Disclaimer: I in no way own the Hawaii Five-0 Series. I also do not own the Foodland grocery store chain. Both of these are owned by their respective companies.
Words: 1,429
Rating: PG
A/N: The characters in this chapter seem OOC to me, not by a whole lot, but by some margin. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and will stick with me! Also all mistakes are my own seeing as I only have Word to help edit my writing!
Warnings: Spoilers for previous episodes and little oocness from the characters!

"Steve, let's just go to a diner. I'm exhausted, stressed, and I just want to order some food. What's so great about a bar and grill?" Danny asked as he looked at his partner over the hood of the Camaro.

"The bar and grill will be a great place to pick up some information, you know that better than I do. Besides a bar and grill always has better food than a Diner." Steve replied as he opened the driver door to the Camaro.

"While that is true I don't see why we just can't go and see what kind of information we can pick up at a diner, one it'd be a lot less nosier, two if we can get a seat near the kitchen we would be able to hear the waiters and waitresses gossip, while you can't really do that in a bar and grill."

Making a scrunched up face, Steve watched as Danny got into the car, "Fine we'll go to the diner."

"Oh look you're doing the aneurism face again. Do you seriously have a problem with going to a diner?" Danny asked as he buckled himself in.

"No I don't have a 'problem' with the diner I just prefer to go to a bar and grill." Steve replied.

"Fine this time we'll go to the bar and grill, but next time we go to the diner." Danny decided nodding his head along, as if it would make his words law.

"Whatever you say Danno," Steve smirked and backed the car out of the driveway.

The bar and grill restaurant had actually been pretty nice and was very comfortable. Since it was a Friday night, the usual customers were sitting at the bar drinking their alcohol or whatever they preferred to drink, and were watching a local game to some sort of sport that Danny had no interest in, but one that Steve would comment on every so often.

Because the two were portraying a gay couple throughout the dinner they had resorted to light hand touches, making pet names for one another, and eating off one another's plates. Of course they had received their share of dirty looks from the patrons and staff of the restaurant, but that had been easily ignored.

"That was pretty good food, we'll definitely need to come back some time soon," Steve said as he pulled out his wallet and paid for the dinner.

Nodding his head in agreement, Danny looked one last time around the bar glancing to see if anyone looked suspicious. Nothing looked out of place he turned back to Steve and smiled as he took his hand, "Ready to go?"

Steve glanced at their joined hands and gave a very light shrug and smiled, "Yeah baby, let's go home."

This time is was Steve who glanced around and noticed a few people grimacing at the term of endearment he had voiced, though none of them looked hostile. Opening the door he pulled Danny with him and out to the car letting go of the other man's hand as they made it to the car.

"Well, I didn't see anyone in there looking hostile, but there were a few in there who were disgusted by our display of affection." Steve noted as he started the car.

"Yeah we'll just have to become more social in this neighborhood and area. The more we know about the people in the area, the more we can get into this case, though right now we need to head on over to the grocery store, then I want to get back to the house and see if Kono or Chin has any new information."

Steve hummed as he started the car back up and pulled away from the restaurant. It wasn't long before Steve had found a Foodland grocery store and whipped into the parking lot, quickly finding a parking spot.

"We should have made a list before we came," Steve grumbled as he grabbed a shopping cart and a hand sanitizer cloth. Wiping down the handle on the cart he threw out the cloth and made his way into the store.

Danny had grabbed a sales paper making mental notes on what he'd like to grab. "Yeah, but we were hungry when we left, it's better to shop for food when you aren't hungry. Hey milk's on sale here, only $1.99, along with those energy bars you're always eating. I think we should stop by the fruit section first then hit the aisles. Sound good?"

"Yeah that sounds fine. What kind of fruits and vegetables do you like?"

"I'm good with peppers, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pretty much anything except pineapple and star fruit."

Nodding his head both of them covered the vegetable shopping in fifteen minutes, the aisles in twenty-five, only cause Danny insisted on getting some unhealthy snacks that Steve never even heard of or else they would have been done much sooner. When the total came up Steve didn't blink an eye as he paid the two hundred thirty seven dollars and twenty three cents bill. Danny tried to protest and pay for half of it but Steve wouldn't listen and just listened as Danny ranted.

"Done yet?" Steve asked as the kid bagging their items finished up.

"Yeah I'm done. Next time though, I'll pay for it!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Steve said as he pushed the cart out to the Camaro. Sighing and shaking his head Danny followed the other man out to the car and helped him unload the groceries from the car and into the trunk of the Camaro before pushing the cart into the parking space designated for the grocery carts.

The ride back to the rental place was quiet and short and both men definitely appreciated that. Things seemed like they were going to wrap up nicely, allowing them to finish with the groceries, get in their night clothes, and contact Kono and Chin, until Danny's phone rang. Hearing the psycho theme tone, Danny was confused as to why his ex would be calling while on vacation but picked it up, thinking it may be his daughter.

"Hello?" Danny stood there for a minute listening to the person on the other end of the line.

"Rachael, what do you mean your vacation is cancelled? I'm on assignment; you told me you'd take Grace this weekend!"

Again it was silent in the living room except for the muffled and garbled voice coming from Danny's cell phone. "Fine, I'll be there in forty minutes to pick her up!"

Danny turned to look at Steve, who during the conversation had decided to sit on the couch and watch his partner walk back and forth, with a defeated expression on his face, "I have to go pick Grace up at Rachael's, apparently step-Stan had an unexpected business problem come up and needs to go out of country for the next two weeks and Rachael is going to go along with him. Which leaves me to watch Grace and if this had been any other day or week that we weren't working an undercover case I would welcome it! Ugh! I'm gonna go get her now, don't bother waiting up for me, I probably won't be back until about one."

Steve watched and listened as his partner shuffled back to the front door where both of the men had kicked off their shoes. "Do you want me to tag along?"

"No, I'm good thanks though," Danny said as he finished putting his loafers on.

"If you're sure, it'd be no problem." Steve replied from the couch.

"Yeah I'm sure. Actually if you could, would you make sure the other bedroom we won't be using has sheets on the bed? If you could do that I'd really appreciate it."

"Yeah I can do that. Go on and go get Grace, I'll take care of everything here." Steve replied as he stood from the couch and stretched a bit.

"Thanks!" Danny gratefully said as he grabbed the keys for the Camaro and walked out the door.

Shaking his head in amusement Steve prepared the room in a matter of minutes, mostly just pulling down the duvet that was on the bed along with the top sheet. Deciding that was good enough, he made his way to his own room and changed into his usual pajamas and made his way back down to the living room. Plopping down on the couch he flipped on the television and watched the late night news before falling in to a light doze, completely forgetting about contacting Kono and Chin.