Chapter 2

Chapter Notes

Season two was so long ago and Lori's departure didn't stick with me. I completely forgot who played her. I did recently get into Lucifer and as I thought to myself, "Who would make a good female Danny? Who can I think of that would make a fiery, feisty, blond-haired, blue-eyed detective that calls their daughter Monkey?" Bit of a spoiler alert... That's totally Chloe Decker...thinking about it, Chloe and Lucifer have a lot of McDanno notes. McDanno is better and Steve better with kids but...yeah.

At first, Danny had tried to find a way to change back into a man, but they hit plenty of dead ends quick. Any of the spells they found required ingredients they couldn't get their hands on or rituals they weren't comfortable with. Danny asked for some time off to readjust internally, as well as explain things to the people that mattered.

Outside of the team, he had to call back to Jersey and tell his parents he had finally been 'cured'. There were a lot of questions and Danny did his best to answer them. Next came Rachel, Grace, and Charlie. Being a kid, Charlie accepted it without trouble. Grace and Rachel though needed more time. In the end, it was Rachel who had the hardest time.

Danny racked up all of his sick days and vacation days trying to figure it out, and he had no other choice but to come clean. It was harder with the governor. The HPD took that 'Hawaiian Vibe' to a new level for just accepting it was possible. Sure there was a lot of staring, but Danny rolled with it as best as he could. The Governor had to run some test to be sure and anyone after that, if they met Danny before they just told them it wasn't their business. If it was their first time meeting, then Danny had always been a woman and they stuck to that story.

Three months later, and the new norm was finally settling.

They didn't see much of Jerry since he took some of his old supernatural cases to more heart when he had some proof of magic being really real. But he came back to help when they needed him.

How has Steve been taken it?

Oh, that's just a train wreck all in itself.

He became extremely protective. It was weird because they thought they've seen Steve be protective before, but it was nothing in comparison to this. At first, it was making sure no one made Danny question who he was as a person despite what gender his body was now. When someone stared too long, he was there to block or glare that person away. God forbid if Steve heard you say anything bad about Danny.

And you'd think that was the worst.

Nope.

The worst came when he heard someone say what they wanted to do with Danny now. It was at the station, and it wasn't anything illegal or overly creepy. Danny thought it was inappropriate and gave some mad respect to Kono and other female cops. Steve? Steve had a few meetings with HR and IA about the beatdown that went on after hours.

It was worse when they were on the job and some perp or random civilian hit on Danny. Steve just went out reckless SEAL.

It took a lot of talking and therapy sessions but they eased into yet another 'norm'. Steve had to accept the world they lived in and that Danny was now a hot chick.

If people confused them for a couple before, now it was worse. And worse, or really just weirder, was that they were both now very aware of it too. Steve would be somewhat embarrassed if he had to admit how many times Danny's appeared in his private time.

The new tension made working together hard sometimes. Mostly because unlike Danny that can hide any sexual arousal she felt for Steve, Steve had a harder time. Like...literally a harder time.

So when Danny came over one day and got to the point to ask, "Do you want to have sex?"

Steve could only reply with, "What?"

"Sex. You know...primal instincts, good time, hopefully, an orgasm for both of us."

"I uh...I know what it is, Danny I just...you sure?" Steve asked as he scratched the back of his head, feeling awkward.

"I mean...I...I think. No, I'm sure. Look...I...I've been...exploring, sure but I uh...I want to take a step forward and I'm too old to be fumbling with someone I don't know or trust so...you're the logical option. If you want!" She quickly added.

"I want! I do, I mean..uh...yeah. If you're sure that's what you want."

"Oh. Okay then! Uh...I gotta go pick up the kids. I'll uh...call you later?"

"Yeah. Later...I'll see you later. Say hi to the kids for me."

"I brought beer," Catherine said as she walked in.

Steve closed the door behind before helping her with one of the cases. "You're the best."

"So I'm told." She smiled and looked at the ingredients. "Team having dinner here tonight? Called me over cos you promised something out of your league?"

"Haha, no. I got the cooking down. What I needed you over for is...it's a little awkward. But I...I trust you and I need your help."

Catherine was more alert now. "What's going on?"

"Oh, it's nothing bad! I just...Danny...well she...she wants to have sex. And I uh...well, I was hoping you wouldn't mind if I asked what you liked most about...our time...ya know, together."

"You...you called me over to tell you what you do good in bed?" She asked with a smirk.

"Now that it's said out loud, I hear how it sounds. But...still. I'm...a little nervous."

She could see that he was and she thought it was cute. Her feelings for him were strong but she was married to her job. She could never ask Steve to stop any of his ops and he couldn't ask her the same. It just kept being one of those 'it never worked for long' things. So they enjoyed their casual times but they were still close friends. And she liked Danny. She also liked Danny for Steve if her opinions had any weight on it.

"Alright. Why don't we start with the date part. What do you have planned?" She clapped her hands together and waited to hear the game plan. And then she saw his dumbfounded face. As the silence grew, she facepalmed, "You are planning on taking her on a date right?"

"Why would I? It's just Danny." Steve said, but an awkward laugh escaped his lips. She could tell he was actually nervous. She could also see his mind already thinking about date facts.

"Alright, Steve. Let's backtrack because uh...there's something I want to clear up first. So tell me exactly what he said." Catherine explained. After he did, she glared at him and slapped him upside the head. "She asked you to take her virginity and you're not even planning a date?"

"What? No! She never said that!"

Catherine crossed her arms and gave him an unimpressed look. "Replay her words again. Slowly." When the information finally seemed to dawn on him, the look on his face was priceless. He seemed to not fully understand why or how, so Catherine helped him piece everything together. "Danny said that the curse happened when Danny was ten. Meaning that puberty happened as a guy. He may have lost his virginity that way, way back when...but now it's like...all over again."

"And she's technically a...oh god. Cat, I don't know if I can do this."

She rubbed his back sympathetically. "Hey, it's okay. If you're not sure you want to do this then just tell her. If she's worried about being bad now, Tinder's like a great place to meet people you'll never see again. Hopefully."

Catherine meant to be helpful, but that statement made Steve go rigid and something inside of him snapped. Danny was an active person, and if Steve couldn't give her what she wanted then she'd find it somewhere else...and it really pissed Steve off.

"Or not," Catherine said slowly.

"No. I'm doing this," Steve said as if he was now on a mission. Which he was, in his mind.

The 'And I'm not going to let anyone else/over my dead body' was left unsaid but Catherine heard it. "Right. So. It's not just a night."

"It's a date," Steve said in agreement. He was lost in thought for a moment before he locked eyes with Catherine. "I really need to know what you liked. And I need to go shopping for new nice clothes."

"I'll make a list on my phone and text it to you. Let's get dinner in the oven and then we can shop online and pick it up tomorrow."

Chapter End Notes

I'm sorry if they're out of character. I really don't know what the hell I'm doing. I just want it to be humorous. Next chapter is my attempt at hetero-sexy times. Please take this with a grain of salt and not too seriously. #ImTrying