Thanks so much for all the reviews!!! I know I made a typo last chapter…lol my fault. I meant to say Cornelia Marie not Northwestern during the dialog between Maggie and Andy.
Anyways hope you enjoy this chapter! I'll be gone all day tomorrow so I may not get to update till later in the weekend or early next week.
Song and lyrics by Lighthouse.
I'll Do Whatever it Takes
"I'll do whatever it takes, to turn this around, I know what's at stake, I know that I've let you down, but if you give me a chance, believe that I can change, I'll keep us together, I know you deserve much better, remember the time I told you, the way that I felt, that I'd be lost without you, never find myself, let's hold on to each other, above everything else, start over, start over, I'll do whatever it takes…"
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Maggie was stalling as she stood outside the door that led to the wheelhouse of the Time Bandit. She knew she had to go help her new friends find Amber, but she hated the very thought of saying bye to Andy. Mentally she kicked herself for letting another guy take such a strong hold of her, but she just couldn't help it. Andy had stolen her heart.
Sighing, she knocked on the door, "Andy? You up there?"
"Yeah sweetheart come on in!"
Maggie smirked slightly at that and walked in. She smiled at him and felt her heart flutter when he returned the smile.
"Hey there," he murmured as he gave her a hug, "How was your little luncheon?"
Maggie cleared her throat nervously, "Um…good. We went over to the Northwestern and talked to Edgar."
"Oh yeah?" asked Andy as he took a swig of coffee, "What'd he say?"
"Well he gave us Sig's number," began Megan as she glanced away, "We're gonna try and reach him. Tell him to wait in Seattle."
"Wait, what do you mean?" asked Andy looking confused.
"Oh, Sig took the morning flight out of Dutch. He gave control of the boat over to Edgar. Supposedly he's going to try and find Amber, how I have no idea. That's why we asked for his cell number. The girls and I are taking the next flight outta here to meet him in Seattle and regroup."
Andy frowned slightly, "I see. So…you're going to help them find Amber?"
"Yeah…look Andy I'm sorry, but I have to help my friends…"
Andy held up a hand to stop her, "I wouldn't expect you to do anything different," he said, reassuring her, "It's okay, I understand. I'm gonna miss you though."
Andy glanced away as he felt a twinge of emotion choke him up a bit. Maggie smiled slightly as she pulled him into a hug and held him there for a while.
"I know," she murmured, "And I'm going to miss you too, but I'll be back before you know it! Opelio season remember?"
Andy smiled, "Yeah I know…it's just gonna seem like forever."
"I know," replied Maggie as she gave him a kiss, "I know…"
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Sasha walked down the docks and stopped when she reached the Time Bandit. Maggie was climbing over the rail and Jonathan was helping her. Andy tossed her bag onto the dock and waved as she picked it up. Maggie saw Sasha and smiled.
"Ready for operation 'Save Amber'?" she asked with a slight smirk.
Sasha rolled her eyes, "Yeah…we just have to grab Jenny and then head to the airport. We'd better hurry too or we're gonna miss our flight."
Maggie nodded as she cast another glance over her shoulder at the Time Bandit. Andy stood out on the rail and gave her a final wave as she and Sasha walked down the dock toward the Wizard.
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"Is it bad that I miss him already?" asked Jenny with a sad look in her eyes.
The girls were waiting in the lobby of the airport in Dutch Harbor and all three of them looked a little down. Maggie shook her head.
"Nope…not bad at all," she murmured, "I just said bye to Andy and now all I wanna do is turn around and run back onto that boat and into his arms."
Sasha nodded, "Yeah I miss Dave like crazy too. Its okay ladies we'll see them all soon. Let's just find Amber, get everything figured out, then we can get ready for Opelio season."
Jenny nodded but the doubtful look in her eyes betrayed her true feelings. Maggie sighed and looked out the window as the plane landed on the small airstrip. Sasha glanced at both of them, worry in her eyes. They were all wondering the same thing…what if we're setting ourselves up for failure? What if this whole thing blows up in our faces? Are we even doing the right thing?
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Sig sat down on a bench just outside of the Seattle airport. He shook his head as he wondered what in the world he was doing. There was no way to know where Amber had gone. Part of him hoped she had been in the airport, wandering around but she had come and gone hours before he had even arrived. Even so, Sig had stayed in the airport for hours, walking and searching and praying to no avail.
Just as despair began to overwhelm him, his cell phone rang. He dug it out of his jacket pocket and glanced down at it. It wasn't a number he recognized. He hesitated, and then thought it could be Amber.
"Hello?" he asked, hope in his tired voice.
"Sig? Sig Hansen?"
Sig sighed and closed his eyes as disappointment washed over him, "Yeah…who's this?"
"It's Sasha…Amber's best friend."
Again hope flooded through Sig and he stood up from the bench, "Sasha? Where is she? Where's Amber?"
"Whoa Sig calm down," said Sasha, "Look…me and a couple of my nursing friends just flew into Seattle. Edgar told us that's where you went and we came to find you. We're trying to find Amber too, Sig but if all of us are going in different directions with absolutely no idea as to where she is it's not going to do anyone any good. So we thought we could all meet up, regroup and see if we can find out any kind of clues as to where she could be."
Sig was quiet for a moment. He wondered if this was really a good idea. After all, all that he wanted was to be alone for awhile. The last thing he wanted was to hang around a bunch of Amber's girlfriends. But then again they may be the clue he was looking for.
"Fine," muttered Sig, sounding irritable, "Where are we meeting?"
"Well, where are you?" pressed Sasha.
Sig sneered. He had to give the girl credit. She was smart. In case he changed his mind she wanted to know exactly where he was.
"I'm outside the airport," he grumbled.
"Oh good! We're just coming outside now. I think I see you."
Sig turned around and sure enough, three women were making their way toward him. He sighed and then squared his shoulders, fully prepared to get a tongue lashing. The red head looked really ticked off. The darker skinned brunette looked scared and Sasha just looked stressed.
"Alright, let's just cut right to the chase and avoid all the arguing and yelling okay?" said Sasha, matter-of-factly, "Where are we going to stay while we try to figure things out because I don't know about you, but I'm dead tired and it's way too late to try to do anything tonight."
Sig nodded, "Yeah…we'll we can stay at my place. It's an hour away, right near the ocean. Come on, I'll call a cab."
"Okay that'll work," replied Sasha while Maggie scowled up at the older captain and Jenny glanced around nervously, "Let's go…"
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Again I'll be gone all day tomorrow so I don't think I will be able to update but if I can I'll update either over the weekend or early next week.
Song and Lyrics by Lighthouse
