Chapter 16
"What are you thinking about?" asked Buffer and looked in silent Bomber who was in his arms.
"Can I ask you something?" asked Bomber while her head was on his chests and her arm around him.
"Sure. What is it?"
"What do you think about Dutchy?" asked Bomber.
"About Dutchy?" Bomber nodded. "He is good buffer. He loves his job and Navy..."
"No, I mean as a person."
"I still didn't meet him very well.
You should to know him better." said Buffer.
"I don't know how much Bird is right, but for me he is..."
"What?"
"He is not taking any woman for serious. And Bird is wright in that. And maybe he just start to take her for serious and she doesn't want to give them a go." answered Bomber and looked into Buffer.
"You think..."
"I know. We were in their situation Pete. We didn't know what we feel towards each other and that made you to leave. I don't want to they pass that what we pass."
"But you shouldn't mess up in their lives Bec." said Buffer and kissed her forehead.
"No. Your job is to made Dutchy to confess his feelings to Bird. My job is to do that with Bird." said Bomber and looked into her boyfriend.
"Becca..."
"Please!" said Bomber.
"Ok!" said Buffer and schock with his head.
"Thank you." said Bomber and kissed him.
Month after, preparing for sailing out
"Now I really hate Navy." said Bomber while she was in Buffer'a arms.
"Come on Bec. It is just four weeks..."
"Just for weeks? It is one month Pete." she said and looked into him.
"You know that this shore leave was unplaned. It happened because of engine problems what Hammersley was having." said Buffer and took her face in his hands. "More three months and this tour will end. Till then we need to be patient." he added and kissed her gently.
"I will miss you. Take care of yourself please." said Bomber and looked into him.
"I will." he said and kissed her once again.
"We need you. Me and this little thing." said Bomber and placed his hand on her stomach. Buffer hugged her.
"I love you Bec." he said.
"I love you too." she answered. She was standing on dock till Hammersley didn't exit from her eyesight.
1200 am Arafura sea
Dutchy was distracted. He still didn't have a chance to speak with Bird. She was avoiding him. He was an idiot. Dutchy sighed. He must leave Hammersley what before that better.
"You ok Dutchy?" asked Buffer when he entered in sailor mess.
"Yes Buff. I am fine. Just thinking." he answered.
"About what?" asked Buffer and sit by him.
"I am thinking to ask for a transfer."
"Bad idea. Don't do that. I done it and almost lose woman who I love."
"I don't understand..."
"Yes you do. You want to leave to Bird get some space. Am I right?"
"I..."
"I am talking now as a friend."
"Maybe you are." admitted Dutchy.
"Best thing what you can do is to talk with her. Admitt her..."
"I would talk with her, but she is not giving me a chance."
"I was in same situation mate. Me and Bomber had some feelings towards each other but we didn't want to admitt first to ourselves, let alone to each other." said Buffer.
"Maybe you are wright Buff. I really have to talk with Bird. Even if she is feeling something more than friendship, she probably is scared that after awhile I will drop her off."
"Will you?" asked Buffer and looked in his mate.
"Never." answered Dutchy. "You and Bomber? What are you two planing?" he added.
"I am waiting end of this tour." he answered and took a box with a ring from his pocket on uniform.
"You will propose her?"
"Yes I will. And probably take shore posting."
"You will take shore posting?" asked Dutchy surprised.
"Yes I will. I want to be there on birth and I want to be there for Bomber forever. This way of life can cost me too much." answered Buffer with smile.
"Hands to boarding station! Hands to boarding station!" came from PA.
"Lets go mate!" said Buffer.
"Wait! The ring! Left it here! It can bring bad luck!" said Dutchy.
"Ok." said Buffer and rolled his eyes. He left a box in his cabin and went in boarding room.
"Ma'am what is all about it?" asked Buffer while Kate was giving orders to Dutchy.
"Foreign fisherman. Very dangerous fishermen." she answered. Buffer nodded. Hammersley crew went in RHIBs and start operation. They boarded on FFV and start to search for crew. In one moment, one guy exited from wheel house with a gun. He pointed it on Buffer and fired three times. Buffer was shot and he fell on deck. Shoter was shot by Dutchy while Bird run towards wounded Buffer who was lying in his blood. Buffer first was feeling a pain, but suddenly all start to be too blur and pain was dissapiering. And he knew that that wasn't good. While he was felling in unconciousness, only one person was in his mind. It was Bomber and his unborn kid.
"I am sorry." he murmured and lose his conciousness.
Bomber was at home and she was with her cousin, when she felt deep pain in her chests. She drop the mug.
"What is wrong Bec?" asked her cousin.
"I don't know. Like someone stabed me in the heart." said Bomber and placed her hand on her heart while she was thinking 'I am wrong. He is ok. He can't be...' Bomber burst in tears.
"Becca what is wrong? You ok?" asked her cousin and loop her arm around Bomber.
"It is just some bad feeling. Before that pain I thought on Pete and...and...it happened." said Bomber. "He promised me he will return alive." she added still crying.
"And he will. This is just bad feeling." said her cousin. Next two hours Bomber was worried. She was looking into phone, but there wasn't any calls.
"Abby I am scared. What if something happened? I won't survive it!" said Bomber. In that moment someone knocked at doors. Bomber opened and she was faced with Kate and Dutchy in their formal whites.
"We have to talk with you." said Dutchy because Kate was speechless. His tone was showing that something was bad. "It is about Pete." he added and his voice cracced down. Bomber allready knew what about they want to talk.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
So here it is one more chapter. This story is going to have couple more chapters and it will end soon. For last part of chapter I get idea in the moment when I was writing. Let me know what you think about this chapter so please review.
Thanks for reading
