Morning came too early for Danny's satisfaction. Danny was bidding his time until Steve wakes for his morning work out. He knew there was no way Steve would miss his work out this morning for a second day in a row. Steve would either canoe/kayak, swim or run for 5 miles. Danny knew Steve's routine like clockwork during the week, the weekend, in the evening and especially the mornings. Steve's routine is so familiar because Steve needed to make him and Grace at home; as well as, too many stakeouts. Danny knew without the clock telling him Steve was an hour late for his workout. Danny was winding down his internal rant as to why the big goof was not up yet when he noticed that Steve (his Steve) was about to stir.

Without warning Steve's arm tightens around Danny's waist turning him around to face him along with his hand pulling him closer to him. Steve takes a nice long breath in while he nuzzles his nose in Danny's neck.

"Mmmm, morning Danno! How did you sleep last night? Myself I slept like a well loved babe." Steve said while giving Danny a wink.

"I can say I slept very peaceful myself and loved."

"How do you feel about talking about this? (Steve using his head to motion him and Danny's closeness.) I have nothing more pressing at the moment."

"Steve, I think we do need to talk about it. But I want to enjoy this right now; just lying here next to you. I am not sure we will really get much worked out until this weekend. So let's just enjoy the day as it comes until we can talk."

Danny goes in to give Steve a tender kiss on the lips. It is soft and timid coming from Danny but he does not want to scare Steve. Steve takes his cue from Danny and plays it safe as to not scare Danny. Just as they are finding their way to a more heated kiss both Danny and Steve phones ring.

"Danno where are you?" Kono asks.

"I am over at Steve's getting him for work."

"Steve we have a problem and need to find Danno immediately." It is Chin's turn to question Danno's whereabouts.

Overhearing Danno, Steve says, "He's here getting me for work. Why?"

"Well Kono and I need the two of you to come over here at his apartment building ASAP."

Steve and Danny hung up looking at one another wondering what that was just now. Both are thinking well so much for their just living in the moment. Just another short delay in this relationship to work it all out and enjoy our time together.

However; back at Danno's place, Kono & Chin are going behind the yellow police tape in the bedroom to find a murdered woman in bed. The id on the bed states her name is Lisa Wright. She is from Newark, New Jersey. The apartment is ransacked, furniture slit open, clothing cut and pictures of him with Gracie and/or Steve is crushed. Kono & Chin are not sure if it is a burglary gone badly, someone looking for drugs or gems, crime of passion or just a hate crime. They would not get their answers until Danny was there. The one they wanted answered the most was where was Danny when this happened last night. They were going to have to question Danny about his night with Steve possible and were not happy to ask about it.

Danny & Steve were shocked to say the least when they arrived and saw the mess. Danny was upset by the dead woman in his bed but mostly about his pictures of Grace and Steve during his time on the island. Danny had seemed to know the name from somewhere but could not remember why he should know her. She did not look familiar to him. According to NJPD she was a drug smuggler with some impressive connections but that was not why Danny recalled the name.

~{5~0}~

"Danny I hate to ask you this but you understand brah. Where were you last night since you implied you just got there at Steve's house? Steve also confirmed this with Chin that you were there to pick him up for work."

Steve started to yell at Kono for talking to a superior this way. "Kono you have no ri…"

"Steven, she does the right and you know it. I stayed last night with the big goof. I had a great time and did not want it to end. I did not want to have to justify why I stayed there to anyone. Yesterday actually felt like home to me for the first time. Not just Ohana home, or this is where Gracie lives home, or this is my job and I have to live here but my home with Gracie and …" Danny had a tear rolling down his cheek and a catch in his voice. Steve stepped near him and put his hand on his back and rubs it while wiping away his tear.

"Danno you do not have to finish that last sentence until you want to. No one will take that away from you. We get it brah and now we will clear your name." Chin chimes in.

Kono and Chin left Steve alone in Danno's office. Steve continued rubbing Danno's back and looking into his eyes. Steve knew that Danno's meaning of what home is was what he was protecting. It was their home that they had yet to start up and yet everyone seemed to dictate how it was to start for them.

"Danno you are my home also and we will start whatever this is in our own time. Kono was doing her job and you know she is one of our biggest supporters."

"I know Steven, it is just we take a step forward and then it is two backwards. It is like someone is trying to pull us apart." Steven leans in and hugs Danno and kisses him firmly and chastely; thinking he is grateful that his and Danno's office are more towards the back of the department and always knew when someone is coming into their area. And as if on cue Danno hears Kono, "Gabby, Danno is fine. He and Steve are working on who could have set up Danno."

Danno comes out of his office and into the bullpen. "Gabby, I am fine and we have this covered for now. How did you hear about all of this happening anyways?"

"I work at the hospital and it's a big rumor mill over there; especially with all of HPD and Five-0 crawling all over there."

"Well we are great and need to get back to work."

Danny is not sure why he was so short with Gabby but he was put off with the last two times he saw her in two days. They were both unwanted by him and he thought he made it clear that they were done since he was not sure what was going on with Gracie. Gabby took the hint and left them all to their work. She stopped and looked back for a moment while they were all around the bullpen working the case. She was thinking when did she become persona non grata. She thought she saw Danno blow Steve a kiss when the others were focused on the overheard but that was a trick of the eye.

~{5~0}~

The night continued on leading the four to more and more clues in the case. Around 6 am there was a lull in the case and all went home to wash up and get a get few hours of sleep. They decided to meet back at 10 am unless there was a major break in the case. Danno naturally having nowhere to go to other than to Steve's place. So Steve drove him home, to their home if Danno would accept it.

"You know Danno since you have no furniture now, most of your clothes and personal belongs are gone. Why don't you move in with me? You live there almost all the time it seems like lately." As soon as it came out of his mouth Steve knew he was in for a rant. Call it lack of sleep or fear that his Italian Stallion could have been killed last night.

"Well thank you for so lovely pointing out the fact that I have nothing and that you have been taking care of me for a while now. Don't you think we need to get things straighten out between us first and then maybe I want to be able to contribute to a household? You sure do have a way with such lovely compliments and making one feel loved and wanted."

"Danno I am sorry I said it that way. It came out wrong. It was based on fear because just think if we did not decide last night to stay together you could have been the one dead."

"Lover seal, I never thought of it that way. I am sorry for my rant. I am so tired and cannot figure out why this is happening right now to me. Plus Gabby coming around lately which by the way I have to let her know what is what when we figure it all out ourselves."

They both agree that it was time to let Gabby and Catherine know shortly that friendship was all that they could and would give to them. They settled into bed each in there respected side. It seems that Danno's side was into the room more and farther away from the door. Steve seemed to want this place in Danny's life since Danny is always protecting during work hours. It was his place to protect him at home.

~{5~0}~

Finally they caught a break in the case around 3 pm. An associate of Lisa Wright was spotted trying to board a charter boat to get off the island. Danno got out of the Camero and took out after him. He was the first after him and without backup. They were playing tag your 'it' behind boats and gasoline and using guns for hands. Bad things were bound to happen and happen they did; Danno got shot in the shoulder. Lucky for Danno, Steve was behind him and was able to apprehend the guy.

Lisa had been hired by a known drug dealer in New Jersey to set up Danny as a bad cop so his evidence in a high profile case could be over turned in the mainland. Apparently Lisa did not like the set up when she saw the pictures of Danny, Steve and Gracie. This was according to James Esse; the guy that Kono briefly questioned before riding with Chin to the hospital. Kono and Chin arrived at the hospital when the ambulance carrying Steve and Danno pulled up.

Kono & Chin followed them into the ER room while Danno & Steve were in the middle of the world famous 'married' arguments. The problem with this scenario is the roles were reversed and the kids were having a hard time catching up.

"Since when do you go in without back up & since when do you like to play with explosives. You are the one who will end up hurt and then I will be left behind to put the pieces back together. Boats are not play toys that goes well with guns; they have gasoline. At least I know when to use the explosive with out killing myself in the process." Steve says; leaving Kono with a very puzzled look on her face.

"Since when do you go off on rants about how I do my job? It was about me and why they set me up; so I had a vested interest in the outcome of this arrest."

Chin decides to throw them off even farther and speaks up "Mom / Dad we got them so calm down. You are scaring the youngest child here; look at her. She even has good news for you."

This gets the guys quiet for the time being and is filled in as to why Danno was targeted and had a dead woman in his apartment. He would have said home but that would have been a lie. It was never a home; Steve's was more of a home to him.

So now Danno swallows his pride and asks Steve, "Well I really would love that spare room if you will let me have it."

"Sure Danno whatever I have is yours; you know that by now." Steve sends him a sweet smile.

"Ok Detective Williams, we need some blood from you. We just need to make sure we do not need to add iron to your list of meds this time."

"Nurse Jenkins would you take a little extra and have it tested for AIDS. Today's case came too close to home and if my little girl needs blood I will not give her anything dangerous." Danny does mean it was too close to home in case Grace would have been there last night following Steve's line of thought. But he also wanted to know since things were getting heating up with Steve.

Steve adds in his own comment, "Nurse would you mine checking out my blood also. Danny's little girl is close to me and I want to be there for her if I need to be there for them."

Kono & Chin look at one another knowing what it really is about but they decide to go along to help out Danno & Steve. They are so protective of the two of them that they say they want to be tested also. So Nurse Jenkins collects blood from all four of them and promises that they will have the answer in a couple weeks. The desired response does indeed make Nurse Jenkins think it is for and only about the detective's little girl. She has known too many cops who go the extra mile for the children of the partners who are killed in action.

~{5~0}~

Later that night at home, Steve crawls into bed waiting for Danno. Danno is nowhere to be seen until he goes to his old bedroom. "Danno I thought the comment about the spare room was for Kono & Chin's benefit. I never thought you would sleep there; come back to our bed."

"Steven how can you call it our bed when we do not know where this is going right now. Has the last two days shown you that it could all go away so fast? Did we not just take blood tests to make sure all was in place when we decided what we wanted from this 'marriage'."

"Danno, all I know is I can no longer sleep without you beside me. We will talk on Saturday like you suggested; but I know I want you in my life anyway I can get you."

Steve takes Danno's hand and leads him into their room, their bed and the start of their life together. The lights are on by the bed, a lone figure is outside looking up and sees the two climbing into bed, and then the lights are turned off. The figure stands there for a while more looking up at the room before leaving for the night.

To be continued ….