TITLE: Kate surprise reunion
AUTHOR: Alimoo1971
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PAIRINGS: Mike/Kate. Buffer/Nav
SUMMARY: Kate returns to the town she throught she would never return to after twenty years for high school reunion, recruiters and anzac dawn parade
ARCHIVE: Fanficion
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.
SEQUELS TO: Joining the navy
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Kate was sitting in passenger seat looking out the window of the hired SUV thinking about what happened to her since she drove out of town twenty years ago hoping not to return.
When she went to the navy college to do her training, she work and study hard for the year. When she finish she received the sward away for being the top navy officer of 1995. After that she was transferred to frigates as midshipmen. She work and study as well learning from other officers.
After three years being on frigates she went to ADFA for three years then to Watson bay where she met Lieutenant Mike Flynn. Kate was sub lieutenant and the student, he was the instructor for the course he was training.
During that time they were secretly sleeping together when they not supposed to. Mike end it when he learn at the end of the course he was transferred to frigate. When Kate saw his letter and read it she was heartbroken since he was the first guy she ever love and sleep with.
Two months later she learn that she was pregnant. She was shocked and knew it would be the end of her dreams. But she knew that Mike should know about the baby, so she manage to find out what ship he was on and send him a letter letting him know about the baby.
Then one day while training Kate esperance bad stomach pain that cause her to collapsed. she was rush to hospital where she finds out when she came to that she miscarried. Kate cried for the lost of her baby, she went into depression for three days till Mike showed up after she was able to get a message to him. She didn't eat or drink, she just look out the window.
Mike sat on the bed stroking her hair like he use to do, he call her name till she turn and look at him then she sat up and hug him as she cried once again. Mike talk to her softly till she calm down. they talk about the baby, how she blames herself and about him leaving her.
Kate slowly got better and Mike promise to keep in contact and even got together to date in pubic since they not be serving on the same ship since it was the last day at watson bay when she was rush into hospital. Kate was transferred to HMAS Anzac at the end of 2002 where she did her tour while overseas. When Anzac return, Mike wait waiting for her on the wharf with smile on his face and dozen red roses and he was in uniform. they hug and kiss then he purpose to her right there and then, in which she said yes.
Six months later they got married in simple ceremony on a boat that did weddings. they had forty of their closest friends and Mike parents there to witness the marriage. They only had three days before the frigate that kate was on leaving for training while Mike did shore posting since he was promoted to lieutenant commander.
They were married for two months when Mike was transferred up to Cairns where he captain of patrol boat HMAS Hammersley. It was hard with Kate in sydney and Mike in Cairns. when they do manage to get together it was between three to five days every two months or less.
When Kate became pregnant she sent an email to him about the news and worried she would lose the baby. he would call to reassure her that everything is going to be ok. Cause of her pregnancy she had a shore posting.
When Mike got few days shore leave he would fly to where she is and spend much time as he could with her and watch there child grow. When the time comes Mike would be with her when she gives birth to their first child which is a boy. After he was born, Kate would try to get a transferred to Cairns, in the meantime she would raise there son the best she could.
Eighteen months later Kate gave birth to there second son which Mike was also there for the birth. By the end of the year, Mike and Kate were shocked when they learn that Kate is his XO on Hammersley since she still using her maiden name.
They manage to work together during the next six months and Kate got a live in nanny to take care of the boys since it was fleet command who sent Kate even thought she got a two and half and nine month old sons at home.
When Hammersley was decommissioned, Kate spoke to commander Marshal about shore posting in Cairns, but there was no spot available. So she talk to mike about what they going to do since it been the first time since they been married that they living in the same city. After talking about the pro and cons about what they going to do.
They decided that Kate stay on the new Hammersley since Mike is due for a promotion which means a shore posting or captain on a frigate. They keep their family and navy appart. It was hard for a while they manage to do ok.
When the papers arrived for Mike promotion he sign them before leaving for his last patrol only to be wounded by mortal fragment while he and shore party went to help rescue the SAS. Cause of what happen Kate ending up as acting captain. They speed towards Melbourne where Mike and the SAS was transferred to then they steam for home port.
On the way Kate dealt with stow away and may day calls and they where the closest asset. When they reach home port, Captain marshall was impress with the way Kate handle everything with the stow away and may day calls.
Kate was able to go and see Mike before going home to her sons. When they had a temporary captain who was causing problems and embarrass her in front of the crew, she wasn't impress but she keep her head up high till she took over the ship when the captain was starting to act strange.
when they return home port with the men that they where after, the crew got leave till they know who going to be there new captain. When Kate pick up mike from the hospital they talk about Ray Walsmen and his promotion.
It was week later Mike tells Kate that he back on hammersley till they can find another captain. It took three months to work out what Ray Walsmen was up to and stop him. The crew celebrated with drinks and food while on the island, then sail home with over half the crew suffering from hangovers from the day before party.
When they did return home the crew received awards for what they done and the crew was looking ford to two weeks shore leave. Mike and kate spend it with there sons till they left for there next patrol. Two months later Kate finds out that she was pregnant, when she told mike the news he was over the moon about it. And cause of her pregnancy Kate got a shore posting in Cairns.
When she had the ultrasound done, Mike was with her when they learn that she was carrying twins. At the same time Mike suspect that there was something going on with roberson marines when seven of there divers was killed. ET was supposed to be with the dive team getting coral when Hammersley received crash sail message before the boat left the harbour.
Cause of what happen, Mike learns about ET and nav engagement and that since ET was supposed to be on that dive team his life could be in danger, so he had to go into witness protection and since Nav couldn't go with him she gave him back the ring for him to hang onto. Two dads took ET place on Hammersley.
Three months later When they found out about the oil skimming, they got the evidence to arrest the robsons and there crew plus campbell fulton whom Nav manage to get evidences to prove that it was murder. Since the case was finally close they return home and NAV was looking ford to see ET again.
When she went to see him when she found out that he at home, she saw him in bed with his ex girlfriend whom had an abortion over a year go, she turn and left his house. She transferred like with others to new postings. Mike got his shore posting back and Hammersley get new captain, bosun and gap girl.
Plus HMAS Cairns get a new CO commander Maxine 'knocker' White the new captain last for six weeks until he was identified as the second person to cause damage to bar and stealing and killing a croc. Cause of what happen Mike back on hammersley.
When Kate gave birth to the twins, Mike arrived just in time to witness the birth of them and to cut there cords. They learn that it was boy and a girl. Mike could only stay for another hour before leaving since they return cause they tow a boat back to port that got drugs on it so it was good timings. When he return to Hammersley he show the crew the twins since they know that Mike and kate are married.
During the next year Kate return back to shore posting while the nanny look after the three younger ones since there oldest is in school. Plus in that time Mike was going through XO once again till one day when he walk into the ball pen and into maxine office he told her to either get a captain or new XO before walking out of NAVCOM.
Kate was able to calm him that night and suggested that she return and for him to let her be acting captain for the experience and she miss being out on the sea. Week later Kate back on hammersley which the ones she knows and work with before was happy that she back including Mike as his first order is for kate to take hammersley out which she did do with a smile on her face as Mike watch what she was doing.
The crew was away for few days dropping supplies off at an island where mike rescue a baby and his father. only to find out two days later that he a drug lord who got men working for him and they were using an old sub to smuggle the drugs into Australia.
When Kate and the crew learn about what happened to mike and watching the sub blow up, it shocked her to the core. but with luck on their side they found the drug dealer and Mike alive. Kate was please that he is alive after she almost lost him the second time in the past couple of years. The crew was also happy to have Mike back. He let Kate take hammersley home.
When they return home Mike went to the hospital with swain so he could have CT scan done since he was still experiencing pains in his chest where Cavanaugh kick him in the chest and ribs. Kate order him to go or else he would be given a tooth brush and she would be calling commander white about it. so he went.
When he return with Swain, Maxine was there on the wharf when she saw Mike face. Swain told them that it bruising and he needs at least a week to recover. so maxine gave hammersley crew a week shore leave. When they left port a week later the crew was happy and Mike was on restricted duties for two weeks so he let Kate act as captain unless there a boarding which he takes over.