MCA #0, Thursday Evening

[grenadesandohana]

In Steve's opinion, it was never too cold to grill, and so he was out on the lanai with his giant puffy coat and a pair of flip flops, flipping steak. (He was also grilling vegetables, but it was the steak he was actually excited about.)

"Danno!" he called back into the house, keeping his voice loud enough to be heard through the glass door, "two minutes!"

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[grenadesandohana]

"I'd love some help," Steve admitted.

[hatesparadise]

Danny leaned over and kissed him for that. "Babe, I'm not tossin' you into the deep end here. As much as you love being in the deep end and all..."

[grenadesandohana]

"For swimming," Steve said. "Not life."

[hatesparadise]

"Coulda fooled me sometimes," Danny said dryly. "You know 'em pretty well. So the gifts will be pretty easy."

And it gave two grown men an excuse to goof around with toys before having to buckle down to newly teenage girl clothing and accessories.

[grenadesandohana]

Breaking allll the drones.

"Sounds good. We should go this weekend," Steve said.

[hatesparadise]

"Perfect. Just don't go overboard on gifts for 'em. My folks will probably send all their gifts here for us to bring to Hawaii since it's cheaper that way."

Ah, classic Jersey.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve laughed. "How many gifts are we talking from your parents?"

[hatesparadise]

"Well, I think they're makin' up for not getting anything for Charlie for a little while there still." And Danny's expression said he was feeling a sort of way about it.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve rested his foot against Danny's under the table. "So, portal instead of plane."

[hatesparadise]

"Unless you wanna pay for that much checked luggage," Danny replied, letting out a little breath and going for a wry tone. It mostly worked.

[grenadesandohana]

"I really don't," Steve admitted, keeping his foot moving up against Danny's leg.

[hatesparadise]

Danny put down his fork at that, reaching over for Steve's hand. "Then we got a plan."

[grenadesandohana]

Steve squeezed his hand back. "Sofa and shows about good looking people fixing things?"

And making out?

[hatesparadise]

"Yeah."

To all of the said and unsaid.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve gave him a tiny smile. "Go find an episode we haven't watched and I'll do the dishes."

[hatesparadise]

Danny leaned over to kiss him for his kind of taking care of someone. "Don't take too long. Got it?"

[grenadesandohana]

"Copy that," Steve said with a grin. "Give me five minutes."

[hatesparadise]

Danny snorted, just too ridiculously fond of his goober for his own good. Which was why he lingered a moment longer before going to get that show pulled up and the necessary blankets for Steve's fragile Hawaiian self to be comfortable.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve came over with two glasses of pretty decent whiskey exactly five minutes later. "What did you find?"

[hatesparadise]

"Went with the teddy bear episode," Danny admitted, scooting over for him and letting out a little sigh that said he'd thought about grabbing those too, but couldn't make up his mind on it. And maybe also that Steve was the best ever.

So congrats on that tonight.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve sat down entirely too close and gave Danny a kiss on the top of his head. "I love those little old ladies," he admitteed.

[hatesparadise]

"It's pretty great, yeah," Danny said, leaning into him and taking a sip of his whiskey. "Thanks, babe. By the way."

[grenadesandohana]

Steve smiled. "I got you," he murmured.

Actions were so much easier than words.

[hatesparadise]

Steve was like that. And today, Danny was pretty damn grateful for it.

Because he was just leaning in and enjoying the presence.

[grenadesandohana]

As much as Steve had enjoyed Danny's antics as a cat, he'd missed the solidness of his partner next to him like this, and so he was more than happy to snuggle in under several blankets and watch a little old lady with pink hair talk to a World War II era teddy bear.