okay so this is set a few days after the last chapter of White Wedding. please let me know what you think and enjoy. you will need to read my other fic 'it's a nice day for a white wedding to get some of the things that will happen in this story.

Kate sat in the waiting room of Barry General Hospital. As usual they were running late and behind on all appointments. It was her first appointment confirming the pregnancy and getting registered with the midwife as well as having any questions she may have answered.

Sighing she pulled out her phone to see if Mike had left a message that he was running late. hadn't. She dropped her phone back in her phone back in her bag and pulled out the packet of ginger biscuits she had stashed in there. They were one of the only things that helped settle her stomach and stop her feeling sick.

Mike eventually arrived 45 minuets after Kates appointment time full of apologies.

"I am so sorry Kate. My meeting overran. I am not late am I?" he asked

"yes" Kate replied slightly annoyed. He should have been there from the start. He hadn't missed anything important apart from Kate having bloods taken and having to pee in a cup. "but so are they" she smiled

"I thought I has missed it for a moment." He leaned in to kiss her but she turned away trying to choke back the nausea that was rising in her throat. "you okay" he asked

"I would be if I didn't feel like I was on the waltzers" she whispered pulling another biscuit out of her bag.

"Kate Flynn" a young doctor called from the door way.

Kate stood up before almost falling back in to her seat. Mike caught her round the waist. "Kate?"

"I am fine I just stood up to fast. Quit worrying" she smiled at him.

They followed the doctor in to a large bright consulting room

"Take a seat Mrs Flynn" he indicated at two chairs next to a desk. "so we have had your Test results back and they confirm that you are indeed pregnant. So there are just a few checks we need to do and then we will get you in for a scan." He opened the cuff to a blood pressure monitor and eased it on to her arm. It took minuets for the results to come back. "its a little high. Not bad at the moment but we will have to monitor it. Have you been experiencing any stress lately?" he asked

"well I am the CO of the HMAS Hammersley"

"well try as best as you can to eliminate any stress. Now lets get that scan" He lead Kate over to the couch on the other side of the room. Once she had lay on the bed he squeezed some gel on her stomach. "this may be a little cold" he slowly moved the probe across Kates abdomen looking for the growing baby. "there it is" he smiled turning the screen so Kate and Mike could see it. "there's the head, 2 arms and 2 legs just beginning to form and a good strong heart beat" he pressed a button on the ultra-sound scan and the 'wow wow wow wow' sound filled the room of the tiny heart beating inside of Kate. Taking some measurements and clicked to print a picture of the scan off. "from the information you told us about your last period and the scan I would say you were around 8 weeks making you due in August" he handed them the pictures of the scan. "I will get you booked in with the midwife and remember what I said about the stress"

"thank you" Kate smiled wiping gel smears off of her tummy sitting up right.

Walking out of the hospital Kate couldn't stop looking at the scan pictures. There was a tiny life growing inside of her a life she and mike had created together.

"lets have another look then" he eased the scan pictures out of her hand

"I guess I shall have to tell Commander White now so she can arrange a replacement CO for Hammersley whilst I am on maternity leave" she was dreading that conversation. She knew Maxine would not make it easy for her and would more than likely give her some crappy desk job to try and get her to quit.

"well you can tell Maxine if you really want but she wont be finding Hammersley's replacement I will" mike smiled

"how come?" Kate asked

"because for the moment Hammersley reports to me"

"since when" Kate was surprised it was not something a Captain would normally do

"since I sent Maxine to Scotland on the Naval Exchange Program we have with the British Royal Navy"

"oh right" Kate grinned "I bet she was pleased

"hopping mad" mike smiled "she even tried to use Ryan against me saying he needed her"

"right well we do still need a temporary CO for Hammersley. Can I suggest Nikki. I think she would be fantastic and the experience would do her some good. I can help her prepare before I leave"

"well it is up to fleet command but I will make the suggestion and we can see" mike smiled wishing it was that easy. It would be good if Hammersley was commanded by someone who knew the ship and crew. "you heading home?" he asked

"yeah I have a few things to sort out before Hammersley sails tomorrow"

"are you sure you are going to be okay to sail?"

"mike I am only 8 weeks apart from the sickness I am fine and the ginger tea and biscuits are helping and if needed I can always get something from Bomber for the sickness" she smiled

"okay well I need to get back to NAVCOM" he smiled "bye bye" he whispered towards her stomach

"Mike my face is up here" she laughed

"oh and bye to you too" he kissed her

When she arrived home Kate found Nikki waiting on the porch for her.

"there you are I've been calling you, wanted to know if you wanted to grab some lunch" she smiled

"sorry I had my phone switched off I was at the doctors"

"is everything alright?" Nikki looked worried

"I am fine actually just how do you feel about being a auntie" Kate smiled pulling the scan pictures from her bag and waiting for Nikkis reaction