Missing the obvious

By

Landon Richardson

Official Disclaimer

The characters of Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Catherine Rollins and anyone else within the story who might sound familiar do not belong to me in any shape or form, I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.

The character of Danni Williams while originally based on the male Danny Williams can easily be considered her own character now as she has her own distinctive personality and backstory which differs from the canon male Danny. Her daughter Grace can also be considered the same as she has different parents then in the show and this affects her personality. Please note as well that Grace's surname is Taylor which is Danni's married name, she reverted back to Williams once her marriage had ended.

The various characters who you don't recognise in this story belong to me as well.

Author Note

Welcome to Missing the Obvious

This story is one which I've been thinking about a lot today and I decided to write it up since it was clear that it wasn't going to leave me alone until I had actually written it.

It should be twelve chapters in length but each chapter will probably be shorter than what you're used to me putting out there lol.

It is also going to be done completely from Steve's point of view.

Enjoy the chapter

Overall Summary

Steve McGarrett's determined to find what's missing from his life, not knowing that perhaps what he needs is right in front of him. (McDanni, featuring female Danny)

Chapter Summary

Steve McGarrett breathed out as he tapped his fingertips against the mug he held absently in a forgotten beat, his eyes fixed blankly on the screen in front of him trying to figure out the best words which he could use to describe himself in the best possible light. Normally when it came to something like this, he could do it easily but this time it was different and he knew it.

Overall Romance

Steve McGarrett/ Danni Richardson (McDanni)

Steve McGarrett / Various others

Lee Martin / Catherine Rollins (Marllins)

Mentions of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)

Chapter Romance

Hints of Lee Martin / Catherine Rollins (Marllins)

Hints of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)

Another note

Please keep in mind that I don't have a Beta for this story so the odd mistake may creep in without me meaning it to. I have also never been to Hawaii so all locations are either from the show, google or made up in my own mind.

Chapter One

Coming to a decision

Steve McGarrett breathed out as he tapped his fingertips against the mug he held absently in a forgotten beat, his eyes fixed blankly on the screen in front of him trying to figure out the best words which he could use to describe himself in the best possible light. Normally when it came to something like this, he could do it easily but this time it was different and he knew it.

If he was looking to blame anyone for his current predicament then it would be his Aunt since she had been the one who had managed to plant the seed of doubt in his mind that he was somehow missing out on things due to the fact that he was currently single, though in fairness, she had hardly worded it like that. She had merely expressed her concern over the phone to him the previous night that he may be lonely at times, giving how rapidly his life had changed in such a short space of time but he had read between the lines, his mind caught onto the fact that he might be missing out, her words repeating around his mind in a constant look, long after the call between them had ended.

Perhaps she had been right and he was lonely without being aware that he was, he had thought that his life was full what with his job and with the people who he had surrounded himself with on the island but he could admit, if only to himself, that there were times he did find himself longing for someone special in his life. Not only for the sexual side and the enjoyment of having someone else in his bed with him but also due to the feeling of having someone who he could confide in and just talk to about everything which was going in in his life, safe in the knowledge that they wouldn't judge him.

"The closest thing he had to a romantic relationship was the friends with benefit arrangement which he had with Catherine Rollins but he knew, deep down from the way she had been talking to him about their mutual friend Lee Martin who they served with, that the arrangement between them would be coming to an end soon once Catherine realised what her feelings towards the other man was and how they went far beyond simple friendship. The fact that Steve knew this and was unperturbed by it proved to him that he and Catherine had only meant to be a temporary thing and that their friendship would continue easily even without the sexual component.

It had been easy to come to a decision about what to do in the early hours of the morning.

His Aunt's advice had always guided him on his path from the age of fifteen and she had always been right, meaning that she was probably right in this instance as well.

That knowledge was probably the reason why he was now sat quietly in his office, adding himself onto a dating website which he had heard a few friends talk about in passing to find himself someone to go on a few dates with and to attempt a relationship with to see whether they can bring to his life the things which he was apparently lacking.

He knew that he would be considered a catch by most people, he just didn't know how to put it into words, written down in a profile which women would read, without making himself seem arrogant or big headed to them.

"What are you up to Boss man?"

Steve startled at the familiar sounding voice, realising with a shock that it was coming from beside him and that he had been so preoccupied with what he should say that he had failed to realise that Kono Kalakaua was standing beside him, her dark eyes already sixed on the screen, clearly reading what he had written already.

"Nothing? I'm not up to anything" He stated, noticing that his voice came out weakly.

"This is nothing." She repeated, a thoughtful note to her voice. "That's fair enough then because I mean to me it looks as though you are in the process of completing an online dating application for yourself instead of working on the files which you know that we have to complete by tomorrow so they can be handed over to the DA's office, remember? Because Danni was very particular about the fact they needed to get done." Kono remarked, speaking of Steve's own work partner Danni Williams.

A silence filled the office at her words before Steve breathed out nosily.

"Fine, so you caught me." He muttered, taking a sip of his coffee, his nose wrinkling up in disgust when he realised that it was already stone cold.

"I mean, is there any particular reason why you are doing this?" Kono pressed, tilting her head to the side, her eyes narrowing at him with a look of confusion.

"Why do you think Kono? Why do most people go on a site like this?" Steve countered with a raised eyebrow, pushing his embarrassment at getting caught by the Rookie of the team, deep down, knowing he would be hearing about this for weeks and months to come.

"Well the reason why most people would add themselves to a website like this is because they were looking to meet someone." She replied, her voice giving away nothing of her thoughts as she merely shrugged her slim shoulders at him.

"Well then, you have your answer about why I'm doing this then." He told her as he shifted on his chair and placed his mug back on the surface of his desk. "Is there actually a reason why you're in here when you didn't knock on the door?"

"I did knock on the door but you were too busy staring at the screen to hear me, I'm guessing because you're struggling waiting this because no offence intended Boss but your profile isn't… the best…" She admitted, turning to look at him.

"It seemed fine to me." He replied, looking away from her to stare at the screen with a frown on his face, as he reread the last sentence, hiding a wince when he realised that it had made him sound like a Douche which had been the one thing he had been trying to avoid.

"If that seems fine to you then it would explain why you're currently single and having to use this site in the first place." Kono told him bluntly as she reached up and pushed her dark hair back over her shoulder, her attention flickering back to the screen. "Are you certain that you want to go down this route?" She asked him, almost hesitantly.

"What other route is there?" Steve replied, watching as she opened her mouth as though she was about to say something before, she stopped herself, closing her mouth with a shake of her head instead.

"So, you what some help with this?" She asked him, no sign of teasing on her face or in her voice.

"Why are you offering your help?" He countered, drumming his fingers against the surface of his desk, scanning the outer bul-pen of the Five-O headquarters making sure it was empty before he focused back on Kono when she spoke up.

"I am, I wrote one of these profile things for my brother so I'm not too shabby at them." She assured him. "Let me go and grab Danni from her office because she's already finished her paperwork for the day and we can…"

"No" He stated loudly, cutting across her and ignoring the startled look she shot him in response. "Don't tell Danni about any of this." He warned her. "I don't want her to know that I'm writing this."

"You do know that Danni is going to find out that you've done this right? There is nothing that goes on in this office that she doesn't know about." Kono reminded him with a slight frown. "Why are you hiding it from her? She's not going to judge you."

"I know she isn't but I don't want her to read the profile, I'll tell her myself about it once it's up and done and there's been some sort of reaction to it but until then I…" His voice trailed off for a moment before he continued. "There is no way I'm allowing Danni to be the one to write my profile."

"Are you positive you don't want her to write it?" Kono queried. "Because you and Danni have been partners with one another for what now? Just gone four months since Five-O started, you're always together in the car or here in the office. I doubt that any of us know you as well as she does and on top of that she's really good with her words, she could have this flowing in a way which when combined with the picture you've chosen would make you irresistible to women on this site and that is what you want right?"

"I said no Kono" Steve replied, hearing the edge which had come to his voice. "If you want to help with it then fine but I do not want Danni involved in the process of this."

"Okay then" Kono said, holding her hands up in defeat. "I hear you loud and clear Boss, I won't tell Danni about this or ask her for help writing it. Just let me know what your login and password for the site on so I can log in as you and work on it. I'll have it finished by tomorrow I think since I need to give it some thought." She assured him, smiling at him though he noted that there was still a watchful gleam to her eyes which he couldn't quite read.

"Thanks, Kono" He said, reaching out and grabbing a pen and a post-it notepad from the table, he wrote the details of the account down and passed it over to the younger woman who took it from him, her eyes lowering to it before they came back up.

"And you're sure that you want to do this?" She asked, smiling at the look he shot her. "Fine, well don't say I didn't try. I'll let you know when I'm done, be ready for your burner phone to be blown up with girls wanting dates with you." She stated confidently with a grin as she moved around his desk and headed towards the office door.

"How do you know that I'm using a burner phone as my contact point?" Steve called after her with a slight frown.

"Because there is no way that you would risk using your actual cell phone just in case people managed to use the information to access it." She said, nodding at him before she left the room.

Steve stared after her before he sighed and glanced towards the pile of files waiting for him, wondering whether he had just made a terrible mistake.

Author Note

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