Disclaimer: I do NOT own Haven, Audrey, Nathan, Duke, Chief, etc.

Foreword: This is narrated by Duke and takes place somewhere between; Episode 3: Harmony to Episode 11: The Trial of Audrey Parker

I, Duke Crocker have a problem.

I thought about the problem as I sat on the deck of my boat, a beer in one hand and a bottle opener in the other. I popped the top off the bottle and took a sip from it. I sighed and looked out at the water, and let myself feel the waves that gently rocked my boat. I stared at the bottle cap for a moment before tossing it at a crate on the opposite end of the deck. It hit the crate then fell to the deck making a small clinking sound when it hit the deck. He stared at his knees then sighed.

I hate my problem.

" Why does everyone think I want to help?" I constantly think. And by everyone it had been mostly one person in particular. Audrey Parker. I think she looks hot and all that and she makes remarks that often make me laugh, but why does she always come to me for help?

It seemed that the ideas of me wanting to help started when I looked after Nathan Wuornos when he caught some… Haven funk or what ever the Troubles ended up doing to him. Audrey had told me to look after him and- after much protest- I gave in. I decided to keep my 'good-citizen' act up to try and impress Audrey. Unfortunately she took my act too well. She made me wait with some chick, who apparently was only sane because of her Troubled boyfriend had been playing music to keep her sane. Talk about freaky. I had started to wish I hadn't started to act so nice… I told Audrey that she can't tell anyone about me being a 'good-citizen' and she promised not to. But unfortunately she wasn't going to forget that. Oh no. She wasn't.

From that day on she came to me for help. And, hey, I thought I was doing good so I joked about her not being loose enough so I asked her to have dinner with me- that I would cook- and she actually accepted. I told her she would cancel before me by that Friday. On Friday, she hadn't canceled yet so I started making the best food I could make. I called her. She canceled. But even after that I still do good things for her. I nearly DIED because she canceled on me!

I tried to refuse doing something good for her and Pinocchio- sorry I mean Tin Man. Sorry. I mean Nathan Wuornos. But when she called me later that day to ask again, I gave in. I think hanging around her is making me soft… And I don't like that. I have a reputation to keep up here!

I have one exception for being deliberately nice. Birthdays. On Audrey's birthday I woke her up at eight in the morning- on a Saturday- put her on a boat and we went to Carpenters Knot. There we gave her a surprise party. She ended up getting body snatched and I didn't give her the present I was going to give her till we got back to the main land. It was Lucy's necklace. Yeah, I knew Lucy and didn't tell Audrey till then. So I may have been an ass to hide it from her but, hey! I told her! AND as part of a birthday present!

I drained the rest of my beer from its bottle. I set it down on deck and sighed. Before Audrey came to Haven I had a reputation for being a tough-guy. Now I'm turning into a softy. I can't let that happen.

My phone rang. I looked at the caller I.D.

It was Audrey.

I picked up.

" Hey there, Audrey." I said with a slight smile.

" Hey, Duke. I need a favor." Audrey said hopefully. No doubt her saying 'I need a favor' meant 'Nathan and I need a favor'. I don't do favors for Nathan. Not at all.

" Sure. Anything for Officer Audrey Parker." I said with a grin.

Damn my niceness.

Afterword: I hope you who read this like it! Haven is my favorite TV show and I'm am so excited that it's coming back on in July! I do appreciate comments! Do tell me what you think!