Title: Gracie´s Gift

Author Notes: This is the sixth chapter

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Hammer´s POV

After Grace told them who I was, they looked at me like I was water in the desert. I knew they wanted news about Steve. Williams had expressive eyes, although not quite as expessive as Smooth had, but you could tell he wanted to ask me something, but he was afraid.

Kono and Chin were afraid too, and that made me smile because my brother had a very good family.

Gracie was little girl but she was an old soul. Her eyes said she knew; she knew what her father had done, she knew about my friend's feelings and she understood.

"I´m sorry, he´s been hurt; he was injured. He´s a stubborn mule so he´s not giving up the mission, but he was hurt."

Williams's response shocked me.

"I knew that, what I´m waiting for you to tell me is..." and I knew what he was asking before he finished.

"You broke his heart, shattered it, but like I said, he has a job to do."

And Williams closed his eyes.

"My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,

Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,

You never need to carry more than you can hold,

And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,

I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

Yeah, this is my wish..."

"I´m here because he needed for me to give this to you, Grace." I held the envelope out to her, but her father took it to read it to her The little SEAL snatched the envelope from his hands.

"It´s mine, Uncle Steven sent it for me, Danno."

"Sorry, Monkey."

"You´re forgiven, Danno, now will you read it for me?"

And he does.

"Dear Princess,

Hi, Gracie, it's me, your Uncle Steve I´m so sorry Princess for not being able to be there but I´m chasing really bad men. I´m trying to make sure that you and our Ohana stays safe. You understand that, baby? I love you, Princess; you´re my light when Uncle Steve has to chase the monsters away. I just think of you and like magic, everything is better.

You and Ohana are a part of me, Sweet Pea, and I love you so much.

Have a very happy birthday and tell everyone that I´ll be really mad if you aren´t spoiled this day.

My gift for you is in my study; it's a white box with your name on it. when you have it, Uncle Chin or Auntie Kono can explain it to you.

I love you Princess

Uncle Steve.

PS: tell our Ohana that I miss them and tell them to behave.

"This is my wish

I hope you know somebody loves you

May all your dreams stay big and come true..."

When Williams finished reading the letter Grace asked him to go with her to find her present.

Grace and Danno went into the house and in just a few minutes they were back. Grace immediately opened the box, anxious to see what Uncle Steve had given her. I knew something was up when I heard the sharp intake of breath from Chin and Kono.

When I saw the present a "wow" escaped my lips. The gift was a necklace made to look like a Hawaiian Lei. The flowers were made of white gold and it had within the shape of the flowers, metals that represented the colours. It was a beautiful piece of jewlery but I know it had to have more meaning than that.

Williams knows it too, and so does his extremely smart daugther so they both turn their attention to Chin, who was having a debate with his cousin.

"Chin, you need to tell them, the boss says so."

"I don´t know, Kono"

"The hell you don´t. I´m getting tired of your gender; what is it about you and the inhability to express your feelings? The boss man is a frigging SEAL and you said he doesn´t talk about feelings, but if I had to say something, I'd say he´s better than you, he asked you to explain something, so DO IT."

"Kono, it isn´t that easy.

I see that the little Hawaiian hurricane is about to deck her cousin when my friend´s Princess speaks up.

"Uncle Chin, why don´t you want me to know what Uncle Steve's gift means?"

"It's not that lei, but..."

"It's because of me, Chin, isn´t it? Well don´t you worry, just explain Steve´s gift to us so I can feel more like an ass than what I already do."

"Ok, Grac..." he was about to call her Gracie when we all saw her eyes flash. She may have only been a young girl, but her eyes told you that she would cut your head off if you dared to use her Uncle Steve's name for her.

"Grace, that lei you have belonged to Steve´s mother. There´s a tradition with it You see, she left it for Steve to give to his daughter. You need to understand that a lei means love but also protection and a promise."

"A promise?"

"Yes. Do you see the different materials the necklace is made of? Well, this means a way back home. Steve is promising you that you´ll always have a home here with him. He´s telling you that you´re part of his family and that he´ll always be there for you and if you ever get lost, you just need to see your necklace and it will guide you back home, back to someone who loves you."

" I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,

All the ones who love you, in the place you left..."

"Wow." Yep that was the only reaction as all of us were otherwise speechless. Williams seemed to understand the depth of my friend's love for his daughter.

The Princess looked pleased. There wasn´t any doubt that she knew what her Uncle Chin told her, and that seems to have made it into Williams' core.

We continued the celebration in peace until Grace got tired and went to sleep but not before asking me if I could help Danno and Steve.

"I'll do my best."

"Thank you."

Grace took her gift and carefully carried it to the house, her father walking beside her. I could hear "Danno loves you Monkey," and her response of, "Monkey loves you, Danno," as she went through the lanai door.

The cousins had left but not before admonishing me to be careful with their friend.

Finally, there was just the two of us.

"We need to talk," I told Williams.

"Yes, I know."

It was time for us to talk.

TBC