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Season 1, Episode 5.
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Grace and Danny were suppose to spend the day by the pool relaxing...and yet somehow he was walking into another case. Steve was smiling...big goofy grin on his face, Danny realized he hardly ever saw him smile. Smirking on the other hand...but today the smile. "Something different about you today." Danny said to him. "You get a new haircut?"
"No."
"New cargo pants?"
"No." He answered with another cheeky grin.
"What was that?"
"What?"
"I believe you just smiled...You almost appear to be happy."
"You Don't think I'm a happy person?"
"I'm sure you have your moments...like when Guns and Ammo puts out its holiday gift guide or a Rambo retrospective comes on tv...when The Governor calls us down to the M.E.'s office on a Saturday I ask you...what is it you could be so happy about?"
"You had Gracie this weekend!" Steve quickly realized.
"Just dropped her back off at Rachel's." Danny said fighting the urge to punch something. "So to recap...I've got a broken knee, I've got a daughter I barely get to see...and now i work Saturdays...so life's grand, you know what I mean?" He ranted.
"Gentlemen, Thank you for coming." THe Governor said as she popped out of nowhere.
"Governor." Steve said quickly noticing something was off with her.
"An 18 year old girls body was found off Waikiki this morning."
"That's HPDs jurisdiction." Steve said not missing a beat.
"Not this time." She said as Steve and DAnny looked at each other hearing piano music coming from the office. "Oh that's right, you guys haven't met Dr Bergman yet." As she explained the MEs quirks they followed her into the office.
The guy was like a robot, didn't even seem to notice them as he rattled off medical terms until Danny interupted him, then the Partners smirked and did their introductions.
"Governor do we have an ID of the victim?"
"Amanda Reeves. Her father is Micheal Reeves, the US Ambassador to the PHilippines and a very old friend. Which is why I promised I'd put my best people on it." She said, voice breaking. Danny looked at Steve and pulled the sheet back up over the girl, at least now he know why they were working the weekend. He spaced until she said "The girls went out..." as in more than one girl...they had another Vic out there still.
As soon as Steve realized there was a missing person his smile was gone. THey took the Governor to the house and had Chin and Kono meet them there. Asking all of the typical questions with her there made it extremely difficult. Steve focused on the words...DAnny watched the body language...and the parents were not being as open as they should be for someone not knowing where their daughter was. The Governor almost seemed more upset than the girls parents.
"What aren't they telling us?" DAnny mumbled as they drove back to the palace.
"Are you going to get time with Gracie next weekend?" Steve asked him changing the subject.
"Yeah...Rachel has been...she said we can switch if I can take her to tennis lessons."
"You guys should come over for a bbq and swim when you are done."
"Swim?"
"Gracie would like to see the turtles." Steve smiled at him.
"Turtles huh?" DAnny asked. "And there you go smiling again."
"Danno...you okay?" Steve asked him.
"Im trying."
"Next weekend?"
"She will love it."
"And you?"
"I just..."
"I've got you." Steve said as he reached across and grabbed Danny's shoulder.
"If it were Gracie missing...or dead...I do not understand how they are not freaking out."
"Is something else going on?" Steve asked, leaving his hand on his shoulder.
"Just missing home I guess..."
"You want to grab a pizza for lunch today?" Steve asked, and upon seeing the smile on his partners face promptly called to order a few pies for the team.
"Thanks Babe." Danny said quietly before leaning his head back and closing his eyes. Steve knew he wasn't sleeping but also knew him well enough to know when his eyes closed he was trying to work something out in his head...and with all the help and comfort Danny had given him in the short time they had known each other he was going to give him that in return.
When he turned into the parking lot Steve gave Danny's neck a small squeeze. "You good?" He asked before removing his hand.
"Yeah. Let's get to work." Danny said quietly as he climbed out of the car. "Lunch first."
After they all had their fill of pizza they were huddled around the computer table. Going through video footage and trying to track down any leads on where the girl could be. When Steve's phone rang he quickly answered, "McGarret." He eyed Danny and Chin as he listened, "On our way." As soon as he hang up he looked to Danny, "Lets go Big Guy."
"Big Guy?" Danny questioned as they got back in the car with a smirk.
"Tried to come up with something other than Danno." Steve shrugged with a smile.
"And again with the smile, Babe, Some people can throw in the names...but some people..."
"You want me to stick to Danno?" He asked with a smile.
"What is with your face today?" Danny teased. Steve reached over and turned up the CD player and Bon Jovi came on. Danny smiled. Steve smiled even bigger. When they pulled up back at the MEs office they were both belting out the lyrics at the top of their lungs.
Steve smirked when Danny made Bergman...Max...hand over the ALS wand. "Zephyr Lounge."
The drive back to their office was just as loud as before and Kono laughed hysterically as she watched them whip into their parking spot having just returned herself. "Glad you guys are still enjoying your weekend off."
She was still laughing as the three of them entered the palace before she split off to her office. The partners stood around the table as Steve pulled up the feed from the dance club 5e girls had been partying at. Danny smirked at Steve as he fumbled with the computer, "You learn that in Seal School?"
"Yeah it's called using the internet. People have been doing it since the early 90's." He deadpanned.
"I wouldn't know I was still playing Ms Pac-Man." Danny teased, the two were the same age after all.
"Oh Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Ever make it to double pretzel level?"
"Triple banana, Bitch."
"You're a liar."
"No I'm not."
As the two watched the footage they were quiet. Needing to focus...find who the last person was who saw the girls alive. When they got them they quickly...well, as quickly as one can go with a cane...walked to the car.
"How long did it take you to get to triple banana?" Steve asked in the car.
"You are still stuck on that?" Steve shrugged. "Let's just say I had a summer where I didn't do much...was kinda stuck on something that happened." Danny answered remembering that miserable time. "That game is the only happy memory of the summer."
"You wanna talk about it?"
"Nope."
"Danno."
"Steven." Danny didn't look at him, "Picture this if you will...the worst memory of your life...and now make that your focus going into this club while we look for the scum bag who took those girls."
"I will be thinking...if someone did something to Gracie...I would murder them...these girls...that is their Gracie...no way we are going to let them get away with it."
"You will be thinking about My Daughter?"
"Yes." Steve smiled.
"When we go in to get this scumbag...my daughter?"
"Yes.
"Thank you." Danny smiled.
"You Ready to do this?" He asked as he parked the car. With a small nod the two got out of the car and walked to the front of the line. Steve smiled as the bouncer let them in, smiled again when he ordered two longboards at the bar, and kept smiling as Danny interigated him about smiling.
"Two very attractive ladies are eye humping you, respectfully. And what? Nothing? I mean we should check for a pulse? Are you alive? Hello? What is that? What is that smile?" He ranted as Steve led them through the crowd.
"What smile?" He asked sarcastically.
"That stupid smile. What is with you today?"
"Huh, you're imagining things."
"Oh I'm imagining things."
"That's right."
"Wait a minute...wait a minute...Some detective I am. You got into some Barry White last night didn't you?"
"Huh?"
"Am I Right or am I Right?"
"You're very perceptive."
"Thank you." Danny said as Steve abruptly stopped having found their scumbag. The next couple hours went by in a blur as they allowed the douche to drug himself, took him back to the cage and air horn the info they needed out of him.
Danny hated staying behind as Chin took his place for the action. He was able to run all the info through the headset and knew one of them had to be left behind...but he was suppose to be the one to have Steve's back. Once they figured out they had gone for a ransom drop. Steve was careful with his words and made sure that he included Danny in every move he made. He trusted Chin...but Danny was his Partner.
"Book um Danno." Steve said finally at the end of their very long weekend.
"I gotta be honest, actually I don't mind that one." He smiled to Steve before leading the man out.
After he had finished booking the K&R idiot he went back to the palace and found Steve sitting at his desk fiddling with a baseball. "Thought you'd be back home with Catherine by now."
"They dock tonight." He said looking down at hands. "Didn't know if you wanted to get Gracie and the three of us could do lunch or something."
"You are still calling her Gracie."
"That a yes?"
"Let me call Rachel." He said pulling out his phone and hitting the speed dial. A half hour later the three of them were sitting around a table at the Hilton waiting on their burgers. Rachel and Stan on the other side of the restaurant.
"Uncle Steve?"
"Yeah Gracie?
"Why does Danno smile more when he is with you?"
"I don't smile more when I am around him." Danny said looking at Steve who had a stupid grin on his face.
"I think Danno smiles more when we are together the same reason I do."
"Why's that?" Grace asked, and Danny stared at his Partner.
"When we are together we know the other is safe." Steve answered looking at Danny before turning back to his daughter, "Danno smiles most when he is with you though."
"Because then he knows I am safe?"
"Have you watched Peter Pan?"
"Has she watched Peter Pan? Of course she has watched Peter Pan...what do you think I deprive my child or something? Danno ranted.
"I was simply asking because in Peter Pan they need to remember their Happy thought in order to fly."
"That's from Hook Uncle Steve."
"Isn't Hook The same thing as Peter Pan."
"One is a cartoon Steven...but your analogy is correct. You Monkey are my Happy Thought."
"So you can fly?" She asked her father in awe.
"How's your burger?" Steve asked distracting her.
"S yummy." She said biting into her lunch.
"Do you like Hawaii or Jersey better?" Steve asked smirking at Danny.
"I like it here cuz Danno smiles more here...and there is more swimming here. Mommy and Danno never let me swim at the beach there...I don't have any uncles or Aunties here though except you...they didn't move here wit us."
"Steven." Danny warned.
"Its okay Danno, you smile more in Hawaii. Gracie said so." Steve smiled at his Partner as he reached around to squeeze his partners shoulder.
"I think we should go build some sand castles" Steve decided after everyone finished their lunch. Danny sent a quick text to Rachel telling them where they were going.
Grace jumped up quickly and grabbed Steve's hand and the two took off down the trail towards the beach. When Danny caught up to where they ended up he pulled out his phone and snapped a photograph. His Partner was sitting in the shade a couple yards from the trail working with his daughter to build what appeared to be a sand fort. They had found a small bucket and shovel between the restaurant and where they were diligently working.
"Danno come help us!" Grace yelled when she spotted him. He slid his phone in his pocket and made his way down to where they were.
"Tried to find somewhere it wouldn't hurt your knee...". Steve said with a small smile.
"Mommy says we have about an hour."
"That's not enough time."
"That's when I have to leave too Kiddo." Steve said stopping the breakdown before it started. "You and Danno are coming over next weekend for a barbecue and we will be able to swim at my special beach then!"
"You have a special beach?"
"I think it's special." Steve shrugged.
"Its at your house?"
"Its my backyard. Sometimes we even have turtles."
"The turtles come to your house?" Grace asked, her eyes huge with wonder.
"Friday after work Danno will get you and bring you out."
"Can we stay all weekend?" She asked looking between he Partners.
"You can stay as long as you want." Steve answered looking at Danny.
"If you have turtles and a beach in your backyard I want to stay there forever!"
"What kind of sand castle are you two building?" Danny asked.
"Its a fort Danno. Here are the guard towers and the bunk house and these are the tanks to keep the bad guys out." Grace said pointing around their impressive sand fort.
"Where does the Princess live?"
"The Queen lives in here."
"Queen huh?" Danny smirked. "She lives above the tanks?"
"The tanks are hers. She tells the soldiers what to do."
"What kind of soldiers are those?"
"Seals." Grace said with a straight face, "They are the best."
"Are they now?"
"Seals are the best Danno, they are way better than Rangers." Grace explained and Danny watched his partners smile grow the longer his daughter spoke.
"Who told you that?"
"Mommy did." Grace looked up at Danny, "Why?"
"Mommy did? You sure it wasn't Uncle Steve?"
"Mommy told me that when she was little the Rangers used to come through town and eat all the ice cream and make big messes but when the Seals came they shared their chocolate and kept everything clean."
"Where did Mommy grow up."
"Somewhere the walls are made of Corn."
"England Monkey. Mommy grew up in England.
"She grew up by the Royal Navy base?" Steve asked Danny. "I've been to Culdrose a few times."
"You've been to where Mommy grew up?"
"Culdrose is by Cornwall...so I am assuming."
"Uncle Steve has been pretty much everywhere Monkey."
"Mommy!" Grace jumped up and ran up to Rachel who was standing on the path. "Uncle Steve has been where you grew up and he likes Seals too."
"Does he now?" Rachel smiled. "Why don't you say bye to your new Uncle and your Daddy so we can get home before traffic gets too bad."
Grace ran back down and gave Steve a giant hug, nearly knocking him over in the process before jumping into her fathers arms. "See You Friday!" Grace practically squealed as she rejoined her mom on the path.
"What are you doing tonight Danno?" Steve asked as the two of the, slowly walked back down the path to the car.
"I'm going to go home and sleep."
"You okay to be..."
"You are going to have dinner with Catherine. I am not going to be a third wheel for that Babe."
"If you need..."
"Steven...this weekend we saved a girl and you managed to make it so I could still have time with my daughter. I haven't slept in about thirty hours...I am going home to sleep."
"But if you need..."
"If I need anything you will be my first call Steven."