CH 267
Ryan got to meet Adam and Kevin family for the first time, plus got to met other family members since most of them live in Melbourne. Bird and Ryan answered all there questions as well had a great evening. It was late by the time bird arrived back at the hospital and Ryan back at the hotel.
The next morning Ryan showed up at the hospital with bird breakfast. He smile when he saw her sit in a chair and in her DPNU uniform
"Hey, how are you feeling"
"good" He gave her a kiss and pass her the bag.
"you know that this will be the last time for you to have this till we get home"
"I know"
"What are you going to do about your shore posting" Ryan asked
"I'll still have it and I'll carry on till the doctors tell me other wise"
"Will you be ok to drive"
"Yes I am" then the doctor walk into the room
"morning Jessica"
"morning doctor have you got yesterdays test results"
"Yes I have and I'm happy to tell you they are all up, iron, calcium, vitamin D every thing"
"that is great news" Ryan said
"Now I want you to carry on what you doing and please try to spent an hour in the sun each day if you can"
"I will"
"Now how are you feeling on your feet"
"good, I was able to walk to the bathroom with out the nurse holding on to me but she was there just in case I have a fall"
"that is great news, have you got any help when you get home" He look from bird to Ryan
"I'll be able to stay for a week but have to return back to my duties but she won't be alone, we got friends who can help her out while I'm out at sea"
"that good to know" the doctor talk to the for a few minutes before he shook there hands before walking out of the room.
When bird finish her breakfast, Ryan took care of the rubbish just as a nurse walk in with a wheel chair.
"Ready to get out of here Jessica"
"Yes but I can walk out"
"hospital policy"
"Ok"
Bird stood up and took a few steps ford then turn around and sat in the wheel chair just as two guards who was out side walk into collect her bags. Ryan pass bird her lap top and bag then the nurse walk out of the room pushing the wheel chair with Ryan next to her and the security guards in front as well behind her. Jessica said her good byes to the staff along the way.
When they walk out side the media was there to see them. They saw that both Ryan and bird were in uniform which shock them all. Once they were in the SUV with there bags in the back they wave to the media just as they drove away from the hospital.
When they arrived at the port and stop in front of Hammersley there was reporters there as well. The crew smile when Ryan and bird got out of the SUV. The guards got the bags out and pass them to the crew members while bird and Ryan thank the Security guards then they went to greet the crew before they walk up the gang way and onto Hammersley as they saluted the icon Thor.
They follow the crew down to one of the empty cabins where there bags were put on the bottom bunk. Ryan and bird thank them just as they walk out of the cabin. Ryan and bird manage to put there things away. Bird look at her bed then pull the covers back
"Jess why did..." then he saw what was in her bed, it was a rubber snake. They look at each other
"Two dads" then laugh
"check you bed Ryan just in case" Ryan check his and found a rubber crocodile partly under his pillow
"Well we know what he like"
"True, so shall we"
"Why not" she gave him a kiss before they walk out of the cabin and headed to the bridge.
When they walk up the steps the crew smile. Ryan walk over to two dads and pass him the two rubber items
"nice try two dads" Every one laugh.
Then Ryan follow bird to out side of the bridge they notice they starting to move away from the dock Ryan and bird wave to the media for a couple of minutes before they return back to the bridge. They talk as Hammersley headed to the open sea and then headed north.
The crew talk and laugh about what they done on there shore leave. "I just remember some thing" Ryan said then he walk quickly off the bridge
"bird do you know what that is about" Kate asked
"no ma'am I don't"
"Ok" they talk till Ryan return, he was grinning when he walk onto the bridge and over to Kate
"Ma'am Jess and I got you this" Ryan pass her a wrap up gift
"Ryan what did you get her" Bird asked
they watch as Kate remove the paper then she open the box then she look in side the box then to Ryan who was grinning. Then she pulled it out to see it was blue seven hundred fifty mil coffee traveling mug with the words 'Kate McGregor Flynn morning after brew' and it got an anchor and rope under it in white.
"thank you very much Ryan" Bird look at the writing and laugh
"Kate McGregor Flynn morning after brew" Bird said every one laugh.
"Thank you Ryan, just what I needed" Kate said making every one laugh harder.
Every one enjoy the relaxing day talking playing board games, doing there normal things. Bird walk into the Galley to see cookie starting to get dinner on
"hey are we having sausages tonight" bird asked
"Yeah with potatoes, broccoli and carrots why" bird smile
"I'll introduce to you my famous curry sausages" Cookie grin
"two dads revenge" cookie said laughing
"yep, let me take care of the curry sausages"
"ok" they talk while getting dinner perpeared
"bird I notice you didn't chop up those three sausages"
"i can't have any thing spicy" she patted her stomach
"ok" then Dutchy walk past then stop
"Bird what are you doing"
"cooking"
"Is that curry sausages I can smell" Bird smile
"You know what will happen when two dads find out"
"Are you going to tell him" bird raise her eye brows at him
"may be but if he"
"He on the bridge doing his shift" cookie said grinning
"It good to have you on board bird"
"thanks Dutchy so if you don't mind"
"sure" then he walk away grinning.
On the bridge every one was talking when Charge sniff the air then he grin then the others sniff the air. Charge look over at two dads who look around
"I can smell curry" Two dads said. Every one look at him just as Dutchy walk up onto the bridge
"Dutchy can you smell curry" two dads asked
"Yep bird famous curry sausages"
"No not bird curry sausages" Two dads said knowing he got another two more days of tooth brush duties, Every one laugh knowing what her cooking dose to the crew.
"Pay back can be a bitch two dads" Charge said making every one laugh even harder.
When it was dinner time, every one was looking ford to bird curry sausages excepted for two dads. When every one got there dinner cookie and bird got theirs then they walk into the junior mess to eat it since Ryan waited till every one else got theirs then he got his knowing that cookie and bird would get theses last. The three of them talk while enjoying there dinner
"woo that sure is spicy bird no wounder you were in the top of your cooking class that the academy"
"now you know, and knowing Dutchy he would ask me to do up my sweet chilli drum sticks for dinner tomorrow night" Bird said smiling
"you will have to show me how you make them. Since I've been on here none of the crew wanted chicken drum sticks, any reason why"
"Last time the crew had it, they all ended up with food poisoning. They never had it since" they talk and laugh while enjoying there dinner.
Then after wards bird went to help cookie to clean up while Ryan went to sort out bird desert. By the time bird and cookie finish cleaning up Ryan left bird desert on the bench since he went to see what the others are up to.
Cookie stayed with bird as she enjoy her desert. When finish and the bowl and spoon clean and put away. Bird and cookie went to see what the others were doing for the next couple of hours before bird left to head to bed for the night.
Two hours later Ryan walk in to the room closing the door quietly so he wouldn't wake bird. up. Bird woke up when she saw Ryan walk into there cabin so she turn the light on
"sorry if I woke you up"
"it ok what are the others doing"
"Playing games still, are you warm enough"
"I am thanks" Ryan went and did what he normal dose then he he gives bird a kiss
"night Jess"
"Night Ryan" then Ryan got up on the top bunk then he got in to bed
"You can turn the light off now" then bird turn the light off
"Sweet dreams Jess"
"you to Ryan" They close there eyes and fell a sleep seconds later.
At the same time Mike, Jack and Sam landed at Townville air force base in Jack personal air force plane. Once landed they got off the plane with the air force personal carrying there bags for them. They walk over to the waiting helicopter where they got in and the personal put there bags in with them before closing the side door. Then the pilot started the engine and the blades started turning.
Few minutes later they were air borne heading to cairns. When they reach cairns the pilot landed at one end of the air port where they saw cars there waiting for them. When landed Jack open the door when three navy personal showed up they took the bags out of the helicopter. Jack thank the two pilots before he got out, then help Sam out. Then mike got out and close the door then he walk over to where the cars are.
"General O'Neill, brigade general Carter we are here to take you to your hotel sir, ma'am"
"thank you" Jack said just as the helicopter took off and headed back the way there came.
then Jack turn to mike "See you in the morning commander" they shook hands
"Yes General a staff car will bring you to NAVCOM , what the best time for you general"
"zero nine hundred fine with us"
"I'll make sure a staff car will be waiting for you general"
"See you then"
then Jack and Sam walk over and got into the back seat of the car then the two men got into the front then they left with two Security cars, one in front and the other in the back.
Mike turn to his driver "Take me home leader"
"sir commander White want to see you strait away"
"Ok take me to NAVCOM"
"sorry sir she said to take you to her place for a sip rep sir"
Mike let out his breath he was tired after what he been doing in the past few days, all he wanted to do is go home and go to bed and it was after midnight.
"Well then take me home and don't worry leader you won't get into trouble"
"Yes sir" mike got into the back seat letting out his breath just as the leader got in then started the engine then they headed to the exit.
Mike got his phone out and made a call "Hey I hope I didn't wake you" Mike smile as he hears Kate voice over the phone
"did you get away ok... that good, how bird and Ryan... ok... he did what" Mike smile
"Two dads never learns Kate... what you had curry sausages..." mike laugh as he lean back in his seat.
"I suppose two dads not happy about that... well that would teach him not to play jokes on bird... that true... on my way home... I'll call you tomorrow and talk about it... no I wasn't suppose to be there... no but I'm glad I was... talk to you about it tomorrow... ok miss you" mike smile
"sure fair winds and good night Kate..." then he hung up while smiling at what Kate said to him about two dads.
Early the next morning every one woke up with two dads trying to sing since he was on duty on the bridge. Bird was up early cause of there baby pressing against her balder. When bird found out the night before that two dads was on early morning watch she knew what time the wake up call is.
So she went to get the frozen bag of small ice cubes from the freezer and walk to the bridge and waited down the bottom of the steps when two dads started his wake up call so she walk up on to the bridge and over to two dads, she pull back the collar of his shirt and tee shirt then she tip the bag of ice down his back then pull the back off his pants as he scream as he turn around to see bird there smiling then she took the mic from two dads hands
"go on" Two dads ran down the steps
"sorry about that, every one, we all know that two dads got a tear able singing voice and I'm sure you didn't want to here that as your Wakey, Wakey song this morning. Two dads has gone to get change. Ah two dads don't give up your day job, singing isn't your thing"
Every one wasn't happy with the way two dads woke them up and wondering why he was screaming till they heard what bird said which made them smile then laugh.
Bird was siting in the captain chair when swain and Dutchy walk up onto the bridge. Bird got up from the seat and turn to see them grinning
"We sure miss you bird" Swain said
"thanks, can you two take over till two dads return and for me to get dress" bird was wearing a maturity nightie and dressing gown
"sure just one thing what did you put down his back" Swain asked
"Ice cubes of some of it went down his pants" Swain and Dutchy laugh as bird walk to the steps and down them
"Great going chicken legs"
when every one was getting there morning breakfast they all smile then clap when Ryan and bird walk into the junior dinning area
"Great going bird" RO said
"thanks RO" Ryan and bird sat down and talk to the others while enjoying there breakfast.