Six weeks later

Mike slowly made progress, his shoulder was put back together and held in place with metal pins and rods. He could never serve on board ships again. the movement in the arm would never allow him to. Not now. Putting in the call to Navy command in carrnbour , he requested that Nikki cartono was to be the new temporary commanding officer. both he and kate trusted her with their ship.

Bird woke up, on the morning of her wedding, still clutching a t-shirt that dutchy had been wearing. getting out of her bed as, her unborn child had decided to play football with her bladder. sighing, she walked out of the bathroom and into the open plan living area and nearly tripped on a box left in the middle of the floor. picking it up, she opened it to find a smaller velvet box and a note written in dutchy's hand writing.

Chicken legs,

Just a little something to bring you luck.

Look around, the are 4 more boxes hidden.

Just remember the poem;

Something old, something new

something borrowed, something blue

and a silver sixpence in your shoe.

i feel a bit bad about putting a coin in your shoe. give how accident prone you are so i have one on a chain.

i love you. and can't wait till your my wife.

Dylan.

smiling she opened the box, and pulled out the necklace which was a little sixpence mounted in silver on a chain that was so fine, she could only see it in the light. brought back to reality by a knock at the door, she quickly put the chain around her neck, before dashing to open the door.

"Ma'am..." she said before quickly correcting her self "Kate, what are you doing hear? it a bit early for us to be getting ready"

"Well, dutchy asked me to drop this off," she said passing her a similar box to the one that had nearly tripped her up. " its my head piece, he thought you might to borrow it," she told bird, before sitting down. "god this heat, its stifling,"bird said walking in to the kitchen to pour her self a glass of water and pour one for Kate.

"yeah i know. it worse when your pregnant, at least the dresses will keep us cool" kate said after bird brought her a glass of water.

Looking over her living room, she saw a second box in the house. this one was slight different. longer than the others. walking over she picks it up an looks inside, to find a new pair of shoes and a second note.

bird,
i know how much you love shoes,
hear is a new pair for your,
they are flats but i will bring you a new pair of heals after our baby's born.
see you at the alter miss Bird
Dutchy.

smiling, Jess decided to run her self a bath, and get ready. Pouring some bubble bath in to the bath and climbs in and soaks away her stresses. she had two more boxes to find her old and blue. that was puzzling her, where else could dutchy have hidden the boxes.

climbing out she walked in to her room, and opened one of the draws, inside was a box, smaller that the other two and the one kate brought round . Opening it she gasped. inside was a note and a blue garter.

the note read;
Bird, i can't wait to take this off you.
I love you
By now you should have all but one of the boxes
you last one is hear in my pocket.
i give it to you when you get to the alter.
see you there
Dutchy.

"Kate, can you open the door, Bomber should be hear." she called out rapping her dressing gown around her. and walking in to the lounge.
" I bring non-alcoholic fizz. although this is not my idea of fun" bomber said, opening the bottle and pouring it in to three glasses. before sitting jess down to put her make-up on. Jess, deciding to show her friends the last box pulled it out of her pocket.
both her friends erupted in to laughter "So i guess your something old is your wedding ring." Kate said.