Sorry I haven't updated in a couple of days had a bit of writers block. Here it is, sorry if the last couple of chapters have been a bit sad. Hope you like it thanks to Tayswiftfan242 you were a tremendous help on this one. Thank you to Kessiebabes as always for your continued support. Xx Zara

Chapter 10 In Your Heart Forever

For most of the night Mike slept soundly in Kate's arms, without a worry in the world; both his daughters were fine and his wife was improving with every hour that went by. It was situations like this that bought people closer together, it made them stronger and better.

Nav and Bomber had fallen asleep in the nursery while looking over Adria; Swain and Buffer had fallen asleep in the waiting room and Alexia was asleep in Buffer's arms.

Kate awoke to the soft touch of Mike as he slowly stroke his fingers up and down her arm.

"Morning" said Kate as she looked up at his face his blue eyes sparking even in the dull light.

"Morning, sleep alright?" replied Mike as his other hand stroked her face.

"Yeah I did, thanks, you?" replied Kate as she tried to lean into him, her chest and stomach still not permitting it.

"Yeah I always sleep well with you in my arms" replied Mike as he kissed her on the forehead, a soft delicate kiss none the less.

Nav walked in rubbing her eyes, still tired after her big night.

"Hey how you feeling?" asked Nav as she sat at the end of Kate's bed as she slowly started to lay down.

"Better thanks, you?" replied Kate.

"Honestly I feel like crap those seats are so uncomfortable, Bomber went home about two hours ago" replied Nav as Kate placed one of her pillows under Nikki's head as she started to drift back to sleep. And Kate thought she was tired as she looked on at her friends, they looked worse than she did.

It was late afternoon when Kate and Mike received the discharge papers, the holy grail to Kate; she couldn't wait to leave the hospital and after Adria had made a fast recovery faster than what the doctors had expected she too was going home.

Two Weeks Later

Kate laid in Mike's arms on the couch; they were both exhausted.

"You know I never though to little girls would be so exhausting you know" said Mike.

"You think your exhausted I've been doing most of the work" replied Kate.

Mike laughed as he slid out from behind Kate as he walked into the kitchen Adria started to cry. "Don't worry I'll take it" said Mike as he walked down the hallway, he reached her room and leant over into the cot picking up Adria Mike walked back down into the lounge room.

"I think she is going to take after me, she the stubborn and loud one" replied Kate as she took Adria into her arms.

"I think she will get the stubbornness off both of us and her good looks from me" replied Mike as Kate slapped him on the arm.

"She will get both of our good looks thanks" replied Kate.

"Well next time you can give me a boy then he can take after me" added Mike.

"Who said there was going to be a next time mister these two have proved to be a handful and you want a boy as well" replied Kate laughing as she stood up, when she held Adria it took her no more than two minutes to settle her down she had the magic touch.

"I not saying right away Kate I was thinking in another one-two years we could have a boy" replied Mike with a smile on his face.

"Mike stop it, your not the one that has to walk around for nine months pregnant, you do your thing and leave me to do the rest of the leg work" replied as she walked out of Adria's room, when she felt a pair of arms around her waist and Mike's lips on her neck.

"Mike stop it" added Kate but she was finding it hard to resist as she let her defences down, she turned to face him as he pressed his lips against hers, he picked her up and carried her into their room gently placing her down on their king size bed, Mike gently removed her shirt, surveying her many scars she had received over the years as he ran his fingers across them, until he reached her most recent scar from her c-section he gently touched it but her hand stoped him from going any further.

"Don't touch that one its still sore Mike" replied Kate as a smile crossed her face as she pulled him closer, she removed his shirt as he gently pressed against her all her muscles relaxed.

A few hours later Mike and Kate laid naked in each others arms, they had managed to push past the point of exhaustion as there bodies had started to run on adrenaline and there was plenty at that moment in time. Mike turned his head as his eyes met Kate's as the thought he was thinking about earlier crossed his mind once again.

"So boy or girl next Kate" replied Mike laughing as he felt a slight pain in his arm before he realised Kate had slapped him again.

"Don't you even think about it Mike" replied Kate as she snuggled in further.

All Mike could do was laugh in reply, taking in what time they had together and the calming silence that filled the room Mike and Kate slowly drifted to sleep until not long after the phone started ringing.

"For god sake its three in the morning" sad Kate as she answered the phone.

"Kate Flynn" said Kate until she heard a familiar voice on the other end, Kate handed the phone to Mike.

"Mike Flynn" said Mike.

"Mike its Marshall I know its early but Hammersley has been crash sailed and you the other ship operational" replied Marshall.

"Yes sir can you give me an hour or so" replied Mike as he looked over at Kate who had now turned the lamp on.

"Alright then Mike Hammersley will set sail at oh four thirty hours, I'll brief you on your way out" replied Marshall as he walked around Navcom scratching his head.

"Okay sir oh four thirty got it" replied Mike as he got out of bed he hung up the phone and walked into the bathroom to find Kate ironing his whites.

"You didn't have to do that you know" said Mike as he stepped into the shower.

"No I didn't have to do that and I didn't have to do this" replied Kate as she stepped into the shower, placing a kiss on his lips she jumped back out teasing him as she walked out into their room, she got dressed and headed to the kitchen to make a bottle for Adria and breakfast for Mike. Kate started phoning the crew to tell them that shore leave was cancelled, the four words they all hated to hear.

Mike stepped into the kitchen dressed in his whites and his bag in the other hand as he placed it down next to the fridge, he grabbed his breakfast and Alexia as the two walked out the door leaving Kate to carry Adria and her carry bag.

Kate and Mike drove to port where Hammersley was docked, as she saw a sea of whites and blue bags, she slowed and pulled into the a CO car space. Taking the kids with them Mike carried Adria as yet he didn't know how long he would be gone or how long Hammersley would be needed for, they all walked over to the crew Alexia taking off as she ran over to Bomber and Buffer.

Mike turned to face Kate as she no longer had Adria in her arms as she had been stolen by Nav and Et.

"Are you sure you are going to be okay with these two little angels" asked Mike.

"I'll be fine Mike honestly" replied Kate this would be the first time she had two little treasures to worry about.

"Kate it's the way you say you will be fine that worries me" replied Mike.

"Mike don't worry I will be fine, and as Marshall said before Adria was born if there was anything he could do to help he would, he like the father I never had" replied Kate as she looked up into his eyes she saw the worry in his eyes worry that was being reflected of herself.

Mike took Kate's word pulling her in he held her for what felt like an eternity to him was only mere seconds to Kate, she closed the gap that stood between them as she pressed her lips against his.

A cancelled shore leave was hard for everyone, being torn away from there families but it was part of the job, the navy had no sense of timing everyone had to be a phone call away and ready to leave in an instant something no one would ever get used to.