CH 248
"the test results show that Brain O'Connor is your biological father bird" Bird look at Brian as he look at her as tears were falling down both of there checks
"Mike was was the percentage" Ryan asked
"ninety seven percent"
"I'm sorry to put you through every thing Jessica"
"you haven't but we got a lot to talk about"
"Yes we do and families to tell" Ryan laugh.
Bird turn to Ryan "what so funny Ryan"
"Families"
"Yeah so"
"Jess who been more of a family than your own" Bird eyes widen
"Oh that family"
"Ryan are you thinking Hammersley"
"Yes mike"
"Who Hammersley" they turn to Brian
"HMAS Hammersley it a patrol boat I use to work of till I found out I was pregnant" Bird said
"sir the crew are like one big crazy family and if and when you meet them be warn they would protect bird from you and any one else"
"Really"
"Yep just ask mike here he was formal captain on Hammersley and he knows the crew well" mike grin
"It true"
"Captain on Hammersley is commander wife, she is one women you don't want to get on the wrong side with"
"Why that" Ryan and bird turn to mike
"she would win about eighty percent of the arguments" Ryan and bird grin just as there a knock on the door and door open
"sir"
"Yes Nav" she walk into the room
"Hammersley returning, towing a yacht, they will be here by seventeen hundred hours"
"thanks Nav"
"Yes sir, bird are you ok"
"I am Nav. Lieutenant Nikki Caestno... Nav this is detective Brian O'Connor, my father"
"It nice to met you sir"
"like wise" they shook hands
"Nav use to work on Hammersley and like me shore posting" bird said
"Really do you miss being out at sea"
"Yes I do but know I got family to think of"
"Nav tell the detective here what Kate is like with... deep throat debates with mike here" Nav smile
"commander here doesn't stand a chance against his wife, some times the crew wondering who the captain and who the XO"
"Gee thanks Nav" she turn to Mike
"We know it true sir oh knocker looking for you"
"thanks and don't call her that you know she hates that name" Nav smile
"i know sir" then she turn and walk out of the room.
"Mike you better go and see what mum wants"
"Mum?" Brian asked
"commander Maxine White, Ryan mum she the CO here at NAVCOM" Mike said then he turn and walk to the door and close it behind him giving Ryan, bird and Brian some privacy.
"Jessica where do you want to go from here" Brian asked
"Well... you need to contact your family about me and... we do need to talk"
"Yes we do, when would you like for us to get together for the talk"
"I got Saturday off, we can talk then if you like" Brian smile
"that fine by me" he got a card out of his wallet and pass it to bird
"Call me for time and place"
"I will" they stood up
"I'll let you return back to work, and Ryan you look after her"
"don't worry sir I will if not she will punish me at home for starts then she would tell the crew then I'm in a lot of trouble" They all smile
"Well it good to know that you are looking after her the best way you can"
"i know and we look after each other"
they walk out of the room and into the ball pen where Ryan and Brain shook hands before Brain walk out of the ball pen. Ryan turn to bird
"I got the night off so what would you like for dinner tonight"
"Well since Hammersley going to be in port"
"the pub"
"Yes... I want to tell them"
"sure" he gives her a kiss
"what time you finishing work?"
"four thirty, why" Ryan smile the kiss bird
"you will find out when you get home" Bird raise her eye brows
"Ok see you then" she gave him a kiss before returning back to her desk. Ryan turn and walk out of the ball pen.
That afternoon when bird arrived home she went to do her normal things when she walk up stairs and into the bedroom when she heard noises coming from the bathroom so she walk over and stood in the door way and smile when she saw what was in front of her
"Care to join me" Ryan said smiling from the spa bath
"love to" bird said smiling then she turn around and walk back into the bedroom as she start taking her uniform off
"how was work" Ryan called out
"good, but your mother wasn't happy with commander Flynn or me"
"why"
"she wanted to know who Brian is and why is he there, the secrets talks"
"What did Mike say"
"He told her that I will tell her when I'm ready, she wasn't happy about that and order me to tell her. I said to her that it got nothing to do with her of the navy. She started yelling at me ordering me to tell her, commander Flynn yell back at her. Every one in the ball pen was looking at us, I was starting to get angry with commander white demands so I yell at her, I told her" bird then walk into the bathroom naked she walk over and got into the bath and sat back
"What did you say"
"I told her... since your so demanding, and since you order me to tell you about my private meeting that that man who you wanted to know who he is... he is detective Brian O'Connor, he my biological father are you happy now that you know who he is and why he is here... every one in ball pen heard me yelling at her. Commander Flynn got Nav to take me out of her office and out of the ball pen. Commander Flynn yelled at your mother for interfering with my private life and that she should of up set me in my condition"
"At least you got mike on your side"
"True, but now every one knows" she lean back as Ryan pick up one of her feet and started massaging it.
"what happen after wards"
"commander Flynn came and talk to me, I broke down, I don't know if it was she up set me or hormones"
"you could blame it on hormones"
"Funny" they talk for the next half hour before getting out and drying down.
Bird went to get dress while Ryan took care of the bath water and towels before getting dress him self. When every thing done they left to go to the pub to see the crew. When they got there drinks, they walk out side to where the crew is
"Bird" they all called out as they cheered
"hi guys" Ryan and bird sat down at the large table where the crew is.
"How are you feeling bird" Charge asked
"hungry" they all laugh
"funny I mean family news"
"what how?" bird asked in shock
"bomber told us when she met us on the wharf, she told us about what happen today in commander white office"
"i was going to tell you all my self as for finding out, I'm shock"
"you know you got our support" two dads said
"yes I know. I'll be finding more about Brian on Saturday when we meet up"
"Are you going alone" Dutchy asked
"Yes and don't worry we going to met in public place"
"good"
"now we know where you get the detective instinct from" Swain said smiling at bird
"Yeah as you said to me that I should be come a cop, but instead finding out my father is a cop"
Bird told them all about how she met Brian and what he told her about her mum every thing including the back round check on him. Bird and Ryan spent three hours with the crew before leaving to head back home for the night.
The next day Bird return back to work and Childers and Hammersley left port to carry on with there patrol.
On Saturday morning Brian met bird at cafe down not far from NAVCOM. Bird was already sitting out side have a drink when she saw Brian an elderly couple and two men walking towards her. When they were close bird stood up
"Jessica"
"Brian"
"Jessica I would like you to met my parents Kim and Ian"
"nice to met you sir, ma'am" they shook hands
"You to Jessica"
"This is Adam and Kevin my brothers"
"Nice to met you" bird said shaking there hands
"you to Jessica" Adam said
"Please sit down" Bird said so they sat down at the table.
"I call them the day we got the DNA results back, I told them every thing" Brian said
"Ok so is there any thing you want to ask me" bird asks them all
"how far long are you Jessica" Kim asked. Bird put her hand on her expanding stomach
"Seventeen weeks ma'am"
"Call me Kim"
"Yes ma'am, I mean Kim"
"Tell us a bout your self Jessica" Ian asked
"I'm the youngest of five children, I got three older... half brothers and sister. I started mowing lawns and wedding gardens when I was eight years old I was doing three gardens at the time. By the time I was ten I brought my own lawn mower, have a specially made trolley build for my lawn mover and gardening tools. By the time I was seventeen I had fifteen lawns and ten gardens to do in two block area. I paid for my own clothes, books, cell phone every thing that I needed, even paid for school fees. The ones who I do the gardens for they know about my family... the way they treated me" tears were starting to form and they saw it.
"But with my late great grand father, neighbors, ones from the rest home and the ones who I do the gardens and mow the lawns for. They give me there love there wisdom, there support and advice during the years. They all told me that it heart braking that they see some one like me being abuse at home" they were all shock
"Why didn't you go to the police" Brian said Bird turn him as tears were falling down her checks
"some one did call them. The cops warn my parents... my father yell at me when I got home, he told me if is none of there business and for me calling the cops, which I told him it wasn't me... he called me a lyre and he got his belt and beat me with it till I was black and blue" They were all shock when what bird just told them about what happen to her.
"Mr and Mrs Wilson from next door they look after me during the day unless I had lawns to mow or gardens to weed, one of the elderly couple said that I should report them to the police. I told them some one did and this is what I got for it. They were horrified... my late great grand father I tell him every thing that been going on. He told me he not happy with the way mum and dad treated me. After my great grand father past away things gotten even worse at home" then her shoulder started to shake so Kim who was sitting next to her put her arm around Bird shoulders as bird cry
"You don't have to carry on Jessica" Bird got hanky out of her bag to wipe tears away
"It ok... my older half brothers and sister started name calling, teasing me if not at home it was at school. None of the got a job they did nothing but verbal abusing me day in day out and mum and dad... they did nothing to stop them. When I was excepted in the navy for my training. I was looking ford to it I told my great grand father that I wanted to join the navy like him. He was so happy for me, every one was and when I told all the ones who been supporting me the good news they were all happy and the ones from the arms forces retirement home put on a little party the day I was leaving to go to the academy for my training. They all wish me the best and for me to keep them up to date on how the training going, every thing. And that what I did. When the residents see me, there faces lit up like a Christmas tree when I walk into the room. I share with them every thing that been happening to me including when I was on Hammersley, that was the patrol boat I was on till last month" bird took a deep breath.
"It good to know that there are people out there who care Jessica" Ian said
"Yes sir I know and the crew they been great, it took me over a year to tell them about my family. They were all shock but they all supported me and they all said that if I need some one to talk to that they are there for me"
"that good of them" Adam said
"Even commander Flynn knows about my up bringing"
"Is that why he was there when I spoke to you the first time" Brian asked
"Yes when you said families, he went all protective cause of what happen to me"
"I under stand" Brian asked