**Hi everyone! Sorry it has taken me sooo long to post a new chapter! I won't bore you with why! I you enjoy this chapter! I will (hopefully) post more in the next couple of days! Thanks for all the reviews and adds! I appreciate them! And just FYI-I don't own any of this except the idea. If I did, I so would not be where I am right now! Enjoy! Love to you all! ~SD :)

Chapter 10:

The Party

The morning of the party dawned bright and there was a feeling of excitement in the air, almost like when it is Christmas morning. Janice kept saying she had a million things to do. Danny and Steve had offered to clean the house that day as a way to help out. Janice was extremely grateful. She kissed both of them on the cheeks and went back to her list. Danny's sister's arrived arms full of food.

"Wow" Steve said as they were helping carry in the food. "There is enough here to feed an army."

"That's how we roll" Danny joked.

Janice came into the kitchen, purse and phone in hand.

"Ok, boys, we girls have some shopping to do. Can I trust that the house will be clean and there will still be food left when we get back?" Janice asked winking at the men.

"Yes ma'am" they said at the same time, both trying to hold back their laughter.

Bekka just rolled her eyes, looking so much like Danny Steve had to smile.

"Come on mom, let's go" Beth called from the living room, "the guys know how to clean a house."

The women left and Danny and Steve got started. There really wasn't much to do, Janice kept a pretty clean house. They vacuumed and dusted, and washed up the breakfast dishes. Danny cleaned the bathroom downstairs and Steve cleaned the one upstairs. When they were done, Danny told Steve he had some errands to run and would be back in a little bit. Steve was suspicious about what Danny was doing, but he didn't have time to think about it too much because he had his own thing to do on his own.

A few hours later, Steve and Danny were getting dressed up in their room. Danny noticed Steve was quieter than normal.

"Hey, babe, you ok?" He asked.

Steve looked at Danny. He was nervous about meeting some of Danny's old friends and fellow officers. He wasn't sure how Danny would introduce him.

"I'm just wondering how your old friends are going to take our relationship" Steve admitted quietly.

Danny put his hands on Steve's shoulders and looked at him square in the eye.

"I don't care how they take it" he said, almost growling, "you are my finance, and I love you. I am not ashamed of our relationship. If they don't like it, they can leave for all

I care."

Danny pulled Steve's head down and kissed him aggressively.

Steve grinned against Danny's mouth. He liked an aggressive Danny.

"I love you" Steve whispered as they broke the kiss.

"I love you too" Danny whispered back.

(At the party…)

The doorbell rang for the hundredth time and Kevin went to answer it. He and Robert had been given the jobs of answering the door and taking coats and purses. Jared and Hunter were trying to help carry the purses and coats to the other room. Riley was stuck to her mom like glue, not liking all the new people.

"Jason, Brenda, good to see you" Danny exclaimed happily shaking the other man's hand and giving the woman a hug.

"Good to see you too Danny" Jason told the shorter man.

"Steve" Danny said turning to him, "this is my former homicide partner, Jason Glendale, and his wife, Brenda. This is Steve my partner at Five-0 and my finance." Danny said proudly.

Brenda squealed and gave Danny another hug, and then hugged Steve. Jason just grinned and clapped Danny on the back.

"Congrats guys" he said smiling at the both of them.

This was the typical exchange for the rest of the evening. Steve couldn't remember hardly anyone's name, but that was ok. Danny was enjoying himself and that's what mattered.

Steve stood off to the side of the room, beer in hand, and watched Danny talking and laughing with some of his friends. Bekka walked up and nudged him.

"You doing ok?" she asked.

"Yeah, just people watching" Steve answered with a chuckle.

"Ok, just checking on-OH" her words were cut off by her gasp.

Steve looked at her in concern and noticed her hand on her belly.

"Bekka, are you ok? Do you need anything? Do I need to get Robert?" Steve asked his heart pounding.

Bekka laughed.

"Yes, no, and no" she said. "They baby just kicked and it was pretty hard."

"Oh" Steve said looking embarrassed.

"Do you want to feel the baby move?" Bekka asked the taller man.

Steve looked at her with surprise.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Danny always wanted to feel the boys move. He did it when Rachel was pregnant with Grace too. He has always been a 'hands on' uncle and dad." Bekka told him.

She took Steve's hand and placed it over the spot on her belly where the baby was moving.

Steve had never felt anything like it. It was incredible.

Bekka watched his face as he experienced this feeling for the first time. He had a silly little grin on his face, and she hoped it would not be the last time the he ever had this experience. She hoped him and Danny would have children. While they couldn't the natural way, hopefully they could find a surrogate, or maybe even adopt.

Steve realized he still had his hand on Bekka's belly long after the baby quit moving. He took it away and blushed. Bekka laughed and gave him a hug.

"Danny had the same reaction" she told him still laughing.

Janice then walked into the room and announced it was time for presents.

The two men walked into the dining room along with everyone else. There were 2 piles of presents on the table, five in each pile. Janice made both men sit down in chairs at the head of the table. She began to hand out presents like it was Christmas. She handed one to Steve and one to Danny. Danny opened his first. Steve laughed out loud when he saw what was in it. Danny smirked and held up a very brightly colored tie. Everyone laughed at the sight of it.

"The boys picked it out" Bekka explained, "They thought it would match Hawaii."

Steve still laughing opened his next. His laughter stopped when he saw what was in his gift box. He pulled out the brightest Hawaiian shirt he had ever seen. He looked at Danny whose face was red from holding the laughter in. He then looked at Bekka and asked,

"The boys?"

"Yep" she said giggling.

The rest of the presents were pretty normal. Bekka and Robert got them both books, Danny's was a coffee table book about New Jersey, and Steve's was about Navy war ships. Beth, Kevin and Riley gave them both gift cards to Old Navy and Bon Jovi CD's. Danny's was "The Circle" and Steve's was the bands "Greatest Hits". Leah gave them each a t-shirt. The final presents were from Janice and Ben. They gave each of them $100, and nice dress shirts. They both thanked everyone. Then Steve stood up.

"I have one more present" he said.

Danny looked up in surprise. Steve nodded to Ben and Kevin. Kevin left the room while Ben layed down a wrapped box in front of Danny. Danny tore off the paper and opened the box. He pulled out a surfing wetsuit. Danny looked at Steve with a confused look on his face. Kevin then walked back into the room and Danny gasped. Kevin was holding a surfboard. Steve grinned as Danny looked at the custom paint job and the word "Jersey" painted in black across the under side.

"Wow" Danny said. "I guess this means I really have to learn to surf?" he said jokingly.

Steve laughed along with everyone else.

"I have a gift for you too" Danny told Steve.

Danny walked out into the kitchen and brought out another wrapped box. He handed it to Steve.

"I hope you like it" he said quietly.

Steve tore the paper off and opened the box much like Danny had done just a few minutes earlier. Steve moved the tissue paper aside. He looked up at Danny with tears in his eyes. In the box was a newly framed picture of Steve's dad. It was the one that had been broken when the Yakuza had broken into Steve's house and stolen the Champ box. He had never had a chance to get it reframed.*

"Thank you" Steve whispered.

"There's something else in there" Danny said gently.

Steve looked under more tissue paper and smiled at what he saw. There was another framed picture. This one was smaller and it had a stand on the back of it. It was of Steve, Danny and Grace. It had been taken at Grace's birthday party they had at his house. Grace was wearing her Navy shirt Steve had given her.

"I thought you could a picture for your desk" Danny told him.

"Thank you. I love them" Steve said looking at Danny's baby blue eyes so full of love.

Steve leaned over and kissed Danny gently. Everyone cheered and clapped for the happy couple. Leah stepped forward and asked,

"Who's ready for some more beer?"

Later that night as the two men were getting ready for bed, Steve was looking at the picture of him, Danny and Grace. Danny looked at him in concern.

"What's wrong?" he asked the taller man.

"Nothing" Steve said.

He then pulled Danny into a fierce hug.

"I love you, you know that right?" he whispered into Danny's ear.

"Yeah, I know. I love you too" Danny said into Steve's chest.

Steve knew it would kill him if anything ever happened to Danny. He was so in love with this man. He never thought he could love someone so much. This had been the best birthday party he had ever had. It meant more to him than anyone would probably ever know.

*The episode I reference is 1.12 "Ke Kinohi"*