MCA #0, Wednesday Morning

[hatesparadise]

Well, yesterday happened. And now Danny had a series of shots for rabies.

Which was just great.

But today he was sorting through some mail to find something addressed to him from the Navy. Which turned out to be paperwork on a life insurance policy for one Steve McGarrett with him as the beneficiary.

"Steven!"

[for the guy!]

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"Two seconds!" Steve yelled back, cell phone tucked under his ear as he worked out logistics with the Naval Academy to interview a couple of middies interested in become SEALS.

"Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Of course, sir."

That was more sirs than Steve had dropped into a conversation in months.

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Danny went to find him, papers on hand. But he would wait in the face of all those 'sirs.'

In a surly way, though.

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Steve finally disconnected from the call. "That was the commandant," he explained. "We're a go for the sailing trip."

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"Lovely," Danny replied, shoving the paperwork into Steve's face. "Wanna explain this?"

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Steve's forehead furrowed in confusion as he read the paper. "Oh, this is just getting your sign off for my benefits. I updated it so you and Mary split them."

Obviously.

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"You didn't think you should talk to me first?" Danny asked.

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Steve's blank stare screamed "no" as Steve finally replied with, "...why?"

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"You made me a beneficiary on your life insurance," Danny repeated like maybe that would help it sink in.

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Steve nodded. "It could help Gracie with college, if the worst happens."

See? Logical!

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"Why are you implying you'll be dead before my daughter is in college?!" Ah, there's the Danny freak out that had been missing this whole time.

[grenadesandohana]

"That's not what I meant to imply at all," Steve said, looking confused, "but our lives are pretty insane."

Thus five shots in two weeks for rabies exposure, etc.

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Possibly another reason Danny was having a freak out, yes.

"This is a lot," Danny said, pacing away because oh god, the sheer anxiety of this whole thing. Which he was helpfully channeling into anger!

[grenadesandohana]

"It's just paperwork," Steve said, frowning.

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"It's really not," Danny replied, turning on heel to face him again. "This is--this is a statement. About us."

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Steve blinked. "It is?"

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"It's kind of a commitment, babe," Danny said, nodding. "So a little discussion should have been part if this."

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"Huh," Steve said. "But I didn't ask before you became my emergency contact?"

And that had been years ago!

[hatesparadise]

"That's... that's different." Kind of. "Neither of us had family on island. It just... made sense."

REALLY, DANIEL?

"And Rachel's only still on there for Grace."

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Steve muttered something suspiciously like "for Rachel, it depends on the year" as he wandered into the kitchen to grab some water.

"I thought it would make things easier," he said in a more normal tone.

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Danny shot him an unimpressed look for the comment as he passed, but didn't push it.

"What else am I on?"

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Steve shrugged like it wasn't a big deal. "Car insurance. Netflix account. Health insurance stuff. House. But I don't joint file taxes or anything."

Because that was weird.

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"The house?" Danny sputtered. Like he didn't have Steve on his car insurance and emergency contact to everything.

Also like his Ma didn't call Steve when she couldn't get Danny.

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"You live there, Mary doesn't," Steve said. It was logical, Danny. "She hates that house."

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Danny stared a bit helplessly at him for a moment. "I need something to drink."

Still morning, Danny.

[grenadesandohana]

"Okay," Steve said slowly. "Why's this bugging you so much?"