Fic: Tangled 9/14
Title - Tangled
Characters - Danny/Steve, Kono, Chin, OC's (Rick Steadman, Kau'i Keahi, John Dawson, Michael Petersen)
Rating - NC17
Warnings - BDSM, established Dom/sub relationships, torture, abuse, dark themes, slash
Summary - A case hits close to home as the team work to track down an attacker who has a personal vendetta against Richard Steadman.
A/N - Sequel to - ' Wear No Disguise'. A revised version of this fic I began months ago. Has had some scenes removed and is a completed work.
Chapters - One : Two : Three : Four : Five : Six : Seven : Eight : Nine : Ten : Eleven : Twelve : Thirteen : Fourteen
~
"We figure you may have - questions," Danny started warily, watching as Chin and Kono exchanged awkward glances at the prompting.
Kono shrugged her shoulders and shook her head, "It isn't any of our business."
Danny could see how difficult that was for her to say, a little under duress considering Chin's meaningful glare towards her. Kono was never one to back down when there was information to be sought out; it was what made her a good cop. Chin was more cautious, looking at the whole picture before he decided which path to take. But he was grateful they were trying to be respectful of their relationship, despite their curiosity.
"Yeah, we get that," Steve nodded in response. "Look, we're just saying if you want to ask us anything, we're happy to talk about it."
Chin blew out a breath and picked up his beer, swallowing down a mouthful.
"What?" Steve asked, eyebrows raised as he held his hands up to him innocently.
"I am so not comfortable talking to you about your sex life brah," Chin answered honestly with a small smile.
"Oh please, I know you asked Danny what I was like in bed when we first got together," Steve replied with a roll of his eyes.
Kono made an accusing sound, glaring at Chin with a look to match her tone.
"That was different," Chin said, waving a hand at them both. "That's more like guy talk."
"I'm a guy," Steve replied as if it needed to be pointed out. "And we're friends."
"Yes, we are," Chin nodded vigorously. "But it's you Steve. Look you are my best friend and I love you, but you're also Jack McGarrett's son and, I dunno, I guess that just makes talking to you about sex a little, weird. Emotions yeah, bring them on. I am totally supportive of how much you guys are into each other, but I really don't need to hear *how* Danny gets you off or vice versa while you're sitting right there."
"I personally, don't feel like that at all," Kono interjected with a wide smile.
Steve leaned back in his chair and stared at Chin giving a small nod of acceptance. If he thought back over their friendship, it had been rare they'd spoken about the physical act of sex with their respective partners. But they had always been open and honest about how they felt about their other half at the time. He admitted to himself it was just something that had developed between them and things were going to stay that way.
"Look brah you're happy right?" Chin said, sitting forward and looking Steve direct.
"Yeah, definitely," Steve nodded.
"Good, then that's all I need to know," Chin smiled. "Course if I ask Danny later what you’re like in bed, don't get offended I didn't ask in front of you. Asking him in private kind of makes it all right, in my fucked up head at least."
"Fucked up being the definite expression for whatever you're going on about," Kono said with a snort. Chin gave her a small shove and rolled his eyes as she curled her legs up onto the lounge chair and laughed over at Steve and Danny. "So - which one of you tops?"
"Kono," Chin said in an exasperated tone, shaking his head at her.
"What? They said ask, I'm asking," Kono pointed out to him and he glared at her again. "Fine, why don't you and Danny go talk elsewhere if it bothers you that much?"
"Um, this wasn't an open invitation for you guys to gather information on our sex life," Danny said to them both. "We know you have questions after what you saw at Rick's. We're just trying to be open here if you wanted to ask us anything."
"All right," Chin nodded, swallowing down a moment and taking in a breath. He looked Danny in the eye and held his gaze for a long moment. "Are you guys heavily into the scene?"
"I wouldn't say heavily, parts of it don't work for our dynamic," Danny answered honestly. "Intense Sado Masochism for instance isn't something that works for either of us."
"But things are safe and consensual between you?" Chin pressed, because he trusted them both, loved them both, but he felt a protective streak towards Steve born from his allegiance to his father and the longevity of their friendship. He didn't need to ask to figure out Danny held the reigns of the relationship as the 'Dom', it was just something he sensed from them. He couldn't imagine it was easy for Steve to adjust into submission.
"Yes," Danny replied with a small nod.
"Always," Steve added from beside him, keen to assure his friend the relationship was something he and Danny pursued equally together.
"Then that's all I need to know," Chin said satisfied.
"Seriously?" Kono asked, a small frown creasing her forehead.
Chin had to admit he wanted to ask more, but he still wasn't comfortable asking too much in front of Steve. Steve may submit for Danny but somehow it felt compromising to get them to open up, it could force Steve into his submissive role too publicly and it wouldn't do for the team dynamic. Steve was his boss as well as his friend, sensing a hint of submission from him towards Danny wouldn't feel right. Chin couldn't shake how physically seeing that submission, even if it were merely through a meeker, milder Steve, wouldn't be something he could handle. It wasn't like it weakened Steve, but it revealed part of him that Chin would rather he keep private, between himself and his lover, something Chin needed Steve to protect for himself, like a gift or something precious.
"For now," Chin admitted. "Maybe Danny and I will talk later."
He eyed Kono and gave a weak shrug. "I have my reasons."
"Why don't we go inside?" Danny said, sitting up. He grinned at Chin's surprised expression. "You have questions, Kono definitely has questions and I really don't think she can wait long enough for you to fuck off. Would you mind babe?"
Steve shook his head with a smile at Chin. "I get it Chin, it's fine. Go talk with Danny whilst I grapple with the minx."
"Hey," Kono responded, using a nacho his way from the bowl on the table as a missile. Steve just grinned, batting it out of the way and stretched out on his lounger.
"Well come on, look at you," Steve pointed out. "You're dying for details."
"You'd be worried about me if I wasn't a tiny bit curious," Kono retorted, picking up her beer and reclining back.
Chin and Danny retreated back into the house, grabbing fresh beers from the fridge and going into the living area.
"So, how did you two-," Chin began as they sat down, Danny in his usual chair and Chin on the sofa. "Well I'd say meet but, well, how did you figure this was gonna be part of the relationship?"
"I've always been into the scene," Danny told him, wanting that information out there in the open right away. "Back in Jersey I had a serious relationship with someone, as their Dominant. Me and Steve came about by chance, we 'met' at Rick's and everything developed from there."
"Okay, but he's comfortable right? I can't imagine someone like Steve finding submission an easy thing to deal with on such a personal level." Chin replied, tipping back a mouthful of beer.
"We take things pretty slow," Danny replied. "And the roles aren't something we're 'in' all the time, as a Dom and sub. We've always said it wouldn't be what defined our relationship, but I guess it's slowly become more and more part of who we are as a couple. Especially as Steve really opens himself up to explore that side of him. So far I've not done anything to fuck this up, every day I hope that never happens."
"Can't be easy," Chin said in thought. "The responsibility that must weigh on you."
"I guess that's all part of being the Dom, dealing with being in control, dealing with the responsibility," Danny nodded. "It isn't easy but it isn't supposed to be. And the trust, that fucking blows the mind in the best kind of way. It's satisfying and fulfilling in a good way. And I guess it helps me understand what he deals with every day at work, only he feels responsible for all of us and not just one person. If I can help him deal with that burden then I'll gladly take all the responsibility that comes with doing that."
~
"So?" Kono said, looking at Steve keenly with a cheeky smile. "You never answered my question. Who 'tops'?"
Steve gave a small grin, swallowing down some of his drink before looking out over the moonlit ocean. "Danny," he sighed in reply.
"Really?" Kono asked in surprise. Steve thought she may have figured it out already but hearing her reaction he looked sharply at her. She sat up a little and cocked her head at him. "I just figured, well I guess I never figured you as a guy taking orders in the bedroom. I suppose because you've been taking orders most of your career."
Steve smiled and nodded in agreement of her logic. "Makes sense I suppose, I can understand why you'd think that. But I also gave orders and the more I climbed the ranks, the more people I was in charge of and responsible for. Now I head up the task force which brings its own problems and responsibilities. It's nice to be able to leave it at the door when I get home, with someone who sees and knows what I go through every day and understands sometimes I just need to not think, to de-stress and to just let go. Even if it's just for a few hours."
"So, have you always been into - it?" Kono asked, frowning, not sure what words to use to describe their relationship.
"The lifestyle? The scene?" Steve teased playfully. "Submission."
Kono rolled her eyes at herself and gave a self-deprecating shrug, nodding. "Yeah."
"No," Steve answered honestly. "In fact until Danny, I'd not been in this kind of relationship before. I sort of, explored submission on the odd occasion, but never to the level Danny helps me reach."
"Does it ever feel weird?" Kono asked, watching him keenly. She'd not seen Steve so animated about a subject before, not unless it involved the Navy or sports.
"Submitting?" Steve said, looking at her before looking over the beach again. "I guess at first it did, especially with Danny. Getting with Danny at all was a huge step for me, never mind adding in the dynamic of submitting to him. You know he just gives me time, gives me plenty of opportunity to talk things over. And it isn't always about him barking out an order and expecting me to obey it. We're both part of this relationship and at times I need him to take control so I ask him to."
"Can't be easy," Kono replied with a small smile.
"No, but that's what makes it work for us. It's never easy, but it's something necessary, for me at least," Steve smiled back at her.
~
"So, what’s the sex like?" Chin grinned, eyeing Danny closely.
Danny cocked a grin straight back at him, giving a small laugh. "Fucking incredible. Seriously, you know how he's built like an Adonis. Well imagine lying that god like body out on your bed and getting to play with it every fucking night, offering himself up to you, submitting and trying to accept everything you do to blow his mind. It's a mind fuck Chin and he's so receptive to any idea. Kind of scary the trust he puts in me at times, but I make sure to try and make it incredible for him and that’s what makes it so satisfying, seeing him just give up resisting and going with it. You know when you go down on a woman, or just finger her and hit that spot where she's just shaking and moaning with pleasure, completely lost to it - that feeling you get, the power trip being able to do that to her, for her, with just your touch?"
Chin nods slowly, swallowing at the dryness suddenly in his throat, trying to fight the stab of jealousy in his gut. It's been a while since his sex life resembled anything like that but he understands Danny's enthusiasm.
Danny grins and points to himself with enviable pleasure, "Every fucking time."
Chin finds he's glad he and Danny are having this conversation privately because he's not sure he could look Steve in the eye after he heard himself being described in such detail. But Chin can also easily imagine what Danny describes, because Steve is his best friend and Chin certainly appreciates the attraction, not just physically, but because of the person he is. He can easily conjure up the image of Steve lain out, submitting to Danny's every whim, the kind of mind fuck that would give a person. He can also understand how that would feed Danny's Dominant side and help him be what Steve needs him to be.
~
"So in submitting, what do you have to do?" Kono asks carefully, still unsure how to put her questions in a way that isn't disrespectful but at the same time understandable. "Like, does Danny expect different things, behaviours or - whatever?"
She gives up on the question with a frown and swallows back a long drag from her beer. She finds Steve smiling at her flustering and feels instantly at ease.
"He has rules," Steve explains easily. "I'd say for when we 'scene' but sometimes, the dynamic is just there. Like, sometimes I just need to let go and I'm not asking for anything, I just need a 'time out' from life I guess. So I'll call him 'Sir' or 'Master', so he knows I'm getting into my headspace. Usually I'll end up naked most of the time, especially when we are 'scening'. He expects the best of behaviours, like the best of myself, I guess it's to help me be confident in my submission, because it's not about weakness or being meek and mild. Then it's just a case of following directions the best I can. He pushes my limits, tests myself control but he also lets me talk it out if I can't handle something. Trust and communication are the key aspects when you come right down to it."
"What happens if you break the rules, misbehave or do something he doesn't approve of?" Kono asks warily, because she's honestly curious and slightly disbelieving that Steve could submit to that side of what little she knows of the 'lifestyle' when it comes to 'discipline'.
A smile edges Steve's lips at the question, watching her carefully and she wonders if she's overstepped the mark. But he's been honest in everything else and he and Danny wanted them to ask. She'd be lying if she didn't ask and just lived with the curiosity, even if he didn't want to answer.
"The submissive role comes with its fair share of moments where you will end up with a spanked ass," Steve admits with a laugh. "And Danny is a strict Dom, because he knows what I'm capable of and won't let me be any less than my best. So if that means doling out a spanking or several, then it happens."
"Seriously?!" Kono exclaims again, surprised and finding herself a little uncomfortable with the idea. "But, doesn't that - how do you deal with the aftermath of that? How does that work for your relationship? Doesn't it wedge something between you - I mean, he's hurting you. Purposefully. Even if he has your permission through your submission to do it."
Steve sits up and gazes at her intently, not offended by her reaction. Instead he looks at her solemnly.
"You want to know how Danny and I ended up together. We were both at a party at Rick's. Separately. At the time neither of us knew the other was into the lifestyle, we knew each other and we knew there was chemistry there between us but I didn't know he was into Dominating and I wasn't ready to even face the feelings I had about submission. Anyway, I was at the party because I'd known Rick for a time and had been going to him for a specific purpose. I went to Rick for, well, punishment. Only it's not really punishment, it's something that releases me Kono, from - guilt. I'm not saying every time Danny spanks me it's to release me from guilt but sometimes it is. I accept its part of my submission; it's something I enjoy, at least in some weird way. At the same time I hate it, but more because I know usually it's because I've failed him, myself or us, in some way. Yes it hurts and yes, it means I have to dig deep into my submission but it also frees me in a way I can't explain. And it's hard for him, to do that to me, because he doesn't 'want' to hurt me, he doesn't do it to hurt me, but he knows it helps me. It helps me learn, helps me grow. It helps me accept who he is in my life as my Dom. I know it's hard for you to understand, because you aren't in this kind of relationship and that's okay. But let me assure you, it does nothing but deepen our relationship and cement our roles in each other’s lives as Dominant and submissive."
"Really?" Kono asks wariness in her tone because she's not sure she entirely understands how it could work. But Steve is looking back at her with an open expression, nodding his head and she figures she may not agree with it, but if it works for him and he's happy, then she can be happy for him.
~
"Have you guys been okay?" Chin asks after a silent pause. "After what happened at Richard Steadman’s, hasn't that rocked the boat a little?"
Danny doesn't reply straight away, staring down at his beer bottle, tracing lines through the condensation. "Honestly - it's been a little weird. Together we're great but when it comes to slipping into those roles, we're both holding back on each other. What happened to Kau'i was a fucking nightmare, seeing him trussed up to that rack as he was. And he's our friend Chin, someone we've gotten to know and understand. He's one of the decent guys. And seeing Rick like he is, so unsure of himself, knocked so far sideways - it shows how much he loves Kau'i, probably more than either of us realised. It's just hard, it's something we both want, something we both need but it's also so easy to see how fucked up it could get if we aren't careful. Steve won't talk about it much and there are ways I could get him talking, eventually, but I don't want to force the subject out of him. I'd never force him for anything, even if I can see it's affecting him by bottling up."
"Yeah he's been a little snappy at work," Chin nodded in understanding. "I figured this one hit home a little too close, because they are your friends and because of your relationship. At least I suspected there was something of the lifestyle that was part of your relationship. Just give him space but be careful Danny, he has a tendency to bury things deep, you know that."
"I know, but I need him to want to work through it," Danny shrugged. "I need that myself and right now I'm not sure I can. Maybe once the case is wrapped up I can have a clearer head about it."
"You know, letting Steve deal with this as he is may be the best thing for now," Chin pointed out. "And you seem confident enough to see if he needs to be 'nudged' in a direction if he starts barricading himself in and shutting you out."
Before Danny could reply, Kono and Steve appeared in the living room, Kono giving Danny a rather knowing smile. Steve leaned down over the back of Danny's chair, arms wrapping round his chest as he pressed a kiss to his neck gently.
"Would you mind if I showed Kono the toy cupboard?" he whispered quietly.
Danny sensed a submissive tone to the question and was warmed by it, patting his arm gently with a nod of agreement. "Sure, no problem babe. Just keep it tidy."
Steve pulled away and Kono was already giggling and heading eagerly for the stairs.
"Where they going?" Chin asked, watching them go upstairs, Steve shaking his head at Kono's playful excitement.
"Your cuz' must have been asking the right questions because she's off to see the 'box of tricks'," Danny laughed. "That woman scares me sometimes."
"The two of them are as bad as each other," Chin pointed out. "You know you should be careful, let them hang out too much and Steve may start giving you more headaches than it's worth."
"Steve I can handle," Danny snorted in reply. "But I would pity any Dom who took on Kono Kalakaua."
"What makes you think she wouldn't be Dominating," Chin grinned, propping his feet up on the table.
Danny shrugged in thought. "I guess maybe because she and Steve are so alike. I think if she trusted herself enough to try it, she may find and get something out of it. It isn't for everyone I suppose and she'd have to find the right person, but I think her curiosity is a little telling."
Chin agreed with a sigh. "Yeah, I guess I can see that."
~
Kono eyed the open door of the bedroom with a sly smile and looked back at Steve who was getting the key from the wardrobe.
"You sure this okay?" She asked, drawing closer.
"What, you afraid you're breaking some sacred rules?" Steve shot back playfully. "It's fine Kono, I'm okay with it and so is Danny. Just don't mess it up too much, Danny is a stickler for its being kept tidy."
"Ha, really?" Kono said disbelieving as Steve unlocked the door.
"Yes, really," Steve replied sternly, looking her in the eye. "Believe me my ass will testify to that fact. And honestly, you make fun of one thing in here or make some stupid comment; I'm putting you on desk duty for a month."
Kono put on a serious face, belied by the smile dancing on her lips and in her eyes as Steve opened the cupboard door to reveal the contents. Kono elbowed him away gently to get a better look, sucking down a small snort before blowing out an appreciative whistle.
"Well isn't this a little cubby of treasures," she grinned, fingers dancing over the leather paddle hanging on the hook of the door. "All my wardrobe does is take me to Narnia."
Steve reached out and nipped her in the side, making her wriggle with a laugh.
"Hey, sorry, I'm sorry, I'll be serious," she laughed, holding up her hands in surrender.
Steve shook his head at her, rolling his eyes with a smile as she looked inside again.
"Come on brah, honestly," She said, reaching in and pulling out a dildo. "You've got enough toys in here to open your own sex shop. Lucky things. What the fuck is that?"
She picked up another item and held it up to him, twisting it this way and that with a curious frown.
"Prostate massager," Steve said, taking it off her and putting it back. Catching her disturbed look he gave a small laugh. "Don't worry, everything gets cleaned and sterilised."
"Fuck that," Kono replied, letting out a deep breath and trying to use her words "Why would you? - what does - why? Has he used it on you?"
"Yeah once or twice," Steve nodded.
"Does it give better orgasms or something?" Kono asked without hesitation.
For some reason having this conversation with her boss didn't feel too intimate or private. Steve had opened up a whole new side of himself to her and she was curious and happy to be his confidante. She felt comfortable enough to ask the sex questions without feeling awkward about it.
"Actually Danny uses it to prevent orgasms," Steve pointed out. "Along with that."
He pointed to his chastity belt hanging on a hook by the paddle, telling Kono what it was and gauging her reaction carefully.
"Wow," Kono said, eyebrows getting higher on her forehead as she processed that information. "Really? And you like it?"
Steve thought about the question and gave a small nod as he shrugged. "Yes and no. I like the submissive state it puts me in, but it can be frustrating. But that's part of the process, overcoming the frustration by submitting."
"So does it happen often? You're not being allowed, you know, to come?" Kono asked, leaning against the side of the wardrobe, a little fascinated with everything Steve was telling her.
"Depends on how much we're playing and what we want to work through," Steve said, leaning opposite her, the cupboard open between them.
Kono gave him a small smile, enjoying how relaxed he seemed to get talking about all of this. She couldn't figure if it was because it helped him tap into his submissiveness or because it was a relief for him to be open about this part of his relationship with Danny.
"Okay that thing prevents you orgasming," Kono said, poking into the cupboard again. "So what makes you explode with pleasure?"
"Apart from Danny?" Steve joked, leaning into the cupboard.
Kono lifted her head and grinned wickedly. "That good huh?"
"You have no fucking idea," Steve laughed, reaching in and pulling out a vibrating probe. "But I guess this would be the next best thing. Because Danny isn't just my Dom but a fucking pleasure torturer, especially wielding that as a weapon."
He flicked it on with a grin, showing her the small settings dial attached, a series of speeds or a mixer button to variate the speeds intermittently. He pressed it against her wrist gently to feel the vibrations.
"Imagine being lain out on the bed, tied up," Steve said in low a consipiratory tone. "This slid deep inside you to tease you senseless while you’re played with, nipples teased, skin brushed with fingers or lips. Or not even played with or touched, just bound to the bed while this vibrates in you, knowing your every reaction, move, moan is being watched and listened too. You’re just waiting for permission to come and you're not even sure you'll be allowed. You don't know how long it will last, or if you'll be able to follow orders but all you have to do is surrender and trust. That's all. Seriously, some of the best fucking orgasms I've ever had."
Kono stared open mouthed, lost for words at the image Steve conjured and more than appreciative of the description. He made it sound thrilling and exciting but something about it made her nervous, the idea of surrender, giving up the control. She had toys galore in her beside drawer but she could control when she fell, nobody and nothing else. The probe still vibrated against her skin and she shivered, pulling her hand away.
She jumped, flushing slightly when Danny entered the room.
"Hey kids, you having fun," he teased, coming over to them.
Steve grinned at him, flicking off the probe and putting it back in the cupboard as Kono composed herself.
"Well, you like it?" Danny grinned, giving Kono a soft nudge.
"As I was saying to Steve, you two could open a sex shop with that thing," Kono replied lightly, pushing aside the strange feeling starting to rise within her.
Steve closed the door, locked the cupboard and placed the key safely back on top of the wardrobe before Danny slid an arm about his waist with a slightly possessive air. He smiled over at Kono who leaned against the wardrobe again, liking how the two of them fit together, how she could pick up on different things now that she understood their relationship a little more ineptly.
"I just wanted to make sure you were okay," Danny said, looking at Steve closely.
"Surprisingly more open that I thought," Steve replied, motioning to himself. "Look at me being all grown up."
"Yeah, right," Danny rolled his eyes and looking at Kono with a soft smile. "You okay Kono? Anything you wanted to ask me about?"
"No actually," Kono said shaking her head. "Steve's been pretty open about you two. Thanks by the way, you know you don't owe us any explanation or anything. Chin and me, we're just happy you guys are happy."
She sighed, looking about the bedroom with a tender expression in her eyes. They came to rest on the desk where a black box rested. Sucking in a breath she gave a shrug of her shoulders and stood straighter.
"You know, Chin will be getting worried we've started an orgy or something up here," she laughed, turning for the door. "Maybe we should get back to him before he feels neglected."
Steve gave Danny a squeeze before beginning to follow, pulling out of his hold before Danny caught him by the arm and pulled him back to him.
"Hey, I'm proud of you," Danny grinned, pulling him in for a swift kiss. "I thought this may have been harder for you than it seems to have been."
"Like I said, surprisingly easy," Steve smiled, not resisting being kissed by his lover.
"And she's okay? Comfortable with everything?" Danny asked with a slight concern.
"She seemed a little put off when we talked about discipline but I get why," Steve shrugged. "She doesn't want me hurt and she'd hate to think it somehow affected our relationship in a negative way. Is Chin okay?"
"He's good," Danny nodded with a grateful sigh. "He's concerned for you but only because he cares. He's happy that this helps you and of course he's supportive of us."
Characters - Danny/Steve, Kono, Chin, OC's (Rick Steadman, Kau'i Keahi, John Dawson, Michael Petersen)
Rating - NC17
Warnings - BDSM, established Dom/sub relationships, torture, abuse, dark themes, slash
Summary - A case hits close to home as the team work to track down an attacker who has a personal vendetta against Richard Steadman.
A/N - Sequel to - ' Wear No Disguise'. A revised version of this fic I began months ago. Has had some scenes removed and is a completed work.
Chapters - One : Two : Three : Four : Five : Six : Seven : Eight : Nine : Ten : Eleven : Twelve : Thirteen : Fourteen
~
"We figure you may have - questions," Danny started warily, watching as Chin and Kono exchanged awkward glances at the prompting.
Kono shrugged her shoulders and shook her head, "It isn't any of our business."
Danny could see how difficult that was for her to say, a little under duress considering Chin's meaningful glare towards her. Kono was never one to back down when there was information to be sought out; it was what made her a good cop. Chin was more cautious, looking at the whole picture before he decided which path to take. But he was grateful they were trying to be respectful of their relationship, despite their curiosity.
"Yeah, we get that," Steve nodded in response. "Look, we're just saying if you want to ask us anything, we're happy to talk about it."
Chin blew out a breath and picked up his beer, swallowing down a mouthful.
"What?" Steve asked, eyebrows raised as he held his hands up to him innocently.
"I am so not comfortable talking to you about your sex life brah," Chin answered honestly with a small smile.
"Oh please, I know you asked Danny what I was like in bed when we first got together," Steve replied with a roll of his eyes.
Kono made an accusing sound, glaring at Chin with a look to match her tone.
"That was different," Chin said, waving a hand at them both. "That's more like guy talk."
"I'm a guy," Steve replied as if it needed to be pointed out. "And we're friends."
"Yes, we are," Chin nodded vigorously. "But it's you Steve. Look you are my best friend and I love you, but you're also Jack McGarrett's son and, I dunno, I guess that just makes talking to you about sex a little, weird. Emotions yeah, bring them on. I am totally supportive of how much you guys are into each other, but I really don't need to hear *how* Danny gets you off or vice versa while you're sitting right there."
"I personally, don't feel like that at all," Kono interjected with a wide smile.
Steve leaned back in his chair and stared at Chin giving a small nod of acceptance. If he thought back over their friendship, it had been rare they'd spoken about the physical act of sex with their respective partners. But they had always been open and honest about how they felt about their other half at the time. He admitted to himself it was just something that had developed between them and things were going to stay that way.
"Look brah you're happy right?" Chin said, sitting forward and looking Steve direct.
"Yeah, definitely," Steve nodded.
"Good, then that's all I need to know," Chin smiled. "Course if I ask Danny later what you’re like in bed, don't get offended I didn't ask in front of you. Asking him in private kind of makes it all right, in my fucked up head at least."
"Fucked up being the definite expression for whatever you're going on about," Kono said with a snort. Chin gave her a small shove and rolled his eyes as she curled her legs up onto the lounge chair and laughed over at Steve and Danny. "So - which one of you tops?"
"Kono," Chin said in an exasperated tone, shaking his head at her.
"What? They said ask, I'm asking," Kono pointed out to him and he glared at her again. "Fine, why don't you and Danny go talk elsewhere if it bothers you that much?"
"Um, this wasn't an open invitation for you guys to gather information on our sex life," Danny said to them both. "We know you have questions after what you saw at Rick's. We're just trying to be open here if you wanted to ask us anything."
"All right," Chin nodded, swallowing down a moment and taking in a breath. He looked Danny in the eye and held his gaze for a long moment. "Are you guys heavily into the scene?"
"I wouldn't say heavily, parts of it don't work for our dynamic," Danny answered honestly. "Intense Sado Masochism for instance isn't something that works for either of us."
"But things are safe and consensual between you?" Chin pressed, because he trusted them both, loved them both, but he felt a protective streak towards Steve born from his allegiance to his father and the longevity of their friendship. He didn't need to ask to figure out Danny held the reigns of the relationship as the 'Dom', it was just something he sensed from them. He couldn't imagine it was easy for Steve to adjust into submission.
"Yes," Danny replied with a small nod.
"Always," Steve added from beside him, keen to assure his friend the relationship was something he and Danny pursued equally together.
"Then that's all I need to know," Chin said satisfied.
"Seriously?" Kono asked, a small frown creasing her forehead.
Chin had to admit he wanted to ask more, but he still wasn't comfortable asking too much in front of Steve. Steve may submit for Danny but somehow it felt compromising to get them to open up, it could force Steve into his submissive role too publicly and it wouldn't do for the team dynamic. Steve was his boss as well as his friend, sensing a hint of submission from him towards Danny wouldn't feel right. Chin couldn't shake how physically seeing that submission, even if it were merely through a meeker, milder Steve, wouldn't be something he could handle. It wasn't like it weakened Steve, but it revealed part of him that Chin would rather he keep private, between himself and his lover, something Chin needed Steve to protect for himself, like a gift or something precious.
"For now," Chin admitted. "Maybe Danny and I will talk later."
He eyed Kono and gave a weak shrug. "I have my reasons."
"Why don't we go inside?" Danny said, sitting up. He grinned at Chin's surprised expression. "You have questions, Kono definitely has questions and I really don't think she can wait long enough for you to fuck off. Would you mind babe?"
Steve shook his head with a smile at Chin. "I get it Chin, it's fine. Go talk with Danny whilst I grapple with the minx."
"Hey," Kono responded, using a nacho his way from the bowl on the table as a missile. Steve just grinned, batting it out of the way and stretched out on his lounger.
"Well come on, look at you," Steve pointed out. "You're dying for details."
"You'd be worried about me if I wasn't a tiny bit curious," Kono retorted, picking up her beer and reclining back.
Chin and Danny retreated back into the house, grabbing fresh beers from the fridge and going into the living area.
"So, how did you two-," Chin began as they sat down, Danny in his usual chair and Chin on the sofa. "Well I'd say meet but, well, how did you figure this was gonna be part of the relationship?"
"I've always been into the scene," Danny told him, wanting that information out there in the open right away. "Back in Jersey I had a serious relationship with someone, as their Dominant. Me and Steve came about by chance, we 'met' at Rick's and everything developed from there."
"Okay, but he's comfortable right? I can't imagine someone like Steve finding submission an easy thing to deal with on such a personal level." Chin replied, tipping back a mouthful of beer.
"We take things pretty slow," Danny replied. "And the roles aren't something we're 'in' all the time, as a Dom and sub. We've always said it wouldn't be what defined our relationship, but I guess it's slowly become more and more part of who we are as a couple. Especially as Steve really opens himself up to explore that side of him. So far I've not done anything to fuck this up, every day I hope that never happens."
"Can't be easy," Chin said in thought. "The responsibility that must weigh on you."
"I guess that's all part of being the Dom, dealing with being in control, dealing with the responsibility," Danny nodded. "It isn't easy but it isn't supposed to be. And the trust, that fucking blows the mind in the best kind of way. It's satisfying and fulfilling in a good way. And I guess it helps me understand what he deals with every day at work, only he feels responsible for all of us and not just one person. If I can help him deal with that burden then I'll gladly take all the responsibility that comes with doing that."
~
"So?" Kono said, looking at Steve keenly with a cheeky smile. "You never answered my question. Who 'tops'?"
Steve gave a small grin, swallowing down some of his drink before looking out over the moonlit ocean. "Danny," he sighed in reply.
"Really?" Kono asked in surprise. Steve thought she may have figured it out already but hearing her reaction he looked sharply at her. She sat up a little and cocked her head at him. "I just figured, well I guess I never figured you as a guy taking orders in the bedroom. I suppose because you've been taking orders most of your career."
Steve smiled and nodded in agreement of her logic. "Makes sense I suppose, I can understand why you'd think that. But I also gave orders and the more I climbed the ranks, the more people I was in charge of and responsible for. Now I head up the task force which brings its own problems and responsibilities. It's nice to be able to leave it at the door when I get home, with someone who sees and knows what I go through every day and understands sometimes I just need to not think, to de-stress and to just let go. Even if it's just for a few hours."
"So, have you always been into - it?" Kono asked, frowning, not sure what words to use to describe their relationship.
"The lifestyle? The scene?" Steve teased playfully. "Submission."
Kono rolled her eyes at herself and gave a self-deprecating shrug, nodding. "Yeah."
"No," Steve answered honestly. "In fact until Danny, I'd not been in this kind of relationship before. I sort of, explored submission on the odd occasion, but never to the level Danny helps me reach."
"Does it ever feel weird?" Kono asked, watching him keenly. She'd not seen Steve so animated about a subject before, not unless it involved the Navy or sports.
"Submitting?" Steve said, looking at her before looking over the beach again. "I guess at first it did, especially with Danny. Getting with Danny at all was a huge step for me, never mind adding in the dynamic of submitting to him. You know he just gives me time, gives me plenty of opportunity to talk things over. And it isn't always about him barking out an order and expecting me to obey it. We're both part of this relationship and at times I need him to take control so I ask him to."
"Can't be easy," Kono replied with a small smile.
"No, but that's what makes it work for us. It's never easy, but it's something necessary, for me at least," Steve smiled back at her.
~
"So, what’s the sex like?" Chin grinned, eyeing Danny closely.
Danny cocked a grin straight back at him, giving a small laugh. "Fucking incredible. Seriously, you know how he's built like an Adonis. Well imagine lying that god like body out on your bed and getting to play with it every fucking night, offering himself up to you, submitting and trying to accept everything you do to blow his mind. It's a mind fuck Chin and he's so receptive to any idea. Kind of scary the trust he puts in me at times, but I make sure to try and make it incredible for him and that’s what makes it so satisfying, seeing him just give up resisting and going with it. You know when you go down on a woman, or just finger her and hit that spot where she's just shaking and moaning with pleasure, completely lost to it - that feeling you get, the power trip being able to do that to her, for her, with just your touch?"
Chin nods slowly, swallowing at the dryness suddenly in his throat, trying to fight the stab of jealousy in his gut. It's been a while since his sex life resembled anything like that but he understands Danny's enthusiasm.
Danny grins and points to himself with enviable pleasure, "Every fucking time."
Chin finds he's glad he and Danny are having this conversation privately because he's not sure he could look Steve in the eye after he heard himself being described in such detail. But Chin can also easily imagine what Danny describes, because Steve is his best friend and Chin certainly appreciates the attraction, not just physically, but because of the person he is. He can easily conjure up the image of Steve lain out, submitting to Danny's every whim, the kind of mind fuck that would give a person. He can also understand how that would feed Danny's Dominant side and help him be what Steve needs him to be.
~
"So in submitting, what do you have to do?" Kono asks carefully, still unsure how to put her questions in a way that isn't disrespectful but at the same time understandable. "Like, does Danny expect different things, behaviours or - whatever?"
She gives up on the question with a frown and swallows back a long drag from her beer. She finds Steve smiling at her flustering and feels instantly at ease.
"He has rules," Steve explains easily. "I'd say for when we 'scene' but sometimes, the dynamic is just there. Like, sometimes I just need to let go and I'm not asking for anything, I just need a 'time out' from life I guess. So I'll call him 'Sir' or 'Master', so he knows I'm getting into my headspace. Usually I'll end up naked most of the time, especially when we are 'scening'. He expects the best of behaviours, like the best of myself, I guess it's to help me be confident in my submission, because it's not about weakness or being meek and mild. Then it's just a case of following directions the best I can. He pushes my limits, tests myself control but he also lets me talk it out if I can't handle something. Trust and communication are the key aspects when you come right down to it."
"What happens if you break the rules, misbehave or do something he doesn't approve of?" Kono asks warily, because she's honestly curious and slightly disbelieving that Steve could submit to that side of what little she knows of the 'lifestyle' when it comes to 'discipline'.
A smile edges Steve's lips at the question, watching her carefully and she wonders if she's overstepped the mark. But he's been honest in everything else and he and Danny wanted them to ask. She'd be lying if she didn't ask and just lived with the curiosity, even if he didn't want to answer.
"The submissive role comes with its fair share of moments where you will end up with a spanked ass," Steve admits with a laugh. "And Danny is a strict Dom, because he knows what I'm capable of and won't let me be any less than my best. So if that means doling out a spanking or several, then it happens."
"Seriously?!" Kono exclaims again, surprised and finding herself a little uncomfortable with the idea. "But, doesn't that - how do you deal with the aftermath of that? How does that work for your relationship? Doesn't it wedge something between you - I mean, he's hurting you. Purposefully. Even if he has your permission through your submission to do it."
Steve sits up and gazes at her intently, not offended by her reaction. Instead he looks at her solemnly.
"You want to know how Danny and I ended up together. We were both at a party at Rick's. Separately. At the time neither of us knew the other was into the lifestyle, we knew each other and we knew there was chemistry there between us but I didn't know he was into Dominating and I wasn't ready to even face the feelings I had about submission. Anyway, I was at the party because I'd known Rick for a time and had been going to him for a specific purpose. I went to Rick for, well, punishment. Only it's not really punishment, it's something that releases me Kono, from - guilt. I'm not saying every time Danny spanks me it's to release me from guilt but sometimes it is. I accept its part of my submission; it's something I enjoy, at least in some weird way. At the same time I hate it, but more because I know usually it's because I've failed him, myself or us, in some way. Yes it hurts and yes, it means I have to dig deep into my submission but it also frees me in a way I can't explain. And it's hard for him, to do that to me, because he doesn't 'want' to hurt me, he doesn't do it to hurt me, but he knows it helps me. It helps me learn, helps me grow. It helps me accept who he is in my life as my Dom. I know it's hard for you to understand, because you aren't in this kind of relationship and that's okay. But let me assure you, it does nothing but deepen our relationship and cement our roles in each other’s lives as Dominant and submissive."
"Really?" Kono asks wariness in her tone because she's not sure she entirely understands how it could work. But Steve is looking back at her with an open expression, nodding his head and she figures she may not agree with it, but if it works for him and he's happy, then she can be happy for him.
~
"Have you guys been okay?" Chin asks after a silent pause. "After what happened at Richard Steadman’s, hasn't that rocked the boat a little?"
Danny doesn't reply straight away, staring down at his beer bottle, tracing lines through the condensation. "Honestly - it's been a little weird. Together we're great but when it comes to slipping into those roles, we're both holding back on each other. What happened to Kau'i was a fucking nightmare, seeing him trussed up to that rack as he was. And he's our friend Chin, someone we've gotten to know and understand. He's one of the decent guys. And seeing Rick like he is, so unsure of himself, knocked so far sideways - it shows how much he loves Kau'i, probably more than either of us realised. It's just hard, it's something we both want, something we both need but it's also so easy to see how fucked up it could get if we aren't careful. Steve won't talk about it much and there are ways I could get him talking, eventually, but I don't want to force the subject out of him. I'd never force him for anything, even if I can see it's affecting him by bottling up."
"Yeah he's been a little snappy at work," Chin nodded in understanding. "I figured this one hit home a little too close, because they are your friends and because of your relationship. At least I suspected there was something of the lifestyle that was part of your relationship. Just give him space but be careful Danny, he has a tendency to bury things deep, you know that."
"I know, but I need him to want to work through it," Danny shrugged. "I need that myself and right now I'm not sure I can. Maybe once the case is wrapped up I can have a clearer head about it."
"You know, letting Steve deal with this as he is may be the best thing for now," Chin pointed out. "And you seem confident enough to see if he needs to be 'nudged' in a direction if he starts barricading himself in and shutting you out."
Before Danny could reply, Kono and Steve appeared in the living room, Kono giving Danny a rather knowing smile. Steve leaned down over the back of Danny's chair, arms wrapping round his chest as he pressed a kiss to his neck gently.
"Would you mind if I showed Kono the toy cupboard?" he whispered quietly.
Danny sensed a submissive tone to the question and was warmed by it, patting his arm gently with a nod of agreement. "Sure, no problem babe. Just keep it tidy."
Steve pulled away and Kono was already giggling and heading eagerly for the stairs.
"Where they going?" Chin asked, watching them go upstairs, Steve shaking his head at Kono's playful excitement.
"Your cuz' must have been asking the right questions because she's off to see the 'box of tricks'," Danny laughed. "That woman scares me sometimes."
"The two of them are as bad as each other," Chin pointed out. "You know you should be careful, let them hang out too much and Steve may start giving you more headaches than it's worth."
"Steve I can handle," Danny snorted in reply. "But I would pity any Dom who took on Kono Kalakaua."
"What makes you think she wouldn't be Dominating," Chin grinned, propping his feet up on the table.
Danny shrugged in thought. "I guess maybe because she and Steve are so alike. I think if she trusted herself enough to try it, she may find and get something out of it. It isn't for everyone I suppose and she'd have to find the right person, but I think her curiosity is a little telling."
Chin agreed with a sigh. "Yeah, I guess I can see that."
~
Kono eyed the open door of the bedroom with a sly smile and looked back at Steve who was getting the key from the wardrobe.
"You sure this okay?" She asked, drawing closer.
"What, you afraid you're breaking some sacred rules?" Steve shot back playfully. "It's fine Kono, I'm okay with it and so is Danny. Just don't mess it up too much, Danny is a stickler for its being kept tidy."
"Ha, really?" Kono said disbelieving as Steve unlocked the door.
"Yes, really," Steve replied sternly, looking her in the eye. "Believe me my ass will testify to that fact. And honestly, you make fun of one thing in here or make some stupid comment; I'm putting you on desk duty for a month."
Kono put on a serious face, belied by the smile dancing on her lips and in her eyes as Steve opened the cupboard door to reveal the contents. Kono elbowed him away gently to get a better look, sucking down a small snort before blowing out an appreciative whistle.
"Well isn't this a little cubby of treasures," she grinned, fingers dancing over the leather paddle hanging on the hook of the door. "All my wardrobe does is take me to Narnia."
Steve reached out and nipped her in the side, making her wriggle with a laugh.
"Hey, sorry, I'm sorry, I'll be serious," she laughed, holding up her hands in surrender.
Steve shook his head at her, rolling his eyes with a smile as she looked inside again.
"Come on brah, honestly," She said, reaching in and pulling out a dildo. "You've got enough toys in here to open your own sex shop. Lucky things. What the fuck is that?"
She picked up another item and held it up to him, twisting it this way and that with a curious frown.
"Prostate massager," Steve said, taking it off her and putting it back. Catching her disturbed look he gave a small laugh. "Don't worry, everything gets cleaned and sterilised."
"Fuck that," Kono replied, letting out a deep breath and trying to use her words "Why would you? - what does - why? Has he used it on you?"
"Yeah once or twice," Steve nodded.
"Does it give better orgasms or something?" Kono asked without hesitation.
For some reason having this conversation with her boss didn't feel too intimate or private. Steve had opened up a whole new side of himself to her and she was curious and happy to be his confidante. She felt comfortable enough to ask the sex questions without feeling awkward about it.
"Actually Danny uses it to prevent orgasms," Steve pointed out. "Along with that."
He pointed to his chastity belt hanging on a hook by the paddle, telling Kono what it was and gauging her reaction carefully.
"Wow," Kono said, eyebrows getting higher on her forehead as she processed that information. "Really? And you like it?"
Steve thought about the question and gave a small nod as he shrugged. "Yes and no. I like the submissive state it puts me in, but it can be frustrating. But that's part of the process, overcoming the frustration by submitting."
"So does it happen often? You're not being allowed, you know, to come?" Kono asked, leaning against the side of the wardrobe, a little fascinated with everything Steve was telling her.
"Depends on how much we're playing and what we want to work through," Steve said, leaning opposite her, the cupboard open between them.
Kono gave him a small smile, enjoying how relaxed he seemed to get talking about all of this. She couldn't figure if it was because it helped him tap into his submissiveness or because it was a relief for him to be open about this part of his relationship with Danny.
"Okay that thing prevents you orgasming," Kono said, poking into the cupboard again. "So what makes you explode with pleasure?"
"Apart from Danny?" Steve joked, leaning into the cupboard.
Kono lifted her head and grinned wickedly. "That good huh?"
"You have no fucking idea," Steve laughed, reaching in and pulling out a vibrating probe. "But I guess this would be the next best thing. Because Danny isn't just my Dom but a fucking pleasure torturer, especially wielding that as a weapon."
He flicked it on with a grin, showing her the small settings dial attached, a series of speeds or a mixer button to variate the speeds intermittently. He pressed it against her wrist gently to feel the vibrations.
"Imagine being lain out on the bed, tied up," Steve said in low a consipiratory tone. "This slid deep inside you to tease you senseless while you’re played with, nipples teased, skin brushed with fingers or lips. Or not even played with or touched, just bound to the bed while this vibrates in you, knowing your every reaction, move, moan is being watched and listened too. You’re just waiting for permission to come and you're not even sure you'll be allowed. You don't know how long it will last, or if you'll be able to follow orders but all you have to do is surrender and trust. That's all. Seriously, some of the best fucking orgasms I've ever had."
Kono stared open mouthed, lost for words at the image Steve conjured and more than appreciative of the description. He made it sound thrilling and exciting but something about it made her nervous, the idea of surrender, giving up the control. She had toys galore in her beside drawer but she could control when she fell, nobody and nothing else. The probe still vibrated against her skin and she shivered, pulling her hand away.
She jumped, flushing slightly when Danny entered the room.
"Hey kids, you having fun," he teased, coming over to them.
Steve grinned at him, flicking off the probe and putting it back in the cupboard as Kono composed herself.
"Well, you like it?" Danny grinned, giving Kono a soft nudge.
"As I was saying to Steve, you two could open a sex shop with that thing," Kono replied lightly, pushing aside the strange feeling starting to rise within her.
Steve closed the door, locked the cupboard and placed the key safely back on top of the wardrobe before Danny slid an arm about his waist with a slightly possessive air. He smiled over at Kono who leaned against the wardrobe again, liking how the two of them fit together, how she could pick up on different things now that she understood their relationship a little more ineptly.
"I just wanted to make sure you were okay," Danny said, looking at Steve closely.
"Surprisingly more open that I thought," Steve replied, motioning to himself. "Look at me being all grown up."
"Yeah, right," Danny rolled his eyes and looking at Kono with a soft smile. "You okay Kono? Anything you wanted to ask me about?"
"No actually," Kono said shaking her head. "Steve's been pretty open about you two. Thanks by the way, you know you don't owe us any explanation or anything. Chin and me, we're just happy you guys are happy."
She sighed, looking about the bedroom with a tender expression in her eyes. They came to rest on the desk where a black box rested. Sucking in a breath she gave a shrug of her shoulders and stood straighter.
"You know, Chin will be getting worried we've started an orgy or something up here," she laughed, turning for the door. "Maybe we should get back to him before he feels neglected."
Steve gave Danny a squeeze before beginning to follow, pulling out of his hold before Danny caught him by the arm and pulled him back to him.
"Hey, I'm proud of you," Danny grinned, pulling him in for a swift kiss. "I thought this may have been harder for you than it seems to have been."
"Like I said, surprisingly easy," Steve smiled, not resisting being kissed by his lover.
"And she's okay? Comfortable with everything?" Danny asked with a slight concern.
"She seemed a little put off when we talked about discipline but I get why," Steve shrugged. "She doesn't want me hurt and she'd hate to think it somehow affected our relationship in a negative way. Is Chin okay?"
"He's good," Danny nodded with a grateful sigh. "He's concerned for you but only because he cares. He's happy that this helps you and of course he's supportive of us."