Danny didn't remember much of what happened when they arrive at the ER ambulance dock. The door were thrown open as doctors and nurses came running. There was about six people on Steve, all running with the stretcher towards the ER yelling his vitals and calling ahead for assistance. It was all blur of light and colours, faces and noises. There were questions about what had happened, if Steve had any allergies, medical history. Danny supposed he had answered them, but to be honest he just couldn't remember.

They pushed the gurney through the large white doors of the ER, Danny tried to follow, but a male nurse blocked his way.

"Sir, it is better if you and your daughter just wait here" he said, his large hand outstretched barring any further movement to the door. "We are all working to save your friend, there is nothing right now you can do for him. Please just wait".

Danny gave the man a furious look. He was right, there was nothing he could do, but he still didn't want to leave his partner. But he didn't want Grace to see Steve like his. Danny swallowed hard, he couldn't bare it Steve he died while she watched.

With that sobering thought, time began to return to its normal pace. He looked around. Danny realised he was standing in the middle of the Ambulance doc, bare foot still in his damp board short with Grace,l wrapped in her towel. Maybe he was in shock, maybe it was the Adeline, but let out a short pained laugh at the strange situation.

"Whats wrong Danno?" Graces little voice asked. Shit. He really needed to call Rachel, this was no place for his daughter to be. Shit he really needed to call the rest of the team.

"I'm okay Monkey" he planted a soft kiss on her forehead, "everything is going to be okay". He tried to sound like he believed it.

Sitting Grace down on a plastic hospital chair, he ripped open the velcro of his board-short pocket and dug his hand in for his phone. Hands still bloody and shaking he called Rachel. If she wasn't no 2 on speed dial he probably wouldn't have managed it.

The call rang a few times until Rachel pickup.

"Hi Daniel, you forgot Grace's sun top"

"What?", her question had caught Danny by surprise, "listen Rachel, I am at Queen's Hospital ER, I need you to come get Grace"

"Danny! Whats happened? Is Grace alright?" Her voice was not panicked.

"Yes she is fine, its Steve" Danny felt a shaking in through his chest and a lump rise up his throat "he was hit by a car"

"Oh Jesus! Is he going to be okay?" she sounded genuinely concerned.

"I don't know Rach, its pretty serious, please, just come get Grace". Danny couldn't talk any longer, the lump had risen into his voice and was forcing his lips to tremble. He didn't mean to hang up on his ex but, he didn't want to cry in front of his daughter either.

As he shoved the phone back into his pocket he heard people running down the corridor. Chin and Kono were sprinting towards him.

"Danny! Are you okay? Where is Steve? What happened? We got a call from the EMT station to say they picked up a 5-0 officer" Kono was scanning Danny's face for a answer.

"He was hit by a car out the front of the beach cafe this morning" Danny looked over to the ER door and drawing in a breath, "they are working on him now, he wasn't breathing, its not good".

"Fuck" the word quietly escaped Chin's lips.

Danny looked at his colleges "Rachel is coming to get Grace, I haven't heard any news since they brought him in".

"Okay, okay. Alright alright" tears were filling Kono's eyes as she started to run her hands through her hair, "who can we talk to find out?".

"I don't know, I really just don't know" Danny was getting close to tears, as Kono pulled him in for a hug "we just have to wait".

"I will take Grace out the front" Chin offered, " I am sure her mom isn't far off". Danny was grateful to Chin. His daughter didn't need to be around for whatever was coming next.

Normally she would plead to stay, but the little girl was in such shock that she just walked over to her father and delicately wrapped her little arms around his next and whispered "tell Uncle Steve I love him".

Danny couldn't reply, there were tears welling in his eye. He hugged his daughter tight and nodded before Chin led her down the hall to the entrance.

He slumped into a vacant chair and stared up at the ceiling. Fighting tears . "Please don't die Steve, you are tough, you have to hang in there buddy" he quietly prayed.

The three officers waited outside in the empty ambulance entrance to the ER. No one spoke, no one dared to speak. Quite prayers of hope and strength flew through their heads.