Chapter Thirteen – Our KIDS!
A/N- Sorry for the long delay on the chapter, ive been focusing on my new upload – Law and order : SVU Surprise?.
So this chapter has romance, anger, love and happiness rolled into one, a lot have been asking about the woman Kate's mom saw Mike with a few chapters ago when Mike first left, I will bring her into this chapter somehow, R&R All feedback welcomed,
Hammersley, CO's Cabin -
…"Kate you know ive done it before",
"Kate, you need to push now, the baby's head is crowning the longer you wait the longer the baby goes without oxygen ". Repeated Swain once more,
Kate was crying and sweating in pain, panting out every breath she took, trying her hardest to concentrate, Shay's birth went a lot smoother than this, although she was in labour for 2 days she never went through all this pain without medication.
"Come on Kate you can do this, im right here!" Whispered Mike as he got behind Kate on the bed and helped her push down
Kate nodded and once again pushed as best and hard as she could down into her stomach, "Kate just pant it out for now, the heads out just let your body do the rest" Said Swain as he held the bottom of the baby's head stopping it from hanging from its neck,
All of a sudden Kate screamed once more as she gave one final push, silence broke after a few minutes when Kate and Mike heard their baby cry for the first time, "She's alright, she's perfect guys!" Said Swain placing the new born in Kate's arms,
"Are you cutting the cord Mike?" Swain asked,
Mike nodded, he could barely speak, he was so overwhelmed by the joy he and Kate had created, he witnessed the birth of his daughter. He bent over and cut the cord, "She's perfect absolutely perfect". He smiled Kissing Kate on the top of her head,
"I'll leave you for a few minutes while I go get a blanket and organise an ambulance to come and take you to hospital" Smiled Swain as he shut the door behind him, Walking down into the hallway past the galley he could hear giggles and cheers coming from the seniors mess, as he opened the door the rest of his crew stared at him,
"Well ?" Asked Pete,
"A little Girl, she's perfect so happy for them both" Swain said as he headed to the sink to wash his hands, "Nikki can you organise a land ambulance to come to the dock to take them both to hospital"
"Yeah sure". Smiled Nikki as she headed up to the bridge to use the Satphone.
10 minutes Later Nikki and two paramedics with a gurney walked down to the CO's Cabin to collect Kate and the New-born, "Swain" She said, the paramedics placed the gurney up so Kate could climb onto it, she laid back and was covered in the blankets, Mike stood and grabbed a blanket from the paramedic and wrapped their new born in it, as Kate was wheeled out onto the boat deck, Mike followed carrying their child, as they hit the boat deck all they heard was a load roar, the whole crew of Hammersley lined the boat and dock, cheering and clapping at them Both, Kate and Mike both smiled as they got into the back of the ambulance with the second paramedic,
"So do you have a name picked out for her?" Asked the paramedic,
Mike and Kate both exchanged some looks before he opened his mouth, "Yeah Amelia Jane Flynn" He smiled looking down and rocking his daughter in his arms,
"Louise" Kate said,
"Pardon?" Asked Mike looking confused,
"Amelia Louise Flynn, that's her name" Smiled Kate, "Jane sounds too much like an old woman's name; I don't want them to call her Ajay".
"Fine then, Amelia Louise Flynn" They giggled.
The next day Kate was awoken in the hospital by Mike trying to soothe Amelia in his arms, "Hey mommy is awake" He said as he stood and placed Amelia in her mother's arms, he placed a kiss on her lips before pulling the chair closer to Kate's bedside, Kate was feeling weird and out of sorts, all of a sudden her emotions got the better of her,
"Mike?"
""Yes honey"
"You never answered my question?"
"Which one?"
"When my mom saw you with that woman by the store, I asked you who she was"
"Kate.."
"Mike I want to know who she was, did you start seeing her while you with me?"
"ah..Kate, why now?"
"Is it true, were you having an affair with me and left me for her?"
"Kate.. you.. you know that I …" Mike never got the chance to finish the sentence,
"Get out" Kate said in a quiet tone
"Excuse me?" Mike protested
"I said Get out!" Kate screamed as she pointed to the door giving Mike the evil eye
"Fine then!" Mike stood and grabbed his jacket from the back of the chair and stormed out the door, Kate started to cry as she looked down to Amelia, All she could think of was how could she not have done this sooner, it's always played on her mind,
A few minutes later Dylan and Nikki walked into Kate's room, "Hey is everything alright ive just seen Mike storm awa.." Nikki didn't need to finish before she seen Kate crying, she walked over and sat next to her, "What happened?"
"It's all my fault, I broke loose again, I asked him if he had an affair with me before he left the before I found out I was pregnant with Shay," Kate said wiping away her tears,
"What did he say, he denied it didn't he?" Asked Dylan from the edge of the bed
"He never said yes neither No he just kept saying my name, so I told him to get out" Siad Kate once again bursting into tears again, "What have I done, the man I fell in love with left me once before, then we get back together further down the line he leaves again I fall pregnant, we settle down, I fell pregnant again, then we got married, now Amelia is here, why has he done this to me again?, Why have I done this too myself again and again and again"
"Hey this isn't your fault, like you said Mike left you twice, each time he told you he was here for good, but obviously he had to wait until he was a proper father to see what he had done to you" Said Nikki,
"When can you leave?" Asked Dylan,
"Erm.. some point today I hope, I just want to go get Shay then go back to my mom's for a bit" Kate Replied
"So your heading back into Melbourne then?" Asked Dylan
"Yeah we had a plan to do it anyways surprise mum with Amelia but I think I will just stay up there for a while get my head sorted before im due back on Hammersley, Marshall has given me permission to take extended maternity leave until I can get back into routine, most likely after 3-4 months"
"Well, you know where we are if you need us, were always a call away, we can always come and meet you if you need any help" Said Nikki as Dutchy nodded in agreement
"Thanks guys, I can always count on you as they all leant in for a hug," Just as they broke the hug the midwife walked through the door, "Good news you can head off home, your Ships Medic did a pretty good job, Ill get your dismissal forms then you can head off on your journey"
"Great, thank you" Said Dutchy,
"No problem" Smiled the Midwife
The next day Kate, Shay and Amelia had set of on their journey to Melbourne, Mike had not phoned or called by to see his Daughter or Son, The plan was to drive to Melbourne to stay with her parents for a while to get her head sorted before she goes back to work as Lieutenant Commander of Hammersley.
Sometime Later she pulled up on to the drive to her mother and fathers home, she Carried Shay out and placed him on the floor holding onto his reins as she picked up Amelia in her car seat, she walked up to the door and rang the doorbell and waited, after a small pause which felt like ages, her mother opened the door in great shock,
"Oh My Gosh!, Katie, she's gorgeous!" Said Kate's mom as she leaned over and grabbed the car seat out of her hand, "Come in come sit down, your father's just gone to the shop he wont be long, oh Katie why didn't you phone I would have come to see you". She continued,
"Mom, can I stay here in the spare room for a few days?" Asked Kate as she sat Shay on her knee,
"Sure, you can you know you're always welcome to stay, why what's up, is everything alright?" Asked her mom as she saw her daughter looked a bit distracted,
"Mom ive really done it this time" Said Kate as her voice began to break,
Kate's mom moved over and sat next to her on the chair and squeezed her tight, "Why, what's a matter Dear?"
"I went into labour yesterday on board Hammersley, and before you say anything I wasn't working, we got to the hospital after Amelia was born and I just went off it with him, I asked him who the woman you saw him was and he wouldn't say who, he didn't even deny he was having an affair mum". Kate said as she started to cry into her mum's shoulder,
"Oh Katie I told you to leave it in the past, you've got Shay and now Amelia to think of, you can't manage it alone". Her mom said,
Kate sniffled up, "Yeah I know, I think im going to go and sort my clothes out before I get to comfy".
"Okay, Dear the travel cot is in the attic still ill bring it down later, ill send your father up when he comes back". She replied
"How is he?"
"Getting there dear, don't you worry go get yourself sorted ill watch the kids," Replied her mom as she stood and watch her walk off into her bedroom at the back of the house.
A Few minutes later –
*Knock, Knock*
"Hey, chicken how's my little girl doing?" Asked her Dad as he peered his head round the corner of the door
"Hey Dad" Smiled Kate as she walked over and gave him a hug,
"So I hear you and Mike have had an argument?" Kate went to speak before he interrupted her, "Don't worry Im not going to say anything, its good to see you, and what a beauty she is, she is a spitting double of you as a baby". He giggled,
"Thanks Dad"
"Now are you coming down for some tea your mothers cooking a dinner for us all?"
"Yeah ill be down soon, just going to finish putting some stuff away" She smiled as she sat back down on the bed, It wasn't long before she started to feel bad for having a go at Mike again, but she didn't understand why he never rang her or tried to come visit, Before she could go into deeper thought she stood up and head down stairs to her children and family, as she walked around the corner her eye caught her attention to a photograph of her and her brother Dean. Dean was the oldest between the two of them an age gap of 4 years, A few days after her 16th birthday, her brother was on his way back from the airport after dropping off his friend, He never made it home, his car was crushed between two other cars, he slowly applied his breaks as the car in front started to slow quite fast when another car travelling too fast ploughed into the back of his car sending him into the car in front of his, Sadly he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Kate had always found it hard to cope whenever his anniversary or birthday comes around, they were always so close, no matter how many times they would argue.
"Kate are you ready dinner is nearly done". Shouted her mom,
"Yeah I'm coming", She placed the picture back down on the table top and walked into the dining room and placed shay in his high chair, she gave him his food first so he could go and nap whilst they ate and before Amelia needed feeding,
After they sat and ate there dinner Kate cradled Amelia in her arms feeding her a bottle whilst Shay and her Father dozed in the chair opposite, Her mother had just finished tidying before she sat next to her. "I wonder where he learns that from" Giggled her mother, nodding towards the two sleeping men.
"Yeah I know, I better get him upstairs to bed before he gets to comfortable". She said as she placed the empty bottle back on the table,
"Here ill wind her, you go sort Shay out, I don't mind" Her mother implied
"Thanks", Said Kate as she Lifted Shay up under the arms and placed him against her chest, she carried him into the room and placed him in the travel cot with his blue blanket, It was only half 6 at night, a little early for Shay to be in bed but after all he has had an exciting few days, After a few minutes she turned and headed out the door before Shay woke crying, he started to winge and cry for "Daddy" She picked him back up and rocked him back to sleep, she knew if she let go of him he would start to cry again, she laid back on the bed and cuddled into him, it didn't take long for her to fall back asleep,
An hour later Kate's mom decided to see where Kate had gotten to, she walked into the bedroom still carrying a sleeping Amelia, to see Kate and Shay Flat out on the bed, she placed Amelia in the travel cot next to the bed and headed out the door closing it behind her and heading into her own bedroom before sleeping beauty decided to wake up.
The next day Kate awoke around 6 am to Shay trying to talk to Amelia at the edge of the bed looking into the cot, "Come here you little monkey" Said Kate as she pulled him back over by his pyjama bottoms, sending Shay into the giggles, She leaned over and picked up Amelia in out of the travel cot, moving back so her back was against the bed frame with Shay sat next to her, "Mell" Said Shay with a grin on his face,
"Well done Shay," She said as he pointed to his little sister,
"Now, you have to be a good boy for nanna and gramps, mommy needs to go find Daddy". She said
"Daddy" Shay said in excitement,
"Yes, Daddy" She giggled,
She carried Amelia and held Shays hand as they walked into the Kitchen to see her mom making a cuppa,
"Tea?"
"Yes please, they didn't wake you did they?"
"Oh, no your father was snoring again, Anyways still want me to watch them tonight?"
"Oh yes please, I should be back in time for tea,"
"Don't worry dear, you sort your marriage out first they will still be here when you come back, I promise" She giggled,
"Thanks mom" And with that Kate went off to go get ready, leaving the kids with her mother.
Mike had been lying in his bed all day and night; he couldn't help but think about what Kate had said. He lay there and thought to himself, I never really lied to her, I wasn't having an affair, I had only been talking to her for a week before I left Kate, even then we never really did anything for a little while later, Looking back I do regret leaving her but only on the circumstances I found out Kate was pregnant, if I never boarded Hammersley where would I be now?, I have to thank her for giving me two children and this is the way I do it?!
Mike sat up on the edge of his bed head in hands thinking what he should do, He was brought out of his thoughts by the key in the lock going at the front door, Mike didn't move, he stayed on the edge of the bed, A few minutes later he looked up to see Kate stood in the doorway looking over to him, she walked over and sat next to him on the side of the bed joining him in his deep thoughts,
"How's your dad?" Mike broke the silence trying to keep the topic of the convocation at a quiet and calm pace,
"He's alright still the same old silly fart" Kate let out a sigh before she continued to change the subject Mike was hoping to avoid, "What are we doing Mike?"
"What do you mean"?
"I mean, were back where we started, we had a fling, I fell pregnant, you left, only this time I made you"
"You know that I love you Kate and Shay and Amelia I love them with all my heart, I know we have had a few arguments but doesn't that just mean were due for a big up?." Mike interrupted briefly.
Kate had tears falling from her face, "Mike what's the point, it's obviously not working anymore, we can't keep fighting like this Shay is at the age now where he notices when we are arguing he gets upset and I can't control him"
"Kate don't do this don't let this be the end, I love you too much to let you go".
"Mike, im sorry but I can't do this anymore, I can't sit and wonder where you are or what you're doing, you can stay here tonight but I want you out by the end of the week" Kate said as she stood and started to walk away before Mike grabbed her arm,
"Kate come on please!, what about my kids?" He cried out,
"OUR KIDS Mike!, our Kids!, don't worry I won't stop you seeing them just please leave me alone My mom will drop the kids off here tomorrow you can spend the day while I speak to Marshall and White and NAVCOM". And with that Kate walked out the bedroom and out the house back to her car, crying her eyes out to the fact she just told the man she loves and adores its over …
A/N Once again sorry for the long delay, very stressful month it's been, birthdays, deaths and a new job so it's been hectic may be another length of time for CH14 so you'll have to wait and see