As they enter the club, Jimmy calls them over they help set up everything, Jimmy trys to get Kate to take her coat off, she keeps telling him she'll do it soon.
As they are setting up they can't help but hear the sound of their crew entering the pub.
"the crew is here now"
"Great I'm pleased you did as you were told. I just hope Kate wore something impressive tonight."
"You will have to wait Jimmy."
"Come on you must be hot with that on?"
"Nope not hot at all, it is light enough to keep a breeze off with out being to hot, designed for Cairns weather."
"Come on Kate."
"Nope you told me what to wear so now you have to wait to see it."
They finish setting up getting cold water ready for them as they need it.
Nine o'clock rolls around the club is pretty full, with a number of sailors, unknown to Mike and Kate, Steve, Helen, Tim, Sara and Maxine are there along with Hammersley which they knew would be there. The lights go out over the stage. Kate takes her coat off, and puts it on the floor at the back of the stage before Jimmy walks up and starts his intro's for the night.
"Ladies and Gentlemen it is a great pleasure to be able to play again for you all here in Cairns and the lovely owner of this fine place is allowing us to play here for the next three nights. Now it's also a great honor to have back one with us tonight one of the original band members, he was my high school buddy and started helped start the band, we also joined the Navy together, please welcome to the stage Mike Flynn" there is loads of shouting and clapping coming from the crowd. "Now I would also like to introduce you all to another long serving band member he like Mike we went to school together then on to the Navy together, so please welcome Paul Brownless." He waits till the noise quieten downs. He then introduces the other band members "Now I myself how can I forget me I am of cause Jimmy James, Along with Mike and Paul we started this band, but if it was not for this next person and Jenny I don't think we would of been as great of hit as we are now. This fine young lady well when we first heard her singing along to one of our songs at a gig we were performing we just had to have her with us, of cause that gig happened to be at ADFA, yes another Navy sailor. Though I am sure Mike here was only interested in her because she was blonde, oh he had a thing for blondes back then" Mike stands there smiling at him shaking his head while the everyone laughs about the comment. "Anyway I would like to welcome Kate..." Jimmy is left speechless when he sees Kate on the stage in her dress. Everyone in the club is looking at Kate in amazement. The Crew and other sailors are not use to seeing Kate so dressed up like this. Mike has a smirk on his face. Of course Hammersley start to wolf whistle at Kate.
"Jimmy you lost your voice?" Kate says into her mic
"Sorry about that I forgot how damn fine, hot and sexy you can look." Mike clips him across the head which makes everyone laugh when Jimmy goes ouch into his mic.
"Sorry Mike."
"Now, now boys no fighting over me please. Now Jimmy you asked me to wear something that would knock their socks off cocktail dress so here I am in one."
"Um yea I can see that." he says while looking Kate up and down.
"Jimmy you should know better than to give her a challenge like that, and I've already learnt that one."
"She got you wiped into shape hasn't she mate." the crowd start to laugh
"Now, now you two I can speak for myself thank you and Mike honey don't you dear say a damn thing."
"Yes Dear." he replies with a grin on his face
"Now Jimmy I think you've forgotten your manners tonight, and the two simple rules in life."
"My manners have I oops sorry, hang on what two simple rules?" he asks puzzled
"Jenny dear have you not tort Jimmy the two simple rules, that all males should know, and I know someone who's been getting reminded about them before we arrived."
"Yes but he refuses to listen to me, maybe you might have better luck?" Jenny James replies back
"And what are those two rules" Jimmy says pretending to look scared for the crowd.
"Well Jimmy rule number one, one you would and should of learnt very quickly in like, Your mother is always right no ifs, buts, or maybes, you understand that one?"
"Oh yea I know that one far to well, so what is the second one."
"Once you let a woman into your life and then marry them Jimmy you loose all control over your life."
"Unless in uniform" Mike whisper into the mic
"Pardon dear what did you say?" asks Kate walking over to Mike
"Nothing Honey" He replies smiling at her. There is laughter heard within the club
"Kate I'm sure I heard him say unless in uniform"
"Oh did he just, that would be right the only time he is allowed to boss me around is when we are in uniform, but then again Jimmy his boss who tells him what to do is a woman as well so he looses out anyway." Everyone is laughing there heads off now at the three on stage.
"Ok right I think I better get back on track here, Ladies and Gentlemen this fine lady before you all tonight is of course a Navy Sailor, ouch I mean Officer." The crowd is laughing again "Ok I give up lets welcome Mike's beautiful wife Kate Flynn." There is around of cheering and clapping and of cause they can hear the Hammersley crew.
"Ok everyone in a few minutes we will start up."
"Bloody hell Kate did you have to dress like that tonight."
"You asked you get."
"Yea I know never give Kate a challenge ever again."
"Yes and thanks for telling everyone that she was my wife I thought we made an agreement not to do that?"
"Well with her dressed so fine, and her and Jenny picking on me I had to get some pay back."
Everything goes just about black within the club, pub what every they like to call them.
Then next they hear banging and clapping, then Jimmy starts to sing. Then just after half way Mike starts starts playing the guitar. Oh cause the start of the banging and clapping gave it away to 'We Will Rock You', which they then kick in to footloose next.
Of course the Hammersley can't help but cheer on their boss and X. the other sailors are surprised to hear that Mike can not only play the guitar but also sing.
Down in the crowd unknown to any of the Navy people there but the Chief of Navy has just arrived.
"This is what these two need" replies Steve to the group. They watch on.
After Footloose it is the girls turn to sing, but the men start it off, the girls love starting with Candyman.
Before long the dance floor is full, the band are playing a mixture of their own songs and other classics.
While they are busy singing down within the crow the Chief of Navy has spotted Steve and has headed over towards the group.
"Sir" Comes from Steve as soon as he sees him beside their table, even Maxine says the same both not sure what to do.
"Lets not worry about formalities tonight, Brad is fine."
"Brad I would like to induce you to my wife Helen, and these two are Mr Tim Flynn and his wife Sara Flynn."
"Ar you two must be Mike's parents" he says as he shakes there hands.
"Sir can I ask why you are here?"
"Come to watch these guys play form memory they use to be good." he replies as he sits down with the group
An hour into their first set you hear a lone female voice, singing no music, just a voice. The spot light goes on Kate who is sitting on a bar stool singing. A guitar starts playing, another spot goes on and shows up Mike who is also sitting on a bar stool, playing the guitar that everyone can hear. The whole place goes dead quiet, no one says a thing as they listen to the two of them sing.
Mike and Kate take some time out form singing while the band keeps on playing. They go get drinks and then go to join the crew, but not before spotting their parents.
"I should of guessed they'd show up" Mike whispers into Kate's ear, while pointing towards their parents. they walk over to the crew who can't help but say things about the way she is dressed.
"Sir, Ma'am I think once we sailing again you guys could maybe sing for us?" Asks Charge
"Nope sorry Charge." replies Kate
"It's ok Charge, I have a plan" comes from 2Dads
"2Dads one word for you 'toothbrush'" replies Kate the others crack up laughing.
Before long they up on the dance floor dancing with the crew. But it doesn't last long, as Jimmy calls them back to the stage.
The sing the rest of the night away with the band.
Come closing time the Owners are surprised to see that they are still pretty full for 1am on a Friday morning. As most of the time they are struggling for patrons. The club owner is wondering if he should make this lot a regular here.