Day 5: Part 1
Standing on the top deck after pulling into the local port of an island the night before Mike watched as the Federal Police took Maki into custody before escorting him onto their boat
"Sir?" Bomber interrupted
"Sir…" she placed a hand on his arm he jumped slightly
"Yep" he cleared his throat
"Sorry I didn't mean to…"
"It's all good, what's up?" he turned around to lean against the railing
"I just wanted to check how you were" she smiled sadly
"I'm fine" he assured her
"Yeah and I'd believe that if you and the X weren't as stubborn as each other"
"I guess it's just only hitting me now at what happened, when Maki took Kate to that hut I thought…"
"But he didn't you got there just in time" she tried to assure him
"I couldn't stop him, kicking the crap out of her she has broken ribs because of me"
"No! This is not your fault Sir"
"I wish I could believe that Bomber, but the fact of the matter is I took her to that island I was the one that suggested…"
"The X is her own person and went along with it this isn't your fault and I'm sure the X doesn't blame you"
"Have you seen the X this morning?" he questioned clearing his throat
"Briefly, I took her some breakfast and when I came back an hour later the tray was in the corridor the food still on her plate" she answered sadly
"She hasn't left her cabin since last night…" Mike looked at her confused
"No I think… I think she might be struggling with everything that's happened"
"She didn't once let them get to her and now…"
"She's letting it all out, Sir if she doesn't eat or… Maybe you could check in on her just to make sure she's doing okay?"
"She won't talk to me Bomber" he sighed
"But you were on the island too it might help if she has someone to familiarise with"
"Well you were there too" Mike protested
"Yeah but you and the X went through this together even if your just there for comfort I think it might help"
"Sure I'll pop in on her once I'm finished here" he nodded
"Great, and see if you can get her to eat something too because we've all tried and she's just refusing"
"If your not having luck what makes you think I will" he shrugged
"Kate listens to you"
"Yeah sure she does" he laughed softly
"Okay but…"
"I'll see what I can do, are you going ashore with Swain?"
"Ah yeah just to get a few more supplies"
"Make sure you keep your distance just because the Pandemic hasn't hit here doesn't mean we should take risks"
"Yes Sir" she nodded before walking across the gangway,
sighing to himself Mike pushed off the railing to make his way inside to see Kate.
Knocking on her cabin he entered slowly closing the door behind him
"Kate?" he looked around confused before hearing soft cries from her bathroom,
cautiously opening the door he spotted her standing in the shower with her back against the wall and the tears falling
"Oh Kate…" he grabbed the towel off her sink
reaching into the shower he turned off the water before wrapping the towel around her naked form and pulling her into his chest immediately feeling her crumble against him
"Come on you'll catch a cold" he moved them into her cabin before sitting on her rack and grabbing the clothes she'd had laid out
"I can dress myself…" she finally spoke through the tears
"Just let me help you" he looked at her sadly
"I…" she tried protesting when he pulled her to stand in front of him
"Kate… let me help you" he brushed his hand across her cheek
wiping off the tears as he did so she nodded when he moved reaching for the towel he paused a moment when he noticed the expressionless look on her face
"Have you slept?" he dried her off before passing her the underwear
"I can't sleep" she shook her head pulling them on
"Kate…"
"Every time I close my eyes… I see him" she answered sadly stepping into her shorts he was holding out
"What about food, Bomber mentioned something about having brought you some breakfast" he picked up her singlet while she dried off her top half
"I wasn't hungry" she shook her head dropping the towel
"You've got to eat something" he pulled the singlet over her head while she pushed her arms through
"I can't stomach anything" she sighed when he stopped his hands against her waist
"How about I make you some toast, just to have something in your stomach" he looked up at her fragile form
"No…"
"Get some sleep then can't have my XO sleep deprived" he moved to stand pulling back her blanket he manoeuvred her into her rack
"Mike…" she shifted
"Yeah?" he picked up her towel draping it across the back of her desk chair
"Can you… can you stay, please?" she patted the spot next to her
"Kate…"
"Just until I fall asleep?" she asked hopeful
"Just until you fall asleep" he nodded moving he slipped in next to her
he laid on his side while pulling her into his chest her arms wrapping around his waist,
Mike's head resting in her hair while hers rested against his chest.
"Kate…" he brushed his hand through her hair after a few minutes of silence
"Mmm" she mumbled against his chest
"I… I'm worried about you; your struggling and I can see that the crew they can see that" he felt her nestle closer against his chest
"I…"
"I just want to help you, but if you don't let me in I can't do that don't shut me out just because you blame me…"
"Blame you? What?" she moved her head back to look up at him
"It was my idea to go to that island, I practically forced myself on you and we let our guard down…"
"Mike I don't blame you, you weren't to know this was going to happen neither did I"
"But…"
"I don't blame you, as for everything else you didn't force it I wanted it" she questioned sadly
"I thought… yesterday when you said you wanted to forget everything I thought you were regretting us, regretting what we did"
"I don't regret it, but in the future lets steer clear of any deserted islands" she grinned
"Kate…" Mike moved her fringe out of her eyes
"Hmm" her emotional green eyes met with hers
"I love you, you know that right and if I could take back what he did to you… what he almost did…"
"I'm okay, I just…" she ran her fingers across his bottom lip
"What?"
"Kinda wishing we'd gone for that round four" she teased
"Oh you" he laughed leaning his head down slowly he hesitated before meeting her lips in a soft kiss moving to lay her back he shifted to hover above her
"Mike… I want you to make love to me, I want to go back to my normal self and having you it's all I want right now" she looked up at him
"Are you sure, your ribs are still sore and…"
"I'll be okay" she nodded,
moving back careful not to hit his head on the top of her rack he pulled at her shorts and underwear slipping them down her form he placed them on the floor next to her,
smiling up at him she watched as he discarded himself of his pants before leaning back down his hand coming to rest across her chest she placed hers against his cheeks meeting his lips in a passionate kiss,
neither bothering to strip themselves from the top up as they were immersed in the moment
"Kate…" he sighed pulling back from the kiss
"Make love to me" her eyes twinkled
"God your perfect" a small smile spread across his lips he moved his hand off her chest and carefully moved between them,
entering her slowly Kate groaned at the contact looking down at her nervously she nodded.
Carefully he began moving in a slow rhythm, he leaned back down and nestled his head into her neck kissing her with each movement her own hand wrapped behind his neck
her soft moans filled the room as their uneven breathes matched moving his head he kissed along her cheek before capturing her lips
his free hand that wasn't supporting him above her came to clasp one of hers in his holding it intimately next to their heads pulling back from the kiss his lips hovered inches from hers his nose brushing against hers with each movement;
as their mutual climaxes grew closer Mike stopped briefly looking down at her she tried to smile while catching her breath
"Mike?" she asked nervously
"You okay?" he whispered noticing the sweat becoming evident on her forehead
"I don't want to be anywhere else but here with you" she nodded knowing he was asking because of her bruised and broken ribs
"I love you" he brushed his nose against her meeting her lips in a passionate kiss before recommencing his steady movements,
as Kate tightened around him he groaned against her lips when they both reached there highs spilling them over the edge their interlocked hands squeezing one another's at the release;
resting his forehead against hers it took both of them several minutes for their breathing to even out, pulling out Kate whimpered at the loss when he moved to lay back down next to her,
her head came back to rest against his chest
"I love you" Kate took in a deep breath
"I think that's the most sensual sex I've ever had"
"It was pretty amazing" Kate nestled closer into his chest her eyes drifting closed
"I love you Kate" he shifted his head to look down at her he smiled at seeing her eyes had drifted shut and her breathing started to even out,
reaching across for the blanket he pulled it over there lower forms before placing a kiss on her head his own eyes drifting closed hugging her close not wanting to let her go.
...
Sitting in the hours later Kate grinned at remembering her sensual morning with Mike
of all the times they'd slept together in the past and then the time on the island this morning would have to be the first time she'd actually felt his love for her
she'd seen it in his eyes and the way his moved in careful movements wanting to make sure she was okay over his own primal needs,
holding her side she coughed slightly when a presence in the doorway cleared there throat
"Nice to see your finally eating" he leant against the doorframe
"I'm sorry… I know I kind of scared you all a little there"
"Just a little" he moved into the room
"How's Bomber?" she reached for her mug
"Unloading the supplies from the local hospital with Swain" he sat across from her
"The feds they picked up the guy from Auster?" Kate took a sip of her coffee
"Earlier this morning, the Boss watched on from the top deck looked like he wanted to hurt the guy not send him off with the Police" 2Dads smiled sadly
"And I'm sure given the option he would have"
"Are you…" he paused
"What?" she placed her empty mug down
"Are you going to be okay?"
"I think, there's things I need to talk about with what I want through but yeah I think I will be" she assured him
"Good because we can't have the XO of the ship slaking off" he grinned moving to stand
"Wow thank you 2Dads" she laughed hissing slightly at her ribs
"I got a proposition for you" he reached for his hidden pack of cards in the cabinet above her head
"Oh?" she raised an eyebrow at him
"Poker?" he shook the cards
"We playing for edible steaks?"
"We can, or looser has to do guts watch" he grinned
"2Dads, I think you have forgotten one major detail about your XO" she moved to stand
"Oh and what's that?" he asked nervously
"I am the all time ultimate poker player" she crossed her arms
"Really? But you're always hating when I challenge the crew, why didn't you say anything?"
"Every Friday night, local poker game for six years before joining Hammersley I was champion"
"No way?" he stepped back in surprise
"Still want to take me on?" she picked up her empty mug and plate
"We needs people to witness this! Meet me on the bridge in five minutes" 2Dads grinned
"Your on" Kate exited the Mess taking her empty stuff to the galley
while 2Dads ran to the bridge she heard his voice and RO's arguing over the loudspeaker before he declared
"The X is challenging me to Poker match, everyone who wants to witness her loose meet on the bridge" his voice laughed down the ship,
shaking her head she grinned to herself when she entered the galley.