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McGarrett House, Honolulu, HI - Wednesday

Another visit to the hospital and another donation for Charlie. Though this time around, Danny was having a slower go at bouncing right back into the swing of things.

Hence passing out for a nap on the nice, new couch at the McGarrett home rather than the place he still nominally kept. Look, you get over a certain decade and suddenly you're just tired and grumpy.

Or maybe that was just Danny's base state of being.

[mostly for that guy on the slowest of play]

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Danny sighed and leaned against him for that. "I certainly hope so."

"She loves you," Steve said, kissing his hair. "She's just learning her parents can make huge mistakes, too."

"It's not a great lesson to learn that young," Danny replied quietly.

"It's really not," Steve murmured. "She and I have talked a little bit about that."

"Sorry to get you put in the middle of this," he said with a sigh.

"Hey, I'm happy she's talking to me," Steve said.

"Yeah, but I feel like just keep inlicting my family mess ups on you," Danny replied. "But... I'm also really glad you're there for her."

"You've dealt with half a decade of my family," Steve said. "We're not close to even. And it's Grace. I'd do anything for her."

"You're stuff isn't caused by you," Danny pointed out

"Her stuff isn't caused by her, either," Steve said softly.

"It was caused by me," Danny agreed with a sigh.

"And Rachel," Steve said. "And she exacerbated it."

"I just want to give my kid--kids some stability here."

"We have," Steve said. "This is their home, too. Grace's been to the beach here a hundred times."

Danny looked at him for a beat too long like he needed to commit this to memory for himself. "I love you."

Steve looked a little stymied. "What'd I do?"

"You're keeping me afloat right now," Danny replied. "Keepin' my--our family together."

Steve kissed him softly because it was so much easier than talking.

"You are so bad at takin' these compliments," Danny teased, cupping Steve's cheek to keep him from pulling away from the kiss too quickly.

Steve's cheeks heated up slightly. "Just doing what needs to be done."

"Doin' great," Danny insisted, giving him one of those fond looks that made Steve all kinds of happy.

Steve grinned back, his entire face lighting up. "Love you too, Danny."

That got him another kiss to respond in Steve's language instead. Because they were doing better at their communication right now.

Steve sighed softly, pulling Danny onto his lap and trying to keep away from anywhere that was bruised or sore.

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