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Chapter fourteen - shopping

Mike opened the door for Kate and shut it again after she stepped out of the car to their home. Mike had now finished on Hammersley and had now taken a shore posting due to his promotion.

They had just been for a check up at the hospital to check everything was okay with Kate and her three babies.

She was now eight months pregnant and was huge. She was told a few weeks ago that they could tell them the sex of the babies, but Kate and Mike didn't want to know they wanted to keep it a surprise till the birth.

But, Mike was still determined it was three boys, Kate just laughed at the idea.

Mike opened the house door for Kate to enter their house. Kate went straight to the couch and fell asleep on there, she was knackered.

Mike Made Kate a cup of tea and then placed it near her, just in case she wanted it if she woke up whilst he was upstairs.

Mike went upstairs to carry on with the painting to the babies' room. They both decided to paint the room yellow after much persuasion on Kate's behalf to persuade Mike not to paint the room blue. He only wanted to paint it blue because he really did believe they were all boys.

Kate was the only one in this relationship that was actually being the sensible one. Kate opted for a neutral colour for the walls and Mike had reluctantly agreed.

Mike would not let Kate paint the walls in her condition so he opted to do it all by himself. He didn't want Kate to lift a finger because they both knew what happened last time when she was still on Hammersley and got rushed into hospital.

A few hours later and Mike had finished the painting in the babies' room. They had three cots placed in the room for when the babies arrive, they also had Moses baskets for when they first arrive so they can stay in Kate and Mike's room.

Mike went downstairs after finishing the painting to see how Kate was, much to his shock he didn't see her where he left her last, being asleep on the couch. He walked into the kitchen to find that she was making herself a brew.

"Do you want a brew?" she asked him.

"Kate, I'll make the tea you go back to sitting down," Mike replied.

Kate was used to having everything done for her for the last few weeks and she was getting sick of it.

"Mike I can make two cups of tea, it's not difficult and I've been asleep for ages it's good that I'm doing something," Kate said then smiled.

Mike nodded then suggesting to Kate that he wanted a brew. She made the tea and passed in to Mike who was now sitting in the living room.

"I've finished painting the room," Mike said as Kate sat down next to him.

"Oh that is great, so do you fancy going shopping then?" Kate asked.

"What you want to go shopping for now?" Mike laughed.

"Just some more bits, I want everything to be perfect for when our tea cups arrive," She added.

"Kate, why don't you rest and we'll go shopping another day, you are eight months pregnant with triplets, you are bound to be knackered.!" Mike laughed.

"Well I either go shopping with you, or I go into work for a bit, either way I'm doing something," she said getting more serious.

"What you want to go into work for, you are on maternity leave?" he questioned.

"Well I have some bits that I want to catch up on that is all," Kate replied.

"I really cant believe you've just said that Kate, you want to go to work?" Mike said still confused.

"No, I want to do something and if you wont come shopping with me, I'll have to find something else to do so that means work," Kate added.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you shopping," he laughed.

They made their way out the house and into the car, Kate was now waddling instead of walking. Mike knew not to call her anything or laugh at her waddling because he knew not to say that. He learnt his lesson last time when she said she was starting to get bigger, she nearly took his head off.

"So where is it you want to go shopping?" realising he hadn't asked her before he got in the car.

"I want to go the big shopping centre, I want to get some more clothes," Kate added.

"More baby clothes, why would you want more baby clothes, we have brought millions of clothes," Mike said now driving to the shopping centre.

"You can never have too many clothes for babies Mike, I can see I'm going to have my work cut out with you and the children when they come along," Kate laughed.

"What I'm not that bad, am i?" Mike said doubting himself.

Kate just looked at Mike and laughed, they had arrived at the shopping centre and had to decide to take the life up instead of the stairs, it didn't look like Kate was going to be able to get up the stairs.

They walked around for a little while deciding which shop to go into. As they were about to go into one of the shops Kate heard her being called.

"X! X!" Bomber shouted.

Kate turned round to look at bomber and the rest of the crew.

"Bec, I'm not the X anymore so you don't need to call it me," Kate laughed.

"Yeah, I forgot I still think of you as our X though," Bomber added.

Both Kate and Mike laughed at that.

2Dads was being awful quiet and then he suddenly came to life.

"Ma'am you look like the size of Hammersley!" 2Dads said much to everyone's horror.

Kate knew by now not to take any notice of what 2Dads had to say.

"Not that I'm having three kids or anything 2 Dads" Kate added.

"Sorry Ma'am I just haven't seen anyone as big before,"

By this stage Nikki had nudged 2Dads and he shut up.

"So what are you lot doing here?" Mike said now joining the conversation.

"Well, we're on shore leave and it's really boring without you two so we arranged to go shopping the lot of us," Nikki added.

"And how did you manage to get the lads to come with you?" Kate asked.

Now buffer joined in the conversation, "Nav said that if we didn't go we'd be scrubbing toilets for the rest of our career on Hammersley." Nav could give this punishment now because once Kate and Mike had left she was promoted to executive officer, much to everyone's delight.

They all just burst out laughing, "Well that was a threat and a half" Kate said.

"So how long have you got left before they're due?" Becca asked.

"About three weeks now," Kate answered Bomber's question.

"Aww I can't wait to meet them, I cant wait to be a God Mother and to be an aunty at last," Nikki added to the girls conversation.

"I can't wait to meet them either," Kate said laughing.

Mike started to look at Kate, "Why don't the boys leave you girls to catch up over a coffee, while we go for a wander,"

"Yeah sounds good to me," Kate said. "What about you two?"

Both Nikki and Becca both agreed, "Sounds good!"

The girls and the boys both went their separate ways.

The girls stopped at a nice but old fashioned cafe. They all order coffee except Kate who, was looking very tired, ordered just iced water.

"Kate, are you okay? You feeling okay?" Nikki said being concerned.

"Yeah...yeah, i... I'm... I'm fine, I'm just... tired," Kate replied.

Bomber and Nav looked at each other, knowing full well that Kate wasn't fine.

"Bec, I'm going to ring Mike," Nikki said.

"Don't do that I'm fine," Kate replied.

"Mike will be worried if we don't tell him," Becca said trying to calm Kate down.

Nikki was on the phone to Mike, "yeah okay were in that little cafe with the red sign, right near were we first met,"

Kate suddenly screamed.

"Mike get here quick that's Kate screaming!" Nikki shouted down the phone.

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