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Kate stop and turn to see two dads there with his trolley. She smile
"I'm good thanks two dads, getting some thing for the barbeque"
"Yep some snacks and drinks for the kids. Swain doing the same. Spider, buffer, charge and bomber are getting the drinks and salads"
"ok did you get Nav and ET a gift?"
"yep a gift voucher so they can choice what ever they want to get for the nursery"
"that a good idea"
"I see you got a help, Hi Emma" He said smiling at Emma who smiling back
"hi uncle Leo, are you sure you got enough snacks and drinks" Two dads laugh when his trolly was almost full
"Yes I got enough, have you been help X shopping"
"Yep" Emma said smiling
"Yes she been helping me while Mike at home with the boys"
"ok"
"Are you heading there from here"
"yeah I was going to call a taxi"
"you could come with us"
"thanks X" They slowly walk to the counters.
Two dads was at one while Kate and Emma was at the other. It took minutes for Kate to put things on the counter. When two dads finish paying for his things he waited for Kate and Emma.
"Gee X people would think your feeding a whole crew on three patrol boat"
"Very funny two dads" the guy who service Kate wondering what that all about he look down to see Emma giggling
"Uncle Leo mummy is feeding all the crew and there families you know that silly"
"i know, I hope you got plenty of bread and sausages X we know what buffer like" Kate laugh
"Yes I got plenty" the guy look confuse and two dads notice the confuse look.
"We in the navy" Two dads said
"Oh so X means"
"Second in command or Excursive officer"
"ok I had some customers come in here with wield names I never thought that they are navy names"
"now you know sir, how much is that" Kate said.
When she saw how much she got her credit card out to pay for it all. When done Two dads help Kate push one of the trolleys out side. They push then over to Kate SUV where she turn the alarm off and unlock the doors with her key alarm that on her key ring.
Two dads open the back of the wagon then help Kate put every thing in the back of it. By the time they finish it was full.
"I'll put these back"
"thanks two dads" He push the three trolleys back to where the others other while Kate and Emma got into the wagon. When two dads return, he got in and put his seat belt on just as Kate started the engine.
"X what going to happen to ET and Nav, now every one knows what happen to them?"
"ET back in the Navy, he starts back on Melbourne next week. As for Nav she got a shore posting till her maturity leave"
"Ok So she will be working with Commander Flynn at NAVCOM"
"Yes she will be"
They talk till Kate pulled up in the garage since the door was open and they saw Mike, Spider and buffer there getting portable table and chairs out of it.
"Kate did you buy out the whole shop or some thing" mike said making the others laugh
"No Mike two dads shopping also in there" Kate said as she, two dads and Emma got out of the wagon.
Emma ran over to buffer to give him a him and kiss on the check "Uncle Peter your here"
"Yep been helping mummy shopping"
"Ah ha" she said smiling
"Good for you" then she gave spider a hug.
"Hi uncle billy"
"Hi Emma"
"Emma come on Can you take this in side" Kate past Emma two light bags
"ok mummy"
Emma carry two bags into the house while two dads help Kate with the shopping while the others took the table and chairs around to the back of the house. By one o'clock every one showed up in taxis since they all want to surprise Nav and ET
Emma was looking out the door when a taxi drove down the drive away then stop. Emma smile then ran to the back of the house "they here" she yelled out.
"Ok every one you know what to do" Kate walk in side just as the door bell rang.
When she open the door "Nav, ET come on in"
"thanks X" ET said.
They walk into the house just as Kate shut the door, then they follow her out to the back of the house
"Oh, wow sir, X there sure a lot of food here" ET said
"X there no way I can eat all of that, I'm eating for two not crew on three patrol boats" Nav said, making Josh laugh
"Nikki I saw what you ate last night at the bar, you ate more than buffer dose"
"Are you saying I'm getting fat" he put his hands up
"no, your eating for two and you know what ever our son and you want you get"
"I know and I'm hungry, so when do we eat sir"
"soon as our guests say hello again"
"what guests" Nikki asked
"auntie Nikki"
"Yes Emma" Nikki said as she turn around
"surprise" Every one said
"what" Nikki said in shock as she saw both her's and Josh family as well the Hammersley crew and their families walk out side
"what going on here"
"We showering your baby" Emma said making every one laugh
"Showering our baby, you mean baby shower"
"Yeah"
"but..." then she turn to ET who was grinning at her
"You knew about this"
"Yes I did and why not today since we don't know when the next time we see our families"
"I guest your right, thank you" they hug and kiss then turn to every one
"thank you for this wonderful surprise and it good to be home. Sir I can smell some thing burning" Nikki said as she turn to Mike who was cooking over the grill. Mike quickly check on the meat while every one laugh.
"I got you this Nav, ET" two dads said as he step ford to give them an envelope
"thanks two dads" Nav said as she open it and pulled out the voucher. ET and Nav was shock
"fifthy dollar, wow, thank you"
"now you can decided on what to get for the baby nursery"
"thanks Mate" ET said then others step ford with gifts.
Nikki sat down in one of the chairs with her feet up while each of the crew members step ford with gifts. ET got Nikki a drink and some thing to eat since most of the meat was cook. Every one laugh at the different items that Nikki and ET received. Emma and Kate showed up last.
Emma past Nikki one of the gifts "i hope you like it"
Nikki remove the paper and turn the box over revealing a picture of the baby photo frame
"wow, I love it, thank you Emma, X, sir"
"your welcome" mike said
"This is your belated wedding gift" Kate said passing the box to Nikki since she past the photo frame box to ET. She rip the paper of to see the picture on front of the box
"Wow, I love it, thank you" Nikki said
"that would great in our bedroom Nikki for those romantic nights" she slap his leg while every one laugh.
"Very funny Josh" Josh lean over and whisper some thing in Nikki ear which cause her to blush then giggle
"josh Holiday, behave your self" she said as she slap his arm
"Or what Nikki"
"tooth brush" Every one laugh
"Ok, ok, I'll behave...for now" Nikki shook her head at him then past him the box as she stood up
"thanks for all your gifts and since this is a baby shower party, keep on partying"
"GUAVA MOJO" Emma yell out cause the Hammersley crew to cheer when they saw Charge just finish pouring the drinks.
Nikki laugh as she walk into the house to go to the loo. When she walk back out side again she look around to see both Families and crew get on well with each other which made she smile. She walk over to where she was sitting to pick up her empty plate then walk over to the barbeque to see swain looking after it
"hi Nav, hungry still"
"Yes I'll take two chicken kebabs and piece of that steak with onions on top please" she past Swain her plate
"sure. Miss Hammersley?" he asked as he put the meat and onions on Nav plate
"Yes and it crazy crew" Swain laugh
"Well things sure hasn't been the same with out you and ET on board"
"I bet, I heard a bit about Two dads, Josh replacement"
"Yeah he good at his job but he likes to play jokes on the crew"
"I know buffer tells us in his messages. I was saying to Josh the other day when we received buffer last message that one day some one will get two dads back" Swain laugh as he past Nav her plate back
"that would be good if some one dose"
"Thanks Swain"
"there more here if you want some" Nav laugh
"buffer and charge will eat all of that them selves"
"that so true"
Nav walk over to where the salads are and put some of the salads on her plate then pick up a knife, fork and folded up paper napkin then she walk over and sat down back in her seat lifting her legs up on the chair then put her plate on her lap with the napkin partly stick out the side.
She pick up her drink to take a couple of mouth fulls while looking around then put it back on the table next to her. Then she started eating when Kate walk over and sat next to Nav
"enjoying your self there Nav"
"Yes I am X thanks for every thing"
"your welcome, if you need any thing let me know"
"thanks, but I'm good for now, so tell me what been happening with you, how the new captain" Kate smile then they started talking then bomber walk over to join them.
Every one had a great afternoon and evening since every one enjoyed them selves. Nikki notice that the crew were keeping ET and two dads a part, but when they do get together, they weren't lone since the crew didn't want ET and two dads share any jokes that they played on other crew members or give each other bad ideas. By late that evening, every one left after another great day and party.
The next day Mike and Kate spend it with the kids since Kate was leaving the next day for month patrol.
The next morning all the crew showed up and started loading things on board Hammersley since they were leaving at nine that morning for there patrol. When Mike got out of his car and got his brief case and lock his car up. He was walking towards the elevators when he heard
"Morning sir" he turn around and smile when he saw who it was
"morning Nav, looking ford to your shore posting"
"Yes and no, what time dose Hammersley leave this morning?"
"they leave in five minutes. How did it go with the Melbourne crew" Nikki laugh as they stop at the elevators where Mike push a button and waited
"they were shock. They all thought they were seeing a ghost at first"
"I bet they were just like with Hammersley crew"
"they were two of the crew drop the boxes they were carrying when they saw Josh. Lucky it wasn't any thing breakable"
"that good"
"josh said he will fill them in on every thing and..." she shook her head just as the doors open so they step into the elevator and turn around to when mike push the button for the doors to close and the elevator started moving
"what happen" mike asked
"Josh said Every one this is my wife lieutenant Nikki Caetano, or Nav or ma'am to you all... the crew look at me then at my stomach then one of the crew members said ET mate you sure have been busy. Josh look at me then to the guy and said...If you were on Hammersley mate and you said that, she would have you on tooth brush duties, the others laugh."
"Well if not you it would be Kate" Nikki laugh
"She would alright."
"any problems let me know and I'll help you out or get one of the others to help you till your settle in"
"thanks sir" then the elevator stop and the doors open. They walk off the elevator and into the ball pen where Steve is there waiting for them
"mike, lieutenant Caetano"
"sir" Nav said while saluting Steve which he did in return.
"Why don't you both come into my office shall we"
They walk into Steve office and both sat down to talk about what Nav going to be doing till her maturity leave.