Kate was patiently awaiting her turn to go in to see the BRASS, she had wished she could have gotten some advice from Mike but when she awoke he was gone.

Lost in her thoughts she didn't notice someone make their way out of the office "Lieutenant McGregor you can go in now" a woman said breaking her out of her trance, nodding as she made her way into the office her stomach full of butterflies.

Saluting as she entered the office she was directed to sit across from the man who was looking at a folder as she walked in

"Lieutenant McGregor I presume?" he answered looking up from the paperwork in front of him

"Yes Sir" she answered sitting nervously opposite him

"I'm Commander Martin, do you know why you're here today?" he asked wondering if she was aware

"I have an Idea as to why Sir" she answered

"It's come to my attention Miss McGregor that you're having a relationship with your Commanding Officer a…" he said opening the file "Mike Flynn, how do you answer to these allegations?" he asked closing the folder again

"I'm not going to deny them Sir what's the point you've got all you evidence right in front of you" she said pointing to the folder

"I'm sure you're aware of the Navy Regulations" he said confused

"Yes Sir but for what it's worth the relationship started way before he became my Commanding Officer and when I found out we called it off" she said moving uncomfortably in the chair

"And now?" he asked confused if they were together why he was told

"Honestly Sir?" she said nervously

"Yes honestly Miss McGregor " he answered worried about what she was going to say

"Things are different now Sir we have another life to think of, I'll give up the Navy if it means Mike can stay working on Hammersley doing what he loves" she said refusing to look at him

"Are you in love with Mr Flynn?" he asked studying her posture carefully

"No Sir…" she said answered unfaithfully Commander Martin noticing the way she crinkled her nose as she answered, something she hadn't done when she's told him something true.

"Is that your final answer Miss McGregor?" he asked watching her closely

"Yes Sir…" she answered her nose crinkling again

"I just have a few more questions to ask you" he said moving forward in his chair

"Sir?" she answered nervously

"Have you ever been in trouble with the BRASS before?" he asked looking at her file

"No Sir, I left the Navy after having my second child" she answered back

"And your current pregnancy would it be an issue if you were to stay on Hammersley?" he asked concerned

"No Sir, I can still do my duties as Executive Officer until I'm due to give birth" she said confused

"I understand that however what I'm concerned about is that Commander Flynn would be paying too much attention in making sure your safe and not doing anything that could harm your child" he said trying to make a point

"I see you're point Sir however Commander Flynn acts differently on board Hammersley than he does in his personal life" she said trying to defend him

"Care to elaborate Miss McGregor?" he asked confused

"Commander Flynn is nothing but professional on board Sir that's all I wanted to say" she said hopeful

"I was given some information in saying you and Mike Flynn are set to be Married is this correct?" he asked in confidence

"Yes Sir that is correct" she said shifting in her seat

"So in regards to my previous question earlier I asked if you were in love with Mr Flynn and you answered no, now if you're not in love with Mr Flynn why are you getting married?" he asked looking at her confused as he watched her nose crinkle a third time

"Security Sir, for the baby…" she answered bluntly

"Very well…" he said not believing her "I'm going to assess what we've discussed here today and I will call you in a few hours with my initial report" he said opening the folder as he began jotting something down

"Is there anything else Sir?" she asked sadly

"No Miss McGregor that's all, you're dismissed…" he said looking up at her as she arose from the chair

"Sir" she said saluting him as she made her way to the door

"One more thing Miss McGregor?" he said as she opened the door

"Yes Sir?" she asked turning to look at him

"Don't stress it's not good for you or the baby" he said nodding at her as she left his office closing the door behind her she let out a big sigh she didn't know she had been holding in.

Arriving home just after lunch Kate pulled up just as Mike was getting out of his car

"Hey!" he said running over to her

"Where'd you go this morning?" she asked confused as he placed a quick kiss on her lips before they began walking to the front door

"I went to see Maxine" he said as they entered the house

"Oh?" she asked confused

"I took the divorce papers for her to sign, how did your meeting with the BRASS go?" he asked anxiously as they placed their keys down on the table

"Um I'm not sure yet Commander Martin had a lot of questions?" she said looking at him nervously

"You're meeting was with Commander Martin?" he said surprised

"Yeah… why?" she asked anxiously

"Commander John Martin has a bit of a reputation around NAVCOM as an A grade hard arse he doesn't permit any kind of fraternization between any Crew mates whether their working together on a ship or at NAVCOM" he said following her into the kitchen

"Great so basically there was no point seeing him if he has already made up his mind" she said sadly opening the fridge and grabbing some cheese out

"I'm sorry I wasn't here to warn you" he said sadly "It's fine, did Maxine sign the papers?" she asked cutting herself a slice of cheese

"Yes and without any nagging or drama" he said surprised

"Really?" she asked confused as she opened the fridge and grabbed a jar of pickles

"Yeah, I went and saw a lawyer afterwards to lodge the paperwork" he said smiling at her

"I find it very hard to believe Maxine would just sign Divorce papers without an ulterior motive" she said placing a pickle on her slice of cheese as she cut another piece and placed it on top

"Well whatever it is we'll come through it the other side" he said moving towards her and placing his hand on her waist

"Yeah" she said smiling at him as she took a bite out of her cheese and pickle concoction

"You know we have bread right?" he asked as she placed another pickle in between her slices of cheese

"I don't want bread she said smirking at him as she took another bite

"Pregnancy cravings?" he asked as he went to grab a pickle for himself

"Yes!" she answered hitting his hand away "And if you eat my food I'll hurt you" she said giggling at him

"So when do you find out Commander Martin's answer?" he asked eyeing off her food

"A couple of hours" she answered not paying attention as Mike took a huge bite of her cheese and pickles

"I haven't eaten all day" he said swallowing as he kissed her cheek quickly before moving towards the lounge

"Oi!" she said walking after him as she grabbed the tea towel off the bench and threw it at him

"Kate McGregor, are you picking a fight with me?" he said picking up the tea towel as he turned around to face her

"You ate my food" she said as she ate the last little bit of food she had in her hand "Now I have to hurt you" she answered shrugging her shoulders

"Bring it on McGregor!" he said laughing at her

"It's so on Flynn!" she said smirking at him as she reached for the sponge on the end of the bench

"Choose your weapon wisely" he said grinning at her as he moved forward she threw the sponge at him as she quickly ran past him and ducked for cover near the couch.

"That's it!" he said laughing as he turned on his heel and made his way over to the couch confused when he didn't see her there "Kate?" he said turning around to face the kitchen as he did so Kate moved from her place near the window and stood on the couch as she tapped his back softly, he turned around quickly grabbing her waist as he tripped causing Kate to fall onto the couch Mike moved over the back of the couch and carefully hovered above her as he brushed the hair out of her face while she giggled

"Got ya!" he said smirking at her

"I guess you did" she said grinning at him as he leant down to kiss her their lips inches apart her phone began ringing from her pocket.

Reaching down to her pocket she fumbled around her phone "Um Kate… Your hand is in a particular sensitive spot" he said grinning at her as she finally gripped her phone pulling it out of her pocket

"Sorry" she said giggling

"Are you though?" he asked as she pressed answer and moved the phone up to her ear

"Lieutenant McGregor speaking" she answered smiling at Mike as he continued to hover above her

"Yes Sir… I understand Sir" she answered as Mike looked at her confused

"You too Sir, goodbye" she said hanging up the phone and placing it on the floor

"Well?" Mike asked nervously

"That was Commander Martin" she said brushing her hand across his cheek

"I gathered that, what did he say?" Mike asked looking at her confused as she smirked at him

"No action to be required, we can continue to work and have a relationship together as long as we keep it off the boat" she said smiling at him as he grinned

"That's great! You must have wooed him with your charm" he said winking at her

"He also said to say congratulations on the baby and the engagement" she said wrapping her arms around his neck

"See I told you everything would be fine" he said leaning in closer to her

"That you did Flynn, that you did" she said smirking as he closed the distance between them and their lips met in a passionate kiss.