EPILOUGUE
Edgar and Marie spent that summer rebuilding the engines on the Cornelia Marie and planning their wedding. They were married just before King Crab season on the Cornelia Marie, the only neutral boat everyone could agree on. Johnathan escorted Marie down the aisle.
The Hansen matriarch initially had some difficulty accepting Marie into the clan. She had clear thoughts on the type of proper young lady her sons should marry and Marie didn't quite meet her expectations. However after seeing what a good match emotionally they were for each other she slowly warmed to the engineer.
Marie fished one more opilio season before finding herself expecting the first of four children she and Edgar would eventually have, three boys and one girl. After the second boy was born Edgar retired from fishing, much to the dismay of his oldest brother. He and Marie started their own business, Hansen's Marine Repair, as word of their skill spread through the fishing community.
The two lived a happy life. Their oldest son following in his father's footsteps joined the crew of the Northwestern as soon as he graduated high school. The other two sons fished briefly, but ended up taking over the family repair business. As for the daughter…that is another story altogether.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed! Your thoughts and comments make it all worthwhile. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I won't promise a sequel anytime soon, I need to finish Candles in the Wind and I have another story I'm already brainstorming, but you never know!