Four weeks had passed since Hammersley went out on Patrol, the clean up after they cyclone had taken longer than expected with Hammersley being caught in the middle of the storm as it made its way out to sea the engines over heating at they used all their force to get through the storm.

Kate was waiting on the docks as it pulled into home port 2Dads being the first to walk over the gangway as he spotted Kate leaning against her car

"Ma'am please tell me you're here to take back control of Hammersley?" he said hopeful

"Sorry 2Dads unfortunately not, I thought you'd be happy to have Commander Flynn back?" she asked moving forward

"He is even more of a tight arse than before" he said shrugging

"What do you mean?" she asked him a little annoyed

"Well he was just snapping everyone's head off and him and Dutchy couldn't stay in the same room for more than 2 minutes" he replied as he spotted Dutchy making his way over

"I'll talk to him…" she replied

"No… I can handle him it's poor Bird who's been in tears twice" he answered as Dutchy pulled Kate into a big hug spinning her around

"Hey…" he said smirking as he placed her down she smiled at him as she turned back to 2Dads who was walking away

"Damn…" Kate muttered

"Everything okay?" he asked confused

"No! Mike in his cabin?" she asked annoyed

"I think so…" he replied as Kate stormed towards the ship

"What's going on?" Dutchy called out after her

"I'll let you know later; I'll meet you for dinner" she called back as Dutchy nodded before making his way towards his motorbike as she saluted making her way across the gangway.

"Flynn…" she answered angrily as she stood in his doorway

"Not now Kate" he replied as she moved inside not taking no for an answer

"What's going on?" she asked closing the door

"I don't really want to have this discussion" he replied looking down at his laptop

"2Dads said you were being an arse the whole patrol" she replied as he looked up at her

"He said that?" he answered confused

"Not in so many words but it got your attention" she said crossing her arms

"I'm kind of busy" he answered looking back down at his laptop

"This has to stop! It's been 3 weeks, you never stay mad at things for this long" she replied as she closed the lid of his laptop

"Kate!" he said angrily

"Mike!" she replied quickly as he arose out of his chair and towered above her

"This is ridiculous Dylan is your friend! And as for you and I we were friend's way before anything else" she replied hastily

"It's different now Kate you wouldn't understand" he said moving to stand near his bathroom

"Then tell me!" she answered

"There's a rule Kate never shag your best friends crush or love or anything and he broke that the night you slept together, I can't look at him or you the same in knowing you chose him over me!"

"We were never going to work Mike there was too much dram there, too much past history"

"Exactly Kate! History too much to just throw away over a one night stand you had with someone"

"I'm not changing my mind Mike, I love Dylan" she answered as he laughed

"You barely know him and you're in love?" he asked

"Yes! You and I have a past and just because of that doesn't mean we are meant to be together how is it supposed to work if that spark and love is gone?"

"You told me Kate, you told me the day Jim died you couldn't imagine marrying anyone else was that a lie?" he asked sadly

"No, but I expected you to stick around afterwards be there for me and you left I didn't hear from you for a week!" she yelled

"And now? How do you feel now, can you honestly say you'd marry Dutchy?" he asked confused

"If you're asking me if I see a possible future with him then the answer is yes, yes I can imagine myself marrying Dylan and having it all, something that took you 5 years to finally take a step towards it actually happening" she replied as he sighed

"I can't do it Kate, I can't watch the two of you playing happy family's" he answered

"So that's it? And what if this baby turns out to be yours Mike, they'll want to know their Dad or are you going to continue being this selfish jack arse just because I didn't pick you?" she said reaching for the door handle

"If he's mine I'll support him other than that I don't want anything to do with either of you" he replied as she pulled open the door

"You're a coward Mike Flynn, you never once had my interests at heart you just wanted to get a piece if that is honestly how you feel you'll never hear from me again" she said as she exited his cabin slamming the door behind her.

"Kate is everything okay?" Nikki asked stopping her in the hallway as she heard the commotion

"Fine!" she answered angrily

"I'm sorry…" she said realising she just snapped at her best friend

"It's okay, we still on for tonight?" she asked hopeful

"I might reschedule for tomorrow if that's okay?" Kate asked sadly

"Yeah that's alright I'm sure Dylan has been missing you like crazy anyway" she said winking at her

"Honestly I just want to go to bed and sleep" she answered crossing her arms

"Kate you've had 3 weeks of piece and quite, your boyfriend is back from Patrol and you want to go home and sleep are you feeling okay?" she asked concerned moving a hand to feel her forehead

"Yeah I'm just not feeling too great, I haven't really been sleeping much and I'm constantly feeling hot or cold" she replied

"Kate your burning up" she said pulling her hand back

"I just had a heated discussion with Mike you think I'd be cold?" she said smirking a little

"Yeah…" Nikki answered in a concerned voice

"Look Nikki I love you but you've got to stop worrying, I'm taking care of myself I promise, I may be feeling hot or cold " she replied assuring her as she stumbled a little as she coughed

"You okay?" Nikki asked moving forward to steady her

"Yeah… I just need to sit down…." She answered as she collapsed

"Kate!" Nikki answered dropping next to her

"What's going on?!" Mike asked hearing Nikki yell as he made his way into the corridor

"She just collapsed" Nikki answered looking at a unconscious Kate

"Check her pulse" Mike said as Nikki moved her hand to her neck

"It's weak but it's there, we need to get her to hospital" she replied

"I'll get her" Mike said as he moved an arm under Kate's back and another under her legs as he picked her up

"She's burning up, it could be an infection" Nikki said following behind Mike as they walked out onto the deck

"I'll drive her to the hospital" Mike answered as he spotted Nikki's car as they made their way towards it

"What? Shouldn't we call an Ambulance?" Nikki asked confused

"It'll be quicker to drive her, open the door" he said motioning to the back seat

"Are you sure?" she asked as she opened the back door and Mike carefully placed Kate along the back seat

"Look Nik, by the time the Ambulance get here I can already be at the hospital having her checked over by a doctor" he answered closing the car door

"I'll meet you there in Kate's car, I've got a spare key" she answered passing Mike her car keys as he got in the driver's side

"Nikki you better call Dylan too" he said sadly as he turned the car on

"Yes Sir" she replied pulling out her phone as she dialled Dylan's number waiting for him to answer her made his way over towards Kate's car and got in.

Carefully carrying Kate inside the Emergency Department he placed her down on the bed the nurse brought out, Nikki had called them ahead of time to let them know as he placed her down Kate moaned a little

"Get her in for scans now" the Doctor yelled as he made his way over the nurse rolled Kate away on the bed

"Can you tell me what happened Mr…"

"Flynn" Mike answered

"Mr Flynn, do you know what caused her to collapse?" he asked as Mike looked at him with terror

"She was burning up, I, we had an argument could that be the cause?" he asked sadly

"It's possible maybe high blood pressure but its unlikely anything else?"

"She was in here four or so weeks ago for a collapsed lung and broken ribs and a burn on her stomach" Mike answered nervously

"Okay she could have another collapsed lung or an infection, anything else?"

"She's Pregnant" Mike said quickly

"Why didn't you lead with that!" the Doctor said annoyed

"You didn't ask!"

"How far along is she?" he asked nervously

"About 4 and a half months today" he replied

"Are you the Father?" he asked

"I don't know" Mike said shrugging

"I'm sorry?" the Doctor asked confused

"There's three possible fathers" Mike answered annoyed

"Right, well I'll go check on her maybe get the other two down here we can do a test to get an accurate date while we're checking over things" he said moving towards the double doors

"Come on Kate…" Mike said softly to himself as he sat down.

20 minutes later Nikki and Dutchy burst through the doors as they made their way over to Mike

"How is she?" Dutchy asked nervously

"I don't know they haven't come out" he replied moving to stand

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!!" Dylan yelled as he grabbed at Mike's shirt

"If anything happens to her…"

"Dutchy!" Nikki yelled trying to pull him back

"Dylan!" she said this time as he looked at her before letting go of Mike as he moved over to the desk in hopes of getting some information

"Are you okay?" Nikki asked as Mike sat back down

"He's right Nikki" Mike said softly

"What?" she asked confused

"We argued what if the reason she collapsed was because of me?" Mike asked as he looked at Dutchy who was now pacing back and forth

"This isn't any more your fault then it is mine" Nikki said trying to reassure him

"Mr Flynn?" the Doctor asked as he made his way over

"How is she?" Dutchy asked as he made his way over

"Who are you?" he asked looking at Dutchy

"He's the boyfriend" Mike said softly

"Well she's still unconscious but it looks like she has a chest infection" he replied

"Is it serious?" Nikki asked concerned

"We're doing tests but it looks like it might be pneumonia" he replied as they looked at him confused

"Pneumonia?" Dutchy asked

"Has she been experiencing any symptoms, coughing, fever, sweats or chills, tiredness or fatigue?"

"We've been out at sea for four weeks, she's been home alone" Dutchy said softly

"Um she was complaining about not sleeping and getting chills" Nikki piped up

"Since when?" the doctor asked

"Just before she collapsed, she had a bit of a cough too" she answered

"Okay we'll need to run some more test but it's looking more and more like pneumonia" he replied as he went to walk away

"The baby?" Mike asked piping up

"The baby's fine, she's doing very well has a strong heartbeat" he answered as Mike looked and Dutchy confused

"I thought she was having a boy?" Dutchy said

"So did I…" Mike answered

"I'll come get you once your aloud to see her" he replied as he moved back through the double doors

"A girl…" Dutchy said sitting down as he looked at Mike

"A mini Kate…" Mike replied grinning as he sat next to Dutchy

"I'm sorry Mike…" he answered softly

"Yeah me too mate" Mike said patting his back

"She needs us to all be there for her together" Nikki answered sadly as she sat next to Mike.

Hours later Dutchy made his way into her room as he looked at her sadly

"Hey…" she said softly through the oxygen machine over her face

"You just can't stay out of trouble can you Kate?" he asked grinning

"I love the attention didn't you know that?" she said laughing as it turned into a unhealthy sounding cough

"You okay?" he asked softly as she stopped

"Yeah…"

"Why didn't you tell anyone?" he asked concerned

"What was the point you guys were out at sea it was just a cold" she answered softly

"Not anymore it's Pneumonia Kate" he replied as her eyes widened

"Well that makes sense…" she answered softly

"Kate this is serious you're going to have to stay in hospital for a few days just for them to assess whether you're getting batter"

"I feel fine" she replied quickly

"Do you? Honestly?" he said eyeing her carefully

"No… My chest hurts and I'm so tired I haven't slept in 3 days…" she replied as he gripped her hand

"They've started you on antibiotics and before you ask the baby is fine by the way did you know it's a girl?" he said grinning

"But I thought it was a boy?" she said confused

"Apparently not" he said smirking

"A little mini me, we are in for trouble" she said grinning widely as she began coughing again

"Here…" he said passing her some water as she pulled off the mask to have a sip before pulling it back over

"You up for visitors?" he asked taking the cup of water as she nodded

"Hey…" Nikki said entering as Mike followed behind her

"I'm sorry Kate…" Mike said sadly

"It's fine…" she replied softly

"No it's not…" he answered as she reached a hand out for him

"I forgive you" she said as he took his hand in hers Dutchy grabbed her other one

"We're in this together Mike, even once the baby is born she's going to need all the family she can get" Dutchy said softly

"Together…" Mike answered part of him unsure as Kate squeezed his hand Nikki moved and stood at the end of the bed and grabbed her foot

"Nik what are you doing?" Kate asked confused

"I want to hold your hand too" she said smirking as they all burst out laughing.

Here's a second update for you all, hope you enjoy...