All In The Family

Disclaimer:
Unfortunately I don't own anything of Hawaii Five-0, it all belongs to CBS. But I keep dreaming…

Notes:
English is not my native language, so please forgive me my mistakes.

Thanks:
Once again a huge thank-you to JazzieG, my wonderful beta reader, for betaing my story – it's so good to have you! You've done a fantastic job but I changed a tiny bit after you've read it so all remaining faults are my own!
rewob17, I don't know what to do without our wonderful discussions about plotlines and titles (especially titles *sigh*) – thanks a lot for your help and patience!

"… a man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."
Don Corleone in 'The Godfather' (1972)

Prologue:

It was supposed to be a nice, relaxing Friday afternoon with his friends, with barbecue and cold beverages, fun and lots of laughter but now all that seemed to be nothing more than some mocking memories when Detective Danny Williams lay in the arms of his daughter, bleeding and barely conscious.

"Daddy?"

Grace's voice was shaking and tears were streaming down her cheeks, but Danny knew that she was trying to be strong for him. The fact that she didn't use the usual nickname 'Danno' told him clearly how distraught his little girl was but at the moment there was not much he could do about it. Her small hands pressed painfully against his lower back in a desperate attempt to stop the bleeding, unintentionally increasing the pain that radiated from the gunshot wound and Danny gritted his teeth to suppress the groan that was building up in his chest.

"Daddy?" Grace asked once more and the little sob at the end of the word caused her father to gather all his remaining strength; taking a deep breath he blinked his eyes open to look at his daughter.

"It's… it's okay, Gracie," Danny whispered hoarsely, weakly nodding his head. He wished nothing more than to enfold her in his arms and bring her some comfort but at the moment that was impossible with his hands behind his back, bound together with his own handcuffs. "Everything's gonna be alright… You're doing great, monkey… you're doing great…"

Desperately clinging to the fragile threads of consciousness, Danny locked eyes with his daughter. His heart was breaking for her when he took in her pale face, the tear-streaked cheeks and her trembling lips but in her big brown eyes he could see a hint of strength and defiance and despite her young age, despite all the worry and fear he knew that she would be able to handle the current situation.

"Everything's gonna be alright…" Danny repeated slowly, sluggishly blinking a few times as he licked his dry lips. "Uncle Steve… will be back soon… he knows what to do…"

Feeling himself slip further away from his little girl with every passing second and with every painful beat of his heart Danny took another deep breath and gave Grace a last tender smile.

"Danno loves you," he breathed out just before the greedy darkness finally swallowed him entirely.

(tbc)

More soon… I promise :-)