The next morning Kate awoke in a fit of coughs as she felt a hand quickly start rubbing her back as she opened her eyes she was surprised to see Mike comforting her
"Mike?" she asked softly as the coughs subsided
"How you feeling?" he asked softly as he passed her a glass of water
"Like death" she said joking as she lifted the oxygen mask to take a sip
"Why would you let yourself get so sick Kate…" he said sadly as he took the glass and placed it on the table as she rested her head back
"I thought it was just a cold" she answered weakly as she held the mask off her face
"Your supposed to be looking after yourself you can't take the risk not with you being pregnant" he said sadly
"You care?" she asked softly gasping for air
"Of course I care!" he said moving forward to place the mask back over her face
"I'm always going to care Kate, just because you don't feel the same doesn't mean I won't stop looking out for you" he replied moving to sit down
"Thank you…" she said softly as she reached for his hand
"I know the way I reacted was…"
"Childish, unfair"
"Yes… but you were right"
"Hang on did you just say I was right?" she said smirking
"Yeah and you'll only hear me say it once" he said grinning as he grabbed her hand softly
"You always were stubborn" she said squeezing his hand
"If I remember it's you who continually says your 'fine' even when you're not" he said looking at her
"I don't need people fussing over me" she replied
"Kate you collapsed unconscious, you're sick and you need to see that you can't keep things to yourself especially if it effects your health or something that can affect your baby the amount of times you've been in and out of hospital is worrying" he said sadly
"I'm fine…" she said as he raised an eyebrow at her
"I promise" she continued
"I'll believe you when you're out of this hospital and I don't have to visit you again until the birth of bubs" he said softly
"Speaking of which I thought you said it was a boy" she said grinning
"That's what I was told" he said shaking his head as Dutchy made his way in with the Doctor.
"Kate good to see your awake" he said as Dutchy moved to the other side of her bed
"How you feeling?" he asked grabbing the clipboard from the end of the bed
"Good…" she answered softly
"So it looks like the antibiotics are doing their job but it could take a few days or a week before you notice any difference, as for your baby have you seen a scan yet?" he asked placing the clipboard down
"No" Kate said shaking her head
"Would you like too? We just want to check on him or her to too make sure everything's going well" he replied
"Is something wrong?" Kate asked confused
"We just saw a few abnormalities when we were checking you over when you came in, nothing to worry about" he said assuring her
"I want to see my baby" Kate answered as she looked at Dutchy who smiled widely as Mike squeezed her hand
"Good, I'll send the nurse in with the machine to do an ultrasound, Dads your more than welcome to stay" he said adding a s on the end of Dad as he exited the room
"How have you not seen a scan yet?" Dutchy asked confused
"I may have missed my first check-up" she said softly
"Kate…" Mike said annoyed
"I can't help it; I was out at Sea" she replied as the nurse entered the room wheeling a machine.
"Lift your shirt for me love" the nurse said softly as she moved to Kates left side as Dutchy moved to stand next to Mike as Kate let go of Mike's hand she pulled the blanket down and lifted her shirt up a bit as Mike noticed her stomach was covered in scars from the burns weeks prior
"I'm fine" she said noticing his expression as he nodded in acceptance
"This will be a little cold but nothing to worry about" the nurse answered as she squirted the gel on Kates abdomen she jumped a little at the cold sensation
"All right let's see your baby" she said smiling as she moved the wand along Kate's abdomen they all turned to look at the screen in confusion
"That can't be right…" Mike said looking at Dutchy
"Well… I'm just going to get the doctor is here to check something" the nurse answered as she placed the wand against the machine as the screen turned blank
"Is something wrong?" Kate asked nervously
"No, I'll just be a second" she said smiling softly
"What did you see?" Kate asked looking at Mike who was grinning along with Dutchy
"Something I didn't expect" Dutchy answered at the doctor entered the room with the nurse
"Will someone tell me!" Kate answered angrily
"Calm down Kate its nothing to worry about" the doctor answered as the nurse began scanning her abdomen again.
"See here" the nurse said softly pointing to the screen as she turned it a bit so she couldn't see it
"How long between these two men did you have…"
"Sex" Kate answered
"Yes Physical interaction" he said grinning
"A week…" Kate replied
"Interesting…" he said softly as he whispered something to the nurse as she nodded
"What? What's wrong?" she asked pulling off her oxygen mask
"Kate!" Dutchy answered as he moved to place the mask back on her face
"No" she said pushing him away
"I want to know what's going on" she said as she started to gasp for air
"Kate put the mask back on, nothing is wrong" the doctor said sternly as Dutchy helped her with the mask.
"Now… Kate nothing is wrong or anything bad but it appears you're in for twice the work" he said as the nurse turned the screen for them to look at
"You're having twins, say hello to your babies" he said grinning as Kate looked at the screen carefully and noticed two little babies moving around
"I'm sorry did you say babies as in plural" she answered as he nodded
"In this case, your body released multiple eggs within a week of one another; within that narrow time frame, the two eggs appear to have been fertilized by sperm from two different men" he replied as Kate turned to look at Mike and Dutchy who were just as wide eyed as her
"How is that even possible?" Kate asked confused
"It is highly possible Kate, and there are only seven cases been reported before" he answered
"So when I was told I was having a boy?" she asked confused
"Right so their fraternal twins because of two different fathers baby A" he said pointing to the first one
"Is a boy" he continued as Kate grinned
"And baby B" he said pointing to the second baby
"Is a girl"
"How did they not pick this up?" Mike asked confused
"From what Kate has told me it was originally a blood test that detected the Pregnancy and she didn't get her first scan so it wasn't picked up" he answered crossing his arms a little annoyed at Kate
"And can you tell who the Father is of which baby?" Mike asked
"We can do a test"
"Like a DNA test?" Dutchy asked as the Doctor nodded
"Yes we can do a Non-Invasive Paternity test in which we get a blood sample from Kate and a cheek swab from the both of you this way there is no risk to the Pregnancy, is that something you'd be interested in?" he asked as Kate turned to look at Mike and Dutchy who nodded
"Yes…" Kate answered as the Doctor nodded
"Very well I'll get the nurse to set that up in the meantime print of some pictures of the ultrasound the test will take a couple of days to show the results" he said to the nurse who nodded as she started clicking away at the machine passing Kate a towel
"You can wipe your stomach now love" she answered as Kate wiped the gel off
"Thank you doctor" Kate answered softly
"I'll get someone to change your mask too, so you don't have to keep taking it off to eat or drink" he answered as he left the room.
"Twins!" Kate answered breaking the silence a few hours later
"I've never even heard of this happening before" Dutchy answered confused
"2 babies, 2 Fathers I'd never have guessed" Kate said softly
"Now we really in are this together" Mike answered grinning
"I'm not having a 3 way" Kate blurted out as Dutchy laughed
"Get your mind out of the gutter McGregor!" Mike answered hitting her arm playfully
"Okay so my mind may be in the gutter but Nikki originally thoughts that's what I had" Kate said laughing a little
"Of course she did" Mike answered shaking his head
"Hey just because I'm innocent doesn't mean Nikki is" Kate answered smirking
"And I think that's my cue to leave" Mike said moving from the chair
"Don't forget your photo" Kate answered softly as she passed him the ultrasound
"What's the bet that the little boy is mine?" he asked smirking
"$20 says you're wrong" Dutchy answered as Mike moved his hand forward
"You're on" he answered shaking his hand as Kate just shook her head
"Take care of her" Mike answered pulling away
"Um hello, I can look after myself" Kate said crossing her arms
"hmm I'll believe that when I see it" Mike said moving as he kissed her forehead
"Have fun, but not too much fun" he replied as he moved towards the door Kate moved on the bed as Dutchy sat next to her wrapping an arm around her shoulder
"I missed you" he said softly as he looked down at her sadly
"I'm okay…" Kate replied as she moved her head up as she met his lips in a soft kiss Mike watched on from the doorway
"I've been waiting to do that since I saw you on the docks" he answered as he pulled away, Mike made a quick exit before they realised he was standing their watching.
"I can't believe I'm going to be a Father" he said brushing a piece of hair behind her ear
"Did you ever want kids?" she asked resting her head against his chest
"Honestly I always wanted at least 2 one of each" he said smirking at her
"It's funny how things turn out" she said looking down at her stomach
"So… A 3 way hey?" Dutchy asked smirking
"It's not happening I've done the whole thing before" she said
"Kate McGregor has had a 3 way well I never" he answered as he looked at her surprised
"I was 20 okay it just happened and it isn't something I enjoyed…" she said smirking
"I just have a hard time imagining you doing anything like that" he said grinning
"What? You can't tell me you haven't had a 3 way before" she said shifting to look at him
"Well…" he said pretending to think
"I'd be careful with what you say next if I was you" Kate answered hitting his chest playfully
"It wasn't a 3 way bersay"
"Okay this is over get out of my room" she said smirking as Dutchy leaned in closer
"Oh really" he answered placing a kiss against her lips
"Hmm you can stay if you keep doing that" Kate said as he pulled away
"I think I can live with that" he replied leaning back in as he kissed her passionately placing a hand on her abdomen in comfort.
A few days later Kate had been released from hospital as she was leaving the doctor stopped her in the hallway and handed her a envelope with the DNA test results in and told her it was now up to her to share the news, Nikki had picked her up since Mike and Dutchy had been stuck on the boat for duty watch.
Making their way along the gangway Kate sighed heavily "I don't know if I can do this…" she replied stopping on the deck
"Come one Kitty, either way they're both going to be a happy Father does it really matter to which baby?" Nikki said stopping next to her
"They bet on it Nik, Mike wants the boy to be his"
"Trust Mike to make everything a competition" she said smirking
"What if they change their mind and everything falls apart I can't raise 2 babies alone" she answered softly
"You won't be alone, you'll always have support even if things don't work out with Dylan or Mike I'll always be by your side" she said reassuring her
"Thanks Nik" she said smiling at her
"Anything for your Kitty" she said as Kate rolled her eyes
"You're never going to drop that Nickname are you?"
"Well when you yell that your Kate with a Kitty its only right to remind you of it" she said wrapping an arm over her shoulder
"It was once, and I was drunk" she answered as they walked towards the side hatch
"Not that drunk, if I remember 2Dads was singing 'coconuts' along to the sound of Charge throwing up" she said smirking
"It was 3 years ago" Kate said stopping to face her
"Sorry Kitty, I just can't besides your my best friend it's not as if anyone else calls you it" she said nudging her as they moved inside the corridor as they walked towards the bridge.
So I did a little research into the who Twins, 2 Fathers things and it can actually happen so everything you read in there about that is true, hope ypu enjoy this update. Much Love Xx