Johnathan watched as Aurelia walked away from him for the second time in the past 24 hours, he ran a hand across his face and let out a long sigh. This woman was racking his nerves like none other had done, one second she's telling him about her past and the next minute she is avoiding him. He didn't know what to do.

From the moment he laid eyes on her he felt awkward and nervous. When he had spoke to her in her room and she started peeling of her clothes to reveal her wound his mind wandered places he cursed himself for. "Dammit" Johnathan mumbled under his breath as he thought about the way Aurelia made him feel.

It just got worse when he had saw her in the kitchen that night trying to hide her injured hand from him, he didn't want to take his eyes off of her.

She was beautiful, her hair had been down instead of up and she was wearing a tank top that revealed the womanly curves of her body that just drew him in. Her legs were long and provoking as she leaned against the counter top. Johnathan had had to contain himself before he said or did something stupid, but the moment he realized she was hurt everything else left his mind. He had made her let him stitch her up, the thought of her being hurt made his stomach turn.

Their talk just drew him into her even more, she opened up like no one was listening, he felt her pain as though he had been there. She was drawing him in like a siren, Johnathan hadn't even realized he was holding her hand until she pulled away and when he held her in his arms and she walked away without looking at him he cursed himself again. This woman didn't let people in, but Johnathan had let her in without a second thought and he couldn't curse himself enough.

She was twenty-two and she had already been through more in her life than any person should ever have to go through. Johnathan realized she had trust issues, and there was no way she was going to let him of all people in. After all her father was the reason she had lost her child, the man she was suppose to be able to look up too and rely on to protect her. 'To lose a child before it even has a chance to take a breath in this world must be very difficult to get over. Especially since she blames herself.' Johnathan thought as he leaned back in his chair, he couldn't imagine what it would be like to lose Scotty. Having an abusive family must've been even harder on her, she talked about protecting her brother from the beatings and it made Johnathan surge with anger as he thought about it again, the thought of someone beating Aurelia made him want to kill someone.

Rubbing his face Johnathan tried to calm down, there was still so much he didn't know about her and he was aching to get to know her. To hear her voice again, to feel her in his arms. Taking a deep breath and trying to clear his mind Johnathan sat up and prepared to continue fishing as the crew went out on deck.

But as soon as she was in eyes view he never let Aurelia out his sight as she walked around the deck not saying a word to anyone, she was off in her own world. Johnathan wished she would ask him for help, he wanted her to let him in to her world.

The day went on painfully slow, for the hundredth time Johnathan caught himself staring at Aurelia as she walked around like a robot.

"Son Of A-" Johnathan cursed as he missed the third pot in a row and had to circle around to get it. The crew were bad mouthing him and he flipped Andy off. He had to get Aurelia off his mind. He had a quota to catch and acting like this wasn't going to get it.

"Hey Brother, You alright?" Johnathan turned around and looked at Andy who was standing in the doorway.

"Yeah man, Just tired and having a hard time concentrating." Johnathan said rubbing his face and leaning back in the chair.

"You want me to take over and let you get some rest?" Andy asked running a hand through his wet hair, Johnathan thought about for a minute then shook his head.

"Na Man I got it. Thanks though." Andy nodded and went back out on deck, Johnathan grumbled and did his best to focus the rest of the grind on pulling and placing pots instead on his love interest.

When the last pot had finally been set, Johnathan had to contain the joy inside him as he announced for everybody to come back inside. He called Andy up and had him takeover the throttle as he headed downstairs. Everybody was crashing in their bunks, all except for Aurelia who was standing at the door to her room one hand resting on the wall beside her.

"Aurelia?" Johnathan asked cautiously, She turned her head down to the right looking over her shoulder at him.

"Yeah?" Her voice sounded distant and lost, He took a step toward just as she collapsed on the ground, Johnathan ran up to her and lifted her head up off the ground checking her pulse and her breathing.

"Scott, Josh, Guys Come HERE!" He yelled for the crew, Josh being the closest was the first one out of his bunk. He jumped to his feet and crouched beside Aurelia as the rest of the guys entered the small hallway.

"What do you want us to do?" Josh asked, Johnathan looked around and prepared to lift Aurelia up.

"Let's get her into her bunk." Johnathan and Josh picked Aurelia up and carefully put her into her bunk, Johnathan took a deep breath and tried to calm his nerves. He watched as Josh wet her face with some cold water to try and wake her up but nothing helped.

"What happened?" Josh asked Johnathan, as he sat crouched beside Aurelia the rest of the crew were standing in the doorway watching.

"She had recieved some bad news from her brother a few hours ago. I don't know what it was. I came down to make sure she was alright, and then she just fell out on the floor." Johnathan ran his hand through his hair, he didn't want to alert the crew to the fact he had the hots for Aurelia with her being twenty two years old. Today was going to be a day for the books.

"Should we call the Coast Guard?" Asked Mike who had made his way to the door, Johnathan looked at Aurelia who was breathing normally and shook his head.

"She's breathing normally for now. We'll wait till morning to see if she wakes up, but I'll make a course for St. Paul to have her checked out there." Johnathan said standing up, the guys nodded and headed back to their bunks.

"I'll stay and keep an eye on her." Josh said as everyone was leaving, Johnathan bit his tongue and hid the anger in his voice. Aurelia wasn't his, not yet and he had no right to tell Josh no especially since she had just passed out and someone needed to stay and watch her.

"Alright, let me know if anything changes." Johnathan said as he walked out. He headed to the wheelhouse where he told Andy what had happened and relieved him to let him go get some rest.

Sitting in his chair Johnathan took a deep breath and took his frustration out on a stack of papers that was sitting on the table. He was hoping he would get to talk to Aurelia, but now she had fainted and Johnathan had no idea what he was going to do. Setting a course for St. Paul Johnathan leaned back in his chair and rubbed his face. This woman was going to be the death of him if he didn't stop thinking about her.