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Andi stood on deck while they offloaded the crab off the boat. She held the clipboard while waiting for the weight of each bailer that came off the boat stuffed with crab.
"Thank you, again, for coming out and helping. You are a lifesaver. Even if you did get a little injured." Andy said, standing next to Andi.
"And the fact that we all almost died too. That was not something I would wish upon anybody." She added, jotting down the next weight.
"We are back, and safe. That's all that matters at this point." Andy responded. "And we got a tank full of huge, great looking crab. Payday is going to be sweet."
"Yeah, I'm gonna' need cash." Andi said with a smile.
"Yeah right." He said. "If you ever want to work on the boat during crab season again, just let me know."
"Thanks, but hate to break it to you, but you can't afford me." She joked.
Mike walked over to them at that point, and looked over Andi's shoulder at the clipboard.
"How are we looking?" He asked.
"The crab are looking great. They are big crab too. Nice clean crab." Andy answered, crossing his arms.
"Sounds good to me. Nice to end on a good note." He said.
Andi noticed at that moment a familiar face walking on deck towards the Time Bandit and a smile crossed her face. She handed the clipboard over to Mike, walking towards the side of the boat, climbing over to the dock, and then ran into Blake's arms.
"Oh yay, just what I wanted to see when we got to dock." Mike said under his breath.
"Does kind of make you sick to see, doesn't it?" Andy asked, smiling.
"Yup." He said, watching the guys load the crab into the bailer.
"You're sad the season's over, aren't you?" Andy asked him.
Mike didn't respond.
"Why don't you just tell her how ya' feel?" Andy asked, glancing over at Mike.
"What's the point? She's engaged to the guy. It's not worth wasting my breath. I know she knows how I feel. She has too. It's just not worth openly saying it at this point." He said, jotting down another weight total. "At least I get to see her, without him around, during herring season. I at least still have that to look forward too."
"Mikey, my boy, it's not too late until she walks down that isle and says 'I do'. And after that is done, you may not have herring season to look forward to anymore." He said, patting him on the back. With that, Andy walked away, leaving Mike to stew in his thoughts. Mike looked over at where Andi and Blake were standing, and then shook his head at the sight of them together.
"Take this. I'm going downstairs." Mike said, handing the clipboard over to Russell. He went inside to finish some things while Andi and Blake came on board.
"You don't have to stay if you don't want too." Andy said to Andrea when the two of them walked up.
"I can stay until the offload is done. No sense in leaving now. We're almost done!" She said with a smile.
"Why don't you take him up on his offer?" Blake asked with a smile.
"You said our flight doesn't leave until the morning. What could we possibly do in Dutch Harbor until our flight leaves?"
"I can think of a few things." Blake said with a smile.
Andi shook her head with a smile, and felt Blake wrap his arms around her.
"Andrea, go." Andy said, laughing.
"You sure?" She asked.
"Do it before I throw you off." He said, laughing.
Andi smiled, then headed inside to grab her bag of things that were already packed up, leaving Blake behind while she did so. She passed by Mike, who was standing in the galley, acting as if he was cleaning.
"Why are you in here? It's a gorgeous day outside for an offload." She said with a smile.
"Just thought I'd do some cleaning before we all leave the boat for a bit." He said, smiling at her.
"Yeah right. You never clean. You find every excuse in the book to get out of cleaning." She said, then walked into the room where her bag was sitting. She grabbed it, and walked back into the galley.
"You going to the Elbow Room tonight?" She asked him.
"More than likely." He said, leaning against the counter.
"Then I will see you there. I'd say we need to do a couple of shots after this trip." She said, smiling at him.
"Sounds like a plan to me." He said, smiling back.
"We could do a last man standing contest." She said with an evil grin.
"You don't want to challenge me in that contest." He said, laughing.
"I can take you. At least, there is only one way to find out if I can take you." She responded.
He nodded.
"See you later." She said, then headed out of the galley. Mike sighed, throwing the sponge he was holding in the sink. He put the thought of Andi and Blake together out of his mind, and went back on deck to go back to work.
Later that evening, Andi looked at herself in the mirror. She had taken a long, well-deserved power nap at the hotel Blake was staying at, since he decided to wait behind until Andi returned back to Dutch Harbor before heading home himself. She put on the finishing touches to her make-up, and then stood back to examine herself before saying that she was ready to go.
"We are just having a few drinks at the Elbow Room. Why do you insist on getting all dolled up every time we go out?" Blake asked her when she came out of the bathroom.
"Because I have been in crummy fishing garb for the past couple months. I want to wear normal clothes and look like a chick again." She responded, smiling at him.
Blake laughed, and the two of them headed over to the Elbow Room to have a few drinks with the crews. Andi, wearing a pair of jeans and a white, form fitting sweatshirt. She had her long blonde hair down, which she didn't wear down often, and was almost unrecognizable when she walked into the bar.
"Well look at you! Who are you trying to dress to impress?" Johnathan asked, laughing.
"Only you, my love." She joked, taking the seat next to him that was open. Blake took the seat on the other side of her, motioning to the bartender to get them some drinks. The bartender set down a couple of beers in front of them, and Andi took a long drink, savoring the taste.
"What are you doing here anyway? I thought that the Northwestern was done and back in Seattle already." Keith Colburn asked, who was sitting on the other side of Johnathan.
"I got suckered into working for these dumbasses for their last trip out." Andi said, slapping Johnathan on the shoulder. "And they repaid me by almost killing me."
"Yeah, that's what we wanted to happen." He said, laughing.
"Trying to kill a Hansen, eh?" Keith laughed. "I don't think she would have been my first choice of Hansen's to mess with, but I guess it'll work."
Andi laughed, shaking her head.
"What?" Johnathan asked.
"I thought it was only Sig that said shit about you guys, but I guess it works both ways, eh?" She said, smiling.
"What does Sig say?" Keith asked with a grin.
"Now that wouldn't be fair, would it? He's not here to defend himself." She responded, taking another drink of her beer. "Plus, you are talking to a Hansen, if you keep forgetting."
"You are much nicer to look at than the rest of those Hansen's." Johnathan said, laughing. "And much nicer in general actually. I still don't know why Blake wants to marry into the Hansen family anyway. You're insane."
Blake smiled, glancing over at Andi.
"I'm not too worried about them." He responded.
"I would be." She said softly, taking a swig out of her glass, glancing over at him. "Especially with Edgar. My uncles take no mercy on anyone, not even me at times."
The talk turned over to fishing until Mike and Russell showed up to the bar. Andi smiled at the two coming in, finishing her glass of beer sitting in front of her.
"Where's the hard stuff? I thought you were going to drink me under the table tonight?" Mike asked, smiling.
"I was waiting for you. I don't need a head start." She said, giving him a look.
"Two shots of Patron over here please." Mike said, motioning to the bartender.
"Starting off strong, eh? I like your style." Andi said, smiling over at Blake, who was watching the two of them.
"So, drinking contest? What's the occasion?" Blake asked her.
"A shitty end of a season." Andi answered.
"What all happened to you guys? You are never out there as long as you were."
"Bad fishing, bunch of accidents, being down deck hands, lots and lot of ice. The boat was on its side at one point, but Andi's quick thinking here actually saved our asses." Mike answered, taking one of the shots that were set in front of Andi.
Blake glanced over at Andi.
"That's when I hurt my arm." She explained.
"Glad to hear that's all that happened." He said, looking concerned.
"This girl didn't want a hurt arm slow her down. She was ready to go out there and work some more." Johnathan said to Blake, laughing. "Has more spunk than any other chick I know."
"Don't call me that." Andi said, shooting him a look.
"Well you are one."
"Yes, but I have a name, and I'm no ordinary 'chick'." She said. "I can outrun most of you guys on the deck of a crab boat, and I think I have proven that this past trip."
"Yeah, I was quite impressed actually." Russell said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Let's quit chatting, and start drinking." Mike said, pointing to the still empty shot sitting in front of Andrea. She picked it up and the two of them downed the shot. Andi stuck the lime in her mouth to help with the taste, making a face.
"You're a wussy." Johnathan joked, laughing at her face.
"Making the face helps the shot go down better." Andi said, setting the lime down on the bar.
"Sure it does." Mike said. "You are totally going to loose this battle."
"I wouldn't talk too soon." Blake said, shaking his head. "She's not a lightweight by any means."
"I think this will be an interesting bet. Who will win the drink-a-thon? Andrea or Mike? My bets are on Andi. She is one tough chi…I mean person." Johnathan said.
Andi eyed him, but then smiled.
"I put my bets on Mike. She's tiny, and he's not." Keith said, smiling.
"I agree with Keith. There is no way that little thing can out drink Mike." Russell said.
"First one to puke, looses." Blake said, chiming in.
"Get these two another shot." Johnathan yelled to the bartender.
The next few hours for Andi consisted of her drinking, and playing pool with the rest of the guys there. Everyone in the bar was in on the bet at that time, buying Mike and herself drink after drink. Andi felt herself getting close to her limits, but she tried her best not to show weakness. She could tell by looking at his face that he was starting to feel the alcohol as well, and she just kept thinking to herself that she only had to hold out until right after he vomited. She would never live it down if she lost the battle.
"Do we need another one?" Andi asked Mike, walking around the pool table, trying to figure out her next shot.
"I don't know. Can you handle another one?" He asked, watching her study the balls on the table.
"I asked you first." She said, smiling.
"You two have lasted longer than I had anticipated." Blake said from his chair.
"We need to speed things up a bit. Bring over two more shots for each of them. They are going to start doing double time." Andy said, laughing.
Andi regretted at that moment for making the bet. She did hate getting so drunk she passed out vomiting, but she was not about to back down now. She was on a mission at that moment, and was ready to get going.
"Bring them over." She responded, as she hit one of her balls into the corner pocket.
"How are you still shooting the balls straight?" Neal asked, laughing.
"I don't have any clue right now." Andi said honestly, going after another ball. She missed, which made it Blake's turn to go. While he went, the shots arrived and Andi took her two in her hand. Mike took his and the two of them glanced over at each other.
"You sure you're still good?" Mike asked her.
"What? You wanting to quit?" She asked with a sly smile.
"Not at all. Bottom's up." He responded, and the two of them took one of the shots. Everyone yelled for them to take the second one immediately, and then they did so. Andi shook at the feeling of two more shots going into her system. She jumped up and down a little, trying to work off some of the alcohol sitting in her system.
"You two aren't going to get alcohol poisoning, are you?" Russell asked, laughing.
"He will before I will." Andi responded, sitting down.
"Yeah, you keep sitting. You let that alcohol sit in." Mike said, smiling.
Andi stood back up, feeling herself starting to get dizzy already. She concentrated hard on the feeling in her stomach that was screaming at her for drinking. She glanced over at Mike, who was clearly feeling it as well, and was holding himself with the table.
"One of us should end this before we end up sick." Andi said to him.
"Then give up." He said shakily.
Andi attempted to shake her head, but the migraine started to set in.
"You alright?" Blake asked her, setting a gentle hand on her back.
"I will need a glass of water." She said to him, taking a deep breath.
He nodded, heading over towards the bar.
Andi stood there, propping herself up with the pool stick, oblivious as to what was going on around her at that point. Blake brought her back a glass of water, which she inhaled almost immediately. She thought about quitting at that moment, but glancing over at Mike, she felt as if he was about out of the game as well, and decided against it. She didn't think that neither one of them would need another drink to end the game. It was going to end there soon on its own.
Andi was the first to have everything come up, Mike following shortly behind. Everyone in the bar cheered at the sight. Andi hated the fact that she vomited in front of everyone, but knew what she was getting herself into when she agreed to the bet.
"Alright, time to get in bed." Andi said, taking a drink of water. "I know this isn't over."
"You almost had me there." Mike said, smiling at Andi, taking a drink of water himself.
"I definitely had some competition." Andi said, shrugging her shoulders. She was, at that point, leaning against Blake, who had an arm around her, keeping her steady.
"Didn't think you had it in you, but I'm impressed." He said.
"I will see you all soon guys. I am heading to bed." She said, waving drunkly to everyone. Blake led her back to the hotel, where she vomited as soon as she arrived in the room, and then passed out as soon as she hit the bed.
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