First storm at sea
Merrill and Vicki got back on the ship after they have explored the town a little more and shopped cause Merrill wanted this moment in time to last forever and that was not going to happen, but he knew the next port was going to be special as well cause he was going to take her ashore for the whole day from breakfast to dinner and then they will have their first dinner at the Captain's table cause he wanted to have dinner with her in port while he still could cause he wanted to see what foods she liked and what foods she didn't like and make a lot of memories with the two of them and Merrill had to plan her birthday as well cause she was going to be celebrating it on the ship of course and Merrill was excited for that part of his life cause he was going to celebrate her birthday with him of course and he wanted it to be the best birthday he could pull off for her
"Night Vicki you had a busy day" he says a she was tucking her in for the night cause they had a full day ashore right now and they were going to have more fun at the next port of call the day after tomorrow cause tomorrow Gopher was going to be spending time with her cause Merrill had papers that he needed to catch-up on cause he was away from the ship the whole day, and the crew didn't blame him either he wanted the first trip to be one for the books and this was starting to be a great trip
Merrill kissed her on the head and he left her room to check the weather reports to see what was going on and if they had any storms coming their way cause if they did Vicki was bound to be really scared and want to be with him the whole night cause she was really scared of storms as well and he did not blame her either right now
"Okay time to check the weather and then check the stacks of paperwork that needs signed and dated as well then off to bed cause today wore me out for sure who knew she could be that much fun" he says as he was going to check the reports
Merrill saw that they were heading for a storm and it was a big one as well so he was going to get Vicki and hold her close cause the boat was going to rock and he was going to see if the ship could dock anywhere close for the night cause it was not going to be a fun night on the princess with Vicki and the storm as well
"I am going to head for my office and stay there for the night and make a course for clear open waters as soon as you can right now I am not ready to face a storm with Vicki just yet cause she is really scared of storms and being on the water is going to make it worse as well" he says as he was going to head for his office and get started on the paperwork and he saw that the whole crew was there to be with him that night as he was going to face his first storm at sea with Vicki
"Mind if we sleep here sir?" Gopher asks him after a while cause the whole crew was ready to help Vicki get through this storm the best that they can right now
"No it's best if you guys do cause I am going to get Vicki and bring her here cause I have ordered everything to be tied down that can be tied down and everything on the ship to close early as well like the bars and the disco as well cause I don't want no one to fall and hurt themselves in this storm" he says as he went to get Vicki cause the first thunderclap immediately woke her right up and he knew it was going to be a long night with her
"Vicki it's okay" Merrill says as he heard her cry out cause she hated the storm a lot right now and he didn't blame her either
Julie hits the battery operated lights that was in every cabin to make the room less scary cause some of the guests might be scared of storms and Vicki was one of them especially cause she was still so little and she just had the captain to comfort her to make it all better for her cause she hated thunder and the lightning was not even worth it
"There we go Vicki there are going to be lights on in the room and daddy has the power cut to help save energy in case we are hit by lightning and the power goes out" he says cause he had the bridge crew make a b line for the nearest port and drop anchor there to ride out the storm cause the waves were going to be really rough that night
Merrill got blankets and pillows for everyone and the cots were delivered in time and Merrill was going to have his desk moved close to the wall so nothing broke and there was more rom for everyone
"Daddy will you sleep with me?" Vicki asks him
"Of course I will sweetheart" he says as he was going to put his cot close to the couch cause Vicki was going to sleep on the couch while he had the cot of course cause he wanted to cuddle her that night during the storm as well
Merrill was going to tell her a bedtime story to help her sleep the best that she could as well cause the thunder as really going to scary her, and the boat rocking was not going to help either
"I am right here Vicki" he says as he gets close to her as well
Vicki starts to settle down and goes to sleep on her own as the lights were shining in the room so she wasn't scared that bad from the storm
