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Season 1, Episode 16.
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As the four were walking out to their cars Danny listened to the voicemail that popped up from Rachel. The more the more the panic rose unti he froze on the spot. Carjacked. Rachel and Grace were carjacked. As he dialed Rachel his mind was spinning, "Grace. Where's Grace?" He asked as soon as she answered.
Steve, Chin and Kono froze and turned around to face Danny as he continued the conversation, they only heard his side of. "Dont move. dont move. Ill be there in five minutes." He said before hanging up.
"Hey. What? What?" Steve asked fighting the panic he felt rising in his own chest.
"Grace and Rachel were carjacked."
"Are they okay?"
"I dont know."
"Listen. You need anything, you call, all right? Anything." Steve said as they rushed to the Camero.
"All right, I gotta go."
"Go, go, go, go, go." Steve said patting the roof of the car as he watched his best friend pull out. It killed him not to be in that car with him. "All right, uh...lets go." Steve said. He had to hyper focus or he wouldn't be able to do this. He needed Grace to be okay, he hoped for Danny's sake that Rachel was too but he needed Grace to be okay.
At the marshals not so safe, safe house, Steve handed out the SAT phones, GPS, MREs and water he dialed Danny's number. "They are okay." Danny answered immediately and Steve was able to breathe. "Stan's car. They didn't take anything."
"What is Step Stan into?"
"Trying to find out. You get the girl?"
"Marshall and two blue and whites down."
"She's a fighter."
"Call if you need."
"Someone wants to say hi first." Danny smiled handing the phone to his daughter.
"Be safe Uncle Steve. Mommy says we can have dinner at your house tonight and you and Danno can take me to school in the morning."
"That sounds amazing Gracie. I have to get to work now. Love you."
"Love you too Uncle Steve. Hurry home." She said hanging up.
"Based on that smile I take it Your mini me is okay." Kono said with a smile. Steve left Kono to head the investigation at home base while he and Chin started tracking Julie and the head hunters.
It did not take long to find Julie and Steve sent her back with Chin as he hunted the hunters. He rigged up a couple booby traps and caught one of men quickly...giving his a potentially deadly injury. When Danny called him they argued as Steve talked him off a ledge, wanting nothing more than to be with his best friend picking up Stan from the airport.
As Steve drove the bullet riddled stolen truck with Chin and Julie to the courthouse Danny was barging into a fancy restaurant to threaten then man who has threatened his little girl. When he took Stan back to the Hilton he picked up Grace and she stayed glued to him.
"Baby I have to go check in on our case and then Uncle Steve and I will be back to get you, Okay?"
"No Danno!" She said getting tears in her eyes, "I need you to keep me safe."
"Mommy and Stan will be right here with you Monkey. I will be back in less than two hours."
Danny walked her over to Stan and pried her off of him and handed her over to Stan, if that was not showing them a giant leap of faith then nothing would. "Danno will be back soon." Rachel said looking at Danny with thanks, "And he will bring your Uncle Steve with him."
"I need Danno!" She cried.
"Gracie look." Danny said pulling out his phone, "See this app, the little bleep on the screen...that is where you are with your phone. And see this...". Danny said flipping to a different app that allowed him to pull up the Hilton's security cameras, "Look Baby, we are on the camera." He said waving to himself, "Danno can keep you safe even when I am not with you."
"How did you?" Rachel started, "You know what...never mind."
"That is like Uncle Steve's House." Grace smiled, "Can I watch you too?"
"My job allows me certain luxuries." Danny said to Rachel.
"I do not want to know Daniel. Go. Do your job and come back with your Partner and pick up your daughter."
"We can have Kono set it up for you to track me the next time we see her."
"Uncle Steve too?"
"Yes Baby. For now I am going down to the courthouse to meet them and back to the palace. Then we will be right back here. Why don't you go swimming while you wait?" He said before saying goodbye.
As he pulled up to the courthouse he saw the red truck riddled with holes and felt his stomach drop. As he flashed his badge all the way to the courtroom he was shocked at the level of destruction in his path. When he took his place next to a camouflaged version of his partner he put his hand on his shoulder.
A half hour later the hearing was done and Danny and a Steve drove Julie to the airport, meeting two Air Marshals at the gate. Julie was finally going home. "The war paint really necessary Steven?" Danny asked as Steve took his place in the driver side.
"Needed to get...my head was on Grace...had to get..."
"You needed your Super SEAL costume. I missed you too Babe." Danny said smiling at his friend.
"They really okay Danny?"
"And I didn't even punch Step Stan once."
"You did someone though."
"Housing commissioner."
"Bruce Hoffman?"
"Already had Stan send over tapes to the prosecutors office."
"Huh."
"Can we go back to the Palace and you get cleaned up before we pick up our girl?"
"Where I'm headed."
"Grace wants to track both of us on her phone."
"Both of us huh?"
"Freaked out when I went to leave...pulled up the Hilton's Pool cam to convince her she was safe."
"Public access one?"
"They didn't know that."
"They didn't hurt her?"
"Scared them."
"Danno saved the day." Steve smiled.
"Looked like you guys had a rough day."
"We will all be sore tomorrow." Steve said with a grim look.
"You got hurt?" Danny asked him.
"Couple grazes. Chin and Julie almost went off a cliff. You know how it goes." Steve smiled...but the smile didn't reach his eyes. It had been a rough day.
Danny followed Steve into the showers at the palace and impatiently watched as Steve stiffly stripped down to get in the shower. As the camouflaged paint and mud came off the true extent of Steve's injuries became visible. He had three bruises on his back where his vest had taken the impact of bullets, his hands were scratched up and he had two open wounds on his leg from bullet grazes.
Steve didn't say anything as Danny traced the bruising, making sure there was nothing broken. When he pulled out the first aid kit Steve hissed as Danny cleaned and bandaged his leg. "Get dressed. We need to go get Grace." Danny said, not able to speak anymore. He could have lost everyone he cared about...all in a single day.
"I'm still here." Steve said after getting dressed, having noticed Danny hadn't moved an inch.
"Don't...okay? Just...don't." Danny said turning away from his best friend trying to calm his shaken breathing.
"Hey." Steve said walking towards him and putting his arms around him, "I'm still here." Danny nodded his head into his friends chest but didn't pull away. "I was scared today too." Steve told him.
"Can we go get Gracie and listen to the waves?"
"You want to go to the beach?"
"Yes Steven I want to go to the beach. I almost lost my best friend today and my daughter and my...Rachel... so yeah I want to go to the beach."
"Dinner first? Don't think any of us have eaten anything."
"I almost lost everything."
"Danno we are okay."
"You were shot five fucking time Steven, five. That is not okay." Danny yelled at his best friend.
"Boss Man?" Kono asked heading Danny's freakout she walked into the bathroom. "You said you were fine."
"Because I am. My vest did its job and the grazes do not require stitches." Steve assured her.
"You shouldn't be alone after that." She said, "in case something happens."
"We." Steve said pointing between him and Danny, "Are going to go pick up Grace then get some dinner and Grace told me we were taking her to school in the morning so to me that sounds like I will have plenty of company."
"Chin and I will finish up all the casework. See you both tomorrow." She smiled at Steve...she had a feeling she would be with them soon enough anyway.
"Kono if you and Chin want to come over...offer stands. You guys are welcome anytime."
"Thanks Boss Man." She said as she watched Steve lead Danny out.
As Steve drove to the Hilton he watched as his partner wrestled with the thoughts in his head. "You needed to be with your family Danno. What happened. It's not on you."
"You are my Partner, it is my job to keep you safe."
"You are Graces Dad. Your number one job is to protect her." Steve said looking over at him with tears in his own eyes, "If something happened to her...Danny she is...she is always our number one priority."
Danny locked eyes with Steve and smiled as a tear slid from his eye, "I hate that I felt like I needed you today...like I doubted everything I did...needed you to confirm I was doing what I needed to do."
"Guess that makes us good partners then cuz man did I miss you out there today too."
"Pain kicking in yet?" Danny asked as Steve parked at the Hilton, leaving the lights on so no one would mess with the car.
"Can we just go get Grace? I know you saw her and know she is okay but..."
"You promise me you will tell me when it starts to hurt." Danny said as he led the way down to the pool.
When Grace looked up and saw them walking towards her she took off and jumped into Steve's arms. Danny saw the pain flash across his face as he wrapped his arms around the little spider monkey, burying his face in her hair. Danny put his hand on Steve's back, below where he knew the bruising was and led him to the chair that Grace had jumped out of.
Grace was sobbing into Steve's shoulder as he rocked her back and forth with his own face still buried and Danny wondered if he was crying himself. "She wouldn't swim...just kept checking her phone. I don't know how to help her." Rachel said with tears in her eyes as she watched her daughter cling to Steve.
Looking at Stan, Danny sat down on the armrest and put his hand around Steve's back, allowing the man to put some of his weight into him. "Grace will be speaking with a Psychologist about what happened today."
"Daniel is he hurt?" Rachel asked noticing that Steve kept his head in their daughters neck.
Danny nodded slowly, "Vest did its job."
"You should take Grace if she is hurting him." She tried.
"Pretty sure if I tried to do that they would both try and kill me." Danny said leaning over and kissing Grace's head.
Grace responded by grabbing onto Danny's hand and looking up, without moving, allowing Steve's face to remain buried in her hair. Confirming that his Partner was in fact crying. "Mommy I am not hurting him, I am helping." She told Rachel. "My Uncle Steve needed Danno today but he was busy with us because of the bad men who were mad at Stan."
Danny looked over at Stan and Rachel, "Baby what happened today was not Stan's fault."
"I know but now I can't stop being scared and Uncle Steve is hurt."
"I'm fine Gracie." They heard Steve mumble into her shoulder.
Grace pulled back from Steve and looked at him, "Danno is hovering so I don't believe you."
"Grace, that is not how we talk to adults." Rachel tried to scold.
"She is right." Steve smiled at Rachel with red rimmed eyes, "Danno is hovering. But Gracie he is hovering because he was scared today. He could have lost both of us. He didn't though, did he?"
Danny brought his hand up and wiped the tears from his eyes, not allowing them to fall. "Daniel." Rachel said, stepping forward and putting her arms around her exhusband. He shook his head and tried to pull away, "You cannot lie to me." She whispered and Danny put his arms around her as she held him. "They are okay Danny, we are all okay." She reassured.
This time Steve was watching the interaction, he knew his Partner still loved Rachel, but in moments like this he knew that a part of a Rachel still loved him...and Stan saw it too. "We should head out. Grab something for dinner on our way." Steve said, grimacing as he stood up.
"I can walk." Grace told Steve who just shook his head.
"I will let you know when we get back to the house." Danny said pulling back from Rachel. "You did good today." He said before saying goodbye.
When Steve climbed in the passenger side Danny knew his hunch was right. Getting shot three times in the ribs hurt. "Hey Monkey, What do you want for dinner?"
"I am texting Kono right now." She said from he backseat, "She is going to get dinner and bring it to us."
"You are something else Kiddo."
"I thought it was easier and Kono asked how you guys were." She said, "What happened today?"
"They had to find a very brave woman and save her from some bad guys."
"Uncle Steve got shot. You said his vest worked."
"I did." Steve confirmed.
"How many times?" She asked.
Steve looked at Danny who answered for him, "Five times."
"Where?" She asked leaning forward in her seat and stretching her arm out to touch his shoulder.
"Three on my back and two on my leg."
"Uncle Steve!" Grace said getting tears in her eyes.
"I am going to be fine."
"Can I see?" Grace asked.
"Uncle Steve can show you once we get home." Danny said gripping the steering wheel with both hands.
"Did Daddy tell you the bad guys put guns in Mommy's face and made us jump out of the car and then they went into our house?"
"He did, that must have been scary."
"The police man got to us real fast." Grace said, "Kono wants to know if we are almost home."
"Tell her we are about ten minutes away Monkey." Danny said.
When they got home Grace held tight to Steve's hand as they all walked into the house. "Sit." Grace demanded as she led him to the couch. She pulled up his shirt and ran her small fingers over the bruising clustered between his spine and shoulder blade. "Does his hurt?" She asked.
"A little bit." He said, looking up at Danny.
"What leg?" Grace asked amd Steve bent down and pulled up his pant leg exposing the bandages wrapped around his calf. "Your back hurts worse than your leg?"
"My ribs hurt."
"Daddy should he go to the hospital?"
"He is okay, you remember when you fell in dance class and it hurt to breathe a little bit?"
"So he really is okay?"
"Yes Baby, He will be okay." Danny assured his daughter.
"Dinners here." Kono said as she let herself in the house.
"Hi Kono!" Grace said jumping up. She walked over to her and walked in a circle around her, looking her over for injuries, "How come Uncle Steve got shot five times and Kono only has a couple bruises?"
"Uncle Steve had me working in Honolulu and him and Chin Ho were chasing the real bad guys."
"Did Chin get shot too?"
"He got shot at but didn't get hit." Steve answered.
"Today was scary for everyone then?" Grace asked.
"Can we be done talking about it and eat?" Danny snapped.
"Yeah..." Steve said, "Gracie I think Danno needs one of your magic hugs."
Grace ran over and jumped up and bear hugged her dad, "I love you Daddy."
Once they all had full bellies they were all much more relaxed and took Graces beach blanket and went down to watch the sunset. Steve laid down with his head on Danny's lap and Grace curled up against between the two men. Kono sat down on the other side of Danny and leaned into his shoulder.
As they watched the sun fall into the ocean Grace fell asleep, "Steve are you okay?" Danny asked his friend as he moved his hand so it cupped his Partners cheek.
Steve nodded and looked up at Danny, "You are too."
"I am glad everyone made it home tonight." Kono said, "Almost everyone anyway. Chin is with the family of one of the officers who was killed...they went through Academy together."
"Chin Okay?" Danny asked.
"Yeah. He wasn't close with the guy but thought one of us should be there and since...so he just went."
"You going to stay here with us tonight?" Danny asked.
As Danny and Kono carried on small talk Steve relaxed into his partner until he fell asleep. Danny kept his eyes focused on his partner as he rolled slightly, his arm falling over his daughters shoulder. "You are a great Dad Danny." Kono told him.
"I would do anything to take away their pain." Danny told her as he stroked his Partners shoulder.
"They love you." Kono told Danny. "You should get them inside." She smiled.
"Five more minutes?" Steve mumbled, opening his eyes and looking up to his best friend.
Grace started to cry in that moment and Steve pulled her into him and sat up, "You are safe Baby Girl." Steve rocked her.
"Uncle Steve they had guns." Grace sobbed.
"I know Baby but you were so brave and you are safe now. Danno got the bad guys." Steve said with a grimace as he stood up with Grace in his arms.
"But the other bad guys hurt you." She cried as she held onto Steve.
"Monkey?" Danny said, getting his daughters attention as Kono picked up the blanket. Grace reached out to him and he took her from Steve, "Your Uncle Steve is right. You are safe. We are all safe. And we always get the bad guys."
"I'm scared."
"It is okay to be scared sometimes, but I need you to know that you are safe."
"I know I am safe now...I am with you guys."
"Grace do you think you can go to sleep tonight?" Danny asked.
"Will you stay with me?" She asked looking back and forth between the two men.
"Of course." They both said in unison.
"Kono, you can stay in Graces room...we will stay in mine." Steve said, looking at Danny who nodded.
"Baby why don't you go get changed and ready for bed, we will be up in a second." Danny said while looking at Steve. Once Grace was upstairs Danny turned to Steve, "You don't have to do this." He said.
"Listen to me for five seconds. I need this. I need you. I need Grace." Steve said with a shaky breath in.
Danny stepped closer and put his arms around Steve and pulled him into a hug, "Don't know what I would have done if that vest..."
"Guys...go up and go to bed. You two are getting awfully mushy." Kono smirked as she walked up the stairs.
Danny and Steve both chuckled, "Sleep would be good." They said, again in unison.
Together they walked up the stairs and into Steve's bedroom. "Uncle Steve your bed is really big." Grace said running in and hopping into the middle of the bed.
Steve sat down on the edge of his bed and started to pull off his shirt, groaning when he had to raise his arm over his head. Danny walked over to him and helped to carefully lift it over the darkening bruises. "Maybe it isn't a good idea for us to..."
"I need this too Danno." Steve whispered.
Kono walked in and smiled, "Chin is on his way over here. I am going to wait downstairs for him."
"You want me to wait up?" Danny asked, seeing Steve yawn as he laid down on the bed, wondering if he took something for the pain when he wasn't looking.
"Get them to sleep, we will be up for a while." Kono smiled as she walked over and tucked a blanket over her boss with Grace. "Sweet dreams." She smiled to her as Grace ran her fingers up and down Steve's arm relaxing him instantly.
"Monkey you need to go to sleep too." Danny said coming over and sitting next to his Partner, "Did you take something?" He asked Steve.
"Oxy." Steve said, "Stay close?"
"Going to go down and talk to Chin for a bit when he gets here."
"Daddy you are going to sleep in here right?"
"Yeah Monkey but Danno wants to check on Chin before he goes to bed."
"Promise you will come back to keep us safe?" Grace said settling into the bed facing Steve who was on his back.
Danny followed Kono out of the room and downstairs, "For him to take an oxy...Danny should he be at the hospital?"
"If he was at the hospital he would have refused the oxy...doesn't trust himself when he is on meds..."
When Chin walked in the door they could tell he had been crying and Kono ran up to him and threw her arms around her cousin. "Anything I can do Bro?" Danny asked when Kono finally released the man.
"Just a rough day, how are McGarrett and Grace?" He asked Danny.
"Boss Man took an oxy." Kono told him like it was a secret.
"How many times was he hit? He was favoring his right side when we got back to the courthouse but said he was fine."
"Five. Can you believe it? Vest caught three and he had two grazes to his leg." Kono said, crossing her arms, "He should be in a hospital."
"You have met him before...McGarrett doesn't do the hospital unless he is dying." Chin smirked. "For him to take an oxy...he must really trust you."
"He is laying down with Grace right now, she has nominated herself as protector."
"How is Rachel?"
"Fine physically...she let me bring Gracie home though..."
"Really was the housing..."
"Yeah...filed charges with the prosecutor. He won't be working in Hawaii again."
"You guys can use the rooms upstairs...I'm going to stay in with Steve and Gracie."
"It okay if I watch tv for a bit?" Chin asked.
"Yeah...helps get your mind off. Blankets on the back of the couch...I usually crash to espn." Danny said as he heard Grace wimpering upstairs. "Daddy duty awaits." He said nodding towards the stairs before sprinting up.
"Shhh I've got you Baby Girl...you are safe." Steve was cooing as Danny rushed into the room.
As Danny climbed into bed Grace pulled him closer to her and Steve, tangling their arms together around her. Once she was totally surrounded she quickly fell back asleep, "How's the pain Babe?" Danny whispered to his partner.
Steve reached his hand up and traced Danny's face, "You really care about me."
"And you are higher than a kite...how much oxy did you take?"
"Four. Danno is here so we are safe and it hurts." He said as he started to slur his words.
"How many does the bottle suggest taking?" Danny asked as Steve continued to pet his face.
"Two."
"How bad are you hurting that you doubled it."
"Hurts to breathe. Leg is fine."
"You keep letting Grace..."
"My Gracie helps me so much Danno." He loudly whispered.
"Your Gracie huh?"
"Can she be mine too?"
"Yes Steven, she loves her Uncle Steve."
"When you said they were...and then we had to leave you and go...it hurt...I haven't had that before...always just go and mission and whatever...I was scared." He said still running his hand on Danny's cheek.
Danny reached his hand back over and ran his thumb from Steve's nose around to the outside of his eye and to his ear, "That is a good thing Steven. Opening your heart."
"But now I need you." Steve said, blinking a tear from his eye.
"We need each other." Danny told him.
"Mmmm Danno safe." Grace mumbled as she rolled, flipping herself on top of her father. Danny grunted as she flopped around, "No gun...Mommy!...no..."
Danny wrapped his arms around her, "Gracie Danno has you...You are safe Baby."
"Danno...scared...love you." She mumbled in her sleep as she flopped around a little more until she settled with her head on his right shoulder with her arms and legs splayed out across him.
"Go to sleep Baby Girl, you are safe with us." Steve said rolling over to face Danny and Grace.
"Come here Babe." Danny said opening his arm up for Steve to snuggle into his side.
"Sure Danno?" Steve slurred.
"Yes Steven." He said tucking his hand under his partners neck and gently pulling him towards his body.
Steve scooted over and tucked one arm under his body with his chest pressed into Danny's side, head in the mans armpit. "You smell good."
"Your high." Danny chuckled, squeezing Steve's bare shoulder.
"I'm safe...difference Danno." He said putting his left arm on Danny's chest, his hand over Graces small one.
"You comfortable?" Danny asked as Steve kicked his legs around. "Just get comfortable would you."
Steve draped his leg over Dannys and nuzzled his head into his armpit, "Better."
Danny rolled his eyes as he was covered almost entirely by his daughter and best friend, "Goodnight Steven." He whispered as he felt Steve relax his body weight melting into him as his head slid up, as his lips parted his breath tickling Danny's neck. "Thank you God for saving them today." Danny whispered as he closed his own eyes, his own head lolling to the side coming to rest against Steve's.
When Kono woke up the next morning she stuck her head into check on her cousin who was snoring softly on their bosses childhood bed. She then went across the hall where she found Grace playing on her phone as she was laying across her father who was still asleep with Steve laying across his other side. "You want to surf before school?"
Grace nodded her head and with a huge grin she expertly untangled herself from the two, kissing each of them gently before running across the room. "I will be ready in like two minites."
When Danny woke up the first thing he noticed was Grace being gone...then he felt his phone in his hand and his partner draped across him, holding him tight. He clicked on his phone and saw two texts—from Kono and Grace that both said one word, 'surfing'.
He set his phone down and smiled. He ran his hand up and down Steve's back, feeling the slightly raised area he knew was where the bullets tried to end his Partner. He moved and pulled Steve further into him, he had to feel his best friend, really know that he was there...that he was still alive. Steve trusted every movement and didn't waiver in his relaxed state.
Danny felt a subtle change as Steve began to wake up but the two still clung to each other. When they heard Grace and Kono come back into the house Danny pulled Steve into a tight hug before they pulled back from each other and got up to start their day.