Fast-forward to 15 years later:
"You know what today is right?" Josh asked as he sat at the table across from Mike
"Yeah buddy I do" Mike said smiling at the now 28-year-old
"Are you going to be there?" he asked hopeful
"I'll try but you know how it is with the girls" he said smiling weakly at him
"I want you to be there Dad, for Mum" he said sadly
"Someone has to be here" he answered as Josh sighed
"Look Dad, Liam and Charlotte are working today and the twins there at school please just say you'll be there" he said hopeful
"Ok… I promise" Mike said looking up at him nodding
"It's at 12, I'll see you there" Josh said as he arose from his chair, Mike following suite Josh pulling him into a hug as he did so
"I'm proud of you Josh" he said hugging him tightly
"Thanks Dad" he said pulling away from the hug as he made his way towards the front door.
Mike made his way upstairs stopping along the way as he looked at the photos on the wall…
The last 15 years had been a whirlwind of drama, love, happiness and sadness, after the birth of what he thought was just one baby the drama unfolded of it turning out Kate was Pregnant with twins after being pushed out of the room that day with the last sound him hearing was the heart machine flat lining with no heartbeat coming from Kate.
Hours later he was sitting by her side as she recovered in the ICU getting the shock of her life when she awoke and was told she had given birth to twin girls, the next 2 months after that were hard the girls had to stay in a incubator until there were healthy and strong enough to go home they chose the name Grace Cynthia after Kate's Mother and Glenda Marie after Mike's Mother.
More drama was set to come when Josh, Liam and Charlotte all moved back home because their Father was moving to the other side of the world for a Woman he had met online having all 3 older kids and 2 baby twins was a whirlwind of drama making Kate and Mike buy a bigger house closer to the beach to raise them all in.
Kate and Mike got Married when the twins were 3 years old in an intimate ceremony with all their kids there supporting them they were one happy family now; Maxine had moved to Melbourne with the twins so Mike missed out on having them at his wedding to Kate however Mike became a devoted Father to Kate's kids and they even all started calling him Dad forming a special bond with Josh through everything.
Liam and Charlotte moved out of home when they turned 18 both moving to different states for jobs, Josh had moved out when he was 21 after he followed in his Mum's footsteps and joined the Navy getting a place on Hammersley as the Electronics Technician after Kate left due to medical reasons, Grace and Glenda well there still at home and going to school excelling in all of their classes and wanting to join the Navy when their old enough.
Things were going great and Kate and Mike were happier than when they first met however things took a turn for the worst when Kate was diagnosed with Cancer on the twins 13th birthday passing away only 6 months ago after a long battle, Mike having gone into a struggling mode but trying to keep strong for the kids' sake not wanting to let them know he was missing her terribly.
Making his way along the docks he stopped when he saw Josh standing there in his whites
"Dad you made it" he said grinning as he watched Mike approach
"Your Mum would be so proud of you, I know how much she would have loved to have been here" he said sadly
"She is Dad, she's in here" he said touching his chest over his heart
"Yeah and in here" Mike said touching his
"So you really did it hey big bro" a voice from behind Mike said
"What are you guys doing here!" Josh said surprised as he looked behind Mike to see Liam, Charlotte, Grace and Glenda standing there
"I organized it ages ago, your Mum would have wanted everyone together to celebrate this wonderful day" Mike said smiling at him
"It's not that wonderful…" Josh said grinning as they all moved towards him
"What are you talking about?" Charlotte said grinning
"You only get married once!" Grace and Glenda said giggling
"Or in Dad's case twice" Liam said winking at him
"I love you guys" Mike said as they all pulled into a big group hug
"And I love you" he said to Kate looking up to the sky knowing she was somewhere watching down on this moment loving them all at how far they've come.
The End
Well... Here it is! Thank you to everyone who stuck with me from the start to finish, there were a few time there when I was stuck with how to continue it LoL but I did it I pushed through and got it done. I hope you all enjoyed it and I look forward to showing you all what I have coming next! Once I figure out what that is... So once again Thank you for all your loving reviews and see you all in 2020. Much Love Xx