Around dinnertime Danny was cooking while Gabby was playing with the twins in the living room but his mind was on what Gracie had told him and what Steve had told him she confessed to him about what she was worried about. He would love to follow her if ended up going with her mother but he had to think about rest of his family now that Gabby and him were engaged and she had an established job there on the island plus he hated the desert more than the ocean.

Danny picked up his ringing phone, "Williams...yes sir...thank you...good night."

Gabby wrapped an arm around his waist, "What he have to say?"

"The new judge is upholding the old ruling that she can't leave the island without consent of both of us."

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A few days had passed since the ruling and decided that Rachael would fly out on short visits or when visits to Vegas were scheduled she would fly there to accompany her and Danny would be there on the return flight at least until she was a little older. Danny had gotten the week off unless if necessary to get her settled into the house and being there full-time but when he was standing in the terminal watching the mother-daughter exchange it made him question if was right thing to do seeing his daughter cry was about breaking his heart but would have hurt a lot more to have put her on the plane instead.

Rachael leaned down one more time before locking eyes with him and she was starting to realize how hard it must have been for him to do the same thing only three-years-ago back when she left Jersey but knew Gracie would be much happier there with her father and friends. She leaned down and hugged her once more and the small girl hugged her little brother and whispered something that made him giggle, "Call when you land," he told her.

"I love you so much but see you in few weeks," she gave him a small hug, "Take care of her Danny."

Gracie hugged her once more, "I love you too mommy."

They watched as she headed for the plane but when he looked down she had more tears streaming down her face so he lifted her up into his arms as headed for the parking garage and once he got to his car he set her on the trunk, "You going to be okay? I know this has to be hard."

"Going to miss her so much," she knew he was referring to when a few years back she had left him standing in Newark Airport but that was only for a short time but still hurt and she sobbed into his shoulder and he held her until calmed down. "I love you Danno."

He kissed top of her head, "I love you to monkey but you will be able to call each other and Skype," he said setting her inside the Camaro and headed towards home. "I have few more days off what you want to do kiddo? Lunch? Movie?"

She leaned her head on his arm, "Can we do lunch with the team?"

He glanced at his watch, "Kamekona or Rainbow or Palos Diner?"

She looked out the window, "Palos Diner sounds good."

He texted rest of the team, "Have to see if they get there."

Steve pulled up the same time as other two groups did and smiled as Gracie ran over pulling him inside towards the old jukebox that was in a corner so he handed her some quarters picking her up so could see the selection they both picked a few that almost everyone would like. Once they had ordered she sat between Danny and Kono. She knew would miss her mother like crazy but loved that would have more time to spend with what had become her family.

Kono smiled at her, "So you up for some surfing lessons this weekend?"

"Are you sure wont have to work?"

"Unless we catch a case sure can find the time," Kono said but was happy for her friend.

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Danny smiled as he picked Gracie up from her cheer practice and she ran over grinning when saw he had the twins with him. She missed having Charlie around but with two little ones in the house made up for it while she loved helping take care of them but she was dragging him to a mom-and-me class but he had made sure that would be able to attend. When he walked into the room his suspicions were right he was the only man in the room but they took a seat. The teacher went over the different food dishes would be doing over next month. Gracie pulled on a smock with butterflies all over.

They started mixing the ingredients for banana bread and Gracie flicked some flour at him but by the time the class was almost over a woman wandered over smiling, "Hi there nice to see that a father is willing to do this with his daughter."

He could tell she was trying to come onto him, "Thanks was her idea."

"So we don't burn down the house," Graice said not looking at them.

"I am Cara," she handed him a paper. "Maybe can get together one day after class."

He shook his head as was quiet other than a few other woman giving him looks and by end of the class he avoided another three woman. Gracie was bouncing all the way to back to the Camaro and he grinned as headed home where he watched her run up to her room and come back down, "Danno, since just you and me tonight can we make something instead of takeout?"

"What you want to make Monkey?"

She dug through a cabinet, "We have pizza crust."