Disclaimer: see chapter one.

Author's note: Thank you so much for the reviews for the last chapter! I apologize in the delay but this chapter was a tough one to put together, but I think you guys are going to enjoy. Like also the mistakes are mine and I apologize in advance.

Once Steve was home and their family was back together, things seemed to quiet down a little bit. Sure Rachel still made comments from time to time that Grace would sometimes overhear, but she had given up a little bit on her angry tirades toward Danny's voicemail. Grace was still seeing Victoria, except she was going every week now because she was feeling more comfortable and Danny could see that it was helping her.

Steve and Danny were also seeing their own therapists to deal with the baggage they were carrying around with them. Danny could see that Steve wasn't as stoic and reserved about emotions anymore, there wasn't a shade of darkness to his eyes that had been there since the day they met. It was nice to see Steve finally coming to terms with everything that had happened throughout his life and realizing that it wasn't his fault. Steve couldn't notice much of a difference in Danny, just because Danny has always been vocal about things that are bothering him. But he has noticed that Danny isn't quick to lose his temper anymore, yeah he still rants and raves but they are a lot less angry now. Which mind you, Steve is happy about to a degree; angry Danno is a hot Danno.

But both knew that just because things are going smoothly now, they're almost anxiously waiting for the next thing to hit them. They just hadn't expected that Gracie would be in put smack dab in the middle of it.

It started out innocently enough with Grace having to do a project on her definition of ohana and the members of her ohana. Danny would admit that it wasn't an odd project because he could remember doing one about his family, but the circumstances around those that make up Grace's ohana were a little worry some to Danny. He knew that they didn't have the most conventional family and that some of the kids in her class might not be as understanding as Grace was, but still when he saw her and Steve going through pictures for her scrapbook he didn't have the heart to dash her dreams. By the time she was done, her scrapbook was almost as big as one of her books for school and Grace was beyond proud of her project.

Per her request Danny had invited the team over and Mary over the weekend before it was due so that she could show them her hard work. Everyone had felt privileged that they were included in Grace William's Ohana book and marveled at the beautiful way she had put the book together. It had helped to alleviate some of Danny's worry about her project but still in the back of his head he had a feeling that something was going to happen. A feeling which he kept to himself because he knew that everyone else would probably just tell him he's worrying too much. So he waited with bated breath to see how her project would go over.

They landed a case that kept Danny pretty busy and distracted from thinking about Grace's project. He was looking over his final report on Friday, the day after Grace had to turn in her project, when his phone rang and the caller ID made Danny's heart begin to pound. "Danny Williams." He answered as he listened to the secretary at Grace's school tell him that he was to report to school because there had been an incident and Grace had been involved. "I'm on my way." Danny replied sighing and running a hand over his face as he stood up.

Steve had just returned when he saw Danny walking out of his office with a look on his face that Steve couldn't place. "Hey Danny, what's up?" Steve asked causing Danny to stop on his journey out of the office.

"Grace's school called there was an incidence that requires our immediate attention." Danny explained his voice sounding tired as he thought of having to also deal with Rachel on top of the horrible Vice Principal at Grace's school.

"I'll come with you." Steve offered reaching for the keys. Danny thought about it for moment and smiled as he handed over the keys. Chin actually laughed at them as they walked out of the office, amazed that Danny had just handed over the keys without so much as a single complaint.

To say that Rachel wasn't happy when she saw Steve with Danny was an understatement. It was her firm belief after hearing what had happened on the playground that it was their fault that they were in this situation. But she didn't want to cause a scene and rocked Charles in her arms as they walked down the hallway towards her.

"Rachel, Stan." Danny greeted tightly trying to be as calm and polite as possible. He should've known that Rachel was going to bring Stan with her.

"Danny, Steve." Stan greeted a little more warmly than Danny had. The absolute truth of the matter was that Stan was happy that Danny and Steve were together. It meant that Stan didn't have to worry about something happening between Rachel and Danny, plus Danny was much easier to deal with now that he was actually in a happy and healthy relationship. So really Stan didn't care about whether Danny was in a relationship with a man or woman, but he could tell that Rachel wasn't happy about Danny and Steve being together. And if his marriage wasn't fragile enough as it was, Stan would've said something about Rachel's anger and jealously.

"Mrs. Edwards and Mr. Williams Mrs. Nelson will see you now." Both parents smiled tightly at the secretary and walked into the office with their significant others following behind.

"Mr. Williams, Mrs. Edwards I'm glad that you guys could come so quickly."

"What happened?" Danny asked sitting next to Rachel in front of the desk.

"As you're both aware Grace's class had projects due this week about their ohana. And well Grace got into an altercation with another student over her project." Mrs. Nelson explained lacing her fingers together and leaning forward on her desk.

"An altercation? What kind of altercation?" Danny asked as Rachel's frown grew deeper and her eyes narrowed slightly with anger.

"She punched another student when he had made fun of Grace's alternative type of ohana I should say. And as you're both aware we have a zero tolerance for violence here, but since this is the first time that Grace has gotten into any trouble we're willing to give her a three day suspension instead of immediate expulsion."

"And what's happening to the other kid that provoked Grace into fighting?" Danny asked glancing over at Rachel and preparing for her outburst.

"Benjamin has been given a detention for some of his remarks."

"So wait, my daughter is suspended because she was sticking up for herself while the kid that was making hateful remarks about her family only has a detention? Does that seem at all fair to you? I want to know what he said to her. So I'd like to talk to Grace." Danny started ranting feeling as if he was being punished for his lifestyle choices by Grace's school now too.

"Grace is cooling off in the nurse station. But I think we need to discuss Grace's home life and why she would think that violence is ever the answer to playground teasing."

"I completely agree with you Mrs. Nelson and I think that Grace had a violent outburst because of Danny's job as a cop and she is more prone to acting out because of the alternative nature of his lifestyle." Rachel calmly stated staring straight ahead at Mrs. Nelson. "None of this began until Danny entered into his relationship with Steve and it's my belief that they are giving Grace the wrong message." Danny sank slightly into his seat, Rachel's words cutting him like a knife. Even though he had moved on from his romantic feelings with Rachel, he still cared about her. She was the mother of his sweet daughter after all and he would always have a place in his heart for her, and to hear her homophobia directed at him hurt more than he would ever admit. Steve could see Danny deflating fast and reached out putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Excuse me." Steve cut in his anger and frustration with Rachel reaching its limit. "But I might want to warn you Rachel that you're bordering on discrimination right now and I don't think it's wise that you keep going with your current tirade. Grace's outburst has nothing to do with Five-0 at all. Grace got mad because someone was making fun of her parents because Benjamin's parents are just as narrow minded as you are and she didn't want to hear it. Grace is a very accepting child and understands that what Danny and I have is different, but it is not wrong."

"And if this place is sending the message that homophobia and bullying are okay then I don't want my daughter going here anymore." Danny said sitting up in his chair his shoulders set in a determined line.

"You can't make that decision Daniel, I am Grace's primary caregiver and I'll decide where she goes to school not you." Danny stood up quickly his blue eye blazing in anger.

"Stop right there Rachel, because you're going to say something that will come back and bite you in the ass in court. I am so sick and tired of you trying to take her away from me because you hate the fact that I'm finally happy with someone that's not you. I'm sorry Mrs. Nelson for involving you in this whole mess and I promise to talk to Grace about her actions. I assume that Grace is excused for the rest of the day?"

"Yes, I'll have the nurse bring her into the main office for you."

"Thank you." Steve said quickly turning to follow a fuming Danny out of the office. "Danny you need to calm down before you see Grace. I don't want her to feel even worse for what happened, okay?"

"Call Chris and tell him that instead of joint custody I want full custody. I don't want my daughter around someone that has such hatred in her life." Steve nodded knowing full well that once Danny calmed down he wouldn't feel like completely taking Grace away from Rachel, he knew what it felt like and he would never wish that feeling on anyone even stuck up bitches like Rachel.

"Danno! Daddy!" Grace exclaimed once she saw her dads waiting for her. Danny smiled softly at her and hugged her tightly once she reached them. He could tell that she was upset about what happened and expected him to be angry. "You're mad at me aren't you?" She quietly asked tears in her eyes.

"We'll talk about it at home okay Monkey?" She nodded and grabbed both of their hands as they exited the office. The car ride home from school was abnormally silent; Steve thought for sure that it was the longest that Danny had ever been quiet. He thought that Danny was angry about Grace getting into a fight but one glance at Danny's face and Steve knew, he wasn't angry he seemed defeated. Seeing Danny look defeated as just as bad as seeing him hurting. It wasn't a pill to swallow easily for Steve and he just wished that he could make everything go away.

Steve didn't broker the topic of the fight until all of them were settled around the kitchen table Danny and Steve with an ice cold long board and Grace with a glass of apple juice. "Alright Grace why don't you tell us what happened today?" Grace looked up from her glass and took a deep breath.

"We set up our projects today and right before recess we got to go around and see everybody's and everything was fine. But then we went to recess and Ben started saying things, mean things, about my family and my two queer dads. I don't know what queer means but I know that it's not good just because his friends were laughing and mimicking him. I asked him to stop, but he kept making jokes and getting right in my face. I tried walking away but he followed me and kept making fun of me."

"Why didn't you get the teacher?" Steve broke in laying his hand on Danny's shoulder to keep him from butting in. He was the calmest one and he was going to talk to Grace.

"I tried but he kept following me and saying that I was a tattle tail and pushed me. So I pushed him back and told him to leave me alone. When I went to tell the teacher, he grabbed my arm and pulled me back so I punched him. That's when the teacher finally came over and I was sent to the principal's office." She finished putting her head down because she could tell from Danno's face that he was angry and she didn't mean to make him angry. She was just trying to make Ben stop making fun of her and her two dads.

"Grace, sweetheart no one's mad at you. I promise." Danny finally spoke getting up from his chair and kneeling down next to hers. "I'm angry that you had to deal with that. I never want you to be bullied because of my life and it hurts me to know that I'm the reason you're getting bullied. But you do realize that violence is never the answer no matter what."

"I know Danno, but he wouldn't leave me alone."

"We know baby, we just want you to know that next time you just need to get the teacher." Danny replied reaching up and brushing the hair away from her face.

"Why would Ben pick on me though? I've never been mean to him." Grace asked quietly wondering what she had ever done to get made fun of.

"Baby not everybody is as accepting about Danno and I as you are. To some people our relationship isn't right."

"I don't see a problem with it. You and Danno make each other happy and it's not like you're hurting anybody." Danny shared a small smile with Steve.

"You're right. Kids might make some comments about me and Steve, but you have to remain calm you can't go punching everybody that says something you don't like."

"I know Danno, violence is never the option. I'll always make sure to run to get the teacher."

"That's right."

"Am I in trouble for getting suspended though? I could tell mom was angry."

"I'm not going to punish you, but your mom might. And your mom was angrier at me I promise you. Why don't you go get your homework and you can do it while Steve and I finish up some work okay?"

"Yes Danno." Grace swung around to get up from the chair.

"And Grace, you can always come to Danno or me about anything okay? We're always here to talk to." Grace nodded and hugged both of them before grabbing her backpack. Danny stood up and leaned into Steve resting his forehead against his shoulder. "I'll call Chris and see if he can come over later."

"Tell him to file the petition." Danny replied pushing Steve toward the front door. "Could you run to the palace and pick up the case files and my laptop?" Steve smiled and nodded knowing that yet again Danny need some alone time with Grace to make him feel better.

Hours later Danny and Steve sat across from Chris at the kitchen table while Grace slept peacefully upstairs.

"I can't believe that she would say that in front of Grace's vice principal for that matter. I filed the paperwork this afternoon so they'll process it Monday morning and most likely Rachel will get served by this time next week."

"What do you think our chances are?" Danny asked as Steve reached over and grabbed his hand. He could tell that he was going to the dark place where he could actually lose Grace.

"Well before today honestly I would say we had a descent chance, but after Rachel made a complete ass out of herself our chances got a little better. Before we go any further we need to discuss how far you want to go with this."

"I want to do whatever it takes to make sure that we don't lose Grace."

"Okay so when I find out our court date I'll call Victoria and make sure she will testify for you. We'll get together the day before the hearing to make sure you're prepared for anything that could happen." Danny nodded taking a deep breath and preparing himself for yet another custody battle in court, he still had a bad taste in his mouth from the last one. "Danny I promise you that I'm going to fight for you so that you don't lose Grace."

"I know, it's just hard to shake off the last time, ya know?" Chris nodded taking a sip of his water. "I don't want to lose my daughter because of who I happen to love."

"Like I said before I'm ready to file a suit for discrimination if she uses your relationship as a reason for why you shouldn't have Grace. And I think that Victoria will be the star witness for you, she has a relationship with Grace that isn't affected by Rachel or you so she has the best view on what Grace really feels about your relationship and such." Danny nodded and looked at Steve.

"I trust that you'll do whatever it takes to make sure that Danny and Grace stay together. And just so you know I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to make sure that happens, I'm not above looking into both of them if need be." Steve calmly stated taking a sip of his beer and looking up innocently when he saw both Chris and Danny staring at him.

"Really Steven? You sound like a horrible wannabe mobster right now. We don't need you to be your stealthy ninja self alright? Let's just let Chris do his job." Danny jokes leaning into Steve so he knew it was a joke. Honestly it meant the world to Danny for Steve to say that.

"Yeah Steve, I'm much more qualified for this kind of thing then you are. But it's good to know that you're down for anything." Steve shrugged not sure what was wrong with what he said, but decided not to comment on it any further. A silence fell over the room for a second before Steve looked up from his beer.

"So Chris what's the deal with you and my sister?" Danny sputtered his beer at the wide eyed look on Chris's face. Steve just leaned back with a smug satisfied smirk spread across his face.

"Well uh….you see…" Steve and Danny chuckled Danny even getting up and light clapping Chris on the shoulder.

"Relax lawyer man; he's just messing with you. It is so obvious that there's chemistry between you two." Danny comforted glad for the distraction from the tsunami headed right for them.

A/N 2: Grace's fight actually happened to my best friend's little brother who was being made fun of because one of his older brothers happens to be gay. Danny and Steve's talk with Grace is the actual talk that his brother and I had with him. So it just shows that reality can be great inspiration. Anyway let me know what you guys think and get ready because this is only the beginning of the drama that's about to happen. Until next time ~thatredheadgirl~