Nikki grimaced as she walked into her office at Navcom the next morning. 'Lieutenant Nikki Caetano' – she really need to get that sign change, talk about slow moving, Yet another thing on the ever growing list of things to do.

She hated leaving Josh when he was on shore leave and she wasn't feeling well. She had been hoping for a good nights sleep since Josh was home.

"Morning sickness…" she scoffed, hers seemed to hit her at night.

'Poor Josh,' she thought 'It's been a long three weeks, rough boarding's. And he comes home and ends up spending the night awake with me.'

She glanced at the pile of paperwork on her desk. Currently she was organizing a Navigational Refreshers Course for Patrol Boats.

A knock on her door drew her out of her thoughts some time later.

"Lieutenant Caetano?" a voice asked uncertainly, obviously unsure how to pronounce her maiden name.

"Yes," she answered. "And it's Lieutenant Holiday now. Ignore the sign, it's old…" she trailed off as she looked up to see Janelle Clarkson standing in her doorway.

"Sorry…thought I'd met you. You looked familiar, Josh's wife?"

"Yeah." Nikki again forced a smile. She never liked being referred to as 'Josh's wife' at work. "What can I do for you lieutenant?"

"Just wanted to give you these forms for the Nav course. I didn't know you were formally a navigator, Josh never said."

"And the best one around," Josh's voice joined the conversation.

"ET," Janelle greeted "You know I never linked up you and Leut Holiday on these forms," she laughed.

Josh joined in with her. "Yeah most people don't. To most people she's still Nikki Caetano, best navigator ever," he said proudly, glint in his eyes.

Nikki frowned, they were getting on her nerves, she had work to do.

"So Leut, have you been a navigator long?" Nikki inquired, hoping they would leave her in peace soon.

"Not long, a few years," was the reply.

"Brilliant though," Josh put in.

"Leading Seaman is there anything I can help you with? Paperwork perhaps?" Nikki asked, eyeballing her husband and reminding him of her superior rank.

"Huh?" Josh asked stunned at the coldness of her tone.

"Well I best be going," Janelle announced. "Lieutenant, thank you very much. ET I'll see you on the Hammersley," she threw over her shoulder as she left.

"Nikki?"

"Out ET," she ordered, her tone was making him worry.

He walked behind her desk, crouching down to her level.

"Nikki, what's up?" he asked rubbing his hand up and down her back.

"Tired and sick. And I want sleep"

"Okay then, you're going home sick. I'm going to see Marshall and when we get home you're going to put your feet up and I'll make lunch. Something simple."

"I can't go home Josh. Today's my last day before my week of leave. And I need to finish sorting out these course forms."

"But Nikki you're not helping anyone by being here. Especially not yourself."

"Leading Seaman Holiday, this is not up for negotiation." Nikki ordered, her tone and use of rank left Josh with nowhere to go. He couldn't disobey an order.

Without a word Josh rose and went to kiss Nikki, who turned her head at the last moment so his lips caught her cheek. Her demeanor was cold, there was no point trying to reason with her.

"I'll see you at home tonight," Josh said walking out the door.

"Bye"

Nikki kept face until she heard the door shut. Groaning she let her head fall forward onto her desk

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