Here you have another one, it's briefly related to episode 6x08. I skipped episode 6x07 because I had nothing to use here from a Steve/Lynn focused episode.
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The wonderful scent of fresh coffee woke him up. It was one of the few things that could break through his foggy brain and beckon him from sleep. Danny rolled a bit on the bed, extending an arm and sighing at the empty space beside him. He wished it hadn't been the coffee though, he specifically wanted a certain tall, dark and handsome SEAL to wake him up, preferably by igniting his senses. He knew the thought might be a little selfish and of course he understood Steve's love for his work out routine and would never ask him to change it, but wanting a few mornings for himself – for themselves – wasn't asking too much, was it? Well, he'll just have to offer him a better alternative that also included exercising, and Danny was sure he could manage that.
Grinning at himself, he got off the bed and padded into the bathroom where a small reddened mark below his collarbone caught his attention from the mirror's reflection and reminded him of last night's activities. Not that he could forget it, it had been amazing and just the memory sent a shiver through his spine. Then of course, as if it hadn't been special enough, Steve had surprised him with his barely whispered confession and okay, he said it when he thought Danny was sleeping, but the fact was he had heard it so what should he do now? Was he supposed to tell him? Should he be even making such a big deal about this? They had said they loved each other countless times in the last few years, and even if things were different now, Danny had known he loved his big lug of a partner for a very long time now. It still felt pretty great hearing it, Danny had slept like a baby snuggled tightly with his lover and he was already missing those big, warm hands on his skin.
With that in mind, Danny went to the kitchen and stopped at the door frame, drinking in the sight of Steve, shirtless and still a little sweaty, looking absolutely delectable while pouring two cups of coffee.
Steve looked at him and smiled softly, making Danny feel the sudden need of waking up everyday to that smile. "Morning Danno. Slept well?"
Danny moved to stand behind Steve, reaching around him to rub his hands along his naked chest and lean his head on his lover's back.
"Mmm pretty well, babe. Although I missed you by my side when I woke up. In fact I came ready to rant to you about leaving the bed at unholy hours but I have to say, if this is the sight I can expect I may need to revise my complaint."
Steve laughed at that, the vibrations reverberating through Danny's chest as he leaned on his touch for a moment before turning around to face Danny and bring him close with a gentle grip on his hips.
"I'm sorry, but you looked so peaceful that I didn't want to wake you up. But we went to sleep pretty early yesterday and I needed to get up and run a little, and I only had these shorts in the Camaro, so…"
"So you gave a little show to my neighbors, huh?" Danny leaned forward and planted a sweet kiss on Steve's lips, his hands roaming the broad muscles on his back while Steve's thumbs rubbed circles on his hips. "I may ask a retribution for that, you know?"
Steve smiled against his mouth and slipped a hand under Danny's t-shirt. "Oh yeah? What did you have in mind?" He bent his head and started kissing down his neck, stopping to lick softly at the mark there and Danny lifted his hand to tangle his fingers on Steve's short hair, momentarily forgetting what he was about to say.
"I, uh…I want a private show, one the rest of the neighborhood hasn't seen, of course." His breathing was already ragged, and Steve only had needed to lay a trail of kisses and moan softly against his neck to accomplish that.
His lover pulled back after a heated last kiss and gave him a lustful look. "Okay, then. I think we both need a shower. Wanna join me?"
He smiled, getting free from Danny's grip and turning around to leave, but right when Danny was about to complain he stopped by the couch and slowly hooked his thumbs on the waistband of his shorts and pulled them down, along with his boxers in a swift move that left a dumbfounded Danny staring at Steve's ridiculously perfect ass.
He looked at Danny over his shoulder and gave him one of those lopsided smiles. "Weren't you coming, babe?"
Cheeky bastard, Danny thought and grinned to himself before following his lover who was already stepping into the shower and offering him a hand so he could join him under the hot spray.
Their hands went immediately to resume the exploration of every inch of skin, like magnets unable to fight their attraction.
"So…I knew you were very fond of taking off your shirt at every given chance but…that was new."
Steve turned them so he was shielding Danny's face from the water and reached for the body wash, putting some in his palm before starting to rub on the blonde's shoulders and down his arms.
"Well, you wanted new, didn't you? And this is part of my private performance…how you like it, babe?" Steve was gently spreading the body wash on Danny's body, igniting every nerve termination and making him moan in pleasure.
"Mm babe, you don't know what you're doing, the precedent you're setting here…" Danny had reached to touch too, trying not to get in the middle of his lover's movements but needing to feel him under his fingertips. His hand was wrapping around the base of Steve cock – completely hard by now, just as Danny's – when smooth fingers ghosted around his hole, rubbing gently at the still sensitive skin.
He knew what his overprotective partner was doing, trying to make sure he was fine even if he could have just told him that. They didn't have enough time for Danny to demonstrate him how really fine he was, they only had a few minutes before bordering on being late for work, but he was sure as hell going to end this shower in an even higher note.
"Babe, I'm fine. Really, last night was incredible and I couldn't be better." He laid a small kiss on his lover's chest for emphasis. "Now lean back and let me do my part of the performance." He smiled and planted his palm right where he had just laid the kiss, pushing Steve gently against the tiles.
He cupped his face with both hands and they shared a passionate kiss, Steve's fingertips caressing down his spine until his hands were cupping Danny's ass cheeks. They stayed like that for a few moments, just enjoying the contact of their wet skins and the tenderness of their lips. Danny was the first one to move, since apparently his lover wasn't very worried about the time factor, and he started to kiss his way down Steve's chest while blindly reaching for the body wash to lavish the body in front of him with the same reverence he had received.
He rubbed at Steve's stomach and hips, sliding his hands along the taut inner thighs and smiling at the soft moan he elicited from his lover's when his fingers brushed his groin without touching the hard cock. Grabbing Steve's hips for support, Danny slowly kneeled down in front of him – thanking mentally Steve for buying the padded, non-skid rug under his knees – and hearing the strangled gasp his lover let out when he realized what he was doing before widening a little his stance to have more stability.
Danny's hands returned his way up Steve's thighs while he leaned forward and licked the underside of his cock, swirling his tongue around the head before taking it in his mouth at the same time he cupped his lover's balls with his hand. Steve moaned, a low and blissful sound and his hands came to rest on Danny's head, combing lightly through his hair while Danny sucked the head of his cock and massaged softly his ball sack simultaneously.
"Oh god Danny, so good…"
Steve continued to gently massage his scalp, and Danny bobbed his head up and down his length, pulling almost completely every few passes to take him in completely again, reveling on the sight of Steve's expression, they way his legs trembled slightly with the effort of not arching his back too much with pleasure and thrust into Danny's mouth as consequence.
"Danny, I'm close baby, I'm close…"
Danny looked up at him, not slowing down a bit, intent on pushing his lover over the edge and wanting to witness his beautiful face when he did so. Steve tightened a little the grip on his hair, just a reflection of the shivers running through his body and Danny took him deeper until he could feel the head at the entrance of his throat and then, just like Steve had done that night, he swallowed around his lover's cock, feeling the tension on his body as he chanted Danny's name while pulsing down his throat.
He pulled back a little and held Steve through his orgasm, licking the head one final time before letting the softening cock slide out of his mouth, Steve leaning heavily against the tiles with his eyes closed, his hands refusing to let go of Danny's hair.
He got up and leaned on Steve to kiss him languidly, the hand on his head falling to the back of his neck and using the leverage to hold him closer and deepen the kiss while the other one reached to stroke his engorged cock where it stood between them. Danny was already close, the sight of his lover's pleasure enough to leave him on the edge, and it only took a few skilled strokes and a heated attack to his neck to push him over it, coming between their stomachs while nibbling lightly at Steve's shoulder.
They hugged each other under the warm water, their breathings returning to normal until they seemed to remember they had a work to get to and moved to wash themselves again, this time for real.
Danny couldn't shake the tightness in his chest. For the past few days, every since their first time and Steve's clandestine 'confession' he had been debating with himself whether to tell Steve he had heard him or not, say something about the subject. Every time they started to kiss, touch each other or just snuggle together in bed, he felt the urge of telling him but then something pulled him back, like he was afraid of Steve's reaction to being 'caught in the act'. He knew he was being stupid and seriously overthinking this, but the fact was he still hadn't managed to find the right moment for it.
Then today happened. Just about an hour earlier they were at that suspect's house and one of them – or both – could have died. Just like that. A single shot and if it wasn't for that infuriating con man the day could have ended very differently.
The incident had shaken him to the core and it also affected Steve, if the fact that he was driving his own car before his partner offered him was any indication. They asked HPD to get Hank back to the palace because they needed some time alone to collect their thoughts, and the ride was being made in a deafening silence that had Danny about to explode with the need to say something.
They were about to pass a secluded parking lot used mostly by hikers who left there their cars before accessing the trails, and without thinking twice Danny turned right, going right to the end of the lot before stopping the Camaro. That's when Steve realized they had deviated from their path, and Danny was surprised about just how little attention he was paying to their surroundings.
"Danny, what –"
"I love you too." It came out rushed and a little loud, but he needed Steve to let him talk right now.
"What? You…too?" Steve's face was a combination of confusion and embarrassment and Danny thought he was utterly adorable.
"Yeah, I love you too. I heard you the other night. I had just opened my eyes and was half asleep anyway so I didn't say anything because you didn't seem to want me to hear it and…since then I've been wanting to tell you I heard it and I feel the same but for some reason I didn't," Danny stopped to breathe and sighed, he was speaking very fast – even for him – and he needed to get a grip and slow down. "Then today happened and I felt pretty stupid. You could have died, we could have died. And that can happen any day, even more in our line of work. So I felt really stupid for mulling over telling you or not when the truth is I love you, I love you so much and I want you to know it, every day, each time I get the chance to say it to you. I love you, Steve. And now I'm going to shut up and breathe for a little while, okay?"
Steve's expression had changed from shocked to pained when Danny mentioned the recent events and then to soft and smiling around the end of Danny's tirade. He reached for Danny and hugged him as well as he could in their current space and rested his face against his pulse point, his words coming out muffled because of the position.
"I love you, babe. All I wanted to do back there at the crime scene was hug you tightly and tell you how much I love you. I'm sorry you felt like I didn't want you to hear it, but I thought you were asleep and I was feeling a little overwhelmed so when I lay down by your side I just felt the need to say it. I'm not hiding, and I'm glad you heard it. Even if it took you long enough to bring up the subject, I'm surprised you haven't passed out with the effort of not talking about something."
Danny could feel the smile against his neck and he pulled Steve back a little, punching him lightly on the arm. "Shut up, Steven." He gave him a soft kiss and they returned to their positions, both of them ready to go now that the heavy weight on their chests had lifted a little.
"Okay, let's go or our very intuitive team will start getting suspicious."
Danny snorted at that. "Something tells me they might not be all that surprised, babe."
He started the car again and the rest of the ride was almost silent too, but this was a calm, warm silence, and Danny knew Steve felt the same way every time he stole a glance to his partner just to discover him deep in thought, looking through the window with a small smile curving his lips, and god if that wasn't one of the best images in Danny's life.