Ch 48
A week later, she walked through the door pushing Emma's stroller in front of her, and she smiled when she saw Mike. When he took a step towards her, she burst into tears.
"Hey, what's wrong?" he walked to her and pulled her into his arms
"It didn't work."
"What didn't work?" Mike stepped back so he could look at Kate
"I got my period last week," then she cried again.
"Shh, we will keep trying, no matter what or how much it will cost." Mike was heartbroken. He too was looking forth to having another child, and he knew Kate was twice as heartbroken because she not only wanted another child, she wanted to give him one more. "We will get through this, Kate. We still got that three and half months of treatment left."
"I know but the timing."
"We will think of something," then he kissed her until Emma claimed attention.
"We will make it work, Kate," he reassured her, picking Emma they hugged once more.
Mike spent four days with his family. At nights, they talk about having a baby and what it will mean for them.
"I'll talk to Steve and see if he can let you know when we are in port overnight on the weekend. Then you and Emma could fly up for the night."
"We could try that," Mike grinned
"Good, so for now," he kissed her, and they made love until they fell asleep.
The day Mike left to return to Cairns, Kate was at Watson Bay and Emma was in daycare. When Mike returned home, Steve was waiting for him at his place.
"Steve"
"Mike," they shook hands, and Mike walked to the front door.
"Care to tell me why you wanted to see me, Mike?"
"Yeah, I need a favor, come in," Steve followed Mike inside. Closing the door, he walked Steve to the living room. "Coffee?"
"No, thanks. Just ask me that favor," Mike lowered his bag on a chair and sat on a couch.
"Kate and I are trying for another child" Steve raised his eyebrows and started to smile. "Really?" Mike sat back
"Steve...Kate's been having problems conceiving. She found out a few months ago that she has secondary infertility due to a cyst on her ovaries. The chances of getting pregnant again are not good, fifteen percent the Doctor said. She's on fertility drugs for six months and if that doesn't work..." Steve looked at Mike in shock
"Mike, I'm sorry I had no idea."
"Yeah, Kate started the treatment three months ago. Steve, the favor I want to ask you is if you can let her know in advance when Childers is in port for overnight on weekends, so they can fly up," Mike sighed. Steve smiled
"Of course, Mike. It's a shame she's not up here."
"I know, with no postings around, it's hard to us both."
"I understand. As for calling Lieutenant McGregor, I'll do it personally."
"Thanks, Steve"
"So how's Emma?" Steve saw Mike grin
"Great! She is crawling and starting to stand up."
"I know what that's like"
Steve and Mike talk for a while before Steve left to NAVCOM. The next day Childers left for a month patrol. A week later Kate went to see Dr. Knight for another prescription; he used her time in his office to ask her some questions.
"When was your last period?"
"Three weeks ago, it lasted half a day. It was light."
"Did you experience any cramps during that time?" He asked as he typed some notes.
"The night before I did. The cramp was stronger than usual, but I knew what to do."
"Hmm, I want to run some blood and urine test just in case there's an infection."
"Ok"
"Jean, can you get blood and urine sample from Kate please?" He said to his nurse when they left the room.
"Yes, Doctor."
"Kate, Jane will get what we need. Don't forget your prescription. I'll call when I get your results."
"Thank you."
Three days later, Kate returned to the hospital after a call from her Doctor. She was worried that the test results returned something bad or worse, that they pointed to a new cyst on her ovaries.
"Kate, sorry to call you in like this," the Doctor said entering the room and closing the file he had in his hand.
"Did you… did you find something in my blood work?"
"Yes," he said, and his smile brightened.
"Congratulations, you are pregnant," Kate looked at him in shock
"Pregnant, but..."
"Yes, from the results you are six and half weeks long," Kate thought about it and figured it happened when Mike was there for two weeks.
"But the cramp and the period?"
"Some women still have their period while pregnant as you said it was only half a day and it was light."
"Yes"
"Come on let's go and see the little one" Kate stood up and followed the Doctor into the next room.
Kate followed the same procedure than before, and soon the Doctor was moving his wand over her stomach. Kate watched as him, and his nurse watched the screen, and their smiles widened.
"Is everything ok?" Kate asked. The Doctor turned the screen around for Kate to look
"Well, it looks my congratulation was short, you are carrying twins."
"Twins?" Kate said in shock
"Yes...hang on," he moved the wand around, and his expression changed
"What's wrong?" He turned to Kate
"Kate," he said seriously, "when you had the cramp, and you bleed the next morning."
"Yes, you said it was normal," he put the wand back and then held onto her hand
"Am I going to lose the twins."
"Not at this stage."
"What do you mean?"
"From what I saw, Kate… You were carrying triplets." Her eyes widened. "The cramp and bleeding, it points out to a miscarriage. I'm sorry, Kate but you miscarried one," Kate looked at him in shock
"I lost a baby."
"Yes, because of that, I want you to come in every two weeks. I want to keep an eye on you and the twins until your second trimester," she nodded
"Any idea of what caused me to lose one of them?"
"I'm not sure, it could be some reasons," she nodded, "For now, I want you to stop taking the pills, and I'll give you a new prescription."
"Ok"
"I'll let you get dress."
"Thank you."
The Commodore was there when Kate car pulled up at Watson Bay. He walked over to her as she got out of the car
"Lieutenant McGregor"
"Commodore Baker, sir" they saluted each other
"Dr. Knight called and suggested that you take the afternoon off" Kate was in shock
"Sir, I got two classes this afternoon."
"I got captain Smith to take over. All Dr. Knight said is that you received some good and some sad news and headquarters will be getting his report," Kate looked down. When she looked up, he could see she was trying to hold it together
"I found out that I'm pregnant, sir," he smiled
"Congratulations, Lieutenant, isn't that good news?"
"Yes...no," She looked down at her hands. "I didn't know I was pregnant until half an hour ago but... I also learned that I had a miscarry."
"I'm sorry."
"I'm...I'm still pregnant, I lost one of the babies," He thought about what Kate said
"I'm sorry to hear that, but you still got one baby to fight for, right?"
"Twins, sir. I was pregnant with triplets."
"Twins?"
"Yes, sir."
"Go home, Lieutenant, and come see me on Monday morning before class."
"Yes, sir. Thank you, sir," Kate turned around and got back into her car and drove home.
She got home and closed the door behind her, resting against it for a while. Then, she walked inside and lowered her hat beside the phone. After that, she sighed and grabbed the phone dialing a number that was pretty familiar to her.
"NAVCOM, Leader Davis speaking."
"Leader, this is Lieutenant McGregor, Can I speak to Commander Marshall, please?"
"Yes, ma'am." Kate heard two clicks
"Commander Marshall, speaking"
"Commander Marshall? It's Lieutenant McGregor, sir," Steve smiled
"Lieutenant! What can I do for you?"
"Sir, I need to get a message to Lieutenant Commander Flynn. How can I manage that, sir?"
"Oh, I can send one for him, what it would be?"
"Just ask him to call home," Steve noticed that Kate's voice was breaking up and if he knew something about voices that quivered was that she was trying not to cry over the phone.
"Will do, Lieutenant. Are you ok?"
"I will be, sir."
"Lieutenant. Hang on; Mike just walked in," Kate could hear some muffled words through the phone
"Kate?"
"Mike," she managed to say before she started crying
"Hey, what wrong? Is Emma ok?"
"Yes," she sniffled
"Kate, you are scaring me, what's wrong?"
"Mike, I'm pregnant," Steve saw the shocked look on Mike's face. And then he smiled.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, but Mike, there's more."
"More?"
"I was pregnant with triplets."
"Triplets?" He looked up at Steve in shock. Steve grinned, knowing what Kate and Mike were talking about
"I was, Mike"
"Was? What do you mean?"
"I lost one, Mike. I had a miscarry a few days ago. I still got two, but I might lose them. Dr. Knight wants to keep a close eye on me and the twins for the next few weeks."
"I understand, Kate...but twins?" He smiled.
"Yeah" She sniffled.
"I wish I was there with you right now."
"I know."
"Want me to tell the family?"
"Not yet," she sighed. "At least not until I'm in the second trimester."
"I understand. Why aren't you at Watson bay?"
"Doctor's orders. He called the Commodore to give me the rest of the day off due to the shocking news."
"Kate, I wish I could talk some more but..."
"I know, see you in a couple of weeks."
"I'll be looking forth to it; I love you" Kate smiled
"I love you, Mike. Fair winds."
After hanging the phone, Mike sat back and let out his breath.
"Congratulations, Mike"
"Thanks, but don't congratulate me yet."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Kate was pregnant with triplets, she lost one, and she might lose the other two as well." He sighed.
"Mike, I'm sorry to hear that. But if they are anything like you and your wife they will survive."
"I guess you are right. But please, don't say a word about this for a couple of months."
"Of course. So, let's back to work, how was your patrol? Any problems?"
After Kate spoke to Mike, she got changed and walked down to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription. The walk allowed her some time to think clearly before picking Emma from daycare.