Disclaimers: I do not, unfortunately and sadly, own anything of Hawaii Five-0 except for my character(s) and ideas. But I do wish I own both Steve/Alex and Danny/Scott and any mistake found is mine because my first language isn't English. Sorry for any mistakes that I've left behind.

It's been a long time since I updated it. I've been busy with exam lately and with all my effort I been putting in, the results are not the same as I expected it and it's kinda hurtful to remember but, I managed to forget about it when a lovely people have favorited me as their favorite author and it means a lot to me so Mahalo !

Anyway, da enjoy story !

Convincing

Allegra brushes her hair and sweeps it on her left side and studies her reflection. 'Looking good there, mate.' She mumbles, laughing alone. 'So what's so funny?' From the mirror, she could see Doris leaning against the door frame smiling.

'Nothing.' She smiles back.

Doris nods and walks in uninvited, sitting on the bed. 'You look so much like dad; but I couldn't bear myself to look at you after what I did to him.' Doris runs her hand on the soft comforter. Allegra startles and slowly turns around to face her mother.

'Mum, you did nothing wrong. What you did is fate; is already written and arranged to be happened and dad's death is not the consequences of what you did. It's fate. Or coincidences.' She mutters softly, taking a spot next to her mother.

'Dad must be proud of you three.'

'No.' Allegra smiles, 'Us four, mum. You too.'

Doris smiles proudly at her, blinking her eyes furiously holding back her tears. 'Come here, sweetie.' Allegra chuckles as she's pull into her mother's arms, feeling the same old warm of a mother hug. 'Okay enough about me.' Doris pulls back, wiping the corner of eyes. 'So you and Danny.'

Allegra groans and stands up, 'Enough of me and him. It's just the normal relationship.' She sits by the window ledge, 'Totally normal.' Doris cross-legged her legs with a smirk. 'Totally normal? It must take you months to take him back into your life.' Allegra snaps and glances at her.

'Mum, are you been eyeing on me since when? How did you know I dated Danny before?'

'I didn't mention that I knew you dated Danny before .So since now you have mentioned, how you both did get separated in the middle of the relationship?' Doris asks, trying to read her daughter's body language. She's showing so much of discomfort.

She doesn't like talking about it.

'Danny moved to Oahu. I joined the Navy. Period.' She replies coldly, biting her bottom lips.

'Hey, we both worked with CIA and I knew they did actually taught agents to lie or being manipulative but I can sure that you're one of that agents that are not a good liar.' Doris watches as Allegra copies John's crooked smile that still manages to make her heart skips few beats and she shrugs.

'It ends just like that. No notes. No apology or break up. We slept and the next morning I'm alone in an almost empty house.' She gathers her thoughts and returns her glance to Doris, 'I let him mum. It was nobodies' faults. Not Danny and not mine. It's mutual, I guess. It was all for Grace's sake.'

Doris smiles, 'And that what makes you the best mother a kid will get. Grace called you mummy?'

'No. She even rarely call Danny dad. She called him Danno.' Doris laughs and nods in satisfaction, 'Now I know where the hell the name Danno came from. He looked pretty pissed when Steve called him Danno. He's pissed because it's special for him. No wonder. So what is Danny's nickname for her?'

Allegra smiles, 'Monkey.'

'What does your nickname for him? Wait, let me guess, it's either Chewbecca or Sergeant? Am I guessing it correctly?' Doris simpers and she joins her on the bed, lying down. 'Choose one mum and I'll tell you whether it's right or wrong.'

'Sergeant?'

'Nice try mum.'

'I am right. I'm always right. A mother always right.'

Doris joins her; both eyes are watching the fan on the ceiling moving as if it was the most fascinating thing ever. 'So?' Doris asks, turning her head on her right side. Allegra does the same; facing her mother with a questioning look. 'So?' She repeats the question. Doris groans, 'Have you guys been thinking of getting married and have kids?'

'Mum!' She yells, flushing red.

'What? Don't you even think of having your own kids? I would love to see Danny handling his junior other than seeing him busting some bad asses.' Doris smiles and her imagination runs wide. She would love to be a grandmother. And she would love to see her daughter happy. It would be a total lie if Allegra doesn't want her own kids.

'Yes, we did.'

'So Danny did propose?'

'Yeah.' Allegra nods before snapping, 'Wait how did you know?'

Doris smiles meaningfully, 'I just did a lucky guess. So who else knew about this proposal?' Allegra shrugs, running her fingers in her hair. 'Danny and me, of course. I told Kono the same day and told you. I think Danny must have told Steve about it. I wish Steve will react normally as if it's not some second nuclear attack on Pearl Harbour.'

'Why should him?' Doris states, 'He should be glad that someone as nice as Danny is taking care of his sister and at least, his burden has been he has to worry about now is himself alone.' Allegra nods at her mother's points and sits up. She reaches toward the bedside drawer and pulls out a velvet box.

'Oh god, he already got the ring. He's a keeper, lanakila.'

Doris squeals, opening the box clumsily. She gasps that the sight of the twisted band. 'I bet it takes him forever to choose a right ring for you!' The sight of her joy slowly kills Allegra inside. 'Mum, I'm still thinking okay.'

'What makes you think that you need more time to think?'

'Mum. This thing…..'

'I know it's serious but wasn't it serious when you both were sucking each other's lives earlier.'

Allegra falls back on the bed laughing, 'Mum, stop peeping on me. You seriously need help and I'll personally pay for you if CIA won't pay.' Doris smiles and reaches for her daughter's hand and places the box on her palm. 'Call him. Ask him on a date.'

'Why should I do that?'

Allegra crumbles her forehead, watching in confusion as her mother slides off the bed. 'Maybe you should talk to him. Ask him to convince you why should you marry him.' Doris turns the knob and turns her back to the wall. 'Ally, better safe than sorry okay.'

When Doris left the room, she sighs and rolls over onto her tummy and buries her face deep in the mattress and groans. Her hand roams around for something and she found it; her phone and it's blinking for her attention. A text. And surprisingly the text brought a smile on her face.

-Kamekona's , let say 5.30 ?

With a smile, she types in her reply. She hesitates and erases it and throws the phone faraway.

Later,

'What a surprise?'

Allegra unable to suppress her smile when that words escape from Danny's grinning lips. 'I didn't say I came to see you. I came here for this.' She stabs the plastic fork onto one of the freshly cut of seafood platter and devours it with an absolute pleasure.

Danny purses his lips and slowly orders his usual meal and sits in front of her. She's into her food; staring at the squid or the shell-less clam or busy staring at the boring nutrition facts label on her boxed coconut milk to realize that Danny is checking on her.

Her salty skin is glowing under the sun. Her hair is damp, sticking onto her skin and the back of her loose top she wore once on their first date here; with her turquoise bikini is sticking out. 'So I did miss a show?' Danny broke the silence between them and thanked the big guy for bringing the food with two bottles of beer.

'Brah, you really missed da show. She practically made dudes picking up their jaws.'

Kamekona pats numerous times on Danny's shoulders and she's trying her best to swallow her smile back inside while Danny tries his best not to show his annoyance.

'She's a keepah, Danny. Keep her.'

Watching him taking a sloppy first bite, she can hear him slowly mumbling I'm trying too, trust me. In awkwardness and pair of pink cheeks, Allegra strikes the first conversation. 'So, about the thing-y.' He stops playing with his food, looking up with a blank stare. He understood the meaning of the thing-y; the proposal. He braced himself for the answer by asking her the deadly question.

'So you got the answer?'

No tactical tact; vest, gun, pad or what so ever could block this away.

'I've talked to Kono-' Her face burns brighter than the prawn in Danny's plate as Kono's voice crosses her mind; Commander Allegra Williams. 'And Doris. Danny, honestly I haven't make up my mind yet.' Still making up her mind is not a no. She's not rejecting him. Sighing in relief but he was hoping she would end up the physical torture she's giving him by asking him to wait a little longer.

I'm not a patient type of guy. I can't wait, his heart yelled.

'Daniel.'

Her hand reaches his, taking it and squeezing it slowly.

'I love you. I'm not saying no or yes, I need time. I need to see something-a miracle, maybe, that could convince me to marry you.' Her grip tightens, 'I love you. I love Grace. I love both of you so much. Keep that in mind. Please.' Danny painfully craves a smile on his lips and nods. She notices him squinting; his cheeky and bubbly demeanor has gone missing.

'Danny.' She stands and leans forward.

Her fingers find it ways under his chin and tilt it up, meeting his lips for lovely kiss. 'I love you too.' Danny mouths when she pulls away. Their eyes settle in for a long stare. He loved her too much that he swear that even if this thinking even needs a decade, he will wait. 'Howzit brah!' They snap turning their attention to the trio that are walking closer to their table.

'Da cute bikini, Kona.'

They all laugh while Kono grins widely at Allegra who teases her new bikini. She speaks confidently with a Hawaiian pidgin weaving thick in her words and playfully sending Kono a cheeky wink. Danny moves next to Allegra offering them the seat. He sits next to Ally and she comfortably let herself puts an arm around his shoulder, leaning in while letting the others take the opposite bench. Danny smiles and she returns it gladly.

'Hey, I'm here too okay?'

Cath simpers, breaking the smiling-staring contact both Danny and Allegra are doing. 'Kamekona would like to do that with you, I'm sure.' Danny laughs, taking a sip of his beer, 'Hey big guy, come here.' Kamekona shots him a look, 'I goin to break da ya haole face.' They holler louder and Danny puts on his Cheshire grin ready to shot back.

'Oh yeah, big guy. I going to break da face of yours first.'

He then turns to face Allegra and she chuckles, shaking her head, 'I'm not backing you up okay like the last time. I'm not getting my pretty face ruined okay?' She laughs. Their conversation grew, laced with a loud hollering, laughter and even prawns flying on the table off the plate.

'Where's Steve?'

Allegra asks, putting her empty plate aside and continue to devour the taste of her beer. 'He's going to fetch Doris. He'll be here.' Cath says and speaking of devil, she was the first to notice his black truck roared in, parking next to Danny's Camaro.

'Wow, one prediction and he's here.'

Allegra grins and with a glance, Cath warns her not to bring it up. Her cheeks were already flushing and Kono nudges grinning for an explanation. 'We're close okay.' Cath explains and the girls giggle. 'I'll be right back.' Danny puts his hand on Allegra's arm briefly, kissing her lips and stands up, walking to Steve.

'You good?' Allegra asks when Doris takes a sit next to her.

'Yeah, I am. We are good.' She smiles, 'What are you eating there, Catherine?'

Allegra sighs and looks up to see Steve and Danny staring at her direction before turning away. The brim of the bottle is pressing close against her lips and she takes a few gulps to satisfied her dry throat. They are hiding something from her. I need to know what is it, she silently scream it.

Let it go, McGarrett. It's their problems, not yours.

'Oh I remember that story!' Kono strikes, 'Right , Al?'

'Uh huh?' Allegra startled, 'Yeah. I did but it's all blurred right now.'

She smiles weakly, nodding at Kono's statement. She's daydreaming in front of them. She mentally reminds herself to smile as she forces herself to listen to Cath's remarks on some random story.

Focus, lanakila. Focus.

some of the italic words are my failed attempt to try Hawaiian pidgin. Read and reviews maybe?

edited: thanks to francis2 for her honest opinion. I got your review at the middle of the night and it kept me awake. i'm trying to improve my grammar bits by bits but it takes time. like a lot of time. with me that is not a native english speaker. and I think she's right about me getting a beta. I should get one but how ? Anybody got any idea?