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A few months later, Raina woke up and laid in bed, not wanting to get up. She heard Kylie crying through the baby monitor, more than likely hungry, but it didn't make her want to get up any faster.
She felt Crosby's arm go around her as he kissed her neck.
"Want me to get her?" He asked her groggily.
She nodded, but didn't say a word. She watched as he crawled out of bed and head down the hallway towards the baby's room. He returned with a sniffling baby a few moments later, and a bottle in hand.
"I changed her, but I think she's hungry." He said, laying her down next to Raina. Once Kylie was safely in Raina's arms, he crawled back into bed next to her. Raina got Kylie comfortable laying next to her, and then propped the bottle up, feeling Kylie.
"Do you have to work at all today?" He asked her quietly. Raina had gotten the job back at the animal hospital, which she was ecstatic about. Things were going great there, and she couldn't be happier about it.
Raina shook her head, opening her eyes to look at him.
"They knew I wanted to be home today." She said, smiling a small smile at him.
Crosby looked down at Kylie, who was falling asleep while she ate. He glanced back up at Raina, whose eyes were closed again.
"I'm hoping that if I sleep, then that would mean today will never happen." Raina said softly.
Crosby sighed, and it was then that he saw a tear fall down Raina's cheek. He reached up and wiped the tears off her face.
"It's going to be a short trip. I can just feel it." He said to her softly, moving closer to her and the baby. He set his hand on her waist, rubbing it gently.
"Can't you just fly up and meet them all there? Why do you have to drive up with them?"
"You know I can't do that."
She nodded, looking down at Kylie, holding onto her hand while trying to hold back the tears that were on the verge of falling. She found herself more upset about him leaving for King Crab season than when he left for salmon season. She didn't know why she felt that way, but she really didn't want him to leave.
"When do you have to be at the docks?" She asked him quietly. She was afraid at that point to say too much.
"In less than two hours." He said, glancing at the clock.
She nodded, biting her lower lip. Crosby leaned over and kissed her, and Raina couldn't hold the tears back anymore.
"I will come home as soon as I can." He said to her, wiping the tears away with his thumb. She nodded, forcing a smile on her face.
It wasn't long before they had to get out of bed. Raina didn't bother taking a shower that morning, and just threw her hair back in a messy bun. She threw on some jeans and a t-shirt, and then put some clothes on Kylie. Crosby had packed the evening before to make things easier for him, and had thrown his things into his car while Raina got Kylie ready.
"Ready to go?" Crosby asked her as he saw Raina and Kylie walk into the living room.
"If I said no, does that mean you get to stay?" She asked with a small smile.
"Unfortunately, no." He said.
Raina made a face, putting Kylie into her carseat. Once she was safely strapped in, Crosby carried her out into the car while she grabbed her purse and a bottle of water.
They were one of the first to arrive to the docks, and Raina pushed Kylie in her stroller to where The Wizard was docked. When they walked up, Keith and Monty came up to them with smiles.
"We finally get to meet the baby, I see." Keith said, smiling at Kylie.
"Crosby, you never took her to see them?" She asked.
Crosby made a face, as if he forgot, and threw his bag onto the boat.
"Hi Florence." Raina said, saying hi to Keith's wife.
"It's good to see you again." She said, giving her a hug.
"You know if you need anything while they are gone, you can just call me, right?" Florence asked Raina.
"Thanks. You're too sweet."
Before long, the rest of the crew had showed up, which signaled that it was almost time to leave. Everyone started saying their good-byes, which spawned more tears out of Raina.
"I will call you when we get there." Crosby said, wrapping his arms around Raina. She immediately put her arms around his neck, bringing him in for a searing kiss, their tongues fighting for control. The scene prompted the cheering that started on the boat.
"You come home safely, okay?" She said, tears flowing.
"I will. I love you."
"I love you too." She said, giving him another kiss.
Raina reluctantly let go of Crosby, and watched as he picked up Kylie to say good-bye to her. She took her from him and watched him jump on the boat, and then turn back to get another look at them.
"Say bye to Daddy." Raina said to Kylie, waving to Crosby.
The boat slowly moved away from the docks, and Raina stood there with the rest of the families until the boat was out of sight. Raina took a deep breath, not wanting to come to the conclusion that he was going to be gone for awhile.
"Alright, sweetie, it's time to go home." Raina said, putting Kylie back in her stroller.
The small group of people headed back towards the parking lot and Raina quickly put Kylie in her carseat after she said her good-byes to everyone. She then put the stroller in the trunk, and then drove towards the house. She heard her cell phone ring, and she picked it up off the dash and saw that Lacey was calling.
"What's up?" Raina answered.
"I'm lonely. What are you doing?"
"Driving home from dropping Crosby off." She answered.
"I just got home from the airport dropping Mike off. Want to come over to keep each other company?"
"Sounds like a plan to me." Raina said.
She hung up the phone, and headed over to Lacey's house. When she got there, she parked the car, and then got Kylie out of the car as well, and then walked inside Lacey's house.
"Hey, I made us mimosas." Lacey said, bringing in two glasses and a pitcher of Mimosa.
"You have totally read my mind." Raina said, taking Kylie out of her carseat. She laid her down on her stomach, and then spread around a couple toys next to her to play with. She then sat down on the couch next to Lacey, accepting one of the glasses of mimosa.
"Is it always this hard?" Raina asked her. "I wasn't this bad after saying bye at salmon season."
"It's worse for me for King Crab season than salmon season, and then again for opie season."
"Why is that?" Raina asked, taking a sip of her drink.
"King crab is much more dangerous, and longer, than salmon season. And then there is opie season, which is the worst on length, and danger."
Raina nodded, sighing.
"The first day is always the worst." Lacey said, watching Kylie play on the floor.
"I didn't even want to get out of bed this morning. It was perfect. Me, him, and Kylie were all laying in bed together this morning." Raina said, smiling at the thought.
"Cheers to being fishermen's wives." Lacey said, holding up her glass. Raina tapped her glass to Lacey's, then took a drink of her mimosa.
"You know what we could do, to help pass the time faster?" Lacey said after the two of them watched Kylie play with the toy she finally had in her hands.
"What?"
"Plan your wedding, so you can be an official fisherman's wife."
Raina smiled.
"I picked out the bridesmaids dresses." Raina said, glancing over at Lacey.
"Did you? What do they look like?"
"Well, I've decided on doing purple as my color." Raina said. "And as far as how they look, you will just have to wait to see when you try on the dress."
"What?"
"I want you to be in the wedding."
"Aw, are you serious?" She asked, smiling at Raina.
"Yeah. I want you to be my maid of honor actually."
"Seriously?" She asked, her smile even bigger.
"Yeah. I'd be lost without you. You're one of my closest friends. Of course I want you to be my maid of honor."
"I would be honored to do that."
"Then it's settled." Raina said with a smile.
"When do you want to start planning?" Lacey asked, sitting back in the couch taking a sip of her drink.
"I say tomorrow. Today, I am enjoying a few drinks." She answered, watching her glass, which was empty.
"Here, let me fill you up." Lacey said, grabbing the pitcher. She slowly filled Raina's glass, and Raina immediately took another sip. She knew this was going to be a long King Crab season at that point, and she already deeply missed Crosby.
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