Disclaimer: Ideas are fictional; not making any money on this. Hawaii 5-0 belongs to CBS. That's okay because none of this would work on TV.

Steve was more relaxed on Wednesday. There was no prep work to worry about this morning. Mom and Dad wouldn't be over until close to noon. Grace was so exhausted from playing with her cousins that she would sleep late this morning. Steve was content to stay where he was, belly-flopped on his side of the bed with one arm hanging over the side.

Danny woke up exhilarated from yesterday. He felt like he was king of the world. He left New Jersey with a giant "L" tattooed on his forehead: "L" for loser. He couldn't keep his marriage together, and his ex was moving halfway around the world (or so it seemed) with his precious Grace.

His parents and his sisters never made him feel that way, but he knew that his brothers-in-law thought that he would end up drinking himself to death or worse. They weren't far from wrong. It was ironic that his family wasn't able to help him then, but the most socially inept person he ever met did. Steve thought he was a great father and never expected anything but the best from Danny. Steve restored Danny's self-esteem just by being Steve. Maybe he wasn't as inept as Danny thought.

Danny couldn't tell if Steve was awake or not. Steve was facing the other way, and there wasn't an ounce of tension in his body. Steve knew the Danny was awake. He wasn't sure how he knew, but he did.

Steve stirred just enough to alert Danny that the object of his affection was awake. Danny moved closer so he could sprawl across Steve. "Good morning, babe." Danny slipped his hand under Steve's t-shirt and stroked his back. After a couple of passes up and down, his hand slipped under the waistband of Steve's sleep pants and boxer briefs. Steve had a great ass, and Danny's hand pushed the clothing down enough that he could see as well as touch.

"Were you always an ass man? I guess being with another guy takes the fun out of being a breast man." The question startled Danny; he liked the total package: breasts, ass, and legs.

"Oh, I don't know." Danny pulled Steve until he rolled onto his back. He pulled Steve's t-shirt off and ran his hand over Steve's pecs and abs. "There's a lot to be said for a well-muscled chest." Danny's hand roamed from one side to the other, then up and down. Finally, the hand dipped below the waistbands again.

Steve closed his eyes and moaned. Danny might have goofy thumbs but he had magic hands. Steve reached up to pull Danny's t-shirt off so he could join in the fun. "I have to agree with you, Danno." Steve's hands were making their own private journey in Dannyland. He tried to remember his last time with Catherine and which parts were his favorite, but all he could think about was Danny here and now.

They rolled around on the big bed. Sometimes they did that as they tried to assert control, but this morning it was all in fun. Each wanted to touch everywhere and moved to get a better shot at the target of the moment. Danny ended up on top, and Steve was too lazy to care. Either way, he got what he wanted. Besides, Danny looked so happy from his vantage point.

After they both found their release, Danny collapsed on top of Steve. Steve banded his arms around Danny, wishing he never had to let go. Danny was content to lie there, listening to Steve's heart beat wildly. When Steve's heart slowed to a more normal rhythm, Danny raised his head to look at Steve.

Steve's eyes were closed and he had this impossibly sexy smile on his face. "Well, you have definitely ruined me for other men or women." Steve never opened his eyes, but he reached up to rake his fingers through Danny's hair. "I love you Danny, so much it almost hurts sometimes."

Danny slid up so that he was eye to eye with Steve. "Look at me Steve." Danny waited until Steve mustered the energy to open his eyes. "I love you too, but this time it doesn't hurt. Before with Rachel, even when we were doing okay, it hurt. I don't know why, except I was never sure that she would always be there for me. I don't doubt you at all. I love you, and I'm so fucking happy."

Steve's smile turned from sexy to goofy. "Me too, Danno, me too." They stayed like that, holding onto each other, until the need for the bathroom finally made them move off the bed. They showered together, playfully making sure that each got all the important parts clean. Grace was still asleep when they came back into the bedroom.

"What should we do? Do you want to let Grace sleep a little longer and wake her when breakfast is ready? Mom said something about her spending tonight at the resort with Lucy so she could go sightseeing with them tomorrow. We'll miss cuddling with her." Steve missed their time with Grace, but he deferred to Danny's judgment.

"I say we get our sleep clothes back on and bring Grace in here with us for a while. She's been asleep long enough." That's exactly what they did. When they were both dressed, Danny got back into bed while Steve went down the hall to get Grace. He came back into the bedroom, cradling Grace to his chest as though she was the most precious thing in the world. Danny's heart turned over at the sight.

Steve placed Grace in the middle of the bed and rolled over next to her. Steve and Danny curled around her in their usual position. Grace woke up during her trip down the hall, but she was content to cuddle with her dads like this. She missed it yesterday by sleeping in, and she was pleased when Daddy came in to get her.

Grace reached up with both hands and patted each man on the cheek. Both responded by kissing her on the cheek. She was treated to a stereophonic "Good morning, Grace" from Steve and Danny. She loved being the center of attention with them. It was once this way before her mommy and daddy divorced. Then she was the major focus of each of her parents until her mommy married Daddy Stan. He was nice to her, but it shifted everything.

Danny was still devoted to her, and then he became part of the 5-0 family. She liked them a lot, especially her daddy's new partner, Steve. Over time, she grew to love him. He was goofy and funny, and she could tell that he liked her a lot. When Danno told her they would be living with Uncle Steve (as she called him then), it was one of the happiest days of her young life.

When she realized that Uncle Steve and Danno loved each other, she wasn't threatened the way she was when her mommy married. Instead, she felt the focus of two people who loved her as much as they loved each other. Things had improved with her mommy and other daddy. Still, she couldn't imagine that Danno would go off on a trip with Daddy and leave her in Hawaii for several weeks, especially at Christmas. Daddy would never ask Danno to leave Grace like that.

She didn't say a lot when her mommy told her about their trip, but part of her was hurt. How could they leave her like that? She wondered if Danno and Daddy would get tired of her too. She tried so hard to be a good girl. She became upset when she thought that she let her daddies down, like when she cried when Nana and Poppa left after Thanksgiving or when she got sick in her bed a few weeks ago. She tried really hard to take care of her daddies so they wouldn't get tired of her.

Sometimes, the fears and insecurities went away. Today was one of those days. She knew that her daddies liked to cuddle in the morning when they didn't have to rush to get to work. Daddy and Danno always made her feel welcome when she joined them, but it was something special when Daddy came in to take her to their bed. She wasn't an intruder this morning; they needed her as much as she needed them.

"We missed you yesterday. You were being a sleepyhead. So you're stuck with us this morning. Aunt Jackie and Uncle Mark want you to stay at the resort with Lucy tonight so you can go sightseeing with them in the morning. Would you like that?" Danny spoke softly to Grace as he stroked her hair.

"Do you want me to go?" Grace wondered if they needed to get her out of the house for a while. She knew Mommy and Daddy Stan would be back next Monday and she would spend time with them until Danno and Steve returned from their vacation. She missed her mommy, but she would miss Danno and Daddy more while they were gone. They had become the center of her little world.

Somehow, Steve always knew when Grace was insecure about her place with them. Maybe it was because he had gone through so many of the same feelings when his dad sent him away so many years ago. "No, we don't want you to go, but it's an opportunity to spend the night with your cousin Lucy. She misses you because you're her only girl cousin, and you're about the same age. The other boys give her a hard time and make her feel like an outsider. Instead, she could spend the night with you in your room here. Your bed is big enough, and we would drive you to the resort to meet up with the others before they leave. We could join them for breakfast if you like. They have a wonderful breakfast buffet there, and the chef will make you a special omelet or a waffle while you wait."

Danny was surprised at Steve's offer. He missed what was going on in Grace's head, but Steve knew. Not only that, he was offering to have another little girl in the house tonight. They had been looking forward to some alone time tonight and tomorrow before Mary and Scott arrived. Now Steve was giving that away to make Grace happy. He was hit with a new wave of love for both Steve and Grace.

The relief washed over Grace. "I'd like it if Lucy could stay with me here tonight. I think she would like that too. I told her about story time at night and cuddle time in the morning. I don't think they have that at her house. She told me I was lucky. Could you fix breakfast for us here? Nobody makes a better omelet than Daddy."

Steve had his goofy grin back at Grace's compliment. Danny kissed both Grace and Steve. "That sounds like a plan to me, Monkey. Lucy will stay here tonight, and Daddy will fix us omelets in the morning. Speaking of breakfast, how about pancakes this morning. There are a couple of bananas calling my name. I say we put them in the pancakes and shut 'em up."

Grace giggled at the idea. Everything was right with her world again. They had banana pancakes and ham for breakfast. The kitchen was cleaned up and Steve was dicing onions for the lasagna sauce when Mom and Dad came in. Danny called his sister, Jackie, to see if Lucy could spend the night with them. The arrangements were made; Lucy would bring an overnight bag when she came over this afternoon.

The day passed quickly. Mom worked with Steve and Danny to finish the sauce. They all sat outside and caught up with each other while the sauce simmered. Steve and Danny enjoyed the opportunity to sit with Mom and Dad without the chaos of the others. They had a light lunch on the lanai and started to assemble two large trays of lasagna when the rest of the family came over.

The sisters and their families spent part of the day exploring one of the markets where local vendors offered a variety of wares. The kids were given a choice of playing in one of the pools or going back to Uncle Danny's house and his beach. The kids voted for the beach. They were hoping to lure Uncle Steve back into the water.

Once the work in the kitchen was done (at least for now), Steve offered to play lifeguard so the kids could go in the water. The other grownups were content to sit near the sand and supervise from a distance. When the kids tired of using him as a human diving board, Steve played shark. He would disappear under the water for an impossibly long time, surfacing to attack when they least expected. The kids were alternately terrified and thrilled. Their Uncle Steve was their all-time favorite uncle.

His 5-0 family drifted over mid-afternoon. Steve showered off and dressed to help in the kitchen. They decided to eat in the backyard and moved the tables where they would have more room to move around. Steve looked outside and saw their families co-mingled. Chin and Malia were talking with Bill and Paula, and Charlie and Mark were deep in some discussion. Kono was showing off some surfer moves to Jackie, while Max, Lori, Mom, and Dad were playing pinochle at one of the tables.

Steve and Danny had a chance to join the party for a while as the lasagna baked. Steve enjoyed the afternoon and was thrilled with the results. Mom supervised as he made one large pan of lasagna and Danny made the other. Food held little pleasure for many years; meals were for families. Now Steve worked to balance nutrition with guilty pleasures. During the week, he made sure to work out daily. That routine had been wrecked by his injuries and subsequent infection from North Korean, but he still made an effort to exercise some daily.

For today, he counted his time with the kids as his exercise and sat down to enjoy his supper. He was pleased to see the families seated randomly. As he and Danny had hoped, their families were getting acquainted. He enjoyed his own mealtime conversation with Max and Mark. At the other table, Danny was joking with Dad and Chin. The children were sprinkled around both tables. They were impressed to discover that Kono was once a professional surfer and that Lori was a profiler for Homeland Security.

All too soon, the evening came to a close. Jackie and Paula left with their families when the kids became a little cranky. Lucy stayed behind with Grace; the boys were jealous and wanted equal time. Steve had to promise to set some time aside for them on Friday to play soldier to quiet their protests.

Lucy had been looking forward to this all day. She took her shower after Grace was finished. Danny and Steve both needed to help the girls with their hair. Lucy had a major crush on her Uncle Steve. He dried her hair and sat next to her on Grace's bed for story time. She got to read part of a chapter, and she blushed when her uncles complimented her reading. Then both men kissed her good night and tucked her in.

When Steve and Danny left the bedroom, it was quiet for only a few minutes. "Do they do that every night?" Lucy wanted to make sure it wasn't something that happened only because she was there.

"Uh-huh, every night. We don't read some nights because we watch a movie together, or because we're really busy and I'm too tired. But they tuck me in every night. Don't Aunt Jackie and Uncle Mark tuck you in?"

"Mommy does, but I usually just kiss Daddy good night before I go to bed. And we never read in bed. Are you sure it's okay if we go in their room tomorrow morning?"

"Uh-huh. I woke up late yesterday morning and missed it, and I almost missed it today because I slept late. But then Daddy came in and carried me to their room so I could cuddle with them this morning. And then Danno told me you wanted to spend the night with me, and I could stay with you at the hotel. I asked if they wanted me to go, and Daddy said you could stay here if I wanted you to. Tomorrow, Daddy is making us omelets for breakfast. He makes the best omelets, but Danno makes the best pancakes."

Now that Lucy had all the information, she was content to go to sleep. She thought that her cousin Grace was the luckiest girl in the world. She got to live in Hawaii, and she had two daddies who loved her so much.

Danny made sure to pay extra attention to Steve than night in bed. "Thank you for letting two little girls have their sleepover down the hall instead of twenty minutes away." Steve's last coherent thought was that if Danny would do this every night, Grace could have a sleepover all the time.