A crush.

On Josh!

What on earth was going on with her?????

Kris spent the short plane ride wondering what the hell had gotten into her! When had she turned back into a silly school girl crushing on the hot guy who had been nice to her and paid attention to her. Oh Great, now she was calling him hot!

Well, if truth be told, Josh WAS hot, most definitely. Those dark eyes and hair, those muscular arms and chest and abs.....

Kris picked up her flight manual and fanned herself, the plane's cabin feeling suddenly hot. She was confused, and angry at herself. Here she was, on a plane to go see her FIANCE, and she was crushing on his SON! This was beyond messed up! This was Maury Povich material right here!

Before she knew it, the plane was landing, and everyone was scurrying to grab their bags and get off. Kris followed blindly, her mind in a daze as she tried to get herself to snap out of it. She felt her cheek, feeling once again that it was warm. She hoped and prayed Phil wouldn't notice, or he would just think she was coming down with the flu or something....

The cab ride to the hospital was uneventful. She chatted with the driver a bit about what it was like to work on a crab boat and such, but still her mind was busy with the thoughts that had plagued her during the flight. Finally, they reached the big, white building, and Kris found herself getting extremely nervous.

As she gathered her bags and walked to the front door, she thought back to the way Phil had been on the boat - how scared he was, and now he scared he must be knowing that he would sitting the rest of Opies out. She was here to cheer him up and see him one last time before he headed back to Seattle for a few months until she could join him. And that scared her the most.......what was going to happen when she went back to the boat....without Phil.....and where Josh was..........

Kris heard Phil before she saw him. As she approached his room, she heard the unmistakable gravelly voice joking with one of the nurses. She paused outside the door for a moment, then poked her head inside when she heard the nurse tell him she was done with him for the moment. Phil looked up at just that moment and saw her peeking. His face lit up.

"Hey!" he yelled. "Hey, come in!!" He was excited. The best Kris had seen him in a while.

"Hey yourself" she replied, dumping her bags on the floor and sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Don't be shy, I won't bite" Phil said, noting her distance from him..."unless you want me too...."

Kris laughed and moved up the bed to lie beside him, Phil's arm coming up around her shoulder holding her close. She looked up into his face and smiled.

"I missed you" she said.

"I missed you, too" Phil answered. "How long are you here for?"

"Four days" answered Kris. "Murray figures we'll be leaving on Saturday". The nerves came back again as she thought about putting out to sea without Phil. He noticed the change of her expression and brought his hand to her chin, lifting her face.

"Hey, don't worry" he said quietly. "You'll be fine without me, I know you will. You're already a pro!"

Kris smiled back at him. He thought he knew the reason she was uneasy, but he really had no idea.....

"So how's everyone doing?" Phil asked. "How are the boys?"

Kris took a breath, keeping herself in check. "Oh, they're good. Everyone's good. Worried about you, of course" she replied. "Josh says to tell you that he loves you and misses you and to get better soon".

Phil smiled. "Is he still worrying about me?" He shook his head. "That kid is a godsend. But he better get his mind back to the important stuff".

"But you're important" answered Kris. "He's been taking care of everything, making sure Jake's not too freaked out or anything". She decided to leave off the part of him taking care of her....

"Well, that's just his nature" answered Phil. "Tell him that I'll be better soon enough, but I gotta make sure I take it easy for a while. Don't wanna chance anything!"

"No, definitely not!" replied Kris.

They spent the rest of the day chatting and laughing in the hospital bed, doctor's and nurses coming and going to check on Phil and update Kris on what's been going on. Soon it got dark, and after eating their wonderful hospital cafeteria supper together, Phil was soon getting drowsy. Kris giggled, thinking how funny it was that a man who could do five days straight without sleeping was getting tired at 8:30pm!

"I'm on a different schedule now, you know!" Phil said, defending his strange new habit.

Kris laughed at him, which only made Phil laugh, and Kris marveled at how it didn't make him end up coughing. She felt so much relief at that, and felt much better about his situation. Finally, when it was becoming evident that Phil wasn't going to be able to keep his eyes open any longer, Kris kissed him goodnight, several times, and headed to her hotel. Phil had insisted she stay at the best one in the city while she was there, and arranged for her to have one those fancy suites! Kris felt just like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman as she dropped her bags on the floor and flopped onto the very large bed.

While Phil was most likely in dreamland at this point, Kris was still very much awake. She decided to take a bath in the fancy Jacuzzi tub while listening to the music from the digital channels on the TV. You don't get THAT out on the Bering! It had been a while since she'd had a nice, relaxing bath, and she was going to take full advantage while she was here.

As she ran the water and got herself ready, she began feeling a whole lot better after seeing Phil. She had missed the sparkle in his baby blues, and the deep growl of his voice. She missed his cologne and the strength of his arms as he held her. She just had missed everything about him, and seeing him tonight, even though he was in the hospital, reminded her of how lucky she was to have such a wonderful man. As she slipped into the hot water and lay back in the tub, she wondered when they would have the chance to be 'together' again. She missed that, too.

She thought back to the last time they had been intimate. It had been quick, as they'd been pressed for time and privacy, but it had been good. It was always good with Phil. He knew exactly what to do each and every time. Kris ran her hands down her body, thinking about how he had touched her, moving fast, but still gentle and tender. She moved her hands slowly, stopping on her breasts to caress them and pinch her nipples, just like Phil did to drive her wild.

She moved lower, over her belly, stroking lightly as Phil always did to make her giggle. She parted her legs as her hands moved even lower, gently skimming her fingers over her pussy. She laid her head back on the edge of the tub and closed her eyes, moving her fingers lower, one finger on her clit and the other hand pressing two fingers inside her. She moaned at the contact. She hadn't felt this in a while - too long, if she was honest.

As she rubbed and stroked, her mind flashed with images from the past few weeks and days. She was so worked up, she knew she wouldn't last long, and she didn't want to - she wanted to cum quickly. She needed it. Her mind flip-flopped between the stolen moments with Phil, and the giddy feelings she had felt at the airport, each one bringing her to another level of excitement. She was close.....she wasn't going to last much longer.

As her brain played a game between the two men, it only heightened Kris's senses until she finally couldn't play anymore, and she came hard, her body moving and jerking making the water splash out over the tub. Kris lay still, sinking back down into the hot water as she came down. But while her body felt relaxed and satisfied, Kris herself felt worse.

The last face she saw as she came...............was Josh.