********WARNING********

This chapter contains the death of child

Danny continued to rub Steve's heaving shoulders as the man mourned the loss of his family. About half an hour passed before a nurse came in to take John.
Danny leaned close to his friend talking soothingly, "Steve, the nurse needs to take John now"
"No...nnnooooo...Dannoo...he needs mmee Dann..nnoo"

Danny's voice cracked with emotion as he took his partner's face in his hands, "Steve listen to me...John's gone...buddy, John's gone...he's with Catherine Steve...I'm sorry babe but they're gone"

Steve's eyes were huge with pain and fear as his partner's words registered. He was totally numb and his head was spinning as Danny continued, "Steve, let me take John now. The nurse is going to take him to Catherine okay"
Steve shook his head and after kissing the baby again he handed him to Danny.
"I've got him buddy...the nurse is going to take good care of him, I promise"

As the nurse left the room with John, Danny looked back at his partner. It was clear that the man was in total shock. His body was shaking and he was sitting forward in the chair with his hands on his knees, rocking back and forth. He was pale and sweating as he stared straight ahead seemingly oblivious to his surroundings.
"Steve, I need you to come over and lay down for a minute"
Receiving no acknowledgement that he was heard, Danny moved in front of his partner and took hold of his upper arms. With Danny's help, Steve stood and they moved slowly to the side of the room where Steve laid down onto the bed and Danny covered him with a blanket. Danny then moved quickly to the door to call for help and a nurse raced in.
"I think he's gone into shock"

The nurse was checking Steve's vitals as a Doctor entered the room. Steve continued to stare vacantly, straight ahead.
"Mr. McGarrett, can you hear me?"
The nurse spoke to the Doctor, "His blood pressure is 202 over 160 and his heart rate is 310"

The Doctor relayed instructions to the nurse and then turned to Danny who stood with his hands folded against his chest and was looking pale himself.
"Doc what is it, is he gonna be okay?"
"He is in shock. I'm going to start him on IV fluids and a beta blocker"
"What is that, what does it mean?"
"His blood pressure and and heart rate are dangerously high. The beta blocker will act as a relaxant to lower those. If they continue to rise he is in risk of cardiac arrest. The IV fluids will keep him hydrated. Has he been eating and drinking?"

"No... he's taken in very little over the last day and a half. Doc, he was shot in the shoulder yesterday and he's lost a lot of blood"

"What? Was he treated here?"

"No….uuhhhh, we removed the bullet ourselves and cauterized the wound"
"I'm going to have to report this to the police"
"Doc, we ARE the police. He's Commander Steve McGarrett the head of the Governors 5-0 task force and I'm Officer Danny Williams"

"We're going to move him to a room and admit him. If you can stay with him, hold his hand and talk to him...it will help"
"Yes, I will. Thank You Doctor"
An orderly arrived and the three men lifted Steve up onto the stretcher. Danny squeezed his partners hand as they made their way to a room on the fourth floor.

A short time later, the Doctor had checked out the shoulder wound and Steve was in a hospital gown, his eyes closed, with IV's flowing into his veins as Danny held his hand. "Hey buddy, I'm right here with you. You just rest now, everything will be alright Steve. Just sleep now"
He talked softly to his partner for several minutes until his phone rang.

He moved from the bed, "Chin...how's it going?"
"Nori is singing like a bird. He gave me the name of the fourth man and Danny, according to him...Wo-Fat shot Catherine himself"
"Is Wo-Fat still in the country?"
"Nori doesn't think so. He states that Wo-fat recruited them in Japan. The four men flew in on one-way tickets two weeks ago and Wo-Fat was already here. He thinks Wo-Fat may have already returned to Japan. He gave me locations where the other three men may be and HPD is executing searches as we speak. How are things going there?"

"Not good bro...John passed away about an hour and a half ago"
"Oh God no...how's our boy"
"It's all crashed on in him. He's in shock. The Docs have him in a room and hooked up to IV's. He's unconscious right now"
"I'm going to need you here once you're done with Nori. One of us needs to be with Kono and Steve can't be left alone"
"I'll get there as quick as I can bro"
"Thanks man, he's in room 404"

The nurse brought Danny in a bottle of water when she came to check Steve's vitals half an hour later.
"Thank you for the water. How's he doing?"
"A little better, 190 over 135 and his rate is down to 240"
"What should he be at?"
"His blood pressure should be no higher than 180 over 120 and his rate no more than 100. But he's not going up, that's good. Has he woke at all?"
"No not yet, should I try to wake him?"
"Yes, encourage him to wake...but don't worry if he doesn't yet. From what I hear he's been through a lot of trauma the last 24 hours and the rest sure won't hurt him. Just keep him warm and press the buzzer if you need anything"
"Thank You Ma'am...Thank you very much"

He sat back at the bedside and took Steve's hand in his, "Hey partner, you need to wake up now. It's Danno, can you open those eyes for me?"
He kept up the prompting and was rewarded a short time later as Steve's eyes slowly opened.
"Hey Steve, how do you feel?"
He was quiet for a few seconds and then he turned his head towards his friend, "I'm thirsty Danno"
Danny unscrewed the lid from his water bottle and handed it to Steve as the man pushed himself up onto his elbow.

After talking several swallows he added, "I'm dizzy" Danny took the water from him and helped him lean back onto the pillow.
"Okay, close your eyes, take some deep breaths babe"
"Danny, what happened to me?"
"You went into shock, they've got some IV fluids pumping into you now and you're going to be just fine. You just need to relax for a bit"
"God Danno...I've lost everything...my family is gone"
"I'm so sorry Steve. If I could take this hurt away...I'd do anything man, I'm sorry. All I say is that I'm here for you"

Tears slid unashamedly down his cheeks as he continued, "I just couldn't...let him suffer...Danno...I couldn't"
"Steve, you did the right thing brother. You heard the Doctor. He couldn't survive, he was just too small. You did the right thing. He's with Catherine now...and he's feeling no pain. Catherine now has her baby boy Steve...you did the right thing. And I'll tell you what, you should be a damn proud father, that little boy fought hard for his life"
"Thank you Danny...for being here...like you always are"
"And I always will be partner. I love you man"
"I love you too brother"
Steve closed his eyes and the men sat in silence, thankful they had each other to lean on.