Steve returned from his morning swim to find Danny making breakfast for the both of them. Danny is so focused on setting the table, cooking and cleaning up that he does not notice Steve move up behind him. Steve wraps his arms around Danny's waist and leans into his neck while smelling his scent. Danny has a scent of powder, almond and vanilla mixed together; it reminds Steve of what Danny's favorite breakfast treat tastes likes but in a Danno shape.

"Mmmm, you smell good enough to eat!"

"You wish you big goofy ninja. What I made for you will have to do until we have our talk. Then you can have me for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacks whenever you want just as I will have my samplings of you."

"Promise, Danno."

"Promise, now go get cleaned up so we can get to work and finish our latest case. When we get this case to bed we can start our weekend together. So any ideas for the weekend?"

"I was thinking maybe doing something special today. Tomorrow we can go get the rest of your stuff from the apartment. Then we will hang out and get settled in; maybe have the team over on Sunday as a house warming party for you."

"Sounds good to me. Why don't you go and get dressed for the day and I'll finish breakfast."

While Danny was finishing breakfast, Steve got dressed and packed a little bag for later in the day. He wanted to have a nice change of clothes and some toiletries. He was going to surprise his Danno to a nice restaurant for dinner and dancing tonight. Some how he was going to have to get Danno some good pants and shirts without him knowing the reason why until it is time for the surprise.

~{5~0}~

Kono asks, "Danny want to go and get some things for your new life. Why don't we go shopping for some clothes? I know you have them at the apartment but will you want them with a reminder of a dead woman in your place. So while the boss is working on his reports we can get some lunch and get some great stuff. You will be getting an insurance check for what was damaged and will not have to buy new furniture."

"Ok Kono, let me tell Steve now and see if it will be a problem for him. I know he wanted to call it an early day."

So after checking with Steve, Danny found out that the Governor actually help speed up the insurance process for them. They went to pick up the check and went shopping for some every day, casual and nice clothes. Danny thought well it would be nice to be prepared for whatever Steve may have in mind for them this weekend. So as a thank you to Kono he treated her to a nice lunch.

While they were out and Steve and Chin were finishing up on the paperwork another scene was happening. This time it had to do with the blood that was taken from all four of them. Some of the blood (Danny's) was transferred over to another area of the hospital. It was going to be tested for any virus that may have been administered into his system when he was in North Korea. The rest of the blood for all four had a request from the Governor to put a rush on it. The Governor knew there was more to Danny and Steve's relationship. He wanted his team to be happy and to get started on their life together sooner than later. His thinking was if the team was happy and not distracted then they would be more effective and get the job done quicker.

~{5~0}~

Well the end of the day was quickly approaching and Steve called in his teammates. Steve had made a dinner reservation at a nice restaurant along the beach by their home. They had a nice band with a generous dance floor. Steve even made a song request for his date with Danno. It was going to be "Stand by Me".

Steve was talking to Kono, Chin, and Danno; "It's been a rough couple days so I was thinking let's not finish the week with our regular get together or celebrate the end to a successful case. I have some things I need to do tonight. So why don't we get together on Sunday for a house warming for Danny. Chin do you mind taking Danny home tonight? I have a few things to do before heading home."

"Sure boss no problem."

Steve could tell that Danno was hurt and sad that they were not going to do something; or at least that was what Danno thought to himself. Danno was the last one out of his office. Steve stopped him by lightly grabbing Danno's arm. Steve watch Kono and Chin round the corner out of the bullpen and brought Danno into a warm embrace with his arms wrapped low around Danno's waist. He gently gave Danno a kiss on the lips sliding his tongue along Danno's lower lip. The kiss turned passionate and lasted several minutes. When Steve broke from Danno, he was breathless and needed to steady himself for a moment.

"Danno, will you go home with Chin? I have a few last minute things I want to do and get ready for later. When you get home get ready for a truly nice night out on the town that is for just us."

"Ok my personal Seal. I thought you were blowing me off."

"Who got you to go out for nice clothes for tonight. I asked Kono to take you so you would not fight me. I also did not want them to know I was taking you out tonight. So go get all handsome for me and we will have a special evening."

Steve then pulled in Danno tighter for a more passionate kiss; a promising kiss of an evening of dreams to come true … finally.

~{5~0}~

The doorbell rang as Danny came down the stairs. He was surprised by the sound and hoped it was not Catherine. He did not want to have to be the one to explain why he was there and Steve was not there. So Danny finished buttoning his shirt while heading to the door where he found Steve on the other side of the door.

"Steve why are you ringing your own doorbell?"

"I wanted to put you up for an honest date with all the trimmings. Since you are living here I thought it would be romantic for our first date to pick you up at your home. I hope you don't mind Danno."

"No, you just surprised me and I thought it was going to be…." Steve cut off Danny and his rant by placing a good evening kiss on his lips.

"Now are you going to invite me in for a drink before dinner. Our reservations are not for another hour."

Danno did indeed invite Steve into the house and got him a drink. They actually had an ice tea before dinner and talk about casual items such as Sunday with Grace over for the party. Danno wanted to keep his head for this evening. Once they got into the restaurant they were seated at a corner table. The table was a booth table where the two could slide around to sit next to one another. They did not have to look across from one another and not be close and not sit on the same side to be close yet not seeing each other comfortably. Steve had already ordered a fine bottle of wine, which was already breathing and chilling when they arrived at the table.

"So is this what you had to do when I left with Chin?"

"No, I needed to get washed up and dressed for the most important evening of my life. I had paper work to finish up from the case this week. However I wanted to find you a really nice card to acknowledge our first date."

Steve then reached inside his breast pocket and pulled out the card handing it to Danno. Danno read the card and was touched by the sentiment that was hand written in the card (in fact it was from the song 'Stand by Me'): "If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall; all the mountains should crumble to the sea; I won't cry; no, I won't shed a tear just as long as you stand by me." As Danno closed the card and set it on the table the band starts playing the song. Steve stood up and held out his hand for Danno to join him. They danced to this song and a couple more before setting back down to the table. They had a lovely dinner of salad, baked potato and steak. Steve had ordered a sweet custard desert for Danno and himself to share. They had dance more through the dinner and especially after dinner. There was a young man at the bar that had been watching Danno while they were dancing and finally decided he was going to cut in on Steve. He however never got the chance to ask because Steve gave him one of his steely interrogation looks that said 'he is mine back off'. This did not go unnoticed by Danno who simply said to his Stephen.

"You sure do know how to cut a young guy off below the knee without him able to stand on his own afterwards." It almost had laughter to the statement especially since the guy almost forgot to pay his bar tab before quickly leaving the place.

"Well he could see that we were here on a date and had no right to think you were available." As if to emphasis his point, Steve leaned in and kissed Danno fully and passionately on the lips for all the world to see. "Now there is no mistaking it for anyone else to think you are available but to me."

~{5~0}~

Steve drove them home and walked Danno up to the front door. He gave Danno some very sweet kisses before he let the two of them into the house. Steve glided Danno into the house while he worked on getting them out of their shirts. They were right by the couch when Danno started working on removing Steve's pants. He first undid Steve's belt buckle and then unzipped his pants. Steve stepped out of them while bringing Danno into a laying position with him. Steve was towards the back of the couch and on the bottom of Danno, all the while kissing and exploring each other's nude chest. Steve was asking Danno's mouth for permission to enter by running his tongue along his lips. Danno was only too happy to allow the entrance and then came the dance of the tongues. Who was going to be the leader and who was going to follow which was quickly determined to be Steve as the leader of the Tongue Argentine Tango. Finally coming up for air after they shared one breathe between the two of them for several minutes.

Breathlessly Danno says, "Thank God for your Navy Seal training and knowing how to hold your breathe. That was the most intense and incredible kiss I have ever had with anyone and that includes my 14 year first time kiss."

"Well I guess those skills you can get behind since you got the terminology correct for once darling." Steve says laughingly and breathless himself.

"I am not complaining but remember we promised to take it slow and we have yet to get our blood test back yet. We also have not talked about what this really is between us. I know for me it is more than sex otherwise I would through on a condom and be done with it. But I want it to be there for a lifetime."

"I agree with you Danno in wanting it for a lifetime. I do not want anything to harm you and then in turn may hurt Gracie. So let us continue this up in our bed, kissing and holding one another through the night. I can not promise I may not need to leave and take a cold shower or two but we can nurture one another for the night.'

"I want you to know before we make this commitment tonight to follow our hearts; Gabby was a distraction for me. I thought you were not into me, as I wanted you. You were always with Catherine and she was your girlfriend. So just as Rachael was a substitute for me with another person, Gabby was that substitute for me in regards to you. Neither Rachael or Gabby could take the place of the person I really wanted at the time."

"Well darling Catherine was just a substitute for me also. I wanted you from the first time I saw you. There was something in you that I wanted more than my own air to breathe. Whenever we slept together it was never love but sex and it was you I was thinking about all the time. I respect her then and now. I consider her a friend but that is all it ever was or it ever will be. You are the one for me with all your nuisances. There is something very familiar about you that I have been trying to put my finger on since I met you."

With all the admissions of love and feelings they had for one another; as well as, for the other partners that were in their life the two climbed the stairs to bed hand in hand.

To be continued