2 Months Later… (8 Months Pregnant)
Now 8 months Pregnant she was showing and had to start borrowing Mike's spare shirt to wear into work after the whole argument with Cleo and Mike things still stayed the same
although Mike was home for a whole month after Hammersley ran into some trouble with the engines Maxine was rather annoyed about it given she knew that Hammersley shouldn't be having as many problems as she did because she was only 2 years old.
Cleo dropped the whole idea of him leaving Hammersley and would avoid Mike most days when he was on port,
it was like he was living in a parallel universe where he was constantly the bad guy no matter what he did at least he could always count on Sophie being there even if she now spent most of her time reading in her room that kid brought a new book home every week and Kate,
well she spend most days either sleeping or working on paperwork Skipper was beginning to get rather big and constantly using his mother as a punching bag but thankfully in 2 weeks' time he'd be entering this world and they could finally hold him in their arms.
Sitting at her desk Kate closed the last folder she had finished for that day,
stretching her arms up she turned her chair around to face the window that overlooked the docks Hammersley was due back in port this afternoon after a month of patrol,
Kate just couldn't wait to hold Mike in her arms and have him near her and Skipper again he seems to calm down a lot when his Father was in port for more than a few days.
"Anyone would think you missed me?" he grinned entering her office watching her looking at the docks
"Not at all" she smiled turning her chair around to face him
"Really?" he smirked closing the door behind him
"Oh absolutely I actually enjoyed being able to sleep with no one snoring" she moved to stand
"You always were a bad liar" he stopped in front of her resting his hands on her heavily pregnant belly
"It's good to have you home" she brushed her hand across his arm
"It's good to be home, so are you finished for the day?" he smiled meeting her wondering eyes
"Ah yep sure am"
"Great because I was hoping we could go out for lunch?" he asked hopeful
"Really?"
"Yeah there's something I want to ask you" he moved his hand and brushed it across her cheek
"Hmm I think I can take a guess as to what it is"
"Well would you say yes if I asked?"
"Depends, if you succeed in wooing me enough" she laughed
"I do love a challenge" he winked at her
"Just let me put this on Commander White's desk and I'll be good to go I do want to head home and get changed first" she smiled moving back to grab the folder she'd been working on earlier
"Sure thing" he moved opening the door for her
"Such a gentleman" her hand brushed across his chest when she moved past
"You know it" he whispered watching her walk off towards Maxine's office.
"So I thought you were supposed to get in tonight?" Kate said confused as they pulled out of the NAVCOM carpark with Mike driving
"Well we finished up early got in this morning" he smiled
"And you only just now decided to show up?" she looked at the car clock 1:00
"I was planning a few things" he reached a hand across and rested it on her leg
"Do I want to know?" she placed her hand on top of his when he pulled up at a red light
"You'll find out soon enough" he squeezed her thigh his hand moving up and stopping along her abdomen
"Whoa" she laughed when Skipper kicked her hand at Mike's touch
"Surely he has to be getting squished in there" his eyes widened at the kick
"Unfortunate for my back there's still two weeks left" she sighed
"Have you thought about anymore names?" he asked focusing back on the road when the light turned green
"I…" she began saying turning to face him before she paused at seeing a car coming straight at them through a red light.
It all happened so fast the screeching of tires,
the hitting on Mike's door sending the car flipping before stopping on its roof,
the screams from passer-by's,
Kate's unconscious form hanging upside the huge amount of blood streaming down her face,
Mike reaching over to try and wake Kate up,
people frantically trying to get him out of the car but refusing to leave Kate's side,
sirens getting louder,
watching as the firies and ambulance tried to cut out Kate from the car,
being told that the impact could have caused damage to the baby,
watching her bloody and unconscious form being loaded into the ambulance,
the next thing he knew everything was dark and he saw several lights passing above him as he was wheeled through the hallway of that he presumed was the hospital
"Kate…" he groaned trying to keep his eyes open
"It's okay Mr Flynn you can see her soon we just need to assess your injury's" one of the doctors replied walking along with his bed
"Kate…" he repeated before blacking out.
"Daddy!" Sophie yelled running through corridor of the hospital
"Soph I'm okay" he hissed in pain when Sophie wrapped her arms around her Dad carefully avoiding the sling that was holding in his recently put back in dislocated shoulder
"Kate?" Cleo asked finally catching up watching his shake his head trying to hold back the tears
"Soph why don't you go and sit with the toys" Cleo pried her away from Mike's arms before moving to sit next to him.
"She's in surgery" he moved back in the chair
"Surgery?" she asked surprised
"They found a bleed on the brain from the impact and she went into labour on the way here they had to do an immediate C-section" he began to tear up
"Oh Mike…" she placed a hand on his back
"I didn't see them; they came out of nowhere it was green they ran a red light" he broke down
"it's not your fault the accident people said the driver ran a red light he shouldn't have even been driving blew way over the limit of alcohol" she tried to console her older brother while Sophie distracted herself with the box of toys in the corner
"How'd…"
"A Commander White picked us up from school" she replied knowing what he was going to say he nodded.
"Mr Flynn?" a doctor asked as he moved towards them
"Yes?" he answered quickly moving to stand
"The surgery on Miss McGregor went well, we managed to control the bleed although there is a fair amount of swelling it will go down as for her recovery she's been put in an induced coma" he replied
"A coma?" he muttered between the tears
"It's to help her with the healing process" he assured him
"And the baby… our baby?" he asked nervously
"A baby boy ten finger ten toes absolutely healthy he's down in the nursery"
"Can I… Can I see my son?" he asked hopeful
"Of course I'll get the nurse to take you down there" he motioned for one of the nurses to come over before walking off down the hall
"Cleo…" he turned back to his sister
"I'll watch Sophie, go meet your son" she nodded before Mike walked off with the nurse to the nursery.
Stopping in the doorway of the nursery Mike took in a deep breath
"Mr Flynn?" she asked confused turning to face him
"I…"
"Your baby is perfectly healthy Mr Flynn if anything he's perfect" she assured him
"Yeah" he smiled following her further into the room before they stopped in front of a crib with a brown hair baby asleep wrapped in a blue blanket and the name 'McGregor/Flynn' on his hospital tag
"Do you want a hold?" she smiled motioning to the seat in the corner of the room
"I'd love one" he smiled widely moving to sit down carefully taking off the sling
as the nurse picked up his son and carried him over placing him in his arms Mike smiled down at him ignoring the pain in his shoulder just loving this moment he got to share with his newborn son
"I'll give you two a few minutes then I'll show you to Miss McGregor's room" she smiled moving out of the room
looking down at his son he brushed his free hand across his cheek when his eyes fluttered open and Mike was met with an emerald green pair just like his Mothers studying his features he could see a mixture of him and Kate combined with his brown locks,
her emerald green eyes,
his big ears and her beautiful nose
"Hey Skipper, I'm your Daddy" he smiled when his nose crinkled while his green eyes studied Mike's face carefully
"Would you like to take him into meet him Mum?" the nurse re-entered the room a few minutes later
"Will she know he's there?" he asked hopeful
"It's possible that sensing him may help her heal faster" she nodded grabbing his crib and wheeling it towards the door
"You really think so?" he replied moving slowly to stand up
"You can carry him if you like?" she smiled as they began to walk to where Kate's room was.
Entering Kate's room a few minutes later Mike tried to hold back the tears at seeing an unconscious Kate lying on the hospital bed
with a bandage around her head having a small part of her hair that they shaved he knew she'd be unhappy about and a tube down her throat helping her to breathe
"Just come to the front desk when you're finished and we'll work out when this little man is able to head home" she smiled at the baby in his arms
"Thank you" Mike smiled moving towards Kate's bed and sitting in the free chair
"Kate, it me and Skipper" he smiled looking down in the pair of emerald green eyes that made him just wish Kate would open hers
"He's absolutely perfect Kate if only you could see him" he reached a free hand across and grasped Kate's smaller one
"He has your eyes and my hair which I'm sure your hoping he'd have blonde like you and Soph" he laughed softly looking down at his son who was drifting off to sleep again
"I'll be here every day with Skipper until you wake up not even Maxine can keep me away, I love you too much to lose you again" he squeezed her hand for comfort
looking up at her a tear rolled down his cheek as the breathing machine echoed through the hospital room Kate's chest rising and falling with the sounds.
...
After reluctantly leaving Kate and Skipper behind at the hospital Mike took pride in knowing he was allowed to bring his son home tomorrow even if it was without his Mother after going to the shops with Cleo too get formula and stuff he'd need they'd gotten takeaway for tea while Mike set up the bassinet in their room,
it was just after 10 pm when he relaxed on the couch staring at a photo of Skipper he took on his phone and shared with the crew
"Mike?" Cleo asked softly entering the lounge
"Hey, I thought you'd be in bed" he smiled when she sat next to him
"Soph's asleep but I…" she paused holding out a book for him
"What's this?" he placed his phone down and grabbed the book
"It's Kate's journal she's been writing in it for the past two months and a list of baby names at the back" she smiled watching while Mike slowly opened it
"What?"
"Maybe read the recent entry it'll give you an insight in to what it's like when you're not here" she shrugged shifting off the couch
"Cleo…" he said when she turned to face him
"Yeah?"
"Thank you" he brushed a hand across her shoulder
"Your welcome, I'm off to bed but if you need me…"
"I'll be okay" he smiled watching her walk off towards her room.
Looking down at the journal he opened to the most recent page smiling he ran his thumb across her handwriting before he started reading:
24th July 2009
'Today was another hard day,
waking the girls up at 7am to get them dressed and fed for school Sophie was being pretty insistent on wearing her Dad's jumper this morning couldn't pry it away from her,
Cleo was her usual self when Mike goes away closed off focusing all her attention on making sure I eat and look after myself properly so Skipper will grow to be a healthy baby she's a good egg that one.
Mike was home for a month recently but a month didn't seem like enough time,
it's always hard when he leaves having to explain to Sophie why her Father is always away for long periods and raising his younger sister who I consider my own the amount of times I settle her to sleep the tears she's shed for him would be enough to fill a swimming pool.
How are you supposed to explain this to someone when every time you try to bring it up it ends in an argument with one of us storming off?
He will never know just how hard it is raising 2 kids under the age of 15 with a baby on the way yes little Skipper,
Mike's fault that one he says it's a nickname because he's the future child of two Navy sailors so it just fits perfectly I even find myself sitting in bed sometimes talking to him calling him Skipper a name I was pretty sure I'd hate but his Father gave it to him and I suppose in a way it made me feel connected to him.
While Mike's been away I've been narrowing down two name choices that we had spoken about he was pretty insistent on the name '
Michael' somehow I believe his Mighty Mike Flynn ego would get bigger if his child had his name
(Mike smiled at imaging the big grin Kate would have had writing that part)
I personally always loved the name 'Sebastian' it was my Father's name the only thing I ever knew about the man as for a middle name I would have always chosen '
Michael' after his Father the man who captured my heart the only man I could ever say I love you too.
God that man drives me insane most days with his stubbornness but as soon as he flashes me that signature Flynn smile I'm dragged in and all is forgotten if he only really knew how much I've dreamt about wanting to marry that man wishing I could go back in time and accept his proposal instead of running like a kid,
I'd say yes…
It's getting late and Mike's due back in port tomorrow afternoon maybe that will be my opportunity to talk if I can pry him away from Sophie and Cleo'
Closing Kate's journal he looked down at the ring that was on his pinkie finger
"She would have said yes…" he sighed dropping his head against the couch before smiling at her name choice it would seem even if she wasn't here with him personally that little Skipper had his name
'Sebastian Michael McGregor Flynn' welcome to the world little man.