Right here waiting
Pairing: McRoll
Based on Season 9, episode 12.
Chapter eleven
"Okay, I think someone is ready to have a little visit aren't you sweetie?", Danny announced as they walked back into the hospital room. Joanie nodded shyly and held onto Danny a little tighter while he walked around to Gracie, and instead of just putting her on the bed, he sat down with her, knowing that Joan was a little scared still.
Gracie was tired, and still quite sore, but she managed to put on a bright smile for Joan, "Hi there Joanie", she winced a little as she leant forward and took the little girls hand in her own.. "I brought you a present do you wanna see it?", her little voice piped up at the warmth of Grace's hand in hers and Grace smiled softly.. "I'd love to see what you brought me".
She turned to her mother who gave her the bag with the presents in it and with Danny's help, she was able to put the bag on the bed.. With a little shyness, she began to watch as Grace reached in carefully and began to examine each item, she saw the colouring book, pencils first and smiled wider.. "Thank you Joanie, I can't wait to do some colouring". Then she took out the lemonade and the chocolate, making a yum sound. She had just started to get her appetite back and was looking forward to eating some chocolate.
Smiling at the sight of the magazines, she had been bored that morning and the reason why her mother was not there was because she had gone home to tend to Charlie and to get her some books to read as well. "Thank you, I was starting to get bored so now I can catch up on all my gossip now". She smiled softly when she reached and felt first the fuzziness of the next present, and it was a teddy bear shaped in the form of a monkey.
Joan knew that her Uncle Danny called Grace a monkey and when she saw that one there, she knew she had to have it.. Grace straight away took it out of the bag and held it close to her, hugging it and patting it gently. "That's so you will have company of a night time and someone to cuddle". Grace shyly explained to her cousin who she thought the world of.
Grace handed some of the gifts to her Dad and asked him to put them away and she held her arms out to Joan, "I promise, you won't hurt me, all this deserves a hug". As Danny was putting the presents away, Steve helped Joan to settle into Grace's lap very carefully and snuggled into her gently, being careful of the wires and tubes she had. "See, not so scary after all is it", Steve patted her back gently as the girls hugged, Mary and Catherine both taking out their phones to take some snaps.
Just as they did that, Rachel came back into the room, smiling when she saw the extra visitors, "Aww, hi guys, it's nice to see you all here". Steve saw that what she was carrying was heavy and headed over to take it off her and put it just on the end of the bed, "thanks for that Steve". Now that she was free handed except for her hand bag on her shoulder, she leaned into Steve and hugged him, using her other arm to prompt Catherine to come in for a hug as well. "Thank you both for being there for Daniel and I yesterday, it means a lot.. and I know especially for you Catherine to come all this way from Washington it was I believe? I can't thank you both enough".
Catherine smiled softly and hugged Rachel tighter.. She hadn't spent a terrible amount of time with her, and yet she still felt happy to see her, and there is nothing she wouldn't do for Grace.. "Of course, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else at all, I'm just glad both girls are doing well and Lou, and Junior and Steve were able to catch the guy who was harassing them".
She let go of them and smiled as she went to hug Mary, "And thank you Mary for everything as well.. I know you took Charlie when Noelani had to go into work so I really appreciate that as well". Rachel had always felt a bit of an outsider when it came to the five-o family, but now she was really feeling more included and hoped that continued as well as she liked spending time with the girls.
Moving to the other side of the bed, she smiled seeing Grace and Joan still hugging, "Hi honey", she kissed Grace's cheek and tickled Joan's back, "and hello again Miss Joan… Grace I got the books you asked for, and Charlie even said you could borrow his Nintendo switch while you are recovering in hospital, and I might have snuck over to the shrimp truck to get you your favourite food from there, the doctor said as long as you are eating, then he doesn't mind what you eat".
Grace smiled softly hearing all of that, "Charlie is really letting me borrow his switch?", she asked in an awed tone. She and her brother got along well, but he did have a tendency to not want anyone to play with his Nintendo switch.. "That he did, he was worried about you, but I he skipped school yesterday so I wanted him back there today, but he made me promise whoever picks him up from school will bring him straight here to see you.. and", she looked towards Danny, carefully adding, "and Stan will be here later today as well. We might be divorced but he still loves you and Charlie".
It was true that Danny didn't always like Stan, mainly because he was jealous that he had been in Rachel and Grace's life, but one thing he couldn't fault now was that Stan still did the right thing by his children. He might not have liked that he brought her the car without being consulted, but he did think the man was doing right by his kids by being here for Grace in her time of need.
Grace always had gotten along with Stan well, "I'm glad he is coming.. I don't want him to think he was responsible for the accident, you know because he got me the car and all". She looked at her father apologetically.. "It's okay Grace, your mother and I got all that out, we talked about the car issue, and I know you wanted to tell me about it, but just didn't know how.. It is okay sweetheart.. You are here, alive and healing.. that's all we ask for and I know all Stan wants as well to know you are okay, which is why I am sure he is on his way.. I would be the same, I wouldn't rest till I saw you for myself".
Rachel admired Danny, he took everything in his stride, and she never thought they would have gotten to the point they were now where they could be in the same room together after finding out she lied to him about him being Charlie's father. Grace was looking a little tired and she yawned softy.. They had been in there for a couple of hours now, "Well, we should let Grace get some rest now I think", Steve spoke up softly.
Joan had moved back into Danny's arms and had fallen asleep and Grace was close to it as well. "You are right, and Joanie is asleep as well, so lets head out", Catherine smiled agreeing to Steve's suggestion.. "We could stop by your Dad's grave and visit on the way back". She added, "I think we could all use that".
They all said goodbye and headed out, hugging Grace, Rachel and Danny, Danny walking them out after having carefully transferred Joan from his arms to Steves. "Feeling better now you have seen her?", Mary asked her brother, looking over at him, and taking a photo of him carrying a sleeping Joan in is arms.. "I do actually, I feel a lot better". Knowing his niece was fine, and would make a good recovery had taken a weight off that he didn't still realise he had felt on his shoulders and as they walked out of the hospital, he sighed softly, taking Catherine's hand in his as he held Joanie on his hip.
Author Notes
Thanks for the support guys and for your patience this week. It has been busy being back at work, and I'm sorry it's taken me a week to get a new chapter out. I love this one, and I'm just trying to figure out where to go from this chapter, which is why there is only one new one.. Even though it's Catherine/Steve primarily, I might do a chapter where Stan visits Grace in hospital and Danny and Stan have a conversation as well.
SteveMcGarrettLover:
Thanks, I love that Danny has a connection with Grace, similar to Steve does with Grace and Charlie. I hope you liked this one, and I hope you enjoy what it to come :)
