Open Season
Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story…accept for Ava…but not the ones that count…I own nothing. :(
Okay, sorry it's been a while! But it's finally here now! Haha I hope you like this chapter! I wasn't really sure how to write it…so I hope you like it guys :/
All right….well here it goes….
Chapter 9
Ava was standing by the checkout line. Her and Edgar had finished getting everything and they were ready to leave, but Josh wasn't there yet, and Ava still needed to get the cigarettes.
"You know…I am an adult. I could just get them for you." Edgar offered.
"I know, but Josh said he was going to be here." Ava replied, looking out the door. Edgar nodded,
"I know, but maybe something came up back at the boat, that happens all the time…trust me." Edgar said. Ava sighed,
"All right fine, but will you help me get all this crap back to the docks?" she asked.
"Well I've helped you out this far, may as well keep it up." Ava rolled her eyes, but smiled gratefully.
"Thanks."
As Edgar went to buy the cigarettes, Ava stepped off to the side and pulled out her cell phone, dialing her dad's number. It rang four times before he picked up,
"Yeah." He answered.
"Hey. Is Josh still there?" she asked.
"Yeah." Phil answered. "He needed to go out and get more bait. I just wanted to be on the safe side."
"Okay." Ava said, "Tell him that he doesn't need to come down anymore. Edgars with me so it's all good." Ava finished.
"Alright, I'll let him know." Phil said, "See you when you get back."
"Yup." Ava said, before she hung up. She turned around and saw Edgar walking up to her, he handed her about five of the bags that he was holding.
"You ready to go?" he asked. Ava nodded and fell into step next to him as they walked through the doors and into the cold frigid air. Edgar glanced over,
"So why are you guys back? You were only gone for like, a day and a half." Ava nodded.
"Our engine totally failed on us. We were dead in a storm." Edgar's eyes widened.
"Are you serious?!" he exclaimed. Ava nodded again.
"What about you? Why are you STILL here?" she asked. Edgar laughed,
"The engine needed major repairs. More than we thought it did." He explained. Ava laughed,
"I bet Sig is NOT happy about that." Edgar shook his head,
"He's livid. He's on a blind rampage half the time." Ava chuckled.
"I can imagine." Edgar smiled,
"…So Jake's been asking about you." Ava's smile faltered at the change of subject. She nodded. Edgar sighed softly, "You should come over to the boat for a little while after we drop these off…you could talk with him if you want." Ava looked up at him,
"I thought you said—"
"Forget what I said." Edgar said, cutting her off. Ava glanced up, Edgar sighed, "Just…forget what I said and talk to the kid. There's only so much talk about you that I can take." Ava laughed and playfully ran into him, knocking him slightly off balance.
"Whatever, you know you love me." Edgar rolled his eyes, but smiled nonetheless.
Upon arriving at the boat, both Ava and Edgar jumped on, Ava struggling a little to keep hold of all the bags with one arm in a brace. Josh came up and shook Edgar's hand smiling.
"Hey man, thanks for helping her with those." Edgar waved it off,
"It was nothing." Jake came up and grabbed the bags from Edgar's hands, and him and Ava walked quickly into the galley. Ava dropped her bags on the counter,
"Hey, can you put these away? I have to go ask dad something." Jake nodded,
"Sure." Ava smiled and ran towards the wheelhouse stairs. Jake laughed and shook his head.
"Hey dad!" she exclaimed, only halfway up the stairs. Phil was standing at the top looking out on deck. He turned around,
"Yeah?" he asked.
"Can I go over to the boat with Edgar?" she asked.
"Yeah I guess, just be back at a decent time." Ava smiled,
"It's not like we're going anywhere." She said. Phil glared at her and shoed her away. Jake looked up at her as she came back down the stairs,
"Where are you off to in such a hurry?" he asked.
"Going with Edgar." She said. Jake nodded slowly,
"Why are you going over there?" he asked. Ava shrugged,
"I just wanna say hi to Sig and the guys." She answered simply. Jake looked at her,
"I have a question." He said. "When did you get so close to them?" Ava shrugged,
"I don't know, when I was younger?" she said, wondering where he was going with this whole thing.
"I just don't understand, I guess." Jake continued. Ava sighed,
"What don't you understand, Jake?" she asked.
"I don't understand how you guys got so close. When did you ever see each other?" he asked. Now Ava knew what he was asking. "I mean, it took us what…ten years to get as close as you are to Edgar?" Ava raised her eyebrow,
"Are you jealous?" she asked, smiling at him. Jake glared at her,
"I'm being serious, Ava. I want to know." Ava frowned, but walked back towards him.
"Remember when dad used to get me for the holidays?" she asked. Jake nodded.
"Remember how you guys were never home on the holidays, so I always came a few weeks before you left for King crab season?" she asked again. Jake nodded.
"And do you remember how you and dad could never talk to me whenever I visited?" Jake frowned at her, but still nodded.
"I hated when you wouldn't talk to me. I hated it so much, because I felt so alone." She said. "So when you and dad were busy hating me, I went down to the docks. I went down to the docks and I sat on a bench and stared at the water. Somehow the water made me feel better." She said.
"That still doesn't explain anything." Ava raised and eyebrow,
"Wanna let me finish?" she asked. Jake smirked at her.
"Anyway. Sig and Edgar were always down at the docks, always doing something with the boat…you know how they are." Ava said smiling. Jake laughed, he definitely knew how they were, everybody did.
"Well they eventually started to wonder why I showed up in the same exact spot at the same exact time every single year. They probably thought that I was crazy or something."
"Well their not far off." Jake said under his breath. Ava shot him a look.
"Moving on." She said. "They eventually just came down and asked me what the heck I was doing on the docks." She said, "And you know how Sig is…he really has no people skills…but when you're young, he can be very scary." She explained, "So I told him everything." She said. Jake raised his eyebrow,
"Everything?" he asked. She nodded.
"Everything. I told him about Kate, and how much I hated her…resented her. I told them about Phil and you…about how you guys never talked to me. I told them about Josh. I told the everything." Jake nodded,
"And naturally, the fact that you shared all this personal information made you all best friends for life, right?" Ava smiled and shook her head.
"No, that took some time." She said. Jake nodded. Ava looked at him curiously, "Are you sure you're not jealous?" she asked. Jake rolled his eyes,
"I'm positive, I just wanted to know. It seems like they're a big part of your life." Ava nodded,
"They are." She said, smiling. Jake sighed,
"I don't think I will ever be able to tell you how sorry I am for not being there for you." He said. Ava smiled,
"I think you already have." She said. "And I think you've mastered that caring brother thing…I mean, there's no more fail anymore." Jake laughed and shoved her through the door, following her out onto the deck. Edgar was still deep in conversations with Josh. Ava stopped and tilted her head to the side,
"What so you think they could possibly be talking about for so long?" she asked. Jake looked at her,
"Either fishing…or girls." He said simply. Ava rolled her eyes and began pushing Edgar away.
"He enjoyed talking to you Josh, but he likes talking to me better…what can I say, I'm cuter." She said, smiling back at them as she pushed Edgar closer and closer to the rail. Edgar chuckled as he let her believe that she was actually stronger than him. He reached up and waved at Jake and Josh,
"I'll have her back later." He said. Jake shook his head,
"No need to rush it!" he said, smirking. Josh elbowed Jake, but he was still laughing. Ava rolled her eyes and jumped onto the dock next to Edgar.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go!" she said, still pushing him. Edgar laughed,
"You're just bossy today aren't you?" he asked. Ava shrugged,
"Shut up and move dude!" she exclaimed. Edgar smiled and rolled his eyes.
"Ok, ok, I'm going!"
And there you have it, the end of Chapter 9! I think the next chapter will get into her and Jake a lot….
Tell me what you think about that idea please!!!!!! I want to know if I should continue and if you guys like this story! :)
So REVIEW!!!! Please :)
Thanks!