It's the job

By

Landon Richardson

Disclaimer

Neither Steve McGarrett nor Danny Williams belong to me in any fashion. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.

Any other character mentioned in this chapter who you don't recognise from the show does however belong to me so please do not use them without my permission.

Author Note

For a very long time I thought I would never come back to this story and that it was destined to sit there gathering dust but then last night for some reason inspiration hit me and I realised why all my previous attempts at writing chapter two failed. I think I've solved the issue now so you should start getting some updates. When those updates will be I don't know because as you can probably tell from my main page or if you follow me, I have quite the number of WIP happening at the moment but I will try and update when I can.

It feels good to be stretching my McDanno wings again and giving it a go. Sometimes it's nice to write the boys together after all.

This story will have McDanno but you'll be seeing it in a different way then usual. That's all I'll say.

I hope you enjoy the chapter and once again I apologise for the stupidly long delay in giving you this.

Overall Summary

A serial killer has his eyes set on Danny and he will stop at nothing to get him. Can Steve keep him safe and hide his growing feelings from his partner or is everything destined to explode?

Chapter Summary

He breathed out slowly, forcing his face into a thoughtful expression as though he was considering his options on the board

Overall Romance

Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams (McDanno)

Various others which will be revealed in time.

Other Notes

Note One – My knowledge of Hawaii is completely gain by Google and my own imagination so it's likely that half the places I mention don't actually exist. I just wanted to let you know.

Note Two – This is a stand alone story which does not belong in any of my McDanno sagas.

Chapter Two

Recon

He breathed out slowly, forcing his face into a thoughtful expression as though he was considering his options on the board. These first moments were vital, he couldn't stand out in anyway otherwise Williams would notice him and become suspicious when he turned up later. He had to play it cool and take his time. Half the enjoyment was the foreplay, getting to know them, earning their trust and settling in their lives. It wouldn't contain quite the same thrill for him if he didn't follow his routine.

He had to follow his routine. Nothing else would satisfy him.

His eyes flickered to the worker behind the coffee counter making Williams latte, taking in his actions carefully. The man was quick and confident in his movement telling him that he had made these drinks more times then he would probably cared to remember. Someone who was probably there for life. He was tempted to get a coffee but he pushed the urge back as too risky. By the time he got his Williams could be long gone.

He had his target now and nothing was going to stop him from finding out more about the blond man. He needed to, it felt like an itch beneath his skin, spreading with each passing second. He made sure not to stare at Williams long, just enough to catch something glinting at his belt when a sudden clearing of the throat in front of him attracted his attention and he looked towards the young girl who had served Williams before him. Kylie, he thought her name was.

"Erm sir, did you want to order a drink only…" her voice trailed off as she waved a hand towards him, clearly meaning to indicate a queue behind him. He didn't bother turning round instead flashing her a smile, watching as an answering one curved her mouth.

"Yeah sorry about that, I was just having an internal argument with myself about what coffee to get, I didn't realise you had so many options." He remarked with a shrug, reaching up with his other hand to run it through his hair aware of her watching the movement.

"We get that a lot so don't worry you're definitely not the only one who thinks they know what they want until they get up here." She commented, glancing over her shoulder at the board behind her briefly as though she was reminding herself what they actually had to offer.

He took the distraction to look back at the other worker who had ignored the conversation completely. He was nearly finished with Williams drink.

"I think I'll skip the coffee today and go straight for a water. I'm not used to the weather here yet." He remarked ruefully with a sigh, noticing that her expression softened further. It was almost a shame that he had seen Williams before because the girl in front of him would have made a good target as well. For a moment he thought about breaking his own cardinal rule about only hunting one target at a time but quickly pushed it back. The reason why he had never been caught was because he was clever enough to know his limits. One was enough. If he was still in Hawaii once he had finished with Williams than he could come back for her and play.

Kylie nodded at him, turning from him and bending down to one of the fridges behind her, opening the door and pulling out a chilled bottle of water which she placed on the counter in front of him and rang up on the counter. He passed her the money and grabbed the bottle just as Williams, who was still speaking to whoever Steven was, picked up his own drink.

"Thanks for the water Kylie, hopefully I'll see you soon." He said, smiling when her cheeks went pink at him comment. He wondered if she would still be flattered if she had known exactly what he would have had planned for her.

Forcing his mind away, he turned and followed Williams out of the coffee shop making sure to stay far back enough that Williams wouldn't feel the need to hold the door open for him. Stepping out into the heat, he stood still, unscrewing the lid from his bottle as he waited to see where Williams would go. Had he driven or had he walked.

"Car" He murmured softly to himself, moving quickly towards the rental truck he had parked outside and climbing into the driver seat. He watched through the window screen as Williams ended his call with a shake of his head, looking around him thoughtfully before he opened the driver door of a silver Camaro and climbed in. He couldn't stop the smile coming to his face as he started his own engine up and waited until Williams had moved away from the kerb before he followed, making sure always to keep at least two cars in front of them.

It was easy to keep up, Williams kept to the speed limit, clearly in no hurry to reach wherever it was he was meant to be going.

He had lost track of the numbers of times he had done this, following his target and learning their route. Someone could learn so much from doing it. He would soon know where Williams worked, where he lives and where he liked to spend his free time. All things he would need to integrate himself into the other man's life.

There was something about him which was telling him to take him time with Williams. That breaking him would give him more pleasure than he had ever experienced before. The thought made his mouth dry as he tightened his hands on the steering wheel.

He frowned slightly as Williams hit his indicator and pulled into what looked to be a car park. He followed suit and pulled into a space on the opposite side of a building. Waiting as Williams climbed out of his car, looking around him carefully again before slamming the door behind him and headed towards the building, waving at a native looking man who was coming back.

Considering the time it would make sense that this was where Williams worked.

The only question was what was he doing there?

He waited, counting to ten patiently before he exited his own truck and jogged across the road, holding his hand up in thanks to the drivers who slowed for him. Glancing round, he stopped in front of the building, eyes scanning it before he climbed up the steps and opened the door, stepping into a large air condition foyer. There was a receptionist desk so he headed towards it, smiling at the smartly dressed woman behind it.

"Hi, I wondered if you can help me. I'm thinking I might be lost, my friend gave me directions to the library but I'm guessing I messed up somewhere because this doesn't look like a library to me." He said, putting an awkward look on his face.

"You're right it isn't, the library is three streets away so at least you're in the right region." The woman responded with a smile. "If you cross the street and head down then you'll see it, you can't miss it."

He nodded.

"Thanks" He responded, turning as though he was going to walk away before he stopped and looked back at her. "This is a really nice place, what is it exactly if it isn't a library?" He queried. "I mean it's got to be used for something."

"The Aliiolani Hale is where the DA and the Governor's task force is based." She answered him, a tone to her voice which told him that she answered this question at least once a day.

"Governor's task force?" He repeated, tilting his head as though her answer confused him.

"You might know them as 50, they are run by Commander McGarrett" She told him before looking past him. He glanced behind seeing a queue forming and looked back at her with a smile.

"Great, well thanks for the help" He stated, turning and heading back out of the building.

Williams must be a member of 50, the badge he had spotted on the other man's belt earlier had pointed to him being in law enforcement and the last time he had checked the DA didn't carry badges with them.

He smiled softly to himself as he climbed back into his car, starting the engine and heading towards the library.

He had some research to do before the fun could really begin.

Author Note

Thank you for taking the time to read.

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