/ / / Aftershocks \ \ \

It was hard to keep the two parts of their lives separate sometimes. It was hard to remember that he couldn't just kiss Steve whenever he wanted because it would be unprofessional. Sometimes he wanted Steve so badly he would happily forget his own beliefs and jump Steve in the middle of his office. Then there were times when Danny wanted to pinch Steve, occasionally shake him until some sense settled in but he couldn't do that either. Danny wouldn't change a thing about his life with Steve but sometimes he did wish that they weren't intertwined at work as well as at home.

When it came to Danny unable to run away from a bomb and Steve standing too damned close to him Danny wished he could do something to rip their two lives apart and make Steve safe. He just wanted Steve to be safe if he couldn't make them both safe.

Steve simply looked at him like he was stupid when he told him to walk away, or at the very least move further away from him.

"What would you do?" Steve asked his eyes flicking between the bomb and Danny.

Danny shook his head. "I'd leave you alone."

"Liar."

"Steve," Danny said. "If something happens I need you to-"

Steve took a step toward. "No! You are going to be fine."

"Steve," Danny said trying to get him to listen but Steve had a firm, mulish expression that Danny knew would stop him from listening. He needed Steve to hear this so he completely ignored the gestures and kept talking. "If something happens tell Gracie that I love her, tell her that I...tell her that I love her and I wanted nothing more than to be there for her. Tell her I'm sorry. Tell my family I love them and let them look after you a little Steve."

Steve's nostril flared. "They won't need to look after me Danny, I refuse to let you die."

Danny bit down hard on the laughter that wanted to come out. "I don't want to die but I want you to know that I love you Steve, and I don't want to take the chance of dying without reminding you that, with the exception of Grace, you are the very best thing to have ever come into my life."

Steve folded his arms and glared at Danny. "You will not die. The bomb squad are coming and they will disable the bomb and you will take Grace to her dance. We will go swimming tomorrow and everything will be fine. Understood?"

Danny nodded.

"And I love you too," Steve said firmly and quietly before he turned to ask the squad car when the bomb squad were going to be there.

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Danny didn't care about the air of professionalism they tried to employ at work. As soon as he could step away from the bomb he was pressed tightly enough to Steve that he wasn't sure if there would ever be space between them again. He could feel Steve's hand bury itself in his sweaty hair. Danny pressed his nose into the soft skin of Steve's shoulder and tried to catch his breath against the terrifying possibility that he might have lost this.

"I can't lose you," Steve hissed in his ear and for the first time since Steve had told him to freeze Danny could hear the blind terror in his voice.

"I'm not going anywhere, babe, I promise."

Steve tightened his arms. There were people moving around them but neither Danny nor Steve paid them any attention until finally someone tapped Danny on the shoulder.

"Detective Williams?"

Danny pulled back and Steve let him go reluctantly. "Yes."

"We just want to check you over quickly," the ambulance officer said with an apologetic smile. Danny nodded and turned to follow but found his hand caught in Steve big hand while his giant human puppy of a partner stalked behind him to ensure that Danny wouldn't disappear. They sat him in the ambulance and checked him over before letting him go with a smile.

"I have to go and get ready. I'm going to be late picking up Grace now," Danny said walking towards the car quickly with Steve still holding his hand tightly.

"I'll go and get her and you go home and get dressed. I'll bring her home and then you can go to the dance."

Danny turned around with a smile. "You sure you can let me go?"

Steve pulled him in for a sudden kiss, Steve kissed him with every worry and fear that he'd been thinking about since they'd found the bomb. They were both panting when Steve pulled away. "Get one of the patrol cars to take you home and I'll go and pick up your date."

Danny kissed Steve once more before he nodded and walked away.

/ / / / /

Danny had just pulled on his suit, straightening his tie when he heard the front door open. He checked himself once more in the mirror and then headed down the stairs. Grace was standing just next to the couch when he made it into the room and his breath caught in his throat at his little girl.

"Wow, Monkey."

"Daddy," Grace said spinning towards him. "Are you okay?"

"I am amazing Gracie, you look beautiful."

Grace smiled and spun. "That's what Mum said."

"She was right, I can't believe how grown up you look."

"Steve bowed and called me Miss Grace when he picked me up."

"Well," Steve said behind them. "Someone as pretty as you should be treated like a princess."

Grace beamed at Steve.

"Grace, I think we need to get to the dance. I suddenly feel like dancing."

Grace nodded and gave Steve a hug before she held out her hand to her father and he escorted her out of the house.

/ / / / /

Steve watched them drive away and turned back into the house. He locked the door and walked upstairs to their bedroom so he could lock his gun and badge in the drawer before he stripped off and changed into his bathers. He grabbed a towel and walked out the back and down to the water. He stretched quickly before throwing himself into the surf and swimming hard and fast against the tide not slowing down when he broke the drag back to the beach. He swam so he didn't have to think about being so sure he was about to lose Danny. He swam until his lungs started to burn and his legs and arms protested and when he felt the fear from today dissipating he started to slow and turn back towards home. He swam back slowly, stretching his muscles out and enjoying the swim even if the sight of Danny with a bomb's sensor on his chest never really left his mind.

When he climbed out of the water he was exhausted but it gave him something else to think about while he threw his bathers in the laundry sink and walked up to the shower. He turned the water on as hot as he could stand it and shoved his head under the spray. He allowed himself a few extra minutes in the shower to wash away the sticky feel of sweat and fear before he turned the water to frigidly cold and allowed it to shock his system. He stood under it for a few heartbeats and then turned off the water and got out of the shower. He dressed and grabbed something to eat before he sat on the couch with a beer and hoped that Grace and Danny were having an amazing time and would be home soon.

/ / / / /

Later, when Grace was exhausted and asleep Danny pressed himself close to Steve and tried to forget the day, tried to remind himself that Steve not walking away wasn't so dangerous, that he hadn't come close to losing Grace again. Days like to today made him want to quit, walk away and find something else to do with his life but he couldn't do that. He couldn't walk away from Steve or Five-0 even if he wanted to and, he generally didn't want to, but he hated to be reminded that he could lose this.

Steve pulled him close and stripped the suit off his body before using his mouth and hands to map Danny's body.

"Seem to like my Chewbacca chest pretty well now," Danny gasped out as Steve wrapped his hand around Danny's erection.

Steve nuzzled the fur on Danny's chest and twisted his hand. "Come for me Danny."

Danny shook his head back and forth against the pillow under his head ruffling his hair. "Not yet."

Steve licked a line along the sharp angle of his hip. "Come for me Danny, I'm not done with you yet but I want to see you come."

Danny shook his head trying not to let Steve's encouragement send him over the edge before he was ready.

"Danny," Steve pleaded. "Come on baby."

"With you," Danny demanded and tugged at Steve's body until he was pressed heavily into the mattress so they could start moving together. Steve pushed him deeper into the mattress and licked his way along Danny's shoulder to his neck.

"I was scared I was going to lose you today," Danny said dragging Steve down for a kiss.

"I'm never going to leave you," Steve said. "If you go, I go."

Danny gripped Steve's hair. "No. Next time you better run."

Steve kissed him again, hungry and desperate. "Never. I love you."

Danny twisted under Steve and came. Danny reached down into the mess he'd made and made a mess of Steve until he came with a grunt in Danny's ear.

"Steve," Danny said when they'd both cleaned up and were lying in bed again pressed close.

"Yeah?"

"Do you want to get married or whatever the hell they are calling it now?"

Steve flipped over and pinned Danny to the mattress before he proceeded to remove all the good work of their cleaning up.

"Yes," Steve said later. "I'd quite like to get married."

Danny laughed and curled into Steve regardless of the sticky mess between them and held on tight. "Oh good, you had me worried for a second there." Steve laughed into his collarbone and held him tightly.

/ / / /

The second I saw this episode I pictured that question at the end.