/ / / Apologies \ \ \

Steve watched Danny on the phone, he knew it was Kono from the greetings but he couldn't leave his mother to eavesdrop on the conversation like he normally would. His mother who wasn't dead…Steve pushed that thought away; he'd deal with it later. Danny was still on the phone when Cath arrived and Steve took her inside to introduce her to his mo-Doris.

Steve couldn't believe she would ask what he called Cath, she knew he was with Danny. She had obviously picked up on the fact that Steve and Cath had a thing a long time ago but given the snatches of conversation he'd heard in the car while he was trying to convince the Governor to change his stance she obviously didn't like his relationship with Danny. Steve knew Danny deserved better but he didn't want to have this discussion with his mother at the moment. He didn't really want to have any discussions with her and would be quite happy if he could just leave already. There were two people out there he needed to find so he could work out what so do with his suddenly alive mother.

Steve pulled Cath back out of the room when the tea drinking was over, Danny still hadn't come back in and Steve couldn't say he was at all surprised.

"Cath, she's been…she's a spy and is acting like a spy," Steve said but grit his teeth at the terrible explanation. "She's watching me like I am a mark, just be careful."

Cath rested her hand of his arm. "I'll look after her like she was my own mother."

Steve smiled at her. "Thank you."

Cath nodded and Steve slipped out of the room.

Danny was leaning against his car chatting to one of the SWAT team. When he saw Steve he said something to the guy who nodded and left. Danny slipped into his seat just as Steve made it to the car.

Steve started the engine and decided the best place for this conversation was definitely the car since he wouldn't be able to have it on his lanai for a while.

"Malia is out of surgery, she is very critical, but at least she made it through the surgery."

Steve nodded.

"We should head back to headquarters," Danny continued. "Kono said she was working on some things but until we have some leads we can help her out."

"I couldn't hear everything my mother said Danny," Steve said quickly as soon as Danny stopped talking. "I couldn't end the call with the governor."

"She doesn't like me," Danny said with a shrug. "It's okay."

"No, it's not. She shouldn't have said anything about Grace."

"She really has no right to question the example we set for Grace," Danny said. Steve knew he wanted to say more, he could almost feel the way that Danny was controlling himself and Steve appreciated it, he knew that the time for the full on conversation, and even he knew they would be one, wasn't in the middle of a case and wasn't while they were driving.

"I'm sorry for what she said to you."

"Oh babe," Danny said and curled his hand around Steve's wrist. "You don't have to apologise for anything."

"She's my mother," Steve said.

Danny shrugged and Steve turned to him to watch his face for a second. "Steve when you meet my mum this will all make more sense but what your mother says to me isn't your fault and you shouldn't apologise, if you share her views then we'll be having a serious conversation."

Steve felt himself smile. "The type of conversation that ends with you sulking in the spare room?"

"I don't sulk Steven," Danny said and they were quiet for a few minutes until Danny's hand tightened around Steve's wrist. "What does this mean for your house?"

Steve groaned, he thought he'd gotten Danny out of that mindset. "Our house."

"Fine but she's not dead so her will is…something."

"It's our house," Steve said firmly. He wasn't going to let her take it away from him or from Danny and Grace. If it was just Steve he wouldn't really care one way or the other but it was their house too.

Danny nodded and Steve pulled into his parking space.

Steve's phone rang, the governor. "Shit," Steve answered the phone. "Governor."

"Commander McGarrett, this is Jane the Governor's secretary. He requires you to come into his office for a meeting."

"When?" Steve asked already knowing the answer.

"Now Commander," Steve agreed and hung up the phone. "I have to go and see the governor."

Danny leaned over the space between the seats and kissed Steve. "Behave, I'll go up. Call us when you're done."

Steve pulled Danny back into him and kissed him again trying to forget about the meeting he didn't want to go to and the mother he didn't want to think about and the fact that he was seriously considering just taking Danny and Grace and finding a deserted island somewhere.

/ / / /

Danny pulled back from Steve's kiss. "Go to your meeting babe."

Steve nodded at him and Danny climbed out of the car. He took his time walking up the stairs. While he believed what he'd said about Steve not apologising for what Doris said it didn't make the last hour or so any less stressful and all Danny really wanted to do was to leave the building and go somewhere quiet but they were a man down and Wo Fat was more important than anything else at this point. He entered his office and found not Kono alone working but Chin working with Kono glancing at him every couple of seconds worried.

"Chin, man." Danny said. "You don't need to be here."

Chin shook his head. "Malia won't be out of recovery for hours. They let me see her and they will call me if anything happens. Her mum is sitting with her, she probably doesn't understand but I need to get Delano. He will not get away with this."

Danny nodded. "We won't let him."

"Thanks," Chin said and went back to his work. Kono caught his eye over the top of Chin's head and he knew that Kono was worried about his determination. Danny could understand the overwhelming need for justice he just hoped it didn't turn into a lust for revenge.