Chapter 1 Closing in

Kate awoke in the hospital to find Mike holding her hand and resting his head on her pillow. She gently ran her fingers through is soft brown hair and whispered into his ear.

''Mike wake up please, Mike'' he slowly lifted his head to see Kate smiling down at him.

''What happened'' she asked.

With his soft gentle voice he said '' you've been unconscious for 9 days."

''But how'' she replied unable to remember anything.

''You were shot and lost a lot of blood the doctors didn't think you were going to make it your lucky to be alive'' replied Mike.

''How is everybody, how's Hammersley ?''

''There fine don't worry your head '' he laughed with one small tear running down his face as he stared into her beautiful eyes,'' don't ever do that to me again you hear me I never want to loose you! '' replied Mike as he smiled up at her.

Mike kissed her gently on her forehead before leaving the room giving a big smile to her on the way out.

2 days later

Kate looked at her wound in the mirror thinking to herself and wondering how she survived, when she her a knock at the door its was Mike.

''Care for some company'' said Mike

''Not at all come in '' replied Kate as he followed her out onto the deck, were they looked out onto the beach listening to the waves crash against the shore.

'' How are you feeling?" he asked in a concerned voice

'' I'm fine just a bit tender that's all nothing to be worried about '' replied Kate as she turned to face Mike.

There was just one question lingering in her mind that she had to ask him, '' how did I survive?'' she asked him in a worried tone, wanting to know what he would say.

'' Well you almost didn't we lost you 4 times on Hammersley it was very close lucky Bomber and 2Dads were an exact match to your blood type or you would have bleed out it was a very close 4 hrs on board, but, it didn't end there '' he exclaimed as he looked out onto the beach, '' We lost you twice on the table and you only just pulled though that's why you were in a coma'' replied Mike as he looked over at Kate to see she was crying.

Embracing her in a comforting hug placing a small kiss on her forehead. Mike lead her over to her couch were she lay in his arms as Kate slowly started to drift off to sleep when she whispered.

'' I love you Mike"

"I love you too Kate" he replied as they both drifted to sleep.