kono and Chin aren't around. Danny looks at Steve. He wants to continue their conversation, but isn't sure that now is the time. Steve's pain meds haven't kicked in yet and Danny can see that he is clearly still in pain. He runs his hands through his hair. He can feel a headache starting. He decides he doesn't need to add to it or Steve's pain. He decides to wait a little while and that Steve needs a distraction more than anything right now. He limps into the other room and pulls out his phone to make a few calls.