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  <title>pixiegold</title>
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  <updated>2011-02-23T06:12:47Z</updated>
  <dw:journal username="pixiegold" type="personal"/>
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    <id>tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-02-13:696301:1414</id>
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    <title>Latest Episode 1x18</title>
    <published>2011-02-23T06:12:47Z</published>
    <updated>2011-02-23T06:12:47Z</updated>
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    <dw:music>Usher:  More</dw:music>
    <dw:mood>thoughtful</dw:mood>
    <dw:security>public</dw:security>
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    <content type="html">&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;Did I like the episode?&amp;nbsp; Not sure.&amp;nbsp; I thought that they could have done more with the mad bomber and a little less with Danny's brother.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The bombers motivation was interesting and could have been explored a bit more.&amp;nbsp; The problem there is I liked the scene where Steve, Danny, Rachel,&amp;nbsp;Matt and a sleeping Grace are talking and laughing.&amp;nbsp; Handcuffed to a monkey cage indeed.&amp;nbsp; I liked how Steve was there for Danny all the way.&amp;nbsp; At the end I think that Danny should have gone to Steve and not Rachel.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp;know that they still have feelings for each other and that she knew Matt and Steve didn't, but Steve is the one who was truly there for Danny, not Rachel.&amp;nbsp; So there were things I liked and things I didn't.&amp;nbsp; I suppose that's life, right?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pixiegold&amp;ditemid=1414" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/&gt; comments</content>
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    <id>tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-02-13:696301:1245</id>
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    <title>Thoughts</title>
    <published>2011-02-19T20:00:31Z</published>
    <updated>2011-02-19T20:00:31Z</updated>
    <category term="h50"/>
    <dw:mood>cold</dw:mood>
    <dw:security>public</dw:security>
    <dw:reply-count>0</dw:reply-count>
    <content type="html">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Two more days until a new H5-0.&amp;nbsp; Can hardly wait.&amp;nbsp; We get to meet Danny's brother.&amp;nbsp; This should be interesting.&amp;nbsp; We get to see more of Grace which is cool.&amp;nbsp; This new bad guy looks like someone Steve &lt;span style="color: #ff0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;should &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;dangle off a roof.&amp;nbsp; Danny might even let him.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp;guess I'll have to wait and see.&amp;nbsp; Sigh.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pixiegold&amp;ditemid=1245" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/&gt; comments</content>
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    <id>tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-02-13:696301:883</id>
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    <title>guest star on Pawa Maka Moana</title>
    <published>2011-02-19T00:09:58Z</published>
    <updated>2011-02-19T00:09:58Z</updated>
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    <dw:music>radio</dw:music>
    <dw:mood>confused</dw:mood>
    <dw:security>public</dw:security>
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    <content type="html">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;I thought that the father who paid part of the ransom was Edward Albert Jr.&amp;nbsp; I checked and Edward Albert Jr. died in 2006.&amp;nbsp; Now this is where I am confused.&amp;nbsp; He is credited for being in several movies from 2006 to 2010.&amp;nbsp; So is he dead, or is he like Mark Twain whose death was exagerated?&amp;nbsp; I'm soooo confused!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pixiegold&amp;ditemid=883" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/&gt; comments</content>
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    <id>tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-02-13:696301:546</id>
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    <title>Pawa Maka Moana Extended Ending</title>
    <published>2011-02-19T00:04:06Z</published>
    <updated>2011-02-19T00:04:06Z</updated>
    <category term="h50"/>
    <dw:mood>artistic</dw:mood>
    <dw:security>public</dw:security>
    <dw:reply-count>0</dw:reply-count>
    <content type="html">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black"&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Hawaii 5-0 and characters belong to CBS, only the story is mine.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;This popped into my head and I couldn&amp;rsquo;t continue working on a multi-chaptered story until I wrote this.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It is currently unbetaed since she is working on my longer story.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Anyway, hope you enjoy!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Powa Maka Moana Extended Ending&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;The case was closed and the paperwork was completed.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The 5-0 team was getting ready to head home.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny was making one last call before leaving.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He was worried about his partner.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He knew this case was tough on him and even though they succeeded in rescuing all but one of the teenagers, he knew it had brought up Steve&amp;rsquo;s memories of his kidnapped father.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny did not want Steve to sit in his father&amp;rsquo;s house alone tonight, so he was going to try and do something about it.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;He waited for his ex-wife to answer her phone.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Hello Rachel.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Pause.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;No, no I&amp;rsquo;m fine.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I need to ask you a favor.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I know this is not my weekend with Grace but I was hoping we could switch.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He listened for a moment.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I know this is short notice but it&amp;rsquo;s important.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Did you hear about the teenagers that were kidnapped and rescued?&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He listened to her response.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Yeah, that was us.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;To be honest Rachel this favor really isn&amp;rsquo;t for me.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;You see Steve&amp;rsquo;s dad was held hostage and killed when Steve was forced to kill the kidnapper&amp;rsquo;s brother.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He heard her gasp on the other end of the phone.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I know that this case brought up bad memories for Steve and I really don&amp;rsquo;t think he should be alone tonight, or this weekend.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I also thought it would help if he could spend some time with Grace.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He stopped to listen.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thank you Rachel, I really appreciate it.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;When can I pick up Grace?&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He nodded as he listened.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I&amp;rsquo;ll see you in 30 minutes.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Once Danny was ready to leave, he stepped into Steve&amp;rsquo;s office, glad he caught him.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;You want to share some beer tonight?&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Steve looked up when he heard Danny speak.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Yeah.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;That would be great.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I&amp;rsquo;ll pick some up on my way home.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Danny nodded.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I need to run home and change.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve pretended to look shocked.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Yes, I said change.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I also have a quick errand to run.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I&amp;rsquo;ll pick up some Chinese for supper.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;That way we don&amp;rsquo;t have to fight over pizza topping.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve smirked.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;So I&amp;rsquo;ll see you when I get done.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Sounds good Danno.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Bring a change of clothes and you can sleep in the spare room.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Don&amp;rsquo;t call me that and I will.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Was said as Danny walked out of Steve&amp;rsquo;s office.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;At this point, Danny really didn&amp;rsquo;t mind and Steve knew it; it was more of a habit to make the token protest.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Danny had stopped at his apartment to change and pack for the weekend.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He was reasonably sure that Steve would invite them to spend the weekend.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He arrived at Rachel&amp;rsquo;s when he said he would.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He pressed the security button and was allowed in.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He parked the Camaro and stepped out.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Rachel opened the door as he was walking up the steps.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Grace is almost ready Daniel.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thanks Rachel.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I really appreciate this.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;You&amp;rsquo;re welcome.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Cmdr. McGarrett is a good man and Grace adores him.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I will let you decide whether or not to tell her about the Commander&amp;rsquo;s father.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;I will tell her but leave out the specifics.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;She would notice if Steve&amp;rsquo;s sad or not and it will help if she knows why.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Rachel nodded agreeing with him.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Before they could say more a small bullet ran into Danny hugging him.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Hey Monkey!&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He picked her up.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;You ready to go?&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Grace nodded enthusiastically.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I have everything I need.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Mom said we were going to see Uncle Steve so I packed my bathing suit.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;We are Monkey.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny put Grace down.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Now grab your backpack and I&amp;rsquo;ll take your bag.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They grabbed their respective bags, Danny turned to Rachel.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thanks again.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Have a good weekend.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;No trouble Daniel.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Have a nice weekend Sweetheart.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I love you.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Rachel bent down to kiss Grace Good-bye.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Bye Mom, love you too.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;The two Williams walked down the stairs and to the Comaro and place Grace&amp;rsquo;s bags in the trunk.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny squatted down so he could talk to Grace before opening the door.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Danno needs to tell you something before we go see Uncle Steve.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Is Uncle Steve okay?&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Grace looked very concerned.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Danny took a deep breath.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I don&amp;rsquo;t know Monkey.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We had a really tough case that brought up some bad memories for Uncle Steve.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;You see 5-0 was asked to find and return some kidnapped teenagers.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;These cases don&amp;rsquo;t always go well.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Grace looked very sad.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny caressed her cheek.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;We were very lucky this time and saved all but one of the teenagers.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Grace smiled.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;So why would Uncle Steve be sad about that?&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Danny rubbed his hand on his cheek.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Well you see, Uncle Steve&amp;rsquo;s father was held hostage.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The bad man wanted Uncle Steve to do something bad for him.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Uncle Steve wasn&amp;rsquo;t able to do what the man wanted so he killed Steve&amp;rsquo;s dad.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Grace&amp;rsquo;s eyes got big and tears formed in them.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny hugged her.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;There really wasn&amp;rsquo;t anything that Uncle Steve could have done differently, but I think he still blames himself for his father&amp;rsquo;s death.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny pulled back from Grace so he could look her in the eyes.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I know that it would make Uncle Steve feel better to see you and spend some time with you.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I just wanted to you know that if Uncle Steve gets sad or a little distant during the weekend you would know why.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Grace looked at her father for a moment thinking about what she learned.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Would you mind if I hugged Uncle Steve more than I hug you this weekend?&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Danny smiled, he was so proud of his daughter.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;No, it would make me happy if you can help Uncle Steve.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danno knows that you love him.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He hugged her.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Now let&amp;rsquo;s go pick up some Chinese to bring with us to Uncle Steve&amp;rsquo;s house.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny got Grace settled in the back seat and climbed into the driver&amp;rsquo;s seat.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The two waved to Rachel as they left.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Neither saw the tear that rolled down her cheek after listening to Danny and Grace talk about Steve.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*H5-0*&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Danny and Grace arrived at Steve&amp;rsquo;s in short order.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Grace grabbed the Chinese food and headed for the door while Danny got their bags.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Grace had wanted to be the one to knock on the door and see Steve first.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;So as soon as she got to the door she knocked and waited.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;The door was soon opened and Steve said.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Bout time you got&amp;hellip;.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He stopped when he realized that Grace was standing in front of him instead of Danny.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Gracie, what are you doing here?&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I thought Danno didn&amp;rsquo;t have you until next weekend?&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He looked up to see Danny coming towards them with his and Grace&amp;rsquo;s bags smiling.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Steve got down on one knee so that he could give Grace a hug.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Danno said that you were sad and we didn&amp;rsquo;t want you to be alone.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;She hugged him as tightly as she could.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Steve hugged her fiercely.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He looked up at Danny, gratitude was shining in his eyes, Danny smiled at him understanding.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thank you Grace.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m glad you and your Danno are here.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;After a moment he picked her up effortlessly grabbing the bag of Chinese she had put down.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I see you brought supper.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Let&amp;rsquo;s go and eat out on the Lanai.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Okay Uncle Steve.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s too late to go swimming isn&amp;rsquo;t it?&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;He looked at Danny mischievously who rolled his eyes.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;You&amp;rsquo;re right; it is too late to go swimming.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;But we could light some torches near the water&amp;rsquo;s edge and could make a sandcastle and play in the shallow water.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;That received a wide grin.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Danno can sit in one of my chairs and supervise.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Wouldn&amp;rsquo;t want to get sand in his shorts.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Grace giggled.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Oh, very funny Aquaman.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Let&amp;rsquo;s eat, I&amp;rsquo;m starved.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He put the bags down just inside the door after shutting it.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The three walked into Steve&amp;rsquo;s kitchen to get plates and cutlery before going out to the Lanai.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Once the meal had been consumed Steve and Danny cleaned up while Grace changed into her bathing suit and a pair of shorts.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;While the men were putting the dishes in the dishwasher, Steve stopped Danny placing a hand on his shoulder.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thanks Danny.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I appreciate you bringing Grace over.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I just thought that you didn&amp;rsquo;t have her this weekend.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;I didn&amp;rsquo;t.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I called Rachel and asked if we could switch.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;When she asked why I told her about the case and your father.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve looked away briefly.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Once she knew why, she said I could have her this weekend and keep my regular weekend.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve&amp;rsquo;s eyes widened slightly.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Yeah, my reaction too.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;But Rachel and I have been doing a little better since the whole carjacking thing.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He shrugged.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;I just hope this lasts.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Steve squeezed his shoulder.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Me too.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I know how much seeing Grace means to you.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Thank you for sharing her with me this weekend.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Steve, my daughter adores her &amp;lsquo;Uncle Steve&amp;rsquo; and would have wanted to help.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Besides we&amp;rsquo;re ohana and we stick together.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Did you tell her about my Dad?&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;I told her that your father was held hostage to make you do something bad.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;When you couldn&amp;rsquo;t do it, the bad man killed your dad.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve closed his eyes and started to turn away.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Grace heard the last part of the conversation.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;So she walked up to Steve and hugged his legs.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He looked down at her.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;It&amp;rsquo;s not your fault Uncle Steve that the bad man killed your Dad.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He wanted you to do something bad and your Dad wouldn&amp;rsquo;t want you to do it.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I know your Dad would be proud of you.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I am.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve got down on his knees so he could hug her properly.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny knelt down and wrapped his arms around Grace and Steve when he realized that there were tears in Steve&amp;rsquo;s eyes.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve pulled one arm from around Grace to include Danny.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They stayed in a three-way hug for a few minutes.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Steve managed to get himself under control again.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He gave both Grace and Danny a squeeze before pulling back to look at them.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thank you Grace.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He touched her cheek gently.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Now how about we get the torches so that you can build a sandcastle?&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;She nodded with a smile.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The three stood up and headed out to Steve&amp;rsquo;s backyard.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;In a few minutes they had several Tiki torches set up and a beach chair next to a blanket.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Once that was done Steve sent Grace off to start on her castle.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He turned to Danny.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;You&amp;rsquo;re very lucky to have her.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;I know.&amp;rdquo;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;I&amp;rsquo;m lucky to have you for a partner, even if you don&amp;rsquo;t like Hawaiian pizza.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;With that Steve headed off to help Grace snickering.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Danny shook his head.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He decided not to rise to Steve&amp;rsquo;s bait.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He knew the man had needed to step away from all of the emotions that had been floating around.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He was grateful that Steve was his partner too.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He settled in his chair to watch his partner and daughter play in the sand.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;The three had a great weekend together.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;On Saturday, Steve, Danny and Grace had gone to see one of the battleships that were docked at Pearl Harbor.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve was even able to get permission for the three to have a brief tour of the ship.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Grace had asked all sorts of questions and Steve or their guide answered as many as they could.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;That night Steve had a barbeque which he had invited Chin, Kono and Kamekno to attend.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The six people had a great time.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Sunday saw Steve giving Grace another surfing lesson.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Chin and Kono came by to spend the day at the beach with their team.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;That evening Steve and Danny dropped Grace off at Rachel&amp;rsquo;s.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve had wanted to thank Rachel personally for letting Danny have Grace for the weekend so that they could spend it with him.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He knew that if Danny hadn&amp;rsquo;t brought Grace he would have spent the weekend brooding, instead he had a good weekend with his ohana.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;When Danny dropped Steve back at his place Steve invited him to stay for supper and a couple of beers.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Danny readily accepted.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They ordered pizza, two to be exact.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;One Hawaiian and one cheese pizza if you please.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;That was the end of a very good weekend.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;"&gt;Pau&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pixiegold&amp;ditemid=546" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/&gt; comments</content>
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    <id>tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-02-13:696301:257</id>
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    <title>New to this</title>
    <published>2011-02-14T00:09:31Z</published>
    <updated>2011-02-14T00:09:31Z</updated>
    <dw:mood>sleepy</dw:mood>
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    <content type="html">I have read several journals and enjoyed them.  I don't know how often I will post but I should post after a new or even a repeat episode of Hawaii 5-0.  Love that show.  Criminal minds might also come up.  Depends if I get to watch it that week.  I get so caught up in stuff I forget. :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pixiegold&amp;ditemid=257" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/&gt; comments</content>
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