So everyone thought Chapter 8 was the last chapter, but you were all wrong. I was thinking maybe I should leave it and let the readers think it really is the end, but for some reason I'm gonna write this. I'm calling it ending number two.

I just wanted to say thank you again for all the reviews from everybody!

Ending Number Two.

Gina woke abruptly from her sleep. It was 4:48 in the morning and someone thought calling her so early was a good idea. She grabbed for her cellphone and eyed the caller ID.

"Carrie?" she murmured as she put the phone up to her head. "Hello?"

"They're back!" Carrie's voice sounded energized as if she had been up all night drinking Red Bull.

"Who's back?" Gina asked, sitting up in bed and looking out her bedroom window. The sky was lighting up slowly, a light blue highlighting the horizon while the deep blue covered the sky straight above.

"Josh and Jake!" Carrie almost screamed. Josh's voice was heard saying something in the background. "Josh said Jake has been back for about an hour or two now. You never knew?"

"How did you find out?"

"Josh called me just as they were tying up." Carrie explained. There was a silence. "He's probably sleeping or something." Carrie reasoned.

"Sleeping like any sane person would after working on the bering sea?" Gina said a little louder so as Josh could hear it. "I'm sure thats what he's doing."

"Whatever you say." Carrie replied, laughing at something Josh said. "We'll I'll let you get back to sleep."

"Sure."

"Talk to you later." Carrie said before hanging up.

It had been almost three weeks since Gina had last seen Jake. Her heart fluttered thinking back to when he was staring back at her from the Northwestern. She had gotten the answer she was hoping for. She thought of her friends on the dock and how she wished she knew. She would have waited at the dock for his, despite the early hour.

She rolled back over in bad, making mental plans to head to the docks when the hour seemed more decent for visiting. Maybe her and Jake could grab some lunch if time even permitted. She knew he would most likely still have some work to do on the boat for Sig, but not much. Closing her eyes she began to drift off into dream land once more. She heard a faint knock in the distance. Thinking it was a dream evolving she let herself drift off further. Her brain finally twisted the noise into reality and she sat up in bed wondering who was interrupting her sleep once more. She got up, throwing on a hoodie, she made her way downstairs. Figuring it was Carrie and Josh trying to ruin her morning, she hauled the door open with a tug, letting a rush of cold air flow in. She took in a breath of air, a combination of the cold rush and the figure on her doorstep. She smiled and stepped aside, making room for her guest.

"I hope it's not too early." Jake said, stepping past her.

"I actually just got woken up by Carrie telling me you were back." Gina replied, closing the door. "I honestly didn't think I was going to see you just yet. I figured you would be a little more normal and actually be trying to catch up on some sleep."

"I slept the whole way back. Now I'm just hungry." He held up a bag stamped with "Leo's Dinner". That particular restaurant opened early for the fisherman and coast guards to get breakfast. "I hope you are too."

"I am a little." she stepped into the kitchen and retrieved two forks from the drawer. She offered him one, sitting next to him where he was now opening the Styrofoam packages.

"I just got the regular meal with the eggs, bacon and toast. I hope you like it." he smiled.

"You can never go wrong with bacon and eggs."

"No!" Jake said in almost agony. "My yokes broke!"

Gina laughed at the sit or his breakfast. One egg had obviously not survived the trip to her house and was now had it's yoke plastered all over the inside of the container. She took a piece of her toast and dipped in a particular area where it seemed to start pooling.

"It's still good." she commented.

"Thank you."

They ate their breakfast in relative silence, sharing shy glances and smiles. Neither of them wanted to break the quiet communication between them or bring up past spoken words. They knew how each other felt and thats all that mattered.

Gina, letting the sleepiness of the morning overtake her, gave a meek yawn. She slid her legs beside her and curled up against Jake, who was now yawing. His body slumped down the couch a little, finally getting some real relaxation from he King Crab season. He looked down at Gina, already drifting off. Smiling her leaned over, giving hr a gentle kiss on her forehead before losing his eyes to join her in dream land.

"Jake." Gina whispered in a half asleep state. "I'm glad you feel the same way."

Thats the other ending! I hope you all enjoyed this one also.

I have some ideas for a sequel and another idea for a second story. I don't know which I'll start first, but I will be writing something else soon thats for sure.