MCA #0, Friday Afternoon

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Well, it was that weekend once more. And this time around it was almost expected to get Grace showing up on the island. Charlie, however, was a bit more of a surprise with, you know, everything going on there.

It was still a clusterfuck, but the custody things were being hashed out with less resistance than it had been with Grace the first time around.

"I knew I shoulda child-proofed the kitchen," he grumbled. Because trying to keep up with a five year old again? Not fun.

[for the guests and fella!]

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"I'm moving stuff as fast as I can," Steve said, taking knives out of hidey holes to shuttle them into the gun safe.

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"I'm just saying!" He was complaining, really. "I don't think Grace can keep him contained on the lanai for much longer before he pulls a runner."

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Steve hustled to the sofa to do one last check of the sofa cushions. "Okay, I think we're clear."

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"Why were they in the couch?" Danny asked, horrified.

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"Because it has good sightlines to the door!" Steve replied like that was a normal answer.

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"I sit there, Steven!"

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"Nothing's gonna poke you in the ass," Steve promised.

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"Better not," Danny muttered, going to let a very unimpressed Grace and a very excited Charlie into the apartment. "Everything's good again."

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"Howzit, kids," Steve said, grinning at them.

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"Hi, Uncle Steve," Grace said dutifully giving him and her dad a hug each while Charlie flung himself at Danny's legs before doing the same to Steve.

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Steve grinned at the affection. "Want to come with me to get pizza for dinner later?" he asked Grace.

He figured Raiden would cheer her right up.

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Danny kiss her on the forehead for that. "Don't let him get pineapple on the pizza for me, will ya?"

"I want to go too!" Charlie proclaimed. Because if Grace went, clearly he had to go too.

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"Of course you can come too," Steve said, grinning. "I just thought you wanted some Danno time all by yourself."

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"Yeah, let's let Gracie help there and you and I can see if there's any games on Uncle Steve's ridiculous gaming device that's kid appropriate," Danny suggested, much to Grace's obvious relief.

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"I think I've got meta for Minecraft?" Steve said.

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"Minecraft!" Thank god it wasn't Roblox yet. Thank you, living slightly in the past.

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"Oh, this'll be... this'll be great." He was going to sleep so hard after this weekend.

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Wait until Charlie started narrating like he was a Youtube influencer! Just. The. Best.

Steve was ready to save them with pizza, though!

"Food's here!" Steve announced much, much later, coming through the door with Grace.

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"Oh, thank god," Danny said in a tone that probably flew right over Charlie's head. But not Grace, who was smirking at him in a distressingly familiar way.

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Steve grinned. "Miss us, Danno?"

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"Immensely," Danny said with a sigh, pressing a kiss to Steve's cheek.

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"Not a fan of the game?" he teased.

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That earned him a pinch. "What monstrosity did you pick up this time?"

"It's actually really good," Grace chimed in, definitely looking at her phone in a way that screamed ulterior motives.

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"We got two," Steve said with a grin. "Pepperoni--"

Charlie let out a cheer.

"--and fig."

"Eewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww."

"It's not ew, Charlie," Steve said, frowning lightly.

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"Fig," Danny repeated dryly.