Okay, this is it people, this is where it ends, the longest fic I've written so far.
Thanks to the people that gave feedback, really appreciate it.
This is probably the nicest one I've written about Mike, as I continue to re watch eps i get madder and madder at him haha. By that I mean that I'm portraying him in a nice light, even though he doesn't get his way he's there for Kate. I know that generally he would back off if she was with someone else but I think if something drastic happened, like in my fic, that he would do anything he could to be there to support her. I do acknowledge that my fics tend to have a bit of Mike bashing, I apologise for all my future ones too cos they'll probs be the same. LOL
Disclaimer: Don't own them, didn't create them else the series would have gone on forever and I would have ended it very differently lol.
Don't forget to let me know if you want me to continue writing my crazy fantasy stories haha.
From Chapter 9
"Not now mummy, he's making chocolate chip pancakes!"
Charlie ran out of the room, Kate sat there for a moment completely confused. She heard Charlie giggle, she immediately got up and chucked on her robe and ran into the kitchen. A man was standing at the stove with his back towards her, she blinked a few times trying to focus.
"Jim?"
Charlotte
Chapter 10
She shook her head trying to focus, she closed her eyes tight and whispered to herself.
"It's the sedatives, your mind is playing tricks on you Kate, you're grieving."
She opened her eyes and watched as he walked over to Charlie and handed her a plate of pancakes. Charlie smiled at her and walked to the couch, Kate backed away knocking into the table and sent a vase crashing on to the floor.
Mike ran out of the spare room rubbing his eyes.
"Kate? Everything..."
Mike's gaze was drawn to the man standing in the kitchen.
"Jim?"
Kate looked at Mike.
"You see him too?"
Mike nodded. Kate slowly walked up to him and reached out to touch him, her fingers gently touched his face. Her hand didn't pass thought it like in her dream, he was real. She took a breath in and leapt into his arms.
"You can't keep doing this to me!"
He swung her around and smiled and put her down. Kate pulled him in for a kiss.
"How are you here?"
"I jumped off the other side of the boat as it exploded, I must have been knocked out as I woke up on one of the neighbouring islands. They didn't have any phones so I had to wait for a tourist to come along so I could contact someone."
She hugged him again.
"The multiple calls from Maxine and Navcom now make sense."
Kate paused for a moment remembering his words to Mike.
"Ah Mike said that you said..."
He nodded and held her hand and looked into her eyes
"Kate, there are just some things in life you can't forgive..."
He had a serious tone in his voice, Kate dropped her head, waiting for him to let her go. He lifted her head with his hand and smiled.
"And I'd never forgive myself if I lost you again!"
Kate looked at him completely confused. Jim started to kneel down, Kate gasped and put her hand over her heart, she started to breathe erratically, Jim looked worried.
"Kate, are you ok?"
Before he could stand up, she feinted in his arms. Mike grabbed his phone and called an ambulance.
Cairns Hospital.
Kate awoke and sat straight up in the bed, she looked around, Jim was sitting in a chair next to the bed. Kate sighed with relief, it wasn't a dream.
"What happened?"
Jim laughed.
"Ah, I was in the middle of proposing and you feinted..."
Kate looked at her left hand, she laughed seeing the ring on her finger and raised an eyebrow at Jim.
"I thought you said you were in the middle of proposing..."
He smirked and kissed her.
"I wasn't taking no for an answer..."
She laughed then tears started to stream from her eyes. Jim sat on the side of her bed and hugged her.
"Hey, what's the matter..."
"I knew you were alive!"
Jim kissed her on the forehead.
"I wasn't losing you a second time! It's gonna take more than a bomb, well 2 actually..."
Kate sighed and looked up at him.
"Jim, about Charlie..."
Jim pulled her in close and gave her a squeeze.
"Kate, it's ok, we will figure it out. If dying for the second time has taught me anything it's that we don't have time to hold grudges. I know you didn't expect me to come back, it was just a huge shock and I guess I was mad at myself for not coming back sooner because could have met her earlier."
Kate smiled and put her hand on his.
"Jim, we have both made mistakes...but we've got the rest of our lives to figure them out together. I love you so much!"
He brushed the hair away from her face.
"Love you more!"
Kate laughed and punched him on the arm. Jim looked hurt
"Oww!"
She had a stern look on her face.
"That's for leaving me again!"
They were interrupted as the doctor came into the room.
"Kate, how you feeling?"
"Ah fine, starving actually!"
He laughed.
"Yeah, that sounds about right?"
Jim and Kate looked at the doctor with a confused look on their faces. The doctor looked at Kate's chart then back at them.
"Congratulations, you're pregnant..."
Jim's house.
Charlie sat at the end of the Moana decorated table, Mike and Jim were either side of her. Her eyes lit up as Kate brought over her cake. Everyone began to sing "Happy Birthday." She eagerly blew out the candles and squeezed her eyes closed making a wish.
Kate leant in.
"What did you wish for?"
Charlie shook her head.
"I can't tell you mummy, else it won't come true!"
"Yeah you can! Mum's don't count?"
Charlie put her hand up to whisper into Kate's ear.
"I wished for a baby brother or sister!"
Kate looked at Jim and laughed.
"What did she wish for?"
Kate laughed again.
"A baby brother or sister..."
Jim raised an eyebrow.
"Should we tell her?"
Kate nodded and leant down to Charlie and whispered in her ear. Charlie screamed with excitement, everyone was startled and turned to face her. Jim nudged her.
"You can tell everyone!"
Charlie stood on the chair and yelled at the top of her voice.
"Hey everyone, guess what!? I'm gonna be a big sister! This is the best, birthday, ever!"
Charlie jumped off the chair and ran around the room checking that everyone had heard her.
Mike hugged Kate and Jim.
"Congratulations..."
Kate was dragged away by Bird and Maxine.
Jim and Mike sat down, he noticed Mike's body language change, he cleared his throat.
"Listen Mike, it goes without saying but just in case you don't know, you know that you'll always be part of this family right?"
Mike was grateful of Jim's gesture, he knew it wasn't their intention to make him feel on the outer.
"I know..."
"And I don't know if I ever said how much appreciated you looking after them while I was away. If I didn't make it, I couldn't think of anyone better to look after my girls."
They looked over to Kate and Charlie who were on the karaoke machine singing the Moana theme song, they both laughed.
Mike tried lighten the mood.
"God, when did this get so serious? So umm, do you know what you're having?"
Jim grinned ear to ear and nodded.
"A girl..."
Mike laughed and hit him on the shoulder.
"Ah, now I know why you want me around!"
Jim had no idea what he was implying. Mike laughed seeing the serious look on Jim's face.
"You're gonna need back up! You'll be out numbered 3 to 1!"
They both laughed.
Kate walked up behind them and put her head between them.
"What are you two whispering about?"
Jim looked at Mike and patted him on the back.
"Nothing, secret dads business, right Mike?"
Mike smiled and nodded in agreement, Kate rolled her eyes and put plates of cake in front of them. They clinked their glasses together.
There was a knock on the door, Kate looked at Jim.
"Who could that be?"
Jim smiled and got up and answered it.
They heard a scream then a laugh, Kate peered over to the door, she saw a woman hugging Jim. The woman was about her age, attractive with long brown hair. Jim lead her inside, Mike looked over at Kate who shrugged. Jim cleared his throat to introduce her.
"Ah everyone, this is Daphne, my sister! Daphne this is everyone!"
She smiled and bee-lined for Kate, she hugged her.
"Kate! It's so good to finally meet you!"
"Likewise!"
She laughed and glanced at Jim.
"You know I nearly had to kill him myself! He never bloody shut up about you!"
Kate blushed. Daphne looked in Mike's direction and looked him up and down.
"And you must be Mike?"
He was surprised she knew who he was, he nodded and put out his hand to shake hers. She laughed and hugged him.
"I've heard a lot about you Mike."
She smiled sweetly.
"Now where is my niece?"
Kate called out for Charlie, she came running towards them and Mike scooped her up and put her on his hip.
"Charlie, this is your Auntie Daphne..."
Charlie waived.
"Are you in the Navy like Auntie Bird?"
She shook her head.
"No..."
Charlie looked disappointed.
"But all my Aunties and Uncles are in the Navy!"
Daphne laughed.
"No, I'm in the Army, kind of like what Jim does..."
Charlie grinned.
"Oh, like the Navy with no boats?"
They all laughed. Mike put Charlie back down, Jim looked at Kate and smiled.
"Ah Mike, why don't you find Dee a drink?"
He winked at Mike, Daphne rolled her eyes.
"Smooth big brother! You never stop embarrassing me!"
Daphne grabbed Mike's arm.
"C'mon Commander, introduce me to everyone!"
Kate nudged Jim as he smiled at his handy work.
"Did you plan this?"
Jim crossed his arms over his chest.
"Hey, I want to see him happy ok? He deserves it!"
They looked over to Mike and Daphne who were laughing over drinks.
"She's a lot like you! I think they'll get along fine!"
Kate gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"You really are a big softy aren't you?"
6 Months later.
Kate was sitting at her desk writing yet another press release, Charlie burst to her office.
"Hey sweetie, how was your first day of school?"
She jumped on to her lap and rubbed her now rather large pregnant belly. Jim walked into her office panting, she looked up, Jim sat down next to her trying to catch his breath.
"She's fast!"
Kate laughed.
"A 5 year old out running an SAS captain, that's not a good look!"
Charlie tapped Kate on the shoulder.
"Look Mummy, I drew a picture, it's a family tree!"
Kate and Jim looked at the picture and smiled. Mike knocked on the door and popped his head in.
"I just wanted to see how my girl's first day was?"
Charlie spun round with a huge smile on her face.
"It was great!"
Kate held up the picture.
"They did a family tree..."
Mike felt a bit sick, he walked into the office and took the picture from Kate and looked at it. Charlie walked over to Mike and tugged on his pants.
"Don't you like it?"
A tear escaped his eye, he knelt down next to her and Charlie sat on his knee. They both looked at the picture, he kissed the top of her head and looked at Jim and Kate, they smiled.
Drawn on the page was a tree with characters on it. There was a woman in a white uniform and a man in a beige and camo uniform holding hands, above them was written – 'Kate – Mummy' and 'Jim - Dad'. Then there was man in a blue/grey camo uniform his title was 'Mike - Daddy' and he was holding the hand of a woman with brown hair in a beige/camo uniform and above her head was 'Auntie Dee'.
"Charlie, I think this is the best family tree ever!"
Mike pointed at the grey rectangle in the corner of tree with faces on it.
"What's that sweetie?"
Charlie pointed at the grey rectangle.
"That's Hammersley!"
She then pointed at the faces.
"And that's Uncle Dutchy and Uncle Chris and Auntie Bird and..."
Kate laughed.
"Ah, I think you were only supposed to put family on there..."
Charlie scrunched up her face and looked confused.
"But Mummy, they are family..."
Kate smiled at the lovable thought.
"Come here!"
Charlie ran to Kate and hugged her.
"You're right, they are family."
She leant towards Jim and Mike and whispered.
"But I bet the teacher is super confused!"
They all laughed, Jim cleared his throat.
"Are you going to tell them what else happened?"
Charlie buried her head in Kate's chest.
"No!"
Kate grabbed Charlie by the shoulders.
"Charlotte James, please tell me you're not in trouble on your first day?"
Charlie rolled her eyes.
"I got in trouble cos I yelled at someone..."
Mike walked over to Charlie.
"Why did you yell at them?"
Charlie looked at Mike.
"Because they were teasing me, they said I couldn't have 2 daddies...am I in trouble?"
Mike knelt next to her.
"It depends, what did you say next?"
Charlie put her hands on her hips.
"I said they were just jealous cos I have 2 daddies and they don't!"
Kate, Jim and Mike looked at each other not knowing how to respond, Kate shrugged.
"She's probably right!"
Charlie grabbed the tablet off the desk and hopped off Kate's lap.
"I know I'm right!"
Jim couldn't help but laugh, Mike tapped him on the arm.
"Remember Jim, 3 to 1, and they'll all have that attitude!"
Kate playfully whacked them simultaneously on the chest. Mike laughed at Jim's petrified face, a smile grew on Jim's face.
"But you're still my back up though right?"
The End.
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