Ch10 is McDanno
"So you wouldn't mind passing our details around? Discreetly, of course..." Danny pulled up outside his ex wife's house on Sunday morning and waited until he'd finished his phone call before he called in.
Ophelia's musical voice came out of the speakers of his hands free kit in the Camaro. "Of course not Danny, mi amore. I know the manager of the team, he is a friend of my friend. I'll tell him to pass Five-0's information around to the players," she broke off for a second to say something in irritated Italian to someone in the background, "Sorry, my children are making a mess, little angels..."
The blonde laughed. "Oh don't worry, I fully understand that joy! I'll leave you to your family dinner, sorry to interrupt so late."
"Any time, tesoro. Arrivederci!"
"Arrivederci, Ophelia."
The Jersey man smiled to himself as he opened his car door and climbed out to hit the buzzer on the gate to Rachel's place. "It's Danny," he mumbled to whoever was on the other end of the intercom.
It had been three weeks since Five-0 Escorts had come into being, and they were already establishing themselves well.
They had come to an agreement with KK, who were happy to pass on any clients looking for non-native escorts, and Danny's company were doing the same in reverse if Chin was already booked. Five-0 had also employed a couple of female workers and would look for more guys if they felt they needed to bring up their numbers.
The blonde had heard about a friendly soccer match due to happen in Hawaii against an Italian team in a month or so and, using his contacts, he'd called Ophelia on the off chance she might be able to help. His luck had come in, and she had even mentioned a vacation back to the islands may be in her diary for the winter months... and she might want to book Danny and Steve for a couple of nights. He couldn't wait.
And Top Class had been ringing him several times a day once they realised the new agency in town was run in part by one of its old escorts, and he happily ignored his phone when their number appeared on screen until Steve had insisted he answer it. They wanted him back, and he had actually arranged a meeting with his ex boss so he could waste her time and formally give her the middle finger in person. Petty? Maybe. Fun? Hell yes.
He was brought out of his thoughts by his daughter tearing down the driveway towards him as the electric gates parted.
"Danno!"
"Hey Monkey!" he threw his arms around his little girl in a big sweeping hug, "You ready to go to the beach, baby?"
"Uh huh!" She jiggled her back pack with a huge grin splitting her face, "Got my swimming stuff and Annie wanted to come too, is that okay?"
God, she was adorable.
"Well, why didn't you say? Of course Dolphin Trainer Annie can come! I'm sure there will be lots of dolphins at the beach she can teach tricks to!" He could think of at least one.
The drive to the beach was short and Grace chattered about school the whole way, which was good because Danny didn't need any more time to freak out over what he was about to do.
It had never got this far before. No relationship after Rachel had lasted this long, so he didn't have any bench mark or prior experience of what it was like to introduce your kid to your significant other. But Steve was very significant, he knew that, and he was simultaneously excited and terrified about today.
When they arrived at the beach, he could see his group of friends from where he parked. It had become a work day out, because Kono and Steve discussing surfing had turned into inviting Chin, insisting that Danny be taught at least the basics of the sport, and then the Hawaiian woman admitting that maybe she'd like Adam to come too... so he wouldn't feel left out, of course...
The four of them were standing chatting, rented surf boards all speared into the sand around them like some circle of standing stones. Five adult boards and a child's one.
As they got close, Grace tore away from him towards his colleagues.
"Auntie Kono! Uncle Chin!"
The two island natives turned to see her approaching at high speed, and Chin swooped her off the sand and into a hug. His little girl had met them both several times, and got along with them very well.
"Hey guys," he gave the gathering a little wave as he arrived, and met Steve's eyes, "Gracie, there's some people I want you to meet."
His daughter was placed back on the sand, and she grinned up at him with wide eyes, and he went down on one knee beside her.
"This is Adam, he's my friend," he pointed at the young Japanese man, and Adam stepped forward to shake her hand gently.
"Hi Grace, nice to meet you," he went a little pink in the cheeks, probably because he'd known his regular escort had a child and that he was going to meet her today, but maybe wasn't quite prepared for seeing the little girl next to the man he'd been sleeping with on and off for the past year. It was a strange situation, and Danny could see how it would be a shock to the system.
"Hi Adam," she smiled sweetly at him while he backed off a little and tried to tuck himself in behind Kono.
"And this is Steve, baby," he looked up with shiny eyes as the tall brunette approached with his hands behind his back, and his stomach did a flip when his boyfriend knelt down in the sand on front of his little girl to get on her level, "He's the guy I told you about. You know, my boyfriend?"
Steve flashed a cute grin at him before turning his attention back to Grace, because they were both still in the honeymoon phase, and talking about their budding relationship gave them both stupid little butterflies.
He held his hand out to shake hers. "It's lovely to meet you, Grace."
She giggled and looked at her father, blushing, and the blonde was glad it wasn't just him with the instant crushing on Steve McGarrett. He nodded at the tattooed man, knowing what he wanted to do.
The brunette continued. "I hope it's okay, Grace, but I got you a little something..."
In all honesty, Danny had wanted to give the gift to his little girl the Sunday after Steve had bought it, but with all the drama that had happened, things were forgotten. And when he'd realised that he would actually prefer his lover to be the one to present it to her (and all the stomach flips and panic attacks and huge grins that brought with it) he knew that was how it had to be done.
"Yeah?" The little girl looked all kinds of excited.
"See your daddy's told me all about your friend Annie, and how she's got no dolphins to train right now, and I don't know about you but I think that must make a dolphin trainer's life very boring-" Danny took a deep breath because he was going to pass out with the cute if his boyfriend didn't hurry this up, "-so... I got her a little friend?"
He brought the plush dolphin out from behind his back and held it out to Grace, and she squealed with happiness and took it from his hands almost ceremoniously.
"Thank you, Uncle Steve!"
Wow, instant 'uncle' status... bribery really worked with kids!
"That's quite alright, sweetie," the tattooed man grinned, and then let put a little gasp of surprise as little arms were suddenly thrown around his neck and he was pulled into a hug by Danny's daughter.
No, there was no way the Jersey man was going to survive today. Not with Steve looking at him with glistening, optimistic eyes and his little angel attached to him like a limpet.
God, he loved him so much.
Danny immediately had to clear his throat and drop his gaze, because seriously, he was a grown man and he could not be this infatuated four weeks into a god damn relationship.
He stood. "Okay, if you guys mean it when you say you're going to force me into learning to surf, let's get it over with."
"Am I allowed to learn too, Danno?" Grace took hold of his fingers and tugged until he looked down at her hopeful little face. She may have been young, but she already knew the power she could wield by turning those big, wide eyes on her parents.
"Of course, Monkey. That was the plan." He ruffled her hair lightly, and she rolled her eyes a little and smoothed it back into place while the Jersey man pretended to ignore his friends' laughter at the blatantly inherited gestures.
He turned her around with a firm hand on her head and gave the spot between her shoulder blades a gentle nudge to move her towards Kono, their surfing instructor for the day, who began to tell her all about her surf board and what they were going to do.
Steve leaned in to him. "Danno?" he teased, obviously having grasped onto the blonde's nickname with both hands and nothing short of genuine glee.
"I swear to god, Steven," Danny stuck a finger in the taller man's face, "If you start calling me that, I will have to call you an ambulance..."
The threat didn't hold much water however, not with the affectionate smile pulling up the corners of his lips.
Four hours later, the adults all sat around the picnic bench of the shrimp truck, devouring their lunch and drying in the sun while Danny kept a wary eye on his daughter playing with her toys in the sand a few yards away. The dolphin, whom she'd named Delilah, was a very fast learner, and had already been taught several new tricks by her trainer.
"So I have some news for you, actually," Adam grinned as he ate the last of his spicy shrimp, "regarding Alexei Petrov."
Everyone turned to look at him as one, and he blushed a little under all the intense attention.
Danny's blood pressure rose a little again as he remembered hearing unconfirmed rumours of the Japanese man's family's Yakuza ties, and found himself once again praying that no murders had been committed on his behalf, but he waited for his friend to continue.
The young man smiled. "My father had a business meeting with the Governor, which I attended and, just to be sure that Alexei would never be able to return I wanted to ensure that our government wouldn't let him back in to the consulate," he gave the blonde a slightly suspicious look, "I spoke to Samuel Denning and mentioned that Petrov had attacked a good friend of mine, I hope you don't mind but I mentioned your name?"
Danny nodded, and did his very best to hold that poker face again. He was getting a lot of practice in recently.
"And the very second I mentioned one Danny Williams, the Governor personally guaranteed me that Alexei would never set foot on Hawaiian soil again..."
All faces turned to look at the Jersey man, curiosity brimming over at Adam's revelation.
The blonde cleared his throat, doing a very good job of hiding his entertainment. "Well, it's good to see that Governor Denning holds such a hard line on protecting victims of assault. I'll have to ensure I vote for him when he's next up for election."
When no one turned away, he shrugged. "What?"
Okay, so he was a bad actor when trying to look innocent, but there was no way he was letting slip on this one. His friends eventually gave up their questioning expressions and had to let it go, giving one another sideways looks when the Jersey man remained stoically silent, assuming it wasn't for their ears despite the juicy gossip it obviously could be.
Chin cleared his throat, looking a little sheepish. "Uh, I may also have um... retaliated?"
The group's attention was immediately diverted to the Hawaiian man, because his normally Zen attitude didn't usually lend to acts of delinquency. He snickered a little.
"So I had my contacts make his departure from the island was memorable..."
"Oh god," Danny put his face in his hands, "What did you do?"
"Well, our cousin works security at the airport and... When Petrov left the island, we had someone put a little going away present in his luggage... so he will have touched down in Russia with no less than one kilogram of cocaine in his suitcase..." Chin smirked.
Danny burst into laughter as the others around him cheered and giggled. Just the idea of the Russian man being grabbed at the airport in his home country and dragged off kicking and screaming to be thoroughly searched for more drugs made him ridiculously happy. His friends were going to be the death of him, and he loved them to bits.
To know that Steve and Kono's immediate reaction had been to hunt the bastard down and beat the crap out of him, and Adam and Chin had independently gone out of their way to teach him further lessons... he wasn't afraid to admit it warmed his heart. Alexei deserved everything he got and more, because god knows how many people he'd hurt that way, so at least this might make him think twice in the future. If he ever got out of prison…
The blonde looked around at his friends – his ohana – and knew everything was going to be just fine.
Dropping Grace home to her mother's had always been a low point of Danny's day, but at least today he was comforted by the fact that not only had they had a full and fantastic day, with surf practice and lunch, dolphin training and watching Steve barrel about with the little girl on his strong shoulders and making her giggle, but tonight he was going back to his boyfriend's house and not home alone like he used to.
Of course, the last three weeks had been the same, with Danny spending his usual weekdays with his daughter and then heading to Steve's afterwards, but this had been the first time he'd got to spend all day with both of his favourite people. And he planned to try and do it more often, if humanly possible.
Grace was only spending Sunday with her dad, because she was due to fly to England with her mother on the Monday afternoon for school holidays, and would be back in two weeks. In exchange, Danny was having her for almost two weeks straight later in the month, and taking time off work at the weekends (something which he couldn't dream of doing when not being his own boss) so he could make the very most of it.
So he was in a surprisingly good mood as he drove himself and Steve away from Rachel's house and towards his lover's.
They discussed what they could have for dinner, and how they planned to spend the next few days off, and Danny told Steve about his phone call with Ophelia and the potential for soccer player clients.
They ended up sitting out on the brunette's upstairs balcony, looking out over the ocean with a beer in their hands, finally relaxing after a full weekend.
"I really enjoyed today," Steve gave him a soft smile and clinked the necks of their bottles together, "Grace is a really special little girl."
The blonde couldn't help but nod, determined never to pass up a chance to rave about his little girl. "She's pretty amazing, huh? Smart, imaginative, she's got it all..."
"She's gorgeous, Danny," the taller man took a sip of his drink, "Thank you for letting me meet her, I know she's a huge part of your life and I really want to get to know her."
Danny reached over and gave his hand a brief squeeze. "She liked you a lot, babe. And yeah, she's a beauty. Gets her looks from her mom, lucky thing."
He thought about his little angel, and the way she had taken to his boyfriend like he was her new best friend. He'd been perfect with her, seemed to just know exactly how to interact with her, listening and laughing and treating her with such respect and gentle reverence. He was amazing.
"Oh I dunno, she's got your smile..." Steve gave him an affectionate look, "And she hugs like her daddy too, all encompassing. Plus she's passionate like you, and she's got your eye roll down pat!"
Danny employed said eye roll at his boyfriend's teasing while the brunette chuckled. "You noticed that, huh?"
"Yeah, I did Danno," the taller man smirked, ignoring his earlier warning, "And she told me I'm her favourite uncle aside from Uncle Matty, which was a given really, though apparently I mustn't tell Chin or Adam she said that."
Danny grinned and put his beer down. "Well, I think a lot of that might be to do with plush sea mammals and shave ice being used as bribery, but it's nice to see my daughter loves you as much as I do."
They were quiet for a few moments watching the sunset, before Steve leaned forward and carefully placed his empty bottle on the small table. He stared at his clasped hands in his lap for a minute before speaking, voice quiet.
"You love me?"
Shit. Danny had said it, hadn't he? He honestly hadn't planned to, it had just sort of slipped out.
He meant it, of course he meant it. He'd been thinking it every day for the past three weeks, every time he saw Steve, spoke to him on the phone, texted him, daydreamed about him...
And now there it was, hanging between them in the air like something tangible and real, while the Jersey man's blood pressure soared and he had an internal screaming fit, trying not to let it show on the surface. He was probably failing to keep it out of his eyes though, because when their gaze finally met again his lover cocked an eyebrow at him. His boyfriend's face was otherwise unreadable.
He looked away again and scrubbed at his stubble, unable to formulate a reply. Wow, he'd fucked up. He'd been trying to avoid putting pressure on this still-new relationship right from the start, and yet somehow he'd managed to do it at every turn. It was a big thing to say, an important thing, something which could make or break them depending on how the other man felt about where they were heading.
This could scare Steve away. He could lose it all, just because he couldn't keep his brain-mouth filter in check.
He gulped audibly.
"So..." the tattooed man pushed, "You love me?" There was the tiniest hint of a smile to his voice, which made Danny look up again, a stab of hope in his chest that maybe he hadn't ruined everything. He saw a sparkle in his lover's eyes.
"Um..." he stammered, and then sighed and nervously ran a hand back through his hair, "Yes. I do, actually..."
Steve stood, gazing down at the shorter man for a few long seconds before holding out his hand. Danny took it hesitantly, and was immediately hauled up out of his seat and straight into a deep kiss as the brunette delved his tongue into his mouth and cupped his jaw.
It raised the little hairs on the back of his neck, sent a shiver racing down his spine, and did funny things to his stomach.
He curled one arm around his boyfriend's back, the other hand going to his hip and squeezing gently.
"Come here..." the tattooed man whispered, pulling out of the kiss and tugging his lover in through the doors to the bedroom.
He began kissing him again, hands undoing Danny's jeans while the shorter man pushed his hands underneath Steve's t-shirt and brushed over his bare skin before grasping the fabric and pulling it up over his head.
The Jersey man's heart was going a mile a minute, adrenaline flowing through his veins from finally admitting how he truly felt and not being denied or laughed at like he thought he would be. The thrill of being able to speak his mind was exhilarating, and it sped his actions, making him strip his partner all the quicker.
Steve's mouth began to move over his cheek, his jaw, down his neck, causing nerve endings to fire in all directions. Danny closed his eyes and moaned filthily, leaning his head back to provide access while the brunette ravished him and all of their clothing was finally in a pile at their feet.
He sat on the edge of the bed, grabbing Steve by the thighs and pulling him in so he could lick along his hardening cock. He still tasted like the ocean from their beach visit, musky and salty and sweet, and his groans of pleasure when Danny sucked lightly on the tip of his dick were music to the Jersey man's ears.
The blonde took his boyfriend deep into his mouth, licking and sucking, moaning around him while one thumb traced gently over his balls.
"Oh fuck, Danny..." Steve's fingers worked gently through his hair, affectionately brushing it back from his face.
The blonde looked up and made eye contact with his lover as he bobbed his head on his cock, the dark lust in his eyes sending a wave of goosebumps down his back. He was so gorgeous.
Steve's gaze never left him as the taller man reached into his bedside drawer and pulled out the lube. He quickly squeezed some into his own hand and dropped the tube onto the bed, reaching around to push a finger into himself, his free hand slipping back into the Jersey man's hair.
Danny moaned around his cock, realising that he was going to get to top again and looking forward to the pleasures that came with taking his lover's muscular ass. He mainly bottomed with Steve, and loved every minute of every way he could have that man, but on the occasions where the brunette relinquished his control completely, Danny honoured it for the gift it was. His lover had suffered under DADT in the armed forces and had rarely bottomed in his life, so to give himself to his boyfriend the way he did was beautiful... and it made the memories of their first times together – with and without Adam involved – even more special. He had given that power to the blonde escort even before they had become an item, and that was important.
As he took the tattooed man back further into his throat, Danny picked up the lube and slicked up his own fingers, unable to resist his lover. With the next thrust of Steve's finger he slid his own in alongside it, and they both worked to stretch the brunette open together while he groaned and threw his head back at the sensation of two fingers moving independently inside him.
When Danny pushed a second finger in, Steve released his grip on his hair to take a condom from the drawer, then he pulled out of the Jersey man's mouth and tugged his hand away, bending to kiss him deeply. He rolled the condom down his hard cock, which was now throbbing with need, and it drew a whine from Danny which the tattooed man eagerly swallowed.
Then he shoved the blonde down onto the bed and crawled over him, grasping his wrists and pinning them above his head on the bed.
"Oh fuck, Steve..." Danny whispered huskily, because his boyfriend had discovered that little kink of his quite early on and seemed to know exactly when he needed it.
The taller man nibbled down the artery in his neck. "Mmm baby, I need you so much..."
The Jersey man allowed himself a wanton whimper and closed his eyes, taking in every sensation like he could drown in it; Steve's lips and teeth on his throat, his hand around his wrists, his other fingers trailing a hot line over his nipples. And then his lover was sinking down onto his cock, taking his whole length in one graceful move. He was so tight and hot, and Danny's back bowed upward as he revelled in the feeling.
Steve began to move on him, his powerful thighs working to lift and lower him in the most perfect rhythm while his talented tongue swirled around the blonde's hard nipples and sharp teeth bit along his jaw. The tattooed man built his pace gradually into peaks and then he would slow suddenly, only to work up the speed again and repeat the pattern, keeping his boyfriend on the edge of ecstasy for so long it was almost unbearable.
The Jersey man's hoarse whispers developed into wordless cries in amongst a cocktail of curses and Steve's name, and he gasped and moaned as the man above him assaulted his senses while he rolled his hips and fucked himself on his cock.
"Danny, fuck... I'm gonna come... I want you to come..." His lover sounded desperate, fingers encircling the base of his own dick and squeezing, wanting the blonde to climax before him. But Danny was intent on watching his boyfriend as he came.
He wrestled one hand free from the brunette's grasp and took the man's cock in his slick fist, stroking him to completion as he rode him.
Steve shouted his name, throwing his head back again as his cum spurted in long lines across Danny's chest. He clenched around the Jersey man's dick and jerked forward hard, and feeling his orgasm wrack his lover's body sent Danny over the edge after him.
When the blonde came back to himself, Steve was sprawled over his body and panting into the side of his neck while he came down from his own high. He otherwise hadn't moved, Danny's cock still encased inside his body, and it felt wonderful and intimate. He never wanted to move from this position, although he knew he'd have to eventually.
The taller man swallowed hard to wet his throat, and spoke softly against his neck.
"Just in case that didn't make it clear... I love you too..."
Danny laughed warmly and wrapped his arms around his boyfriend, holding him tight. He couldn't think of anything to say, his grin stretching from ear to ear, and so he pressed his face into Steve's shoulder and kissed the sweat-soaked skin, hoping he understood.
It was a few minutes before the tattooed man found the energy to climb off him, but he snuggled into Danny's body and sighed happily.
"You know, I was thinking... you said you didn't know what you wanted to do with your days off while Grace is away? We could go camping..."
The blonde gazed at his boyfriend from inches away. "Yeah? You got somewhere in mind?"
"It's out of the way..." Steve wiggled his eyebrows suggestively, "I have an idea which I think is going to involve loud noises..."
"Ooh, colour me intrigued," Danny chuckled.
"I think you'll be surprised by what I have planned..." was the only reply he got.
The next day, when they stopped at Danny's to pick up his clothes, Steve picked up the ugly pink rabbit from behind the couch where it had lived untouched for the past three weeks or so.
"Do you think Grace will miss this?"
The blonde shook his head and chuckled. "Nah, y'know I don't think she even noticed it was gone. Plus she has Delilah now, and she never liked that thing... why?"
"Like I said, I have something special planned..." He tried to be mysterious, but under his lover's slightly disgusted glare he broke into a laugh. "Oh Jesus Danno, nothing like that! It's just... I may have access to a grenade from my Navy days..."
Danny never thought his night would be rounded off with an exploding pink rabbit leaving smouldering stuffing and fur floating down from the sky in the middle of a rainforest clearing, but as he pulled his hands away from his ears and giggled manically, receiving a kiss from his overly happy boyfriend, he got the idea things were never going to be normal again with Steve around.