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Season 1, Episode 12.
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As Danny contemplated Christmas, in Hawaii...away from his family he decided he needed family. "Steve you are coming over for dinner on Christmas. My very opinionated daughter has demanded we get you a stocking and if her Uncle Steve doesn't come I will be in the doghouse."
"Is that so?" Steve smiled, he knew it wasn't just Grace who wanted him there and he was thankful,for the invite.
"You have plans with Mary?"
"She is going back to LA to spend the holidays with our Aunt."
"Good. Now I just have to get a Santa Suit and a tree."
"Call Kamakona, I'm sure he knows a guy who can get your goofy suit. Why you think you need fuzzy pants and a winter coat when it is eighty degrees..."
"Tradition Steven. I would like to keep at least a couple traditions from home."
"As the son of a single father I can guarantee you Grace doesn't care about any of that stuff."
"Humor me."
"You have three days Daniel."
As Danny moped around his office waiting for what he thought he needed to arrive they caught another case. An arms dealer was found floating in a bay. It wasn't until they got a video of the arms dealers private villa that Danny thought Steve was going to truly lose it. Victor Hesse was alive and well and had been living on their their island.
The team chased leads around until they thought they had Hesse cornered...and then lost Chin. Danny, Steve and Kono worked themselves ragged, taking turns to nod off in the office as HPD helped run down one lead after another.
When HPD called early in the morning saying Chin had been dropped with a bomb collar around his neck in front of the Palace they ran out, right past the Barriers and HPD. The line that Danny was always trying to stay on the right side of quickly went out the window. Steve of course kept Danny as far from the line crossing as he could, making sure he stayed with Chin while him and Kono did the line crossing.
When Danny heard on their secure line that it was done he knew Hesse was captured...and in turn the bomb on Chins neck was defused. Steve immediately staged his fight with Hesse at his home leaving Kono to wait for HPD to investigate. Then he went to meet with the Governor.
"She's kind of pissed about Sang Min." Steve told a very antsy Danny in the parking lot.
"Well that makes two of us."
"I just told her it's one of those glass half full kind of moments."
"What about the money."
"Didn't tell her."
"Ah...good...so you-you do have ten million stashed away somewhere to pay that cash back, right?"
"Danny that money's been on ice for over eight years."
As they bickered back and forth Steve reminded Danny, "it's almost Christmas Eve. I'll drive."
"Can I ask you a question? Why are you always driving my car?"
"I like to drive."
"No, no, no. Rainman likes to drive. You have control issues." Danny smiled at his friend.
Back at the apartment the whole team plus Kamakona were helping to fix the oversized Santa Suit and decorate. Of course Steve was the only one who knew how to sew. When Kono saw Grace's limo pull up Danny ran into the bedroom to put it on. The other three lined up, arms around each other as they watched Danny's traditional moment with his little girl.
Grace split her time between Danny and Steve, eventually leading Steve to the couch to snuggle, both of them quickly falling asleep. "When does she get picked up." Kono asked Danny as they sat at the dining table watching the two on the couch.
"Sent a pic to Rachel. She said she will send for her in the morning."
"She likes Steve." Chin smirked at Danny, "Should have introduced the two of them earlier and would have saved a few arguments."
"Rachel knows Grace has a connection with him." Danny shrugged, "She is good for him."
"Ohana Brah." Kamakona smiled, "Your girl is home here."
"I think we need to head to our family before it gets too late." Chin smiled at his cousin, "They don't know how crazy today has been."
"You going to tell them?"
"Will tell Uncle. Aunties do not need to know." Chin said to his younger cousin.
"My Father Just said they were on their way." Kono told him.
"I'm going to takes my truck out catch the rush from the church services." Kamakona smiled, "Thanks for having me Brothah."
Danny got up and walked over to hug them. "Thank you." He told them. "Doesn't feel so lonely when you all are here."
As the three quietly made their way out of the apartment they heard a little voice whisper "Mele kalikimaka."
"You May be a Haole but Grace...she's getting her wings." Chin smirked.
"Merry Christmas Grace." Kono smiled.
"Mele kalikimaka KeiKi." Kamakona called to her.
"You learning Hawaiian Baby?" Danny asked as he closed the door.
"Yeah at school. We learn all about the island Danno."
"Do you like it here?"
"I love it Danno, there is sun all the time and swimming and shaved ice. I miss Gramma and Grampa and Uncle Matt and..."
"I miss our family too Monkey." Danny said sitting on the couch next to his still sleeping Partner in whom his daughter still snuggled.
"We have Ohana here though Danno and that is the same as family. It just means we are in Hawaii."
"Ohana huh."
"Uncle Steve is my Ohana and Uncle Matt is my family. They both love me but one is here and one is there."
"You got a smart kid Danno." Steve mumbled without opening his eyes.
"I do, don't I?" He smiled, "Monkey, Do you think it is time to open our stockings?"
Feeling Grace bounce around in his lap Steve finally opened his eyes, he was completely exhausted and didn't know where she got her energy. "Stockings huh?"
"The best part of Christmas, right Danno?"
"Right Monkey. When was the last time you had a stocking Steven?"
"Christmas before my Mother..." Steve said, catching himself and looking at Grace.
"I think Uncle Steve should open his first Danno."
"You think so?"
"I know so!" Grace said flinging the felt stocking onto Steve's lap. He was surprised at how full it was and looked to Danny.
"Just open it Babe." Danny smiled as Steve pulled out the small gifts from the stocking he could feel the emotions rising in his chest, he had gotten gifts for everyone on his team but didn't expect anyone to get him anything.
From Grace he got a seal figure wearing a Superman cape and a small photo album that was half photographs and half drawings. From Danny he got a framed photo of his family when he was a teen and a photo of their 5-O team. There were a couple small things from Chin, Kono and Kamakona thrown in there as well. When the final gift was in his hand he looked to Danny. "Open it Uncle Steve." Grace said crawling back in Steve's lap and looking at her father.
Danny watched as Grace helped Steve to unwrap the smallest package of them all and he found a silver coin with the Hawaiian Seal on one side and a 5-O on the other with the date the two had met. "You did this?" Steve asked looking up at Danny who nodded. "When?"
"Danno and I went to the jewery store a couple weeks ago. He let me and Mommy pick it up though."
"Thank you." Steve said not taking his eyes off the coin, Danny knew he had coins from several different countries and knew they were service coins but he couldn't even begin to understand why this one meant so much more than all his others. "What do you think Gracie, your turn or Danno?"
"Danno." She said jumping down from Steve's lap and running over to collect her fathers stocking.
Steve watched as Danny opened all his gifts and then stood up and walked out the front door. "Hey! Where you goin?"
"Danno it's a surprise." Grace giggled, knowing her mom was out front. When Steve walked back in with his arms full of boxes she pulled out her computer and opened Skype, with her Uncle Matt immediately answering, surrounded by the rest of their family.
When Steve and Grace looked at Danny he had tears in his eyes. As Grace and Danny talked with their family Steve opened up all the boxes, home cooked goodies straight from New Jersey from his mom and sisters. Once everything was set up Steve went back over and sat next to his Partners joining the conversation.
As they were saying goodbye Danny's mother spoke directly to Steve, "Thank you for taking care of my family...thank you for doing this." She said waving the camera to a table full of all things Hawaii back in that New Jersey dining room.
"Anything for Danno. Right Gracie?" Steve said reaching around and tickling her neck.
"My family and my Ohana are the same thing. Right Gramma?"
"Right you are Grace. Your Daddy is lucky to have Steve."
"We have to go now so it can be my turn for presents." Grace said bouncing up and down. "Mele kalikimaka!" She said before flipping her computer closed and running over to her pile of presents.
Danny sat frozen staring at the closed computer while Grace tore open her first few gifts. Steve snapped a few photos before leaning back and pulling Danny back with him. As the blond man leaned his head onto his shoulder he whispered, "How long have you been planning this?"
"Talked to your Mom after thanksgiving. Rachel helped."
"I...You...you gave me family." Danny said, a tear slipping from his eye.
"You did the same for me." Steve said hugging his partner.
"Can we have cannolis now? Mommy hasn't let me touch them and I need one." Grace said holding a new seal stuffed animal in one hand and a squishy pink football in the other.
"Yes Baby we can definitely have a cannoli!" Danny said with a huge grin as he stood up from the couch, "I swear if you have ever tasted anything better in your life you are lying."
"Best ever huh?" Steve winked at Grace, "I dunno, I think the ham and pineapple pizza is pretty good."