Of course. What else was new? Dr. Scott did it again. She wasn't supposed to leave the ship. She knew that. Dr. Scott was one stubborn woman who didn't take orders from anyone, including the Captain. She had snuck on the boat without Chandler knowing, which was very close to impossible. Chandler had eyes like a hawk, especially when it came to Rachel. If there was a small chance it could be done, Rachel Scott could do it, even if it was close to being impossible. Apparently, she was very sneaky too.

Captain Chandler sent a few men on a RHIB to go to the mainland to get supplies: Lt. Green, Tex, and Lt. Burke, and Doc Rios. Rachel had taken the place of Rios on the boat. Her plan was to go with them and to cure people if they found any.

Chandler went to talk to Rachel about the cure. First, he went to her lab because that's where she spent most of her time. She wasn't there, so he went to her quarters. She wasn't there either. Chandler went to the last place she could be, which was the wardroom. She wasn't there. He didn't know where she could have been. He could usually find her in at least one of the three places he checked. The Captain started asking around the ship and no one seemed to know where he was, that is until he saw Rios.

"Doc Rios, I thought you were going with my men to the mainland", Tom commented.

The doctor had a confused expression on his face. "No, Sir. Dr. Scott went. She told me you told her she could go, so she volunteered to take my place. I knew you didn't want her to go, and I asked her about it. I figured it was okay not to say anything since she told me you personally let her go."

Right away, the doctor knew this wasn't the case. He knew Rachel had made it up, especially the way the Captain was getting more angry when he explained what happened.

Tom shouted, "I did not tell her she could go. I specifically told her not to go!"

He stalked off, enraged. He radioed in to Lt. Green and yelled, "Dr. Scott should not be on that damn boat! Who the hell let her go?"

Everyone surrounded by the Captain in the radio room knew he was angry. He was not one to easily get mad and he rarely ever cursed.

Lt. Green replied, "I let her go, Sir. I'm sorry. I only let her go because she told me you gave her the all clear to go, and I didn't question it."

Just like Rios, Lt. Green said she had lied about Chandler telling her she could go.

Chandler could not keep his voice down he was so angry. "I did not tell her she could go! She knows she isn't allowed off the ship! I will have a talk with her when everyone gets back. Just keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't get in any danger."

Green replied, "Yes, Sir."

Chandler walked away hoping everything would be okay. All there was to do was wait until they came back. What if she didn't come back? What if something happened? These thoughts ran through his head. Dr. Scott is important to all of humanity. She is too important. The world needs her. WE need her. She is just too damn important to lose.

Was Chandler's decision in not letting Dr. Scott out of his sight and leave the ship because she was important to all of humanity or was it because she was too important to him to lose?

Over the past few months, especially after the death of his wife, Darien, the two of them only got closer. Everyone could see it. They would have lunch and dinner together. He would even include her in a conversation when there was a tough decision to be made and he listened to what she had to say.

They would hardly be separated. Even though Chandler was the Captain of the ship, he was barely seen around the ship. He was always with Rachel in her lab claiming she needed his help. Chandler and Dr. Scott were literally connected at the hip. Everyone noticed the way they looked at each other. Chandler could never stop looking at her, while Rachel could never stop smiling at him.

When they fought, they really really fought. They would scream at one another so loud, the whole ship could hear them. After every fight, the two of them wouldn't talk to each other for awhile, but when they did start talking again, it seemed like they only got closer.

Everyone knew Captain Thomas Chandler and Dr. Rachel Scott loved each other, except them. They were too blind to see it. Out of everyone, they were the only ones who fully understood the other. Everyone knew the real reason why he didn't like to let her off the ship and out of his sight. If he did, and something happened to her, he would never forgive himself.

Dr. Scott was sitting on the boat lost in her thoughts until she heard Chandler over the radio. She knew he was fifty shades of pissed and was probably about to have an aneurysm. Chandler was screaming at Lt. Green. Dr. Scott honestly didn't think it was that big of a deal. So what if she went off the ship? She already had the cure and she really wasn't that important anymore. If something happened to her, another doctor could just as easily distribute the cure.

Rachel was really wanting to know the reason for him not letting her off the ship. Am I really that important to him, she asked heself. Why do I matter? One thought crawled into her mind she had tried to keep buried for a long time? Does he think of me just as a doctor who found a cure or something more? Does he have feelings for me? Rachel wasn't sure if that was the case or not. He had just lost his wife a few months ago, so was it too soon? He was just so protective of Rachel and he wasn't like that with anyone else. It wasn't like Rachel never once thought about him. No. That wasn't the case. She found herself up late at night thinking about him while everyone else was sound asleep. Would she ever let him know that? Hell no.

The boat made it safely to land and the men and Dr. Scott got everything they needed. She even cured a few people. Everything went as planned and everyone headed back to the ship.

"Dr. Scott, I wouldn't be looking forward to going back to the ship. The Captain was not happy that you ignored his orders and lied to everyone", commented Lt. Green.

Then, Tex joined in. "Yeah, I would have hated to be a fly on the wall when he found out you went against his orders. You are one brave woman, Dr. Scott. You probably gave the man a heart attack. I would not have attempted what you did. You are one stubborn woman."

Lt. Burk said, I have to agree on the part about you being brave. None of us would ever go against the Captain's orders and lie. None of us would never ever start fights and yell at him like you do. I have to say this. I admire you. You are brave, especially when you go against Captain Chandler."

Rachel replied, "Thank you, but the Captain has no authority over me what-so-ever. He can't tell me what I can or cannot do, and that's exactly what I'm going to tell him."

The rest of the way back to the ship, everyone was silent.

When everyone and all of the supplies were back on the ship, everyone could tell Chandler was still very angry. Chandler's voice boomed over the various chit chat conversations. "Dr. Scott, be in my quarters in two minutes. I need to talk to you."

She knew she was in for it. There wasn't going to be any talking. There was going to be screaming. A LOT of it.

Tex went up to Rachel before she headed to the Captain's quarters. "You want to take my gun?"

Rachel had a shocked expression on her face. "Why on Earth would I need a gun?"

"In case you need to shoot him."

"We are going to talk."

"After the Captain is finished with you, you might want to shoot him. There isn't going to be talking, just a lot of screaming. You know how it goes. He screams, you scream and then it's over. No talking."

Rachel rolled her eyes, but she knew it was true.

"You might want to go to his quarters. Now, before he comes and drags you down there."

Rachel started walking away.

Tex yelled "Good luck."

Rachel muttered "Thanks, I guess."

She went up to his door and knocked. After knocking only once, he opened the door.

"You wanted to speak with me?", she asked innocently. Rachel knew there was no getting out of this one.

Chandler just stood there and stared at her, anger very apparent on his face.

Rachel walked in and she just wanted to go ahead and get this over with. "I have very important work that needs to be done. Just go ahead and yell at-", but she stopped in the middle of her sentence when Chandler slammed his door so hard, it made her jump.

"What the hell were you doing on that boat today? You knew you weren't supposed to leave the ship! Not only did you disobey me, you lied to my men! Why? Why the hell did you go?", Chandler yelled.

Rachel didn't want to get too angry like Chandler already was, so she took a deep breath. "I was only doing my job, Captain. I cured a few people today. That's what I'm supposed to do."

"No!", he screamed. "Your job is to stay on the ship and do what I tell you to do!"

Rachel was getting angrier and angrier with him. "You don't get to tell me what I can or cannot do. I'm not one of your crew who you can bark orders to.

"You ARE under my command and you ARE on my ship. I am in charge, so that makes me in charge of you. You're too damn important to be leaving the ship and acting reckless." As soon as the word "reckless" left his mouth, he instantly regretted it. He didn't think she was acting reckless at all, he was just so damn angry. He didn't mean it.

Rachel could not believe what she was hearing. He thought she was reckless? She was curing people, she was saving them. How could he think that?

Rachel got in Chandler's face. "What the hell is that supposed to mean? I'm reckless. I'm saving people. I can't possibly see how that is reckless! I'm going to stay in my damn room all day and not talk to anyone. You know what? Maybe you shouldn't talk to me anyone. I might be too dangerous!".

She had tears in her eyes.

"Please, Rachel..."

"Don't please me, just leave me alone! You son-of-a-bitch." Rachel couldn't help it. She was just too mad.

Before she could leave, Tom slammed her against the wall and kissed her. Rachel was too shocked to even move. The bad part was that Rachel was enjoying the kiss even after everything that just happened. She came to her senses and broke the kiss.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?", she asked him.

"I'm sorry. I know I'm a son of a bitch, but you're going to listen to what I have to say. Just this once, that's all I'm asking. You don't ever have to talk to me again. I just want you to know the reason."

"The reason for what?", she asked very confused. In a matter of ten minutes, this man screamed at her, hurt her feelings, and kissed her. What did he want?

"The reason why I don't let you off the ship."

"Oh, I would love to hear this and while, you're at it, explain why you kissed me", she replied in a harsh tone.

"Rachel, you're just too important. I...", he was struggling for the right words. He knew what he wanted to say, he just didn't know how to say them. He had hurt her, he knew he had. She was crying. He hated himself.

Rachel sighed. "Chandler, we have already been over this. I'm too important because I'm the doctor. I made the cure. I KNOW this. If I recall correctly, this is how we started arguing the first time. I'm leaving now. Please don't try to stop me."

Chandler let her leave and he didn't try to stop her. He didn't want to hurt her anymore.

While she was walking back to her room, there were many eyes on her; everyone had heard their fight.

She went to her room and closed her door. That's when the tears started flowing down her cheeks. Chandler had hurt her too much this time. They had had bad arguments before, but this one topped them all. He kissed her. What the hell was that for? If he was so angry with her, why did he do that? Why did she have to enjoy it? Why did she... love him? None of it made sense. That's the thing; her whole damn life didn't make much sense.

Rachel just laid on her bed, crying. If only she would have known that Chandler was in his room doing the same thing...