Disclaimer: see chapter one

Author's Note: I meant to get this chapter up earlier, but I was so busy with coming home for the summer and then slept for like twelve hours so I'm incredibly sorry for the delay. Thank you so much for your awesome reviews and I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

The week leading up to their Jersey trip, Steve's nerves slowly began to build. It started when he and Danny were doing laundry/beginning to pack for their trip. Who knew when there were going to have time to actually pack, plus Steve always liked to be prepared so it was only natural that he get Danny to start packing early. Packing helped to calm Steve's nerves a little bit, but then he'd think about why he was packing and his nerves would kick in full force and as much as he wanted to talk to Danny about it, he was kinda embarrassed about why he was nervous.

It's sad in Steve's opinion, that at the tender age of thirty five, he had never been introduced to the parents of his significant others; he's also only had about two major relationships. One was in high school, senior year to be exact; they had started dating around homecoming and broke up about a week after graduation. And of course, there's Danny. He wouldn't consider his friends with benefits relationship with Catherine a major significant relationship; they didn't really talk about anything but work when they were together. So it's the first time that he's actually going to be introduced to the parents as the significant other and it's a heady feeling.

So yeah Steve's insanely nervous because he has never been through anything like it before. He's not sure what the SOP is when one meets the parents. What is he supposed to do if they don't like him? What's he supposed to say to them? There are too many 'what-ifs' that Steve is slowly driving himself insane, working himself into a full blown panic.

It also doesn't help that when they picked Grace up the night before, she can't stop talking about how excited she is to see Grandpa Denny and Grandma Deb. She spends dinner telling Steve all about Jersey and all the cool places Danno's going to take them to and everything he needs to know about Danny's sisters, Lauren and Danielle and their families. It's a lot of information for Steve to take in, coming from a family that now just consists of his sister Mary and him, so the thought of being thrown into this large family structure terrifies him. But neither Danny nor Grace can see that Steve's having a mild anxiety attack, no on the outside he looks happy and interested as Grace verbally draws the Williams family tree for Steve.

Danny first notices it as he and Steve are clearing the table, there's a slight shake to Steve's hands. At first Danny thinks he's imagining it, but then it happens again when Steve hands him a plate to put in the dishwater. The only logical explanation Danny could come up with after thinking about it for a majority of the night is that Steve's nervous about going home with him and meeting his parents. He thinks it's incredibly cute that his big badass Super SEAL is nervous about meeting them, considering the fact that he can charge into a dangerous situation without batting an eye.

"Hey babe?" Danny asks, not being able to resist the urge anymore as they settled into bed for the night. He's been itching to ask Steve about his nerves since dinner and he's amazed he's kept quiet this long.

"Yeah?" Steve asks coming out of the bathroom in his pajama pants going through his nightly routine of locking up his gun next to the bed.

"How are you feeling about all of this?" Steve stopped fiddling with his drawers and looked at Danny.

"I'm fine Danno, why?" Danny shrugged as he settled into the bed patting the spot next to him.

"No reason, I just wanted to check in with you. I can't wait for you to meet the family." Steve smiled, almost tightly, as his nerves flared even worse than before. Sleep wasn't going to be happening for Steve tonight.

The next morning Danny knew that Steve was more nervous than he thought. Danny could tell that he had gotten little to no sleep and he was running around the house making sure that they had everything when Chin pulled up to take them to the airport. "Babe, we've got everything and the house is going to be fine. Kono's going to get the mail and make sure it's still standing. Now come on Chin's here and we have got to go." Steve sighed and nodded picking up Grace's suitcase along with his own and following Danny out of the house.

Danny thought that once they got in the air that Steve would calm down and maybe get some sleep, but he just seemed to be too nervous to do anything. "Babe, seriously calm down." Danny said reaching over and stilling Steve's hands. Grace slept peacefully in the window seat next to them and Danny was grateful that at least one of them was sleeping.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I can't believe that my Neanderthal Super SEAL is nervous to meet my little ole family. I mean who would've thought that meeting the parents would send you into such a tizzy." Steve sighed, not sure if Danny was making fun of him or what and that didn't help his nerves at all.

"Of course I'd be nervous; I've never done this before." Steve quietly admitted immediately making Danny feel like an ass.

"Oh babe, it's okay to be nervous. I mean hell, even I'm nervous. The last time I did this didn't really end well. So take a deep breath and relax. Treat this like any other situation where I've always got your back and I'll protect you from any potential threats you can't see, okay?" Steve reached over and squeezed Danny's hand a grateful smile on his face. He should've known that Danny would make him feel better.

Steve managed to get some sleep on their connecting flight from San Diego to Newark, but once they got off the plane the nerves kicked in again. He knew that Danny and Grace were there to buffer in case things got too much too soon for Steve, but still Steve wanted them to like him. He wanted Danny's family to like him because it would mean so much for Danny, and Steve wanted something to go right with Danny. So sending up a silent prayer Steve braced himself once they reached baggage claim, where they would be meeting Danny's parents. As they walked with Grace in between them, Steve could see that Grace was trying to keep up with Steve and Danny in the crowded airport so right before they reached Danny's parents, Steve reached down and scooped Grace up. Danny turned and smiled when he saw Grace smile and thank Steve for giving her little legs a break and it made Danny's heart melt that Steve was looking out for his daughter.

"Look Danno! There they are!" Grace exclaimed pointing out Danny's parents who were standing away from the conveyor belt where their bags would hopefully be in a few minutes. Danny smiled and walked a little bit faster than Steve and Grace and wrapped his mother into a hug. Once Steve and Grace were close, Steve set Grace down so she could hug her grandfather, leaving Steve to watch the long overdue interaction thankful that Grace had shown him pictures of the two months ago after her trip with Rachel.

Once Danny had hugged his father, he turned extending his hand to Steve who accepted the offered hand and stepped up towards them. "Ma, Pop this is Steve McGarrett. Steve is my dad Dennis and my mom Deb."

Steve smiled extending his hand to Danny's dad, who was sizing him up. "It's nice to meet you sir." Steve greeted immediately slipping back into his navy SEAL voice. Dennis shook his hand neither smiling nor frowning, his eyes scrutinizing Steve from head to toe. Steve then turned to Deb, hoping that she was a little more welcoming than Dennis's was. "It's nice to finally meet the voice over the phone." Steve hoped to joke, even though he was insanely nervous about how she was going to react to him in person. Deb smiled brightly and moved to hug Steve, which caught him completely off guard but he smiled at the warmth and love that radiated from her hug.

"It's so nice to see you and my aren't you handsome?" She smiled up at Steve as she stepped back from their hug.

"Here come the bags Danno." Grace offered from her place next to Dennis, her little hand wrapped in his much larger one. Dennis went to help them, but Steve stepped forward.

"I've got the bags, I'll meet you at the car." Steve offered needing a few minutes to figure out how to get Danny's dad to respond to him. If he can't get Dennis to even speak to him then he doesn't have high hopes for this trip.

"I'll help you babe." Danny replied knowing that there was something off with Steve, he could tell after he shook hands with his dad that Steve was freaking out a little bit. And Danny knew his dad wasn't helping anything with his quiet manner. He only hoped to let Steve know that his dad was like that with every new person he met and that it wasn't just Steve. "You okay?" Danny asked glancing at Steve as a few bags came down the belt towards them.

"Your dad doesn't seem to like me very much." Steve replied reaching down to start grabbing their bags. Danny waited until they had all their bags before replying.

"He's like that with everybody he doesn't know. But I promise once he gets to know you a bit more, he'll open up." Steve sighed and nodded his head. "Plus my ma loves you, so she's probably giving him an earful right now for being rude. But no matter what, I love you." Steve smiled and quickly kissed Danny as they walked towards the car.

"Are you sure you boys have it?" Deb asked watching Steve and Danny pull four suitcases and carry theirs and Grace's carryon bags.

"Yes because I've got my very own army Super SEAL who can handle anything. I'm surprised he didn't carry all of these bags out here." Danny joked sighing in relief when his dad finally cracked a smile.

"Ah we're doing that again? It's the Navy Danno, not the army. SEALs are in the Navy not Army and you wouldn't let me carry them remember? You decided that you wanted to help me." Danny shrugged knowing full well that he had screwed up army and navy, he intentionally did it that way.

"So you're a Navy man huh?" Dennis asked once they were seated in the car and heading back towards the house.

"Yes sir, going on seventeen years now." Dennis and Steve locked eyes in the rearview mirror and Dennis nodded a fond smile spread across his face.

"I'd love to hear about your time in the service." Dennis replied and Steve felt his body immediately relax as Dennis finally opened up. Locking eyes with Danny, Steve knew that he had been nervous for nothing.

A/N 2: Meeting the parents is never easy and it's incredibly nervewracking, isn't it? I know for me it's always an anxious time. So how'd I do? Let me know what you guys thought and I promise to post the next chapter as soon as possible. ~thatredheadgirl~