Chapter 4-
Kate signals for Nikki to come in, Mike looks up at Nikki and decides to leave the girls to chat, "Kate, I'm going to get a coffee do you want something?" Mike asks getting up from his seat. Kate smiles up at mike and then replies "yeah can I have a skim latte please"; Mike nods and then leaves the girls to chat. "How are you feeling?" Nikki asks as she sits down, "fine actually, I am n no pain and if I ever am all I'm on is just panadol" Kate replies smiling at Nikki for she was Kate's closest friend and they could tell each other anything and Kate knew that her secrets were safe with Nikki. "Anyway enough about me what do you have to tell me? I know something is up because I can tell by your facial expressions" Kate questioned Nikki. Nikki sighed and then decided she'd better tell Kate because she knew that Kate would want to know. "I'm in love with ET and we are going out but I don't whether I should tell Commander Marshall or not?" Nikki asked.
Kate knew that relationships between people in the navy were not to happen, having said that she was going out with her CO. "I think you should let Mike know before you take it any further because at least Mike because he won't take it as seriously as Commander Marshall would" Kate responded, although she knew that Commander Marshall wouldn't be too harsh, as he was her father figure and friend that's a friend of Kate's is a friend of his. "Should I tell nikki about Mike and I?" Kate thought to herself but then she decided against it until mike was back and then she would ask for him if it was okay.
*10 minutes later*
Mike walks back into the room to find two happy smiling girls, Kate looks up to him as mike walks in and hands her the Latte. "Anyway I best be going I have work to attend to, but I'll come and see you when you're out of hospital" says Nav as she leaves. On her way out she nods to mike and says "Sir", Mike nods back "Nikki, we're on shore leave and so we don't have to be so formal, so just call me Mike" says Mike as she walks past him and Nikki just nods. Kate signals for Mike to sit down next to her because she has something to say, "Mike, I'm best friends with nikki and I was wondering if I could tell her about us and how we are having a relationship?" Kate asked gazing into Mikes blue eyes, Mike didn't say anything he just sat there. Several minutes past, "mike, Mike what's the matter, talk to me" Kate said as she tried to get his eye contact.
Kate was about to call someone when mike looked up at her, she could tell something was up by the fact he had tears in his eyes. "Kate, I'm not sure I want anyone else knowing that I'm going out with you, because you and I both know what'll happen if someone in a high place finds out" mike said. Kate nodded because she could understand why he wanted to keep it a secret his job meant a lot to him. "If his job meant that he was going to keep our relationship a secret, does that mean he doesn't really love me that much" Kate thought to herself, tears began to form in her eyes.
Unfortunately one tear got away as Mike looked up, "Kate what's the problem" mike asked as Kate wiped the tear away, she didn't answer him. Mike tried again but still Kate just sat in silence. Eventually Kate said " do you love me mike?" Mike looked up astonished "of course I do Kate, I am not able to live without you" he replied. Kate felt a tear forming in her eyes as he said that " then why do you not want anyone to know that you and I are dating?" Kate questioned. " Because I don't want to ruin your career just to go out with you " mike replied. Kate began to realise tat Mike really did love her and he was only saying that he wanted to keep their relationship a secret because he didn't want to ruin her career.