Mike was at work, working on paperwork when he was buzzed into Tom's office. Mike was on the way when Emma texted him.
Just checking to see if you're okay, I had a nightmare.-Emma
I'm good, just got buzzed into tom's office, I'll be home by four thirty at the latest.-Mike
Mike opened the door and saw Tom, Sasha, Russ, Danny, Kara, Maylen and Wolf.
"What's going on?"
"Sit down, Mike."
Mike looked at everyone, then sat down.
"Tom, Russ what's going on?"
"How's Michaela and Mikey?"
"Great, but a personal chat isn't what you call me in for with everyone present." Mike said, looking around at everyone.
"Or is it?"
"Mike we found the guys who shot up the dinner party, turns out they were the same two guys who broke into Emma's house in July. They both made bail that day."
"So one of them is Michaela's biological dad?"
"Yes and…." Tom looked at Russ.
"And what?" Mike asked, seeing the look.
"Admiral, Lucas wasn't yours biologically."
Mike looked at him like he was stupid.
"I knew that and I know Mikey probably isn't either. They both look too much alike."
"So sir you knew Christine cheated on you?" Kara asked, shocked.
"Yes I flat out told her I knew, and she laughed in my face and said it took me long enough."
"When was that?" Russ asked.
"The day we left for the Arctic, Sophia was mine Hannah too but Lucas and Mikey I suspect have the same dad. They look too much alike Christine and not me at all."
"Sir have you noticed that Michaela does too?" Danny asked.
"No, not really why does this matter Christine, Mark, Lucas, and Sophia are dead."
"Was that the man's name?"
"Yeah Marcus Lucas Green. I remember because after that I met Danny and I had to get used to saying Green without wanting to punch you or something." Mike looked at Danny.
Everyone took a breath.
"Okay my years of being a cop and the types of questions you're asking, you have found him or someone connected to him. Mark is dead I found documents saying he committed suicide after Lucas died."
"Whoever gave you that info lied to you." Tom said.
"Are you saying that…."
"You are right Mike, Christine, Sophia, and Lucas are gone. We have death certificates and finally found where they are buried…. We also know that Lucas, Mikey and Michaela have the same father."
"What?"
"When Michaela's DNA got sent into the new database the government created, so if another paramedic ever happened again all the dead we knew about would be put in along with everyone alive.
When we ran Michaela's a familial match hit between Michaela, Lucas, and Mikey popped up. Tom said handing Mike the files, Mike looked at them, confirming what Tom was telling him,
"So the guy who raped my fiance, then attempted to kill you, Sasha, Emma, and I is the same guy my wife cheated on me with and fathered my kids?" Mike was shocked.
"Yes, and we need your help. We found where Mark and his accomplices are hiding out.
"What's the plan?" Mike asked.
Russ started, and once the whole mission was laid out to Mike, he smirked saying,
"Shiny, let's be bad guys."
"Okay everyone meet here at 7 tonight, go home load up."
Everyone but Tom, Sasha, and Mike left.
"Everyone going, even you Tom?"
"Everyone except Sasha and Kara, Kara is staying with Emma and the kids."
"No offense Tom, but Sasha kicks ass better than you do." Mike said.
"I'm pregnant, just found out." Sasha smiled.
Mike looked shocked.
"How does Sam and Ashley feel about it?"
"Excited." Tom said.
Mike nodded, getting up.
"Are you going to tell Emma?" Tom asked.
"Yeah, I don't want to start lying now." Mike said.
Mike went home, thankfully Hannah and Mikey had gone over to the neighbors to play. Emma noticed from the way he was acting that he had something to tell her.
"Out with it Mike."
"Okay. Uhh…. come here and sit with me." Mike said, picking up Michaela.
Emma sat beside him.
"You remember what you told me about that night of your rape?"
Emma visibly braced herself against the memories.
"Yeah."
Mike put his left arm around her and gave her a reassuring squeeze and she rested her head on his shoulder. He sat there holding Emma and Michaela close as he thought about how to tell Emma what he had been told. Mike gently laid one month old Michaela in her arms. As the silence continued his thumb stroked circles on the top of Emma's shoulder which seemed to be soothing her. Eventually Mike started to speak.
"You told me that they caught the men that raped you."
Emma turned her head to look him in the eye.
"Yes. Why are you bringing that up now?" She asked puzzled.
"Well they broke out of jail. They were the ones who shot me at the party. Also one of the men is the man who my wife cheated on me with, he is Lucas and Mikey's father." As he told her he couldn't look her in the eye so he stroked Michaela's face.
"Okay…but there's something else Mike." He held her face in his hands and managed to say what he had to,
"Michaela went into a new DNA database thing the government set up just in case a pandemic was to happen again so people can find family easier. When her DNA went into the system to test it out a familial match popped up….. Lucas and Mikey did along with their biological father…" Mike looked down at Michaela then back at Emma, pulling her close to him.
"Do you understand what I'm trying to tell you?"
"That whoever Christine had the affair with and fathered Lucas and Mikey was the same one who raped me and is Michaela's father?"
"Yes, Michaela, Mikey, and Lucas are all half brothers and sisters. I know it sounds crazy, but Tom wouldn't have buzzed me into his office, then told me this with the opt team/ senior officers of Nathan James all there, and then given me the DNA proof if it wasn't true." Mike said, sadly handing her the paperwork.
"So what now?"
"I'm going to either kill the SOB or bring him in and get him a life sentence."
"I meant us."
"What do you mean?"
"If we stay together, you will be raising two of his kids."
"I was already happily raising one of his kids. I knew he was a man without scruples or honor before we met. I know that everything he has done was his choice, his fault and only he is to blame. The children are innocents in all this, I would never abandon them just because of who their father is. I love Mikey because of his mother just as I love Michaela because of hers, and as far as I'm concerned I am their father."
Emma looked worried, looking down at Michaela.
"Hey look at me. Please?"
Emma looked away and turned her back to him, looking down at Michaela. Mike just picked her up and sat her and Michaela on his lap. Once there he kissed both their cheeks before whispering,
"I love you, I love Michaela and Mikey like I do Hannah and I did also love Lucas and Sophia, it doesn't matter if they are mine biologically or how they came to be. I love you all. None of you deserved what happened to you."
"What about Christine?" Emma looked at him.
Mike looked away and sighed before moving them off his knee to back on the couch and then standing up and pacing in front of her.
"I do care about her because she gave me all the kids to love even if the boys weren't mine, but I sometimes have to stop and wonder why I do. I guess because she was my first everything. But you are the reason I've not committed suicide, why what's left of my family is still alive and together. Before finding you and the kids, I planned on killing myself after I found their graves." Mike looked at her once he had said his peace. He then sat back down on the couch and pulled Emma on top of him.
"I'm glad Mikey decided to go that day. We thought about skipping, due to the weather but he was being very stubborn." Emma whispered, resting her head on his chest.
Mike kissed her head, looking at his watch.
"Kara, Frankie, and Halsey are coming over tonight while we are gone. She should be here any minute with Hannah and Mikey, once she gets here I'm going to meet the others and take care of this. Okay?" Mike asked sitting up.
"One question. When this is over can we have the wedding and officially become a family, I'm tired of being the only one not a Slattery."
"Whatever you want…. Mrs. Slattery." Mike whispered, in her ear as he got up hearing the door opening,
"Daddy!" Hannah and Mikey greeted him not realizing it was only 2pm when Mike was home at least by 6 everyday.
"Hey kiddos."
"Aunt Kara said her and Frankie were going to stay the night."
"Maybe, depending how late uncle Danny and I will end up working."
After grabbing his gear, and hugging and kissing the kids goodbye, even Frankie who was being clingy and who always wanted Mike to hold him. Emma and Michaela met him at the door, he pressed their foreheads together.
"Be careful."
"Always am." He whispered, kissing Michaela's head.
He looked up at Emma seeing tears in her eyes.
"Hey no tears, we don't want to scare Hannah and Mikey." Mike whispered, gently kissing said tears away, then leant his head against hers.
"I love you Michael Slattery."
"I love you too, Emma Jackson soon to be Slattery."
Mike quickly kissed her again and walked out the door.