Chapter 7 Under My Skin

Buffer and Bomber stood on the beach over looking the ocean, they had two weeks shore leave and today was the day Bomber was getting her matching tattoo, something she wanted and something both of them had that bonded them together a little more, something they would share forever.

"You ready?" asked Buffer placing his hands on her hips.

"Nor than I'll ever be ready, hey I'm a training medic needles aren't

going to worry me" replied Bomber but she was wrong the moment the needle touched her skin she fainted.

"Hey mate just hold up a second" said Buffer to the tattooist, "Bomber, Bomber wake up" said Buffer patting the side of her face. After a few minutes she came to.

"I'm fine it- I didn't expect the needle to be that bad" said Bomber.

"Do you want to stop" asked Buffer.

"No buffer I want this tattoo, if I pass out just keep going" replied Bomber

"Do you want to stop" asked Buffer.

"No Buffer I want this tattoo, if I pass out just keep going" replied Bomber, and true to her word she fainted again and again but after two hours the tattoo was finished, you could barely tell the difference.

"That was worth it" said Bomber as the walked out of the shop.

"Yeah it was wasn't it" replied Buffer.

That night Buffer and Bomber sat on their couch talking about past and present things that had happened on Hammersley, when Bomber brought up one subject in particular.

"Remember the first time we had a run in and I almost pushed Spider over board" said Bomber as she rested her head on his chest while she listened to the waves crash against the beach.

"I do, I remember clear as day the way I went off at you, if I recall my exact words were let me think… there is no room on this boat for people with short fuses, I remember that I wanted you off the boat" replied Buffer.

"Yeah I remember that but just think if you had of gotten your way I would be off Hammersley and we would be together now, all those events have lead to this, but why did you oust me on everything" asked Bomber taking a sip of her beer as she waited for Buffer to answer.

"I ousted you because I didn't want things to get any worse and because I wanted to teach you a lesson, and I was ordered by the X I was told to use you or lose you and that you weren't any good for decoration" replied Buffer pulling Bomber in closer to his chest, but none of that mattered anymore, everything had changed they were closer that ever before, and they loved each other.

"Hey but at least I you guys had chips after that" replied Bomber as they both laughed.

"That was one thing good about it, but after that and now I trust you with my life, you were never meant to be in my corner you were meant to be with me" replied Buffer which put a smile on Bomber's face, "what will you do on Hammersley, now that I'm not there?" asked Buffer.

"Take it one day at a time I think, I don't really want to think about it really" replied Bomber as she snuggled into Buffer and looked at her tattoo, "wonder what the boys are gonna say" said Bomber.

"I don't know you have guts getting it done I tell ya that" replied Buffer.

Kate and Mike walked through the door as Alexia ran past them, all Kate wanted to do was sit down she was exhausted 'a day at the park will do that do you' Kate thought to her self.

"So how's my beautiful wife doing" said Mike as he walked over to Kate with a coffee in his hand.

"Your beautiful wife is exhausted, and cannot wait another month until we meet our new daughter and you know we still don't have a name for her last time was hard enough" replied Kate as she took the coffee.

"Yes well all in good time as you said you still have a month until your due, and the girls can give you a hand with the names" replied Mike.

"Yeah your right, but after this little tressure I think I'm going to have to be on a permanent shore posting I cant be on a patrol boat with two little girls to think about, its too dangerous" replied Kate as she looked down at her stomach.

"What ever choice you make I'm there for you" replied Mike placing a soft kiss on her lips, as Kate deepened the kiss to a more passionate hold.

"Alright time to get you into bed" added Mike.

"Oh god that's just - just it sounded cheesy just ah never mind Mike" replied Kate she got up shaking her head as she walked down to there bedroom Alexia was in bed and now so was she, Mike laid beside her as his hand came to rest on her stomach.

Bomber stood at her barbeque turning the meat over when Buffer stood behind her as he rested his hands on her stomach.

"Did you speak to Nav or Kate today about the wedding" asked Buffer as his head rested on her shoulder.

"No I didn't were going for lunch tomorrow, and Kate needs help with names" replied Bomber turning around so that they were now face to face.

"You know something" said Buffer.

"What" replied Bomber.

"You are so sexy when you cook and I was wondering if you ever wanted kids" replied Buffer as a face Buffer had never seen before swept Bomber's face.

"Thanks Pete and kids well I have thought about it but you need two after all and I never had that but I do now" replied Bomber

Mike and Kate laid in bed when a sharp pain hit her stomach.

"Mike something's wrong" said Kate as she panicked, "call Swain now please" added Kate as the pain started to get worse and worse.