Entering the Senior Sailors Mess he watched her slowly when he pushed a mug across the table

"What's this?" she looked up from her paperwork

"Chamomile tea, I heard it helps with Nausea"

"Oh yeah and who says I need help with that?"

"A little birdy may have mentioned it" he shrugged sitting across from her

"A little birdy called Nikki?" she picked up the mug taking a sip

"Ah no a little birdy called Swain"

"Charge…"

"So I hear Hammersley is getting another recruit" he cleared his throat

"Yeah it would appear so" she nodded placing her mug down

"And your not happy about it?"

"No I am it's just I wasn't…"

"Expecting it to happen so soon?" he watched her place a hand across her abdomen

"After last years conversations with Mike I just don't exactly know how to take all this"

"Conversations?"

"It dosen't matter um listen there's something I want to discuss with you"

"With me?" he grinned widely

"Yes with you" she shifted in her chair

"Okay"

"You know Mike and I are getting married once we return to port"

"I heard a rumour of that effect"

"Well it's just… I haven't exactly got a Father and I was…"

"Was?"

"I was wondering if you'd walk me down the aisle?" she bit her lip nervously

"You… you want me to walk you down the aisle?" he asked in surprise

"Well yeah"

"Kate I'm…"

"You don't need to spare me the whole sob speech about not wanting too it's okay"

"No it…"

"I get it"

"Would you just let me talk" he grinned moving around the booth to sit next to her

"Sorry…"

"Walking you down the aisle, it would be my pleasure"

"Charge I don't want you to feel obligated if you don't…"

"As if I would ever say no" he wrapped an arm around her shoulder

"I honestly didn't think you would" she smirked resting her head on his shoulder

"Seriously? So the whole… before…"

"I couldn't make it too easy for you"

"You Kate McGregor are the devil" he kissed the side of her head

"Do you think I'd be a good Mother?" she grabbed his hand placing it on her abdomen

"Why would you even ask that?"

"I don't know, my own Mother wasn't a good one my Father walked out when I was two"

"Kate you and Mike you're going to be the best parents…"

"I haven't even told him Charge I don't know if this is something he's ready for"

"When you tell him I can guarantee this is something he's going to be ecstatic about"

"You really think so?"

"I know so, now drink your tea" he removed his hand off her abdomen and picked up her mug

"I thought I was the Boss" she teased taking it off him

"And I'm walking you down the aisle in two days"

"Touché"

"Everything will work out you just need to have faith hmm" he nudged her arm slightly.

2 Days Later-

Standing on the Navy docks Mike smiled when he spotted Kate's blonde hair walking past the window on the bridge

"Aren't you supposed to be at home?" Nikki looked across at him when she walked over the gangway

"Just coming to see the ol girl in"

"You talking about Kate or Hammersley?"

"How'd she go on her first patrol?"

"As good as can be expected, pretty much spent the most Patrol getting seasickness tablets off Swaino"

"Seasickness since when does…" he turned to look at her

"Oh… um forget I said anything"

"Nikki?"

"Is that the time I really should be heading home to get ready" she stepped backwards

"Nikki what's going on?"

"I really have to go, see you tonight at the wedding" she turned running off

"Nikki!"

"Hey what are you doing here?" Kate questioned fixing up her bag on her shoulder

"What's going on?" he looked at her sadly

"What?"

"You've been throwing up, spending most of the Patrol getting tablets off Swain"

"Nikki wasn't supposed to say anything" she sighed moving past him

"Say what?"

"And you shouldn't be here, you know it's bad luck"

"Kate, don't walk away from me" he grabbed her arm stopping her

"I have to head home"

"Kate"

"I really don't want to discuss it" she turned to look at him

"Would you just tell me?"

"Not here…"

"What is it?" he looked at her sadly

"I'm Pregnant…" she blurted out

"Wh… what?"

"Surprise" she shrugged

"We're… we're going to have a baby?" his voice cracked

"I know I should have told you but I was just…"

"When did you find out…"

"When I rang you after we'd left port I'd just found out"

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"It isn't exactly something I wanted to say over the phone" she paused when his hands came to rest on her face

"Kate…" he whispered,

"I know" she responded with a small smile, Mike's hands moving off her face and pulling her into a hug

"We're Pregnant" he tried to contain his own smile

"You really shouldn't be here" she moved her head back to look up at him

"I know but I just couldn't wait"

"You couldn't wait six hours to see me?"

"After two whole days? Nah absolutely not" he leaned down teasing her into a slow kiss

"Oi! You two knock it off" Swain yelled across the docks pulling them apart

"Come on Swain" Mike sighed moving back keeping an arm around her back

"Ah no, no, no you two are not allowed to see each other before the wedding it's bad luck"

"I did try to tell him" Kate smirked

"Of course you did, now finish up and I'll meet you at the car" he nodded moving past them

"I better…" he turned back to look at her

"I'll see you in six hours"

"Five and a half" he smiled brushing a piece of hair behind her ear

"Five and a half" she smirked when he moved back from her making his way towards Swain.