Chin sighed as he hit the disconnect button after calling Dog and asking him to bring Grace and Charlie to the hospital before he turned and walked back into Danny's room. He silently stood near the door and waited for the nurse to do her half hourly check on Danny's condition and leave the room before he walked back to the side of the bed. Sighing again, he looked down at his extremely ill friend as he gently placed his hand on Danny's bare shoulder, being careful not to knock the IV, in an attempt to let Danny know he was not alone.
Lightly squeezing the far too warm shoulder under his hand, he swallowed hard and cleared his throat before he slowly shook his head and quietly admonished Danny, "You know Brah, Lou is right, you're the one we depend on to make sure McGarrett doesn't go too ninja on us, you're not the one who is supposed to end up here in the ICU. He was also right about another thing as well, that we never did thank you for what you did, not only donating part of your liver to save McGarrett but also for saving not only McGarrett, but also yourself, by landing that plane. I guess we got caught up in the moment of knowing that Steve was going to be okay." Chin paused and shook his head as he guiltily admitted, "But that's not a good enough excuse for the way we treated you after everything you did. All I can say is I'm sorry, Danny, and I promise that I'm not going anywhere."
Hooking his foot around the chair leg behind him, he pulled the chair closer as he slid his hand down so it rested on Danny's arm, not wanting to lose the physical contact with his friend for a moment as he sat down. "Lou and Kono have gone back with Steve to his room to make sure he doesn't try to make a break and come back here but I bet he will be back as soon as he can talk the doctor into letting him visit or as soon as he can sneak out of his room. And Dog is bringing Grace and Charlie for an early morning visit and your parents and sisters are flying over from the mainland, they should be here sometime this evening." Chin told Danny, aware that he was rambling.
Studying Danny's damp, pale face he took a deep breath before he asked his unconscious friend the question that was bothering him, "Why didn't you tell us that your dad had a heart attack? Why did you keep it to yourself?"
He sighed, not one hundred percent sure that he really wanted the answer to that question as his eyes wandered to the single get -well card that sat on the table beside Danny's ICU bed. A wave of guilt rippled through his soul as he realized he probably already knew the answer as the words he had told Kono only an hour before echoed through his mind- 'Maybe he thought we just wouldn't care…'
"Danno didn't tell you because he said that you all had other things to worry about but I know that the real reason he didn't want any of you to know was Danno knew none of you would have cared." Chin turned towards the door as Grace entered the room, followed by Charlie, who was clinging to Duane's hand tightly as he looked wide eyed in fear and confusion at his father in the bed. Walking across to the edge of the bed, Grace stopped, too scared of hurting Danno any more than he was hurting by touching him as she stared at the various, drips, tubes and machines that were attached to him. Swallowing hard as she tried not to cry again, she whispered brokenheartedly as she turned and looked at Chin, her eyes silently challenging him to tell her that what she was saying wasn't true as the tears began to roll down her face, "None of you care about Danno or us anymore. You all say that you're our ohana, and Danno's friends, but that's just a big fat lie."
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AN- I want to thank everyone who has read, followed, faved or left all the wonderful reviews to this story. I am totally thrilled and a little surprised with the wonderful response I have gotten with this story. You guys are totally AWESOME, Thank You! I know this is a very short chapter but I wanted to post something for you after being away for a few days.