Steve sat there on his seat, alone, and checked his phone, smiling at the surprise message from Danny. He was still anxious about his decision, but he knew he needed some space, and also, knowing what’s waiting for him when he comes back just made it all worth it, to comeback to his ohana, to his Danno.
[Screen fading; Theme song starts playing; Credits rolling, and then…]
Hawaii is shown, a great neighborhood in view, it’s raining lightly, a beautiful house in display with a gray Camaro parked there.
A taxi cab stops near, a tall man get out of it, Steve McGarrett, holding his jacket over his head to protect from the water pouring down on him, until he reaches the front door.
His heart is pounding fast, because he knows what he’s about to do, what he’s going to say, what he will confess, to the man on the other side of that door. Something he learned from being apart of his partner for so so long. But he couldn’t be happier to do it.
‘‘Danno, the door!’‘, Steve can hear Charlie yelling from inside there. He can’t help but smile at that sound. He missed hearing that boy’s voice in person, he missed hearing it from all Williams in person actually.
‘‘I heard it, buddy, I’m on it’‘. This time was Danny, and Steve felt like he’s going to faint there, his nerves screaming in anticipation. It has been almost 2 weeks since their last contact, and Steve hadn’t given any clue to coming back so soon.
But he was there now, and he was going to stay.
“Uncle Steve!!”, came a voice behind the blond there, who stood in place, trying to process if what he was seeing was real indeed.
‘‘Hi, Danno’‘, the SEAL said finally, voice soft and warm smile on his face. And that was it, Danny didn’t need to hear anything else, just hearing the man he always loved calling him ‘Danno’ like that was enough.
He hugged tight the SEAL before he could say anything else, not caring about the water from the rain. Charlie followed close, hugging both men from their waist.
Steve embraced it all, covering the smaller man with his arms, squeezing him even tighter like a promise to never ever be far from this man again. His heart ached from that contact, all the love inside him making him overwhelmed just by being with Danny again.
He knew that one of the most important conversations of his life would’ve to happen eventually between them, but right now? he was glad to be home and finally, at peace, in the arms of the man he loves.
