A/N: I only own my characters on the Bella Amore.

It was two weeks before Kind Crab season and while everyone was at the bar drinking and having a good time Nicole Piccolo was sitting in the wheelhouse of the Bella Amore organizing papers. Nicole sighed as she finished a pile and moved on to the next one. "Of course I'm stuck here all alone. Everyone gets to go have fun, but no not Nicole. Nicole is the greenhorn and the boat's assistant. Nicole has to make sure all the papers in the wheelhouse are organized. Nobody helps me. They all think because I'm a girl I can't do what they do."

"You keep complaining like that and you may just be a greenhorn forever." Nicole turned around and saw Mike. Mike was the current deck boss of the Bella Amore and Nicole saw him like an older brother. Nicole smiled.

"Sorry Mike. Its just that everyone seems to underestimate me. They think that because I'm a girl I can't do what they can do." Nicole frowned. Mike knew Nicole wanted to prove to everyone she could do what the guys did.

"I know Nicole." Mike sat down next to the brunette and helped her. "Its hard, but you got to look at it this way." Nicole looked at him. "The guys never had a girl on the boat before and seeing you do what they do I think freaks them out."

"Why do you think that?' Mark smiled

"They never thought a girl could what they do"

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The Elbow Room was quieter than normal that night. The captains and there crews were getting in a last few drinks before the King Crab season started in two weeks. "So Mario who is this greenhorn you have been hiding from us?" Andy asked. Mario never fully told his friends who was the new greenhorn on the Bella Amore.

"Yea Mario where is he. We haven't met him yet." Sig said.

"Well she has been busy organizing papers in the wheelhouse on the Bella Amore for me." The captains all looked at him in shock.

"She?" They all yelled in surprised. Mario sighed. He knew this would happen.

"Yes she. She is my oldest daughter." Mario said stressing the fact that the new greenhorn was indeed a girl. "Nicole will be here soon anyway. So you can talk to her about it." Just as soon as Mario said that Nicole and Mark walked in. Nicole crossed her arms as she felt like everyone was watching her. She walked towards her dad and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey dad. Everything is all organized and I cleaned the wheelhouse a little." Mario smiled.

"Good job. Oh Nicole these are the other captains I told you about." Nicole was introduced to all of them. She sat down in the chair that was next to her father and Sig. Sig looked at her from the corner of his eye studying her.

"So Nicole your dad tells us you've been on a fishing vessel before." Phil said. Nicole smiled hiding the fact that memories of her past came flooding back to her.

"Yea back when I lived with my aunt and uncle. My uncle owned a fishing vessel and when I was younger I helped my aunt inside. Once I came back here when I turned 18 I wanted to work on deck, but the rule was no girls because it was bad juju and what not. So I decided to head back home to be with my dad, mom and sister." Andy smirked.

"That didn't stop you huh?" Nicole smiled at Andy.

"Of course not. I actually snuck on and when my dad found me he was pissed, but he decided that since I was there he would put me to work. So, here I am." Nicole laughed. Just then two boys walked over. "Hey Jake. Josh." the two smiled at her.

"Can we get you a drink Pretty Nikki?" Nicole smiled.

"Don't even think about it Ding and Dong. She's too young to drink." Phil said. Nicole chuckled as Jake sat on her one leg and Josh sat on the other. The two glared at each other.

"Boys. There is enough of me for the both of you." Jake and Josh smiled at each other. "But don't even think about it. I'm not that type of girl." the two frowned at her.

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A few hours later and many introductions later, Nicole's phone rang and after talking to the person on the other line Nicole said her goodbyes and left. Once she left everyone started talking about her. "She is defiantly a cutie." Josh said as his brother nodded his head in agreement.

"I wonder if she is single?" Jake asked.

"Who cares. All I know is that I like her. She's got balls for being on a crab boat and working on deck. I respect her for doing what us men do." Junior said. Sig glared at him.

"I think it's a bad idea. Women on a boat is bad juju. Regardless ready to make a bet Mario?" Mario nodded.

"Let's make this fun. I say we don't tell each other what we are betting." Sig looked at him. "We write it down and give it to someone we trust and when the season is over we open the paper up and see what the winner gets." Sig smiled.

"Alright Mario. You're on." The two wrote down what they wanted to bet and gave it to Dawn, the owner of the Elbow room who promised to keep them safe. They all picked up their shots. "To a good season." they all cheered and took their shots.

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Three weeks into the King Crab season and Nicole was working hard. "Hey Pretty Nikki come here." Nicole walked over to Mark.

"What's up Mark?" Mark handed her rope.

"Tie one end to the rail and the other around your waist. We need more pots and since you want to prove yourself I'm gonna help you." Nicole smiled and tied the one end of the rope around hr waist and walked over to where the pots were and triple knotted the end of the rope that was on the rail. She didn't want to fall and have to be saved.

"Du kan gjøre dette Nicole" Nicole mumbled to herself before she climbed the pots and helped the crew hook up the pot and get the next string ready. This was gonna be a long season and Nicole couldn't help, but feel that something was not right.