Chapter 5: Just can't catch a break

Danny could not believe what had happened to Steve...he felt like they couldn't catch a break because last week the horrible thing happened with his daughter and now this with Steve being ran over by a car and now they were in the hospital yet again. It was all Lori's fault and he was overjoyed that she was gone because maybe now they could get back to the normal and not have the fifth wheel tagging alone messing up their team dynamics. When he walked to Steve in the ER after he saw the governer leave he looked at him and his heart hurt. His man, the love of his life had bruises begging to form on his face not to mention he'll probably have other bruises on his body from flying off the car that hit him. When he saw Lori from a distance he noticed that she had blood on her hands and he instantly knew that it was Steve's blood, don't ask him how he knew, he just knew.

Steve couldn't believe the past two weeks, it seemed like everytime they try and do something normal something happens and now he was in the hospital again with Lori acting like an annoying bug, he wished she'd just go away and leave him alone. The look on Danny's face made his heart hurt because it was the look of guilt and he knew that Danny was blaming himself for him getting hurt even though it was not his fault and he would have to talk to him later, calm him down and make him see that this was not his fault.

When they got home later that night, Steve grabbed beers for both of them and grabbed Danny by the hand to lead him to the lenai where they could sit and talk for a while about the whole thing. They both sat in silence for a while just drinking their beers and getting comfort in sitting by each other till Steve for once couldn't stand the slience.

"It's not your fault ya'know Danno...I know what you're doing so stop it."

Danny looked at him with tears in his eyes and Steve looked back, "I know that, I do but there's this part of me that fears of loosing you then this happened and then I heard code blue and I thought it was you. I prayed that you'd make it because I don't know what I'd do if I lost you and I know come to find out that it was the Russian that coded but still just the thought of-well it makes my heart hurt and I feel like I can't breath. Oh God I-" Danny bent over and breath slowly in and out to allow air back in because he really felt like he couldn't breath and when Steve saw how much that thought affected him, he swiftly put his beer down, got up and kneeled down beside Danny and began to rub soothing circles on his back.

"I cancelled my weekened to be with you. I can do my training some other time."

"What about Kat?"

"What about her? This doesn't concern her, she knows we're not together and knows that you're mine. We're just friends but without the benfits part; we both knew we weren't right for each other even though we clicked we were too much alike and we could both see that it would get stale. That's why we decided to just be friends. She knew that I had a thing for you long before I even realized it myself and one day she confronted me about it."

"Wow...I think that's the most I've ever heard you speak but it's so nice to hear your voice I could just listen to you all day and not get tired of it."

"Thanks...maybe I'll try to open up more."

"So what do you want to do now?"

He sat his beer down and looked back into Steve's beautiful ocean blue eyes, leaned in and gave him a slow, sensual passionate kiss. "I want you Steve...I want you to make love to me...I need you tonight."

Steve knew he needed this so he took his hand and led them back inside to their bedroom upstairs where Steve gave Danny everything he needed. Danny didn't mind if Steve was in control tonight because he needed Steve; normally they'd fight over who gets control and that make for a fun time too but tonight was all Danny and Steve did not mind in showing just how much he loved, cared and protected him and he knew that this would be a long night but he didn't care, he would keep showing him over and over again till Danny got it that he was alive.

After that convo on the lenai Steve's main concerns changed and he'd call the reserves to be off of active duty in the morning because after what Danny told him he knew that he couldn't nor wouldn't risk his life anymore-he loved him too much to put that kind of hurt on him or Gracie.

AN: I know this is kinda short but I got a headache and i thought that'd be a good place to stop. if you have any ideas or suggestions that you'd like to see please let me know.