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He wasn't sure that he should make this call, but decides to anyway. He looks through his contacts to find the number that he had stored in there for an emergency. He dials and waits for an answer.
"Hello. This is Detective Danny Williams. I'm Steve's partner." he says.
"Sure. How are you Danny? Oh my god. Is everything OK?Is Steve OK? He's not..." she starts.
"No, no Steve is fine. Well mostly...sort of. That's kind of what I wanted to talk to you about Lieutenant Rollins." he started.
"Please, call me Cat." she said "As much as Steve talks about you, I feel like I know you already." she laughs.
Danny blushed and had to smile. He could only imagine the things that Steve had told her. Steve didn't talk about Cat that much, but Danny knows that he really does care about her and he can tell that those feelings are returned.
"So, you said that Steve is OK?" she restated.
"Well, yes and no." he said.
"He was in an accident. Well actually two." he started. This was not going the way he had imagined. "Do you have a few minutes to talk? This is sort of a long story." he said.
"I don't have that long. Maybe you could give me the abbreviated version." she suggested remembering how Steve had told her how long-winded Danny could be when he was upset or in a rant.
Danny explained the past weekend to her and ended with his latest situation and the pain that Steve was in and the indifference. He wasn't sure that Steve would want him tod be sharing all of this with her, but right now he actually wouldn't care if Steve was yelling at him, it would be better than the lack of emotion that he was showing.
"I can understand how this would be hard for him. He is used to being a leader. He is not comfortable with needing or relying on other people, especially not emotionally. I know for a fact that he trusts you with his life, but this is different. He shut that vulnerable part of him down after his mother died I think. Then after his father was killed, he just stuffed it down farther. He can open up at times and I know that he does with you and a little with me, but I don't know if it is enough anymore. I am so far away a lot of time and we don't see each other that often." she explained with regret evident in her voice.
Danny felt bad calling her. She was far away and knowing that Steve was in the shape he was while there was nothing that she could do from where she was must be awful for her. He was right here and felt useless. "What do I do? How do I help him with this? Have you ever seen him like this before?" Danny asked feeling the ache in his head growing.
"I can't tell you much because it is..." she started
"Yeah, yeah I know, it's classified." Danny finished for her obviously annoyed.
"I can say he has been injured before. Not usually too bad though. It was always his need to help others who were hurt worse than him that got him through it." she explained.
"Even the times when he was injured pretty badly, he still managed to be there for his teammates and made sure that they were taken care of. It never mattered to him how much pain it meant for him. He was usually the least injured or at least always made it out to be that way anyway." she explained.
"Yeah that sounds like our super SEAL." Danny said.
"Now that he can't help you or himself, he's lost and feels as though he has failed. He has never been as close to a team as he is with you guys so this is hitting him even harder." she said with a sigh. She paused for a minute before continuing.
"You need to find some way for him to feel like he is leading again and responsible for something. He needs control, he thrives on it and right now he has lost all control. He needs a purpose again. He can't work and he feels like he has let everyone down. I can't tell you exactly what will work, but think about what I've said and hopefully that will help you." she said wishing she knew exactly what they should do.
"I am so glad that you called and I am glad that Steve is OK. He will be OK Danny. He is tough. He just needs a little help from his friends right now. Just help him find a purpose again and everything will work out. Now that I know that you have my number, I want you to use it. Call me and keep me posted. I'm not due back for a while unfortunately. Please send Steve my love. And thanks for calling Danny. It means a lot to me that you would call me for advice. Steve really is lucky to have you guys watching over him." she said her voice exuding sincerity.
"No problem Cat, we're his ohana. It's what we do. I'll keep you posted." he said then told her goodbye and disconnected the call. He was thankful that Steve did have someone else in his life that cared about him.
He hung up took a deep breath and tried to figure out what he was going to do as he rubbed his temples. What Cat had said made sense, but that didn't exactly help him know what to do or how to do it. He wanted nothing more than to just go to bed, but right now he had to check on Steve.
Steve was still laying on the couch, but now he was sleeping. Danny sighed. He went into the other room to make another call, but as he did Kono walked through the door. She wasn't alone.
"Hey, I was just about to call you Shave Ice." Danny said. He had been hoping to get as many of Steve's allies to come an visit over the next few days to keep him in better spirits, even if it was an act and only lasted for the time that they were with him. It was something and until he could think of something else it was all he had.
"Jersey, you were about to call me? What for brah?" he said.
Danny said, "I was hoping you'd come visit Steve, but I guess you saved me the call."
Kamekona still had a dish in his hands. He had cooked for Steve. Something with spam in it no doubt. He thanked him and then carried it into the kitchen and put it in the fridge knowing that none of them would be touching it. It was the thought that mattered though. The big guy was definitely part of their extended ohana.
Steve woke up at the sound of the big guy's voice. Again the fake-happy Steve emerged. He chatted with Kamekona for a little while. Kamekona said how boring the beach had become without his two favorite detectives creating action on it.
They sat around and talked for a while before Kamekona left. Kono walked him out and asked him to check on the boys when he could. He said he'd see what he could do.
She went back in to see if the guys wanted dinner.
Neither one was very hungry. She had fixed a big pot of her grandmother's secret recipe soup and left it to simmer on the stove. It wasn't quite done yet. Chin could take care of it when he got back. Instead she made them quick sandwiches and went upstairs to get things ready up there. Their beds were made and pjs located.
Chin came back just in time to help Kono get the guys ready for bed. Kono said her goodbyes and Chin took over. She said she'd be back in the morning to help with getting Danny to the doctor about his knee.
The agreement Kono and Chin made with Danny and Steve was they were not allowed to go up or down the stairs on their own. Chin or Kono will take turns spending the night and help them up the stairs at night and then down the stairs in the morning before going to work for the next little while since neither is steady enough on their feet and they had both had incidents involving the stairs. Steve and Danny protested, but the cousins held strong and told them they didn't have a choice. They said it was either this or they were going to take turns staying home with them. Steve and Danny eventually reluctantly agreed.
Chin started with Steve. He was the more injured and more difficult usually. However, tonight Steve didn't give Chin any problems. He barely said a word. The only sounds coming out of his mouth were the cries of pain that he just couldn't keep in. They made it up the stairs one step at a time. Slowly and carefully, Steve readily leaning on Chin and letting him take most of his weight. Once they got upstairs, Steve used the bathroom and then Chin helped him to bed. Steve sat at the edge of the bed while Chin basically undressed him. Steve helped when he could, but he certainly didn't make any attempts to stop Chin or argue that he didn't need the help. Chin winced when he was taking Steve's shirt off and saw the bruises and the agony etched in his stoic face from moving his arm to get his shirt off. Steve then took his medication without so much as a word or a face of argument. Finally, Steve was in bed and situated with his injuries elevated the best that he could.
"Thanks Chin." Steve said emotionless.
"Night boss. Feel better. I'll be just down the hall. Holler or call me if you need anything. Your phone is right on the table next to you." Chin said sadly. It was concerning him how much Steve was withdrawing. He shut the door leaving it open a little so he could hear Steve if he needed him.
Chin then went to help Danny upstairs. Danny was slow, but steadier than Steve had been. He needed less support more just guidance. He was still favoring his knee and Chin could only imagine the pain behind the calm face that Danny had put on. He helped Danny get ready for bed. Really he just needed help with his pants. He got him situated in bed and propped him with pillows supporting his neck. Danny asked Chin for the heating pad and for some ice for his knee. He took his medication as well hoping that it would help with his headache. He was sure that the tension he was feeling couldn't be good for his neck or maybe the tension was from his neck. It had been far too long of a day to try to sort it all out. He hoped that after some sleep things would look better in the morning.
Chin brought Danny the things that he asked for and helped get him comfortable. Then he went to take care of the rest of the locking up of the house so that he could get to sleep. They had to get Danny to the doctor before work so tomorrow morning was going to be hectic as it was. He didn't want to have to add his crankiness into the mix.
Chin headed to Mary's old room to go to sleep. He peeked in on Steve who appeared to be sleeping peacefully or as peaceful as he could under the circumstances. He hoped that Steve woke up in a better mindset tomorrow. Then he checked on Danny. Danny was still awake in his room staring at the ceiling. Chin turned off the heating pad and removed the ice then re-covered him. "Hey man, do you want to talk?" he asked Danny as the blonde detective obviously had something on his mind.
"No, I'm just worried about Steve. I don't like where his head is at right now. I called Catherine for some advice." he admitted.
"I agree. He barely said 2 words to me the entire time I was helping him get ready for bed. What did she say?" Chin asked.
"She said that he feels like he has lost control and that we need to help him find his purpose again. I guess all navy people talk in code." he said with a smile. "I get what she means I guess, I just don't know how I am going to do that? He lives for his missions and he is out of commission for a while..." Danny said discouraged.
"You will come up with something. You know him better than any of us. We will help you however we can, I hope you know that." Chin said.
"Yes, I do and thanks. I'm going to try to get some sleep to get rid of this headache and hopefully tomorrow I will be able to think a little straighter and be able to come up with something. I can't take much more of robo-SEAL." he said.
"I know what you mean. Try to get some sleep man, OK?" Chin said as he partially closed the door and left to try to get some sleep of his own.