Thank you all for staying with this story. I had fun writing it and your kind reviews made me very happy. This was supposed to be over a while ago, but your reviews spurred me on. It is now officially done though. I hope you have enjoyed it. I have some more ideas so I hope to get to them at some point. Thanks for reviewing to those that have and will. To those of you that just read, take the time to review if you enjoy. Not only my story, but in general. It does mean a lot to the writers...now on to the the conclusion of the story. Sorry all errors are my own...

Steve woke up in pain as Danny had anticipated. Steve had rolled over to give Danny a good morning kiss when he jostled his ankle and he gasped. He was able to muffle it before it came out, but Danny had heard. He rolled over and rubbed Steve's arm while he waited for the wave of pain to pass.

"Why are you even awake? Is the sun up yet? I swear I thought I gave you enough meds to keep you passed out until at least a decent hour this morning." Danny said teasing.

It was very early. Even though he was injured, Steve's internal clock was too strong to be ignored and he still woke up. Unfortunately for Danny that meant that he was also awake. On a normal morning he might have growled, rolled over and pulled the blanket over his head and gone back to sleep. Not today though. Steve was in pain and he needed him so instead he gave Steve a massage. He worked on the tight muscles that had formed knots under Steve's skin using the right amount of force to convince the knots to let go of their grip and let the muscles relax. Steve moaned and cried out as Danny worked his magic and guided the muscles into submission. Then those same strong muscular hands were gentle when he came to the tender areas and they ghosted over them barely touching them, but emitting warmth and soothing as they did their work. When Danny was done, he helped Steve take a hot shower. Steve then dressed and shaved before Grace woke up.

Danny too, had showered and shaved and was at work in the kitchen making breakfast when Grace woke up. Danny insisted on Steve staying off his leg as much as possible. Danny didn't want Steve to have to go up and down the stairs unnecessarily so he brought everything upstairs and they had a breakfast party in Grace's room before they started painting. Steve sat in a chair with wheels and was only allowed to help do things that he could do while he sat. Danny had made sure that Steve had his leg elevated and somehow remembered the ice on and off all day without saying a word. They painted the room a soft pink color and rehung the curtains. Danny did all the cutting in around the trim and ceiling while Gracie and Steve worked on the walls. Steve had a long roller and scooted around on his chair and did what he could.

When they were done, Grace and Danny headed downstairs to clean up. Steve headed to his room to change since he had somehow gotten covered in paint. He smiled when he thought of the impromptu paint fight that the three of them had. He finished getting dressed and cursed himself for overdoing it yesterday. He was half-way down the stairs when he saw Danny. Danny was watching him, but from a distance letting Steve know that he was there if he needed him, but he wasn't going to help him unless he needed it. Steve made it to the bottom of the stairs and Danny could hear his labored breathing and came closer. Steve was determined to make it outside. He just wanted to sit on the lanai and be outside. He laid down and tried to get comfortable. Danny brought him a pillow and a light blanket even though he saw the beads of sweat on Steve's forehead.

They shared a look and then Steve asked "Meds?"

Danny asked him "How bad?"

"Not bad." Steve replied.

"Yeah sure, because when the pain is not bad you always ask for your meds." Danny said with a grin.

Defeated, Steve sighed "I didn't say I didn't have pain Danny. It's manageable since you worked your magic this morning. Ibuprofen will be fine for now. I just don't want to let it go and then it will get too bad. I don't want to miss any more of the weekend sleeping from the stronger stuff."

Giving Steve's shoulder a squeeze of support Danny answered "OK, but if it doesn't get better, I'm giving you the other stuff no matter what you say even if I have to force feed them to you."

Grace being the observant girl that she was had been thinking about something. She saw Steve laying in the lounge with his eyes closed. She thought that he was sleeping, but Steve was trying to be still and waiting for the pain to go away.

"When we stay here Daddy, where do you sleep?" she asked innocently.

The men didn't want to leave Grace out or lie to her so they tried to explain to her what was going on. They explained to her that they were partners but that there was more than that and that they loved each other. Danny explained that he was going to be moving in and that when it was her time with him that it would be here at this house. Grace wasn't really surprised. She had known fairly quickly that there was something special about Steve and that was why she had called him "Uncle Steve". She always knew that her Danno loved Steve and that Steve loved her Danno. She couldn't be happier. She loved Steve and wanted to spend time with him and she definetly had a special place in his heart.

Now that they had told Grace, they had to tell Rachel. Danny wasn't looking forward to it. He was afraid that she might try to take Grace away from him. He didn't know. He had never known Rachel to be prejudiced, but with Rachel he wasn't sure about anything. Things had been better between them and it had seemed that she had liked Steve. They were surprised when Rachel took it in stride. She was truly happy that Danny had someone to look after him and she knew that there wasn't anyone that would protect Danny better than Steve. She had never wanted Danny to be miserable, and truth be known, she had felt guilty when Danny followed them out here and had to leave behind everyone else that he had ever loved. She didn't hate Danny. She hated his job and the danger that came with that job.

Danny had returned to work and Steve initially returned to desk duty for a few hours a day. He had been cleared to start putting some weight on the ankle while using a walking boot and the crutches. Steve hated the boot as it was very restricting, but he was happy that he was progressing. The ankle didn't really hurt that much anymore. He continued to heal and make progress. He was allowed to increase the weight gradually until he was using his full weight in the boot and then fade the crutches out until he didn't need them anymore. He was going to Physical Therapy regularly, but Steve did alot of the therapy himself in the water. Since he could now get in and out independently, he had been swimming every day. He had learned his lesson the first day and he went slowly after that and built his endurance back up. He still had pain when he pushed himself too hard, which was more often than Danny liked. Danny only ranted some of the time. That drive and determination was one of the things that he loved about Steve. He did what he could to help him with the pain when it was a bad day and when it was a good day, he let him have his fun.

Of course he was recovering ahead of schedule like the good SEAL that he was, but of course it wasn't fast enough for the impatient Steven McGarrett. Danny made it up to him though by moving in and coming home to him every night. The day that he was given the OK to go without the crutches was a great day. Steve came into the house still using the crutches. He told Danny that he wanted to show him something outside. They went out onto the lanai and Steve pretended to trip. Danny was immediately at his side. Steve dropped the crutches and grabbed Danny's hand. After he was sure that Steve was OK, Danny went to bend down to grab the crutches, but Steve stopped him. He pulled him by the hand and started to walk to the beach.

Danny dug his heels in and started yelling. "Steve, how many times did I tell you that you have to follow the doctors orders? Speaking of the doctor, hey didn't you have an appointment today? What did he say?" Danny asked. Steve didn't say anything, but just stood there with that goofy grin. "Steve? What did he say?" Danny asked.

"He gave me the green light to ditch the crutches. Said I was healed and now just needed to finish the rehab. There was only one thing I could think about that I've wanted to do since this happened, so please just do this with me." Steve said with a shy smile. Steve went for a walk on the beach with Danny holding his hand. The one thing that had really driven him crazy about using the crutches was that he couldn't hold Danny's hand. Both of his hands were occupied with the crutches and he missed that physical contact. Danny had adapted by keeping his hand on Steve's back. Steve wanted to be able to touch Danny though. He wanted Danny to know that he loved him and wanted to touch him too.

Steve returned to full days and was on course with his rehab to be back to full duty in no time. His reflexes were getting better and he wore a brace inside of his boot for support when they were going out in the field in the beginning until his ankle was back at 100%. Danny was a nervous wreck on Steve's first day back in the field. When he saw Steve do one of his patented flying tackles, he stopped dead in his tracks. He couldn't look, hell never mind look, he couldn't breathe. He thought that for sure he was going to see Steve on the ground holding the ankle in pain. But he didn't see him at all. Steve had made the tackle and already had the guy cuffed and was waiting at the road for the HPD car to come and pick him up. Danny was relieved. There were plenty of days for a while especially in the beginning that Steve would be limping at the end of a physically intense day, but not until he got home and it was just them. Then he would let Danny take care of him. Steve had let Danny in and allowed him to see that vulnerable side of him that very few knew about let alone were able to wee. There were also the occasional days that it was Danny who found himself sore or battered after the day and Steve would take care of him. They truly were partners in every sense of the word.

They had tried to keep their relationship under wraps initially when they returned to work, but everyone knew. They were different when they came back. There was this vibe around them and this new found closeness that couldn't be missed. They didn't act particularly different. They weren't really into public displays of affection, but they did have a stolen kiss here and there and there were the touches that lingered a little longer than necessary, but more than anything there were the looks. The soul touching looks that they shared that told everyone that knew them everything that they needed to know without asking.

Kono had won the bet with Chin about how long it would take for the partners to figure out that they had feelings for each other. Danny and Steve were shocked when they told them and they weren't surprised. They thought that they had covered it so well. Chin explained that the sexual tension that they had between them was so strong sometimes they expected to walk in one day and catch the two of them in the act.

The partners were happy and their relationship continued to grow. They knew that they would always be there for each other with a shoulder to lean on when they needed it and they both knew that with McGarrett as the leader they were going to need it more often than they should.

THE END