A/N: Man oh man the Super Bowl was hard to get through the year. The commercials were alright, but I felt they were lacking in really funny ones. There were a few, but not many. What a painful game to watch. I am not a football fan by any means and the Super Bowl is the only football game I will sit down and watch the whole way through. I'm there for the commercials, food, and family. Anyway it was brutal. So usually I really don't care who wins, but this year I sort of had a soft spot for the Broncos because Danny Williams is such a huge fan of Peyton Manning. That is the only reason I would have liked to have seen them win. Super super shallow, I know, so needless to say I wasn't too disappointed at the outcome. I kind of hope Danny makes some kind of comment about it on the show. I think that would be hilarious.

Last chapter for this story and then I am moving on to other projects. Thanks for all the reviews and support for this one and I hope you, as always, enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own H50.

The Five-0 task force arrived at the trail head an hour later. Doris had kept her distance staying several yards behind the group. There were two ambulances waiting to take Grace and Steve to the hospital.

Gratefully, Steve laid down on the gurney and let out an exhausted breath. Now that Grace was safe the energy he had managed to summon over the past day was gone and fatigue was setting in. His body ached, and he wasn't sure if he felt warm because he was hot and sweaty or because he was getting a fever. It felt so good to be laying down, to close his eyes, and know he was going to be receiving some well deserved rest.

"Uncle Steve?" came the only voice on the planet from the only person in existence that Steve would have woken up for at the moment.

Steve opened his eyes looking up at Grace's tired dirt smudged face. He thought that she was fast asleep on her dad's shoulder. Danny stood behind her with his hands on her waist balancing her so she could stand on her uninjured foot. Steve shot her a weak smile and reached a hand up stroking her hair. Tears started to flow down Grace's face as she put her hand against Steve's keeping it next to her head. Steve was about to ask her what was wrong when she leaned down placing her cheek next to his.

"Feel better, Uncle Steve," she whispered, "I love you."

"Love you too," he whispered as Grace guided his hand back onto the gurney.

She squeezed it before releasing it. Steve closed his eyes once again as the paramedics loaded him inside the vehicle and began examining his injuries.

Danny bent down slightly putting one arm behind Grace's knees and the other on her back. The detective scooped her back into his arms. Grace rested her head in the crook of his neck while her arms weakly clung to his shoulders. Danny walked the short distance to the second gurney and laid Grace down.

"Stay with me, Danno," she said making sure he knew that she wanted him close by at all times.

"Just rest, babe" Danny soothed stroking her hair with one hand, "I'm not going anywhere."

He reached in his pocket and pulled out the keys to his Camaro. He tossed them to Kono, turned, and climbed into the ambulance as the gurney was loaded.

H50

Steve and Grace were both treated for dehydration and were put on I.V.s to replenish their body fluids. Both had bruises caused by their seat belts and from being banged around when the truck flipped. They would be sore, but that wasn't much of a concern. Both of the doctors that treated them remarked with astonishment that the pair was able to walk away from the turned over truck with such minor injuries.

Grace's doctor was concerned about her ankle. It had started to develop an infection which could have been a lot worse had it not been taken care of by Steve and covered for most of the time. The doctor put her on an antibiotic to take care of the infection. The nurse cleaned and sterilized the cut before the doctor stitched it up. Grace had managed to stay awake all throughout her examination clutching tight to her father for most of it. The pair were parted briefly so Grace could put on her hospital gown. Danny had to choke back a sob seeing the top of the bruise the seat belt had made on her skin.

Grace fell asleep in Danny's warm embrace as the doctor and nurse were finishing with her ankle. Danny went back and forth between stroking her back and her head. The gentle movements lulled her little body into a deep sleep. The doctor told Danny that they would monitor for fever as well as check the wrap every few hours to make sure it wasn't getting worse.

Grace was moved into a private room with Danny clutching to her hand as the gurney moved down the hospital corridor. Danny, again, was forced to let go for a short time while the orderlies moved her to the bed. He moved a chair right next to Grace, took hold of her hand, and watched over her while she slept.

Steve had fallen asleep minutes after he laid down on the gurney. He arrived at the hospital with a temperature of over 100 degrees. He didn't hear the doctor express concern over the injuries to his head and arm. As well as his wounds being open and exposed to jungle pathogens. Steve was put on medication after several blood test were done to determine what he had caught. Steve received stitches next to his eye and on his arm. An X-Ray revealed that he had two cracked ribs. His chest was taped up and his doctor decided he wanted to monitor him before deciding if surgery would be necessary.

Steve was moved into a room and remained asleep from his exhaustion and fever. Chin and Kono decided to take turns staying with him. Doris wanted nothing more than to be at Steve's side while he slept, but she was wary about staying longer than a few minutes at a time given his reaction to her back in the jungle. It was obvious he was angry with her and she didn't want to upset him while he recovered.

Chin stayed with Steve over night. Kono briefly went to Grace's room to check on the detective and his daughter. She offered to bring back a change of clothes for the both of them as well. She was able to update Danny on Steve's condition as well as Doris's standoffish behavior.

Steve and Grace both slept the rest of the day and into the night. Grace woke early the next morning and smiled when she saw Danno snoozing in the chair next to her bed. His limp hand was millimeters away from hers. It was obvious he had fallen asleep holding it. Steve continued to sleep through the morning.

Grace's doctor, after a quick examination, decided he wanted to keep her for one more day to monitor her ankle and fluid intake. He was confident that Grace could probably be discharged the next day. Although he said he want Grace to still rest, drink lots of fluids, and take it easy for a few days staying off her ankle. However, there was no reason why she couldn't rest and recover at home. The antibiotic seemed to be working. Grace's temperature hadn't gone up, and her ankle was already looking better.

Grace wanted to go and visit Steve after she had eaten a little bit of breakfast. Danny thought it would be a good idea remembering their goodbye at the trail head the day before. He didn't want Grace's recovery to be stalled because she was worried about him. Grace was off her I.V. and her doctor agreed provided that she stay off her ankle and continue to drink plenty of water.

Danny helped Grace into a wheel chair with her large pink hospital mug and the two set off towards Steve's room. The detective was a little surprised to see Doris sitting in a chair outside the room.

"Is he awake?" Danny asked as they approached.

Doris shook her head. Danny gave her a quizzical look.

"You should be in there with him," he said.

"He won't want to see me," Doris said in a low voice.

Doris then looked from Danny to Grace and smiled at the little girl. She put a hand on Grace's knee.

"How are you feeling sweetheart?" she asked.

"Better," Grace answered giving Doris a smile.

Danny opened the door to Steve's room and wheeled Grace inside. They saw the stitches on Steve's arm and side of his face. His smaller cuts had been cleaned. His face and body had bruises from the roll over and when he had been attacked by Tezaka and Kahoku. Steve's eyes were closed and he took in deep breaths as he slept.

Kono was close by with her tablet which he put aside when Danny and Grace entered. She had relieved Chin a few hours ago so he could go home and catch a shower.

Danny stopped right next to Steve's bed. Grace looked at her adopted uncle, reached out, and took his hand.

"He's really warm," she said with some concern.

Kono approached Danny and told him that Steve had had a fever for most of the night, and it had only been an hour or so that it had started to drop. Both Danny and Grace were relieved to hear that.

Grace began to gently stroke Steve's hand. She remembered Danno gently stroking her head and back yesterday, and how good it had felt. Grace kept a hold of her adopted uncle rubbing his hand and talking to him throughout the rest of the morning. She refused to let go when a nurse arrived to take her vitals and do the checks that had been ordered by her doctor. Later, Grace volunteered to rub Steve's dry lips with ice chips to moisten them back up. He had taken care of her while they had been in the jungle. Now it was her turn.

Chin arrived later with lunch for everyone. The three adults and the little girl watched over Steve waiting for him to show signs that he was waking.

In the early afternoon Steve started to stir.

"Uncle Steve?" Grace said when she felt him squeeze her hand back.

She had been waiting since she had first taken his hand to show some kind of response.

Kono, Chin, and Danny hurried to his bedside.

Steve's eyes opened a bit and he looked around. The last thing he remembered was laying down on the gurney and Grace. He was a little surprised that he was in a room already at the hospital with Grace at his side until Danny explained that he had been asleep since the day before.

"Steve," Kono said tenatively, "You mom is outside the door. Do you want me to-"

"No," Steve interrupted weakly.

A look of resentment came over his face. No one was going to argue with him. Danny took in a deep breath. He had been hoping that after some rest Steve would have a slightly kinder attitude towards his mother. For the next little while Danny kept his thoughts on the subject to himself.

Steve layed in his bed and enjoyed the company of those in the room with him. All had to be careful not to make Steve laugh as it hurt his ribs every time he did. Steve said nothing about his mother coming in to join them.

Steve was taken out briefly to get another X-ray done on his chest to see if his ribs had started to heal. He avoided his mother's concerned gaze as he was wheeled past her and down the hallway. The doctor seemed satisfied with what he saw, but warned Steve to minimize his physical activity until they were fully healed.

Chin left shortly after dinner to head home. Since he had stayed the previous night with Steve Kono would be taking the next turn.

"Come on, Monkey," Danny said as the light outside started to fade, "You're going to have lots of time to see Uncle Steve later.

Steve's fever was down, his vitals looked good, and he was also off his I.V as well. Steve was already discussing his own discharge with his doctor. The doctor still had a few concerns about Steve's injuries, but wouldn't necessarily be opposed to it as long as someone was around to keep an eye on him.

"Danno can do it," Grace piped up and then turned to Danny looking at him with her large brown eyes, "Please Daddy. . .Please."

Grace had been listening to everything that was being discussed as she had taken up her post again of holding Steve's hand when he returned from his X-ray. That had roped Danny into taking Grace to Steve's to recover, and then he could potentially take care of both. In some ways Danny was glad. His daughter and best friend had been through a lot together and it seemed fitting that they should recover from it together. Grace was already making a list of movies that she wanted to watch while they both got better. Danny and Steve both loved her a lot and would brave a Disney Princess movie marathon if it kept her happy while she rested.

Danny rolled Grace as close as he could to the head of Steve's bed. He helped to balance her as he had done the day before so she could stand and give Steve a good night hug. Grace made sure she was gentle so it wouldn't hurt him. The detective then pushed the chair over to the door and caught a glimpse of Doris still sitting outside and reading through a magazine. Danny asked Kono if she would take Grace back to her room saying that he had something he needed to talk to Steve about. Steve looked at Danny curiously once they were left alone. Danny pulled up a chair and sat in silence for a few moments as he organized his thoughts.

"Steve, I think you are being to hard on your mother," Danny finally said deciding it best to not beat around the bush.

"Danny, I would think that you of all people wouldn't think that after everything that has happened. . . You know that Grace and I were both nearly killed several times, right?"

Danny took in a deep breaths and felt his heart begin to pound thinking about how close he had come to losing his precious daughter and his bone headed partner.

"Look all I am saying is that maybe you could cut her just a little slack," Danny said.

Steve eyed Danny suspiciously as he thought about what he was saying when suddenly the SEAL's mouth dropped open, and he looked at Danny incredulously.

"Did you bond with my mother?" Steve asked in an accusing tone.

Danny couldn't keep his mouth from dropping open. The relationship between Doris and Danny started out rocky from day one and had remained so as the two always seemed to have a difference of opinion despite the subject matter.

"Look, if you think I want to go and hang out with her or something then you are wrong. . . but we did find a common point," Danny paused and made sure he had Steve's attention and curiosity before continuing, "Look I spent a good chunk of the day yesterday with your mother looking for you and Grace. She was with me when we found your truck and I'll tell you that was the worst feeling in the world to see the vehicle that you had last seen your child in crushed and flipped over the way it was. She tried to keep her feelings hidden, but I saw the that she was scared. We were both parents who were scared for the safety of their kids. Then when we found out who was responsible all Doris could think about was getting to you and Grace so you wouldn't be hurt by that lunatic."

Danny leaned back quietly in his chair and let his words sink into Steve's head.

"Danny. . . I. . . .It's just that. . . ." Steve stuttered trying to find the right words.

Danny waited patiently for Steve to get his thoughts organized.

"Danny, she's the reason that Grace's life was put in jeopardy. Don't you see that?" Steve asked looking at his partner, "If it hadn't been for her work in the CIA none of this would have happened."

Danny raised his eyebrows at Steve. "

"So you are saying that your mother is to blame for everything that happened to you and Grace?"

Steve nodded.

"You stupid son of a bitch."

Steve looked at Danny with wide confused eyes.

"Hitoshi Tezaka is the one who planned all this. HE is the one who wanted to take revenge on your mother. HE is the one who decided that he was going to use you against her. Trust me if Doris had known before hand she would have hunted him down and killed him."

Steve leaned back against his pillow thinking over what his partner was telling him. Danny decided really give him something to think about.

"You know that Grace doesn't blame me for what happened with Rick Peterson."

Steve's looked back at Danny as he remembered that horrible day. His heart clenched remembering cutting the tape off Grace's wrists, and the way her small body was shaking when she clutched to her father.

"You remember how much I blamed myself for what happened, and it took the wisdom of my 9 year old daughter to realize that it wasn't me who had taken her from her tennis lesson, or locked her in a storage shed, or intentionally used her to try and get someone to commit a murder. She didn't blame me for what happened and she didn't want me to blame myself."

"She's a smart kid," Steve commented.

Danny cracked a smile.

"Look all I want you to do is to give your mom a bit of a break. Despite everything she's done she deserves at least that much from you."

Danny stood up from the chair. He gently patted Steve on his good shoulder and headed for the door.

"Hey, Danny," Steve called after him.

Danny turned ready to listen to what he had to say.

"Tell Doris that she can come in if she wants to and. . .uh. . .tell Kono that she can go home and get some rest."

Danny gave Steve a half smile as he exited. A few moments later Doris warily entered the room. She sat down in the chair that had been previously occupied by Danny and looked at Steve. The pair said nothing for a long time. They would look at one another and then away and back again. This went on for some time until Steve felt Doris carefully take hold of his hand.

"Steve. . . I. . . I just wanted to say-"

"I'm sorry," Steve interrupted looking at him mom, "I'm sorry."

Doris smiled at him and gave his hand a gentle squeeze. The relationship between Steve and Doris McGarrett was far from perfect and it probably never would be. For now it was okay. And for now okay was enough.

A/N: Yes, Doris is on my creepy woman list and she is not one of my favorite characters, but I will tolerate her character. The more I thought about Steve blaming her for all this the more I saw Danny having this conversation with Steve and comparing this to the Rick Peterson incident. I hope you liked it. It was a lot of fun to write and I am pleasantly pleased with how it all came together. It was worth the 9 months that it spent forming itself in my head. I'll be honest I wasn't 100% sure how it was going to end for a long time, but think it turned out alright. As always thanks for reading and please review.

So before my thyroid made me have a nervous break down, put me into therapy, and take meds that made me dizzy and very tired I started a story called Just the Two of Us. I am probably going to add a few more chapters to that story before I start posting my next multi chapter fic.

Peace, Love and Sugar Cookies to all.