Bird couldn't sleep. It was way too hot, docked in a foreign port made the ship stifling, but it made getting fresh air easer. Being out at sea, meant the was no going on deck to get the sea air. Slipping her flip-flops on she quietly slipped out her cabin and made her way on deck. And straight in to a topless dutchy. thanking god it was dark as she could feel her cheeks flame up.

"What are you doing up this late chicken legs?" he asked with a smile that made her go week at the knees.
"It was ... I'm ... ummm your... hot... I was to hot down there, couldn't sleep. ," she said looking down at the deck not knowing where to look. "what about you?" she asked
"Same," he said, passing her his bottle of water. Looking at it, she decided it was better than nothing and took a swig. "thanks" she said passing it back to him. "you know, I could never get sick of waking up to this,"
"What, the smell of fish?" dutchy asked
"No the view, and being out at sea,"
"ahh, are you staying in for the long term?"
"I don't know, I always wanted to be a paramedic," she said as she started to shiver. duchy rapped his jacket around her and pulled her close to him so she was nuzzles under his chin. He rubbed her arms to place some warmth, although now she felt like she was on fire.
"You had better head inboard any get some sleep chicken legs"
"umm night dutchy she said before heading back inside as quickly as she could.

Curling up in her rack, she couldn't get the image of a topless dutchy out of her mind. It filled her dreams leading her to have a restless sleep. Waking up, she still couldn't get the image out of her minded. Going into bathroom she splashed cold water over her face to cool the burning down.

Heading towards the galley she walked straight in to dutchy.
"steady on chicken legs, where's the fire?" placing his hands on her shoulders to steady her.
"thanks," she said.
"Hands to bordering stations, hands to bordering stations," Kate's voice came over the tannoy, giving bird the perfect chance to get away. they did a awkward dance trying to get past each other that ended with bird pressed up against the junior sailors mess wall and Dutchy pressed against her.

"Sorry," he said before making a hasty retreat towards the RHIBS.