Open Season
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Hey guys! I know this is really late and it's been so long and stuff, but real life has been a big issue, but I'm here, and that's what counts! Haha So this is the next chapter, I really hope that you guys like this chapter, it's been a long time coming. :)
I just wrote that new story, and Chapter 4 of Still breathing will be added in the next couple of days! I promise! I hope this is good! haha xD 3
Chapter 10
The Northwestern was literally right in front of them. Ava smiled and pulled Edgar along with her. Edgar laughed,
"You're more excited to get to my boat then I am." He said.
"It's because I've been stuck on the Cornelia Marie. I need a change of scenery!" she said. Edgar frowned,
"So you go from one boat…to another? That's not much of a change." He said smiling. Ava rolled her eyes,
"I mean a change of people." She said. Edgar shook his head,
"So you trading your semi-calm family for a Norwegian whose head could explode at any second?" he asked. Ava nodded,
"I think I'll take my chances." She said. He smiled,
"You're crazy."
Ava jumped down on the boat first, glad that she didn't slip this time around. Edgar came down beside her, waving at Matt who was leaning against the rail having a smoke.
"Hey Ava, long time no see." He said smirking. Ava frowned at him,
"Believe me dude, by the end of today, you'll be glad that we're not on the same boats." She said, winking at him. Matt chuckled,
"I don't find that hard to believe at all." He said, handing Edgar a cigarette. Edgar gratefully took it and lit it with the lighter that he took out of his pocket. He looked up at Ava and lifted his head up towards the wheelhouse,
"Sig is up there, he can probably tell you where Junior is." He said smirking. Ava threw him a look before turning around, flipping her blonde hair over her shoulder. Edgar chuckled, "Do that in front of him and he'll be yours forever!" he shouted. Ava turned around and flipped him off. Edgar laughed and looked at Matt, "She sure is a charming young woman, isn't she?"
Ava rolled her eyes, but continued on her way to the wheelhouse. Sig was, as usual, running his hands through his hair and looking completely run down. Ava frowned,
"You look like crap." She commented. Sig turned around, not having noticed that she had even walked in.
"What are you doing here? And thanks." He said, glaring at her. Ava smiled and gave him a small graceful curtsey,
"We're back in own, had some technical difficulties." She explained, "Now I'm pretty much here to talk with you." Sig raised his eyebrows,
"You mean Junior." He said pointedly. Ava smirked,
"Or him." She said shrugging. Sig rolled his eyes,
"He's downstairs in the galley cooking lunch for the guys." He said. Ava chuckled,
"Of course he is." She said, rolling her eyes, heading downstairs, carefully taking them two at a time. As she emerged at the bottom, she caught site of Jake standing next to the stove, flipping what looked like hamburgers. She smiled, and coughed lightly. Jake looked up to see who had come in, smiling slightly when he met Ava's eyes.
"What are you doing here?" he asked lightly. Ava smiled and shrugged, walking over to sit down at the galley table,
"Nothing really, Cornelia Marie's in for repairs, I just thought I'd come over and say hi." She said.
"Well hi." Jake said, turning back to the hamburgers. Ava pulled her legs up so that she could sit Indian style,
"Do they always make you cook?" she asked. Jake shook his head,
"It's mostly Matt, but I decided to take this one and give him a break." He explained. Ava nodded,
"Well that was nice of you." She said. Jake put the burgers on a plate and set it down on the counter, then turned all the way towards her, leaning against the refrigerator door,
"What are you doing here Ava?" he asked, a hint of a smile barely visible on his face. Ava stood up and slowly walked to the edge of the counter,
"I told you, I just wanted to say hi." She said quietly. Jake pushed himself off of the refrigerator door and slowly made his way to the opposite end of the counter, leaning onto it, their faces closer than Ava had intended them to ever be. She cocked her head to the side and smiled.
"Well, you already said hi." Jake said, barely over a whisper. Ava smirked,
"Oh come on, you can't say you don't enjoy my company." She said, looking into his blue eyes. He shrugged, making Ava laugh silently. Jake reached up and tucked a piece of her blonde hair behind her ear. Ava blushed lightly and looked away. Jake leaned back and smiled,
"You wanna stay for lunch? You can have my second burger." He offered. Ava raised her eyebrow,
"Your second one?" she asked. Jake nodded,
"Yeah, I make everyone two. We tend to eat a lot of food." He said. Ava rolled her eyes,
"I know that." She said. Jake chuckled,
"So what do you say?" he asked. Ava pretended to think for a minute before she nodded her head,
"I guess I could stay for a little while, it's not like the boats goin' anywhere." She said. Jake smiled,
"Good. Now go get everyone and let them know it's time to eat." Ava rolled her eyes but obediently walked back up the wheelhouse stairs to tell Sig.
Edgar stretched his arms over his head after he finished his lunch and glanced at Ava,
"Well kid? I told your old man I'd get you back at a decent time." He said. Ava rolled her eyes,
"It's not even dark yet." She said. Edgar chuckled,
"Don't argue with me, you know what happens to people who argue with me." He said. Ava smiled,
"Yeah, yeah. Fine, I'll meet you up on deck kay?" she said. Edgar shrugged and got up, dropping his plate off in the sink before following Matt upstairs to the deck. Sig nodded at her and ruffled her hair,
"It was nice to have you over for lunch." He said. Ava smiled,
"I knew deep down you loved me!" she exclaimed. Sig rolled his eyes,
"And now I'm over it." He murmured, shaking his head and walking back up to the wheelhouse. Norman and Nick both waved at her before walking up to join Edgar and Matt on deck. Jake looked at Ava,
"It was nice to have you for lunch." He said,
"I knew deep down you loved me." She joked, smiling at him. Jake smiled and walked forward, gently placing his hand behind her head,
"Something like that." He said quietly before gently pulling her forward, pressing his lips softly on hers. He pulled away and looked at her. Ava didn't know what to say, so she settled for smiling like an idiot.
"Are you coming!?!" Edgar shouted down the stairs. Ava jumped away from Jake,
"Yeah, I'm coming!" she called back up, looking back at Jake,
"See you later?" she asked. Jake smiled,
"Of course." He said smiling. Ava nodded and then quickly ran up the stairs.
"Ready to go?" Edgar asked as he saw her emerge from the stairs. Ava nodded,
"Yup, lets go." She said. Edgar laughed at her, but politely offered her his hand as he helped her down off the boat.
The two of them walked along the docks in silence, watching as the small ripples in the water lapped against the boats that were tied to the docks. Ava took a deep breath and looked towards Edgar,
"Hey Edgar?" she asked. Edgar looked towards her,
"Yeah?" he asked.
"I just wanna say thank you." She said. Edgar sighed and shrugged,
"It was nothing." He said. Ava shook her head,
"That was a big deal for you. We fought over this moment." She said. Edgar nodded,
"I did say sorry." He said, grimacing. Ava playfully pushed him with her hip,
"And I forgave you…I'm just saying, thanks for changing your mind." She said. Edgar rolled his eyes but slung an arm around her shoulder,
"Yeah, whatever…just don't make me regret it." He said.
So this was definitely not my best chapter, but I plan on making the rest of them SUPER FANTASTIC!
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