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Scotty held his head where the blood was beginning to form. "Dude, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for you to get hurt." Mike helped Scotty up.

The door to the ready room flew open and Neal came out with Andy and Ryan right behind him. "What the fuck man?" Andy shoved Mike. "You know you don't fight on the deck, hell you don't fight on this boat! You could have fucking killed him!" Andy shoved Mike again.

"Andy! Stop." Neal grabbed Andy and hauled him back into the ready room where Ryan had Scotty. "How does it look?"

"A few butterflies and some Advil should do the trick but I do want him to stay off the deck for a few hours so I can keep an eye on him."

"Done. Fourtner can pull double duty until Scotty can go back out." Andy turned and went back to the wheel house.

"What happened out there, Scotty?" Ryan asked as she led Scotty to his stateroom.

"Nothing."

"Scotty. Something happened out there, now tell me." She helped Scotty lay back on his bed then sat down next to him.

Scotty wanted to tell her what happened but decided it wasn't important enough to take a chance and upset Ryan. "Listen, Mike and I fight all the time. It's really nothing to worry about."

Ryan wasn't buying what Scotty was saying. She knew something wasn't right and she was going to find out.

Three days passed and everything was back to normal. The Time Bandit tanks were full and they were heading in for their first off load of the season. They pulled up to the dock, tied off, and began unloading. Andy and John left Ryan in the wheel house which meant she had private phone access. Ryan made her call then hung up the phone please that she would have the last laugh of the prank war.

Twelve hours later the off load was complete and the crew was given shore leave. "Hey! Ryan! Are you coming to the bar?" Mike yelled down the hall.

"Umm, I don't think so. I'm not much of a drinker. Yall go ahead though."

Mike shrugged and left. When he arrived at the bar he found the table where the Time Bandit crew was sitting. "Where's Ryan?" JJ asked. "I thought you were bringing her with you."

"She told me she wasn't coming," Mike said taking a drink of the beer that was waiting for him on the table.

The conversation changed but Scotty couldn't help but think about Ryan, alone on the boat. He finished off his drink and left the bar. On the way back to the boat he couldn't help but think about Ryan and how sweet she was. She treated everyone as if she really cared about them. She got along with his dad and two uncles…she even had a sense of humor. He had even had the occasional dream about her and him in a relationship.

He climbed over the rail and went inside. She wasn't in the galley so he went looking for her. He found her coming out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel.

Ryan jumped, "Son-of-a-bitch!" She screamed not expecting to see Scotty, or anyone else, back on the boat so soon.

"I'm sorry, Ryan. I didn't mean to scare you."

"No problem. Nothing like a good scare to get the blood flowing," she laughed.

Ryan walked past Scotty and went into the stateroom to get dressed. She pulled her clothes out of her duffle, turned around and smiled at Scotty who was standing in the doorway.

Scotty walked over to Ryan, put his hands on either side of her face. Ryan's eyes met his and he knew she felt exactly what he did. Scotty leaned in and gently kissed her lips. He pulled back, "Is this alright?" he asked.

Ryan smiled, reached up, untucked her towel and let it drop to the floor. Scotty took a step back to take in her beautiful body. He instantly grew excited. "Are you sure?" he asked.

Ryan nodded and sat down on the bed they had been sharing. Scotty quickly undressed and joined Ryan on the bed. Scotty kissed her and laid her back onto the bed. They explored each other's bodies with their mouths and tongues. Finally, Scotty gently spread Ryan's legs with his knee. He lined up to her entrance and kissed her as he entered her. With each thrust Ryan moaned louder. She climaxed followed shortly by Scotty. They lay curled up in bed under the covers and fell asleep.

On deck, Mike heard Scotty and Ryan make love in the room they all shared. He was jealous but was just going to let it go. If he and Ryan were meant to be then it would happen.