Chapter 4
Steve blinked against the bright sun now shining on his face; there was a warm weight resting on his chest. Steve looked down and saw Danny snuggled up against him. Smiling, he whispered near Danny's ear, "Danno wake up. Come on, we need to clean up before anyone comes out here." Danny groaned, "Too early. Come back later." Steve laughed, "Sorry Danno. But if we don't want to get in trouble we need to recycle the cans and right the chairs. And we should definitely be in the house, preferably our bedroom, before the parents get up. Come on Danno." Danny sighed, sitting up and rubbing his eyes, "What time is it?" Steve smiled, "Early. The sun just came up." They got up and cleared the porch before going in to change.
Steve watched from the corner of his eye as Danny changed, "Danno, you want to go somewhere tonight?" Danny frowned at his shirt, "Sure." he replied absent-mindedly. "Cool. Be ready at 7 and we'll go see a movie or get some pizza or something." Steve said, grinning, as he pulled on his swimsuit, "I'm going to go start my work-out. See you in an hour or so." Danny waved at him, falling into bed as Steve left the room.
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"Dad? Can I have forty bucks? I'm gonna take Danny out on the town." Steve hollered up the stairs. When there was no answer Steve went ahead and pilfered his dad's wallet. Steve smiled as Danny came down the stairs; Grace was attached to Danny's back and Mary was clinging to his leg, it was very cute. "But why can't we come Danny?" Grace was asking as they came down. "Sorry Monkey but Steve and I want some alone time. We can hang out tomorrow night. 'k?" Danny asked, checking with both Grace and Mary. When they consented, Danny started peeling Mary off his leg. Steve rushed over and grabbed Grace, pulling her down off Danny, "We'll be back in a couple hours. So, Danno should be here to tuck you in, but, if we're late you can call one o us on our cells and you can at least say good night. Alright?" Grace beamed up at him, "Really? You wouldn't mind?" Steve knelt, "Of course not Gracie. Now come here, give me a hug. You too Mary, get over here."
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On their way out the door, Danny leaned in and kissed Steve, "You were amazing Babe. I didn't even know why she was upset. But you did and you fixed it."