Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)

Lots Of Family Fluff / Implied Male Pregnancy

Five year old Mike McGarrett couldn't wait any longer; he'd been waiting what felt like forever. He waited until the sun was fully up in the sky on this Hawaiian winter morning, just like he promised, before he scrambled down the hallway to his parents room. Throwing open their door, he yelled, "It's Christmas!"

As Mike launched himself into his parent's bed, he heard a grunt and a huff and he knew he landed on his Dad. "Get up you guys, it's Christmas."

"Yeah, just give us a moment," Steve grumbles. He sat up to find his son staring at him with a huge smile on his face. Steve was actually impressed; the boy had managed to wait as long as did before he woke them up.

"How about you get in the living room, we'll be right behind you."

"Okay, but hurry!" Mike leaped off the bed and headed out their door.

"Alright," Steve growled.

"And you wonder why I insist on wearing clothes in bed?" Danny asked as he sat up and pushed the covers down.

"And I always say, that's locks are for," his husband replied.

Steve leaned in for a morning kiss, domesticity now was second nature. Every touch, every sigh was a well-choreographed dance that they'd perfected over the years. They separated when they heard Mike yell from the living room.

"I think our son is getting impatient," Danny said smirking at his husband.

"Mmhh, let's get go before he opens our presents too." Steve rolled his eyes.

When Mike left his parents room, he headed straight into the living room where the Christmas tree was. He'd been extra good this year, and he was hoping Santa had brought him what he asked for. He raced into the room and there was his gift - the surfboard he'd wanted was set up right in front of the tree. Mike stood in awe for a moment, and then let out a cheer. He ran up to it - his own surfboard and his little fingers run over the surface, eyeing the tag 'To Mike,' it said, 'From Santa Claus.'

"Yes", he thought, "Being a good boy had really paid off." He couldn't wait to show his parents. "Danno, Dad!" he shouted. "Santa came!" Danny and Steve entered the living room to find Mike admiring his surfboard. "Look what Santa brought me!" Mike presented his new gift with pride.

Danny smiled warmly at his son, "That's amazing babe." He lowered himself in front of the tree and started pulling out the rest of the gifts as Steve made his way over to his son, kneeling down in front of him. Mike smiled at him with a big grin on his face.

"Now I can go surfing with Auntie Kono!" he said happily and Steve chuckled at Mike's enthusiasm.

"How about we open some more presents?" Danny added cheerfully.

Mike snuggles up onto the couch, daydreaming of the common days on the beach while his parents settled down in front of the tree. Danny turned to his husband to find him smiling; seeing Steve so relaxed, knowing they were happy together, made the blonde a little emotional. Before any actual tears could fall, Danny nudged his shoulder with his. Steve turned to meet his husband's eyes, his smile in place, and Danny found himself smiling back.

"So babe, are you ready for your Christmas present?"

"Yeah, Danno but the question is are you ready for yours?"

All month long they'd been teasing each other about who had gotten the other the best gift. Each was convinced they'd outdone the other, now was the moment of truth. Danny grabbed the gifts that he had pulled out from under the tree for them, and handed Steve his.

"You go first." his husband smirked at him.

"Alright." Danny tore into the shiny wrapping paper. Danny's lips curved in a huge grin, eying the tickets for a one-week trip to New Jersey.

"Since we don't have visit your parents yet, I thought this-," but Steve's words cut off by Danny's lips on his. "It's perfect!" the blonde whispered against his husband's lips.

"So now it's my turn," Steve said smirking.

As Steve removed the green paper from the gift box, Danny started to feel a little apprehensive. So he started babbling. "I wasn't sure at first what to get you," the blonde said as Steve pulled the lid of the top of the box. "You have a bad habit of just going out and buying what you need or want." His husband reached into the box, and removed the tissue covering his gift. "But then this happened and I thought it was the best kind of present." Steve pulled a framed sonogram photograph from the box and stared at it, at loss for words. When he didn't respond right away, Danny said, "I got you a baby! Well, in seven or eight months anyway."

Steve still glanced at the framed picture of their growing child and then turned and rested his eyes on Danny's stomach. Placing his hand over his husband's abdomen, he leaned in and kissed him. It wasn't the most heated kiss they'd ever shared, but it certainly held a vast amount of emotion. It reminded the blonde of the day Mike had been born. After laying the boy down on Danny's chest, Steve had leaned in and kissed him, pouring all his love for him and their child into it, as well as the gratitude he felt towards Danny for bringing their son into the world. That kiss, like this one, told the blonde that this was it. No matter what, they had each other, and that was enough. They pulled apart and gazed into each other's eyes.

"I always thought you deserve better than me, but I'm so grateful to have you and Mike and now this little one." Steve whispered in a husky voice.

Danny felt tears brim his eyes, stupid pregnancy hormones were already setting in. "Well no matter what you think, I feel lucky that we finally built a family together after so much wasted time in the past."

Both drew their attention back to their son now, Steve looked back at Danny questioningly, "Should we tell Mike?"

"I have a gift for that too." the blonde smiled warmly at his husband. "Hey Mike," Danny brings him back from his daydream, "I have another present for you."

"Really? What is it?"

"I guess you'll have to open it and find out."

As the boy opened his present, Danny caught his husband's eye. Steve nodded his head towards the gift and gave the blonde a questioning look. Danny just smiled back and shook his head. Steve gave a slight frown, a teasing glint in his eyes. They locked back as Mike held up a black t-shirt, looking at the writing on the front.

Mike took in the details of the shirt Danno had given him, there was writing towards the bottom. His parents watched as he struggled to understand their meaning. Mike turned to his parents and said, "It says Big Brother."

"It does," Danny responded. "What do you think of that?"

Mike took a minute to think about it; his friend Sammy had a little brother and he was always talking about him and about he got to help feed him and play with him. Mike thought having a brother of his own would be neat, and so he had told his parents he'd wanted one too. Now it looked like his wish was coming true.

"You mean I get to have a brother?" the boy looked excitedly at his parents.

Steve chuckled and he responded, "Maybe, or you might get a sister. The point is you are going to be a big brother, and we're going to need your help taking care of them. Sound good?"

"Yep, sounds good. I get to be a big brother." Mike jumped up and threw his arms around his Dad, hugging him. Then he moved to Danny's arms, embracing him with all his might. He pulled back and asked, "Danno, can I get a puppy now too?"

"Nice try mister. Let's start with the baby for now."

They spent the rest of the day laughing and playing together. Mike had passed out early due to all the excitement. After putting him down, Steve and Danny came together and celebrated the pregnancy in their own special way. After they were both spent, and drifting off to sleep, Steve gave thanks to whoever saw fit to bless him with the life he now lived.

"Mele Kalikimaka!" Steve said, "I love you Danny."

The blonde gave his husband a kiss and replied, "Merry Christmas Steve. And I love you too."

Merry Christmas my lovely McDanno Shippers!