"Just couldn't stay away"
A/N: I know that this is different than the teaser that I posted at the end of my last story but you see im an idiot who writes my stuff by hand when I feel like ignoring my teachers so I happened to lose my first 5 chapters and this is all new material with as much as I can remember of the old stuff so please review and let me know how I am doing so far. Thumbs up or thumbs down k. thank you
Disclaimer: most of these characters are not my own and I make nothing from this fic so yeah
"Another surprise visit"
It had been a year since she had worked as a crabber on the Bering Sea and another king crab season had come and gone to see her home in California the whole while. Since leaving her relationship with John Hillstrand had fizzled into nothing but at least his own relationship with his son Scotty had been repaired. That season had earned her the friendship and respect of the toughest men on the earth, included in that was her one time crush Josh Harris and his brother Jake Harris. When they weren't fishing or partying they would visit her and her daughter, Sophia adored them. As Mariah cleaned her living room she heard her four year old yell to her "catch, catch" and she thought that she was about to be pelted with a ball yet again but then she heard the music and knew that an old rerun of her and sophi's favorite show was starting. They had recorded the Christmas marathon and sophi wouldn't let Mariah delete the episodes. Smiling to herself she let her thoughts wander to the good and the bad that she experienced up there in the icy waters of Alaska. The laughs and the pranks and the empty pots, the rejection and the sizzling romance between her and the skipper. "Good times" she whispered to herself. She had quit after her first season because she knew she where she belonged, at home with her daughter who was her world, but she still felt restless every time they watched Deadliest Catch and she saw a rogue wave hit the deck of one of the ships or when she saw a ship his a huge biomass of crab. She had been keeping correspondences with Phil Harris, checking up on his health, and his older son. She couldn't help it Josh was such a charming man with a mischievous smile that could get him out of almost every bind he got himself into. Phil was feeling better and was itching to get back to his baby, the Cornelia Marie even his woman bonnie could see it in his eyes and now he didn't care what the Doctors said he was going back out this Opellio season but one thing that he neglected to mention to her just happened to knock at the door at just that moment, make that two things that he didn't mention. The infamous ding and dong, otherwise known as the Harris brothers.
She jumped as she heard the hard knock of the youngest Harris but when she heard the smooth voice of the older of the two she smiled. "coming" she yelled as she put the broom away "Mommy its Ding and Dong" Sophi yelled peeking out the window and making Mariah laugh. Phil had made sure to impress his nicknames on her and now she rarely called them anything else.
"hey guys, you coulda called" she said as she opened the door and flattened her messed up hair with one hand "come on in"
Josh bent down to give her a hug but jake didn't have to since they were about the same height. They both smiled at her in their mischievous Harris fashion and that made her laugh. "you guys want anything to drink?" she asked jake shook his head but josh nodded "sure, coke?" he asked. Mariah nodded and walked toward her small kitchen not knowing josh was following her until she heard sophi yell and jump up onto him "josh I missed you" Mariah just laughed and kept walking. "how have you guys been I havnt heard from you in a while" she yelled as she poured josh's drink "ah we have been fine just living it up until opelio season when we have to get back to work" jake yelled back, smiling over at his brother encouraging him with his eyes.
Since their kiss last year, and josh's harsh rejection of her his feelings for had grown past friendship and he was ready for more he just didn't know how to tell her. That was what this trip was about, his attempt to win the woman that he once spurned. His life of partying was starting to get old and he wanted more. As the second oldest son of Phil he was in line to one day inherit the ship but with him being the newest member of the crew his brother Jake was ahead of him. A lot had crossed his mind and felt that he was ready to settle down and he adored little sophi and her wild nature, she was a lot like her mom and ironically a lot like him as well headstrong and quick-witted, knowing how to charm whoever she wanted. Jake had come along to help him, he was sophia's favorite so he was going to cook dinner with her help so that josh could talk to Mariah alone. He hoped that she would still want to be with him, he was almost sure that she did.
Mariah returned with his drink and a bowl of chips for them all. Noticing the looks that josh gave her but dismissing it as his usual flirtatious behavior that never turned off. She sat down on her rocker and picked her daughter up, "come her honey give them a little space" she laughed knowing that the brothers never minded her energetic little girl. The boys laughed as sophi grabbed the remote and pressed play on the tv, Mike Rowe's voice blaring "on the vast Bering Sea…" the introduction to their show "you still watch this" jake laughed "yeah its our favorite show" Mariah replied with a smile. "oh Mariah I forgot when we said that we were coming down here keith colburn gave me a letter for you its out in the car want to come with me to get it?" Sophia lit up but Mariah put her down, "stay here baby girl ok" she said as she followed josh out. "are you ok josh you seem a bit uptight" she looked concerned and he reached out his hand to hold hers. They were close friends so close that they often held hands and when unwanted guys would hit on her he would even pretend to be her boyfriend, almost getting into a few fights until the other guy saw all of the fight hardened fishermen who backed him up. "yeah Im fine I just wanted to talk to you a bit" he said as he handed her the sealed letter. "what is it about" she asked "I don't know they didn't say" she ripped it open and scanned it getting a thoughtful look on her face that slowly turned to one of worry "what is it?" now it was his turn to be concerned. She just shook her head and turned for the house "I have to make a call, do you mind watching sophi for a second while I do." She didn't wait for his response just walked right in to go to the phone.
A/N: ok let me know what you think ill get the next chapter up as soon as possible
