Should I stay or should I go now

By

Landon Richardson

Official Disclaimer

The characters of Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua and Adam 'Toast' Charles do not belong to me in any shape or form. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.

The characters of Danielle 'Danni' Williams, although originally based on male Danny Williams could possibly be considered her own character as by this time all they seem to share with each other is their name and the fact they have a daughter named Grace. I should add that Grace is called Grace Taylor is in this saga, that's due to the fact that Williams is Danni's maiden name which she reverted back to when she and Duncan divorced. Taylor was her married name.

The character of Jack O'Connor, Riley King and David Williams belong to me. Any other character who might pop up who you don't instantly recognise will probably belong to me as well. I'll hopefully catch them in time to put above though.

Author Note

Here's the next chapter for you all!

I'm really enjoying writing this one. I think the idea of taking a small amount of stories and working on them is really working for me. That's not to say that I won't be updating my other stories because I certainly will. Ideas are always bubbling away at me!

Nothing more to say really other than enjoy this chapter

Official Summary

Danni Williams has come to a crossroad in her life, especially her working life at 50. Now there's only one question which she has to answer… Should she stay or should she go? (McDanni, female Danny, part of the Danni universe)

Chapter Summary

Danni started, her eyes flying open when she heard a soft tapping at the driver's side window beside her, she tilted her head towards the sound, her eyes widened as she found herself confronted with Governor Jameson.

Official Romances for the story

Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Richardson (McDanni)

Kono Kalakaua / Charlie Fong

Riley King / Rosie Lange

Romances mentioned during the chapter

None

Other note

Please keep in mind that I don't have a Beta for this story so the odd mistake may creep in without me meaning it to. I have also never been to Hawaii so all locations are either from the show, google or made up in my own mind.


Chapter One


Danni started, her eyes flying open when she heard a soft tapping at the driver's side window beside her, she tilted her head towards the sound, her eyes widened as she found herself confronted with Governor Jameson.

Danni hastily wound the window down, her hand coming up to flatten her hair, wondering whether she had fallen asleep though a quick glance at the clock in her dashboard indicated that she had barely had them closed for a moment.

"Good afternoon Detective Williams, is there a reason why you're parked outside my building without one of your… shadows with you?" Jameson remarked, her mouth curling into a smile indicating that she was teasing Danni.

"Governor Jameson I…" Danni began to say, stopping when she realised that for the first time she didn't know what to say. Something must have shown on her face because the Governor's smiled faded away, a concerned look coming to her blue eyes as she scanned Danni's face.

"This actually works out well, I was hoping to catch you alone at some point. Do you have a short time to talk now or is there somewhere you need to be?" She asked Danni, tilting her head to one side. Danni thought back to the pile of files and paperwork on her desk and the empty house she would go back to since her daughter Grace would be with her father for the evening and slowly shook her head.

"Now would actually be a good time" Danni admitted, reaching down and unbuckling her seatbelt, she grabbed her bag from the passenger seat and waited for the Governor to step back before she pushed her door open and stepped out.

"Give me one moment and then we'll head in" Jameson said to her with a smile before she stepped towards her assistant Brandon who was standing near her, working away on the blackberry in his hand. Danni breathed out slowly, reaching into her bag and rummaging through it for a moment before her fingertip grazed the cell phone. She pulled it out, her eyebrow rising when she saw that she had two miss calls, one from Chin and one from Jack. "Ready Detective?" Danni glanced up and nodded.

"Ready" She agreed dropping the cell back into her bag making a mental note to call the other two back once she had finished with the Governor. She nodded at Brandon and the two bodyguards who went everywhere with the Governor before she fell into steps beside the older woman.

"How are things Detective? How is your daughter Grace? The Commander tells me that she just celebrated her 8th birthday?" Governor Jameson stated, the comment causing Danni to smile slightly, she could definitely see how the woman beside her won the public vote. Everything from her tone of voice, to her body language to her words indicated that she cared about the response.

"Grace is fine thank you Governor Jameson, I didn't realise that Steve had mentioned her to you." Danni remarked stepping into the elevator when the door opened.

"The Commander talks about you and Grace regularly during our weekly meetings Detective, more than I'm sure he's even aware of." Governor Jameson remarked sounding amused. Danni made a sound at the back of her throat, staring straight ahead and cursing silently in her mind when she felt her cheeks heat up indicating that she was blushing. It had always been a curse that she blushed so easily. The Governor laughed softly. "I'm guessing that you didn't know that" She said lightly. "It's pretty clear that the Commander is extremely… fond of you Detective."

"Danielle" Danni found herself correcting the Governor. "Most people call me Danielle rather than Detective Williams."

"You mean most people call you Danni but for those of us who you don't quite know or trust yet you ask them to call you Danielle." The Governor remarked shrewdly, shrugging when Danni remained silent. "Danielle is fine with me, maybe one day you'll allow me to call you Danni, anyway my office is this way."

Danni followed the older woman out of the elevator, looking around her carefully taking everything in. The corridor was long with offices leading off from it, some empty, some with people in them working away at whatever it was which they did. The Governor headed to the two large wooden doors at the end of the corridor, pushing one open and ushering Danni in.

Danni waited while the Governor gave instructions to Brandon, her eyes moving around the large, tidy room, frowning slightly when she saw that it was devoid of any personal touches other than a single photo frame on the desk which was pointed towards the main seat. Danni glanced towards the Governor, frowning slightly though she remained quiet.

"Take a seat Danielle" The Governor offered as she moved round the large desk. "Can I get you anything to drink? Some coffee or maybe a water?"

"I'm fine thank you" Danni replied politely as she took the seat which the Governor had indicated, placing her bag beside her before she straightened, resting her hands in her lap unsurprised to see that the Governor had taken her seat and was currently staring at Danni in a thoughtful manner.

"This is the first time that you and I have really met isn't it." The Governor said leaning back in her seat.

"I believe so" Danni agreed, casting her mind back quickly to the other occasions, occasions where Steve had done the talking for them.

"You know It's nice to meet the one person I know of who can actually control the Commander. I should thank you, I get the feeling that you're the reason why I'm still the Governor of a group of island rather than a group of craters" She remarked, the comment causing Danni to smile before it fell from her face when she thought about why she was there.

"You wanted to speak to me?" Danni said quietly, changing the subject, watching as the older woman nodded, her expression becoming serious. For a moment she remained quiet as though she was choosing her words before she spoke.

"I want to offer you an opportunity Danielle, I'd like you to listen to me before you make a decision." She remarked, waiting until Danni nodded at her before she continued to speak. "As I'm sure you're aware Captain Hookano has been moved from being head of the Detectives to running a joint task force between vice and the DEA."

"So I had heard" Danni said slowly waiting to see where the Governor was going with this.

"A replacement has been picked for him however he can't start for another two months when his own taskforce will be disbanded. That leaves us with two months without a captain of Detectives. As you know appointments like this are done by myself and the head of HPD and we both agree that we want you to run the team in that interim between Hookano leaving and the new Captain arriving. We would of course promote you and you would get all the benefits and pay rise that you deserve from that role. If you return to 50 at the end of this then those benefits and title would remain."

"If?" Danni said with a raised eyebrow, her eyes narrowing slightly when the Governor shrugged at her.

"Things change Danielle, you might find out that you like running the Detectives, if you do a good enough job then the job will be yours full time. Don't you deserve to have a job where you are respected and your opinions and advice are listened to?" The Governor asked her softly, smiling when Danni's eyes snapped up to meet hers. "You look surprised, I have eyes and ears everywhere Danielle. I'm well aware that the Commander rarely listens to you, it's a shame because for all his many talents the Commander isn't exactly what I would call a people's person. That is you and he's been relying on you too much in that aspect. They all have."

"I get the feeling that isn't so much a choice but an order" Danni remarked, frowning slightly when the Governor considered her words before she nodded.

"It's just for two months to begin with Danielle, the taskforce can last for two months without you. Plus you know what they say. Absence makes the heart grow fonder." She stated, her mouth quirking into another smile before she turned serious again "I expect you to report at HPD first thing on Monday morning Danielle. I would prefer you not to speak to your team about this change until I've spoken to the Commander myself later on today. I'm sure the first thing he will do will be to find you once I've told him the news. I know you'll do an amazing job Danielle. I shall see you next Friday at our first meeting. I've had Brandon schedule it for 10 in the morning as I'm aware of your childcare arrangements."

Danni nodded, getting to her feet, confusion washing over her as she took the Governor's outstretched hand and shook it, saying goodbye to her before she turned and left the room, closing the door behind her. She nodded at Brandon and the two guards absently and left the room, heading back out of the building and towards her car. She climbed into the driver's seat and started the engine, driving out of the car park and joining the steady stream of traffic on the main road leading towards her home. One thought going through her head.

What was Steve going to do when he found out?


Author Note

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