#Tani Rey

[incorrect-mcdanno]

Tani: Don't you get jealous? Danny: I never really had anything to worry about. Steve was never really good at the flirting thing. Steve: What are you talking about? It worked with you. Danny: Oh, you know what? You're right. We met, you flirted, and then bam! Ten years later you had me!

[aceofwhump]

Whumptober 2024 - No.13 TEAM AS FAMILY + MULTIPLE WHUMPEES

Hawaii Five-0 8x09 McGarrett, Danny, Tani, and Junior are exposed to a deadly biological weapon; the rest of the team has eight hours to find an antidote.

@whumptober

[anonymousmoth43]

Season 8 Episode (I’m not sure) of Hawaii 5-0

Notice how in Danny’s dream of the future (namely the restaurant) he’s mainly just dreaming of Steve being hot? Like nice hair, handling everything, ordering Danny around the tiniest bit, moaning over his food, calling him Danno and overall just looking like he came out of a perfume ad? Then when they’re at Charlie’s graduation in the dream it zooms in on the wedding rings of Tani & Junior and then it immediately shifts to Danny and Steve arguing like a married couple.

Edit:

OMFG THEY ACTUALLY GROW OLD TOGETHER IN HIS DREAM

Also Steve said the exact words “If I didn’t put my finger inside of you we wouldn’t be having this conversation” and then everyone winced and joked about the double meaning

[imawkwardlysoc]

"2 hands"

song- 2 hands by tate mcrae

pairing- steve mcgarrett x reader

warnings- allusions to sex

wordcount- 2314

summary- who's the mysterious driver in Y/N L/N's new music video?

Landing back in Honolulu, Steve headed back to his house to freshen up before heading to the Five-0 headquarters. Meanwhile at the headquarters, everyone on the team found some interesting news.

“There’s no way that’s him,” Steve heard Tani say as he walked into the office.

“Come on, the way the driver drives in this video,” Danny laughed. “It is Steve.”

“Who’s me?” Steve walked up to the group.

“They’re questioning if the driver in this video is you,” Lou said as he handed Steve the box of malasadas from Leonard’s.

Junior rewound Y/N L/N’s most recent music video “2 hands” which she released a few days ago. With Steve watching the video, everyone else was watching for any signs of him reacting to their hypothesis.

“That’s not me,” Steve answered as the video finished. “Impressive he could drive like that through the streets of San Francisco though.”

“Okay explain this then,” Tani froze on the frame where ‘Steve’ and Y/N torsos were in the frame.

‘Steve’s’ arms flexed as his hands went up and down her waist as Y/N’s back was against the kitchen counter. The two were having an intimate moment together to sell the story.

“We’ve all seen your arms many times,” Tani explained while everyone else nodded. “His arm in the frame is the same as yours.”

Shaking his head at the theories his co-workers and friends were making, he was saved by the bell with my phone ringing saying they had a case.

After a long day finding suspects and witnesses, Steve pulled up to the house and walked in to see Eddie greeting him. Well more like attacking him with kisses as Eddie jumped on him in excitement. Kicking off his shoes, Steve walked over and collapsed on the couch with Eddie.

“You’re back,” Steve looked over to see Y/N leaning against one of the walls.

“Hey,” Steve smiled softly at her and opened his arms.

Chuckling, Y/N walked over to her boyfriend and cuddled him. They pulled up an episode of Parks and Recs in the background as they talked about their days. Steve brought up the topic of everyone at Five-0 thinking Steve was in her music video.

“I mean, they’re not wrong,” Y/N shrugged her shoulders and rubbed his arm. “Look, I get your job and how you’re a private person. It would be nice though if your friends know about us.”

Before Steve could open his mouth, the couple watched as Eddie got up from their laps and headed over to the door as they saw it open.

“Steve! I have proved-” Danny stopped in his step as he saw his partner and Y/N cuddling on the couch. “I think my point has been proven.”

“What are you doing here?” Steve asked.

“To prove my point about you,” Danny pointed at Steve. “Being in her video but this is so much better.”

“Hi, you must be Danny,” Y/N walked up to Danny with her hand out. “It’s finally nice to place a face to the name. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you too,” Danny shook her hand. “Do you know how much of a lunatic your boyfriend is?”

“Oh after dating him for five months, I know,” Y/N chuckled. “He was pretty good drifting through the streets of San Fran though.”

“I knew it,” Danny snapped his fingers. “Oh I can’t wait to tell everyone tomorrow.”

“Well don’t yet,” Steve stopped him. “Nobody knows we’re dating. You’re the first person who found out other than her manager and my sister. Chin and Abby might have an inkling.”

“Look, if you’re mad, blame me,” Y/N stepped in which caused Steve and Danny to look at her weirdly. “I was the one who wanted to keep this a secret.”

“Woah, I’m not mad at you,” Danny chuckled. “I’m just surprised Steve managed to date someone that’s not military. Look, it’s getting late but if you’re comfortable, stop by the headquarters. Everyone would love to meet you.”

“I have time before soundcheck. I’ll stop by and I’ll add you guys to the guest list,” Y/N replied.

“Alright, I’ll see you two tomorrow,” Danny said goodbye to them.

Reciprocating back, Steve closed the door while Y/N went upstairs to get ready for the night. Taking Eddie out to use the bathroom one last time, Steve brought Eddie back into the house and they headed up to Steve’s room.

“Hi my love,” Y/N gave Eddie a bunch of scratches and kisses.

“So, you’re meeting everyone at Five-0,” Steve said as he got into bed. “Excited?”

“Danny’s pretty nice so I’m pretty excited,” Y/N snuggled up to him.

Turning off the lights in the room, Y/N and Steve drifted off to sleep.

“Babe, everything is going to be fine,” Steve calmed Y/N down by wrapping her in a hug as they waited for the malasadas they ordered. “They’re gonna like you. I mean Danny already likes you.”

“He likes me because he found out you were in my music video,” Y/N looked at him.

“Look, just be yourself and everyone will like you,” Steve reassured her as soon as they heard their order number. “Come on, let’s get these malasadas and head to the office.”

Nodding her head, Y/N headed back to the truck while Steve picked up the treats. As soon as Steve got back to the truck, they made their way over to Five-0 where everyone was waiting for Steve. Steve did get some looks wondering why he was holding hands with someone who looked like Grammy Award-nominated Y/N L/N.

As they walked into the office, everyone was standing around the table chatting with each other. Y/N let Eddie off of his leash so he could greet everyone. Noticing Eddie greeting them meant that Steve was in. Everyone turned their heads and their eyes- minus Danny’s- widened as they saw who was standing next to Steve.

“Um, why is Y/N L/N here?” Tani asked, trying not to fangirl.

“Everyone, meet Y/N, my girlfriend,” Steve introduced Y/N to everyone.

“Hi,” Y/N waved to everyone. “It’s nice to meet you.”

“It’s nice to meet you too,” Lou walked up to them. “Lou Grover.”

After everyone introduced themselves, everyone wondered how Steve and Y/N. It all started when Mary texted her brother a number of a girl she thought he would like. Steve agreed to text her so Mary could get off of his back and text soon turned into late-night phone calls then soon turned to additional weekly Skype calls. After two months of talking to each other, Steve and Y/N decided to meet in Colorado since she was recording her latest studio album there. After spending the week together, they both knew they wanted to be together. Once Steve headed back to Hawaii, the calls and texts continued until Steve and Y/N met again in San Fransico. They wanted to keep their relationship a secret before revealing it to their friends and family.

“Well, we now know the cause of him constantly smiling at his phone,” Tani chuckled.

“Well I’m glad to be of service,” Y/N chuckled and looked at the time on her phone. “I need to go to the venue right now. Soundcheck is in forty minutes and my manager is wondering where I’m at. It’s nice to finally meet you all.”

“The same to you,” Lou and everyone else smiled.

After giving Eddie a bunch of scratches and kisses, Y/N got up from the floor and wrapped her arms around Steve.

“And I’ll see you later tonight,” Y/N leaned in and kissed his lips. “I reserved tickets for you and everyone.”

Saying goodbye to everyone again, Y/N left the palace and headed to the venue.

After running around the island to arrest their perp, everyone in Five 0 returned to their places to freshen up for the concert. Picking Danny and Grace up at Danny’s place, Steve drove them to the venue to see everyone from Five 0 waiting. Heading up to the ticket booth, Steve grabbed the tickets that were reserved for them and headed to the backstage entrance. Being led to one of the rooms in the venue, everyone waited for Y/N to come.

“Hi,” Y/N greeted everyone. “You must be Will and Grace. Your dads talked about you a lot when I met them earlier.”

“Nothing too embarrassing right?” Grace chuckled.

“Nothing too embarrassing,” Y/N reassured the detective’s daughter.

“I have a question,” Danny grabbed Y/N’s attention. “How did you get this neanderthal in your music video?”

“Let’s just say he’s easy to convince,” Y/N winked at Steve. “Just with the right method.”

At that moment, Steve choked on his drink and excused himself as he started coughing. As he left, everyone laughed at the reaction Steve had.

“I’m just joking,” Y/N laughed. “Our trips to San Fransico lined up perfectly and so I just asked him.”

Returning to the room, Steve greeted Y/N with a kiss on the cheek and wrapped his arm around her waist. Y/N got to know everyone at Five-0 more until she had to leave to prepare. Saying goodbye to everyone again, Y/N rushed over to the green room since she only had fifteen minutes to get ready.

Meanwhile, everyone was led to the VIP area where drinks and food were provided. As soon as the lights dimmed, cheers roared throughout the venue indicating Y/N was coming on stage soon. The backing track to Think Later played through the speakers as Y/N came onto the stage with her backup dancers. Immediately everyone was in awe as they watched her perform on stage, especially Steve. It was the first time he saw his girlfriend perform and she is amazing.

Looking over at his partner, Danny had a smile on his face seeing Steve’s reaction to Y/N’s performance. He quickly snapped a few pictures of Steve’s face before returning to record clips of the concert for and of Grace.

As she performed, Y/N glanced at the VIP area near the stage to see her boyfriend and friends dancing to her music. After finishing the last song, she quickly headed off stage to do a quick change for the next act.

“Good evening Honolulu,” Y/N walked on stage in a short glittery two-piece dress. “How are we doing so far?”

Everyone in the audience cheered in response.

“That’s good,” she smiled and looked at the crowd, making eye contact with Steve. “There’s so many attractive people here tonight and I think I just found the love of my life here tonight. Girls, come here.”

Two of her backup dancers joined her on stage and looked where Y/N was looking. 

“I know, he’s so attractive,” Y/N giggled as the screens in the venue showed Steve’s face as the flashing red and blue police lights and sirens played.

Everyone in Five-0 cheered and laughed for Steve as he blushed.

“What’s your name?” Y/N asked.

“Steve,” Steve answered.

“Steve? That’s so funny because my psychic told me an attractive man named Steve would come into my life,” Y/N blushed. “What do you do for a living?”

“That’s classified,” Steve winked making Y/N blush harder.

“Well then, you’re under arrest for being too attractive,” Y/N dangled the pink fuzzy handcuffs. “I think you’ll tell me what you do now.”

Everyone especially Danny was enjoying how flustered Steve looked during the bit. Everyone laughed harder as the handcuffs were handed to Steve as Y/N Juno. After calming down from the bit, everyone watched Y/N perform.

“We have reached the end of the concert and it is the last day of the tour,” Y/N frowned. “I just want to thank you all for coming here and I’ll see you all next time. This is 2 hands.”

Just like every performance of 2 hands, Y/N put all of her remaining energy into performing. Since Steve was in the audience and they filmed the music video together, the energy was multiplied. Y/N also walked towards Steve as she sang the pre-chorus. Giving him a wink, Y/N headed back to the center of the stage to do the dance break. The song soon ended and Y/N and her dancers got together and bowed thanking everyone for coming. Getting off stage, Y/N, her dancers, and band all got together in a group hug.

“You were amazing,” Steve complimented Y/N as she leaped into Steve’s arms.

“We would like to thank you for embarrassing Steven over here,” Danny grinned as he patted Steve’s shoulders.

“We’ve never seen him this flustered,” Junior and Tani laughed.

“You are so welcome,” Y/N bowed.

“You know we just witnessed their relationship being hard launched right?” Grace pointed out.

“Oh god,” Y/N groaned. “Management is gonna be on my ass.”

“And we are going to worry about that tomorrow,” Steve kissed her temple. “Now, let’s go home.”

“And we can test out those handcuffs,” Steve whispered in her ear.

Nodding her head and blushing, she thanked everyone for coming before heading back to her green room to get her bags. Everyone at Five-0 left leaving Steve behind waiting for Y/N to come back. After waiting for fifteen minutes, Y/N soon came back and they headed back home where Eddie was waiting for them. After bringing Eddie back into the house once he finished using the bathroom, Y/N smirked and dangled the handcuffs in front of Steve. Smirking, Steve quickly took off his shirt, picked up Y/N, and carried her to their room.

[mouldycakes]

@agentbootyreportingforduty @meelopee After seeing this post I remembered this scene! I know it's Junior carrying Danny but still... I'm sure that had they been younger, and Alex didn't have back pain after all those years of injuries, he'd be the one to do this.

Steve does haul Danny up like it was nothing in the finale when he find him shot though! And there's also that time he grabbed him by the waist to pull him off a suspect and just puts him behind himself (unfortunately the camera is pretty close up so you can only see part of it). Might make a post about the manhandling of Danny...

!

In video form! Look at those arms! Also, Danny <3

[agentbootyreportingforduty]

OKAY so with full respect and admiration to scott caan for wanting to be with his family more, I do have to admit I just watched an episode where I wanted danny to be involved SO BADLY it’s unreal.

episode 9x14, the h50 team come across annie, an lgbtq+ teen who’s trying to become emancipated from her parents so they don’t forcefully send her away to conversion therapy. and the whole team is so defensive and protective of her and rightfully shaming the parents and I was full on crying hearing all their affirming words. and all I could think of is that if mfing danny williams, father of two, was there in that room he would’ve read those parents to absolute FILTH. he would’ve dragged them so bad. especially with how we see him become extra upset with any cases involving kids being mistreated, like I think he would’ve been so goddamn PISSED. I can fully imagine a scene where those parents look at him in shock at how affected he is, asking how he’s allowed to talk to them that way, still being their stubborn bigoted selves, and even steve wouldn’t hold him back on this because they all agree those parents are absolute assholes. I was imagining a scene similar to lou’s where he questions how the hell someone could do this to their child, parent to parent.

and this isn’t even me wanting danny there in a mcdanno shipper way. it’s just purely me wanting to see the side of the character I love that would have spoken up so loudly for this girl just like he would with grace or charlie or anyone else. god the potential there would’ve been so MWAH CHEF’S KISS it’s crazyyyy.

anyways if you need me i’ll be in the ao3 tag praying there’s some fics like this 🙂‍↕️

[that-birdy-chick]

Part 2 of me rambling about s8 of hawaii five 0

Live commentary

ep 6

- did-did Danny really just organize an intervention for Steve? To make him take better care of himself?? I don't know how to feel about this

- Lou really just said "Steve listen to your husband, he loves you" spoken like a true married man

- kinda gotta agree with Dog, not your finest move Danny

- so can we all agree that Danny losing his mind a little over Steve's radiation poisoning is kinda like the whole Steve losing his mind over Danny retiring thing but in reverse?

- I think Steve has never looked more stressed than with this stress counseler person asking him about his sexlife right in front of danny

- awwww now the end of this episode is in my top 3 favorite heart to hearts these two dorks have ever had

- Danny being honest about being scared that Steve isn't taking his radiation poisoning seriously to the point it keeps him awake at night and steve replying that he's scared too but that he doesn't want Danny to change because he loves him the way he is and that he does take things seriously URHGH

THE GROWTH! The genuinely healthy communication! I'm so proud of them 🥹

ep 7

- no no no what is going on between adam and kono? My breakup senses are tingling and I don't like it

- I swear the way Adam and Steve's conversation in the car went is so "let's talk about our respective marriages" coded

Like honestly it's so blatantly obvious - they are literally paralleling mcdanno to kono and adam ffs

- hey and come on adam you too? Why does everyone need to shit on the restaurant thing

- haha Steve is mad people he cares about just walk into a dangerous situation without backup - I love how this season confronts Steve with his own behavior

-hmm l don't know how to feel about Lou literally deleting evidence to protect tani, really most of their shady "police work" really didn't age well

- damn Steve killed a cop, that's definitely gonna fuck with him

- love how Lou is looking out for everyone, he just is the team grandpa

- sooo adam is gonna join five 0 right? This is what all this is about isn't it?

- I swear I am trying to care about junior and tani and what's going on with them but Idk so far I haven't really warmed up to them

ep 8

- eyyy Danny is back and calls Steve babe within 1 min into the episode? This can only be a good one

- nvm I swear to God Steve if you crash land yet another plane-

Seriously dude? Haven't you learned your lesson from the last time?

- naww Danny is so proud of Steves character development, sure hope he isn't gonna do something dumb and risky and ruin it again

- okay so tani and junior huh? They're definitely gonna be a thing soon aren't they

- the dude was killed because he was hiding from a drug cartel that he snitched on and fled with the drug lords daughter, I swear all these people always have the most dramatic backstories

- aaaand steve is doing the dumb reckless thing, Danny my guy I feel you're pain, he is so done with his shit he doesn't even yell at him anymore

- Danny is such a fucking saint, Steve almost went and got himself killed AGAIN and all he cares about is being last and danny husband of the fucking year just goes "yeah yeah you did well let's get a beer maverick"

- okay tani and her brother are kinda cute in their peek sibling behavior, I feel bad now for calling her a kono replacement, girl is much more than that

ep 9

- damn love Jerry's new haircut

- I will never get tiered of Danny and steve bickering about the restaurant, I know they are setting it up to fail but I genuinely think this could have been a good thing to eventually end the show on, like a retirement thing, but oh well

- aww I love Danny trying to comfort neolani with something Steve told him, only to have it backfire and make him anxious again

- pfffff and tani and junior sit in the far back like literal children

- oh great we're doing the biological warfare stuff again, this should be fun

- so they only have 8 hours to live? sounds like a prime love confession set up to me

- love our respective couples comforting each other, have to say tani and junior are doing a way better job tho like seriously Steve "try not to die while I take this call okay?" that's the best you can do, seriously?

- and of course Danny's all time stress response is to bitch about or at Steve, stellar coping skills all around

- omg danny did not just say-and steve didn't - OMG is it actually-

-nvm of course it's a fake out, damn it after 7 season why do I still keep falling for this shit

-the little restaurant talk Danny started to distract Steve and himself with was pretty sweet tho

- hey, wait why is Danny the only one definitely close to death? The others all seem relatively fine

- and of course Steve has to go and needlessly risk himself, so junior has to safe both their ass's instead of him just doing it on his own in the first place

- excuse me people why are there not more fanfics about the crew stuck in quarantine together?? this shit is hilarious and has so much potential for angst!

Please if anyone has some great fic recommendations send them my way please!

-no come on Danny, Steve didn't wanna upset you! That's honestly a pretty mature thing given the situation you were in, and now their arguing

- poor tani and junior they be stuck with these two idiots for a long time

- I could really see tani, just snapping at them after two days to either kill each other or fuck it out already, because their whole shebang is just exhausting for everyone

ep 10

-AHHHHH they finally opened the restaurant!? Progress!

- why does the screen look weird? Please don't let this be a dream type thing

- "Right now grandma Williams is smiling down at you" awww Steve, that is so sweet🥹

- nooo it's a dream thing 😭

- love how everyone makes fun of Steves near mental breakdown haircut, really dude it looks terrible, why does no one stop him?

- wow you really gonna give em kids the judgemental stares for flirting? Steve Danny as if you're any better

- and of course they're getting jumped in freaking quarantine

- really the dude went through all that trouble, just to kill Danny? And didn't even try aiming for the head? amateur

- aww Danny imagining grace wedding, my heart <3

- Danny is hurt, Steve is freaking loosing it, I'm so here for this

- Lou really said "sir, you better have a plan soon because if you don't Steve will come up with one, and only God can help us if that happens" I love you so much Lou

- huh so Danny thinks Charlie will be a cop? That's interesting

- awww and of course Steve is there, sitting next to him like a good husband, and the rest of the ohana

- nooo Danny being there for kono and adams first kid, that is so wholesome 😭

- Steve is straight up having a terrible time, while Danny has some idealistic feverdream about the future, this is so fun

- excuse me Steve you fingering your husband does absolutely not make you even for the liver thing, you nut

- so there gonna blow up a bomb right next to another bomb? Sure that seems reasonable

- yes Lou! Get the sledge hammer!

- poor Eric, don't worry hun we still have 2 seasons left to go Danny will be fine

- no NO you cannot- you did not just show me that while Danny's dying the last thing he hallucinates about is having grown old with Steve 🥺

- "and if I could do it all over again I wouldn't change a thing" I'm done, this is it, that line just killed me 😭❤️

- excuse me, Danny is dying and you people are choosing NOW to tease Steve about his stupid haircut? Seriously??!

- yes everyone copes differently I guess, but when Steve's life was on the line no one was joking around is all I'm saying

- yes Danny Steve saved your life by fingering you, deal with it XD poor Eric is scarred for life

- love Danny genuinely getting some love for once, this was a good episode

[kinda-ok]

The way that they very not subtly parallel Tani and junior to mcdanno…

[jake-is-screaming-in-tune]

[mcgarrettsincorrect]

tani: how long does it take for your body to start hallucinating from sleep deprivation?

steve: i believe–

danny: 75 hours

steve: how do you–

danny: there's a clown behind you

[neanderthal-pessimist]

H50 9x23 Junior is about to do something stupid and Tani is like “dude? dont do that”, and Danny is like “that’s what Steve does every day, now you know how i feel”. only thing is, earlier in the episode everyone [yes Danny too] is clearly implying that Tani and Junior are in love and are going to the wedding as a romantic couple. so hes basically comparing this soon-to-be romantic couple to their partnership.

And then Danny is LITERALLY telling Tani to “have fun” with Junior while “she’s still young” cause now he’s “old” and it’s too late for him. implying he’s too old to start dating Steve, that it would be too much change. then later in the episode, Lou claims steve is “old” too. reminding us of the conversation Tani and Danny exchanged earlier. (we’re not gonna talk about how similar their name is)

PLUS earlier in the episode, Steve told Mary that “he doesn’t fight for love” the way he should. and then at the end, steve and danny just bicker cause they’re so clearly in love.

Also, during the wedding, someone mistakes Tani and Junior for a couple, and then Tani acts jealous when the girl wants to flirt with him. again, very mcdanno coded.

Anyway. those might not be the exact dialogues since im watching it in french but whatever. gay rights.

[h50bigbang]

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[aceofwhump]

Whumptober 2024 - No.8 ISOLATION CHAMBER

Hawaii Five-0 8x10 Danny is shot while the team is in quarentine after being exposed to a deadly virus

@whumptober

[anonymousmoth43]

My honest opinion for Hawaii 5-0 season 8-9:

It’s not worth watching. Danny is barely in it, the plot is all over and it’s either drawn out or forgotten about, they also ruined a lot of storylines. It’s bad. I love Junior and Jerry though, it’s fun to have their screen time. I want to love Tani but I don’t, she’s very much ‘social media feminist’ and Mary Sue. I think she had a lot of potential but she’s an extremely dry and pick me type character for the most part, I will say though that the few times she’s an actual character I did like her. I think the end of season 7 is a good stopping point, we get to meet the new characters but nothing is ‘ruined’ yet.

[triplebananabitch]

danny and tani are the underrated duo we should've gotten more screen time for. after all he did call her the 'female steve mcgarrett' and they're both sarcastic and witty. you can see they have chemistry together. you can't tell me they aren't platonic sassmaster buddies that gang up on steve when he's being dumb (affectionate) and just commit general chaos with snarky one liners

[fanficwritinggirl]

Chapter 2 - The reunion (ka hui hou ana)

The flight to California was uneventful. Grace fell asleep within the first 20 minutes and Danny just sat thinking about how crazy this all was. Last night when he went to bed he thought that today was going to be like any other day, that he was going to wake up, get the kids their breakfast, say goodbye to Grace for the day, drop Charlie off to school and head to work where he would spend the day going through paperwork. But instead he was on a flight to California because the man that he may or may not have been in love with for 10 years decided to contact him after 2 years. When it was put that way he sounded like a complete and utter idiot and he blames Steve for that. I mean you spend 10 years with crazy, you end up crazy. But at the end of the day when it came to Steve, Danny couldn't help but run to him. Love makes you crazy.

Getting off of the flight, Danny and Grace were both exhausted but they grab their bags, grab some coffee because they both needed it, they knew it was going to be a long day. They rented a car because Grace said that it would be easier and if Danny was completely honest, he was too tired to argue with her, even with the coffee. The car drive took a little longer than anticipated because of traffic but then again it also may have been because Danny was stressing out. The closer he got the more nervous he got. It was his first time seeing Steve in 2 years and this mystry of why he was calling in the middle of the night asking him to come was making it worse.

Grace could see her dads hands gripping the steering wheel tighter, so she places her hand on his knee and gives him a smile. He looks over at her and give her a gentle smile.

"I know this is going to be hard for you but i'm here" she assures him and he just gives her a small smile before turning his attention back to the road. Grace turns her attention back to her phone as she sends a text to Tani telling her that they had arrived and would be reaching the hospital soon and would call later.

Having reached the hospital, the two spend longer sitting in the car trying to gather themselves then they would both like to admit but with a squeeze of each others hands they gathered the strength to walk in. Danny didnt know what to think having walked in but he just decided to focus on finding Steve.

They walk over towards the desk with friendly smiles on their faces. "Umm hi. So we were just wondering if you had anyone named Steve McGarrett come in here with a patient. We are some family" Danny explained. The receptionist looks at for a second before giving them a sad smile. "Umm yes i know who you are asking for. Mr McGarrett asked if you could meet him in the NICU" she says passing on the information. Danny and Grace looked at each other confused. Grace turns to the receptionist,"Did you say NICU" she asks and all the receptionist just nods. Danny grabs Graces hand and pulls her along with him as he walks.

"Thank you very much" he says to the receptionist before fully turning with Grace in tow. Danny looks at the signs pointing the, in the direction towards the NICU. The walk felt like an eternity, never ending. NICU, why would Steve be in the NICU Danny kept asking himself over and over again.

They reach the NICU and stop at the glass door knowing that they couldnt go in. "What do we do now" Grace asks, turning to Danny. Danny sighs pulling out his phone.

"I'll ring the number back" he says to her hitting the call button. The phone rings and rings and ring. No answer. Danny groans shoving the phone baack into his pocket. Grace sighs before turning to the doors again and then she sees him. Uncle Steve. God he looked bad. Large, heavy bags were under his eyes. His skin was pale and he looked exhausted.

"Danno" Grace says tapping him on the shoulder and thats when Danny sees him. He stopped breathing. He had thought about this for so long. What their reunion would be like if Steve ever returned. He never thought it was going to be in a hospital. Steve lifts his head and his step falters a little bit at the sight of the two of them and then he speeds up a little bit pushing the door open and coming face to face with them.

Danny and Steve just look at each other for what seems like forever. Graces eyes flickering between the two of them. "Steve" Danny lets the name slip out of his mouth and Steve cant help but crumble, breaking down sobbing and Danny grabs him, pulling him tightly into his embrace and holding him close. "Danno I..." Steve starts and Danno shakes his head.

"Hey im here now". Grace looks at the pair not knowing how to feel. Throughout this whole thing she had been so angry at Steve for leaving her Danno. For destroying him and the Ohana that they had created. But now as she stands and looks at him she feel any anger towards him but sorrow and also it made her relise how much she missed him.

Steves eyes flicher to her and he pulls back from Danny. "Gracie" he whispers and then she flings into his arm giving him the biggest hug. She was still mad at him but for now it could wait, she needed her uncle Steve. Danny wraps his arms around the pair of them and they both comfort the distraught man. Danny thought that seeing Steve again would make everything make sense but being here made him more confused if anything.

Steve pulled back from the pair and wiped his eyes. "God i missed you two" he says looking at them. Danny nods. "We know, its good to see you too" Danny says. Steve nods as tears come to his eyes again.

"God Danno. I dont know what the hell im gonna do". Danny grabs Steves hand and pulls him over to some chairs that were sitting in a corner.

"How about we start from the beginning okay" Grace says as they sit and Steve sighs. He looks at Danny. The only thing he can focus on his Dannys thumb rubbing over the back of his hand, giving him comfort that he so badly needed to utter the next words.

"I have a daughter". The breathe is taken out of him, peices of the jigsaw came together. That's why they were in the NICU. Steve was a dad. Steve had his own kid.

"What do you mean you have a daughter... How" Grace starts and Steve just turns and looks at Danny.

"It's Catherine," he says and Danny frowns.

"Catherine. What do you mean Catherine, I didn't know you two still kept in touch." Steve lets out a sigh and looks between the two.

"We met on the plane the day that I left and we started seeing each other again. It was great for a while and then we started having some issues about where we were going with the relationship. She wanted to stay in California and I wanted to go back to Hawaii" Steve reveals and Danny can't help but feel happy. Steve wanted to come back. Steve turned with tears in his eyes.

"God Danno I wanted to come back so much. I had a ticket booked and all," Steve runs his hands over his face. "But then Catherine rang me, she was sobbing and she told me she was pregnant. And i just i couldn't leave, I just couldn't" Steve says putting his head in his hands and leaning into Danny who wrapped his arms around him. Grace places a hand on Steves back and rubs his back a little. Danny places a kiss to his hair.

"Hey, its okay. I understand" Danny tells him and Steve just shakes a little bit before moving his hands away from his face.

"I went back to help her, and she said that she didnt want us to get back together just because of the baby, so we decided that i would be best if we co-parented. Then she started getting really bad morning sickness couldnt keep anything down, not even water. The doctor said that it was HG, hyperemesis gravidarum. She was in the hospital for weeks getting hydrated to make sure she was putting on weight. And after a while it got better and she was able to go home. I thought that was the end of it, that she would be fine. But then she turned out to have pretty much everything bad that you could get with a pregnancy. Gestational diabetes, high blood pressure. God she just had everything," Steve was getting weepier by the second.

"And then she called me on night saying that she thinks that she was having contractions. She was 30 weeks. I ran over to her house and took her here. They put her in for an emergancy c-section. God i only got to see my daughter for a few seconds before she was whisked away" Steve cries and Danny looks at Grace and they both are scared to know what happened next. #

"And Catherine. How is Catherine" Grace asks him and Steve shakes his head crying.

"She's dead". Grace and Danny look at each other not knowing what to say. It had been a few years since they had seen Catherine. And even though she broke Steves heart a time or two, they still liked her and cared for her, so her death was a little hard to process.

"Steve im so sorry" Danny whispers and Steve nods.

"I know. I mean i know that we werent together anymore but i still loved her. I mean it all just happened so fast".

"What happened" Grace asked, her hand still on Steve.

"Um... Doctors said that it was an accumilation of things. But that she had a heart attack and because of all of the stress that had been on her body the past few months it just wasnt strong enough". Danny sighs.

"Hows the baby doing. You said Catherine was 30 weeks".

"The baby..." Steve smiles and looks up at Danny.

"God she is perfect. Early but perfect," Danny cant help but smile. He was happy for Steve, he remembered the day that Grace was born and it was the happiest day of his life.

"She has got a long road ahead of her though. She still isnt fully developed and is going to be in the hospital for a few months but the doctor said that she is a fighter". Danny laughs.

"Trust me. With your and Catherines genes, wouldnt doubt it". Steve smiles. For the first time that day he actually felt some what happy. Like there was hope.

"Do you want to meet her" Steve asks them and both of them grin.

"We would love too man. But isnt there a rule on how many of us can be in there". Steve nods.

"Yeah i can have one other person come in with me so" he looks between the two of them. Danny looks at Grace and nods.

"You go first".

"Really," Grace asked, shocked that Danny didnt want to meet the baby before anyone else. Danny nods and takes out his phone.

"Yeah, i have a few people to update." Grace nods and looks at Steve.

"Lets go" she says standing up and taking Steves arm. The two walk through the door and for the first time that day Danny had time to himself. Time to let himself process what was happening. God Tani and Junior were going to be shocked. Everyone back in Hawaii was. But the one thing he did know was the he was going to be there for Steve.