A new start

By

Landon Richardson

Disclaimer

The character of Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Jenna Kaye and Adam 'Toast' Charles do not belong to me in any shape or form. They belong to the creator of Hawaii 50, I'm merely using them for entertainment purposes.

The character of Danni Williams is probably mine by now. Even though she was originally based on male Danny Williams I think it's probably safe to say that's she her own individual character by now, especially since I've created a back ground for her which is different to male Danny's background in the show. This also affects Grace who is different from the show as well in ways.

The characters of Jack O'Connor, David Richardson, Riley King, Mason Lowe, Niamh Clayton, Louisa Palakiko-Cowan, Tyler Landon, Vanessa Landon, Holly Davies and Teddy Robertson, do however belong to me. I should also add that if a character is mentioned who you are not instantly aware of then that character belong to me as well

Author Note

Sorry for the delay in getting this chapter up to you, my mind has been bombarded with ideas for other stories and chapters recently. These plot bunnies can be quite vicious if you try to ignore them.

Please be aware that some of these early chapters will be short. This is to help build tension. Once Danni moves to San Diego the chapters will definitely become longer and longer.

While I remember as well, this story will feature OCs especially once the story moves to San Diego. I seem to have an okay track record with OCs so hopefully you will all like them and give them a chance

I think that's all I need to say right now so please enjoy the chapter! The next one should hopefully not take so long to get up for reading!

Overall summary

When Danni Williams is forced to leave Hawaii with her daughter and follow her ex-husband back to the mainland she felt as though her life was over until the best part of her life followed her. Now she and Steve have to make a life together away from all they know and pray that what they have is enough to survive all the challenges they face. (Part of the Danni world – stand alone story)

Chapter Summary

Danni closed the door softly behind her, breathing out shakily as she moved to her desk and collapsed into the chair behind it.

Overall romance

Steve McGarrett/Danni McGarrett (McDanni)

Other romances

Other note

I do not have a beta so I apologise in advance if I make any errors, it seems that it doesn't matter how many times you read through a piece of work there always seems to be one mistake which creeps in!

Chapter Two

Train me

Danni closed the door softly behind her, breathing out shakily as she moved to her desk and collapsed into the chair behind it. The others were still standing at the computer table looking as though they had all been turned to stone at her news. She tilted her head to the side, looking at the side of her at the large pile of files which needed to be gone through and assessed. It struck her suddenly that she would have to train someone to do what she did on team. She wondered whether Steve would hire someone to replace her. Somehow the thought that he would hurt her more than anything else.

She didn't want to be replaced in Steve's life.

She looked up as the door opened and Jack came in, closing the door behind him and taking the seat opposite her. She stared at him, waiting for him to speak but instead he remained quiet, watching her closely before he sighed reaching up and rubbing at his eyes with his fingertips before dropping his hand and speaking.

"I suppose if I told you that I really didn't want you to go it wouldn't make any difference?" He asked glumly causing her to smile at him even as she shook her head.

"I wish it could but no. I've got no choice Jack, I have to go. You of all people should understand that." She remarked softly, watching as he slowly nodded.

"Oh I understand Danni, it doesn't mean that I or any of the others have to like it. Poppy's going to be heartbroken when I tell her, you know Grace is her best friend so I guess that means as soon as school holidays come about we'll be coming over for a visit." He stated, leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms over his chest. "Have you got a place to stay while you're there or will you be renting?" He pushed.

"I sold my house in Jersey and used the money to get a place out there. So at least we won't be homeless or anything like that. I got a good price for my place so the mortgage won't be too bad considering the drop in wage I'll have to take." She answered him, bringing her finger to her mouth and biting down on the nail. She remained quiet for a moment before she looked up at him. "You'll be Steve's partner. With David leaving the team now as well to follow us it would make sense since you'll both be without your partners. I need you to take care of him. He's going to be a bit more out of control for a bit, he doesn't like change, especially change which he can do nothing about, so you have to promise me you'll keep a close eye on him. I need Steve to be safe Jack and to be alive."

"I'll try Danni but I can't promise you. You're often the only one who can really reach him when he gets into the zone." Jack said with a shrug. Danni nodded for a moment before she came to her feet, dropping her hand on Jack's shoulder and squeezed it before leaving her office again and heading to Steve's. She opened the door without bothering to knock and entered closing the door behind her softly, meeting Steve's blue eyes. For a moment she thought she saw a flash of agony across his face but it was gone too quickly for her to be sure. She remained quiet as she moved towards him, foregoing to chair in front of his desk to moved around it, perching herself on the edge of it like he normally did to her when he came into her office.

For a moment they remained silent simply looking at each other before Danni finally looked away from him and spoke.

"You should make Riley or Jack your partner" She told him softly, staring out of the window at the bright blue sky. "Either would be a good choice for you. Riley because he knows what you're like already from your days serving together or Jack because he's calm and steady enough that he can ground some of your most outrageous ideas. I think Jack would be the better choice. Riley and Louisa have just got into a flow together and it would be a shame to break it up now."

Steve glanced towards her and nodded once.

"Noted" He said abruptly.

"I know you probably hate me a bit for leaving you" She said after a pause, barely able to get the words out from her throat. "And I don't blame you but I need you to know that if there was any other way that I could keep Grace and remain here with you, as your partner, then I would do it."

"You're doing what you have to do" Steve said with a shrug, his shoulders hunching over slightly. Danni looked at him for a second before she nodded and came to her feet, making a move to head towards the door when Steve's hand suddenly shot out and grabbed her wrist, holding onto it. Danni looked over her shoulder at him waiting for him to speak but he remained silent staring down at his desk. She blinked before she settled herself back on the table.

"I know you don't want to hear this right now but I'll need to train someone to go through the cases and pick the one most suitable for us like I do before I leave. Friday will be my last day, it will give me the weekend to be able to go through things and finish packing up, and we're flying out on Monday afternoon. Have you any preferences over who I choose as my replacement?" She asked.

"Train me" Steve said abruptly. Danni's eyebrow rose, a hundred questions on her lips about why Steve would want her to train him when it was a well known fact that he hated doing paperwork but she kept quiet. She only had a week left with Steve, just seven days and she didn't want to spend it arguing with him.

"Okay then" She said instead, swallowing hard for a moment before continuing. "We should probably go to my office so we can sit down and start going through some examples of what I initially look for when a case is given to us." Steve nodded, coming to his feet, he let go of her wrist, locking his computer screen and followed her out into the bulpen and into her office, pulling up the seat next to her, his attention on her.

For two hours Danni ran through what she looked for, explaining about her contacts and how he should approach them and promising to contact them as well so that they knew he would be the one they needed to speak to in future until there was nothing more she could say about it. For a moment she thought about continuing to speak just for the sake of it but she knew there was little point.

"I think that's about it" Danni remarked as she closed the file, looking towards him. "Tomorrow if you don't have a case I'll sit with you and watch you go through it on your own to make sure you have the general idea about it. If a new case comes in then I'll stay here rather than join in. With me leaving there would be little point in starting something new." She said glumly.

"You're moving to San Diego then" Steve said lowly, speaking for the first time since his office. Danni shot him a quick look before she nodded.

"San Diego" She confirmed. "I've heard it's a nice area to live in and the school that we've got Grace into is a good one as well, with a good reputation. Hopefully she can be happy there" She commented, her shoulders slumping when Steve abruptly got to his feet, his eyes flickering towards her before he left her office without another word leaving her staring after him. Her heart breaking in her chest.

Author Note

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