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Danny felt happy. He was well fed and on the way to pick up his daughter. Steve was driving his car as usual but Danny couldn't bring himself to complain. That was until Steve made a hairpin turn throwing up dirt and gravel in the Camaro's wake.
" The hell is wrong with you?" Danny snapped
" Nothing!" Steve said, a smile tugging at his lips. It was really fun to rile the other man up.
" Drive like a civilized person, you animal" Danny said, but you could hear the fondness in his voice
" Love you too," Steve said and cast his cheekiest grin at Danny who rolled his eyes and punched Steve in the arm, all while telling Steve to keep his eyes on the road.
Danny was out the door before Steve even hit the breaks. He bounded up the stairs to pound his fist on Kono's door. It only took a few seconds for Kono to open the door and a little blur of a girl to come torpedoing into her father's open arms. Steve smiled as he steadied the two before Danny could topple off the stairs. Danny and Grace were precious.
" Danno, Kono, and I had a tea party, we played flashlight tag on the beach and talked about boys" Gracie.
" Boys, Kono? Seriously" Danny asked incredulously. Gracie wasn't allowed to talk about boys until she was at least 92 thank you very much.
" It was that or Tennis Brah" Kono retorted with exasperation.
" Question retracted. Thank You for having her over tonight" Danny said with a soft smile on his face
" No problem, we had fun, didn't we Gracie?" Kono pulled on the french braid she'd done for Gracie the night before.
" uh huh, thank you, Auntie Kono," Grace said as she hugged the only girl on team Five-0.
The ride home went by with Grace recounting her entire week with Steve. Danny's head was spinning with all the things being talked about. He was now convinced Steve had a full blown case of ADHD. He also had to smile, Gracie was safe and happy and he couldn't have asked for anything more from his emergency last-minute babysitter and at the moment love of his life.
When they got in the house, Steve pointedly ordered Danny to bring the basket of laundry down from his room and take it to the basement. Mainly because he couldn't find anything better to say that'd get Danny out of the Kitchen. After all, they didn't want him to see the special cookie. Working quickly with what little time they had. Grace and Steve pulled out Danny's cookie along with the sandwiches she and Steve made the morning before. Turkey and Provolone with a nice kosher dill pickle for Steve, A Beef and Cheddar for Danny, and a Honey and Banana sandwich cut in triangles for Grace. When they heard Danny coming up from the basement, they quickly jumped on the couch and flipped on the tv acting as if nothing had happened.
They heard Danny stop dead in the kitchen.
"What is this?" Danny asked a smile evident in his voice
" We made you a special Danno Cookie it's a big baseball," Grace said proudly
" I see that Monkey, did you do the pink threads?"
" Uh Huh and Uncle Steve did the New York Mets Logo"
" I love it, would you and Betty Crocker like some of the cookie?" Danny
" We would Danno, but after you eat your lunch. You want to grow up to be big and strong Like me" Steve said, flexing a bicep and making Grace giggle, and Danny roll his eyes.
" Shut up Steve"
" Daddy?" Grace asked turning big brown eyes on her Dad
" What is it Grace?"
" Do you love Uncle Steve?" Grace really wanted to know
Both Danny and Steve were shocked at Grace's question. Danny always believed in honesty and told Gracie the truth.
" Well Uncle Steve is cute, and he loves you to Danno. He just doesn't know it yet" Grace said matter of factly.
" How do you know that Gracie?" Steve asked
" Cause you get a special smile whenever you talk about Daddy. Even when you're making fun of him. It's different from the smile you get when you say something about Uncle Chin and Auntie Kono. I know cause I gots good detective reasoning skills. My Daddy is a detective!" said quite proud of herself.
Steve couldn't help it, he picked Gracie up while laughing. The kid was a piece of work just like her old man.
" Hmm maybe I do Grace, what do you say to your Daddy living here"
" YES, YES, YES his place sucks"
" Hello, excuse me, Man and Child, I love how you've included me! Daniel Williams in this decision process" Danny said.
" Like You'd have said no" both Steve and Grace said at the same time.
" I give up, we are at least getting a box of decent cereal McGarrett," Danny said as he threw his hands in the hair making both Steve and Grace giggle.
Steve put Gracie down, pulled Danny in nice and close, and smacked a kiss right on his lips. It wasn't hot, or heavy but Steve felt like he was flying. Steve mused he never noticed his feelings for Danny because they'd just always been there just existing.
" Ewww," Gracie said covering her eye, but they didn't miss the smile on the little girl's face.
Steve grabbed Grace and sat her on his shoulders before grabbing Danny's hand so they could all take a walk on the beach.
Steve could definitely get used to this, he finally figured out just what it meant to be a family. He found had found it with Danny, and Grace.