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Title: Later
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: none
Genre: Pre-slash
Words 932
Summary: The attraction between them has been there from the beginning and while it might have taken him some time to admit it to himself, Danny is pretty sure that by now it's only a question of time before one of them takes the next step. It is completely insane, but Danny is getting used to insane.
Author's note: My first attempt to write Hawaii 5-0 and I'm pretty nervous about posting. I also might have an idea for a potential sequel.



It's the silence that draws Danny from the kitchen onto to the lanai. He's not really worried, more curious as Grace is with Steve and if something had happened the noise-level would have risen, not dropped.

He stops at the threshold and doesn't even bother to fight the grin that spreads over his face. Steve is stretched out in the hammock with Grace collapsed on top of him, both obviously asleep. Danny laughs silently as he studies them. He can't really see much of Grace, just hair and limbs seemingly everywhere. She's sprawled almost on top of Steve with the abandon of a child that isn't yet body-conscious and trusting in the person she's with. Grace has her face pressed into Steve's chest and is wrapped safely in his arms, but Steve has his face turned slightly towards the door and looks kind of strange, with stripes in hot pink, sky-blue and a very bright, almost neon orange decorating his face.

The sight makes something warm and heavy uncurl in Danny's chest and for a moment he just watches them, his two favorite people cuddled together. But the temptation is too great and some day this might be excellent blackmail material, not to mention that he really should save it for posterity sake, so Danny takes out his phone and quickly takes a few pictures before stepping closer. He isn't really surprised when Steve's eyes snap open and he frowns at him.

Danny gestures towards Grace. "You want me to take her? I can put her in the guestroom," he asks softly.

Steve just smiles, all soft and warm and tightens his arms slightly around Grace who stirs and snuffles a little but doesn't wake. "Nah, it's fine."

Yet despite Steve's reassurance Danny finds himself drawing closer and kneels down next to the hammock, reaching out to brush over Grace's hair. "You sure?"

Steve smile is warm and sweet and Danny finds himself swallowing against that hard knot that seems to be lodged in his throat. Steve smiling, or just Steve existing makes him want to do really stupid things and in some part of his mind there's a tiny voice telling him that whatever he's thinking or feeling really isn't a good idea, but that voice is getting quieter and quieter. Long-term exposure to one Steve McGarrett seems to erode his sense of what he should or shouldn't do and wanting his partner who also happens to be his boss, should be somewhere very high on the list on things he shouldn’t want to do, except, it's wonderful, impossible Steve McGarrett and Danny has the feeling that resistance would be utterly futile.

The attraction between them has been there from the beginning and while it might have taken him some time to admit it to himself, Danny is pretty sure that by now it's only a question of time before one of them takes the next step. It is completely insane, but Danny is getting used to insane.

So, for once Danny gives in to the impulse and reaches out to brush his fingers across Steve's cheek and rubs over the color decorating it, smearing the pink stripe slightly. He can't stop looking and he's still touching Steve, his hand by now cupping Steve's face, his thumb slowly brushing along Steve's cheekbone. The thing he really wants to do right now is to lean down and kiss this ridiculous, beautiful, bighearted, absolutely crazy and amazing man.

Danny?" For a moment Steve looks confused, then his eyes widen, the sudden hunger in them is exhilarating. "Your timing really sucks."

Danny offers him a crooked grin. "Wrong time and wrong place, I know, babe. But I just couldn't...," he hesitates and feels lost, words for once not coming easily. He seems unable to put the feelings churning in his chest, this heavy swell of heat and want and longing, into words. "Steve.... I..." Danny bites his lip and shrugs.

"Yeah," Steve softly agrees his eyes dark and wide, gaze fixed on Danny. He turns his head slightly, pressing his face into Danny's hand. "Me too."

Danny brushes his thumb over Steve's lower lip and he tells himself to get up and put some distance between them because the temptation to kiss Steve is growing steadily even with Grace present and with the thread of her waking up at any moment. Now that he has made the decision to take that final step he doesn't know how he can force himself to wait.

"Danny." Steve's voice is no more than a sigh and he sounds as wrecked as Danny feels.

"Right." Danny finally forces past the lump in his throat. "Later?"

Steve bites his lip and nods. "Later. I promise."

"Right. Okay." Danny says, but instead of getting up and putting some distance between them, he remains crouched next to the hammock, still looking at Steve, touching him and Steve isn't much help with the way he presses his face against Danny's hand.

Finally Danny nods to himself. There are many things he wants to do with Steve, to Steve, but not with Grace around and if he doesn't get up now he might not be able to help himself. So he take a deep breath and gathers his frying self-control. It's almost painful to step away, but Danny knows that he has to, even when Steve makes a sound that sounds almost like a suppressed whimper.

"Later," Danny says before he almost flees back into the house, his breathing ragged and his hands shaking. He can't wait for later to become now.

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Date: 2011-02-01 02:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whogeek.livejournal.com
Very nice. I love the sweetness of it, and the image of Grace sprawled out on Steve, and Steve with his arms around her. :D It's just so relaxed and easy.

Date: 2011-02-01 05:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you :-) It was this image of Steve with Gracie that just wouldn't leave me alone and wanted to be part of a story.

Date: 2011-02-01 02:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com
I really like the sense of longing that you've created between Steve and Danny, that they want to be with each other, but their timing keeps getting screwed up.

I hope you are planning a sequel to this :):)

Date: 2011-02-01 05:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you for you comment :-)

I've already started a sequel although that one might be very different in tone.

Date: 2011-02-01 02:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mcwilliamsluvr.livejournal.com
WOW! Just wow! I really want that sequel now, please! **puppy dog eyes**

Date: 2011-02-01 05:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you :-). I've already started working on a sequel.

Date: 2011-02-01 02:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] patchcat.livejournal.com
Very nice. I love the quiet longing and the understanding between them. Have to agree with Danny, later can't come soon enough. ^_^

Date: 2011-02-01 05:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you :-). Later is already in the works ;-)

Date: 2011-02-01 02:31 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] princesslanie.livejournal.com
ooooooooooooooo so nice. i hope you write more of this :)

Date: 2011-02-01 10:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. I'm already working on a sequel.

Date: 2011-02-01 02:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pattyfeidt.livejournal.com
Very nice...the whole mood you created just made my day =)
Please let there be a sequel!

Date: 2011-02-01 05:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

Sequel is already in the works :-)

Date: 2011-02-01 02:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com
Oh, that's sweet and beautiful!

Date: 2011-02-01 05:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. Glad you liked it.

Date: 2011-02-01 02:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iam-space.livejournal.com
The adorable image you paint of Steve and Grace was heart-melting enough, but then the fade to the build-up and tension between Steve and Danny. Just amazing! Would love to see a sequel to this one, but it's perfect on its own as well. ♥

Date: 2011-02-01 06:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you for your comment. I'm really gald that you liked it. I at first had this image on Steve and Grace in my mind and Danny's reaction to seing it. And then the story just grew.

I'm already tinkering with a sequel.

Date: 2011-02-01 03:43 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] stealmyhorses.livejournal.com
Can later be really, really soon? ;)

Date: 2011-02-01 06:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
:-D I'm already working on it.

Date: 2011-02-01 03:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jesseofthenorth.livejournal.com
Well done! I love that you used a light hand on your characterization.
No need to be nervous about this.
Would love to see a sequel.

Date: 2011-02-01 07:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
I'm still trying to feel my way into the acharacters and in general prefer a lighter hand if that makes sense?

Sequel is already in the works. Thank you for commenting.

Date: 2011-02-01 04:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knotted-rose.livejournal.com
Awww boys. This was lovely. Thanks!

Date: 2011-02-01 06:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you for commenting.

Date: 2011-02-01 05:06 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] screamplease.livejournal.com
So wonderfully sweet! My teeth hurt. And I really like the mental image of Steve with streaks of colour all over his face sleeping in the shade with Gracie passed out on top of him.

Date: 2011-02-01 07:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you :-). Hope your teeth have recovered. I just had this image of Steve and Grace and then went with it. Danny had his own ideas about where this way going.

Date: 2011-02-01 05:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] loveinadoorway.livejournal.com
Nice one!
Now gimme the later! ;0)
Sorry, I'm awful like that, LOL. Zero patience.

Date: 2011-02-01 07:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
LOL, that's okay. I know how you feel. I'm already working on a sequel. Need to find the time for writing though.

Date: 2011-02-01 05:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] americandirrty.livejournal.com
This is so great, I love it!

Date: 2011-02-01 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

Date: 2011-02-01 05:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sweeneybird.livejournal.com
::whimpers:: Dad!Danny and Steve-cuddles-with-Grace are two of my favorite fandom tropes and you executed them beautifully!

Date: 2011-02-01 10:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. Glad you like it. I just love the idea of Steve cuddling with Grace and the fact that Danny trusts him enough to let him.

Date: 2011-02-01 06:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellalaine.livejournal.com
Long-term exposure to one Steve McGarrett seems to erode his sense of what he should or shouldn't do

Love this. Super sweet and I adore how Grace trusts Steve enough to sleep on him!

Date: 2011-02-01 07:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. :-)

Date: 2011-02-01 06:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ceilingninja.livejournal.com
I love this! The tension is so good.

Date: 2011-02-01 07:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you :-). Glad you liked it.

Date: 2011-02-01 06:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vamysteryfan.livejournal.com
Awww! Sleepy Steve is sweet!

Date: 2011-02-01 07:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
He is, isn't he? Thank you for commenting.

Date: 2011-02-01 07:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bi-nocturnal-g.livejournal.com
Definitely worthy of a sequel. The boys have been waiting far too long, to be denied their pleasure now.

Date: 2011-02-01 07:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. Glad you liked it and I'm already working on the sequel. Need to find time for writing.

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Date: 2011-02-01 08:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] powrhug.livejournal.com
No need to be nervous, that was beautifully written!

Date: 2011-02-01 08:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you :-). So glad you liked it.

Date: 2011-02-01 08:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kataren.livejournal.com
Oh, I will definitely be looking forward to that sequel. :)

Date: 2011-02-01 10:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. Sequel is in the works.

Date: 2011-02-01 10:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
:-) Thank you.

Date: 2011-02-01 08:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] huntress69.livejournal.com
Patience is a virtue, Danny...nicely done, loved that visual of Steve lying with Grace, and thank you for making my lunch time more bearable.

Date: 2011-02-01 10:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
LOL but we all know that Danny isn't the most patient one. So glad you liked it and that it made you lunch time more bearable.

Date: 2011-02-01 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kissmedoctor.livejournal.com
awesome job

Date: 2011-02-01 10:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you :-)

Date: 2011-02-01 10:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reflexian.livejournal.com
This is so sweet, and the way you described it I can visualize Steve asleep in a hammock holding Grace. Just lovely, can't wait to read more :)

Date: 2011-02-14 07:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quadratur.livejournal.com
Thank you. That image of Steve and Gracie was the one that started the whole story and everything just grew from there.

And I'm so happy to hear that you were able to visualize what I described :-). Best compliment ever for a writer :-)
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