It's just a tattoo Steven

By

Landon Richardson

Disclaimer

The characters of Danny 'Danno' Williams, Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua and Grace Williams do not belong to me in any shape of form.

Author Note

Last chapter!

It's such a nice feeling to be finished with another story. It might feel like this is slightly unfinished but remember that this is the first story in the 'we're something alright' series so any leftover bits will be continued in the other stories.

The next one is 'it's just a break Steven' which I've been writing at the same time and which I can now focus my attention on.

Anyway I hope you enjoy the chapter.

Overall summary

Danny couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about, it was just a tattoo… yeah a large one right smack between his shoulder blades but still there was no need for this reaction, was there?

Chapter Summary

He could seriously get used to this.

Overall romance

Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams

Chapter Six

Danny

"Well I think it's safe to say that Uncle Steve liked your new tattoo Danno" Grace commented with a giggle causing Danny to glance to the side of him and smile at his daughter.

It was currently just the two of them on the beach. Chin and Kono were in the middle of washing up the plates they had used for dinner while Steve had disappeared somewhere inside and had yet to come back out. Danny and Grace had offered their assistance to the cousins but their offer of help had been brushed away, politely but firmly.

"Oh? And what exactly makes you think that Monkey?" He asked, an undercurrent of amusement to his voice as he passed Grace over a large pink shell. She took it from him with a disbelieving snort and placed it on the sandcastle they were in the middle of making.

"Come on Dad, I'm not blind and neither are you. He kept touching your tattoo and looking at you the whole time we were eating. Even when Uncle Chin or Auntie Kono were saying something to him."

Danny raised an eyebrow, silently cursing when he felt his cheeks redden at her observations.

"Gracie I…" He began to say, stopping when she fixed him with a look which he was more used to seeing in the mirror daily then on her face, a look which momentarily floored him giving her the chance to smoothly cut in again.

"It's really not that big a deal Dad. Tommy at school says that you love who you love so the only real question is, do you love Uncle Steve?" She asked him simply, looking at him with large questioning brown eyes. Danny stared back wondering briefly if she knew what a loaded question she was asking him before he realised that she did. For a moment he thought about lying and putting a whole stop to the conversation but he pushed the thought aside. He had always tried to be honest with Grace so instead of shutting her down, he instead brought his knees to his chest, wrapping his arms casually around him as he looked towards the house to make sure they were still alone before he looked back at her and nodded.

"Yes Gracie, I do" He responded.

"A lot?" She questioned seriously turning her attention away from the sand castle and focusing on him fully instead.

"A lot" He confirmed. Grace was silent for a moment as if she was processing his answer before she spoke again, a hint of unsureness to her voice which made his chest ache.

"But you don't love him more than me?" She queried quietly, reaching down and drawing a random picture on the sand.

"Never" Danny answered instantly, twisting slightly on the sand and holding his arms out to her, smiling when she scrambled to her feet and threw herself into his arms, he wrapped them round her tightly as he kissed the top of her head, speaking quietly to her. "There is no one in this world who I love more than you Monkey. You're my world." He told her.

"But you love Uncle Steve best after me?" She pushed as she snuggled into his hug.

Danny leaned back so he could see her face. He scanned it for a second wondering where all these questions were coming from before he sighed and shrugged.

"Yes Grace, I love your Uncle Steve best after you."

She fell silent after that, giving Danny time to rerun the evening over in his head. Steve had certainly been attentive to him that evening, more so then he usually was. Danny had caught him reaching out for him only to abruptly stop as though he was realising what he was doing. He had seemed distracted as well, almost dazed, their conversations seemingly going over Steve's head as though he couldn't concentrate. It had been a heady feeling.

"I'm giving you my permission Danno." Grace suddenly announced breaking the silence which had fallen between them.

"Your permission?" Danny repeated, staring at his daughter with a bemused look. Grace nodded as she reached up and threw one of her pigtails over her shoulder.

"Yeah, my permission to be with Uncle Steve, he makes you happy Dad, like goofy happy and it's a good thing because you really deserve to be happy. Plus it's pretty clear to everyone that Uncle Steve loves you as well. Anyone could see that from the way he was acting towards you tonight."

Danny continued to stare at Grace for a moment, his mouth hanging open before he closed it, shaking his head at her and ignoring her sudden amused look.

"We are not discussing my love life any further Monkey" He stated, smirking when she sighed, making a show of rolling her eyes at him before she moved out of his lap and sat back where she had been before. "Do you want to finish the sandcastle or not because we're beginning to lose the light" He said, waving his hand towards the darkening sky above them.

"I need another shell Dad" She instructed, turning her attention back to the sandcastle thoughtfully.

Danny wasn't sure how long he and Grace sat on the beach but it was long enough for Grace to abandon her half completed work and curl up in his arms, head resting against his shoulder as she fell asleep. Chin and Kono came and said their goodbyes to them both, keeping their voices down when they noticed Grace. Danny had made no move to get up as he smiled back at them, reminding Kono of their plans for the next day, he watched them disappear back inside and wondered briefly where Steve was before he looked back towards the ocean, as much as he hated to admit it he was beginning to find the sound of the waves soothing to listen to.

"What are you and Kono planning to do tomorrow then?" Steve asked casually, suddenly appearing at his side with a bottle of beer which he offered to Danny. Danny shifted Grace slightly, freeing his arm up so he could take it from him, taking a long sip of it before he placed it on the sand to the side of him.

"Nothing exciting, my TV broke earlier in the week and apparently Kono knows of a place nearby which is doing a sale on them so she offered to come with me to help choose it, she thinks that if the owner sees her with me then he might do me a better deal and knock some more cash off the price. It's no biggie, just a friend doing another friend a solid." Danny answered with a slight shrug.

"I could have come with you and shown you where the sale was" Steve commented lowly.

"So come with us then. You'll no doubt complain about whatever option I choose saying that it's not state of the art enough so you might as well help me pick it in the store and save me a month's worth of pointed comments about how if you had been there you could have picked a better one" Danni remarked, his tone as casual as Steve's had been.

"Sounds like a plan, maybe afterwards I can show you that Italian restaurant I mentioned to you last week, the one with the Lasagne that I think you'll love."

Danny snorted at the comment.

"Remind me one day to cook you my mother's lasagne then you'll realise that there is nothing which can compare to it" Danny said.

"I'll take you up on that" Steve responded, finally sitting next to Danny on the ground and looking towards him. "Are you planning on taking Grace home now?" He queried.

Danny remained silent for a moment, his mind replaying the evening and what Grace had said to him before he answered his partner.

"I thought about it but the thing is that Gracie has her heart set on having a swim first thing tomorrow morning before she goes back home to her mum's but If I take her back to mind then we probably won't have time to go and we both know how much she loves it here so I was thinking that maybe we should just spend the night here you know because you wouldn't want to disappoint Grace would you?" He asked. Steve was silent for a moment.

"I wouldn't want that" He commented.

"In that case I'll take her up to Mary's old room and get her settled" Danny said, moving Grace in his arms as he came to his feet. He smiled at Steve and made his way into the house, carrying his daughter up the stairs and into Mary's old room. Placing her on the mattress, he gently woke her up, passing her the set of pyjamas she kept at Steve's before lightly pushing her towards the door so she could use the bathroom to get ready. He tucked her into bed when she reappeared and kissed her goodnight telling her that he would be nearby before he left the room, closing the door behind him.

For a moment Danny stood outside it, resting his back against the wood as he took the chance to explore his own feelings. He needed to be sure that what he was about to do was what he wanted, mere seconds later he had his answer.

There was nothing he wanted more.

Taking a deep breathe, Danny made his way back down the stairs and through the kitchen stepping back into the warm air. It was no surprise to find Steve in the same place as where he left him. He moved towards him, taking the spot next to him again and picked his beer up, taking another sip.

"Grace asleep?" Steve asked curiously. Danny nodded,

"She was out like a light, guess it was a long day for her" Danny answered him. Steve made a thoughtful noise at the back of his throat before he took another sip of his own beer. They were quiet for a few moments, the air between them thick with a tension that Danny was beginning to realise had always been there, bubbling beneath the surface of their banter.

"So the tattoo then" Steve said finally, a note to his voice which caused Danny to shiver in response.

"Yeah? What about it?" He queried lightly.

"It's… good, really well executed" Steve said, sounding as though he was searching for something to say. Danny grinned.

"I'll be sure to let Becca know that the great Steve McGarrett approves of her work." He replied.

"Becca is your sister?" Steve asked.

"Yep, second eldest after me" He said, a fond note creeping into his voice. "You know if you like it that much then she would probably be willing to ink you as well, she might even give you a discount because of me." He told Steve, turning his head to see Steve staring at him with an intent expression, the darkness turning his face to shadow, the sight making Danny's heart quicken.

"If I'm going to get your sister to do a Tattoo for me then I'll need to see her work again so I can be sure of the quality of her work" Steve said huskily. Danny raised an eyebrow at him.

"Is that so McGarrett" He responded "Well God forbid I let work for my sister walk by, take another look then." He commented, reaching down and pulling his t-shirt off, dropping it on the sand beside him. He shot Steve a challenging look before he focused his attention on the ocean. He was aware of Steve moving behind him, sitting close to him as he reached out and began tracing Danny's tattoo again, the touch soft, Danny could feel his skin react coming up in goose bumps before he forced himself to speak. "Well? Does it pass the test?"

"Well" Steve said, his voice right beside Danny's ear. "Your sister certainly is skilled at her craft but I think I need to see more, Kono mentioned earlier that you had another tattoo done by her, care to share?"

"The other one? What makes you think you've earned the right to see the other one?" He teased lazily.

"Well I am your partner remember" Steve said "And because of that there should really be no secrets between us." Danny opened his mouth to speak, stopping when he felt Steve kiss the edge of the tattoo, his tongue peeking out as though he was tasting the ink. Danny shivered unable to stop himself.

"You'll see it eventually" Danny said once he was sure his voice would be steady. "But I'm not that kind of man Steve, you want to see it and get me into the sack? You at least buy me dinner first"

Steve made a sound of amusement, the warm air huffing against Danny's skin before he moved around, to the side of Danny, catching his eyes.

"Technically I did make you dinner tonight?" He pointed out reasonably, his hand still resting on the tattoo gently scraping his nails against the still sensitive skin.

"And? That earns you a few kisses, it doesn't earn you a roll in the hay." Danny pointed out, making a sound of annoyance when Steve's eyes suddenly gleamed with interest.

"So it's somewhere hidden that I'd only see when we're naked?" He asked, his eyes dropping to Danny's lower body with a look of interest. "Not on your back then because we would see it peeking out" He said thoughtfully, smirking when Danny pushed him.

"As if I'd have a tramp stamp McGarrett" He complained. Steve waved a dismissive hand at him.

"So it's either on your hip area or your ass, which one?"

"Which one? Which one is remaining a secret until you buy me dinner jackass, now do you want your kisses or not because that's all you're getting tonight, I'm not having out first time together when my daughter is sleeping down the hall, for all I know you could be a screamer."

Steve laughed at the comment, a sound which sent Danny's heart soaring, Steve didn't laugh enough in his eyes.

"I think out of the two of us you'd be the loud one Danny, you never shut up" Steve pointed out, moving closer, so there was only inches separating them.

"Well that will just be another thing you have to find out" Danny said, meeting his eyes. This close up he could see every shade of blue and brown in Steve's eyes.

"Oh I will" Steve said, bridging the gap and kissing Danny. Danny made a brief sound of surprise before he got with the program and began kissing Steve back, exploring his mouth as he ran his hands through Steve's hair before they settled on his neck holding him. He should have known that Steve would kiss like he did most things in like, full of passion and skill.

For a moment he considered going back on his own comment about doing nothing when Grace was around but he held up to his resolve, there would be plenty of time to explore that side of things later.

He pulled back, gulping down air as he looked at Steve, taking in his pleased expression.

"Well" Danny said.

"Well" Steve repeated, his hands stroking along the length of Danny's back.

"When are you taking me for dinner?" He asked, using his grip on Steve's neck to tilt his head back so Danny could focus on the skin, biting it as he marked Steve.

"As soon as fucking possible" Steve answered causing Danny to chuckle.

"Good" He commented, kissing up to Steve's mouth again.

He grinned against Steve's lips.

He could seriously get used to this.

Author Note

Thanks for taking the time to read the story, as mentioned 'It's just a break Steven' is the next in this series and I've got 5 chapters uploaded already.

An especially big thank you if you've taken the time to leave a review or favourite the story or follow it. I really appreciate it more then you know.