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bymagajonesFor the second day, Steve awoke alone in bed. Barely registering how quickly he’d grown accustomed to sharing it with Danny, he looked around the room, frowning when he didn’t see the man. He peered into the bathroom, confused when he found it empty. It wasn’t as though the place was big enough for Danny to hide… Steve’s eyes trailed over to the open doorway leading to the staircase.
Throwing on his pants and Danny’s sweatshirt, he padded down the stairs to find Danny pacing in front of the door. “Hey.”
Barely pausing, Danny’s eyes snapped up to Steve before returning to the wall. “Hey.”
“Does she usually come this early?”
Danny lifted a shoulder.
“How about we get some breakfast? The bell rang as I was getting up.”
“Not really hungry, but help yourself.”
Steve stood there, watching Danny pace, every so often lifting his hand toward his face before stopping himself and lowering it. After a few minutes, Steve sat on the stairs, arms around his knees, hands loosely clasped. Eventually, Danny stopped pacing and gave him a look. “What?”
“You don’t have to stay down here with me,” Danny said quietly.
Shrugging, Steve said, “I don’t have anything pressing,” eliciting a small smile from the pacing man.
A shrieking sound from the room upstairs had Steve padding back up to see what news the team had for them.
“Good morning, Chin here.”
“Hey, Chin. Steve. Any sign of Grace?”
“No. When’s she supposed to arrive?”
“Not even sure if she’s going to. Can you ask Kono to check?”
“Stand by.” A few minutes later, after he’d taken the scroll downstairs to keep Danno company, he received the message, “Kono’s having a tough time tracking down Kamekona. This might take a while.”
He carved back, “Do your best. Danny’s in a bad way.”
About an hour’s worth of Danny’s pacing later, Steve felt the vibration in his pocket. “Grace has a mandatory function this weekend.” Momentarily closing his eyes, Steve wished he had better news. He opened them to find Danny staring at him, biting his fingernails.
“What’d it say?” Danny’s voice, while hushed, still echoed around the stairwell.
“She’s not coming.”
Danny nodded, his mouth working furiously at his fingers.
Unable to bear it any longer, Steve walked over to Danny, gently pulling his hand away from his mouth. “Let’s go back upstairs.”
He let Danny precede him and watched from the doorway as the man bypassed the bed and sat at his desk, running his hand through his hair.
“Danny –”
“Let’s see what we can do about getting you out of here.”
“Danny –”
“Steve,” Danny said, his eyes flicking to him before returning to the book on his desk
Nodding, Steve walked over to the bed, making a mental note to make everyone responsible for Danny’s haunted expression pay.
The rest of the day was spent quietly, the only sound in the room turning pages and the thump of a book as it was set aside. Steve was about ready to jury rig an explosion to get them out of there when the room went dark.
Danny flicked on the lamp, his parts of his face hidden in shadow. “Steve –” He just sat there, exhaustion evident in the slump of his shoulders.
Tossing his own book onto the floor, Steve held out his hand. “Just come to bed, Danno.”
Without another word, Danny pushed back his chair, taking off his tie and lying down in the bed without changing into his sleep clothes.
Thankful he’d pulled off the cargo pants earlier, Steve just pulled Danny closer, wrapping his arms around him as if he could keep Danno from falling into pieces.
Danny awoke to a jerk to his waist and opened his eyes to find Steve crouched over him, undoing his pants. “Wha -”
Steve paused, staring at Danny for a minute before sighing. “Look, I know this isn’t a good idea, but yesterday…” he looked away for a moment, his eyes returning to Danny’s with a firm resolve. “I just want to take your mind off it, just for a little while.”
Danny frowned, trying to understand what was happening, but he quickly got the idea as Steve finished unfastening his pants, shoving his hand inside to wrap around Danny. And then Danny’s eyes fell closed as for the first time in over ten years, he felt calloused hand of someone other than his own jacking him off, and it felt so damn good, the pull and twist.
“You like this?” Steve whispered in the silence.
Danny opened his eyes long enough to toss Steve a what-the-fuck-do-you-think? glare, getting a chuckle in return.
“Lift up,” Steve said, and Danny lifted his hips so Steve could peel off his pants and shorts. “That’s much better.”
Through slits, Danny watched Steve lick his lips, staring at Danny. Suddenly looking a little indecisive, Steve’s eyes caught Danny’s. “I don’t want to force you…”
Groaning, because seriously he’s going to ask that now?, Danny gestured toward himself in all his aroused glory. “Babe, does this look like I’m being forced?”
“But the list – ”
“Screw the list.” Danny’d realized that he was already in over his head, so why not enjoy some of the benefits? He was already going to hurt beyond belief when Steve left, but this way, at least he’d have some memories to hold close. He offered a smile, relaxing when he got one in return. “But I’m thinking that you have on way too many clothes.”
He was amazed at how quickly Steve could get naked when properly motivated.
After spending all day Saturday in bed – they’d taken the time to let the others know that they were going to be unavailable for a while – Steve awoke Sunday morning, pressed against Danny’s naked body, smiling as he felt the soreness in his backside. It had been a while for Steve, even longer for Danny, and they’d made up for it many times over. . However, they’d done so much more than have sex; Danny had sealed a place in Steve’s heart, and Steve was determined to find a way to keep him close.
Danny inhaled deeply, and Steve loosened his grip, pressing a kiss against Danny’s shoulder.
“Mornin’,” Danny rasped.
“Morning, Danno,” Steve said quietly, waiting to see if Danny’s reservations were going to return.
“I know we should get straight to exercising after taking yesterday off, but I feel disgusting, and I need a shower before I do anything else.” He sat up, peeling himself from Steve, looking down at the bed. “We should’ve showered last night.”
“But then we would’ve gotten all dirty again,” Steve reminded him, raising and lowering his eyebrows.
Danny smiled, running a finger down Steve’s cheek. Quickly turning his head, Steve took Danny’s finger in his mouth, sucking and wrapping his tongue around it, watching Danny’s rapt expression, the sound of Danny’s uneven breathing in the air.
Clearing his throat, Danny pulled at his finger. “It’s a small shower, but we could conserve water by sharing.”
It took them over an hour to finally emerge clean.
“So much for conservation,” Danny muttered, staring at the single towel.
Steve shot him a smug smile – having Danny on his knees sucking him off while the water pelted his back was a memory he was going to keep with him forever. “You take the towel.” He grabbed his cargo pants and pulled out a small rolled cloth. He shook it out, revealing that it was about the same size at Danny’s towel, but Steve’s cloth was made out of superabsorbent material.
“One of these days I’m gonna steal those things and inventory all the pockets,” Danny threatened.
“I don’t mind as long as I’m in them,” Steve responded with a grin, almost laughing when Danny rolled his eyes.
They finished dressing – for Steve that had ended up being just his cargo pants – and Danny headed for the cupboard while Steve took out the scroll.
The scroll vibrated, and a second later, “Grace appeared.”
“Appeared? What does that mean?” Danny asked.
Steve shrugged. Hell if he knew.
They heard a loud scraping sound, and Steve watched Danny’s face brighten so much he could hardly stand to look at it.
“Gracie!” Danny grabbed Steve’s hand and pulled him off the bed. “Hurry!”
Steve grabbed his equipment, boots, and Danny’s sweatshirt before heading to the doorway opening into the stairwell. He ran into Danny, who had stopped abruptly. “What?”
Sidestepping him, Danny waved him on. “Go! I’ll be right behind you.”
Steve took him at his word and ran barefoot down the stairs, arriving just in time to see the door open fully, a smiling Grace standing in front of Kono, Chin, and JennaKaye.
“Come on,” Chin said, gesturing for Steve to leave the building.
Steve hesitated, looking up the stairs for a sign of Danny.
“Hurry!” JennaKaye said.
“Where’s Danno?” Grace asked, peering up the stairs.
And that was when Steve realized that he never again wanted to be without Danny. If that meant that they lost their chance to leave, then so be it. It was too late. The damage had been done. Somehow, in a little more than a week, he’d fallen for a short, blond, loud-mouthed, obnoxious commoner – who was a man. Yeah, his parents were going to love this.
“Danno!” Grace shouted.
“I’m coming, Monkey!” Danno shouted back, flying down the stairs, three huge books in his hands. He stopped in surprise when he saw Steve. “Why’re you still here?”
“I’m not leaving without you,” Steve said simply.
Danny got a soft look on his face before grinning and shoving him toward the door with his shoulder. “Get out there, you goof, before the door closes on us.”
They stepped outside, the door sealing closed behind them, the tower disappearing.
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Throwing on his pants and Danny’s sweatshirt, he padded down the stairs to find Danny pacing in front of the door. “Hey.”
Barely pausing, Danny’s eyes snapped up to Steve before returning to the wall. “Hey.”
“Does she usually come this early?”
Danny lifted a shoulder.
“How about we get some breakfast? The bell rang as I was getting up.”
“Not really hungry, but help yourself.”
Steve stood there, watching Danny pace, every so often lifting his hand toward his face before stopping himself and lowering it. After a few minutes, Steve sat on the stairs, arms around his knees, hands loosely clasped. Eventually, Danny stopped pacing and gave him a look. “What?”
“You don’t have to stay down here with me,” Danny said quietly.
Shrugging, Steve said, “I don’t have anything pressing,” eliciting a small smile from the pacing man.
A shrieking sound from the room upstairs had Steve padding back up to see what news the team had for them.
“Good morning, Chin here.”
“Hey, Chin. Steve. Any sign of Grace?”
“No. When’s she supposed to arrive?”
“Not even sure if she’s going to. Can you ask Kono to check?”
“Stand by.” A few minutes later, after he’d taken the scroll downstairs to keep Danno company, he received the message, “Kono’s having a tough time tracking down Kamekona. This might take a while.”
He carved back, “Do your best. Danny’s in a bad way.”
About an hour’s worth of Danny’s pacing later, Steve felt the vibration in his pocket. “Grace has a mandatory function this weekend.” Momentarily closing his eyes, Steve wished he had better news. He opened them to find Danny staring at him, biting his fingernails.
“What’d it say?” Danny’s voice, while hushed, still echoed around the stairwell.
“She’s not coming.”
Danny nodded, his mouth working furiously at his fingers.
Unable to bear it any longer, Steve walked over to Danny, gently pulling his hand away from his mouth. “Let’s go back upstairs.”
He let Danny precede him and watched from the doorway as the man bypassed the bed and sat at his desk, running his hand through his hair.
“Danny –”
“Let’s see what we can do about getting you out of here.”
“Danny –”
“Steve,” Danny said, his eyes flicking to him before returning to the book on his desk
Nodding, Steve walked over to the bed, making a mental note to make everyone responsible for Danny’s haunted expression pay.
The rest of the day was spent quietly, the only sound in the room turning pages and the thump of a book as it was set aside. Steve was about ready to jury rig an explosion to get them out of there when the room went dark.
Danny flicked on the lamp, his parts of his face hidden in shadow. “Steve –” He just sat there, exhaustion evident in the slump of his shoulders.
Tossing his own book onto the floor, Steve held out his hand. “Just come to bed, Danno.”
Without another word, Danny pushed back his chair, taking off his tie and lying down in the bed without changing into his sleep clothes.
Thankful he’d pulled off the cargo pants earlier, Steve just pulled Danny closer, wrapping his arms around him as if he could keep Danno from falling into pieces.
Danny awoke to a jerk to his waist and opened his eyes to find Steve crouched over him, undoing his pants. “Wha -”
Steve paused, staring at Danny for a minute before sighing. “Look, I know this isn’t a good idea, but yesterday…” he looked away for a moment, his eyes returning to Danny’s with a firm resolve. “I just want to take your mind off it, just for a little while.”
Danny frowned, trying to understand what was happening, but he quickly got the idea as Steve finished unfastening his pants, shoving his hand inside to wrap around Danny. And then Danny’s eyes fell closed as for the first time in over ten years, he felt calloused hand of someone other than his own jacking him off, and it felt so damn good, the pull and twist.
“You like this?” Steve whispered in the silence.
Danny opened his eyes long enough to toss Steve a what-the-fuck-do-you-think? glare, getting a chuckle in return.
“Lift up,” Steve said, and Danny lifted his hips so Steve could peel off his pants and shorts. “That’s much better.”
Through slits, Danny watched Steve lick his lips, staring at Danny. Suddenly looking a little indecisive, Steve’s eyes caught Danny’s. “I don’t want to force you…”
Groaning, because seriously he’s going to ask that now?, Danny gestured toward himself in all his aroused glory. “Babe, does this look like I’m being forced?”
“But the list – ”
“Screw the list.” Danny’d realized that he was already in over his head, so why not enjoy some of the benefits? He was already going to hurt beyond belief when Steve left, but this way, at least he’d have some memories to hold close. He offered a smile, relaxing when he got one in return. “But I’m thinking that you have on way too many clothes.”
He was amazed at how quickly Steve could get naked when properly motivated.
After spending all day Saturday in bed – they’d taken the time to let the others know that they were going to be unavailable for a while – Steve awoke Sunday morning, pressed against Danny’s naked body, smiling as he felt the soreness in his backside. It had been a while for Steve, even longer for Danny, and they’d made up for it many times over. . However, they’d done so much more than have sex; Danny had sealed a place in Steve’s heart, and Steve was determined to find a way to keep him close.
Danny inhaled deeply, and Steve loosened his grip, pressing a kiss against Danny’s shoulder.
“Mornin’,” Danny rasped.
“Morning, Danno,” Steve said quietly, waiting to see if Danny’s reservations were going to return.
“I know we should get straight to exercising after taking yesterday off, but I feel disgusting, and I need a shower before I do anything else.” He sat up, peeling himself from Steve, looking down at the bed. “We should’ve showered last night.”
“But then we would’ve gotten all dirty again,” Steve reminded him, raising and lowering his eyebrows.
Danny smiled, running a finger down Steve’s cheek. Quickly turning his head, Steve took Danny’s finger in his mouth, sucking and wrapping his tongue around it, watching Danny’s rapt expression, the sound of Danny’s uneven breathing in the air.
Clearing his throat, Danny pulled at his finger. “It’s a small shower, but we could conserve water by sharing.”
It took them over an hour to finally emerge clean.
“So much for conservation,” Danny muttered, staring at the single towel.
Steve shot him a smug smile – having Danny on his knees sucking him off while the water pelted his back was a memory he was going to keep with him forever. “You take the towel.” He grabbed his cargo pants and pulled out a small rolled cloth. He shook it out, revealing that it was about the same size at Danny’s towel, but Steve’s cloth was made out of superabsorbent material.
“One of these days I’m gonna steal those things and inventory all the pockets,” Danny threatened.
“I don’t mind as long as I’m in them,” Steve responded with a grin, almost laughing when Danny rolled his eyes.
They finished dressing – for Steve that had ended up being just his cargo pants – and Danny headed for the cupboard while Steve took out the scroll.
The scroll vibrated, and a second later, “Grace appeared.”
“Appeared? What does that mean?” Danny asked.
Steve shrugged. Hell if he knew.
They heard a loud scraping sound, and Steve watched Danny’s face brighten so much he could hardly stand to look at it.
“Gracie!” Danny grabbed Steve’s hand and pulled him off the bed. “Hurry!”
Steve grabbed his equipment, boots, and Danny’s sweatshirt before heading to the doorway opening into the stairwell. He ran into Danny, who had stopped abruptly. “What?”
Sidestepping him, Danny waved him on. “Go! I’ll be right behind you.”
Steve took him at his word and ran barefoot down the stairs, arriving just in time to see the door open fully, a smiling Grace standing in front of Kono, Chin, and JennaKaye.
“Come on,” Chin said, gesturing for Steve to leave the building.
Steve hesitated, looking up the stairs for a sign of Danny.
“Hurry!” JennaKaye said.
“Where’s Danno?” Grace asked, peering up the stairs.
And that was when Steve realized that he never again wanted to be without Danny. If that meant that they lost their chance to leave, then so be it. It was too late. The damage had been done. Somehow, in a little more than a week, he’d fallen for a short, blond, loud-mouthed, obnoxious commoner – who was a man. Yeah, his parents were going to love this.
“Danno!” Grace shouted.
“I’m coming, Monkey!” Danno shouted back, flying down the stairs, three huge books in his hands. He stopped in surprise when he saw Steve. “Why’re you still here?”
“I’m not leaving without you,” Steve said simply.
Danny got a soft look on his face before grinning and shoving him toward the door with his shoulder. “Get out there, you goof, before the door closes on us.”
They stepped outside, the door sealing closed behind them, the tower disappearing.
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