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Steve gave Danny a smile as the other man grabbed them drinks. They had just opened a new art exhibit that Kono had raved about when it had come to San Francisco. So Steve had bought the tickets after Danny had showed even in the slightest bit of interest.
He was still trying to get out of the doghouse. Or at least he felt like he still needed too. Even if Danny had reassured them that they were starting over. And their therapist had said the same thing. That had been Danny’s requirement for giving Steve an actual chance at a relationship.
“Alright, the bar tender said the marble statues that Kono was talking about are right through here.” Danny handed Steve a sealed bottle of water.
There wasn’t that many people in the gallery at the moment which Steve found much nicer. He didn’t understand why anyone would have wanted to spend an extra five hundred dollars just to be in a crowded room opening night.
“Uh...Steve, doesn’t that one look familiar? Is that who I think it is?” Danny blinked a few times staring at the marble statue.
“Well, it’s not the statue of David.” Steve was already pulling out his phone to call Evan. “Yes, that looks like Viper.”
“He’s not wearing any clothes. Is that statue to scale?”
“DANNY!” Steve couldn’t help but start laugh a bit. It wasn’t funny and yet it also was. “But yes. I hear he gained the nickname Firehose once he started at LAFD.”
“I can see why.” Danny shook his head. “Do you think he knows?”
“I very much doubt it.” He hit the button to send a face time to Evan.
A moment later the call was answered.
“Hey, Commander. I thought tonight was date night?” Buck was in the process of cooking dinner when he answered.
“We are on a date. Hi Evan!” Danny waved pressing closer to Steve.
“Hi Danno. Why are you calling me on your date?” Buck tilted his head puzzled.
“Odd question but did you ever date an artist? One that liked to work with marble.” Steve asked.
“Whoa, that’s a memory unlocked. Yeah, when I was in Peru I briefly dated this woman who loved sculpting animals out of marble.” Buck looked even more confused. “Why are you asking me? You aren’t working during your date are you?”
“Did you ever agree to model for her?”
“No, like I said she sculpted animals. Commander, what is going on?”
Steve turned the camera so that Buck could see a slightly younger version of himself carved in marble without a stitch of clothing on.
“Oh fuck.” Buck dropped the egg he’d been cracking in surprise.
“Viper, you didn’t know she’d moved on to human subjects?” Steve turned the phone back to face him.
“No, I didn’t. What did she call the piece?” He really hoped it wasn’t his name.
Danny looked at the tag and laughed. “Rooster.”
“What!?! But we don’t even look a like.” Buck pouted at her remembering the wrong call sign. “Does he have one too?”
“No...wait yes.” Steve looked at the tag before laughing harder and pointed for Danny to see it too.
“Did he get mine?”
“Nope. She called his Phoenix.” Danny was trying to remain stoic but was chuckling.
“WHAT!?!” Buck couldn’t help laugh at that. “Okay, somebody is going to have to tell Natasha because I’m sure she’ll find that damn funny too.”
“Do you want me to do something about this, kid?” While Steve found it amusing he didn’t know how he’d feel if that was him carved out of marble. And naked.
“Not really. I don’t think. Maybe if you can use your connections and get me a way to contact her? That way I can find out if she will be doing any shows in LA.” Buck was now busy cleaning up the egg he dropped earlier.
“Why so you can take Eddie? That’s one way to make an impression on him I guess.” Steve couldn’t help but tease the kid.
“COMMANDER!” Buck turned bright red. “I’m going to hang up now and let you go back to your date.”
“Fine, kid. I’ll see what I can do about the contact info. Talk with you later.”
“Love you, kid.”
“Bye and love you too.” Buck ended the call still a bit red.
“So had enough art? Want to go eat now?” Danny thought it would be nice to try something different. But art galleries just aren’t for him.
“More than ready. Remind me to yell at Kono later.”
“Sure thing, Superseal.”
“We should call Bradley later so he has a head’s up too.”
“If I was evil I’d tell Jake first.”
“That is too evil. Also are you turning into a yenta in your old age?”
“OLD AGE!” Squawked Danny. “And I’m not the one who has been trying to get Evan to ask out Eddie.”
Steve just laughed. They gave the statues one more glance before leaving to find the gallery owner for the artist contact information.