McGarrett House, Honolulu, Hawai'i [Sunday afternoon]

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Steve had pulled the plastic totes (carefully labeled) and was de-Christmasing the living room while listening to an audio book about the Navy in the Civil War.

Because of course he was.

"How's the kitchen going?" he called in to Danny.

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"Feels good to be home, huh?" Danny murmured.

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"It really does," Steve murmured back. The sound of the waves, the lack of a biting winter wind...Hawai'i had seeped back into Steve's bones.

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Danny kissed him again for that, keeping it soft and sweet because look at Steve being emotionally open about something here. Positive reinforcement!

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Steve moaned softly. "Love you."

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"Love you too, babe," he replied softly.

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Steve leaned in for another kiss. This was very romantic for kitchen sex.

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It was! Which was spot on for them. Because Danny smiled into that kiss.

Shut up, this was his level of sappy bullshit.

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Steve was just going to sit here and keep kissing him as the sun warmed them both. They had time, it was their house, and no one was going to interrupt anything.

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Hopefully no one was going to interrupt them.

"Guess we need to come back more often."

It made Steve stupid happy.

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"At least in the winter," Steve agreed. Steve could not deal with sleet.

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"Yeah, yeah, yeah. You delicate flower," Danny teased.

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"Tell that to the Teams guys and they'd laugh their asses off," Steve said.

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"Well, they don't understand life on the outside then," Danny replied. Like how Steve did before settling in here.

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"They're not in prison," Steve laughed, grinning at Danny.

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"Close enough."

Well, that was Danny for you.

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Steve snorted. "This is why they dare you to do kamikaze shots, you know. This attitude right here."

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"This is why I don't do them." They had the best relationship.

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"But then I have to do them for both of us," Steve protested.

"Have to," sure, Steve.

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"Forced into it," Danny agreed dryly. "Poor baby."

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"I get hungover for you," Steve said with a nod.

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"A hardship that tests your limits," Danny replied.

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"More and more each year," Steve said, nodding again.

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Danny rolled his eyes and tugged on Steve's hair to pull him down into a kiss. "Putz."

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"You love my stubborn ass," Steve insisted.

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"Lucky for you, I do."