Disclaimer: Again, I own none of these characters, nand even if I did, I'd be too excited by the prospect of all the different things to make them do that the general story probably wouldn't make any sense. Also, I'm sorry that I forgot to show Danny's amazing PacMan skills while they were in a place where he could be impressive. I know that he is usually hunting hard for a suitable apartment for him and Grace and I have no idea if they got a salary increase or not.

Danny texting will be like this.

Person responding wil be like this.

Danny POV

Finally, his weekend with Gracie was here. And seeing as they had an early week, he was able to be there right as school let out. He was leaning comfortable against his car, right in front of the school. The last bell rung for the day. A few seconds later, the school doors burst outwards and students charged on mass out of the school. Amongst the sea of kids, he spotted his pigtailed little girl.

"Danno!" Grace exclaimed as she flung herself into his arms.

"Hey Monkey," he responded as he picked her up and hugged her tigh, "how was school?"

"It was fun today! We learned about Hawai'i's native fish, the Humuhumunukunukuāpua'a, that's a reef triggerfish, as well as the Haielepo, that's a spotted eagle ray. And then in gym, we started learning how to properly play baseball but Tommy was a real putz and kept throwing the ball over my head when his friend was running to home plate cause he was on the other team and i was the catcher. But in English we started learning about all the different kinds of poetry," she said all in one go.

"A few different things: 1) It's good that your learning about local ocean life, 2) Isn't it a bit early for you guys to be learning about different kinds of poetry and 3) Where the heck did you learn the word putz?" He responded.

"Well, Ms. Kaiweilei said that she's just pointing out the different kinds right now to show that they don't all rhyme so that when we get older, it's a little easier. I learned the word putz from you. I heard you use it on the phone when you were talking to Uncle Steve," Grace replied. He was really gonna have to watch what he said around her. Especially if she said it around Rachel. He would be in dep shit if that were to happen. Grace was soaking up everything like a sponge.

"Alright, let's go my little brown haired sponge. What are you doing heading for the drivers side? Ive seen you drive Barbie's Corvette. You drive, we're gonna end up in a tree. Get around to the other side," he playfully pushed his daughter to the other side of the car. They both settled in as he started the car and drove to his new apartment. This one was much better than his first one. With the slight salary increase from working at 5-0, he was at least able to afford a 2-bedroom apartment. It still needed a bit more decoration but it was better than the one he had when he first started with 5-0. "Got any homework?" He asked his daughter.

"Danno," Grace groaned.

"finish your homework now and that way you can have more playtime later. Plus, I wanna be able to catch a movie with my best girl this weekend and we can't throughly enjoy ourselves with the threat of homework over our hearts now can we? So go, get changed up, then come back, you can work on your homework and I'll be right there if you need help," he said, slightly pushing her towards her room.

"Fine, but I want a reward for this," Grace sighed dramatically.

"Grace," he stated matter-of-factly, "you are not getting a reward for doing your homework. You can get one if you help clean and tidy the kitchen after dinner tonight." Grace brightened at the possibilities of her reward.

"Thanks Danno, your the best!" She hugged him before taking off to her room, dropping her bag at the kitchen table before doing so. She came back not more than 5 minutes later in her play clothes. She dug in her bag and pulled out her books and papers. He sat with her, working on the puzzles in the newspaper, staying close if she needed any help. She had a few questions but nothing that talking through them couldn't solve. Once he had checked it, she put all the papers back in their relevant folders and back into her school bag. She took the bag and put it in her room. When she came back, he was pulling out all the necessary ingredients for grilled cheese and tomato soup. He usually made the soup from scratch but couldn't be bothered tonight so he pulled the canned stuff from his cupboard. He placed a pot on the stove for Grace to heat up the soup with. He let her be in charge of that while he readied the grilled cheese's. He set up their grilled cheese's with pepper jack and cheddar cheese. He always did like a bit of kick to his food. He was glad that his daughter had picked up the same taste. The soup started to bubble while Grace was stirring it, "Soup's done."

"Good thing, I just finished the grilled cheese's. Do you want halves or quarters?"

"Halves please." He placed the sandwiches on top of each other and cut them on the diagonal. Grace was very careful when she ladled the soup into the 2 bowls her father had put next to her on the counter. He put the sandwiches on a plate and and handed the plate to Grace as he took the 2 bowls of soup to the living room. He placed the bowls down and proceeded to put Tinkerbell and The Great Fairy Rescue into the DVD player while Grace readied their usual dinner setup: a large pillow placed in front of one of the bowls while she grabbed her small chair and placed it in front of the other. He settled into his pillow and hit play on the remote control. They both grabbed a half a sandwich and dunked it into the soup a few times before biting off the corner soaked in soup. They tucked in while the movie played. They had finished their soup before the movie finished but neither of them moved. After the movie finished, Grace put one bowl in the other, put the spoons inside of the top bowl and balanced them on the plate, taking them into the kitchen and placing them by the sink. He partially filled the sink with hot water and squirted dish soap under the running stream of water. He washed what few dishes they had while Grace dried them. After drying them, they worked together to put everything away.

"Good job Gracie. Alright, time to get a shower and get changed for bed."

"Noooo, Danno! I wanna watch another movie! I finished all my homework! I helped with the dishes! Plus, it's the weekend!" Grace whined. Then she hit him with he puppy dog eyes. God, he could never resist the puppy dog eyes.

"I wasn't sending you to bed. I was just suggesting you get comfortable for the next movie. I'll get a shower and changed into my jammies while you pick a movie and decide what you want your rewards to be. Then, you go and get a shower while I set up some popcorn for the second movie. Deal?" He stuck out his hand for her to shake.

"Deal!" She shook his hand. Then she started to shove him towards the bathroom, "Now hurry up so we can get to the next movie!" Considering her size, her efforts were essentially futile but he played along. He smiled as he headed towards his bedroom to grab his PJ's and get a shower. He showered and changed into his pajamas and was back out shortly. Gracie had her clothes in a pile on the edge of the couch, ready for her turn. As soon as she saw her dad exited the bathroom, she raced in. He smiled at her as the door slammed. He padded over to the kitchen and threw a bag of popcorn into the icrowave. While he waited, he went to check out what movie his daughter had picked out. He smiled at her choice, Despicable Me. She had retuned the pillow and her chair to their proper places. He smiled at his daughter. Regardless of everything that he and Rachel had gone through, his daughter didn't turn into a spoiled brat. He was quite proud of that fact. He set up the DVD and got 2 glasses of ice water on the coffee table. Once the popcorn was done, he poured it into a bowl and brought it to the coffee table. He grabbed the blanket off the back of the couch and opened it up, throwing it across his legs and slightly to his left for Grace to cover herself when she came out. Just as he finished sorting out the blanket, Grace came out of the bathroom, looking adorable in her Little Mermaid pajamas. He pulled back the blanket and she plopped next to her father, pulling the blanket back over her legs. "I know what I want as a reward. I wanna go surfing with Uncle Chine and Auntie Kono and Uncle Steve."

He smiled down at his daughter. He hope she stayed this young and cute forever. "I'll see what I can do Monkey." He pulled his daughter to his side, underneath his arm as they tucked in to watch the next movie with the popcorn in their laps. She snuggled into his side as they watched, covered with warmth from all sides. They were both able to have a good laugh at the movie and enjoyed this one more than the last.

Grace took the glasses into the kitchen and placed them by the sink while he took the bowl. They walked hand in hand to her bedroom where she climbed into bed before he tucked her in. He kissed her on the forehead. "Goodnight Gracie. Danno loves you."

"I love you too Danno. Good night," she replied sleepily. She hugged her father and planted a big kiss on his cheek. She snuggled down under her covers, grabbing her big, stuffed orphan to cuddle with it. He turned off the lights and cracked the door. He grabbed his cell phone off the counter where it was charging and pulled up WhatsApp. He pulled up a chat with Steve and shot him a message:

Hey, Grace wants to go surfing with all of us.

Would you be able to swing it tomorrow if you

don't already have plans?

He pulled up a chat with Chin and sent him the same message. He scrolled through his phone contacts until he came to Kono's number. His thumb hovered over her number and he took a deep breath. He knew he shouldn't be nervous cause it was only Kono. But that was also the reason why he was nervous, because it was Kono. He hit the button before he lost anymore nerve or could talk himself out of it for some reason and just send her a message. She picked up on the second ring. "Hey Danny, what's up?" He froze momentarily. How did she know it was me? Oh duh Danny, caller ID, he thought to himself. Unfortunately, he still had the phone to his ear and had yet to say anything.

"Hey," he blurted a bit loudly. Real smooth genius! He took a breath and tried again, "Hey Kono, how are you? Sorry for calling so late."

"Oh, not a problem. I'm good. How are you enjoying your days off? And how is Grace?"

"They're good! Had ample time to not get shot at so I'm more calm and relaxed. Gracie is great. We've finished her homework for next week and had a movie night in. I've got to watch what I say around her. She called one of her classmates a putz. I've got to start being more careful about what I say around her." He heard her laugh down the line. He smiled upon hearing her laughter.

"So, what's up with the late night phone call? Or are you trying to set up some kind of booty call?" Kono teased.

"No!" He yelled down the line. He cursed at himself for that, "No, i would never call you just for a booty call. I have more respect for you than that," he said softly. He couldn't see it, but he could almost hear Kono smiling down the line at him. "I actually called to ask if you have any plans for tomorrow? If you don't, then Gracie has asked if Auntie Kono would be available to take her surfing tomorrow. Well, you and her Uncles; but i know you can surf circles around Steve and Chin any day."

"I don't have anything planned for tomorrow. I would love to come. What time did you have in mind?" He let out a breath that he hadn't realized that he was holding.

"Really? Great!"

"Easy there, Danny. A little excited there buddy?"

"I'm always excited when I get to see you."

"Danny," her tone changed. It was much softer now. He could imagine her sitting on her couch with her feet tucked up nderneath her, tucking her hair behind her ear as the other one held the phone to her ear, "that was so sweet. Did you need me to bring anything?"

"Yeah, bring a cooler of ice. Oh, and we can meet at Duke Kahanamoku Beach at 1 pm. I'll...I mean we'll see you tomorrow."

"See you guys tomorrow. Good night Danny."

"Good night Kono. Sleep tight," he replied softly as he hung up the phone. Thank goodness Grace wasn't here because she'd probably be wondering why he was grinning like an idiot. No one else could show up but Kono and he would be just fine. Just then, his phone buzzed. He looked down to see that he ha received a message back from Chin:

Yeah, I'm down. Mind if i bring Laila?

Not at all. The more the merrier. I'm sure Grace would love it. So things are going well so far with you two?

Yeah, it's great! I haven't had this much fun or had someone so easy to talk to in a long time. So, do you need me to bring anything?

Yeah, if you could bring sodas and water, that would be great. Laila knows how to surf?

I have no idea brah. But we we're planning on hanging out anyway. Where and when tomorrow?

1 pm at Duke Kahanamoku Beach. See you tomorrow.

Laters.

No sooner had he put his phone down that it buzzed again. This time it was Steve:

Isn't it kinda late to be sending messages Danno?

All I need is a simple yes or no Steve. And I told you not to call me that!

You're so easy to wind up. Of course I'll be there. Can Cath come as well? She's got time off so she's staying with me.

Well, seeing as she is probably already reading this over your shoulder, yes. Would have said yes anyway. You know what a social butterfly Grace is. Plus, we all like Cath. Hi Cath!

She says 'Hey!' You agreed to surfing?

It's what Gracie wants and you know I rarely deny her anything she wants.

*Wha-poosh!*

What the hell was that?

That was the sound of a whip cracking my friend.

Oh shut up. Catherine, can you make sure that this Neanderthal buys beer for us please? I know he wouldn't otherwise ask. And make sure he takes his wallet and actually pays. He has a huge memory problem with leaving his wallet at home. I will see you lot tomorrow at 1 pm at Duke Kahanamoku Beach.

I pay for stuff Jersey :P. We'll see you tomorrow. Night Steve. Night Cath

Night from the both of us.

Danny rubbed his hand over his face and checked the time on his phone. It was lat enough and he didn't really feel like staying up any longer as he had decided that he would bring watermelon and sandwiches. Nothing fancy, just roast beef with onions, peppers and Swiss cheese with his own homemade creamy, spicy mustard spread. Finding a good hoagie roll had been one of his first goals when he got on the island. He had become good friends with the guy at the bakery counter at the local grocery store. The guy knew that Danny was particular when it came to his hoagies. He hadn't seen another person appreciate a good quality loaf of bread in a while. Danny always called ahead of time to make sure that he would have the best choice. He wrote down a quick shopping list before heading to bed. He set his alarm for 9:30 am. That would give them enough time to have breakfast, go to the store and prep their part for their outing. With everything finalized in his head and on paper, he turned out the lights and went to sleep.