"I come in peace" Nikki said holding her hands up as she moved towards Kate
"I'm sorry…" she answered wiping the tears off her cheeks
"You don't need to apologise" Nikki answered moving next to her as they over looked the water
"You guys went to all this trouble for someone who's only been on the boat a week and I go and be a bitch" Kate said softly
"Your apart of the Hammersley crew now Kate, we're family" Nikki said nudging her shoulder slightly
"I don't belong here anymore than the old XO did" Kate answered softly
"That's not true, come on you're the only one who knows how to handle the Boss" she said grinning
"Yeah…" Kate answered sadly
"Plus it's nice to have another Woman on board" she said trying to make her smile before continuing
"So you want to tell me why you went off in there?" Nikki asked hopeful
"I just don't like birthdays anymore" Kate said shrugging her shoulders
"Anymore? You're like what 25 and you're already sick of birthdays?" Nikki asked confused
"24, but yeah it happens" Kate answered
"You don't have family you can spend it with?" she asked
"My Mum lives about an hour away and my brother well he's…" she began saying as she spotted Mike making his way out
"Am I interrupting?" he asked softly as Kate turned to look at the water
"No Sir" Nikki answered
"Can I have a word with the X?" he asked hopeful
"Sure, I'll just be inside" Nikki said squeezing Kate's arm as she moved inside.
"Are you okay?" he asked softly
"Yeah…" she answered wiping away the stray tear that was running down her cheek
"You're Mum coming up to visit?" he asked trying to make conversation
"Yeah she'll be here tomorrow just for the night" she answered softly
"And your brother?" he asked moving to lean against the railing
"He's watching from up there" she said quietly looking up at the stars
"Sorry?" he asked confused not hearing her
"Nothing, um I'm going to get a drink you coming?" she asked moving to make her way inside
"Kate…" he said softly grabbing her hand
"Where's Jake? He's not seeing you for your birthday?" he asked sadly
"He's dead…" she answered sadly
"What?" he asked confused
"He passed a few months ago" she said pulling her hand back
"Why didn't you say anything?" he said in a hurt voice
"I haven't seen or heard from you in 3 years so why would I tell you about my brother" she answered angrily
"Is this why you didn't want anyone to know about today?" he asked
"Yes, but you just wouldn't take no for a answer so if you'll excuse me I'm going to try and apologise to everyone" she answered before making her way inside leaving him standing out of the balcony.
Past where we left off:
It was just after 10am when Kate and Mike pulled up out the front of her Mum's house
"Thank you, for doing this" she answered softly turning to look at him
"I told you I'm here for you through anything" he said brushing his thumb across her cheek
"I guess we better do this then" Kate answered softly as she moved out of the car
"Does your Mum know you're seeing someone?" Mike asked as he moved around to her side of the car as they walked towards the front door
"Not exactly…" Kate answered as he turned to face her
"What?" he asked confused
"It never really came up and after Max well I'm not sure how she'd feel about me dating a much older man" she said softly
"I'm not that much older" he replied as she knocked on the door
"I don't think my Mum would see it that way" she answered as the door opened
"Katherine?" she said softly as she pulled her into a hug
"Hey Mum" Kate said hugging her tightly
"Who's this?" she asked confused looking at Mike as she pulled away from the hug
"Right sorry, Mum this is Mike, Mike this is my Mother Lynda" Kate answered as Mike extended a hand
"It's a pleasure to meet you Ma'am" he said as she shook his hand
"You too, please come in I'll put the kettle on" she answered shaking his hand before moving aside so they could enter the house
"Katherine hey?" Mike said softly to Kate as they entered the house
"I hate the name, that's why I get called Kate" she replied smiling at him as they entered the lounge
"Have a seat I'll go make some drinks" her Mum answered as she made her way towards the kitchen.
A few minutes later Kate's Mum entered the lounge with drinks in hand to see Mike standing near the fireplace with an arm tightly wrapped around Kate's waist as they looked at some photos
"Kate?" she said softly as Kate turned around to grab the drinks from her passing one to Mike
"So how you feeling?" Kate asked as she sat on the couch Mike sitting closely next to her
"Who rang you?" her Mum asked as she sat in her arm chair
"Jake may have mentioned something" Kate replied as she placed the mug down on the coffee table
"Well they did the biopsy yesterday but it will take a few days before I receive the results" she answered softly
"Well try to keep a positive mind yeah?" Kate replied hopeful
"Don't worry about me Katherine" she replied looking strangely at Mike
"I'll always worry about you" Kate replied placing a hand on Mike's knee
"So Mike was it?" Lynda asked changing the subject
"Yes Ma'am" he replied moving slightly
"How did you and Kate meet?" she asked sitting back in her chair as Mike cleared his throat
"Um Kate bumped into me on her first day" he replied straightening up
"And what are your intentions with my daughter?" she asked
"Mum!" Kate answered embarrassed
"What it's only a question and given your past history I want to make sure your happy" she replied
"Mum I am happy" Kate answered interlocking her hand with Mike's on his knee
"Well… I can assure you Ma'am I'm not intending on hurting Kate" Mike replied squeezing Kate's hand
"How old are you Mike?" she asked concerned
"I'm 26…" he answered
"26? So why would you be interested in dating an 18-year-old?" she replied
"Here we go" Kate answered as she tensed up
"What? It's a logical question given your past history with older men Katherine",
"I'm in love with your daughter Ma'am" Mike replied
"You're 18 Katherine what do you know about love and relationships? And why do you always go for older men?" her Mum replied
"I'm not having this discussion with you" Kate answered
"Fine… How long are you staying?" she asked changing the subject
"A few days, we've got a hotel room booked" Kate replied softly
"Don't be ridiculous you can stay here your bedroom is still the same" she answered hopeful
"Thanks Mum, we'll just get our bags then maybe we could go out for breakfast?" Kate asked as she moved off the couch
"Sounds good, I'll just get some clean linen from the cupboard" she answered as Mike arose from the couch and followed Kate outside to get the bags.
"Are you sure you want to stay here?" Mike asked confused
"Once Mum sets her mind on something there's no changing it" Kate replied as Mike opened the boot
"I can always stay at the hotel" he answered pulling her bag out
"What?" she asked sadly
"I just mean maybe you need some alone time with your Mum" he answered assuring her
"I want you to stay" Kate said placing a hand on his chest
"Then I'll stay" he said moving his head closer to her as he placed a kiss against her lips their embrace was quickly broken by a man's voice calling her name
"Katie?" he said seeing her in a passionate kiss with someone
"What are you doing here?" she asked as she turned to face him
"Who's this?" Mike asked confused as Kate looked at him then back to the man before them
"Special circumstances" he replied moving towards her as she jumped into his arms hugging him tightly
"I guess you're the brother?" Mike answered grinning at seeing how tightly Kate was hugging the man before him
"Yeah g'day I'm Jake" he said as he let Kate go
"Mike, it's a pleasure to finally meet you" Mike answered shaking his hand
"Oh the boyfriend" Jake answered nudging Kates arm as she looked at Mike grinning
"Mum's inside she'll be excited to see you" Kate said smiling at him
"Yeah I'll go surprise her then shall I" he answered kissing Kate's head before making his way inside
"So that's the famous Jake?" Mike said closing the boot as he grabbed the last bag
"Yeah he's pretty cool" Kate answered grinning as they made their way towards the front door they could hear screaming and her Mum crying with joy.
"Welcome to Kate's crib" Kate answered grinning as she pushed open her bedroom door as Mike entered seeing the wall covered in boy bands and photos of boats
"Nice" he said grinning as she placed her bag near the bed
"I honestly thought Mum would have cleaned it up a bit, made it a spare room" Kate answered as Mike moved towards the door shutting it quietly
"I like it, it shows the real you" Mike said softly as he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind
"What are you doing?" she asked as he started kissing her neck
"Nothing" he replied as he turned her around in his arms
"Sure doesn't look like nothing" Kate answered as his placed his lips against hers as he moved them towards the bed
"We just haven't really had any time together" Mike said as he laid Kate down on the bed hovering above her
"Mum and Jake are in the next room they can walk through at any moment…" Kate answered as he leant down placing a breathtaking kiss against her lips as the bedroom door opened and they pulled apart quickly sitting up
"Sorry! I'll come back" Jake said quickly exiting as quickly as he entered
"You didn't lock the door did you?" Kate answered placing a hand over her mouth
"It has a lock?" Mike asked softly
"Later…" Kate answered moving off the bed as Mike grabbed her hand
"Promise?" he asked wagging his eyebrows at her as she moved closer placing a quick kiss against his lips
"That answer your question?" she said grinning at him as she moved towards the door,
"Breakfast?" Kate asked as she made her way into the lounge
"You sure we're not interrupting anything?" Jake asked as Mike made his way out moving next to Kate
"Nope let's go" Kate said grabbing her handbag off the couch.
Hello! Long time... LoL. So not really happy with this Chapter but... Um just a few thinga firstly, Ive made Kate and Mike my own ages so their not the age they were in the show that being why Kate is 24, hope you enjoy and let me know what you think.. Much Love Xx