Ok so I couldn't leave you hanging :)...besides it might be a day or so before I get time to post another

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Steve leaned back swallowing, trying desperately to tamp down the sick feeling that had suddenly washed over him. He heard Danny's worried voice but couldn't seem to get it together enough to respond. The water that he drank earlier churned in his stomach making it hard to concentrate, he didn't want to be sick. He had managed to keep it together for most of the meeting, but the last few minutes he had started to lose control. His heart was pounding, his ears were ringing and he couldn't seem to draw in enough air. The room around him started to spin sending him spiralling out of control. He slammed his eyes shut trying to gain back some control, but this only made matters worse. He felt Danny's hands on him and heard his worried pleas. He tried to pull away as he leaned forward, only to have Danny tug him back, firmly holding him still. Finally one word he managed to get past his lips "sick" he groaned out.

Danny shifted, grasping the basin off the table in one quick motion while still managing to hold Steve steady, the basin placed just in time. Very little came up as it turned into painful dry heaves leaving Steve completely spent pressed weakly against Danny's shoulder.

As awareness started to return Steve felt Danny's hand rub across his back and the quiet sound of his voice.

"You ok now?"

Steve puffed out a breath of air "mmmm"

"I'm hoping that's a yes, since we already discussed how I feel about throwing up….and in this case getting thrown up on" as Danny patted his back giving him a relieved laugh.

Steve grunted then, feeling the vibration of Danny talking, but too out of it still to pay attention. He leaned heavier against him clearly exhausted as the pounding of his heart and ringing in his ears started to abate.

"Nice catch brah" Chin said with a grin but it quickly turned into a scowl when Danny past him the basin to empty.

Danny kept his voice quiet and soothing "Grab a cloth on the way back and some water" he then turned his attention back to his partner "Let's get you lying back down"

Danny eased Steve off his shoulder, slowly taking his weight and lowering him back against the pillows. His eyes were closed as he rode out the obvious pain, he groaned as Danny tried to get him comfortable. "Just relax…Kono's gone to get your doctor" he kept his hand splayed lightly on Steve's chest feeling his breathing and heart beat slowly returning to normal.

Chin returned with a warm cloth and water "Here brah….How is he?"

Steve's eyes blinked wearily open at the sound of another voice, the meeting having taken a drastic toll on him.

"I think he panicked… he seems to be settling down now…..see what's keeping Kono with his doctor?" as Danny took the cloth and water.

"Got it brah"

"You're a mess McGarrett" as Danny wiped his face trying to lighten the mood "here…..just a sip, rinse and spit ok" as he held the water to his lips.

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Danny was pacing back and forth.

"Relax Danny….he's fine" Chin tried to sound reassuring.

"I shouldn't have let that meeting go that long" Danny stood staring at Steve, hand clasping the back of his neck, the tension and stress obvious.

"Come on brah you didn't know " Kono said

"He got upset soon as she came in….then…..then" Danny waved his hands frustrated "I got so caught up in the conversation... I didn't pay attention to him til the very end…."Danny moved closer to Steve, he was now sleeping soundly, thanks to the pain meds and sedative the doctor had given him.

"Danny it's not your fault….doc said it was a combination of anxiety and a panic attack….you heard him? He said it wasn't uncommon considering the trauma he just went through….you couldn't have known" Chin tried desperately to get Danny to stop feeling guilty.

"Yeah brah….soon as you noticed you shut it down….Chin and I didn't even notice a change in him til after the Governor left"

Danny stared up at the ceiling, he puffed out a breath of air and turned facing both Kono and Chin "I'm his partner…..I'm his back up….if "Danny looked to Steve again then turned back, the pained expression not going unnoticed by Chin or Kono "If I'm not going to pay attention….if I let my guard down…" Danny looked up again "god if something happens to him…."

"Danny!" Chin caught Danny by the arm forcing him to look at him "We're all his back up brah….we're all here" as Chin squeezed Danny's arm making sure he was paying attention "we're all here together….what happened today wasn't anyone's fault and Steve wanted to be here"

"Yeah Danny if you told Steve he couldn't be here for the meeting….he probably would have pulled off some stupid move and ended up at it anyway" Kono said smiling

Danny laughed then "yeah" as he ran his hand through his hair looking back to Steve "some crazy ninja crap and he'd be laid up longer"

Chin smiled "You know it brah….that's the Steve we know"

"Ok... well we need to pay closer attention….at least til he's more with it" Danny glanced at both Chin and Kono "thanks "he said with a smile.

Both smiled in return, Kono lightly punching him on his arm "anytime brah".

Danny looked at the time "Hopefully Kamekona will be here soon…..and I need to talk to Steve's doctor".