Disclaimer: you guys know the drill, see the first chapter, but I still own nada.

Author's Note: So I don't know if you have realized it yet, but this story has become my distraction right now. Plus I seemed to have more motivation to write this than to finish my project. Thanks like always for the reviews and alerts for this story, I love seeing them in my inbox. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Steve sat nursing a long board and watching the tide, his mind racing. He would be lying if he told you he wasn't a little bit worried about Rachel actually petitioning for full custody. He would also be lying if he wasn't a little bit scared that she might win. He knew what some people thought about his relationship with Danny, he could see the judgment in some people's eyes when he and Danny were out and about. He knew that some questioned how two men, one had been married and the other was a SEAL, could end up together. So yeah, Steve knew that his and Danno's relationship wasn't conventional by most of society's standards. But what Rachel failed to realize is that as unconventional as their relationship may be, most of the judges (family court included) appreciated what Steve and Danny were doing with Five-0.

Most judges would realize that while they risk their lives, they're doing it to protect this island, their family and everyone else's. So really what did it matter if they just came home with each other after a tough case? It's not like their relationship was affecting their work, they kept it strictly professional at work. Well okay, there was that one time that Steve got a little too handsy when Danny hurt his shoulder after a suspect had knocked him down, but hey can you blame him? You'd have a hard time keeping your hands to yourself with Danny making positively sinful noises as Steve rubbed his bruising shoulder. That little incident aside, they were strictly professional while doing anything Five-0 related.

So as worried and slightly scared Steve was, he knew that he and Danny weren't corrupting Grace in any way. If anything, they were showing her what it was like to have a healthy relationship. Sure, the beginning was rocky, but they had worked past that and have both admitted that they are the happiest they've ever been. Their relationship is only serving to expose Grace to the different types of love that she's going to see when she's old enough to really understand the world around her. Plus Steve loves Grace like she was his own and would do anything to protect her, so really what harm were he and Danno doing?

Danny leaned against the doorframe watching Steve. He could see the tense line of his shoulders and knew that he was thinking about the shit storm that they were about to encounter. But even with the thought of losing his daughter looming over his head, Danny knew that Steve would do everything he could to make sure that he and Grace stay connected. It was refreshing and such a relief to know that he wasn't fighting this battle alone, that there was someone right there beside him that would be there during the dark times. Danny had never felt that much love from someone that wasn't his parents. "You got one for me?" Danny asked breaking Steve from the NASCAR race going on in his head. He nodded reaching down into their beer cooler and held a cold one out to Danny. "Thanks babe." Steve smiled his fingers caressing Danny's hand as the bottle left his hand.

"Grace okay?" Steve knew that she was still probably reeling from this afternoon's events, he could see it deep in her eyes as she hugged him goodnight. It was almost as if she thought it would be the last time that she would get to hug him goodnight.

"She says she is, but I can see that she's worried and scared that Rachel would take her away from me. Hell it scares me to think that Rachel could actually succeed in taking her away from me all over my relationship, it's scary and unreal." Steve nodded his heart in his throat as a chilling thought entered his head.

"Look Danno, if it does come down to that, where someone actually says that our relationship isn't suitable for Grace to be around, I love you enough to let you go. I couldn't live with myself if I knew that I was the reason you lost your daughter." Danny stopped at the honestly and heartbreaking sadness in Steve's voice. Even after all this time, Steve still managed to shock and surprise the hell out of him.

"Wow, Steven. That's probably the most heartbreakingly sad yet sweet thing that everybody has ever said to me. But I won't accept that; because I find it hard to believe that you'd even let it get to that point. You're the strategic planner in this relationship, so I'm relying on you to figure out how we can win this battle."

"I'm serious Danny. If by some chance my plans don't work then I want you to know that I will do whatever needs to be done so you have Grace. No matter how much it would kill me to let you go, losing Grace is not something I can let happen. You understand that, right? Keeping you guys together is the most important thing right now."

"Steven." Danny reached over pulling on Steve's hand until Steve got up from his chair and fell to the sand between Danny's legs, leaning his head back so Danny could run his fingers through Steve's short hair. It was something that Danny had found to calm both Steve and himself, and bring them closer together somehow. Plus if Danny wanted to kiss him it was much easier now because he just had to bend over, it was a win-win. "I love you too much to let anybody come between us, especially Rachel. She had her chance to be with me, both when we were married and during our short lived affair last year and she walked away from me. And now I know why I couldn't make it work with her, because as cheesy as it sounds I was meant to be with you. You complete me babe, in every single sense and love me so unconditionally that sometimes it takes my breath away. So Rachel can threaten all she wants, she can hire any attorney she wants, but I know that no matter what you're going to be fighting right next to me." Danny paused using his hand to tilt Steve's head back so they were looking at each other. "Promise me you'll be there." Danny whispered finally showing just how scared he was and Steve immediately shifted so he was kneeling in front of Danny.

"I'm always going to be here Danny. I'll do whatever it takes to make sure that I'm always right there next to you. I love you and Grace so much Danny, I could never leave you, not after everything we've been through to get to this point." Steve cupped Danny's face as he gently kissed him, pouring all the love he had for him into the sweet kiss.

"What are we going to do?" Danny whispered once they pulled away his forehead resting against Steve's. The fear of potentially losing his daughter was not something that he could prepare for, because no matter how much he does emotionally prepare himself for it, he knows that when it does happen it will devastate him and he'll lose the only motivation he has (besides Steve but it doesn't compare to the motivation of his daughter). So he tries not to think about what life would be like with his sweet daughter, he would like to avoid that depression as long as possible.

"I won't let her go without a fight Danno. We're going to do whatever it takes to make sure that Rachel knows not to mess with McDanno, because we are an unstoppable force when we're actually working together."

"McDanno, huh? Who gave us that nickname?" Danny asked a playful smile on his face.

"I overheard Grace and Kono the other day after her surfing lesson. They were gushing about how cute their McDanno was." Steve replied with such a serious face that Danny had to bite his lip from laughing.

"I love how serious you are when you quote my nine-year daughter." Steve smiled shaking his head at Danny's ribbing.

"They're right though, we are an unstoppable force." Danny nodded reaching down to link their fingers together.

"I feel sorry for Rachel; I don't think she knows not to mess with my Super SEAL." Steve smirked and stood up using their still joined hands to pull Danny up.

"Sometimes I think people should be more afraid of you than me."

"Damn straight, it's about time you realized that." Danny replied following Steve into the house. No matter which way you looked at, Rachel really had no idea who she was messing with because McDanno really is not a force to be reckoned with. But if she wants a fight, she's going to get a fight.

A/N 2: So what'd ya think? I loved writing sappy Danny and a very open Steve, and I hope you guys like this scene as well. Like always let me know what you thought and such, I'd love to hear from ya. ~thatredheadgirl~