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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"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.

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

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"I think we're married," Danny settled on after being unable to find the words for it. "More married than Rachel and I got..."

Which. You know. Had the ceremony and the kid.

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"We can't be more married than you and Rachel were," Steve protested. "You got married. This is just paperwork."

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"Yeah, and we practically lived separate lives compared to this," Danny replied.

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"Maybe because we work together too?" Steve suggested.

Or Steve was an emotional octopus.

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"I'm not as upset as I probably should be," Danny replied with a little annoyed sigh.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve hadn't meant to upset him at all, so he looked relieved to hear that. "Oh. Good."

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"It's just a lot to take in," Danny said once he noticed Steve's continued confusion. "I, uh."

Yeah, he had nothing but sudden realizations going here.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve was giving him a look vaguely like a dog who'd brought in a treat but it turned out to perhaps be a dead squirrel.

[hatesparadise]

Ugh, not the kicked puppy look.

"C'mere," he grumbled, waving Steve over.

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Steve wandered closer, still looking kicked-puppy adjacent.

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Danny tugged him into a hug to get rid of that horrible look. "I just did not expect this to happen in my life. Not after..."

You know, the divorce from hell.

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Oh. Oh.

Steve clung back tightly.

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"You okay?" Danny asked, trying to look at him out of the corner of his eye.

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Steve nodded. "I thought you were angry."

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"What, because of the yelling?" It was his love language.

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"And the weird silence for the last week," Steve added.

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"That's..." Danny sighed, pulling away to try and put it out there. "I worry about you. Probably more than is healthy for me. I worry about a lot of things like that."

Oh, he'd get to the kid thing eventually.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve gave Danny's hand a squeeze. "I'm fine, Danny."

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"Radiation poisoning is kind of a big deal." Had Danny spent too long researching it? Yes.

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Steve nodded. "I'm not disagreeing," he said softly. "And whatever happened to that Steve, I'm sure he didn't make that decision lightly."

[hatesparadise]

Danny smacked him on the arm, but it lacked much more than annoyance. Because he should hope that was the case.

[grenadesandohana]

"But he's not me," Steve said, "and you don't need to worry about something that might never happen."