"I'll pay for her mistakes for as long as it takes you to believe I'm staying."

This line! Ugh, I love it!

You made me weep. Somehow I am surprised Danny didn't weep along.

beatiful,but makes me want to cry

Very nice!

No mess here, just BEAUTIFUL!

Loved this thanks for sharing x

Why am i so emotional? I'm actually crying at this. Rachel can eff off, Danny is the most wonderful and dedicated father in the world and he's perfect and I swear I'd love him better. The bit about him wanting Grace to repeat what she told Rachel and Stan about the heart shaped rocks was so beautifully sad!

The whole hugging scene and explaining the relationship was just so.. on point and so perfect and wonderful!

"I'll pay for her mistakes for as long as it takes you to believe I'm staying." kill me now. Steve is perfect. They're so good for each other they complete each other.

This is such a wonderfully casual story. Loved this, well done! lovelovelove

I wanted to let you know how much this touched me. Its like he's standing in the dark with no way out but hope is there which brings the light. Like a reminder thats sometimes life will throw you something good in the whole miserable thing. Even if it feels like you cant breath.

Thumbs up! :)

Very beautiful story 3

The music and this story are beautiful together.

As are Danny and Steve.

I know this is going to sound corny. But I teared up while I read this. It was so cute and SUPER SWEET! I could picture it in my mind and my heart feel bubbly. Like I would be so happy for them if it was real. I love when stories do that to me. Great Job Hun! I LOVED IT!

This story really touch me. I was Misty eyed though out the whole read. I'm a Danno fan and this is one on the tenderest McDanno stories I've read to date. And Believe me I read a lot of Fan up the good work.

Happy New Year!

Pam aka Lady Jazz86

It's somewhere around there when Danny first points his gun at Steven 'Super SEAL' McGarrett. Steve does something that no one's been able to do since Rachel-he gets under Danny's skin.

...YAY! Steve saved him!:):)

It's the way Steve lets Danny worry all over him and go off on long tirades about safety. It's the way Steve puts him on his speed dial, and the way Danny does the same in return. It's the way Steve asks about Grace like he really, truly, honest to god, cares.

But mostly it's the way that the ache in Danny's chest, the one that's been there for so, so long, eases just a little when he's around.

...AW...!:):):)

It's everything he ever wanted with Rachel, everything he'd thought he had, except it's wrapped up in this giant Steve package and Danny doesn't have the first clue of how to unwrap it.

...Dirty...:P:P:P

Months after he meets Steve, Danny shows up on his doorstep. He has a pizza in one hand, beer in the other, and his heart on his sleeve.

...AW...!:):):):):):)

They stand in the kitchen eating; Steve passes Danny a newly opened beer, and it all feels so domestic. Danny remembers moments like this with Rachel, but those were so long ago now that the memories have all been nearly replaced by moments with Steve.

...I always knew they were a great Old Married Couple...:):):):P

"Danny," Steve breathes. "Don't do that."

...Again with the AW...!:):):P

A finger slides under Danny's chin, tiling it up again so his gaze meets Steve. "Don't look away."

...Knew it.:):):P

Danny takes a step back and sets his pizza crust down. "What are we doing here, Steven?"

"Eating dinner," Steve answers. "Drinking beer."

"Is that it?"

Steve shrugs in that hapless way of his. "Some people probably call it dating. I call it Danno time."

...*Giggles and 'Aw...'s and Behaves Like a Little Girly Girl*:P:P:P...and they're DATING...!:D:D:P

"Sure," Steve says. "It's Hawaiian for falling love before falling in bed together."

...Hells Bells and SLAP MY GRANDMA!:P:P:) LOVE IT!:):):):)

Steve looks worried, and it's not one of his normal expressions, so it looks awkward and tense on his face. "Did I misread something, Danny? I thought that-" he exhales sharply. "I thought that's what was happening here."

...IT IS! IT IS! DAMNIT, DANNY! TELL HIM IT IS!:P:P

Steve steps forward, right into Danny's space and Danny doesn't take a step back. Steve's hands rest on Danny's waist and it feels so natural to share space like this. Danny wraps his arms around Steve and they're suddenly hugging.

...What?No kiss? We do get a kiss right?:P

"No," Danny says. "No, everything's not okay. We're standing in your kitchen hugging and I'm so scared that I'm going to be in love and you're going to leave and I'm going to let you. And I'll be alone to drown my sorrows in shaved ice and malasadas and really terrible beer. I can't do that again, Steven. I can't."

...hehehehehe...:P:P:P:P And you WON'T! Because you and Steve are TRUE LOVE!:D:D:D

Sweet and overall really beautiful. Thanks!

I love it. It may be a little bit cheesy here and there but overall, it's just wonderful. I just couldn't stop smiling from when Steve said they were dating all the way through to the end :p. It's just a shame it's a one-shot.