Mike is shock when he finds out some shocking news that concerns his family

the last letters of the Crew of the HMAS Hammersley. letters written from beyond the grave to hopefully provide comfort to those that are left behind (my take on what would be written in the last letters)

Sometimes, Sally thinks, people just need a fresh perspective to see what's best for them. A 5 times fic of the couples Sally had to matchmake and the one that happened all on its own.

Buffer is back on the Hammersley and sees Bomber in a new light.

Kate confides in Dutchy about her and Mike. Dutchy catches feelings for Kate. (the chorus of 'if it makes you happy' by Sheryl Crow always feels like such a Kate/Mike song to me)

set in Season 3 after the Death of ET how do the crew of the HMAS Hammersley cope in the aftermath and as truths are reviled

Bird and Bomber try to help Kate find a man who fits her criteria. Bomber worries they've found him only to be relieved that she was wrong.

A missing scene for S4 E16. *Her life had been getting complicated and she had attributed it to the chemistry she had with Dutchy but couldn't act on. But after tonight–one of them had compared her to a tugboat captain and the other had made sure she was surrounded by friends and provided a happy distraction. It wasn't Dutchy who complicated things–it was Mike.*

Kate takes a mini-holiday to visit Buffer and 2 Dads.

An unexpected wedding announcement brings confusion. Kate and Leo embark on a new phase of life.

Sometimes even the most capable need a knight in shining armour.

Dutchy has a life or death moment and confesses his feelings for Kate.

Bomber uses a game of fuck, marry, kill to try and bring Kate out of her bad mood. Bird assists.

Sometimes the choice you make is not the one you want. Sometimes it's the one you need.

Kate overhears Bomber and Bird having an inappropriate conversation about their shipmates.

Charge affirms that Kate's worst fear has come true. A rumor is out there, destroying her career. She goes to Dutchy for help.

S2 E4 missing scene of how Mike managed to give the French captain the slip after the gala (by asking Buffer for a favor).

All Nikki tells her about her blind date is that they would be good together. Kate just has to trust her.

Kate didn't think a last minute request to be the bridesmaid at Nav and Buffer's wedding was going to have much of an impact on her life. Fate (with some help) had different ideas.

Bomber needs some help with her hand-to-hand. Or does she?

Dutchy is sent to the royal navy on a secondment and is staying with the family of a young woman he met two years previously when she was rescued by the crew of HMAS Hammersly and the is more to their relationship as they fell in love but fate tore them apart and now has it brought them back together.

Her guilt for ignoring Mike's phone call is nothing compared to her guilt for falling out of love.

A white lie from Charge convinces Buffer to act on his feelings and ask Kate for dinner.

Kate doesn't realise the situation she has put herself in until she's too deep in it to get out. But unexpected backup from her past is just around the corner.

Buffer catches up with his former shipmates and has to come to terms with the fact that he never fully got over his feelings for his XO. (set post-season3)