Disclaimer: Ideas are fictional; not making any money on this. Hawaii 5-0 belongs to CBS. That's okay because none of this would work on TV.

Danny and Steve watched the 'Magnum, PI' episode with interest. Danny made fun of Magnum's loud Hawaiian shirts and the older cars. Steve took exception to the car insults; his dad's Marquis was sitting in the garage, now mostly functional.

Danny was ready to go to bed until he saw that 'Barney Miller' was on next. Danny was young enough that the show was already off the air by the time he viewed the show for the first time. "Babe, we have to watch this. It's about a New York squad room. The characters are classic. Fish reminds me of an old sergeant we had on the force when I was a rookie. He looked old enough to be retired, but then I found out he was only in his mid-fifties."

Steve had something else in mind for the rest of the evening, but he noticed that Danny perked up when the show came on. He admitted later that the show was very funny, and he really liked the characters. Then an episode of 'Night Court' came on. Most of the show's action took place in a courtroom, the judge's office, and the hallway.

It wasn't even a tight courtroom drama; it was a comedy depicting the oddball cast of characters who were tried in night court. The judge and his supporting cast were even more oddball. The judge loved Mel Torme, hated Barry Manilow, and liked to do magic tricks. Mac kept the cases on track, Roz was one of his trusty bailiffs, Christine was the naïve public defender, and Dan Fielding was the randy DA. The most unique character was Bull, the over-sized bailiff, whose appearance frightened children. Yet, Bull was almost childlike in his manner.

It was the episode where Bull was a ventriloquist. His dummy looked exactly like Bull; in fact, it almost looked more lifelike that Bull. Every time the dummy spoke, Steve and Danny cracked up. As the show went on, Steve realized that Danny liked these shows because they were just across the river from his home in Jersey. Steve vowed to find more of the shows based on the East Coast since they made Danny so happy.

When the show was over, Danny turned the TV off. "Thanks for being patient. I know you wanted to go upstairs earlier. I used to watch the reruns in my apartment in Jersey after the divorce before Rachel moved here. It was a miserable time, and these shows were the high point of my day. It was nice to watch them now that my life isn't so crappy anymore. In fact, my life is just about perfect now."

Danny leaned over and kissed Steve. It started out soft and turned steamy quickly. "Your life is only just about perfect? I was hoping for higher than that." Steve protested but stopped when Danny slipped his hands under Steve's t-shirt.

"It would be perfect if we were upstairs, in bed, and naked." Danny wanted to reciprocate the attention that Steve had showed him earlier this morning.

"I say we go for perfect." Steve pulled Danny up and snapped the lamp off. They hurried upstairs to the bedroom and quickly undressed.

"Did you lock the door?" Danny didn't want Grace walking in on them.

"Yes, and why are you still talking?" Steve pushed Danny down on the bed and quickly joined him.

"Not so fast. I'm in charge tonight." Danny flipped Steve on his back and held them there. "I had a nice chance to rest up today, and I'd like to see what else you can do like a teenager now. Well, as long as it's not wreck my car or stuff me in my locker."

Steve went on sensory overload. He was coming down from his sugar high and craving something else. This would do nicely. Danny was careful to avoid Steve's bruises, but otherwise he was a little rough. Some of the frustrations of the last couple of weeks came through. Every time Steve tried to touch him, Danny pushed his hands down to the bed. "Stay put, and I don't want to tell you again."

Steve was a little frustrated now. Danny drove him crazy when he was like this. When Danny finally relented and let Steve join in the fun, Steve flipped Danny on his back. They tussled for control until neither could exhibit any control. They were breathless and laughing by the time the fireworks were over.

"Danno, I never know what to expect in the bedroom with you. I never thought sex could be like this. Every time is like the first time. I never stop wanting you." Steve kissed Danny, back to tender now.

"I know babe. It's like that for me too. I probably didn't have as much experience as you before I married Rachel, but I did date some. None of them, including Rachel, made me feel like this. Do you think it will always be like this?" Danny thought he and Rachel would be together forever, but it didn't last.

"I think it will be close to like this if we really work at it. We've had a couple of arguments and got through them without inflicting any permanent damage. We survived my deployment. I love you and Grace more than I thought possible. I would do anything to keep you in my life."

"I love you too Steve. You're Grace's Dad now. You understand why my work is so important, because it's important to you. You put up with my rants, and you respect me at work. I don't want any of that to ever change.

"Maybe we should start thinking about what we want to put in our vows. I think we should say what's important to us as a couple and as a family. I'd like to include vows to Grace in the ceremony. What do you think?" Steve had thought about being legally joined to Danny while he was on deployment.

Earlier this week

One of the last nights before they raided the cartel headquarters, Steve's team joined him in the mess tent for a late night bull session. They discussed Steve's relationship with Danny; Steve had obviously enjoyed women when they knew him before. One of the guys asked Steve how he ended up liking men now.

"I guess you just have to know Danny. He was divorced when I met him; his wife remarried and moved their daughter to Hawaii with her new husband. Danny surprised them all by moving to Hawaii too. Rachel screwed him over on visitation every chance she got. Anyone else would have just given up and moved back. Not Danny. Even though he hated almost everything about island life and was having difficulty fitting in at HPD, even though he left a big loving family in New Jersey, Danny stayed for Grace."

"He's passionate about everything; you can tell what he's feeling because he tells you whether or not you want to know. He talks with his hands. Danny is an outstanding detective, and he's great with victims and witnesses. Danny is several inches shorter and several pounds lighter than most of our perps, and that never stops him from going after them. He usually takes his man down too. He's my partner and my second-in-charge. He's the best dad I've ever met."

"You asked me why I started liking men. I don't like men; I love Danny. I don't know when I started loving him, but I couldn't stop if I wanted to. I guess it's the same for Danny. We just know we belong together. Now, I'm working hard on being a good dad to our daughter, Grace. We have joint custody of her, and she spends more time with us than with her mother. She calls me Daddy or Daddy Steve; when we're working on one of our special ops, I'm Commander Daddy. She comes to attention and salutes like a pro. I love her as much as I love Danny."

"I've been mostly alone since I was 16 years old. Now I have a family to go home to. It's the best feeling in the world. Do you have any other questions?"

The SEAL sitting closest to him answered for the group. "Yeah, when's the wedding and do we get an invite?"

Steve smiled at his team now. "We're having a civil union ceremony on the beach behind my house. Danny's thinking just after midnight on New Year's Eve. January 1st is the day that civil unions become legal in Hawaii. If any of you can make it, I would love for you to be present. Danny's family is coming in from New Jersey. Other than my 5-0 team and my sister Mary, you guys are the closest I get to family. I'll make sure I have addresses for you before we go our separate ways."

Present Time

"Oh, and I should warn you that the party is probably going to be a little bigger than we planned. My SEAL team asked to come. I think they want to meet the man who can actually put up with me."

Danny got his own version of 'Aneurism Face'. "You told them about us?"

Steve stroked Danny's forehead to erase the worry lines. "Danny, they asked me about it, when I started liking men. I told them that I didn't like men; I loved you. I told them that you were a great dad, a great detective, a great partner, and that I couldn't imagine not loving you. I told them how much I loved Grace. Some of them already knew we were together. When I was finished, they wanted to know when the wedding was and could they come."

Danny relaxed when he heard Steve's declaration. Danny gives the impression of a supremely confident individual, but he has doubts like anyone else. Sometimes he worried when a beautiful woman flirted with Steve. Sometimes he worried when another man flirted with Steve; it happened more often once it was known that Danny and Steve were domestic partners.

Danny remembered when Steve had told Danny's mother that he loved him. He remembered when he told the governor and later the 5-0 team that they were together. Now Steve had told his SEAL team that he loved Danny and Grace. Danny finally knew in his heart that this would be forever for them.

"I can't wait to meet them then. If they're part of your SEAL team, then they're family too." Danny kissed Steve hard to punctuate his point.

Steve had his goofy grin on now. "Yeah, I knew you'd get it. I'm fading fast Danno. Let's get cleaned up and get some sleep."

It was late when Steve turned the bedside lamp off. He barely remembered when Danny spooned behind him. He was already dreaming of New Year's Eve.

Steve and Danny woke late on Sunday morning. Grace was sleeping much later than usual. "I think it's going to take a few more days before we get rested up." Steve was on his back with Danny curled up against his side. Steve kissed Danny softly and continued. "I need to finish my laundry so I can repack my ready bag. I don't expect to use it any time soon, but it's standard protocol to have it packed. Maybe we can have another family game day. We have today and tomorrow before we go back to work or school. I think we need to take it easy."

"That sounds like a great plan. We can fix something simple for dinner if you've finished eating like a teenager." Danny thought he'd be happy staying in bed with Steve like this if Grace wasn't down the hall. He heard doors opening in the hallway and knew that Grace was finally up. "Sounds like Grace is up."

A few minutes later, they heard a little knock on the door and Grace peered in to check on them. "Is it okay for me to come in?"

Danny scooted to the side enough to make room for Grace. "We've been waiting for you Monkey. How are you today?"

Grace crawled up the middle of the bed and slipped under the sheet. Then both dads closed the gap and cuddled with her. "I'm really happy to be with my Danno and Daddy. Can we stay here for a little while?"

Steve smiled and gave her a little hug. "What's the matter Grace? Are you feeling okay?" He put his hand to her forehead to check for a fever, but Grace was cool to the touch.

"I'm not sick or anything. I had a bad dream last night. Daddy Steve wasn't home and we didn't know where he was or when we would see him again. I was afraid to come in here in case it wasn't a dream." Grace started to cry as she finished her last sentence. She was mad at herself for crying now. She hadn't cried the whole time Daddy Steve as gone, and now she was being a big crybaby.

Steve sat up in bed and pulled Grace onto his lap. "It's okay Grace. Let it all out. It's okay to cry. You were so brave when I was gone. I'm home now." Steve was rocking Grace and rubbing circles on her back. He felt his own tears running down his cheeks.

Danny sat up and pulled both father and daughter in for a hug. "That goes for you too Steve. It's okay to let it out." Danny had tears of his own too. They all stayed joined in the embrace until Grace finally quieted down.

"Daddy, I'm sorry for being such a big baby." Grace was wiping her face with her hands and kept her head down. She didn't want to see the disappointment on Daddy Steve's face.

Steve lifted her chin to meet her eyes. "Grace, I am so proud of how brave you were. You went to school and took care of Danno. You planned your mission, and did a brilliant job. Bravery isn't the absence of fear; it is when you are afraid and you carry on anyway. You did a great job, and Danno and I are very proud of you."

Danny pulled a wad of tissues out of the box and gave one to Steve and Grace, then kept one. "Grace, we were talking before you came in. We thought we would have another family game day. I think we're all still a little tired. It will be just the three of today. How does that sound?"

"I'd like that." Grace had stopped crying and was hugging both daddies.

Danny thought that they all could use a little pampering today. "Let's get some breakfast and watch morning cartoons. How does that sound?" They had a 'no TV during meals' rule, but Danny thought today could be a good exception to the rule.

They finally made it downstairs fifteen minutes later. Everyone was still in their jammies and would remain that way for the rest of the day. They took their breakfast of coffee, juice, milk, and oatmeal into the living room and watched Looney Tunes the rest of the morning.

Steve made tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for a late lunch. Everyone was still feeling sluggish, so they adjourned upstairs for a nap in the big bed. Grace never strayed far from Steve's side all day. They finally broke out the board games late in the afternoon. Danny won at 'Sorry' while Steve won at 'Clue'. Grace won the two games of 'Scooby-Do Monopoly' they played. Steve had Chinese food delivered for supper after they decided that nobody wanted to wash dishes that night.

The day ended with "Ratatouille", one of Danny's favorite animated movies. By the end of the day, Grace seemed more like herself. Danny let her take a bath in the big tub in the master bathroom. Danny poured a capful of bubble bath in the tub before Steve could stop him. When Danny turned the jets on, the bubbles quickly mounded over the top of the tub. Danny slipped when he tried to turn the jets off.

"Steven, help me out here. I can't find Grace." Danny was frantic now.

Steve could hear Grace giggling in the foam. "I'm right here Danno. I'm okay." Grace was having the time of her life. Steve was laughing with her. Mary had made the same mistake years ago with the same result. Steve carefully located the switch and powered the tub down. Then he sat on the wet floor and laughed at the mess. Grace was covered in bubbles but otherwise okay.

Danny was a little angry that Steve thought it was so funny. Once he saw that Grace was okay, he surveyed the damage. Before he could stop himself, Danny was laughing too. "I think we're in the middle of a 'Three Stooges' movie.

"I call Moe. Grace, you can be Larry. Danny, I guess that makes you either Shemp or Curly Joe." Steve managed to get himself under control. "Danny, Mary did the same thing when she was a little older than Grace. I thought my dad would blow a gasket. I never saw him laugh as hard as he did that day."

Danny pulled the drain and got most of the bubbles down. Steve brought in some old towels and dried the floor up. Grace finally got her soak in the big tub and dressed in clean pajamas. Danny and Steve took their showers since they were already soaked. The family had story time, back in Grace's bed now.

It had been a lazy day for the McGarrett-Williams family with a little crying and much laughter. Everyone slept well that night and would be ready to face a new day in the morning.

I made the mistake of pouring a little body wash in a Jacuzzi tub one night in a hotel room. You only ever make that mistake once.