"Who goes to the beach in February?" Danny asked with an annoyed tone as he sat down beside Mary.

"It's Hawaii, Danny," Mary said. "We go to the beach every month. And besides, Grace obviously likes the beach. Aren't you glad it makes her happy?"

Danny watched as his daughter attempted to surf. Steve was patiently showing her, Willow, and Serenity what to do. Why were they so obsessed with surfing?

But Mary was right. The beach did make Grace happy. That was worth it.

"She still seems underweight," Danny said.

Mary sighed. "We can't just talk about. We have to do something about it."

"Like what? Go to Rachel and say 'Do you feed her?' Then she'll be pissed that I think she doesn't take care of Grace and she'll stick her lawyer on me."

"But that's the thing, Danny. She doesn't take care of Grace. You make sure she eats, so she's not underweight because of something you did. It's Rachel."

"And Rachel thinks it's dangerous for Grace to be around me."

"We have to do something, Danny. Otherwise, she'll get sick and we'll regret that we didn't do anything."

"I'll ask her about it today," Danny stated. "Then I'll call my lawyer."

Mary nodded. "She's coming now."

Grace came running up to them with a smile on her face. "Did you see me surfing?"

"You were awesome, Gracie!" Mary exclaimed.

"Will you come with us next time?" Grace asked.

"I would love to, but I don't think the baby would like it," Mary said, touching her stomach.

"Then after you have the baby?"

"Of course."

"And what about you, Daddy?"

"We'll see, Grace." There was no way Danny was going to go surfing, at least not until Kono finished teaching him.

"Gracie, Mary and I want to talk to you for a minute," Danny said when he, Grace, and Mary entered his apartment.

"Am I in trouble?" Grace aske worriedly.

"Oh, no, of course not, honey!" Mary exclaimed. "We just want to talk to ask you if you've been feeling okay."

"What do you mean?"

"Have you felt sick recently?" Danny asked.

"I'm not supposed to say anything," Grace said, turning around and starting to walk away.

"Grace, come back here. I'm talking to you," Danny said sternly.

Grace turned around and walked back. Danny crouched down in front of her.

"You can tell me anything, you know that, right?" Danny questioned gently.

Nodding, Grace said, "I know."

"So can you tell me if you don't feel good?"

"I feel dizzy," Grace stated.

"Okay, let's sit down."

Danny sat on the couch and Grace followed his example.

"Why do you feel dizzy?"

"Because I'm hungry."

"But we just ate before we came here."

"That's all I've eaten in a little while."

"You don't eat when you're with your mom?"

Grace shook her head. "She doesn't give me anything to eat." She began to cry. "I'm not supposed to say anything!"

Immediately, Danny picked up his little girl and put her in his lap. "It's okay, Gracie. You're not gonna have to worry about that anymore."

Mary covered her face with her hands. "Oh my gosh," she muttered, letting tears of her own escape. She ran into the bathroom and grabbed a tissue. While she wiped away her tears, she thought, How could anyone do that to a little girl?

When Mary came out of the bathroom, Danny still had Grace close to him.

Through her cries, Grace said, "Mary, please don't be upset because of me."

Quickly wiping the tears that followed after Grace's sentence, Mary sat beside Danny. She placed a hand on Grace's back and said, "I'm not upset because of you, and I never will be upset because of you, Gracie."

"Are you mad at my mom?" Grace asked, the sound of crying backing up her words.

"We're not very happy that she doesn't give you anything to eat," Danny explained. "So we're going to make sure you always have enough to eat."

"Mom doesn't like me anymore," Grace announced, setting off a new chain of tears.

"Shh, honey, you're okay. Dano loves you."

"I love you, too, Daddy, and I love you, Mary."

Danny smiled at Mary, knowing that what she wanted more than anything was Grace to love her. Mary grinned when she said, "I love you, too, Grace."

"Why don't we get you something to eat before you go to sleep?" Danny lifted Grace onto her feet and stood beside her.

Grace nodded. "Okay."

"Your honor, what my client is being accused of is very far-fetched," Rachel's lawyer began. He sat beside Rachel and Stan in front of the judge. Opposite him were Danny and Mary with their lawyer. "Mrs. Parker has made her own attempts to gain full custody of her daughter due to her ex-husband having an unsafe job that could put anyone close to him in jeopardy."

"Those attempts were made on incorrect assumptions, your honor," Danny's lawyer stated. "There is significant evidence that Mr. and Mrs. Parker are not providing Grace Williams with the proper food to maintain her health. This being said, it is harmful for the child to be in the care of the Mr. and Mrs. Parker."

"Mr. Williams and Miss McGarrett's attorney, your honor, is making a statement that is completely out of line. Mr. and Mrs. Parker have done nothing of the sort."

"Your honor, if they have done no harm to the young Miss Williams, why is it that she appears unhealthy when she is placed into the custody of Mr. Williams after being with the Parkers?"

Before an ongoing battle could occur, the judge said, "Okay, I understand that you both have reason to believe that you should have full custody of your daughter. This is to be settled in court."

Serenity, Willow, and Grace sat on the steps at school waiting to be picked up when Stan walked over to them.

"Stan? I thought I was going home with Daddy today," Grace said, confused.

"Uh, change in plans," Stan announced. "We made an agreement. Your friends are coming, too."

The three girls followed Stan to his car. Just as they had all gotten in, Danny pulled up.

"Hey!" Danny yelled, rolling down the window. "It's not your day!"

Stan sped off into the street. Danny followed him, turning the sirens on.

"I knew it," Grace said, fear in her voice.

"It's okay, you couldn't know," Serenity replied.

"This is all my fault."

Serenity shook her head. "Don't say that, Grace. You did nothing wrong."

"Shut up!" Stan hollared. He wasn't paying attention to where he was driving.

"Watch out!" Serenity screamed, pointing straight ahead to woods. She leaned forward to cover the younger girls from what would surely be a crash.

Stan didn't have enough time to avoid it. He drove right into a tree.

Danny jumped out of his car and ran over. He found Serenity and Stan unconscious. Grace was shaking while Willow was sobbing.

"Serenity, wake up!" Willow cried. "Uncle Danny, she won't wake up!"

Danny pulled Grace and Willow out of the damaged car. "She'll be okay," he soothed, unsure of his words.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm calling for help right now." Danny pulled out his cell phone and dialed 9-1-1. After explaining what happened and where they were, he called Steve.

Willow ran over to Steve and Catherine when she saw them running to the scene. "Daddy, Serenity's hurt!"

EMTs were putting Serenity onto a stretcher. "We have to get her to the hospital quickly!" one yelled.

Steve sprinted over to the ambulance where an EMT said, "Sir, please step away from-"

"She's my daughter!" Steve exclaimed.

"Dad?" Serenity mumbled, her voice weak, but it was there. Her eyes were still shut.

"I'm here," Steve said, touching her shoulder.

"It hurts," Serenity whimpered.

"I know, honey, but you're going to the hospital and you're gonna be all better before you know it."

Soon Serenity was in the ambulance, Steve sitting beside her.

Catherine held Willow close to her as they watched the ambulance drive away.

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