Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story idea. The characters and some of the plot mentions all belong to CBS and the writers and producers of Hawaii-Five 0.

It hits Steve out of nowhere one morning; he wants to spend the rest of his life with Danny Williams. Of course, he's felt some form of this feeling since the beginning of their relationship ten months ago. But today for the first time he's actively thinking about marrying Danny. This is a new feeling for Steve, because honestly up until this morning when he waded into the ocean to swim Steve wasn't going to get married. He didn't think he needed a piece of a paper to tie him to someone for the rest of his life. He also, at one time, thought that he was going to be a career Navy SEAL and wouldn't ever find someone who understood his dedication to the SEALs and marry him.

Enter Danny Williams. From the beginning of their partnership there had been sparks between the two, they immediately became best friends who started spending a lot of time together. So when Steve kissed Danny one tired night after spending three days awake and running on pure adrenaline, Steve knew the marriages jokes were right, there was something romantic between them. From that moment his hesitate lips connected with Danny's he knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with him.

Of course, because they are Steven McGarrett and Danny Williams, their relationship was not easy. Steve had to come to terms with the fact that when Danny had tried to reconcile with Rachel, he had gotten her pregnant. It was not easy for Steve to deal with that crushing blow. Sure, it had happened before he and Danny had gotten together, but that didn't make it any easier. Steve lost many nights of sleep worrying if Danny was going to up and leave him to be with Rachel. It was also during this time that Wo Fat had come back into his life and set him up for murder. Sadly, it took the murder of the Governor to reaffirm Danny's devotion to Steve and their relationship. It made the whole ordeal worth getting through because Steve had someone waiting for him.

There was also the matter of Lori that didn't help matters either. Steve didn't notice her intense flirting and didn't think that there was anything wrong. He was happy, he had an amazing family to go home to every night with Danny and Grace, even if they only saw her every other weekend and on Wednesdays, his team was back together, and no one was actively hunting them down for once. Things were good for Steve and Danny.

Things were status quo, minus the whole Lori office crush thing that seemed to only bother Danny and Kono, until Jenna Kaye came back into their lives needed Steve's help to find her fiancé Josh. Of course Steve didn't have to think twice about helping someone that had been such a huge help to his team, so he agreed without thinking about Danny. Danny, naturally, was originally against the idea. He didn't want Steve going into a country that hated America without the proper team and doing something that could result in him going back to prison. "Do you remember how well jail worked out for you last time? Are you feeling the need to get stabbed again, Steven?" Danny had complained his eyes wide in fear of all the things that could happen to him while he was away. Steve quickly explained that he wasn't doing this to fulfill some crazy desire he had for danger and saving the day, he was doing this so that Jenna could be happy like he was. She needed someone with his skill set to go in there and give her the happy ending she's been searching for. Danny was quick to agree that he was the best man for the job and left him with a be careful and hot kiss, 'gives you something to not only remember me by, but motivates you to come home soon.' Which after a few crazy dangerous days, Steve was home and back where he belonged, in his chair by the beach, a beer in one hand and Danny's hand in the other watching the waves roll in and out, while Grace built a sandcastle nearby.

After all that, it seemed only fitting that Steve take the next step and asks Danny to marry him. With everything that he has put Danny through, with all his crazy stunts at work that sometimes result in injury and the whole Governor and Korea thing, Steve knows that Danny's not going anywhere. So what better way to tell Danny he's serious about forever than to ask him to spend the rest of his pineapple hating days with him?

So he needs a plan. If he's learned anything from being with Danny, he has to have a plan laid out before hand. He cannot rush into this like he would a building where he knew a suspect was in. He needed to make sure that all his ducks were in a row before he took the biggest step of his life. His first task was to see where Danny stood with the idea of marriage. Would Danny even be open to getting married again after how well the first one played out? If Danny wasn't on board or even open to the idea of getting married, then Steve's whole plan wasn't necessary.

Author's Note: I'm back! I hope that you guys like this new story and please don't hesitate to let me know (good or bad) what you think of this story. This is another shorter chaptered story with only 6 chapters, but I hope that you guys like it. ~thatredheadgirl~