Undercover What?! Chapter 6
Danny watched as Steve grilled their food, focusing on Grace whenever she called his name. When she did so he would wave to her and give her a megawatt smile. He watched as Kono taught her the beginning basics to surfing. That conversation had led to an hour discussion between himself, Kono, and Grace before he agreed to let her do the basic of the basics. And from the look on his daughters face he knew he had made the right decision. She was completely involved with what Kono was teaching her, her concentration was unwavering and when instructed she would practice just what Kono was teaching.
Glancing back to Steve he got up from his spot on the picnic table they were lucky enough to get and began to get out the rest of the food. Opening the cooler he pulled out the ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Next he pulled out the coleslaw, butter, potato salad, and a few other snack items. Placing them under the bug net shield he glanced around and caught Chin’s gaze.
As he smiled at the other man he picked up a plate and handed it to Steve to place the freshly cooked meat on. Placing that dish under another plate net he gave Steve one more plate to place the last of the grilled food on. Glancing around the table he got the remaining items he needed out of the cooler or lunch basket and called to Grace and Kono. Rapidly he watched as the other females quickly came back to the table, the surfboard under one of her arms.
“Yay! The foods done! Danno I’m starving, Kono has been teaching me lots and lots and she’s such a good teacher! So far she’s taught me the rules of surfing, how I should maintain my balance, and so much more! Would you like to hear the rules Danno?” Grace asked in a rush as she circled her father.
Laughing at her jubilance he responded, “How about some other time monkey? Right now it’s time to eat! Look at all the yummy food Uncle Steve has made! And don’t forget to thank Uncle Chin either! Without him all we’d be having is steak and none of the other yummy sides we brought!”
“Thank you Uncle Chin and Uncle Steve!” Grace said as she held her plate and pointed to all the foods she wanted. Grinning when Danny was finished making her plate she sat on the other hand of the table and tucked in, every so couple of minutes making little noises. The group shared a chuckle and prepared their plates before joining Grace. Their meal was full of discussion and laughter from the days of Chin and Steve’s football days to Kono’s surfing competitions. Even though Grace was the only child at the table she didn’t feel left out and was glad they included her on the conversations.
When she was finished she placed her plate into the make-shift garbage bag and went back to her father. “Danno, is it OK if I go play with the other children over there building sandcastles?” Finishing her question she pointed to the large grouping of kids with toys all around.
Looking down at his monkey he glanced towards the area she was pointing at and gave her his permission with the usual warnings. Giving him another megawatt smile she made her way to the other group of children and sat down with them. It was only in a matter of minutes that Grace was making new friends and playing with them. Grinning at his daughters’ ability to talk to others he turned back to the group and tuned back into the conversation, picking it up like he was never distracted.
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Across the beach the group didn’t notice the unhappy stare that followed their moves. The males’ eyes narrowed as he watched the two males who had recently moved into the house down his street. Their touches and looks were disgusting, at first he had thought it was just a pair of friends moving in but he had noticed the quick glances and touches. But what really brought it together was when he had seen them at the grocery store.
It was disgusting the way they had done it as a pair, it was going against what a relationship stood for. It shouldn’t be between two men, but a man and a woman. Those disgusting feelings those men held were immoral and they should be ashamed of them. Curling his lip in disgust the other man sneered and turned away heading back to his group. His thoughts continued to whirl and overthink on how he could get rid of the disgusting couple from his neighborhood.
Joining up with his group of friends the man smiled and put his arm around the waist of a dark haired woman. Exactly how it should be, he thought. Glancing back he got one more look at the couple and suggested his group go grab some food.
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Dragging things into the house Danny and Steve flopped onto the couch and let out painful moans. Their stomachs were full, their bodies ached, and they were exhausted. As much fun as the beach was, Grace had as much energy as the energizer bunny to wear out anyone. The restaurant they had stopped at for dinner had been very delicious and very reasonably priced for it location and for that, Danny had been thankful. Danny watched as his daughter danced into the house dragging along her beach items, leaving a small trail of sand behind her. Dropping her things by the stairs she grinned wildly at her dad and Steve before plopping onto Danny’s stomach and giving his a monster hug.
“Danno that was one of the best beach days I’ve had in a while! I hope we can do something like that again really soon! And Uncle Steve! Your food was really yummy and you’re so awesome for playing with me out in the ocean! Plus it was so awesome for Kono to teach me about surfing and Uncle Chin was really cool too! He told me a lot of stories about the island! It was so cool and I made so many friends and,” before she could go on a large yawn escaped her. “It was a really good day and thank you for taking me. Danno I’m sleepy… will you take me to bed?”
Giving his daughter a soft smile, he gently scooped her up into his arms and made his way upstairs to her room. Pulling her blankets down he set her on the bed and shook her shoulder to wake her up. “Monkey, you need to get some pajamas on, come on up you go, you’ve got to change.”
With a little struggle Danny managed to get his daughter changed and into bed. Placing a kiss on her brow, he flipped off the light and closed her door half way whispering ‘good-night monkey.’ Trudging his way downstairs he sat gingerly on the couch with Steve and looked at said man.
“Yo Steve, did you have any weird moments earlier when we were at the beach? I only ask cause a couple of times I felt like someone was watching me, but I wasn’t sure.”
“I noticed that too, most noticeably when we were touching each other. Our suspect may have been at the beach or it could just be a regular homophobe in general. That’s going to be one of our biggest problems in solving this case.” Steve groaned as he shifted on the couch to sit up. The Navy Seals may have intense workouts and death defying missions, but he didn’t think it could compare to how much a ten year old girl could wear someone out.
“Unfortunately I agree with you on that,” Danny said as he massaged his knee. “Well we need to figure out a plan of attack for this week. I mean we already know the basis that we’re the new gay couple living here with a daughter. But to interact with the neighbors and fit in we need to figure out a way that will tie into our cover but won’t be too extravagant. I mean we already know we should have a cook out but what about after that?”
“Danny, it’s late, we’ve had a long day at the beach. We’ll figure it out tomorrow morning, I already have a string of ideas that we can go through tomorrow but for now its bed time.” Steve said as he rolled his eyes at the other man’s worriedness.
“Of course this coming from the guy who says one person, me, is back-up or the guy who drives another guys car onto a Chinese freighter. But you know what? You’re crazy and wacky plans work ninety-five percent of the time, I’m going to wait until tomorrow to hear them and then tomorrow I’m going to tell you how crazy you are.” Danny said as he stood up, not in the mood to rant or rave about Steve’s usually crazy schemes. Making his way to the stairs he turned around and raised an eyebrow in question to Steve.
Chuckling Steve moved off the couch and stretched before following Danny up the stairs, flicking the living room light off as he went. Entering their respective rooms the both said their good-nights and shut their doors.
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A/N: Well I can definitely say it’s been a while! I apologize for that but life’s been super busy. I know this is short and you’re all expecting more but unfortunately this is all I can come up with for now. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Hopefully more to come soon!