After trying on multiple dresses Kate finally found a long flowing one that didn't stick to her figure and wouldn't give away her bump, they arrived at the café and the impatient wait began.
Kate couldn't stop her leg from bouncing up and down "They'll be here soon" Mike said placing a hand on her leg to stop it from bouncing
"Will they? I mean your kids called to cancel what's to say mine won't…" she said sadly leaning back in the chair
"Just because mine had to cancel doesn't mean yours will" he said trying to cheer her up
"I know…" she said placing her hand on his "Why do you think your Kids cancelled?" she said squeezing his hand
"I can think of one reason" he said raising his eyebrow at her
"Maybe another time when your Mum has the kids?" she said smiling at him, as Mike went to speak a little girl interrupted him as she yelled out
"MUMMY!!" the little girl yelled as Kate turned to look she saw Charlotte running towards her fast.
Kate squeezed Mike's hand as she arose from her chair Charlotte jumped into her arms and hugged her tightly
"I missed you" she said into her Mothers hair
"I missed you to CC" she said kissing her daughter's cheek as she spotted Jack walking towards them with Josh and Liam, Mike arose from his seat as he spotted them making their way over
"Kate" Jack smiled at her as she moved Charlotte to her hip
"Thanks for letting me have them for the day" she said smiling at him
"Hi Mummy" Liam said moving forward to give her a hug
"Hey buddy" she said placing a hand on his back as she looked up at Josh who was on his phone
"Josh" Jack said nudging him with his shoulder
"Can we get this over with already" Josh blurted out as he moved towards the table with Liam following behind
"He misses you but you know what teenagers are like with their emotions" Jack said sadly as he looked at Kate noticing the small bump that was made obvious by Charlotte pulling her dress tight as she was in her mother's arms
"G'day mate, I'm Mike" he said moving towards Jack to shake his hand
"The Navy man right?" he said extending his hand
"Yeah I guess so" he said grinning as he watched Kate move towards the table and put Charlotte down
"So you and Kate, is it serious?" Jack asked Mike crossing his arms
"Yes it is" Mike said as he turned to look at Kate
"Serious enough to be starting a family?" he asked as Mike looked at him confused
"How did you…" Mike began saying as Jack interrupted him
"I saw her bump when she was holding Charlotte" he said smiling at him
"She tried on like 4 different outfits to try and hide it" Mike said grinning as Kate made her way over
"Charlotte seems fixated on some game Josh is playing on his phone" she said grinning at Jack as she wrapped an arm around Mike's waist
"So I hear congratulations are in order" Jack said smirking at her as she hit Mike's arm
"Ouch!" he said in a wounded voice
"He didn't say anything" he said laughing at her reaction
"I knew I should have worn something else" she said shaking her head as Mike placed his hand on her back.
"Are you going to tell them?" Jack asked nodding to the kids
"Josh doesn't really want to be here so maybe another time" she said sadly
"You're going to have to tell them eventually Kate" Jack said smiling weakly at her
"Yeah I will, so you sticking around or?" she said changing the subject
"No I'm going to go do some cleaning, I never realised 3 kids could make so much mess" he said laughing
"That's because I was the one always cleaning up after them" she said grinning at him
"Right well I might go introduce myself to the kids" Mike said moving his hand of Kates back as he headed towards the table
"Are you happy Kate?" Jack asked hopeful
"Yeah, happier than I've been in a long time" she said smiling weakly at him
"Good, I'm happy for you" he said pulling her into a warm hug
"Are you happy?" she asked as she wrapped her arms around him
"Yeah I am" he said kissing her head before pulling away from the hug
"Mike seems like a nice guy I'm happy for you both and I'm sure once you tell the kids Charlotte will be thrilled to be a big sister" he said grinning at her
"I can only imagine what she's going to do if it's a girl" she said laughing
"I best be off, call me when the kids want to be picked up" he said smiling at her as she nodded
"See ya Mike, nice to meet you" he said waving to him as he began leaving
"You to Mate" Mike answered back as Kate made her way over to the table
"So who's hungry" she said as Charlotte nodded her head and grinned at Mike.
A few hours later when everyone had finished eating Kate tried to make conversation with Josh
"So Josh how's school?" she asked smiling at him
"Fine" he answered quickly not losing eye contact with his phone
"Are you still into writing?" she asked hoping he would look at her
"I guess" he said still playing on his phone, Kate sighed as Mike moved his hand to rest on her thigh in comfort
"What am I doing wrong?" she asked Mike softly as she placed her hand on his
"Nothing, it's going to take a little time" he answered squeezing her hand
"Can we go home yet?" Josh said noticing the closeness between his Mother and Mike
"I've got you until dinner" Kate said turning to look at him
"So why did you invite us here Mum? Was it to show off your lover boy or because you actually wanted to see us?" Josh answered placing his phone down
"I wanted to see you all, it's not the same without you around" she said sadly as he chuffed in disbelief
"You seem to have replaced us quickly seen as your already Pregnant" he said angrily as Kate looked at him confused
"Your Mother loves you guys and nothing or no one is going to change that" Mike said trying to help as he moved forward in his chair
"I want a little Sister!" Charlotte said breaking the tension
"Me too!" Liam said as he giggled Kate couldn't help but smile at them and Mike before turning back to Josh
"That isn't what's happening Josh and you know that" she said sadly
"Isn't it?" he answered angrily
"Mike could you…" she asked softly indicating to her two youngest
"Yeah I'll take them for a walk along the beach he said squeezing her hand
"Thanks" she said sadly
"Come on you two let's go check out the beach" Mike said arising from his chair as Charlotte reached for his hand with Liam following closely behind.
"Right Mike's gone so do you want to tell me exactly how you're feeling?" she said moving forward in her chair as she rested her arms on the table
"What does it matter" he said placing his phone in his pocket
"It matters to me, I want to know because I care about you and I miss having you around" she said sadly at him
"it's easy for you to say that but you replaced us as soon as we left, not just with Mike but that" he said pointing to her stomach
"I can't help how I feel about Mike Josh and as for the baby it wasn't planned but it doesn't mean I don't love you any less" she said moving to sit in the chair next to him
"You said things would be different when everything fell apart with Dad" he said turning to look at her
"Things are different Josh, do you know why?" she asked as he shook his head
"Because of Mike, I didn't intend to fall for him so quickly after your Dad and I separated but I did, he's making an effort to get to know you guys the least you can do is make an effort back, when this baby comes along I want everyone to be there I want everyone to be getting along. I don't want to bring this baby into the world if their older brother wants nothing to do with them or me" she said placing her hands on her abdomen
"I didn't realise…" he answered sadly
"You left Josh, if you had of stuck around you would have seen how happy Mike makes me. I'm not mad at you for leaving but I defiantly do miss you" she said moving her hand to caress his cheek
"How far along are you?" he asked moving his hand to place it on her stomach
"2 Months and a half, still enough time for us to work things out" she said tears forming in her eyes
"I'm so sorry" he said sadly as he wrapped his arms around her
"Don't be sorry, I love you kiddo" she said hugging him tightly as she placed a kiss on his head
"I love you too Mum, and I love my little brother or sister" he said as she pulled away from the hug
"And I'm sure once he or she gets here you'll be the best big brother I know you already are to Charlotte and Liam" she said brushing the tear off his cheek
"Can we go walk along the beach? I want to get to know Mike" he said hopeful
"Of course! And I know Mike is dying to get to know you too" she said happily as they arose from their chairs and made their way towards Mike and the kids.