Chapter 37
The next morning it was in the papers about the drug dealer and kidnapping and assault on Mike. Kate and the crew went to visit mike for the next four days before they were crash sail with temporary CO.
Two days after Hammersley left port. Jessica went to see mike only to see Maxine in there talking to him. Jessica notice that she was holding his hand so she left to return back to her office.
The next day since it was quiet day at work and she caught up with her paper work she decided to go and see Mike. She she look through the window he was alone so she walk into his room
"Hi mike"
"Jessica"
"How are you feeling"
"Better, tube comes out tomorrow"
"That great" She sat down
"I want to say thank you for saving my life. Kate told me what you did"
"No worries there. How are you really Mike" Mike look at Jessica and let out his breath
"I thought I was going to die more than once"
"What was your last thoughts"
"Kate...I thought I never get a chance to tell her that I love her and with me being back on Hammersley made things even harder since we got together when I had that shore posting. She sure knows how to get under my skin" Jessica smile
"She knows you to well doesn't she Mike"
"Yes she dose"
"And Maxine white"
"What about her, we just friends"
"Is it Mike cause that not the impression I was getting from her"
"Kate told me what happen at NAVCOM"
"So you and Maxine white just friends and nothing else"
"What are you getting at Jessica"
"She wants more than friendship Mike while your on Hammersley no rules. While at NAVCOM there are rules. Same with Kate but the opposite" Mike thought about what Jessica just said.
"Mike think about what more important. Hammersley or the women you love"
"Kate" he said
"Then what are you going to do about it cause next time there might not be a next time life to short Mike. If you love Kate like you do. Do some thing about it now, don't wait till tomorrow cause I might be to late"
"Your right... I can't do any thing at the moment since I'm stuck in here"
"any thing I can help you with?"
"Are you sure"
"mike what is it" She sat ford in her chair
"engagement ring" Jessica smile
"Any thing in mind?"
"Some thing simple, nothing big"
"Ok gems what sort"
"Diamonds"
"Ok shape"
"I'm not sure"
"ok how many stones and wedding band"
"Five stones and the band plain like what you got"
"Ok what sort of band, yellow gold, white gold, rose gold or platinum?"
"White gold"
"Ok that give me some thing to work on. Give me a couple of days"
"Sure"
"Good now next is when are you going to purpose to her and the wedding?"
"I'm not sure"
"Ok well I'll find out from Dylan when Hammersley back in port and work it from there, how that sound?"
"Sounds good to me"
"Good" They talk for the next hour before Jessica left Mike to get some rest.
When she return back to her office she check out her client list and made some phone calls. When finish on the phone she did some paper work that was in her in box. The next morning Jessica walk into Mike room. She smile when she saw him sitting up but was still wearing an oxygen tube up his nose.
"Morning Mike you look a lot better this morning" Mike smile
"I do. I'm still a bit sore but the pain meds are helping"
"That good" Jessica put lap top on the table and open it up and turn it on. Then she open a file and turn the lap top around so Mike could look at it
"What this?" He asked just as she move the table closer to him
"Rings. Some of my clients are in the jewellery's I told that a close friend of the family is in hospital he want to purpose to his girlfriend as soon as he gets out so can you send me photos of rings and prices of five diamond ring in white gold and plain gold wedding bands. Shape of diamonds he not sure. Some thing simple nothing to big or fancy. Last night this is what they sent. So you can look at the rings that is there"
"Thanks Jessica"
"I'll leave the lap top here with you. I'll come and get it after work. Any questions give me a call and I got copy of these photos also"
"Thanks"
"And don't for get to rest"
"I will" Jessica then walk out of Mike room leaving him to look at the photos.
Later that afternoon Mike called "Hi Mike is every thing ok"
"Yeah I look at the photos but I'm not sure"
"what do you mean"
"There are three that I like but I don't know" Jessica did some typing and brought up the folder
"Ok Mike what are the numbers"
"Fifteen, nineteen and twenty three" Jessica look at them and notice it from the same jewellery's
"Ok. Let me see what I can do this end, ok"
"Jessica"
"Trust me Mike"
"Ok" then they hung up.
Jessica then look up the client phone number and made a call while she was doing some typing.
Hour later Jessica met with the jeweler's out side of the hospital "Hi tom, thank you for doing this"
"Any time Jessica, by why navy hospital?" they shook hands
"Mike is in the navy"
"Ah" They walk in while talking. Till they walk into Mike room.
"Tom this is commander Mike Flynn"
"Hello commander"
"Hi, Jessica what going on"
"Trust me Mike"
The guy put his brief case down on the table next to the lap top. He open it and pull put number of boxes and then open them for Mike to see
"These are the ones you weren't sure of Mike, now you can have a closer look" Jessica said
"what, I..."
"The rings Mike" Mike look down at the rings
"Which one would she like"
"This one but the wedding ring I don't think she would wear it" he said when he pick up bridal set.
"Here let me" He past her the box
"Lovely set" she said. She took the rings out and put them on her right hand so Mike could see it better
"It the wedding ring"
"Ok how about this"
Jessica rook the rings off and pick up plain white gold wedding band and put that one on first then the two rings but the other way round
"How about this" When she show him He smile a little
"Yes that it, I like it a lot"
"So you would take them" Jessica asked
"Yes all three and man wedding ring"
"What sort sir" Tom asked
mike look at the men wedding rings and pick one up and put it on "This one it a perfect fit" He took it off and put it back in it box
"That is wonderful. I can put these away till you can come and get them"
"Thank you for taking your time in coming down here"
"Your welcome. Jessica here has been a wounder accountant for many years and I'm please to help you" He put the rings back in his brief case and close and lock it.
"Thank you tom"
"Your welcome Jessica"
"I'll be back Mike"
Then she and Tom walk out of Mike room not knowing that Maxine white saw what was going on and wondering who Mike going to purpose to Kate so she left to head home with out letting Mike or Jessica know that she was there.
When Jessica return she talk to Mike for few minutes before leaving home with the lap top. That night she received an e-mail for Dylan letting her know how things are and asking how mike and kids are. When she reply back to his e-mail she let him know the latest on Mike knowing that he would let the crew know. Then she let him know what been happening with Sarah, Connor and Grace. When finish she sent the message. Then she check on the other messages before shutting down and going to bed since it been along day.
Week later Mike was release from the hospital. Maxine was there to take him home. Once he was home she stay with him for the day, and cooking his meals. Ryan showed up after school he keep Mike company while Maxine went to get some food for Mike place.
They left later that evening and Mike went to bed since he was tired and hopping that Maxine wouldn't show up the next day since she told him that she took few days off to help look after him. While in bed he gave Jessica a call
"Hi Mike can't you sleep"
"Hi Jessica, I call to let you know that I'm home"
"That great you should of called I could of come and pick you up from the hospital"
"I could of but Maxine showed up this morning. She brought me home and spent the day with me" "mike you sound tired what wrong"
"Maxine taking few days off so she could nurse me"
"Oh, any thing I can do to help"
"Yeah I told her that I was going to be busy tomorrow so what was the jewelry's name Tom..."
"Mike since you not aloud to drive for a while and it Saturday. How about I come around in the morning and take you into town so you can buy the rings, groceries, any thing you need"
"You don't have to"
"Connor and Grace spending the whole week end at friends place and Sarah going over to commander white place to study with Ryan since they got a test on Monday and I got nothing much to do." Mike smile
"Ok thank Jessica"
"Great do you like McDonald breakfast"
"Yes"
"Great I'll be around at eight with breakfast and we can take it from there. Hows that sound"
"Sounds good to me"
"Great I'll see you then, you get some sleep then"
"Yes ma'am night Jessica"
"Night mike" Then they hung up.