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Sasha braced herself as the boat took another hard roll. She leaned against the wall and waited for the boat to level out before she continued her trek to the galley. Dave, Jake, Josh, and Freddy were sitting behind the table attempting to eat a normal breakfast. As the boat rolled again, Freddy grabbed his drink before it fell off the table. He sighed and shook his head, "Storm's a bad one boys…it's gonna get worse believe me! I can smell it!"
Josh smirked, "You can smell it?" he asked doubtfully, "Like my dad can smell where the crab is because of their fart bubbles?"
Freddy dumped his cup full of water on Josh who shouted in protest, "Smartass," grumbled Freddy, "And trust me this thing is gonna be wicked. Just you wait you'll see!"
Sasha rolled her eyes at them as she stumbled along toward the fridge to grab a drink. Dave watched her carefully, tensing every time she faltered. Sasha made her way back to the table and settled in next to Dave. He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him, shooting Jake and Josh a smug look. Jake narrowed his eyes at Dave playfully and Josh just sighed and looked away.
Sasha smirked at them and then looked up to meet Dave's adoring gaze. After years of dating guys that used her and abused her she was happy that she had found Dave. He was so different than them. He really did care about her…she could see it in his eyes. Dave smiled warmly at her and leaned down to give her a kiss.
Just then another wave slammed into the boat and the deckhands tensed warily as the boat rocked. A cry of pain sounded from the hallway and Sasha instinctively leapt up and ran to help whoever was injured. As she opened the door she saw Corey lying on the ground clutching his head and moaning in pain.
"Corey!" exclaimed Freddy as he and Dave looked over Sasha's shoulder to see who it was.
"I'm going to need you guys to help me get him into his bed," instructed Sasha, reacting calmly to the situation, "It could be a minor bump but we need to make sure. Okay, careful now!"
Dave and Freddy gently lifted Corey up and carried him into his stateroom. After they laid him on his bunk Sasha shoed them out. The last thing she needed was four men standing around her and breathing down her neck.
"I promise I'll let you know how he is in a few minutes," she said as she closed the door behind them. She turned back to Corey and sighed as she began to inspect his wounded head…
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Maggie was pacing nervously in the wheelhouse while the Time Bandit began to roll hard as wave after wave pounded into the boat. Andy shot her a worried look and frowned.
"Hey, Maggie hun you may want to take a seat…this is getting bad fast," warned Andy as he glanced out the window again, tensing as a wave smacked the wheelhouse.
Maggie braced herself against the cabinets as the boat rolled again. She gave Andy a terrified look and shook her head, "No I need to keep moving," she muttered, her voice shaky, "I've never been through something like this…and well I'm a little scared and pacing makes my heart stop beating so much."
Andy sighed, "Come here," he said as he beckoned her over to him.
Maggie slowly made her way over to him and gasped in surprise when he pulled her into a big, bear hug. She felt her body tense up instinctively and part of her wanted to panic and pull away, but another part of her never wanted to move from this spot…and that part of her was winning out. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his soft jacket. Andy smiled slightly as he stroked her hair, keeping one eye on the bow of the boat to watch for any rogue waves.
After a moment Maggie pulled away and her green eyes looked up to meet Andy's brown ones.
"Thanks," she murmured quietly.
"No problem," whispered Andy as he sat back down in his chair. He gave her an inquisitive look, then sat back and patted his lap, "You know…if you wanted to sit down."
Maggie smirked as she slowly slid onto his lap, "Well…I suppose I have to sit down anyway right? Don't want to fall and hurt myself or anything."
"Nope," murmured Andy as he wrapped an arm around her waist, "We wouldn't want that at all…"
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The Wizard was taking a beating as they plowed through the rising seas. Keith cursed as a huge wave swamped the deck, making it disappear under the water for a full minute before the bow pushed back through and broke the surface.
Below deck the crew had all gathered into one stateroom to ride out the storm. They had rolled up survival suits next to them as they sat around in a circle-like formation and gave each other terrified looks.
Jenny was leaning against Crosby. He had his arms wrapped around her, trying to comfort her the best that he could. She had never been through anything like this and he could only imagine the terror that she was feeling. The horrified look that crossed her beautiful face when Keith told them to have the survival suits ready tore through his heart. He wanted to protect her…keep her safe. The feeling was almost overwhelming.
As the boat rolled sharply to starboard the crew tensed and grabbed onto whatever they could to keep themselves from falling. Crosby kept one arm around Jenny's waist and he grabbed onto the bunk with other arm. Jenny whimpered slightly and clung on to Crosby as the boat slowly began to right itself. After the crew settled back down, Monte and Crosby shared a knowing look. It had taken the boat a heck of a long time to right itself and the crew was beginning to get seriously worried…
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Amber had gone below deck to check on the crew. She found them all gathered in the galley grabbing a quick bite to eat, attempting not to lose their food as the boat rolled violently.
"Hey look who's takin' a break from the wheelhouse!" announced Edgar as Norman let out a cat-call and the rest of the crew whistled.
Amber blushed and rolled her eyes at them, "Yeah, yeah whatever. Look Sig says this thing's gonna get bad really fast and he wanted me to tell you all to hurry up with whatever you're doing and get somewhere safe like in a stateroom or something."
"Oh alright," muttered Matt, "We're movin', we're movin'."
"Thanks guys," replied Amber with a kind smile, "I don't want to have to use any of my medical skills if we can avoid it."
She turned to go back up the stairs and just as she reached the top, the boat took a hard roll to port. Amber was thrown into the side of the stairwell and hit her head on the wall. She cried out in pain as she landed on the stairs, but caught herself before any more damage could be done. She felt the world spin around her and she shook her head slightly, attempting to clear it.
Sig had heard a loud thump from the stairwell as the boat listed hard to port. He waited until he was able to right the boat before he went down to see what it was. His eyes flew open in shock when he saw Amber slowly stand up, her hand holding the back of her head in pain.
"What the hell?" exclaimed Sig as she finished climbing the stairs and entered the wheelhouse.
"It's no big deal," grunted Amber as she leaned on the counter, "Just bumped my head a bit but I'm fine."
She glanced up and flinched in surprise when she saw an angry glint in Sig's eyes.
"What?" she demanded, immediately going into a defensive tone.
"Oh nothing," snapped Sig as he turned away from her, "Just that you weren't paying attention to what you were doing and got yourself hurt. Not like it's a big deal or anything."
"Excuse me?" asked Amber, feeling slightly hurt and very angry at Sig's tone, "You're the one that wanted me to go down there to check on the crew!"
Sig shot her an angry glare, "I didn't ask you to go be stupid and get hurt!"
"As if I could have predicted that wave!" Amber shot back, feeling her eyes begin to sting as she fought back the tears.
Sig threw his hand up in disgust and waved her off, "Just go back down there with the rest of the crew!" he snapped.
"What the hell is your problem!" exclaimed Amber, a sharp feeling of betrayal overwhelming her.
"You are my problem right now!" shouted Sig, "Now get the hell out of my wheelhouse, now!"
Amber flinched at the dangerous gleam in Sig's eyes. She looked away sharply so he wouldn't see the tears forming in her eyes as she slowly made her way down the stairs. Her heart felt like it was being ripped apart and she wondered briefly if all of this had been too good to be true. What if this was just a meaningless fling? Her heart crumbled at the thought as she retreated into the stateroom where the rest of the crew had gathered…
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