Chapter 16 – possibilities
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They all arrived back to Kate and Mike' house, this seemed to be the meeting place from now. Everyone always met at their and today was no different, they all brought the kids to Mike and Kate's place.
Everywhere you looked there was kids, four new babies, and four toddlers.
"Bloody hell I'm glad to be home," Becca said.
"This isn't your home," Buffer laughed.
"Bloody feels like it, I'm sure it feels like everyone's home we are here that often," Becca laughed.
"Yeah and it feels like you are all my kids, not just these five," Kate laughed at how many kids she had now, she really wasn't expecting on having any kids never mind five.
"Yeah, you are like a mum and dad to all of us," Nikki chirped in.
"And you lot supply most of the booze," 2Dads added.
"Yeah, good point," Buffer laughed.
"Hey girls, what you think about letting the lads go out and have a few drinks, wet the babies heads an all," Kate laughed.
"Did Kate Flynn just suggest that the boys go out? Bloody nora, old age is starting to affect her, she would never normally say that," 2 Dads laughed.
"Don't knock it mate, otherwise I will have the lot of you cleaning, so go out before we change our minds," Kate said sternly.
"It will give us time to talk about my wedding," Becca added.
"You sure you don't mind me going out Kate?" Mike asked.
"Mike, I wouldn't have said it, but don't let them all get drunk, by all means have a good time, but this is Becca's first, and I'm sure she doesn't want Spider coming in leg less, so please just try and keep an eye on all the drinking, they can all stay at ours tonight, there is enough room," Kate laughed.
"Okay, that is fine, I won't get them drunk, and I don't think we have anything to worry about, Spider wants to go out, but come back in, he doesn't want to be away from his daughter, that is all I have had since you have been in the hospital and buffer, he just doesn't want to drink, so it will be an early night," Mike added.
"Okay, we will be fine her, won't we girls?" Kate said to the others.
The others all smiled, they were in mother ship mood, there was Becca holding her little one, then sally with hers, and Kate had all the older children on her knee while the twins were in there moses baskets.
"But mummy, what about me?" Little Josh said to Kate who was now talking, "I'm not a girl, does that mean I can go the pub with daddy?" he asked
Everyone laughed, "No darling, you are staying with us and helping look after the children and to play with little Joshua over there, otherwise he is going to be on his own then isn't he darling?" Kate replied.
"Okay mummy," He replied.
With that the lads all left to go the pub, it was only five and they had ordered a takeaway, they lads can sort themselves out.
"How did I end up with five kids?" Kate asked.
"No idea, but you are good at it, you have so much patience with them, you really are a perfect mother," Nikki said.
"Aww, thanks Hun, but I never really did have a lot of patience on the ship though. I mean those lads on there used to be my head in so much with their practical jokes and what else they did, but I know if I lost my rag with them, they would only go and do it more," ?Kate laughed.
"Kate, we never really saw you got stressed on the ship, you were always so calm I don't think I would have been like you," Becca laughed, " No in fact I really wasn't, I just used to go to my cabin and scream, they really did test my patience, told you I wasn't a good XO," Becca laughed.
"Oh believe me, that does not mean you are not a good XO, from reports you were, but I know what they can be like, sometimes I just wanted to break down and cry," Nikki added.
"Well, anyways we are not here to talk about work, but Becca and Spider's wedding," Kate smiled.
"I know, you lot all need to come with me and pick my dress and your bridesmaids dresses, this little one is too small, but I want you four and Lucy, and Olivia and to the two Josh's to be page boys," Becca said.
"Really? I am going to be your bridesmaid?" Bird asked.
"Yeah, you have been really great to me other the last few months and would love you to be my bridesmaid," Becca smiled.
So it was set, the bridesmaid were Kate, Becca, Sally and Jessica, and Lucy and Olivia, Kate's daughters and page boys, Kate and Nikki's sons.
"Wow, this wedding is going to be huge," Kate laughed.
"Just like yours, there was loads of people at yours, your mum and dad showed up as well," Becca stated.
"Yeah, suppose," Kate weakly smiled.
"So have you been in touch with them since?" Nikki asked.
"Well apparently they phoned when I miscarried Mike said, but I haven't heard from them since. I would really like to meet them properly as well. I mean they were young when they had me so I don't blame them for putting me up for adoption but I really would like to meet them now. I mean you don't just show up at my wedding and then back down and don't actually get to know me, they have five grandchildren and they don't know any," Kate said sadly.
"Kate, why don't you try and find them, it wouldn't be too difficult, we could help you," Becca said.
"Thanks, but I really wouldn't know how to start, I don't know where they work, what they do, where they live, I don't know nothing," Kate said.
"Do you at least know their names?" Bird said.
"Yeah, it's Sue and David McGregor, when I left my adopted parents and we all know the story behind that, but anyways I went back to my biological parents name, I couldn't stand being a Gibbons anymore it just reminded me of what they used to do to me and everything else that happened in that hell hole," Kate said.
"Okay, well can I borrow your laptop?" Bird asked.
"Yeah, course it's in the bag just behind the sofa over there," Kate replied.
"Why? What you going to do?" Becca asked confused.
"I'm going to google their names and see if that throws anything up, you never know," Bird said.
"Okay, sounds like you've done it before," Sally laughed.
"Yeah, I have, with my own parents I was adopted as well, and I just googled their names, but they didn't want to know me," Bird added.
"Oh Jess, I am so sorry, I had no idea," Kate said.
"No, Kate, it's fine, my adopted parents were lovely and half of me was pleased that they didn't want to know me because then I could just basically say they were my real parents. They treated me like I was their real daughter so I was glad really," Bird said.
"Well, I suppose that was a good outcome after all, but you are a lot younger than me," Kate laughed.
"You are hardly old Kate, you are like what? Nearly 30?" Bird said.
"Yeah, like next year, big 30, something I'm dreading, five kids and I'm not thirty yet," Kate laughed.
All the babies were fast asleep in their cots in the lounge and everyone was appreciating the time, the two Josh's were fast asleep along with Lucy and Olivia. So it was just the girls talking, it was only just gone six, but it had been a long day for everyone.
"I have a few hits on both of Sue and David McGregor, Sue is apparently working in a hospital and David apparently works in a law firm, maybe we should try ringing them?" Bird said.
"Yeah, but what if it isn't them?" Kate stated.
"And we won't know that until we ring them!" Bird said.
"No, I don't want to," Kate said.
"Oh come on Kate, it might not be them but we can try," Becca encouraged.
"She is right Kate, come on, Jess will ring, found the details out, if it is them you don't have to talk to them," Nikki said.
With a little more persuasion, Kate was brought round to the idea and so they rang the hospital but nobody answered it was an answer phone, it was the clerical department, so at this time nobody probably was in. It was probably the same for the law firm, but they gave it a whirl anyways.
"Oh hello, I didn't think anyone would be in at this time," Jess said.
Everyone looked at each other surprised someone had actually picked up.
"Oh right, that was something I didn't know, you are open to like ten at night, blimely, wouldn't like your job, ...ah I suppose big boss like you basically work around the clock,...oh yeah, I was ringing to speak to a Mr David McGregor...oh well I didn't know you would be the boss, okay erm... I was just wondering whether you turned up at a wedding last year sometime, a wedding of Kate and Mike...you did, right, okay, will you just hold on two minutes," Jess said.
"Kate, Kate, it's him, do you want to speak to him?" Jess asked.
Kate nodded and took the phone of Jess.
"Hello, my name is Kate Flynn," Kate said.
"Kate, oh my, I have tried a few times to get in touch but every time, you have been away or busy and I suppose I never gave you our number for you to get back in touch, how did you find us?" David asked.
"My friend that you were just talking to, googled you and I didn't want to ring in case it wasn't you or you didn't want to talk to me, so yeah," Kate said.
"Oh course, I wanted to come and meet you, get to know you probably and be involved in your life as well as what would be our three grandchildren," David said.
"Erm...Five now," Kate said.
"Five? But it wasn't too long since your wedding, you couldn't have had two kids in that amount of time," David said.
"I had twins, who were born yesterday, you are welcome to come down and meet them, it would be nice to talk and for you to be involved in their lives," Kate announced.
"Oh Kate, me and Sue would love that, we wouldn't love anything more in the world than to get to know you and the children, we felt really awful when we put you up for adoption, we wanted to keep you, but my parents and Sue's wouldn't allow us, we were heartbroken, and now for a second chance to be involved in your life would be amazing," David said.
"Look, we can all talk about that when you come down, so are you going to?" Kate asked.
"Yeah, definitely, as soon as you are ready for us," David said.
"Well, how about tomorrow?" Kate said.
So between the pair of them they arranged for the pair of them to come down tomorrow and discuss things. They swapped contact numbers and addresses so they could stay in touch this time.
"Well?" Becca asked.
"They are going to come down tomorrow and meet all five of the kids and get to know mw better," Kate said.
"God help them," Nikki joked.
"I'm not that bad," Kate laughed.
"No, course not," Becca said sarcastically.
"No, I'm looking forward to it, to be honest, they said they were given no choice in the adoption, the parents forced them, god I would never force any of mine to put their kids up for adoption. But I jus suppose that is how times change now," Kate said.
"Kate, they were both young, and then parents were bloody strict, I know how strict mine where when I was younger so they were going to be more strict than that," Nikki laughed.
"Right, I'm going to go to bed, sleep while I can because these two are going to be up earlier," Kate laughed.
"I'm going to bed as well," Becca laughed, "I can see they are all going to come in plastered,"
"Nahh, I warned Mike, that if he dare get them all drunk he would be sleeping in the dog house," Kate laughed.
"Kate! That is just so cruel, Mike hardly drinks, and the others have a mind of their own, they drink none stop," Becca laughed.
"Yeah, but he will be more on the ball if I threaten him," Kate laughed.
"Good point, but very cruel," Nikki laughed.
"Do you all know which rooms you are in?" Kate said.
"Only just, there is so many rooms in here it ridiculous," Bird said.
"Oh just wait till they all come in drunk, you could be sleeping with anyone," Kate laughed.
"Oh please be Buffer," Whisper Bird but loud enough for Kate to hear not the others, Kate never missed a trick.
"Bird!" Kate said.
"What?" She replied.
"You still like him?" Kate asked.
"Like who?" Becca said intrigued.
"I can't believe you just heard that," Bird stated.
"What? Did you whisper something? Nothing escapes this one, what you say?" Becca laughed.
"Nothing!" Bird replied.
"She said that she would like buffer in her room tonight" Kate said.
The others just laughed.
Then all went into the room designated to them, they all took the kids up, Sally and Becca went up first, but Nikki held back and helped Kate with the twins, while bird thought she would make baby mixtures up, no doubt they would all be up first thing in the morning.
I'm not going to do many more chapters than this, just a few to go I think, but thanks for sticking with it so far and keep reviewing, I just love them :D xx