Chapter Fourteen
Danny, Chin, and Kono sat down in Steve's room and stared at the unconscious man briefly. Danny turned and looked at his two friends.
'Well, there is unquestionably a leak in the precinct. So much has come at me and us in such a short space. I can't think of anything else.'
'I agree.' Chin replied. 'Which means everything, including the car bomb is something to do with why you are here. We still don't know if Steve was the intended victim, maybe he saw something and never realised it.'
'Let's hope there is something that he can tell us when he wakes up.' Kono whispered.
The door opened, and the three of them looked around and saw the nurse come in. They had seen her before, and she had been checked out. They stood and headed outside to wait until she had finished.
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It didn't take long for SEAL team 9 to reach them. There had obviously been military
transport ready for them. Commander Wade Gutches walked towards them grinning, and next to him was Lt Bradley Jacks, and the rest of the team close behind.
'Well looks as if you boys need our help.' Wade stated his eyes twinkled with amusement.
'Looks like it.' Danny replied. 'Thanks for coming.'
'We couldn't leave you all high and dry. If we needed help, again, you would be there.' Wade turned and looked into the McGarrett's room window.
'It was lucky that another car hit it first, otherwise Steve. Well, the blast would have killed him instantly. We don't know whether it was for me, and this damn case, or if someone had followed us from Hawaii. We've all built up some enemies back there, but I also have a lot from my time here.'
'You have enemies, with your charming personality.' Bradley grinned at Danny.
'Joe wanted to come; he's asked us to keep in touch. He is trying to get some flights from where he is.' Wade informed them.
'How did he know, ah never mind.' Danny just shook his head, the info Joe found out about was staggering and extremely handy at times.
'Well, if he had been in Hawaii he would have come over with us.' Wade chuckled at the thought of his friend.
'I'd better take all of you to the precinct, so they know what is going on. So far nothing has happened with us just sitting here. So, we'll leave Chin and Kono hear, and come back as soon as we have dealt with everything at the precinct.' Danny paused and looked directly at Wade. 'Have you guys got anywhere to stay? Have you booked in?'
'We're in the same hotel and floor, right near you guys. When one or two of you go back, some of us will go with you and book in then. The hotel knows that due to our itinerary we're not sure when we book in. They do know we are here.'
'Ok, good.' Danny turned to Chin and Kono. 'We'll be back soon, watch your backs.' He knew that he didn't have to say it, but he felt he had to. 'Ok, let's go.'
'We'll take our vehicles.' Wade stated. 'They've been checked, and we have a couple of people keeping an eye on it. They will be checked each time if left unattended for any amount of time.'
'Ok, let's go.' Danny nodded at Chin and Kono, and they left with SEAL team 9. A couple of the soldiers still stayed behind, just in case.
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Captain Hewson walked out of his office as soon as he had heard the Danny was at the department with more people. He had started to wish that they had never asked him over. There had never been so much trouble of such a short period of time, and he couldn't wait for them to leave.
'What the hell is going on here?' Hewson shouted.
'Hello Captain Hewson, I am Commander Gutches. I am here with a SEAL team to make sure that Detective Williams and his co-workers return to Hawaii safe and sound.' Wade explained.
'Fine, but I don't expect any more trouble.' With that Hewson turned and left him them.
'Charming man.' Wade grinned at Danny.
'He truly doesn't like me.' Danny chuckled as they turned and headed out. It was ridiculous that they came all the way to do that, and then return to the hospital. Danny had thought it would have been the best thing because keeping Hewson out of the loop would have been a lot worse.
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Chin and Kono sat down and waited, they never moved. They were both afraid that someone might come in and take Steve out. They weren't going to let that happen.
It wasn't long before Danny was coming back up the corridor with Wade and the others.
'The files for the officers who have been involved in this case are going to be delivered here. Hewson, being the pain in the ass that he is insisted that I am the only one that can sign for them. I'm going in to see Steve, let me know when they arrive.' Danny watched as they nodded at him, and he headed into the room.
Wade, looked at Chin and Kono, and then raised his eyebrow. He could tell that there was more going on between the two of them, than just best friends. It wasn't his place to say anything. Life was too short if you found something special then you had to hold on to it.
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Danny goes in and sits on a chair next to the bed. He reached out and grabbed hold of Steve's hand and stared at it.
'I love you. Do you know that? I thought after Rachel, I would never love someone like that again. Then I met your crazy ass, and I fell harder for you than I did her. I know all you want is sex, and if that is all I can get from you then I'll live with it.' Danny continued to stare, when he felt Steve's thumb rub across his hand in a delicate touch. Danny's eyes shot up, and there Steve stared back at him. Awake. 'I uhhh.' Danny was at a loss for words, when there was a knock on the window behind him. He turned and saw Chin who waved a hand at him. 'I have to go and get some files.' He muttered and left immediately. 'Steve's awake, let the nurse know.' Danny told them as he rushed passed.
Bradley ran to follow him, after getting his orders from Wade, but by the time he got to the elevator the door had already closed.
Danny was in a world of his own, a world of fear and forgot that he was not supposed to go anywhere alone. As he got out of the elevator, hands grabbed him and dragged him around the corner and into a room.
TBC