TITLE: New Hammersley
AUTHOR: Alimoo1971
RATING: Romance
SPOILERS: season two and three
CATEGORY:
PAIRINGS: Mike/Kate Buffer/Mad dog Nav/ET
SUMMARY: Grace received her mother old diary and old photo from her grand parents.
ARCHIVE: Fan fiction,
DISCLAIMER: OK, don't own characters. Made this story up, didn't make any money out of it, yada, yada, you know the rest.
FEED BACK: Yes Please
NOTES: I was thinking about this story, so I decided to write it. Read mad dog first if you haven't read it
SONGS:
Hammersley been out on patrol for a week. The old and new crew are still getting use to the new ship and each other especially the new crew members. They only had two may day calls and one FFV in that time. Pete decided to check on his e-mails and let Grace know what been happening so far.
When he check his e-mail he saw that there was two from Grace so he click open the first one and read what Grace written to him about. He smile when she told him about how the kids are doing and that she misses him. When he finish reading what she said he reply back to her. When done and sent he check on the second letter from her.
Only to find out that it was from his mother. He smile drop when she told him about her worries about Grace working to hard since almost seven months pregnant and the long hours she been doing at both NAVCOM and at the hospital plus at home with the twins.
When he finish reading the letter he reply back to his mum. When he finish writing back to her and sending the message. He decided to send one to mike to ask him to keep an eye on Grace for him. When he finish sending the message Swain walk in
"Oh I thought no one was in here"
"Just me mate, checking your messages are you"
"Yeah you"
"Same" Swain sat down next to Pete
"What wrong" Swain asked Pete turn to Swain
"Got a message from my mum. She worried about Grace"
"She probably over protective remember she was like that when Mad dog was carrying twins"
"I know before from what mum saying Grace is working longer hours and she hardly seen the kids this past week cause she keeps getting called in either at NAVCOM or the hospital and that she look tired"
"I think your mother could be worrying over nothing. My mother was like that with Sally before she went on maturity leave"
"I guest so but I known Grace to work long hours but...I am worried"
"Look mate I'll send a message to Sally and see if she could see Grace some time to see how she is doing"
"Thanks mate I sent a message to commander Flynn about my concerns. I hope I worry for nothing"
"Just don't worry about it, ok"
"Yeah"
Then Pete return back checking on his messages while Swain check on his e-mails and send one to sally.
At NAVCOM Mike and Steve were talking over the rosters for the next six months plus the transferred personal who have requested transferred off boats or ships. They just finish going over every thing and close their files.
"So Mike how are you managing so far"
"Well if different. Grace help out a lot which is good. I received a e-mail from Kate this morning. Every thing seems to be quiet and she got lost twice while on the new Hammersley" Mike said grinning
"Well it is different from the old one"
"Yeah I know I went a board the first day to check it out, even I got lost when I took the wrong turn and ended up in the laundry room, so I under stand where Kate coming from" Steve grin
"What about lieutenant commander Wright"
"Good so far He taking Grace advice to heart and has ask Kate for help with the FFV he was his first time" Steve nodded
"So every thing ok then"
"From what Kate was saying it is. The new electrician... Two dads has play a joke on one of the crew members yesterday" Mike said smiling
"Mike what ever it is it not funny"
"Two dads place whoopy cushion on the captain chair and Nav was on watch and had the bridge... She sat down on the chair just as Kate walk up on to the bridge." Steve smile
"That reminds me of what you did to the admiral chair during graduation ceremony" Mike grin
"Yeah I know. He wasn't please at first but could see the funny side to it and I remember him saying to me that he got his eyes on me"
"And he has till fifteen years ago when he retired"
"Yeah, we still keep in contact"
"That good. Well I better get these files sorted out"
"Sure" Mike stood up and pick his files up and walk out of Steve office.
He walk into his and put the files down then he notice her got one new message so he open it up and notice it was from Pete so he read Pete message about his concerns about Grace and want him to keep an eye on Grace. When he finish reading what Pete said he reply back to him and sent it. Then he sat back and thought about Pete concerns.
So he stood up and walk out of his office and walk over to another computer which is link to every thing. He did some checking out for both NAVCOM and hospital time sheets and over time.
He look up Grace time sheet and notice how many hours she been working since Pete been out on patrol. Steve notice that Mike was over at one of the computers so he stood up and walk out of his office and over to where Mike is
"Mike is there some thing wrong with your lap top" Mike look up
"No I received a message from buffer, Grace husband. His mother sent him a concern message to him. He ask me to keep and eye on Grace. I've notice how tired Grace was this morning but she said she was fine but after buffer concern I did some checking out, look at this" Steve walk around the desk to see time sheets
"This is the hospital, this here in yellow is when Grace has been on duty" Then he click up NAVCOM time sheet
"This is for here for the last seven days... and this" He click up the last time sheet it was for over time Steve was shock with what he saw
"That grace time sheet"
"Yes it is, no wounder she was tired this morning, look it got here she arrived here at three thirty... translator, she leave just before eight that when I arrived" Then he click the hospital time sheet
"She on duty at eight thirty till five tonight"
"Why is she doing this" Steve asked
"I don't know Steve but I'm going to the hospital to find out what going on. This is not good for her or the baby"
"I agree, keep me up to date"
"Sure"
Mike click out of the pages before leaving to head to his office to her his hat, keys and wallet then he left to head to the hospital.
When he arrived there he went to find Grace when he did he was shock to see her almost dead on her feet.. he walk over to her
"Grace" She turn to him
"Mike what are you doing here... oh god" She look at him in shock then she collapsed on the floor.
Mike grab Grace before she landed on the floor "Help I need some help here" Mike yelled out then nurses and doctors ran out of different rooms and over to where Mike and Grace is.
"Commander what happen"
"I came to see her...She just collapsed"
The doctors started checking Grace over while Mike stood back he watch a gurney showed up so they carefully pick her up and put her on it then wheel her into a room where both doctors and nurses work around Grace. Mike was out side. Sohe got his phone out and made a call
"Steve Marshal"
"Steve it Mike... Grace collapsed" Steve was alarmed
"What happen"
"I came to see her she look at me then went in to shock and collapsed. The doctors and nurses are checking her over right now"
"Do you want me to contact her husband...petty officer Tomaszewski"
"Not yet, not till I know what going on"
"Alright, let me know soon as you know"
"Will do" Then they hung up.
Five minutes later every one in the corridor could hear Grace yelling
"Let me up I got work to do" Mike look at the close door
"Get your fucken hand off me Dr Watson or I'll fucken bite you" Mike raise his eye brows and look up and down the corridor. Nurses stop and look at the door where Grace is on the other side
"Dam you blood ruff doctor if you call your self one" Then few seconds later
"Shit that fucken hurt, get this fucken idiot out of this room I don't want him near me or my baby"
"Now you listen here Dr Shepard" A male voice said yelling at Grace
"Fuck off you ass hole" Then Mike and the nurses heard crashing sound
"Get the fuck off me" Every one could hear noises, crashing and banging coming from the other side
"Doctor Shepard calm down we just want to check on your baby"
"You are fucking not checking on my baby now get the fuck out of here" Mike raise his eye brows
"Help me get her back on the bed before she injury her self"
"Get the fuck away from me... OW what the fuck did you jab me with" Then there was more crashes and voices
"Get your fucken hands off me or else I'll bite you" Mike look and waited then a minute later he heard
"AHHH get her off me...AAAHHHHH don't pull give her another sensitive she should a sleep by now...AAAAAHHHH Dam her"
Then a minute later it was all quiet then the door open and a doctor walk out with a nurse behind him closing the door behind her. Mike look at the doctor rip uniform and blood on his uniform. He could see that the doctor was hold one hand over his arm and there was blood coming from between his fingers.
"Come on sir lets get your arm stitch up"
"Dam she bit hard"
"Yes sir" They walk past Mike
Mike waited out side pacing back and fourth as nurses came and went from the room for the next half an hour till he saw Sally walking towards him
"Mike" He turn to her
"Sally" He said in shock
"Mike what wrong"
"It Grace she collapsed, she in there no one has told me what going on"
"Have you contacted Hammersley"
"No not till I know what going on"
"What about Margret I could call her"
"That would great if you could"
Sally walk over to the nurses station and she type on the key board for some information then she pick up the phone to make the call. Mike could see that she was talking to some on then she hung up and walk back over to him
"Margret is on her way"
"Thanks"
"Mike the reason why I'm here is Chris sent me an e-mail he wanted me to check on Grace saying that Pete is worried about her after he received a concern message from Margret"
"Buffer sent a message as well. I did some check out. Grace been working over ninety hours this week since Hammersley left a week ago" Sally eyes widen
"ninety hours that like twelve, thirteen hours a day. She shouldn't be working long hours like that in her condition"
"I know She been called in to NAVCOM for one emergency or another as well working either there or here" Mike said then the doctors and nurses walk out of the room. The main doctor walk over to Mike and Sally
"Dr Jordan how is Grace"
"She resting" He shook his head
"What wrong is it the baby" Sally asked
"No baby is fine it Dr Shepard I'm more concern about"
"What wrong do I have to call Hammersley back" Mike asked
"Not at the moment Dr Shepard blood pressure is high and I could tell she looks tired"
"Grace been working for over ninety hours this week" Mike said Dr Jordan was shock
"What ninety hours but that can't be right"
"She been working at NAVCOM when she not on duty here and she been called in every night for one emergency or another like this morning" Dr Jordan shook his head
"Who is the idiot that calls her in the middle of that night. There are other doctors here that on call for that sort of thing"
"I don't know but I'll look into it" Mike said
"Good, I'm going to keep Dr Shepard in here for two, three days and I'm going to put her on part time duties for a month and see how things got from there and also from now on any emergency calls comes in will go to the other doctors"
"I'll let commander Marshall know"
"Thanks but i''l give him a call"
"What happen in there I mean I've never heard Grace swear like a sailor like she just did before" Mike said
"Grace Shepard is one stubborn women. She more concern about other people than her self and look what happen to her"
"Who was the doctor that walk out before the one with torn uniform and bloody arm" Mike asked Dr Jordan let out his breath
"Dr Watson. He went and gave her a sedative in the arm"
"I heard"
"He went to grab her right arm, the other doctor who is knew went to grab her left but she broke free and punch him in the face then she turn and grab Dr Watson arm and bit down hard"
"I heard him screaming from out here, I think every one in the hospital heard" Dr Jordan grin
"We had to give her another sedative it took a while for it to kick in... I knew she was strong but..."
"But what" mike asked "she done a lot of damage in there. It like she wasn't her self, like I don't know a wild women"
"Poor buffer... sorry"
"I think the reason why she acting like that is exhaustion. In couple of days she will be fine but she going to need a lot of rest"
"Can we see her" sally asked
"Not now, we got to move her to another room the best bet is wait till tomorrow"
"Thank you for telling us doctor let my self or commander marshal know if there is any changes"
"I will I better get back in there"
"Sure" then he walk back into the room.
"Mike when you said about Grace swearing like a sailor, you mean swearing"
"Yes I've never heard her swear like I did today she would put a lot of sailors to shame when what I've heard"
"I bet. If Grace is going to be in here we better let Margret know so she could get some clothes and toiletries for Grace"
"Good idea Sally" They walk towards the exit while talking.
When they walk out of the hospital a taxi just pulled up and women got out seconds later
"Margret"
"Mike, Sally how Grace"
"Resting. Dr Jordan going to keep her in for few days" Sally said
"The baby"
"Is fine, It Grace that they are worried about" Mike said
"Is every thing ok"
"Grace blood pressure is high and I'm not surprise with her working twelve plus hours a day" Mike said
"I know when I saw her two days ago I was concern so I use her lap top to send a message to Pete. I gather he sent you a message"
"Yes he did I received it an hour ago He told me about your concerns and ask me to check on her" Margret shook her head
"Why is she doing this to her self, to her baby"
"It not her fault Margret, the hospital or NAVCOM call her in cause she the best, not only as a doctor but also a translator. I'm going to head back to NAVCOM and let commander Marshal know what going on and find our why Grace gets called in on her time off"
"Let me know what happens"
"I will, if you ladies will excuse me" then he walk towards the car park.
"I'll go and see Grace, want to come with me Sally"
"Dr Jordan had to sedate Grace, from what Mike told me she went wild, swearing like a true sailor and done some damage not only to the room but to a doctor"
"What, that not like Grace" Margret said
"I know some thing cause her to act out like that... She bit a doctor on the arm and gave another a black eye" Margret raise her eye brows.
"She wouldn't hit another doctor, some thing sure isn't right"
"I know would you like for me to drive you to grace place to get some things for her"
"Yes thank you" They walk towards Sally car while they talk.