Sorry for the delay in getting this chapter out I got side tracked by many things, work, family, uni, other stories as well adn with Christmas coming it is getting rather busy.

So I do hope you enjoy this update.

It was around lunch time when Kate woke, she woke to mumbling coming from beside her which was odd as Mike never mumbled in his sleep that she knew off, but then it had been a good year since the two had shared a bed, but Hammersley she would often take the guts watch shift just too she could be near him at night while he slept. The bridge being close to his cabin, then he would take it with her at times not every time but often once a week they be the only two on the bridge enjoying the time together then when she pulled it, he stopped doing it, though she can't blame him, it was her own stupid fault for doing as Maxine told her to do. She knew after being in Maxine office that he was dead serious about everything they spoke about so why did she run like she did that day, she still can't figure that one out not even now. She had decided to no longer stress over it as she felt she may never damn well know why she did it, was it pressure from above or fear that he was finally going to do it.

She tries to move but he just pulls her even tighter to his body, his grip being slightly too much for her, she waits until he relaxes then mangers to get free, she so badly needs to pee.

She crawls back into back, and Mike wraps his arms around her again, as if it's so natural and so common for them to do it.

"Mm I so could get use to this sight again, you in our bed every day." she hears from him, before she feels him laying kisses on her exposed shoulder.

"It is nice isn't?"

"Nice nope wonderful yes." he says back to her as his hand moves and goes under her top.

"I'm going to so love having freedom to do as I please to you, touch u how I please, kiss you again, I know we have real world shit to sort but right now I wont to enjoy this world we are in right now." she hears him say as his hand moves.

As per normal for him he's thinking with the man between his legs, but then again he knows my body so well, he has always taken the time it get to know it well, what works what does, what I enjoy greatly even if it doesn't lead to a release he is always about the please and enjoyment for me.

"Mike we properly shouldn't be doing this today...Ohhhhhhhhh" Kate try's to say, but what Mike is doing to her, ends up winning over.

Sometime later.

"Right we will head off, if you need anything the numbers are programmed into your new cell phones which are here." Wes says to them as he passes them their new phones, which were dropped off at the house yesterday along with food and clothing for them both.

"Hopefully this time we catch the buggers." Mike says to the group.

"We hope so too, I hate this limbo shit."

"So do we, it doesn't help the personal life when you're sitting here waiting, then you forget cause it's been so long. Hopefully we not under too long this time."

"Us as well." Wes says then him and Jen get up and head off, as they hear the sound of a car horn outside, the taxi that is taking them to the airport to fly back to Melbourne.

Three weeks later

The Pant Alum has been spotted several times in Australian waters. Not just by Hammersley but also Melbourne and Chandlers, when they doing their patrols, chasing FFV's or on return back to Cairns. There has been no suspect behaviour to warrant them being boarded and searched, though Dutchy knows that is something he doesn't want to be apart, as he doesn't want to have to deal with any issues that could arise from doing it.

For the last three weeks he has been busy defending off questions on where Mike and Kate were, as well as checking on their places while they gone, he's not sure what to say if this goes on for months. He does know and fully understands that at present their lives are on hold but they also in far more danger being under cover for the SIS than they have ever been while working for the Navy.

Dutchy also knows there have been plan changes, and is now also involved with the operation that is under way, he has a separate phone to use as well, and it's making him feel more on edge as he knows anything he says or doesn't say could lead to deadly consequences for his friends, his family as he sees his old boss and XO. Everyone is having a hard time adjusting to the new XO on board, he can't seem to understand how they could work like they did before hand, and he kept downing the job of the one before hand, which really upset a number of the crew deeply. Bird wasn't handling Kate being gone, 2Dad's practical jobs had decreased. And now with Swain back the two of them got talking and they both agreed there was a major change on board Hammersley one that neither of them liked, for them both it was going to end badly in some shape form or manner. Dutchy just hopes it's not at the cost of lives, and lives to two people unable to be here to support the crew, all because of the new XO being a right prick to deal with.

For Mike and Kate it had been busy and slow all at the same time, contact hadn't been made by those on the Pant Alum that they were aware of. Today they were going to head out on the water on their own private boat one known by them as well as those with the Pant Alum, the hope is for the Pant Alum owners to recognise the boat name and pull them up, wanting to play catch up they hope.

Thought during the last three weeks for both of them it's reinforced the fact that they want to be together for ever, that they are the other person other half. That once this is over that is it, they getting married and stuff everyone else including the Navy. Too much time had been spend pissing around by both of them and the job at hand.

"Hey honey you ready to go?" Mike calls out as he finishes sorting the boat out for leaving the dock."

"Yep let's head off."

Amazing how two people who work on the water can't have enough of it when they working on the land. The new job title was an upgrade to running the new base in Brisbane, little time is spent on the water, but in return it has given then a very good home life, working normal hours, able to sleep in a proper bed each night together, go out for dates, it felt like a normal real life, life for them. Not that of two people being undercover, for everyone else they see two people in love, too happily married people enjoying themselves, for those who know the pair well they see two people who love each other who've been unable to do anything regarding it due to many factors.

"Right just making sure we have everything we need on board?" comes from Mike as he does a final check over of everything, including the boat as well.

As they head off Kate stands between Mike's legs as he guides them out into the open water, being able to be so free with her actions, towards him making it easier on her, knowing that he feels the same as her also helps.

"I so hope this works?"

"Me too, I did suggest that they could be coming into our waters to lose track of those tracking them on the other side. There is nothing saying they not coming in dumbing and leaving or coming in moving around then re-entering another countries zone to help them stay undetected or more so untrack able."

"Well let's hope that's not the case as while they fly their damn flag none of the boats can board them."

"Yep, so let's hope us going on a cruise around flushes them out enough for us to make contact with them again."

"And hopefully we don't get pulled up in the process."

"We know what we have to do if we do honey, so don't stress. Remember Steve's put us on the do not board unless we say so. We don't have the code phases in place for no reason honey. Trust me to keep you safe, I've done it for the last six years on Hammersley and I did it before, I can do it again."

"I do trust you Mike, it's them I don't."

"Well tackle as if it's another normal day on Hammersley, we have weapons remember so we can protect ourselves. Don't let it get to you."

"But there is so much more at stake this time Mike, so much more to lose than last time."

"Really?"

"Yes, there is a chance for us afterwards I don't want to lose it this time around." She says as tears start to flow. He wraps his arms around her and pulls her close to his chest, holding her tightly but not too tight to his chest.

He so understand what she means, this time if something goes wrong there is more to lose for them personally, they no longer care about their real life jobs once this is over, they more concerned about them and what they want from life.

"Hopefully this is over and done with ASAP, so we can return to Cairns and do as we have planned." He says to her as he holds her tightly to his chest as he guides their boat towards the location that had been send through to them of the last know location of the Pant Alum, so far over the last three weeks the boat has been seen in Aussie waters and not once out, they hoping they here to stay.

They spend the next six hours cruising the wide open seas, both having forgotten how much they enjoyed the big wide open ocean, the wide blowing through their hair, the smell of the salt air.

They decide to anchor up by a small island and relax for a while as they near the location, deciding to enjoy the peace and quiet. Kate prepares some food and drinks for them both to nibble away on as they sit and enjoy, both with a book and in each other's arms.

Out of sight of them, but not out of someone's radar capabilities Mike and Kate's boat is picked up, of course the XO on board Hammersley demands to know who it is, while waiting for the info to come through, Dutchy is walking up onto the bridge as Bird uses the EOD to bring them up closer.

"OMG, that's the Boss and X." comes from Reynolds.

"Reynolds don't lie, Dutchy said they're gone bush." Charge says.

"I'm not they on one very expensive launch, it even have you drooling over it Charge, and Oh Man, shit I didn't need to see that." He says as he notices Mike and Kate sharing a kiss, and Kate turning to straddle Mike's legs. Dutchy comes up behind them having just arrived on the bridge.

"Reynolds turn that off, Boss that is the boat I was telling you about."

"Right thanks Dutchy. RO monitor that boats location at all times as well as channel 19." The CO knowing limited information, but trusting the buffer to inform him of what is needed and when, knowing they would not have him involved unless they thought he could do the job of Buffer but also do what is being asked of him now.

Great Dutchy thinks to himself he was hoping that Hammersley wouldn't be the one to have them under their radar watch, more so with the crew knowing them so well. He just hopes that nothing happens and they have to board them as that will cause a major, major problem.