All in a weekend

By

Landon Richardson and TealRose

Official Disclaimer

The characters of Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett, Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly, Officer Kono Kalakaua, Agent Jenna O'Connor nee Kaye, Adam 'Toast' Charles, Kamekona and Governor Sam Denning do not belong to me in any fashion. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.

The character of Lieutenant Danielle 'Danni' Williams probably can be considered to be mine by now. Although she was originally based on the male version of Danny, she soon evolved and became her own person. She has her own background, her own family and the history which goes with it, not to mention different character traits. That isn't to say that the Danny Williams we all know and love is completely gone, he still emerges through her at time. I like to think of female Danni as what Danny could have been like if everything in his life had gone his way. As in full custody of Grace and a decent relationship based in friendship with his ex.

The character of Grace has also changed slightly due to this change in Danni's character. Her surname for one is Taylor rather than Williams as this is her father's surname and was Danni's married name (Danni chose to revert back to her maiden name when divorced?. Her parents are also amicable which has also impacted Grace but never fear, she is still the sweetheart we all know and love, if anything she is even more of a character now.

The characters of Lieutenant Colonel David Williams, Supervisory Special Agent in charge Jack O'Connor, Lieutenant Commander Riley King, Lieutenant Louisa Palakiko-Cowan, Emily 'Emmy' McGarrett, James 'Jago' McGarrett, Oliver 'Ollie' McGarrett, Medical Examiner Rosamund 'Ros / Rosie' Lange do all belong to me so please do not use without first asking permission.

Any other character who might pop up who isn't instantly recognisable from the show probably belongs to me as well!

Author Note

Welcome to the fifth chapter of 'All in a weekend'

I'm really enjoying writing this mainly because it so feel good and occasionally you need a story like that in your life!

Anyway please enjoy.

Official Story Summary

When the Governor of Hawaii insists that the member of the Five-O taskforce take a few days off, Steve McGarrett is determined to make the most of it by whisking his family off for a mini vacation, I mean it's just a vacation lasting four to five days, what's the worst that could happen, right? (McDanni, featuring a female Danny, standalone story)

Chapter Summary

A trip to Pearl Harbor is made and some shopping is done.

Official Romance mentioned in the story

Steven 'Steve' McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' McGarrett (McDanni)

Riley King / Rosamund 'Ros/Rosie' Lange (Risie)

Chin Ho Kelly / Riona Kelly (Riin)

Adam Noshimuri / Kono Kalakaua (Adko)

Jack O'Connor / Jenna O'Connor (JJ)

David Williams / Erin Williams (Davin)

Sam Cowan / Louisa Palakiko-Cowan (Louam)

Aaron Roberts / Mary McGarrett (Maron)

Mentions of past Danielle 'Danni' McGarrett / Duncan Taylor (Dunni)

Mentions of past Steven ' Steve' McGarrett / Catherine 'Cath' Rollins (McRollins)

Romances mentioned in the chapter

Steven 'Steve' McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' McGarrett (McDanni)

Riley King / Rosamund 'Ros/Rosie' Lange (Risie)

Warning

This story contains a female Danni Williams in place of the male Danny Williams. If this isn't your cup of tea then please hit the back button..

Secondary Disclaimer

I do not have a Beta so please forgive any mistakes which may creep into this story, I always do my best to edit the story and to double check it before uploaded one of my works but sometimes mistakes do creep in, this might also include me accidentally using an English word in place of an American word as my brain, being English, doesn't always pick up on it being incorrect.

The places which I have mentioned are either made up or have been obtained from google including any areas or addresses. One day I hope to go to Hawaii in person but until then I'll have to make so with using my imaginations to build the places in my mind.

Chapter Five

Friday Afternoon

"So, it looks like we're good to go now so how do you want to do this, shall I keep Emily with me and you take care of the boys or should it be the other way around? Will we be allowed to have our strollers with us during the tour?" Danni asked Steve, shaking her head with amusement when he merely responded with a pointed look in her direction. "Of course, silly me, I've forgotten who I'm talking to right now, of course you know how you want to do this, I've no doubt that you have back up plans for your back up plans." She stated.

"And back up plans for those back up plans." Steve agreed, his expression easing into a grin when she responded with a roll of her eyes at him.

"Well perhaps you could take pity on your wife and let me know the main plan which we plan to stick to, you know how much I like having a good, solid plan in place for situations we're not familiar with." She remarked, glancing down as she adjusted Oliver in her arms, smiling down at him when he made a small, happy, gurgling noise in the back of his throat as his tiny hand gripped onto the top of her dress with a death grip, clearly unwilling to let go of her. It wouldn't be long now until both boys could lift their heads up properly on their own. "Hey my baby boy." She cooed to him softly. "Are you talking to yourself or are you singing, you're so clever." She stated as she pressed a kiss against his head, smiling when he made another happy gurgling.

"I suppose I could share it with my wife." Steve agreed, sounded distracted for a moment as he finished gathering James's and Oliver's belongings together one handed as he was holding James , making sure that the large nappy bag which they used for both boys was full of everything which they may need for their trip to Pearl Harbor before he zipped it up and stored it beneath the double stroller which was set up and ready for use. He straightened looking back at Danni and spoke. "We won't be allowed the strollers with us because some of the area we're visiting are just too narrow for them, especially the double stroller so we're going to have to hold them. I think it be best, based on that, that we use the pouches and have the twins strapped onto our fronts. You can take Oliver as he's the lighter of the two for the time being and I'll take James and that way my arms will be free to carry Emily as well."

Danni considered his suggestion for a moment before she nodded at him, knowing that it was the most logical choice for them, her eyes automatically flickering over to Emily, noting that she was with Grace and that Grace was holding her hand, clearly stopping her from running off anywhere until they were sorted and ready to go.

"It makes sense especially if the tour is will last about two to three hours, both boys are sure to have a nap during that time." She agreed. "I've just fed them so hopefully they won't get hungry while we're out, or at least not until we're in the diner."

"The diner" Emily commented, looking confused.

"It's a place you eat Emmy." Grace told her. "The food is normally good though not as good as Mammas cooking." She amended, the compliment making Danni smile.

"Thank you" She said to Grace before she looked down at Emily again. "I've packed some fruit for you Emmy so if you get hungry before lunchtime then let me or Daddy know and you can have some okay?"

"Okay Mamma" Emily said with a nod.

"Has everyone definitely got everything we need because like your Mom said earlier, we won't be coming back here until at least the evening." Steve asked, changing the subject as he looked around his family with a questioning look on everything.

"We've got everything we need for the three youngsters and I know that Grace has already checked her bag at least twice since packing it so we're good to go." Danni confirmed, glancing around the area one more time before she looked towards Oliver when he wriggled in her arms. She headed down the gangway aware of Grace and Emily following her and stepped down onto the dock, stepping to one side so she wasn't blocking the way as she turned to look at Steve, watching as he somehow managed to keep a hold of James and carry down the double pram. He placed it on the ground, quickly placing James into it and ignoring the unhappy noise his son made in response before he turned and jogged back up the yacht to grab the single stroller which they still used for Emily, returning back to her and placing it beside the other one.

"Done" He stated, meeting her eyes for a moment.

"Nicely done Beloved." Danni said to him before she turned her attention back to the baby which she held in her arms and spoke. "It's time for you to get in your pram little man." She moved around the front and lowered him into his side, making sure that he was comfortable before she placed his favourite toy beside him, smiling softly when he immediately looked towards it with a happy expression, his hand reaching out towards it.

Danni straightened and moved over to where Emily was waiting and swept her up into her arms and walked over to the stroller, ignoring the sound of her daughter pleading to be allowed to walk as she lowered her in and began strapping her into it.

Normally they would allow Emily to walk and run around as long as one of them was near to her so they could help her if need be but there was no way that Danni was going to take any chances with her daughter's safety when they were in an area which she was unfamiliar with. On top of that she was well aware that it was creeping steadily towards the time when Emily would often have a nap, a nap which she could easily have in the stroller. She kissed Emily's forehead before standing up and looking towards Steve.

"Ready?" He asked her.

"Ready" She agreed. "Do you want Emmy or the boys?" She queried, watching as his eyes flickered between the stroller and the pram before he moved towards the pram.

"I've got these two." He replied.

She nodded at him and began to push Emily's stroller, aware of Grace automatically coming to her side, clearly wanting to talk to her. She waited a moment and was rewarded with Grace speaking.

"We're still going to go shopping right Mamma?" She asked her quietly, a hopeful look in her eyes which melted into a relieved smile when Danni looked over at her and nodded.

"We are, don't worry Gracie, we'll have our time together, I promise." Danni confirmed quietly before she continued to speaking, raising her voice. "So just to confirm since Grace doesn't know our plans for the day yet. We're doing the tour of Pearl and then you're taking the three younglings to the beach while Grace and I head off and do some shopping together, right Steve?" She asked her husband, who glanced over his shoulder at her and nodded.

"That's the plan and don't worry about leaving Emily and the boys with me Danni, I can handle the three of them, you and Grace should just concentrate on having a good time together. I've got the nappy bag and we're making sandcastles, what more do we need?" He queried with a grin.

"I have no doubt the four of you will have fun together." Danni agreed, glancing over the top of the stroller to see Emily looking around her with a curious expression on her face, thankfully seemingly content to remain where she was now that she was comfortable. She shook her head and tilted her head to the side, focusing on Grace, noticing the thoughtful look on the young girl's face as she looked at the shops to the side of them, no doubt trying to decide which one of them she wanted to go and look in first. From the quietness of the pram, she would assume that the twins had fallen asleep. Danni moved the stroller over so she was beside Steve and spoke quietly. "Why don't we do stuff like this more often as a family?" She asked.

Steve breathed in, seemingly giving it some thought before he responded with a shrug.

"You said it yourself yesterday at the kitchen table Danni, it's not a case of not wanting to do it, it's a case of life constantly getting in the way, we've got four kids and a stressful time consuming job, the combination of the two means that everything is planned well in advance." He pointed out. "On top of that we have the big holiday which means nearly all our spare money is going into a pot for that, we just don't have the funds at the moment but once we've been on the vacation then maybe we can do more things with the kids and also get someone to babysit so we can spend some time together and maybe go away for a weekend, just you and me." He suggested with a wink, his grin widened when she laughed at his comment, unable to hold it in.

"I wouldn't say no to going away with you for a quiet weekend somewhere Steve, especially if it was just you and me." She responded with a warm smile before her face turned serious, making him shoot her a questioning look at the sudden change. "That reminds me, did you turn off your work cell phone last night? The last thing we want is for dispatch or someone to call you, this mini break is just for us as a family after all, no work is allowed."

"I turned it off last night the minute I got home and left it in the safe at house, I've only got my personal cell phone with me which the team can reach me on if they need to but it's a number which dispatch and HPD wouldn't have." Steve assured her, clearly taking note of the relieved look which must have come to her face at his words. "I saw yours in the safe as well so I know you don't have yours."

"Yeah I put it in there for safe keeping when my maternity leave happened, you know how it is, somehow things always goes missing in the house." Danni said with a laugh. "I've got my personal cell on me as well though.

"Good" Steve said, taking his hand off the handle to the pram and reached over for her, he grabbed it and lifted it to his mouth, kissing her knuckles and lingered over the contact, his eyes flickering up to meets her with a look of promise in them which caused her stomach to flip pleasantly. She was well aware of what that look from Steve meant.

"Mamma, can we go and see the fishies please?" Emily asked, pointing to the large aquarium to the side of them, the sight of which causing Danni to wince. There was no denying that Emily loved aquariums and would always demand to go and see them.

"Not today Emily but we can go and see them on another day if you want, we still have plenty of time here after all." Steve answered for her, a tone to his voice which made it clear that he wouldn't be moved from his decision, something which Danni was glad of.

It was so easy to give into Emily since she was so sweet natured but it didn't mean that giving in would be what was best for her. Emily was similar to her in personalities so she knew they would have a few bumps in the road with her though she was hoping if they could teach her to listen, obey and be polite then she would be set up for life. Somehow she had the feeling it would be harder with James if he was going to be as similar to his father as she already expected him to be. She could already envision the clashes Steve and James would have with one another once he hit his teenage years.

"Okay Daddy" Emily said on a sigh as she settled back in the stroller.

They were walking for five more minutes when Steve came to a stop.

"And here we are, Pearl Harbor." Steve stated, nodding his head in the direction of a large crowded area in front of him before he looked down at the watch on his wrist which Danni had given him for their first Christmas together as a couple. "Right, the private tour is due to begin in twenty minutes so lets head over there now, get ourselves prepared and get started." He instructed, leading the way through the crowds which automatically parted for him.

The tour of Pearl lasted just over two hours and had been surprisingly interesting and fun, down in no smart part to Steve's friend Shane who had made it an experience for them which had even intrigued Grace who was at that age where she thought that stuff like this wasn't cool. The only downside in Danni's eyes was the sheer amount of walking they had to do. She had managed Oliver well enough thanks to the carrier strapped to her front while Steve had dealt with both James and Emily, James strapped to his front while Emily was currently sitting on Steve's shoulder, her face alight with excitement as she looked around her from her new height advantage which allowed her to see everything which was going on around them.

"That was a lot of fun" Danni announced as they stepped back outside, squinting in the sunlight before moving over to where the pram and stroller were, thankful to see that both were still exactly where they had left them. "We definitely need to invite Shane over for dinner just to say thankful for that."

"I've already suggested it to him Danni and he was up for it." Steve said as he placed Emily in her stroller, quickly securing her into it before he headed to the pram where Danni was and placed James in his portion of it, noting that the small boy's eyes looked heavy which no doubt meant that he would soon be asleep.

"Glad to hear it" Danni replied, glancing towards Grace, noting how excited she was looking now that the tour was over. She couldn't blame her, time to spend with just the two of them was rare now and had been since Emily had been born though Danni still did the best she could to let her eldest child know how loved she was, a fact that wouldn't change regardless of how many siblings she ended up with.

"Right, time for us to go and get something to eat quickly because I don't know about you guys but I am currently starving." Steve announced as he kicked off the brake of the pram, leaving Danni to push Emily's stroller. "There is a diner nearby here that we could go to, I used to go there when I was a kid and my Dad would take me and Mary here as a trip, I checked online and they are still open."

"I could definitely go for some food and it is coming up on the boys feeding time as well. As soon as we've eaten then Grace and I will head off to start looking at the shops, there's quite a few here so the more time we have to look the better, how does that sound Grace?" She asked, forestalling any potential arguments which the teenage girl might have had.

"I am pretty hungry and if we're going to the shops after this then it would make sense to be full so that we didn't have any distractions." Grace said thoughtfully before nodding her agreement. "Okay, I'm down for it, lead the way Uncle Steve."

"Yes Ma'am." Steve replied sharing an amused look with Danni before he turned on the spot and began leading them through the maze of streets before he came to a stop outside an old fashion diner. "This is the place, it might not look like much on the outside but trust me when I say that the food is well worth it." He said as he moved towards the steps and lifted the pram, Grace skipping past him to open the door for him, he disappeared inside with the pram before reappearing and helping Danni with Emily's stroller. "Grace go and get the booth at the back for us please." Steve said over his shoulder as he held the door open for Danni.

"On it" Grace confirmed as she swiftly made her way over to the booth in question. Danni busied herself unstrapping Emily first and placing her on the ground before she did the same with the twins.

"Leave the stroller there hon, they'll be fine." One of the older waitresses told her as she passed holding about five plates at once. Danni nodded, moving towards the table Grace had secured, Emily holding onto her skirt with one hand and keeping close. She was aware of Steve grabbing the nappy bag and her handbag from below the pram and follow her, snagging a baby seats on the way which he placed at the end of the table. Danni watched as he grabbed Emily and placed her in the chair, ignoring her pleas to seat with Grace.

"Do you need some help with feeding one of the boys Mamma?" Grace asked her, a slightly disappointed look coming to her face when Danni shook her head.

"Sorry Grace, you know normally I would say yes but we've only two bottles made up as an emergency, one for each of them so they will have to feed from the source." She said apologetically as she slid into the corner of the booth adjusting James who was beginning to make little keening noises meaning that he was hungry and hungry now. "Here take Ollie for the time being." She said to Steve, passing over their youngest and taking the large towel which Steve was holding out to her she. She swiftly wrapped it around herself to shield herself from any unwanted gazes and pulled down the top of her dress and bra, allowing James to latch onto her as he began to feed.

Steve moved into the space beside her, placing a menu open in front of her before he flipped his own one open, his eyes scanning over it before he looked over at her when she made an aborted gasp.

"Everything okay Babe?" He murmured to her, leaning towards her, kissing her on the temple, his hand stroking up and down her bac in a soothing manner.

"Yeah everything fine, Jago was just a very hungry little man so he's not exactly being gently." She said, wincing again before she looked at the menu thoughtfully. "I'll have a cheeseburger and fries I think, will you share some onion rings with me, I've a craving for them today" She remarked, glancing up at Grace when she spoke up.

"I've had the same craving Mamma so I'll share with you." She stated, her dark green eyes flickering over to Steve. "In fact I'll have the same as Mamma apart from the fact I want to bacon and cheese burger."

"So that's one cheeseburger and fries, one bacon and cheese burger with fries, a portion of large onion rings because I'll get into that action as well. What are we getting for Emily?" He asked, passing her the children menu, Danni looked at it for a moment, her head tilted to one side.

"Get her the mac and cheese" She said

"Mac and cheese it is." Steve stated, leaning across and kissing her on the mouth before he pulled away and looked at the menu again, his hand absently rubbing up and down Oliver's back.

"Welcome, what can I get all of you to eat and drink, have you decided or do you need a little bit more time?" An unfamiliar voice said, attracting their attention to the young woman who had approached them, an eager look on her face when she spotted Steve.

The reaction from her didn't surprise Danni in the slightest, she even expected it given how gorgeous Steve was. She had lost count of the number of times she had seen that particular look being levelled at her husband. She watched quietly, hiding her smile when she saw the exact moment that the other woman caught sight of not only the platinum wedding ring on his ring finger and also the small baby who Steve was holding so tenderly against his chest, her dark eyes flickering around the table as if noticing for the first time that the booth was clearly occupied by a family. Danni raised an eyebrow when the woman met her gaze, noticing how flustered she was and felt almost sorry for her.

"We're ready to order" Steve said, glancing up at her before looking away in disinterest, something the waitress clearly picked up on if the way her shoulder dropped was any indication to go by. "We'll have one child's mac and cheese and an apple juice, a bacon and cheese burger and fries with a…" Steve pointed at Grace who grinned.

"I'll have a diet Pepsi please." She answered.

"Can we also have a cheeseburger with fries and an orange and lemonade without ice for the drink and I'll have the double bacon and cheese burger with fries, a side order of large onion rings for three people to share and I'll have a lemonade, thanks." He stated.

Danni waited until the waitress had nodded and walked away to hand their order in before she spoke.

"Steve could you get Emily's colouring books and crayons from the nappy bag and pass them to her, she's being such a good girl that she deserves a treat." Danni said, smiling at Emily when the small girl's face brightened up.

"Yeah of course." Steve said, leaning down and picking the nappy bag up, flipping the top of it open. He rummaged through it for a moment before pulling out the book and crayons in question and passed them to Emily who took them eagerly.

"Thank you Daddy" She said happily, Grace moved down the seat to help her open the book and find the right page for her.

Steve moved back towards Danni, wrapping his arm around her shoulder and eased her over to him, being careful not to jolt James. She tilted her head to the side, nuzzling her face against his shoulder with a soft sigh and smiled when Steve react by tightening his grip on her.

"I know you mentioned this before but starting from next year we're going to do this more often, I want to make memories together as a family, memories which I can hold onto." He murmured quietly to her, the tone of longing to his voice pulling at her heart.

"Well, you know that I'm down for it." She replied softly, glancing down as James released her nipple with a wide yawn. "Okay, that's one little man done, would you mind passing me the second one and we'll swap so you can wind Jago."

"Sounds good" Steve said, waiting until she was ready before he did some sort of ninja move and swapped the babies around without disturbing the blanket. Danni adjusted her bra and dress before pulling down the other side and allowed Oliver to latch on, thankful that he was a lot more gentle then his brother was when it came to feeding. She smiled as Steve produce a second towel which he placed over his shoulder, resting James against it and began rubbing his hand up and down his back.

By the time the food and drink arrived, both boys had been fed and winded and were now happily asleep, James against Steve shoulder while Oliver rested against hers, his little face tucked into her neck. The food was delicious just as Steve had promised them it would be, the conversation flowing easily as they discussed what they wanted to do with the rest of the vacation, all of them coming to a general consensus that all they really wanted to do was to relax and spend time with each other which Danni was more than happy to do given how stressful their lives could be when they were at home.

"Are you ready to go now Mamma?" Grace asked her eagerly as Danni drained the last of her drink.

"Eager much over there Grace?" Steve asked her, sounding amused at her enthusiasm.

"I'm ready to go" Danni said with a nod as she passed Oliver over to Steve smiling when the sleeping baby automatically settled against Steve's other shoulder with nothing more then a little snuffle. "Now, are you sure that you've got this Steve?" She asked her husband, her eyes moving over her two sons to her daughter who was still happily colouring in, clearly lost in her own world.

"Danni, things are going to be fine, don't worry. When have I ever not got a situation well in hand?" Steve asked before wincing at the pointed look she shot him response. "Yeah okay, that was a bad example but there's no need to be concerned, I've got this Daddy thing down, I'm just going to take them to the beach and make sandcastles just like we agreed on" He said, looking as though he wanted to reach out to her though he couldn't with his hands full.

"Okay" She said with a smile as she came up to her feet, waiting for Steve to scoot down so she could climb out from the booth.

"Make sure that you put your cell phone on loud just in case I need to call you okay? I doubt there will be a reason to but better safe than sorry after all."

"I will and make sure you do the same thing." Danni said as she picked up her handbag and placed it over her shoulder, she quickly found her phone and glanced at it noticed several texts from people which she chose to ignore, merely putting her phone on loud before dropping it back into the bag.

"I'll put mine on loud when I have my hands free." He told her causing her to laugh as she leaned down and kissed him, lingering briefly before pulling back and looking towards Grace who was standing to the side with a long suffering look on her face at the public display of affection.

"Alright Gracie, let's head off and get some much needed shopping done." Danni stated in a bright tone before placing a kiss on James and Oliver's heads.

"Awesome Mamma, I already know exactly what I want us to do first." Grace announced with a grin as she quickly said her goodbyes and allowed her mother a moment to kiss Emily before grabbing her arm and began tugging at it.

"Have fun." She called back over her shoulder before allowing Grace to pull her towards the entrance. "So tell me then, what are we going to do first on this McGarrett-Taylor excursion?" She asked, linking her arms through Grace's, her eyes glancing around the crowded area before they began walking down the street, waving at Steve and Emily through the glass as they passed.

"Well Mamma, I think we should start our time off together by getting a manicure and a pedicure, they seems to be loads of places around here that we can go and I can't remember the last time we got one done. My friend Callie told me about a certain one which she went to when she was last here and apparently they do a really good selection of patterns and gems. Do you think we could go there and get some done, I mean we are on vacation and it is a special occasion after all." Grace suggested, reaching up and tucking some stray dark hair behind her ear as she waited for Danni's answers.

"I think that getting a manicure and pedicure right now sounds like a perfect idea." Danni agreed, laughing when Grace let out a whoop of happiness at her response and hugged her tightly.

They lost track of time after that, getting their nails and feet done and sending a picture of the results to some of their friends before making they way down the street towards the surrounding shops, making the most of being able to spend some quality time alone together.

Danni was browsing through a clothes rack in one of the shops, looking at the tops when her cell phone went off. She fished it out and glanced down at the caller ID, her eyebrow rising when she realised that it wasn't Steve calling. She hesitated for a moment before shrugging and hitting the connect button, winking at Grace when the young girl shot her a questioning frown which disappeared the moment Danni spoke.

"Good afternoon Rosamund, what can I do for you today?"

"I'm just calling to say that I love the picture which you send me earlier of your Mani and Pedi, it looks like whoever did that for you was an expert and I'm highly jealous because I am in desperate need to get mine done because they are broken to shit at the moment." Rosie stated on a sigh. "How's day one of the trip going? You having fun?"

"So far, day one has been amazing, we've seen Pearl, had lunch and Grace and I are now shopping while Steve has the younglings with him on the beach making sandcastles with them before we head back to the yacht because Steve somehow managed to find us a yacht to live on for the next five days as you do." She commented with a laugh as she turned to Grace, giving her a thumbs up at the top which her daughter had taken from the rack and held up against herself. "Sorry, give me one moment Rosie." She said to her friend before she pulled the handset away from her ear and spoke. "Gracie, why don't you go to the changing room and try the top on, if you like it then I'll buy it for you as an extra treat, I think you've earned it." She said, watching as Grace grinned widely at her before turning and darting towards the changing room, leaving Danni to follow in her wake at a slower pace. "Sorry about that Ros, like I said I'm out shopping with Gracie for a dress and she's just trying some clothes on,"

"No worries at all." Rosie assured her. "Trust Steve to get a yacht though it doesn't actually surprise me that much." She commented.

"Only Steve" Danni agreed with a shake of her head before changing the subject. "How are things going back at home?"

"I can't answer that, we've all made a deal that we're not going to tell you or Steve anything that's happening back here so you can just focus on enjoying your time off and your time together as a family without dealing with any additional stress or worry."

"Now that is a plan that I can happily get behind." Danni responded on a laugh. "What about things which aren't work related? Can you talk about them to me? How was your date with Riley last night? Steve mentioned that you were heading over to his house?" She asked her friend, tilting her head to the side when Grace came out wearing the top, Danni smiled at her, raising an eyebrow when Grace sighed and shook her head violently at her. "Sorry Rosie, one second again." She murmured before raising her voice slightly. "What is it Monkey? Did it not look good on you?"

"I really like the top Mamma and the style looked good on but the colour was awful on me." Grace complained with a sigh as she mirrored Danni's pose. "Is there any chance you can see if they have it in Dark green or dark blue please?" She asked, looking back towards Danni.

Danni nodded, looking back into the main bulk of the shop, her eyes landing on the rack where Grace had taken the top from, scanning it for a moment before she looked back at her daughter.

"You may be in luck Grace, I think I can see a green version of it, wait here for a moment and I'll get it for you." She said, waiting for Grace to nod before she turned and headed back on the floor grabbing a dark green one and searching briefly to see if there was a dark blue one.

"You know Grace is becoming more and more like you with every day that passes right?" Rosie commented, reminding Danni that the red head was still on the phone before she answered Danni's previous question. "But yeah I did head over to Riley's and slept over, he ordered in Thai for us and we watched a movie, it was surprisingly nice and kind of what I needed. Did I mention he gave me a backrub because he did and my God he is good at it."

"I think they might teach them how to do that during SEAL training because Steve is ridiculously talented at it as well. If you think that a back rub from Riley is good then you should ask him to give you a foot massage because if he is anything like Steve then you will find yourself in sheer heaven my friend." Danni told her, wondering if she could convince her husband to give her a foot rub later on once the children were down for the count.

"I think he's coming around mine tonight do I'll definitely be sure to bring it up with him tonight." Rosie stated, sounding happy at the thought.

"Make sure you text me tomorrow and let me know how it goes but right now I have to go and spend more time with my eldest. Enjoy your date tonight." Danni said.

"Yeah, I will, don't you worry about that. You enjoy the rest of your break if your family and we'll speak soon. Don't worry about anything which is happening back here because everyone has it covered. See you." Rosie stated

"See you Rosie." Danni said before she ended the call and grabbed the green top, she headed back into the dressing room and spoke. "I've got the green top for you Gracie." She commented, smiling when a small hand shot out through the nearby curtains. She passed them to her and moved back, her mind going to that evening as a small smile curved her mouth.

She had plans for Steve, she just had to make sure that she used this time to pick up the supplies which she would need to put it into action.

If everything worked out the way she wanted then he wouldn't know what hit him.

Author Note

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