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Chapter three – surprise
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Mike came outside and helped Kate and Nikki to bring their stuff inside. But before Mike could even do that, he gave Nikki a hug and congratulated her, on such good news. Mike didn't ask what the baby was called he was going to ask that when she had gotten into the house.
Mike had also given Kate a hug and told her how proud he was of her for helping Nikki and being her birthing partner. Especially when she was premature and hysterical yesterday night when she had got the phone call.
Mike grabbed the baby but let Nikki walk into the house first followed by Kate then him and the baby. Everything just looked so normal. But as soon as they walked it there was a roar of a congratulation.
Nikki was so shocked she was expecting it, she just wanted to go to sleep.
"Did you have any idea of this?" Nikki asked Kate.
Who also didn't have a clue.
"Mike?" Kate asked.
"Sorry love, I just couldn't resist, we had to do something to celebrate the baby's arrival," Mike said.
"Thank you," Nikki turned to Mike then the others.
Nikki then noticed that behind all the crew members was her mum and dad and Josh's mum and dad. She was shocked to see both of them here. Especially her mum and dad considering they lived so far away.
"Mike? Mike how did you get everyone here?" Nikki asked.
"Well after we got the call of you last night, Kate left and I phoned your mum and dad because I thought you would have liked them to be here, but I knew it would take them a bit to get down here, so I thought if I rang them last night they could get down here and be here by today," Mike said pleased with what he had organised by himself.
"Oh thanks Mike," Nikki said giving Mike a hug.
"I better introduce this little one now," Nikki added.
"Okay," Nikki shouted whilst everyone quietened down, "I would like to thank everyone for being here, and I would also like to thank my mum and dad for getting down here so quick and also Josh's parents for also coming," Nikki stated.
Everyone cheered.
"Come on Nikki, were waiting to know his name," Becca shouted.
"Well, I decided that I would call him, Josh, after his dad, that I also sure would be very proud of him," Nikki said with a glint of a tear in her eye.
Everyone cheered but most people had tears in their eyes. Nikki picked up the little baby who was now awake because of all the cheering that had just gone on, and walked over to where both sets of parents were standing.
"I hope you don't mind me calling him after your son," Nikki said to Josh's parents.
Josh's mum was the first to reply, "Oh course we don't, it is an honour that you called him that and we are really lucky to even meet this gorgeous little baby I might add."
"Would you like to hold him?" Nikki asked.
Josh's mum reached out her arms and Nikki handed the baby over carefully. He was ever so small. Nikki left Josh's parents to hold the baby while going out to talk to her parents who had just travelled all the way down here over night, just to be here, Nikki felt very honoured.
"Nikki, congratulations," Nikki's dad said.
"Thank you, and thank you both for being here, it really means a lot," Nikki replied giving both her parents a hug.
"Nikki, darling we wouldn't miss it for the world, we wouldn't miss an opportunity to meet out first grandchild," Nikki's mum said.
They were both proud of her daughter, she was their only child and she had gotten a perfect job and now she had the perfect baby. It was just such a shame that Josh couldn't be here though. They all knew how much she missed him.
Josh's parents walked over to where Nikki was and her parents and handed the baby to Nikki's mum, it was now their turn to have a hold of their only grandchild.
"Oh love, he really is gorgeous and yet so small," Nikki's mum said.
"I know, he was two months premature, but the doctors said we was strong and could go, most baby's would have to stay in for a weeks on end, but not this little Josh, me and Kate were both as shocked when they said we could go home and take the baby," Nikki stated.
Nikki had to go and mingle some more this time with the crew so she left, the baby with the two set of parents and walked off to where the rest of the crew were waiting.
"Heya Nikki, you okay?" Becca asked.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine I'm just tired," Nikki said.
"Yeah, well you are bound to be, you only gave birth last night, if you don't remember it," Kate laughed.
"Oh I remember it alright," Nikki laughed.
With everyone else joining in the laughter.
"I'm just going to the loo, I won't be long," Nikki said whilst going up Kate's spiral stair case.
"God, she really does look knackered," Becca said to Kate.
"Yeah, she has been up all night," Kate laughed.
"Well actually Kate you don't look too good yourself," Becca replied.
"Well thank you very much Miss Rebecca Brown," Kate said laughing.
Kate looked over to where the others were standing and the rest of the crew were playing with the children. Spider was throwing one of the girls up and she was laughing hysterically.
"Oh our Spider here, is going to make a great dad one day," Kate said to Becca.
Becca just laughed.
"So how are things with you two now?" Kate asked Becca who went bright red.
"Erm...well it is going quite well to be honest Kate," Becca said.
"What is going quite well mean?" Kate asked.
"Well just means that we have to be very careful with things now because if Marshall found out then he would have something to say," Becca laughed.
"Nahh, I don't think so. Marshall has a short spot for the Hammersley crew, ah you will be laughing, well as long as nothing goes on board, he will be fine. And I know nothing will happen on board because you are too professional for something like that to happen," Kate said.
"Oh god no, nothing would ever happen on board, that is more than my life is worth. I love my job, all the boardings, having control of what goes on, on the ship and also making people clean areas with a toothbrush when they do something wrong," Becca laughed.
"Well I can see things certainly haven't changed since I've been on there and since there have been two different XO's," Kate laughed.
"Yeah well, we learnt from the best, but I think I will be the best XO on Hammersley," Becca said causing them both to laugh.
"Yeah maybe, but I had been there the longest compared to you two, so therefore I think I was the best," Kate said messing around with Becca.
"Well I am going to beat that and be there longer than you," Becca said.
"Want to bet on that do we?" Kate said.
"Yes, why not?" Becca replied.
Kate just burst into tears at this stage.
"What? What is so funny?" Becca asked Kate.
"Are you telling me you can't see a pattern Rebecca?" Kate asked.
"A pattern? Seriously what are you on now?" Becca asked.
"Well if you look at it this way, I am the XO, I get pregnant then married, Nikki is the XO, she gets pregnant and now you are the XO..." Kate trailed off.
Rebecca gasped at what she was getting at.
"No way, not me, I'm not getting married or pregnant yet," Becca said seriously.
"Okay, whatever floats your boat beck, but me and Nikki didn't plan it so I can see it coming as a shock if you do get married and have children," Kate laughed causing Becca to laugh.
Everyone looked out trying to figure out what they were laughing about. They just dismissed it and got back on with what they were doing.
Kate looked at Becca and gave her a concerned look.
"What is the matter, Kate?" Becca asked.
"Well, I was just thinking about were Nikki had got to, she said she was only going to the loo, and that was well over half an hour ago and she still hasn't come down," Kate said very concerned for Nikki.
"Well, maybe we should go check she was okay," Becca said.
"Okay, we will both go together in case she needs our help or there or something, she could have collapsed or anything whilst we have been down here," Kate replied.
With that both Becca and Kate went upstairs. The rest of the crew didn't know where they were going they just dismissed it.
Becca followed Kate up and they came to the bathroom, where the door was closed, Kate knocked and got no answer.
"Nikki? Nikki, you in there?" Kate asked quietly not to alarm her.
"Nikki? Nikki!" Becca said a bit louder.
With that, Kate pushed the door open to reveal that actually nobody was in there.
"Where is she?" Becca asked.
"I had absolutely no idea," Kate said.
"Okay, this house is like huge, so we will split up and find her," Nikki replied.
"Okay then," Kate replied.
It took ten minutes to search the house for Nikki, but they still couldn't find her, Kate then walked into the spare room which she had set up for Nikki and found her in there.
"Becca? Becca!" she shouted but it came out as a loud whisper.
"Yeah, Kate have you found her?" Becca asked.
"Well come here," Kate said back.
Becca half walked half jogged to where Kate was standing. They both walked two steps into the room and then saw her. Nikki was fast asleep on the bed.
"Oh god love her, she must have been knackered," Kate said.
"Well she did look it earlier and you look knackered yourself," Becca replied.
"Oh I will just leave her there, she needs her sleep and were fine minding the baby, I told her that when I said she should come stay with us until she got settled," Kate said.
"Oh Kate, that is a lovely idea," Becca said.
"Well I was going to stay at hers, but then Mike said why don't she come stay with us, the house is plenty big enough, then I can help Nikki and look after my own children at the same time," Kate said to Becca whilst walking quietly out the room and downstairs to were the others were sitting.
"Yeah, this house is plenty bigger enough. The whole crew could stay here if they wanted too!" Becca laughed.
Mike approached both girls, "So where is the mother?" Mike asked Kate.
"Well, she went the loo half an hour ago and now she is fast asleep in one of the spare rooms," Kate said.
"Aww, god love her, she did look knackered. In fact so do you Kate, and I'm glad Nikki said she would stay here till she gets settled," Mike said.
"Yeah me too," Kate replied.
Both Kate and Mike walked over to were their three children were and then she decided to give them all a cuddle, they were still too young to walk yet. But Kate thought it wouldn't be long till they can walk and shouldn't be too long before they start saying there first words.
Mike just laughed.
Kate went and sat down on the floor with her three beautiful angels, Mike and the others just left them to it, she'd been away all night and most of the last two days really because she was spending time with Nikki so she thought it was best to just leave them.
Everyone else decided to go and see little Josh, their newest member of Hammersley. They hadn't really had chance to see him properly so they thought they would have a chance now because both Nikki's parents had gone to a nearby hotel and Josh's parents had left to go home.
Kate was the one that had to say by to them because Nikki was fast asleep upstairs and she didn't really want to wake her up.
Becca fed little Josh while spider, Mike and Kate fed their three. They seemed to have a routine already.
Everyone was kind of relieved when they all crashed out and went to sleep, but Nikki was still crashed out with her, so she thought she would put Josh with her for tonight, it seemed the best option. So she did.
It was now ten o'clock and it was only Spider and Becca left, sensing that everyone was tired, they all made their excuses and Spider went back to Becca's house.
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