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[newkindofcop]

The night after Kate had showed up to apologize hadn't exactly gone over well with Danny. Steve gets that now, but it hadn't stopped Danny from forcibly banning him to the spare room as punishment. It's going on two days now since he's been in their bed, and he's not exactly feeling like dragging it out is completely justified, but he's not going

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[haolehothead]

Danny barely glances up from where he's finger-painting with one of the kids, helping to press his small palm down on the paper and help to complete the landscape. "What do we say to rude people?" Danny asks the youngster, who takes the time to look up and appraise Steve.

"Rude."

"Yes, very rude."

[newkindofcop]

"Danny, seriously right now, you need to come and see this," Steve says, hovering in the doorway. For all he knows, this could be one of those reels that shows up only to disappear back into some strange ether and they'll never see it again or know what happens.

"It's one of those reels, Danny, it - it starts with me in jail," he hisses.

[haolehothead]

Danny sighs as he gets to his feet. He's exhausted. He hasn't been sleeping right -- or well -- since he and Steve have been fighting. He manages to grab a towel and wipe off his hands, passing off the child to another caretaker before he bends over and stretches out his aching knees. "Okay, okay, cool your jets, SEAL-boy," he says tiredly.

[newkindofcop]

"Come on," Steve insists, grabbing hold of Danny's wrist before he can finish stretching and tugging him along, taking him right to the rec room without any stops or breaks.

"Okay, sit." He points to the couch, waits for Danny to seat himself and then sets up the reel from the beginning, taking a seat next to Danny and leaning forward with anticipation, his elbows braced on his knees.