Chapter 7
Every one enjoy the barbecue lunch. Then after wards with some help the food was was taken in side and put in the fridge then out came the deserts. Grace and Pete share their deserts with the twins. Sally did the same with Chloe and Kate did with James. Bomber gave Connor his own plate and spoon. He and the other kids enjoy their desert.
After wards the kids went down for their afternoon nap while every one else enjoy them selves. Every one talk and laugh while mingling. Grace smile when bomber return after putting Connor down for his nap.
"How are you feeling mad dog"
"Good, I've notice you got unusual wedding and engagement ring" bomber smile when she look at her rings then to grace.
"When Jamie purpose to me he didn't have a ring. He said he would up to me decide since I'm the one who going to be wearing it... so went went into number of jewelry stores... well all of them here in Cains. There was noting. So we check out the internet when I saw rings in rose and white gold but I didn't like the designs.
So I did a lot of research over a month till I found what I like I showed James all three rings. He ask me why rose and white gold twist for a wedding ring. I said to him to look at it, it looks like a rope, remember our first date was rock climbing and it different to the engagement and the wedding ring. He ask me why two wedding rings. I said the wedding ring can be use as entirety ring. He thought about it and month later he slip the engagement ring on my finger. Then we told out friends and family"
She sat back and look down at her hand then back up to Grace "What happen"
"my family was shock at first going on about how it will ruin my career I told them to get stuff and they they weren't going to be invited... Jamie family. His mother called me a slut and told Jamie that he is like his father then told me that James father ran out on them and that James would do the same thing. His step father was a pig why we were there. He even grab my breast, so I punch him and walk out of the kitchen. I told James what happen. We were lucky we were staying at a hotel not far from Their place. James walk into the house and yelled at the guy, there was a fight, then his mother got in protecting her pig of a husband, she hit him couple of times so I step ford and slap her, she try to hit me but I stop her punches. Jame knock his step father out then he walk over and grab my hand and told her that he wasn't any thing like his father. She told James that is he, that Jamie is following in his foot steps and thinks that navy is more important than his family and they why he left them. He told her to go to hell and we left and never look back. I meet his sister. She didn't want to talk about their real father... But I manage to ask her why. She said that their father career is more important than the navy and they he wasn't coming back to them" Grace thought about it
"Did they ever ask their father"
"no, they don't know where he is or even if he is still in the navy" Grace nodded. Then Margret walk over to them
"Every thing OK here"
"Yes mum every thing fine, how about you enjoying your birthday so far"
"Yes and thank you"
"It not over yet"
"What do you have plan"
"After kids are up they would be hungry for some birthday cake" Margret grin
"Your shouldn't have"
"We have"
"Grace you and Peter sure can be fully of surprises"
"Yeah and you love them" Margret laugh
"Yes I do" Then she look at bomber who smiling at Margret before walking back over to where her friends and some of the crew are. Grace turn back to bomber
"Are you OK"
"Yeah I miss Jamie"
"Where is he"
"He on HMAS Huon."
"he miss Connor birthday"
"Yes and our three year wedding anniversary"
"You would have been what eighteen, nineteen when you got married"
"Nineteen. We got married before he left for his first tour over in Afghanistan. We only had our friends, it was a small wedding of thirty of us. We got married a week before he left for his first tour. It was hard for us but our work keep us busy and before long he was home" Then she smile
"We spent the whole week in bed talking hugging, kissing and a lot of you know..."
"Love making"
"Yeah then when his tour was over he transferred to patrol boats for two years in that time I became pregnant with Connor. When his two year tour was up he got promoted and transferred to a mining ship. Where he is today"
"When was the last time you two seen each other"
"Before I was on Hammersley, just over two weeks ago. And they was only for four days"
"I know it hard being away from the ones you love. Kate and mike... Swain and Sally. Pete and me. But when they return you get rewarded so long as you don't crash sail"
"What reward" Grace smile and patted her stomach
"You never know" Bomber grin and shook her head
"I like that reward, being pregnant is the bonus" "it sure is and so it the working on the making baby department" bomber laugh just as Kate, Sally and Nav walk over and sat down
"What so funny" Kate asked
"We were talking about our husbands, navy... rewards" Grace said grinning
"Care to share" Nav asked Grace turn to Nav
"Well since you are going to be a navy wife soon bomber and I we were talking about our husbands how they are away weeks, months on end"
"Your husband in the navy" Sally asked
"Yes ma'am Midshipman Jamie Patterson. He on HMAS Huon it a mine ship"
"Wow really" Kate said
"What about rewards" Sally asked
"Men releasing their sexual tension and who knows a..." then Grace stop as she look at Sally
"Know a what?" Nav Said
"Bonus... A baby or two" Grace gave sally a sorry look before she look down and put her hand on her expanding stomach.
"It would be great to give James a brother or sister" Kate said
"Have you and mike been talking about it"
"Yeah we been trying since I've been on Hammersley. We both been tested and we are fine"
"Who did you see when you were tested" Grace suddenly got interested
"Dr...West he did the tests and said that there nothing wrong with us" Kate said.
Grace turn to Sally who look at Kate then turn to Grace she gave a slight nod which Grace did in return knowing that both Sally and Kate seen the same doctor.
"Kate I want to test you first"
"You on maturity leave"
"I know...when you finish you next period I want you to record your temperature every eight hours if you can and keep a record of it over the next three months plus if you can eat a tea spoon of honey at night before going to bed"
"What if I'm on gut watch"
"When you finish and also I'll teach you some body relaxing exercises so you won't stress you body. A stress body can cause your hormones get our of whack so for now can you handle them for the next three months"
"Sure ah what about..."
"Yes you and Mike still can keep trying" Grace gave her a wink while Kate blush the others laugh
"Now to change the subject" Grace turn to Nav
"Wedding"
"Yes wedding we haven't set a date since we don't know when we are going to be in port at the same time" Nav said
"Well for now you and ET still can contact each other and find out what you both want like where it going to be who to invite, the caterers, reception, things like that and of course" grace said grinning
"Wedding night" she said while grinning like a cat
"Yes the wedding night is the most import night" Bomber said
"I'm not a virgin" Nav said
"We gather that Nav but you and ET" Grace said flicking her eye brows at Nav causing the women to laugh
"No we haven't"
"Ah so it would make it even more special especially if you wear sexy see through barbie doll out fit on your wedding night" Grace said
"Oh yes we have to get you one of those. I wore one on my wedding night" Sally said grinning
"still got it Sally" Kate asked
"No, Chris rip it off me and well you know"
"Swain you animal you... row" grace said causing another round of laughter.
Then Margret walk over to them "What are you ladies laughing at"
"We talking about Nav wedding and wedding night" Margret sat down while grinning
"Ah, I know what it like, it seam along time ago but I remember my wedding night... My late husband and I keep the people next door awake most of the night" Margret said grinning
"please do tell" Nav said
"The bed we were in back then was the old wire wove bed the squeaks" They mouth drop open Just as other women walk over to them
"Mind if we join you"
"Not at all we talking about wedding nights. Nav... Nikki here getting married" Grace said
"Congratulation" One of the women said as they all sat down around the table
"Thank you. Margret carry on you were describing the bed"
"Yes remember the old wire wove double beds that squeak" Margret told her friends
"Yes I remember them" They all nodded
"Well the wire wove wasn't the only thing that was making a nose, so was the... Head board" They all burst out laughing
"my husband first two times he was gentle after that he was an animal and I love it" Margret said they laugh
"Sounds like... Dad could of teach swain a thing or two" Grace said the older women look at Grace
"Sally was telling us that on her wedding night she was wearing see through barbie doll out fit... he rip it off her" All the women look at Sally as she blush they all laugh.
"You know I think it the men in the navy are are animals" Grace said Margret turn to Grace
"Don't tell me Peter"
"On our wedding night, what about You Kate, bomber"
"Same thing happen to me" Bomber said
"Same here"
"My late husband was like that. He was in the navy. It must be the navy thing" Grace look at Nav
"Your next" Then they all laugh again. Pete walk over to the women carrying a drink for Grace he put it on the table
"Hey every thing OK here"
"Yes Pete us women are give Nav here some wedding tips"
"Ah so why the laughter"
"Wedding night tips and what our men are like" Grace gave Pete a wink Pete remember his wedding night by grinning.
The women burst out laughing which made him come back down to earth, he look at Grace and shock his head at her.
"Grace did you have to"
"Well it nothing compeer to swain and Sally wedding night"
"I don't want to know" He turn around and just about to walk away
"Ask him if her brought Sally a new nightie yet" Grace said.
Pete turn to Grace then look blush Sally then back to Grace he shook his head and turn around and walk away when he heard
"Nice ass" the women laugh
"Grace you got it bad" Margret said. Grace turn back to the women
"Mad dog remember the fun you had with the feds last year" Grace laugh
"Yeah"
"care to tell us" Margaret asked
"i was working with the feds for few days. They known me as Dr Shepard not commander Shepard... A year ago Hammersley was transporting feds and my self to an island, which I'm not saying for classified reasons... any way Mike who was the captain of the boat ask Pete to take feds and me down to the guests cabin" Grace started giggling
"just as Pete was leaving I said nice ass. He turn around and look at me and said 'ma'am' I said to him 'I said nice ass' then one of the fed ask me 'Do you like navy guys Dr Shepard' I said 'They got better looking asses than you feds do since about eighty percent of the time you sit on yours'" the women laugh.
"i ask Pete where I could get cup of coffee, he took me down the galley where I knew he was bursting so I told him to go ahead and he laugh...Chefo was there. Pete told him later on about what I said and word got around. It cheer Hammersley crew up since they don't like the feds"
"ET told me about what happen. I couldn't be leave you said that in front of the feds like that"
"don't worry Nav I'm always ticking them off one way or another"
Nav shook her head they talk and laugh while the men were talking and looking over where the women are when Pete return from in side since he walk in side to get more drinks after talking to Grace.
"buffer any idea what they talking about" Swain asked just as Pete sat down
"yeah... you own Sally a new nightie" all the men look at Swain who frond
"New nightie"
"yeah... your wedding night mate" Pete said grinning
Swain thought about it and start to blush "oh that nightie" then men burst out laughing
"are they talking about their wedding nights" spider asked
"yeah and giving Nav tips, it a shame ET isn't here"
"Who ET" one of the men asked
"Nav fiancee, he transferred from Hammersley and on to a frigate, they got engage few days ago" mike said
"Ah" then Pete cell phone rang so he got it out of his pocket and look at the text then he grin
"what dose it say" charge asked
"it from Grace, she must of notice your confuse looks, she got 'wedding nights, navy animals, on heat' he look at it then turn to Grace and shrug his shoulders.
Then Grace pick her phone up and text another message while telling the women which cause them to laugh. When Pete cell phone rang he look at the message and blush
"what dose it say" mike ask Pete turn to Grace and shook his head just as spider took the phone out of his hand and read the message and laugh Buffer turn to spider who stood up and move away
"it got navy men are wild animals on there wedding night with their bride on heat. Navy men release there sexual tension, ask the married men in navy" then he past the phone back to Pete
"what is that suppose to mean" one of the men asked.
Charge look around and remember his wedding night then he look at Swain and remember what Pete said before
"it means that us alpha navy males are wild animals... when we are out at sea we have sexual build up till we, well they" he look at Pete, Swain and Mike
"get back to port to their wives there is only one thing on there mind soon as they get home"
"Sex" spider said"
"Not sex, making wild passionate love. It the only way to release all that tension" Pete said Mike and Swain nodded
"i was in the navy during Vietnam war. I remember when I arrived home after being away for my tour. I walk into the living room where my wife was. She was talking to her girl friends I walk over and pick her up and said excuse us ladies you know where the door is' then I carry her down to our bedroom. We could just barely walk the next day but we both were happy and of course nine months later our daughter was born" they laugh.
Couple of hours later the kids were awake, once there diaper was change. Bomber, Sally, Kate and Pete return out side with the kids. They put them on the ground and held on to her hands while they walk to who ever they wanted to go to. While Swain and Mike sorted out the drinks for the kids.
Once the kids were happy drinking Grace gave Pete the nod. So he walk in side with Swain then they walk out side carrying a big tray between them. By the time they walk over to where Margret is all the men was over where the women is. Swain and Pete stop so Mike could light the candles. Then Grace started sing happy birthday then the others join in.
Pete and Swain step ford lifting the tray up and over Margret head and down onto the table. By that time the song was over. Margret stood up and look down at the cake. She close her eyes then open them as she took a deep breath and blew out all the candles. Then every one cheered
"thank you all for this wonderful day. Thank You Peter and Grace for this surprise birthday party. Thank you all for being here" they all clap.
"Who want some cake" Pete said
"me" Kids said making the adults laugh
Pete got the plates and knife then he started cutting up the cake giving his mum the first piece then he gave kids a smaller piece which they were enjoying. Then he cut up and put slices on plates while Swain past the plate to some one till every once got their slice and started eating it. Every one enjoy the cake.
After wards Pete went in side then return with a wrap gift. He place it in front of his mum.
"This is from Grace and me" Margret was shock she look up at Pete
"Pete the flowers are enough."
"i know mum but this year it special, go one open it"
"alright" every one watch Margret took the paper off revealing her present
"oh my... Pete Grace this is... to much"
"mum It all set up Grace got every thing set up for you including your own e-mail account. So you can send me messages and you don't have to use Grace account for it"
"Really, thank you, both of you"
"and there more mum. I down loaded your favorites games you love playing on my computer, now you can on yours" Grace said. Pete took the lap top out of it box and open it and turn it on Margret smile when she saw it was family photo of Pete, Grace and the twins. Pete show Margret on what to do. Grace watch magert checking out her lap top. When Pete finish showing her every thing she was smiling.
"This is wonderful. Thank you both of you"
"there more mum. We pay for a year worth of mega bites so you don't have to worry about it"
"thank you peter, Grace" they watch her click on some buttons and having fun with it for a few minutes before she turn it off and close it and put it in the box.
"I'm sure Pete will be able to set it up for me at home"
"i will mum"
Later that afternoon some of the Hammersley crew were having fun with the kids while every one else relax and talk for the next couple of hours before guests started leaving. Margret stay with Pete and Grace for dinner. He took her home after the kids were in bed sleeping.
