"You seen your Dad since you've been in Cairns?" her Mum asked as they relaxed on the couch later that night, Logan was asleep in his Mothers arm
"No and I don't think I'm going to" Kate answered as she brushed her fingers through Logan's hair
"You can't keep avoiding him, he's your Father" she answered
"Really when has he ever been a Father, he ran away and started a new life, got a new family he didn't even come to Jake's funeral" she answered angrily
"Maybe if he knew he was a Grandfather, he might make an effort" her Mum said sadly
"Logan deserves nothing but people who love him I don't want him anywhere near my son" Kate replied sadly
"He's going to find out eventually Katherine and when he does I don't think he's going to be too pleased you kept a Grandson from him for 5 years" she answered sadly
"He didn't want anything to do with Jake and I why should I give him the chance to hurt Logan" Kate said as she continued to brush her fingers through Logan's hair
"Does the same goes for Logan's Dad too? You're going to have to tell him soon because before you know it Logan's going to start asking questions" she said smirking at her
"I tried to call and text for months he changed his number it's not my fault he didn't stick around to get to know his son" Kate replied looking down at Logan
"He didn't get a chance to know him" her Mum answered as she moved off the couch
"He left me Mum not the other way around" Kate replied as her Mum moved to stand next to her
"I know, all I'm saying is track him down and tell him before things get even more complicated" she said hoping Kate would listen
"Things already are complicated" Kate answered softly as she remembered over the past 24h
"I'm going to head to bed, do you want me to take him?" she asked looking down at Logan who was resting against Kate's boobs as he snored a little bit
"No it's okay, I'll put him to bed soon I just wanna…" she said looking at her Mum sadly
"I know, he misses you too wishes he could just see you every day" her Mum replied kissing the top of Kate's head
"Me too…" Kate said softly as she looked down at Logan she couldn't help but grin,
each time she saw him he looked more and more like Mike he had Kate's bright blonde hair but Mike's facial features and his blue/grey eyes reaching for the blanket that was sitting next to her Kate pulled it over Logan as he nested more against her chest Kate softly kissed his head, closing her eyes she let the tear fall down as there was a knock at the door not being able to move she softly called out
"It's open" as the door slowly opened Mike's head appeared around the side of the door sighing softly as he made his way towards her
"I think we need to talk…" Mike answered softly closing the door behind him
"Yeah I think we do…" Kate replied sadly
"Is he my son?" Mike asked moving towards her as he knelt down next to the couch, not being able to find the words Kate just nodded at him as he slowly looked down at the boy who was sounds asleep in his Mother's arms.
Past 8 Months later:
What a whirlwind this past 8 months had been, in the end Kate had decided to put the baby up for adoption, she didn't want to know the sex because she knew it would just make it harder in having to give it up.
Being Pregnant and doing her Navy training was a unusual combination, Commander Frost had known who the father was and Heather spread rumours of Kate sleeping with more than one teacher and one of them got her Pregnant and that's why Mike Flynn left, Kate being the only one who knew the whole entire truth there had been talk about Mike Flynn returning to Canberra to teach a two day course but Kate never saw him and if he did come back then maybe if he did he was just avoiding her.
Jake was the one who would take Kate to her Monthly check up appointments and supported her through it all he was the only one who tried to persuade her to keep the baby their Mother thinking it was best if Kate was to give it up being that she was only 18 and was studying.
She went into labour a day after her 19th birthday it had been a long 10h of labour with Jake being there the entire time when it came to holding the baby as soon as she looked into the eyes of her little boy she just knew that no one else could be his Mother, Jake was over the moon that Kate had decided to keep him and was devoted to doing everything he could to help bring up his nephew.
Kate had been given special permission to live off Campus so she could be there to raise her baby with feeding, sleeping and all the new responsibilities she had as long as she was never late to class and studied just like everyone else no special treatment just because she was trying to juggle motherhood and a Career.
The next day as Kate was relaxing after a long labour she smiled widely hard to believe that the past 10 hours actually happened and she was now a Mother
"So what name are you thinking on?" Jake asked as he stared down at his nephew in the little crib
"I've got a few names picked out, but one really speaks to me" Kate answered grinning as she watched her brother interact with a baby
"Oh yeah what have you go?" he asked carefully picking his nephew
"Logan Jake Michael McGregor" Kate answered as he placed him down in her arms
"Sounds perfect but why two middle names?" he asked confused as he sat on the bed next to her
"Jake for the second most important man in my life, and Michael for the man whom give me my beautiful son" Kate said grinning
"Why am I only the second important man in your life?" Jake asked in a hurt voice as he grinned at her
"Logan is my number one man now" she said looking down at him as she brushed her thumb across his nose
"You did good Katie, here let me get a photo" Jake said smiling at her as he pulled his phone out a took a photo of Kate looking down at her son completely besotted with him
"I did do good didn't I" she said passing Logan to his uncle as he put his phone down
"Do you think Mike will ever find out?" Jake asked sadly
"Honestly he lost his right to know when he left" Kate replied angrily
"Well whatever happens I'll be here to support you one hundred percent because I am going to spoil this little man so much" he said grinning as Logan began to fuss
"I think someone's hungry" Kate said smirking as Jake passed Logan back to her for him to have a feed
"I'm going to go get some jelly I don't need to see this" he said grinning as he moved off the bed
"It's only a boob Jake" she replied as she moved her shirt up
"Yes but it's my sister's boob something I don't want to see" he said grinning as he moved to the door
"Bring me back a red one" she said smirking as Logan attached for a drink
"Yes Ma'am" he replied making a quick exit
"I'm sorry you'll never get the chance to meet your Daddy" Kate said sadly as she brushed her hand across Logan's head not realising Jake had stopped near the door hearing what she had said.
Hours later Kate had fallen asleep while Jake placed Logan back in his crib pulling out his phone one more he took a few photos of Logan as Kate began to stir
"Are you taking more photos of my son?" she asked smirking at him
"Sorry he's just so cute I couldn't help it; I was going to send a few to Mum" Jake said moving towards her
"Do you think she'll change her mind about being a Grandma once she meets him?" Kate asked hopeful
"I know that once she meets him she'll fall deeply in love" Jake replied assuring her
"I don't know if I can do this Jake" Kate answered sadly
"What do you mean?" he asked sitting on the bed
"What if I mess this up, what if I…",
"Kate… You are the strongest person I know, you've gone through so much crap the past year and you've come out the other side stronger you're going to be the best Mother to that little boy and I know there's no way you could possibly mess this up I mean look at what you created" he said placing a hand on hers
"He looks so much like Mike…" Kate answered as the tears began to fall
"But he's also part you Kate, and you just have to keep reminding yourself of that" Jake said pulling her into a hug
"I'm scared I'm not going to be enough for him" Kate replied against his chest
"That little boy is going to love you unconditionally something Mike could never do, he's going to need his Mother for everything even when he's a grumpy teenager" Jake said giggling a little
"Yeah…" Kate answered softly
"Now, get some sleep I'll bring you a change of clothes tomorrow morning" Jake said pulling away from the hug as he moved off the bed
"Jake…" Kate said as he turned to look at her
"Yeah?" he asked
"Thank you, for everything" she answered softly
"Of course, I love you Kit" he said moving towards her as he kissed her forehead before moving towards the door taking a quick glance back at Kate as he watched her lay back down and curl into a ball.
Arriving home later that night Jake made his way towards his computer as he placed his phone down logging on he proceeded to look up Mike Flynn on the internet before he got a match for a Facebook profile, clicking on the link it brought up Mike's page which looked like the last time he was active was yesterday going into messages he began to type away
'Mike, I guess in the wake of you undyingly up and leaving my sister was a spear of the moment thing you forget to check in and know that you are now a Father… After you left Kate found out she was 2 months Pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy yesterday morning his name is 'Logan Jake Michael McGregor', Kate is unaware of my contacting you but I knew if given the chance she would want you to know you're a Father even if you will never get the opportunity to meet your son so please if you decide to act further on these things I have told you don't break my sisters heart again, she is in the process of recovering and the fact that the son you now share looks like his Father breaks her heart even more. I've attached a few pictures for you to have, but it's completely up to you in deciding whether or not you want to contact Kate but if you do know she never once kept this from you, you were the one who left and changed their number. Yours Sincerely Jake McGregor'
as Jake finished typing away he sent the photos from his phone to his computer as he attached three to the message he had written for Mike, 2 photos of Logan and the one he took of Logan and Kate sighing heavily he pressed send as he closed the lid of his laptop he began getting ready for bed.
Present:
"His name is…",
"Logan" Mike said interrupting her as she placed him down in her bed pulling the blanket over him
"How did you know?" Kate asked as they walked out of the room and down the hall
"Kate, why didn't you say anything to me?" Mike asked as they stopped in the lounge
"Not here…" Kate answered moving outside to the patio as she shut the door behind her
"I tried to tell you I called, texted and then I couldn't get through your phone was disconnected" she answered sadly
"You've been working on Hammersley for a month now you could have mentioned it" he said a little annoyed
"When? When you mentioned our past as just a thing or when you were cosying up with Ursula?" she asked crossing her arms
"That's what this is about Ursula?" he asked confused
"No! We shared a night of passion together Mike and just completely dismiss me like it didn't happen" she answered sadly
"It was a mistake it shouldn't have happened" Mike replied as Kate scoffed
"A mistake yeah, sure that's what we'll call it, does that mean our son is a mistake too?" Kate asked angrily
"Of course not!" Mike answered sadly
"What do you want me to do Kate, we can't be together you know the Regulations" he said as Kate turned to lean against the railing
"I get it Mike you're with Ursula all I'm saying is I just don't want there to be this tension between us" she answered sadly
"I'm sorry…" he replied softly
"I don't need you apologises" Kate answered as Mike reached into his pocket pulling out his wallet
"I wanted to show you something" he replied passing her a photo
"Where did you get this?" she asked looking at a photo of her and baby Logan
"Your brother actually messaged me after you'd given birth, told me about Logan he sent me some photos" he answered
"Jake messaged you?" she asked confused handing the photo back to him
"Yeah, I've kept this photo in my wallet since" he said softly
"If you knew about Logan why didn't you come looking?" she asked confused
"Your brother kind of gave me some advice about not breaking your heart again" he replied sadly
"That's why you stayed away?" Kate asked confused
"I was hurting Kate; I couldn't promise to not hurt your heart again" he replied as Kate sighed
"That's a pathetic excuse" she said softly
"Then how about this, I've always loved you I told Ursula today I couldn't continue with her because I loved someone else that's what I wanted to talk to you about" he said moving closer to her
"We can't do this" Kate answered sadly
"Why not we've done it before, what the harm" he asked sadly
"I can't, you know the regulations" she answered
"Kate you can't just throw that excuse in my face…" Mike said softly as he placed his hand on her arm
"Why not, you did" she said turning to face him as his lips met against hers in a hope to silence her.